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The reason reception in this area is so bad is because of Charles S. Hayes Inc. and a very suspicious decision to allow a tower to be built here. An alternate site, which would have allowed a taller tower in an area away from homes and okayed by all neighbors could have handled all cell companies and solved all problems. Unfortumatly the AZB will not allow another tower to be built in area. It was offered. So don't blame Verizon or Nextel who handle emergency communications in area, but Charles Hayes the St. Joe County Council, Mark Dobson and the people of the Knollwood Area who wouldn't help and get this done right. Thank you Verizon and Nextel for standing behind a neighborhood.

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.

My father and I have adequate reception with our iPhones. Visitors often have no reception, and my mother's Blackberry Storm on Verizon has zero reception.

It has gotten better, but barely. When I call home, the cell phone I am calling will not ring until maybe the third or fourth ring. Texts used to not arrive until the next day or later. Customer service sent us a unit to improve the service, then charged us for it - and it didn't address the problem. We are in the process of finding a better plan with another provider.

Moved here from the Detroit area and had Verizon. We had zero issues and did not even have a house phone for a while. Hubby and I decided we wanted iphones. I spoke with several parents at my child's school that had them. All of them said the phone worked great in the area. Our contract was up on Verizon so we switched. What a huge mistake. Right away I had issues with reception. Sometimes no bars or just Edge. Hubby works by the SB airport and he can no longer call me from inside his work. Called AT&T about the issue before our 30 days trial. I was told the phones were the problem, got new sim cards, then was told new towers were going up and for us to hang in there. So of course after the 30 days I called again to complain and spoke with a CS agent and this guy was completely honest and said this general area is just poor in reception. I ended up getting a house phone the days just cells were over. I am stuck with AT&T for another year. I have already paid one termination fee to get rid of one phone. I feel duped! I then started asking the parents again and then they all admitted the service is terrible. Gee thanks. I guess misery loves company. I am going back to Verizon asap. Also not sure how this site works but it states AT&T is the second best service but the closest tower to me is in Elkhart. That is pretty far away. Verizon has a tower 1 / 2 mile from my home and several towers by the airport. No wonder hubby and I had no issues with Verizon. For my household Verizon is the best choice. Thank goodness they are getting the iphone.

Be careful all those who are planning to switch to AT&T! I have been trapped in a two year contract with AT&T and cannot wait to get out of it. When I initially powered the phone on, I got OK signals. Then the reception became terrible at my home and almost all calls were dropped before they end. Also, AT&T charges $175 early termination fee per line! If I do not turn off the phone for a few days, I may be able to make a call or two by turning off the phone and then turning it back on. It will make the phone re-register and get a few bars for a while. But it will not last and will not work again on the same day. So be aware.

Thanks for the info RAZR V3m! My co-worked has AT&T and reports having great service in Granger now that the new tower is up. I submitted a support request through Verizon and basically asked them if they had any plans to co-locate on this tower. The answer was less than satisfying, they refused to give me any indication about which towers they use and which ones they plan to use in the future. My contract is up in November. Unless something changes, I'll be heading to AT&T at that time.

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.