Just moved to Boone. Cingular coverage seems to be fine in town but when I drive off the main road and up into the mountains and my neigbhorhood it quickly goes to nonexistant coverage. I'm going to have to switch to a local provider that everyone says has great coverage if Cingular doesn't do something soon. Does anyone know if some phones are better than others or is this a network problem?

Constantly drop calls in both areas. Horrible Nextel service in almost all of North Raleigh. Radio service is better than phone service but still hit or miss. I have 4 or 5 dropped calls a DAY! If I didn't need radio service, wouldn't have a Nextel and live in N. Raleigh.

Great reception until about 100 Yards from intersection, then signal drops to about nothing. Subdivision of Forest Creek (Hollow River) has little or no signal. To keep a call once you get it you need to remain stationary and even then only if you are lucky will call stay connected.

i said Cingular because suncom is not an option... well dont get suncom yeah they have unlimited minutes because when do you ever get to use your minutes umm never because you never have any reception at all mostly downeast and beaufort and sometimes in newport and down town morehead... this cell phone service company has bad reception and even worst costumer service ever...

You will drop a call EVERY TIME once you get into the neighborhood. My parents also have Cingular and live in this neighborhood and have this exact same problem.

1999 with Alltel to 2006 no reception in my home area. I was told the engineers at Alltel know there are no towers and need more towers but no one seems to be doing what their customes really need. So NO cell phone will work in the area I live in and Alltell knows this and I think it is FRAUDUELENT that this and other companies keep selling their phones knowing this area has no towers. SEVEN YEARS without service at my home and all the companies are aware of NO TOWERS

From Beatties Ford to McCoy Rd get ready to drop your calls. Espesially near the Cemetary, even Cingular drops calls too. I have contacted Sprint and I get the line "We have coverage in that area." Well I still get dropped calls.

I for the life of me can not figure out why Verizon is opening new stores around Greenville, but still have no towers and reception is horrible. I can't wait for my contract to end.

No reception at all on these rds. or at our house..

I cannot get any reception whatsoever on Beech Mountain, and it's hit or miss in Banner Elk. It's not until I get nearly to Boone that it finally kicks in and actually works. If I were in the area more often, I would definitely switch from Cingular!