Just curious if the Samsung Galaxy Note MHL/HDMI Adaptor would work on the Sprint Note II because I did not want to run out and splurge on it and learn it the hard way if it does not work.
Also was curious about FM radio as being listed on the specs in google searches, but have been unable to find it. Reason I asked about it specifically was because of pathetic "roaming" 3G coverage that kept dropping more times than actually connecting during a power outage in the aftermath of tropical storm Sandy.
Thanks in advance.
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You can buy the official.samsung 11 pin adapter and it.will.work
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Not sure anyone can answer this but I will ask anyway. I have 2 S3's Galaxy note 10.1, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a old Epic 4g plus a (yuk) Iphone 4s for work. When in Best Buy none of the Samsung devices can find their signal, it won't even show up to connect to. It does show up and connect on the Iphone. I have read about the S3's wifi being weak but it seems strange that no samsung device will even find the signal at a best buy store. Anyone else have this problem? Maybe it is something Best Buy has done to there Wifi but this is just weird. No problems anywhere else just Best Buy that I know of.
I think I've already know the answer to this question, after extensive searching and reading around, but here goes anyway.
Is there any sign of the Galaxy Note 2 getting Orange Signal Boost (UMA), or it being able to be ported to it?
I guess not, as the Signal Boost app seems only to work up to ICS not JB and the Note 2 is shipped with JB. I guess if Signal Boost is ever put on the S3 there might be a chance for it to be extracted from that rom for the Note 2. But Orange don't say what will be done, so we really have no idea.
Am I correct?
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Orange.... Well EE now have a femtocell that they are selling. From what I gather if you have registered an issue with signal in your home or office you may be able to get one free, especially if your signal has degraded due to them decommissioning a cell (as part of their network optimisation). If not, they sell them for £100. There is a thread about them on the digital spy forum.
Sent from my Samsung Note II.
P's, the reason I mention the femtocell is that most people who use uma would get a similar benefit from a femtocell and have the same reasons for using either... To get a signal.
Thanks, I didn't know that.
It's definitely Signal Boost / UMA I'm interested in though. It's for when I go away (within UK) and then I don't have physical access to the router, just to the wifi.
Hi, after a few attempts at searching for info about the external antenna on the nexus, I think I finally found something... has anyone tried this part:
http://www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/patch-lead-samsung-nexus-s
This is by the same company that makes a Galaxy SII patch lead. I've read all the threads about breaking the internal antenna by using an incorrect connector, but a couple of people mentioned towards the end that they tried this brand and it worked perfectly.
I'd like to try this because when I drive through WI I have very poor / no reception, even though I'm driving down the one corridor (I94/I90/I35) that T-Mobile is supposed to completely cover. Most of the time I can't even get enough signal to send a text. Since google maps can't do routing offline I really would like to boost my signal at least up to 2G all the way through the state, and if I got a good enough signal to stream music that would be even better. Also, it seems like I always hit a snow storm when I go through. I'd rather not be stranded w/o signal if something happened.
Hopefully this + a good (5db or greater) car antenna + a second phone back that I can drill a hole in would make the phone usable on road trips...
I think it's a risk of breaking that port. And besides, what kind of antenna are you going to connect? Isn't roaming offered if you were to NEED cell service? Have you tried flashing other radios from josteink's radio dumps collection? Which radio are you on now?
Don't take the risk, just get the Wilson cradle signal booster. And for maps, you can go into settings and download areas to offline cache.
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bodh said:
I think it's a risk of breaking that port. And besides, what kind of antenna are you going to connect? Isn't roaming offered if you were to NEED cell service? Have you tried flashing other radios from josteink's radio dumps collection? Which radio are you on now?
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I'm on T-Mobile pre-paid. They claim they have service but it doesn't come through. I've tried a couple of radios but this has been the case with other phones for the past 5 years. They just don't have much / any service. (T-mobile prepaid shows IA as having 2G service but they don't actually let you connect, even though they own the company that owns the towers).
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Don't take the risk, just get the Wilson cradle signal booster. And for maps, you can go into settings and download areas to offline cache.
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I already have the official car dock so I'd rather not dispose of that. I can't download maps to cover the whole route - 400 - 500 miles - but even if I'm in an area I have downloaded I thought it needed networking to actually do the routing...
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I already have the official car dock so I'd rather not dispose of that. I can't download maps to cover the whole route - 400 - 500 miles - but even if I'm in an area I have downloaded I thought it needed networking to actually do the routing...
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I can understand not wanting another dock. I don't have one so its hard to know what kind of solutions would work. Wilson makes many different adapters, antennas and amplifiers, check them out.
With maps, I believe you can download more area depending on level of zoom and I also think navigation would work as long as you start in a coverage area, been a long time since I used it and lost coverage. Not sure about rerouting abilities without coverage or cached maps. I would try to at least cache the areas you know have little to no service. You may be better with an offline solution such as Tom Tom, Navigon, or one of the many other ones. Keep us posted, interested to see what you come up with.
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Is it possible to use Verizon aircard to get wifi on the Nexus 7? I looked around and it seems like you need to buy a travel router. Now, have anyone here actually used a travel router? My main question is can it be used to give the tablet wifi while outside, for example, like driving?
If it can, can anyone point me to one that would do exactly that. The routers that I saw needs some sort of power source (wall adapter or usb, but N7 doesn't have usb port to supply the power). Any way to make it work?
Thanks
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Is it possible to use Verizon aircard to get wifi on the Nexus 7? I looked around and it seems like you need to buy a travel router. Now, have anyone here actually used a travel router? My main question is can it be used to give the tablet wifi while outside, for example, like driving?
If it can, can anyone point me to one that would do exactly that. The routers that I saw needs some sort of power source (wall adapter or usb, but N7 doesn't have usb port to supply the power). Any way to make it work?
Thanks
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If you have a 4G aircard, the easiest way to get it to work would be to pick up a hotspot from ebay or just buy it from Verizon depending on what you want to spend. It will have its own battery and connect via wifi. You may want to search the net to see if someone has been able to get your model aircard to work with a N7 but it probably needs power from the USB port and I don't think the N7 supplies very much.
I use my phone as a hotspot with Verizon frequently. No issues but Verizon's service is really suffering in NYC lately. Also try FreedomPop (depending on where you live you can get free 500mB) its the lowest cost data I've seen.
Hey guys, couldn't find anything on google.
Could any of you give me some information regarding this?
I'm wondering whether to buy the LTE version or just get the non-LTE and use a 3g Dongle. Which one would have a better signal reception? ( I would most likely buy a huawei 3g dongle)
By the way, I am installing this in my car so having a good signal is paramount. Also, we don't have to worry about the 3g dongle being an obstructive addon as everything will be hidden behind the middle compartment.
I have a Nexus 7 2012 installed atm and GPS loses it's signal when I enter the city with buildings everywhere.
So hence I don't want to experience the same thing with my new nexus upgrade.
Any ideas or suggestions to my new upgrade would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jim.
You'll lose gps no matter what. Buildings are always an issue. Happens all the time. Better to plan your route turn by turn and look at the list as you go.
Now what you could do is possibly try an external bluetooth gps puck and see if that has any impact?
As far as reception goes it depends on where you're at and what your coverage is like. You'll always have better luck with a mifi and an external antenna. The nexus non lte is much cheaper too. But either choice won't change your GPS troubles.
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