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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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perry_henis said:
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
perry_henis said:
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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thegregulator said:
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.
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Was wondering where and speed of 4G LTE in S.A....
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Lte is solid for me around dezavala/ih10, Shavano park area. Speeds around 12-18 down and 4-9 up.
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I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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Latest update, prl, and profile update? This is probably dumb question though. I can actually see the tower I'm connecting to. Last I heard, San Antonio is only about 25% complete.
Edit: I also disabled automatic connections under mobile networks. Not sure that has anything to do with it though.
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sometimes i get some lte around northeast i live around by 410/35
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I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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Latest update, prl, and profile update? These is probably dumb question though. I can actually see the tower I'm connecting to. Last I heard, San Antonio is only about 25% complete.
Edit: I also disabled automatic connections under mobile networks. Not sure that has anything to do with it though.
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Yes; although I'm all stock.
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Teczeus said:
I live on the other side of I-10 in dezavala and no luck...
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Have you applied the latest OTA update (v L710VPLG8) to your phone? This update contains an important fix to optimize LTE connectivity.
I'm over by Alamo Heights with spotty connection and get randomly throughout town
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At school at itt-tech, I get some pretty *****in' speeds. A solid 28kbps down and like 9-ish kbps up.
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Not in San Antonio but in KC last night ran a speed test using the hotspot and my laptop got 23+ Mbps down just over 1 Mbps up heck roadrunner can only do 5Mbps down and 1 Mbps up, not sure how loaded network is here.
Just updated Prl...no lte at work (Westover hills)..but I hope I get it at home tonight. Will post speeds..hopefully!
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Just updated Prl...no lte at work (Westover hills)..but I hope I get it at home tonight. Will post speeds..hopefully!
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Well at home and got lte ...but it's so intermittent that I can't even run a speed test without getting network lost error...
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Well at home and got lte ...but it's so intermittent that I can't even run a speed test without getting network lost error...
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I'll ask again: Have you applied the latest OTA update (v L710VPLG8) to your phone?
I'm at San Pedro and 410, but the phone automatically connects to my home Wifi. I drive around town all day long and so far, compared to the Evo 3d I used to have, the speeds are ****ing great.
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I'll ask again: Have you applied the latest OTA update (v L710VPLG8) to your phone?
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I do not have that version .. I have updated everything.. vplg2 is what I'm running...
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I do not have that version .. I have updated everything.. vplg2 is what I'm running...
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Your LTE experience may well improve after applying the LG8 update. It includes an important fix to the logic governing when the handset will connect and/or disconnect from an LTE tower. You and all the others trying to test LTE service in the newly "launched" LTE markets need to understand this. In several scattered but related threads in this forum, it is apparent that the commenters reporting their LTE experience are mostly ignorant.
Users in places such as San Antonio, Houston, DFW, Atlanta, etc. who are trying LTE with this phone have faced two problems:
The markets were officially "launched" July 15 with only a small fraction of their towers ready for LTE, although work continues on the build-out.
The new LTE handsets, including the GS3, needed OTA fixes to change the signal-strength threshold governing LTE connections. Without the fix, phones can only get or hold an LTE connection that is quite strong.
The second factor just multiplies the damage caused by the first.
I have tested my GS3 in a city that has its LTE network substantially built-out (Waco). Before applying the LG8 update, even where the LTE signal was very strong, the phone did not connect. After the update, I found LTE service all over town.
p.s. If you really want to understand and track the LTE rollout, go to S4GRU.com, which focuses on this matter exclusively and knowledgeably.
Please post all LTE discussions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824897
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Coming from the Galaxy s II LTE, I noticed that the LTE connection is not as great as it used to be from GSII to GSIII. At the same location (my desk at work) I used to consistently have LTE, not I get 4G and if I'm lucky, 3 bars.
Question(s): instead of waiting for the updated modem from Rogers,
1)Anyone flash UCAL based ROMS experience better LTE connection with Rogers?
2)Anyone flash ANY ROM and notice improvements?
