Hello all,
I just want a little info about the network signal that displays in the notification bar. My phone mobile network setting is on GSM/WCDMA auto. Normally in phone info it says that the network type is on HSDPA. Today i noticed that i lost all signal bars and the network type says UMTS.
Does the lost of all signal bars mean that i have no more 3G and have reverted to the next lowest network mode but can still receive/make a call (i didn't test it) or simply does the signal graph scale with the current network mode or is it global?
Signal strength was at -101 dbm, i change network mode to GSM only, i got all my signal bars and strength was at -79 dbm
Thanks
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does 2g or 3g affect how many bars i get for the signal?
The bars will show you the signal strength based on your current connection, whether that be 2g or 3g - so no it won't affect it
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Help!
Is there a triangle in the signal indicator? (In the status bar)
If so...then he is roaming, and even when roaming the network signal bars still fluctuate
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CNexus said:
Is there a triangle in the signal indicator? (In the status bar)
If so...then he is roaming, and even when roaming the network signal bars still fluctuate
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Ok the triangle symbol went away...does that normally happen when roaming (shows up then disappears)?
It shows when roaming doesnt show when not roaming. You can have all the in network voice signal you want and still data roam if the network is acting up. Voice and sms go over 1x-rtt and data goes over 3g/ehrpd/lte and if it absolutely has to 1x-rtt the signal bars show voice signal strength and not data signal strength so you can have full bars and data can still be slow.
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I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 and at some point yesterday T-Mobile switched on LTE service in my area. Speeds were faster as expected but I also noticed that the carrier signal dropped from solid 4 bars to 1-2 bars after the LTE migration. This morning I noticed that I missed a call that went straight to voicemail and then I wasn't able to reply to a text message (it kept failing to deliver)
So I played with the settings and it's definitely the case that my signal strength is being affected by LTE. When I go to Mobile Network settings and change the Network Mode to "GSM/WCDMA" with HSPA+ 4G, I get 4 bars (-83 dBm) while switching back the default Network Mode "LTE/GSM/WCDMA" brings it down to 2 bars (-100 dBm) - I attached screenshots of the status screen and the service mode.
Should I be concerned about this? Is the poor signal strength just a temporary setback because T-Mobile is still tweaking its LTE network?
Anyone?
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