Just switched from Verizon where it was fine at my home, but terrible on the way to work on 72nd in Tigard. So far Sprint has given me no problems as I commute from all over Beaverton, Vancouver, and TIgard. So much better and cheaper than Verizon.

I get great reception anywhere in my home. Around my neighborhood works great as well.

One bar of reception is standard, usually no bars. 25% of time phone has no signal.

Switched from Verizon about 10 years ago because of poor reception in Gresham. Since then, only 1 major dead spot -- on the PCC - Rock Creek campus. OCCASIONALLY, I can get a bar or two there outside, but for the most part, it's dead. However, I'm staying with T-Mobile because of the consistent excellent customer service, and the recent addition of HSPA+.

Currently using Straight Talk prepaid. (Surprisingly good) on the Verizon prepaid network. Recent Prepaid history: T - Mobile (GSM) with Tracfone. Somewhat usable 6 / 10 At&t (GSM) on Straight Talk. Dropped calls, weak signal, unusable. 3 / 10 Latest: Verizon (CDMA) much improved signal over local area. No dropped calls so far. The better reception by far out of the big three. 8 / 10

I have had Verizon service since 1997. Back then it was GTE and I lived in Ohio. I have only once lived somewhere that my reception was poor. I travel all over the portland Metro area, as well as to the coast, the Gorge, Mt Hood, etc. and my service rarely, if ever drops. In fact the last time I dropped out of service was in Cannon Beach when I was deep inside a gift shop, but only for 10 minutes while in that specific gift shop. I have had a variety of phones before I recently got my andrious as well. From your basic LG model to the very first Envy to a Blackberry so I have to say that Verizon has more than served me well.

I bought the iPhone a few weeks based on the phone's operating system and apps. However, I am concerned about everything I hear about AT&T Data and Network Coverage. Here in the Beaverton and Portland area, the service has been OK with no dropped calls or problems with data / network. However, last week I was San Francisco and I basically carried around a pretty paper weight. I am wondering if I should have stayed with Verizon and got a Droid or the Storm 2.

No more than 2 bars ever and mostly 1 bar. We live one mile from a tower and yet have lousy reception. Verizon continues to say, upgrade the phone software, but that does nothing. Nor does changing phone models. Reception is 1 bar better outside than inside. Based on the comments here it appears no cell company is any better. Too bad.

I have to give Verizon Wireless credit for their technological achievement: In two years I cannot remember even a single dropped call. This is literally the only positive aspect I can think of. The expensive service plans are a joke. After all the taxes and such I can't get below a $50 cellphone bill each month and I hardly use my phone. The constant emails and texts pushing a new contract / phone upgrade are obnoxious. I also had inexcusable issues with their psychotic collection partner Varolii. I screwed up and was about a week late on a bill. It was just an honest mistake - I had the money and payed when I realized what happened. Rather than simply having a living person from Verizon call me on my phone (which they provide the service for) these freaks start some massive phone message campaign leaving voicemail messages with everyone I know with bizarre phone messages that I had been disregarding as some sort of scam to get personal information for the purposes of identity theft. They even called my niece who lives several states away and I don't even talk too often. Who knows HOW they got these numbers. It was really creepy. I couldn't trust their messages because googling the caller ID number yielded extremely suspicious results. And when I contacted Verizon to investigate the matter they played dumb with me through many phone calls and emails before FINALLY admitting that this was a being done on their behalf. The important thing to understand is that these whacked out phone messages continued for WEEKS after I payed my bill. It took a full-blown investigation on my part consisting of several phone calls to their security department and a dozen emails to pry out this name of Verizon's partner "Varolii" so I could call Varolii directly and threaten legal action before they finally stopped (since Verizon was incompetant and unwilling / unable to make their friends at Varolii stop). The whole episode was simply too much for me. I just want a basic phone, not a nightmare. Bye Bye Verizon, I hope it was worth it. Many of the people I saw from googling this number were getting the psycho message campaign said they were NEVER behind on a payment. So when they send a witch hunt after you don't say I didn't warn you.

Make sure you look at your bill every month! I was being billed for an extra phone line for 15 months, and Verizon refunded 6 month and told me it was my falt for not catching it sooner. I was also told that if I pursued the matter an more they would not refund me anything, and they would disconnect my service billing me a disconnect fee. As someone who works for a company that prides it's self on customer service, I have to say Verizon has the WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER!

Great Reception on this phone and several others also.

I have to walk five minutes away from my apartment to make phone calls. My reception has been getting steadily worse for the last year.

The best reception is upstairs in a certain spot in my bedroom. Only has about 1-2 bars. No reception in the rest of the house. Many dropped calls and text messages. Outdoors I have about 2 bars.

No reception inside house, poor reception outside.

Home - Murray and Allen Work - SE Portland Route - via 26, or via Garden Home Daily drops call 2-4 times in route. A couple are predictable (tower related?) but the others are not. Cingular says "they are working on it"... and have said that for almost 2 years now. I predict it will magically get resolved in 2 / 07 when my contract is up. I would also like to have CSRs who a) know what they are talking about b) are honest with me In fairness it does work in some places others have reported trouble - Haggens, Washington Square. The only shopping areas I know I can never get service are two Albertsons stores (the one on Barnes and the one on Beaverton-Hillsdale West Slope??) Side Note - phone is garbage, avoid at all costs

Occasiona dropped calls, overal good reception inside and outdoors.

Drop calls everytime I cross this intersection with Verizon, doesn't matter which phone. And I can not get reception at the new Haggen grocery store either. Hoping that Cingular works here???

i get usually get 4-5 bars outside but only 2-3 inside. however there are MANY MANY dead spots, for example I dont get reception in washington square, beaverton's main mall... . whats up with that?

No reception inside the house unless close to the windows or doors. Same with Cingular. When driving up north on 173rd towards Cornell, T-Mobile drops signal causing disconnection. This happens everytime one passes the comcast satellite center. The best carrier with consistant signal is Verizon, Tracfone and Net10. We have since switched over to NET10. Took us some time to get used to the concept of prepaid phones. For the minutes we use per month(300 to 500), it is working out to be lot cheaper and we are not locked to contracts

Generally decent (2-3 bars, no drops) reception in either floor of our home, but varies in general ares. Driving up Davis toward Murray, is a crapshoot - drops sometimes, not others. In our daughter's home near Chehalem School, it is spotty reception. Overall, it does what we need.