3)Anyone try any tweaks that they wouldn't mind sharing that improves this?
I'm thinking of flashing Tuchmi but I'm really considering other ROMs based on UCAL just to see if it improves LTE. Anyone experience anything as mentioned above?
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My office downtown at front and bay gets terrible reception.
Yesterday I had my phone running cm10 next to a buddy on stock and we were both only getting 3-5 down and less than 1 up!
Before the s3 I had a blackberry and it had **** reception in my office equipment too.
I am also running cm10 latest version august 17th. Does anyone know what the lte symbol is? I only connect to 4g and H+. Before I installed the ROM I never had access to the network, but I do now after speaking to my provider.
colin.hristow said:
I am also running cm10 latest version august 17th. Does anyone know what the lte symbol is? I only connect to 4g and H+. Before I installed the ROM I never had access to the network, but I do now after speaking to my provider.
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4G is the LTE in CM10
I really think the antenna on the sgs3 is weaker for both cellular and wifi reception. Once it picks up a signal when you're close enough its alright but compared to other devices I've used such as sgs2 it does seem weaker. And sgs2 was fairly weak as it was IMO.
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blue265 said:
I really think the antenna on the sgs3 is weaker for both cellular and wifi reception. Once it picks up a signal when you're close enough its alright but compared to other devices I've used such as sgs2 it does seem weaker. And sgs2 was fairly weak as it was IMO.
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Coming from iPhone 4, I would say SGSIII's reception is pretty good to me. Never used SGSII before, I cannot provide the comparison.
I am using the AT&T UCAL based rom on Rogers, got 4 bars consistently. I guess the performance is pretty much the same, the battery seems getting better.
I've heard of people having the same issue coming from an S2 to S3 as well
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Has anyone else been getting pathetically low network speeds? I cant get more than 200kbps with two different roms that I am using. Is it just me or is anyone else experiencing it?
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Has anyone else been getting pathetically low network speeds? I cant get more than 200kbps with two different roms that I am using. Is it just me or is anyone else experiencing it?
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First of all, everyone's network speeds will vary by carrier and location.
Are you talking about wireless internet?
Are you on 3G or LTE?
What are you using to get your speed results?
My speeds could be great, and I walk two feet over and its horrible. My phone will hop to a different cell tower. Or while I'm at home I could be in a dead zone so my wireless will drop out. You need to be much much much more specific then what your telling us.
The chances of another fellow xda member using the same cell tower or your wireless router is slim to none. Just so your aware. Could be a problem with your carrier as well
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First of all, everyone's network speeds will vary by carrier and location.
Are you talking about wireless internet?
Are you on 3G or LTE?
What are you using to get your speed results?
My speeds could be great, and I walk two feet over and its horrible. My phone will hop to a different cell tower. Or while I'm at home I could be in a dead zone so my wireless will drop out. You need to be much much much more specific then what your telling us.
The chances of another fellow xda member using the same cell tower or your wireless router is slim to none. Just so your aware. Could be a problem with your carrier as well
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I am talking about 3g and lte. It started last week and I havent had good network speeds since then. I have switched roms three times and I have not gotten any better speeds. I am using speedtest.net app to get my speeds. I am on At&t and I realize that this differs from person to person but I am just getting tired of not being able to hardly anything without wifi.
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I am talking about 3g and lte. It started last week and I havent had good network speeds since then. I have switched roms three times and I have not gotten any better speeds. I am using speedtest.net app to get my speeds. I am on At&t and I realize that this differs from person to person but I am just getting tired of not being able to hardly anything without wifi.
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Are you on unlimited data? Sounds like throttling.
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Are you on unlimited data? Sounds like throttling.
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No 3gb a month. I dont know why they would throttle me since I have limited data.
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No 3gb a month. I dont know why they would throttle me since I have limited data.
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Have you gone over 3 gb and are you sure you have the correct apn settings?
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Have you gone over 3 gb and are you sure you have the correct apn settings?
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If he goes over they would charge more, not throttle..
