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New to Verizon and the Incredible.

Hello.
So, I'm coming from a rooted HTC Hero on Sprint. I had Cyanogen's 2.2 running nicely, and was ready for an upgrade.
Sprint dinged me on the anniversary upgrade options, so I decided to jump to big red and go for the Dinc.
Very glad I did, and I rooted immediately, loading up Virtuous 2.7 and a new kernel (King's no.4)
Thing is, I'm really suffering.
My reception as home and all over my neighborhood is appalling. Dropped call after dropped call. 3G to 1X to 3G to 1X...etc.etc.
My battery life is really killing me. I've got SetCpu to 245Mhz screen off, syncing as little as I can throughout the day, but I'm still down 29% in 2 hours !!
It kills me to say, but as I'm still within my 30 days, I'm really having to ask myself is it worth it ?
I can't for the life of me think what I can do to make the battery life better, apart from buying one of thhose big ass batteries.
And as for the signal, Verizon recommend I change the phone. Could it really be something to do with the phone ? Surely it's software (radio) related, and as I'm on the official 2.15.00.07.28 would changing the phone even do anything ?

First sink try in set CPU pressing menu then select the second option, not device select. If that doesn't work try switching kernels. If that doesn't work do a double wipe,dalvic wipe, and battery stats wipe then reinstall the rom then the kernel.
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you also have to understand that the stock battery is only 1300 mah!
I bought the OEM 1500 mah (fits in original case!) and it's practically a normal phone now. also, try a different kernel if not the powersaving kernel that came with virtuous 2.7
i have had good results with hydras kernel as well.
keep your setcpu profiles to a minimum if not uninstall the app. i recommend trying out the kernels before using setcpu to see how it does first.

grifforama said:
Thing is, I'm really suffering.
My reception as home and all over my neighborhood is appalling. Dropped call after dropped call. 3G to 1X to 3G to 1X...etc.etc.
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That sucks, and will kill your battery in the way you describe.
I'm assuming that you've tried *228 Option 2 to update PRLs recently? You can also try the 2.15.00.09.01 Radio and see if it helps, but I don't expect that it will.
And as for the signal, Verizon recommend I change the phone. Could it really be something to do with the phone ? Surely it's software (radio) related, and as I'm on the official 2.15.00.07.28 would changing the phone even do anything ?
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It doesn't matter what you do in software if the hardware is bum. It's entirely possible that you have a bad phone, and I'd take up Verizon's offer to exchange it if they think you should be getting better signal than you are.
If you're really interested in any further tests with this phone, wipe and RUU back to stock, and don't install and 3rd party apps. See what your signal and battery life look like. If they're still terrible, either something's wrong with your phone or you live in a lead box or Faraday cage.

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I love my incredible and verizon, but all that goes out the window when service is not there. I would try stock kernel for sure and if that doesn't work i would unroot and then call verizon and what they are willing to do. radios, kernels, roms make any difference if you are in a dead spot. I'm sure they want to keep you as a customer see what they say, and if you don't like the answer hello EVO!

dB readings?
Can you see what the dB readings are in the the settings menu? Mine sit around -105 at my house, which is borderline no signal but I still complete and maintain calls just fine. I'm wondering if yours is the radio, or if there is something software-related that's causing the crazy signal drops.
BTW, the Incredible, in my estimation, does have relatively weak signal compared to some other phones I've owned (Env3, Eris).

Epicardium said:
Can you see what the dB readings are in the the settings menu? Mine sit around -105 at my house, which is borderline no signal but I still complete and maintain calls just fine. I'm wondering if yours is the radio, or if there is something software-related that's causing the crazy signal drops.
BTW, the Incredible, in my estimation, does have relatively weak signal compared to some other phones I've owned (Env3, Eris).
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It's strange.
I've unrooted and gone back to stock.
I also made a trip out to Manhattan today, and my signal was strong pretty much everywhere.
However, walking my neighborhood, it fluctuates between -62 and -80 (where it is currently at my home)
Thing is, I get constant call drops, even at -73.
The other odd thing is that I've seen the bars go from 1 bar at -72 to 4 bars at -61 and then down to 1 bar at -78 to 2 bars at -78. There doesn't seem to be aby consistency at all. I'm wondering if they've got the same problem as Apple where there formula for displaying signal is just wrong.
My other issue is with the data signal going form 3G to 1X around my area. I spoke to Verizon who told me that (in their words) they "Own" my area, and signal should be strong. I disagree, and I regularly go down to 1X walking from my house to my coffee shop, all of 5 blocks away. If they "owned" my area, then surely I should be lit up all the way there....
I may just take up their offer of an exchange of phone, just to be sure, but now seeing my signal in Manhattan, I'm not so sure. I think they have a bad area where I live, and they need to address it.
I love this frickin' phone. It's amazing. I don't see the need for me to change this over the next couple of years, it's that good.
One last point. I have also noted that my GPS is, to put no finer point on it, ****ing dreadful.
Sitting where I am now, it's telling me I live in the middle of the East River.

