Reception / bar strength is good in the immediate Waldorf area---but don't head south if you want to make a call. Between Waldorf and La Plata is fine, but after that calls always drop IF you have service. Not sure where service improves, probably not until Richmond.

Supposedly there was a AT&T tower converted to Cingular on MD 228, the tower about 5 miles from my house, and where I live, in Laurel branch, I get poor service. I'm lucky to have a bar or two. I can find spots with good service, and I have to leave my phone sitting in the same exact position to retain service.

My Motorola V265 does very well even in the house, although my Sony Ericsson T68i did poor at best. Prior I was with Cingular, which I had almost no luck with, even in outside my home, don't think it was the Nokia phones, as I had two different phones, and neither did well. My wife and I travel a little and have been very happy with Verizon and their coverage. With Cingular, roaming fees were a monthly occurance, or else you didn't use your phone.

Full bars reception here. No droped calls. Excellent.

With att&t cell service in Southern Maryland in General is poor in most areas, but in the LaPlata area and south is almost non-existent.