Just wanted to know how good the signal strength is on the LG G 2 because I have the gs3 and it sucks so just want your guys feedback because I was thinking about buying one soon but wanted to know how good you guys are getting?
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I can say based on my experience that the note 2 have better signal strength
I work under ground and the note 2 used to give me 2 bars of signal strength, while my g2 fails to get any signal most of the time -_-
I just hope that maybe a modem update would solve this problem
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Looks like you're on Verizon. LG >> Samsung for signal strength. My office where I work is in a poor reception spot, and my Galaxy Nexus was awful at holding a signal. G2 has been a world better.
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The g2 is about - 10 to -12 dBm better than my hd Maxx side by side, and the hd had good signal. It's also consistently better than my wife's s4
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The g2 is about - 10 to -12 dBm better than my hd Maxx side by side, and the hd had good signal. It's also consistently better than my wife's s4
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10-12dBm is a huge difference, are you sure you're comparing them in the same exact spot and both on 3G or 4G? Most I've seen between any device was just a few dBm.
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10-12dBm is a huge difference, are you sure you're comparing them in the same exact spot and both on 3G or 4G? Most I've seen between any device was just a few dBm.
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I'm pretty sure there were in the same spot, because I was holding them. One was in my right hand and one was in my left. I guess you could say give or take a foot. I tested several times. The hd was always around -112 to 114dBm and the g2 was at -100 to 103. The g2 would also pick up 4G in a few spots that my hd never could. If you haven't previously seen that big of difference, you obviously haven't compared a gnex to basically any other phone.
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I'm pretty sure there were in the same spot, because I was holding them. One was in my right hand and one was in my left. I guess you could say give or take a foot. I tested several times. The hd was always around -112 to 114dBm and the g2 was at -100 to 103. The g2 would also pick up 4G in a few spots that my hd never could. If you haven't previously seen that big of difference, you obviously haven't compared a gnex to basically any other phone.
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Interesting.. One last question, were both phones on 3G or 4G? If one was 3G and the other 4G than that would explain the huge discrepancy.
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Interesting.. One last question, were both phones on 3G or 4G? If one was 3G and the other 4G than that would explain the huge discrepancy.
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Both were on 4G, I know signal bars aren't accurate but, the hd had 1 bar and the g2 had 3
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I'm pretty sure there were in the same spot, because I was holding them. One was in my right hand and one was in my left. I guess you could say give or take a foot. I tested several times. The hd was always around -112 to 114dBm and the g2 was at -100 to 103. The g2 would also pick up 4G in a few spots that my hd never could. If you haven't previously seen that big of difference, you obviously haven't compared a gnex to basically any other phone
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Yeah, the LG's antennas were always better then Moto's garbage. It's common notion
I'm in NJ and coming from a S3, my signal is much better on the G2. Usually 5-7 dBm better
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rezound has slightly better signal than G2 indoors
I tested on my basement:
HTC rezound can somewhat maintain 3G, 4G, 1x signal
G2 can only periodically get 3G, 4G, 1x signal
dbm value is not important because: even if they are in the same spot one phone could be transmitting at 50% to conserve battery and the other phone could be transmitting at 100%. naturally the phone transmitting at 100% would show better dbm. so I think its better to measure the ability of the phone to maintain signal
On Verizon I had better signal on my s3. I hadn't seen a 3g icon anywhere near me for almost a year, but now with the g2 I see it every once in a while.
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The G2 is head and shoulders above my Galaxy Nexus VZW. I would get one bar at home with the Nexus and it would bounce between 3g and 4g and occasionally lose the signal completely while doing so. The G2 gets a steady 2 bars of 4g.
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On Verizon I had better signal on my. I hadn't seen a 3g icon anywhere near me for almost a year, but now with the g2 I see it every once in a while.
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The G2 is head and shoulders above my Galaxy Nexus VZW. I would get one bar at home with the Nexus and it would bounce between 3g and 4g and occasionally lose the signal completely while doing so. The G2 gets a steady 2 bars of 4g.
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I think the galaxy nexus has probably the worst signal in verizon phones
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I think the galaxy nexus has probably the worst signal in verizon phones
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Sorry my s3, and all these people comparing to the gnex that's not really saying much. Pretty sure every phone released since the gnex came out has had better reception.
