Please suggest a phone that gets SICK reception

[JamesMac]

Hi everyone, I was hoping the experts here could offer some suggestions on a phone that has incredible reception

I don't care much on features, or how old the phone is, but would like some sort of smart phone.

I've heard HTC phones, specifically the Sensation, has great reception. Hopefully you all can comment on that.

[rdekema]

There's this widespread belief that reception varies a lot between phones or manufacturers, but that's really not the case. Different phones use different algorithms to determine how many bars of signal to show on the display, but actual reception is usually very close between manufacturers and models.

[Julian]

The Moto Defy is also known to have excellent reception.

[ztmike]

There's this widespread belief that reception varies a lot between phones or manufacturers, but that's really not the case. Different phones use different algorithms to determine how many bars of signal to show on the display, but actual reception is usually very close between manufacturers and models.

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[JamesMac]

There's this widespread belief that reception varies a lot between phones or manufacturers, but that's really not the case. Different phones use different algorithms to determine how many bars of signal to show on the display, but actual reception is usually very close between manufacturers and models.

I won't say that your statement is untrue, but I can't help but to believe that there is *some* variation. I've actually held two of my phones side-by-side and read their dB reading, and there were times where my Blackberry was 10 dB points below my Nokia.

Also, while this is anecdotal evidence, I've seen people at my workplace hold conversations on their T-Mobile phones while I can only get a signal if I stand next to the window. Something tells me that my Blackberry does not have great reception compared to other phones.

[Guest 214]

The Sensation gets horrible reception in my experience :/

[MasonDoctorJT]

There is a definite difference in reception between phones. The Defy definitely gets signal in places my other phones don't, but my sensation is not bad at all.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using HowardForums

[juicy.cook]

I have the sensation and no big complaints aside from being in my dorm room. But I'm pretty sure that's just because there's a ton of concrete and metal the waves gotta get through. Everywhere else I have 4g and I'm rarely ever on edge.

[fraydog]

How is the reception on the Galaxy S2?

[keyzink]

Reception does vary between phone manufacturers, sometimes by a huge margin.

Reception-wise, Nokias are the best followed by Motorola and BB. HTC and Samsung are among the worst performing in that department.

[JamesMac]

Sounds like there are a few votes for the Motorola Defy!

[ONE80ONEDAY]

I know the CDMA versions of the LG Optimus One has two antennes but not sure about the Tmo version

[ilvla2]

Sick Reception? I thought this thread would be about phones with bad reception.

[wam]

The Nokia Lumia 710 has great reception. Its like my Defy and Cliq 2.

[JamesMac]

Sick Reception? I thought this thread would be about phones with bad reception.

Ooops, perhaps that's why I'm not getting many responses.

The Nokia Lumia 710 has great reception. Its like my Defy and Cliq 2.

Oooh, I didn't even think of that phone. Will have to see if it has wifi calling. Have you used it in low signal areas?