Let me preface by saying I love this phone except one single issue...my reception is just not as good as other phones.
I jump phones frequently looking for the perfect phone and I thought I had found it until recently. I noticed (t mobile) that my reception (while it says I have a signal) just seems to be spotty in areas I had a great signal on my nexus. the calls seem staticy and often end up dropping.
Anyone else getting this on tmobile as well? And for the record, t mobile's service gets great coverage where I am.
Nope, I'm on T-Mobile as well and my cell ? is actually better than what I was getting on my s7e. No static on Phone calls or anything. I'm using VoLTE
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on tmobile too. while it says it have signal my voice call would be very laggy. dropping. ect
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on tmobile too. while it says it have signal my voice call would be very laggy. dropping. ect
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Getting the same. Unacceptable for me as I'm always on the road. Unfortunately, I have to dump this phone.
I'm on O2 Germany and my LTE reception is perfect. Compared to my Elephone P8000 I get 5 bars LTE in my apartment instead of 3-4.
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Getting the same. Unacceptable for me as I'm always on the road. Unfortunately, I have to dump this phone.
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i found turning off volte works a little better. i have only 1 bar of lte where i work for other phones. but oneplus 3 shows 2-3 i dont know why one plus did this. this is just a animation image they changed. so instead of 50% it would show 75% on signal maybe?
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Gerrit507 said:
I'm on O2 Germany and my LTE reception is perfect. Compared to my Elephone P8000 I get 5 bars LTE in my apartment instead of 3-4.
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thats the thing though. onrplus 3 will always show better signal but how do we really know. it show i have better signal but im getting drop calls
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i found turning off volte works a little better. i have only 1 bar of lte where i work for other phones. but oneplus 3 shows 2-3 i dont know why one plus did this. this is just a animation image they changed. so instead of 50% it would show 75% on signal maybe?
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thats the thing though. onrplus 3 will always show better signal but how do we really know. it show i have better signal but im getting drop calls
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You can use the app LTE Discovery and then compare the reception of both phones.
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You can use the app LTE Discovery and then compare the reception of both phones.
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I've done that, it just doesn't have the signal strength even though it says it does.
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I'm on O2 Germany and my LTE reception is perfect. Compared to my Elephone P8000 I get 5 bars LTE in my apartment instead of 3-4.
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Signal meter bar readout will vary with every brand and is not a reliable indicator on reception quality.
Up/download speeds or band switching, perhaps even call dropouts are probably a better gauge.
Correct and while my signal sits here at -110, my phone shows 3 bars...Sorry that's not the truth. This phones reception in my area are far inferior to every other phone I have owned.
I'm having the same issue but when comparing my galaxy s6 and OnePlus 3 with LTE discovery the numbers and bands connected are about the same. It's just when I'm on the OnePlus 3 the calls drop or it breaks up but I don't have that issue on the GS6. They're both on T-Mobile and I have disabled volte on my op3 went into advance settings and selected LTE/GSM prl auto and made sure my apn is correct but the problem still persist.
I can to you that mine is excellent. My desk at work is terrible with AT&T and most phones (including all Samsung, from S7 down) will drop to no coverage. Best phones I've had for reception are the Nexus 5x, 6P, and OP3. Shouldn't say reception because most phones are very close on the signal level, about -120 but I can still make calls and receive MMS at this level with the OP3 when most others drop to no coverage. This is the main reason I'm keeping my OP3.
i pop the sim into sim tray 2 and still the same. going to VOLTE make no changes. did the first batch got hardware issue? the thing this i order mine on first day
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Hello, I am wondering is there a all modem/baseband/radio thread or does anyone have them I had the best reception with the radio it was shipped after I flashed the 3.2.0. radio it went worse. thx
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I have successfully downgraded to 3.1.3 and It seems to have fixed the problem. Maybe you can try it also.
I will try the downgrade. Coincidentally I did change my proxy to grab the update. Bet that did it.
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I will try the downgrade. Coincidentally I did change my proxy to grab the update. Bet that did it.
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Let me know if it worked for you or if you need help. I downloaded 3.1.3 and used adb to side load since im not rooted and still have stock recovery.
Yeah, seemed to fix it. I did the same but now I'm getting the update notification...
I did the same. Fixed the issue. Downloading the new update with the right proxy to see if it happens again.
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I did the same. Fixed the issue. Downloading the new update with the right proxy to see if it happens again.
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Share your experience with Galaxy Nexus reception, don't forget to include your baseband version, carrier, location and ROM information,
so this topic can help people decide what network to use and what network not to.
