Bell service ?

I just started with bell mobility and was wondering is anyone can tell me what they think of bells service how is their service range out side of cities and towns?

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I have been a bell subscriber for the past 7 yrs and I get exalent reception nomatter where I am ,verry few dead zones,can use my phone where friends cannot ( have audiovox ).
Great plan and would advice to see if you can get the same ( 350 min. mth. , unlimeted evenings and weekends ,at a total cost with tax and all $40.25 )
this is by far the best deal I have seen ,no roaming charges and if I have a billing problem they allways give fast and no hassel credit.
Would highly recomend bell to all ,great to finaly be able to hear and talk without any distorsion whats so ever !!!

5 star for bell

reception is good...i thought you meant customer service, which is usually hit or miss with bell...

I get reasonable reception with bell and my a660, though i have seen some people get better reception with there rogers phone...

Originally Posted by Jennifer9821

I just started with bell mobility and was wondering is anyone can tell me what they think of bells service how is their service range out side of cities and towns?

I live in the GTA, I don't get reception in my school, or anywhere near it, and sometimes I just lose all my reception, then it comes back about a minute later. I must say I'm more impressed by Rogers / Fido's reception.

One thing to note, comparing reception with different providers will only give you half the story. Different phones will get different reception. Here in our store, we test just about all the phones we get from Bell, and we find that there are many places where some phones will get better reception than others.

Older phones, such as the Samsung A460, Samsung A500, Motorola V60 (which I still use), Motorola Timeport T270, etc, are much better "phones" than newer handsets. Voice quality, reception, clarity, are all better with these older phones. Yes there are some exceptions, the new Samsung A920, Motorola E815 and Sanyo 7300 are very good phones. Other than those though, I don't know, the older phones were just better.

So basically, just because one customer gets bad reception in one spot, doesn't mean you will if you're using the exact same network.

Originally Posted by _Abom_

So basically, just because one customer gets bad reception in one spot, doesn't mean you will if you're using the exact same network.

Sorry if you think my advice doesn't apply here because I'm in the USA but Abom is right about this point. I have seen 2 different brand phones get completely different reception in the same place on the same network. I think my next phone will have a stub antenna because I don't like the reception I get with the internal one, maybe this is just my opinion about the internal antenna but I held my new LG up next to a 5 year old Sprint phone and the old phone had 2 more bars with the antenna extended! I can't say what factors make one better than the other, but it's a combination of atmospheric conditions, individual manufacturer designs, structural differences, heck I think sometimes it even matters which way the wind is blowing

reception matters day to day too.

i was shocked on friday night when i looked at my phone in a location where i knew i got service to see no bars. fortunately, after moving 15 feet i got full bars.

i'm on cingular, but i'm sure this applies to others.

Originally Posted by Brad729

I can't say what factors make one better than the other, but it's a combination of atmospheric conditions, individual manufacturer designs, structural differences, heck I think sometimes it even matters which way the wind is blowing

An important one I forgot to mention, with the internal antenna it makes a huge difference even how you hold your phone! I have to hold mine from the bottom to get the best reception.

Brad: Verizon and Sprint have the same CDMA network as Bell Mobility, so just because you're in the USA doesn't mean you can't post We just won't listen to you as much j/k

Internal antennas are interesting. I have an LG 5400 which has an "intenna", and we all know the new Samsung A920 has an internal one. Personally, I think "intennas" and "antennas" are both good, as I've seen both kinds get better and worse signal. It is true tho that when you have a phone with an "intenna" that you shouldn't cover the top of the phone as it will affect reception.

As for extending/retractable antennas. I love that topic, haha. Honestly, from the research I've done and the personal testing I've done, extending an antenna does absolutely nothing in a digital service area. When in an analog only area, if I'm on the fringe of a signal (0 to 1 bars, fluctuating between service and no service), extending the antenna will help a bit in keeping a call going. Other than that, from the feedback we get here in the store (and we sell a LOT of phones), everyone who mentions it asks if it really does anything, as they've extended it and it doesn't do a thing.

Brad does confirm my theory that older phones are better at the "phone" part though, as he sees this on his new LG versus a 5 year old phone.

And yes also, atmospheric conditions will dictate signal as well. Here's a funny thing we've noticed up here in the Yukon. Once you leave the City of Whitehorse, you normally lose signal after about 9 kilometers if you're going north. However, when it turns fall, and the leaves fall off the trees, if it's a clear day, you'll get a little further than 9 kilometers, because of the fact that the leaves have all fallen.

I know it sounds funny, but everything from weather to leaves on a tree affects a wireless spectrum.