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We can't get reception in our house. Dropped calls, and if we call each other it goes to voicemail while we are looking at each other's phones. Reception wasn't good with Midwest Wireless, but it's not working at all with Alltel. North of Northfield. Reception runs out right as you leave town on Hwy3, for example. You'd think we were miles from a metro area, but NO, we're just outside the metro.

Sent a daughter to college last year in zip code 55057 with a new Samsung Galaxy with Sprint. Not to mention problems with Samsung's updates, the cellular reception is atrocious! One phone call lasting approximately 10 minutes results in multiple drops and multiple re-dials. Always. Texts consistently do not send through the network whether the receiver is in Texas or visiting in 55057! Think I need to buy her contract out and going elsewhere.

Reception is average at home but better in downtown or on the St. Olaf College campus. South of town, reception is OK except near the high school where it is often only analog roaming.

I just got my Sprint cell service today. I called work (in Northfield) and my parents (in Indiana) and got good reception. I haven't used the phone much yet, but, I was happy with this result and living in a more rural area, I thought people would be interested to know.

I have to go outside to make a call. And no we don't have aluminum siding.

Usually 4-5 bars inside with few dropped calls. Must be a new tower because the same phone had 1-2 bars with several dropped calls a year ago.

1-2 inside and 2-3 outside. Reception often dips to 0 bars and lost calls.

Finally Verizon has a tower up in NOrthfield! Yesterday March 30 my reception went fron 0-1 bars to 3-5! I can now be in my house (which is close to st olaf) and have 4-5 bars! When I am by the high school or middle school it does go down to 2-3 bars. ANd of course when your inside a building it usually was a 1-2. But just wanted to say... ... ... .IT'S ABOUT TIME! Last week the Nfld paper has a picture of a company installing on the St. olaf water tower for a cellular company. That must be Verizon.

How many people have to complain before something is done?? We had to add long distance back on our land line so we can hear people! We can't rely on our cell phones anymore, Someone calls and you hear every 5th word! I worry that if we need to call 911, the operator won't know who or where to send help! Verizon is really dropping the ball on this one, why drop extended coverage before you get your tower up?? AND why can't they give you a date when this will be done?? I can't stand talking to customer service, they don't know S**t. There will be a law suit if someone needs emergency help and they can't get any signal! I just pray that no one gets into this situation.

Like all of the other Verizon customers, my service has fallen drastically in the last 2 months. I have called Verizon several times and been given the run around until finally (after chewing someone a new one) I was told they were putting up a new tower sometime during the first quarter of 2006. Since they were putting up a new tower, they discontinued the use of other providers towers in the area, thus cutting out our exteneded network coverage. After a few more phone calls, I was able to get most of my bills for the months of questionsable coverage wiped clean. While this is helpful... .it still doesn't take away the fact that I need the cell phone coverage! If it doesn't get fixed in a few weeks, I will be changing carriers.