I was recently on Similan Island 4. My 2-3 year old old cheap Nokia mobile (AIS Sim card) showed no signal and I could not dial out. Some months ago I used this same phone successfully in the very same place.

Several minutes later I saw a Thai girl chatting away on her mobile. She told me that she was also using AIS also but it was her understanding that Nokia phones would not work on Island 4 and that Samsung phones like hers do work.

This has to have something to do with the reception capabilities of the two phones and my current Nokia just won’t cut it.

What is the best way to go about purchasing a new mobile phone that has better signal reception than my old Nokia? Is there a way to rate or compare a mobile phone’s ability to receive a signal?

Thank you.

Siki

Get an iPhone and go back and let us know the results. Sorry I am just kidding you. I think it seems to be just hit and miss. I just bought an HTc that gets great signals and had the same concerns as you. whether or not it performs where I am going as the area I am field testing it is a different story though.