especially from a g1 user's perspective, for me it seems the slide has noticably worse 3g reception; anyone else notice the same?
Yes it does, I'm sure t-mobile will send out radio firmware updates as they did for the g1. I know the last one gave me a big boost. For now you can choose for it to use 3g only and you'll see a lot less dropping to edge, I have mine set like this and sometimes have very low signal but haven't found a spot yet where it was completely dead.
Hmm, that's weird. I used to have the G1 and as soon as I clapped my hand due to my phone getting atleast 1bar of 3G signal it would drop to E. Which meant me not clapping anymore. But with this phone I am clapping once again.
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Yes it does, I'm sure t-mobile will send out radio firmware updates as they did for the g1. I know the last one gave me a big boost. For now you can choose for it to use 3g only and you'll see a lot less dropping to edge, I have mine set like this and sometimes have very low signal but haven't found a spot yet where it was completely dead.
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as I understood the g1 radio update mainly made the phone hold onto a weaker 3g signal longer rather than any substantial improvement in overall reception; where I work I get no signal at all if I lock 3g only whereas with my g1 I had nearly 100% 3g uptime, the g1 might not have been state of the art but it's cell radio sure was pretty impressive compared to every other phone I've owned
i get better reception than what i did with my mytouch 3g and way better uplaod and download speeds to
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Hmm, that's weird. I used to have the G1 and as soon as I clapped my hand due to my phone getting atleast 1bar of 3G signal it would drop to E. Which meant me not clapping anymore. But with this phone I am clapping once again.
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I second this, my G1 gets crappy 3G reception even on the most recent radio. I'm picking up my MT3GS tomorrow.
My G1 was next to my old Razr in having near perfect signal. My slide drops out of 3G quite often, even at my house sitting right next to my wife with my old G1 that is still on 3G.
I've noticed this. It seems to have horrible horrible 3g reception. I was in a tiny guard shack, maybe 10'x10', walls were thin, and most of the side walls were made of glass patio doors. Inside the shack I would get E all the time, I could literally step 6" outside of the shack, right on the curb, and I'd get 4 bars of 3G.
in my building i get 3g in the elevator, must be practically living right under a tower!!
my AT&T phones used to drop the signal as soon as the elevator doors closed.
Upstate NY here and I'm getting the in/out 3G with Tmo, wish they would get their 3G working right before even trying to consider releasing 4G (as I was told by a rep)
My phone can drop in and out of 3G and 2G. If u put the phone on wcdma only it doesn't happen. Mine will hold 3G all day long without a problem and it downstairs burn as much battery either.
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Sorry double post
a few question:
Does anyone know when the radio update will be available?
How does one go about getting the radio update?
Will the radio update work on a rooted phone?
Thanks.
Really??
Are you kidding me??!! I am so surprised (and disappointed) to read this.
First, the Nexus One, then the HD2 (which I owned), and now the MyTouch Slide?? I think I even heard that the Incredible having these issues.
What is it with HTC phones losing reception?
It's one of the reasons (but not the only one) I returned the HD2. I've been strongly considering the MyTouch Slide, but after hearing this, I have to scratch it off the list until/if/when they fix it.
For those who already own this phone, I sincerely hope they fix it for you.
I've noticed weaker 3G speeds also while at work. I've just activated wcdma only it's a lot better now, but I'm at home right now, so I'll post an update tomorrow to see of it is better at work
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I've noticed it really sucks. I'm sitting in my kitchen right now, where I always had a strong 3G signal on my G1, yet now I don't have one. If Tmobile doesn't fix this soon, I'm considering canceling my contract and going elsewhere.
Ive been having issues for the past 2 months or so (dating back to the G1 btw) where Id be on 3G with full service surfing the internet then everything would stop loading, Id drop down to GPRS and it would stay like that for a few minutes. Then 3G would pick back up again.
Ive been having that issue ever since they started rolling out HSPA+. The TMO reps keep saying that it shouldnt happen, but it is. And not just on my phone. My brothers G1 and now his slide did the same thing and my friends MT3G did it as well.
And this issue isnt in a localized area. Its happening all over VA. Im a roving technician and I get this issue wherever 3G is. If the area only offers Edge, I dont have any issues. When the 3G holds though, its decently quick (check signature).
/rant
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Upstate NY here and I'm getting the in/out 3G with Tmo, wish they would get their 3G working right before even trying to consider releasing 4G (as I was told by a rep)
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Tmobile isn't releasing 4g, is expanding its HSPA+ network, which is technically faster than 4g. Be careful when you ask the reps anything. I have had reps tell me things that I know for a fact weren't true but majority of them don't know any better.
