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I've tried Sprint, Verizon and Cingular. None of them get a decent signal in Middle Valley or along the Ffx County Parkway. I've complained directly to all three service providers and they all insist that I am right in the middle of their best coverage area. They all suggest that the problem might be my phone, but I've tried so many different phones that it's just not plausible. As dense as the population is in this area I can't believe they don't do something about it.

One bar, or no reception in the area of the mixing bowl. 495, 95,395 merge areas. Calls are being dropped. Been a problem here for the two years I have lived in the area.

Sine July, 2005, service has diminished. Previously had ATT Wireless TDMA phone, and Cingular advised me that I needed to upgrade to a GSM phone. I did, and no difference. Performance is horrible, and often have too litle signal to place a call.

it's amazing. as soon as I make the left turn from backlick rd onto the fairfax county parkway south, I am usually unable to complete a call all the way until Rt. 50 in Chantilly! (and then on rte 50 it's not terribly good either) if I do, I am in Analog Roam mode (yes, my phone is about 2 years old, and a kyocera, to boot) and it is so static filled the conversation is useless as there is no way to speak through it. However, while I am on Fullerton or Backlick or even near my govt buildg on Boston blvd where I work, the reception is average, about 2-4 bars (out of 4). I cannot get a decent signal inside my building on boston blvd, and have to walk outside in the wide open parkinglot to get anything. it seems like while driving on the pkwy that the higher elevated areas of the pkwy are less-than-ok but at least able to communicate with your caller... sucks. I LOVE my Alltel service when I am down in Virginia Beach and Norfolk area, before moving to this area, only about 2 dropped or failed calls EVER. now - almost every day. Chantilly is where I live, it's alright out there, not inside my apt, but fairlakes and reston and tysons is good -- especially good in sterling etc..

I'm in Daventry Park (not Daventry). I usually have one bar if I set the phone by the east-facing window, and sometimes it goes up to 2 bars. As soon as I move away from the window I get zero. I guess I'll try verizon.

AT&T Coverage on Rolling Rd. from Rt. 1 to Braddock Rd. is horrible. Do not subscribe to AT&T if you frequently travel this route.

I have tried Sprint, Cingular, Nextel, and AT&T. I have not tried Verizon and T-Mobile. Also, I have not tried GSM. Reception is poor, 0 to 1 bar throughout Daventry Community Association which is located on Hunter Village, sandwiched between Old Keene Mill and Fairfax County Parkway. The Daventry Board of Directors actually rejected a bid by one major carrier to install a tower disguised as a tree. They did so without surveying the 1,000 homeowners who live in Daventry. If I had cell reception, I would cancel my home phone, and so would 80 percent of my neighbors.

Just about non-existent. Every now and then, you may hit a spot that you can call but expect the call to be dropped.

My T616 is awful, I am always at 2 bars or less. But, with my previous phone Nokia 6200 the signal strength was much better. But even with this is does not compare w/ Verizon. My co-worker has a 6200 as well and would be able to use her inside a very secured inside, inside the bowels of a larger building. But, not even my 6200 could compete with the Verizon coverage. Cingular is very dissappointing and I will soon rid myself of them.

Very poor reception in most areas along Fairfax County Parkway...lucky to have one bar. In and around Springfield is spotty at best..riding the metro is frustrating when I see everyone else with a good signal and I have the red light blinking. Plus, cingular customer service is HORRIBLE. I made 3 calls and spent a total of 2.5 hours on hold...I"m just waiting until my contract ends to get out.