I have had the G1 then the Mytouch 4G and now I have the Galaxy S II.
I am noticing in spots that I am having issues with internet connecting and then the bars are always lower than what they were with my HTC phones.
Is samsung known for bad reception with their phones?
or has anyone else noticed that this phone doesnt get as good signal as other phones?
I am in a 3G area .. but always have been and never had an issue with the HTC phones ...
Did u get a new sim with your phone??
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Everything that I've read shows that the SGS2 has a stronger signal than the HTC Sensation or HTC Amaze. This has been covered by a large number of reviews. It is possible that your individual phone is bad.
I've had just about every android phone T-Mobile has and the sg2 definitely has the best reception. On my g2x I would only get 1 maybe 2 bars. I now have constant 3 sometimes 4.
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I kind of agree.... Im always running on 2 bar in my house ... My wife has the mytouch 4g she constantly has 5 bar... I didn't use the sim card that came with the phone... Would that make a difference?, my sim card is less than 8 months old.
I have noticed this too....i have 2 Samsung Android phones. 1 GS2 from T-Mobile (with in-box SIM card installed) and second Samsung Galaxy S5830 bought outside US. At work, i have both the phones side by side and both on T-Mobile, i see that GS2 has 1-2 bars whereas my other Samsung shows full reception. So for me the radio on GS2 is definitely weak.
I've been having the same problems. I will have a 4g signal with no bars sometimes. The phone will be slow even on my wifi at home. The 4g signal almost never changes no matter where I am. Even if I have no signal. I have checked my settings to make sure its on auto for data. I live in Minneapolis, which has the 42mbps coverage. I am using the SIM from my Mytouch 4g. Maybe I need to get a new one. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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HTC phones have more bars because they scale them to be more optimistic. -103dBm on a Samsung phone shows 1 bar. On my Sensation 4G it was up to -107dBm(2 bars to 1 bar, the lowest for 2 bars being -105dBm). -105dBm is 1 bar on the Galaxy S II.
GSM reception blows any HTC phone out of the water.
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laafiera said:
I kind of agree.... Im always running on 2 bar in my house ... My wife has the mytouch 4g she constantly has 5 bar... I didn't use the sim card that came with the phone... Would that make a difference?, my sim card is less than 8 months old.
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The myTouch 4G doesn't have 5 bars, it only has 4
The Galaxy S II could be picking up a weaker cell signal, have you checked to see if they are on the same cell tower?
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HTC phones have more bars because they scale them to be more optimistic. -103dBm on a Samsung phone shows 1 bar. On my Sensation 4G it was up to -107dBm(2 bars to 1 bar, the lowest for 2 bars being -105dBm). -105dBm is 1 bar on the Galaxy S II.
GSM reception blows any HTC phone out of the water.
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The myTouch 4G doesn't have 5 bars, it only has 4
The Galaxy S II could be picking up a weaker cell signal, have you checked to see if they are on the same cell tower?
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My galaxy also has only 4 which on 2 are always highlighted, yes they are connected at the same tower but my getting 6497 kbps download speed... So im ok.
Ya.. I am using a newer uicc card.. But the new one that came with it a guy activated it to my home phone. Waiting on the sim swap now to go thru.
So i see some people have better signal and some have worse... Thats interesting.
A lot of it is static and cutting out for me.. Also sometimes it will show signal but the Internet wont connect... Which is most annoying?.
How do you check to see if they are on the same tower like someone said?
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I get better reception than i did with my g2x
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Hey guys I have a sgs2 i bought it about 2 weeks ago and i'm using it on the simple mobile network. I have a friend of mine that has a htc sensation with the same provider and i tested my phones data next to his and his was 4 times out 5 faster than mine . I rebooted the phone and tried it again and the same thing his was faster than mine do you guys think thats a signal issue on the gsg2. So what do you guys think?
Are you running the tests at the same time? In a non-DC area you will be sharing bandwidth so, run them after each other.
Yes I did run the test at the same time and I don't know what is non DC area.
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Are you running the tests at the same time? In a non-DC area you will be sharing bandwidth so, run them after each other.
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Strapt said:
Ya.. I am using a newer uicc card.. But the new one that came with it a guy activated it to my home phone. Waiting on the sim swap now to go thru.
