Comment applies to indoor reception at my workplace. If I move into the aisle (I'm not far from a window), I can usually get a signal, but I have missed a number of calls only to get a notification a few minutes later that I have a voice mail, because when I'm at my desk working I don't consistently have a signal.

I had 2 friends with Cingular test reception at my house, and it was fine (with Sprint I always had random reception in my house... was barely passable). It was perfect for them. So, I switched to Cingular and got the Sony Ericsson phone. Great phone, and anywhere OTHER than my house, great reception (almost always 4 bars). However, in my house, I get the same random signal I did with Sprint, but it is even worse. Maybe I live in a weird spot, so I cant say its the phone... other than I guess some phones handle poor reception better than others. When I say I get variable reception, I mean that over a 5 second period it will fluctuate between 0.5 bars and 4 bars. Sigh. I thought it was because I lived near the National Guard and Red Cross, but walking closer to either building makes my reception go to 4 bars solid. So, my review would be GOOD anywhere but here... in my house, its POOR. So, maybe its not the phone or Cingular, but some interaction, or maybe I'm in limbo.

Tried Cellular South's unlimited plan for one month, but the coverage was horrible. Went with Cingular GSM back in June. Coverage was spotty at first, but has dramatically improved. I travel over 30,000 miles in Miss. each year and have had very few dropped calls. Completely satisfied.

Inside my apartment, reception is sometimes variable. I have to either sit in the living room or bedroom close to the window to use the phone. Around Jackson, there are some random dead spots where my calls don't get completely dropped, but the person on one end can't hear anything while the other person can still hear. I'm thinking of changing carriers, but it looks like Cingular may have the best reception after all.