Hi guys,
Lately I have been noticing that my S4 hasn't been holding a signal as well as before. Seems to be this way since LTE rollout in my neighborhood. I get about 1 bar of LTE indoors. It seems as though the phone is more sensitive and tends to drop to E or 0 bars of 4G when it is in my pocket. Once I take it out of my pocket, it flips back to LTE in about 5 seconds.
Is this normal?
I noticed the same thing when LTE came to my neighborhood, south of Houston last week. When it is on 4G, I get full bars most of the time. As soon as the little LTE showed, I barely got 2 bars. Most of the time it's one or no bar. I manually switched my network back to GSM/WCDMA (auto connect). Now that I know Houston's LTE signal has gone widespread, I'll check it when I'm out and about to see if the signal is like that everywhere. But, for now, I'd rather make sure my calls will come in. I use WIFI at home, anyway. Maybe an updated radio will come with system upgrades.
My LTE connection up here in kingwood has been crap for the last week or so too. Kinda annoying, when I got the phone I was pulling 3 bars in my apt now it drops to E.
I have notice the same thing im in fort worth and since LTE I missed lost of calls because my phone is ether on my pocket or in side mg house I het great speeds outside though like right next to a tower lol
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same here, lte i barely get 2 bars. been like that since i got lte about a month ago. i assume its just because they are working on the towers and will take a bit to get the full benefits. Though even though i only get about 2 bars, i still get crazy speeds.
I have yet to see full bars on LTE. Everywhere I go I see two bars.
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You guys do understand that the bars are relatively arbitrary and don't really tell you much, right? If you want to know what your signal really is you need to look in settings, about phone, phone status and see what the dB reading on the phone is.
Anything above -80 is really strong
Anything between -90 and -81 is all right
Anything between -99 and 91 is a little weak but probably okay.
Anything below -100 is where you start to get into the possible dropped call territory.
Anything below -110 and you are probably not going to get a signal for more than a few seconds at a time.
There are other ways to check this as well with apps that will show signal status in widgets or on the status bar. And with many custom ROMs you can switch the signal bars to a dB reading.
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Thanks for that info.
When I was on the LTE, my db was 104-106. On regular 4G, it's on 87. That's why I've opted to stay on 4G for the time being.
I also get 1 bar of LTE when I'm indoors and then couple bars when I'm outside if I'm still in LTE area. Since Tampa isn't covered in LTE yet and some of my apps don't work at all with 1 bar of LTE, I just switched back to HSPA+ and changed the APN that better fits with HSPA+ speeds.
The HSPA+ speeds I get are just as fast as when I was with Verizon's LTE.
I called customer service and the lady told me to enable roaming. Maybe I will get better reception?
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Soldier 2.0 said:
I called customer service and the lady told me to enable roaming. Maybe I will get better reception?
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It might if there is a much stronger tower from another carrier near you. However if you utilize roaming it could cost you an arm and a leg.
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It might if there is a much stronger tower from another carrier near you. However if you utilize roaming it could cost you an arm and a leg.
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The lady said national roaming is included.
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The lady said national roaming is included.
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Now that you mention it I think you are right about voice calling. Maybe it was the data use when roaming that had the potential to be expensive. You might want to check on that just to be sure. Nothing like a $400 unexpected cell phone bill to ruin your day.
Either way you will only see an impact on signal if say an AT&T tower is the only one available as the t mobile tower should get priority even with a weaker signal. At least that's how I think it works....I reserve the right to enjoy reading a post by someone who understands tower priority more than me giving a detailed explanation of how that all works.
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Only in certain areas do I get full bars on lte, usually its 2 or 3, but rarely does it go 4g.
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Now that you mention it I think you are right about voice calling. Maybe it was the data use when roaming that had the potential to be expensive. You might want to check on that just to be sure. Nothing like a $400 unexpected cell phone bill to ruin your day.
Either way you will only see an impact on signal if say an AT&T tower is the only one available as the t mobile tower should get priority even with a weaker signal. At least that's how I think it works....I reserve the right to enjoy reading a post by someone who understands tower priority more than me giving a detailed explanation of how that all works.
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I had the same thing happen at my house in south Denver. It took three different phone calls but I finally talked to a guy in tech support who said that many people have had the same thing happen after the change to LTE in one's area. There seems to be no real solution to it. At my house the signal dropped so low that we couldn't make calls anymore and they sent me a signal booster. With the signal booster in my upstairs window we can use our phones with voice and data without problems.
