For some reason, I get a great signal everywhere around Austin except at my house and my office (in the buildings North of the Riata Apartments... and I sit five feet from a wall of windows). I can be in the car on the phone on the way home and have a great signal until I get about a block from my house and then the signal just goes to crap and frequently even drops the call about as I'm turning the corner to my house. Reception in the house is never more than three bars and that's only if I'm on the Southeast or Northeast corners of the house. If I walk to the other corners of the house, the signal will degrade enough that people can't hear me any more and often hang up on me. My 3650 and 6230 didn't have 850 MHz reception, so I switched from the 6230 back to my old T616 in the hopes that using a phone with both 850 MHz reception and 1900 MHz reception would help, but no luck. I'm about to try out a 6620 to see if the T616 850 MHz reception is just sub-par as SE has been known for in the past. For what it's worth, my brother-in-law uses my old 3650 with T-Mobile now and he gets five bars anywhere in my house. I'm tempted to take him up to my ofice some time and see what kind of reception he gets there. T-Mobile's coverage area is nowere near that of AT&T, but I hardly travel any more, so I may have to (reluctanlty) switch if they provide superior coverage around town.

Just got T-Mobile. Only 1-2 bar in my apt but still able to talk. It's really weird coz with only 1-2 bar, I can still talk clearly. It's even weirder to talk with no bar. I really don't understand. Occassional cut offs, more so than my old AT&T TDMA Motorola V60i. Not sure if it's because of an external vs internal antenna issue or the service provider (AT&T vs. T-mobile). The quality of sound is good for the most part. But on both sides of the conversation, we all sound like we're talking in a big hall (no echoes, just sounds like we talk in a big room). Again, not sure if it is a phone issue or a service provider issue.

Very good reception in my apt complex, The Ridge. Good Reception most of the time around UT campus. Zero Reception in Dobie Mall Food Court. Some static or cut offs occassionally... quite rare actually.

Good reception at work (78744) near Burleson and 183, even inside large building. Lousy at home though. Typically 1 bar, but fluctuates between 0 and 3. Dropped calls common, line static always present. Walking 1/4 mile away gives steady 2-3 bars and static disappears, going 1 mile from house gives steady 4-5 bars. Voicestream was even worse than this when I had it. Seriously considering dropping service and going back to land line.

AT&T GSM reception is very poor (0-1 bar) around my house. However, if you manually switch the network to Cingular, I get great reception (4-6 bars). Samsung and Motorola phones have this option. I haven't used other brands, but I suspect they do as well. You are technically roaming (my plan includes free roaming). So you don't get to use free mobile-to-mobile minutes (you will use anytime minutes). I normally leave it on Cingular network (it stays on the manually selected network until you manually change it or go to automatic mode). Sometimes, I go back to AT&T network to use free mobile-to-mobile minutes. It can be annoying having to switch back and forth, but it allows me to get good reception in places where I normally go. Not ideal but usuable.

I just switched from Nextel to AT&T and i am not at all impressed with the quality of reception I am getting out here. This is even supposed to be after cingular and AT&T merged. My phone often drops calls and the signal strength is always going up and down. I was going to try and get a different phone but I think I am going to try and get a loaner from Verizon and see what happens. It is important to me to have good reception because I use it as my primary phone. If you live off of Manchaca and Ben White I suggest you stay away from AT&T - wait - maybe stay away if you value the quality and ability to make calls on your portable phone (What a concept hey!).

I haven't had many problems with Sprint in Austin until now, but the signal coverage at the house we just moved to is absolutely abysmal. We can't really make any calls from within our house, we don't receive notification of voicemails or other messages, and even if we move outside, the signal only improves marginally with calls getting dropped probably half the time. Of course when I call Sprint they say they will set up a ticket with their network troubleshooters, but other than that, there's nothing they suggest to improve things.

I have been dreading to make a switch but the service has gotten so bad I just have to be able to actually have any conversations.

Absolutely horrible reception in our apartment complex (Hard Rock Canyon). Incoming calls don't ring and holding a conversation with somebody is impossible.

T-Mobile has a very very weak infrastructure. Reception all over town is horrible. I have asked for and received 2+ months of free service due to their poor coverage. Do NOT even think about this company. They are the cheapest for a reason.

The Sprint store doesn't have reception when you are waiting in line to get a proble resolved.

Cannot complete a call inside the house. Dropped calls at Mopac and 360. Dropped calls at Mopac and 2244.

If you seem to be having problems with T-Mobile Service, you can try several things. Every once in a while every carrier will have network issues, call customer care and see if there is a known issue. If not, have them file a trouble ticket. Also, when getting a phone, stay away from freebie phones, unless recomended by someone other than the sales person. Ask around about reception on certain phones before you buy. Each phone has it's benefits - find one with great reception and service.

It is like a step into a black hole every time I walk into my house. I think it may be the phone and looking to get a newer phone for the AT&T (GSM) network.

Zero to poor reception throughout Canyon Creek.

I usually get 1 or 2 bars of reception, and have a hard time having a conversation. This is when standing outside. Inside, I get almost no reception. Also, at 51st and Duval I can't get reception inside or outside.

Reception very poor inside my house. I have to walk around the block in order to get through a call without being dropped.

We've got 4 T-mobile SIMs and different phones (Nokia, Samsung, and some unlocked Asian Panasonics). We got the kids phones so that they can contact us for pick-up from their after school activities. Needless to say, they've got to track down pay phones. I've been in the school parking lot and have been unable to get a signal. This is not a recent issue. It's been an issue for over a year.

I cannot have a conversation anywhere on Parmer Lane! Given that it is such a busy street these days, seems ridiculous.

I just can't have a conversation when traveling through Oak Hill! Forget it! The fact that T-Mobile has no analog fall back makes it impossible.