Dissappointed with V3xx sensitivity

[email protected] wrote:
> I live in a pretty marginal area for Cingular signal.
> I upgraded from a Motorola V551 to a Razr V3xx about a week ago.
> So far, I am unimpressed with the receive sensitivity.
>
> The V551 would occasionally show no signal strength when I pulled it out of
> my pocket, but I would almost always be able to make calls.
>
> The V3xx shows no signal, and call attempts fail, in the same places
> around the house. The web browser is almost useless, rarely able to
> display a page in places where the V551 would work.
>
> I think I'm going to return the V3xx and get something else.
> What would be a good model?
>
> I thought 3G was good, but I don't have 3G near me.
> I like EDGE and Bluetooth. The camera doesn't matter.

I thought that Hidden Valley Lake/Middletown didn't have Cingular
coverage, that it was through Edge Wireless. Verizon has great coverage
up in that area, at least as I've experienced it going from Middletown
up to Clear Lake.

I am dreading it when the AMPS network goes away. There are vast areas
of the north coast where this is the only available coverage.

I.e. compare Cingular/Edge's coverage:
"http://i16.tinypic.com/6faifso.jpg"

with Verizon's coverage if you have a tri-mode phone:
"http://i19.tinypic.com/5xg52x5.jpg".



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In alt.cellular.cingular SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > I live in a pretty marginal area for Cingular signal.

> I thought that Hidden Valley Lake/Middletown didn't have Cingular
> coverage, that it was through Edge Wireless. Verizon has great coverage
> up in that area, at least as I've experienced it going from Middletown
> up to Clear Lake.

'tis true on both counts. I have a cheap corporate account with Cingular,
and Edge Wireless is "an AT&T partner". I thought I was using AT&T because
that's what my cellphone says on the screen, but someone noted that isn't a
good test. I dialed 7070707070 on my phone and received an error message
from Edge Wireless while I had an AT&T display on my phone.

I am disappointed to find, after five years at this location, that I am
not on a Cingular tower. I thought that my arrival here predated Edge
Wireless expansion into the area. Maybe their expansion to south Lake
County coincided with what I thought was an improvement in performance
on the old phone. I used to roam to the pathetic USCellular if I wasn't
on AT&T. So, apparently my "poor coverage" is EdgeWireless poor coverage,
and not Cingular. That eliminates one alternative to Cingular ;-(
The switch to EdgeWireless would just be an increase in my bill, with no
change in performance.

Cingular just shows "partner" coverage, with no gradients in this area.
http://www.cingular.com/coverageviewer/
The Edgewireless map-html doesn't show the area very well, but I would say
it excludes me entirely, which is out of date by several years.
http://www.edgewireless.com/rates/localOrCa.html
Their non-roaming coverage is pretty small, so i liked the arrangement
that I had.

Verizon had no coverage here a couple of years ago, but they came in
with a bang, and now have excellent coverage all over the area. I have
been inclined to stay with Cingular because of the corporate plan,
and because of what I've heard about Verizon phone feature crippling.
Looking at the pricing, I suppose I could suffer with that. I just
signed a 2 year contract with Cingular, but I could cancel that since
it has been less than thirty days.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/C...type=newsearch

Then I'd have to pick three new phones ;-)

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

In alt.cellular.cingular [email protected] wrote:
> Verizon had no coverage here a couple of years ago, but they came in
> with a bang, and now have excellent coverage all over the area. I have
> been inclined to stay with Cingular because of the corporate plan,
> and because of what I've heard about Verizon phone feature crippling.

I think I also didn't like their data plan policies, and the pricing of a
tethered PC, compared to the lax policies on Cingular.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

In alt.cellular.cingular [email protected] wrote:
> In alt.cellular.cingular SMS <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Verizon has great coverage up in that area, at least as I've
> > experienced it going from Middletown up to Clear Lake.

> Then I'd have to pick three new phones ;-)

Verizon isn't listed on my corporate discount page, but when I go to
the Verizon web page, I find that I do have an employee discount.

The nice representative on the phone suggests the KRZR because it's new,
all digital, and has cool looks and features, but suggests the v325i for
better radio operation in my area, with the "extended Analog" feature.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5