horrible signal

I cant understand why a 200 dollar phone has such horrible signal strength. I have stock rom gb ( i am rooted though) running on my incredible 2, and my db level is always between -90 to -102 showing 1 bar or none while my wifes droid x shows -72db to -70 at all times all over our house and everywhere we go. It gets even worse when I put a silicone case from verizon on it. Is there anything I can do"? I had a thunderbolt that had slightly better signal but this is ridiculous, anyone else experiencing this?
I think if this continues , I might not have a choice but to trade this phone for something else. I would really like to keep this though so any suggestions would really be appreciated thanks

Unless the devices were calibrated on the same equipment, you can't rely on the accuracy of their signal strength measurements.
Are you having any REAL problems or do you just not like what your phone displays and perceive a problem? Mine shows between -80 and -100 usually and I get great call and data performance out of it.

Try going into settings-calls-then network. I changed from global to cdma and it seemed to help. Ymmv
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Try a different back cover. The antenna is in that. May have a bad cover. Mine came with two and one of them gave me better signal than the other. Take it to verizon, they should switch it out for free. Mine gets awesome signal everywere.
Bob
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Bob-o said:
Try a different back cover. The antenna is in that. May have a bad cover. Mine came with two and one of them gave me better signal than the other. Take it to verizon, they should switch it out for free. Mine gets awesome signal everywere.
Bob
Sent from my Dinc2.
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that's really interestiing.

Can anyone confirm or have you tried factory reset after GB? On Froyo I had decent/good signal, but after GB it's been horrible. I am steady with 1-2 bars even in areas I used to get full bars and my dBm is around 90-102. My battery has seriously been crap since and I keep hearing and have been told by HTC/Verizon to do a factory reset to fix it but I don't know if I want to. Just curious if anyone has done it.

Bob-o said:
Try a different back cover. The antenna is in that. May have a bad cover. Mine came with two and one of them gave me better signal than the other. Take it to verizon, they should switch it out for free. Mine gets awesome signal everywere.
Bob
Sent from my Dinc2.
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that is correct. the antenna is in the back cover. try removing the back cover and watch as it loses signal completely. to make things worse though, it seems the antenna is focused at the bottom of the case.. so similiar issue to what the iphone 4 was having.
i wonder if there's small booster antennas you could stick on to the phone somewhere(sure sounds like nonsense but i'd give it a try).

presence06 said:
Can anyone confirm or have you tried factory reset after GB? On Froyo I had decent/good signal, but after GB it's been horrible. I am steady with 1-2 bars even in areas I used to get full bars and my dBm is around 90-102. My battery has seriously been crap since and I keep hearing and have been told by HTC/Verizon to do a factory reset to fix it but I don't know if I want to. Just curious if anyone has done it.
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yeah of course they are going to tell you that b.s. just like if you go to the geek squad with a pc problem and they'll say "oh you need to reinstall windows".
i just know if you did a reset it wouldn't fix anything.

voxigenboy said:
yeah of course they are going to tell you that b.s. just like if you go to the geek squad with a pc problem and they'll say "oh you need to reinstall windows".
i just know if you did a reset it wouldn't fix anything.
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Yea, it's the answer to solve anything just like Windows "Reboot the machine" fix.
I don't think I'll do a reset but it'd be nice to know if this will be addressed or if there's a manual fix we can do.

ok, for the hell of it i decided to buy this "cell phone signal booster"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0004EGFAG
apparently it'll come in 3-5 days so once it arrives i'll try it out and let you guys know if it actually works or not.

voxigenboy said:
ok, for the hell of it i decided to buy this "cell phone signal booster"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0004EGFAG
apparently it'll come in 3-5 days so once it arrives i'll try it out and let you guys know if it actually works or not.
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They still sell those? You know it's just a sticker with some ink, right? It's not going to do anything for you. They've been around for something like 20 years now and have been proven to be junk...

nimdae said:
They still sell those? You know it's just a sticker with some ink, right? It's not going to do anything for you. They've been around for something like 20 years now and have been proven to be junk...
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that's how desperate i am...
i used to have these 'radiation blocker' stickers i put on my old moto razr. doubt they did anything either but my old job was throwing them away so thought 'why not'.

