Re: How to tell where tower is

My Dad lived in Livermore one mile from a Verizon store and a major freeway.
His LG could barely make or receive calls at home. Every time he went to the
store, it worked great. I went up to visit him and my E815 worked perfectly
in his place. So did my wife's cheapo Nokia on Sprint.

Yes, it is the network, but it is also the phone itself. Anyone who thinks
the phone is no part of the equation is foolish.

Gregg Hill



"Dean" <dean173@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:WC4Mg.2253$bz1.546@trndny09...
> Can you:
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> 1/ Check with co-workers and friends, see if they all have similar
> problems with Verizon in your area?, and/or
>
> 2/ See if you can persuade someone at Verizon to ESN-swap you a loaner
> phone with a better reputation (Motorola 325 or 815), as I am aware of a
> number of people who've had trouble with LG phones in general here.
>
> I'm just generally suspicious of the LG's. Their firmware is more stable,
> but they don't seem to have the "punch" in marginal areas.
> From what I've seen and heard, the Motos are the most sensitive, Kyoceras
> in the middle, LG's the most troublesome, call-drop-wise.
>
> HTH,
> Dean
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> <Jacy> wrote in message news:qtpuf2hok35v08m9i24e1dhskksuqmpgf8@4ax.com...
>> I've been on VZW for 4 years and am continuing to experience a large
>> percentage of dropped calls.
>>
>> In my house, forget it, unless I'm near a window, and only a CERTAIN
>> window, and stay put. Brick construction so I figure OK, I'll buy it.
>> A friend that lives one mile away has the same problem with VZW; frame
>> house. Guess inside just stinks in general.
>>
>> There is an area near my office (about 8 blocks from my house) where I
>> simply cannot sustain a call to save my life. It's almost like
>> clockwork: begin or receive a call that sounds wonderful -- no
>> breaking up -- and then about 45-60 seconds into it, the call is lost.
>> This is outside, on the street. The same exact behavior occurs inside
>> my office, but it's Cold-War-brick-and-block-government construction
>> so that's to be expected. Hang my head out the window over the
>> abovementioned street and it's still the same thing -- great quality
>> call that's quickly lost. Verizon says it's just a bad spot. Whatever,
>> but it's a spot where I very frequently need to use my phone. Also
>> have this trouble on certain other streets in my neighborhood; it's
>> very easy to predict exactly when I'll lose a call.
>>
>> I've seen mention here about being on the fringe of EVDO or between
>> two towers. How does one tell if that's the issue? My contract will be
>> up in a few months and I have a family plan with all five lines in
>> use, including one by my mom halfway across the country, and I really
>> don't want to switch carriers (read: get 5 new phones) if I don't have
>> to. I've been to VZW about the drop ratio and they admit it's higher
>> than normal and after phone updates blah blah they instructed me to be
>> certain to dial ALL 9 digits ALL the time and then we'll take another
>> look. It's been 3 months now, I've been very careful to do that and
>> while there's been slight improvement, I still seem to drop too many
>> calls. I've also been sure to let the call completely and naturally
>> drop rather than impatiently hit End when I know it's already gone, so
>> that it will register on their system as a true dropped call. Might be
>> a wasted effort, I don't know.
>>
>> I'm ready to go back to VZW tech but before I do, how can I work on
>> determining if it's truly the network, my location (major metro city),
>> the phone (all 5 are VX6100s) or...? Last thing I want to do is bounce
>> between carriers. I really think they're all generally the same and it
>> just depends on which one has the best pure service in your area. The
>> hell with customer service. If the phone service works I don't need
>> those idjits.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jacy
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