I live out in the sticks, I rely on wifi calling. I am hoping there is some improvement with the modem. Both my GS6 and Note4 cannot make a reliable call here without WIFI.
Curious to know about this as well..
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I have better service so far with the S7E on T-Mobile than my S6E. That's for sure. Noticed last night
I'll be back in my office with less-than-stellar coverage on Friday. My Note 5 used to struggle for LTE until recent radio updates allowed it to pull 3-4 bars fairly easily (not in an active Band 12 area for this office). Hoping the S7 Edge can do this too.
Has anyone figured out how to tell the phone to prefer Band 12 over others? I used the same Samsung Service Mode from the Note 5, but the options are laid out completely differently.
My Note 5 had much better reception inside the building that I work. Hopefully an update will make it better.
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My Note 5 & S7E has about the same signal strength. But, from speed wise, Note 5 is pulling about 10Mbps faster than S7E (35 vs 25). Also, another strange thing is that Note 5 is LTE towers while S7E is using GSM towers. I couldn't find any switch to fix that...
Side by side with my s6 I'm getting an extra bar on the s7
For some reason the signal is been pretty spotty compare to my Note 5. Hopefully, Tmobile has an update in the works.
Better signal but more important then that is faster connect. A lot of times on my s6 there would be long pauses before ringing. The s7e is much faster.
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For some reason the signal is been pretty spotty compare to my Note 5. Hopefully, Tmobile has an update in the works.
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I've noticed that my LTE signal in the office is slightly weaker than my Note 5, but it still works.
Noticed my LTE signal is weaker in the office as well (Coming from note 5). Hope a update fixes the issue.
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We made the switch to t-mobile. In my possession currently I have 3 Nexus 4s, 1 HTC One, 1 Samsung Note 2 and 1 Samsung S4. All are on t-mobile The 3 Nexus 4s are constantly switching between 3g and h+ (and it is literally every couple of seconds you see the 3g/h+ icons switching). The other three are consistently 4g (though I swear they are all h+ based off speed tests). In any case, even when the Nexus 4s are on h+ speeds they are all slower then the other 3 phones on 3g.
I've tried different kernels/roms/radios on the Nexus 4s with no luck. Any suggestions? Nexus 4 reception just bad?
I am also very interested in this. I have been getting pretty bad reception on my nexus 4 in dt houston buildings. Thought an HTC One might offer an improvement.
Sounds like the One, S4 and Note 2 are on LTE and your nexus 4s are on HSPA+ because the nexus 4 isn't an LTE device (out the box). Also, the nexus 4 switching back and forth from H+ to 3G is normal behavior.
Dropping from HSPA+ to HSPA is normal. It's called "Fast Dormancy" and is used to conserve battery life.
If you are already on a custom ROM, try a different radio image (baseband version). Be sure to confirm it is compatible with the ROM first, or you may have other issues.
H: No data uploading/downloading
H+: data uploading/downloading
I checked signal strength in store. I compared my sg4 to note3 and lg g2. The note 3 was a stable 108db every now and then it fell to 106db. My sg4 106db to 105db. The lg g2 did 101db.
I want the note 3 but I cant purchase until after an update proves it software related not hardware related
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Well here's my story. Have two note 3 units. One is on. Att the other on t mobile. Both are on att service plans.
One phone shows -111 db other shows -106 db side by side consistently. My t mobile on att shows less signal compared to wife's att note 3. Is mine faulty? If don't know , just observation.
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maybe its a frequency thing if not then maybe one is fault or that side by side the few inches make a big difference
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Well here's my story. Have two note 3 units. One is on. Att the other on t mobile. Both are on att service plans.
One phone shows -111 db other shows -106 db side by side consistently. My t mobile on att shows less signal compared to wife's att note 3. Is mine faulty? If don't know , just observation.
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Their both fine. User error. Conclusion. Att shows more signal on their displays.
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Also bear in mind the lower the minus Db the better signal.
"Also bear in mind the lower the minus Db the better signal."
Another way of wording that is the closer to ZERO the better the signal.
Anyways I've found the Note 3 to be pretty bad... Seems like this phone has a pretty weak antenna in it...
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"Also bear in mind the lower the minus Db the better signal."
Another way of wording that is the closer to ZERO the better the signal.
Anyways I've found the Note 3 to be pretty bad... Seems like this phone has a pretty weak antenna in it...
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Perhaps as bad as the S4? Well for me, yes. Roll on 5.7 inch iPhone LOLzzz. Once I went droid I cannot go back!