Mine is horrible as well. Just got the phone 2 weeks ago b4 unl. data went bye bye. My old samsung rogue got amazing reception but this doesnt. I have not dropped a call yet though so maybe the reception bar is just a "dummy" graphic?
No difference from froyo to gb either
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This signal bar is definitely conservative. I've set the phone exactly next to my Galaxy Tab, both showing signal strength within 2 db of one another. The DInc2 showed 0 bars while the Galaxy Tab showed 2.

I know the extended battery with back cover gives me better reception then my standard cover. My phone loses signal, drops calls and isnt able to send texts or make calls sometimes while my wifes phone is able to and the wifi has been losing signal as well. On craigslist it goes

very interesting to know that the antenna is on the actual battery cover. i removed my cover and i wasnt able to see it (i assume it is built into the mold?)

eloyambres said:
Why do you think the cell phone signal booster is junk? Actually, I have got quite a good one which boost the signal at my apartment immensely. maybe you can go to their site and take a look. Their site is jammerall.com , hope I can be of help.
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What I called junk was not a signal booster. It was a sticker to be placed in the battery compartment purported to boost signal when it does nothing at all. They use to be very expensive ($20-$50) until it was proven they didn't work, then the price dropped ($1-free).
Real signal boosters (pieces of hardware which will actively boost/relay a signal) actually do something to boost signal, and they really work. They also tend to not be cheap.

luzhangmin said:
Different from other electronics, cell phones have become the necessity of every one's daily life. If someone still has no idea of mobile phones, you must say that "Out!" of course except the senior citizens. To be honest, cell phones really bring us lots of benefits. We use it for talking, sending and playing. With it, our life can be modern one, without it, we will be live in the Mars, you know, know nothing about each other. But do cell phones have no disadvantages? Of course not, more and more people are using cell phones at the cost of other interests. Noises are everywhere, especially the one of mobile phones. What should we do, throw them away? It is a stupid behavior. Have you ever heard cell phone signal booster? It is a new kind of device to solve this problem, effective in blocking the signals of your cell phone and its nearby base station. one side, the mobile phone really benefits us a lot, but another side we also benefit from its noises for a long time, so the fight between the cell phone and cell phone jammer has been a hot topic in society now. Which side you stand by, jamming or not, it depends on you.
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Have you read the dates on the previous posts? Last year, August.

Picking up a new cell at Verizon today - would you get the Nexus again?

If you had to do it again, would you get the nexus?
I'm definitely going to Verizon - just not sure if I should get the nexus as someone just pointed out two issues I hadn't read up on - one is signal quality issues and one is a speaker mic issue. I'm not sure how pevalent these issues are or if they were with the first batch of this phone.
Any experience you have would be helpful as I've only seen the phone at the store - haven't done much research but would like to switch today as today is the end of my billing cycle.

boe said:
If you had to do it again, would you get the nexus?
I'm definitely going to Verizon - just not sure if I should get the nexus as someone just pointed out two issues I hadn't read up on - one is signal quality issues and one is a speaker mic issue. I'm not sure how pevalent these issues are or if they were with the first batch of this phone.
Any experience you have would be helpful as I've only seen the phone at the store - haven't done much research but would like to switch today as today is the end of my billing cycle.
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Issues:
Radio (Signal)
Soft Speaker
Weak Vibrate
Accessories (POGO car dock from Samsung)
Even though I have been affected by all of these things I would still purchase the GNex again given my current options. Some signal issues seem to have been patched up with the 4.0.4 update, but I'm of the belief that the radio in the GNex just isn't as good as radios in other phoens (read: Motorola). Some have been able to address the speaker issues with Volume+ and the vibrate issues using LightFlow (custom vibrations and whatnot). The accessory support is going to be something that you'll have to live with because I don't even think God knows that status of Samsung's accessories...
I got my brother/mother the Razr Maxx (BOGO) and when I was going through the phone with them I couldn't believe how disgusted I was by MotoBlur and all of the 'bonus' applications. I would have recommended that they both get the GNex, but they often find themselves in poor 3G areas and I didn't want them to have to deal with signal problems. On top of that the fact that the Razr was BOGO really sealed the deal.
My second choice would probably be the Rezound, but I find Sense almost as bad as MotoBlur, so that isn't saying a whole lot.
Per usual, the dev support of Nexus devices is second to none and this is probably one of the few phones out that is guaranteed(?) to see JB. Other advantages over other devices include a beautiful screen and NFC.

