3g Service in Union Square NYC is non existing. I had a Nokia N75 and I thought my problem was the old handset (well thats what the AT&T store reps said trying to make me renew my contract ). Now that I have the iphone 3gs I get the same problem. I spoke with a rep at the AT&T store on 14th street and he told me to switch to EDGE for a week. I spoke to numerous reps over the phone and they said it seems to be faulty 3g cell towers in the area being worked on. I say we all should complain and get a class action lawsuit going on and get some money back or get AT&T to change the rates for 3G service... ..

Verizon works nearly everywhere I go in Manhattan. Only problem spots are my office desk next to a window (2 feet away works great) and in one elevator as it hits the second floor. The other two elevators have no problem.

No problems, works beautifully unless deep inside a building.

Takes a while to acquire the signal, but works well when found.

Takes a long time to find the signal, but once found it works fine, even inside buildings as long as you're not more than 50 from a window.

Sheeps Meadow in Central Park seems to be a big dead zone for AT&T. My friend and I were trying with a blackberry 8300 and an iphone 3g. Can't get any calls through. Takes forever to get blackberry messenger or texts through. Forget about webpages.

Had no problems for long time. Roommate still has no trouble with Verizon reception. But ever since a building was built behind mine - 2 stories above mine - I can't carry on a conversation because it cuts out every other word even though I constantly have 4 / 5 bars. They gave me a free SIM replace and upgraded the software in my Razr - still the same problem. I must say the service people were great, even though the reception isn't.

Terrible coverage. Slow speeds. 3G blows. EDGE is too slow.

Excellent reception and speed. Very reliable.

ok this is the real deal about recption on rossevelt island for the most part. Verizon is nuber 1 then Sprint then AT&T witch i'm using as of now. donnt get t-mobl trash! iphone rocks.. mids

the worst carrier in nyc ever... don't get t-mobile

There is an AT&T store right there too, and just two buildings in there's almost never any reception. Also, Bowery, 6th and 7th Ave between Houston and 14th St.make up a whole swath of poor-to-no reception. Its like a huge chunk of lower Manhattan is just off the grid.

Cingular was decent but then I moved to Church St.and ATT bought out Cingular, then problems started: Dropped calls, reception just fades even if I'm not moving, many calls go right to voice mail, or I can't hear the call, I just get every other word. It's very frustrating, I'm on the 30th floor with wide open views, even to the cell tower just 5 blocks away.

I was there on a Beautiful Saturday, April 18th around 450 PM and I was trying to call my best friend..the bars were there for 3G..but nothing when I was dialing..after 5 tries..i manually switched to the older Edge network..and after 6 more tries..on the sixth try..the reception had a lot of static and was garbled..i thought it wa sthe park..but the funny thing..when got to the middle of Sheep Meadow..i got a signal!..but by that time..an hour later it was too late..as the party already left the park

I have the first edition iPhone and have had virtually no problems with my phone wherever I may have gone. I've even gotten random pings of reception in the subway! Very strong signal and data transfers, even though the unit was purchased over a year and a half ago (and subsequently dropped many, many times). I've had typical call drops in elevators, but that's pretty much it.

Data service is slow to nonexistent even with full bars of 3G.

I bought an iPhone 3G from the Apple Store on 14th St. three days ago, and thus was forced to switch to AT&T from Verizon Wireless despite many, many happy years with them. Tomorrow I will be returning the iPhone, sadly. The hardware and many apps are excellent... but AT&T service in Manhattan is absolutely the WORST! In my apartment, in restaurants, in office buildings -- even in Grand Central! -- over the last couple of days I have had dropped calls and virtually NO access to Internet and email. Whenever I step out onto the street, the signal is perfect... but the iPhone with AT&T service is virtually UNUSABLE in New York City. And I have tried to use it in SEVERAL neighborhoods, and always the same problem. Tomorrow, as I said, I am returning the iPhone, quitting AT&T, switching BACK to Verizon Wireless, and getting a BlackBerry touchscreen through my Verizon store. If you live in NYC and are thinking of getting an iPhone... DON'T DO IT! You will regret it. UNUSABLE!

Had Verizon for nearly 15 years and NEVER had a dropped call. Recently I switched to AT&T for the iPhone and had almost 25 dropped calls per day. Switched back to Verizon and LOVE my service. Great, crisp sound quality!

Becoming practically not worth using. Landline more and more practical, at least reliable. Dropped calls getting worse and worse. Usually have plenty of bars, but calls die nonetheless. Lately almost every single call: drops, then drops, then drops. I know there's interference from 60 Hudson with all the dishes, etc... . but this is getting unbearable. Calls never drop outside or other locations.

I love my iPhone but despise ATT... their coverage is awful. The only way I can use the phone where I live and work is to stand at the window!