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Anywhere outside reception is perfect. Inside my apartment (3rd floor) I usually get 3 to 4 bars. I only get one bar in the In the basement (underground garage); however, the reception is still clear (static free). I have been to the west-coast with the phone and have been happy with the reception pretty much everywhere. There are some zones in which there is no reception, but that holds true for any cell provider. I have tried out all cell providers (14-day free trials) and selected CINGULAR (now AT&T) as having the most clear connection with the least dropped calls (none so far). It also provides the most convenient (for me) nationwide coverage. I have had CINGULAR service for 2.5 years now and I am happy with the value and service (friendly customer service).

att always tells me I will get service I will get service but it has been way way to long I have frends that have verison and they make calls in my basement and ill be lucky if I get a call outside ill be lucky if I can send a text message

Drops on most all calls. No service works well here. It really sucks when you have to pay so much for the service plans and get this kinda service at home.

Little to no service in this area VZ seems slightly better

Excellent coverage right at the county line on Rock Hill Rd.in Herndon.

Coverage is very good in DC metro area,except in Metro Subway.

Almost anywhere along Wiehle Ave from Baron Cameron Dr.to Fairfax County Pkwy. is extremely spotty. Within a distance of 50 yards will go from 3 bars to no signal. Most of Wiehle between Reston Pkwy. and Fairfax County Pkwy. is absolutely dead.

At 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, I tried my new Cingular GSM phone at my home location. No service. Error message said "“No network coverage” with a Stop sign Or it says “Calling the number” but nothing happens. And the symbol at the bottom left of the screen is the antenna symbol with no bars. The approximate geographic coordinates of our home are 38o 54’ 25” North; 77 22’ 15” West. Why isn’t the coverage available?

Cingular GSM is excellent inside buildings especially now they are preferring 850 MHz. Only my TDMA Tracfone gets better coverage but that's because it can only use 850 MHz (Cingular GSM is on both 850 and 1900 MHz). T-Mobile works depending on how you hold your head. Verizon does not work at all inside buildings in this area. Sprint is fair, even though there is a Sprint building within 300 yards of my office building with antennas on top of it.

No signal in building, unless you're on the 6th floor. Otherwise NADA, ZILCH, ZERO. Two local buildings wired for Sprint and Nextel, why can't AT&T / Cingualar follow suit? Signal ok once you leave immediate area and gets better when you're a mile down the road. NOTE: Once a mile down the road there is a Cingular store a mile further then the signal becomes great! So why is it that 2.5 miles away there is no signal ???? BOOST the Cingualar's Store's signal !

Cingular's GSM signal is discraceful inside my office building as opposed to when I used to have perfect reception with ATT wireless. Cingular phone doesn't prefer the ATT tower which is even more of an annoyance.