Its a bit odd really. A friend of mine has att wireless, and has lots of dropped calls, spotty reception, and major problems all together. He plans to switch to a different service when his contract is up. He has an LG phone, through att. I have att, live not more than a mile from him, and have a Nokia phone, not through att, that I bought in Asia. I never have any dropped calls, and have decent reception almost everywhere I go in the bay area. I think that the hand phone is a huge part to decent service. Almost as much as the service provider. Though, I have to say, hand phone service in asia is far better than here in the states, by any stateside serive provider, and I've had them all.