I've also noticed that you have to be pretty close to a tower to get the benefits of LTE. I've been playing around speed testing with different distances and it drops off pretty quick - between 1/4-1/2 mile is about as far as you can get at least in my neighborhood.
LTE signal fluctuation is an issue right now but I will say that I'm happy that we can still fall back to hsoa+ because if we were to go from LTE to 3g (like sprint does ) I would have been one angry person.
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Ive noticed the signal become a problem too after i got lte. i dont know why.
TheAtheistOtaku said:
same here, lte i barely get 2 bars. been like that since i got lte about a month ago. i assume its just because they are working on the towers and will take a bit to get the full benefits. Though even though i only get about 2 bars, i still get crazy speeds.
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figured out why my signal fluctuates. My idiot self forgot i had my aluminum backing on it since i got it. took it off and put the stock one, instantly got full bars.
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Ok just moved into a new apt that has poor 3g signal with 2 bars and was suggested by sprint to get the airwave with my high speed Internet.. Well I was wondering I'm like a mile maybe 2 away from 4g, will it boost me into 4g coverage or just give me good signal within the home??
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Doesn't help with 4g, but reception is way better.
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The Airave doesn't boost signal, it's a femtocell, which is essentially a mini cell tower. It's 3G only and doesn't broadcast a 4G signal of any kind.
What datajosh said... And with wifi your data travels over that very fast.My two cents: I am so glad I have an Airave. I live in a fairly wooded area and both 3g and 4g (which I can get in town by the way) don't work well at all - for any carrier. I've had sprint up here for about 5 years and was looking at Verizon and ATT but neither could even get the anemic reception on 3g/1g I was getting on Sprint. Got an Airave and my signal is freaking great! I can walk out of my place to my garage about 50yds and still be on my unit. My sister got one because she too was was having issues down in SoCal (and the family has FIVE phones!). Now they can all get super reception. I set up my unit (and my sisters too) to be 'off' my network in a DMZ. Configured my router to allot an IP as DMZ and let the Airave use it as the 'public' IP. That way that traffic doesn't 'mix' with my local net and wifi. Lastly I just went to Amazon and baught mine for like $50.00 U.S. My sister made calls for about a week and finally spoke to the right person(s) and got one free!
I just got the Airave and the only thing I can see improved on is the reception of my calls (I get 5 bars instead of 2)
4g is the same
and 3g is still slow as heck..
also it has a build in GPS.. to tell you where you are..
It has about a 300 foot radius so if you go past that point you most likely will jump to another tower.
and when making and getting calls you get 3 beeps letting you know you are on the Airave. also dialing *99 will give you a message to let you know you are on the service.
If I am not mistaken the air rave is for call quality. 4g is purely data. Why wouldn't you just use wifi?I would think 4g would be slower than wifi anyhow. Feel free to call BS on this.
it only help with cell service.
you just get the air wave. ( they should offer it for free..)
and get on wifi network.
Have one myself. Great for calls and SMS/MMS but the data speeds are maybe half the speed of my DSL. I just use wifi for anything but calls, makes sense to me. Sprint had recently changed something with their towers out here and we were left with absolutely no service on my property. Sprints corporate numbers, including the CEO's, are not hard to find. I called and tore them a new one, I wasn't letting them get off easy with this one, being a sprint customer for yeeeaaarrrss. Long story short I got a free air rave for life out of it which I think was fair of them to do.
Just a note, if you have low bandwidth and you make calls while downloading stuff or just eating the bandwidth in general, you will have stupid delays in you conversations. Its just awkward.
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Not true about data speed on my airwave at home i was at 2.5mbps
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Why not just connect to the wifi of your home network...
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Not true about data speed on my airwave at home i was at 2.5mbps
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Well maybe their speeds vary, but the whole point is if you have an air rave you most likely have wifi so why not just use that for data? The air rave is completely dependant on the broadband connection, its not like a range extender for sprint tower signal. I'm sure the phones modem has a lot to do with it as well.
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i heard sprint will give you one of these free if you call and complain about the service in your house....any truth to this, cuz i cant text or call in my house if my depended on it
Oops blank post. I meant to say, read this thread...two people have said they got one from sprint for free...I was one of them. Do you read through posts before you ask a question at all?
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i heard sprint will give you one of these free if you call and complain about the service in your house....any truth to this, cuz i cant text or call in my house if my depended on it
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If you have poor/fair service in your home, then just search xda forums for info on how to get it, or just PM me and I'll give you the info. I have very poor service in my home with sprint, that I just moved to. I and my family would all have to walk outside in the yard, to get a signal that was less likely to drop in the middle of the call. Even then, we only got 1-2 bars at most. In my house, we either didn't get a signal at all or it would drop out if we moved around.
