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Two or three bars usually and I am on top floor of 13 story building. Data is a different story. I switched to 4G phone and the data service sucks. Would you believe mostly zero 24 / 7 at home here. Really frustrating. I wanna go to Iphone 4S. I bought one for my daughter at the same time I upgraded and she is very happy always. I am bummed. Four e-mail address' and Skype etc. and nothing works. Driving around Honolulu is not much better for data. on / off... on / off. What is up with that? Verizon says they will not allow me to give phone back. I have been complaining to them since day one. Live and learn.

I have excellent reception everywhere I go on Verizon Wireless. I also have great 3G internet coverage most of the time, pretty much anywhere on the island. I'm only writing this review because I switched to Mobi. Mobi sucks big time! I can't believe how often this company has internet outages. In this day and age, cell phone users use their phone MOSTLY for internet. Yes, I make calls and do text messaging, too. Text messaging is a FAIL too, sometimes. Even the guy who sold me the service told me MMS (multi-media messaging) wouldn't work on Mobi. He didn't tell me that even SMS (regular messaging) wouldn't work occasionally! These incidents happened in Kahala, Kaimuki and Hawaii Kai. In town, I haven't had any trouble. If this is my experience on a phone, imagine how bad their Hele broadband device is. I don't have to imagine. I met a solar panel salesman today who said it was the most worthless brick he has purchased and couldn't wait to switch to something better. I wish Verizon wasn't so expensive. But I will be going back. I've tried T-Mobile and that was even more frustrating then Mobi. There pretty much isn't anything else in Hawaii as consistently solid as Verizon. They are the gold standard.

I HATE VERIZON! I live in MN and texas came and traveled here and still no recpetion. I can't wait to switch to AT&T! All of my friends have AT&T and get full bars of reception where I get none. Fantastic.

Consistently good coverage at Prince Kuhio hotel and all over Waikikii

I've never dropped a call in the past two years I've lived on this island. I get reception all over base with no issues.

I drive all over this island and shop at Ala Moana, Ward Center, where ever. I can talk on my phone all the way at the bottom floor of Ala Moana with no problems. I have noticed a few spotty locations heading up towards the North Shore, but they are few and far between. I can talk in my house without problems. No static, no dropped calls. Verizon works better here than it has in other places we've lived (Fort Ord, anyone?)

The reception of Verizon for me has been excellent in Hawaii. I haven't tried out of state but I always have connection, even in most elevators and places where tm, cingular, and many others don't, I even got service at the rest stop at Mauna Kea!

Verizon always cuts out rounding Diamond Head near the lighthouse on Diamond Head Rd.

it doesn't let me call at all, and text messages are hours late

Coverage is pretty good but there are some spots where you will have drop calls in the following areas: Pali Hwy. - near reservior, just outside the tunnels town side, near the hairpin turn and near HPU; Likelike Hwy. just outside the tunnel town side and near overpass before Kalihi Valley.

Who can I complain to - VErison service is so spotty in Honolulu and there is no way to report it.

This phone needs to be outdoors for reliable reception. Signal strength can be as high as 3 bars in the open. But indoors it drops to 1 bar or ZERO! You need to mount the phone on a table and jack in an earphone. Your mobility is reduced but you can avoid dropouts. My Blackberry has a cool stand that allows you to keep the phone stationary.

Almost perfect on base. In some areas of the PACAF building you will lose your signal but I haven't found a carrier that can deliver in all areas of this huge multi-walled building. Many time you will get a message alert even if you don't get the call in the building which doesn't happen with some other carriers. This way at least you know you have missed something. Otherwise Oahu coverage is great as is coverage while traveling on the Mainland.

Just when you drive under the Papakolea Bridge, the cell signal cuts out.

I have had Verizon Wireless for 5 years. They are FANTASTIC. Great, customer service, and GREAT coverage too. I take that back. Not just GREAT coverage but AWESOME coverage. No exaggeration... I am able to get coverage in various parking garages around downtown Honolulu - Melim Tower, Harbor Court - in their elevators too! - and I even get coverage in their fire exits too. Overall, I've been very happy with Verizon (equpiment, coverage, etc.) for the entire 5 years I've been with them.

reception is really bad. I can't waiting to change other ocmpany.

Almost perfect reception. I can usually continue a call in the elevator of Honolulu Tower.