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The G2 has less signal strength indoors (steel building) at my work than the iPhone 5 that it replaced. It has been some what of a problem because about 43% of my battery goes to cell reception. I have had better luck by putting my phone in the one spot that gets just 1 bar of signal in my office, but even then it goes in an out from time to time.
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The G2 has less signal strength indoors (steel building) at my work than the iPhone 5 that it replaced. It has been some what of a problem because about 43% of my battery goes to cell reception. I have had better luck by putting my phone in the one spot that gets just 1 bar of signal in my office, but even then it goes in an out from time to time.
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thanks I've always wondered how good iphones 5 signal reception
I've been trying to decide on what phone to get to replace my GNex and the primary factor in my search has been signal strength. We have great 4G coverage here in Pittsburgh yet every Samsung phone sits on 3G almost all day every day. Samsung has the worst radios by far. I know a rep at the Verizon store near where I work so we took a bunch of phones out the other day and compared the signal strength from the city all the way out towards the airport. The iPhone 5 and LG G2 were neck and neck averaging about 4~5 dB better than it's closest competitor the HTC One. Following closely were the new Moto phones. X, MAXX and Ultra. We didn't take a mini with us. We took a Note II, S3, S4 and my GNex that all performed about 7~10 dB worse than the Motos. In the building where I work (steel building barely any reception) The iPhone 5 dropped 4G all together as well as the Moto phones. The Samsungs didn't have a data signal at all. The LG G2 was switching back and forth between 3G and 4G. The HTC One was able to retain a 4G signal but it was slow.
If I was buying one right now I'd probably get the G2. I'm still back and forth between the One and the G2 though.... I'm in my building a lot and the One seemed to get better reception through hard to penetrate walls so that was a major plus on it's side.
I've had GREAT reception. I get about twice the signal strength I had on verizon GNEX.
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I've been trying to decide on what phone to get to replace my GNex and the primary factor in my search has been signal strength. We have great 4G coverage here in Pittsburgh yet every Samsung phone sits on 3G almost all day every day. Samsung has the worst radios by far. I know a rep at the Verizon store near where I work so we took a bunch of phones out the other day and compared the signal strength from the city all the way out towards the airport. The iPhone 5 and LG G2 were neck and neck averaging about 4~5 dB better than it's closest competitor the HTC One. Following closely were the new Moto phones. X, MAXX and Ultra. We didn't take a mini with us. We took a Note II, S3, S4 and my GNex that all performed about 7~10 dB worse than the Motos. In the building where I work (steel building barely any reception) The iPhone 5 dropped 4G all together as well as the Moto phones. The Samsungs didn't have a data signal at all. The LG G2 was switching back and forth between 3G and 4G. The HTC One was able to retain a 4G signal but it was slow.
If I was buying one right now I'd probably get the G2. I'm still back and forth between the One and the G2 though.... I'm in my building a lot and the One seemed to get better reception through hard to penetrate walls so that was a major plus on it's side.
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that was a comprehensive list. you just need to add galaxy note 3
In addition to the list HTC rezound had slightly better reception than my G2(see my previous post)
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Just curious how your new S4 compares to your previous phone's signal performance. Better reception? Worse?
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Just curious how your new S4 compares to your previous phone's signal performance. Better reception? Worse?
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Better....
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How's the GPS?
Had horrible GPS and long lock times on both my gs1 epic and gs2 epic touch.
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How's the GPS?
Had horrible GPS and long lock times on both my gs1 epic and gs2 epic touch.
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I don't think gps has been an issue starting with the GS3. My Note 2 insta locks everytime.
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Better....
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Wish I could duplicate something similar in my area...
These results were with full bars and the "4G" icon.
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My gps is fine but seeing as to how theres no 4g around my area, the 3g blows, hard. I just switched over from verizon. One good thing about big red is their network is solid. Super solid
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Min is OK, I have a Verizon s3 and Sprint s4, the 4g on the sprint isn't as good as my 3s 4g but that's a carrier issue. I went from an S2 to an S4. Big difference between the 3g and 4g there. and so far battery life is good as well. a lot better than the s2
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Wish I could duplicate something similar in my area...
