Aria Owners - How's your Reception & Call Quality?

**berdinkerdickle** · 06-21-2010, 01:49 AM

Aria Owners - How's your Reception & Call Quality compared to other phones you've had?

**waltah#ac** · 06-21-2010, 06:53 AM

After just having it for a day I can say it's better than my Pre Plus. My house can be a bit of a tester and I've had 3 bars pretty steady. Actual quality call has been good, but I must admit that I only had a couple of conversations. This is a huge step up for me from the Pre.

**Kaybrina** · 06-21-2010, 02:35 PM

I got mine yesterday morning and so far it has been great. It is just as fast as the nexus one I upgraded from. Clear calls strong data no problems.

**sherifone** · 06-21-2010, 03:38 PM

It shows less bars than my Palm Pre Plus but it drops the calls less. Which is... well better lol

**waltah#ac** · 06-21-2010, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by sherifone

It shows less bars than my Palm Pre Plus but it drops the calls less. Which is... well better lol

Yup. The actual voice quality is a ton better than the Pre and BT headset volume and clarity is great.

**zog1977** · 06-21-2010, 09:35 PM

i have two problems with the aria

1. earpiece volume is not the best

2. no accessories are available! i had to buy a cheapo case from target for now.

otherwise i love this phone! i am glad i finally left blackberry.

now to decide which carrier to switch to when my wifes contract is up in jan.

**waltah#ac** · 06-21-2010, 10:32 PM

AT&T stores now have a gel case made for it. It's $25 though. I won't be getting a case as I really hate them, but they also have the screen protectors now which I will pick up.

**zog1977** · 06-22-2010, 07:04 PM

just called 5 store, no one has them

**berdinkerdickle** · 06-26-2010, 03:24 PM

Still happy guys?

Now that the new iPhone4 is getting complaints about reception, it might actually cause more to choose the Aria.

**slwilliamssr** · 06-26-2010, 07:54 PM

I have had mine for a few days now and Have used it alot. No problem with the reception on this phone at all. I had the Iphone 3GS before and this is better I think. I did try out the EVO and I will say it is a very nice phone but sprint service sucks in my area. So back to AT&T and the Aria is working just fine.

**dandrumheller** · 06-27-2010, 09:31 PM

I have pretty lousy service at my house. Typically around -95db edge signal (guess I ought to look into a femtocell). In the few calls I have made at home, the sound quality is noticeably better than my BB 9700. In strong signal they are comparable. Aria wins in earpiece volume by a bit at a given volume setting.

**wibbic** · 07-09-2010, 05:17 AM

My Aria has been loud and clear. The speakerphone could be a little bit louder, but overall it's not bad.

My biggest complaint is that I need to find some louder ringtones, I've been missing calls because I'm using a case that clips to my belt, and apparently it doesn't transmit the vibrations. Also, it seems to do a pretty good job of muffling my ringtones!

**ranger67** · 07-12-2010, 08:46 AM

I previously had a Backflip. The Aria shows fewer bars, but my data transfer has been MUCH better with the Aria than the Backflip. Voice quality has been about the same.

**bimgike75** · 07-12-2010, 09:42 AM

I've had my Aria for about a week and a half now and the call quality is excellent. Way better than my old BB Bold and my wife's iPhone (4th gen.).

**slowman** · 07-13-2010, 01:31 AM

Call quality and reception are great with my Aria. It's the sole reason I chose the Aria over the iPhone 4, coming from an iPhone 3G. Steve Jobs telling me to "hold the phone a different" way led me to the Aria.