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Hello,
This is my first day with galaxy nexus and i am getting 1 signal bar in my room, my iphone 4s has full signal bars also for the galaxy s2, i tried many radios with many roms and compilations of kernels in the last 5 hours.
anybody can help me finding a solution ? cause if there is no solutions i can return it tomorrow for full refund (and i love this phone)
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Hi there,
I suppose the iPhone just has a better signal.
I tried 5 different radios and 3 ROMs, but I can't get ANY signal in my flat.
Signal is bad where I live, but with the iPhone I had at least 1 bar at several spots and 2-3 at my window...
with the Galaxy Nexus I can't get any signal anywhere.
If anyone has a solution tho, I would love to know ... I can't even write a SMS
Edit: To make it strange, I have an AWESOME signal with the SGN at university tho, even better than with the iPhone... same provider, same contract, same number, just different phone
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Hi there,
I suppose the iPhone just has a better signal.
I tried 5 different radios and 3 ROMs, but I can't get ANY signal in my flat.
Signal is bad where I live, but with the iPhone I had at least 1 bar at several spots and 2-3 at my window...
with the Galaxy Nexus I can't get any signal anywhere.
If anyone has a solution tho, I would love to know ... I can't even write a SMS
Edit: To make it strange, I have an AWESOME signal with the SGN at university tho, even better than with the iPhone... same provider, same contract, same number, just different phone
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but the galaxy s2 is giving a full signal though
Well I don't have any other phone but iPhone 4 and GNex to test it out ... I just really hope it's a software related issue and not a hardware one... calling is not the problem, I have a normal phone ... but it is really annoying to not be able to send and receive SMS :/
Right now I'm just flashing every new radio that comes out and hope that issue will be resolved ... and I certainly hope someone will pop into this thread with a solution
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Well I don't have any other phone but iPhone 4 and GNex to test it out ... I just really hope it's a software related issue and not a hardware one... calling is not the problem, I have a normal phone ... but it is really annoying to not be able to send and receive SMS :/
Right now I'm just flashing every new radio that comes out and hope that issue will be resolved ... and I certainly hope someone will pop into this thread with a solution
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about 200 views and no one seems to have this problem !
You could try to change the baseband - try xkk6, or ugkk7 (not sure about the exact names, but the names shouldn't be too off) go to settings > about phone, and post your baseband version here
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You could try to change the baseband - try xkk6, or ugkk7 (not sure about the exact names, but the names shouldn't be too off) go to settings > about phone, and post your baseband version here
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i have kk6, i tried krkl1,ugla4,ugkl1,ugkk7,dvkk6 and xxkl1 ! nothing seems to work, i have only 2 bars then 1 bar then no signal ..
Your with 3 what did you expect? If you have picked up bars with a s2 on 3 aswell and the iPhone (dual antenna) and remember s2 has UMA . Give 3 a call and get them to run a diagnostic. Remember 3 don't have 2g and 3g has less penetration through buildings then 2g does .maybe a change in networks if your not in contract (hint hint nudge nudge giff gaff )
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Your with 3 what did you expect? If you have picked up bars with a s2 on 3 aswell and the iPhone (dual antenna) and remember s2 has UMA . Give 3 a call and get them to run a diagnostic. Remember 3 don't have 2g and 3g has less penetration through buildings then 2g does .maybe a change in networks if your not in contract (hint hint nudge nudge giff gaff )
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i have the one monthly plan which allows me to tether internet as i want with no limit, can't change 3 cause i depend on it, but am gonna change the phone tomorrow...
Fair enough mate hope it gets sorted for you
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Your with 3 what did you expect? If you have picked up bars with a s2 on 3 aswell and the iPhone (dual antenna) and remember s2 has UMA . Give 3 a call and get them to run a diagnostic. Remember 3 don't have 2g and 3g has less penetration through buildings then 2g does .maybe a change in networks if your not in contract (hint hint nudge nudge giff gaff )
J
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I'm with giffgaff and I'm having a very similar experience to the OP. In my flat the phone has a very weak signal strength and drops the network every once in a while during the evening which then seems to cause sms being sent to me not to arrive until I either send one myself or toggle airplane mode on and of - very annoying. If I use my old HTC Wildfire then I don't suffer this problem.
When I am in my office the phone is fine - the walls in my office are much thicker than the ones in my home and it's a much more built up area.
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i have the one monthly plan which allows me to tether internet as i want with no limit, can't change 3 cause i depend on it, but am gonna change the phone tomorrow...
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Are you getting a replacement GN or switching to a different phone? I'd be interested to hear if you have an improved experience with a replacement nexus.
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I'm with giffgaff and I'm having a very similar experience to the OP. In my flat the phone has a very weak signal strength and drops the network every once in a while during the evening which then seems to cause sms being sent to me not to arrive until I either send one myself or toggle airplane mode on and of - very annoying. If I use my old HTC Wildfire then I don't suffer this problem.
