Where I live in usually get a constant 1 bar never really lose service but never really better. I'm at home usually or school and still one bar. But I do always use wifi and don't surf the web on cell data. But could this still cause bad battery?
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Yes, if your phone is constantly struggling to maintain a lock on the signal then the battery will drain faster than if it had a strong signal.
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Yes, if your phone is constantly struggling to maintain a lock on the signal then the battery will drain faster than if it had a strong signal.
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You nailed it.
Makes sense thanks. There's nothing I can do really then? Maybe airplane mode at night? And hope for better sevice soon...
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Yep... Airplane mode definitely at night.
Certain roms will do well under bad signal.
For me, that is MIUI. I have classes in basements and my apartment complex is off campus in a no-service zone...
MIUI rom has great standby battery life so I can avoid dropping 10-15%/hour during class.
Call sprint and get an Airave for your home then. Tell them you never get service, and your battery dies. They should give you one for free.
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Call sprint and get an Airave for your home then. Tell them you never get service, and your battery dies. They should give you one for free.
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Also, if you turn off data, then bad signal doesn't drain the battery as fast. Before I had an airave, which I got the same way as quoted above, I found that by turning off data I would drain my battery A LOT slower vs if I had data on. This was on AOSP so it may be different for Sense...
jc8081 said:
Where I live in usually get a constant 1 bar never really lose service but never really better. I'm at home usually or school and still one bar. But I do always use wifi and don't surf the web on cell data. But could this still cause bad battery?
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The answer is yes, because your phone struggles and goes out of its way to find signal, causing more power to be consumed.
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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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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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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.
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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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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
Hi All,
I found a great app to BOOST your signal on your rooted NEXUS.
It is called Fresh Networks!
I use my phone in my office and I was getting 3g (I am in a strong 4g area) and 1 or 2 bars on my signal strength.
After I installed this app....I am now getting SOLID 4g signal and between 3 and 4 bars.
Try it and report back!!
There is a free and paid version...I am using the free one....after I try it for a day or so...I will upgrade to the paid version.
what exactly is this app doing to "boost" signal strength?
This app turns airplane mode on and off.
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thrillerbee said:
what exactly is this app doing to "boost" signal strength?
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I don't know but it doesn't hurt to give the free one a try.
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I don't know but it doesn't hurt to give the free one a try.
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I can think of several ways it can hurt. (speculation, but does not sound legit.)
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I can think of several ways it can hurt. (speculation, but does not sound legit.)
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Go look at the app. Over 1,100 reviews at 5 stars. I think it can be deemed safe....
Update: Yep I'm getting 2-3 bars in office where I only got 1-2 on my Droid Charge. It works at least a little bit.
yeah just plays with airplane mode, kinda anticlimatic. You can do this on your own with settings or a widget
i had much less luck with the app than the op. i attached a before and after. had 4g before and 1x after, which i waited 5 minutes after running to take the screen shot. 10 minutes later i'm right back to where i was before.
looks like just a network refresh app.
sorry for having to post pics as attachments, i'm a nub
Yeah didn't really do anything more for me than I can do myself toggling airplane mode.
Ok sorry guys....it helped me,,,,,,
getting solid 4g now and 3-4 bars of signal strength.....
oh well...I tried
what's next? an app that boosts your wifi by turning it on and off? Or maybe something that enhances your good looks or boosts your magical powers... someone surely thought of that. -mix
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/1...ss-galaxy-nexus-signal-strength-in-the-works/
a fix i guess is in the works
Look for more news. No issue. No fix.
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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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well my phone keeps overheating, along locking up also. what is causing this? did it all day in the truck but i get home and fine im thinking?
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well my phone keeps overheating, along locking up also. what is causing this? did it all day in the truck but i get home and fine im thinking?
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Were you traveling through low signal areas? If so that's probably the culprit, your Epic is working extra hard to keep a signal... or maybe the areas you were traveling through were having problems (updating as they call it, lol) with the network...
YES LOL, So what should i do? i use it for work and really cant turn it off i need my updates or messages ASAP, but if im in a low service area should i turn off the data or the network? is there any way to limit it so it can b left on but search so much it overheats?? Thanks!
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YES LOL, So what should i do? i use it for work and really cant turn it off i need my updates or messages ASAP, but if im in a low service area should i turn off the data or the network? is there any way to limit it so it can b left on but search so much it overheats?? Thanks!
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You can switch to Verizon and get better service but that is pretty much all...
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Nabisco_12 said:
YES LOL, So what should i do? i use it for work and really cant turn it off i need my updates or messages ASAP, but if im in a low service area should i turn off the data or the network? is there any way to limit it so it can b left on but search so much it overheats?? Thanks!
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You could always try different modems... and if you're running cm7/9/10 or any variant of those you can try out the nexuz 4g modems... check out development to read about your options further... haven't had a dropped call since switching to the crespo4g modems... if it don't help, you can always switch back....
Does your epic sit in the sun while you're riding around?
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My phone does this too....when I'm in the movie theatre or in a classroom...Phone gets extremely hot and you can literally see the battery percentage drop....I just put it in airplane mode....sucks that this is the only way to stop this.
Edit: Actually starting using Miui 2.3.9 Gingerbread and it didn't overheat!!!!! Will be using this for awhile!!!!!
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I"m on the ROM per my signature. My home is not in a 4G area.
Last night I was in a 4G area, and not sure if what I experienced is expected; or if not if it has to do whith my ROM>
First off, I lost data connection and had to reboot in order to re-establish connection to data, a couple times. I also found that my screen more so than the back (with a think battery) got quite hot. I also noticed the battery dropping quick.
I suspect a possiblity of poor signal where I was at. Did not make any calls. Now that I think about it, the signal bars was not a full 4 bars.
Just wondering what others think.
I also would like to say I'm experiencing the same issue. My battery is much better now only because I turned off LTE. Just a temporary solution. I'm gonna follow this thread to see if anyone can help.
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Deggy said:
I also would like to say I'm experiencing the same issue. My battery is much better now only because I turned off LTE. Just a temporary solution. I'm gonna follow this thread to see if anyone can help.
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Well, I was up in a different area last night that had 4G, and I had 3 bars. The phone battery did OK, and I didn't have such a hot screen. But it was New Years Eve dance, and I didn't take time to try to communicate over Internet.
But it leaves me feeling that my issue was that the 4G was not good coverage where I was at before, May be a while before I"m in the same area. But I'll keep updating as I experience different 4G connections.