Alltel (soon to be Verizon) has excellent coverage everywhere in Hutchinson, and most of central and western Kansas.

Tryed AT&T, and it sucked. Im not on Verizon and love it!

At first had bad service called and complained then had me do a tower search *228 since then been great service no dropped calls. Havn't been anywhere that my phone hasn't worked... ..

AT&T now has 2 cell sites, one is 2 blocks south of the water tower at A and Adams, and one on the abandoned grain elevator at 17th and Severance.

Verizon uses the extended network here. I believe it is primarily Alltel. The Verizon dealer in Wichita (my residence is in Wyoming but spend 90% of my time in Kansas on work) assured me I could browse the internet from Reno County even though it uses the extended network. Two different corporate Verizon stores in Wichita said I would be able to. They were wrong. Verizon now tells me the employees were mistaken. Other than that I never see lost calls on the extended network with LG phones (have had 3 different ones here.) One or two bars of reception always works fine.

I have Alltel. We just moved to Twila Street, which is just a 1 / 2 mile North East of 43rd and 61 hwy intersection. Reception is BAD! It feels like the old days with TV antennas. If I stand in the right place and stand the right way, I might get a call through. Alltel has been zero help! I have had a phone with them for over ten years. It is driving me crazy.

Service is never an issue. I always get perfect reception(except near belpre and lewis). Their selection of phones, on the other hand, PATHETIC! If you are wanting a cool phone, don't use Alltel.

My in-laws see a lot less of my kids because I cannot be away from cellular coverage. I would pay for a tower here if somebody would service it!

AT&T has turned on a new panel on an existing tower near Ave D and Adams street. I can now get excellent reception out to Patridge, Nickerson and Yoder from this tower. There are plans for a new tower on the north side of town to replace the mobile unit on the fairgrounds.

The September 2nd Hutchinson News showed a permit for Cingular wireless for a communications tower at 320 S Adams. There is an existing tower there, but in the last couple of weeks a new panel has appeared. I do not believe is has been turned on though as of Sep 15. An AT&T representative at the fair confirmed the tower but said it was only to stop roaming, they will not be selling service in Hutchinson.