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I just moved to SD, I have had great reception with AT&T along Clairemont Blvd, Clairemont Mesa, Baloboa from the 5 to the 805, Pacific Beach,Ocean Beach Pier, Mission Valley from the 5 to Qualcomm Stadium area and UTC area. No Issues. I am suprised so many are reporting issues. My data speeds are good every where Ive been so far.

At work on Coronado I get zero reception as in no bars. So I miss all calls that anyone ever makes to me Mon-Fri until after work and to make matters worse my phone is nearly dead by the end of the day because it's searching for a signal. I will NEVER EVER use ATT again.

I can't make a normal call. I have to call at least 5 times for 1 conversation. All my friend are upset I can loose the reception from 5 to 10 times or more in 1 conversation. I'm really disappointed with ATT it's the worst reception I have never had in my life. I have been using cellphone for 15 years. I'm fed up with ATT it's the worst reception ever.

Att service in my area is horrible. Even had to buy their Microcell but that is not compatible with the iPhone 4S yet, they say they are still working on software compatibility issue. I am switching carriers today.

Consistent lack of service anywhere on North Island. Frequent dropped calls. If there is service, chances are it won't be 3G. I suspect the terrible service is due to a lack of cell phone towers and ineptitude by AT&T.

I've been an ATT customer for several years with no coverage issues. For the last yr I have experienced dropped calls or can't even make a call or send texts in the North Park area and in my home in North Park. ATT told us that the attenea on my 3gs phone was not functioning because it is common with the phone after 2 years. So we got 2 NEW iphone 4s 3 weeks ago and STILL are having problems. They said that according to "their" coverage maps we are getting good reception.The rip off is that they are trying to sell us a mircotower for $199 to use in our home! I'd rather pay a $2 convienience fee on line fee at Verizon if it meant that I could use my iphone in my neighborhood.

We have a condo at the Electra on the 41st fllor facing NW, over 50% of our calls are dropped.

AT&T has had horrible reception for the four years I have had my iPhone. Switched to Verizon las week and couldn't be happier. If you live / work in Kensington, don't go near AT&T. I love Verizon so far.

I have dropped calls in and outside my house almost daily. I am so fed up with AT&T. I have called countless times and used their app to submit poor reception reports over a hundred time and no response except that they will update when changes are made. It has been over a year with no improvement. There coverage map shows "best" service in this area. What a crock of lies.

I barely had cell service until I got a Working MicroCell. Without the MicroCell I have constant dropped calls and failed data transfers. I bought the MicroCell from AT&T 18 months ago. The first one was a complete failure. They finally exchanged it after wasting my time for 17 weeks at the end of 2010 / beginning of 2011 (multiple service calls over 45 minutes long). I will say they did not seem to mind talking on the phone but nothing improved until I got a replacement MicroCell with a firmware update. Now service is more reliable but range is only about 30 feet. I will switch when my contract ends. Good Luck

Bars range from 1 to 4 in my house whether I move or not. Calls to family on the weekends are ALWAYS dropped. So much for free weekends. I'm going to try to get out of my contract!

I have bad service since July 27 2011, AT&T are unable to help, apple says no problem with the device. AT&T suggested that I survey people around me to see if its just my phone or others are having the same issue. They also recommended that I turn off my wi-fi and only turn it on when I need it. AT&T sucks it is time to change!

AT&T Users here, 5 of 5 bars, perfect signal and excellent call quality overlooking I-15 and Hwy. 56. Trying to find cell site locations because the signal strength is so perfect here (96%)

I live at the north end of Westwood, Rancho Bernardo. We've never had a problem here. Great reception. No drops. My cell phone works better than the VOIP phone we have.

I usually have 1 or two bars. The last two days I've had no signal at all and the phone barely picks up the wifi signal from my own house. I'm on my laptop right now where the laptop says 5 bars and the phone shows 1 just for the wifi signal. Weak. False advertising on AT&T's part. They should take down their bill boards claiming to be #1.

