Reception is spotty depending on what side of the building you are on and whether or not you are indoors or outdoors. If you are on the front side of the building facing the parking lot and live on the 2nd or 3rd floors, you can get pretty decent reception inside as long as you are near a window. On the backside you have to be either near a window or outside to get any signal at all. Reception on the base as a whole is junky. For whatever reason, when you come onto base the signal strength drops. The farther away from Hwy. 70 you get the less signal you have until it finally disappears altogether in the back areas around officer country and the boat docks.

I am constantly in the "Extended Network," which uses Alltels towers. I can send text messages just fine, but I cannot send any picture messages, I have to travel several miles on highway 70 east and west to be able to send pic messages. I have called Verizon and have been told the Verizon towers are 4 miles away, and for optimum coverage you should be within at least 3 miles of the coverage area. I can also make calls within my barracks room although, the reception isn't all that great and I lose calls sometimes but I've heard the same thing from others that have different cell phone carriers. I would go with Alltel if I could get out of my contract. I think they have the better coverage on base.

Step outside of the barracks and get great reception, almost full signal. The instant I step inside my room, it drops signal. I have to stand near my door or window to make calls.

every where on base, horrible reception. in the barraks and buidings even worse. cherry point sucks not only the life out of you but the reception on your phone too.