I suspect that my x8 have some signal strengh or antenna problems.
When I'm holding phone like this
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Signal strengh is -65dBm which is the best signal as I saw on my phone.
But when I take my phone and using it like this
Strengh drops to -85 , -91 or -99 dBm.
And sometimes even if I take phone from second position to first it keeps showing bad signal -91 or -99.
Is that means that my xperia is damaged?
Signal strengh from my operator in my area is very good I'd say it's 9/10.
And this strange thing doesn't happen all the time,but it's frequent issue.
1edgaras said:
I suspect that my x8 have some signal strengh or antenna problems.
When I'm holding phone like this
Signal strengh is -65dBm which is the best signal as I saw on my phone.
But when I take my phone and using it like this
Strengh drops to -85 , -91 or -99 dBm.
And sometimes even if I take phone from second position to first it keeps showing bad signal -91 or -99.
Is that means that my xperia is damaged?
Signal strengh from my operator in my area is very good I'd say it's 9/10.
And this strange thing doesn't happen all the time,but it's frequent issue.
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Apple once made a website page about this before. All smartphones have antenna problems, ( Death Grip ) they named it. Its just the way you hold the phone and where the antenna is on the phone. Try searching it on google youll be suprised with some of the problems.
http://www.apple.com/antenna/
Well I'm interested if other x8s also have such a big problem. Because for example lg p500 doesn't
This is definitely an antenna problem. I think you should return it back for warranty.
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I'm running HTC HD2 with the latest radio
In my house I seem to get bad reception.
My HD2 often shows flaky reception often jumping between no signal and 2 bars when I leave it next to the window. I've tried many different radio versions but non seem great.
It's annoying when I get a message from people saying "I couldn't get through to you!".
I get pretty much the same thing with my HTC Touch Pro 2!
Anyway I found an old Nokia 5210 and I put my sim card in it. I noticed that my signal is far more steady. It hangs around 2-3 bars and never shows no signal.
I can actually now keep my phone next to my computer rather than next to the window.
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My question is what are your experiences with different phones & reception?
It's a subject that isn't very well covered anywhere on the internet and I solidly believe that various phone models/brands will give better signal than others.
Many of you don't worry much about signal because your area has good coverage. But there are people like myself who live and work in not so well covered places that often struggle with reception.
My HTC HD2 has the exact same problem considering the signal strength. I have a spare Sony Ericsson W910 where I get far more better signal strength when listening to radio.
BTW my radio version is 2.15.50.14.....I have no idea why this is happening....
Thanks.
Hi Everyone,
Just a bit of background, I've had my nexus 4 for just over 24 hours, and trimmed my old SIM card down to fit whilst waiting for a new one to be delivered from my provider. Last night my provider cut off my old sim, even though the new one hadn't been delivered, so as a result the phone was left with no mobile signal, but was still connected to wifi and bluetooth.
This was my first full day with the Nexus4, and I'd noticed the battery drained quite a lot quicker than my Gnex (with similar usage throughout the day), but once the sim was cut off, battery use levelled off significantly, despite still using the phone, and downloading playlists for offline use with spotify.
You can see below (where the mobile signal goes red) when the SIM got cut off, and despite spotify still downloading in the background, the battery drain slowed significantly. I should add that live very close to the cell tower, and always get excellent signal strength.
So I was wondering, could the radio be using more power than it should and contributing to poor battery life even in good signal areas?
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I'm wondering the same thing. I disabled my cell service and just used WiFi yesterday because I was in an area with no cell signal. With the same amount of use and data syncing, the battery lasted MUCH longer. It was night and day.
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[My new Galaxy S5 does not seem to be getting great signal reception. It's constantly around -100-106 dbm. I downloaded an app that checks it every 1 minute and then produces the results in excel forumat. Other devices in my office (also on verizon) are getting much better reception
I went to the mall, and the Galaxy S5 there was around -80, while mine was -97. Obviously both Verizon. How is this possible, other than a faulty radio in my device?
I remember back in the day you could dial #228, but obviously with 4G you can not do that.
Should I return/exchange my phone?
I should add, if I power off the phone, take out the sim card, then reinsert it. The signal improves to like-84-88 dbm for awhile, then tapers off again to the -100s.
Will SOMEONE chime in their thoughts?
You can see in the circled area, if I do a restart, the signal is better for like 5-10 mins, then drops off again. I even tried to do all of these things in safe mode, same results.
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Maybe you should check the signal power when you actually use your phone ( in a call) maybe is a power saving feature. Try to compare with other s5 in the same room. Could be a bad driver for modem. From my experience with Samsung it takes 2 or 3 updates to get all well.
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I've had the g4 for about a week now and have noticed that my battery is draining by 30-40% over night. I've reset my phone yet the issue still seems to remain. Going into the battery menu under settings, it shows that the majority is being taken up by mobile standby.
Here are a few snaps from the settings/battery.
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Some of that data drain could be coming from a weak signal. On poor reception, the device spends a lot of power to find a better/stronger signal and if you're in marginal areas a lot, then it's going to use more battery. There are apps that will automatically switch the phone to airplane mode and apps that will switch the signal off and on depending on signal strength. There was one I use some time ago that I'm not sure if it even exists any longer is ShutUpBatterySaver. It would switch data on and off depending on what you set it for. Another two were Autopilot4 and NoBars. You could also just turn your data off when you know you won't need it.
Try uninstalling Google Photos. I noticed a very high CPU utilization. Not visible in battery uses (why anyway?)
Even used in "local" without synchronization.
Instead, enable the embedded file manager (in the list of disabled application, it's pre-installed), and update it in Play Store.
It looks like ur signal is weak too. Try to switch to 3G and your signal should be a little stronger
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Hello everyone! I have the same issue with my moto g4 (xt1622).
Signal seems always bad even when the phone displays 4g in full strength! If you look at the screenshot seems that the signal became bad only when screen is off! Is that an hardware problem or an Android bug?
Thanks
hi to all,
I am the owner of a head unit and I have a problem with disconnections from the lte network although there is a satisfactory signal. after 5-10 minutes it comes back. if I reset it comes back immediately. any solution ? Thanks
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KOSZOG said:
hi to all,
I am the owner of a head unit and I have a problem with disconnections from the lte network although there is a satisfactory signal. after 5-10 minutes it comes back. if I reset it comes back immediately. any solution ? Thanks
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As I can see there is a weak signal strength, that maybe the problem. Try going around a strong signal strength area and check if it stays, Or you can also try changing the carrier provider which have a good signal strength in your area. (Only a guess)
tnks for you replay, but the weak singal in no problem because this also happens with a strong signal(check by mobile telephone). Maybe with some upgrade I can do something, but I'm afraid because all the other functions work normally
KOSZOG said:
tnks for you replay, but the weak singal in no problem because this also happens with a strong signal(check by mobile telephone). Maybe with some upgrade I can do something, but I'm afraid because all the other functions work normally
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oh! then i can try searching for the issue, will reply here if found sth...
aiSanaul said:
oh! then i can try searching for the issue, will reply here if found sth...
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thanks