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I've had T-Mobile in augusta since early 2004, and have had pretty good service. Right around walton way / ASU the signal is a 3 / 5 bars, but otherwise the signal is 5 / 5 bars all around town. I recommend T-Mobile to anyone in augusta looking for a cell phone service.

I use my phone for business and I've been all over. Coverage is great! Played golf in Lincolnton and I was the only one with a signal. Visit friends off Furys Ferry Rd. and Evans to Locks, works great. Visit my parents in Thompson and never had a problem. I had my home service turned off for over a year and have saved me a lot of money doing so. Tried all carriers from Sprint to Cingular, Alltel was the best until Verizon came into town. Sprint the worst by far.

Reception has been great until recently. Carrier says 1 1 / 2 yr old vx6000 needs to be replaced due to Verizon software changes. Verizon has strong Augusta signal and has reception going to Atlanta and its' surrounding areas.

The local mental health center has been with several, cell phone companies through the years. Currently, the caseworkers are using the Nokia 3587i under the Alltel plan and there have been no complaints about poor reception, drop phone calls, or unable to get phone service in the Augusta and surrounding areas. I dont know if it is Alltel or the phone but I am pleased with the reception. In comparison, my Sprint Samsung VI660 will start roaming or dropping calls whenever I head out toward hephzibah, appling, etc. It even will start roaming on the back streets off Jackson Road. What a joke... lol.

Verizon: a few calls were dropped in the local area of Augusta, GA. I had no problems while in rural areas of IN. The reception is minimal in rural areas of LA. I never had a problem with Alltel so I will go back to them.

Number of bars varies around town but I seldom drop calls except (Unfortunately), at home which is around National Hills, down in the river valley.

Many, many dropped calls. Worst customer no- service I've ever experienced. If your phone malfunctions and you just bought it brand new, they will send you a "re-firbished" phone back to replace it. They're making alot of money off of this scam! AT&T bought them out for a reason. They're so horrible, in all ways, that they couldn't survive!

My signal strength is so sporadic. I frequently drop calls driving around Augusta. Cingular upgraded my SIM card to try to improve signal, but it only seemed to get worse. Sometimes I have full reception at home, other times it will suddenly drop to nothing and the "For Emergency Use Only" popup will appear when I try to call out. Finally, Cingular sent me a new phone because they could not find any network problems going on in my area, so they determined it was a faulty handset. This is my second day of using the new phone, and I may have 1-2 bar increase in service but service is still sporadic and patchy. My friends say that my voice drops out at least once on most calls. Driving down 95 to FL with this new handset presented similar problems. I was without service for 5-10 miles at a time. I'm to the point where I would pay to get out of my contract.

This is the worst reception I have ever had, inside no reception hardly at all, no internet, and when I get internet(rarely) it is slow as could be. Outside it doesn't get much better.

AT&T is the worst. I have had nothing but dropped calls from Texas all the way to Augusta. I recommend Ge Verizon or another carrier. I really like the iPhone but issues with the carrier make it a hassle.