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I live in central US and cell service can be sketchy, but I have yet to have a call where I experienced any static, noise or interference. I have excellent call quality with mine. I have no problem hearing when in a crowd or noisy environment. I have also noticed that outside in the wind that I didn't hear it on the phone and the person I was talking to didn't know I was outside.
I have had couple dropped calls. I am completely sure that it was my location and lack of strong cell signal(3G 1 bar). I have experienced no dropped calls when in areas with good signal. With saying this, I also want to say that this phone gets better cell reception than other phones I have tried.