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I have been using the GNex for a couple days and it has been a nightmare.
I have no signal whatsoever in my own house. I used to have Galaxy S II and used it at the same place with no issues. I have tried every single radio available for the GNex and they all seem to fail!
I have also installed custom roms, CM9, AOKP, now using Jelly Bean and i love it but the signal..
Does anyone knows if this has a fix?? Or is just dead faulty phone??
Plz help!
deimos86 said:
I have been using the GNex for a couple days and it has been a nightmare.
I have no signal whatsoever in my own house. I used to have Galaxy S II and used it at the same place with no issues. I have tried every single radio available for the GNex and they all seem to fail!
I have also installed custom roms, CM9, AOKP, now using Jelly Bean and i love it but the signal..
Does anyone knows if this has a fix?? Or is just dead faulty phone??
Plz help!
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what radio are you using? is this a LTE or GSM model?
deimos86 said:
I have been using the GNex for a couple days and it has been a nightmare.
I have no signal whatsoever in my own house. I used to have Galaxy S II and used it at the same place with no issues. I have tried every single radio available for the GNex and they all seem to fail!
I have also installed custom roms, CM9, AOKP, now using Jelly Bean and i love it but the signal..
Does anyone knows if this has a fix?? Or is just dead faulty phone??
Plz help!
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Who is your carrier and whereabouts are you located?
bk201doesntexist said:
what radio are you using? is this a LTE or GSM model?
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Clearly says gsm xd
You could ask for a new sim or look at a coverage checker. But it sounds faulty to me :/
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biscuitownz said:
Clearly says gsm xd
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Sorry i spaced out
So, gsm model, you on radio LA2? Does it have good network reception elsewhere, or is it just at your home that signal is too weak?
Like the poster before me said, have you tried another sim card? Have you tried placing your current sim card in another phone?
You use stock kernel right? Have you tried a custom kernel with smart reflex activated?
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The phone actually gets weak signal and lost of connection everywhere. But since at my house i don't have a GREAT! signal it just vanishes.
The phone was Stock when i bought it and had the Issue it came with XXLA2 Radio and 4.0.4 Lastest ICS Build.
After i noticed the issue i rooted and tried all the radios available and roms with no luck. all leave me with low signal.
I sued to have a GS2 and had 2 to 3 bars at home so its a huge difference .
Now iam running JB 4.1.1 with latest Radio XXLF1 and same issue,
Something i have noticed is that the phone has Very high dBm... compared to other phones from same Provider.
FYI i live in Puerto Rico and the provider is Claro.
bk201doesntexist said:
Sorry i spaced out
So, gsm model, you on radio LA2? Does it have good network reception elsewhere, or is it just at your home that signal is too weak?
Like the poster before me said, have you tried another sim card? Have you tried placing your current sim card in another phone?
You use stock kernel right? Have you tried a custom kernel with smart reflex activated?
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frankcube said:
Who is your carrier and whereabouts are you located?
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Located in Puerto Rico the Carrier is Claro. It Runs same Bands as ATT
bk201doesntexist said:
Sorry i spaced out
So, gsm model, you on radio LA2? Does it have good network reception elsewhere, or is it just at your home that signal is too weak?
Like the poster before me said, have you tried another sim card? Have you tried placing your current sim card in another phone?
You use stock kernel right? Have you tried a custom kernel with smart reflex activated?
Sent from my i9250
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The SIM is the same one i had in my GS2 and had no issues. i have also used other SIM cards and same weak signal. I have tried only Fracescos kernel milestone 4 but i have no idea what smart flex is.. Maybe can help
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Here is some Screens of my connectivity and setup.
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Same problem here with baseband XXLA2 and build IMM76I.
I know there were signal issues with updates from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4 (see here but, if I have understood well, the build IMM76I should have solved that problems.
So the question is: my phone has come out with 4.0.4, XXLA2 and build IMM76I (so already with the fix for signal problems) what could be the problem? Hardware??