So i see some people have better signal and some have worse... Thats interesting.
A lot of it is static and cutting out for me.. Also sometimes it will show signal but the Internet wont connect... Which is most annoying?.
How do you check to see if they are on the same tower like someone said?
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There is a Free App for that!
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Yes I did run the test at the same time and I don't know what is non DC area.
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Well, don't run them at the same time.. all of the tower bandwidth(speed) is shared between you and whoever else is on the tower, like WiFi and a broadband connection.
DC = Dual Carrier HSPA 3G/4G = 42Mbps capability, non 42Mbps areas will generally have the same speeds as other 4G phones with some higher bursts on the Galaxy S II depending on congestion.
I got down to -53 dBm today at the Orlando airport. I'd say that's pretty good signal strength!
Strapt said:
Ya.. I am using a newer uicc card.. But the new one that came with it a guy activated it to my home phone. Waiting on the sim swap now to go thru.
So i see some people have better signal and some have worse... Thats interesting.
A lot of it is static and cutting out for me.. Also sometimes it will show signal but the Internet wont connect... Which is most annoying?.
How do you check to see if they are on the same tower like someone said?
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i'll suggest this one better https://market.android.com/details?id=com.staircase3.opensignal
very detailed
+ it has a widget
i use it on my phone all the time
Do you guys thing that theres a big speed difference between simple mobile data plan and T-Mobiles plan the thing that I have notice is that during the morning or night the internet is much faster it doesnt get stuck like during afternoon so what do you guys think. Thank you again.
AllGamer said:
i'll suggest this one better https://market.android.com/details?id=com.staircase3.opensignal
very detailed
+ it has a widget
i use it on my phone all the time
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Ah thanks... I'll try this out
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So, an older gentlemen I work with just picked up a Pantech Breakout from VZW - FREE after mail in rebate. He had absolutely no idea how to interact with device so I decided to give him a hand. I was actually pretty impressed with this Android 2.3.3 budget buy but I knew how vastly superior my Galaxy Nexus was compared to his. When I was showing him side by side some of the differences between GB and ICS, I noticed he had 2 bars of 4G and I only had two bars of 3G. I double checked to make sure CDMA/LTE was selected and gave it reboot.....NOTHING.
What a joke. Thoughts?
Its just telling you it has a better signal. According to VZW the Nexus just more accurately displays it.
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Why wouldn't you toggle airplane mode? It's faster than a reboot.
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Why wouldn't you toggle airplane mode? It's faster than a reboot.
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Good to know.
I guess a more definitive test would have been a speedtest. We'll see what kind of results that yields.
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Its just telling you it has a better signal. According to VZW the Nexus just more accurately displays it.
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^^^^^+1
Your phone is just being honest. his phone not so much....
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Keep in mind custom UI overlays usually inflate signal..
Wow.. r u guys serious.. I returned my GN because the signal issue is real..
I suppose you are correct in a way, the GN can only report what it can obtain, which is absolutely nothing in terms of signal strength.
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Wow.. r u guys serious.. I returned my GN because the signal issue is real..
I suppose you are correct in a way, the GN can only report what it can obtain, which is absolutely nothing in terms of signal strength.
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No one said the signal issue wasn't real.
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the only well to tell who has the best signal is to look at the dB
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This is incorrect.
The signal strength displayed in settings for most phones don't show LTE - Nexus does, so you won't be looking at the same thing.
Also @OP, please stop comparing bars, the only thing it represents is that 1 bar is worse than 2 bars to its own kind that is also using the same skin.
His Nexus is only getting 3G, not 4G!
That sucks. I would flash the 4.0.3 radios.
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His Nexus is only getting 3G, not 4G!
That sucks. I would flash the 4.0.3 radios.
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it would appear that guy was the only one who clearly understood the op's post...
Yeah it is absolutely crazy dealing with this signal issue. I am sitting here in the same location that I have 4-5 bars of 3g on my razr and literally have no bars on my nexus. Wtf?! Both set to cdma only. Using 4.0.3 radios.