Do you live in orange county by chance? Atts network has been broken lately down here...
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I have had this phone for about 4 or 5 days. When at my house I get 3g and only about 1 or 2 bars. This happened on my Samsung stratosphere too. Could this be a SIM card issue or hardware. I have read about a lot of people replacing this phone and still getting issues with signal. If I do bring my phone in to a Verizon store to get a sim card do I have to revert my phone to stock? I don't know if I should send my phone back or if where I live is just horrible for data. Sorry for so many questions.
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Flash another baseband radio and if you are using custom rom with custom kernel then flash stock galaxy nexus's kernel.
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I have had this phone for about 4 or 5 days. When at my house I get 3g and only about 1 or 2 bars. This happened on my Samsung stratosphere too. Could this be a SIM card issue or hardware. I have read about a lot of people replacing this phone and still getting issues with signal. If I do bring my phone in to a Verizon store to get a sim card do I have to revert my phone to stock? I don't know if I should send my phone back or if where I live is just horrible for data. Sorry for so many questions.
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Since it is the case for two phones, then maybe the 3G coverage is not good in your place.
Try asking others living around to confirm if they also suffer the same 3G coverage problem. Also try in another place to see if it still shows a weak signal everywhere or only at your place.
I do get better signals in different areas. Even with the 3g and 1 bar my speeds for browsing are decent but I just was wondering if a sim card or replacement would help. Thanks and I will ask some people
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SkylineZx said:
I do get better signals in different areas. Even with the 3g and 1 bar my speeds for browsing are decent but I just was wondering if a sim card or replacement would help. Thanks and I will ask some people
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If you would like to try another baseband radio as suggested by manumanfred then this thread should help you if you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus as it seems
Check this for baseband radios if you have a GSM Galaxy Nexus
I flashed the 4.0.4 radios and they didn't change. Should I try flashing again?
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SkylineZx said:
I flashed the 4.0.4 radios and they didn't change. Should I try flashing again?
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Flashing radios makes a slight, if at all a difference. Your best bet would be to keep calling and complaining to your provider, ive seen some success stories where others have been able to get verizon/att to pay for a 3g extender
Edit:Alright thanks. I think I am just in a bad area and I use wifi at my house anyways. Thanks
I accidentally misread the radio labels. The 4.0.4 did install.
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SkylineZx said:
Edit:Alright thanks. I think I am just in a bad area and I use wifi at my house anyways. Thanks
I accidentally misread the radio labels. The 4.0.4 did install.
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I am not sure that an old radio will perform better than the newer one. Give them a try then choose the one that suits you better
Well I am going to have to switch back to the latest. Data barely turns on when on these 4.0.4 radios. I am not going to return my phone because I doubt mine is defective. Thanks to everyone for helping
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SkylineZx said:
Well I am going to have to switch back to the latest. Data barely turns on when on these 4.0.4 radios. I am not going to return my phone because I doubt mine is defective. Thanks to everyone for helping
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It would be great if you mark this thread solved by adding something like "[SOLVED]" at the beginning of the current title
One more thing please is to make a habit of hitting the "Thanks" button to those who help you
Good Luck
4.0.4 radios are old. Try running something a little newer. I'm using FC04/FC05. Although honestly I don't really see a difference. Most of the time it just adjusts the timings between switching in and out of 4G... which I have disabled.
I would also recommend looking at a cellular booster/repeater. I work underground in the bottom floor of an office complex and we don't get signal from any carrier. We paid like $200 for a repeater and now we're good.
I'm running CM 10 on my AT&T S3. I'm in an LTE area and have LTE coverage. I also would have strong HSPA coverage as well.
My issue is, when I'm on a call, I have no internet connection. There is no 4G/H/3G icon at all by the signal bars (which are full). And when I try to go to a page it says No connection.
Is this an issue with CM10? Anyway I can fix this? I can't seem to remember if the issue was present on stock.
Same here. It worked on stock att
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paniro187 said:
Same here. It worked on stock att
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yea i put 10.1 and i still have the issue.