Probably my only complaint with this phone is the poor reception I'm getting. It usually fluctuates between 1 and 2 bars. I rarely get 3 and when I do it's for a few seconds. I've never seen all 4 bars on my phone. I've tried to reprogram roaming capabilities by dialing *228 option 2, but that doesn't seem to do anything. I live in a metropolitan area with great 3G coverage. Which leads me to believe it's either a problem with the phone design, either hardware or firmware.
Even thou the signal reception is low, I do not drop any calls and the data connection is really fast, my concern is with battery life. When the phone operates with low signal strength (mine typically goes from -95 dBm to -102 dBm) it needs more power for the antenna to reach the tower, putting more strain on the battery.
I'm on my way to the Verizon store now to compare signal strength with the demo phone on a controlled environment, just to make sure this problem is not isolated to my phone. I'll update later.
Is anyone having the same issues with reception? Or does anyone know if a firmware fix is on the works?
