Ever since the merge with Alltel and Verizon, Alltel has taken a 50 to 75 % turn for the worst. Thanks for nothing Verizon. How about taking my bill down too? Didn't think so! Layne Mercer, long time mobile user but not much longer for Verizon ! Does any mobile phone work well in Gladwin County?

no bars uless down by main road then maybe 1 bar, as of now can't even activate a phone for the gaylord area!

is there going to be a cell tower in or around covington mi. in the future?

very poor Alltel said because of trees and 5.5 miles from tower

I drove four miles north of this location before I could get any reception, but that was not enough to make a call. Another three miles and I could get a scratchy call. I know there is not much there, but it is a growing area.

No cell service whatsoever. Was told about a year ago Altell was putting a tower in the area... not there yet. Please help us get service!

There was no cell phone service at all in White Pine, MI. The service was sporatic from Wakefield, MI.

we need Alltel to step up to the plate. If you sell phones in the area make sure they have reception when you lock your customer in for 2 years.

No reception even though phone shows 2 to 4 bars on signal strength. Have to go east about 4 miles towards DeTour Village to get a true signal. Will show roaming at times also.

I have had Alltel in Houghton Lake for over a year now and the reception has never been great at all. If you are in town, a mere 8 miles from the house, you get good reception, however I do not get any reception at home or at work (in Roscommon) and over 70% of the calls in those two areas are dropped or not received at all. All areas around the lake are extremely poor in reception. I dropped Nextel when I moved up here and Alltel's reception is about the same if not worse than Nextel / Sprint for this area. As you can see, I have had two different phones and it has not made a difference in reception. Even updating the roaming did nothing at all. Looks like I shop for another carrier.