Reception has nothing to do with the phone, it depends on the network you are using and the signal strength between you and the network server.
i can see most of replys with me :d .... go and pickup Iphone man .... belive me if u can buy it then do it ... i have use it right now and everything is working well ....etc a lot of things to say about it .
To all those cheering iphone, actually I alredy have ipod touch, and its actually a nice and cool gadget of the new technology in it. But I'm going to get a cell phone which makes me look smart.
What is your budget? For a smartphone, I rather choose Pocket PC type of phone rather than the one that using Symbian.