Reports around the Web have suggested that some Motorola Droid 2 units are experiencing reception problems. We look into the issue by running our own tests.

Reports around the Web have suggested that some Motorola Droid 2 units are experiencing reception problems. Dropped calls and weirdly fluctuating reception have been documented in the review from Engadget, as well as sites like MobileCruch, Droid Life, Android Community, and UberGizmo.

If the reception problems turn out to be widespread, it could look bad for Motorola, which produced ads that made fun of Apple for the "Antennagate" .

So far Motorola is staying relatively quiet on the issue. A spokesperson for Motorola responded to the reports in an e-mail, saying, "Contrary to a couple of reports, we've received positive feedback from consumers on Droid 2's call quality. In fact, the call performance is on par with the original Droid as it utilizes the same antenna."

Verizon Wireless hasn't made any official statements, but a spokesperson for the company did indicate to us that they were aware of the comments floating around the Web.

In Sascha Segan's review, he did not see any reception problems. We decided to re-test our review unit alongside the and the to see if we noticed anything weird going on.

We tested our three phones in three different placesone with bad reception, one with so-so reception, and one with good reception. We expected that the Droid X would actually win in the battle of the best reception because of its two antennas. It turns out that we got very similar reception for all three phones in all three places, usually within 1 to 5 dBm of each other.

These tests lead us to believe that the problem, if it is legitimate, is only affecting some units. It's hard to say whether the users' fluctuating receptions could be fixed by a software update, but if it can, it's something Motorola and Verizon should tackle soon. They wouldn't want this to turn into an Antennagate-like situation.

If any Droid 2 owners out there are experiencing reception issues, please let us know in the comments below.