We usually see neighbors standing on the sidewalk or in the street talking on cellphones trying to get reception; our phones (AT&T) get no reception in our house or yard, so we must go into street in front of the house; often even then it drops the call. We were advised we could buy a tower from AT&T for $150 to ensure that we would always have "five bars" on our cell phone. This device would be attached to our computer. Great, except in the event of a power outage, and why should we have to pay out-of-pocket anyway?

Have over 5,000 unusable rollover minutes on my iPhone. It just doesn't work at home in Kensington. Horrible service and AT&T doesn't care. They call all the time re U-Verse but I'm terrified to switch to that! Can't wait for iPhone to come out with a Verizon model - it COULDN'T be any worse than AT&T!

Drop calls all day long! Everytime the coast guard has its hellicopter in the air, the calls are dropped! I think the military interferes with cell reception.

AT&T is weak to non-existent in this area. There are 2 dead spots on Mountain View that *guaranteed* you will lose a call. It is bad all along Adams Avenue, including from the entrance ramp to 805 until you get almost past where 805 goes over the 8. (AT&T always says the same thing when we call "oh there is a tower down today in your area". Liars!) Used to have Verizon and they were not a whole lot better. Not sure why this area has such bad coverage!

Poor reception. Semi-regular dropped calls. Common for incoming calls to not register.

Just moved to this area, in general signal comes and goes and when I have a stable signal its usually one or two bars. Calls drop regularly while making the call or during the call... I do not recommend and I am thinking of changing carriers...

AT&T has worst reception possible, will have 1-2 bars then will constantly drop to no service. 3g service vertually non existant.

I frequently go hours at a time with no service whatsoever. Occasionally it'll go up to one bar and then back to nothing. Texts often disappear completely or show up hours later. Has caused me more relationship problems than anything, ever. Very grateful that my plan is about to expire. Freedom is in sight!

Probably the worst coverage I have ever had with any cell phone company. And it always been about 3 to 3.5(at best). But now I been getting dropped calls / texts within my apartment, and delayed messaging and phone calls. I have better luck making calls outdoors, but no guarantee. It happened pretty much in the beginning of August 2010. AT and T finally told me that indeed it is a Tower that has been having issues for over a week. My contract ends this month, and I might be jumping ship, if coverage does not improve.

Terrible, broken up calls in Normal Heights. Usually 1 bar, occasionally a brief 2 or three bar moment. Much worse than anticipated - a total let down. Likely will return phone in the 30 day period.

just moved to san diego. at and t keeps claiming perfect reception in the area. we have 2 at and t phone and no reception at all. have to leave the area to make phone call. we live here and work at hillcrest medical center. at and t refuses to take any responsibility. they keep telling that the computer shows perfect coverage!

Terrible, random reception in my apartment and throughout San Diego. And the customer service is maybe the worst I have ever had from any company.

No 3G coverage in Normal Heights! Have to switch my network connection to EDGE because my Iphone drains faster when it keeps looking for 3G connectivity.

My neighborhood has avg to good reception all the time!

i have AT&T for 2 years, My Area is prefecty fine never had any drop calls i don't get y people pay for Verizon, just for the name..? it's popular? we have the same services no.. only Whites would fall into Verizon's commercial.. seriously... Rollovers r very usefull, like we doesn't really talk on school seasons, but all those minutes can be use IN SUMMER ;) so I <3 AT&T at least in my area

Just moved here from Carmel Mountain Ranch where I had no problems at all. Now, NO cell phone service at all in my new house with my iPhone, spoty at best service with my wifes LG phone. Called AT&T to let them know and they told me they would check it out. Not very excited about there answer or service because they also let me know that I wouldn't hear back from them either. Had to keep my landline becuase this phone doesn't work at all... .

I've had an AT&T work phone for 1.5 years and most of the time have no service at all when at home- can't get my emails, send texts or get phone calls. I also have a Verizon phone which gets perfect service here.