When I am in my office the phone is fine - the walls in my office are much thicker than the ones in my home and it's a much more built up area.
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Are you getting a replacement GN or switching to a different phone? I'd be interested to hear if you have an improved experience with a replacement nexus.
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i don't think getting another GN will solve the problem so am going to another phone, i don't know what to choose honestly, maybe iphone 4s/4 or htc device.
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i don't think getting another GN will solve the problem so am going to another phone, i don't know what to choose honestly, maybe iphone 4s/4 or htc device.
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There is evidence of people having faulty hardware and getting a new GN resolved their issues: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1387263&page=13
There are a few threads on here that have had a similar outcome.
A have noticed that my signal in my house is a bit hit and miss, don't know if its vodafones signal going down.
I wouldn't get the 4s, waste of time. Grab one of the new htcs possibly the one x .
Saying everything mobile networks never say they can provide signal in houses, only outdoors
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kalinf said:
There is evidence of people having faulty hardware and getting a new GN resolved their issues: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1387263&page=13
There are a few threads on here that have had a similar outcome.
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Hey, the GPS works just fine for me, it's just the signal...
As said, tried about 5 different radios / basebands...
I don't have any signal loss once I get signal (outside my village that is), GPS works like a charm (I even get a bit of GPS in my flat! Didn't have that with my iPhone)
I tried about everything, to no avail...
Well, I don't want to go the way thegost4u goes... I love the GNex, it's the perfect phone for me ... if there wouldn't be the signal issue :/
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NEVERMIND!
......I just figured it out
The problem is actually my cellphone CASE (leather and plastic)
It appears, that my signal here is THAT BAD, that I get absolutely no signal when I have it in the case, without the case and the KRKK7, I get 2 bars on my couch, which is equal / better than the iPhone....(usually had 1 bar there)
@OP: Do you use any case? If so, try taking it off!
Instant fix for me...I can't believe I havn't thought about that earlier...*facepalms*
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With the UGLA4 I get 3(!!) signal bars... I NEVER had that much with any phone!
This is incredible, this case killed ANY signal for me....
The signal bars don't meant jack ****. Really, they don't mean anything. You can't compare them except to the exact same phone running the exact same OS with the exact same version.
For an accurate measurement of signal strength go to Settings -> About -> Status and see the signal strength there measured in dBm. The higher the number the better (negative and logarithmic, so -100 is worse than -70 - several orders of a magnitude worse). This way you can check the actual signal strength.
Done that to test it, actually my bars are pretty accurate
With case I'm stuck at -111 ... no signal at all
KRKK7 gave me about -103 on my table, UGLA4 gives me -101
I just did a phone call while sitting on my couch, I'm so excited xD
3 UK isn't best known for there service (there ranked last) case in point my GN on giffgaff (o2 signal) gets a higher download speed than the wifi in my halls (unlimited bandwidth ftw). But my flat mates iPhone 4 drops signal constantly in fact the is a dead spot in her room.
Nothing wrong with the GSM radio for me. LTE had more issues from what I've read
The GSM Galaxy Nexus seems to have pretty much the same reception as my Nexus One for me based on what I remember.
If you still have issues you might want to try the radios for different regions and the ones for Asian versions of the phone that has a different model number.
Hi. I am on three network UK and since I had the m8 from new, have had intermittent signal issues. One minute I will have 5 bars then it will drop to one bar while I am still in the same place. This is my second brand new m8 now with the same problem as the first. I also have a moto g on three to compare it to, and the reception on the moto g is far more stable. I can't find any posts from the UK of anyone with the same problem. Anyone else having signal strength problems? It affects signal as a whole as in both calls and data.
Im with 3 and have intermittent signal issues but thats nothing to do with the phone or network provider in my honest opinion.
Are you running a custom rom? Might be a radio issue?
Thanks for reply. I am still on stock at the moment because I didn't want to have to un-root and return to s-on etc. While I wasn't sure what the problem is. If you don't think it has anything to do with the phone or the network provider, what do you think it is? As I say, my moto g signal is far better and stronger. I don't get signal on the m8 where I normally have done on all my previous android phones. Thanks for any more input.
I'm on 3 and also have ****ty signal strength, yet I'm able to make and receive calls without issues.
Tbh I think it's an issue with three.
I was with Vodafone back in the day, and use to have full bars yet intermittently I was unable to make/receive calls.
3 appear to have some Gremlins, but after using almost every other provider, oddly they're consistent.
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I'm on 3 and also have ****ty signal strength, yet I'm able to make and receive calls without issues.
Tbh I think it's an issue with three.
