Cellphone Voice Quality

With the rising interest in the so-called smartphones, I find it disturbing that the voice quality of the cellphones is eroding. I never had a satisfactory experience when it comes to using 3G cellphones in the States or Canada because the voice quality was horrible and the phone connection failed many times. When the roaming feature of my 2G phone was available in the States and Canada, I did not experience such problems. The emphasis on peripheral features available on smartphones is making people forget what the phone is all about. Voice!