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RECEPTION Really good reception at home and on major roads in Rockledge and surrounding towns (Viera, Cocoa, Merritt Island, Cocoa Beach). I use to work at Kennedy Space Center and got the best reception with Verizon. It is the only provider that worked well, especially inside most of the facilities. I had T-Mobile, and Sprint. Sprint was downright awful at KSC. T-Mobile is decent, but only outside (this also applies to using it at home in Rockledge). Melbourne has some trouble spots, for example near Lake Washington on I-95. But for the most part, is a little above average. No dropped calls, but my phone takes an unusual amount of time to connect (on average fifteen seconds). Very annoying. PHONE The only beef I have with Verizon is that my phone sucks (Motorola V325i - it is the free POS phone that I got with the family plan). The battery life on standby doesn't last 20 hours. On a full charge, I would be lucky to have an hour of talk time before the phone goes dead. Keep in mind keeping it is usually on standby so by the time I get around to actually using the cell phone during the day, I typically get a good fifteen minutes before the low battery warning goes off. You cannot charge the phone overnight since the battery life worsens since it is only able to retain a four hour max charge. The battery life has worsen as a result of charging overnight (a habit I had with my previous phones without severe consequences). I have to pay $2 to get a new single ringtone. I pay $1 for a full song on iTunes, and I have to pay $2 for a fifteen second ringtone? Instead, I tried sending midi files to my phone via email, but the phone translates the most files incorrectly and it sounds like a possessed Furby. No stopwatch, no timer nor alarm clock feature that works when the phone is turned off. Each contact must have an assigned Speed Dial number. It is irritating and difficult to move these numbers around. Must be part of the OS. SERVICE Customer Service is okay, I have had better with T-Mobile. Don't waste your time complaining to the sales representatives at Verizon, they won't budge. OVERALL I would be more satisfied if I had a better phone, especially one that doesn't suck so much battery life from all the extra "cool" features. I would have gone with a Nokia. Or maybe a Samsung.

I live in Woodhaven Apartments off of Eyster and I get terrible service. After I drive to the church outside the complex I get service.

Going to the gun range to shoot it ! 2 way is ALWAYS blocked and inside my house depends on the moment. Works fine and a minute later drops or tells "No Service" I'll stay in one position and be talking to a land line and it will break up. CRAPPY SERVICE!

Switched to T-Mobile to get away from poor Cingular coverage. Now have Good coverage in Melbourne and I95, but absolutely no coverage at home for several blocks, even though T-Mobile has 40% of their coverage by agreement from Cingular. I am a quarter mile away from the "poor" zone at Eyster shown on the T-Mobile closeup coverage map. I will have to return this package and try another carrier. Pity, as the phone has lots of bells and whistles to keep me busy. (memory card slot and Stereo out MP3s--If you have the special 2.5mm 4-barrel plug or $100 headpones)

very bad reception since merger with ATT customer service told me to "either deal with it our cancel and pay earty termination fee" so I cancled and went with Verizon which my friend has and now we can talk for free with no dropped calls

Works great no problems, my Nextel phone sucks and this actually works. The rest of my job site uses Nextel and can never get reception when we travel, or even around town, they all use mine now, I need more minutes! Great problem to have that my phone works so well!

I have never had a problem getting reception anywhere in Brevard County with Verizon, occasionally I will drop down to 1 or 2 bars of reception but never dropped a call completly, purchased mine and my wifes phone at store at intersection of Murrell and Barnes, great cust care and great deal on bothe phones (buy one got one), coming from Cingluar (and my wifes Sprint phone) this was a major improvement in service and I am completly happy with my choice.

Have to manouver to get a good signal. Inside it drops or others can't hear me. Outside sloghtly better. This hasn't changed since before the Hurricanes. Recently the ATT / Cingualr tower at I-95 and Eau Gallie only works one direction. Either you can hear or your caller can, but not both during the same call. Frequent "Call Failed". Recent car breakdown brought this to my attention. This occurred at I-95 two blocks from the main Cingular center in Melbourne.

always poor... constant feedback and echo. have 4 phones terrible reception, horrible signals, dropped calls... i'm about to take 2nd mortgage just to buy out this contract (it'll be cheaper than the overages!)

Even standing out in middle of street I get dropped.