Poor Voice Quality GSM or CDMA?

[clott]

I am currently debating to switch from T-Mobile to Verizon. The only reason I am considering switching is the dropped calls or no signals from using T-mobile. I currently could not have 5 minute conversation while at my APT. But works (Nokia 6610) great on the ground floor. I had tried everything.... new phones, external antennas, service requests... nothing works.
So I got the new LG VX6000 from Verizon and it works 90% better. Only one dropped call since using it for a week.
My only complaint... besides not using the Nokia 6610 phone is that I get complaints from the people I talk to that the sound quality of my voice is digitized or sounds digital (like I am talking on a cell phone) where my voice will break up or cut of the end or beginning of words. And I NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN WITH T-MOBLILE TO THEIR CREDIT.
I too have noticed this too when talking to Verizon Customers. Call Quality on my end hearing the conversation is great.. (if they are not a cell phone or Verizon Wireless) I can hear them great with no distortion. I did some testing with a friend of mine and the voice quality on the T-Mobile Network does not do that (when I have a good signal), and is hard to tell the diff. between a regular phone and a cell.
Anyone else noticed this? And how can I correct it? Or is this just the diff. in voice quality from CDMA and GSM. Or is it the LG VX6000 or is the Nokia 6610 a better voice quality phone.
Of course when this occurs I have FULL signal strength and no back ground noise. I am talking directly into the phone (no headset).

I have the current phone and doubled check the bios\HW\SW versions all are current.
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[CellPhoneJunkie2]

Yes, I've noticed too. The main advantage of CDMA is not that the sound quality is great, but that the capacity for lots of calls in the same cell is high. I don't know of a way to correct it, but you should sound better when you're closer to the tower (especially if there's a lot of traffic at the time) and/or calling during off-periods. Your phone has a good reputation on Verizon's network.

[GoodmanR]

gsm is generally associated with better call quality while cdma with capacity and softer handoffs

[RBOCMAN]

GSM all the way man...theoretics never usually transfer completely into the pratical. Besides you'll have way more fun with GSM.

[Rasputin]

Normally it will not have such a digitized sound to it unless the it is a weak signal. If the calls from Verizon Customers do not sound bad. I would have the phone look at. Normally CDMA does not have the fullness of GSM.. But it also controls background noise and CDMA has much more capacity then GSM. IMHO.