These results were with full bars and the "4G" icon.
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Wow...thats not good there...I wonder if they havent fully upgraded the towers over there....
On 4G LTE here I avg around 15-25 mbps down and around 7-14 upload
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Wish I could duplicate something similar in my area...
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The signal bars do not show your 4G signal strength. It only shows you cellular signal (voice). You can get SignalCheck Pro and see what your LTE signal is.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueline.signalchecklite
This is the lite version I've linked. With those speeds, you're likely connected to a very distant tower for 4G, but connected to a nearby tower for 2g/3g. LTE signal is best at -65dBm and can be very quick up to the mid -90s dBm. To pull those speeds, you're likely hitting around -115dBm in that spot, possibly worse. The closer the dBm value is to 0, the better. Lte loses it's signal the closer it gets to -120 dBm.
Whenever your nearby site is upgraded, you'll see amazing LTE speeds.
The GPS should be much better than a lot of older devices.
It has a barometer inside of it, which isn't just for measuring weather, but also estimating height, which speeds up the GPS calculations.
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The signal bars do not show your 4G signal strength. It only shows you cellular signal (voice). You can get SignalCheck Pro and see what your LTE signal is.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueline.signalchecklite
This is the lite version I've linked. With those speeds, you're likely connected to a very distant tower for 4G, but connected to a nearby tower for 2g/3g. LTE signal is best at -65dBm and can be very quick up to the mid -90s dBm. To pull those speeds, you're likely hitting around -115dBm in that spot, possibly worse. The closer the dBm value is to 0, the better. Lte loses it's signal the closer it gets to -120 dBm.
Whenever your nearby site is upgraded, you'll see amazing LTE speeds.
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You're right that was at my house and it was in the 105db range evdo. Even though I've noticed that when I have good voice connection I also have a better data connection.
Much better results at work:
I remember reading on some site that in the miami area they're only 23% done with the ugraded lte towers. Should be complete by the end of this year though.
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Coming from the S2 here. The signal strength is better. I get 4 and 5 bars where I used to get 2 and 3. I don't have 4G so can't speak on that. My Wi-Fi reception is stronger. And GPS is WAY better. I can get a lock within 3 meters before the map finishes loading in Google Maps. I mean 1 maybe 2 seconds. My GPS wasn't horrible before but it would take much longer to get a lock like that. Same speeds on navigation and places also. Very impressed.
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How's the GPS?
Had horrible GPS and long lock times on both my gs1 epic and gs2 epic touch.
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same, if not better than sgs3
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I don't think gps has been an issue starting with the GS3. My Note 2 insta locks everytime.
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correct...sucked up until sg3
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Just curious how your new S4 compares to your previous phone's signal performance. Better reception? Worse?
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Cell & data signal/reception are same as SGS3
wifi is MUCH MUCH better
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It has a barometer inside of it, which isn't just for measuring weather, but also estimating height, which speeds up the GPS calculations.
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that is true
Exactly the kind of information I was looking for. GPS on my GS2 stinks; flashing Blu Kuban has helped, but I still sometimes get random drops, or it will take ten minutes to lock, or it will randomly place me in South Carolina or something while I'm navigating. Like a lot of others, I'm deciding between the GS4 and HTC One, and Sprint or Verizon. Thanks everyone.
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Exactly the kind of information I was looking for. GPS on my GS2 stinks; flashing Blu Kuban has helped, but I still sometimes get random drops, or it will take ten minutes to lock, or it will randomly place me in South Carolina or something while I'm navigating. Like a lot of others, I'm deciding between the GS4 and HTC One, and Sprint or Verizon. Thanks everyone.
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I remember the GPS issues with the S2. I don't miss those days. My S3 and now S4 locks on anywhere within 5 seconds even in my house. No problems ever.
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I remember the GPS issues with the S2. I don't miss those days. My S3 and now S4 locks on anywhere within 5 seconds even in my house. No problems ever.
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Yes, the S2 was notorious for its poor GPS performance. Seems like that was completely resolved in the S3 though.
Any more folks' experience and input regarding the S4's overall signal reception would be greatly appreciated! Please let us know in this thread.
