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My Stuff
Last Update:
07/27/2010 09:13 AM
My Wireless Providers
| Current Service |
Previous Service |
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AT&T (PAYG)
ekit (us/uk)
Nextel (Boost Mobile)
o2.uk (Mobal Global)
Sprint PCS (Virgin Mobile)T-Mobile (T-Mobile To Go)
TruPhone (us/uk)
U.S. Cellular (TracFone)Verizon (PagePlus)
Verizon |
AT&T TDMA AT&T (AirVoice)
AT&T (Net10)
AT&T Blue GSM (GoPhone)
AT&T Blue TDMA (CallPlus)
Beeline.ruCingular GSM (GoPhone)
Cingular GSM (SpeakOut Wireless)
Cingular GSM (TracFone) x4
Cingular TDMA (CallPlus)
Megafon
MetroPCS
Sprint PCS
Suncom TDMA
SwissCom EasyRoam
T-Mobile (T-Mobile To Go)
Túyo Mobile
U.S. Cellular TDMA
U.S. Cellular CDMA (TracFone)
Verizon (CPS Wireless)
Verizon (Page Plus) x7
Verizon Pay As You GoVerizon (TracFone) x2
Verizon (usa1RATE) x2 |
My Wireless Phones
| Active |
Family |
Blackberry 9530 (Storm1)
Blackberry 9630 (Tour)
HTC myTouch 3g (Magic)
Kyocera M1000
LG 290c x2
Motorola mb810 (Droid X)
Motorola i465
Motorola v3xx
Motorola e815
Nokia e71
Siemens s56
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LG VX-3280
Samsung SCH-U750 (Alias 2) x2
Motorola RAZR maxx Ve
Motorola w376
Inactive
Kyocera s1300
Motorola a855 (Droid)
Motorola 7868
Motorola w376 x2
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My Previous Wireless Phones
(no longer have these)
Blackberry 8703e
Kyocera M2000
Kyocera se47
LG 600G
LG VX-9900 (env)
Nokia 1100b
Nokia 2115
Nokia 2126 x2
Nokia 2600 x4
Nokia 3589i
Nokia 6102
Nokia 6120
Nokia 6160
Nokia 6185
Nokia 6190
Nokia 6230b |
Nokia 7190
Motorola DPC550
Motorola 1000+
Motorola i335
Motorola i425
Motorola i776
Motorola i95cl
Motorola T720
Motorola P8767
Motorola RAZR v3
Motorola v170
Motorola v60ic
Motorola v60it Motorola v635 Samsung SCH-U740 (Alias) x2 Samsung SCH-U750
(Alias 2) Siemens s56
UTStarcom CDM-1450 |
My Wireless Signals (at home)
| I have active
service |
I
am able to dial 611 for testing |
I
can't access the network |
| Provider |
Technology |
Frequency |
Band |
Signal (10=exc,1=poor) |
| Verizon |
EVDO |
850 MHz
1900 MHz |
CELL B
PCS F |
7
3 |
| Verizon |
CDMA |
850 MHz |
CELL B |
7 |
| U.S.
Cellular |
EVDO |
850 MHz |
CELL A |
7 |
| U.S.
Cellular |
CDMA |
850 MHz |
CELL A |
7 |
| Nextel |
iDen |
800 MHz |
ESMR |
5 |
| T-Mobile |
EGSM |
1900 MHz |
PCS D
PCS E |
5
5 |
| T-Mobile |
WCDMA |
1700 MHz |
AWS |
5 |
| MetroPCS |
CDMA |
1700 MHz |
AWS |
4 |
| AT&T |
WCDMA |
1900 MHz |
PCS A |
3 |
| AT&T |
EGSM |
1900 MHz |
PCS A |
3 |
| Sprint PCS |
EVDO |
1900 MHz |
PCS B |
3 |
| Sprint PCS |
CDMA |
1900 MHz |
PCS B |
3 |
| Verizon
(Unicel) |
EGSM |
1900
MHz |
PCS
F |
1 |
| Verizon |
CDMA |
1900 MHz |
PCS C |
INACTIVE |
| AT&T |
EGSM |
1900 MHz |
PCS C |
INACTIVE |
| U.S. Cellular |
AMPS
(shutdown 2/10/2009) |
850 MHz |
CELL
A |
SHUT DOWN |
| U.S. Cellular |
TDMA
(shutdown 2/10/2009) |
850 MHz |
CELL A |
SHUT DOWN |
| Verizon |
AMPS |
850 MHz |
CELL B |
SHUT DOWN |
| AT&T |
TDMA |
1900 MHz |
PCS A |
SHUT DOWN |
| Unicel |
TDMA |
1900 MHz |
PCS F |
SHUT DOWN |
RF Performance
Which phone has the best RF performance? I can only speak for the
phones that I have. There is a trend of putting the antenna in the bottom
section of the phone (especially smart phones) which really REALLY negatively
affects performance. I assume this is to reduce the radiation levels to your
head. You can improve reception by not holding the phone at the bottom (but then
the phone is not secured and is more likely to be dropped). It's good to be
aware of this fact if you are in a low signal area. Use the speakerphone in that
case.
If a phone is crossed out below it means I no longer have that
phone
Best CDMA 850
1st is the e815
2nd is the 3589i
3rd is the P8767
4th is the 8703e
5th is the 9530 Storm1 (antenna in the bottom)
6th is the a855 Droid (antenna in the bottom)
8th is the 2126
9th is the env (VX-9900)
10th is the RAZR maxx Ve (antenna in the bottom?)
11th is the T720c
Best CDMA 1900
1st is the P8767
2nd is the e815
3rd is the 7868
4th is the 2126
5th is the M1000
6th is the RAZR maxx Ve (antenna in the bottom?)
7th is the 2115
8th is the CDM-1450
9th is the T720c
Best GSM 850
1st is the v635
2nd is the v3xx
3rd is the 6230b
4th is the s56
5th is the myTouch3g
6th is the e71 (antenna in the bottom)
Best GSM 1900
1st is the 7190
2nd is the 6230b
3rd is the v3xx
4th is the v635
5th is the s56
6th is the myTouch3g
7th is the e71 (antenna in the bottom)
8th is the 6190
Best iDEN
i95cl
i1000+
i776
i465
i335
i450 (down 5 dBm)
Best Analog (OBE as analog is shut down):
1st is the DPC550 (full 600mw output)
2nd is a tie between the 6120 and the
6160
(good)
3rd is the P8767 (good)
4th is the 7868 (fair)
5th is the 3589i (fair)
6th is the 2126 (fair)
The rest have poor analog performance (T720c, v60it, 6185)
Best TDMA 850 (OBE as TDMA is shut down)
1st is a tie between the 6120 and the
6160
3rd is the v60it (significantly worse than the Nokias)
Best TDMA 1900 (OBE as TDMA is shut down)
1st is the 6160
2nd is the v60it
Most of my phones are capable of being placed into field test mode, which
display lots of useful information such as System ID, band, channel, tower IDs
and signal strength. Some of the phones have hundreds of screens of
information. Each phone below is currently on the screen that displays signal
strength. Just about all TDMA & CDMA phones have some sort of field test capability. GSM phones
either do not have the ability for field test, or its difficult to enable it.
RIM Blackberry 9530 (Storm 1) & Motorola a855 (Droid) (taken 3/28/2010). The
9530's signal was quite a bit lower (~5dBm) less than my 8703e. In real-life low-signal
areas it did better than expected (trying to keep away from the antenna at the
bottom). I have not had the a855 in a low signal area yet.
Motorola i465 (iDEN) and Samsung SCH-U750 (Alias 2 CDMA) (taken 3/28/2010)
Nokia e71: EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900, HSDPA (taken 3/8/2009)
 
