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I concur with previous comments - no coverage at all. We need to stop discussions about 2 miles from home knowing the call will drop at any time. I've had Verizon for 10 years. This is the last year. I also have Cingular Nokia phone with acceptable reception.

Reception was fine 15 months ago when I switched to Verizon. Now I get poor or no reception on 5 Mile between about Merriman to Newburgh. Also no reception in the 9 Mile and Taft area. The service tech at Verizon in Westland was rude and patronizing, actually telling me to be quiet and listen when I tried to ask a question while he was giving me my options. Since he got fine reception at their location he said he couldn't find a prob with my phone but offered to let me replace it for $50! Opted not to take that option since the phone was free in the first place and because he couldn't find anything wrong with the one I had. He said the problem couldn't be with their network if I previously had reception in the areas I was having having trouble with now. Can't wait to switch when this contract is up. In the meantime I'm telling everyone I know about the bad reception and the rude treatment by their tech.

Nextel has to be the worst phone service available. The customer service tries to lead people to believe it is our fault (in a building, behind a building, in you car, behind a tree, near mountains (in Livonia mtns. Ha... LOL)). Try to get anything accomplished through customer service and you will not get anywhere. I was told by one person that my service was bad because I was bouncing between three different towers. If that was the case I would have at least some service. The signal strength has gotten worse over the course of the last three years. When asked by customer service if I know of anyone else experiencing poor service I told them, "anyone with a Nextel phone!" The final person I spoke with said that I could switch to Sprint. When I asked him about pricing he gave me amounts of at least double what I am paying now, what a joke. According to service reps. there are no plans to build any new towers in the area. I think the company is hoping everyone will get fed up, pay to get out of their contracts and Sprint can drop Nextel altogether. If you look at the coverage map for Nextel the area of Southeast Michigan is covered, I think an employee spilled the ink bottle on the map before it went to press. Nextel has to be the worst service, and I would not recommend it to an enemy.

Works well outside, not so great inside my house. I don't understand why it changes so much? I'd think about switching to Nextel (since there is a tower nearby) but I need the phone to work good everywhere else! (I still have a landline for calls here at the house) Verizon billing isn't so bad when you get 2 or 3 phones on the pooled minutes... You can get 5% off (your monthly bill) if you tell them you are a AAA member. Get the 800# from the Verizon store when you buy...

My Nextel experience has been great so far. Maybe it's the phone, but I have not had any of the issues I hear other Nextel subscribers complaining about.

Great reception all around this area for Sprint. Of course, I'm using Sanyo phones, which have great reception.

Have not had reception in my house for 3 years trying to end contract without paying. For not fullfiling their end of the contract. Horrible customer service. Do not by Nextel

I don't whats up with Cingular. They are suppose to have the largest calling area, and more bars in more places, but I have mixed feelings about that. The reception in my house is very poor, I am lucky if I get 2 bars. I drop calls all the time in and around the Livonia area. People always tell me that they can't hear me, and that I cut in and out all the time. The reception is good though on major freeways, execpt for 127 North in between Lansing and Mount Pleasent. I use my phone more in the Mount Pleasent area as I am a student at Central Michigan University, and the reception is better there then it is in the Detroit area, which makes no sense because Cingular is not suppose to have any coverage there. I do like that their no hassale national service plan though (no roming or long distance charges). Reception is very poor in buildings, as I don't have service at work (Laurel Park Place). Friends of mine that have Sprint and Nextel have no problems here though. I don't know if its the service or my phone, but it should be alot better. I am planning to switch to Nextel in the furture sometime, as friends of mine have had no problems with them.

AT&T went from being immaculate to utter garbage lately. I rarely receive calls nowadays because the AT&T service went downhill. I can't blame my phone because when I'm roaming, I never drop nor miss calls. Thumbs down to AT&T for what they're doing to their old customers. I'll be spending the extra $ to get Verizon if the issues aren't addressed immediately.

T-Mobile works great for me in this area. All the way to my work in Romulus. Metro Airport ok reception. Used to have the Motorola V60g, then left T-Mobile and now back with them and have the Motorola V600. I also use to have Sprint, but as soon as I turned down my side street off Merriman, no signal. I could never make a call from my house with Sprint.