Good reception in apartment and on street. Few dropped calls.

Even though I have a few bars, no reception whatsoever for 1 1/2 weeks now. I live near this intersection unfortunately, so no reception in my apartment. If I walk down bway to 95th I can get a signal.

Lately the Cingular service has been horrible in my house. Judging from the comments, I should have never gotten Cingular in the first place. I think I'll switch to Verizon or AT&T. The only thing good about Cingular is its marketing!

3 bars on both the Uptown and Downtown side of the 103rd St. and Lexington Avenue Subway! Call was not dropped or lost, even with trains roaring past.

Verizon has never given me less than 5 bars whether in my apartment or on the street. Works great all around.

Works nearly as well as Verizon near Columbia's campus.

Even outside, on the street, clear skies, full battery, I still get only one bar and constantly get dropped. :(

I get poor reception in my apartment on 14th and Ave A, or anywhere else I've been in Manhattan for that matter. I was told my Samsung phone needs an upgrade to work better, but I only bought it three months ago (warranty is up already, so store won't take it back). They want me to mail it to Texas for repairs, and won't give me a loaner or pay for shipping. Having a ten minute conversation without dropping the call is rare. AT&T is horrible. I am paying the $175 to cancel service and switch to Verizon.

No probs indoors or outdoors. No reception at all in the subway (oh well, what can you expect?)

I get absolutley perfect reception from home and outside. GSM reception in Manhattan is perfect. Although I have had my share of drop calls outside of the city. Since GSM is fairly new in America, stick to the metro areas for clear reception.