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Verizon reception on and near the NASA campus (Greenbelt) has been decent since Verizon built a tower there in 2009. Reception within industrial type buildngs is spotty at the center of the low floor / basement at times. There is a small blank spot on the BW parkway as you go South into town, often drops a call there.

Frequent dropped calls in the house, usually within less than 5 minutes. I have to make calls while standing outdoors. Have spent several hours with Verizon tech support, no resolution.

I live in a one-bedroom apartment on the bottom floor of a two-story building. I find that one side of my apartment gets bad reception and drops calls. The other side is pretty good. Bottom line, I can send and receive calls usually with no problem here, though I seldom have more than one or two bars and I do have dropped calls every once in a while.

Recent addition of Verizon cell site at GSCF now provides good coverage in area

After living in the area of Lakeside Drive, Greenbelt, MD, and having Verizon and literally the worst service I've ever had from a cellular service provider, I have given up on them. I cannot even get ONE minute of clear coverage to hold a conversation in my house or outside of it -- maybe when I drive into the shopping center areas of Greenbelt; but who wants to do that every time they make a call? I literally have had to park and sit in a cul-de-sac or somewhere just to finish a call, because I knew as soon as I drove a few more feet right where I'd lose the call, like clockwork. As soon as I head down Lakeside Drive, right before it turns into the steep curve to the left and becomes Prince James Way, it's like it's a vast wasteland of no coverage - a vacuum. I share a home with someone who is not keen on me getting my own landline, so this has been my only way to communicate. Needless to say, I've missed out on a lot of good conversations. I'm sick to my stomach of Verizon in the Greenbelt area. I don't even bother giving out my number anymore, telling people my email is a more reliable way to reach me; and sadly, it's true. And yet, when I've called multiple times to elicit help from Verizon, they say they look up my zipcode, and it's a "full digital service coverage area." Well, obviously someone is not in touch with reality! And it's not me. I'm paying to get out of my noose of a contract with them, so that I might be able to retain some friendships in this area.

I have frequent dropped calls within my apartment - I'm on the 4th floor (top). If I am standing in the cold on my patio I get two bars. However, I get good reception within the metro system.