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It's one of the reasons (but not the only one) I returned the HD2. I've been strongly considering the MyTouch Slide, but after hearing this, I have to scratch it off the list until/if/when they fix it.
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Take what you read here with a grain if salt. Yes some people experience some 3g coverage issues but that doesn't affect everyone and there are a lot of factors to consider. Nonetheless, if you scratch this phone off your list, you'd be missing out on a great device.
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forgot about this thread... turns out due to some strange coincidence at the time I first bought my slide the cell tower where I worked went on the fritz and the tech people weren't updated on it yet. I have 3g again at work but still notice that I drop to edge a bit more often than with my old g1... and the data works absolutely horridly on edge with latency issues and timeouts that the g1 never did. oh well, still a solid device although I have my upgrade credit saved for whatever emerald/vision/vanguard madness TMO has planned for this fall
Hey all,
Just to clarify I recently got Epic on Sprint, while also switching to Droid X from my BlackBerry (old friend) on Verizon... as the blackberry signal started to fluctuate lately and its just getting too old for me.... When I got the Epic I was blown away by 4g speeds, though I have more lost connection on Verizon. I read extensively that Epic weaker signal then EVO.. or is this just Sprint VOICE network (data blows Verizon away)?!?!
So, for those who updated to leaked 2.2.1 (or custom ROM) how is the signal strength? any improvement? or should I try the EVO.... Also how is the BLUETOOTH performance, people tell me they can hardly hear me in my car on the in-car bluetooth while DROID X sounds FANTASTIC........ I also tried Fascinate sometime ago but the touchfeel I didn't like .... (my big fingers hehe... work better with Droid digits it seems, which might be similar to EVO not sure)....
I am over a week away from 30-day refund period, so I wanted some feedback on the signal issue otherwise I can try the EVO.... I would hate to stick to Verizon as the data simply blows, its so damn slow...
Thanks
PS. are custom ROMS (like Viper w governor removed) any better in terms of reception? thanks
Coming to this phone from the Droid X which just had a horrible antenna. My previous phone, the HTC Topaz, had a very large WiFi range but the Droid X was severely limited. I'm hoping this one has a better range and not the same wifi antenna as the Droid X.
Coming from Dell Streak
I am coming from a Dell Streak which had pretty good wireless signal... and this Atrix has been all thumbs up for me until about 10 minutes ago when I walked into a room in my house that has a pretty average WIFI signal and the atrix had 1 bar then none and would not connect back again until i walked out of the room..
Im hoping this was just a mistake or something Lol because none of my devices have ever had problems with WIFI signal in this particular room. Going to pay close attention to the signal from now on and post back
Man I hoped not to read something like that
I cannot get it to recognize my Verizon FiOS Wi-Fi, either automatically or manually configured, yet it picks up my neighbors Verizon FiOS Wi-Fi just fine?!?!
EDIT: Scratch that.. Just a coincidence that after I look at my laptop and over to the Atrix, my WiFi router died. Talk about bad timing, LOL.
I'm having issues attaching it to my work unsecured wireless. Gets full signal, tries to connect, but then it says remembered, and then disabled.
Samsung Epic is connecting just fine.
It actually works just fine for me and the range is very good. Throughout my entire house upstairs and downstair and in the basement I get a signal. Kudos to Motorola so far.
The wifi antenna in my opinion isn't the best I've seen. But works everywhere I need it to in the house. Iphone 4 antenna was better, as I could bbq and play with the kiddos and be on wifi through out the yard. Atrix dosent keep signal around the bbq pit...
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hey, i bought a used nexus s 4g, and the condition is excellent.
having a slight issue, the guy i bought it from, had CM7 already loaded on the phone, well im having terrible signal problems.
seems like the phone cannot connect to 3g at all. Its either nothing no data, or if i turn on 4g, it can connect to 4g, but theres never any 3g. as you know, 4g isnt available everywhere and it kills my battery, so i wanna just have it hooked up to 3g but it cant.
i have an sprint arrive, which connects to evdo fine, and my friends evo 4g connects to 3g fine also.
i read nexus s 4g has signal issues, but how bad it is right now is just crazy.
still pretty new and trying to understand this stuff, so bare with me
Be sure to check your radio. Sprint released an update a while back and I believe you can find it in the stickies. Also, dont forget to update you profile and prl.
doooope!! updating PRL did it!!! thanks!!! i was thinking about getting rid of the phone because it became so annoying! life saver, thanks!
I noticed the other day that for some reason I am not getting 4G on this phone other than after a reboot.The moment I connect to wifi or go from a 4g to 3g area, it never goes back to 4g. Is there something I can do to fix this? My galaxy nexus and s4 all have 4g during these times as well.