Originally Posted by GadgetFreak
T68 is pretty well known to be one of the worst performing phones in terms of RF frequency that has been made in recent years. I doubt the 610 is much better. You basically went from crappy RF phones to a decent RF phone and that probably accounts for all or most of the difference you see. Good that it is working better for you though.
The reason I chose t68t610 was:
1. World phone with world adapter included
2. EXCEPTIONAL battery life (still the best in the business!)
3. Bluetooth (no cheap phone had bluetooth back then, and so incredibly well-implemented)
4. Lightweight
5. Last but definitely NOT the least - free thru Amazon!
By the way, though I knew from ratings, reviews, and forums that the RF signal was not the best in the business, I never had any RF problems in Europe, Asia, or Australia. I always got full/near full RF strength. The US however was a different story. I still carry the little thing with me as a backup phone.
Also, my v600 on AT&T GSM gives me as much or more RF than my wife's v60 on Verizon (arguably one of the best ever cellphone/service combo in the US!). That's saying a lot, considering the fact that 2 years ago we hardly had GSM coverage!