in and out horrible reception less than a mile from tower

I researched a ton of blogs and found that Nextel's 2nd from bottom phone, the I265, is the best reception of all their phones and one of the better battery life phones. It is old school looking and not winning any beauty pageants, but it makes and receives calls way better than their $300-500 phones I used to use. We are getting Iphones soon, so I will compare to ATT later... .

not great service overall. but great along the lake shore. not so much at the lakeshore tho

I have had Alltel for almost 3 years since leaving Verizon. It is nearly perfect anywhere we go, with a weak signal area when traveling somewhere in Kentucky or Tennessee our only complaint. Love it!

Excellent service everywhere in Muskegon.

Little to no service in most of the area around here. Anywhere towards the lake will give you poor service and don't even think about making a call indoors most of the time.

Excellent coverage all over the Muskegon area! I love it.

Great coverage especially if you have a decent phone. Most of the time I don't even think that I'm on a cellular phone. I've been using it for 2 1 / 2 years and have been very happy. Friends and co-workers with other providers often ask to use my phone because theirs is not working. Realizing that it's a radio, it's obvious that service is hit and miss on the other side of the dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan or in some valleys in rural areas. Most other places I've been in Michigan and around the country service has been great!

Not so great inside, but full signal outside.

Not good if we hit evanston avenue