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Only 1 spot in area I will lose a call... .hwy 33 on the way to Cloquet

Crappy reception, I'm good downtown but my current phone is old-ish. I had a katana and still got only one bar in Superior, and way down Grand. Sprint's customer service is sooooooooo sooo bad, I can't express enough how bad it is. Wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

Sprint is pretty sad in most parts of the country I visit, but this is by far the worst I have seen. I can be sitting in a friends townhouse and, depending on the wind direction or the moon, I can either get one bar, digital roam, or no signal. Dropped calls all over the outskirts of Duluth as well. Looking forward to my contract expiring so I can get with a company that has good coverage.

Reception for the TimberRidge town homes in hermantown, MN is actually pretty good. And now there is finally EVDO. Nice improvment. Overall, Sprint service is great in Duluth.

Sprint has told me they were having difficulties negotiating a lease for putting a tower in Proctor. (They wanted to put one up in the DM&IR / CN Rail yards.) The reception in the Proctor / Bayview Heights area was somewhat weak. It had gotten better for a while, but seems to have deminished again. Notable loss of service spots: * Hwy. 2 from Boundary Ave. down to I 35. (Especially on the underpass under I 35.) * Sometimes Spotty coverage on I 35 from Hwy. 2 to the Cody St.Exit. * Sometimes spotty coverage of Vinland St, near the Power Lines. * Sometimes spotty coverage on Highland St.between Oneota Cemetary and the Highland Vinland intersection. * A fairly big dead spot on the Getchel Rd.between the St. Louis River Rd.to about a block shy of the Morris Thomas Road. * Somewhat spotty coverage on the Skyline Dr.due to the geography (many twists and turns).

BEWARE if you want to use SPRINT PCS at UMD - it won't work in the Library and in most buildings. You have to go outside. I can't make ar receive any calls unless outside, and even then, it's iffy. I tried several phones, none worked. They work great anywhere but UMD. They said they wre going to put up a tower near Mt. Royal, but it was in the paperwork stage (that was 6 months ago, still no change).

Fantastic reception in Duluth metro area and several surrounding communities.

The Uproar has been outstanding in reception throughout the Northland. I have recently aquired a newer A500, but it dies out in Rice Lake township, as the Samsung remains 3 bars, even on Fish Lake while fishing.