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  • 01-18-2015, 09:06 AM
    Poor Reception
    My previous post was primarily a respnse to Nickrm-Super Moderator (I didn't realize that, even though I ticked "reply", my post would be put at the end), who needs to listen better. When ten people tell you that you have a tail, you need to look...Too many of us have already experienced vastly different reception with different phones. It has been suggested to me that a non-smart phone will likely have the best reception since it's actually designed to be used as a phone, while smart phones are trying to cram so much else in, the phone has become a lower priority.
    My flip phone, of all the phones we have, is the only one that works in my home.
  • 01-18-2015, 02:17 AM
    bashdarov
    good post thanks
  • 01-17-2015, 09:45 PM
    Poor Reception
    I disagree with the assertion that the cellphone has little to do with reception. My wife has a smartphone that won't wok inside where we live and barely works outside. I got the cheapest (free), no frills phone available and mine works even inside. Now it's time to get new phones and I want to get us both the best phones. I don't understand why they don't publish this rating. When I was younger, and more into music, I used to look for the decibel femtowatt rating on a tuner to determine the best radio reception. Manufacturers should measure and publish this, or a similar rating to indicate reception. It really does matter in a rural area. In many rural areas we may only get minimal service from one carrier. In my case, it's AT&T, so, knowing I can't get a better signal, I have to try to get the phone that makes the best use of that signal. Unless you live in an area with a good signal, it's pretty silly to assert that a phones reception is irrelevant.
  • 10-24-2012, 03:46 PM
    letric5
    Ok that is really weird I used to have a LG Neon 2 and it always had great reception in my house then that device became defective or was defective and we had insurance so we collected on it and got me a bad replacement phone and then i traded that one up because I hated it and got the Pantech Ease. Not only does it have worse cell reception but the touch screen is unresponsive sometimes and also when in the middle of a call while trying to dial a number it locks the phone so I can't dial any numbers or extensions that are required to make the action that I desire to happen, happen. I hate the phone and am seriously considering switching from At&t to Virgin Mobile not only are their plans less expensive but also they have better reception for the things that I would like to do i.e. sending text messages and having fewer dropped calls. On my phone I drop calls all the time like there's no tomorrow. At&t says they have the largest 4G network in America but if they don't even have good enough reception to send text message I highly doubt that they have the "best" or "largest" network out there!!
  • 11-12-2009, 06:26 PM
    GadeTerbob
    I've been an ATT subscriber since they bought Cingular. For the past two weeks I've carried the fuze and tundra side by side around central Kansas. Tundra makes and takes calls when the fuze won't work.

    Now, if I could just figure how to delete the locked contacts from the tundra!
  • 10-23-2009, 02:32 PM
    LeroyXbrown
    ...so basically cellphones with external antenna's have better reception? Do the new phones even use external ones anymore?
  • 10-23-2009, 01:22 PM
    robotfist
    Nicknrm, I do not mean to disrespect, but you are incorrect in that the phone has nothing to do with reception. I currently live in between two At&T towers right at the edge of signal fallout. I cannot talk on a cell phone inside my home. For the past 2 weeks, I have bought and returned a different phone EVERY DAY from the AT&T store, attempting to find one that gets good reception. Turns out, the phones with external antennas (such as the Motorola Tundra) often had 3 bars where the phones with internal antennas had 1 or 0. Although I despise the Motorola Tundra (awful call quality, speaker problems, and text message alert issues) due to its external antennae I was able to talk inside my home comfortably with decent reception, whereas other phones could not even place a call.

    I saw this trend with every phone I tried. Any phone I used with an external antenna worked inside my home, and any phone I used without an external antenna didn't.
  • 04-11-2009, 01:00 PM
    yossi
    how about moto tundra... i tested it for few days... it had good reception
  • 03-29-2009, 01:08 PM
    misu
    New to ATT wireless, and we purchased 2 LG Shines and 1 Samsung a777, and my Samsung gets much better reception at my home than the LG's. Took the phones back to the store, and the girl suggested we exchange the shines for the a777 on the other 2 lines, but we kind of like the Shines. So we figure as long as the shines work most of the time, its ok.

    I love the Samsung a777 tho, possibly best phone I've owned to date.
  • 03-29-2009, 12:46 PM
    misterSelf
    Quote Originally Posted by nicknrm View Post
    The standard antenna in a wireless device is the same from manufacturer to manufacturer until you get into Smartphones and Blackberrys. It doesn't change from manufacturer to manufacturer on one carrier, usually.
    Honestly, this runs contrary to my experience, so I guess we're going to have agree to disagree.
    Quote Originally Posted by nicknrm View Post
    The thing that can effect it is antenna placement.
    No disagreement there.
    Quote Originally Posted by nicknrm View Post
    People try and say GSM does...but I doubt it, not certain; however.]
    GSM does not use satellite for voice or data.
  • 03-29-2009, 09:24 AM
    mnmnk00
    Thats funny too.
  • 03-28-2009, 11:33 PM
    nicknrm
    Cell Phones legally don't use satellites ...

    People try and say GSM does...but I doubt it, not certain; however.

    I am positive CDMA doesn't use Satellites. Not even the navigation services (i.e. VZNavigator) use GPS, it uses LBS (location based services). This LBS service is where it communicates from tower to next tower your location...(i.e. it tells the other tower you're .5 miles away from it, then the other one says that you're 1.5 miles away from it)...this is sometimes called triangulation...




    Quote Originally Posted by mnmnk00 View Post
    LOL, good question tavenger. I say the phone with the biggest antenna, after all, the cell towers are huge antennas for the sat's, right? Some of these responses crack me up though.
  • 03-28-2009, 10:53 PM
    mnmnk00
    LOL, good question tavenger. I say the phone with the biggest antenna, after all, the cell towers are huge antennas for the sat's, right? Some of these responses crack me up though.
  • 03-28-2009, 09:33 AM
    nicknrm
    Not really, it's a proven fact.

    The standard antenna in a wireless device is the same from manufacturer to manufacturer until you get into Smartphones and Blackberrys. It doesn't change from manufacturer to manufacturer on one carrier, usually.

    The thing that can effect it is antenna placement. For example, some phones have the antenna near the earpiece built in and some have it near the talk piece built in. Some have external antennas . External antennas do work better than some internal antennas simply because it's external.

    Another factor that contributes is battery life. If a battery is less than half full, you are almost guaranteed to receive less reception and more dropped calls.


    Quote Originally Posted by Aurakles View Post
    That's not entirely true, antenna design and/or placement does make a difference. I have tested it myself.
  • 03-28-2009, 09:15 AM
    misterSelf
    Quote Originally Posted by nicknrm View Post
    Despite what many people believe, the phone has little to do with the reception it receives.

    Other than being CDMA vs. GSM, and U.S. phone vs. Global Phone, the phone has little to do with actual reception.

    Some carriers "Claim" certain manufacturers will work better on their network. For example, Sprint PCS says Motorolas will work better on their network while Verizon Wireless claims LGs will work better with them. AT&T Claims LG will also work better with them. These are only "claims" based on the amount the manufacturers give the individual carriers.

    The manufacturer or the phone model doesn't really matter all that much. If you get crappy service with AT&T, getting a phone like the iPhone won't save you.

    That's not entirely true, antenna design and/or placement does make a difference. I have tested it myself.
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