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I remember the GPS issues with the S2. I don't miss those days. My S3 and now S4 locks on anywhere within 5 seconds even in my house. No problems ever.
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Yes, the S2 was notorious for its poor GPS performance. Seems like that was completely resolved in the S3 though.
Any more folks' experience and input regarding the S4's overall signal reception would be greatly appreciated! Please let us know in this thread.
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I can't believe i stuck with that phone for almost a year
i rememeber being stuck in parking lots waiting 20+ minutes for a GPS lock trying to get to my next destination....ended up buying a dedicated nav because of that stupid phone
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I can't believe i stuck with that phone for almost a year
i rememeber being stuck in parking lots waiting 20+ minutes for a GPS lock trying to get to my next destination....ended up buying a dedicated nav because of that stupid phone
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Had same problems on my S2.
The s4 is super quick on GPS! Just went on roadtrip this weekend and GPS was excellent getting qwick locks and accurate directions.
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I've had my Verizon LG G2 for four days. It seems that the phone data signal mostly stays at 1-2 bars. It's mainly on 4G, but there are times that it drops to 3G, even 1X. I have run side by side tests with an S4 where its signal icon is at least a bar higher and is always on 4G.
Does the G2 have a weaker antenna than the S4? Or could I have a faulty phone?
Here's another thing, MMS messages seems to take between 30-45 seconds to send. I am a new Verizon subscriber, but when I was on Sprint my phones rarely took this long to send an MMS. Is the length of time my phone takes to send an MMS normal for Verizon?
Lastly, my phone heats up to the point of getting hot whenever I'm on a call for more than 5 minutes or whenever I send multiple MMS messages. If I took the phone back to the Verizon corp store where it was purchases, would it qualify for a new replacement?
Thanks in advance.
I don't see any of that on mine and the signal is much better than my old GNEX.
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My G2 gets 2-3 bars indoors where I work, where my GNex would struggle just to keep one bar. If I go outside, it gets a full 4-5 bars and good speed too (I hit 43.8 mbps just this afternoon on Speed Test). Granted, the GNex's radio hardware sucked, but I don't find the G2's to be a disappointment at all.
For a better comparison than number of bars, you can go to Settings -> About Phone -> Network -> Network Type and Strength. It breaks it down by 4G (data) and 1X (voice) signals. Numbers closer to zero are better, so for instance -50 dBm is a much better signal than -100 dBm. Not sure where this is on the S4, but it should be in a similar place.
Well I got mine on Wednesday, came from the RAZR maxx HD. I an day mine is much better than the maxx hg. The interior of my building at work I couldn't get a signal with my HD, it would drop to 1x and sometimes no signal. This phone keeps 4g in the same spot. My office with the HD was OK, slow internet but kept 4g. This phone works perfect there too.
I think you have a faulty one.
Be careful comparing different UI's. When I was swapping back and forth between sense and aosp sense showed 5 bars and aosp showed 2 >_>. Artificial Inflation!!!
I actually haven't even made a call or sent an MMS on my G2, so I can't comment on those
Verizon signal on mine seems better than my gs4. I've dropped to 3g only once in the weeks I've had this and that's because there was a huge verizon outage in NJ
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Ya where I work I would get 3g in the middle of the building on the s4 but now on the g2 it is always 4g
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Gnex has 2 bars of 4g, G2 has 3 bars of 3g. Sitting next to each other.
Only bad thing for me.
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Gnex has 2 bars of 4g, G2 has 3 bars of 3g. Sitting next to each other.
Only bad thing for me.
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same network?
also the artificial inflation above. If the 5 bars were more accurate then the 2 bars were off. And thats not just ui, its modem ,rom, phone, tied into circumstances and networks lol. On previous phones I noticed that itsnot as straight forward.
For me reception/in call quality/network speeds on g2 has gotten better then on all previous phones.
