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[Q] Antenna Problem

Hey im curious if anyone else is having this same problem. Every time grab my phone like im going to use it...i go down atleast 1 or 2 bars signal...does anyone else have this problem??

em2drvr03 said:
Hey im curious if anyone else is having this same problem. Every time grab my phone like im going to use it...i go down atleast 1 or 2 bars signal...does anyone else have this problem??
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I've noticed quirks like that on almost every phone I've owned. It doesn't do it every time though, and doesn't seem to matter where on the phone your hand is.

All devices without a physical antenna do this. Which is almost every phone now a days. All my phones done this.
Try this, hold your device sideways in landscape mode wrapping your index finger along the side, right on top of the ear speaker. You'll see your bars increase.
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coupetastic-droid said:
All devices without a physical antenna do this. Which is almost every phone now a days. All my phones done this.
Try this, hold your device sideways in landscape mode wrapping your index finger along the side, right on top of the ear speaker. You'll see your bars increase.
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yup they do...so i guess just deal with it??

em2drvr03 said:
yup they do...so i guess just deal with it??
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Basically, untill they make better internal antenna strip later down the line.
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coupetastic-droid said:
All devices without a physical antenna do this. Which is almost every phone now a days. All my phones done this.
Try this, hold your device sideways in landscape mode wrapping your index finger along the side, right on top of the ear speaker. You'll see your bars increase.
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while patting your head and rubbing your tummy. oh also juggling upside down and buying an iphone 4

Nicgraner said:
while patting your head and rubbing your tummy. oh also juggling upside down and buying an iphone 4
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dont forget while hopping on one foot...

TBH,
I had never had the IPhone issue with a phone until I owned an Iphone....and then I owned a mytouch 4g and my wi-fi signal would drop depending on how i held it....
But nothing too bad

carmeng4evr said:
TBH,
I had never had the IPhone issue with a phone until I owned an Iphone....and then I owned a mytouch 4g and my wi-fi signal would drop depending on how i held it....
But nothing too bad
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Actually, nothing is as bad as the iphone antenna. My friends iphone was horrible on that.
Yea, the mytouch is not so bad. I'm usually always holding my phone in landscape which is how it gets the best reception, so its all good.
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I think every phone does
My wifi signal even loses a few bars for some reason when I do, and the router is ~20ft away without any walls

EDIT:
****, wrong forum.. sorry!!

Wi-fi on p3113

I've seen some complaints about the wireless network performance on the 7.0. Having broken one and subsequently taken it apart, I couldn't help but notice what was causing the problem.
The circled area is shows the antenna on the back case, right where one would hold the device. Seems like a silly design, is this normal?
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pogu said:
I've seen some complaints about the wireless network performance on the 7.0. Having broken one and subsequently taken it apart, I couldn't help but notice what was causing the problem.
The circled area is shows the antenna on the back case, right where one would hold the device. Seems like a silly design, is this normal?
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Never had ANY problems with ANY Wi-Fi connectivity or networks! But yes!, I agree that is NOT a really good spot for the sensor! :silly:

Sounds like the problem the iphone had awhile back where if you positioned your hand just right you lost all cell signal
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Yup....death grip for Wi-Fi

I have the death grip with wifi on my p3113 tab too.

p3113owner said:
I have the death grip with wifi on my p3113 tab too.
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Every tab 2 7“ have the death grip..
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The $14 Belkin case at office despot allows you to hold it however you like. You can assume other cases do as well.
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A few more I took a while back:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28423046&postcount=24
I think I got used to it and I don't care much anymore.

Sorry, I didn't realize this had already been covered
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Funny you should mention it. JUst this morning I had my tab dockd on my keyboard with a strong wifi signal. I took it off the dock to use it and lost my signal. I put in back on my dock and the signal came back nice and strong. I figured holding it was interferring with wifi.
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I think the Jelly Bean OTA has taken care of that,so far when I hold it I don't see any bars dropping.

shinydesert said:
I think the Jelly Bean OTA has taken care of that,so far when I hold it I don't see any bars dropping.
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Its hardware , some users have 4.04 and JB and the wifi issue still the same, if u cover all left bottom corner maybe u lose all wifi connection
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I don't say it is not,but seems like mine got better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS8MdeE9xhY&feature=player_embedded

