I cannot connect to the Nextel service at all in Rhinelander.

Horrible, horrible. I have been with Sprint for awhile (w / several different phones) and NONE of them work in N. Wisconsin. They will work if your in the city of Rhinelander, but travel just a few miles, and they're completely dead. I have a friend who uses Alltel, and her phone always works. Occasionally, I can get reception while IN MINOCQUA- but it's extremely poor and really isn't worth trying to call someone.

I constantly will go to roam on alltel's network in the area of reisterer and schnell this is a known "dead zone" for US cell that they are "in the process" of fixing.

No reception at all in the Reedsburg area

This area seems to be a 'black hole'. The only person who's ever completed a cell call was using a Razor phone on US Cellular.

I was the finance manager for T-Mobile (Voicestream at the time)... basically, I paid for the ENTIRE 156 cell tower sites in SE WI - therefore, I know intimately where T-Mobile does and does not have coverage (I have data as of 2002). Since then, I am not 1000% certain if TM has spent money on additional cell towers, etc. I can tell you that since I moved from south side of Milwaukee to Waukesha - I found a home in the absolute WORST subdivision for T-MObile coverage. I know a tower is built at WCTC, there are a few others within 3 to 5 miles of my subdivision, however, my particular block is low lying and ZERO coverage in my home! August 30th is my 1yr contract expiration date... .believe me, after being a Voicestream / T-mobile employee since 1999... I am now going to leave them to find a competitor who does cover my subdivision (Cingular and Verizon both do).

Cell one useless in Arena Wisconsin HWY 14. And they won't let me out of the contract! Cell one is EVIL!

Traveling E across N Wisconsin, I had no reception from about 20 mi N of Rice Lake to Rhinelander. I have no reception in Rhinelander at all.

La Crosse and environs is a disaster area - a GIANT BLACK HOLE - for T-Mobile Customers. Get some other pay-as-you-go or other company if you spend any amount of time in this area. Not even Virgin Mobile works here - and they are supposed to provide service via Sprint PCS's network!

Dead spot for Cingular. 4 dropped calls in 2 minutes. Was AT&T customer, and "upgraded" to Cingular. The reception is much worse. Also have issues between Grafton and Saukville on Hwy. O.