On Verizon curently have razr hd and note2. Thinking of G2. So you guys that have had them for awhile how is data reception? My Razr is top notch there but a little slow on everything else. My note2 is fast as lightining but lacks a bit compared to Razr in data reception. Im in a poor coverage area for about 7 months out of the year and need good 3G 4G reception. So how about it how good is the G2? Thanks
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On Verizon curently have razr hd and note2. Thinking of G2. So you guys that have had them for awhile how is data reception? My Razr is top notch there but a little slow on everything else. My note2 is fast as lightining but lacks a bit compared to Razr in data reception. Im in a poor coverage area for about 7 months out of the year and need good 3G 4G reception. So how about it how good is the G2? Thanks
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Just came from a razr, the difference is night and day. In addition, the razr doesn't give accurate measurements of signal. The G2 has been more accurate, has a better signal, and is faster.
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Just came from a razr, the difference is night and day. In addition, the razr doesn't give accurate measurements of signal. The G2 has been more accurate, has a better signal, and is faster.
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That's really good to here my HD is really good for signal its just hasn't got the power or I should say processor to do the job. I'm unlocked rooted and over clocked to 1890. It works but its really struggling. If the G2 will give me good signal strength its twice the phone my HD is out the box. Thanks.
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That's really good to here my HD is really good for signal its just hasn't got the power or I should say processor to do the job. I'm unlocked rooted and over clocked to 1890. It works but its really struggling. If the G2 will give me good signal strength its twice the phone my HD is out the box. Thanks.
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I thought the signal on my razr was good also, until I got the G2. I have been going to a doctor's office for the last 4 months. My razr would always have 1 bar of 4G, but the speeds were more like evdo. I would always have to jump on the free wifi. My G2 on the other hand has 4G when it says 4G. I don't use the wifi anymore because it's actually slower than 4G.
As for the power, it has easily run everything I've thrown at it. Even programs that slowed my razr almost to a stop. Night and day.
My only real problem with the G2 was the phone call quality. I think it is something that is really skimmed over in most reviews, when it should be a priority. I mean, after all, it is a phone. On the razr, phone calls were clean and clear like I was in the same room or at worst, 1 over. On the G2, calls are more bassy and it sounds like there is some distance between me and the caller, if that makes any sense. I actually feel like I'm on a phone. I do have to ask people to repeat themselves more often, but not so much that it's a hassle. Most of the time call quality is actually pretty good, but after using Motorolas since the OG droid, it just doesn't feel right at times. One good thing, is I occasionally hold the phone between my head and shoulder with very little problems. On the razr, I just couldn't do that comfortably because the callers on the other side wouldn't be able to hear me. Hasn't happened yet with the G2.
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I thought the signal on my razr was good also, until I got the G2. I have been going to a doctor's office for the last 4 months. My razr would always have 1 bar of 4G, but the speeds were more like evdo. I would always have to jump on the free wifi. My G2 on the other hand has 4G when it says 4G. I don't use the wifi anymore because it's actually slower than 4G.
As for the power, it has easily run everything I've thrown at it. Even programs that slowed my razr almost to a stop. Night and day.
My only real problem with the G2 was the phone call quality. I think it is something that is really skimmed over in most reviews, when it should be a priority. I mean, after all, it is a phone. On the razr, phone calls were clean and clear like I was in the same room or at worst, 1 over. On the G2, calls are more bassy and it sounds like there is some distance between me and the caller, if that makes any sense. I actually feel like I'm on a phone. I do have to ask people to repeat themselves more often, but not so much that it's a hassle. Most of the time call quality is actually pretty good, but after using Motorolas since the OG droid, it just doesn't feel right at times. One good thing, is I occasionally hold the phone between my head and shoulder with very little problems. On the razr, I just couldn't do that comfortably because the callers on the other side wouldn't be able to hear me. Hasn't happened yet with the G2.
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Your really selling me but that's what I like to here not how many KB download I got but where I get 4G now that I didn't get before. That is more of a test of how the phone is working than what it says on a gauge. Going to start getting one tomorrow I don't have an upgrade coming up and it wouldn't matter because I'm on u.limited and font want to loose it so it's full price or probably find a new in box on eBay and save the tx and a bit more. Should be able to pick one up for about $475. Thanks Again.
