Solid performance on voice. I don't use text or internet, but the signal indictor is 5 of 5. I don't like dealing with the company, but cellular service in Portland area is very good.

I've got to let folks know that my $49.99 phone from Cricket outperforms my wife's phone from AT&T hands down. I haven't dropped one call and that includes inside my house and in my office in downtown Portland. My wife continually complains about dropped calls in the west hills and on Scholls Ferry road. The only area I had some interference was on West Burnside going up the hill from downtown. Cricket seems to be a very good deal.

cricket is an awesome plan, I get great reception everywhere, and every year when I go to Michigan, I just get some cheap roaming minutes, and the roaming coverage is great too.

Good reception in most parts of Tigard, including where I live (near Summerlake Park).

I must disagree with the January 3rd 2006 comment. I get pretty good reception in the same area that person is. My phone is not supposed to be that great of one, but I have no problems whatsoever. My wife has the Nokia 3210 and she doesn't seem to have any problems with reception either. These are our only phones, and we also have good reception in our basement, which I can't say the same for my parents in our basement with Qwest. They were on roaming for some reason.

Best cell reception I have had! I rarely drop calls. I used to have to watch where I went, but lately I have coverage everywhere.

The only places around town where it drops calls are in underground garages and inside a large building (like in a hospital). This is in sharp contrast to when I used to have AT&T wireless a couple of years ago, when calls were dropped so frequently that my friends thought I was developing antisocial personality traits.

My cell is my only phone and it works at all time.

I have had no problems with T-Mobile reception anywhere in Portland. I always seem to have a good signal.

I've had my Cricket phone for a little over two months and I get great reception in the Pearl District. I switched from Cingular where it seemed I was dropping a lot of calls. They must have a cell site in the middle of the Pearl District, becasue I usually get 5 bars. I travel to Mt. Hood, the Oregon Coast, and to Central Oregon occasionally and Cricket's roaming works fine. I'm sold on Cricket. Flat rate. No contract. Works great.”