Only 2 bars, but have never had a dropped call or bad reception. I think the phone only goes up to 4 bars.

I hope I never have an emergency. Even with all the bars up on mine or my other family members' phones, we are constantly getting dropped calls, not being able to make calls, or missing calls or voicemails. I was once told by an AT&T employee that whenever he drives through our area and is on the phone, his calls are always dropped.

Thought about switching to ATT iPhone. Had someone come here with the new iphone to check reception before doing so. iphone showed 1 bar, no 3g and incoming call issues. My Verizon palm treo shows 3 bars,rarely drops a call, sms and email no problem. Not switching until ATT improves their network. As badly as I want an iPhone being able to reliably make and receive calls here is more important than great product design. Is network coverage one reason why Apple wanted to first partner with Verizon to sell the iphone?

I am about to take the plunge and get AT&T and the iPhone. Before I do so, I must pay my respects to Verizon which never let me down coverage-wise. I will use my first two weeks to evaluate and I will be back if AT&T does not deliver (and I'll repost).

From Vine to Fairfax, and from Willoughby to at least 3rd, I get only one or two bars. Inside, outside, doesn't matter. I drop calls all the time. If you're moving to the Larchmont or Hancock Park areas, Verizon is a bad bet.

I can get no signal whatsoever from inside the building, and signal is spotty even walking down the street. 2 bars is the best I can do in the immediate neighborhood.

No coverage whatsoever inside the Millennium Biltmore, especially in the main galleria. Coverage improves only slightly when you move towards the outside walls / doors, but even then calls drop regularly.

Calls invariably drop. You are traveling in and out of the hills, so keep that in mind. The 5 minutes between Chinatown and the other side of Elysian Park isn't much to sweat over anyway... unless it's an emergency call.

A year ago, I switched from Verizon to AT&T in order to get the iPhone. What's happened since is a nightmare. Verizon's coverage was nearly flawless, and I'd heard how bad AT&T's coverage is from friends who've since switched to Verizon. As of six months ago, I can rarely, if ever, make or receive calls from my apartment. When a call does get through, it's dropped within seconds. AT&T's tech support gives me the usual runaround — it's not them, it's the iPhone; maybe it's something I'm doing wrong; "we're putting a new tower in your area" (they've been saying that for almost a year now); and, finally, do you live in a hilly area? No, I live on Wilshire and LaBrea. Basically, AT&T's commercials about better coverage amount to a bunch of false advertising, and based on the complaints the company consistently receives, they know it. It's enough to make me ditch the iPhone...

2-3 bars, which even when sufficient to complete an outgoing call, isn't sufficient for person called to actually hear me without breaking up. Same problem downtown LA at Fig. and Wilshire office building. Nothing inside; somewhat better outside. Weak reception -- brand new phone much worse than old one -- anyone use Working Assets / Credo, the green company?