Thanks. I think I might get the nexus - give it a whirl and return it right away if I experience dropped calls or voice quality issues. I had the HTC EVO 3D (3 times replaced and they all sucked for that reason). I ended up getting the ET4G which is a perfect phone - just a horrible speed on Sprint.
I used 4000 minutes last month so call quality is very important to me.

yes buy the gnex
Yes go for the gnexus. Unlocked bootloader is so key.
Remember not all phones are made the same. Some phones do have better chips inside than others. For example, I bought one for me and my wife one launch day. A week later she complained that her signal was consistently weaker than mine. We went back to verizon and got her a replacement phone. Now she has slightly better reception than mine (only noticeable in very weak reception areas when signal cuts in and out).
I don't experience many of the issues with the radio and gps like many have reported. It seems very on par with every other device I've tried. No issues here with call quality (I pretty much always use a wired headset).

I love my G-Nex.
I've never had any issues with signal or dropped calls. The bars showing up are lower, but in line with what the Real Signal app used to show me on my Galaxy 1. YMMV etc, etc, different signal in diff cities, what have you...
Ringer volume is lower than other phones. So what? On my Galaxy 1 if the ringer was all the way up you could hear it the next county over. Too loud. The volume on the G-Nex is where I'd leave it even if it could go louder.
Vibrate is weaker. Again so what, I hated how my old phone practically vibrated it's way across the table, scaring the crap out of me.
No issues with GPS, lock on is fast.
And why would you want anything but ICS? Not that you couldn't root and flash on some other phone, but so much easier and not even really necessary with this phone. I'm unlocked and rooted, but still stock ROM.

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there are apps to increase volume. I think there are also ways to increase vibrate but I haven't looked in to that since it's a non issue for me.
it's an unlocked android... there's ways around almost everything.

I love my Gnex. First one I got dropped 4G signal like every couple of minutes. My new one holds signal just fine so I am thinking it was a bad device.
My wife's Rezound definitely gets a stronger signal in bad coverage areas. My house has bad coverage for any provider but I can make calls just fine with Verizon and my Gnex. I do get a week 3G signal and sometimes pop in and out of 4G. My wife gets a signal that actually keeps 4G throughout my house and her dbm proves her signal is better as well. Still like my Gnex better.
Also, for the post that listed weak vibrate, check out contact vibrate. Lets you make you own vibration patterns to use throughout your system and it is stronger. I was almost going to return the phone just for this issue as I keep it on vibrate all day and couldn't feel it. This app save the phone for me.

boe said:
If you had to do it again, would you get the nexus?
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I did do it again and at the full $750 (after tax) price after I washed my first one.
So now I've spent an even $1,000 to have the Nexus - and yes it's worth it, provided you spend some time returning phones with inadequate screens until you get a nice one.

Hexxenhammer said:
I love my G-Nex.
Ringer volume is lower than other phones. So what? On my Galaxy 1 if the ringer was all the way up you could hear it the next county over. Too loud. The volume on the G-Nex is where I'd leave it even if it could go louder.
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Better too loud then too soft. You can always turn the volume below its maximum level, but good luck turning it up beyond that point...
Hexxenhammer said:
Vibrate is weaker. Again so what, I hated how my old phone practically vibrated it's way across the table, scaring the crap out of me.
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Right now the vibrate is completely useless, so again it would be better if it was too strong.
Just because things work okay for one person doesn't mean they are acceptable for everyone else. Don't get me wrong, I like my GNex, but there are some things that are simply inexcusable...

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Better too loud then too soft. You can always turn the volume below its maximum level, but good luck turning it up beyond that point...
Right now the vibrate is completely useless, so again it would be better if it was too strong.
Just because things work okay for one person doesn't mean they are acceptable for everyone else. Don't get me wrong, I like my GNex, but there are some things that are simply inexcusable...
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Right... but as mentioned above there are apps you can easily install to both increase volume and increase vibrate...