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Yeah it is absolutely crazy dealing with this signal issue. I am sitting here in the same location that I have 4-5 bars of 3g on my razr and literally have no bars on my nexus. Wtf?! Both set to cdma only. Using 4.0.3 radios.
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I read that the 4.0.3 baseband had 3G radio issues. You might want to flash the official 4.0.2 baseband to see if your signal improves.
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it would appear that guy was the only one who clearly understood the op's post...
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It is actually not clear at all if the other phone was in 4G.
Like in:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue
RAZR still shows 4G icon even when sitting in 1x/EVDO.
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It is actually not clear at all if the other phone was in 4G.
Like in:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue
RAZR still shows 4G icon even when sitting in 1x/EVDO.
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You beat me to it. . Basically you must make sure you are comparing apples to apples. You should use the db measurement for signal strength and not bars. You can not currently compare the GNex 4g signal to any other phone because ICS is the on version that can show your 4g signal in db. All previous versions lie.
The issue the OP had with not being able to lock on a 4g signal is a different matter. As the previous poster has stated, the pantech may not have had a 4g signal. Speed test may shed light on this. Personally I have not experienced that yet so maybe an issue with just his phone? If not then perhaps I have not noticed it when it happened to me. I'll try to monitor it more. I sit near the edge of a 4g signal so at home I'm always on wifi. It takes way to much juice to stay locked into 4g at home but it does stay locked. I can kill the battery in about 4 hours near the rear of my house with a mostly idle phone in 4g. I have to monitor it more when I'm not at home.
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Oh yeah Anand Tech is definitely comparing apples to apples.. The Bionic is one of the worst phones in locking in and staying on a 4G signal.. There is a reason why the Bionic and GN was delayed. Crappy radios!
The GN would be the best phone out if it wasn't for its signal issues. I hate to be sound like the glass is half empty but it is a shame one must tweak the radio for a better signal. I'm still hoping that the GN is software correctable . I really like what the phone has to offer in regards to development. Only time will tell, good luck GN users!
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draugaz said:
It is actually not clear at all if the other phone was in 4G.
Like in:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue
RAZR still shows 4G icon even when sitting in 1x/EVDO.
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Where are you reading about the RAZR showing 4G icon while not in 4G? I have a similar issue with my Droid Charge where I will have a 4G icon but no data connectivity at all (not 3G/1X even).
PeterDLai said:
Where are you reading about the RAZR showing 4G icon while not in 4G? I have a similar issue with my Droid Charge where I will have a 4G icon but no data connectivity at all (not 3G/1X even).
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Basically most phones with carrier/manufacturer involved skins will make it linger and display the 4G icon even when its cutting in/out. Mostly because people will freak out if their connection is changing all the time. The handoff between LTE and CDMA is really slow, so they just make it show 4G expecting it to come back to 4G soon when it drops.
The Nexus is showing your actual connection with no sugar coating.
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Where are you reading about the RAZR showing 4G icon while not in 4G? I have a similar issue with my Droid Charge where I will have a 4G icon but no data connectivity at all (not 3G/1X even).
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For example, look here, the second photo in this article:
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/5254/EVDOvsLTE_575px.jpg
Motorola is in EVDO mode, but the icon in the status bar says "4G LTE".
VZW Galaxy Nexus next to HTC 4G LTE Phone look at signal strength difference.
Verizon should pull these phones until they have a fix. At my house my VZW 4G LTE Hotspot had full strength and friends VZW Iphone had full bars 3G.
My VZW Galaxy Nexus had 1 LTE bar sometimes but mostly 2 3G Bars.
Needless to say it went back. How dare they sell this defective phone?
Then they had the audacity to charge me a restocking fee after 2 days. The phone line is defective.
All I can say is I just cancelled my FIOS and my LTE Hotspot and returned this phone and will NEVER deal with Verizon Again.
I can't post a link to the image but if you go to nothingelseleft .com /2.jpg you will see a picture of the Nexus vs an HTC right next to it.
HTC 4g lte? And can you post pics of actual signal strength? Bars are not a good indicator
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Welcome to old news as of December 2011.
Lets pull a phone from Sprint, and lets compare to it to a phone on Verizon for signal differences.
Sounds like a good idea to me, how bout you guys?