I was with Vodafone back in the day, and use to have full bars yet intermittently I was unable to make/receive calls.
3 appear to have some Gremlins, but after using almost every other provider, oddly they're consistent.
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Thanks for reply. Tbh, I have been trying to not take too much notice of what the signal strength bars are telling me and just trying to use it anyway. But it just seems strange to me that I have only just started seeing this happening since I got the m8. As you say, three have been consistent, and for me, they have been consistently good. I now find the m8 not having data connection and no bars where before, other handsets are fine. Oh well. Thanks for your reply.
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Hi. I am on three network UK and since I had the m8 from new, have had intermittent signal issues. One minute I will have 5 bars then it will drop to one bar while I am still in the same place. This is my second brand new m8 now with the same problem as the first. I also have a moto g on three to compare it to, and the reception on the moto g is far more stable. I can't find any posts from the UK of anyone with the same problem. Anyone else having signal strength problems? It affects signal as a whole as in both calls and data.
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same issue, sent mine in for repair
which city are you in if you don't mind me asking
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soyef said:
same issue, sent mine in for repair
which city are you in if you don't mind me asking
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Hi. I have sent mine in for "repair" now, but am not holding out much hope that it will be working any better when it gets returned from HTC. I am in Hereford, west midlands.
Got the same, now on a second device thanks to the local thieves;anyway both handset's had the signal bar observation you made in the post.
So I'm guessing it's 3's network.
I'm in South east London.
Data & voice are a bit hit & miss
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Got the same, now on a second device thanks to the local thieves;anyway both handset's had the signal bar observation you made in the post.
So I'm guessing it's 3's network.
I'm in South east London.
Data & voice are a bit hit & miss
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Thanks for reply. I think what i'll do when I get my device back, is to try a few other networks sim cards and see what happens. Perhaps I should have tried that a bit sooner but as I never had trouble before, it didn't really occur to me that it could be the network not playing nice with the phone. Thanks for all the replies guys.
I've been noticing signal problems too with three. I'm in Northern Ireland. I tweeted them and they said they were aware of a mast issue near where I live.
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Thanks for reply. I think what i'll do when I get my device back, is to try a few other networks sim cards and see what happens. Perhaps I should have tried that a bit sooner but as I never had trouble before, it didn't really occur to me that it could be the network not playing nice with the phone. Thanks for all the replies guys.
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I tried EE, Vodafone and three and all had the same problem, left it on top of the desk and watched as the bars randomly switched from 3 to 1 and to none, got my device back so will test and see if it's better
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Hi. I am on three network UK and since I had the m8 from new, have had intermittent signal issues. One minute I will have 5 bars then it will drop to one bar while I am still in the same place. This is my second brand new m8 now with the same problem as the first. I also have a moto g on three to compare it to, and the reception on the moto g is far more stable. I can't find any posts from the UK of anyone with the same problem. Anyone else having signal strength problems? It affects signal as a whole as in both calls and data.
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I had been with 3 UK for about 5 years and a couple of years ago I had a Desire HD and I was experiencing the same exact issues except sometimes the signal would get lost completely and even airplane mode or phone reboot would not register with the network again but since then they have improved the network (a little), I can tell you there is nothing wrong with your phone or the radio. 3 have great deals but their coverage is very patchy I am now with o2 UK and have not had any problems with reception or dropouts. one more thing; a bad simcard can cause reception issues so you might want to try another sim from 3 to see if that helps at all.
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I tried EE, Vodafone and three and all had the same problem, left it on top of the desk and watched as the bars randomly switched from 3 to 1 and to none, got my device back so will test and see if it's better
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Oh dear, that's not sounding promising. Let me know if it works any better. Cheers.
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I had been with 3 UK for about 5 years and a couple of years ago I had a Desire HD and I was experiencing the same exact issues except sometimes the signal would get lost completely and even airplane mode or phone reboot would not register with the network again but since then they have improved the network (a little), I can tell you there is nothing wrong with your phone or the radio. 3 have great deals but their coverage is very patchy I am now with o2 UK and have not had any problems with reception or dropouts. one more thing; a bad simcard can cause reception issues so you might want to try another sim from 3 to see if that helps at all.
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Ok. Cheers for the info. I have always found three to be fairly consistent in a good way in my area and surrounding. I have ordered two new sim cards since my original and still have the same issues. Cheers.
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Hi. I am on three network UK and since I had the m8 from new, have had intermittent signal issues. One minute I will have 5 bars then it will drop to one bar while I am still in the same place. This is my second brand new m8 now with the same problem as the first. I also have a moto g on three to compare it to, and the reception on the moto g is far more stable. I can't find any posts from the UK of anyone with the same problem. Anyone else having signal strength problems? It affects signal as a whole as in both calls and data.
