Kind of a stupid topic but thought I would ask. Has anyone else in the Thornhill/Vaughan area noticed much stronger HSPA/3G signal strength?
In my entertainment room in the basement I used to get NO HSPA/3G signal and always switched to Edge (2G) so I can make and receive phone calls. I would also get about 1-2 bars in 2G (Edge). Today however I noticed that I got full bars HSPA/3G and they stay full. I thought it was a bug and noticed my iPhone also had full bars.
So anyone else or am I just bugging out?
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theMaDHakkeR said:
Kind of a stupid topic but thought I would ask. Has anyone else in the Thornhill/Vaughan area noticed much stronger HSPA/3G signal strength?
In my entertainment room in the basement I used to get NO HSPA/3G signal and always switched to Edge (2G) so I can make and receive phone calls. I would also get about 1-2 bars in 2G (Edge). Today however I noticed that I got full bars HSPA/3G and they stay full. I thought it was a bug and noticed my iPhone also had full bars.
So anyone else or am I just bugging out?
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Where the he'll is Thornhill/Vaughan
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Sorry should have been more clear. Its Rogers Canada Toronto Ontario.
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You can use something like Open Signal Maps to see the towers around. They probably just put up a new one near your house...
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I have no idea but I'm getting nearly 7000mbps in my basement lol.
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7000Mb/s or 7000MB/s?
Anyway, regardless of units, you seem to have a super internet connection using HSPA+/HSPA
My guess is 7Mb/s.
I'm sitting here at work and I check my signal strength it say -91. When I had my Droid incredible original it would have a signal strength of around -62. Do I have one of those defective nexus phones I keep hearing about? Also in my house I go from
-120 to -140 what's up with that? My cell standby says 73% of the time that can't be good.
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Are you on LTE? If so, the Nexus properly reports the LTE signal, which may be worse because it is not rolled out as widely as the 3G on your Incredible.
Also, the radios on the GNex aren't the best, as is widely noted and complained about.
I am on lte so if I change to cdma it'll have better signal?
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Gargamel1 said:
I am on lte so if I change to cdma it'll have better signal?
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Maybe, but signal strength is relative to network type and data speeds. What location?
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South Carolina on verizon. In Charleston county we have 4g. I get it if I walk down the street but anything in or around my house seems to be a dead zone. It's really irritating and I bet its destroying my battery life.
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Outside of the appearance of a "weak" signal, does the device function? Can you make a call? I have a signal of -102db at work because we have crap coverage of all kinds and can still make a clear call on my VZW GNex. Outside of the building I get more bars (like it matters) and can make the same phone call. Obviously data speeds are slower inside than out, but communications still flow.
Edit: Your giant 4.65 inch screen is probably using more juice than your weak signal. It's the price of a big display.
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Yes I still can make phone calls, but when I first noticed it I had my wife call me and it didn't ring. So I'm afraid that I'll end up missing phone calls. I'm a firm believer in the "if you pay for something it should work and not be defective". Also when I talked to Verizon the tier two tech said it couldn't activate/communicate with the device at the the switch. He suggested a new sim or phone. He also said with the worry free guarantee I could switch out the phone for another. I would have to pay the difference if it cost more. I'm now wondering if since I got this phone for free would I have to 299.99 for a phone, or since it costs 299.99 at Verizon could I switch it out for a phone that costs 299.99?
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Yes I still can make phone calls, but when I first noticed it I had my wife call me and it didn't ring. So I'm afraid that I'll end up missing phone calls. I'm a firm believer in the "if you pay for something it should work and not be defective". Also when I talked to Verizon the tier two tech said it couldn't activate/communicate with the device at the the switch. He suggested a new sim or phone. He also said with the worry free guarantee I could switch out the phone for another. I would have to pay the difference if it cost more. I'm now wondering if since I got this phone for free would I have to 299.99 for a phone, or since it costs 299.99 at Verizon could I switch it out for a phone that costs 299.99?
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I'm pretty sure it only means the difference in MSRPs between the two devices. Had the same situation a few years ago with Sprint when 3 Instincts went bad. Upgraded to a Touch Pro and only had to pay $100, even though I got the Instinct for only $50 on special.
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I have AT&T. Been using the GNEX for months (before it was available on Google Play) and it shows ~1 bar/0 bars in my basement. I recently got a new GSM RAZR MAXX and in the same basement, I get 4/5 bars and never drop a call ever.
That says something to me. Quite simply Samsung radios aren't nearly as good as Motorola's radios.
I'm actually selling my GNEX and keeping the RAZR.
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I'm sitting here at work and I check my signal strength it say -91. When I had my Droid incredible original it would have a signal strength of around -62. Do I have one of those defective nexus phones I keep hearing about? Also in my house I go from
-120 to -140 what's up with that? My cell standby says 73% of the time that can't be good.
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Do you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus? Most likely
Yeah its a Verizon nexus. Man I really like this phone the screen is amazing, I get OK battery life, and the 5mp camera is really good in low light. I wish I could get the reception of the razr maxx as I'm hearing it is greatly superior. Plus with the razr HD coming out it makes me second guess. If I keep switching sim cards and phones until the razr HD comes out what would my chances be in getting that one as a trade in?
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Yeah its a Verizon nexus. Man I really like this phone the screen is amazing, I get OK battery life, and the 5mp camera is really good in low light. I wish I could get the reception of the razr maxx as I'm hearing it is greatly superior. Plus with the razr HD coming out it makes me second guess. If I keep switching sim cards and phones until the razr HD comes out what would my chances be in getting that one as a trade in?
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Slim-to-none in my experience. I think it's always been a tradeoff between Motorola and Samsung. I love Samsungs design and screens and ease of rooting/unlocking compared to HTC and Moto. For me, the carrier (Verizon) and their excellent network in my area more than makes up for the lack of the GNex's signal-pulling ability.