And for the love of GOD, look at actual performance, not bars. Even dbm can be dressed up to look nice by manufacturers. Bars don't mean crap. HTC added an update to the Dinc2 that added a 5th signal bar. So tell me, do you think it has better reception with that 5th bar?
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HTC 4g lte? And can you post pics of actual signal strength? Bars are not a good indicator
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nothingelseleft .com /2.jpg I cannot post the image.
In fact can someone more senior post my pic of the signal strengths?
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Finally, pic for the lazy.
My Bad one on left was Wifi affecting the dBM, but I did try other phones in store and saw much better dBM still big differences but maybe not that big. Took a picture of this one as it was adjacent.
All I know is performance at my office is far worse than other VZW LTE phones, performance at home is unacceptable 1 bar LTE sometimes but usually 2 3G whereas a VZW Iphone is solid 4 bars 3G
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My Bad one on left was Wifi affecting the dBM, but I did try other phones in store and saw much better dBM still big differences but maybe not that big. Took a picture of this one as it was adjacent.
All I know is performance at my office is far worse than other VZW LTE phones, performance at home is unacceptable 1 bar LTE sometimes but usually 2 3G whereas a VZW Iphone is solid 4 bars 3G
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Horrible test.
Rezound = Gingerbread
Nexus = ICS
ICS is the first verison of Android to natively read LTE DBM and separate from EvDo. What you reported on the Rezound was EvDo DBM.
PS--Wifi doesn't affect DBM.
Why horrible test, I couldn't keep a 4G connection at my house but VZW LTE Hotspot was solid and fast. At work I have 2 bars and it keeps flipping to 3G whereas Thunderbolts stay solid 4 bars 4G. Phone has problem and VZW confirmed the problem!
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Horrible test.
Rezound = Gingerbread
Nexus = ICS
ICS is the first verison of Android to natively read LTE DBM and separate from EvDo. What you reported on the Rezound was EvDo DBM.
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I already explained why that test/screenshot was horrible. It went over your head, so I see no reason to explain further.
I could let you read about it, I guess.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue
In the same place where my Thunderbolt dropped signal as much as my Nexus does:
I can live with that being on a fringe area.
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Phone has problem and VZW confirmed the problem!
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The only "problem" Verizon ever confirmed was that the Nexus didn't cheat enough on signal. They "fixed" the issue in the leaked 4.0.4 build.
Oh and to prove that the Galaxy Nexus handles bars and signals differently between 3G and LTE:
This is without moving the phone an inch, 3G and 4G just to back up adrynalyne's info.
I would kill for LTE that strong...
Verizon gives me just a small taste of LTE.
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I would kill for LTE that strong...
Verizon gives me just a small taste of LTE.
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Luckily that is at my desk at work, I actually get a bit stronger at home (Which technically isn't in 4G according to Verizon's "Coverage Maps").
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Luckily that is at my desk at work, I actually get a bit stronger at home (Which technically isn't in 4G according to Verizon's "Coverage Maps").
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I don't even get a taste at home. I get a signal that is around for about 3 seconds. They mock me.
Which is sad because I have a tower next door, but I guess because it is owned by ATT, they will lease for 3G but not LTE.
WHOA no need to be nasty. First off NOTHING goes over my head so thanks very little for the insult. I re-read it and get it. I was pumped up and upset that I wasted hours at lunch and now I temporarily lost my cell # until it can be ported back to T-Mobile hopefully within 24 hours.
Perhaps that test is not an accurate comparison but the fact is that I can't maintain a 4G connection at my house and the 3G is too slow and is only 2 bars. The phone is subpar and VZW admits it. When I spoke to Technical support they said there is a fix coming.
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I already explained why that test/screenshot was horrible. It went over your head, so I see no reason to explain further.
I could let you read about it, I guess.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5254/investigating-the-galaxy-nexus-lte-signal-issue
In the same place where my Thunderbolt dropped signal as much as my Nexus does:
I can live with that being on a fringe area.
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WHOA no need to be nasty. First off NOTHING goes over my head so thanks very little for the insult. I re-read it and get it. I was pumped up and upset that I wasted hours at lunch and now I temporarily lost my cell # until it can be ported back to T-Mobile hopefully within 24 hours.
