Service is much stronger and better then AT&T and Sprint. Data speeds are great too! No dropped calls or anything and I always have service.

I don't think I've ever had a problem with Sprint reception anywhere in Arlington County, excluding the Metro system (and down there, have usually been able to roam on VZW). Data always solid, too.

Great reception everywhere including the metro.

I've lived in Pentagon City for 2 years now and have never had a call drop on me inside my apt (2 story) or outside. Can't comment on a data plan because I don't have one

My Alltel service with Samsung u550 works perfect in Arlington and in my 3rd floor apartment. However, Alltel does not service this area. I bought a Verizon service plan with the LG Voyager phone and reception was terrible. After not having one successful call on the new phone with Verizon, I returned the phone, canceled the service plan and went back to the old phone with Alltel. I hope they don't get worse now that Verizon has bought Alltel.

I consistently have 5 bars of signal strength and have no problems making or receiving calls.

I always get 5 bars of signal strength. Calls are clear and I never have any dropped calls--even while inside a building.

Switched from the dead zones of Sprint. Great reception indoors or out.

Get excellent reception inside my apartment- The Windsor at Shirlington Village. Probably because building is wood. Used to live up the hill (Shirlington House) and got no reception because it was brick.

Never a dropped call on the network. I had Verizon before getting Cingular for the v3 and I think that their network is comparabe.

Great reception almost everywhere. Only issue is with voice mail access. When out of local area, the system will not allow me to access it. Very frustrating.

It's perfect almost everywhere I go. I commute from Cleveland all the time and I get perfect reception almost the entire trip. The only time that I don't get any reception is when I'm on campus here at Marymount.

Has good reception when ur outside on the ground. Doesn't work at all inside the crystal city shops (underground). Don't even think abt using it in metro if ur travelling underground. If you've roaming enabled then it "might" work in analog mode. I spent at least 2-3 hrs in the metro or waiting for the train (underground station).. and sprint is really useless for that part of the day. Have really wondered abt the service provider where some people can use their mobile even through the biggest stretches of the metro underground. If ur a metro commuter.. throw sprint away.

The only reason why I am rating is because I am actually thinking about leaving Sprint to go to Verizon. With that being said let me begin my story (for all you who are like why the heck did he rate this a 4 out of 5). I recently moved to Arlington VA (Courthouse area) for work. I have a personal Blackberry Tour and a work Blackberry curve (on Verizon). I was excited to get the Verizon phone so that I could test out both networks and see which one was better. Moving from Kansas, my roommates blackberry tour was constantly faster with data and always had better reception. This caused me to rethink being on Sprint even though it is cheaper. Moving to Arlington I have changed my opinion, my Verizon phone drops calls more often than my Sprint phone, data is faster on my tour than on my curve, and Sprint is cheaper. Verizon definitely has better reception but like any phone, if you are on the metro chances are you are going in and out of service. Both my devices work at almost any station I have been at (mostly blue and orange lines). My final thought is that maybe the tour is just that superior to my curve and that is part of the issue (my tour is 2 years old and my curve is 2 months old so kind of odd). I will say I will never get a personal curve but have to use what the company gives me. The reasoning behind giving Sprint 4 out of 5 is that in my 2 months of being out in Arlington, Sprint has performed just as well as Verizon and is cheaper (I haven't dropped any calls on my family but have dropped calls with clients). Hope this helps.

I always have full coverage in my 6th floor apartment, even in elevators. I've never experienced no reception in the places I've been in Arlington or DC (except, of course, for places where you would not expect to get reception like underground parking garages or basements). I get adequate reception in some metro stations (on the Orange line), none in others, and none underground inbetween stations.

About 6 months ago I complained that the reception was horrible in Shirlington Village. It has since been fixed. They must've added a new tower nearby. It's been consistently good for a long time now.

We've had great luck with Verizon Wireless. The signal is very good, except for the low area near the Shirlington Library. Being able to use the phone and text / data in the Metro is very handy. Their customer service has been fantastic. Any billing issue I've ever had was corrected with one call (it's been a while - they were due to big account changes). The F St. store in DC is very good. They worked to get me a good phone when I had a couple of lemons.

While in my apartment buidling, my phone would register anywhere from 0 to 2 bars of signal strength, but I've never had a problem making or receiving calls. The reception has always been clear, and I've never had any dropped calls.

In Fairlington, on top of the hill (28th St.) that goes down to Walter Reed, I have excellent reception with T-mobile. It's actually gotten better over the three months I've had the phone.

3rd floor condo has excellent reception and no dropped calls. I usually average 3-4 bars.