I've been putting up with Verizon and their promises to improve cell service for about 4 years now and I'd swear their service is deteriorating. If it weren't for the fact that every time I start researching other companies, I hear they have the same problems I would have dumped Verizon long ago. I even bought a bi-directional amplifier for my car and it helps a little but not enough to really make a difference. Oh well...

I previously lived in Philadelphia and had T Mobile phone service, I was very happy with it, unfortunately my husband and I decided to get a family plan and so I swtiched to Verizon. (He still apologizes for making me switch!) We bought our phones in Georgia and wanted to get a Samsung, but the sales rep in the store warned us that she had a "bad batch" that had quite a few that had been returned. She urged us to get the LG 6100--BIG MISTAKE. I had horrible reception in Philadelphia, ultimately they finally replaced the phone with the same phone, a cycle that I repeated regularly. Every time I made a call, it seemed like it would drop. I have spoken to so many Verizon reps that I feel like I know more than they do. Since moving to Colorado the service has been equally horrible. I brought it to a Verizon store, where they told me that I would have to switch to a local phone number (THEY WERE WRONG.) I corrected the lady I spoke with, and ultimately she came back and apologized, telling me that it shouldn't matter... she did however replace my phone again. Now that I have had the same phone 3 times, I am finally elligible to switch a different phone (OF EQUAL VALUE.) They told me I would have to go to a Verizon store to do the switch (which I'm dreading.) Hopefully a different phone with improve the problem, although I am very skeptical and am overall very unhappy with Verizon: the tech support is horrible, the customer service is horrible, and the phones and service are horrible. I'd avoid Verizon if I could...

no problem here with t-mobile, others sucked

Very poor reception. Have to go to the third floor of the house to get any kind of a reliable connection.

Usually have good reception, 4-5 bars. Only rarely do I have dropped calls. East near Pinon Valley reception drops to nothing in the valley with bluffs all around.

no reception whatsoever at my house in the east Black Forest

Qwest works everywhere in Colorado Springs / Pueblo / Denver. A little problem in Cripple Creek. I had Verizon which is not worth the money on the west side of Colorado Springs and around Glen Eagle.

great reception and service for Verizon wireless. recomend to everyone who has complaints

No coverage anywhere near Broadmoor terrace apts.

I dont haver any reception at all in and around seven falls.

I have wonderful reception it is the company's imcompitance that drives me through the celling. We pay our bill on time all the time, I have a 450 min. a month plan. I need no more and at this point I have over a 1000 roll over minutes. They have been charging us by the minute, even our mobile to mobile time and calls that don't exist. Dealing with this and more since we had signed the contract (this being the only reason we are still with them) we finally were under the impression everything was sorted. This morning I find out the discontinued our service for lack of payment and being "so far over due" I would never recommend this service to anyone for any reason. This kind of treatment makes me want to return and stick with a land line!

Verizon is nothing but trouble, most of the time I get a low signal everywhere. Going into my kids schools or walmarkt forget it, Verizon really should add more towers. Latly I am getting messages "That the NETWORK is bussy please try back later" Verizon Sucks.

Reception sucks with Verizon, Cingular etc.

Cingular reception in Mountain Shadows is horrid. Have two Cingular phones so was able to verify that it's the coverage and not my phone.

Cricket really sucks I have had nothing but problems with them plus if you travel outside colorado springs, denver, pueblo the reception gets even worse. If you travel across the US you have to pay alot extra $5 gets you 30 minutes that is terrible. I recently switched to T-Mobile and I love it. It isn't pricey and I get excellent coverage in the US with no roaming charges or long distance. And I can even use my phone in Europe, that is just brilliant. Thank you for your time.

Nextel has good reception in areas where my Verizon drops calls, but there is no coverage at all going down I-25 at Woodmen Rd. This is about the worst possible place for a dead spot.

No major problems with my Motorola V600.

This had been an awful area for just about everyone I know. AT&T / Cingular had the best service, but that wasnt saying much. Last August my son jumped into our pool with his Lg 4015. I didnt want to change to the New Cingular plans because my old AT&T GSM plan was SO much better. I had read about a guy in Downtown Colorado Springs that had helped another gentleman out(I believe it was on this site). The guy told this user that most of the cell phones out now are junk and that he was the last one who tested for reception. He also said that this guy said many people "Blame the Highway; when it was the car all along." So I went to the Cingular store on Cheynne Mt and they told me they couldnt sell me an AT&T phone, but quietly reccomended one store that sold new and refurbished phones. Lo and behold; it was the same guy! so I went to him; Peak Cellular and Satellite, and WOW what an education! This guy said he used to be the biggest dealer in Colorado but now just opperates the one store by himself(Semi-retired?). He told me about the phones and why they didnt work well and what phones tested best for reception(he field tests them himself). Making a long story a little shorter, he listened to what I needed and suggested the Nokia 6200. It was a little expensive(as all phones without an activation or upgrade are) but well worth it. What a difference! No more having to go outside to talk on the deck. No more dropped calls at my house. Even alot of the areas I used to think were dead spots are not anymore. He said he had tweaked the internal antenna a bit (he does repairs also). I like the phone so much, I went back and bought 3 more(I'm on a 4-way family plan) for everyone else in my family. He has weird hours, but its worth the wait. He's also a little direct, but he calls it "blunt honesty". He also told me that I DID NOT have to switch to Cingular when my contract was up; just go month to month; no matter what the Cingular people say. I highly recommend him(I think his name was Dan or Dave) and will never buy from anyone else again.

Just north of Wasson Park there is woefully inadequate coverage. I can receive notifications but rarely can answer or dial a call. Such was the case with Sprint in this area, as well. Verizon coverage in Colorado Springs seems better, generally, but it is frustratingly poor in my neighborhood.

Have had lots of luck with Verizon as far as reception until I bought a new LG 6000. Now I can't get reception anywhere in town without the calls breaking up or being dropped. I have had the software updated and had the phone in for repairs. As of yet the reception is still very poor.