Sue, different models of phones do have different reception abilities. However this is really subjective and is hard to determine without trial and error. The best you can do is narrow your choice to a few that would work for you and then Google search the model numbers to see if there are any reports of poor performance. This is not as much of a factor as availability of towers. Frank Ventura, MCP -----Original Message----- From: accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:accesscomp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Buckley Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:07 AM To: accesscomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [accesscomp] Re: Need recommendations for a new notetaker Thanks Frank I am looking into the best reception for the phone companies too. Sometimes when I travel in the States the phone reception varies between providers. So, I need to look at that fact too. Does the actual model of phone that I use influence this along with the towers available? Anyone know? Sue No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1883 - Release Date: 1/9/2009 8:38 AM