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I was shocked at how good my reception is with Verizon in NYC. I get an excellent signal everywhere, including most subway platforms and elevators in buildings. Maybe it has more to do with the phone than the service. I have a Motorola V60i from a few years ago that still works perfectly despite fairly heavy use.
I get no reception inside my apartment, while my brother who has Cingular has perfect reception. I seem to notice a trend with AT&T the higher uptown you go in Manhattan the worse the reception becomes.
Terrible reception in my apartment and in the surrounding blocks - there seems to be some kind of black hole. Also spent 4 days at a major hotel in NJ just 2 hours away from here and was basically without reception the whole time, while those with other carriers had no problem. Thank goodness my contract just ran out, I am switching ASAP.
I receive reasonable reception on the street and in my apartment. Sometimes the signal is better in one room than another, but overall, I have not had too much trouble receiving or making calls. At times, if I receive a call from someone who has an AT&T phone, the call gets dropped or the signal is bad, but I think that is on their side. Overall a 3 out of 5.
I've had T-Mobile for 1 year and reception is terrible in my apartment. I have to place the phone against the window, and even then I get one bar and constantly lose the connection.
Weak coverage -- signal usually only two or three bars, sometimes as high as 4. In almost every call, reception will eventually become spotty and audio will drop (typically, person on other end can hear me, but I can't hear them). Very annoying.
