One of the real problems with today’s cell phones is, surprisingly they’re not as good at taking voice calls as older phones. In fact, there’s a good chance that this flip phone performs as well or better than any $1,000 phone. Or at least it would, if today’s 5G networks supported it. You can get a dumbphone today if you search. They aren’t that expensive. Sure, it doesn’t do any of the neat things that a more expensive phone does and your kids will probably laugh at you for using it. But if you’re trying to make a call, it’s probably going to outperform any slick little smartphone on the market.
In fact, it seems like dumbphones are making a comeback
The younger generations seem to be embracing dumbphones as a bit of a statement. A dumbphone says, “I’m here in the moment. There’s a way to reach me if it’s really important but I’m not going to lose myself in an endless doomscroll.” Maybe they have a point.
Why dumbphones get better service
There’s a simple fact about cellular service: a bigger antenna is better. That’s true of any antenna, actually, although there are a couple of physics-related things that come into play there. But no question, old phones with bigger antennas performed better. Remember that antenna you used to pull out with your teeth on the phone you had in 1996? It was probably four times the size of the antenna on your smartphone today. Everyone likes a slim, tiny phone and no one liked those pull-out antennas, but they worked.
Today’s smartphones have to pull in cellular on up to seven different frequencies, plus Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and differing forms of “near-field communications.” They also have wireless charging ports, powerful processors and signal generators, and of course big screens. Your old school phone has fewer radios since it doesn’t need high-speed data services. It has a small screen. There’s plenty of room for antenna there, and very little chance of any built-in RF interference. No wonder call quality isn’t as good as you want it to be.
Smartphones do have a place, and they’re not terrible at making calls
Smartphones (or “phones” as we now call them) actually have the capacity to make decent voice calls. They can connect to Wi-Fi networks and often times they’ll get you the voice service you need. I am sure I don’t need to sell you on their other capabilities. They’re serviceable at voice calls in most cases, and when they aren’t, there are ways around that.
Of course there’s a great way to make sure that you don’t drop calls, just use a cellular signal booster. Let’s not forget that cell phones are basically designed for outdoor service, and you probably use yours indoors 90% of the time. Putting in a quality signal booster in your home and office will improve call quality for you and everyone around you, and they don’t cost as much as you think.
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