I called the Sprint Retention line, and explained to them my issues with the service in my new home. I told her that I had searched the Sprint coverage map, and my area was listed with "Fair" service. She had me hold for just a few seconds to look up my address on their coverage map as well. Then she came back and explained the Airwave to me. I had never mentioned an airwave to this point.
She said that she had to check my area's coverage before offering it, because they've received a ton of request from people lately for this device, and many of them were in "excellent" coverage areas, and were simply calling because they heard they could get it for free. Just to have it I guess. Anyways, if you are in a poor-fair coverage area, and have real issues with coverage/dropped calls. Yes, they will send one for free and then not charge a dime. You just have to agree that it's their property and is to be returned at end of contract/service-termination.
I have one in my home as well. Works great. it doesnt support 4g but any sprint device will work with it. I get about 2-3 megs down with it running 3g.
I have a airave but get nowhere near the range some of you claim. Is there a way to boost it's range? I'm lucky to get 50 feet. Sorry if this is a hijack.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1407446
JDinAZ74 said:
I have a airave but get nowhere near the range some of you claim. Is there a way to boost it's range? I'm lucky to get 50 feet. Sorry if this is a hijack.
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sprint.com --> mysprint --> my preferences --> manage my airave --> range settings
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sprint.com --> mysprint --> my preferences --> manage my airave --> range settings
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Awesome thank you.
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Actually, my Airave sucks. Somebody else in my building has one that is locked to their phone number, and my ET4G always get confused and connects to that one. It basically keeps me from making any phone calls in my house. I have to go all the way into the street to call.
So, please be kind and don't lock down your airave to your account.
Also, even when it does work, I still get **** data speeds.
So I have the GSM Galaxy Nexus from the Play Store along with the $30/mo T-Mobile pre-paid sim plan. I generally get great reception and near full bars in HSPA+ in specific areas, and other times, the signal is 1 or no bars. I've noticed this a lot when I'm driving, it seems like my device is holding it's connection to towers further away when it should switch to a tower much closer. As soon as I toggle mobile data, I will then get full bars no sooner than a few seconds after toggling. Has anyone else seen this?
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So I have the GSM Galaxy Nexus from the Play Store along with the $30/mo T-Mobile pre-paid sim plan. I generally get great reception and near full bars in HSPA+ in specific areas, and other times, the signal is 1 or no bars. I've noticed this a lot when I'm driving, it seems like my device is holding it's connection to towers further away when it should switch to a tower much closer. As soon as I toggle mobile data, I will then get full bars no sooner than a few seconds after toggling. Has anyone else seen this?
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I have the same issue with T-Mobile when I am on the train every day. T-Mobile has a lot of dead spots unfortunately. If this is a hand-off issue I would like to hear if AT&T users are experiencing the same thing.
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I have the same issue with T-Mobile when I am on the train every day. T-Mobile has a lot of dead spots unfortunately. If this is a hand-off issue I would like to hear if AT&T users are experiencing the same thing.
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The reason I know its not a dead spot is that the previous day I was in that spot, I had 5 bars. The next day, I had 1. I immediately did a mobile data toggle and it then changed to 5 bars.
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I purchased the Note 2 in hopes of having a little better reception at my desk here at work. If I walk to a window, I get full bars, but my desk is in the middle of the floor, so I get one bar or none. Sadly, the Note 2 didn't change that (I didn't think it would, just hoped it had a better antenna). I'm probably going to return it this afternoon, and switch to Verizon next month when it arrives there. My coworker's S3 on Verizon has full bars, and he sits 3 feet away from me, but he also has 4G on his (can't figure out how to turn it off to test his 3G only).
I like Sprint, and if I knew LTE would change these reception woes, I'd just tough it out until it hits Memphis. Has anyone had a problem getting 3G, but then saw their reception increase with LTE? The older 4G would not reach my desk with my 3D, so I'm skeptical, but never hurts to ask.
don't change carriers just because your desk is in a bad spot. I can guarantee you there are places in your building, or even other buildings where the roles will be reversed.you will be the one with signal and him with nothing
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reinaldistic said:
don't change carriers just because your desk is in a bad spot. I can guarantee you there are places in your building, or even other buildings where the roles will be reversed.you will be the one with signal and him with nothing
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Unfortunately, this is where I spend 8 hours a day, and there's no chance of me moving to a different part of the floor. When I'm at home, I use Wifi, so it's not an issue, but here at work, my phone is basically useless because of Sprint's weak signal. I can move to Verizon with no penalties, and with my corporate discount the rate is the same (unlimited data goes away, but I've never gone over 2GB a month), it's just a bunch of trouble I'd rather not go through if Sprint's LTE is strong.