Perhaps that test is not an accurate comparison but the fact is that I can't maintain a 4G connection at my house and the 3G is too slow and is only 2 bars. The phone is subpar and VZW admits it. When I spoke to Technical support they said there is a fix coming.
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That is tech strategy to get you off the phone and out of their life.
Techs don't have ETAs on fixes or patches. 'Soon' could mean a day, or 6 months. So no, Verizon hasn't admitted to a problem.
Do I get worse readings than my other devices? Sure. Does it equate to worse performance? Not for me. Sorry it does for you. I ignore signal readings and bars.
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I don't even get a taste at home. I get a signal that is around for about 3 seconds. They mock me.
Which is sad because I have a tower next door, but I guess because it is owned by ATT, they will lease for 3G but not LTE.
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Just get a Rezound! You will be fine.... until it get's ICS.
I've got a photon that I can fall back on but I hugely prefer my JB-powered gnex... just trying to understand if it is compatible with the networks in India (Mumbai specifically).
Thanks!
Jeff
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HiBoost said:
I've got a photon that I can fall back on but I hugely prefer my JB-powered gnex... just trying to understand if it is compatible with the networks in India (Mumbai specifically).
Thanks!
Jeff
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are you going to be using a GSM network and have a GSM galaxy nexus? if so, yes it should work.
Sprint no, its CDMA.
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I've read that there is cdma service in India, but is it some other frequency or something that makes it incompatible?
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Just to finalize this thread, the Sprint Galaxy Nexus DOES work here in Mumbai. No problems or special settings needed. CDMA signal is significantly stronger than it is back in the states which is quite pathetic (on Sprint's behalf).
Wow I learned something new, I had no idea India had CDMA.
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Just to finalize this thread, the Sprint Galaxy Nexus DOES work here in Mumbai. No problems or special settings needed. CDMA signal is significantly stronger than it is back in the states which is quite pathetic (on Sprint's behalf).
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What network are you using it on? I am going to India later this year and it would be awesome if I would be able to use my GNEX (Verizon) there. I would be in Gujarat for the most part.
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What network are you using it on? I am going to India later this year and it would be awesome if I would be able to use my GNEX (Verizon) there. I would be in Gujarat for the most part.
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I'm not even sure what the network is because this isn't anything I had to buy a SIM card for... I just turned the phone on and it popped up "Mumbai" on the screen, showed full strength (with the "R" by the bars for roaming), and sent me a text message saying voice was $2.49/min, incoming text is $0.05 and outgoing is $0.50 and data is $0.008/kb. I just used 3G watchdog to turn off mobile data completely. The guys here tell me that CDMA and GSM are both built up everywhere. It's pretty crazy to be driving in a cab through an area where people aren't even wearing shoes and there's stray dogs running through the street and I have 5 bars of signal. Yet back in the US I have 1-2 half the time... dammit Sprint really sucks.
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I'm not even sure what the network is because this isn't anything I had to buy a SIM card for... I just turned the phone on and it popped up "Mumbai" on the screen, showed full strength (with the "R" by the bars for roaming), and sent me a text message saying voice was $2.49/min, incoming text is $0.05 and outgoing is $0.50 and data is $0.008/kb. I just used 3G watchdog to turn off mobile data completely. The guys here tell me that CDMA and GSM are both built up everywhere. It's pretty crazy to be driving in a cab through an area where people aren't even wearing shoes and there's stray dogs running through the street and I have 5 bars of signal. Yet back in the US I have 1-2 half the time... dammit Sprint really sucks.
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Thanks. I thought you changed the sim card to use it on one of the Indian networks. They do have good coverage in Urban areas both CDMA and GSM. I noticed that last year when I went there and my OG droid came up with a signal and an R just like yours. I did not use it however because of the high rates.
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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erliban said:
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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Each tower is different, also on TMo, it will say 4g, when it is on 3g.
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erliban said:
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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I have found that no matter if I get 1 bar or 4 bars that my upload and download are pretty much the same..? I get about 5mbps down in an HSPA+ area but our area is not the best...
erliban said:
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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check out Settings->About Device->Status->Mobile network type
I'm in a "4G" area but I almost always see UMTS:3 there. I get 3-5 Mbps. Sometimes I see hspda:15, and I have seen 17Mbps.
