Just ported out my Sprint number to Consumer Cellular (no contract) which uses AT and T towers- can't make a call in my home, and barely get one to two bars reception in my drive way. When I called Consumer Cellular, they said their info shows that I am in the "best area" for reception- ha! Obviously, I'll be cancelling the plan and sending the phone back. Sprint says that I'll have to sign up for a new contract now that I ported the number out- even though I have an old phone that was no longer on a contract. I disliked the contract and billing problems with Sprint, but coverage was never an issue.

I commute between Lincoln and Crete every day, and there seems to be a dead spot near the Hwy. 33 and Hwy. 77 exit. If I don't drop a call on 33 before I get to 77, it disappears on me soon after I merge onto 77.

This, in my opinion, is the worst hole in Lincoln for all cell carriers. Most CDMA networks like Alltel, Verizon, and Sprint can make and take calls fine... but anything GSM, like me on Cingular is completely screwed. I live right on this intersection and I can't get signal in my house, BARELY in my driveway. Infuriating. Also, about a half mile in any direction is terrible with one or no bars until about A St.going north, or Hwy. 2 going south.

Many areas have 4-5 bars (out of 5) in downtown, then gets spotty in north. In south area and many residential areas between streets listed, reception is spotty with numerous dead zones. Around hospital between 10th and 19th South St. are major dead spots, including my entire house.

Cingular - no bar

Constant dropped calls, sometimes 3 times in 1 minute, No reception many times, battery drains within 10 mins even with overnite charge.

Gigantic hole, no reception for many blocks in all directions.

We were happy AT&T customers until Cingular took over. Since then the reception and service has become worse. Cingular claimed it was because we were still on AT&T system, so we changed to their phones. It got worse, so we changed back to our old AT&T phones. The reception continues to get worse, drops calls all the time, voice mail doesn't come through until 2-3 hours later. Our contract is over, but we can't find anything better. According to all the other comments entered here, none of the other cell phone carriers are any better. Maybe we should just get a couple cans with a string.

Between A St. and O St. I always drop calls, or people call me and I answer and there's nothing. I hate Cingular, and am buying out my contract because I can't even get reception in my own home! (I live in the 8th and South St. Dead Zone.)

Poor reception in residential area at 16th and Van Dorn. 13th and 0 street good and South Pointe area seems strong.