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By far US Cellular has the best reception overall in Maine. People are talking about dropped calls and no service as a normal cell phone experience. I get about 4-5 dead spots from Kittery to Caribou, sounds like everyone else is listing 20 or so in Portland alone. Check out the map and count towers OWNED by United States Cellular v.s random corporate tower leasing management companies. As a final comment, I get reception at 60% of the campsites along the AT, how's that for rural service.
The phone can't seem to decide which service to use. Moving about, sitting still, whatever activity, the phone jumps from roam to home sporadically and frequently. The most common customer service comment boils down to I don't know how to use a cell phone, despite years of success with other carriers, phones, and yes, even this phone for about one year. The second year (last year for US Cellular and me?) has been increasingly vexing.
Sitting still on campus, this phone cycles between no service, roam service (digital and analog), and home service. Nothing US Cellular has done for me (which wasn't that much) seems to work, whether it is a mod to the phone or a trouble ticket for the system.
I've been with AT&T / Cingular / AT&T for 10 years. Service has gone from fair to poor. New AT&T no improvement. Spotty reception in my house and office (South Portland waterfront). I'm trying a Verizon BB8830 and am amazed at the improvement. Can send / receive calls in my basement, AT&T had no signal. Calls in my office are clear and no dropped calls yet. Will probably switch, regardless of fees.
cingular supposedly raised the bar! AT&T was not bad, but now that I have Cingular I must learn smoke signals. service is awful. No service south of sanford,portland areas, and north of portland in the yarmouth / freeport areas.
I like Cingular the most... no no... I mean I hate Cingular the least cause I can get from portland to brunswick via 295 with only dead spot being around falmouth. Up north of boothbay its pretty sketchy. Im my prtland condo I get 3-4 bars, sometimes 2, sometimes 5.