My guess is you're on UMTS.
I'm sure it's all area driven. I'm considering switching to TMobile with this Note because the savings are incredible, but the coverage and speed compared to Verizon are absurd no matter where I go. Very disappointing.
guthrien said:
I'm sure it's all area driven. I'm considering switching to TMobile with this Note because the savings are incredible, but the coverage and speed compared to Verizon are absurd no matter where I go. Very disappointing.
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Depends where you live. I live in metropolitan CA and WA, so... 25mbps over 4G for me
You get what you pay for. In any case, you can always go pre-paid or month to month, just no subsidies.
erliban said:
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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I have been in similar situations before. I get 4g full bar but less than 300kpbs near a local shopping plaza. Less than 1/8 mile away I get 12mbps speeds. Go figure. I was testing out on both my Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3 same time so it is definitely not a phone problem.
I hate to say it, but this phone's speeds just aren't acceptable to me after using LTE. Sounds like a whiny sort of complaint, but spending this much on a superphone..I did about a billion speedtests around eastern MI and it was rare to catch a good 4G signal like they demoed in the store. They also seem to have issues with their signal penetrating buildings. I love the phone, and would love to get away from Verizon and maybe use the new Nexus device too but they aren't there yet for me.
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check out Settings->About Device->Status->Mobile network type
I'm in a "4G" area but I almost always see UMTS:3 there. I get 3-5 Mbps. Sometimes I see hspda:15, and I have seen 17Mbps.
My guess is you're on UMTS.
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In Charlotte nc I regularly get 18-20 down
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guthrien said:
I hate to say it, but this phone's speeds just aren't acceptable to me after using LTE. Sounds like a whiny sort of complaint, but spending this much on a superphone..I did about a billion speedtests around eastern MI and it was rare to catch a good 4G signal like they demoed in the store. They also seem to have issues with their signal penetrating buildings. I love the phone, and would love to get away from Verizon and maybe use the new Nexus device too but they aren't there yet for me.
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I have a fine "4G" signal in Western Michigan but I never get over 6mbps down and 2mbps up with pretty terrible pings.... Decent coverage though...
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I have a fine "4G" signal in Western Michigan but I never get over 6mbps down and 2mbps up with pretty terrible pings.... Decent coverage though...
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I'd think here it would be at least as stable. But even at best I got 7 down. For comparison in a old wood frame house downstairs I'd get 22 on Verizon where the Note pulls 2g. Maddening as the more I see what they do with their phones the less I want to stay with them.
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I'd think here it would be at least as stable. But even at best I got 7 down. For comparison in a old wood frame house downstairs I'd get 22 on Verizon where the Note pulls 2g. Maddening as the more I see what they do with their phones the less I want to stay with them.
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I hear ya! I get 50mbps down and 15-20mbps up on my Verizon S3 in a brick building.... I live right by the tower though... I have no problem with 5mbps down as long as it is consistent but it usually is not...
erliban said:
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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A soft reset fixed my similar problem. With the phone on, take battery out and sim and then replace sim and battery back into phone. Worked for me..!
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Last night was averaging 29mbps and highest was 31.59mbps in the burbs of Chicago. Yet when I am in Downtown Chicago which supposedly has 42mbps, I only get 5-8mbps.
I travel all over the east coast for work, and know T-Mobiles network inside and out. I travel to small cities as much as big cities, so being able to connect to a network is important. If I were new to T-Mobile, and the Note 2 was my first phone, I'd think T-mobiles network sucked. I have 2 lines, a Sensation I use to mainly to tether with (10gb plan), and my main line the Galaxy Note 2 (unlimited 4g plan). I keep getting a message saying, "not connected to network" in areas where I should definitely be on the edge network, or roaming. The Sensation will be connected on a network when the Note will give the not connected message. My overall speeds in 4g areas are better with the Note than the Sensation, but not in secluded areas.
