Changed from T-Moble to Verizon to get better reception. At first is was a huge improvement. For the past year I have had 0 bars!. I am sooooo frustrated, What The _____ Verizon??

I think all cell companies have forgotten TR. I am paying for a brick every month. My 3GS only works in NYC and once out of Toms River, it slightly improves.

All of Toms River is terrible

Verizon Broadband Access and cellphone service is horrible. Broadband Access runs between -92 and -119db with frequent drops. This development is right in the middle of a three tower triangulation. Yet service is the worst I have ever experienced with Verizon. There are no tall structures to block the signals. When I was here last year, there was no problem. I contacted Verizon, and although the rep was polite and sympathetic, the problem remains unresolved as of this writing (11-14-2007). She was only able to forward a trouble ticket to engineering. They are supposed to call... hope they can get through.

Unable to make or receive calls in my home.

It's like T-Mobile doesn't exist in Toms River. I felt like it was 10 years ago with my old phone wandering around the neighborhood looking for enough reception to make a call. Something is lacking for T-Mobile in this area

Went up to visit family this past week and things must have changed a lot since the previous reviews posted for the area. I never once had less than a full signal or lost a call. Great coverage... ignore the other reviews

If Nextel"s Phones were as good as their service, they would be a terrific company!

used to have only 1 or 2 bars but the last couple of monthes the reception has inproved to at least 4 bars.

I never had more than 1 bar in reception... .and my calls keep dropping like the number of bugs tht hit you while you are driving 90 miles an hour in a locust infested area. Terribly pathetic... .boy am I glad my 2-year contract gets over tomorrow !

I have no reception in my house or anywhere on Coolidge. I also don't get any reception on Bay Ave. (571) until I get to Hooper. No reception on Fischer Blvd. either. I definitely CANNOT hear you now :(

Oh my god. Seriously, Verizon sucks. I took a free phone because the club has been really slow lately, but I would have saved up some money if the guy had told me a more expensive phone would work better. It seemed like all he cared about was getting a sale. And he kept looking at my chest. So rude. Well anywho... the phone is so bad and reception is so bad too. I had full bars one time in my house, which was amazing but then I stuck the phone up my boyfriends bum, and when I took it out, I had 3 new voicemail messages. And the phone NEVER RANG. I hate Verizon. I'm switching to T-Mobile.

I have great outdoor reception in Toms River, where I live, but 0-1 bars along Rt 571 to Rt 70 and beyond. This is with the TDMA (none GSM) service. I get absolutely no reception inside the Prime Time Cafe in TR, but my friend with Verizon does. I'm not sure whether to try Cingular's GSM service, or switch to Verizon.

Horrible absolutley horrible. I just recently purchased a Verizon cell phone because everyone always raved about the reception. I even purchased one of the newest and most expensive thinking it would help me. What I find is I have had worst reception with this phone then even my previous T-Mobile which is supposedly the worst on the mareket. This Verizon phone does not work in my house I have to stand in the middle of the road even T-Mobile I can at least go near a window and it worked. I also work in the Ocean County Mall and I see people always talking on there phones well guess what. I'm not one of those people it hardly works anywhere in the store forget going into any major department store with it or even near the Old Navy wing it just drops. So for everyone who loves this company there crazy even gave me a hard time returning the phone after only three days saying I didn't give it enough time to truly try it come on get real.

Since the merge in Nov with ATT, Cingular has greatly increased in all areas giving me almost perfect reception everywhere. Even where nothin worked in my house behind the Wawa on Fischer and Bay, now I get three bars. I tried Nextel. Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. All here and all completley dead.

Rt. 37 is dead. No reception from Community Hospital to the WaWa in Manchester on Rt. 37.

Cingular after two years finally tells me your area is sub grade. I could have told them that. Most areas are bad in Toms River, either no signal or a strong signal and still no communication. They say the AT&T buyout will help in November. Will see. By the way my phones are GAIT phones and work or should I say don't work on both TDMA and GSM.

Anywhere you go in town now, Sprint has great coverage. Within the past year they added 4 new towers within Toms River, and in other surrounding towns the coverage is awesome. The only time I don't get service is when I am inside a bank or a food store. Other than that, it's great.

Better service than Verizon in most areas of Toms River, Brick, Lakewood. The dead areas in Silverton have been gone for a little over a year. The dead spot by Ocean County College that you get with Cingular and Verizon is no longer a problem with Nextel. After having Verizon for 2 years, Cingular for one year, and Nextel for 2 years, I must say that Nextel far surpasses them both. Several friends have switched over and could not be happier.

Excellent reception all around town.