I use an Iphone 5S for work, and have a Samsung S4 for personal use, I overwhelmingly prefer the S4, but . . .
I did an experiment today, phones sitting side by side, both on LTE...
Iphone 5S - 24.66d/14.44u, ping 18ms
Galaxy S4 - 6.4d/1.12u, ping 119ms
What is going on here? Is our modem that bad? Anyone have any tips to improve speed?
There is no real way to improve speeds. There are some "tweaks" that exisit somewhere for 3G idk about 4G. It could just be that at that certain point when you ran the speed test the IPhone had better signal than the GS4.
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They were sitting on my desk and I ran them both at the same time and to the same server. Both were showing two bars at the time.
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Did you look in the speed test app that you were using on each phone to make sure that they had connected to the same server?
You can't base anything off of a single side by side speed test. You should do the test several (at least 10) times in different locations and at different times of day. Record the results and take an average.
At the very least twice when you are doing so to check for discrepancies.
Anyway, I have never had an issue with the LTE speed on GS4. Just ran a quick test and got 21 down, and 6 up. The LTE reception is kind of bad around here too.
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I have been a vociferous critic of the Note 3's shortcomings as a communication device. Verizon replaced my first one and signal still sucked. I was skeptical of another Samsung product but, with a business account, I have 30 days to return my new Note 4. It will NOT be going back. My biggest problem was an area where I hunt and since I often hunt alone being able to communicate can be critical. In this particular area the Note 3 had ZERO signal. No 1x, no voice, no text. I checked yesterday with my new Note 4 in the exact same spot and I had -103db of 4G. Not only was there perfect reception for voice and text but also I easily, and quickly, could check email and go on line.
The range of bluetooth connectivity was somewhat better with the Note 3 but I am still experimenting with that. As far as the core function of being first a communication device, the Note 4, so far (and in my experience) is light years ahead of the Note 3.
Now lets get it rooted and start having some fun!
I have a s4 and the note 4 has way better reception than it
I have owned the Note 10 before but never did this test. I have an S10 plus (Exynos) and have noticed that vs other phones the signal strength is quite poor. This came to light really as have been without broadband for a while at my house and have been relying on my phone. My carrier has patchy coverage at my house and the S10 plus struggles to get a signal at all. I have a P30 pro and Pixel 4 XL and they show a signal strength of around -102 the S10 plus however is in the same location -116 and often worse.
It is something I have noticed when using the phone on my commute too where signal inside a train is often a challenge.
If anybody has the Note and S10 interested to see how they compare in this regard?
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Yes, the S10+ has horrible signal strength and also has a habit of squatting on the weaker signal. The dbm's even comparing to the OP6, the S10+ is considerably worse. My device constantly sits on either band 2 or 4, yet I have stronger bands 12 or 66 available on the same tower.
My S10+ sits around 102-94 dbms on either either 2 or 4, my OP6 will be around 92-84 dbms and connects to either 12 or 66 on the same tower.
Either Samsung has borked the coding or they used subpar hardware and charged a premium for it pulling a bait and switch.
Same issue here.
Coming from a Pixel 3a XL reception is noticeably worst.
My pixel has no issues in areas where my exynos S10+ struggles to the point of dropping calls, something that had not happened to me for a long time.
Yes definitely a cheaper radio has been installed in the latest s10 n10 phones I myself am on Verizon and have used a note 8 factory unlocked for 3 years, bought n10+ and couldn't get near DBM on the 8 so I immediately returned it and I tried everything before I sent it back. Note 8 had a very quality radio in it I hope the note 11 will be improved because that is the heart and soul of a phone.
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Yes definitely a cheaper radio has been installed in the latest s10 n10 phones I myself am on Verizon and have used a note 8 factory unlocked for 3 years, bought n10+ and couldn't get near DBM on the 8 so I immediately returned it and I tried everything before I sent it back. Note 8 had a very quality radio in it I hope the note 11 will be improved because that is the heart and soul of a phone.
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Exactly, if you have poor networking in the device you in essence have a glorified tablet with a small screen.
This was my first Samsung in years, will be my last...... Way too many other companies out there with better hardware that don't defraud for less money.
I currently have a note 9 and it does as well as the 8 same radio in both I believe. Being with Verizon on grandfather data plan I use it alot for hotspot at home due to weaker area, but Verizon only has a handful of devices that will work on there system and I'm not an apple fan so you either have pixel or apple or Motorola. The note 9 is a great performer and has 4000 mah battery. I may buy a second for when I wear this first one out.