When the Sensation first came out, it wasn't connecting to T-Mobiles network correctly, then they sent out an update that fixed the problems. My first couple of weeks with the Sensation were hell because of that. Now I'm dealing with it again with the Note 2. I'm hoping that they fixed the data issues in the first ota update, which I hope happens soon.
Here are some speeds I've gotten in the past few days...
Dothan Al - 2.03 mbps
Jacksonville FL suburbs - 17.69
Harrisburg PA - 5.45
Chattanooga TN - 2.31
us231 on FL/AL border - .88
Atlanta 14.81
Jacksonville and Charlotte has better speeds than Philly. I've yet to find a place with over 20mbps
erliban said:
Just got my tmobile note 2. I have at least tested at 2 different locations where I see full 4 bars of 4g signal and my download speed is less than 500k!
Anyone saw similar issue?
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sounds like ur on a $50 dollar or cheaper prepaid plan. those only come with edge support (even tho it will say 4g). upgrade to a 60 or 70
Las Vegas/Henderson NV area has great speeds. My highest was over 28Mbps and average is between 18-20.
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I'm sure it's all area driven. I'm considering switching to TMobile with this Note because the savings are incredible, but the coverage and speed compared to Verizon are absurd no matter where I go. Very disappointing.
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Yeah i live in fort meyer and my coverage is pretty damn good...
My area is rated good to excellent according to T-Mobile, but that obviously is subjective. The step back from LTE just isn't doable for me on a premium device. I'm glad I learned that while i had time to back out. I understand better what a huge sacrifice of tech it is on the Nexus phone now. But I envy those it doesn't impact obviously.
It could always be worse op. I'm currently with sprint but will be switching to tmo in a little while so I've been lurking the forums. I have the nexus, a 4g lte phone and I pay for unlimited data, yet I only average 200kbps on 3g, and Saint Louis will be lucky to see sprint lte by the end of 2013.
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Seems the signal isn't good on the S4, flashed the base band ,an d the problem still exists...
Bad luck
karl_2000 said:
Seems the signal isn't good on the S4, flashed the base band ,an d the problem still exists...
Bad luck
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might just be your area, i get full bars and kick a** data speeds all around my city
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might just be your area, i get full bars and kick a** data speeds all around my city
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+1 to this
karl_2000 said:
Seems the signal isn't good on the S4, flashed the base band ,an d the problem still exists...
Bad luck
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I have the same issue. I'm in the SF Bay Area and even though TMobile's site has where I live and work as dark green (excellent 4g) I am lucky to get even one bar. Half the time I get network errors. Anyone else with TMobile experience anything like this? Any chance it's something that'll get resolved before my 30 day return period ends?
do any of you have other tmobile phones to compare signals with? if so, do that and if there are major differences talk to a tmobile store about getting a replacement.
these might be isolated incidents, because the majority of people are getting fully functional units
Wavern said:
I have the same issue. I'm in the SF Bay Area and even though TMobile's site has where I live and work as dark green (excellent 4g) I am lucky to get even one bar. Half the time I get network errors. Anyone else with TMobile experience anything like this? Any chance it's something that'll get resolved before my 30 day return period ends?
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im in SF bay area (mountain view)
my data speeds are *top notch*.
you are either in an area thats out of tmobiles footprint or have a defective unit.
best bet would be to wait till tmobile actually gets the GS4 on display in the store.
when they do, go to your nearest tmob, and do a speedtest.net comparison with the demo model, and yours. if they are similar, then your part of the bay is legacy; if there is a big difference; 3,4 5 etc megabit difference; your unit may be worth exchanging for a new unit.
Wavern said:
I have the same issue. I'm in the SF Bay Area and even though TMobile's site has where I live and work as dark green (excellent 4g) I am lucky to get even one bar. Half the time I get network errors. Anyone else with TMobile experience anything like this? Any chance it's something that'll get resolved before my 30 day return period ends?
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What part of SF are you experiencing this? My GF lives by the ballpark & she won't switch with me if she gets ****ty service.
I have excellent reception (bars) on my S4.
Way better than my Note II.
I let you know. When I get my phone next week. I do a speedtest and a screenshot of the phone signal in the settings menu.
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T-MOBIL LG G2X (LG-P999)
STOCK (ROOTED)
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Have S4 and One, both show identical signal and speeds are also same.
