Just got the new entry level "smart" phone to replace one I drowned. I get zero reception indoors or within 100 ft. of my house. 1 bar to no service to emergency reception west to 534 and south to rt. 5. I get 1-3 bars for less than 1 min. traveling N-S, S-N, W-E, E-W then back to zero. From Deerfield Circle to Alliance I get a consistent 2-3 bars but calls drop regardless. The old Samsung slider worked better but the coverage is far from respectable. Txt message function is 50% greater than voice (go figure) T-Mobile could care less and in basically tell customers waaa too bad, pay me!. Time to make the switch to AT&T I think. In my daily commute path noone else has coverage.