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Same problem here with baseband XXLA2 and build IMM76I.
I know there were signal issues with updates from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4 (see here but, if I have understood well, the build IMM76I should have solved that problems.
So the question is: my phone has come out with 4.0.4, XXLA2 and build IMM76I (so already with the fix for signal problems) what could be the problem? Hardware??
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Thats what I am afraid off.. I had also XXLA2 and build IMM76I when I bought it, after that i started to install Diff Roms and radios to solve the issue but no luck so far.
I have not seen any issues like this over the internet.. usually with the XXLA2 and build IMM76I everyone is happy so iam afraid this
is just a bad batch of phones.
Witch version do you have and where it has been build. Mine is GT-I9250GSMH from Korea
I'm planning to test some other radio and also intall the JB OTA. I will keep you updated.
Crap! Just updated to 4.1.1 via OTA and the problem is still there! I'm experiencing 10 - 20db less in signal strength than the one I have with a gs2.The baseband now is XXLF1. So I have to assume that is an hw defect and send it to repair? Is anyone experiencing this annoying issue?
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I'm planning to test some other radio and also intall the JB OTA. I will keep you updated.
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I had this happen to a white unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus i purchased. I ended up just sending it in for a replacement. \o/
Seems to be hardware related.
I wonder If there is a way to fix the phone.. If i just knew what piece of hardware is and if it is worth it... I bought it 2nd Hand and dont think its under warranty. Does some one knows where i can send it for repairs to samsung??
deimos86 said:
I wonder If there is a way to fix the phone.. If i just knew what piece of hardware is and if it is worth it... I bought it 2nd Hand and dont think its under warranty. Does some one knows where i can send it for repairs to samsung??
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I'm more or less in your same situation. Before sending it to repair I would like to know the signal strength from the ones that are not experiencing this kind of problems (just to compare with mine and for being sure that is my radio with some weird issue).
So can anybody please tell me, in average, which is the signal strength experienced especially in closed spaces (e.g. at home, at office, etc.). I' have a range between -100db and -115db.
PS with your invoice I think that you can ship it directly to a samsung center for repair.
I just sent an email to Samsung support to see what they will do. My phone never goes above -90 and I've had drops in the city where I've never had problems before. My BB sitting right beside my GNex says -77 and the gnex says -95, iphone says like -84... I'm going to see about getting a replacement or something from Samsung.
I have the same Problem ...it´s definately the 4.0.4 ROM ... I sent my GNEX to the support 2 weeks ago and I got it back with an 4.0.1. ROM. But I did the update again . After that I had the signal problem again... and the hotline said to me please don´t update!
I don´t think that it is the Baseband or the Hardware... it must be the ROm or the Kernel.
I don't see anything strange.... You are experiencing exactly my same problems.... I haven't seen any sw solution to this yet... Probably I'm going to send my phone to repair.
Has any of you had problems with your s3 dropping data connection? The phone completely loses data for about one minute and then comes back on its own.
I ruled out a geographical relation since it happened while I was in Miami and now that I'm back in Boston.
Thanks.
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This was happening to me today, first time in about two weeks since I have had the phone. It was acting pretty crazy. Hope it doesnt stick around.
Vukadmos said:
Has any of you had problems with your s3 dropping data connection? The phone completely loses data for about one minute and then comes back on its own.
I ruled out a geographical relation since it happened while I was in Miami and now that I'm back in Boston.
Thanks.
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I guess not much people, mine is doing this now. Had my phone about a month. Except mine won't come back without restart and even that doesn't work sometimes.
I've noticed this happening as well on Telus with both the S3 and iPhone 5, even with a strong signal.
Transient77 said:
I've noticed this happening as well on Telus with both the S3 and iPhone 5, even with a strong signal.
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Yup mine is with full signal too. BUT when I go into a 4G LTE Area I get my data back.
Ya same issue here as well. I just noticed it today on my Rogers sg3. Just basically losing all data and then re-appearing suddenly. Sometimes it requires a reboot as well.
