Poor reception on Touch?

[EtherealRemnant]

Originally Posted by Old_Man_Jenkins

on a side note.....so now I got this 2nd touch, they only billed me $99 for it, because that's how much the 1st was. I called Sprint yesterday & specifically asked if I kept both w/ only 1 active, would I be charged the full retail on the 2nd one they sent....they said nope, $99.....sounds too good to be true, lol.

It is. Send it back or they'll bill you 499.

[calisoldier83]

The reception on the touch has some issues. Comming from motorola phones and making a tough decision to switch knowing that motorola has superb call quality and powerful rf, I really miss it.

The biggest ISSUE is if I want to clench the phone between my ear and shoulder the other party will not be able to hear me, and possibly the call will drop. This is clearly a flaw in HTC build QUALITY/ANTENNA/RF in the touch.

Also in my appartment in san diego I see that the phone will go in and out of roaming and evdo sprint. I know that motorola is top dog when it comes to rf quality, and i wish htc could match their specs.

I had similar issues with the mogul (maybe even worse). I love the phone but suffers from lack of being the best as far as RF comes.

[Moekind]

update ur radio!

[Moekind]

i updated to v 2.13 solved some slight issues for me
im trying to find a newer version

[CDRacingZX6R]

In my experience, the reception of the Touch hasn't been all that great. I wouldn't say it's horrible, but indoors, driving, etc. It's coverage isn't as good as the HTC mogul I had.

It also streams less efficiently than the Mogul in the exact same coverage areas. I'm not an expert, but I'm sure that the size difference might result in a sacrifice in size of internal antena? Either way, I agree the reception isn't the best I ever had (not the worst either).