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On Verizon curently have razr hd and note2. Thinking of G2. So you guys that have had them for awhile how is data reception? My Razr is top notch there but a little slow on everything else. My note2 is fast as lightining but lacks a bit compared to Razr in data reception. Im in a poor coverage area for about 7 months out of the year and need good 3G 4G reception. So how about it how good is the G2? Thanks
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My wife has the razr maxx, I'm coming from the maxx hd. On fringe areas, it's almost the same. This last week, where I was, I could kinda make phone calls, texts are in and out with the G2. I was in the same place a few weeks ago with the maxx hd and it was the exact same. About 2 weeks ago I was in the same place as my wife and hers kept the signal a little longer on the maxx than my G2. And the dbs were a little lower on hers, maybe 5db, indicating a little better service. The G2 does a little better than the maxx hd inside a building tho, it keeps 4g where my maxx didn't at one place at work.
Overall I would say it's a wash I'm my experience. But I use a Bluetooth and the Bluetooth connection is a little better.
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Your really selling me but that's what I like to here not how many KB download I got but where I get 4G now that I didn't get before. That is more of a test of how the phone is working than what it says on a gauge. Going to start getting one tomorrow I don't have an upgrade coming up and it wouldn't matter because I'm on u.limited and font want to loose it so it's full price or probably find a new in box on eBay and save the tx and a bit more. Should be able to pick one up for about $475. Thanks Again.
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I was in the same boat. I got mine on ebay for $508 with the quick window case and screen protectors. Mine was listed as used, but it was better condition than a lot of the so called new ones. Less than an hour of use, compared to new auctions with less than a week of use.
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I was in the same boat. I got mine on ebay for $508 with the quick window case and screen protectors. Mine was listed as used, but it was better condition than a lot of the so called new ones. Less than an hour of use, compared to new auctions with less than a week of use.
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Thanks for your reply started shopping last night. Maybe I can find a good buy it now deal like you font mind paying for it long as its good.
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My wife has the razr maxx, I'm coming from the maxx hd. On fringe areas, it's almost the same. This last week, where I was, I could kinda make phone calls, texts are in and out with the G2. I was in the same place a few weeks ago with the maxx hd and it was the exact same. About 2 weeks ago I was in the same place as my wife and hers kept the signal a little longer on the maxx than my G2. And the dbs were a little lower on hers, maybe 5db, indicating a little better service. The G2 does a little better than the maxx hd inside a building tho, it keeps 4g where my maxx didn't at one place at work.
Overall I would say it's a wash I'm my experience. But I use a Bluetooth and the Bluetooth connection is a little better.
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Thanks started shopping last night if its as good as RAZR that's about all a guy could ask for. I would guess from the specs she should be pretty fast that's one hell of a processor.
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Thanks for your reply started shopping last night. Maybe I can find a good buy it now deal like you font mind paying for it long as its good.
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Actually, I sniped an auction. I have the timing down perfect on the mobile app.
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I've had my Verizon LG G2 for four days. It seems that the phone data signal mostly stays at 1-2 bars. It's mainly on 4G, but there are times that it drops to 3G, even 1X. I have run side by side tests with an S4 where its signal icon is at least a bar higher and is always on 4G.
Does the G2 have a weaker antenna than the S4? Or could I have a faulty phone?
Here's another thing, MMS messages seems to take between 30-45 seconds to send. I am a new Verizon subscriber, but when I was on Sprint my phones rarely took this long to send an MMS. Is the length of time my phone takes to send an MMS normal for Verizon?
Lastly, my phone heats up to the point of getting hot whenever I'm on a call for more than 5 minutes or whenever I send multiple MMS messages. If I took the phone back to the Verizon corp store where it was purchases, would it qualify for a new replacement?
Thanks in advance.
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I have had the same issue as you all did. I have an old sims card that was in my old droid 4 phone. My coverage kept losing 4g and no matter what I did no 4g in sight. I have a sims card that came with the lg g2 and after a long time of suffering with this problem I called tech support. He tracked down the problem to the sims card I had in the phone. Long story short the problem lies in the old sims card. The old card was primary a 3g card so the device would try to go to 4g and it did on a temp basis but after a 2 to 3 minute period it would never go back to 4g without the reboot. I had tech support check it out and after we activated the proper sims card...poof... all better! The problem lies in the sims card. Call tech support and it will fix your problem. Hope this helps everyone by offering a solution and exposing the problem so everyone understands the issue..
