Which AT&T phone has the best reception?

Motorola V9x, Motorola Z9, Motorola Q Global, Nokia 6650, and Blackberry Bold. Even then, it's really a matter of the network in your area. I mean, AT&T's 3G is on one band in many areas, whereas they are dual band in many areas. Take NYC, for example. AT&T operates on both the 850MHz and 1900Mhz bands here, but for the most part 3G is on the 1900MHz band. With a 3G phone, your coverage will not be equal to a 2G/EDGE phone, so it really doesn't matter how good the reception is, because the phone will searching for a weak 3G signal before latching on to a 2G/EDGE signal.
 
Despite what many people believe, the phone has little to do with the reception it receives.

Other than being CDMA vs. GSM, and U.S. phone vs. Global Phone, the phone has little to do with actual reception.

Some carriers "Claim" certain manufacturers will work better on their network. For example, Sprint PCS says Motorolas will work better on their network while Verizon Wireless claims LGs will work better with them. AT&T Claims LG will also work better with them. These are only "claims" based on the amount the manufacturers give the individual carriers:rolleyes:.

The manufacturer or the phone model doesn't really matter all that much. If you get crappy service with AT&T, getting a phone like the iPhone won't save you.
 
Not really, it's a proven fact.

The standard antenna in a wireless device is the same from manufacturer to manufacturer until you get into Smartphones and Blackberrys. It doesn't change from manufacturer to manufacturer on one carrier, usually.

The thing that can effect it is antenna placement. For example, some phones have the antenna near the earpiece built in and some have it near the talk piece built in. Some have external antennas . External antennas do work better than some internal antennas simply because it's external.

Another factor that contributes is battery life. If a battery is less than half full, you are almost guaranteed to receive less reception and more dropped calls.
 
LOL, good question tavenger. I say the phone with the biggest antenna, after all, the cell towers are huge antennas for the sat's, right? Some of these responses crack me up though.
 
Cell Phones legally don't use satellites :)...

People try and say GSM does...but I doubt it, not certain; however.

I am positive CDMA doesn't use Satellites. Not even the navigation services (i.e. VZNavigator) use GPS, it uses LBS (location based services). This LBS service is where it communicates from tower to next tower your location...(i.e. it tells the other tower you're .5 miles away from it, then the other one says that you're 1.5 miles away from it)...this is sometimes called triangulation...
 
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