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I have exactly the same issue however it doesn't seem to effect the usabilty of the phone. I had a Note 3 before which also suffered the same issue so I would assume it is Three.
I think Three are in the midst of a big 4G switch on and from what one of my pals in the store said they are doing a hell of a lot of work on the masts at the moment. I do however have a more consistent signal with the M8 with regards to signal stability (not the bars)
You may want to look at getting an app which measures the actual -db rather than bars. It may be that you are swapping between a couple of masts.
Have a look at Opensignal or this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.signalmonitoring.gsmsignalmonitoring
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I have exactly the same issue however it doesn't seem to effect the usabilty of the phone. I had a Note 3 before which also suffered the same issue so I would assume it is Three.
I think Three are in the midst of a big 4G switch on and from what one of my pals in the store said they are doing a hell of a lot of work on the masts at the moment. I do however have a more consistent signal with the M8 with regards to signal stability (not the bars)
You may want to look at getting an app which measures the actual -db rather than bars. It may be that you are swapping between a couple of masts.
Have a look at Opensignal or this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.signalmonitoring.gsmsignalmonitoring
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Nice one. Thanks for the information. I will have a look at that app when I get back. Cheers.
Seems like the repair done the job, signal seems stable now
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Was with Three when I had my Note 3, always 2 bars but calls and texts went through fine. Decided to dump them and head back to O2 and five full bars and full signal wherever I go. Three = Not that great IMO
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Seems like the repair done the job, signal seems stable now
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Thanks for letting me know. I'm glad your device is working better after the repair. That gives me hope for my device now. Cheers.
radicalisto said:
Was with Three when I had my Note 3, always 2 bars but calls and texts went through fine. Decided to dump them and head back to O2 and five full bars and full signal wherever I go. Three = Not that great IMO
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I have been trying not to take too much notice of the bars and just use it anyway but it still doesn't seem to be working as well in certain places, as my other handsets have previously on three. Oh well. I just took out another 2 year contract with three. I'll see how the network performs over this time and make a decision when the time comes.
Does anyone have reception problems? I had a s5 and it works fine but now my s6 drops calls very often.
A lot of my calls gets dropped after 5 mins.
Is anyone else is having similar issues?
Please help.
I dont drop calls or miss texts but Ive noticed that compared to my S5, signal is terrible. I think all US version owners are having this issue, not just Sprint.
Since I got my s6 my phone has never had over one signal bar
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Since I got my s6 my phone has never had over one signal bar
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I would'nt worry too much about that. My s5 was the same way.
Go to settings > about > status > and check signal strength there.
Mine sucks too.
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Does anyone have reception problems? I had a s5 and it works fine but now my s6 drops calls very often.
A lot of my calls gets dropped after 5 mins.
Is anyone else is having similar issues?
Please help.
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I must say I've had the opposite experience. I'm in the Northern Virginia area and was worried that coming from Verizon, the reception would suck.
The bars show that I have less reception but so far I've been able to stream the same amount of content as on Verizon and as for cellular reception, even though the bars suggest different I can now receive texts in my office while on Verizon I could not.
I have also not seen more than 1 bar of reception since I got my phone a few days ago. Status says -102db but I don't know where that is in terms of signal strength. Speed tests have been anywhere from 2Mbps to 20Mbps.
I found the problem guys trust me it's the LTE go in mobile settings and just turn on CDMA bet it's fixed but the problem is no 4g than can anyone help??
Signal strength is horrid with the S6 and S6 Edge. My Note 3, my wife's S4, and my sons M7 all have great signal at my house. My S6 Edge and my wife's S6 can't make calls, send texts, or receive texts at the house. What are the odds that my wife and I both got bad handsets? This is just ridiculous.
gamitbuz said:
Does anyone have reception problems? I had a s5 and it works fine but now my s6 drops calls very often.
A lot of my calls gets dropped after 5 mins.
Is anyone else is having similar issues?
Please help.
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My husband and I are having tons of issues with this too. S4s worked great, S6 barely has connectivity in places that the S4 worked great. It's frustrating, and I'm considering switching to a new phone while I can so I don't have to deal with this.
I'm having bad reception as well
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I dont drop calls or miss texts but Ive noticed that compared to my S5, signal is terrible. I think all US version owners are having this issue, not just Sprint.
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I hope thats true. I had an LG Optimus G and it was full bars at my apartment. The S6 is ZERO. What makes me annoyed is that, okay I use wifi calling at home, but when I'm out and about in NY the phone desperately looks for signal and drains the battery like hell.
