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0-1 bar Terrible service. Too many dropped calls. Voices cut in and out a lot. Same inside and outside the home. Tried to call AT&T about the problem but calls dropped. Had to go to AT&T store to complain about issue but they did nothing.

Reception is awful. I need to go outside to make calls or send texts. Called AT&T to complain and was told to turn the phone off and back on, which does nothing to improve the poor signal strength in this area.

I just moved here from Indiana. Had a couple of spots through the mountains with no service... hit Raleigh and have had the worst service in 6 years for ANY urban area I've traveled in. Can't get a reliable signal in my new house or within 6 blocks of home. Different parts of town drop to no bars for no apparent reason. My spouse had a LG xenon and had no service even when I could only text. Spouse now has T-Mobile and no problems making and receiving high-quality calls. I'm switching tomorrow. ATT just bought a small local carrier in NE Indiana where my family lives and their service went from great to non-existent. They now have to have micro-towers attached to their computers to get signal. ATT in Raleigh told me they do not guarantee signal inside buildings and that for $200 I could buy a micro-tower for my home. Is this the new money maker for cell companies? Charging for more equipment to make work what used to before? ATT SUCKS!

Usually below average to poor reception. Do not drop many calls but most have sound quality issues. We are on a ridge and the house sits slightly lower than the street. Works best on the street. NEVER get 3G coverage. edge is the best I can get. Travel I540, 64 / 264, 70E and major avenues East of Raleigh. Always lose reception periodically, especially Hwy. 58 / 258 South from Hwy. 264 headed towards Kinston. Data is consistent, but slow. Best AT&T experience was recently in Little Rock, AR. But I don't live in LR, so that doesn't help me. Looking for a new provider soon. ps. I loved Cingular!

Over 5 years with AT&T, got 4 lines, 1 with an iPhone, 2 Samsung and 1 Nokia. I have been very happy with their reception and customer service. My contract just ended so I was trying to find a cheaper alternative but after seeing what people said about Sprint, I am thinking to just stay with them and renew. I guess I will be keeping my iPhone. This iPhone thing is an amazing tool but it's a disease for people, especially kids. Don't ever buy an iPhone, iTouch or any type of smart phones for your kids, you will ruin them. It hypnotizes them, disconnects them from this world and takes them to an evil one. I mean, just look at the symbol of the company that makes the iPhone, JK. I am just talking about the bad apps kids can get for free.

I have dropped calls all the time. I have to keep a land line in my house because I get dropped calls daily with AT and T. I have been with them for over 15 years and really considering chmaging to Verizon very soon.

i've had AT&T for just over a year now and have had no reception or data problems with their network in the north raleigh area (i-540 corridor). I think many of the problems that people report are hardware related. not all handsets are created equal and my Nokia or my wife's iphone 3gs have rarely encountered any service difficulties. when I travel to more rural parts of the state, granted the 3g coverage disappears but the edge network is reliable and calls are not lost.

SOOOOOOOO Frustrating to drop calls every day in this area I come and go past this spot all the time

I have all my bars out side my place but I struggle to find bars.

1-2 bars generally in the house... just not going to cut it. Service is great most everywhere else.

Very good coverage, but that is to be expected considering its very near all the wealth in Raleigh (North Raleigh) Go off the main roads outside of Raleigh and goodbye reception.

Terrible reception or no reception in this area. Major cell towers within line of sight, but this is an AT&T dead zone.

Marginal call quality throughout house. Sometime drop-outs at 540 near Creedmoor road, six forks road near durant, fall of neuse road near falls dam

I don't get reception in the basement of one of the buildings I go to class in, but it is, after all, a basement. Same goes for the basement of the student center. Everywhere else, reception is perfect. Even some unlikely places get reception like the tunnel here on campus, and the back of the book store basement.

Very weak signal indoors. Many calls dropped, many also don't go through until 2nd or 3rd attempt. Outdoors little better.

Varies between 0 and 1 bar. Dont bother with ATT out here. My wifes Verizon phone is a little better but not much. 1 or 2 bars usually. Checking the tower map it's obvious why this is. Somebody please put up a tower in Garner!

Poor reception from the street, and no reception from my house. My friends Verizon phone doesn't work either.

Live down near Cedar Points Athletic complex and the reception is horrible. Have tried a few things like a TV antenna, aluminum foil and copper wire. You may get an extra bar but nothing really works, this is a true dead spot. Also neighbors have the same problem with Verizon in this area. The phone does not necessarily make the difference.

Horrible reception which I have found is the norm rather than the exception. No reception in the house and limited outside on Eagle Bluff Circle. Dropped calls while driving down 540 at Leesville, I-40 between Durham and 540, I-40 between Greensboro and Asheville and numerous locations on I-95 as well. I am relocated to the area and am exploring other cell carriers. AT&T is the pits in this area of the state.

plagarized another submitted comment since I share the same problems with AT&T service. Reception seems to vary quite a bit, even when stationary. I get a lot of dropped calls, and even worse, the network seems to drop half the circuit sometimes so that the other party cannot hear me or I cannot hear them. Also "Network Busy" or "Service not available" or "Please check the number and dial again" are common messages with AT&T around zip 27612. My phone rarely rings at my house - most of the time I only find out that someone called if they leave a message - and i'll usually get the message within 1-3 hours (nice 'feature'!). because of the difficulty getting a good connection to talk, I rarely can talk, so I reduced my plan since I have so many carry over minutes built up. I had Nextel before and had no problems - only switched to get a phone with more features. Nextel was far more reliable, never any dropped calls, none of the games I have had to play with Cingular. I have a LG 500 - could it be this model phone? Not sure how Nextel is now that they are Sprint, but my girlfriend has Verizon and has no problems. Anyway, I have 5 months left on a two year contract - doubt I will resign with AT&T.

