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I see the new tower on the corner of adams and hickory is up, but did they forget to turn it on? My reception is still terrible all throughout Granger. I tried *228 on my Verizon phone to make the phone "see" the new tower, but I've had no luck.

Reception has always been a nightmare in this area. My Cingular service is unreliable until reaching US 12 going north, Ironwood going west, Fir going east, or Cleveland going south. I can get enough reception (one bar coming and going) to send / receive text messages, but that's about it. Often my phone will display 3 or 4 bars until a call is attempted at which point it drops to 0. I've seen Centennial have better luck in this area, not sure what tower they're on, and some customers of Verizon can get 4 bars even in my basement, others can't even get a signal outside. I look forward to the new tower being installed and am thankful that the "ban" was finally overturned. I tired of area residents complaining about reception but fighting a tower at every turn. I just hope the carriers jump on the tower quickly.

Hooray! The Granger cell tower is finally approved. I talked to a company representative who said they hope that it will be constructed in March. No word yet on the carriers who will co-locate. Regarding the comment below about service on the Notre Dame campus: Things have improved dramatically since ND implemented a distributed cell network on campus. I get excellent service outdoors ANYWHERE on campus and indoors in most buildings which had no chance of getting service previously. Cingular also uses the distributed system but I do not use their service. ND says they are in talks with other carriers to get them on the system but Verizon and Cingular are the only ones up and running so far.

The county council today approved a cell tower in the shape of a pine tree. Location at adamas and grape. Hopefully it will make a huge difference... .

The reason reception in Granger stinks is because the community has been fighting against the installation of new cell phone towers. You want better reception, get involved with the local zoning boards so we can get some more towers!

I just purchased this new Sprint phone and I don't get any reception in Granger / Knollwood West or surrounding areas. I did not have any bars until I got closer to the mall. At the mall I had 4 bars and then it showed 0 bars again. Sprint's reception is terrible and I am returning the phone and canceling the contract. We also have a Verizon account which I may go back to or try Nextel. For emergency purposes Granger residents need to have a cell tower and have cell phone that work!

Cell service our area of Granger is ridiculous. For this size area we should have much better coverage. I get a maximum of two bars out of four while outside and the phone is often unusable inside unless you're by a window. Even then the call often sounds choppy. Whats even more pathetic is the attitude of nearby homeowners who went on a crusade against the developer who wanted to place a tower near Brick and Grape (or alternately Adams and Grape). That was about two years ago... service was terrible then and its still terrible now. I just hope it doesn't take an accident where someone cannot reach 911 from the cell to prompt construction of a new tower.

We get either no reception or one bar and dropped calls near our home in Knollwood West. A friend who has Cingular, however, can get three bars in our home.

Most carriers get great coverage in South Bend and Mishawaka area. A lot seem to have trouble going into Granger. My recent switch to Nextel has left me quite impressed with the coverage area in Granger. Only problem area was around the intersection of Fir and Adams Roads where I lost service shortly. Every carrier I've had does this somewhere near that intersection. Would seriously suggest trying a Nextel phone if you use your phone allot in the Granger area.

As another subscriber said, there's only reception when you stand outside and on top of a hill without moving. No reception inside buildings. Voicemails do not show until you turn onto Adams Rd. My phone even has a pull out antenna and recieves reception in areas where most others cannot, but there's still no service in Knollwood. An employee at Verizon Wireless once explained that it was because there IS service avaiable, but it is considered roaming and since Verizon doesn't charge for roaming, they simply cut your reception in roaming areas as their way of not charging you. It could also be due to the lack of towers thanks to residents who do not want a cell tower impeding their magnificent view of some nearby trees.