Is anyone else having signal issues? In my house I only have 2-3 bars while on my iPhone there was always 4-5
NoFanboy said:
Is anyone else having signal issues? In my house I only have 2-3 bars while on my iPhone there was always 4-5
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Not me. So far so good. Will keep you posted.
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Nope me either.. maybe slightly better than my s4.
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I am getting much better reception with this phone. My last phone was a Galaxy Note 2.
cbdudek said:
I am getting much better reception with this phone. My last phone was a Galaxy Note 2.
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Pretty much the same here. My note 2 had pretty decent signal, but the 3 seems a tad better.
No issues here either, Tucson, AZ.
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Samsung hasn't been known for exceptional signal strength. Can't speak for Apple, but Motorola pretty much steals the show in that category. I saw the difference for myself when I had my old Galaxy s3 next to my work phone, which was a Droid Razr Maxx.
alprazolam said:
Samsung hasn't been known for exceptional signal strength. Can't speak for Apple, but Motorola pretty much steals the show in that category. I saw the difference for myself when I had my old Galaxy s3 next to my work phone, which was a Droid Razr Maxx.
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Just basing this off of my own experience, the recent gen of Samsung phones seem to have rather decent reception when in an obvious strong signal area. Where Moto still seems to excel, is in those fringe areas. When you fluctuate between 0-1 bars...Moto stays connected much stronger/more reliably. Recently had the new Droid MAXX and compared to my Note 2, streaming music never missed a beat. Samsung struggled a bit. I'm sure in the 1st update, there will be a radio patch to make the 3 even better.
Number of bars mean nothing especially across two different make and model of phones. What's important is the data throughput and latency and voice quality.
mi7chy said:
Number of bars mean nothing especially across two different make and model of phones. What's important is the data throughput and latency and voice quality.
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I understand this. Bars are used to graphically represent. dBm is a more accurate way to gauge it. Just saying Moto stayed more reliable at say...-107dBm than Samsung did.
I'm here in San Diego and signal is great. My house is a butthole for letting signal to the phone, but the Note 3 manages to get great signal.
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My iPhone has -90 db while my note 3 has -106 db
Always had 2 or 3 bars of 3g and sometimes 4g with my S3 and now always 4g with 3 or 4 bars. Wifi seems to be better too.
mi7chy said:
Number of bars mean nothing especially across two different make and model of phones. What's important is the data throughput and latency and voice quality.
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Absolutely correct. If I remember correctly, the Nexus was getting a terrible signal and there was an update in which there were more bars but the dBa measurements were the same. However, I used real world testing when comparing the Moto Droid Maxx to my GS3. I couldn't place a call in a fringe area with my GS3 while the Motorola held up well. I found that the GS3 was able to hold a better wifi signal on the fringe of the signal radius.
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Always had 2 or 3 bars of 3g and sometimes 4g with my S3 and now always 4g with 3 or 4 bars. Wifi seems to be better too.
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I seem to be getting a better signal with the Noe 3 than I did with the GS3. An area along my commute that had no signal with my s3, has some signal on the Note 3.
IS it possible that I have a bad note 3? I cant Connect To local wifi networks. signal is horrible and wont connect to Bluetooth on Many devices I can connect to some networks though
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Especially the Verizon version. M8 is about equal or slightly weaker than the S4. That metal body apparently needed a little more plastic strip areas.
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Especially the Verizon version. M8 is about equal or slightly weaker than the S4. That metal body apparently needed a little more plastic strip areas.
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Is this a question? or a statement? or what?
M8 has stronger signal than S4, HTC radios are MUCH better than Sammy's. As are Moto's.
TechSavvy2 said:
Is this a question? or a statement? or what?
M8 has stronger signal than S4, HTC radios are MUCH better than Sammy's. As are Moto's.
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Not always... The Evo Lte on Sprint had a terrible radio.
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yeah its not always like that.
As far the M8, it seems no better or 1 to 2 dBm points weaker than the S4. We also have a 5s and DNA to compare with. In order of reception:
DNA
5s
S4/M8
My family's comparison suggests the M8 is not a great device for radio reception on the Verizon network in the areas we live. The wifi also seems weaker on the M8. Too much metal?
