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Reception Issues with Verizon PLAY R800x?

I've posted this in a couple forums and I'm trying to figure out if it's a widespread issue or just an issue with a few units. My PLAY is consistently getting 2-3 bars LESS than any other phones right next to it. And it seems that BGR also had similar issues with their review unit and said that the PLAY had some of the worst reception they've seen in a long time. And when I posted about this on the official VZW forums, other members also stated they are having similar problems. I'm also struggling to connect to 3G when my area is completely covered in 3G and was ALWAYS on 3G on my iPhone 4.
So I'm wondering, how is everyone else's reception on Verizon? Are you having similar problems, or are you getting just as many bars as other phones in the same area?

My phone also shows only 1-2 bars at most. However if you go to the status of the phone, the phone, the actual strength for me is between -79 - -80 db which as far as I can tell is perfectly good reception.
Haven't had any dropped calls and could make calls so far everywhere I went.

I have the rogers version (canada) and reception/3g is amazing, almost always full bars. Wireless on the other hand sucks.
My friends iphones/captivates get wireless where mine wont...

On AT&T with my R800a and I have better signal now than I ever did on my iPhone 3GS, oddly enough. I get signal in places the iPhone used to choke on consistently.
From what I remember being on Verizon years ago, bars didn't matter as much as CDMA voice is pure digital. You either have a solid connection or you don't at all. EVDO was similar as I remember it, sharing the same data stream and the reason why you can't talk and surf at the same time. Is the phone just showing weak bars or is it a problem of no signal at all?
At any rate, I bet SE will patch the radio firmware in the 2.3.3 update for the US.

It's mostly just showing low bars but the fact that it's having trouble staying on 3G is the biggest thing. It's on 1x 80% of the time but I should always be on the EVDO connection. I'm going to try a few more tests with my girlfriends iphone and my play and see just how much they are different. I really hope it's something that is an be fixed through software.
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My reception is terrible on my unbranded R800a, as I rarely have more than two bars. I know most phones have this issue, but when I hold the phone near the bottom for too long (which is often), it messes with the signal. 90% of the time when I'm using it, it reads zero bars.
I've yet to have a dropped call though, so I'm not too concerned about it...more of a mental thing than anything else.
Edit: I'm getting -101 dBm in most rooms in my house...looks pretty bad to me.

Like I mentioned before, have any of you gone into the about phone section and read the actual signal? I don't think you can trust the bars as actual signal strength. Check the actual numbers.
I had one issue with the phone at 1x, I restarted it and it was fine. I had the same issue with my Droid 2 sometimes, so I don't think it was all on the phone.

Went back to the Verizon store today to see if they would swap it out with a new one. But first we compared it to the floor model and it had the same problem. It had consistently lower signal than other phones in the store. He basically said I have the 14 days to return it and decide whether I want better signal or the gaming controls. He agreed with me that the phone wasn't holding a signal as good as the other phones. Even driving down the highway which ways gave me 5 bars is giving me 1. And my signal is 86+
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Mines is about the same as my htc droid eris on the verizon network.
In settings, about phone, it shows -90 dBm
Just read somewhere off the internet that the about phone settings dBm doesn't represent 3g. it represents 1x. Not sure if it is true.

Do you think I should just try and make them swap the phone out for me and see if the new one is any better before just returning it for good? And what are the chances they would gladly swap it out for a new phone without giving me a hard time and making me pay a restocking fee? The phone is awesome except for the reception issues I'm having. And I'd hate to pass on the phone if it's an isolated incident.

They will xchange it. Do what ive done call tech support and make them document u need aa replacement
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I tested talk and web browsing, works fine on verizon. Possibly just another iOs limitation. *_*
Back to topic, I've noticed the 2 - 3 bars usually in LA but the signal strength is good dBm. ?
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mine is usually round -85 DBm and like 1-2 bars, my other tunderbolt is full bars for my wife, have nto checked DBm on it tho

placing xperia play next to original droid.
Droid: 4 bars, -70dBm
Play: 1 bar, -74dBm
Both 3g.
Not sure what this means?