Anyone else in New York with S6 on Sprint having issues like this?
mutazn said:
I hope thats true. I had an LG Optimus G and it was full bars at my apartment. The S6 is ZERO. What makes me annoyed is that, okay I use wifi calling at home, but when I'm out and about in NY the phone desperately looks for signal and drains the battery like hell.
Anyone else in New York with S6 on Sprint having issues like this?
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I'm close and yes they drop like crazy what you can do is go in settings-mobile-network and change that to CDMA until sprint gets there act together
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I hope thats true. I had an LG Optimus G and it was full bars at my apartment. The S6 is ZERO. What makes me annoyed is that, okay I use wifi calling at home, but when I'm out and about in NY the phone desperately looks for signal and drains the battery like hell.
Anyone else in New York with S6 on Sprint having issues like this?
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Yes. Where you at in NY?
JoeFCaputo113 said:
Yes. Where you at in NY?
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Joe I'm in CT close enough but CDMA does work until they fix this hope it's quick....
mobgod said:
Joe I'm in CT close enough but CDMA does work until they fix this hope it's quick....
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So you keep your phone in CDMA only mode until a fix is rolled out?
JoeFCaputo113 said:
So you keep your phone in CDMA only mode until a fix is rolled out?
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That's what I was told to do because of all the dropped calls
JoeFCaputo113 said:
Yes. Where you at in NY?
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Manhattan LES
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mobgod said:
That's what I was told to do because of all the dropped calls
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Did a quick search online and found tons of threads with Sprint acknowledging the issue https://community.sprint.com/baw/mo...nt.com:443/baw/api/core/v2/discussions/204525
mutazn said:
Manhattan LES
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Did a quick search online and found tons of threads with Sprint acknowledging the issue https://community.sprint.com/baw/mo...nt.com:443/baw/api/core/v2/discussions/204525
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I've been a sprint customer for 15 years and this is the most pathetic rollout of a phone that I have witnessed. My S6 can't even keep a call connected on LTE, but cdma is fine. Returning the S6 and will go back to the S5 until the problem is fixed. I urge everyone within the 14 days to return your phone, we might never get a fix. Sprint is PATHETIC!
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I've been a sprint customer for 15 years and this is the most pathetic rollout of a phone that I have witnessed. My S6 can't even keep a call connected on LTE, but cdma is fine. Returning the S6 and will go back to the S5 until the problem is fixed. I urge everyone within the 14 days to return your phone, we might never get a fix. Sprint is PATHETIC!
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I feel the same but I'm past my 14 days so if they don't fix it I will take it to the FCC REMEMBER THAT GUYS
Same problem here in KC. LTE signal strength sucks... i can get good speeds even with 1 bar. But. Dont get more than 3 bars. .. switch to CDMA... instant all bars.
Is it just a bug that when the phone accesses data it constantly flaahes real quick from 4g+ to lte?
I'm on att and next gen phone apn.
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Maybe it is some kind of a bug, as I'm seeing that also and I'm on T-Mobile. I do have the option for VoLTE enabled, next time I see it doing this I'll try disabling that.
joho5 said:
Is it just a bug that when the phone accesses data it constantly flaahes real quick from 4g+ to lte?
I'm on att and next gen phone apn.
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Check out my thread. I have a similar issue. I believe it's a radio or software problem that should be able easy fix.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/radio-problems-t3405636/
ha glad i am not the only one!!!
I'm in France, and I have the same problem with 4G+ and LTE..
I hope it will be fixed in OOS 3.1.4
Letin69 said:
I'm in France, and I have the same problem with 4G+ and LTE..
I hope it will be fixed in OOS 3.1.4
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3.2.0 still not fixed
I'm having the issue here. Determined it only flashes to 4G+ when there is active data downloading. Otherwise it sits at LTE. US/AT&T here. Was considering going to T-Mobile to put a SIM in the 2nd tray and see if it does it there too, because I was thinking it was just an APN setting.
An easy way to tell is open YouTube and playback a video off of cellular..indicator will stick on 4G+. Alternatively, run a Speed Test, when downloading it will flash back and forth rapidly, however when doing the upload test it will stay on LTE.
I always thought 4G+ was the same as HSDPA+/HSUPA+ which is nowhere near as fast as LTE. Does anyone having the issue have a recent LTE phone they can swap back into and copmare speed tests?
Edit - typos.
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I'm having the issue here. Determined it only flashes to 4G+ when there is active data downloading. Otherwise it sits at LTE. US/AT&T here. Was considering going to T-Mobile to put a SIM in the 2nd tray and see if it does it there too, because I was thinking it was just an APN setting.
An easy way to tell is open YouTube and playback a video off of cellular..indicator will stick on 4G+. Alternatively, run a Speed Test, when downloading it will flash back and forth rapidly, however when doing the upload test it will stay on LTE.