Hexxenhammer said:
I love my G-Nex.
I've never had any issues with signal or dropped calls. The bars showing up are lower, but in line with what the Real Signal app used to show me on my Galaxy 1. YMMV etc, etc, different signal in diff cities, what have you...
Ringer volume is lower than other phones. So what? On my Galaxy 1 if the ringer was all the way up you could hear it the next county over. Too loud. The volume on the G-Nex is where I'd leave it even if it could go louder.
Vibrate is weaker. Again so what, I hated how my old phone practically vibrated it's way across the table, scaring the crap out of me.
No issues with GPS, lock on is fast.
And why would you want anything but ICS? Not that you couldn't root and flash on some other phone, but so much easier and not even really necessary with this phone. I'm unlocked and rooted, but still stock ROM.
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I concur.
The only thing I'm noticing on mine, which I crack flashed for about a month with it, is that I'm getting menu bar burn in.

I can wait one more month if Verizon is getting anything better in the next month?

I would definitely get it again. No, it's not perfect, but it is pretty amazing! I resolved that after my Revolution that I would stick with the Nexus line in the future. Unlocked bootloader and amazing dev community outweighs just about anything else.

Give it a try. If you don't like it return it. I would get the Galaxy Nexus again. The HTC Rezound is another good choice. That is if you don't mind all the bloat that comes with it. I hate spending all that money on my smartphone and having to hack it to remove all the garbage they don't want me to remove. HTC is providing a way to unlock the bootloader if that interests you though.
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So far I like my GN and Verizon -
I'm missing a few features that were on my last two phones -
•Scheduling exchange to go from push to sync only at intervals after hours to reduce battery drain
•Transparency for the top indicators make it much harder to read - e.g. % of battery life remaining (battery indicator pro) or vmail or email icon.
•Not having the number of new emails, text messages, missed calls etc. actually showing up on the icons will be sorely missed.
On the plus side, my speeds are about 4 times faster on 3G and 20 times faster on 4G than my old ET4G.
And I'm not sure if it is the phone or the carrier compression difference but my clients say I sound clearer (using the same BT headset)
I still haven't learned to NOT click on the screen to add new shortcuts
In two weeks I'll know if I suffer some concerns others have posted but so far I'm good.

boe said:
So far I like my GN and Verizon -
I'm missing a few features that were on my last two phones -
•Scheduling exchange to go from push to sync only at intervals after hours to reduce battery drain
•Transparency for the top indicators make it much harder to read - e.g. % of battery life remaining (battery indicator pro) or vmail or email icon.
•Not having the number of new emails, text messages, missed calls etc. actually showing up on the icons will be sorely missed.
On the plus side, my speeds are about 4 times faster on 3G and 20 times faster on 4G than my old ET4G.
And I'm not sure if it is the phone or the carrier compression difference but my clients say I sound clearer (using the same BT headset)
I still haven't learned to NOT click on the screen to add new shortcuts
In two weeks I'll know if I suffer some concerns others have posted but so far I'm good.
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Welcome aboard! I switched from Sprint a few weeks to a GN and Verizon and I am very pleased. If your phone is good now and your not dropping data then you should be good to go.
The good about being on Verizon, I never have to worry now if I wip out my phone wherever I am and worry if I will be in a 4G area or if 3G will take 10 minutes to load a webpage. Those problems are a thing of the past.
Someone asked me to find a video on Youtube for them. I was finally able to whip out my phone confidently knowing I wont have a problem streaming it!!! Sure enough I was streaming without a hiccup!!!

Strangely, the vibrate on the GSM version is noticeably stronger.

boe said:
•Not having the number of new emails, text messages, missed calls etc. actually showing up on the icons will be sorely missed.
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You could try ADW Launcher and ADW Notifier. Gmail unread counts don't work since Google took out the API for reading them but you could still get text and call counts on the icons.

Yes I would get it again. Manufacturer skins annoy the hell out of me now. Gnex or iPhone are the only devices I would consider and because I love flexibility and LTE the Nexus is currently the best phone for me.
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GN impressions after 2 weeks.
boe said:
If you had to do it again, would you get the nexus?
I'm definitely going to Verizon - just not sure if I should get the nexus as someone just pointed out two issues I hadn't read up on - one is signal quality issues and one is a speaker mic issue. I'm not sure how pevalent these issues are or if they were with the first batch of this phone.
Any experience you have would be helpful as I've only seen the phone at the store - haven't done much research but would like to switch today as today is the end of my billing cycle.
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I bought the GN a couple of weeks ago. I was going back and forth between the DN and Razr maxx.
My main concerns were
1) Camera
2) signal strength
3) battery life
Camera is decent. It isn't as bad as people say it is. I was pleasantly surprised. But I should point out that I came from the OG droid so it was a big jump for me.
As far a signal strength goes, this article from Anandtech helped ease my concerns.
anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue
Also in my experience, I don't see many bars (usually see 2 bars) compared to other phones but the performance never suffers. I haven't dropped a call and the data speeds are very impressive.
The most disappointing this with my GN is battery life. That sux but is livable if you have 2 batteries.
Cheers,
Ruchir

