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I'm actually on a Net10 plan - which is whyy the phone model is quirky. It's marketed by them as the Optimus Net - it's built specifically for Tracfone by LGE and runs thru Sprint towers. Reception is almost perfect although I'm using it in the house, no open windows, etc. I've used it all over Chatt and the only place I had problems with reception was deep inside Memorial Hospital where even my friend's iPhone had none. I'd be entirely over the moon with the entire setup if not for Net10 / Tracfone's incompetence. They created a problem nearly 4 months ago and since have disconnected my service 5 times and still not fixed their mistake. Also, the phone itself has very little internal memory if you're an app hound (512 MB total). Plus no Adobe Flash support. Since it's my sole internet access, it's time for an upgrade and new provider. I'm looking hard at Boost and their ZTE Warp. Comments / experiences with Boost coverage (which should use the same towers my Net10 does) in the Chatt area, esp Red Bank / N. Hixson welcome...

I have trouble getting full bars in the Chattanooga area

Down here visiting parents... My S30 works all across the country ( I live in Chicago and travel on business), but there is almost no coverage here on the edge of north Red Bank at the Chatta city limits.. Inside the house is none at all. My parents' ATT cheapies do quite well, though.

I have found that Sprint's reception is pretty decent for Chattanooga. I believe reception does have a lot to do with the phone. HTC has always worked pretty well for me, but my wife's phone (basic Samsung) drops in areas where mine works without a problem. However, if you travel in the cell-phone black hole between Chattanooga and North Alabama as I do on a regular basis, it is terrible. Sprint's phone and data rates are the main reason I stick with them.

had excellent reception here before when I was with nextel, don't understand why when Sprint owns Nextel they are not on same cellular towers

I have had problems with Sprint since moving to Chattanooga. Lots of dropped calls and I can rarely get more than 1-2 bars. When I call customer service, they babble and tell me they'll report it to Technical support for troubleshooting but it never seems to help. I lived in another area near the Ridge cut it and was pretty bad too. Seems like Sprint does not care about a presence in this area, unlike Atlanta where service was good.

worst phone service an coverage i've ever had and I have had them all!

My Sanyo phone will not hold a Sprint network connection. A call to Sprint resulted in their testing the closest tower for reception, finding problems, and supposedly making some corrections. My phone still will not hold a Sprint connection.

Excellent reception. There are a few quirky spots that dont work as good but 90% of the time youll have great reception. Doesnt work too well in Cleveland and down in Georgia if you get too far off the beaten path you lose service but you can still pick up an analog roam signal.