Had great service with Alltel, since they merged with Verizon it has absolutely awful! Curious if people with old Alltel phones are having the same problem. It seems as though all the Alltel customers in my neighborhood are having the same problem... how about Verizon people?

Alltel admits there's a problem in old Mount Pleasant,especially near the harbor; they claim that several ships which call here broadcast on a frequency very close to Alltel's tower. The rep also said they have a bad antenna on the tower that services this area. When the switch from Alltel to Verizon is completed they say they'll use the tower with the stronger signal, but who knows if this will solve the problem. I bought a very expensive HTC Touch Pro, thinking that better equipment might help, but it's even worse. It's ruining my relationship with my boyfriend -- he's constantly saying he can't hear me and I'm tired of poor phone reception and dropped calls. Does anyone in my area have a suggestion for a good carrier?

Great reception all over Mt. Pleasant. Where I work just off the highway has a full signal just like where I live. I can use my phone all over and never have a problem. It sounds so clear it's like having my home phone in my pocket. I love the service and plan too. I'm on the one with My Circle and free texting. It saves me so much compared to my former provider, Verizon, and the signal is always better.

Usually ZERO bars in 1st or 2nd level of House. But 3 or 4 bars at my dock. The only two towers I could locate were in a line with our row of houses. They need more towers in other directions. Their idea of help was to call every two weeks to see if they had decided to add more towers!

I live in Laurel Grove and when I first moved in 2 yrs ago I got reception all over the place but cant get reception on the first floor and poor on 2nd floor.

We had AT&T for years and had very little trouble in cities like Albuquerque, San Antonio, Huntsville but Mount Pleasant is a mess. I tried talking to AT&T and they showed no interest in fixing the problem. One of the rep told me to buy a micro wave antenna. I asked her if I need to buy a satellite with it too :). I am inclined to drop AT&T. They don't care so why should I. I am planning to buy a service from Cricket or TMobile this time. If you are in the market to buy a service please do not consider AT&T... they have become a monster. They want you to pay $220 even if they fail to provide signal.

Terrible coverage inside house-no service. Can get 1-2 bars out on my dock.

No service in Belle Hall confirmed. Took 4 days to get old phone back and working again due to incompetent AT&T employees. "More bars in more places" --what a joke. I've gone back to Suncom (now T-Mobile), where there's great coverage EVERYWHERE in Charleston County.

Just moved in and cannot get signal in my house or EVEN IN MY FRONT YARD I can only qet 1 bar if I am lucky! ATT techs cannot stay on long enough to find the problem. I do not have a land line (and do not want one) If I call support from elsewhere in town the reception os OK so they don't see the problem. I think Belle Hall is a Dead zone and I may cancell ATT since they breached the contract by not providing adequate service.

I continued to be amazed at how poor ATT reception is in Mt Pleasant. I work on Daniel Island and live in Mt Pleasant. 526 is full of dead spots... typically at the top of each bridge. 2 bar reception on DI, provided you are not indoors. Coverage in the Belle Hall neighboorhood is typically 0 bars to 1 bar.

Inside - spotty reception - must move to front of house to keep call from being dropped

There is no and / or almost no rececption in Long Point subdivision.

Can't use in the house at all and drops 80% of calls from the front or back yard. Same problem at the house with Verizon. AT&T though works great. Makes no sense!

I switched from Verizon to Sprint and I get better reception everywhere, ie: 4-5 bars inside our house, 3-4 bars in stores where I could not get reception with Verizon.

I switched from Verizon to Sprint and I get better reception just about everywhere, ie: 4-5 bars inside my house, 3-4 bars in stores where I lost reception with Verizon.

Have three Sprint phones. Of those, the Sanyo consistently has better reception than the Nokia and Samsung models. Both the Nokia and Samsung lose reception in the apartment, but the Sanyo holds rock steady at 1 to 2 bars. Very few dropped calls.

I will go from having 5 bars to no reception at all just in a matter of moving from one room to another. My roommates have perfect service using their US Cellular and Verizon phones, considering switching... .

T-Mobile uses Suncom (and Cingular) service in Charleston, and they're both spotty in and around Long Grove. Suncom is awful -- I drop calls most every time I cross the Wando Bridge on I-526.

Constant dropped and garbled calls

One bar at best with my cell phone and I will drop calls in certain rooms in my house. Terrible coverage with my laptop using the Verizon USB modem; like using dial up for internet connection and downloads!