"Here is my rant: In the underground portion of the Washington, D.C. Metro system, everyone seems to get a signal except for me. I have AT&T Wireless (now owned by Cingular) as my service provider, and I can barely get a signal anywhere. I have to hold my phone against the window glass, inside of a building, to be able to use my phone. And, I have seen people using their cell inside of an elevator!!! I could never do that in a million years!!! I would like to hear other people's thoughts on this. Thank you! KEJ" (KEJ2000)
"I think the problem might be your phone rather than the provider. Try taking it back to the cell phone store and see if they can adjust the settings. If not, look into another phone." Abbracabra)
I first discovered the existence and sounds of cell phones at a LA Dodgers baseaball game in 1995. Most of the users left in the 7th inning. I heard them again in a cheap hotel in 1993, whwn it got cold in November, with high-pitched rings that came through the walls in my room, and people running down the halls and back and forth from 7 PM to 7 AM. I had to turn the A/C fan on to block out the sounds to sleep.
In 1999, I bought a cell phone - a nextel, with national access and no roving costs. It worked from everywhere nationally that were near interstates and in cities. In the boonies, it provide no service. Now, I have a Trackphone, and it gets better reception in the boonies than the nextel. It has roaming charges at 1 1/2 times the minute cost, but I can call out, just can't access incoming calls until I am back in the main service area.
I've not been able to get a signal in subways, regardless of phone provider, but have seen ppl using cells in elevators, airports, sidewalks, cars, porches, trains, airplanes, stores et al and I considerate those uses as an addiction, rude and dangerous.