Which phone for best reception?
I am about to switch to TMobile and wanted to ask what phone does everyone recommend?
My concerns in order of importance are:
1.) Reception, especially in fringe areas.
2.) Battery life.
3.) I have had bad luck with Nokia in the past so I will not consider them.
I use my strictly for business (3000 minutes+). I do not care if it is flip or bar. I NEVER use AIM, camera, web etc.
Again, all I care about is reception and battery life.
If you have experience, good or bad, let me know and please provide details. I've seen lots of post where people make comments that I consider irrelevant opinions (ie camera doesn't look good, software slow, etc). These types of issues are not related to reception so I don't care.
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My concerns in order of importance are:
1.) Reception, especially in fringe areas.
2.) Battery life.
3.) I have had bad luck with Nokia in the past so I will not consider them.
I use my strictly for business (3000 minutes+). I do not care if it is flip or bar. I NEVER use AIM, camera, web etc.
Again, all I care about is reception and battery life.
If you have experience, good or bad, let me know and please provide details. I've seen lots of post where people make comments that I consider irrelevant opinions (ie camera doesn't look good, software slow, etc). These types of issues are not related to reception so I don't care.
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You should, if using your phone for business, consider one other requirement: In building coverage.
T-Mobile uses the 1900 MHz GSM band ONLY. 1900 does not penetrate buildings and construction well at all. The 850 MHz GSM band penetrates much better. This will also cause reception related issues.
If you care to give an idea of how you plan to use the phone, and where, this would make it easier to make recommendations.
T-Mobile uses the 1900 MHz GSM band ONLY. 1900 does not penetrate buildings and construction well at all. The 850 MHz GSM band penetrates much better. This will also cause reception related issues.
If you care to give an idea of how you plan to use the phone, and where, this would make it easier to make recommendations.
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Pimp, why is it that you think you have to make a sales pitch every time somebody asks a simple question? And have you actually ever tried T-Mobile? My guess is no. Lets talk a little truth here. No, 1900 Mhz doesn't penetrate obstacles as well, but in an area that is well saturated with coverage it doesn't make that much differance. The 850 band may penetrate better, but the signal doesn't reach as far and isn't as reliable for data transmission. Also, for carriers that use both bands, do you know what the dropped call rate is for switching frequencies? The answer is 99%.
As far as the original question goes, sir, regardless of your bad experience before with Nokia, far and away make the phones with some of the strongest signal re...
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As far as the original question goes, sir, regardless of your bad experience before with Nokia, far and away make the phones with some of the strongest signal re...
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First off, how is addressing a RECEPTION ISSUE with someone concerned with RECEPTION a sales pitch?
As for your so-called 'dropped call' figures, that is true of TDMA/GSM handoffs, not GSM/GSM.
And for Dual-Band carriers, who have MUCH larger networks than T-Mobile, saturation is more of a reality than it is for you.
I HAVE tried T-Mobile. It was great in Metro NY, was subpar in VT, CT, and western MA. It was nearly nonexistent in ME. Since this is where I travel, I was not impressed. Cingular was MUCH stronger in most of those areas.
Samsung X427 is an awesome phone, great battery life, color display yet basic flip, with awesome RF.
As for your so-called 'dropped call' figures, that is true of TDMA/GSM handoffs, not GSM/GSM.
And for Dual-Band carriers, who have MUCH larger networks than T-Mobile, saturation is more of a reality than it is for you.
I HAVE tried T-Mobile. It was great in Metro NY, was subpar in VT, CT, and western MA. It was nearly nonexistent in ME. Since this is where I travel, I was not impressed. Cingular was MUCH stronger in most of those areas.
Samsung X427 is an awesome phone, great battery life, color display yet basic flip, with awesome RF.
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No, actually that is the dropped call rate for switching frequencies GSM to GSM, which is why T-Mobile has chosen not to use 850 MHz at all. I know this because I asked the question. T-Mobile's network engineers looked at it and decided not to use it because of the high frequency of dropped calls. I actually currently use both T-Mobile and AWS (Cingular, basically), and I see very little difference in indoor vs. outdoor reception. And I'm in an area where AWS uses 850 and 1900. I agree with you about the Samsung phone though, it is a really nice one, although battery life isn't great.
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The area my retail location is in has 1900 on one side of the building, and 850 on the other... weird tower config. ATTWS tower to the north, Cingular tower south. You can watch your phone change alpha tags midway. Never had that issue, though.
