The reception in my apartment was really bad for a long time with AT&T, but a few months ago it got even worse. My phone is practically useless now - I rarely have any bars at all and it can take 6 hours or more for texts to come through at home. A lot of food deliveries turn around and go back to the restaurant because they can't get a call through to let me know they are at the door of my building! It is beyond frustrating and I'm looking for a new plan.

Until about two months ago, we had strong (edge, never 3g) reception in the area. Now it is terrible. I have virtually no service inside my building. Even when I go outside and it says I have 1 or 2 bars - it always cuts out within a couple of minutes. It's very disappointing that at >$100 / month in 2009, AT&T can't provide reception in the center of downtown Chicago.

Verizon in Minooka IL, spotty coverage at best.. Many no signal area's north of I80 on Ridge and Along Rt 52.. Per Verizon Customer Service, they are aware this is a no coverage area, but, will not update their maps as they have a licence for coverage in the area.. Verizon maps are not actual coverage maps, but, areas where they have a licence for service. Ughhhhhhh...

I honestly get no reception in Mapleton, IL. Having Sprint really sucks. It is honestly not the "all over" network

ATT service here in Streeterville is simply awful. Even in areas with seemingly good reception I rountinely get dropped calls.

we have 3 differing phones with t mobile and none of them pick up reception when we travel to white hall, il

My family is on the AT&T family plan and are pretty locked in to our deal which is TERRIBLE because none of us get even the slightest big of reception whether we're in the house, in the middle of the street, in the garden or on the roof. It's the worst!

Previously used to get good reception. However since the last year or so, no reception at home at all.

Horrible reception by Verizon. No signal at all in my house or outside. (We used to get at least 1 bar.) Have to drive 5-10 minutes out of the Verizon black hole to pick up a signal. What's the deal?

My friends hate me. I moved to NU a couple months ago, and I keep trying to call them, wandering around outside the building hoping for a fractional bar, bumping into other iPhone users. I sometimes get enough reception if I stand near the library facing East, but not West - but then I nod or a car drives by or a plane flies overhead and my call gets dropped and I have to call my irritated friends back. Again. And that's OUTside! I think I get negative reception inside, like I'm somehow subsidizing my colleagues' Sprint and Verizon reception. I've been making feeble attempts to call people on my drive home (using the iPhone earbuds / mic). Heading West, I've gotten dropped at Golf / McCormick and three other spots before Waukegan Rd. If I ever hope to talk to anyone, I'm going to have to drive home through more Northern suburbs, and isn't that stupid? Yep, I've got an iPhone in Chicago - I'm all dressed up and nowhere to go!