Today I learned that AT&T only has one "data" tower serving this zip code. AT&T told me so. They also told me it isn't working right now, and that's why I can't use the data features - ALL the data features - on my phone. They don't know when it will be fixed. Guess it's time to move on - AT&T - You're FIRED!

Frequent dropped calls, only 1 bar, sometimes my voice echoes back into the phone, it really stinks! Another customer on Jackdaw has the same problem. They need to add more towers. They are being ridiculous! I LOVE my iPhone and am really bummed that the recpetion is so poor.

Years ago while living in Mission Valley my carrier was AT&T. I switched to Cingular after no longer wanting to deal with the dropped calls and horrible reception and the difference was amazing--night and day! When I moved to University Heights Cingular service was still outstanding. THEN AT&T bought up Cingular and somehow within a few months time service went down the toilet. Recently I moved to Fashion Hills area and as with Mission Valley AT&T service is practically non-existent. Love the Cingular roll-over minutes legacy, but will have to find an alternative.

calls on my cell get dropped constantly when i'm in the house. Have to keep my land line for calls from the house. I don't even bother trying to answer the cell at home, to frustrating also drops calls going up Bernardo Heights Pkwy. and Camino Del Norte Towards Carmel Mountain Rd.

After several (20+) conversations and complaints to AT&T, I'm going to have switch providers. The coverage fluctuates from 4 bars to no bars at any given time of day. Dropped calls are the rule not the exception. Was thinking about a cell signal booster but there are no promises made by manufacturers for success. AT&T's final word was they don't promise coverage in all areas. I'll miss my iphone!

No reception inside buildings most of the time. Have to wander around outside until catching a signal and call quality is poor when I finally get through.

The ONLY way to make AT&T work in San Diego is to hack your phone and force it to use Enhanced Full Rate. Otherwise, you get crappy, distorted calls that sound as if they're coming from Mars. AT&T has always been horrible and everything the company touches turns to junk. Blame it on the CEO and board of directors who get paid a lot to run a cheapskate outfit where the customers are screwed.

The situation with the iPhone and AT&T is obscene. Dropped calls even though there is 5 bars represents an obviously overtaxed network that is unable to keep up with demand. The run around you get from both sides is equally obscene. The nerve of anyone from AT&T that tries to imply that there is "good coverage in your area and there shouldn't be any problems" is a sociopath. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. enough.

Reception SUCKS! Have to stand outside to use the phone!

I never seem to have reception in this neighborhood; I can't even make calls and if they do get through, the quality is awful, broken convos and then call dropped. I'm sick of it. I am willing to end my contract with AT&T and go to Verizon.

AT&T coverage everywhere else is spotty at best, but here in my parent's condo it's unusually strong. When I was with Verizon it was hard for me to get a signal going here, but AT&T has been surprisingly reliable.

My reception immediately drops from 3G to Edge at this intersection and calls usually drop. I typically get good 3G coverage in that area, except right around that intersection.

Terrible AT&T reception throughout Normal Heights (92116). Absolutely terrible. AT&T should be paying me.

Reception terrible here with AT&T; cannot comment on other carriers. Actually returned my phone to them and terminated the contract because the reception was so poor. Does not matter if you go outside the house. I have driven all over the Liberty Station area and there is just no reception here. The worst part of all is that the local (Rosecrans St. near the big post office) store is lying to customers and telling them that there are new nodes going into the area which will be activated soon- they are always 'delayed' and the date of their activation always pushed back. LIARS!

More bars in more places? I beg to differ. My reception bounces up and down with every call within my apartment. I am definately going to switch carriers. Every call I make / receive, I have about a 25% chance of losing the call. I am guaranteed that part of each conversation will not be heard. Very frustrating. I feel like I am flushing $$$ down the drain with each AT&T bill I receive. Not for long!

In Carmel Valley off the 56 freeway on Carmel Canyon Rd. there is no service. I drop calls constantly and service never regains. Verizon was the best, never any dropped calls

I've never had a problem with my reception, however in the Calle Cristobol area if you are stranded at 4 o'clock AM and try to call for help... you're screwed might as well knock on someones door then try to make a call.

