most of the time I have either one bar or no signal. Not truly safe for a military person who is on call 24 / 7. No help from AT&T either.

Worst reception I've ever had with ATT. More towers, or less customers... your choice.

The cupola (dome-like structure) on top of Barrett Hall contains a hidden Verizon tower. Generally, coverage is amazing on that part of the William and Mary campus, near the sunken garden, etc.

Solid, never, ever a dropped call. If you have trouble, suspect you phone. Did you get a 'free' cell phone - get what you (didn't) pay for.

Coverage is good to very good overall. -80 to -100 dbm signal level (2-5 bars for non-techs). 3G coverage is very good. There is room for improvement. Also have T-mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. Best overall is AT&T with Sprint a close second. My travels are all over Williamsburg and east I-64 to VA Beach.

I've been here 6 months and it varies between 1.5 bars and no service at all. Looking forward to the end of my AT&T contract.

No reception in most buildings on campus, including mine. Outside my building I have good service about half the time and 1-2 bars the other half of the time but it is usually enough to make a call. I find it very odd that you can usually get 4-5 bars outside in Colonial Williamsburg but as you move west across campus the signal becomes worse and worse. There are places on new campus where I get little or no service even outside. Sadly, I upgraded my phone and renewed my contract the summer before coming here, so I've got another year left. Very disappointed. AT&T dropped the ball big time here.

They've boosted the signal from a year ago... pretty much as good as you could hope for.

coverage is non-existent inside any building, and I am stuck on a contract, its ridiculous.

Verizon very solid in and around Williamsburg; definitely the carrier to have in this area.

Very good reception. But, where I live I only get 1 or 2 bars, but that doesn't matter because I never lose a call.

Cannot make calls out of our frame house or in this general area. But can receive cellular calls. Strange situation.

I have excellent reception using AT&T (formerly Cingular) as my wireless provider. I carry my cellphone everywhere as a safety measure, even when I play golf.

I'm pleased with the reception I've gotten from Alltel and I would recommend it to others. It seems like I've always got a good signal. It drops off a little indoors, but I've never been in any campus building or store that I couldn't make a call from anywhere. Love this phone, it sounds crystal clear. I've had several people ask me what provider I use in several places because they're getting no service and in comparison, Alltel seems to do great here.

Wildly varying signal strength on AT&T in the Five Forks area. 1 bar or no service inside of buildings or near trees is the norm. Sometimes signal strength will jump dramatically, and go to 3-4 bars for no discernable reason. (Suspect that there's not enough bandwidth on the tower in this area.) Very frustrated with the fickleness of reception in the house; cannot rely upon cell phones while at home, so a land-line is a must. Calls will allways drop around Lake Powell, but resume again once you get closer to 199 on Jamestown Road. From 199 on signal strength is generally good to very good. Generally surprised with how good AT&T reception is downtown, considering how poor it is outside of 199.

Great reception. Can make / receive calls from any building on campus.

No going outside, no standing in the driveway, no walking around on a nearby golf course... jusy pick it up and dial.

Sprint sucks. I can never get a good signal in my house, not when I'm out and about. The only time I do get great service is when I am on 64. Its too dangerous to talk then.

Absolutely impossible inside the law school.

I agree with others reviewing other networks that William and Mary is a little bit of a trouble area, I can still hold a call throughout campus and not drop but I get down to about 2 bars in most buildings but some buildings seem worse, I don't know if it's interference or what. I've tried Verizon and that got down to 0-1 bars and doesn't work in the same places. So overall, I'm happy with Alltel and after listening to friends and trying Verizon and Alltel, Alltel is definitely the best option around here. Friends with Cingular and Sprint tell me not to even think about getting them. I wish they'd allow another tower closer to W&M though for all providers. Throughout the rest of Williamsburg, coverage just fine, much better than it was with Verizon. I average 1-2 extra bars with Alltel and the calls don't drop. They sound clear. Love the My Circle feature, my family plan went from $110 / month to $70 / month with My Circle because I didn't need 2100 anytime minutes. Don't pay Verizon's outrageous prices, Alltel gives more minutes and My Circle. I'm working hard on converting the rest of my family not on my account, but I've loved Alltel here since I got it. I don't have any problems where I live, at the mall, in any of the residential areas, at Wal-Mart. I'm happy with the service all over Williamsburg and compared to others, it's just as good or better everywhere.