How to have great signal all the time

Our nexuses rule the roost. There is no question about it. The best android phone ive ever owned, and trust me, I've owned a lot of em
Just last week I got my extended battery for this phone and one of my two top complaints was resolved - the bad battery life. Now I pass by the entire day with enough juice left to standby the entire night.
My second problem with the nexus was that its signal reception got sloppy as soon as I hit the freeway. And many times it didn't seem to communicate with the network it was in correctly.
My factory is in the countryside. I spend most of my day there, but my radio isn't calibrated to do its best, and it affected my call quality, browsing etc.
Then I found this, and now the GN is the best device out there. Problem 2 solved. Its called "Network Signal Booster" by Brethrendm. I initially thought it was humbug, but I'm shocked where in my factory I used to get 1 or two bars, i now get full signal! and my browsing speeds are good too.
I want all of you to try it.
Thank me if it helps.
(Don't move this to application and themes, I'm not submitting an application here, just letting my experience with signal improvement be shared)
Are there any more tips to improve signal? I've seen by far KK6 radio works the best. With the extended battery the phone has also stopped heating, voltage issues I guess.
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by reading around it seems to only put airplane mode on and then off (u see the bar is beeing hidden for a while)..and that may resolve ur network problems sometimes

Hmm, only thing it did for me was kill the data/3G connection. It never put it back again, so the only way back was a reboot. A no go for me at least.

Maybe with samsungs low powered radios/chipsets will help with not getting Brain tumors
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[Q] Signal Booster

I live in a "dead zone" in a valley. The k3 modem works the best but in my basement there is almost no chance for signal. Is there a script that could be written to boost my signal strength wen necessary? In an ideal world with a toggle. I'm usually charging in this area so battery isn't a concern. I need to study tasker or similar I think for that type of option. Forgive me if that is the wrong idea. I use KT kernel and don't understand all of ktweaker settings and there is so many. I don't know if one will control this option. Ive seen threads about antenna and hardware to install I just didn't know if more power directed toward signal would help. Thanks for any input.

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I live in a "dead zone" in a valley. The k3 modem works the best but in my basement there is almost no chance for signal. Is there a script that could be written to boost my signal strength wen necessary? In an ideal world with a toggle. I'm usually charging in this area so battery isn't a concern. I need to study tasker or similar I think for that type of option. Forgive me if that is the wrong idea. I use KT kernel and don't understand all of ktweaker settings and there is so many. I don't know if one will control this option. Ive seen threads about antenna and hardware to install I just didn't know if more power directed toward signal would help. Thanks for any input.
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hmmm.. not sure about codes that can boost strength. If there is, please sticky this.. haha
I live in a dead zone as well. There are a few solutions (costing lots of course)
You can look into a device called zboost. Google it and see if its right for you or not.
Hope this helps!

Bubba Fett said:
I live in a "dead zone" in a valley. The k3 modem works the best but in my basement there is almost no chance for signal. Is there a script that could be written to boost my signal strength wen necessary? In an ideal world with a toggle. I'm usually charging in this area so battery isn't a concern. I need to study tasker or similar I think for that type of option. Forgive me if that is the wrong idea. I use KT kernel and don't understand all of ktweaker settings and there is so many. I don't know if one will control this option. Ive seen threads about antenna and hardware to install I just didn't know if more power directed toward signal would help. Thanks for any input.
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Signal isn't fixed by code. Its fixed by your provider putting up more towers. Only thing you can fix is the signal picture to make it show more bars when you actually have little to no picture. But that would just be a false read and you would still have no signal.
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Cell phones are optimized based on how much "power" they can utilize to search for a signal, and how much they should be use after a lock and sustained signal has been established. The more the power phone uses, the more hotter it would become, and the more radiation it would emit.
This is what you see as SAR rating on your phone.
The max power used is normally limited at hardware level too (to the best of my knowledge).
Just giving my 2 cents here

Thanks guys. I was hopeful. Att is the ONLY carrier that will even kinda work. Not like I like I live in the boonies either. Maybe they will add a tower someday. Thanks again.

I had to purchase a 5W booster to fix my issues (my provider paid for it or else i could cancel my contract)