I cannot place or receive calls from home. I must always go outside in order to have enough signal to make a call. Very annoying to have such a great device and not be able to talk.

Horrible reception in Bay Park. Thought it was the phone, so traded it in... still nothing. Dropped calls OUTSIDE the house. Changed to Verizon and had no problem. Tech at AT&T said that a leased cell tower site was dropped in the area about a year ago... just about when I lost signal. D-OH! Won't go back... even for an iPhone.

Terrible reception with ATT at Adams and Ohio in Normal Heights; getting worse since last summer. I'm considering switching to Verizon to see if things improve.

on any given day I can have 4 sometimes 5 bars to no service. hence my choosing 3 as the average.however the # of bars has no correlation to my being able to talk on my phone in my apt, I can't even take calls in my own home because I get "call failed" everytime 100% call failure. AT&T is the absolute worst my experience with their customer service makes me ill to reflect upon and has been such that one could write a book on how poor i've been treated. they suck.rant over!

For the past 3 days my reception dropped from 2 stars to zero. AT&T Customer Service claimed they are aligning a local cell tower and the problem would resolve in 24 hours. But thus far, no improvement. My neighbor with an iPhone is having the same problem. I have to drive a mile or two to make a call and check VM.

Reception has been getting worse and worse over the last 3-4 months. I called last week and found out from an ATT rep on the phone that 3 cell sites near Mira Mesa Blvd.were "degraded" and that technicians had been dispatched but nothing had been fixed yet. But "not to worry" they were getting 4 new cell sites up in late December! Really BAD reception with MANY dropped calls and forget about texting! I cannot place calls from my office or my home now or most of the way inbetween. Verizon is SURE looking good!

att sucks. had Verizon and their coverage is consistent. zero dropped calls. zero. with AT&T no coverage. they suck.

no reception in apartment so aircard is useless and it makes us crazy and same with mobile phones and radio shack says changing phones won't matter, it's AT&T

my neighbor told me about this site. We get this or no reception in this area that has caused many problems even outside. Sometimes we have to drive up to hte Bank of America on University to make sure our calls are not dropped. This is only six or eight blocks away but you can imagine how burned up we get with two cellular phones that don't get any bars at home. We have been thinking about Uverse TV and Internet but are afraid we would have the same maddening problems. Any help would be sorely welcome. By the way we also have told At$t about the problems and they don't seem to care.

No reception or bars for my cell phone or my laptop air card in my residence and outside roaming around various blocks for signal. I am wasting money on air card for my laptop and money on my phone and can't wait til my contract is over with AT&T.

Lots of dropped calls. Sometimes phone doesn't even register a missed call. Voicemails get delayed by hours. Voicemail doesn't always pickup. Bad reception during calls. 3G service is a joke - I have to turn it off in order to get any phone service at all.

I have the iphone on the AT&T network and live in the Balboa park area and I get tons of dropped calls and poor call quality. I'm switching this weekend to Verizon, maybe?

lots of dropped call, can't get bars on cellphone, some trouble with air card for laptop

Sometimes I can make or receive a call inside the apartment, but the connection is always terrible and calls are dropped frequently

The reception has always been bad but it's way worse with the new iPhone. I get reception if I go on the roof... ... ... ... neighbors love that!

The epitome of dropped calls, "can you hear me nows", and "I will call you back from my home phone". The only plus to the situation is I am not the one talking of my cell phone driving like a knucklehead, only because I can't! Wretched service in So. Cal! I kept the service when I moved down from Nor. Cal because it was ok up there. What a learning lesson! What worked in one situation doesn't always work in others. I have heard it was my phone from some people, others swear it is the service provider. I have a sony ericsson. Even testing can be a problem because of the delay in transfer due to a "no network" statement on my phone. Good thing I pay for unlimited texting! YUCK!