Being a soldier in Afghanistan with a whopping <56k download speed, this matters a lot. I've noticed many times where laptop folk, or even other iPad folks, would benefit from having a signal, where I would have none! I've noticed that I would literally drop a bar of wifi if I held it in landscape, with my right hand over the Samsung symbol...very lame indeed. When I return to the state's,I hope this won't be too much of a problem.
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priad said:
Being a soldier in Afghanistan with a whopping <56k download speed, this matters a lot. I've noticed many times where laptop folk, or even other iPad folks, would benefit from having a signal, where I would have none! I've noticed that I would literally drop a bar of wifi if I held it in landscape, with my right hand over the Samsung symbol...very lame indeed. When I return to the state's,I hope this won't be too much of a problem.
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You will get a good signal if you have a good router, for example,I have downloaded 1 gb of maps for my gps program and the speed was 1mbps, if I hold with left hand drops to 100 kbps, the connection only disappears if cover all left corner, that only happens on purpose (its not the way i usually hold the tab)
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Check out this sick video using the oppo find 5!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYMpMt0lwUY

Part 1 of his tuto is live. I can't post link yet but have a look guys...

Yeah, armado is great with videos Nd I'm following the series although I would t buy any of that stuff. I'm fine getting up and Turing on my lights lol but the fact that this is doable is awesome
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Wow, looks very nice
Cool stuff, need it!

osmosizzz said:
Yeah, armado is great with videos Nd I'm following the series although I would t buy any of that stuff. I'm fine getting up and Turing on my lights lol but the fact that this is doable is awesome
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hahaha, agreed!

Woohhh it is amazing!! What lamp do you have?

mcstefan7 said:
Woohhh it is amazing!! What lamp do you have?
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It's not me lol, I got the vid from YouTube.
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barondebxl said:
It's not me lol, I got the vid from YouTube.
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Ok sorry..i thought thay you was in video.

i just love this Star Trek stuff....
looking forward to see some more and to discover what technology is making this happen..
tnx

Here's an another vid for you guys!!!
http://m.youtube.com/index?rdm=v97v3477
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Very cool indeed

I might not have voice controlled locks, or anything voice controlled for that matter, but I still think the technology is weird to use and too unprecise. Well, seems like he thought of a lot of things, especially the security (Encryption and stuff), so pretty neat house anyway!
Oh well, all I wanted to say was that it's quite easy to make something remote controlled, I have an Arduino, with a relay and a Bluetooth module on a power socket which I can control from my phone via BlueTerm (Bluetooth terminal app). I guess it's just a matter of taking the time to implement it to a web-based solution for optimal use and longer range...
If anyone would care to try and replicate my project, I'll be happy to help you Right now I'm lazy, so I'm controlling the bedside lamp because I lie on the opposite side of the bed

pretty cool way to use it

Build quality

Guys had my phone for about a week.
Im not too sure if this has been happening since i got it or not..
But if i gently shake my device it feels like something is loose around the camera module or in the camera
Can anyone confirm if this is a known thing?
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nothing loose like that for mine G900T.

f0xy said:
Guys had my phone for about a week.
Im not too sure if this has been happening since i got it or not..
But if i gently shake my device it feels like something is loose around the camera module or in the camera
Can anyone confirm if this is a known thing?
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That's normal. The rattle you hear is the auto focus mechanism moving. My S5 does that too as do several others.

f0xy said:
Guys had my phone for about a week.
Im not too sure if this has been happening since i got it or not..
But if i gently shake my device it feels like something is loose around the camera module or in the camera
Can anyone confirm if this is a known thing?
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even my nexus 4 and iphone 4 does that... its common thing

Oh poo I feel rather stupid now, my 2yr old s3 does it lol! Thanks anyways guys at least its cleared up easy
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Winning....LG V20 has IR blaster

So while I'm not a huge fan of our phone the fact that it has an IR blaster is a win... downloaded Peel and it worked flawless, Super excited
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What do you not like about the phone?

techpreneur said:
What do you not like about the phone?
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Probably turned in his Note 7 for it
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shook187 said:
Probably turned in his Note 7 for it
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I did too. I like the V20 better.

I did trade in my Note 7 for device, my only gripe with the phone after using it for an extended period of time is the size. I think had LG taken .5 inches off of it the device would be really close to perfect. Just havent had to use two hands for a phone in a while. IR blaster big +

Yup.. much fun to be had in bars.