My phone shows that I have full 3G reception but lately I can only use apps that require internet intermittently (around 1-3 minutes of usage before the phone shows roaming) and can't use Safari for web browsing. Not sure if AT&T has become overloaded in the area or not but lately having all the features on the phone have become worthless because I can't use them. Traveled to OC the other day and had full use, so not my phone causing the problem. Is anyone else having problems with gaining access to the net?

At&t is terrible; at my condo I was lucky to get 1 bar, would have to use my wife's phone. Dropped calls in the 2 weeks I had it. I took it back and went back to verizon. It's a shame because I miss the iphone.

Calls drop in this area of South Scottsdale / North Tempe / West Mesa virtually every time. ATT says this is best 3G, but there is a dead spot with no coverage.

I love Verizon, I get reception everywhere except inside Macy's at Scottsdale fashion square, weird, but amazing coverage as a whole.

Sprint is Awful near old town and the civic center. Stay Away!

Have had T-Mobile for about two years now. It is the best I have used in the Phoenix metro area. I also have a Verizon phone for work, which is also good. I've tried AT&T / Cingular twice, staying for over a year each time, and it is absolutely the worst. There is hands down no comparison what so ever. Their commercials about fewest dropped calls also leads me to question their integrity.

Had to go outside of my home to get reception and even then I had to stand in one place or the call would be dropped. Do not recommend!

Good coverage in this area

No use of Cingular connection in this area No coverage at all

Sprint STINKS. Just the worst reception, I hate Sprint, I would recommend any one to Verizon. I work in the medical field, most Dr.s and sales reps all use Verizon.

Poor. Cingular was good for me in central phoenix (85006) and terriblef or me in Chandler and Scottsdale. Don't dare try driving and talking at the same time, you'll instigate numerous dropped calls.

I cannot get service in my home at all. I have to go outside and even then I sometimes cannot get service or my calls are dropped. I would not recommend their service to anyone. I can't wait for my contract to be up.

I haven't had one clear or strong phone call in the three days I've had the phone. My Samsung phone by Sprint got much better reception.

Sprint says phone is the problem but other friends that have Sprint have same problem. Phoenix just seems to be a bad market for cell providers.

Sprint deceptively advertises, promises 4G, not even 3G in reality, best described as dial-up speed, frequent dropped calls, little to no reception, reduced speed since taking on iPhone mid Oct. Literally have to go to Sprint store to connect to service on a daily basis. Made numerous complaints for years especially last 3 months, tickets escalated, Sprint employess rude, disrespectful, totally crude and unprofessional; part of their training. Advised by Sprint employees to go get another service to use when Sprint service does not work. We are held to our 2 year contract; Sprint is in breach of contractual agreement to provide service. Sprint fails to build out network and add towers while paying $4M for rights to sell iPhone and downgrade existing service by loading down the service network. Complaints are met with snarky denial and excuses especially by illusive Kala Clark, Sprint Executive office in Kanasa City, MO.

Sprint deceptively advertises, promises 4G, not even 3G in reality, best described as dial-up speed, frequent dropped calls, little to no reception, reduced speed since taking on iPhone mid Oct. Literally have to go to Sprint store to connect to service on a daily basis. Made numerous complaints for years especially 3 months, tickets escalated, Sprint employess rude, disrespectful, totally crude and unprofessional; part of their training. Advised by Sprint employees to go get another service to use when Sprint service does not work. We are held to our 2 year contract; Sprint is in breach of contractual agreement to provide service. Sprint fails to build out network and add towers while paying $4M for rights to sell iPhone and downgrade existing service by loading down the service network. All complaints are met with snarky denial especially by elusive Kala Clark Sprint Executive office in Kanasa City, MO.

This area has always been a relative dead zone, with very spotty reception and negatively affected call quality.

All three of us had iPhone 3G and 3Gs phones until June, then switched to iPhone 4s. The reception has been somewhat better with the iPhone 4, but barely, so it's not the phones. Outside I can get 1-2 bars and have a call last for a while. In my home, 0-1 bars and the calls drop in seconds. This is crazy. HOWEVER, today (10 / 13 / 2010) the AT&T rep I spoke to stated that a new tower being built a mile NW of our home is scheduled for activation on November 17th (they got the construction going before the FCC put the kabosh on new cell towers being built two months ago). We'll see... my guess is that it's somewhere around 44th and Thunderbird, but I'll have to drive around and hunt. I bought a MicroCell for in the home, and I can talk for almost 2 minutes before that drops calls. That technology is too new and too quirky, and besides, it's a band-aid to the real issue.

Had NOTHING with AT&T and T-Mobile's service was spotty at best. However, NEVER have problems with Sprint anywhere in the Phoenix area, even while hiking in the mountains. Never dropped a call at home, ever. Sprint rocks.

I just moved to this area of Scottsdale and while my phone always says that I have 3-5 bars, I am constantly dropping calls. Once again... like most people... I love the phone, but AT&T's service is awful. I also have another AT&T phone that I use for work (HTC Tilt) which has actually even worse with dropped calls with supposed full signal. I actually travel around town for work every day and it's more or less the same across town. I would hope that there are good niches, but I sure haven't found them.