this question is too general to answer. i mean, some places some companies will get better reception than others and vise versa elsewhere. the best thing to do is to see if the service is good for you at your house. at my house i get a consistent 4 bars with cingular. i know my friends with at&t get 0-1 and it breaks up all the time. it just depends. i live in s. oc btw.