Stock vs Custom Rom signal is low - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is ti common for the signal to be lower on a rom vs stock rom..
Im using cloudypro and my signal is very low and sometimes actually alot jumps from lte to H to 3g
When i was on stock i had a constant 5 bars and so does my wife s4

Its always the case for me. I think its just cosmetic though, I haven't noticed a drop in signal while talking

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[Q] Signal strength

Just wondering if theres a app that can help boost signal strength. I always stay around -96 - -100 ,and will it help to make tethering faster? Im using sc 2.6 voodoo it runs great. The signal strength has always been a issue though, or ne homade antennas i can use?
same here . i am about to give up on this phone i have only 1 bar of signal all the time at best. thinking about jumping ship to a different phone

Signal issue on evodeck 1.3b??

I'm getting a status of -96 dBm and 0 asu. Is that bad? I just always have low signal. Any suggestions?
Can't do nothing about it.
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While it's possible that the rom doesn't agree with your evo's hardware. If you've had good signal on other roms then my first guess would be that it's a prl issue, maybe try updating and see if that corrects it. If none of that works then maybe it's locational, maybe someone put up a dish or construction or something like that, that has caused your phone to begin having poor signal. If none of this is the case then maybe you just have bad luck and the cell phone gods have decided to have some fun at your expense.
AOSP appears to measure signal differently than Sense. One explanation I've read many times is that AOSP measures data and Sense measures 1X/Voice.
Check your signal in both ROMs via dBm and see? At work I can have solid bars on Sense and 1-2 on AOSP and have the same speed/responsiveness.
YMMV
cd10 said:
I'm getting a status of -96 dBm and 0 asu. Is that bad? I just always have low signal. Any suggestions?
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Yes, that is bad. On Sense that would be about one-to-two bars, and in an AOSP ROM that would likely have you on 1x.
While Sense and AOSP display signal strength differently in bars (Sense has six bars, AOSP has four), the dBm is usually the same. I have experimented on this many times, because where I work I get horrible signal (between -94 to -96 pretty much constantly) and while the bars report differently and Sense reports 3G more often, the dBm is almost always the same no matter which ROM I am running.
What this means, from my experience, is that the ROM has little to do with signal strength. Radios, PRLs, etc. are what affect signal strength. The ROMs just report it differently, so people think that the ROM is making a difference.
That's just based on my observations, anyway. I can't flash right now so I haven't been able to use Deck's latest and greatest, much to my chagrin.

[Q] S4 signal loss indoor PROBLEM

Hello guys, i just updated to android 4.4.2 kitkat with my S4 i9505, and i've seen one big problem.
My signal seems to drop indoors. When i am am outdoors my signal is at full strenght, and when i enter in a big building, my signal drops to low low low... and some times it's even no signal at all.
What should i do?
enacheionut1991 said:
Hello guys, i just updated to android 4.4.2 kitkat with my S4 i9505, and i've seen one big problem.
My signal seems to drop indoors. When i am am outdoors my signal is at full strenght, and when i enter in a big building, my signal drops to low low low... and some times it's even no signal at all.
What should i do?
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Big buildings have big walls and this **** the signal. My home is very big and I have same problem. Its normal :highfive:
enacheionut1991 said:
Hello guys, i just updated to android 4.4.2 kitkat with my S4 i9505, and i've seen one big problem.
My signal seems to drop indoors. When i am am outdoors my signal is at full strenght, and when i enter in a big building, my signal drops to low low low... and some times it's even no signal at all.
What should i do?
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Got the same problem here , Ived been flashing a different modems , hoping to get a better signal but no luck.
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Repulsa said:
Got the same problem here , Ived been flashing a different modems , hoping to get a better signal but no luck.
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Yeah, but i updated OTA, si i am running official KitKat, and it isn't normal at all to lose signal like that.

Weak unstable reception with lollipop

I have tried 2 lollipop cm12 roms and i get a weak rather unstable network reception compared to kitkat stock or cloudy g3....is there a fix for better network reception. Like most of the tym the phone is in 3G rather than hsdpa which is usable for internst

Weak cellular signal strength

What do you guys think about the cellular strength. Mine loses lte signal and switches to 3g where my other devices keep the lte signal (with reasonable speed). It's about 5-15 dbm more than the other phones. The 3g signal is good tho.
I also experienced this, wanna know is this normal or my phone is defective.
Haven't noticed a difference myself but I have only had the phone for a couple of weeks now. I also flashed to the UK firmware and live in a major metro area . Oddly enough my house is always a dead spot no matter what phone I use. The Tmobile 4G LTE Cellspot fixes that for me at home though so I can't really comment otherwise.

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