Einstein PCS has awesome coverage in the monroe street area. They have a tower on Regent street so I get full bars all over campus at Edgewood College, even in the basement of my residence hall!

Although T-Mobile does not offer native coverage YET in Madison, it does provide free roaming on AT&T's network... and of course T-Mobile's plans are lower than AT&T's. I've never had a dropped call in Madison, and can't even recall having less than 5 bars, outside, at home, or in any other building. Many people here in Madison, including myself are students from Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Chicago. They bring there T-Mobile phones with them and have no problems.

good reception with cingular / att older phone not even in inventory, any where in dane county

Alltel reception has been great all over Wisconsin. Have never had issues with dropped calls or lack of reception. Alltel does not have its own towers here in Madison, but roaming agreements work well. I use the Mobile Web service also. It works fine, though EVDO coverage is not yet availible here through Alltel.

Most wonderful service provider I have ever had. Previously I had Einstein Wireless (a complete joke) and Cingular (great phones, poor service). I will never switch ever again. It works in the boondocks of western WI like muscoda and richland center and black river falls. Cingular didnt work anywhere but the highways to those places and Einstein didnt work outside of Madison PERIOD. The most reliable service I would have to say. AND CHEAPER TOO!

i never have issues with us cellular. wherever I travel throughout southern wisconsin. some dead spots here and there, but never in places I spend that much time. highly recommend them for service if you live and commute in madison and around southern wisconsin. I can even get reception all the way up to ladysmith and door county. I spend a lot of time in and around cross plains, and the reception is great.

I get 4 EVDO Bars and 2 1X. Only issue I have is when I get too drunk and my battery dies at Taco Johns and I try to make a call without realizing my phone is off.

I was a cable technician and therefore had to travel all over Madison, and my cell reception was always great(except for basements an underground parking garages). Once you leave Middleton / West Madison and head west I lost all reception.

THis part of town has great US Cell Coverage--i even get coverage in my underground parking garage

US Cellular and my LG VX 6100 phone have excellant success everywhere in Madison and surrounding areas