For several months now I only get one bar or less traveling Interstate 89 North and South between exit 9 and exit 12. It used to be I would only drop calls on French hill and around Exit 9 (waitsfield / Warren) Now it's the entire trip. I can't wait for another carrier to come to Vermont.

RT 110 to Washington I have no reception from about 1 / 2 way from East Barre to Washington. In Washington itself reception is spotty. No reception in Hannafords SuperMarket until almost out of driveway.

bad reception is schools amd some parts of town

however, it really depends on the usual factors: weather, battery condition etc. If I have been using the phone a lot (calls, sms), it will drop to 2 - 3, but normally is around 4 or 5. According to these maps when the count is five I apparently am aiming right at a tower, about 3 miles away. Somehow I've gotten by. Must be a new tower, as recently as last winter, I had virtually no service from my home. Now it's "Perfect."

I have done my research with phones and services, and I think that Verizon Wireless (VZW) is the best service. However, you need to have a tri-mode phone in Vermont. I can go on most back roads in vermont and have reception, this is great. VZW is the best service for Vermont, in my opinion.

GREAT RECEPTION