I always thought 4G+ was the same as HSDPA+/HSUPA+ which is nowhere near as fast as LTE. Does anyone having the issue have a recent LTE phone they can swap back into and copmare speed tests?
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4G is LTE. Not sure what 4G+ is. On LTE when it works I can get around 100 down.
Hmm, no 4G and LTE are different, in the US at least. 4G was marketed before LTE came about, you can see proof of this on an iPhone 4S, which did not have LTE radios but did label HSDPA+ connections as 4G. So you can thank Apple for the marketing confusion. However, upon researching this issue it seems 4G+ (with the plus, not just 4G) is the technical equivalent to LTE. It is just used in different countries, such as Singapore.
Regardless, the issue seems to have gone away after coming to work and being in different AT&T towers. I'm guessing it was just a graphical bug.
In Europe 4g and Lte is the same but the 4g+ is the new faster net
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Pretty certain the one plus when using carrier aggregation shows the 4G+ and 4g when on HSDPA. Confusing for certain but when I've noticed it that's been the case (as much as I can tell without field test)
T-Mobile US here.
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smgrimes said:
Pretty certain the one plus when using carrier aggregation shows the 4G+ and 4g when on HSDPA. Confusing for certain but when I've noticed it that's been the case (as much as I can tell without field test)
T-Mobile US here.
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Carrier aggregation?
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Carrier aggregation?
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http://www.3gpp.org/technologies/keywords-acronyms/101-carrier-aggregation-explained
Basically combining two frequencies that use LTE for better bandwidth on the download speed as its currently mostly implemented.
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Well, in Nottingham(uk) my phone works in the opposite way(EE network) it shows LTE constantly, but as soon as I start to download anything, or browsing (and possibly using more data) it switches to 4G+.I haven't realized untill I got my OP3... But love it, extremely fast ?
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hunhool said:
Well, in Nottingham(uk) my phone works in the opposite way(EE network) it shows LTE constantly, but as soon as I start to download anything, or browsing (and possibly using more data) it switches to 4G+.I haven't realized untill I got my OP3... But love it, extremely fast
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Yes that's exactly what mine is doing, however today it does it sometimes and other times it remains showing LTE when downloading data. I noticed when it remains as LTE, the up/down indicators in the pull-down settings don't show up, which leads me to believe even more that the LTE/4G+ toggling is just a visual bug, as they are technically the same network connection.
I took contact with the Oneplus support about this problem. They told me to send them a log with a hidden menu ( call the *#800#). He sent the log to the development team, I will tell you if I have news
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I'm having the issue here. Determined it only flashes to 4G+ when there is active data downloading. Otherwise it sits at LTE. US/AT&T here. Was considering going to T-Mobile to put a SIM in the 2nd tray and see if it does it there too, because I was thinking it was just an APN setting.
An easy way to tell is open YouTube and playback a video off of cellular..indicator will stick on 4G+. Alternatively, run a Speed Test, when downloading it will flash back and forth rapidly, however when doing the upload test it will stay on LTE.
I always thought 4G+ was the same as HSDPA+/HSUPA+ which is nowhere near as fast as LTE. Does anyone having the issue have a recent LTE phone they can swap back into and copmare speed tests?
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I assume that would explain these less than stellar speeds? I was wondering why the upload was faster than the download...
smgrimes said:
Pretty certain the one plus when using carrier aggregation shows the 4G+ and 4g when on HSDPA. Confusing for certain but when I've noticed it that's been the case (as much as I can tell without field test)
T-Mobile US here.
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Can confirm carrier aggregation. Started data transfer and the phone information shows a change from LTE to 4G+ and the network type line changes from LTE to LTE_CA. T-Mobile US as well.
Vayper_fr said:
I took contact with the Oneplus support about this problem. They told me to send them a log with a hidden menu ( call the *#800#). He sent the log to the development team, I will tell you if I have news
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any news back yet? this is something that is holding me back from buying another op3 honestly. might try this tomorrow too on my op3
4g+ working here in sweden got 180 downspeed and it showed 4g+ i have firmware **24
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My OP3 refuses to pickup 4G in places that my old iPhone 5s and 6P always did. Why is this?
we don't know, we do not know where u r at or what carrier u are on and by 4G do u mean LTE
I got this the first 2 hours that I used my new OP3. It stayed on H+ for 2 hours then without reboot or anything and not even moving, it got LTE.
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I got this the first 2 hours that I used my new OP3. It stayed on H+ for 2 hours then without reboot or anything and not even moving, it got LTE.
