I switched from AT&T and the iPhone to T-Mobile and the MyTouch 3G in August of 2009. BIG MISTAKE! Somehow I thought that corporate headquarters being in Bellevue would make reception perfect. WRONG! Nothing but issues since then. Dropped calls, crappy customer support, I get zero service in Qwest Field, Husky Stadium, and Safeco Field. I live on Capitol Hill and I get constant dropped calls. Phone switches from 3G to EDGE to GPRS even when it's stationary. T-Mo reps have no answer and just don't care. ETF or not, I'm out! This is the worst cell / data reception I've ever experienced and remember I was with AT&T. That should clue you in on the horrendous service that T-Mobile has.

You're okay when docked on either side of the water - but in crossing you get nothing. I was really disappointed. It's a flat 7 mile crossing - but you're never actually far from a tower somewhere. I believe we actually have line of sight of some cell tower but no reception during crossing. And just to whine... I can't believe how bad the WSF Wi-Fi is. God-awful... and then they started asking us to pay for it? Who would when it's that bad?

Always drops calls on South side of building and for about 1 mile south.

My reception is perfect in this location but I have also never lost a call or was unable to make a call due to low reception anywhere in Seattle.

I must live near a tower, as reception is very strong when at home. 3G both upstream and downstream speeds are about as good as it gets. This varies though, a lot, on the rest of Capitol Hill. Something odd with my device though. It's an unlocked Windows Mobile unit and until recently, I used it with T-Mobile. Switched service after pre-ordering an iPhone 3GS and am using the HTC device until the iPhone arrives. Never had issues with it on T-Mobile, but when it's hooked up to AT&T, it randomly and spontaneously reboots itself :(

Sprint has been horrible in Capitol Hill. I don't receive reception at all in my apartment and I regularly drop calls in the neighborhood. I would NOT recommend Sprint at all. Their customer service has been terrible as well--the store is horrible.

Depending how close I am to the balcony, sometimes I get two and sometimes three bars.

Pretty good reception with a few small dead spots. Occasionally the phone will notify me of a new voicemail after the phone never rang in the first place. I can hear the reception come in and out as I walk around my apartment. Its a lot better than my old T-Mobile phone though. Remember, reception has as much to do with the PHONE as it does with the service. Verizon's customer service is amazing! However, I might switch to Sprint because I want a phone they offer. They are both CDMA networks so it might be possible to use an unlocked Sprint phone on Verizon. Thats what I hope for anyway.

Either no reception at all or (pricey) roaming on Sprint from my street-level apartment. Got a T-Mobile phone and got zero reception. Trying Verizon next?

When I was on ATT calls would drop after less that a minute, that is if they would even go though. AT&T was no help when I called them repeatedly. I bought a AudioVox 5600 which suffered disconnections just about as badly, however I have since started switching my phone to use the Cingular 31041 tower on capital hill which has brought my bars up to a 4 / 5. :) There is no Cingular reception in Redmond were I work, but I can easily switch to ATT out there since their network is golden in Redmond.

Calls would drop after less that a minute, that is if they would even go though. AT&T was no help when I called them repeatedly. I bought a AudioVox 5600 which suffered disconnections just about as badly, however I have since started switching my phone to use the Cingular 31041 tower on capital hill which has brought my bars up to a 4 / 5. :)

Reception was fine here two years ago, but degraded all of a sudden (both my phone and my girlfriend's, same model, had the same reception issue. Can't receive incoming calls, calls "drop" (but AT&T WS doesn't credit them as drops), and text messages / vmail delayed. Friend of friend says this is due to AT&T degrading service on TDMA to encourage customers to switch to GSM.

No reception at all. Seems kind of ridiculous living in the center of Seattle. Cingular gets reception here and I am switching to that network. No reception on T-Mobile here either.

Coverage very spotty all through Capitol Hill

The reception is actually 5 bars in my area 90% of the time, but it is not "perfect." Never have had a dropped call with this provider / model combo in this neighborhood. If only sprint's billing services weren't so bad...

The signal fluctuates between zero and two bars. About half my calls are dropped. FYI Verizon has good signal strength here.

I switched over since the place I'm moving to in the east coast is flooded with Nextel coverage. Previously I had Nokia 3120 which worked well and though my contract was already up, I wanted to test and see how Nextel worked out here. With all the bad reviews I was hesitant but the more I read, the more convinced that it won't be so bad. I got the phone yesterday and the reception is SOLID. I think there's a trade off with Nextel's known battery life vs. the amount of power / output it has. The signal is very clear and I have yet to have any dropped calls whereas with Cingular it would drop randomly at least once a day.

I'm on the CDMA network and lately if I call long distance like the east coast, it's been dropping but it could be number of things. I have yet to experience any problems otherwise. The customer representative did tell me it's good to turn on and off the phone at least once a day so it will look for the nearest tower when you connect. If you don't it'll be stuck at one tower until you power on / off. Not sure if this is true but will try.

Poor reception. Have had dropped calls and phone will switch to "extended network" and "searching for service" frequently. Talked with Verizon technical support who were nice, but not very helpful. My phone has most recent software updates and current roaming programming. Verizon still says it is probably my phone, but I am not so sure. My housemate switched from Verizon to Sprint because he had too many dropped calls. My boyfriend has Verizon and when he is at my house he also only has 1 bar of reception. Looking for new service provider, but it seems I've moved into a dead zone (based on reports i've read here) in the Greenwood, East Greenlake area.

Horrible reception anywhere in my house. Can only dial out 1 out of 8 times. Rarely receive calls or texts inside the house. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Sister has Cingular also. She has same problem. Any other service works perfect in house. Verizon and Nextel work great.