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5 bars on the street but two bars indoors with some incoming calls going directly to voicemail and some calls being dropped

Don't go for T-Mobile if you live in San Francisco! The reception is really spotty in the city, my other friends (w / T-Mobile phones, from Los Angeles) encountered the same too. Just go to there website to view their reception map, I think it's quite accurate; most reception in the downtown area along Market street, etc. I live in the 1st floor of a two story house in Sunset, and when I'm indoor, I can only get a little bit of reception at my computer table, but it sometimes went away too! Yes, I got a great promotional plan from them last year ($40 / month, 1000 minutes, free night / wknd) but I'm so glad that my contract is going to be over by the end of June, because I'm definitely switching!

its used to be at least 2 signal bars. And still able to talk with 2 to 3 drops a time. But now the signal bar went from 2 to 0 (nothing). My phone always tried to search for network... beepee... if I move near the window. the phone will show 1 or 2 bars. If I turn around, the call drop dead... .

I've been with Verizon for 5 years. My reception at 43rd and Ulloa, even with a new phone (yes optimized for reception), is consistently weak (i.e., horrible). Verizon needs to look at its coverage in this area. I will otherwise move to another carrier.

Sometimes good sometimes bad, since switching to Cingular from ATT my reception has improved. Cingular explains that you should be careful on the type of phone you buy. If you buy an import phone that is not designed for the US network then you might be screwed when it comes to signal.. Make sure that you have 850 and 1900.. 850 being the stronger one. As well 1800 will allow you to use it internationally. The phone might be the latest and greatest design, right in from europe or china, but if it doesn't give you a good signal forget it..

Verizon is TERRIBLE. My friend with AT&T / Sprint never has any problems at all in my apartment. I get 0 bars of service.

Very poor and erratic reception in my house- need to walk to outside and even that is not a guarantee of reception / cell phone functionability. I was told by local cell phone vendor (Cingular / T Mobile and Verizon) that all cell phone vendors in my area of Sunset have poor reception - this is due to local neighborhood act a couple years ago that prevented Cell phone companies from putting in transmitter towers (too many 'schools and children'). Not sure if this is the real reason, but I do remember reading about this neighborhood activity against the cell phone companies. From reading other comments in this forum, I see that the general pattern is that every cell phone company does appear to have difficulty with reception in 94116 area though.

Every time I visit my mother, the reception drops like a rock. Once I hit 19th Ave, it seems to get a little better, but the entire Sunset / Parkside district is not a hot spot for Verizon at all.

My calls drop 75% of the time indoors. sometimes my phone just goes straight to voice mail. I wish Verizon would put up a new tower.

"With more Bars in more Places" You've got to be kidding me. I get dropped calls all the time. No coverage at my house. They say they have coverage here. BBBSSSSSS