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AT&T finally has 3g in Asheville! It's a lot faster than Verizon around here, but AT&T really is the second best carrier in WNC. If you live in the city however, you will be fine.

I am 1 / 2 mile north of downtown and my coverage in my home varies from one bar to no service. I find dead zones all over the city, and frequently in highly trafficed areas. I love my phone, but it is basically an ipod touch, since I cannot reliably use it as a phone. AT&T promised 3G by the end of October and is now saying mid-December. I feel I am totally wasting my money for monthly cell phone service.

I have horrible coverage with AT&T, even though I live on top of a hill! If I stand in my kitchen, I get NO coverage. I have to either go to a window or go outside to get even 2 bars, and most of the time the call gets dropped either sooner or later. I'm going to go with a different company!

I have horrible coverage with AT&T, even though I live on top of a hill! If I stand in my kitchen, I get NO coverage. I have to either go to a window or go outside to get even 2 bars, and most of the time the call gets dropped either sooner or later. I'm going to go with a different company!

Although I'm no fan of ATT in general, I must say that I've had little or no problem with their wireless service in Asheville. I get good reception in my home (often even below ground level in my basement), and inside buildings large and small all over Asheville (e.g, Lowe's on Tunnel Rd., Sam's Club, Blockbuster and Fresh Market in N. Avl). About the only place I've had a problem is at a friend's home in the hills behind UNCA (where her Verison phone works perfectly, by the way).

Had Verizon and coverage stunk. I've had Cingular / AT&T for a year and a half and it is superior in coverage. I don't know what the complaints are about in the Asheville area. Nobody has perfect coverage in the mountains, but coverage is very good. I've been out on country roads in WNC and had coverage while my business partners with Verizon had none. And that goes for US Cellular too. Was in a rural area in the western part of the state and had to let my friend make a call because his US Cellular phone didn't have a signal.

Got an Alltel plan earlier this month and coverage has been very good everywhere in Asheville. It's right on par if not better than it was with Verizon when I was with them. I've not had any trouble spots where I couldn't make a call. Currently getting great coverage and more minutes for the price. Full signal at Broadway St., Hendersonville, Biltmore Ave., and generally good coverage overall. Signal does get a little weak (2 bars) around Edgemont Rd. but I can still make and hold onto a call. Not had a dropped call yet. Very happy with Alltel at this point. Happy enough to come online to write a review about it!

None! I can see towers and I can see other people getting calls, but not Alltel. This happened on two visits separated by a year or so. Also, at Asheville airport, nada.

US Cellular is certainly the best around, better than everyone I know's Verizon excepting a few spots, but then they are approximately the same anyway. Currently just bought a Treo 700p from Sprint, cannot STAND its service, completely worthless and roams more than half the time, rendering its web capability useless. I really hope they have a return policy as I will be going to either Verizon or back to US Cellular (their phone selection SUCKS)

I have service most of the time downtown, but it is very spotty, and I have Many dropped calls. About 50% of my calls are dropped. The further you go out of town, the worse coverage appears to be. That is my experience. I usually drop the call, then call back on my Verizon phone.