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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.
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
jmax313 said:
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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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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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
crazymook said:
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
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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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
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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
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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.
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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jason4962 said:
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.
pieman13 said:
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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jason4962 said:
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.
Gerrit507 said:
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.
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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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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Keep me posted.
Curious to see some comments from anyone with Mi Max 3 on T-Mobile or AT&T - are you able to get a stable LTE connection? Overlapping bands are only B4 and B5, so it may not work well everywhere in US. Some speed test results and general comments on LTE connection would be appreciated.
I am still awaiting my unit to show up, its been "in transit" for 2 weeks now. I have AT&T and am also curious about this.
I have used many overseas phones in the past and even without LTE I never really had any issues with speed. HSPA+ always seemed to get the job done fine.
LTE in USA
There's another thread on the board where a fellow in NJ is using the Mi Max 3 on T-Mobile and keeping Band 4 LTE almost all the time. I'm on T-Mobile as well and I'm seriously considering the device.
I am curious, though, if the Global version will have support for additional bands?
I got this phone last week and am on Tmobile. I'm getting 50mbps down with no drops yet. I love it. The only problem I had at first was with calling, but after enabling voLTE by typing *#*#86583#*#* into the dialer, problem solved.
I'm on Cricket and pulling stable LTE constantly, though I haven't left town with it yet. Probably Band 4, but 20 is also a possibility.
h20 wireless with uses ATT network shows 4g not LTE However Tmobile shows LTE
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I'm on Cricket and pulling stable LTE constantly, though I haven't left town with it yet. Probably Band 4, but 20 is also a possibility.
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Install LTE Discovery from play store - it will show you the bands you're connecting to, signal strength, towers in your area and a bunch of other useful stuff
Apo11on said:
Curious to see some comments from anyone with Mi Max 3 on T-Mobile or AT&T - are you able to get a stable LTE connection? Overlapping bands are only B4 and B5, so it may not work well everywhere in US. Some speed test results and general comments on LTE connection would be appreciated.
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minutes should be arriving in a few days. I'm Houston with T-Mobile service so I'll let you know .
mtonne said:
There's another thread on the board where a fellow in NJ is using the Mi Max 3 on T-Mobile and keeping Band 4 LTE almost all the time. I'm on T-Mobile as well and I'm seriously considering the device.
I am curious, though, if the Global version will have support for additional bands?
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Which Global version do you speak of? If you're referring to Max 3 Global ROM, which some stores pre-install - that ROM has no impact on availability of additional LTE bands.
My black 6gb/128gb arrives today from TradingShenzhen to me in UK. I have an EE UK sim in slot 1 and AT&T US sim in slot 2. I won't be able to do the best tests since I'm obviously in UK currently, but at least you'll know whether you're covered internationally and how dual sim functionality is .
On T-Moblie
I am in TX using T-Mobile and the connectivity was horrible regardless. Even had T-Mobile store try to help.
Anyway, I followed the Xiaomi advice to revert to the China ROM (the "Global" Versions are BS and have this connectivity issue from some suppliers).
I need to flash the ROM tonight since I wiped EVERYTHING after fighting with it all night.
Apparently wiping "System" in a Xiaomi might be a very bad thing. I'll find out. I used TWRP BTW.
I’m referring to the authentic Global ROM that should be onboard the Hong Kong exports.
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Which Global version do you speak of? If you're referring to Max 3 Global ROM, which some stores pre-install - that ROM has no impact on availability of additional LTE bands.
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Ald47 said:
I am in TX using T-Mobile and the connectivity was horrible regardless. Even had T-Mobile store try to help.
Anyway, I followed the Xiaomi advice to revert to the China ROM (the "Global" Versions are BS and have this connectivity issue from some suppliers).
I need to flash the ROM tonight since I wiped EVERYTHING after fighting with it all night.
Apparently wiping "System" in a Xiaomi might be a very bad thing. I'll find out. I used TWRP BTW.
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Where in TX? I’m in San Antonio.