Terrible reception at all times from home, a couple of blocks toward Cowles Mtn from here, and throughout the neighborhood. I think much cell reception is poor in this area because the towers are just over the crest of Cowles Mtn and obscured (from us) by the peak. Need a new tower on Navajo at Lake Murray Blvd! Impossible to carry on a phone conversation via the AT&T cell network from here--call quality is terrible and drops every minute or two. T-Mobile was *much* better--worked all the time from home. Unfortunately the iPhone got me, and only AT&T has the iPhone.

Reception drops on the 52 freeway east of Santo road until Mast Blvd.( santee 92071)

To the March 1 post about ATT, its not your phone, dont waste your time. Between my wife and I, we've tried about 5 different phones the past few years (3 different manufacturers), and none of that solved the problem. Its their poor service. It used to be fine 2 or 3 years ago, however, ever since Cingular started pairing with ATT the signals have gotten worse. We get a highly variable signal in San Carlos (which is up on a hill, no less, where you'd expect great reception) that ranges from zero to 2 or 3 bars at best, even standing outside in the parking lot. Our calls are dropped constantly, and we almost always have to use a land line now when talking from home as its nearly impossible to hold a conversation longer than 20 or 30 seconds, if that. In other words, our cell phones are useless for anything when at home except texting. Funny thing is, we've gotten much better reception calling in a relatively remote location like Yosemite Valley than we have in the middle of a city of a million people up on a hill! I've called Cingular / ATT at least 6 or 7 times the past couple of years and have spoken at length to their techical people as well, and nobody can solve the problem, which I keep telling them is that they simply need another tower! Here's a kicker: during one extended call to technical help (over 30 minutes long), the call got dropped 3 times! Twice the rep called me back (I said "see, I told you"), and the third time, only about 20 seconds into talking to a manager, the call got dropped again, and he never called me back... hmmm, go figure. They are always nice (at least the people I've spoken with) and will sympathize to no end, but they will string you along forever because the reality is they either cannot, or refuse, to upgrade their signals. One rep actually suggested that I work with local officials myself to get a new tower in our area! Can you believe that? Asking a customer to do their "dirty" work? You can come to your own conclusions on that one. When our contract runs out this year we're dumping ATT; I cant imagine that any other carrier would have worse signals in our area.

In the last 3 months - the coverage has become unmanagable - I almost NEED a land line at home now. I have the same AT&T no bars reception issues as the others - no bar IN my house, have to stand outside to get the first nub bar, then few mins in and the call drops, of course that is after 10 attempts to make the call. I called AT&T teh support - they said they have been working on the network in the Point Loma are but havent seen the improvment they hoped for and that they have an "excel" spreadsheet with the complaints. As a bonus to customers, they actually noted my account to say that I wouldnt be charged the early cancelation fee if I termed the contract and went to another carrier - Yep, thats thier solution! Now I have to find a new carrier and Ive been with them since 2000 !

I've had Cingular for a LONG time. (since late 90's) I used to have good service from it. Only ongoing issue I had was once in a while (very rarely) it would recieve a call with no ring and not deliver the notification of the missed call and (usual) corresponding vmail until a day or so later. HOWEVER, recently (last 3 months or so) it has turned HORRIBLE. So bad, that I actually stumbled on this thread while looking on the net for answers. Basically, it just drops to 0 bars of reception, for long periods of time (30 minutes to hours), and regardless of location (one minute I am at home or at a restaurant with full coverage, the next I have 0 bars and get the "No Network Coverage" when I try to make a call). I couldn't communicate with my Dad when I was late to a lunch with him. I've been cut off from conversations at night only getting coverage back the next day. (and getting their vmail) I even travelled through Houston and had it happen to me there at the airport while I was on a call: full bar to 0 bar that lasted for hours (I walked around and tried to get something, nadda). I don't like being cut off, but I also don't like people thinking I just flaked on them or snubbed them. I thought it might be my phone, though a friend who lives in Clairemont told me AT&T stinks and he has the same 0 bar issue. I'm planning on taking my phone in today to a Cingular store and finding out what is going on. If things don't resolve, I will check with my tech friends on what service to switch to.