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i currently use t-mobile and have a sony ericsson t300. i like it. i think it is a huge upgrade from the motorola v66 that i used to have. i think it gets way better reception. at one steady bar, for both phones i feel that the T300 gets better reception. and of course i at full reception both phones are pretty much the same. as for the battery life, i still think that the T300 is better. 6 hour talk time, and a 300hour stand by time. it is definately better than the motorola's 3 hour talk, and 125 hour standby.
even though other people may think that a t300 is really crappy, i can only speak from experience. and in my experience i think the t300 is way better than the other phones that i have had.
even though other people may think that a t300 is really crappy, i can only speak from experience. and in my experience i think the t300 is way better than the other phones that i have had.
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SO JDigital,
My comment on the camera, etc was not because of price it was because I have seem post in the past where someone slams a phone because they don't like the camera or web browser etc. My comment was hopefull to avoid such comments since I use non of those.
I appreciate the comments on Nokia, but I have tried them recently while with another carrier and they did not perform as good as other brands. I realize performace can vary with the carrier, but my boss is with TMobile and he carried a Nokia phone and stated he woudl not recommend it.
My wife has TMOBILE and carried the Samsung R225M. Yep is was free and for the most part no feature but it sound great compared to the last 4 phones I have tried with Cingular and Spri...
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My comment on the camera, etc was not because of price it was because I have seem post in the past where someone slams a phone because they don't like the camera or web browser etc. My comment was hopefull to avoid such comments since I use non of those.
I appreciate the comments on Nokia, but I have tried them recently while with another carrier and they did not perform as good as other brands. I realize performace can vary with the carrier, but my boss is with TMobile and he carried a Nokia phone and stated he woudl not recommend it.
My wife has TMOBILE and carried the Samsung R225M. Yep is was free and for the most part no feature but it sound great compared to the last 4 phones I have tried with Cingular and Spri...
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I have used all of the phones I mentioned. I sell them. The Samsung R225 is a champ, that is true. They are going to release a new version of it soon that has a color screen, but you really should read the review and user opinions on the Nokias.
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I use my phone everywhere. This includes in my car, mt office and my home.
So from your comments I gather you are going to recommend another carrier besides TMOBILE, so let me give you a brief history on my service. I moved to Orlando from Alabama and transferred my Verizon service who I have been with for about 9 years back in Alabama and very happy with. Once I got settled, my service worked great when I was out and about BUT I could not get consistent service in my office (very important as my cell phone is my only business phone) So since I was out of contract I transferred my number to Cingular. I kept it about 3 days as it did not even come close to the performance of Verizon. I then moved my number to Sprint back in May. Sp...
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So from your comments I gather you are going to recommend another carrier besides TMOBILE, so let me give you a brief history on my service. I moved to Orlando from Alabama and transferred my Verizon service who I have been with for about 9 years back in Alabama and very happy with. Once I got settled, my service worked great when I was out and about BUT I could not get consistent service in my office (very important as my cell phone is my only business phone) So since I was out of contract I transferred my number to Cingular. I kept it about 3 days as it did not even come close to the performance of Verizon. I then moved my number to Sprint back in May. Sp...
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Plus, God forbid you should want to talk to Customer Service with Cingular at NIGHT or on a SUNDAY! That is absolutely the dumbest thing I've ever heard, CS that isn't open 24/7.
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I would reccomend the samsung e105, it has been my personal favorite out of the bunch that i've had. It is pretty much a no frills phone (compared to some of the other stuff that is out there) but it is small, flip, color screen, and has a seemingly great battery life. I have owned many phones from nokia, sony ericsson (which in my mind are terribly hard to use), as well as samsung. I can't stand motorola they are just horrible all around. My reccomendation, go with the e105 or the upcoming e315 (the e105 replacement)
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Well I don't know about you but i had a t616 with att and i was in the courthouse basement for jury duty and i didn't any reception and when i tried to do a network selection the only thing that came up was "t-mobile" and the t616 uses both the 850 and 1900 i don't see your point that 850 penetraits building better
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It is a fact that the lower the number, the better the penetration. Ask any RF engineer. So a tower with equal signal strength will penetrate better if it is 850 MHz. In the example you make, your stronger signal was T-Mo's, not ATT, so it would give you the T-Mo choice.
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though you don't like nokia
6310i should be your choice
and it still has price even though it's been released over 2 years
6310i should be your choice
and it still has price even though it's been released over 2 years
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