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Im look to get a new cell phone but i live in a area with very poor reception.
I currently have 2 phones a older nokia and a older kyocera. The nokia gets better reception than the kyocera. From what i have been told the reception is based on the phone transmittion power. I have been told that nokia have a high wattage output than kyocera but i can't find any specs for nokia phones.
Kyocera's website says that all there phones transmit at .2watts in digital mode and .6 watts in analog. I thought that max power was limited but i could be wrong. Does anybody work with this type of stuff how could explain this to me. The nokia is 3586i and the kyocera is a kx414 Thanks
I currently have 2 phones a older nokia and a older kyocera. The nokia gets better reception than the kyocera. From what i have been told the reception is based on the phone transmittion power. I have been told that nokia have a high wattage output than kyocera but i can't find any specs for nokia phones.
Kyocera's website says that all there phones transmit at .2watts in digital mode and .6 watts in analog. I thought that max power was limited but i could be wrong. Does anybody work with this type of stuff how could explain this to me. The nokia is 3586i and the kyocera is a kx414 Thanks
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A friend of my wifes needed a phone like that, with good reception. The phone people told her the nokia was the best for not cutting out and dropping calls. It was an ugly phone but she wanted the one with the best reception for where she lived. Just my 2 cents.
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My latest Nokia (fifth one I've had, I upgrade about every 2 years), has the best reception I've ever had on a cell phone, and it transmits at 2W. The last one I had was 1W, the one before that was 0.6W. Don't know on the previous two phones.
Here's the phone:
http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6230
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Here's the phone:
http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6230
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As you stated 4.6 ranger the output is exactly that . What you are transmitting to the tower, .2 or.4 watts plus any gain from the antenna. Reception will be limited by the reciever and antenna in your hand and a lot to do with how much power and direction the tower is putting out. So unless you know the power of the tower and reception gain. We consumers are at a loss to figure which one to get other than by word of mouth/experience.
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Thanks for the suggestions. bigredtruckmi yea this is what im discovoring it seem it is pretty much hit and miss. Some phones just work better than others based on tower location ect. I did find that there are some cheaper phones out there that transmit at very low output no more than .2 watts definatly want to stay away from these.
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Over the summer I moved a quarter a mile away from where I was living, in the same town. I have a Motorola on the Cingular network. It used to work beautifully at my old place. At my new place, I'm lucky if it rings. There is absolutely no reception, which really rots, because I used to use it for all my long distance calls. Now my freind has a Motorola on the Nextel network, and it works fine at my new place. So I believe the reception has alot to do with what network you use.
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Originally Posted by jake00
you obviously arn't on nextels network
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I've been on Nextel for 10 years and they are hit and miss also. Just look at the local coverage map for your area. They cover most cities and highway areas but if you get into the fringe areas and really need coverage it is just like everyone else. I live on a fringe area and have 5 bars. Then I don't even move the phone then have - no service. I've talked to the tecks and they say there isn't much they can do right now.