AT&T Phone Reception is Terrible. Way to improve it?

I know that the new iPhone comes out today. The big sell is the 3G, for better WiFi. What about the actual phone use? I don't know about anyone else, but I've had more dropped calls or "No Service" readings on this phone than any other service. I live in Connecticut, and find AT&T reception here to be pathetic. A friend of mine and I were in a restaurant where my phone was reading "No Service". Her phone was ringing off the hook. She had Verizon. It's frustrating to not be able to trust that my phone will keep a call going or not allow me to make a call at all! How do I improve reception? Is there a way to update towers? (Verizon had this feature). I need help.
Thanks in advance!

You have to understand the difference in cell technology being used. Verizon is different than AT&T (and T-Mobile). They operate at a different carrier freqency. The frequency they are at just cannot penetrate buildings very good. Just the way it is. That is why the auction of the 700Mhz range recently is such a big news story, it can allow much better penetration and distance than what cell companies currently have to fight for. In a few years just wait to see how good cell phones get that use the new frequency.
As for updating towers, AT&T doesn't need to do like Verizon does as Verizons network protocols needed a way to update tower info, AT&T and T-Mobiles type of network doesn't need that.

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