I rarely get 5 bars in this area - normally 2-3. I live right outside the cell tower across from Idaho Parks and Lands. I was told that is the problem. I may be in the wonder if its the 2 Eagles (?) who have a huge nest on top of the tower itself is the real reason?? What a dilemma that is. Do not now who to contact re the cell tower itself to check that dilemma out. My Verizon usually blocks out words of callers and I go outside, where it is a bit better. I lose coverage at Discovery Park immediately going up Hwy. 21. I have a new upgrade phone (Motorola V-815) which I was told by 2 stores that is the best for reception this part of Boise (?).

I have had many problems with Nextel in the past, but upgraded to the Blackberry phone and reception has been great. I now have full reception everywhere in Boise (indoors and outdoors), including the places where my girlfriends Verizon phone doesn't work at all. I also have full reception in Cascade and McCall, and have not dropped service at all from Boise to Idaho Falls. I feel like it is more a cell phone issue than a network issue, because it has ONLY been this Blackberry phone that has had good reception for me.

I have to walk out side almost all the way to the curb to get reception, If I need to talk to someone, I just go outside. This would be acceptable if my fiancee's T-Mobile had the same problem... . geuss it's time to switch! Other than at my house the service rocks tho!

Summer is here, the trees have leaves, and Verizon is leaving us in the black hole of cell phone signal again. I can no longer get or make calls from home. I know many Verizon users in this area who keep their service because they need coverage up in Cascade and McCall, but back here in our part of the North End, you can't get or receive calls. The problem area with many dead spots goes from Hill Rd on the North almost to State St. and Lemp St. on the South; N 30th St. on the West and almost to Harrison on the East. This area has good Cingular coverage, even in buildings, so it can be done. When I pull into my driveway, I have 0 bars of Verizon signal outside, not in building. Verizon needs to put in another tower to serve this area, but they are not interested. We are installing a repeater antenna to boost our coverage since my husband's employer uses Verizon and he has no other choice.

Oddly enough, in this area I (and others) have 4-5 bars yet am unable to make or receive phone calls from this area. 5 weeks on the phone with customer service cannot explain why and have written this off to poor reception.

I live down the hill from these two stores and when I'm shopping in either location I have to walk all the way outside just to get enough signal for a short, broken and always dropped call. At my home (Lakewood) the signal is not much better with at least one out of five calls dropped in the same location each time. Verizon has switched out the phone but still the same problem. Would like to hear what other people are using that I see having conversations as I walk around in the stores.

drops calls along Tablerock and along the curves on Shaw Mtn.

When using the Cingular network at my house (near Five Mile and Edna) I might as well not have the phone. It's a vortex of nothingness... sure the phone rings SOMETIMES (missed calls are common because it often fails to ring), but *IF* it rings and the call is taken, it's either choppy to the point the caller cannot be heard or the call just dies. It doesn't matter which model the phone is... . every Cingular customer who visits has poor reception at this location no matter what model of phone they have. Other Cingular issues: Bad echos when traveling out of state, choppy signal downtown in Boise.

Overall, very good reception. Rarely do I drop a call or have less than 3 bars of service.

Cricket is a rip off on reception outside downtown Boise. I have even had no reception right outside their store on Milwaukee. I feel that it is a waste of my money.

New cell phone towers going up all over the place. Companies buying each other out. Third phone, each one costing more, but you get what you pay for.

i work at eds and have never had a problem with cricket. sounds like a phone issue to me!

My reception is now excellent. They must have installed a new tower or upgraded one nearby. Only about a month ago, my best reception at my residence was in the center of the house, in the bathroom. Very frustrating when you use your phone for business. However, now it is perfect, a constant full coverage. I sure hope it's not a fluke!

My first cell phones (we have two). My wife's seems marginally better than mine. The microphones pick up any and all environmental noise and amplify it to a screech, making it a chore to talk very long. My next one will be a flip phone for this reason. Reception inside any building sucks eggs. Sometimes I'll see 5 bars for a second, but then it's back down to two. If I don't get three bars, I don't bother trying to make a call, it'll be dropped. Will absolutely drop all calls if I enter a grocery store or other large building while talking. The last time I had a conversation with my out-of-state Grandfather before he died, we could barely hear each other... I pulled over and shut off the ignition, which helped, but talk about frustrating! I sincerely hope a better service exists, but after browsing this website I see there's no clear winner.

I have had Cingular for the last 7 months and I have never dropped a call. I love the service and I have been very happy with the reception and the costumer service. I recomend Cingular to all my friends.

From October 1998 until the beginning of August 2005, we had 2 - 3 bars and functional service. Then Verizon changed something and our signal dropped to 0 - 2 bars. We can no longer make or receive calls near our home, indoors or out. Verizon won't do anything to restore our neighborhood's coverage. Instead they have declared this a "low service area" and left us without functional service. Verizon used to be the best in our neighborhood, but not any more. Neighbors with Cingular say they have good service and can make and receive calls with almost no dropped calls. I am going to finish the BBB complaint process, but I don't expect Verizon will do anything to resolve the problem. I may be forced to use Cingular despite their reported poor customer service. At least I would have signal.

AT&T / Cingular: Reception has taken a horrible decline since company merger. Traded a V600 in for a V551 thinking it may have been the phone and at the recommendation of Cingular support only to find the new phone no better. Cingular customer service has proved unhelpful. They recommended changing to a Cingular phone but would not guarantee better coverage. I have witnessed a decline of reception in popular mountain communitees in the area as well. I will be cancelling my Cingular contract and changing to Verizon. I expect not to pay a penalty since Cingular can not seem to provide service to my house in the middle of our wide valley in Boise.

reception stinks in my apt. unless near windows. Everywhere else is great.

Every since AT&T Wireless was taken over by Cingular, the reception in this area has been poor. Make a compliant to the FCC. I did and Cingular gave me a 10% discount over my current montly fee.

Only sporatic reception with a certainty of dropped calls if you are more than 2 miles east of Micron, till you reach Mt Home.