So I was trying this for the first time. Was pretty excited since I have always been on Sprint.
Anyway I just tried it and the data connection is HORRIBLY slow (equal to 1X or worse on Sprint). Is this normal???? I wasn't at all expecting this slow at all. I have a decent signal and everything.
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So I was trying this for the first time. Was pretty excited since I have always been on Sprint.
Anyway I just tried it and the data connection is HORRIBLY slow (equal to 1X or worse on Sprint). Is this normal???? I wasn't at all expecting this slow at all. I have a decent signal and everything.
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It did not used to be that way. They just started throttling simultaneous voice and data inbthe last year or so.
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Yeah. Its no secret. I even asked them in the store and proved it and still couldn't get a justifiable answer. Check this out.
thesmartphonechamp.com/att-secretly-throttling-their-smartphone-customers-video/
The data connection is almost unusable most of the time while on voice. This was one of the more exciting features for me (coming from Sprint). I also noticed even if you are in an LTE area, the data connection seems to go to HSPA+ and you have the same problem.
I really can't find a lot of information about this around the Internet. I don't assume there is a workaround?
That's the way it's gonna be until someone figures out how to keep the LTE session enabled while on a voice call.
There were multiple threads in the past that explained that once you do data and voice at the sametime it's not that it throttles you down it drops down to 3G or H+ because once on the voice call it can't use LTE for data it has to use the 3G or H+ network. LTE is mainly only for data so once you place a voice call it switches and that's what it'll use for data. Not sure if I'm not explaining right but that's the gist of it. So, if your 3G or H+ network is pretty poor in your area it will be painfully slow. Plus the 3G and H+ networks are still over saturated with all the iPhone users that haven't upgraded to the iPhone 5.
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There were multiple threads in the past that explained that once you do data and voice at the sametime it's not that it throttles you down it drops down to 3G or H+ because once on the voice call it can't use LTE for data it has to use the 3G or H+ network. LTE is mainly only for data so once you place a voice call it switches and that's what it'll use for data. Not sure if I'm not explaining right but that's the gist of it. So, if your 3G or H+ network is pretty poor in your area it will be painfully slow. Plus the 3G and H+ networks are still over saturated with all the iPhone users that haven't upgraded to the iPhone 5.
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Strike - in short, I would LOVE it if I got H+ speeds. Unfortunately my speeds aren't even close to that.
If I stand in my driveway, I can get ~4Meg down with H+. If I get on a call and do it, my data goes down to 300k. Without even moving. Goes back up once on a call. There is something more to it than that.
I think my problem is upload while on the phone. I would appreciate if you guys wouldn't mind running a speed test to see if you have the same horrible upload speeds while on a call. I assume my requests are timing out which is why the connection seems so slow.
The first picture is off the phone and the second is while on a call.
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Yeah, it must be where you live dependent. I've used simultaneous voice/data a few times in the last week or two, and the speeds have been generally very good in my area. A slight bit slow initially connecting, but once I did, it was very fast for me.
The screenshots above were about 50 miles from my house.
Anyone else able to do a speed test while on the phone?
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I work for at&t, and unfortunately, data speeds are throttled during a call. On average, download are around 300-500k, and upload is 50k. It's so bad, that I have actually petitioned that we quit advertising this "advantage".
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This is a real problem. I cannot even send a mms message while on call. AT&T should be ashamed of themselves. I don't care if the throttle the data while call but make it so it's still usable.
Lol people. No company in the US allows voice or is capable of voice over LTE yet. Only HSPA+ and 3G at this time. That's why your phone drops to it while on a call.
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Lol people. No company in the US allows voice or is capable of voice over LTE yet. Only HSPA+ and 3G at this time. That's why your phone drops to it while on a call.
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You are missing the point. The speed is throttled wayyyyyy below H+ and 3G. If the issue was that the speed was "only" H+ I would be thrilled.
Look at my original screenshots of which are not LTE.
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I work for at&t, and unfortunately, data speeds are throttled during a call. On average, download are around 300-500k, and upload is 50k. It's so bad, that I have actually petitioned that we quit advertising this "advantage".
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Unfortunate but better than nothing. Funny thing is I remember being on sprint and getting speeds like that and less when not even on a call. In se Florida Verizon wasn't any better either.
Here you go during call. Definitely throttled but it has been like that ever since I went to lte phone. It is probably just more noticeable because the drop from lte to throttled speed is so much more drastic than the drop from AT&T's HSPA+ to throttled speed.
