Got to ask the obvious...
I assume you have updated your cell programming by dialing *22899...
I support a number of Verizon devices in my organization. Now a days mostly Curve II's and Tours, but I still have a ton of 8330's and 8830's.
Personally, I went from a Tour (multiple OS versions, but the last one was .732) to a Bold (9650) running .732. I have not noticed any sort of singal degradation between the two devices in the two weeks I have had my Bold.
A couple things. So far this year I have received two Curve II's that had terrible reception issues. These devices would drop an abnormal number of calls. Plus the screen and keyboard would both wiggle in the case. It definitely appeared to be a build quality issue and replacing the device took care of both issues. Next, I have not looked into it (because my radio COD seems to work fine), but if you think it is software, have you tried using a utility like Shrink-A-OS to swap out the radio files?
I hope this helps,
Jeff
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