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Phone recommendation for someone that just needs reception
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Posted by: babalouj

Hello guys. I have just recently moved from Atlanta to Charleston, SC. I have found that I get awesome cingular reception most places but my apartment. I have 3 motorolla V180 phones (obtained them from work) and a V551 phone. The problem is that I get spotty service with all of those phones and my reception regularly fluctuates between 1 and 4 bars dropping call about every 5 minutes. For my job I develop asset tracking devices that use GPRS to transmit data to a central server and we use Cingular sims to test with. At my same apartment I get very stable connections and signal strength using these tracking devices so I am sure it is just a phone problem. Can you guys recommend me a smallish phone that gets great reception? The only requirements I have are that its small, not hideous, and doesnt cost a fortune. I have no use for mp3 playing, cameras, or any of that stuff. Thanks for the help!

Posted by: cjmedina

Wirelessly posted (whatever the next lines says: HTC-8100/1.2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320) UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

what about a nokia 6010 or the 6030. there pretty cheap. 20-30 dollar range

Posted by: davistld01

You can get a Razr for next to nothing nowadays. Great RF and good all around phone, if you're not a feature-junkie.

Posted by: energy177

6102i gets the job done

Posted by: babalouj

I was thinking about the Razr but from my searches I have done on here the results seem very mixed and the overal consensus seems to be that Nokia has the best reception especially the brick/non flip styles. I was looking at the Nokia 6102 but I wasnt sure what results everyone had with it. The 6030 has definitely caught my eye being cheap and small. I appreciate all your responses. Keep the recommendations coming!

Posted by: jyalexop2003

Here in St. Louis, my V3 is awesome.
Have had the phone since May/05 and maybe 10 dropped calls
in those 16 months. tremendous reception.

Posted by: dcdttu

Nokia 6230b if you want a little more than the 6030.

V3 does have great reception, and it is definately 'smallish'

Posted by: babalouj

Which would you say had the best reception, Nokia 6030 or Razr V3?

Posted by: babalouj

Well I decided to go with the Nokia 6030 for now. I ordered it as a Go Phone from Cingular for $30 so if I dont like it I will move on. Since that phone was so cheap I may get a Razr in the near future also. Thanks for all the suggestions!

Posted by: mush10

I don't think you can ever go wrong with a Nokia in terms of reception.

Posted by: babalouj

I just received my 6030 and I have to say that I love it. Not only does it get great reception that trounces my v180 it also came with the silver faceplate just in case i wanted to switch from the black one. All new just for $30 from Cingular.

Posted by: thisisnotadrill

howard had this to say about the v3i:

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The v3i's RF performance was awesome - it's about the same as my Sony Ericsson W600i and Z300i both of which are best I have ever tested.

Posted by: Arden

razr V3 gets the best reception of any phone i've tried. i've heard nokias get good reception also but one of your requirements was not hideous.

Posted by: my.phone.rocks.

RAZR. Hands down. It has signal everywhere I go.

Springfield, St. Louis, everywhere.

Posted by: b0stonirishguy

The V3 is Cingular's best performer across all markets of its current mobiles. I also second the 6010/3595. They are RF tanks and can be found for cheap.

Posted by: what_up

Based on my experience, Razr V3 is the best for reception. I also had a Nokia 6230. V3 gets better reception than the 6230.

Posted by: davistld01

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Originally Posted by my.phone.rocks.

RAZR. Hands down. It has signal everywhere I go.

Springfield, St. Louis, everywhere.

Ditto. I'm having a hard time buying something different simply because nothing else comes close to it in the RF department.