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Alltel has the best service of anyone in the Maricopa area. No matter where I go, I have a full signal. Some of my friends with other service havce to go outside to get a signal and even then they only get 2-3 bars. I have had Cingular and T-Mobile previously and Alltel is by far the best service I have ever had!

Garbled, constantly dropped calls outside. NOTHING inside.

Coverage is better than it was before when I was here in march, but it still is pretty pathetic. Got 3-5 bars in my house in Cantara village, like 2 bars at the pool. Poor signal outside and around Harrah's and its non existant indoors.

My secondary phone is Nextel, for walkie talkie only. Data is quite pathetic, as is text messaging, but for voice and direct connect, its rather strong. Variable signal at times, it goes from 2-5 bars off and on, but never drops connection and has pretty decent calls.

Had SprintPCS when I got here, had horrible calls and really bad customer care, switched back to T-Mobile and have had consistant full coverage in Maricopa ever since. T-Mobile has better coverage in Rancho El Dorado and Villages.

My wife and I had good service with AT&T in 85048 for 8 years, then SUFFERED through 2 years of Cingular (1-yr. in 85048, 1-yr. in 85239) before switching to T-Mobile in October, 2006. We now have 4 to 5 bars of reception everywhere and have never had a dropped call. My wifes phone is a Motorola Razr V3. Both phones work equally well. Our cell phones are the only phones we have, so it's important that they function well.

Reception in this area with Sprint has improved over the years. East side of Rancho El Dorado is fairly weak, but other than that, Maricopa seems to be covered pretty well. Make sure you pick a plan with roaming included and then set your phone for Automatic roam (it doesn't come this way). The calls are not great, but are pretty good. I've found that the model of phone that you select plays a big role. I've found that the Samsung A900 and LG Fusic do a great job. Whereas a relative with Qwest (which uses Sprint's service) and a Motorola V710 has a harder time and their calls are more staticky.

I just switched from Verizon (yeah, that one was TERRIBLE) to Cingular. Problem is... .I can only get reception on the second floor! So, if my phone is downstairs, I will not get any calls and can't make any calls! The operator told me that the closest tower to us is 10 miles north! We DO need more cell towers! I put in a request with Cingular... .don't know if there's much more we can do. Keep calling your providers... I guess. And good luck!

Both my wife and I conduct business on our mobile phones, so it is extremely important that we have a reliable and strong signal. We do not! Verizon claims to have the best reception in Maricopa, but we struggle to understand garbled signal conversations. Also, client voicemail messages usually do not show on either of our phones for two or three days. This is very unacceptable. The fact that we pay the same for our service as those who get good Verizon reception is deplorable. We need more towers in our area now!

My wife and I are sadly, both victims of Verizons poor serice. She works downtown Phoenix and our home is South of Maricopa. I usually have to go outside to call her and on many occasions, we will receive calls and there will be no caller. The situation is worse at our cabin North of Williams, AZ, no coverage at all unless one drives 2-3 miles. My recommendation? Two tin cans and a string!