Sentence examples for spotty reception from inspiring English sources

It's an important consideration if you live in an area with spotty reception.

Police officials said spotty reception was not evidence of defects in the devices, known as kels.

The northern part of the Saw Mill River Parkway, also near Route 287, is very hilly and has spotty reception.

Spotty reception and dropped calls have been an issue since the dawn of the cellular age, of course, but it is becoming more acute as Americans increasingly abandon land lines.

Such spotty reception is one reason that the Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters are urging that cable systems be required to carry digital broadcast feeds.

It was impossible to get a message to anyone from Sibu, since the only communication was through government-operated radio-telephones with very spotty reception.

With spotty cellphone reception and few cars on the winding road, Mir Afghan knew all we could do was wait.

Mr. Frechette said part of the reason he rarely talked on his phone was that he had an iPhone, with its notoriously spotty phone reception in certain locales.

Others gleefully chronicled the author speeches and galley giveaways on Twitter and complained about spotty wireless reception and a glaring lack of electrical outlets at the convention center.

Cons Aside from the spotty cellphone reception, weekenders' only complaint seems to be the need to for a car to get any chores done.

But unlike Napa and Sonoma to the south, Anderson Valley has held on to its identity with a fierce, rural independence that is reinforced by inadequate Internet access, spotty cellphone reception and, among the long-time locals, a palpable skepticism about the country that lies beyond Mendocino's borders.