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There's the old Sprint and now the new Sprint... because I actually have better reception than I had with Verizon. I'm all over the state of CT and love it. I think they merged the towers with Nextel? In any case, I'm enjoying better service for a lot less money. Todd

I have Sprint PCS service which is really no service at all at my home on the back side of East Rock. Not only do I not have Sprint Service, but when I turn the phone to roam, the service is spotty. I work in dowtown New Haven where Sprint service is fine. But I lose my signal all over the rest of the area... sometimes on the shore, along Quinnipiac Ave, and certainly when I head west into the Valley. If you call customer service they'll give you free roaming time to make up for poor service areas. Still, I'm frustrated when they tell me I should have service... I don't.

At home (streets listed) I have poor reception. Phone goes into roaming occasionally. Even when I display several reception bars, people on the phone with me complain about drop outs. I have experienced similar spotty coverage elsewhere in the state, when I travel, I almost always get better reception, so I know the problem is not with the phone itself.

When we moved to New Haven we arrived with T-Mobile and two high-end phones. We had to switch because call dropped predictibly every few min. So we made the mistake to switch to Sprint... and even worse with a 2 year contract. What was I thinking? Anyway, it has been horrible. I can't get reception in my building almost in the middle of Yale campus. There are several dead spots along Whitney Ave. and in Hamden coverage is spotty. When you drive into the countryside you may as well leave your phone at home. Some folks say that it's east and west rock that screw up the reception. Be that as it may, it got so aggravating that I finally broke my contract. Both Verizon and Cingular have a good reputation in the New Haven area. We'll see.