Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    I am about to upgrade my phone to a more sensitive unit. Other sprint
    users seem to have better reception than mine which brings me to this
    question. Are there models/ manufactures to avoid? Can anyone suggest a
    good basic phone with best reception in mind? Many thanks...




    See More: Upgrading question please




  2. #2

    Re: Upgrading question please

    Models to choose from on eBay seems to be between LG, Sanyo, Samsung,
    Moto and Nokia.
    Can anyone suggest what not to buy or couple that stand out in there
    opinion.
    Many thanks again...




  3. #3
    David G. Imber
    Guest

    Re: Upgrading question please

    On 11 Nov 2006 11:32:42 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

    >Models to choose from on eBay seems to be between LG, Sanyo, Samsung,
    >Moto and Nokia.
    >Can anyone suggest what not to buy or couple that stand out in there
    >opinion.
    >Many thanks again...


    You'll find, if you search the archives, that Sanyo is the
    favorite in a walk for a huge number of Sprint users. They're
    reliable, the interface is generally agreeable, and they are said to
    find and hold a signal better than any others. Sanyo only makes mobile
    phones in this country for Sprint, so some have drawn the conclusion
    that these phones have been optimized for use on SPCS. I don't know
    about that, but I always use Sanyo phones, and have tried quite a few
    of them.

    However, the real test of which phone to buy is what works
    best for you, in your area. When you buy from Sprint, you get to check
    it out for either 10 or 14 days (can't remember). When buying from
    Ebay, I suppose the best thing is to ask other Sprint users in your
    area. Perhaps there are some reading this NG.

    DGI




  4. #4

    Re: Upgrading question please

    Thanks David, I am in a pretty good area for signal strength, my
    problem is when we go to Florida, near Panama City, where one
    phone will work well (on same provider) and ours (and few others)
    don't work as well so can only assume its the phone.

    Ours is an older unit (scp-4700) and has worked well (exp-Florida)
    so its time for a new one.

    I don't see any site that show receiver sensitivity's or any other
    specs for the different phones available. I am a tech from way back
    that use to work on FM communication devices so it's natural for
    me to wan't to find some spec's on what I'm buying.

    Any ideas and many thanks for you input...




  5. #5
    dafydd
    Guest

    Re: Upgrading question please

    Specs as far as sensitivity are going to be hard to come by. I would
    suggest scanning sites that do reviews of the different phones to see
    what they, and other users of the phones have to say. I like cnet.com,
    and mobileburn.com for this, but there are many others. might want to
    just do a google search for 'sprint mobile phone reviews' or something
    similar.


    [email protected] wrote:
    > Thanks David, I am in a pretty good area for signal strength, my
    > problem is when we go to Florida, near Panama City, where one
    > phone will work well (on same provider) and ours (and few others)
    > don't work as well so can only assume its the phone.
    >
    > Ours is an older unit (scp-4700) and has worked well (exp-Florida)
    > so its time for a new one.
    >
    > I don't see any site that show receiver sensitivity's or any other
    > specs for the different phones available. I am a tech from way back
    > that use to work on FM communication devices so it's natural for
    > me to wan't to find some spec's on what I'm buying.
    >
    > Any ideas and many thanks for you input...





  • Similar Threads

    1. General Service Provider Forum
    2. Verizon
    3. alt.cellular.verizon
    4. Nextel
    5. alt.cellular.verizon