Well here it goes again. No Signal, no service, dropped calls, dialing problems, failed calls. Complained to ATT back in Nov 2007 but nothing was done. They came, they tested, they said everything was okay but we still do not get a signal strong enough to reliably use the cell phone. They say it is okay, no problem, but I live here, I know better. Mysteriously, the signal improved over the last year or so to 3 bars fading in and out but service was workable for a while but not great. Now it is April 2009 and over the last week or two, service has deteriorated severely. No signal, no service, one bar, two bars, three bars fading in and out. Can hardly make a call or carry on a conversation. Called ATT support, made a trouble report. We will see what happens. According to ATT I am in a "lite orange zone" on their cellular service map which indicates moderate but acceptable service. Just 200 feet to the north of my location, their map says it is a "dark orange zone" which should mean 5 bars BUT that is not true. Service is bad through out the Glover Park DC neighborhood. I believe that there is a cell site just 0.5 to 0.6 miles to the East - Southeast of here but it is over the top of a gentle hill from here. The tower faces towards the downtown of DC and leaves out Glover Park, Calvert St. (west) Benton St, Beecher St. (west) 41st St, 42nd St, McArthur Blvd, Foxhall Rd, Reservoir, Sibley Hospital, Georgetown University and the lower portion of New Mexico Ave. NW DC PLEASE fix the service. Put in a stronger signal in the Glover Park Neighborhoods west of Wisconsin Ave and West of Tunlaw Rd.NW DC.

Terrible reception! Most calls are dropped or never reach me.

Great service. I did a 30-day trial with T-Mobile and didn't get past 9 days before I sent the phone back. AT&T will have my loyalty for a long time.

I get zero bars inside the house. I must stand at the front window to talk and there is 1 bar. There is no reception at the back window. Never buy AT&T. They are liars and horrible.

I've gone through two TREO 700wx phones and I still do not have reception inside my house. This is very frustrating because Verizon does not acknowledge this and their only solution is to hard reset my phone and / or replace at my own expense. With each phone replacement it resets my contract and therefore I'm going through lots of money replacing these phones at full price! I have fine reception everywhere else... just not in NE in any home or office building.

I live on Bolling AFB. We get little to no reception in our home. It drops at least every other call going out or in. I have spoken with T-Mobile with no luck. The first time they said it was a tower problem. Then they said it was a reflection off the water from the river >>eyeroll<< Then they said they are going to put up a new tower and the problem should be resolved in a couple of weeks. Ummm, not even close. Still crappy service. I came here trying to find a good carrier, only to find out they all suck out here. Dang those water reflections... .oy!

Haven't had much problem with the phone at all... anywhere in DC, except in my friend's apartment. It was in the basement though so it was difficult to get reception there anyway.

Poor, inconsistent signal. Calls lost when a train arrives in the station where I'm waiting, as well as when in the tunnel. I guess it's time to start texting...

I get little to no reception in my house. Friends and family cannot reach me, nor can I call out. I've tried standing outside to talk, but my calls are continually dropped. I've tried trouble shooting with the many Sprint representatives. My phone dropped the calls frequently enough that the Sprint representative had to reach me on my home phone. If you live in this area, avoid Sprint. (It also cuts out on sections of route Rt. 267.)

very bad reception inside buildings and on most areas around CUA.

About half of all calls are dropped. Phone constantly switching between 3G, Edge and 'G' networks. Really awful. Much better in other parts of DC and outside of town.

I just got a new iPhone. The technology is wonderful, but the reception is lousy in my place in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. Since my primary requirement of a cell phone is to be a phone, I'll likely have to return the iPhone, drop AT&T, and go back to Verizon.

Verizon has been very good to me in terms of call quality and reception, but with all great things comes a cost and in this case money, If your willing to pay a few more bucks for a lot more bang than Verizon is the best way to go, I get service everywhere in DC, unless I'm on the first floor in which case I have "Okay" service

I can get NO reception in any metro station under ground.

Cingular would be great if it weren't for their prices.

Cuts out constantly. Often fades in and out. Can't hear people at times but they can hear me. Makes an odd static sound just before dropping calls- terrible!

New AT&T EDGE system did not drop out at all during a recent visit all around DC and Arlington. No reception on the Metro while underground, however. Perfect voice. Emails and messages popped in while metro was crossing the bridges.

Very good reception all around DC, even in the Metro (though spotty).

Awful Sprint reception. Sprint roams for free, but at this location there's half a bar of reception, meaning that the phone doesn't transition to roam and the calls won't go through either...

AT&T The bar indicators in my apartment facing Mount Pleasant / Rock Creek drift in and out with the wind, it seems. 1 bar then 2,3 then 1 then 0 and then finally it says, Emergency Calls Only. Went to the Westin hotel on 14th and M NW, my colleagues with Verizon and Sprint had perfect reception. I had No Network Coverage. I have to say, with my old Nokia I never had the message Emergency Calls Only. Hmmmmmmm. It does have it's benefits though. Makes people call me at home and saves me a few $ on extra minutes of bla, bla, bla... .. Bottom line is, service must be as advertised and it's not. Imagine standing next to a bus with an ad for ATT and getting no reception. Hilarious.