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Rogers Stronger HSPA/3G Signal?

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.

[Q]Signal Strength with T-Mobile?

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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horr1blek1tten said:
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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What kind of reception are y'all getting

On jb ROMs vs. Stock ROM? My reception indoors is horrible. And outside it drops sometimes to nothing then comes up back down. You just never know
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Ummmm it should be the same
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Gotta disagree here. No problems for me.
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I know its like cursing someone's mom but I'm seriously thinking about a iPhone 4s I'm tired of this ****
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I'm not sure if that's the phone's fault. Because I always get full bars unless im in a rural area with not much around. Even in basements I get 2-3 bars when my friend's have zero signal

PhoenixBlitz said:
I'm not sure if that's the phone's fault. Because I always get full bars unless im in a rural area with not much around. Even in basements I get 2-3 bars when my friend's have zero signal
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What modem you running
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I just flashed to cm10,but I was using stock firmware all last week and I think reception is great both indoors and outdoors. I use to get no reception in certain elevators with my nokia and xperia play. With the Samsung, in those areas I get 3to4 bars.
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paniro187 said:
What modem you running
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I'm on stock, so whatever that is, I'm using it. Although I can confirm that using JB roms (such as CM10) on and s3 has no effect because my friend has the identical model I do (Both of ours were locked to Rogers before we both unlocked them to use on Telus) and the signal is always the same

Sometumes my bars drop to nothing and there is a black signal bars with grey out line and it will do that for a couple minutes then jump up to 4g or what ever reception I get at the time. Then out hers I'll get full bars. Sometimes I get no data at all just call with no internet. Maybe I got a NAD phone or something
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LTE spotted in Amherst, MA....FRICKIN' AMHERST MA!!!

So I just flashed over to Wicked v4 this morning and noticed the LTE icon. At first I thought it was just another fluke, showing LTE instead of 4G or H+. I only had 1 bar vs my normal 4 which is normal if I'm using the fast APN instead of epc in a non LTE area (none of western MA is on LTE). Yet, low and behold, when I switched my network to GSM/WCDMA only the icon changed to 4G. "What the....", I thought to myself, so I changed back to LTE and the icon reappeared. Alright then time to check status in Settings. HOLY SH#$! LTE!
THANK YOU T-MOBILE!
For reference my normal speeds were 11ish down and 2 up.

Easy there killer. I know your excited but there is an Lte thread right below yours. Calm your Tits and have a wonderful morning
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Lol
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If you don't care, don't comment. If no one cares the thread will die and that'll be the end of it.
My excitement is warranted and my thread is certainly as worthy as others. With Boston just getting on the official LTE track, having it in a "rural" area of mountains and tobacco fields and dairy farms kinda stands out in my opinion. And apparently the opinion of tmonews.com as well.
And TBDBITL to @sweets55.

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It's going to get closed.
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Nice....... Enjoy the lte friend
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Who noticed a Great gain when flashing the fnb4 modemn such as better signal, faster

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Im on the mk2 modemn and Im lucky to get 1 or 2 signal bars.
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Me definitely. Before I used to get like 1 to no bars or service in my room but now I get 3 at the least. Call quality is so much better as well
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I noticed my LTE speeds jumped up about 5mbs but my battery life was reduced to about 4 hours using Hyperdrive.

It's definitely been an improvement for me. Less call drops with the people I call most.
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The first time I tried it, I only got Edge, and had many problems.
reverted to stock and rooted and reloaded my nandroid backup and tried again....
Wow! there is a DEFINITE DIFFERENCE !!! I am now getting LTE with more bars, and also I see 4G where I hardly ever saw it in my house! Now, after the flash, I almost NEVER see EDGE anymore. I think this is a superb improvement to the GS4...
just for anyone's knowing...
I am on 4.2.2 and had upgraded the baseband to UVAMDL and it still shows that in "About phone" but the results are better than anything I have attempted before... I even got a Signal Booster from TMO lol... Now I don't need it!
Great find and fix guys!
Aloha !

O.k. I finally got my baseband updated to fnb4 and my signal Is awesome and I'm getting 4G Lte in alot more places now. Thanks
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Does this apply only to phone calls or is data faster, too?

Does this apply only to phone calls or is data faster, too?
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Yes my data is alot faster.
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Signal for me is stronger and for whatever reason LTE is faster too. I didn't update the LTE radio so I can't explain that but I'll take it.
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