Alltel has the absolute best reception of any cell phone provider in the area. Verizon recently bought Alltel, but were not allowed to have the Dothan market which will eventually leave all Alltel customers hanging. So I thought I'd get a phone with Verizon and try it out. I bought the Samsung Omnia which is an amazing phone, much better than the Blackberry Storm. However, Verizons coverage is HORRIBLE. I travel around the area a lot, I'm on the road all day in the tri-state area. And Verizon just can't compare to Alltel.

AT&T ended my contract because I was using to much data and was roaming. Verizon is amazing. I get much better service and 3G. I have some family who are about to switch from their iPhones, too. I love my Droid phone (Ally). Shove it where the sun don't shine, AT&T. I'm also happy I got off before these new data plans come in effect. 25.00 for 2GB?! That is CRAP. I use 4GB a month, that is 45.00 with AT&T. 30.00 with Verizon. :)

I just switched my 3 lines from AT&T, and my husband switched his Alltel lines to Verizon (Verizon didn't get the Alltel market here), and the service is great! The 3G is fast, and I have not had a dropped call yet. We are very happy with Verizon Wireless!

I travel to Tallahassee from Marianna everyday. The only place I have a problem is between the weigh station and the Apalachicola river on Interstate 10. Reception in Marianna is excellent. I am extremely pleased with the coverage of Alltel. My company phone is Verizon which is very sporadic in Marianna, but otherwise very good on Interstate 10. However, I do suffer the same coverage outage previously mentioned with Alltel.

Have had no problems with phone or radio contacts from Nextel.A lota new sites up and running across southeast alabama / fla panhandle. Mike Miller

Great reception, I have not dropped a call yet with Alltel in this area.

no dropped calls experienced-many towers around us not sure which service provider but we have no problems

Could not get a reception inside building with Alltel. When I switched to Verizon, I haven't had any further problems and no dropped calls.

AT&T is adding 3G coverage in Jackson County. It's now available in Cottondale and Alford. Still not in Marianna, though, which is strange. Word is it's supposed to be available in Marianna later this year.

hardly ever dropped.

Works great on post, but reception is below average in Daleville and Poor to No reception in Enterprise.

Have had very little loss of reception in this area. For such a rural area, Nextel provides the best coverage here.

Service is Slocomb / Abbeville is all partner coverage. Abbeville is getting towers either this month or next and all along 431 toward Columbus to improve cell quality. Those towers will be 3G in September. Dothan will be all 3G no later than June 30th. As far as Slocomb goes, it'll continue to be partner coverage for now, with good reception - just don't use any data!

Nextel seems to only have one tower in the area this does cause problems at times. low or lack of service they need better coverage here...

A generous Average rating. Like most of the area, the coverage gets worse the further you head away from Fort Rucker.

Cellular reception is not the greatest but I am able to access the internet

Signal weak-3 of 5 bars and drops to zero often. Have no service 25 to 30 % of time.

Signal Drops from 3 of 5 to zero and back constantly. Have No service for 3o% of time. Signal noisy very often.

I live 1.75 miles from a tower and the signal will vary from 4bars down to 1 or none. Signal is not very stable when I can connect.Dropped calls are the norm. The service / signal is no better than what Alltel had provided,and it will be 2020 before Verizon will do any facil-Upgrades to tower on SR2 and US 231,Jackson Cty,Fla.

Reception goes out in bldgs, must go outside to talk. Calls have been dropped numerous times.