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placing xperia play next to original droid.
Droid: 4 bars, -70dBm
Play: 1 bar, -74dBm
Both 3g.
Not sure what this means?
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This means that the reception is a tiny bit worse in pure radio power. However, its scale is MASSIVELY shifted in regards to bar listings. I would be just bottoming out around -96dBm on my Droid. Dropping out at -80dB is a bad thing.

so it sounds like a software update could help? or am I miss-understanding....

I swapped out my phone and my new one is much much better
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I also swapped mine and see no improvement. What improvement were you seeing?
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Having the same signal problems with my r800x. I think it might just be an issue with Verizon.

NC4 and XLTE

I recently updated from my stock release date firmware to NC 4. I'm not having any problems persay, but..I notice on starts it starts with 5 bars of LTE (and always has in this area) then drops to 3 after a minute or so. Voice and data work well. I believe what's happening is it starts on 700mhz then switches to band 4 exlte. I'd like proof though. It certainly would seem as though im on XLTE as I'm getting around 60-90 mbps down..and 25-30 before it switches. Given that I'm indoors, it's no surprise I'm at 3 bars.. Also, nice upgrade, it seems to not drop from LTE to 3g and stay there quite as long. Usually pops back in less than a few seconds. Voice quality is unaffected.
I was wondering is there anyway I can see what band I'm currently on? I'm not-rooted and running stock firmware.
Secondly, the most recent update seems to have made the default text app somewhat slow..Ie opening a long text takes a second (this was instantaneous) and scrolling through it is somewhat jerky. Not the end of the world but it was seamless beforehand. I'd consider another texting app off the playstore but the stock one was so great up until this. Beyondthat, all other apps perform flawlessly and touchwiz in general is faster.
3. Any word on 4.4.4? I read that my carrier verizon just released it today for the Samgsung Galaxy s5 and a few other phones. They mentioned the note as being upcoming but didn't give a date. hopefully they deal with the texting app :/

Bars don't matter per say, check dbm of 90 not bad 100 over I'd say that effects calls ect. This is in settings phone status signal ect. I'm always at 90 dbm indoors but it doesn't effect call quality or data Internet ect. For the sms if you keep a long conversation or multiple sms it will lag. So try to delete most if not all conversations. If they are important back them up. I think your fine of your downloads are 60mbs+ I'm only getting 25 30 and I'm supposedly xlte. I know I'm on band 4 I've nit picked as well at these things I belive your phones reception is good my bars drop quite often upstairs downstairs in home ect. As long as you can make good calls and sms I would not worry or press the issue. Some folks indoors only get 3g or 1x so 4G 60mbs is great. I hope I helped you. Have a great day.
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You have helped. I noticed the same behavior on my wife's Galaxy S5. Too bad we couldn't control more of the phones data functions out of box without rooting. Ex: turn off xlte, force 3g, see what band phone is operating on. I saw Verizon pushed 4.4.4 to the S5? Hopefully we're not too far behind.
Bars aside, indoors, connected to what I assume is xlte I'm getting -100-105 DB (3 bars) moving further into the house that goes up to 110...then drops to -77DB and I get 5 bars. This has to be it switching from AWS to 700mhz. This would explain why on factory firmware I always had five bars as XLTE wasn't enabled yet.
On voice calls I always have five bars. SMS send fine regardless of signal strength. I'm not complaining, I just wish I had more control over it. Even my POS HTC EVO LTE let me force 3g or force LTE without rooting (not that forcing LTE did much-sprints idea of 'covering' a city with LTE actually means just covering 1/3rd of it.)
Maybe I am nitpicking. I'm on wi-fi anyway. Confined to crutches for a few weeks anyway. Broke my leg. Hit by a car in the parking lot of the Verizon Wireless store the day I bought this phone. Talk about irony. Phone didn't even have a scratch.
Anyway. Factory reset fixed the text message app. It's back to being instantaneous.

