[chbot] Cellphone reception

[Mike Smith]

Hi

Does anybody have experience with cellphone reception in rural areas?

I have 2 phones on the Spark network 1 work and 1 personal (Personal
was originally on Vodafone but changed to Spark to get better
coverage)

I have found that with the Samsung Ace 3 I have, the signal level is
about 15 to 20 dbm below than  the LG P500 that sits beside it

I didnt consider the issue of reception when I bought it and work have
just supplied me with a Samsung S4 mini to replace the LG which I
suspect will have the same problem

Are some phones have better reception than others, havent been able to
find much on Google, have been told the the Iphone is better because
it has dual antennas

Does anybody use external antennas or anything?

Any help appreciated

Mike