dropped calls with new Sanyo 4500

[pattiber]

Any suggestions? I didn't have problems with dropped calls in my area with my old Sanyo 4500, but I got a new Sanyo (the free one) that was just awful-terrible dropped calls at my house, which is not in a strong coverage area, spent $50 for the4900, which is better, but still had a dropped call today What gives?? I was wanting a phone with a good speaker so I can talk to my daughter in college in Abilene and have the other kids hear.... Sprint says they
don't have any others with a speaker...and I just bought into two more years. Am beginning to wish I'd spent more and gone with Verizon.

[Tony E!]

It could be your phone, if you had signal before with your previous one i would go to the store and have them check it out, when i first got my Sanyo 8100 i had good signal in my house, then i went and exchange it for the navy blue version and when i got home i wasn't getting good signal, took it back, got a different one, get home full signal, problem solve.

[larry]

It could also be a problem with the local tower that might be having technical issues. I've seen that happen many times before. It usually takes anywhere from 2-7 days before they fix it though.

[MrFlashport]

see if you can't find a 4700, the same phone except it is 3G voice enabled. The Sanyo's have always been top notch performers on the Sprint network, the 4000/4500/4700 especially. And they are probabbly one of the best built handsets I have ever seen, quality product inside and out. And incredible RF deck, and they are tough as nails. Watched one fall off a fire truck, get run over by a fully loaded ambulance (an F350 conversion) and then get tossed into a puddle of dirty water. It never powered off, just put some dings and scrapes on the housing. Now that is rugged! Didn't crack the lens either! the 4500/4700 work well in weak signal areas, better than many other phones. I only wish Verizon offered them...(but they don't do CDMA 800....1900 PCS CDMA and 800 AMPS only...oh well)