Which phone out now has the best reception??

[Abdulrahman O]

I've used a lot of nicer and smaller phones before..
Right now, for the past half year...I've been using a Nokia 3320..
and I feel its the best reception phone that I have ever used...
even in underground parking lots (down to P2)...I still get 2 bars reception with this phone..

But its time to move on...
What's recommended? I would still like to get good reception...most of the old MOTO phones I have used (V3 especially) haven't been really good on reception..

$2-300 range

[Creaky Jeep 06]

nokias are always a good choice for reception my moto has great rf .

[Rainy Rose]

That's ALL I care about: great reception. It's definitely time for me to get a new phone. I have no idea what to get. My number one priority is reception. I hope I can find some excellent recommendations at this forum.

[barbadenieve]

buMp..
something with more functions ...but still good reception..
under $300 if possible

[jonesey]

my moto e815/veizon/ny the best reception ever! close tie with nokia 6015

[Xxloves_victimxX]

Nokia 6010. It's a brick but it will hold onto your calls.

[porto rox my sox]

I think you can almost guarantee good reception with any Nokia phone. I've not had problems with Motorola RF myself, but I have heard others that have. Stay away from Siemens and Kyocera.

[Eureka W]

Customers always ask this question and I always give the same response, all power levels on mobile phones are regulated by the FCC. In theory, they all have the same reception capabilities. How a phone performs in the field has to do with location, coverage, topography, weather conditions, and the actual network it's on. I know some phones on our network perform better than others, but it is purely based on consumer feedback. And a lot of it is contradicting.

For instance, the majority of our customers may say the 6015 performs the best, but that would be because it is our most popular selling phone. And not because it has the best reception, but because it is the least expensive model we sell.

[shaggis]

That's funny because all of what you just said can be easily proven wrong.

Its a combination of the network, location AND the phone you're using. All you have to do is take two different phones into the same low reception area and either make test calls or use a test mode to determine the rf. If I were to take a Nokia 6230 and a Panasonic VS3 (using them as examples since I've owned both) into the basement of my dorm, I'd be able to make a recieve calls on Tmobile with the Nokia but NOT with the panasonic.

So have fun lying to your customers, or at least unknowingly giving out false information

[Old man on the back porch]

I think you misread my statement...

I said in theory, they all have the same reception capabilities.

I'm surprised you get any T-mobile phone to work in a basement. Your campus must be blanketed, perhaps a metropolitan area.

An example of how reception also depends on the network.

In the basement of my local watering hole, no Tmobile or Sprint/Nextel phone will work. Yet Midwest Wireless phones will have reception no problemo.