I have a Galaxy Nexus on I Wireless which is a T-Mobile affiliate. When I am holding my Gnex without moving the signal will go from 1 or 2 bars of H down to 1 or 2 bars of Edge and then will go up to 4 bars of Edge. It will then maybe go back up to 1 or 2 bars of H. I don't cover the antenna with my hand either since I am right handed. Also, I will have 4 bars of H outside of my school then go in school and have no H only Edge. One last thing, when I was at school, I turned on my phone and had 2 bars of H for about 30 seconds and it definitely was H speed when I was using an app. After 30 seconds or so it went down to 4 bars of Edge and stayed there. Why if HSPA+ was working fine would it go down to Edge?
Please Help,
Thanks In Advance
(P.S. I have tried multiple base bands and the one I am using right now is the best of all that I have tried. I am using XXLA2.)
Konner27 said:
I have a Galaxy Nexus on I Wireless which is a T-Mobile affiliate. When I am holding my Gnex without moving the signal will go from 1 or 2 bars of H down to 1 or 2 bars of Edge and then will go up to 4 bars of Edge. It will then maybe go back up to 1 or 2 bars of H. I don't cover the antenna with my hand either since I am right handed. Also, I will have 4 bars of H outside of my school then go in school and have no H only Edge. One last thing, when I was at school, I turned on my phone and had 2 bars of H for about 30 seconds and it definitely was H speed when I was using an app. After 30 seconds or so it went down to 4 bars of Edge and stayed there. Why if HSPA+ was working fine would it go down to Edge?
Please Help,
Thanks In Advance
(P.S. I have tried multiple base bands and the one I am using right now is the best of all that I have tried. I am using XXLA2.)
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LA2 is an European baseband.
(did some research)
it seems your network operates on several bands, since it uses Tmobile access and transmission equipments. GSM, UMTS and supposedly AWS; since AWS uses for downlink, a subset of UMTS frequency band, it might be that your device is either defective, or it switches too much between AWS and UMTS, on the places you go to everyday.
i would just go back to full stock, then go in a store and let them watch network coverage go haywire; then return it.
relock your bootloader before you do go in the store.
At the store there is 3 or 4 bars of HSPA+. It seems like when there is only 1 or 2 bars is when it happens.
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Also, my Gnex came factory unlocked.
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Konner27 said:
Also, my Gnex came factory unlocked.
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Might be refurbished? I would definitely get a refund if it came unlocked already.
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I have heard of some galaxy nexus coming factory unlocked before. Also, I know that I am using a European baseband but it works better than any north american one. What do you think about it only happening when there is 1 or 2 bars?
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Hi. I got my nexus yesterday. I really love it. I am on T-Mobile but the signal jump between 3g and h like crazy. I am aokp and radio xxkk6. Any suggestion
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I thought 3g and H connection jumps are normal if you move a lot or stay at somewhere with instable 3g signal.
Mine does that all the time.
Oh and u can delete that "COMING SOON" in your signature
The phone is made to go from 3g to h if the data signal is being used then back to 3g when it is not.
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joshnichols189 said:
The phone is made to go from 3g to h if the data signal is being used then back to 3g when it is not.
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thanks. I never heard of this but this sound good i will do more investigation
NICEGYPT said:
thanks. I never heard of this but this sound good i will do more investigation
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This is not a feature of the Galaxy Nexus, but rather the proper way 3G/HSPA+ is supposed to be handled by GSM phones.
Sometimes skins will just leave the "3G" or "4G" symbols up in the status bar, even when the phone is actually switching much more often. The Nexus just shows the actual switching when it happens.
I know there have been numerous threads about this but I wanted share how ATT has improved there HSPA+ network, at least in my area
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Thats good to know, where ate you located?
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Wow that is pretty impressive, I am getting 3mbps in the Bay Area, and I thought that was great.
Mind to share what apn setting you use?
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I was just in Philadelphia over the weekend and loved the speeds on ATT. I got 7 Mbps with a ping around 80. So good compared to here in Cali.
I'm in Orlando FL. At home about 1-3 down and .5 up, but at work (a few miles away) I get 3-4 solid and 1 up.
At home on a Sunday am I get solid 6 down and 1 up.
So I'm happy, my "unlimited" data lasts longer than if I had an LTE.
Ran XXLA2 then changed to UGLC1 and see really no diff.
I did get Getril Premium and matched up my RIL but no diff then either.
My reception with this phone sucks in my house but at work it's stellar.
Of course at work I can see the tower from my office window .
APN: I use standard default from the first time I put in the ATT sim from my Atrix.
Here's what we are getting in Vilnius/Lithuania.
HSPA or HSDPA (I dont know the diff; at least I see "H" near the signal strenght).
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bat0nas said:
Here's what we are getting in Lithuania.
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Really awesome =]
What radio?
- Google
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Really awesome =]
What radio?
- Google
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H If I understand correctly. We dont have 4G in LT yet.
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~30mbps in Boston
You can't get around 30 Mbps with a HSPA+21 phone. You either have a Verizon or Sprint version
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zeke1988 said:
~30mbps in Boston
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You're on Verizon. Should probably read the thread title.
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H If I understand correctly. We dont have 4G in LT yet.
