It goes to all bars random but mostly remain on one bar or it will show SEARCHING.

Since Virgin Mobile rides on Sprint network as prepaid virtual carrier, I did not expect very good service, but has been reliable in Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix.

I get maybe two bars at home. Whenever my treo connects for data service (checking e-mail once an hour for example), I completely lose the call I'm on and my phone locks up for 30-40 seconds until the signal comes back.

I use the phone daily between Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix and have only had two or three dropped calls in 18 months. Works well in Prescott also. Absolutely no complaints.

Very Bad or No reception in my home and rarely when I step out on my balcony. Have had this service for 2+ years and haven't been pleased with it from day 1. I'm hesitant to switch providers due to the fact I may be jumping out of a flame and into a fire. Hard to determine which provider is going to be the best for my area.

Dropped calls, so many I can't count them, and forget trying to drive to work (through downtown Mesa) because there are so many dead spots. My advice-get a diffrent carrier

With T-Mobile it really depends onthe phone you are useing.. Fro example with a moterola or erickson phone you will find bad reception but with a Samsung phone you should expireiance the best coverage available. Better than all other carriers..

I average 1 dropped call out of every 2 when I use my phone at home. If it doesn't drop, reception is so bad that I am forced to use a different phone. So much for my unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7pm. It does not good when I use it at home.

Words can't express the quality of their service... Perfect!

GSM network. Has worked ok but dead spots in down town phoenix noticed on 44th and Thomas. Other then that rest of Maricopa county has been ok. Even out past end of US 60 in Superstion. Phoenix Airport tested ok along with San Fransico. the Good news Santa monica beach in Cali. was clear. Since usage from July of 2002 I have never gone into roaming mode. Though I would admit with all cell phones they have there hit and misses.

Usually vary between 3 and 4 bars. Only ever have issues when talking to my sister (who also has Sprint), but I know all the dropping is on her end. My commute is to Kyrene and Elliott and I never drop calls.

Although pricey, Verizon has given me much better reception than T-Mobile. At home I have anywhere from 1-4 bars but my calls are still always crystal clear. I sometimes have dropped calls but I'm more inclined to believe that they are caused by the AT&T customers on the other end of the line. At work (North scottsdale around 101 / raintree) I always have full signal strength even though I work in a large building with lots of walls. Overall I'm very impressed with Verizon's signal strength and call quality. I'm definitely not impressed with their prices but perhaps the lack of frustration is worth the extra money..

I switched to Verizon a couple of years ago and have never regretted it. When I first moved near Guadalupe / Dobson (Mesa), I had Sprint. Sprint was decent at my previous location (Dobson / Southern) but was horrible my new location... so many dropped calls it wasn't funny. I then tried AT&T (before then changed to Cingular who now are changing back to AT&T... can't believe it's so hard to decide on a name). AT&T was slightly better than Sprint, but only barely. Since switching to Verizon, I may have only experienced 10 dropped calls in 2 years. Love it, love it, love it! My contract is up for renewable and, although I love my Verizon service, I'm looking at other carriers. A little apprehensive about changing carriers since my service with Verizon is wonderful. (Only considering changing due to phone selection.)

sometimes I have called my wife but get her voicemail account. She never gets the message or a notification that she even HAS voicemail.

I can't tell you how bad Cingular is. I had to call 8 times before they would discuss switching phones. We had no service either at our home. Then they tried to charge me for someone elses phones. They would not try to find out how the charge had happened they just shut off my phone service. Talk about a company where the right hand doesn't know what the left had is doing Cingular is the one. I'll bet my phone log on their end is 5 pages at least and it is still not fixed. I have been on the phone with them a total of 4 hours and... They said they would wave the charges for the phones I never ordered and what did they do they moved the bill to current charges so I have to do the same thing next month. I have to put up with this until this coming Christmas and then I'm out of the Cingular black hole. I don't know how they stay in business. We were brought over from AT&T that is how we ended up with them. If you are thinking of Cingular I would suggest you run as fast as you can the other way!

Awful reception! I can't believe that the positive comments about Verizon in Mesa are genuine!

I get "no service" or "Emergency Only" all the time now. I loved ATT TDMA service... GSM SUCKS. I got dropped calls all the time around AZ Mills Mall, dropped calls on Southern and Mill. Reception in my house is 0. no service. I have to stand outside to get 1-2 bars... and even then it cuts in and out.

This is an ongoing issue. My husband and I cannont receive or make calls. All calls go straight to voicemail. Contacted T-Mobile multiple times went into the store thrice already and they haven't resolved the issue. We just bought smartphones for Valentines. Until last month we had great serrvice. Its horrible cuz we have our hands tied as we are binded to a 2 year contract. We do not know what else to do.

Verizon needs to strengthen their coverage at Stapley and Brown - they're typically 3 or more bars elsewhere in the valley

I get four bars 80% to 90% of the time. However I nearly always get a "fast busy signal" when making outging calls from my "home office" location. This is primarily a residential area in Mesa, AZ, but I have a major problem with either the phone or most likely, the Cingular service. When I try to call out from my "home" office using the phone, I hear a series of fast "beeps" (fast busy or systems busy) then I am disconnected before the phone call goes through. This happens about 95% of the time. In checking the signal indicator on the phone, I almost always have three bars or more 85% of the time, with some dips to two bars (almost never one bar). I have had this problem since the purchase of the phone, early last week. Calls made from other locations work without any problem. I have only had a fast busy once in other locations. When I use GPRS / EDGE for internet connections I get reasonably fast transfers of email and web access, independent of the number of signal bars. This is true even when I can not make voice calls. Internet performance is great, but voice connections are nearly impossible. I am located 3 / 4 mile from the nearest Cingular tower, and 1 / 2 mile from an AT&T (Cingular) tower. Several calls to Ceingular support and a vist to the Cingualr store have not resulted in any solution.