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No problems at all using Sprint in Kailua and Kaneohe

I had Sprint and did _not_ get reception in Lanikai, and my husband does not get coverage with T-Mobile. Cingular DOES give coverage all through Lanikai. The only place I consistently have dropped calls is Town Bound on the Pali between the tunnels and Waokanaka St.

My service with Alltel here in Oahu has been suprisingly good. There is the usual dead spot going over the PALI HWY where the call always drops. I had this contract back in NC and was not able to get out of it when I moved to HI. They said since there was coverage here, that was not an option. Fearing the worst I was very dissapointed, however Alltel has done well here so far. There are times that VM and TM seem to be delayed, but reception in bldgs is full. Hope this helps.

One of the only carriers that provides good to excellent service in Lanikai.

I have used Nextel for 3 years with 3 different phones all over Oahu and have pretty consistent coverage. Coverage seems to be 100% in Kailua, including Enchanted Lake, Olomana and near the Kalaheo / H-3 intersection. The dead spots I've noticed are in Waimea Canyon, some parts of Hauula / Laie, and in the Pali tunnel. My Nextel service works when my friends' phones (T-Mobile and Verizon) don't. I switched to Nextel from AT&T several years ago because my AT&T phone only worked in Honolulu (which was no good because I lived on the North Shore at the time).

I live in Aikahi. I have good reception there, better if I'm outside. I have excellent coverage on my commute - H3 to Kamehameha to Likelike to Nimitz, except just OUTSIDE the Kaneohe side of the Wilson tunnel. I have had good reception inside elevators downtown. I also go out to Ewa Beach often but have never considered the reception there. I can make and receive calls, but I also don't know if there are calls that aren't getting through. Regarding ATT, I have the hardest time trying to reach my husband if he's at home. Most of the time I have to leave a message and he can get it when he leaves the house.

Sometimes calls fade in and out. It doesn't drop the calls, but you can hear the people you are talking to fade away and come back. Very strange. Other than that, this service is much better than the ATT phone that I have for work.

Reception drops out thru Pali Tunnels and in two areas along H3. Reception in house is hit or miss. I go from 5 bars to none in a split second and then back to 5 and my calls drop about 50% of the time. It is really annoying. I just want to find a carrier that will allow me to get great reception inside my house.

No problems for the most part. Sometimes calls get a bit static, but one for the most part. Internet on my phone is faster then road runner at times even!

Face it: cell phone reception in Hawaii sucks... but it shouldn't. Especially not in places where it could contribute to safety. I can call out on Sprint ( most of the time), but I can't receive calls. Callers report having to leave msgs which I don't even post to my phone unless I go into Honolulu.