Weak AT&T LTE signal reception? - X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anyone with AT&T experiencing weak AT&T LTE reception with this phone? I've compared it side by side with Iphone 6 and Zenfone 2 and my Moto X Pure is getting half the speed, sometimes It won't even pull in an LTE signal (will stay in HSPA+) in many places where the other phones do. Hope it's defective, Amazon is sending me a replacement.

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AT&T Nexus one still has reception issue?

Just wondering what peoples experiences are.
I just got the AT&T Nexus One. I also have 2 G1's from Rogers that get AT&T 3G that exhibit amazing signal quality. The signal strength is stable and doesn't jump all over the palce.
So. Down to it.
I had the T-Mobile Nexus One and bought a T-Mobile sim card to test performance for my self. Performance was horrible. It didn't matter if I put my hand over the back of the phone or not, the T-Mobile Nexus one would randomly go from 3 bars, to nothing, then hit Edge and bounce back again. Totally unusable.
Now I have the AT&T nexus one. Speeds are impressive here in Salt Lake City. Got 3Mbit down, and 1.6Mbit up. How can you complain.
However... the signal is still all over the place. Although it hasn't dropped to Edge, it shows 4 bars, then 2 bars, and even no bars, and back again... all over the place.
Overall the speeds are way better than T-Mobile, and AT&T's 850mhz signal is known to penetrate buildings better and travel farther, but I am still seeing some wildly varying signal strength's, seemingly at random. It does indeed affect speed tests too. One minute speeds are at 3mbit, then next, 1mbit. Not bad really, but still indicative of the issue on the T-Mobile Nexus One.
So what are you're experiences???
-James

[Q] Droid X 3G Reception Differences

My wife and I recently purchased 2 Droid Xs. My phone has no 3G reception in our house while my wife's has full 3G bars at our house. Speed Test shows a 10:1 difference.
When going to a different location such as at a certain restaurant, I have full 3G reception on my phone but my wife's phone only has 2 bars for 3G.
What would be the technical explanation for this phenomenon?
Set to different towers?
Try doing the *228 then press 2 for both phones in the same location.

[i9505G] Signal/Reception problems on AT&T

Anyone here had any decrease in signal/reception strength when switching to the S4 GPe and running on AT&T?
I used to have 4/5 LTE bars in my home constantly on my iPhone 5 but now I only get 3 bars top (usually only get 1 or 2 bars indoors). I have switched to the correct LTE plan and got the appropriate SIM card, plus I have factory reset my phone but nothing has worked. Any help would be appreciated. I just hope that I don't have to return the phone. Thanks
How's the call quality? Signal strength bars do not reflect actual true signal strength. My older Motorola shows almost full strength signal while the GS4 only shows one, two, and rarely 3 dots but the calls are clear on the GS4. I am not saying this is alright; just merely asking about call quality.
Pretty good actually. No problems whatsoever with call quality or dropped calls
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After a day or so the phone now only shows the H instead of LTE. But signal "strength" is better having H only. Could it be that my LTE signal isn't strong as I thought it was? I will call AT&T to see if my account is provisioned correctly (even though they assured me it was) after the SIM change.
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Signal strength issue

I received my XT1053 T-Mobile Moto X this past Thursday and have been having signal issues since then.
People I've spoken to notified me that voice quality they heard was choppy, although I heard them fine.
I also noticed that I've been getting anywhere from -95 to -105 dBm, while my old phone and other phones receive -65 dBm to -75 dBm around the house.
These numbers are within my house and outside my house.
I'm running unrooted/all OTAs. Safe to assume something wrong with this particular phone?
Edit: When I set to network type to GPRS (2G), I'm getting a good -58 dBm. When I put it back on LTE I'm getting -100 dBm again.
So when I'm on LTE its just not connecting to the closer tower?
xal33x said:
I received my XT1053 T-Mobile Moto X this past Thursday and have been having signal issues since then.
People I've spoken to notified me that voice quality they heard was choppy, although I heard them fine.
I also noticed that I've been getting anywhere from -95 to -105 dBm, while my old phone and other phones receive -65 dBm to -75 dBm around the house.
These numbers are within my house and outside my house.
I'm running unrooted/all OTAs. Safe to assume something wrong with this particular phone?
Edit: When I set to network type to GPRS (2G), I'm getting a good -58 dBm. When I put it back on LTE I'm getting -100 dBm again.
So when I'm on LTE its just not connecting to the closer tower?
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I've had the same problem on 3 moto x's. I think its only the tmo version that has this problem since no one else is complaining about it.
EDIT: Maybe not the same problem. Mine happens on HSPA and EDGE as well. It looses signal completely for hours.
The way an LTE signal strength is measured is not the same as 2G or 3G, that can explain quite a large db difference. Voice calls don't use LTE right now, your phone will switch back to HSPA/WCDMA/2G for voice.
Im on a dev edition verizon phone. Ive noticed Im getting average 103 dbm lte where as my other phones are at about 97. Voice 3G is about 85db which is good. Wondering if there isnt something wrong.
Steve-x said:
The way an LTE signal strength is measured is not the same as 2G or 3G, that can explain quite a large db difference. Voice calls don't use LTE right now, your phone will switch back to HSPA/WCDMA/2G for voice.
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You're right. It does switch to HSPA+ and signal strength does increase back to -60 dBm while I'm talking.
So the phone shows 2 bars while I'm not on a call is simply because signal strength is measured differently and it doesn't take into account the different network type?
I wonder why two different people on two different days told me they were hearing me pretty choppy (I heard them fine) and I even had a dropped call, all within like 3 days of owning the phone, with pretty much no issues that I can remember with my previous phone (it was an HSPA+ phone).
I'm not sure what to do...
xal33x said:
You're right. It does switch to HSPA+ and signal strength does increase back to -60 dBm while I'm talking.
So the phone shows 2 bars while I'm not on a call is simply because signal strength is measured differently and it doesn't take into account the different network type?
I wonder why two different people on two different days told me they were hearing me pretty choppy (I heard them fine) and I even had a dropped call, all within like 3 days of owning the phone, with pretty much no issues that I can remember with my previous phone (it was an HSPA+ phone).
I'm not sure what to do...
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Maybe turn off voice privacy in phone settings.
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I agree with the poster that LTE is just measured differently.
I have the N5, HTC One, and Moto X and they are both usually is the 90s or 100s for LTE. The X is usually 5-10 dbm better than either the N5 or One.
Best reception phone Ive had thus far :laugh:

[Q] Signal Issues on weak signal spots cellular problem non wifi related

loved my g2 but i think it has weaker signal on low signal areas. i made a comparison with my iphone 5s same sim network, iphone 5s has at least 2 or 1 dot of signal and never drops but my lg g2 always show an x on the signal bars. anyone experienced this? any solution or maybe its a hardware problem?

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