More Bars: It's the NETWORK

I disagree.  It isn't the network.  Well, not entirely.

It's the HANDSET!  My Motorola E815 consistently shows one or two more
bars than does my LG vx-8350 at the same time and in the same location.
(Both on Verizon, of course.)

More im****tantly, the E815 has never dropped a call; the 8350 drops
*numerous* calls.  The E815 indicates that it is operating on EVDO
practically all the time.  The 8350 indicates 1x more than half the
time.

I blame the 8350's almost non-existent antenna.  What are the chances
that manufacturers will wise-up and again offer technologically
intelligent handsets to those of us who put efficiency ahead of style?

You want more bars?  Change your handset, not your network.