Even though I get full reception, there are many times where someone tries to call me and the phone does not ring, and there is no sign of a missed call. Also, voice quality can be choppy, especially at night time.

Even though I get full reception, there are times when my phone does not ring and some is trying to call me. Voice quality is choppy, especially at night time.

The new caltran building has lost all AT&T reception inside in the last 6 weeksyou used to get 3 bars and now you get zero since Verizon added boosters

I get dropped calls all the time no matter where I am in San Diego. I have already switched my phone twice thinking it would solve the problem. Sometimes I miss calls becaus it only rings once then goes to voicemail. I am thinking of switching to Verizon. I just like AT&T because I like GSM phones better, I like the fact that I can just get any phone and put my chip in it and it will work.

Ever since "Cingular became the new AT&T", I have had terrible reception. I'll manage 2, maybe 3 bars outside my home. Once inside, I can barely manage 1 bar. Call quality is poor and there are many times when my current calls will go dead for a few seconds. It baffles me because down the street near Rancho Bernardo Rd and Camino San Bernardo, I have excellent 3G coverage and signal strength.

Reception has been extremely poor throughout the Western US. Weak signals and dropped calls have made the service virtually unusable in a business context. Much older phone on Verizon still works perfectly.

I've been repeatedly calling cingular / ATT about poor reception in the San Carlos area for over a year. We live on a mesa, so there are no hillsides blocking (like in a valley) or tall bldgs. Consistently we get from zero to 3 bars, rarely 4, and never 5. Over 90% of the time its nearly impossible to carry out a conversation. We've had to repeatedly use land lines instead. We even upgraded both our phones to current models in an attempt to help the problem (at the suggestion of Cingular), but it did not. Recently I was told they are upgrading tower service in the area, and tried to switch us to something called a "blue" tower network (whatever that means), but that didnt solve the problem. I've gotten better reception (5 bars) in the elevator of my office downtown, and in Yosemite valley, of all places!

For the past 2 weeks I have not been able to make or receive calls. Ever since the switch to "the new AT&T" I have had nothing but problems. I heard that they increased the Edge network to accomodate the new iphone. I have called every day starting last monday. I was credited $25 for my inconvenience. So far this coverage problem has cost me more than the credit they issued.

UCSD Medical Center. Lots of dropped calls or caller unable to contact me. Lots of dead spots around the research anex.

Cannot get any decent reception in my house or most of the surrounding area. I live in a newer developed area, but there are a lot of houses and condos that should attract a tower soon. Trying to answer my cell while insde my house is worthless. Didn't own a landline until moved into this area, but due to the service restrictions, had to get one.

Very spotty reception with Cingular. Consistent dead spot at Carmel Creek / Carmel Mtn intersection.

Below average, But, best of all services I've tried in the area

I had Cingular for 2 years and lived in Mira Mesa. I can't count how many times it said 5 bars and the next thing I knew, the call dropped. Customer service was very apathetic also and told me I could drop for $175- thanks for the options guys. I had a Nokia, a Motorola V550, and then another Nokia phone, none of them changed the poor coverage and terrible Cingular service. I switched to Verizon, finally, and have had maybe 2 dropped calls in the area - vs hundreds with Cingular. My recommendation - use anyone by Cingular (oh, and don't buy the bs commercials)!

As usual dosent work to good in buildings, but thats military buildings for you. But outside around the area it works great

Considerind a switch to Singulair, we tested a friend's brand new KRAZR - no reception at home. In contrast, my 6 year old Verizon Morotola phone still works fine at the same location. Thus, we stay with Verizon.

