Since the internet is overflowing with reports of the iPhone 3G's janky 3G reception, we have to turn to one country to get the straight scoop on iPhone's reception, Sweden.
Bluetest, a small company that makes test chambers for wireless devices, tossed an iPhone 3G into one of their noise-free metal testing chambers and discovered that the device's antenna and reception work just fine.
They only tested one iPhone, but they offered to test iPhones that have a history of dropped calls. You just have to be in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Links:
[1] http://www.maclife.com/user/rbaldwin
[2] http://www.maclife.com/article/news/iphone_3g_reception_tested_swedes
[3] http://www.maclife.com/article/news/apple_sued_over_lousy_3g_performance
[4] http://www.maclife.com/article/[primary-term]/iphone_car_heads_display_idiot