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I’m referring to the authentic Global ROM that should be onboard the Hong Kong exports.
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Where in TX? I’m in San Antonio.
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Houston
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I’m referring to the authentic Global ROM that should be onboard the Hong Kong exports.
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Where in TX? I’m in San Antonio.
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I may need you to send me a recovery image of your phone, if you can, when you get it.
I'm hoping I didn't fubar this one, but I can fastboot and get into TWRP so I don't think it's a total loss.
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Install LTE Discovery from play store - it will show you the bands you're connecting to, signal strength, towers in your area and a bunch of other useful stuff
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Thanks for the recommendation - I am indeed pulling band 4 at all times.
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Thanks for the recommendation - I am indeed pulling band 4 at all times.
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Any speed test data to share? Network congestions in your area are obviously not the same as mine, but during low load times your tests still give good indication what that CAT 12 LTE modem of SD636 is capable of.
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Any speed test data to share? Network congestions in your area are obviously not the same as mine, but during low load times your tests still give good indication what that CAT 12 LTE modem of SD636 is capable of.
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I would, but it would be moot since I'm on Cricket and data speeds are capped at ~8Mbps or so, if I remember correctly.
Ald47 said:
I am in TX using T-Mobile and the connectivity was horrible regardless. Even had T-Mobile store try to help.
Anyway, I followed the Xiaomi advice to revert to the China ROM (the "Global" Versions are BS and have this connectivity issue from some suppliers).
I need to flash the ROM tonight since I wiped EVERYTHING after fighting with it all night.
Apparently wiping "System" in a Xiaomi might be a very bad thing. I'll find out. I used TWRP BTW.
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In Houston as well getting Chinese ROM version Tuesday. Did your connection suck cause of installed " global rom
xxfirerican said:
In Houston as well getting Chinese ROM version Tuesday. Did your connection suck cause of installed " global rom
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I believe so since changing to comes ROM stoned it for those that could. I'm out of town so I can't play with it to get it back functioning.
Mi Max 3 just arrived . First off blue color amazing. I'm in Houston on T-Mobile running original China ROM, after adding all Google apps and tweaking some settings as far as syncing this phone is running awesome here in Houston. Super fast and really loving the build quality the phone is huge in person and I can't say enough about blue color.
So I am planning on ordering one of these soon but having read the forum there's been some concerns around LTE connection. I was quite pleased to learn that 20x was supporting a a lot more bands than any other "normal" Chinese phone would. That said, I am getting second thoughts now to learn that people are not getting the best LTE connection (HSPA + on Att?) and a lack of band 28 which may not make for an ideal LTE experience.
What are your thoughts and how's your experience been when it comes to data (particularly the LTE) connection?
Thanks in advance.
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So I am planning on ordering one of these soon but having read the forum there's been some concerns around LTE connection. I was quite pleased to learn that 20x was supporting a a lot more bands than any other "normal" Chinese phone would. That said, I am getting second thoughts now to learn that people are not getting the best LTE connection (HSPA + on Att?) and a lack of band 28 which may not make for an ideal LTE experience.
What are your thoughts and how's your experience been when it comes to data (particularly the LTE) connection?
Thanks in advance.
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Would appreciate any help here. Seriously thinking of purchasing the device but still getting second thoughts due to above. Please advise?
Im on Straightalk (ATT) with L29
bil20 said:
So I am planning on ordering one of these soon but having read the forum there's been some concerns around LTE connection. I was quite pleased to learn that 20x was supporting a a lot more bands than any other "normal" Chinese phone would. That said, I am getting second thoughts now to learn that people are not getting the best LTE connection (HSPA + on Att?) and a lack of band 28 which may not make for an ideal LTE experience.
What are your thoughts and how's your experience been when it comes to data (particularly the LTE) connection?
Thanks in advance.
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The icon shows 4g lte. The phone loads lightning fast. Im on band 17 which is the 700mhz. I average 12 to 20 DL speeds.
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The icon shows 4g lte. The phone loads lightning fast. Im on band 17 which is the 700mhz. I average 12 to 20 DL speeds.
