Signal is very low. 1-2 Bars. I have to be up stairs in my bedroom to make a call., and even then it drops. Very awful service.

I used to use Cingular and ATT. Sadly, they would lose signal in Calexico as soon as one drove by the border. Mexicali towers overwhelmed the signals. I would lose signal on I-8 beyond Holtville until I reached Yuma. I would lose signal on I-8 in the mountains on In-Koh-Pah Rd.till I got to Pine Valley! I would lose signal on the New River dips. I would lose signal west of the clover-leaf on I-8 before I hit Dogwood. Tons of dropped calls. I would lose signal inside the El Centro courthouse! I would have to go outdoors from my own house to make or receive a call! That is ridiculous. I asked several friends and a consensus was that Verizon had the best reception indoors and the best towers. I am so happy I got Verizon, but I plan to go Sprint or Credo as Verizon is a bit expensive and it kills my budget. Verizon seems to have one weak spot. As soon as one turns South by the Austin Rd.bridge on Hwy. 86 southwest of Brawley, I lose all signal and can't call. I doesn't come back till one approaches the sugar plant by Keystone(?). The weird thing is that if I am already on a call it does not get dropped!

Just want to let everyone know that cricket reception in El Centro,and Calexico,Ca,is very poor,besides can`t send or receive any text messages.which makes matters worse,so maybe I`ll go back to Boost mobile... they use Sprint towers and Sprint has better coverage in the imperial county... .

Switched from Sprint to AT&T for one reason, the iPhone. Love the phone, detest the coverage! The lack of coverage in the Imperial Valley as a whole is rediculous. Should you go south of I-8, cell coverage automatically switches to Movistar and you are slapped with international rates... even though calls are made / receieved some 35 miles from Mexico! Had it not been for the capabilities of my phone (VOIP), I would have switched sooner. Once my contract is up, I'm jumping ship to another carrier. Text messaging is just as poor, I'll get messages upto ten minutes or more after they have been sent. I use the "Mark the Spot" app from AT&T on a daily basis just so that they know how poor their coverage is at multiple areas in this region (as well as spotty reception in Monterey, CA) One funny thing though, if you go to the AT&T store at the IV mall, you all of a sudden have full bars and "3G" coverage. Just don't expect that coverage in the parking lot or 1 / 2 a block down the road!

I really don't get any reception inside my house. I may get 1-2 bars. I get another bar or 2 if I go outside. Barely enough reception to send text messages. Can't send emails, go online, or send picture messages. Reception is horrible.

5 Bars and 3G. Download speeds were really fast, was able to stream Netflix movies with high quality video and no lag at all. I was really impressed. Finally 3G! (Too bad I don't live in this area).

I bought my iPhone 3GS at Best Buy here in Imperial Valley last year and I recall having a decent signal in this area. Now it's a complete dead spot for me and I always get the 'No Service' notification. Funny that AT&T is setting up their new store right across from Best Buy in this dead zone. Hopefully this means good things for our coverage in the valley and that 3G is coming. If you are thinking about signing up for service with AT&T, DON'T. As of right now, July 2010 their service is abysmal here. Sprint just brought 3G coverage to this area so AT&T needs to get with the program or they will have NO mobile customers left in the Imperial Valley. I recommend an HTC Evo (Sprint) or a Droid Incredible (Verizon) if you are looking for a good smartphone with good reception.

AT&T is a big joke in our area. No signals South of I-8 in El Centro, California. Some one need to slap AT&T CEO.

AT&T service in imperial valley is very poor. Some of us who purchased iPhone are stuck with lousy signal problems with AT&T. We complain to AT&T but no improvement in service. We create a new slogan for AT&T. Some times it works, some times it don't you are screwed with us if you bought iPhone

2-1 / 2 a bar all the time. this doesn't change for long outside. The max bars outside is 3 for around 3 sec, then phone completely looses signal for 5 minutes.

While staying at the Comfort Inn, I had to go outside to get 3 bars. I guess their signal doesn't penetrate walls very well there...

Service is really bad in El Centro, always getting dropped calls... ... This is so bad, leaving company and going with another

Out of all the cell phone carriers in the Imperial Valley, so far SPRINT is the only one to have it's service reach inside the IV Mall. All other comanys either have no service or will always drop your call within seconds.

Imperial Ave from EC Hospital to Costco - "Emergency Calls Only". This is when I'm standing outside, clear day, no buildings in my way. This seems to also extend West to Austin Rd. sometimes(~20 sq miles). Service has been this way for past six months or so. Different phone doesn't help. Different time of the day doesn't help. Needless to say, I won't be renewing my contract. P.S. AT&T doesn't have 3G network in Imperial Valley yet.

service varies according to the time of day. Evenings and nights get better reception than days. All services drop out in the IV Mall due to the construction materials used. Same problem across the street by Best Buy and in all the local Walmarts. Something in the construction materials blocks the cell reception.

this company does not work in the mountains. neither 3 min from the border to mexicali b.c.

At the southwest corner of southwest high school at the south end of Lotus Lane where it dead-ends at I-8, indoors the signal is only 1bar outside 2-3 bars

No bars inside near window.

Good reception throughout El Centro and neighboring towns. Full bars from El Centro to Yuma with only one or two dead spots (compared to Nextel no service). Going up grade from Ocotillio to El Cajon Verizon has no service wearas Nextel, on the other hand, has good reception going up grade. Over all, Verizon gets service in more places then T-Mobile, Sprint, etc. Julian, Ca, for example a town in the mountains, only Cingular and Verizon get reception. In Yuma, AZ, Verizon gets the best reception no matter what Sprint or Cingular customers say. Over all, get Verizon. Very satisfied with reception. Expensive, but good. Remember: "you get what you pay for." So if you want cheap, cheapt, plans then you'll get poor, poor service. Thats why Verizon is #1 in customer satisfaction. Oh, and for the record, no I do not sell phones for Verizon; I've just been with the company for almost four years and I'm about to renew for another two.

Inside the New Mall bad reception, or no bars at all. Have to find the nearest exit door for good reception. Some inside stores signal cuts out. Dropped Call until you get near store windows or doors for a fair signal bars. I even had to stand next Verison wireless store for good signal there. They have a signal booster somewhere.