I live right behind the Tysons Corner Sheraton hotel, which has a big cell antenna array at the top of the hotel tower. I can unscrew the antenna from my phone, and still get five bars, and make perfect calls! I wonder how much radiation is frying my brain right now. That probably explains alot... ... ..

Verizon - great reception, stinky phones...

Have had Verizon Wireless for years and have had little to no connection issues all over the DC metro area and even across the country. I switched to Sprint PCS at one point to try and get a better deal but had a terrible time keeping a signal and switched back to Verizon 3 weeks later. Wish Verizon supported smartphones like the Treo, however.

Verizon is very reliable and works almost everywhere in the DC area... including the Metro! Unfortunately, my company has decided to contract with Sprint and T-Mobile. I have had Sprint before -- it was bad, not working in any buildings. I may go with T-Mobile just to not have to deal with Sprint and their (lack of) customer service. When I was with them, I tried for 4 months to get my employee discount, they kept promising it was done... and the next bill wouldn't include the discount. Of course, they have no way to make it retro-active! I finally gave up and went back to Verizon.

Excellent coverage even in buildings.

Not great reception for conversations, but decent for to-the-point calls.

Around August of 2005, I start use T-Mobile and no reception in my house. I have to get out of the house to use my cell phone, however, line drop frequently. I called and complained to T-Mobile and now I have 3 to 4 bar of signal in my house. So far I am happy with my cell reception.

can use the phone upstairs, although it drops calls after 15 minutes. Can't use id downstairs. Reception dandy if I go to the corner

Poor reception in some sections of Waterford HOA, great reception nearest Oakton High School.

Constantly dropped calls within the house. Outside of the house, reception is acceptable although weak.