Reception is generally good. However, my phone was dropping calls about 1 / 5 of the time. Recently, I tried to upgrade the roaming capability, and Verizon wasn't able to do it. They offered me a new phone, and since I'ver received it, it's been fine. So check the roaming upgrade, and complain if you must.

After about 10 months of nearly perfect service, my phone lost all reception. Its as though T-Mobile stopped leasing a tower or something. I reported bad service at this location on Nov. 11, 2006. T-Mobile seemed to fix the problem a week later. Now we are back to square one. I have to walk 10 minutes to Haight St. to make a phone call. iPhone here I come.

I used to get good reception here, but have not been able to connect to the network once in the last three days. Is T-Mobile out all over the city? I called their customer service number yesterday at noon, they said they are working on it and it would be resolved within 24 hours, but it is still down.

All over the place. I can be sitting at my desk (ground floor in front of unobstructed window) and watch the bars jump from 5 to 3 to No Service. I've noticed more and more dropped calls on this phone (never had this problem until about 3 months ago) throughout central San Francisco. When calling back, I now start the conversation with "Fewest dropped calls, my a**!"

If I stand still in the corner of my bathroom with the phone at a particular angle away from my head while concentrating all of my chi to improving cell phone reception, I can hear every third word in the conversation. Anywhere else and I might as well be using carrier pigeons for correspondence. I haven't had problems anywhere else in the city--just where I live. I just became eligible for a phone upgrade from AT&T, but I'm switching to Verizon.

Give it up - no reception, dropped calls all the time at this location. A friend and I routinely call each other back when one or other of us is approaching this intersection.

Give it up - no reception, dropped calls all the time at this location. A friend and I routinely call each other back when one or other of us is approaching this intersection.

Like one of the other reviewers, I get fluctuating bars depending on the exact position of my phone in the building. I've sat here and watched (and heard) the phone go from zero / one bar to four, while sitting on my desk. And forget trying to connect with anyone around rush hour. I might as well not have a phone. Outside is no better. I've failed or only intermittently connected while walking west along Irving St.while running errands. So much for multi-tasking with a sucky phone service. The ATT CSRs are useless and I agree, immediately escalate to a supe. They too are useless but you may get some credits from them at least.

Being a techno Freak I could not wait to get the new Iphone. I attempted to repress my memories of why I swore of AT&T for life when I decided to get this phone. Thank god they've hacked this phone because AT&T's lack of service is enough to make one want to slit their wrists or smoke Crack, or even better, do both, rather than deal with their ineptness. Dropped Calls, Failed Calls, Overcharged on Roaming an average of 20 bucks a month (lawyers please sign me for your multi-million dollar class action lawsuit on this Cherry Waiting to be plucked), and phone operators who sadly unable to help has me wishing I was back with Sprint. Never thought I'd say that, and if you've had sprint, you now know how rotten AT&T is! As I type this I've been on hold with ATT's technician line... ..the automated operator told me I'd have a 4 minute wait and thus far I've waited 15 minutes with the Disco Trash only fit for folks locked up in Guantanimo Bay. The Psychologists working for ATT are brilliant to have realised that making those on hold listen to this music will Result in them Haning Up, thus saving ATT a lot of cash. Hack The Iphone with your preferred carrier.

Variable and Patchy reception at best. No reception for periods of 10-20 minutes at worst. (Carrier claims Excellent reception on their self-authored coverage maps)

I've had no problems with reception in this area. Also my boyfriend who has ATT has no problems

In the street my reception is pretty good. The problem is when I am in my house... I need to be near an exterior window to get any service. And even tem I get dropped calls around 50% of the time. My roomates with AT&T get good service throughout my house

I'm on 2nd floor of apartment. So this might be factor. Also constant overcast throughout the year.

I just ditched Cingular / AT&T a few weeks ago, but felt compelled to post. I got terrible reception along 280 and in the western half of SF. I would get no coverage inside the park near the soccer fields, and maybe 1 bar at home near Geary. My calls would get dropped every few miles along 280 near Daly City and Millbrae. This really cheesed me off because I got 5 bars in the middle of the Mojave desert on the way to Vegas.

Drops my calls, calls that do go thru have horrible reception, I can't hear the other person well and they can't hear me - impossible to hold a conversation.

Calls are dropped more often than not. I almost never use my cell to make calls from this location (my home) because I fear the call will be dropped or will cut in and out.

Barely anything in the presisdio with Tmobile. Friends of mine with AT&T and Verizon have full reception. I think I can safely assume that T-Mobile is one of the worst service providers.

Horrible reception on Jackson between Presidio and Cherry. Can't they figure this out? It's one of the most affluent few blocks in the United States. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and two US senators, live only a few blocks away. Why won't they put up a tower around here?

No reception with AT&T or 1 bar which quickly fades / drops out. Same result no matter where in the house, backyard or on the street in front of the house. Was with Sprint who have sucky customer service, but at least I had good reception and could make a phone call.

I have used Verizon all over the Bay Area. A dropped call is almost unheard of. The only place I know I lose calls is going over the Altamont pass on HWY 580. I lose my call but if I call back immediately, reception is back. It must be a small dead zone.