Get okay reception if I stand on the edge of the back porch... unless I move my head (or blink). I finally bought a Land Line just so that I could receive calls at home. I'm leaning toward T-Mobile when my ATT contract expires in January.

I'm with ATT, and it seems as though everyone is on a call but me. I think a part of it may be the quality of my phone. I'm going to Verizon for a 30 day trial, I'll also be getting the new LG Voyager when its released on Nov 21. I'll post again. Also I live off Seacliff and I get okay quality, as soon as get into the house - ZERO reception, however I can usually text.

Cannot use the cell with ATT wireless. While ATT lists good service for the area, it is worthless.

I just bought a house 1 mile up Cathedral Dr. and was dissappointed that my Cingular service got no reception on the hilly, tree heavy property. I've been very happy with service elsewhere, but this part of Cathedral is a dead zone.

Average to Perfect connection. Att / Cingular has put a repeater in at Sescape Village. (Seascape and Sumner) Since then... My father has perfect reception (ATT / Cingular) I have NONE! (Verizon) If you have an all digital Verizon phone, you cannot access the Analog tower in La Selva Beach

Excellent Reception. I had Verizon and switched Jan. or 2006 and Verizon barely came in here. So I'm pretty happy.

Very spotty reception in Aptos area with the V551

Good reception at and around Cabrillo College, average to below average outside. Poor if you're anywhere near the tall trees, which is pretty much all of Aptos.

Cingular service in Santa Cruz is absolutely the worst. Driving through the county, you get disconnected regularly, where other systems stay connected. Complaints go unanswered. Supposedlly, they bought AT&T, which has slightly better service in the area, but nothing has changed. Cingular should not even sell phones in the county.

A very sketchy reception area from Soquel Drive / Rio Del Mar Blvd to Ocean & South to La Selva & North 1/2 mile on Hwy 1, antenna appears to be below tree line and surrounded by tall Redwood trees and hillside. Neighbors against new antenna to increase coverage as of this date.

Boo hiss

Poor to none on coverage even though the coverage map shows acceptable coverage in this area. I have to go a half mile to Vista Del Mar to get reliable service. Once on the road away from Aptos the system seems to work fine.

I get excellent reception generally 5 bars, 4, rarely 3, in my house. Outside along soquel (walking to safeway for instance) I have a steady 4. I have excellent reception pretty much everywhere I go, although around encinal (industrial corner of SC) I have so so to poor reception (but not on the trails of Harvy West Park). In the suburbs up hill off of Soquel about 1.5 miles west of Cabrillo I have poor reception indoors at a coworkers (cant recall street.), but solid outside.

Not bad reception inside of house. Sister has an iPhone (AT&T) and consistantly states "you get no service up here". Must be OK on Verizon

Cell service up Cathedral and Redwood Dr.just plain old sucks. Probably because of the mountains and high trees. I can get reception in one corner of the house if I am absolutely still. Sometimes I get a better signal outside on the deck but that's only if the planets are aligned. Am thinking about trying Cingular because I want a data plan that doesn't cost a fortune, but I don't think reception will be any better.

Reception is hit or miss depending upon what side of the road one is on, part of the house and the cellphone. Cingular doesn't work at all. Best bet is to get a good phone and a cell phone repeater for the house that costs about $250. I get 1 to 3 bars out of 5 depending upon where I'm at. Plus get dropped calls at least 3 times a week. Verizon works in most of Santa Cruz county. Cingular works well at UCSC and Cabrillo. Verizon at Cabrillo College, hit or miss at UCSC.

Horrible reception. No service in the Aptos hills.

I had below average connection until Att / Cingular has put a repeater in at Sescape Village. (Seascape and Sumner) Now, my phone will ring sometimes, but I cannot keep a connection. If you have an all digital Verizon phone, you cannot access the Analog tower in La Selva Beach If you have a digital phone, you might have better service. If you have a digital phone with an extendable antennae, you will have even better service.

I cannot phone out. I will receive but cannot answer. Relatively no reception strength.

No relationship between numbers of bars that phone shows and the ability to make a call or complete a call. Voicemail alerts show up hours later. I have to leave my phone plugged into the recharger when I'm home otherwise it will be "Searching" all the time and my battery will drain within two or three hours.