The one phone we have not tested yet is the S5, so as per the topic, does it have better reception than previous Samsung models to the S4? I am not juggling anymore phones and my son
is an HTC fan. Loves the DNA and the M8.
I would like to know this as well before I make the jump
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I live in an area where I'm a tenth of a mile in any direction I can get good 4g signal, but at my house I can't even get a string signal on my roof, so I feel like I have good perspective on signal strength. I had 2 note 3's and one was better than the other but both pretty poor and would loose signal 75% of the time. The s4 and s4 mini have the best. The HTC one was in between those two extremes. So far with the s5 I feel like it is a bit better than the s4 and on our with the s4 mini.
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I live in an area where I'm a tenth of a mile in any direction I can get good 4g signal, but at my house I can't even get a string signal on my roof, so I feel like I have good perspective on signal strength. I had 2 note 3's and one was better than the other but both pretty poor and would loose signal 75% of the time. The s4 and s4 mini have the best. The HTC one was in between those two extremes. So far with the s5 I feel like it is a bit better than the s4 and on our with the s4 mini.
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That's impressive. I hope this is true for the San Diego area because I currently have a HTC rezound from over 2 years ago and looking to upgrade possibly to the gs5. The rezound has great reception in my opinion and I'm hoping if I do get the gs5 that it will be just as good if not better.
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Anyone else notice that the radio in the Note 4 sucks for LTE? My previous phone was a HTC One M8 and I got 4G everywhere in my city full time. With the Note 4, my 4G connection is unstable at work. Instead of it being a weak -100+ dBm signal, it is actually usually around -75 allot, then it fluctuates to around -88 to -105, then it falls to 3G. The transfer rate also isn't that great at 6-8 Mbps.
At home, I have a constant -105 signal but at least it never loses 4G connection and has a decent 20-25 Mbps download speed. My prior phone was around -80 to -90 range.
Makes me want to switch to an IPhone Plus, Droid Turbo, or Nexus 6... No idea if any will be available within 14 days. .
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By default the global network is on. Try switching it to LTE only. It's solid on mine.
No issues with mine. Just as good as the last several Verizon phones I've had (S5, M8, 5S).
Mine seems better than the Note 3.. just fyi.
I've had incredible signal with mine. Our house is on the outskirts of 4G and my m8 got between 106 and 115 dbm. But my note gets at most 111, and constantly below 105 in most of my house. Solid and we'll above expected signal strength here.
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By default the global network is on. Try switching it to LTE only. It's solid on mine.
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Just switched to LTE, restarted the phone...Signal is much stronger. thanks man
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So far best radio ive used to date
Edit: i was on global too lol
I switched from global to LTE and also removed my SIM card for a few minutes before turning it back on. Seems a bit better but still testing in more problematic areas.
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Seems the exact same as the S3 and S4, so not real good or real bad. Somewhere in the middle.
Used to have HTC One M8, now Note 4. Radio seems to be better.
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Seems the exact same as the S3 and S4, so not real good or real bad. Somewhere in the middle.
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I was hoping that it would be better than the S3. My S3s have poor radios at best. It's the only thing that I dislike about my S3.
Seems a little better than my m8 sitting in the exact same spot in my house.
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I was hoping that it would be better than the S3. My S3s have poor radios at best. It's the only thing that I dislike about my S3.
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Ditto on the GS3. I figured two years later, they would to have had to get better radios by now. Oh well... My note hasn't arrived yet. I know with Moto and HTC I get signal in places I don''t with a Samsung. I've got used to the less than great signal with the Samsung that I'll try to not sweat over it.
I'm getting a better signal on the N4 than I did on the S3. I now have 4G signal at work where on my S3 I only got a weak 3G.
Mines much better actually but I'm coming from an S3.
We were at the dinner table where my friend's 6 Plus was oos and my Note 4 had 1 bar. Hahaha!
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seems better than note 2.
Things got MUCH better once I switched from Global mode to LTE/CDMA. Thanks!
Just switched to lte from global.. I wonder why the default is global?
100% agree. I was getting so pissed at my Note 3... I would drop calls all the time and now I don't in the same exact areas.