I get solid reception pretty much everywhere I go in downtown Santa Monica. I would rate it a 5 but the 3g coverage is in and out, and I honestly don't notice a speed increase when searching google on 3g vs Edge.

Wow, better than ATT here.. loving my new phone and 3g coverage

I pay $75 a month to AT&T, which they're apparently spending on commercials claiming they offer 3G service, instead of spending it on actually providing it. There's no reception here, period. I've never been able to complete a phone call in this area... within the first few seconds, the connection degrades to nothing and it's impossible to talk. I got suckered into a 2-year plan, a total of about $1800, for a phone that's basically a paperweight. I have no idea how AT&T gets away with this scam. Do NOT do "business" with them.

Coverage was good until a week ago. Now all AT&T users at our company (about 12+) get no signal at all, and we're high up in a building in sight of the cell tower 2 blocks away. Interestingly, iPhone users with 3g or 3gs phones get 100% reception?!? WTF?

Reception is spotty inside my apartment. Calls are routinely dropped. I also dropped a call while on the Santa Monica Pier. Huh??

never get sprint... just crushed my phone

Almost zero reception in Anacapa apartment building. I'm on T-Mobile and most visitors are without coverage as well.

Nearly perfect reception from my 4th floor apartment. I'm line of site to the tower at the intersection of Lincoln and the 10.

ZERO reception in the house..if I go out to the alley or on to the sidewalk, I'll get spotty coverage. Verizon doesn't care as they seem to have a monopoly in the area. Never again.

In the course of tryiing to find the best service provider for my wireless use, I've tried ATT, Nextel and now Verizon. They all seem to work amazingly well at first and then BAMMMM, no more service. It is like they flip a switch and you lose your service. None is better than the next. I liked it better in the 1970's when I had a phone the size of a shoe box... at least it worked! Has anyone had any luck with the cell phone reception boosters?

The reception has gone from poor to none lately. Every call is a dropped call --often after just a few seconds. I can't believe a real company delivers such absolute garbage for service. Absolutely infuriating in recent weeks. Called up customer service and they tied me up for an hour before taking my complaint. They accidentally disabled my phone. It took them 30 minutes to turn my phone back on, and I missed a dinner with a friend. Thanks a lot jerks.

My calls are missed or dropped 80% of the time. It is quite frustrating. I rely on my voice over I.P. phone (Vonage).

I have zero reception from T-Mobile when I arrive San Vicente and 7th Street. So I would have to walk a block south to make calls.

I'm in the first floor apartment. My Sprint cell phone kicks into "Digital Roam" mode. Still, I have zero reception.

Calls are constantly cut off. Sometimes I just need to repeat myself a few times.

Verizon sells itself on reliability of reception, as shown in its tv and billboards ads. Unfortunately this is a false sales campaign. Phone calls can rarely be completed from our home, calls are often dropped. The same can be said for quite a few other areas in Santa Monica. Verizon should be truthful in its advertising, in many cases, its reliability sucks. Why do we stick with Verizon?..mainly because other family members and friends have it and because our land line and DSL is with them. We are stuck with them.

My reception in Santa Monica from Montana north to San Vicente is very very poor to none.

2 handicapped and a 2 year old child and Sprint says they cant do anything. technical center will report problem again. towers down for 6 days already.

Today is tuesday. since last thursday, can not call or receive have to drive several blocks away and then it only will work if roaming is okay'd. called sprint, they say 3 towers down, said that last week.

No service or searching about 85% of the time. the other 15% my calls are dropped. CAN WE GET A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING OR SOMETHING!?????