What Rom are you guys using? I'm running CM10 stable but it seems to be a known issue with this rom.
I tried creating a new APN taken from directly from Fido's site but for whatever reason it just keeps reverting back to the default APN.
Some help would be greatly appreciated with this very annoying problem!
Thanks
I bought a Tmobile Galaxy S3 on new years from staples, and since ive got the phone ive been experiencing strange 4g speeds. While im in my house, I always have full signal strength, and it always says 4G. I live in the Bronx in New York City, and when the 4g is working properly, I get upwards of 20 megabits down, and 1-2 up. Now I could literally be sitting in the exact same spot, and later ill test the phone and it says 0.2 - 0.3 megabits, and like over 1000 ping and the up is so slow it doesnt even measure it. It usually comes back after waiting, turning airplane mode off and on multiple times or doing a battery pull. I find it strange that I can get either 21 mbps or 0.3 in the same house, while always having full bars. In the phone status sometimes it would say UTMS or HSPA, so it does switch from 3g to 4g sometimes. The thing is my previous phone was Nexus S with 3g and im pretty sure I never had a problem loading a simple image in my house because the internet was so slow. I consistently pulled 3-6 mbps on that phone. I tried calling t-mobile 3 times and they give me the same basic crap, like clear your cache, make sure airplane mode is off (really?) make sure youre network mode is on auto (i tried auto and wcdma only and it still gets slow) and all that other stuff. Is there anything else I could try to see if its a network or phone issue?
It sounds like it might be something with your local tower. I would call Tmobile and put in a repair ticket.
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Thanks, I just did that. Called t-mobile and just directly asked them to check for tower issues, and they filed a complaint. They said to check back in 3 days, hopefully this gets fixed, or else it might be the phone. Do you think flashing different modems would change anything?
tigim101 said:
Thanks, I just did that. Called t-mobile and just directly asked them to check for tower issues, and they filed a complaint. They said to check back in 3 days, hopefully this gets fixed, or else it might be the phone. Do you think flashing different modems would change anything?
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It wouldn't hurt to try. What are you currently running? (rom/kernel/modem)
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Completely stock 4.1.1, with UVDLJA modem, which is the latest I believe. The phone is relatively new so I wanted to try touchwiz before I rooted. Does installing something like cm10 change the modem? Or is it independent of rom/kernel. I saw an application for tmo that can change between multiple modems pretty quickly, I might give it a try.
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My opinion
tigim101 said:
Thanks, I just did that. Called t-mobile and just directly asked them to check for tower issues, and they filed a complaint. They said to check back in 3 days, hopefully this gets fixed, or else it might be the phone. Do you think flashing different modems would change anything?
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I work for T-Mo,
If I may lend my opinion,
To me, it definitely sounds like the tower. If you go from 20Mbit down to 0.2, and with 1000ms latency, it's super obvious there is something
wrong with the tower, or there is significant demand on the tower from other users, hey its NYC population density is insane.
Something to note as well, New York City is "in progress" for "network modernization" where they are switching to 1900Mhz.
This is why some people who have iPhones are now getting 3G in certain areas, unlocked devices, as well as AT&T phones can have 3G down there.
Due to this, since there is quite a lot of switching around going on down there, that's probably what's going on.
Example:
http://www.tmonews.com/2013/01/t-mobiles-network-modernization-what-is-it-where-can-i-get-coverage/
Hope it helps.
I see, well that makes sense. I dont really mind if its a tower issue because thatll be fixed eventually, I just would of hated if I had to replace the phone, it would of been such a hassle because I didnt buy it direct from t-mo. Thanks to both of you!
Also, since t-mobile seems to be using multiple bands for 4g, I guess it would be better to leave it on auto in network settings?
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I see, well that makes sense. I dont really mind if its a tower issue because thatll be fixed eventually, I just would of hated if I had to replace the phone, it would of been such a hassle because I didnt buy it direct from t-mo. Thanks to both of you!