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But I've had it for days now.. it just stays on H all the time (it changes to LTE symbol maybe once every hour for a few minutes)
gman88667733 said:
But I've had it for days now.. it just stays on H all the time (it changes to LTE symbol maybe once every hour for a few minutes)
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What carrier are you using?
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What carrier are you using?
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3 UK. My old iPhone had 4G all the time
gman88667733 said:
3 UK. My old iPhone had 4G all the time
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Check your APN settings and make sure they're the latest for your carrier.
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I am having the same issue. I am on Bell in Toronto Canada. Some areas cannot get LTE. Some times my data just hangs showing full bars. Can't receive or make calls or texts. There are a few threads on different forums with people having the same issue. Hoping it is just a software bug that can be fixed with an update.
I'm O2 Germany and have a really good LTE reception. Look up what LTE bands your carrier is using and compare it to the specs of the OP3. Maybe that's the issue. You can also try to enable flight mode for a few seconds then disable it and the phone will connect new and then you might have LTE.
edit: Seems like Bell Canada is not fully supported but 3 UK is.
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I'm O2 Germany and have a really good LTE reception. Look up what LTE bands your carrier is using and compare it to the specs of the OP3. Maybe that's the issue. You can also try to enable flight mode for a few seconds then disable it and the phone will connect new and then you might have LTE.
edit: Seems like Bell Canada is not fully supported but 3 UK is.
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I get LTE fully at work just fine. But around my house and the neighbourhood where I live, I only get 3G whereas I used to always have 4G!
gman88667733 said:
I get LTE fully at work just fine. But around my house and the neighbourhood where I live, I only get 3G whereas I used to always have 4G!
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Hm I can recommend the app LTE Discovery. Then you'll see if there is any LTE network around you and if the phone receives it.
Gerrit507 said:
I'm O2 Germany and have a really good LTE reception. Look up what LTE bands your carrier is using and compare it to the specs of the OP3. Maybe that's the issue. You can also try to enable flight mode for a few seconds then disable it and the phone will connect new and then you might have LTE.
edit: Seems like Bell Canada is not fully supported but 3 UK is.
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I have also the OnePlus X and that always gets LTE and it supposedly supports less bands.
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3 UK. My old iPhone had 4G all the time
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I already posted a thread about this, it's not just 3 either that is having this problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/radio-problems-t3405636/post67479458#post67479458
I understand the icons are not showing you what you want to see but how about the speeds? Did you do a comparison or is this all strictly off of H v LTE icon?
playya said:
I understand the icons are not showing you what you want to see but how about the speeds? Did you do a comparison or is this all strictly off of H v LTE icon?
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Off of the H vs LTE icon to be honest
I am using my OP3 with mobile internet, using google map a lot. But the google map app eating too much data. Even if i download the offline map and trying to use offline the navigation. If i try to use the offline pre downloaded map without internet connection just does not work. After few seconds or minutes the map will become „blank” means no can see the streets and roads. Nothing at all. But if i turn back the internet on my phone everything coming back. But the point is, that is why i want to use offline maps to save my data bundles.
On my OPO it was not a problem, if i was using the offline map and turning off my mobile internet connection the google map was workng fine. I am using CM13/ Marshmallow on both phone.
Also it has never eat so much data like on OP3.
I am on Tmobile UK and using a 1GB data bundle per month. Before was using my OPO the 1 GB data was more then enough for a month using google map almost every day around 7-8 hours a day. I need the google sat nav for my everyday work so that is why using a lot.
But with OP3 only yesterday i was using almost 200MB and it was all the google map.
I was trying to disable background data traffic on the settings, and also the google map settings has some option but just does not help.
If i download the desired map via wifi and after trying to use the map offline it just become „blank” the map. I need to use the mobile internet to be able to use the offline map. Annoying…
AT&T in the US. I can't get LTE at work. Only H+, and sometimes just 3G.
My issue is that when I get into an area that is LTE for certain, the device doesn't pick it up. It stays in 3G or H+.
I then have to toggle the SIM settings on and off for the device to get LTE. Then it is fine until the next time I go into am area without LTE.
My apn settings are correct and my IMEI is mapped correctly.
Changing to LTE only won't work because then sometimes I would have no signal.
Have you installed OOS 3.2.4? If so go back to 3.2.2. There are known connectivity issues with 3.2.4. There's a little more info on the official OnePlus Community forum in case your interested.
best phone for 2016 but with this issue of signal not to good, samsung always stay on 4g as preferred network or if you want 3g it will stay forever with no issue, op3 fix this issue please i love this phone
i'm having the same issue on 3.2.2 and 3.2.4 always the signal drops from 3g to 2g i need to be switching the preferred network type from 3g to 4g LET
i use tigo and claro carrier
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