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Range of reception on iPhone varies from 2 bar 3G to no service! Whatever the cell bars, my wife cannot reach me from Chico; sometimes can. Very iffy reception... can't figure why it varies so much without affecting being able to receive a phone call. Irritating!

Very good AT&T reception at my house by Butte College in the hills. Good in town as well.

Sometimes if I wander around in the back yard and get get a bead on the casino building I get 1 or 2 bars. Can usually send and receive text messages from front yard. Have to go 2-3 miles to pick-up voice mail or make a call.

Don't get AT&T cell phone if you live in the east foothills of Oroville!

I'm in the Cherokee foothills above Oroville. Used to have an ATT TDMA phone and service was great. Use to have a wireless card, and good internet. Have had GSM phone Last 4 years, service continuing to degrade to almost useless at home. Dropped ATT wireless card because rarely worked, and got Verizon wireless card which provides fast internet. ATT won't disclose where their towers are, but I was told old towers retired and replaced with newer towers which obviously aren't working well with my phone. My phone works great in city (Oroville and Chico). Salemen trying to get us to buy new phones, but I would have to get a new rate plan (can't use my current family plan which is much cheaper). I've complained to ATT repeatedly last 2 years about lack of service. Can't call out by Butte College, get dropped calls south of Chico on 99. Get dropped calls between Marysville and Sacramento on 99. You would think ATT would provide better coverage in such major traveled areas. May be switching to Verizon soon if ATT doesn't deliver better service!

I use Cingular and have no reception. My son has verizion and get 2 to 3 bar's inside our house. My daugher uses Nextel and get's 4 bar's inside our house.