I don't have 3G unless I put the unit by a window that faces San Antonio. When the aircard goes from 2 blue lights to 1 blue / 1 red, its slower than dialup. When its 2 blue, its at least better than the Sprint and T-Mobile aircards that I have used in the past.

Can not use it inside the house and outside it keeps droping the call and sound is not very clear.

Works OK upstairs, but downstairs or outside, forget about it. I have to drive 5 miles towards San Antonio before service improves. I *think* it's the strength of the nearby TV / radio towers futzing with the cell signal, but can't confirm.

In 2005, when I arrived here, my Sprint phone did not provide good reception. I swithed to Verizon. Two were Razrs and one was a Motorola flip top phone. None worked. No signal at all. I switched to Cingular and I have had it 2 yrs. At home signal is weak. My house is covered by oaks. I get lots of dropped calls, can barely understand the person speaking, voice mails come in days late. In SA, I get 5 bars and the calls are just as bad. I switched to an LG 400. It didn't sound too bad, but the signal was weak and it doesn't work very well at home either. Three months later I bought a Sony Erickson, supposed to be a really good phone, sounds worse than the LG. My wife and daughter use the Razr. My daughter has gone through 3 phones already. I think she must have dropped it a couple of times. I am thinking of going back to my LG 400. Maybe buy a newer one.

Sprint would be acceptable if the service reached all the way to my house. As it stands, it is just 1 / 2 mile shy of reaching. If I don't power off my cell when I reach home, the phone will drain the battery in just 2 - 3 hours trying to acquire a signal. For me, dropped calls occur maybe twice a week: I don't know why, but the bars will disappear even in a known strong-signal area.

Cingular states this is a medium coverage area (947 Willow Bend, in Adkins) but since I moved to the area I have had NO coverage. I have contacted Cingular several times concerning the issue without resolution.