They do also have home or office signal boosters on amazon. Search Verizon signal booster. High performance dual band signal booster - coverage up to 2,500 sq. ft. (up to 70 dB system gain)
Ideal for homes that have reliable outside signal
Reduces dropped and missed calls and provides faster 4G data performance for multiple simultaneous users
Boosts performance on iPhone, Samsung, Android and other phones and mobile devices
Compatible with mobile phones and devices operating on Verizon 4G LTE, CEL (800 MHz) and PCS (1900 MHz) your not nitpicking sorry for the poor choice of words I ment no offense. I do the same thing all the time trying to perfect my phones performance. I'm sorry to hear you are injured I hope you have a speedy recovery. If you require more help just ask. Goodday.
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Annnnnnnnnnnnd fixed
Problem resolved. Used Odin to flash a radio prior to band 4 being enabled. Back to five bars (-77 db) everywhere in the house. If the XLTE disconnect threshold were lower, I wouldn't have had to do this.. Or if they let us have some control over band 4 without rooting.
FWIW, this never affected voice calls or texts. Data was usable but not as good (at -105DB, what do you expect) It would, downstairs, switch back to 700 mhz and pop up to five bars.. Anyway. I believe this is an isolated issue because I'm so close to a tower. Any other note 3 wouldn't have even tried to hold onto XLTE indoors like this one did.
Let's see what 4.4.4 brings! My wifes Galaxy S5 runs it and it's noticeably more responsive..but thats about it. Back to loving my note 3.

YayNote said:
Problem resolved. Used Odin to flash a radio prior to band 4 being enabled. Back to five bars (-77 db) everywhere in the house. If the XLTE disconnect threshold were lower, I wouldn't have had to do this.. Or if they let us have some control over band 4 without rooting.
FWIW, this never affected voice calls or texts. Data was usable but not as good (at -105DB, what do you expect) It would, downstairs, switch back to 700 mhz and pop up to five bars.. Anyway. I believe this is an isolated issue because I'm so close to a tower. Any other note 3 wouldn't have even tried to hold onto XLTE indoors like this one did.
Let's see what 4.4.4 brings! My wifes Galaxy S5 runs it and it's noticeably more responsive..but thats about it. Back to loving my note 3.
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Could you tell us what modem you used? I flashed MI9 and going back into service mode I still have it enabled.
Thanks!

Sorry it took so long to reply. I used MI9. I tried the one immediately after but it made no difference. FWIW, this is on my new out of box Note 3 unrooted totally stock. H/W Version N900V.07. It came with 4.3. MI9 shows no change for you? I immediately went back to five bars (-77db) of LTE.
I would've kept NC4 if it weren't so eager to hold onto horrible XLTE connections before choosing 700mhz. That said, prior to downgrading, my wife's S5 had the same signal strength. It behaved much like the Note 3s radios.
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thx i had MJE and was still having problems, went to MI9 and back to 5 bars -83, was at -101 !!! this is a serious problem!!, this may be my last samsung device... i may go Moto X next time

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thx i had MJE and was still having problems, went to MI9 and back to 5 bars -83, was at -101 !!! this is a serious problem!!, this may be my last samsung device... i may go Moto X next time
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lol. i'd actually put the blame on Verizon for this. Maybe split it between Samsung and them. XLTE connections thresholds NEED to be fixed. Hopefully it gets addressed in 4.4.4 otherwise I'll run MI9 and forget about XLTE. Glad it worked out for you. Sounds like yours was doing the same thing mine was.

How are the radios?

How's everyone's reception been? Compared to a galaxy s4 or any other phone you had prior. Better? Worse?
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I had the Note 4 before getting this and I've noticed it to be around 4 to 6 dBM worse. WiFi is noticeably weaker as well. I have the 64GB variant.

One reason I purchased this phone was the supposed better radios of Motorola. It is noticeably worse than the Samsung Note 4 and HTC One M8. I wish I could just go back to my M8 but that is impossible without repurchasing one and wasting my Edge ;p. I never lost 4G with my M8 while I lost 4G with the Note 4 in a few areas and many times with the Droid Turbo today. Very disappointed in the radio performance, will try again tomorrow with new Sim Card, but I think I might be screwed. The phone is stable at my home and slightly better than the Note 4 here. At work is where I had all the trouble.

