Cellular strength and throughput - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Real Life Review

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Like any other recent Samsung device (S20U, N20U tested by me), nothing spectactular, works fine.

One thing I noticed today with AT&T is that I had to activate the new SIM card to get 5G. It would stay on 5GE if I snapped the SIM from my iPhone.
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Been having cell service issues at my home. It will go from 5G to LTE to 3G to 2G and then no service. Called T-Mobile and they said it might be a Samsung issue. Before I called them, I even got a new SIM card. Anyone else having issues like that?

Did anyone get a new SIM for their phone or just use the old one?

so coming from the OnePlus 8 Pro to the Fold 2. I feel like i had better reception and coverage on the OP8P vs Fold 2. This is on T-Mobile. Also this is whether I'm using the older sim i had in the OP8P and switched to the R15 SA 5G sim that came w/ the Fold 2.

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Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the LG V50 ThinQ's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Had difficulty getting connected to AT&T's 4G and LTE with an unlocked Korean model. Tried many different APN settings.
The solution I found was to go to an AT&T store and pull the IMEI number from an AT&T Branded LG V40, add 1 to the last number in the string, and then have an AT&T agent update my account, attaching THAT IMEI number to my sim. Viola. Took about five minutes for it to work, but it has been connected string ever since, and AT&T visual voicemail works fine.
(The reason you have to add one to the IMEI is because AT&T registers their display phones as being "unsellable" and won't let the agent input it. But IMEI numbers are assigned in blocks, so the next number in the sequence will be recognized by the network as an AT&T Branded V40. You also wont run into any problems if that IMEI number that you come up with is on another phone in the field, it went effect your connectivity, aside from the very small chance that there particular number you end up with just happens to be another display phone in another store, or a device blacklisted for non-payment or theft. In that case, you can just add one more to the number and try again. AT&T's servers in particular have trouble recognizing non-AT&T devices as being 4G LTE devices, so you have to spoof the network into thinking that your device is a similar device. Really, any LTE capable device should work, but I figure that using the most similar device that AT&T offers, like the V40 or a G8 should work best.)

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Sony Xperia 10 II's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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So got my Xperia 10 II today testing network connectivity
So far my findings
ATT works
Tmobile Works
Verizon Shows Network being seen however not connecting for some reason
Dont have Sprint available to test (wouldn't want to anyway)
darkcroc said:
So got my Xperia 10 II today testing network connectivity
So far my findings
ATT works
Tmobile Works
Verizon Shows Network being seen however not connecting for some reason
Dont have Sprint available to test (wouldn't want to anyway)
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Really? Were you able to make calls with at&t? I have them and I cannot make calls with my 10 ii. I have 4g and am able to get mms/texts. I've troubleshooted with customer service and replaced my sim to no avail. I'm literally puzzled bc it said it was compatible ??*
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darkcroc said:
So got my Xperia 10 II today testing network connectivity
So far my findings
ATT works
Tmobile Works
Verizon Shows Network being seen however not connecting for some reason
Dont have Sprint available to test (wouldn't want to anyway)
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i have this phone and i have at&t (prepaid). i am able to receive texts and i have data but i am unable to receive/make calls? i've changed the sim card and troubleshooted with customer service. any ideas as to what could be the issue before i ship it back. kinda bummed out about it.

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Redmi 9's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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I didn't face any problems yet after 2 weeks of using !
everything fine
I've just purchased a Redmi 9 for use in Mexico. It has dual SIM. In the SIM1 slot I've got a Google Fi chip; in the SIM2 slot I've got a TELCEL chip. Google FI roams on the TELCEL network.
What's strange is that I get different signal strength on the channels. In general, SIM1 has a bar or two higher strength than SIM2 does, despite being on the same carrier network. Strange, and I'm still investigating why.
Both channels, however, stream reliably and fast. I've seen nearly 80Mb/s on either, using SpeedTest.
So far, happy happy happy.
Root for free fire
i am using this mobile since 2 weeks
g pay using time its asking default mi payment app and i am remove all apps again its asing and some time freeze mobile
Hope you are using Prime variant
kumar707 said:
i am using this mobile since 2 weeks
g pay using time its asking default mi payment app and i am remove all apps again its asing and some time freeze mobile
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Issue resolved now ? Or still facing the issue
yes remi 9 prime
ceanosri said:
Issue resolved now ? Or still facing the issue
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its still increase our problem
payment request time its not working and freez app
i have removed my mi bloat ware.
gpay phone pay transfer pin entering time its showing un authorised app
I don't face this problem yet on Prime. Other banking apps working good like PhonePe?
kumar707 said:
its still increase our problem
payment request time its not working and freez app
i have removed my mi bloat ware.
gpay phone pay transfer pin entering time its showing un authorised app
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Do you face any problem while switching between Wi-Fi and Mobile Data ?
Hope the new update had resolved the issue !

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Data throughput is pretty good. Being an O2 user, the lack of band 20 I thought would be bad but getting about 13gb transfer speed on H+, I don't miss it too much. I live in a small village near the Severn estuary and with all the holiday makers using our one mast, 4g service in the summer is terrible, so me using 3g, I probably get as good a data speed as on 4g.
EE on my second sim is fine on all bands. I just hope that the lack of band 20 is a software limit and it can be brought back in any custom rom. Always happy to help trial it? I can't see them producing a modem without band 20. It would be much cheaper to buy one with all bands and just limit in China as its not needed. If the release it outside of China, they are not going to make another version with different modem, they probably will just change the rom with band 20 included (hopefully).
Strong signal everywhere I've gone so far. Even low band 5g on AT&T in and around Milwaukee WI.
Solid reception here as well
Really? Do you live in big cities and never leave them?
The second I move outside the city it goes to h/h+ and pretty slow. And this happened pretty often. I guess band 20 used a lot here..
I got the phone yesterday and I'm glad to report that it works with Rogers Canada with download speeds of 90-105 mbps on 4g. I checked kimovil prior to buying the phone and it seemed like it should also work with other Canadian carriers except for 5g.

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 4a 5G's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Band 28 (700Hz) not enabled by Google on my EU Pixel 4A 5G. Cannot connect to 5G T-Mobile NL
gee2012 said:
Band 28 (700Hz) not enabled by Google on my EU Pixel 4A 5G. Cannot connect to 5G T-Mobile NL
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Is the device the same as US? I get mine on Thursday and will check Tmob 5G assuming its available in Tampa area.
Maybe you could get the US factory image 11.0.0 (RQ1A.201205.011, Dec 2020, All carriers except AT&T and Verizon)
Instructions are at Google: https://developers.google.com/android/images
Wow! Looks easy now with Android Flash tool. No more ADB tools and driver issues. Even works from my chromebook!.
Works from the current version of
akenis said:
Is the device the same as US? I get mine on Thursday and will check Tmob 5G assuming its available in Tampa area.
Maybe you could get the US factory image 11.0.0 (RQ1A.201205.011, Dec 2020, All carriers except AT&T and Verizon)
Instructions are at Google: https://developers.google.com/android/images
Wow! Looks easy now with Android Flash tool. No more ADB tools and driver issues. Even works from my chromebook!.
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Edge, too (Chromium-based). Between that and the increased availability (especially at Beast Buy!!) it has actually become a rather sneaky option/backup phone (which is why I am looking at it - in either black or white - to my 3a (in Just Black)).
I have two queries.
I use T-Mobile's towers, and am in the Washington, DC suburbs - where 5G is normally available to T-M customers. Are Tracfone users considered T-M users for 5G purposes? (I am aware that Verizon purchased Tracfone - further muddying the waters.)
Otherwise, how is performance compared to the Pixel 3a?

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