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Yeah its a Verizon nexus. Man I really like this phone the screen is amazing, I get OK battery life, and the 5mp camera is really good in low light. I wish I could get the reception of the razr maxx as I'm hearing it is greatly superior. Plus with the razr HD coming out it makes me second guess. If I keep switching sim cards and phones until the razr HD comes out what would my chances be in getting that one as a trade in?
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I get lousy reception on my gsm galaxy nexus on Bell too. This is my second nexus and it's definitely no better than the first. They keep making phones thinner and thinner and at some point radios, batteries, internal storage have to suffer. I like the phone but I can't wait until my contract is up and I can check out the new Nexus'.
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Outside of the appearance of a "weak" signal, does the device function? Can you make a call? I have a signal of -102db at work because we have crap coverage of all kinds and can still make a clear call on my VZW GNex. Outside of the building I get more bars (like it matters) and can make the same phone call. Obviously data speeds are slower inside than out, but communications still flow.
Edit: Your giant 4.65 inch screen is probably using more juice than your weak signal. It's the price of a big display.
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No time without signal that high is killing his battery more than the screen. Cell phones want to remain in contact with the tower at all times, the poor signal the phone tries that much harder to stay on the tower.
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If you're using 4G, remember that 4G on ICS and higher (I believe it's all ICS/JB devices) reports RSRP signal status, rather than RSSI. RSRP shows a much lower number for a similar signal level. Read this thread for more information.
I think I pinpointed it to the fact that when I'm connected to wifi I'm not connected to the mobile network. Does this make sense? when I'm not connected it is reading it as time without signal.
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Someone link him the damn thread on how to read the signal correctly in ICS/JB.
Remember too, you'll get a worse signal when inside of your house.
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Wow didn't mean to get your panties in a bunch. I do know that the signal is worse IN my house but I'm talking about being outside my house and inside my house. I apologize for not being clear on that front. But 73% no signal is a concern regardless of where I am.
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My WiFi isn't very good. I get very low signal and it periodically drops to zero bars and disconnects. I have my WiFi to never sleep.
For what its worth I'm using the Sprint GN. Any advice?
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Wow didn't mean to get your panties in a bunch. I do know that the signal is worse IN my house but I'm talking about being outside my house and inside my house. I apologize for not being clear on that front. But 73% no signal is a concern regardless of where I am.
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Call verizon and get a replacement. I went through 4 replacements to finally get one that doesn't drop calls/has bad reception.
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Hello everyone, Im trying to figure out why my wifi signal is almost non-existent when im downstairs in my house. My router is right next to my ps3 and tv so im always downstairs but i always have a weak signal most times or no bars at all. But when im upstairs i have full bars. Any idea on what i can do to improve this?? I have comcast internet and a Belkin N600 dual band N+ router.
I found this and hope it helps. There is a known issue with the Wi-Fi connectivity.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862888
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justice26 said:
I found this and how it helps. There is a known issue with the Wi-Fi connectivity.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862888
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thx
Thanks but hadn't really helped much.
Hi all
Are there any users who've used a different radio to improve the poor wifi signal on the galaxy s3?
There was a lengthy thread about this issue but haven't read or found a solution. My wifi drops off consistently and standing beside my router, I only ever get 2bars of signal strength.
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Hi all
Are there any users who've used a different radio to improve the poor wifi signal on the galaxy s3?
There was a lengthy thread about this issue but haven't read or found a solution. My wifi drops off consistently and standing beside my router, I only ever get 2bars of signal strength.
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Up until today there was only one radio that would work. Today all the major Canadian carriers released an update and part of that was an updated modem(radio). Check for updates on your phone or through KIES. I haven't seen any pre-rooted versions yet but give it time.....
Thanks, as far as radios I am curios which radios we can flash on our s3's as per region or carrier
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Hi all
Are there any users who've used a different radio to improve the poor wifi signal on the galaxy s3?
There was a lengthy thread about this issue but haven't read or found a solution. My wifi drops off consistently and standing beside my router, I only ever get 2bars of signal strength.
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The radio has nothing to do with WiFi, the kernel does. My Bell S3 picks up WiFi just fine. It might be your router that is the issue? Have you tried resetting it?
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The radio has nothing to do with WiFi, the kernel does. My Bell S3 picks up WiFi just fine. It might be your router that is the issue? Have you tried resetting it?
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Router connects well to tablet, laptop and sonos. I literally have to be in a 3' radius to get 3-4 bars of signal strength.
Speedtest was about 3Mbps down. Brutal. I posted in another post but I'll do it again here. Samsung is taking my phone back since it's within the one year period. Service time frame 2-5 weeks. They emailed me a UPS prepaid shipping to print out to ship it to Ontario for repair or replacement.
I may be late on this one.. but why does my Gnex only connect at 65Mbps on wireless-n?
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I may be late on this one.. but why does my Gnex only connect at 65Mbps on wireless-n?
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All advertised/published WiFi speeds are theoretical, and possible under ideal conditions. 65 Mbps is far more than you need, unless of course you are on a WiFi network that has a back end that can supply more than 65Mbps.
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I think you're on 2.4 WiFi n and not 5 GHz WiFi n which would give you the higher speeds.
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I own a Netgear N900 router capable of 450mbps on both 2.4 and 5GHz bands. My Nexus also maxes out at 65mbps.
Because the gnex only have 1 antenna for WiFi. Need 2 for 150Mbps.
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Because the gnex only have 1 antenna for WiFi. Need 2 for 150Mbps.
Beamed from my Grouper.
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Winner winner........
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Here is just one of the threads about this already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962966