Varies from 0 to 1 bar. Same for Cingular. Both are GSM most likely same tower. The carrier coverage maps tell a different story. I like to see a carrier actually perform a signal strength survey and fix the problem. One the other hand using Sprint's EVDO has been very successful

Constantly dropping calls. Never ever have service in my house or on Fort Ave.

within my home I get between 0-2 bars.

I've never had a problem with Verizon anywhere in Baltimore. I don't think I've ever even had a dropped call!

We live in a neighborhood called the Orchards which is bounded by Northern Parkway, N. Charles, W. Lake, and Roland Ave. The coverage is terrible. Although we have Cingular, neighbors with other providers have the same issue. It may be a case of NIMBY run amok.

Nextel is the worst. It doesn't work at my home; it doesn't work at my office! I drop call regularly

Perfect reception outdoors and indoors.

cingular worked perfectly for 2 months, and now the service quality is just terrible: dropped calls, and someday not even a network access... does not come from my phone thoug, as it works in most other places.

Outdoors in Mt. Vernon I get okay reception, but indoors (even in my 1st floor apartment) I often get very weak reception. This is especially true in bars (The Stable and Brewars Art) with basements. I normally would not expect my cell phone to work in these locations, but I get zero reception while my friends with Verizon get full bars! I would switch to Verizon but from what I have read they "cripple" some of the better phones they offer so you can only interact with them through Verizon services (eg, you cannot transfer images from your PC to your phone because Verizon disables the feature in the phone). I'm disappointed, is there no service with good reception and halfway decent phones?

When you move into the area, you'll notice lots of people standing outside talking on their cell phones. Reception inside is dismal; outside is somewhat better. The best I've had inside is 3 bars but whenever I make a call it drops to zero or one bar. Lots of dropped calls.

My service is great, in my house and out the door. There is sometimes a problem going north on Greenspring Ave. but the reception is perfect again once I reach Old Court Road. No problems... I think the service is fine.

Weak signal is barely strong enough to use indoors. Often times I need to go outside to make a clear call.

reception average to poor inside buildings, Good outside.

Good reception anywhere in house even in basement. Almost never drops a call, calls always clear. This may be due to the phone since I also have a Motorola V180 which gets horrible reception usually 1-3 bars at most, and often drops calls (ofcourse the Mot V180 I got free from T-Mobile for signing up another year... anybody need a paperweight).

I usually have all of my bars... .including in the basement of my house. I have only dropped about 5 calls since I had my my phone (my two-year contract is almost up) This was only because I was in a wooded area... but other than that reception is great around here.

Always get full reception wherever I go except in the middle of nowhere where none of them work. I've tried all the carriers, Verizon and Sprint work in more places then any of the others.

I usually have a really good signal most places I go or have been in the city. I've never been in a location where my phone just doesn't work. When I had T-Mobile, connectivity problems were a day-to-day basis.

Was able to get reception upon initial purchase of phone. No reception to poor reception since merger with ATT.

Reception below average: 2st floor No reception reception on 1st floor

Very good reception! However, my Motorola v551 just broke down, I am temporaily using a Nextel, I will let you know how the cell phone works in this area, next week.