Update from my last comment using a Sony Ericsson Z-520a phone. My reception with the Samsung D-807 is now quite good all the way from my house to Everett and as far south as Tacoma, but I still have no reception in Lakebay. The new phone seems to make a great deal of difference in both reception and call quality, plus they are really nice full featured phones. I would recommend Cingular and also Lauren at the Bellingham Cingular store as someone who really does a great job of customer service. Thanks Lauren for working to keep me as a Cingular customer.

Phone calls drop with either of the two S-E phones we have. This happens every time we head east from Marine drive on Alderwood Ave. I had AT&T for years on a tdma system and had good reception. Went to Wenatchee and was now roaming so I decieded to go with Cinular... BAD MISTAKE! Drop calls all up and down I-5 to Everett. Reception is not that good. I'll try one more phone with this service then I will Quit them if the service does not improve a lot.

A year ago coverage was poor on the east side of Barkley and Alabama hills. But coverage has been very good lately jere, all along I-5, and near the airports in the San Juans. I get good coverage in Lower Mainland BC and Victoria to Sydney on Vancouver Island. But cell service dies quickly east of Deming heading towards Mt. Baker. No coverage at the ski area.

Have never lost a signal with 1-2 bars out here yet. Never a problem to call on outgoing calls at all and very happy with the Sprint service.

I live near St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, WA 98225, and usually have only 1 or 2 bars indicated. Nevertheless, my reception is usually fine, all around Bellingham and up and down I-5, but not out towards Mt. Baker. I can make calls up to Blaine at the Canadian Border, and maybe up to a half mile into Canada. When taking the ferry from Tsawassen to Schwarz Bay (Vanc. Island), I can get a periodic signal indication, but the call won't go through. Same story in Victoria, BC. Note that Virgin Mobile uses Sprint as carrier, and Sprint operates in Canada as well as US. According to my conversation with Sprint in 2005, Sprint USA can't connect to Sprint Canada, but "they're working on it".

Traveling from downtown to Fairhaven on Blvd.I usually loose my call about a half mile before I get to Fairhaven. Reception is great all the way to Blvd.Park and then it dies until Fairhaven where it is again good.