Hi everyone, I know there was some discussion recently about cell phone providers, but I don't think it included actual cell phones. I looked through my emails and on the Hidden_tech website and didn't see this specific discussion, but if it's there, and it's fairly recent, I would love to be directed to it. Okay, my situation: I recently lost (had stolen?) my wonderful Nokia cell phone (I think it was a model 6010? it was simple and inexpensive), and needed to buy a replacement. On a salesperson's advice, I bought a Samsung SGH- A117 and I am very disappointed with its reception. The battery also dies quickly. What I find interesting is that I continue to have AT&T service, (A Pay As You Go by the way, no contract) yet I get alerts that I have no service in my own house, where there was always service previously. (Okay, aren't they the ones with the ads for "least dropped calls?!) I now need to replace it for one that gets better reception and doesn't drop calls so easily. It seems that there is no longer a simple, inexpensive Nokia available for my type of service. I am confused by what reception problems are due to the carrier vs. the actual phone and its antenna. Of course, I am further confused by what the salespeople tell me....One said that the Nokia phones (the bar style, more so than the flip phones) have great reception because they have an antenna that wraps around the entire internal edge of the phone, whereas the other brands only have a small area with the antenna. Another salesperson says that's bunk. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to make the switch this week if possible. If you know of a source of information that is actually unbiased (ha!) as to cell phones and their service/ reception, I welcome it. Thanks, Deb Chandler