Hello All,
I just recently purchased the AT&T nexus one and I just want to make sure my understanding of my question is correct or not. I have noticed that when I am at my house and if I have 3g enabled the signal bars next to the 3g icon are somewhere between 2-4 bars and are always fluctuating, But if i enable the option for use only 2G networks obviously the H or 3g icon disappear and the EDGE icon shows up but the signal strength is at a full 5 bars all the time not fluctuating. It was my understanding that the signal strength bars were completely seperate from the 3g or 2g icons. I thought that the signal strength bars represent my cell signal and whatever icon showed up was the data coverage in the area but they aren't related? Is this correct or is it that the signal strength bars represent the signal of the 3g or 2g?
The signal strength bar represents the 2g or3g signal strength.
Both of you are correct. To make calls or text the signal bars are need to use data the icons are needed.
But you don't make calls on 3g or edge. So I don't understand why the signal strength bars are lower when on 3g as opposed to edge unless its wat the first Guy said. And that doesn't seem correct cause that's basically saying my cell service is worse and I would have a higher chance of getting dropped or no calls at all when I am on 3g as opposed to edge.
not sure about your networks but on every other 3G network you make both call and data,,,
rimrocka0834 said:
But you don't make calls on 3g or edge. So I don't understand why the signal strength bars are lower when on 3g as opposed to edge unless its wat the first Guy said. And that doesn't seem correct cause that's basically saying my cell service is worse and I would have a higher chance of getting dropped or no calls at all when I am on 3g as opposed to edge.
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A couple of notes here:
- All you're seeing here is that 3G service is weaker than 2G/EDGE service at your house. Perhaps there are more EDGE towers around you than 3G-enabled towers, or EDGE runs on a lower frequency such as 850MHz that penetrates through walls better.
- If your 3G service completely drops out, you should fall back to EDGE during the call. There shouldn't be any interruption, but there's a small chance that the call will drop when this happens.
The latter happens to me on TMO all the time if I go into weak 3G, and I've never had a dropped call or issue because of it - so really, as long as you have solid EDGE service, phone calls shouldn't be a problem for you. Note that when you fall back to EDGE, you can't use data while on the call, but if you're still on 3G, it's possible to do so. You can of course combat by this by just using wifi.
Now, on the other hand, AT&T's 3G network is overloaded in some markets, so you may have a dropped call because of that - but that's a different issue altogether.
gsvnet thanks a lot! Cleared up everything I was wondering.
I experience a lot of fluctuation in the signal strength of the antenna of the Galaxy S. Without touching the signal sometimes drops from from 3 to 1 or even from 4 to 0...
Is this a know issue with this phone? My phone has stock firmware with one click lagfix (and root).
I have a Verizon 3G indoor signal booster made by Samsung. My GNex would connect to it just fine but my G2 doesn't see it at all. Anyone in the same boat?
My bad. It actually works just fine. LG has a separate icon for the signal booster unlike my GNex with the base rom, where it would replace the regular 3g signal meter with the signal booster meter. On the G2, it's an additional icon on the top. This G2 it's so awesome. So this phone tells me the wireless strength, the normal 3g/4g signal strength, and it tells me the signal booster strength.
Is there a way to switch the display signal strength meter from showing 4G LTE to regular voice signal?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50462196&postcount=1030
This is the link on how to switch the signal meter to show voice strength instead of 4g data strength. This worked great on my old EVO 4g LTE....but the Note 4 doesn't seem to have the same file structure and therefore I am unable to get this to work...any Devs out there what to look into this....That would be AWESOME!!!!
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Which phone do you have? Which ROM?