I can't be sure as I don't make a call everytime when the bars are low. I searched the internet and found a good article about why the bars bear no relation to actual service as they aren't measure noise, just signal. So I guess I can be at peace with that.
I do know that I am missing calls in areas that I would have normally gotten reception before, so I believe the reception is still worse, independent of the bar icon.
And now that I am paying attention, I notice it fluctuates from 1XEV to 1X to EV a lot!
jan
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