Used to be fine, but Cingular reception has been getting worse and worse over the past few months; calls between wife and I frequently dropped, even with 4 or 5 bars. Reception spotty and inconsistent in La Mesa thru Mission Valley and into Downtown (I work on 4th floor, next to a window); often difficult to impossible to carry on a conversation. We both have current phones (hers a Motorola). Have made multiple calls to Cingular cust. serv. over the past few months for reception and voice mail issues, but they always tell me it must be a phone problem. After upgrading to the newest SIM card they then told me my phone had a known problem with that SIM card and they had to revert back to the older card (then why did they issue the new SIM card with my phone, if it was a known problem?). Am about ready to dump Cingular and their worsening reception and inept customer service (for failing to resolve the technical issues) for another carrier.

3 to 4 bars always. Great reception copared to VeriZon and T-Mobile friends that come over. Those guys get reception outside and none in the house. Cingular best in this area.

My phone always says "Searching" and many of my calls are dropped. What happened to "Smallest amount of Dropped Calls". Ironic

Cingular works great in this area, never miss or drop calls. I used to have Sprint and had bad reception in my office.

I've tried other Nokia models with Cinglar and all behave the same - very low signal and dropped calls.

Failed calls with Cingular all over neighborhood. This area needs 3 or 4 band phones.

It used to be so-so, but they must have activated a new tower because the reception in North Clairemont is great. Also, check out their Fast Forward feature to save a ton of money when you're receiving calls at home.

I can hardly talk on my cell phone at 7220 Trade St., San Diego, CA. I use Cingular which sucks.

5 bars of reception but I get a 15 second audio glitch every minute or two that makes the caller at the other end sound like they are at the end of a long coiled metal tube. Makes the person on the other end completely unintelligible. People on the other end of the call have identified similar sounding things. This might be my phone equipment. I've gotten a replacement phone (with no change in call quality) and am going to swap out my SIM card today. Anyone else with such a problem? I don't have this issue in other areas of San Diego or in other cities. Problems started around 2006 / 02 / 01 and persist in this area.

Dead spot. You lose reception as you approach it, and gain it as you leave. Completely dead. Been that way ever since I've been on Cingular.

Coverage is fine on east side of building, but drops off as you move into the building. Coverage inside the complex is spotty and tends to drop. Not surprising with all those 3-story steel frame buildings.

A lot of dropped calls, poor reception, and just not even worth being on the phone in the 92130 area. I had much better reception in the same area with my Verizon phone.

Dead, dead, dead, dead spot. Dropped calls every time I approach and drive through this spot. Picks back up again about 1 mile north of this interesection on El Camino Real.

with Cingular i've never had a dropped call and have always been able to dial out all my calls. will sometimes have choppy convosations but it's usually from the other person's cellphone. Usually have 4 bars of service, even in NoCal and Arizona. Park Village its 0-1, but even when it's at 0 I can still make and recieve callsarea--unlike many of my friends who have Verizon. PV, PQ, desert highway on the I-8 going East into AZ still no problems. in general american cellphones are knock off wanna be's of japanese makes which makes them almost worthless because the antanae in japanese makes aren't as strong specifically because japan isnt as big. Nokia seems to be the strongest phone available in america--I am hesitant to switch to a samsun or Motorola (which seem to have the most dropped calls.)

If I walk outside... between buildings and face north I can make a call (sometimes). Have had a few occaisions where I can hold a call in the house, but not many. Considering I'm in a major metro area I think it's pretty dismal reception is this poor (I know there's a mountain behind my house, but why can't they put a tower on the mountain and solve the problem for everyone?).

I lose reception often! And the image on my phone comes up as a mirror image, or not at all sometimes. We can't wait to go to a carrier other than Cingular. It has not been good, nor has it been a very good deal financially.

I would never recommend Cingular. Not only do you frequently experience dropped calls and dead air space in my neighborhood but also anywhere in the Mission Valley area between 5 and 15 I continually experience the same thing. They offer no other support other than to tell you to switch out your SIM card or warranty your phone, neither of which works... Oh yes, they recommend you find someone to buy out your contract. Anyone willing???

Can make some calls. Need to get outside the house or next to window for bars. Sometimes no complains, sometimes I want to throw my phone against the wall.

I have to call from the street or from my window (right by my window). There is a canyon near by and that is probably why the reception is so bad. Even my friend who has Verizon says it is bad too, so the problem is not just Cingular.