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One reason I purchased this phone was the supposed better radios of Motorola. It is noticeably worse than the Samsung Note 4 and HTC One M8. I wish I could just go back to my M8 but that is impossible without repurchasing one and wasting my Edge ;p. I never lost 4G with my M8 while I lost 4G with the Note 4 in a few areas and many times with the Droid Turbo today. Very disappointed in the radio performance, will try again tomorrow with new Sim Card, but I think I might be screwed.
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I'd wait a few weeks before doing anything drastic. As with any new phone, there will likely be some software bugs to address that may affect signal in the first few weeks.

I can attest for certain the Radio is MUCH better than any phone that I have had. (S4,S5,One M8, Note 4, iPhone6 etc)
My experience that is much different -is a 20 Mile stretch of road to my Home. I live in Fringe Reception area in Norther California (Foresthill) I haven't ever been able to drive the 20 Mile Stretch home without dropping a phone call.( This usually happens numerous times) With The Turbo I was able to stay connected to Verizon Customer Service the Entire 20 Miles to my Home!
The only Bummer about this experience is that I was on the Phone with Verizon regarding the lack of Simul Data! What a complete ****ter! This is something that I will give props to Apple about. The day the iPhone 6 was released the phone could use VOLTE . Kind horse **** that a Flagship VZ Moto exclusive device doesnt have the proper software to use VOLTE on release.

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I can attest for certain the Radio is MUCH better than any phone that I have had. (S4,S5,One M8, Note 4, iPhone6 etc)
My experience that is much different -is a 20 Mile stretch of road to my Home. I live in Fringe Reception area in Norther California (Foresthill) I haven't ever been able to drive the 20 Mile Stretch home without dropping a phone call.( This usually happens numerous times) With The Turbo I was able to stay connected to Verizon Customer Service the Entire 20 Miles to my Home!
The only Bummer about this experience is that I was on the Phone with Verizon regarding the lack of Simul Data! What a complete ****ter! This is something that I will give props to Apple about. The day the iPhone 6 was released the phone could use VOLTE . Kind horse **** that a Flagship VZ Moto exclusive device doesnt have the proper software to use VOLTE on release.
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Good to hear, so is it a guarantee that when it gets VOLTE it will have Simultaneous data tand voice on every phone call? Also which version of the turbo did u get as far as material.

I purchased the 32GB Red (Carbon) <- thinking about getting the black LOL.
It's for sure a software issue with the phone. My iPhone 6 was able to access VOLTE the day of release in my area. It's unreal that VZ & Moto wouldn't require the feature to be working on release date. It appears to be an issue with the 2014 Moto X as well from what I have been reading
I will say the phone is incredibly snappy, and smooth in performance. I can only imagine how the performance will be when we get L on the phone.
PS. Haven't had enough time to compare the WIFI performance but that is usually not a problem for me anyways- I have 4 Ubiquiti Access Points installed at my home. The way the system works is each wifi AP hands off the WIFI signal simultaneously from one AP to another- all without interrupting whatever you may be streaming The most important item to me is my Cell Reception and a huge Bonus that I can stay connected driving the 20 mile stretch home.
-Scoob

As far as mobile data is concerned, seems to be about the same or slightly better than my G3, however WiFi is significantly worse.
DROID Turbo 1x and WiFi:
LG G3 1x and WiFi:
DROID Turbo LTE:
LG G3 LTE:

Wifi signals are WAY down compared to my other devices which include iphone 5S, 6, HTC One M8, Note II, Note 3, Galaxy S5...
Have the 64GB black nylon one.
I'll have to try outdoors. We have a long range wifi extender to cover a large section of the pasture and all my other devices get a decent signal up to 1km away. This will be a good test.
I had a carbon fiber case on my S5 (Cygnett IIRC) that blocked the LTE signal really bad. That's the disadvantage to having real carbon fiber LOL.
Not sure about the ballistic nylon. Does it have CF in it?
I wish the back came off, I have a friend who's an RF test engineer and he could see if it has attenuation in the (un) desired ranges.

