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I have to say, I barely get any reception at all! When I am instant messaging on my cell phone, there's points where it will say "Unable to send message" and it was a very long one! It makes me mad to retype it onto my phone, and phone calls, don't get me started on that! I have to go walk outside to the dead intersection to get a few bars that stick with me, otherwise, inside the house, in front of my home, in the front or backyard, it will automatically drop and be choppy, and I get yelled at by my mother for "hanging up" on her, when it's actually my call that dropped! I am so unpleased by cell phone service in Azle, if it was not a neccessity, I would not have it.

AT&T Mercury USB Wireles Modem for internet. Reception ws 237.0 Kbps 1 block from lake and on North end of Eagle Mountian lake. Actual PC Web reception was almost as slow as 56k dial up. My next door neighbor has Verizon wireless modem and get excellent speed. I hate Vreizon - but I believe it is the only choice I have if I want internet at a reasonable speed. I am returnig the AT&T wireless modem to switch to Verizon - very reluctently. In Frt Worth, the AT&T moden performed at 3.6 Mbps - very fast.

Have never had a problem with the reception. The outrageous monthly bills on the other hand are getting to be a problem.

Have been told for years that more towers would built; try this new phone; try the new 3G network, and two dozen other lies. Just got the final word from AT&T. After ten years they finally came clean and told us there were no plans for additional towers, and yes, we have no reception, in the house or our yard or street... .but they did have a way to solve the problem. We are supposed to go buy bag phones. Duh! Asked them if they would carry a bag phone, and of course no. We are suburb of Ft. Worth, TX. I would think AT&T could provide better service.

Can only get signal from one specific location inside and it doesn't get much better outdoors.

Can be seated still and will go from 3 bars to 0 and haven't moved. Also will not communicate within a metal roof bldg.

It is hard to finish a phone call at home without the call dropping several times. Reception is 2-3 in town (Azle).

I can never make a call from in the house. When I walk into the woods behind the house to get closer to 199, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Even though at home I only get 2 bars of service, I wouldn't know it when using the phone. 2 bars or 5 bars, the calls all sound the same and are never dropped or choppy. And the premium services (VCast) have always worked for me here too, with digital "EV1X" reception at all times. The only thing Verizon could do better is offer better texting and email packages, or just charge less for their existing ones. I have the least expensive plan (450 mins, unlimited nights and weekends for $39.99) with insurance ($5.99) and after taxes my bill runs around $55.00 a month. When I download a ringtone or text, it's more. I don't mind paying $55 a month, because their service has never let me down, but it would be nice to get a texting and email package included with that price. BTW - My husband has AT&T (provided by his employer) and his reception stinks. It shows 2 bars also, but the calls are choppy or they get dropped or don't ring through at all. I switched to Verizon from Cingular 3 years ago (after 8 years with Cingular) because I was tired of their crappy customer service and constant errors on my bills.