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I'm getting horrible service right in the middle of Lafayette. I'm constantly getting dropped calls where it matters the most (in my home).

Usually no bars can sometimes receive calls but can make them. No 3G rarely get Edge, tried to set up new email acct. today but could not connect to network so had to go to another office several blocks away.

I use Centennial... ..it's not on your list. Everybody that uses Cingular and other companies in our office building do not get good reception. Only those of us that use Centennial can get our phone calls and get good reception.

Cingular just about forced me to get a new phone last year saying that because my phone did not have a SIM card I would be charged more per month to keep using it. I loved my old phone and in the 4-5 years I had it I never dropped a call, with this new phone, complete with a SIM card I have horrible reception and 2 out of 3 calls get dropped no matter where I am. Last year on vacation I couldn't make one call from my phone for the 2 weeks we were gone. I complained, they told me my complaints were imagined, I complained and complained and complained, finally went to the office on Ambassador and called and again complained then handed the phone to the clerk to talk to the Cingular supervisor and BAM the call was dropped, she tried calling 3 more times and each time after they answered the call was dropped, they finally gave me a new phone (had to take the same model) and same thing is happening, they still don't want to hear it. We are done with Cingular after 10 years and will go to another provider.

Throughout the entire city, Cingular always provides more than adequate coverage. When driving, you may hit a spot where you start breaking up a little, but generally the call doesn't even drop, the tower hands off to another one and the call quality is good again! In building coverage varies, some buildings it is fine, some impossible, some mediocre, but overall Cingular is definitely the choice service provider.

Cingular GSM service is full bars all over Lafayette, even inside most all buildings. Its hard to not get 5 bars. Beats the pants off most other carriers.

Lafayette is one of the major cities T-Mobile is currently undergoing maintainance in, so coverage is spotty in a few places. Use T-Mobile for data ONLY. They may get you with their voice plans, but 60% of the time, you can't really place a call (or receive it for that matter) I switched over to Cingular for my voice cause their data is expensive (and because they don't support the Sidekick II yet) Service 99.9% of the time on my Samsung e317

Have been with Sprint for many years, before moving too Lafayette area 6 years ago. Had AT$T when in central Louisiana, they sucked bad, reception lack of customer service and all... but did learn something a long long time ago about cell phones... if the provider offers you a free phone, you get you money's worth. Pay a little for a decent phone and you'll be lots happier... have great phone reception in and around our home but then we have the new Arwave in our home(look it up) and it is better than the phone that I had thru a certain cable provider here in town, who shall remain nameless...

Only have one bar while inside house, must stand outside of house to use iphone.

Even walking outside, my cell phone connection is regularly terrible in this area. It's frustrating since it's my residence, as well.