My reception is really good throughout Portland and surrounding areas. It does go into roaming once you go farther north, but Sprint doesn't charge for roaming and I've still received calls while in analog roam. I get an occasional dropped call but usually the service is pretty reliable.

I have tried Sprint, At&T (Cingular), Verizon and US Cellular, and US Cellular has by far the best coverage in all of Maine. My phone works where others do not. I also have been able to make and complete calls when my signal strength shows only 1 bar of service. Switch to US Cell and be happy

I just moved into this house, and I have to sit in a window with my head tilted to talk... .my brothers place is a stones throw and it is fine at his place. I NEVER have trouble..but in this one area I do... it is truly frustrating.

Bought the phone in Phoenix, told it would work fine in Portland. No signal, and no help from Virgin. I made the mistake of buying into their month to month plan, paid the fee for hours up front, and when the service died, was told too bad. The Virgin representative suggested I consider only using my phone outside. I wonder how that would work in January in Maine!

Reception is generally poor and calls are frequently dropped. I intend to drop Sprint as soon as my contract runs out.

5 / 8 bars on the 3rd floor of this house. I've never had a call dropped in Portland with Cingular, but occasionally I'll miss a word or two.