Question about reception w/ the V60...

[breezyjr]

Has anyone had problems with the reception in fringe areas with the V60?
The GSM version is what I am most interested in, but answers from others may provide clues as well. I noticed yesterday at my In-laws I had no service. In the past with my 6190, 8290, and even the T28 I had 1-2 signal bars in the house, but the V60 had no service. Is there a way to boost this? ie, those antenna boosters you see on cable at 3am. Do they work? If so, which one should I get? One brand better than another? or, are they just all pieces of crap?

I love this phone, but I also want the reception in those "hard to reach places"
And as some of you may know, Voicestream doesn't have an analog signal.

Help.

Breezyjr

[dgorecki]

I've spoken with a couple of people using V66's and they are not thrilled with the signal strength. I know this isn't your phone, but they may be similar due to it's form factor.

Sorry.

[powertoburn]

I am with Cingular in Los Angeles, CA. On my Motorola v66 I notice that the signal is weaker then Nokia. On the 5 bars of signal, only if when I am literally in front of a cell site I will get 5 bars otherwise most of the time it is 3. The phone is still usuable. The other thing is in my room in a fringe area the Nokia 3390 will work placed on my desk upright with 1 to 2 bars (garbled) though, the v66 will have to be placed closer to the window and will get 1 bar and loose it and come right back again. However, I am very satisfied with the Motorola v66 RF compared to the Siemens S40.

[firerock]

Antenna Booster does not work. I tried it and I think it actually made the signals worst. Of course, there were contradictiory reviews of it at another post. It seems like it works better on Nokia phones than others.

[powertoburn]

I agree with firerock that the boosters actually make the signal worse. It did not seem to improve anything on my Nokia phone.

Now, if only they would a retractable antenna for the Motorola V60 - V66 then I am sure the reception would be better.

[breezyjr]

Thanks for info people. Looks like it will be one of those very minor trade-offs to owning a cool phone.

breezyjr