It's strong and then it's gone. Calls drop frequently and I get this call failed message all the time when calling out.

I just switched from Sprint. Reception in my office was quite good. Now I can't take or make a call with Cingular on the new phone.

there's a sink hole around my house here. I can't use my phone at home. its bad enough and Cingular's response is so poor that i'm considering paying to cancel the contract.

Sprint gives very poor reception in some low lying areas of DC, so am considering switching to Verizon which seems to get great coverage everywhere. Have even lost coverage in other non-low lying busy areas.

I use to have Sprint, and they only worked on the highways, definately not for camping. Cingular always has good coverage. Verizon in a small town in Iowa had reception, but not cigular. I'm still with Cingular cause they always treat me well (been a customer since 1998). I notice that a lot of Verizon customers have to call back when in the metro, either because the reception is poor or cause it's too loud. I think Verizon has good reception, but Cingular is good. A few years back, Cingular had shoddy reception in Glover Park, but now it seems to be better; either do to towers or switching over to the new band I think GSM. Sprint and T-Mobile are fine for urbanites and highway travelers but not for adventerous people. Verizon and cigular are pretty similar.

Very frequent dropped calls or can not connect to network. A desert for cell coverage.

Inside good reception. Maintain call reception even in elevator

I don't get any reception, and if I do, it drops once I hit the call button. I can go for 5 minutes with no service at all, even if I walk in the middle of the street. I'm seriously considering breaking my contract. They charge way too much and they don't deliver.

Outside... ok. In my house, almost nothing.

Great reception and reliable phone.

Cingular customer service is the only thing worse than its reception. I have to move around the house constantly to get some reception and must keep the conversation short. Cingular will change back to AT&T, but unfortunately it is going to be only a cosmetic change (just a name.) The big brother won't have me for long! Switching to T-Mobile which has improved a lot and does not spy on you while trying to control the internet!

I can't get any reception whatsoever inside my apartment. Even standing at the window I only get 1 bar! I am so disappointed with Cingular I will definitely not use them when my contract expires.

Since the Capitol Expansion Project, my experience with Cingular has improved dramatically. Now, I get 2 to 5 bars depending on where I stand.

I work inside the Postal Square Building (4th fl) and I have no signal most of the time except when I going near a window to outside or atrium lobby.

HORRIBLE reception with my Cingular phone in my row house, any floor, near window or not. Calls drop out every 10-15 minutes on average (at least!). Even outside the house on the porch or the sidewalk, signal strength is weak at best. Can't wait til July to switch to Verizon! BTW, not happy with Cingular's customer service since it ate AT&T Wireless, with whom I'd originally signed up. After repeated requests by phone and by e-mail, my bills still get sent to my parents' address in North Carolina.

3 out of 5 bars, but when a call is connected, the other party can't friggin hear me! it's maddening!

Cingular wireless does not work underground in the Metro.

Cingular is terrible in DC. I drop calls all the time and the signal inside buildings almost non-existing - I'm changing to Verizon when my plan is done in July (YEAH I CAN'T WAIT) By the way Motorola is also been a terrible experience. Either Cingular or the phone drops calls all the time - about 15 to 20 minutes into a conversation!

Despite being told that reception is poor here, near the Russian embassy and down in a valley, I've been pleasantly surprised. Consistent good signal and sound quality.

With Nextel in the Downtown DC area and Metro DC (basicly for the most part where the Metro runs) I get great reception. I have full to almost full bars I would say about 70% of the time. I do not have any service when underground riding the Metro. My only gripe would be once above ground after leaving the Metro it seems like my phone takes forever to pick up the signal (actually less than 3-4 minutes).