Blackberry Storm: CDMA 850/1900 EV/DO Rev.A, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100,
HSDPA (taken 3/8/2009)
Boost i776: 800 MHz iDEN (taken 3/8/2009)
 
Here are my Motorola phones lined up. From left to right, maxx ve,
e815, v3xx, v635 (taken 12/14/2007)
The Motorola RAZR maxx Ve and LG VX-9900 (env). Both
are RF disappointments, down 8 to 10 dBm from the e815 and 10 to 12 dBm down
from the 3589i. In actual testing the Nokia 2126 beat the RAZR maxx Ve by a
landslide. I have heard the RAZR2 restores the excellent Motorola RF
performance. (taken 6/19/2007)
Blackberry 8703e on Verizon. It has the best "phone" on any of the PDAs out
there. Good sound, good RF. It can't compete to the pull-up antenna of the 3589i
or the e815, but no phone comes with them anymore. (taken 3/24/2007)
The Motorola e815 (CDMA 850/1900) and the Motorola v635 (GSM
850/900/1800/1900)
Of the two, the e815 has better sound and the software interface is much faster.
(taken 3/9/2006):
 
My Nokia 6230b (GSM 850/1800/1900) and the
Nokia 3589i (CDMA 850/1900 & AMPS 850). (taken 2/5/2005):
More of my collection. From left to right: Motorola i95cl on
Boost Mobile (Nextel Network), Motorola v60it on CallPlus (AT&T TDMA
network), Kyocera SE47 V5 Slider on Virgin Mobile (Sprint PCS network) and
Siemens S56 on EasySpeak (T-Mobile network). (taken 12/19/2003):
Some of my other phones (taken 2/18/2003):
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