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I had terrible reception on my old Treo 650, but when I bought a iPhone 3G a few months back and now have usually have full strength inside the house and outside. I'm not sure if AT&T added additional towers or it is the change in phones, but I'm much happier with my service than before. I almost always have all bars full.

Perfect reception everywhere in Fairfax. I often get full bars in places where almost everyone else has no reception at all - inside buildings, under ground, anywhere.

I have tried sprint, Verizon wireless and T-Mobile and have never gotten anything more than 1 bar inside my house. Since getting the AT&T GSM service, it is great even inside my house. I am rarely out of coverage anywhere in Burke.

Best reception at home so far of any carrier. Had poor reception with Cingular and T-Mobile; no complaints so far with Sprint and these phones. Radio Shack guy said Sanyo phones get better reception generally and he was absolutely right. Wife's reception at home with Sprint Nokia phone not as good as mine.

Mostly get 3 bars, okay reception, even inside the house (lucky me!). Get zero reception if I go outside the immediate neighborhood complex like across the street at McDonalds or Safeway area.

With Verizon in Burke, it is always a crap shoot. I think it has something to do with sun spots. Once you leave Burke the coverage is normally good.

I can see a cell tower from my back deck; however, my reception is rarely above 3 bars, and frequently drops out entirely, within several steps. I am EXTREMELY disappointed with this service and it is an ongoing problem for the past 8 years with Sprint.

Calls dropped in back part of house. Calls occasionally dropped in front part of house. Reception best and calls not dropped outside in front of house. Missed messages. After reading comments, most of Burke seems to have below average to poor reception and dropped calls. Carriers don't seem to be the issue, though I have considered dropping Verizon and switching to T-Mobile, Cingular, or Cellular One. I'm surprised the carriers haven't been able to fix the problem. The problem must be other than the towers.

AWFUL. I have service just about everywhere else except my house. Every now and then I can get a call to go through... for about 30 seconds and then its lost. I thought we were getting a new cell tower? I hope it didn't get shot down.

Very poor to terrible reception. Fairfax planning commission approved plans for a new tower in Burke back in January 2011, but I cannot find any updates about it. Probably got squashed by some hippie neighbors.