Great reception with T-Mobile in this area especially since I came from Verizon (horrible). Have had no problems at all and good data also.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Service worked great until I got a Sidekick. Drops connection constantly, maintains about 1 bar in most of my house. Works good outside.

I only get reliable reception in the front room of the house. I can be anywhere else in the house and without moving go from full bars to digital roam to no service. If I walk from my front room to the kitchen or through to my home office, there is a 78.3% chance that the call will drop. That's just not cool.

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!