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!

I used to have NEXTEL and their reception was terrible anywhere in Columbia / EC / Baltimore Co. We switched to VERIZON and now I dont have to hang my arm out the window of my car to talk! I rarely have to repeat "can you hear me now w. verizon" I live in EC and I have a friend living in Columbia (she has tmobile) and only when I talk to her is when I get the static in my ear but it is her service not mine ;-) My bf has the treo 600. He gets even better reception w. that phone than I do mine. But my phone takes better pictures in the day and his takes better pictures at night. Only ONE complaint w. verizon. My mother lives on WHITEACRE RD in OAKLAND MILLS and VERIZON service DOES NOT work in her apt at all. Very annoying! And she and I both have the service.

Reception sucks. I can sit in the parking lot at Rite Aid on RT. 40 in Ellicott City (across from Odonnel Honda) and watch my reception go from 3 bars to 1 without moving 1 inch. I was an (unhappy) AT&T customer before switching over to the Cingular side of the house hoping my service would improve. It has improved some at some locations around town (MD / DC / VA) but has performed worst in more locations - especially at home. I have to go out my front door to get a quisi reliable signal. When I was on the AT&T side of the house - I could at least make phone calls from my home. I spend quite a bit of time on my phone do to the nature of my job and spend a good percentage of my day concearned about whether I will be able to recieve calls or make calls. I think Cingular sucks. I think they are selling us a bill of goods. To make it worst - I just love riding buy one of those Cingular billboards bragging about how many bars they have. Then I am reminded by the few bars that my phone has (typically 1 or 2 - if any at all) and I am quickly reminded the old sales motto of never confusing selling with installing.

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

I have experienced frequent dropped calls all around the 21042 area, but there seems to be hardly any reception behind Mt. Hebron High School. Ever since we "upgraded" to the digital reception we've had very spotty service compared to the analog service. I have a feeling it is our phone: LG C3100. We've had both of our phones replaced (swap for same model) but did not experience any improvements.

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

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

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.

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