It's silly really. I'm in my apartment (3rd floor, no major obstacles) and I get a decent signal. I walk down to my car and WALLAH - no signal. Strange? I don't talk and drive, so I can't comment on dropping calls. So far, I dropped one near Black Mountain Rd and Mira Mesa...

Cingular's SD-area reception levels have been horrible as of late. All four Cingular phones receive disconnects, as well as limited reception 70% of the time. What't going on?

Since the start of 2005, the reception has gotten worse and worse. As of July / August, whenever I'm at home the person on the other end is deafened by "fax" noises. The reception, when working, is consistently 1-2 poles only. Crap. Total crap. Dear God get a new tower in Clairemont.

I've had nothing but problems with Cingular since their merge with AT&T. Customer service has been less than helpful with their promises of improvements in coverage.

Weak reception at home. Dead spot on the hill near Miramar Overlook Park, coming from Spring Canyon on Scripps Ranch Blvd, until you get close to the I15 on ramps.

I get good reception at my home and in the area. The only time I really notice a drop in coverage is when I'm driving on Navajo towards College / Waring and on College towards the 8. My guess is that the Del Cerro hill blocks the reception. I used to work in Ocean Beach, and never had too much of a problem there, and now I work in Kearny Mesa and I'm good there too.

mediocre reception outside, virtually none in my house. Not happy!

I get almost no reception in my house. I get many dropped calls no matter where I am. I am switching to Verizon. I have had Cingular for 4 years, and since the merge with AT&T, I am unhappy with my service. Why pay for something when you have 3 dropped calls in one conversation. I just switched from Nokia to Motorolla. That my have something to do with it.

It is like a rollercoster ride when you are driving in this area. Reception goes up and down and it never ends when you are in that part of town. The phone I have now gets way better reception than my other phones (Moto V600, SE Z600, SE 500A). But if you are shopping for service, getting Cingular is still better than getting T-Mobile because for them, you get nothing in the area. I had T-Mobile for a year, made numerous calls to the CS to let them know there is a problem with the coverage zone, but they did not made the improvement at all. So after a year, I finally switched back to Cingular / ATT. My suggestion fro driving thru the area is to use a headset, I have found out that because the phone gets to stay at a stationary place when you are using your headset, it is less likely for you to loose the signal, at least in my case, it work. Well, good luck on the rollercoster!

This stretch of road is an absolute dead spot for every single provider in the area. I have at many times actually maintained a phone call through this area, but, in general... at least 90% of the time, the call will drop going through this area.

I live in the UTC area, in an appartment complex called Pines of La Jolla. My appartment is on the first floor of a 3-story building. I never had any reception from there! Sometimes my phone rings but if I take the call, I immediately lose the connection. This is really a problem for me because my home phone is provided by Vonage (VoIP) and if my Internet connection shuts down (it happens once in a while), I can not make any call. To use my cell phone, I always have to get out the apartment and walk towards the street to get a signal. Also, I work near the UTC mall and from there I get perfect signal. I thought it was because of my phone but it was the same with my old Nokia and my wife doesn't get reception either with her Sony Ericsson. She is on Cingular as well. The funny thing is that a friend of mine, who has a AT&T plan, gets perfect reception when he comes over.

Poor-to-no reception within my apartment. I have to take long walks outside to talk to someone. The exercise does help my frustration though.

No reception in my apartment. I am on the first floor but it still sucks.

In the apartment reception is really bad. Call quality is bad. Lot of times call drop occur.

This is one of the most crowded areas on UCSD campus, but apparently NO ONE gets reception in there...I wonder why.

Calls will drop 4 times from Torrey Pines Road to Governor Dr. & Genesee in University City. Very annoying. Now that my contract is up, I will be leaving Cingular because of dropped calls, poor reception and static, or no coverage in areas where Verizon has coverage.

There's no reception going east right after the traffic light on the Paradise Valley Road and Munda intersection in National City.