For the section of Beulah between Charles Arrington Drive, crossing the Springfield / Franconia parkway (by the Healthplex), continuing to Steiway St. is a deadzone for AT&T / Cingular. In the Manchester Lakes shopping center you get spotting coverage outside of the buildings, but NO coverage within Bungalowes. My girlfriend has Verizon and she has full coverage in these area. AT&T claims, after several phone calls, that this area has perfect coverage (listed as excellent on their maps). I filed a technical issue with them regarding this, and they responded back within an hour saying the problem has been fixed. No it hasn't - my phone still looses service there as do everyone else I know who has AT&T.

AT&T / Cingular sucks in this area. "Fewest dropped calls"... Yeah... OK... Sure. If I ever live in this area I think I'll ask my employer for an AT&T phone so I won't have to worry about them calling in the middle of the night.

No reception in and around the buildings of Skyline.

brand new phone- no reception in Christiansburg- esp at the Mall (outside) and on major roads- Pepper's Ferry Road, 460 bypass, and on Tech campus. Can't believe I can't use my new phone and service here- stuck with it for 2 years!

as of 7 / 09 / 07, there is a "Miss Utility" ticket to locate underground utilities (none present) for the new primary Electrical feeder service to the new VZW CHAPEL ACRES cell site. last observed temporary sea containers (cargo boxes) on new gravel driveway next to church. could the new monopole be far behind??? stay tuned, hope to have service by this Fall 2007, if not sooner, sez VZW pr folks.

I call it "the blackhole." " It's the area from St. Bernadette Church, past Daventry and into the the Franconia Springfield Parkway. Anywhere in that vecinity, no receptio at all. It's as if there was some kind of "top secret" blockaded spot in that area.

sometimes I get 1 bar but still it's useless if I move a bit then it's all gone

Cingular sucks in this area even though the tower is right down the road. Friends with Verizon can get about 2 bars sometimes. Sprint gets about 1-2 bars depending where. Cingular is just terrible at reception and customer service.

Virgin Mobile doesn't pick up calls inside the house. This is the Sprint / Nextel network.

No reception at Three Bridge and Maidens or Three Bridge and Cosby Roads. Can't get reception until get to Maidens Rd.and Rt 60-Anderson Hwy.