Always get 3 or more bars in my house (out of 6). I get service pretty much everywhere around Cooper City and the South Florida area- including in buildings.

Absolutly no reception inside my apartment. Have to go outside to get 1 bar! That Zeta -Jones woman is full of it! But the good news is they will add an upgrade to the area within 120 days, which means it only costs my $300 to wait for reception. I can't find a better value. ( i'm being sarcastic). I'm also bitter on the fact they won't help me out. Don't buy this service. My company's Nextel- full reception!

CDMA 1x - Great reception even in parking garage buildings, office buildings, and elevators. Most carriers and phones get strong signals in this area. Some spots deep within Sawgrass Mills and the BankAtlantic Center may experience dropped calls.

Ive had Verizon for just over 5 years,and I have never had any major issues until I came to work here in the Fort Lauderdale area(Bank of America building)I even called into to verizon,and they told me that they are going to be adding a cell site very soon. Other than that Verizon is still the best service by far.

Phone fades out and drops calls inside my house. I usually have to go outside to finish the conversation. This phone seems worse than the Sanyo phones I had in the past. I reported it to Sprint but nothing has changed. I would change to Verizon if they would give me the same plan.

Lousy reception in all of Victoria Park from Cingular. What gives with their claims? BS

I have had on and off reception with AT&T over the years. I think a lot of it seems to depend on the phone. My Nokia before this one couldn't hold a call anywhere, and though this one has its reception issues, it works a good 85% of the time. I had no problems with it throughout the entire hurricane season. My husband however, has a sony ericsson, and has never finished a call yet. The phones are still AT&T phones though, so perhaps upgrading them will help.

No reception at all. I wish I knew this before I signed a 2-year contract with Sprint.

I always have to walk outside my house to talk on my cell phone. When I'm inside I miss half of all incoming calls, which go to voicemail without the phone ever ringing. I've had three different phones, two by LG and one by Samsung, but the problem is not with the phones. My cousin lives three blocks from my house, and there I get no signal at all, not even outside.

I can't believe I haven't read more about the downtown Fort Lauderdale location. I know there is construction going on and with Nextel being the 'Leader' in this industry one would think there wouldn't be a single complaint. Well here's one the record. After three pathetic years I was given the approval to jump ship. 'F' that! I want reception! I have LOST business! Am I being compensated? HELL NO! I GET A BILL FOR NO SERVICE! Isn't that theft? If we are all paying, and yes some dearly for cell service, don't you think cell towers would be everywhere? Even in this day and age! Come on already. I've complained to the FCC and still nothing. Who has to regulate the regulators? Oh yeah, US. Remember when you vote, you vote for those who have a track record and are able minded business people willing to go the extra distance to providing the public which voted for them in the first place, a well deserved service! Why can't these companies share cell towers anyway? They do it with the wired kind!

it fluctuates from second to second, from being able to make or recieve a call to no signal. This GSM service is much worse than the old AT&T digitial..

No reception in the house at all. One bar with an occassional 2 if you go outside in the middle of the back or front yard to talk. Needless to say, I've dropped Metro PCS, now with T-Mobile for a little over a month and I can talk in my own house again. With T-Mobile, I now have 3-4 bars. Prior to Metro PCS, I was with Cingular for 7 years, yes and the service was awesome, but TOO expensive, poor plans and too much money so I switched. Big difference between Cingular and Metro PCS, but I've finally found something good in the middle... T-Mobile. Only complaint, I picked the wronge cell phone model (do not like Samsung E335... .poor speaker phone and volume). Upgrading to the Motorola Razr that everyone seems to Love.

Had no reception after Katrina for 2 weeks and none for 3 weeks after Wilma. Dropped calls are the norm. Cingular thinks they are the best but everyone around me have 4-5 bars and I ended up using their phones after the hurricanes.

On my 5th Treo with T-Mobile... .horrible. Phone 'freezes' constantly, no reception in buildings (including mine on the beach). Customer service is horrendous, on hold for 45 minutes, then hung up on. Phone just 'dies' all the time. Only buy a Treo from T-Mobile if you have EXTREME patience and no important calls to make or receive!

I had the razor phone and it wasn't the greatest, a lot of dropped calls etc. Just got an unlocked SLVr L7 quad band and it has got 5 BARS. WOHO! I think it's the phone not the carrier. This phone blows away my last one. Tested it side by side with my girlfriends phone on the turnpike, she would have 1 bar and my new phone would have 5! Food for thought? JP

Had AT&T with a LG G4011 (free phone) and had perfect reception. After two years I decided to upgrade to a Motorola RAZR so I was automatically switched to Cingular when I signed a new contract. Poor reception now.

When I receive calls I can hear the other person clearly, but they say I am breaking up. Second phone to do this- other one was Sony-Ericsson. Very frustrating since I've disconnected my BellSouth landline and there is no other way to call me. After reading the other posts here, I'm can see I'm not alone. All of my troubles are recent, but Wilma is long passed and any repairs should have already been made. Maybe I just need ot go back to BellSouth landline and a pager. I can't say I'm getting my money's worth with CIngular's current service.

.recipents of my calls frequently can not hear me and I have had service cut off while in the midst of a call...

Superb communications. Great cust. service.

After Wilma came through two cups and some string worked better