Little to no coverage. In rural area.., willing to buy the extender but IT needs cable internet or DSL.., neither of which is available. The cheaper phones seem to get a little better coverage.., but most calls are so broken up or are dropped prior to the call being even answered. But 90% of the time the phone is "searching for signal"..,

Can get 2 bars standing on the very end of my deck. In the house we have to put the phone in the front window of the bathroom and use a bluetooth. Very poor reception. Have tried Cingular / AT&T / Boost NO RECEPTION within 5 miles from my home.

WE are in the Devil's Triangle of cell phone usage. Living in the Paint Rock Community we must travel approx.13-15 miles or more to make a call. The Mushroom Plant on 72. Golf Course in Kingston and the Interstate 62. An Emergency? FORGETTABOUTIT! Somethings gotta give. Does anyone know which company owns which towers and their locations in Roane County? Who to contact if you would lease land to cell company>

No service usually, only if you stand in one spot with your phone held out from your body with the speaker phone on, and then only sometimes. Most of the time you will hear a beep and it will be a voicemail you recieved but can't listen to. I have part of Paint Rock Ridge on my property and would love to get Verizon to put a cell tower on it so we could get rid of the terrible bellsouth phone connection we have too. Don't come to the Paint Rock area if your thinking about making a call.

Cingular's service here on Gage Rd and North is O.K. The problem is when you South of Hwy. 72 a few miles on Hwy. 58 and other area roadways the signal does not exist. People are nice down here and will let you use their land line if you have an emergency.