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I have been using a company cell phone from Cingular, which I believe roams on Cellular One here. I got my own Alltel phone, and there is no comparison. With Alltel, it sounds like I am on a landline anywhere in Hutchinson.

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... ..

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.

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.

Sprint has upgraded in the Hutchinson area and you can get much better reception then in years past. I would recommend someone looking for service to test out the phones at the Sprint store (now open in Hutch!) first to see for yourself. I LOVE Sprint!

People people people yall holler about signal ! You holler about call quality.! Or dropped calls!.Or the phone works here but dosnt here. Well you need to bend over get a good dose reallity an live with it!. Cellphones are all prone to this. Because of terrain,electrical interference,Being inside a car having the phone up bi your head yuk! Buy a bluetooth headset! All of those things above factor in so before you go raise Hell! with the ones were the phone was bought remember this cellphones are not allways perfect.

Alltel has been an excellent provider for the year that we have used them. I commute to Wichita for work an the reception is immaculate except for a very small hollow spot around Mount Hope. In town and along major thoroughfares, Alltel is great. When I go out to the boonies I loose carrier pretty quickly, though. I am just as pleased with their business practises, I cannot say that I have ever had an issue with overcharging, changing my plan without asking, or anything else. I changed from Sprint to Alltel because of constant 'administrative' failures (ie: overcharging, changing my plan without asking, shutting off service because of going over plan minutes). I had been a Sprint customer since the time that they began offering service in the area - probably about 6 years ? - and, although their network was somewhat more complete than Alltel, the total experience began to get rapidly worse in the last year or so. I would say I made a good choice with Alltel.

Sprint has excellent reception in the Hutchinson area. I've not had any problems with coverage since I moved here 3 years ago.

I got wireless internet and did a big upgrade to a Motorola Droid. I get NO service most of the time in Western Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. It was this way with my simpler, less expensive phone and it's still that way with the upgrade. I get fine service in Hutchinson with the phone. With only 3 bars, intenet is slow.

Is anyone happy with Cingular coverage in Hutch and / or surrounding areas? Need to switch to Cingular for iPhone in June. Please comment, thanks!