vx8300 vs. e815 reception

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jfz@optonline.net - 27 Nov 2006 04:34 GMT

Anyone who has owned both phones - which one gets better reception? I
am interested only in talking. All other features are not a factor.
Thanks.

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Dean - 27 Nov 2006 04:52 GMT

I have the e815. Wife has the 8300. Both exceptional phones.

As much as I hate to admit it, the reception is only incrementally better on
the e815, just a tiny bit. After 6 months, we haven't encountered a
situation where one phone could make a call, and the other not.

Big plus for the e815: Nice big clear display.
Big minuses for the e815: It self-destructed about a month ago, I had to
send for a replacement. Stupidly designed, outmoded, unstable charging port.

Big pluses for the 8300: Rock Solid. No issues of any kind. One of the best
charging ports I've used. (Click) it's charging. No need to jiggle the
charger plug around.
Big minuses/8300: None. Minor quibbles: Verizon UI (no big deal).
Display could have been a little bigger.

In short, my experience with both is quite good overall. Unless you spend
much time in an area with very marginal reception, you probably won't notice
the difference between the two. I've never been an LG fan, but their lower
models can't compare to the 8300, which surprised amd pleased me. The two
phones are close enough to where ergonomics and electronic stability might
have swayed me to the 8300.

I believe you would be satisfied with either one.

Dean

> Anyone who has owned both phones - which one gets better reception? I
> am interested only in talking. All other features are not a factor.
> Thanks.

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Scott Ehrlich - 27 Nov 2006 11:52 GMT

>I have the e815. Wife has the 8300. Both exceptional phones.
>
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>> am interested only in talking. All other features are not a factor.
>> Thanks.

I love the 8300. Only hitch? Crippled bluetooth. Amazing speakerphone!
Only other _minor_ drawback - digital only. You get to any area of the
country [ususally off-road rural] that only supports analog/amps, and you
will get _NO_ service.

We'll see how my upcoming Nokia 6256i for Verizon, with uncripped
bluetooth and digital/analog compares.

Scott

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Thomas T. Veldhouse - 27 Nov 2006 14:37 GMT

> Anyone who has owned both phones - which one gets better reception? I
> am interested only in talking. All other features are not a factor.

If you just want to talk, why consider either of these phone? Why not the
Motorola v925 or some such phone?

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zwerl1@yahoo.com - 28 Nov 2006 00:06 GMT

Never heard of it, and can't find it on Phonescoop. Do you have the
model number typed correctly?

> If you just want to talk, why consider either of these phone? Why not the
> Motorola v925 or some such phone?
>
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