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Full service outside the house and usually three to four out of five bars in the house with no dropped calls.

Spotty coverage. Calls will drop in and out and disconnect every couple minutes.

I am glad I got rid of nextel! It did work in my apt well but nowhere else. Area where I had no reception for long periods of time... RT 108 / Centre Park Dr. It would be NO SERVICE pretty much anywhere I went in that area. My status light would be RED for long periods of time. And just when you think you think you get bars / reception again my status light would blink green then go str8 red! My phone was a limited edition phone. I loved it and so did all the girls that envied it! It was hard to part w. my kimora lee designer phone but it was well worth it. Of course I still have the phone.It is a beaut!

No reception inside home or close to river (deeper in Patabsaco valley). Spotty reception at elevation.

I can get reception next to a window in my house, however, no reception can be had in the interior of the house. Even outside is spotty at best. And the "spot" moves. The reception is 2 bars at best, outside.

So, I loved T-mobile, until I moved to my new neighborhood which is basically a giant fish bowl. Although, rumor has it that they are in process of installing a tower at the back of the complex (I can see the construction, but its a private contractor and no uniforms or trucks say T-mobile) so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Reception at home: I had 3 Cingular phones, and none could get recpetion in my house or sometimes outside even though it showed one or two bars reception. Many neighbors have Verizon and have to go outside to get a good connection. I have 2 T-Mobile phones now and I can get reception in my house (2 bars). Fallouts: The T-Mobile connection is good enough to keep a call going without fallout. Cingular had many fallouts for me when I had a connection. Reception around Baltimore / Washington DC 695 and 495 Beltways: No problems encountered with T-Mobile. I had more fallouts and lost connections with Cingular on west side of 495 loop. Overall: It appears T-Mobile has a better infrastructure and cell tower equipment to support the call traffic. The reception based on the bars on the phones were identical, but I can make clean calls with T-Mobile and not have any connection with Cingular.

This has been an absolutely excellent service. There is one spot on Rt. 103 near Waterloo Rd. where the service drops out. (about 2 blocks). I work in Glen Burnie in an OLD Middle school and I get excellent reception throughout the school (to the dismay of many students) and all the way home along Rt 100. I have been very pleased with T-Mobile's service. The only reason I'm considering changing is because I would like a BT enabled phone for free which I can get with some of the other providers. However, I am concerned about coverage with the other providers. Decisions, decisions... ... . Charlie

Very poor reception in Giant Foods parking lot in Village Center of Dorsey Hall. Unable to make or receive calls.

Very poor reception. Receive text msgs and VM indicators, but cannot make / receive a call.