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Im getting much improved signal compared to my Gnex and Atrix HD.
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Still no signal inside my workplace. Will do more tests. It does seem the signal is more stable, but it's only been a couple days.
Also, 4G LTE flashed for a couple seconds at my house. I live in the D.C metro area. Nice.
I have the HTC One in the Phoenix market. LTE is difficult to find more than a few bars on. 4G HSPA+ has been very easy to get full bars on.
I'm somewhat convinced T-Mobile is still working on building out in even LTE and re-farmed markets.
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Its funny how T-Mobile improves their network and yet many years later I still don't have service in places where I had no service maybe 5-6 years ago. And on top of this I noticed even more dead spots. I think T-Mobile should be working on that along with building penatration.....I would much rather have 3G everywhere then LTE almost nowhere.
Lately it became very frustrating since my wife has no service at work, i have no service at work, and i recently moved to different location and still no service....and God forbid I loose my wife in the mall, I have zero chances of finding her because no T-Mobile service inside.
Just got my S4 today and did not realize theres LTE where I work (fremont) which I never saw on my note 2. Even went out to lunch and was still getting LTE the next street over. So just to test I'm now back on my note 2 and it is not picking up LTE at my work. That tells me the radio on the s4 is much better.
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Wavern said:
I have the same issue. I'm in the SF Bay Area and even though TMobile's site has where I live and work as dark green (excellent 4g) I am lucky to get even one bar. Half the time I get network errors. Anyone else with TMobile experience anything like this? Any chance it's something that'll get resolved before my 30 day return period ends?
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yea its something with the S4's phone/modem. I get bars and shows signal strength of 3 to 4 bars and i can make call but no internet in certain areas all around Los Angeles County/Orange County/Las Vegas/NYC. To test it i had my buddy go with me with his LG L9 and my buddy with his LG L9 phone would work fine on the calls and data/internet meanwhile my S4 would only get calls but no data as if it was a deadspot. i would have to go around like 1/4 or so before it would work again. its really strange not to mention annoying. I noticed this started happening to me after i upgraded from MDB to the MDL baseband and after i unlocked the phone using the "debug service menu". i wish i knew someone else with a stock TMO S4 to test my findings out more. I also cant wait for more tmo S4 modems. ive been thinking of ODINing back to stock MDB to test my theory, but i have just been lazy.
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XeoNoX said:
yea its something with the S4's phone/modem. I get bars and shows signal strength of 3 to 4 bars and i can make call but no internet in certain areas all around Los Angeles County/Orange County/Las Vegas/NYC. To test it i had my buddy go with me with his LG L9 and my buddy with his LG L9 phone would work fine on the calls and data/internet meanwhile my S4 would only get calls but no data as if it was a deadspot. i would have to go around like 1/4 or so before it would work again. its really strange not to mention annoying. I noticed this started happening to me after i upgraded from MDB to the MDL baseband and after i unlocked the phone using the "debug service menu". i wish i knew someone else with a stock TMO S4 to test my findings out more. I also cant wait for more tmo S4 modems. ive been thinking of ODINing back to stock MDB to test my theory, but i have just been lazy.
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i think it was a TMO LTE tower upgrade issues. after doing the Settings > More networks > Mobile networks > Network mode > and switching between the WCDMA and GSM one or the other now will work. better to have some internet than no internet, weird how the S4 just wont switch over to the working GSM internet if WCDMA fails....i guess when they coded it they figured if u have bars it "should work in theory" but they were wrong ...personally i think this should be considered a "bug"
I thought I was the only one. I found that if i keep my diztronic tpu case on while in my pocket it destroys all signal for some reason. I take it off and its fine.
layzer253 said:
I thought I was the only one. I found that if i keep my diztronic tpu case on while in my pocket it destroys all signal for some reason. I take it off and its fine.
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I further tested my theory and went without my case all day. It didnt appear to do anything different at all. I am on CM10.1, I think I might go back to stock for awhile to see if it changes the fluctuating signal issue.
Just curious on how everyones signal is and which baseband they are on?
I'm on M919UVUAMDL and I have seen up to 15% of no signal while my S3 had 0 signal loss in a regular day.