Also, since t-mobile seems to be using multiple bands for 4g, I guess it would be better to leave it on auto in network settings?
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If it helps you at all to see if you are on a different band than 1700/2100mhz
You can go into the dialer and do:
*#0011#
Up top mine says band 4
Which is for 1700mhz AWS
BAND 2
which is for 1900mhz PCS.
You might be on band 4 or 2 on a tower by tower basis, or if they are making adjustments
You might be switched but that is above my pay grade lol
Hello XDA.
I have a Samsung Galaxy III and I get very low speeds on 4G LTE. My phone is completely stock. No roms, not unlocked, nothing. It sometimes takes me up to 3-4 minutes to open up www.google.com on my phone. I ran some speed tests and come up very short to what LTE should be. My data usage is only about 1 GB a month. I am not being throttled. I have no clue what to do. Please help? I have included a picture of my speed tests... (I had 3 bars when I ran the test)....
Thank you.
*EDIT: my attached picture is not showing up. It shows 0.08 down and 0.16 up. Not cool!
What modem are you on? If you're not in the newest I'd flash the newest modem. If it constant no matter where you go then I'd say its bad hardware that your internal antenna is bad and you should take it in, but you can call your service provider firat and have them refresh your network on your phone for you. That's WAY below AT&T's threshold and would deem that faulty if they can't fix it with a refresh.
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What modem are you on? If you're not in the newest I'd flash the newest modem. If it constant no matter where you go then I'd say its bad hardware that your internal antenna is bad and you should take it in, but you can call your service provider firat and have them refresh your network on your phone for you. That's WAY below AT&T's threshold and would deem that faulty if they can't fix it with a refresh.
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I'm on LK3 modem.
I called AT&T yesterday, was on the phone for over 1 hour, they reset everything and tried but nothing. It's not always this bad. I have noticed after 2am it goes up to 4mbps. They did not fix it with a refresh. After about an hour they put in a ticket for me. They said it should be good in a week. But I doubt that.
Thanks for the reply. I really do want to get this fixed.
Ozzie Sandoval said:
I'm on LK3 modem.
I called AT&T yesterday, was on the phone for over 1 hour, they reset everything and tried but nothing. It's not always this bad. I have noticed after 2am it goes up to 4mbps. They did not fix it with a refresh. After about an hour they put in a ticket for me. They said it should be good in a week. But I doubt that.
Thanks for the reply. I really do want to get this fixed.
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Yeah you could flash another modem and see if that fixes it or you could just call it faulty and go up to att and show them. They probably will send you to a warranty location and you'll get a new device but usually its a drive to get there atleast for me it is. At this point I'd just take it back and to hell with the bs they feed to so they dont have to replace the device. Good luck hopefully you can get it resolved.
After more tests, 4G which is HSPA+ is faster than 4G LTE.
on 4G I got 5mbps, which I am happy about. with LTE I get 0.08 mbps. weird.
Ozzie Sandoval said:
After more tests, 4G which is HSPA+ is faster than 4G LTE.
on 4G I got 5mbps, which I am happy about. with LTE I get 0.08 mbps. weird.
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I'd def take that it because if that holds true then with lte you should be getting amazing fast speeds like 10 to 15mbps higher than 4g. When I'm in Chicago I'm at 32mbps download on lte and 18mbps on non lte and when I'm in my hometown its only 5 to 10 Mbps on lte and maybe 1 or 2mbps on non lte.
This was when I just in the city for work. It was wondeful but I pretty much blew through my 3GB data package with it.
Thank you DamageSource. I'm glad you replied. I am going to take it in today to an AT&T store. I noticed when I was at the bank today I got 20 mbps!!! am I crazy? is my phone acting up? How can service be really ****ty where I work and where I live but the bank is ok? My area has full LTE coverage. I'm gonna try a SIM card switch first, and then see what happens.
