Is it the phone or the network"
I live in NE Seattle, on a hilly slope leading down to the lake. My neighbors and I have bad cell reception, bad radio reception, and we have to use cable for TV because broadcast reception is bad and Dishes don't work in the hills and trees.
Now that my 2-year plan with Cingular has expired, I'm trying Verizon for 15 days. The Verizon salesman who signed me up told me that the LG VX8100 phone he sold me is the best one for reception so that's the one to use for my area. I have since figured out that a lot of other things he told me are not true, so I'm wondering about what he said re the phone and am looking for other opinions.
I'm seeing slightly better reception with VZ than with Cingular, but it's mixed. So now I'm wondering if I cou...
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Now that my 2-year plan with Cingular has expired, I'm trying Verizon for 15 days. The Verizon salesman who signed me up told me that the LG VX8100 phone he sold me is the best one for reception so that's the one to use for my area. I have since figured out that a lot of other things he told me are not true, so I'm wondering about what he said re the phone and am looking for other opinions.
I'm seeing slightly better reception with VZ than with Cingular, but it's mixed. So now I'm wondering if I cou...
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You might have better luck with Cingular's reception if you upgraded to a Nokia or Sony Ericsson phone. Those two manufacturers generally put out the most reliable phones when it comes to RF and reception.
Motorolas are difficult to label. Sometimes their phones are extraordinary with reception, and sometimes they aren't. Two different Motorola phones of the same model often even vary greatly when it comes to reception.
If you were to stick with Cingular and upgrade your phone, your best bet would probably be to stear clear of Moto and go for a Nokia or Sony Ericsson.
Good luck! 🙂
Motorolas are difficult to label. Sometimes their phones are extraordinary with reception, and sometimes they aren't. Two different Motorola phones of the same model often even vary greatly when it comes to reception.
If you were to stick with Cingular and upgrade your phone, your best bet would probably be to stear clear of Moto and go for a Nokia or Sony Ericsson.
Good luck! 🙂
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I would try to upgrade the phone first (personally i like cingular better)but thats just me.... ui would try a nokia with cingular they are workhorses and generaly speaking have excellent reception(personal experience) and since you have great service sometimes an upgrade might work. With either choice you make Cing/VzW i would look into a reapeter for your home about $300 for a decent one since it seems to be an area issue if both carriers are challenge there, this should boost your service dramatically. 🙂
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If you have a Moto V400 (pre-merger phone) more than likely you have a 32K SIM. If you upgrade your phone with cingular, you'll get a new 64K SIM which will improve your reception 😉
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i've had friends complain about that phone
i tell them to change it for a moto e815 and they say it's a world of difference
i tell them to change it for a moto e815 and they say it's a world of difference
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this is true.
3 of my roommates rock VZW. one has a V3c, the other a vx6000, and my other roommate a e815. before he had the e815, he was trying the 8100 for about 14 days. the 8100 would get about 1-2 bars in his room, where as all my other roommates get about the same 1-2 bars. his new e815 gets about 4-5 bars. calls drop less frequenty, but its sill no full service that i get with cingy. try a z520a on cingy, those phones just get service where no phone was ever meant to get service.
3 of my roommates rock VZW. one has a V3c, the other a vx6000, and my other roommate a e815. before he had the e815, he was trying the 8100 for about 14 days. the 8100 would get about 1-2 bars in his room, where as all my other roommates get about the same 1-2 bars. his new e815 gets about 4-5 bars. calls drop less frequenty, but its sill no full service that i get with cingy. try a z520a on cingy, those phones just get service where no phone was ever meant to get service.
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For Verizon, I would get the Moto E815, because it has the extendable antenna if needed for extra signal. My house is similiar to yours, good reception sometimes, bad others. So when I got a bluetooth phone, I could just talk on my ear piece and leave the phone in the best spot in the house to get a good signal and that kinda made everything hunky dory with me. Now as far as reception with Cingular, I have never had better reception on a Moto V551, or a Nokia 6682.
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Head into a local RadioShack. Ask the salesman to use the MTI Map tool to see the Cingular service at your house.
This will help determine this. You can ensure that he shows you the map as he/she does this.
The mti is accurate down to the mile. That's what I did..wondering if Cingular is better than Verizon at my house in Bellevue...and it is, coverage wise.
Verizon told me that the area around my house is a known bad area...for them at least.
This will help determine this. You can ensure that he shows you the map as he/she does this.
The mti is accurate down to the mile. That's what I did..wondering if Cingular is better than Verizon at my house in Bellevue...and it is, coverage wise.
Verizon told me that the area around my house is a known bad area...for them at least.
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BTW-I'm still under contract with Verizon with an E815, works well...but drops calls constantly near the crossroads mall. Not to mention the giant deadspot in Top Foods up here.
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Theres been so many phones from so many manufactures the best reception one is usually just a matter of preference or luck, but traditionaly motorolas have a faster refresh rate which means they handshake better tower to tower, less droped calls while driving but more dropped calls standing still in a marginal service area, while nokias have a slower refresh rate which means they hold onto a steady signal better while standing still in a marginal service area but are more likely to drop a call while driving from tower to tower.
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