Agree with Steve, but if you want the absolute best RF reception, then go
with Motorola. Sanyo is also very good (almost as good as Motorola)


"Steve Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
news:slrnfkrjk9.8le.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net.. .
> On 2007-11-28, David G Imber <imber@maniform.com> wrote:
>
>> I'll probably be renewing my contract this spring, and if I do
>> I'll no doubt ask for some benefit - perhaps a phone discount. I've
>> never even tried a Motorola phone and I'm wondering if they're worth
>> considering on Sprint's network.
>
>
> Motorola has typically had the best radios in the industry in their CDMA
> phones, making it easy to hold even the weakest signals.
>
> All other aspects of their phones (including fit and finish) suck ass.
>
> And if you want me to rant for about ten minutes, ask me about my recent
> fiasco sending my Motorola PEBL in for repair.
>
> The PEBL was the first Moto phone I carried that I actually liked after a
> couple weeks. However, the complete and utter ignorance at Motorola iDEN
> Repair in Memphis has convinced me never to buy another Moto phone. Ever.
>
> (And yes, the PEBL is a GSM phone, but I was told to send it to iDen
> repair.)
>
> On Sprint's network, I preferred Samsungs. Sanyos also have
> historically performed well on Sprint. Nokia's CDMA phones used to
> suck because Nokia never cared about CDMA, but they don't make their
> own CDMA phones anymore; they are Nokia-branded handsets manufactured
> by Pantech, and I have no idea if they are any good.
>
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