i don't know why, because I hear so many complain about AT&T coverage, but mine is fabulous almost everywhere in rVa. there is only 1 place I don't get mostly full bars. and that is in the bowels of a dense office complex where I work contract for one of my clients and even there I get a bar or two – i have to go to the window or outside to return calls but i'm not there enough for this to really be an issue.

also lived in city on south side of river, never had a problem.

Been with T-Mobile for years. I love the service, I only have 3 bars while at work but other thatn that I love the service. Can't wait for the 3G to come to Richmond. Oh boi

No problems at all with the AT&T reception. Initially when I shifted I used a T-Mobile for 2 months. The reception was strictly OK. I realised how much better it could be when I shifted to at&t, though the customer service was not tht great. I had no problem with the coverage in Richmond or while roaming.

Excellent reception indoors and out. Perhaps 3G phone helps

Absolutely no problems. TV, mobile web, GPS work without a hitch. Hint to those that do have problems: update your software one a month.

I just switched over to Alltel from Verizon because the building where I worked just wasn't a good area for Verizon. But the Alltel signal is surprisingly stronger and I've not been able to tell anywhere at all that it's any weaker. Alltel is definitely the way to go in this area because it seems like they have an extra tower or two somewhere around here. I'm just overall surprisingly pleased with the coverage and happy that I'm getting many more minutes for the price with Alltel compared to what I use to get since my circle to 10 numbers is basically unlimited calling for both lines in my house.

Bars don't mean much. I live 1 / 2 mile from I-95 on Parham Rd.and it is NOT possible to have a phone conversation over 10 minutes without the call being dropped over and over again. Nearly every call gets dropped and picked up again, it's so frustrating I want to throw the phone out the window. I am not sure if the problem is Verizon or the phone model.

Interesting story. I really wanted to try Alltel because I was with Verizon and the service was so expensive. I call landlines and have friends with every provider and Verizon gave me the fewest minutes, no nights at 7 option, no My Circle, and I has to get a plan up around 2000 minutes. Paying for texting was even worse. I first tried Alltel after comparing all the options. Alltel gave the most minutes, I love the My Circle feature, and now I'm on a family plan with my wife who wanted her first phone and I'm paying half as much for 2 lines because I only needed 900 minutes plus My Circle. Alltel is by far hands down the best deal of all the wireless providers. They give more features, free texting on some plans, and more minutes. As for the coverage I'll compare my experience to Verizon but it is strange. I got my phone, a Motorola E815 and got her a Kyocera KX16. Immediately I saw my service was far better than Verizon. The calls sounded clearer, I had more bars than Verizon gave me all around the area and Richmond in general, and everywhere that was a problem area for Verizon was great with Alltel. No dropped or missed calls with Alltel either like I had with Verizon. I have a full signal at apartment near Parham road, at work in a huge concrete building, and all over neighborhood here. Full signal at VCU where I'm taking some night classes. All over Richmond it's really good. But my wife's phone never did as good as mine. She would hit no service in some places and I consistently had 2 more bars. I took her phone back and got her a Motorola Razr. For this area, I strongly recommend Alltel as the provider and I recommend Motorola as the phone. It's by far the best service and the best deal going around here.

Service has really been great all over Richmond. No problems in the building I work downtown. No problems in or around the Wal-Mart on Sheila Lane. Very happy with service and it's always in 5 bars. I've never had a dropped call. I thought about every provider and Alltel really seemed to have the best deals on plans and giving minutes, even free texting on my family plan. I'm really happy I didn't go with another provider that didn't give near as many minutes for the price. The best part though, is that I really don't believe the coverage could be any better here in the city or traveling. Alltel really seems to put coverage first.

Verizon has perfect reception around the neighborhood, and to be honest I haven't had a problem anywhere in Richmond!

I recently tried Alltel because of that Circle deal they have to keep in touch with family back home and have been very pleased with the service. I am living in Midlothian but am going to school at VCU and work part-time near the hospital so I do some traveling throughout the city pretty much every day. So far, Alltel service has been great. I've had great coverage and I've never seen my phone register below 3-4 bars in the area and the calls are always clear. Typically I do stay on a full signal with 5 bars so I have no complaints about coverage. I really like the phone too. Indoors, the signal doesn't drop off like it did with Cingular so I'm no longer having to go outside in any of the school buildings or anywhere else I've been to keep a strong signal. I'm very happy with the change so far. The prices are better and I've not had any reception or coverage problems.

I rarely have less than 4 bars on my phone with the exceptiong of being in MCV or other large concrete structures. Once I get outside I've got full service. And not a single dropped call from my network.

I have never had a dropped call from anywhere in or around my house, as opposed to Sprint which had dead spots all over the house. I can walk from my office downtown on Broad to my parking deck, get in my car and drive home along the Downtown Expressway to the Powhite to Forest Hill Ave. to Riverside Dr.and on into my house without a call ever being dropped. I can get a signal and talk virtually anywhere along I-64 East toward Tidewater and I-95 / 85 South to NC. Verizon beats Sprint hands down! Just wish they had better deals on their phones; it's time to renew. The Samsung phone was great except that one of the two we owned (family plan) broke a hinge after 7 months regular use...

I bought my 6600 Nokia in Portugal and have used in roaming in England, Holand and France and let me tell you that I never had such a good reception as I have here in Richmond in the place I live. All the bars are permanently up and I believe I have six bars to inform me about the streght of the signal. I am very happy with my reception and my T.mobile carrier. KG

We have two Nextel phones that work perfectly in and around our house in Westover Hills.

Sometimes fluctuates from 3-5 bars, but have never had a dropped call in the Fan yet.

T-mobile gets perfect reception here. Absolutely no call drops. All five bars

I have been a Sprint PCS Customer for almost 6 years now and have been very happy. In Innsbrook area, I have poor cell reception while at work, which is not acceptable.

There is a cell tower right next to 64 which covers most of the Short Pump area. However, as one reaches edge of the coverage of this tower, there isn't another tower close enough to prevent dead spots especially south of Short Pump (observed south/southeast of Short Pump).