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i have had T-Mobile for 5 years I have never really had a problem with service. great reception in my apartment / townhouse and around hampton roads. I have been at a friends house in va beach 1 mile from the beach and didn't get service really at all. if I did it dropped me quick other than that I love T-Mobile great customer service whenever I have had to call them

Travel all over with my job, only real complant with Sprint is a lack of decent phones. Been in Texas and got 3 - 4 bars in a car with a person on Verizon with no signal. Noticed most Sprint complaints are on Samsung phones, mgiht be the older phones or you may need to swtich to newer phones.

The phone constantly drops calls. I am lucky to ever see three bars and when I do, they don't last. I have been a long time customer, living elsewhere, but here I am just waiting for my contract to expire.

Always have full 3G all around CNU and surrounding Newport News. My friends have Sprint and AT&T and they don't even get service in the dorms, have to go outside for a phone call.

Rarely get bars in the house. They come and go. Going out to the street sometimes works. It's not just T-Mobile, neighbors with other carriers have the same problem - it's the location near the James River.

AT&T just erected a new cell phone tower about 1.5 miles away but reception has not improved

To be bluntly honest, the only reason I switched to Alltel is because my work pays for a line, and with Alltel I could include all my personal numbers in My Circle, not go over my minute balance, and not have to pay for my own personal cell line. I had Sprint for about 4 years, and coverage wasn't bad. Signal would go up and down a lot and there were a lot of places the signal faded down to nothing inside. But now, with alltel, I was extremely surprised at how well the coverage is here. I can use it in the stairwell or elevator at work. Brick and lack of windows doesn't seem to phase the signal as much as it use to with my former provider. Alltel does drop down to a couple bars in areas where Sprint would cut out. Pretty much everywhere I've been, inside or out, Alltel has worked for me. The signal stays usable in most parts of large buildings like Wal-Mart and Patrick Henry Mall also which is tough for any provider. Switching my line over to Alltel worked out great for me.

I get zero to one bars at all times, inside and out. Frequently get dropped calls.

I have to go outside to use the cell phone. Often there is a delay in even receiving voice mail... it comes in an hour or two after it was sent to me! Reception is very poor and it is frustrating to pay for service you don't get... .

Generally good reception from Verizon and much improved over Sprint (switched a year ago). I think Verizon wins big in this area.