Obviously the average food and spotty service were not the primary focus.

Parts of Maryland had spotty service.

Despite occasionally spotty service, locals love the filling pastas, pizzas and paninis here, not to mention the bargain prices.

Nevertheless, some guests complained of spotty service: the telephone operator wasn't always readily available and the front desk seemed perennially short-staffed.

Maybe that accounted for the spotty service we had, as water and bread were replenished at a glacial pace.

The carrier apologized to its customers late last year for the spotty service as it trumpeted network improvements meant to address the issues.

After the storm passed on Wednesday, 1.75 million BellSouth customers had either spotty service or none, the company said.

Yet system glitches, handset troubles, spotty service and high prices turned the start of the service into a huge embarrassment.

Each cellular provider has its own unique surveillance system, but they are all searching for spotty service and ways to improve it.

The northern end of the Bronx River Parkway has spotty cellular service.