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Oh. The call hung up just before I snapped the screnshot. That is why there isn't a phone icon in the notification bar.
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I work for at&t, and unfortunately, data speeds are throttled during a call. On average, download are around 300-500k, and upload is 50k. It's so bad, that I have actually petitioned that we quit advertising this "advantage".
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Thank you. I went into an AT&T corporate store and argued and argued and argued with them on this. I proved it over and over with my iPhone 4S. They still denied it and said it was the tower, despite speeds being awesome when I hung up.
AT&T doesn't have to throttle in call speeds. T-Mobile doesn't. T-Mobile gets great download speeds during calls. I've tried it. The ping is exactly the same.
One AT&T supervisor I asked to speak to said it was because AT&T has way more customers. I laughed at him when he said that. I love how the nation's second largest wireless provider is always hurting for spectrum and money. Haha.
Wasn't this a huge selling point for the iPhone 4 on AT&T? SVAD (Simultaneous Voice And Data). It's shame how they throttle it down to the point were it is completely useless.
Is there a way I can boost my signal somehow? I live in Orlando and when I'm in the field at some places I can't get 4g or very good service. For instance when I'm in Wintet Garden and as soon as I cross 50 I don't get 4g or anything. Almost like I fall off the planet. My wife has an s4 also and it does the same thing. Is it just tmo in the metro area?
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Is there a way I can boost my signal somehow? I live in Orlando and when I'm in the field at some places I can't get 4g or very good service. For instance when I'm in Wintet Garden and as soon as I cross 50 I don't get 4g or anything. Almost like I fall off the planet. My wife has an s4 also and it does the same thing. Is it just tmo in the metro area?
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Sounds like a Tmo reception issue since it happens with both devices.
You can check your dBm signal strength and see how it compares to when you're in a good signal area, both phones compared to each other, and/or individually.
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(see attachment below, the lower the dBm, the stronger the signal)
But it sounds like a Tower/reception proprietary issue with T-Mobile.
You can always call Tmo to ask and/or confirm this.....
Here's a few screenshots. The one with the earliest time stamp is at my house, then the next is a mile from my home and the following is a mile after
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Here's a few screenshots. The one with the earliest time stamp is at my house, then the next is a mile from my home and the following is a mile after
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Home - Edge - strongest signal - 79dBm
1 mile away - 4G - weakest 107
2 miles away - LTE - weaker 106 -
I suggest changing your Network mode to possibly the 2nd choice in the list of the 4 options. You can find that here:
Change the setting accordingly till you find the best option.
As I mentioned, call T-Mobile and ask them about their LTE Network in your area, as it is not cconsistent. At your home, you have Edge, which is the slowest speed, but strongest signal. Compared to LTE, which you're connecting to, but weak signal, so suggest to change to no LTE in that area, so it hopefully forces your device to connect to stronger signal. Or words to that affect
Let me know.....
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Try this app in the Playstore, as it will give you a better picture of your Signal strength and additional regarding your connection:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet
Some reasons why mobile phone signal can be weaker or stronger in some areas.
For instance, a very strong signal outside of a structure, but not inside a structure, etc., etc.
The following are just some basics.
Regarding your issue, it my be T-Mobile growing pains regarding their build out, could be your geographic area, etc. etc......
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_signal
Thank you. I'll try when I get home today. All is good right now but I'm sure that'll change once I'm home
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Okay this is what that app tells me. This is with me sitting outside my front door.
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You have a strong Edge signal, as per your first posts and my response.
No LTE available near your home, or 4G.
I thought the issue was when you're away from your home, you were getting weak LTE, which is why I suggested to change your setting as per my previous post, as well as calling Tmo to see network availability in your area.
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You have a strong Edge signal, as per your first posts and my response.
No LTE available near your home, or 4G.
I thought the issue was when you're away from your home, you were getting weak LTE, which is why I suggested to change your setting as per my previous post, as well as calling Tmo to see network availability in your area.
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xxPLURxx said:
Okay this is what that app tells me. This is with me sitting outside my front door.
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that tower that is close to me I found out is only a 2g (edge) tower, T-Mobile told me that they are getting their engineers out to look at it. My phone won't switch the towers because I'm so close to it. Wonder why it won't just pull off the 4g tower? Hopefully they fix it but idk how all that goes. probably a new tower I assume?
That was mainly one of the reasons I left T Mobile where I live I got only edge and about a mile away all 4G and now I'm using my t-mobile s4 on AT&T
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