Poor to no reception. Cinglular acknowledges this, but doesn't do anything about it except say "they're sorry." Alltel has towers in the neighborhood. I'm switching.

This is the worst reception I have ever had in all the states I have lived in. I have no reception in my apartment and if I staqnd outside it still is pretty bad.

Reception is always lousy. Lucky to get 1 bar (or once in a blue moon, 2 Bars).

How can I be so close to the capital of NC and have such gawdawful reception. My calls usually consist of garbled, static-filled conversation that lasts less than 5 minutes. Then the call gets dropped. very bad.

terrible! have no reception at all. can not wait for my contract to end!

Most of the time, driving through this major intersection downtown, my signal drops out. Call is dropped. This has happened with two phones (3125 and Nokia 6620), and I am not sure why. Not exactly rural.

Actually NO reception inside my home or inside buildings at Wake Tech where I work. I can get a call out in high spots on the highway. My husband has the Nokia that came free with the plan and he most always gets a signal. My daughter has Verizon and her phone works very well (but it is newer).

Cingular phone tech support says that 3 towers were repaired. Cingular store employee says that 2 towers degraded and 1 tower severely degraded. Maybe going to G3. Cingular employees using land ines.

Very hit or miss here. Sometimes reception will be average, but other times below average at the house. I use the cell as my primary phone so I am on it a lot. With that said I've noticed my calls drop right around the fifteen minute mark. It never fails. It's as if there is some sort of timer that cuts calls off for no reason. Call me a conspiracy theorist, but it seems very strange when it happens day after day at the same length of time.

Used to be excellent but downhill ever since October 2005. Network busy; poor signal; calls don't come through but the voicemail indicator will. About to switch carriers. Tried both Motorola v551 and Nokia 6010.

Numerous dropped calls and "Network Busy" errors. This area is the Bermuda Triangle of cellphone coverage. I can't wait to switch carriers and get rid of Cingular.

Pretty poor reception at the house - better inside the beltline at work. Spotty coverage especially on Strickland Rd between Leesville and Six Forks (the Dead Zone!). No reception off of I-64 toward the Virginia State line. Poor reception at the OBX.

I get excellent reception with Cingular in Raleigh / Cary area

Never had a problem with my Cingular phone reception. Someone mentioned coverage on the Outer Banks as well... I find that to be true. I go to Oregon Inlet and have very good reception there.

I went with Cingular after the AT&T Wireless / SunCom "slam" -- in spite of the poor reviews I read on here -- and haven't been happier. I've gotten good reception even in the Outer Banks and southeastern NC. I've even been able to talk in UNC-CH buildings, which are notorious cell phone dead zones. The only place where my reception has been substandard is, unfortunately, in my apartment, but then again no one gets a decent signal here (bottom floor, slight valley, etc.). I've had no dropped calls or problems with voice mail thus far. Customer service has been outstanding. Don't believe all the gripes you may read. As others have noted, it seems that the type of phone you use can make a huge difference in your satisfaction level. I recommend Cingular and Nokia.

Only spotty coverage is between here and Cary along Penny Rd.

Two weeks ago my service inside and outside my home were great. Then it went to hell - from five reception bars to one and sometimes none inside my house. Cingular / AT&T can't (won't?) give an explanation. Since I've spoken with two customer service reps with Cingular / AT&T and have no solution or at least plausible explanation. I'll be migrating my digits to another carrier.

Reception seems to vary quite a bit, sometimes even within my house. I get a lot of dropped calls, and even worse, the network seems to drop half the circuit sometimes so that the other party cannot hear me and I end up having to call back. Cingular's network is busy a lot. I had Alltel before and I had many fewer problems though I believe their technology is older. Alltel was far more reliable, almost never any dropped calls, none of the games I have had to play with Cingular. I have a Nokia 1100 -- could it be this model phone? Anyway, I have 18 months left on a two year contract. I will probably buy my way out of it soon at the cost of about $180. Can't wait to get back to Alltel.

I have no complaints with Cingular! I have great reception pretty much everywhere (with usual exceptions).

Coverage on the ground floor of my home is especially poor - particularly when the leaves are on the trees. Otherwise, Cingular coverage in the area has been decent - though GSM appears to be less effective indoors than CDMA. I think I had better reception with Sprint.

I can be sitting in my apartment and suddenly go from a full signal to no signal. This happens all the time. I'm so glad that my 2 yr. contract is up so that I can switch carriers. This has been the worst cell phone provider I have every had.

Get great reception with Cingular all over town. (Granting usual exceptions)

Reception poor at best. Dropped calls, acrobatics in the home to place a call.

Full signal strength at this location, even if I unscrew my antenna. Cingular has pretty good coverage in the N. Raleigh area but not so good inside buildings, due to the 1900 mhz signal that is used in the area.