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So which model number that you have? I assumed not the Chinese one but the Global one correct?
AL00 (Chinese Version) Seems fine to me:
AngelDeath said:
AL00 (Chinese Version) Seems fine to me:
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Yours say 4GLTE?
Yes it does. Has said that since the first day.
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Use this site to help you see the bands around you:
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Yes it does. Has said that since the first day.
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Thank you.
So what's the difference between the Chinese and Global version?
bil20 said:
So I am planning on ordering one of these soon but having read the forum there's been some concerns around LTE connection. I was quite pleased to learn that 20x was supporting a a lot more bands than any other "normal" Chinese phone would. That said, I am getting second thoughts now to learn that people are not getting the best LTE connection (HSPA + on Att?) and a lack of band 28 which may not make for an ideal LTE experience.
What are your thoughts and how's your experience been when it comes to data (particularly the LTE) connection?
Thanks in advance.
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Been using the EVR-AL00 version in Canada Dual sim and I am able to get the best speeds on both my sim cards LTE+.
Thanks
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Thank you.
So what's the difference between the Chinese and Global version?
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Many things, read through the forums, for me the differences are livable, to others its not. Buts all based on what you want from the phone and what you use. I dont live on my phone, so for me for example, "whatsapp" is useless, to others they cant live without it. But for everybody the need is different.
LTE+ on bands 4 and 7 in Canada, New England, and New York. Very fast data connection. L29 model.
bil20 said:
Would appreciate any help here. Seriously thinking of purchasing the device but still getting second thoughts due to above. Please advise?
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I was worried about speed too before I bought. Band 28 is very common in Australia so the fact it is missing from this phone had me worried.
Thankfully my experience has been wholly positive - check out my up/down speed on dslreports here: (I can't post links so you'll need to take out the linespaces and add back the periods)
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Notice that mine is currently the fastest speed in the last 400,000 tests nationally using my mobile provider (Telstra Bigpond). The second fastest is an iphone, clocking in at half the download speed I'm getting using my Mate 20 X.
(Note: I have the "LTE high-speed mode" enabled in settings)
I'm in the UK and use bands 1 & 20 on Vodafone, very quick speeds and never noticed any issues with connectivity
Hello everyone,
Can you help me fixing this problem? When I talk on red magic 5g, I can't use the internet of my mobile data.
Thanks,
Verizon doesn't allow this either I believe.
Thank you, I solved the problem through APN bearer.
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Thank you, I solved the problem through APN bearer.
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How exactly did you fix this? I'm running EE and virginmedia Ireland and neither let me use data when on the phone.
Bloody annoying.
It depends on the carrier
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This happen to my Oneplus 6 before, it's really depend on your carrier:Im chinese live in HK and using Sunmobile Tel service before, whenever calling the Data will disconnect ( not even 3G/H+ only have 2G) thus the game Im playing is disconnected, finally I change my data plan to 5G from another company it works frawlessly with VOLTE?, very happy with it haha!
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This happen to my Oneplus 6 before, it's really depend on your carrier:Im chinese live in HK and using Sunmobile Tel service before, whenever calling the Data will disconnect ( not even 3G/H+ only have 2G) thus the game Im playing is disconnected, finally I change my data plan to 5G from another company it works frawlessly with VOLTE, very happy with it haha!
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5g is just cool ? 20 times faster.
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5g is just cool 20 times faster.
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Definitely haha
The fastest in HK is reach approx 3XXMbps, check out my screenshot!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KKgJlGtI5u2v3rXFyaQWkV8La8mBmJ7W/view?usp=sharing
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Definitely haha
The fastest in HK is reach approx 3XXMbps, check out my screenshot!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KKgJlGtI5u2v3rXFyaQWkV8La8mBmJ7W/view?usp=sharing
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Not bad 300 Mbps ? In Kuwait, the download is up to 900 Mbps. Depends on the location. In my home, less than 500 Mbps. Check out my screenshot below.
https://ibb.co/sQk1psq