Reception is always good with one exception - when exiting the W. 4th St. subway, I often have to walk a block or two before it switches over from analog roam to the Sprint network. Reception in my 4th fl. apartment is perfect.

Apartment on 34th floor is never better than 3 bars, and often there is no signal at all. Sometimes a call can be started with a useable signal, and then the signal goes to zero and the call is dropped while in progress. Worse at high traffic times.

Very erratic coverage inside our apartment building. Movement of 1 meter (3 feet) in any direction would change the reception from 3 bars to none. Occasionally, the reception would plummet even while standing still. In other areas (e.g., Columbia University area) the reception was good, even inside the buildings.

Usually works great, very occasional call drops.

Since Cingular took over AT&T reception has deteriorated rapidly. Calls usually get connected but constantly break up.

if I stand directly AT my window or at the front door of the building (i.e. 2" from the street) I have reasonably good (4 bars) reception. if I go inside my apartment (ground floor northern exposure) -- the reception dwindles to 0-2 bars. this is with TDMA and GSM, all Nokia fones via AT&T / Cingular --

Reception was incredible. I also lived at 114th and Amsterdam the year before and reception was great there too. Other than customer service, Verizon is the way to go.

I just got a new phone, but I used to have the LGVX 4400. Both have had average reception in my building. I'm in a third floor apartment, and when I'm in my bedroom (with windows near the outside), it's usually decent, arouns 3 bars. Anytime I go more to the interior of the building (i.e. away from windows), I lose calls and barely get reception. On the street around the Columbia area though, reception is generally great. I can get reception anywhere on campus, even in elevators.

I get very good reception if I sit on the left side of my couch (faces west). However, calls have dropped while in front of my building.

5 bars all the time. Excellent.