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So-so reception in this area, but it does not seem to be a major problem. Inside apartment I get about 1 bar, 2 at the most.

I really hope all the wireless companies read all these complaints of dropped calls. They really need to fix these problems....hey Cingular can you hear me now!!!

Only a couple of times reduced to 1bar but haven't lost complete coverage so far.

T-Mobile definitely doesn't get reception out here by the beach. Forget about dropped calls... try... can't even make or receive a call at all! Ughhh... Used to live in Carlsbad and had Sprint phone which had awful reception. Switched to Verizon. Never had a problem. Might have to switch back just to be able to have a phone that works out here!

Most of the time its showing 1 bar on my phone at this location. I usually get 3-5 dropped calls per week.

We've been using Cingular in this house for about two years now and it's had great coverage! A roomate moved out about a month ago who used Sprint and got pretty bad reception

I love Sprint. Everyone on base has Cingular and I had problems with them in the past. I receieved a $3,000 never paid bill from them while my husband was deployed to Iraq. Turns out when we turned off our service with them, they gave our numbers to someone else and kept billing us. Only we had moved and never got the bill. They sent us to a creditor and now my husband's credit is marked due to their error. However, Sprint is awesome. Works all over the base, even Rattlesnake Canyon where all of my friends on Cingular get cut out or dropped. Get great service inside all work buildings even at the range in the pits where everyone else gets nothing. Great customer service over the phone, however Oceanside customer service in store is terrible. Manager Grant over at the Sprint store off the 78 near Walmart has the worst customer service I have ever seen. He likes to lie to customers, walk away and talk about them loud enough so they can hear it, and then proceed to yell, curse, and fight with the customer once they confront him about his rudeness. I would still reccomend Sprint to anyone just don't buy from the store, go online or over the phone. They will not pressure you those ways since they are not making commission off of you.

Been a complete HELL with Cingular. I was termed a 'blue' customer because I was an ATT&T customer that HAD to convert to get a new phone after moving... (the term makes you feel like you are an orphaned child from the get go) I received a Samsung E317 (paid extra for a belt carrier and car charger) and I got maybe one bar on a good day. "No problem, we'll send you a different model." The following week I receive an LG C2000. (No accessories) It got maybe 2 bars at best, no connection, a noisy connection or that familiar 'underwater' sound. I called on a Monday and the Lady said she 'looked' at my area and determined I was in a low coverage area and wouldn't send another phone and was sending a 'return' package. I called back Tuesday and another lady said she showed the coverage area was rated 'high' where I live, couldn't understand why the other lady was contradicting her or why I could have my phone next to two other phones and have little to no connectivity while they had 4-5 bars (Cingular customers, with a Nokia or older model LG). She agreed to send me a Motorola V551 for a $74.00 extra fee as this is not a free phone offered. However there was a problem with the 'accessories' I had purchased. They would not credit my account for the items for the original E317 although the phone did not work. After I stated that I was just sending everything back and going to another provider she asked me to give her a moment so she could "make a call". (She was very polite and courteous as was the other gentleman I dealt with. Just that one Monday morning rep was curt and frankly offered little to no customer support.) She said they had agreed to credit my account for the accessories after all. I get the Motorola V551 and I get 5 bars! For about 10-15 minutes, then I get one or two bars or 'call failed'. I am not moving around the home, nor do I have anything out of the unusual in the household. For the record, I have had 5 friends spend various amounts of time at different times of day ~ all with excellent reception all Cingular customers. They have not had a problem talking to anyone or losing calls in the duration of time they were here. I will be looking for a different carrier in the morning, and sending all 3 phones back as I have not revived any 'return' items as they stated.

Excellent reception in Northern Oceanside and South Camp Pendleton. 5 bars indoors inside apartment. Very good reception even inside three story building at Oceanside High.

This area seems to be a dead spot, seems to be the same in a roughly quarter-mile radius. Similar results for Cingular Wireless users as well.