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=P no your baseband in settings/ about phones
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I'm located in Newark Ohio, I used to get 3 on average. I'm using the wap.Cingular apn which is default. And my radio is
UGKL1.
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bat0nas said:
Here's what we are getting in Vilnius/Lithuania.
HSPA or HSDPA (I dont know the diff; at least I see "H" near the signal strenght).
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That's crazy good!
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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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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.
So I'm switching over from the T-Mobile G2x and I'm getting the Galaxy Nexus from the play store next week, and I wanna know how good is T-Mobile on this phone like the signal strength? Which HSPA+ do we get 21 or 42? Just wanna make sure it works with T-Mobile.
Marshall2017 said:
So I'm switching over from the T-Mobile G2x and I'm getting the Galaxy Nexus next week, and I wanna know how good is T-Mobile on this phone like the signal strength? Which HSPA+ do we get 21 or 42? Just wanna make sure it works with T-Mobile.
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Oh it works and its only 21 but not like bit matters no one comes close and signal strength is crap in my house it struggles to get one bar where the s2 got two or three. But service is good nonetheless
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I had a g2x. The nexus gets better service than it did across the board, but my SGS4G got a little better data speeds (its also a 21hspa+ device) whereas the nexus does better on cell service.
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Have the nexus for about a week already on T-Mobile. Been around Connecticut all weekend, steady 3-4 bars. Havent lost service yet. Just as good if not better than the amaze
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fuego77 said:
Have the nexus for about a week already on T-Mobile. Been around Connecticut all weekend, steady 3-4 bars. Havent lost service yet. Just as good if not better than the amaze
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How are your speeds? And does it show 4g? Mine just shows h then sometimes 3g
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How are your speeds? And does it show 4g? Mine just shows h then sometimes 3g
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H is "4g". It should show 3g until its actually actively transferring data then switch to H.
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I thought so never seen h before lol
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I live in LA, close to the LAX airport and I just noticed that my signal is only 1 bar. My note 2 is always full bars. Do I have a defective unit.
Below is the result for the speedtest.
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jhobert said:
I live in LA, close to the LAX airport and I just noticed that my signal is only 1 bar. My note 2 is always full bars. Do I have a defective unit.
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Both my wife and I always had lots of bars. Ever since we bought LTE devices we now have 1-2 bars. Was your bars full with an LTE plan and device prior? If so then its faulty.
If you take the back cover off and flick the back area the signals get stronger? LOL Just like a gas guage on an old car.
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Both my wife and I always had lots of bars. Ever since we bought LTE devices we now have 1-2 bars. Was your bars full with an LTE plan and device prior? If so then its faulty.
If you take the back cover off and flick the back area the signals get stronger? LOL Just like a gas guage on an old car.
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I assume tmobile put me on lte plan since I bought the note 3. This is only when I use the lte mode on mobile network settings.
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I assume tmobile put me on lte plan since I bought the note 3. This is only when I use the lte mode on mobile network settings.
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Yes, I understand on GSM I have 4-5 bars on LTE 1-2 bars. One mostly though.
Heh you're not the only one. T-Mo LTE is pretty bad for me in the parts of LA/Riverside Counties that I frequent the most. Sometimes I get a good pocket of LTE signal where it's like 20/5, but even then it's very inconsistent and times out a lot. I'm a mobile gamer and (planned to) do a lot of downloading away from home, so an inconsistent connection is useless to me. I even time out downloading from Google Play. Pretty bad service IMO. I can only hope our area is flushed out more in the future.
I just changed my settings to GSM/WCDMA and went back to HSPA+. It's a lot slower, but at least it's consistent enough for gaming/streaming.
Is the T-Mo Note 2 an HSPA+ only device? Or was that LTE too?
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Heh you're not the only one. T-Mo LTE is pretty bad for me in the parts of LA/Riverside Counties that I frequent the most. Sometimes I get a good pocket of LTE signal where it's like 20/5, but even then it's very inconsistent and times out a lot. I'm a mobile gamer and (planned to) do a lot of downloading away from home, so an inconsistent connection is useless to me. I even time out downloading from Google Play. Pretty bad service IMO. I can only hope our area is flushed out more in the future.
I just changed my settings to GSM/WCDMA and went back to HSPA+. It's a lot slower, but at least it's consistent enough for gaming/streaming.
Is the T-Mo Note 2 an HSPA+ only device? Or was that LTE too?
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They said the note 2 has a chipset thats lte capable and with the latest update Im getting the lte service which is better than what my note 3 has now.
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Now im torn between should I return this note 3 and stick with note 2 til they figure out whats wrong with it because signal is not the only problem I have with this phone
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I have the same issues with my Note 3, 2-3 bars of LTE with my S4 just one bar with the Note 3
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I have the same issues with my Note 3, 2-3 bars of LTE with my S4 just one bar with the Note 3
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Drop calls?
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Once,
Also I exchanged my Note yesterday and it has the same problem. Im thinking of flashing the stock firmware to see if it helps anything. I will let you know.
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Once,
Also I exchanged my Note yesterday and it has the same problem. Im thinking of flashing the stock firmware to see if it helps anything. I will let you know.