EDIT* Another thing I noticed, my network is not LTE it says "cell"
Ozzie Sandoval said:
Thank you DamageSource. I'm glad you replied. I am going to take it in today to an AT&T store. I noticed when I was at the bank today I got 20 mbps!!! am I crazy? is my phone acting up? How can service be really ****ty where I work and where I live but the bank is ok? My area has full LTE coverage. I'm gonna try a SIM card switch first, and then see what happens.
EDIT* Another thing I noticed, my network is not LTE it says "cell"
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Yeah that's definitely a problem. Let me know what happens after the sim card I'm curious about this signal thing.
DamageSource said:
Yeah that's definitely a problem. Let me know what happens after the sim card I'm curious about this signal thing.
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*Update: Got my sim card replaced, of course when I was in the store I had 4G LTE and 4 bars of signal and I got 6 mpbs download. I said sure I will take that for the meantime, however as soon as I stepped out of the AT&T store I get 1.5 mpbs. I think it might be my antenna or phone? This is so weird. I have never had this problem before. I seriously cannot use my phone for anything besides text and calling.
What should I do? I doubt they will replace it for free. They will say some bull**** about how I dropped it in water or on the ground or something. My phone has never touched water and has been in an otter box case the whole time.
I honestly feel trapped. Do I have to dish out $$$ on a brand new phone?
Sorry for the rant, just tired and frustrated.
1.5mpbs be thankful about that in los angeles with so many people using LTE espically where i live & work I usually get around .15mps. As soon as I go out of LA area i get 15mpbs+.
Imo AT&T should put more towers and upgrade the towers that is being used most frequently, and not advertise LTE EVERYWHERE where the population might be 100 people.
Ozzie Sandoval said:
*Update: Got my sim card replaced, of course when I was in the store I had 4G LTE and 4 bars of signal and I got 6 mpbs download. I said sure I will take that for the meantime, however as soon as I stepped out of the AT&T store I get 1.5 mpbs. I think it might be my antenna or phone? This is so weird. I have never had this problem before. I seriously cannot use my phone for anything besides text and calling.
What should I do? I doubt they will replace it for free. They will say some bull**** about how I dropped it in water or on the ground or something. My phone has never touched water and has been in an otter box case the whole time.
I honestly feel trapped. Do I have to dish out $$$ on a brand new phone?
Sorry for the rant, just tired and frustrated.
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Well they can see if its water damages by a sticker so if its never been wet don't worry about it. Also just keep the speed test data and go up there later and show them. I was once told the att stores have tower amplifiers at the stores to give you better speeds when you're looking at them in the store. Just show them and demand it. That's what I did before when this thing had no data and full bars.
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Well they can see if its water damages by a sticker so if its never been wet don't worry about it. Also just keep the speed test data and go up there later and show them. I was once told the att stores have tower amplifiers at the stores to give you better speeds when you're looking at them in the store. Just show them and demand it. That's what I did before when this thing had no data and full bars.
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Damage you had the same problem before?
What was the issue? How was it resolved.
You've been so much help through all this, thanks man!
Ozzie Sandoval said:
Damage you had the same problem before?
What was the issue? How was it resolved.
You've been so much help through all this, thanks man!
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I wounds up getting a new phone which seems to help a ton and no problem glad I could help
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I wounds up getting a new phone which seems to help a ton and no problem glad I could help
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I got a email saying my issue has been resolved. However I get 0.26 down/ 0.15 up.
I called back and they reopened the issue and will send it higher up. and it should be fixed by February 2nd. I feel like they are dicking me around. It sucks when my friends get around 20 mbps and I get 0.04 - 0.64 mbps down. I told them about how you got a new phone that fixed the issue but they didnt even mention is and told me to "turn off and turn on my phone". BS!
Ozzie Sandoval said:
I got a email saying my issue has been resolved. However I get 0.26 down/ 0.15 up.
I called back and they reopened the issue and will send it higher up. and it should be fixed by February 2nd. I feel like they are dicking me around. It sucks when my friends get around 20 mbps and I get 0.04 - 0.64 mbps down. I told them about how you got a new phone that fixed the issue but they didnt even mention is and told me to "turn off and turn on my phone". BS!
