Good reception at all times (5 bars). When exiting the subdivision and traveling down 130th avenue south 96th, reception briefly drops to three bars before returning to 5. Call quality is good at all times. Just as good as Verizon. 3G is pretty good too.

I have had Sprint since 2001. My service has fluctuated based on the phone I've had over the years. I have had service in Eastern Washington, Seattle, the coast, and now Vancouver. Right now I have the cheapeast, most low-tech phone ever. Palm fell in toilet..haha. I've had better coverage with the less high tech phones. Not sure why, but this crappy phone takes a beating and picks up signals all over wonderfully.

Verizon has near perfect coverage. It costs more, but if you're a business person who can't be dropping client calls, this is the obvious choice.

I get FULL signal strength with Verizon in every room of my condo. Too bad it has the "old Style" Motorola charger... that thing SUCKS bad!

Money in the bank! Let me tell you, if you're not with Cricket right now you're missin' out. Do you wanna save money? Do you enjoy the word "unlimited"? Does it make you feel fuzzy inside? I LOVE CRICKET!

I have been with Cricket for about 3 months now and wow, I thought the coverage was going to be the worst and I love it, I drop more calls with my Cingular phone than I ever do with Cricket. Also some might be scared of traveling outside there network they have this awesome deal called travel minutes and it works! Go cricket thank GOD for no contracts!

Get exellent reception with this phone in all areas around Vancouver, WA using T-mobile. Switched from AT&T / Cingular last month. Their reception was terrible ! At times I would get a message stating that I had emergeny service only and could make no calls. Lost a lot of business due to their bad / non existant reception. They ran me through a series of tests using the phone to connect to a different tower as a default but it didn't work. One operator even told me that my phone was not supported by AT&T ! My co-worker had the same problem with AT&T. Finally switched service and will never go back to them. T-Mobile hasn't let me down.

5 bars... in the house VX-4500 a superior phone but if it doesn't have a signal it doesn't matter how nice the phone is

Just switched from Cingular (virtually NO coverage in this area) to Verizon and I'm pleased to finally have a full strength signal at home - even inside. Verizon really does have "The Network."

Nextel Rocks in Portland / Vancouver and at the beach. A little expensive, but may be worth it due to the great coverage. Looking at T-Mobile, but the reviews are not looking good. Verizon looks pretty cool.

Long live TDMA, coverage around Clark County is great! GSM just isn't good enough yet.

Five bars ouside my house and 3-4 bars inside. Very satisified with phone, monthly fee and customer service people.

My company has used Verizon Wireless for the past two years. When our contract was about to expire we decided to try AT&T / Cingular's GSM service. Luckily we were only on a trial basis with AT&T because their coverage and call quality was horrible. We have since re-signed with Verizon for another two years. It will take a huge amount of improvement for AT&T / Cingular to get our business. Verizon works well in the metro, the mountains and the coast... you can't ask for more.

No PBS with my service. Happy now for 2 years since they installed a new tower nearby.

Great reception, no problems at all.

I have had AT&T TDMA and GSM and NEVER have I been more satisfied with cell phone service (outside of my Moto DPC550 flip in 1992) than I am with my Verizon phone and service. My friend has Sprint and he doesnt have the coverage I do and my sister has T-MO and can't keep up with me... AT&T... Don't even bother, they are aweful... and this area doesnt even get the advantages of Cingular since they are not even in this area. :( Verizon in Vancouver / Portland is the best imho

I have been with AT&T (Cingular) for about 5 years now. I have never experienced any dropped calls except for in an elevator but they all do that. I had T-Mobile and Verizon in the past both had dropped calls continuously. I have found that it really depends on where you live as to what company would be best for you. I just read that AT&T has recently purchased T-Mobile so we will see what happens with that. I have also heard that Sprint is a great deal too and with them being the last of the unlimited data plans this is something to consider. Good luck in your search for a cellular plan.

Coverage shows 4G but its very poor, I get 4G a couple blocks away from home. PRL updates helped. the phone is better than the signal. Sprint has spreed itself too thin: Boost-Virgin-eats up bandwidth $190 per month should buy more than it does.

I get great service where I'm at. Maybe its the increase in coverage due to the 3G network but hey it works!

Great service outdoors moderate in doors Nokia phones get better service then any one else