cpufrost said:
Wifi signals are WAY down compared to my other devices which include iphone 5S, 6, HTC One M8, Note II, Note 3, Galaxy S5...
Have the 64GB black nylon one.
I'll have to try outdoors. We have a long range wifi extender to cover a large section of the pasture and all my other devices get a decent signal up to 1km away. This will be a good test.
I had a carbon fiber case on my S5 (Cygnett IIRC) that blocked the LTE signal really bad. That's the disadvantage to having real carbon fiber LOL.
Not sure about the ballistic nylon. Does it have CF in it?
I wish the back came off, I have a friend who's an RF test engineer and he could see if it has attenuation in the (un) desired ranges.
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Looking forward to hearing the results of your outdoor test. And while you're out there, can you check on how readable the screen is in direct sunlight?

scooby-snack said:
I can attest for certain the Radio is MUCH better than any phone that I have had. (S4,S5,One M8, Note 4, iPhone6 etc)
My experience that is much different -is a 20 Mile stretch of road to my Home. I live in Fringe Reception area in Norther California (Foresthill) I haven't ever been able to drive the 20 Mile Stretch home without dropping a phone call.( This usually happens numerous times) With The Turbo I was able to stay connected to Verizon Customer Service the Entire 20 Miles to my Home!
The only Bummer about this experience is that I was on the Phone with Verizon regarding the lack of Simul Data! What a complete ****ter! This is something that I will give props to Apple about. The day the iPhone 6 was released the phone could use VOLTE . Kind horse **** that a Flagship VZ Moto exclusive device doesnt have the proper software to use VOLTE on release.
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There is a big difference between holding on to a phone call and getting good data (4G).
Do you get a good 4G signal also? Thanks

My signal not so good with Droid Turbo
I have had around -105 dbm 4G LTE which is 2 bars and have had a few times where I had 3 bars. Normally in the same area I would have 4 to 5 bars. I also had a time where I tried to make a call and it was on 1x when I was in a big city where there is 4G towers. After the call it went to 4G. I sure hope we all get this issue fixed. Other than this issue most everything has been great.

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I have had around -105 dbm 4G LTE which is 2 bars and have had a few times where I had 3 bars. Normally in the same area I would have 4 to 5 bars. I also had a time where I tried to make a call and it was on 1x when I was in a big city where there is 4G towers. After the call it went to 4G. I sure hope we all get this issue fixed. Other than this issue most everything has been great.
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Man that sucks the big one. The bars you are seeing are probably 3g or 1x voice signal. Which still sucks if you download an app called advanced signal it will tell you exactly what is going on. I'm defiantly gonna hold off until it gets solved. I have to pay full retail as I am on unlimited Thanks for your input.

My LTE and Wifi strength are also down.
Siting in my office, I used to get full bars of wifi reception on my DNA. Now its at 2 bars. Same goes for my LTE signal.
I'll do some actual testing later, but I hope this gets resolved quickly

Yeah the wifi is killing me. It's incredibly noticeable in various parts of my house that I used to have stellar wifi.

I've had LTE where my M8 struggled to even get 3G. I'm quite pleased with the signal.

I've had better LTE and 3G reception versus my S3. Seems like calls sound better. Better (quicker acquisition, less drops) GPS performance as well. Wifi signal reception seems to be on par. Both phones in the same room a few feet apart, are within 1-2dBm of each other. I haven't tested performance, or compared client statistics on my wireless controller yet.

Signal
Has anyone tried just taking the phone on the road and checking signals not bars but 3G or 4G. If the phone doesnt have voice and internet at the same time that would explain why the phone would go to 1X when your on a call then back up when you get off. If you out and about do you have 4G where you did with previous phones not bars but 4G? The bars on my Droid Maxx tell me what my voice signal strength is not 4G I believe it is the same with the turbo. The WIFI deal Im cluless if it doesnt connect then it doesnt connect. again though it doesnt depend on howmany bars you have. It is how the phone performs. Im in a real crap signal area I can have 1X on my Maxx and still be able to make calls and text because I may have only one bar on the phone. Thanks