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You're better off going up to the store. On the phone you can't get anything done. They just feed you more and more crap until you either go up there or just stop caring. Like I said, keep the speed test logs and show up there and don't take no for an answer. You are a paying customer paying for lte not 2G speeds.
HI,
I have a very weird problem with my phone... and don't know what the cause of this problem is. One day I woke up, and had terrible signal on my phone... it would show 2 bars n Edge on the top. Then have no service at all. So I factory reset my phone and all that good stuff and still have the same problem. When I'm at my other house, I have 4 bars and HSPA+... at work I have no service at all.. When I'm in my car... it goes from no service to full service and so on... I know it's not my sim card cause I tried it on my Buddy's note 2 and it works fine... I haven't done anything to my phone but unlock it so I am able to use my videotron phone with my Fido carrier. Other then that I haven't done anything with it. I have tried every single thing on this forum, except changing the signal antenna... Does anyone have a solution? And I can't bring it to Videotron cause it's unlocked...
PLEASE HELP
Thanks in advance!!!
kpstunna85 said:
HI,
I have a very weird problem with my phone... and don't know what the cause of this problem is. One day I woke up, and had terrible signal on my phone... it would show 2 bars n Edge on the top. Then have no service at all. So I factory reset my phone and all that good stuff and still have the same problem. When I'm at my other house, I have 4 bars and HSPA+... at work I have no service at all.. When I'm in my car... it goes from no service to full service and so on... I know it's not my sim card cause I tried it on my Buddy's note 2 and it works fine... I haven't done anything to my phone but unlock it so I am able to use my videotron phone with my Fido carrier. Other then that I haven't done anything with it. I have tried every single thing on this forum, except changing the signal antenna... Does anyone have a solution? And I can't bring it to Videotron cause it's unlocked...
PLEASE HELP
Thanks in advance!!!
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It may be your carrier.
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Hey! Thx but I tried using the my friends sim card on my phone and it works fine... and vise versa... So it's not the carrier or the sim card... Its the actual phone itself... Someone told me to put a custom rom on it... but I kind of like the stock rom that comes with it. I purchased a signal antenna and will try that out when it arrives...
kpstunna85 said:
Hey! Thx but I tried using the my friends sim card on my phone and it works fine... and vise versa... So it's not the carrier or the sim card... Its the actual phone itself... Someone told me to put a custom rom on it... but I kind of like the stock rom that comes with it. I purchased a signal antenna and will try that out when it arrives...
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Just an idea, check your network mode through settings/mobile network/networksettings, maybe it has been changed. Or you can try *#2263# in the dial pad and see if it is set right also, I think it should be WCDMA All. Like you said it might be a hardware issue, but no harm done in checking these.
I'm waiting for Tmobile to send me a new phone for my wife.. Same problem.. And it just keeps getting worse.. I have spent hours on the phone with them and nothing helped so they agreed to send me a brand new phone
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kpstunna85 said:
HI,
I have a very weird problem with my phone... and don't know what the cause of this problem is. One day I woke up, and had terrible signal on my phone... it would show 2 bars n Edge on the top. Then have no service at all. So I factory reset my phone and all that good stuff and still have the same problem. When I'm at my other house, I have 4 bars and HSPA+... at work I have no service at all.. When I'm in my car... it goes from no service to full service and so on... I know it's not my sim card cause I tried it on my Buddy's note 2 and it works fine... I haven't done anything to my phone but unlock it so I am able to use my videotron phone with my Fido carrier. Other then that I haven't done anything with it. I have tried every single thing on this forum, except changing the signal antenna... Does anyone have a solution? And I can't bring it to Videotron cause it's unlocked...
PLEASE HELP
Thanks in advance!!!
