I live in Akron and ever since AT&T bought Cingular, I've had nothing but problems with reception! Darrow Rd / Rt 91 is TERRIBLE! So is where I work at the corner of 91 and Highland. I get dropped calls or no reception EVERY SINGLE DAY! I can't talk on my breaks cause it gets too frustrating to have 3 dropped calls in 15 min or less! Same happens to and from work. Especially in front of the fireworks factory on Darrow. There's about a mile or 2 that I can't get signals or get dropped calls, but it's like that all up and down Darrow road MANY MANY MANY places! Also at home, Goodyear Heights area, dropped calls ALL the time, just sitting on my couch. Bars on my phone, no matter where I am or traveling, always constantly change from Zero to 5. NEVER has been consistently any one bar and I can just be in one place not moving at all. Is it the phone or the service, that is my question at this point. I've read so many good and bad about EVERY single company including Verizon! Just as many good reviews as bad about them and ALOT of billing issues. SO, my contract with AT&T is almost up and I was going to switch, but it doesn't seem like I'd get any better reception necessarily and I certainly don't want billing errors! So, I'll probably stay and hope it gets better. No guarantees with any cell company. Still wonder if what phones we use make a difference. Maybe there's just a few phones out there that are really worth anything.

On route 82 at Macedonia / Twinsburg border, signal drops to zero. With all the AT&T phones I've had.

no reception at all in trimble or glouster area with att / cingular Verizon does and I believe Sprint does

I have had Cingular / AT&T cell phones for many years because my husband and I both work in Athens. Although Verizon has put up towers in the Trimble / Glouster area, AT&T still has not contracted with them. There are many customers in our area that are ready to switch. I hate to do so because of the good customer service / and no problems in the past with my company-but I / and alot of others are ready to make the switch. Come on AT&T, whats the hold up? You claim "more bars in more places" than anyone.. Get us folks in Glouster Ohio some towers.

Just switched from Nextel to Sprint, figured I would go from poor to great reception... WRONG! This is HORRIBLE, and it's not just here. It has been spotty all over southeast Columbus and virtually NO signal on the other side of Lancaster. In just FIVE days, I have probably missed 50 phone calls (my business relies on my cell phone) and have had a ton of people say "I've been trying to call you, is there something wrong with your phone?" Heck, my phone never even rings half the time! This is absurd, I am switching to Verizon! If you live on the southeast side of Columbus, don't even THINK about Sprint, they suck!

no service on county road 26,but on the hill above the high school occasional service.I own property across from the school and would gladly allow a tower on my property to enable the school and surrounding community to have cell service.I occasionally get 1 or 2 bars in an upstairs bedroom.

No reception from AT and T, just moved on rt. 647 just out of Martins Ferry Oh, and no service if I go a half a mile I get 1 bar. Switching service ASAP

Was told by Verizon 2 years ago that service was coming "any day" now. Well, my two year contract is up and still no service... .fool me once!

I have had 4 phones with sprint-nextel and no service at home yet

Hollow Rock is in hollow with the closest towers being GSM (Alltel / Verizon is CDMA) and hidden behind two ridges. You have to drive at least five to ten minutes to either end of the road to even raise a single bar.