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Has anyone tried just taking the phone on the road and checking signals not bars but 3G or 4G. If the phone doesnt have voice and internet at the same time that would explain why the phone would go to 1X when your on a call then back up when you get off. If you out and about do you have 4G where you did with previous phones not bars but 4G? The bars on my Droid Maxx tell me what my voice signal strength is not 4G I believe it is the same with the turbo. The WIFI deal Im cluless if it doesnt connect then it doesnt connect. again though it doesnt depend on howmany bars you have. It is how the phone performs. Im in a real crap signal area I can have 1X on my Maxx and still be able to make calls and text because I may have only one bar on the phone. Thanks
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Look back a few pages, I posted dBm readings between phones. I agree though, comparing bars is useless.

Just figured I'd chime in. I swapped my kevlar version for the normal version and my wifi is back to the same strength that my G2 had. There was definitely something wrong with the kevlar one I had...

RAZR M Radio/Wifi files

I have an Australian RAZR M Retail XT905. I upgraded it to KitKat from JellyBean and WiFi reception diminished noticeably. I cannot get a signal where I got three bars before easily.
I read on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711603 that you can change the values of antenna power (RSSI).
I was not able to find the files mentioned in the thread. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

I'm guessing it doesn't exist in Moto ROMs. My XT907 doesn't have that file either. HTC phones obviously have different ROMs.
Ironically though I was just going to ask in the Ask any question thread what is the best known baseband version, and if I'm unlocked can I flash it regardless of which ROM I'm currently running. The only one specifically listed in the Index thread was 98.18.78 (which I'd surmise came with that JB ROM). I too would swear I had better signal before (but I also know from older Samsung Galaxy S phones that the number of bars displayed don't necessarily correlate to the actual signal strength between different builds).

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I'm guessing it doesn't exist in Moto ROMs. My XT907 doesn't have that file either. HTC phones obviously have different ROMs.
Ironically though I was just going to ask in the Ask any question thread what is the best known baseband version, and if I'm unlocked can I flash it regardless of which ROM I'm currently running. The only one specifically listed in the Index thread was 98.18.78 (which I'd surmise came with that JB ROM). I too would swear I had better signal before (but I also know from older Samsung Galaxy S phones that the number of bars displayed don't necessarily correlate to the actual signal strength between different builds).
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I also know that bars and signal levels do not co-relate. Mobile reception is same as before. But my mobile carrier's signals are also very strong. They are at -51 dBm at my house and around town. And you get four bars at -70 dBm. That has remained same (i think it might have improved a bit).
On the other hand Wi-Fi quality has suffered. I used to get 3-4 bars in my bathroom, now I can hardly get a signal. Name of the network just appears and disappears under Wi-Fi settings. Now even in the same room as the router i can see fluctuation between 3 and 4 bars.
I am on bedrest so I have not tinkered much with the phone. I will later soft reset it. The problem is that the KK and JB modems donot work interchangeably. I guess they require their respective bootloaders.

There should be some setting, I guess they have limited the power due to some regulation. You can also see regulation stuff in "About" menu. It was not present in JB.

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I also know that bars and signal levels do not co-relate. Mobile reception is same as before. But my mobile carrier's signals are also very strong. They are at -51 dBm at my house and around town. And you get four bars at -70 dBm. That has remained same (i think it might have improved a bit).
On the other hand Wi-Fi quality has suffered. I used to get 3-4 bars in my bathroom, now I can hardly get a signal. Name of the network just appears and disappears under Wi-Fi settings. Now even in the same room as the router i can see fluctuation between 3 and 4 bars.
I am on bedrest so I have not tinkered much with the phone. I will later soft reset it. The problem is that the KK and JB modems donot work interchangeably. I guess they require their respective bootloaders.
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Wow, I wonder if I've ever hit that high of signal even standing next to a new tower. I'll have to check next time I'm there.
Just yesterday I was surprised by the wifi signal since it was showing just a fair signal when I was in the same room as the router (basement) yet it's the same on the second floor.
I had wondered if the radios could be swapped. I've considered going back to JB since I got great battery life then. Though I do think poor signal was a contributor to the bad life on KK (seemed like that is when the phone would most often really heat up), so far this new Razr M I've now unlocked has not been as bad as my old locked one was. I'll keep it for a few weeks so I have a decent baseline and then may flash back to JB for a while to compare.

http://i.imgur.com/S4bYJ8u.png It is -4 dBm low. May be due to KK modem, will check later at different place.

