E75 Signal strength??

I am now on my second E75 as I couldnt believe how bad the signal quality was on my first one!
Guess what??........the second one is just as bad!!!!
This must be a known fault with the E75 - it is terrible!!
I have been losing calls, missing calls, and not able to get a signal at my house or office - I have never had these problems before!!
I did a quick, albeit un-scientific, experiment the other day.
I put my old N85, my wifes Nokia 6288 and my daughters Samsung Tocca - all 200mm apart on the same surface - all facing the same way as my Nokia e75...............all have Vodafone SIM's
The N85 and 6288 had two bars of signal - the Samsung nearly full signal!.......and the E75??.......................NOTHING..................not even an operator signal!! 
Should I send it back and revert to my N85 or will there be a quick fix...SOON????

Hey Guys,
There is a person in this forum (forgot the link) that explained the problem that the E75 and the newer phones are having in regards to reception. If you do a search for a user named: silo24 or silo123 (sorry), you should be able to get some info. Wish I could help more.
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