Unreliable, as cell service (6)

I believe the answer is:

patchy

(Other definitions for patchy that I've seen before include "Morose" , "Intermittent" , "Uneven in quality like repaired clothes" , "Uneven, random" , "Uneven in quality - mended too often" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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