Sprint has horrible reception. Never more than a bar or two in Tucson. Dropped calls one out of about every three calls. Most of the time I will not even get a call it will go directly into my voice mail (which will not alert me for sometimes an hour). Not recommended in this area. Also had the same issues if not worse in Southern California when traveling with the Sprint phone. They also charge for minutes they should not be and its hard to catch it unless you add your bill by hand.

Much worse than I normally get from Vz. The reception was 1-4 bars depending on the terrain, but even with 3 or 4 bars dropped calls were common.

Daily dropped calls here and elsewhere throughout the city. Been counting the days 'til Alltel contract runs out. When I moved to Tucson 2+ years ago I had Verizon and reception was so clear callers were shocked to hear I was on a cell phone.

Works great in Rita Ranch and all over town.

I was with ATT for years and NEVER had a problem of any kind. When I swiched to CRapular there was one problem after another. dropped calls or the line going blank but minutes still accumulating. They sent me replacement hansets for both lines 3 times and it was only the same modle and will not discount another phone for me or will only send me the same modle phone I have been having problems with. After I told them I was going to end my contract if they didnt help me they wouldnt budge. so goodby Crapular! anyone thinking of going with them think again there customer service is terrible!

Sprint was quite satifactory (not great) when I lived / worked in the N.E. United States. But, now having moved here to Tucson, I find I am frequently cut off. I also experience a high level of call latency (delay between talkers). I'll probably switch soon, but I do have to concede that Sprint does an OK job with the PCS data side of things. In otherwords, I use my phone as a modem and it works quite well for the price. Lastly, signal strength on my phone seems to not be much of a indication as to how well my call will sound.

No reception problems fixed I can see! I've been with them for five years. These guys are very rude and not helpfull. I drop calls all day as I drive all over Tucson with my current job. I'm stuck because of huge cancellation fees and phones that break forcing me to renew. I'm so glad Cingular is here. I think I will like them better.

Calls drop everytime at 22nd / Kolb area, also Speedway / Kolb and several places in Sierra Vista as well. Had the Motorola replaced, didn't help a bit. T-Mobile said they would investigate, yeah right. They won't let me out of contract because "it works in your home." They said they would credit me minutes... I don't need minutes, I need cell phone service that works!

I had a Motorola Startac and was having a lot of trouble with dropped calls, especially in the morning. My daughter visited with a Motorola V265 and had perfect reception, call clarity, etc., on Verizon, so I replaced my phone with a Motorola V265. I have MORE problems with reception, dropped calls, call clarity, etc. now than ever before. I don't believe it's the phone (my original phone was replaced and I still have the same problems with the replacement). The problem is Alltel's network. When this contract expires, I'm signing up with Verizon, unless Alltel gets the problem corrected!

My expereience with Cingular in Tucson hasn't been all that bad, pretty consistent fair to good coverage all over Tucson, with some noteable exceptions: weak reception (sometimes) on east Broadway, Old Spanish Trail near Cmno Loma Alto, River near Flowing wells park. But really, overall not bad, and my family, nationwide plan is comparatively inexpensive.

Moved here from Chicago where Sprint was great - Tucson has little to no reception all around the city. Constantly dropped calls or could get no signal to begin with.

Perfect reception at Skyline Gateway Apts

The Rita Ranch area appears to be a huge hole in T-Mobile coverage. My Cingular v180 gets 2-3 bars at the Fry's, but T-Mobile is no service.

You can never go wrong with ALLTEL, unless you live out in Vail or Sahuarita. Other than that it works everywhere!

Low signal strength in Foothills area. Usually get 2-3 bars at home in Finisterra (unless blocked by a hill in which case there is no signal strength). 2-3 bars is enough to get good reception, but I only get this in certain locations at home.

good except for in bottom floor apartments

Have to go on front porch to get good reception. Elsewhere, no problem. Will try a new phone soon.

Dropped calls at home residence; must go into backyard to ensure no dropped calls. All family members (4) experience dead zones along First Ave south of Orange Grove to River Rd, Campbell south of Skyline to River Rd, Skyline east of Orange Grove intersection to Swan. We formerly had Verizon, which was better in terms of reception (but billing issues). My suggestion: if you live in area or frequent the area, look too another provider. We most definitely will once our 2-year subscription ends.

Sprint reception is great all around the Northwest side. Downtown is good. The number of bars gets a bit weaker towards the East Side of Tucson, but I never have dropped calls anywhere in the Tucson area.

Better than Verizon in home. Transmission was poor on old ATT Wireless network. New Cingular network seems to work good on this phone.