[color=cc9900]Reception I can't really judge, as I live in a pretty poor area for reception anways (rural) and not many people are on the same network. However my friend with a Nokia 7210 gets around the same, and if I do a GSM search on my phone I can usually pick up other networks where the people on those networks get no signal. So my experience with the reception hasn't been bad.
Screen visibility is average. Yes, it isn't a TFT, it's an STN, but it really doesn't make that much difference for a phone. I've never come across a situation where the screen was completely and utterly impossible to read. That includes with the low suns we're getting at this time of year.[/color]