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I have this exact same problem! No service at my house but my wife's note 2 works perfectly sitting right next to mine. Service is all over the place when driving around. Sometimes it will even show bars (service) but it's still searching for the tmobile network. But mostly the service is all over the place or not at all. The wifi calling feature works great and thank God for it, or I would never have service. I have since done a couple things to try to fix it. I have replaced the antenna module in the phone (its the part on the bottom back that has the loud speaker in it), I have rooted and flashed a new rom, as well as flashing several tmobile modems. Nothing so far has made any difference! I am beside myself as I have no warranty and no chance of returning it. Please please please someone help us!
rail205 said:
Just an idea, check your network mode through settings/mobile network/networksettings, maybe it has been changed. Or you can try *#2263# in the dial pad and see if it is set right also, I think it should be WCDMA All. Like you said it might be a hardware issue, but no harm done in checking these.
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Life saver for me with that dial pad code. Thank you!
Recently switched it to only 4G and when in bad signal areas, phone is useless and couldn't remember that code.
Stored that sucker into contacts, lol!
Appreciate it, going on a trip and need phone for navigation.
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rail205 said:
Just an idea, check your network mode through settings/mobile network/networksettings, maybe it has been changed. Or you can try *#2263# in the dial pad and see if it is set right also, I think it should be WCDMA All. Like you said it might be a hardware issue, but no harm done in checking these.
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I should have read through this better. WCDMA All worked for me! My phone is now fully working! Thanks so much for the help!
HomemadeCody said:
I should have read through this better. WCDMA All worked for me! My phone is now fully working! Thanks so much for the help!
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Which one did you set it to for it to work for your T-mobile, I have the same problem.
I thought T-Mobile is GSM, not CDMA? I wonder why it worked for you?
Which option did you set in that menu? Thank you.
rail205 said:
Just an idea, check your network mode through settings/mobile network/networksettings, maybe it has been changed. Or you can try *#2263# in the dial pad and see if it is set right also, I think it should be WCDMA All. Like you said it might be a hardware issue, but no harm done in checking these.
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Just wanna say thanks to you... Was having piss poor signal after switching roms/upgrading to 4.3 and had the worst signal as in before it was great. You gave me the idea to check networks.. it was set to use lte/wcdma/gsm.. I changed to wcdma/gsm only. Now I have all bars back.. Thanks!
testrider said:
Which one did you set it to for it to work for your T-mobile, I have the same problem.
I thought T-Mobile is GSM, not CDMA? I wonder why it worked for you?
Which option did you set in that menu? Thank you.
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WCDMA is a data protocol used on GSM carriers for 3g (pseudo 4g) service.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
Coug76 said:
WCDMA is a data protocol used on GSM carriers for 3g (pseudo 4g) service.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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Does that mean if you switch it to that mode, you can't get LTE?
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Quakeworld said:
Just wanna say thanks to you... Was having piss poor signal after switching roms/upgrading to 4.3 and had the worst signal as in before it was great. You gave me the idea to check networks.. it was set to use lte/wcdma/gsm.. I changed to wcdma/gsm only. Now I have all bars back.. Thanks!
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Do you get LTE service?
I have exactly the same issue. Replaced the USB port board and since then I have terrible signal. I ordered new antenna wire and replaced it, but it did not help. while driving the hpone is balancing between full bars and no bars. At home bu my dest where I used to have 1-2 bars I have no service at all. I restored factory settings but it did not help. I'm sure it is not the service cause this same SIM works fine on another phone. Of course T-MOBILE (I use SOLAVEI but it is based on T-MOBILE network and service) is of course GSM so setting phone to CDMA makes no sense.
There are 3 connector pins on the plastic frame piece which is removable. One must remove that frame to get to the antenna or other pats (i.e ribbon connectors). I 'm not sure what is the role of those connectors or if they have anything to do with antenna or signal strenght/reception. Any ideas ?
IF ANYBODY MANAGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM (especially for Note-2 T_MOBILE phone) PLEASE SHARE IT !
Art
Problem seems to be with the gsm radio you can select gsm only and see if you get any signal if not its the gsm radio but I don't know how to fix it
Try to wash the sim card carrier by jupiter oil . Tried and worked well.