I wonder if your high signal is because you're on Edge rather than 4G.
I did check standing about 100m from the tower and the best it recorded was -74dBm for 4G and -53dBm for 1X.

Signal???

I am really trying to love this phone and not go back to my Galaxy S8(Which I also loved). Without blasting about how or why or whatever else we could come up with to be derogatory, please tell me in the poll what service you are using with and if the signal is the same, worse or better than your previous device on the same network. Thanks in advance!
Eric

Verizon here. Signal seems to be on par with all my previous phones.

Previous device: HTC 10 - PH-1 is Better, significantly.
Also have a S7 Edge as a work phone - PH-1 is Better, not but by a few dB but still better.
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I'm on AT&T and my signal is horrible with this phone compared to other phones I've used at home. I usually get a strong signal but I'm having a horrible one and constant drop outs. I posted in the t-mobile signal thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73653547&postcount=34

I saw your post, my signal has been subpar to say the least... I am wondering if this phone is having issues with GSM and dropping down to HSPA or something. It doesn't even try... My other phones would do that if the signal was atrocious but rarely needed too. It seems like this one just is horrible inside buildings as I get "decent" signal outside. Before, my service was on par with Verizon IMO.

Cricket wireless on par with other phones used. Just as good and no worse.
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are you in an area that gets good ATT reception?

I'm on AT&T also and my signal is much worse. I have a weboost booster in my house too and I watched the signal drop from full bars to nothing at like -120 dBm and back to like -90dBm several times. I already switched back to my pixel XL till I decide what I want to do. I should have solid signal with a booster in my house.
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I'm on AT&T and my signal is horrible with this phone compared to other phones I've used at home. I usually get a strong signal but I'm having a horrible one and constant drop outs. I posted in the t-mobile signal thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73653547&postcount=34
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HAve u tried my thread man: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/...lte-faster-and-fixes-all-your-problems.77304/

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HAve u tried my thread man: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/...lte-faster-and-fixes-all-your-problems.77304/
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spotmark said:
Verizon here. Signal seems to be on par with all my previous phones.
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Same here in Hayward, Ca.

T-mobile here in Bay Area. Seems faster than my old Sony.

So with limited results it seems the issue is intermittent?

I tried a Verizon sim in my phone and had decent reception, I swapped my tmobile sim for a brand new one at the store and I don't think it made a difference... I don't know what to do

Verizon here. For me, it's hit or miss. After being on Wi-Fi, it takes a while to reacquire a good data signal. Also, I seem to be dropping a data signal in places where I never did with my Google Pixel.

I'm hoping some kind of update might fix these issues. Until then, I am going back to my S8

AT&T Florida, same signal quality as the last two phones, S8+ and Pixel XL.
The thing I never thought would bother me is not having a case at all on the phone, I mean its slicker than snot.
I never even thought about it being designed to NOT have a case before I bought it.
But then how would you attach the camera with a case on it.
I do have a skin for the back of it on the way, hopefully it wont affect camera attachment.

going_home said:
AT&T Florida, same signal quality as the last two phones, S8+ and Pixel XL.
The thing I never thought would bother me is not having a case at all on the phone, I mean its slicker than snot.
I never even thought about it being designed to NOT have a case before I bought it.
But then how would you attach the camera with a case on it.
I do have a skin for the back of it on the way, hopefully it wont affect camera attachment.
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I'm just needing a case so I can connect the phone to the CD slot mount in my car. Just a lightweight, basic case for that usage. And somehow there are no cases available at all.
Where did you buy the skin?

I went back to the s8 for the time being, I need a phone that is reliable and at this time that is not my essential device

MetroPCS - Atlanta coming from a 6p I get better signal everywhere. Calls sound clearer.