My BB phone is terrible on the drive home. My drive is out Connecticut Ave. in NW DC and Chevy Chase, Md. I see no reason why this can't be fixed!

I noticed the complaints about this location. I agree with them. I have a V phone, while my spouse has a Sprint one. The Sprint phone works fine but the V phone is terrible. Makes no sense to me. I thought this was Verizon's original coverage territory. The other posts refer to the nearby tall buildings. Can't small tower be places on some of these buildings. The funny thing is that my V phone works fine in rural New York State. I will have to switch phones.

I can't understand why Verizon's reception is so bad in this area. This area is between Friendship Heights and Bethesda, 2 areas with over priced stores, fancy restaurants and lots of tall buildings. After multiple complaints to Verizon, the response has been nonexistant. Not impressed.

My Verizon reception at this location is awful. It does not matter whether I am indoors or outdoors. Given the ritzy neighborhood and the number of 10 plus storey buildings in Friendship Heights and Bethesda, I seriously question Verizon's commitment to this area.

at&t 3G coverage is terrible here- it will show full bars but still drop calls. Tried a 3G microcell- not any better- shows 4 bars but still drops the call when it tries to hand-off to the closest real tower (and there is no way to control this). To get usable signal, I have to force the phone to edge mode (perhaps those frequencies penetrate better?) when I get home from work. Oddly this edge trick does not work on every model, but I can go from 0-1 bar of 3G to 3 stable bars with edge.

I just got the new Blackberry Curve and I love it. So far it works everywhere my AT&T phone didnt. I went with Cingular a few years back because of a promotion. Some promotion that was! 2 years of dropped calls. Live and learn I guess. Im with Verizon for good.

Verizon drops it's EVDO and CDMA service at this intersection. Bothersome for our leaders in D.C. who commute past this spot.

Verizon drops it's EVDO and Analog service at this intersection. Bothersome for our leaders in D.C. who commute past this spot.

1 block from DC line. Cannot call out from anywhere in the house, even on top floor near windows or standing outside. Since switching from ATT for years, the Cingular service is awful. Customer Service claims, "why, it is pretty good in your area, must be something wrong with your phone." Excellent reception, call out in other major cities--Boston, San Francisco

Service is horrible indoors.

T-Mobile is great for Bethesda, full strength at all times. DC is above average. No connection on Reno Dr. (between Conn. and Wisc. Aves.) Don't even think about talking on the Metro with T-Mobile. For the most part DC Metro area is average. Most of 295 won't get connection and parts of 95N towards Baltimore.