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 A42 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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It's quite good (as I also don't need 5G, just few places are covered in my country), data speed is as good as my 5 yaers old Huawei phone, phone calls are clear. But I'm wondering, why is LTE signal so weak, at home I had full strength signal on my old phone, but Samsung A42 shows -103dB (2 of 4 bars).
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It's quite good (as I also don't need 5G, just few places are covered in my country), data speed is as good as my 5 yaers old Huawei phone, phone calls are clear. But I'm wondering, why is LTE signal so weak, at home I had full strength signal on my old phone, but Samsung A42 shows -103dB (2 of 4 bars).
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I was thinking of getting this phone directly from Samsung (unlocked US version), but looking over the details on gsmarena it seems like it's missing bands 29, 30, & 66 for AT&T networks. Wondering if it's missing some crucial bands for you as well. Not seeing band 71 listed either (believe that's required for Sprint networks).
Edit: If anybody who has this phone and can confirm exactly what bands this phone has then please chime in. It's on sale right now directly from Samsung for another day and would like to pull the trigger but missing bands would be a deal breaker for me. TIA
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Sure, HSPA+ is all the rage right now for T-Mobile, but what about the future? While HSPA+ can reach 42Mbps, what will T-Mobile do when LTE starts to really take off? As always, though, T-Mobile has us covered. Today T-Mobile announce a partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks to help deliver Long Term HSPA Evolution, or LTHE. We are talking speeds of 650 Mbps that could be ready by 2013, theoretically. Here I thought my HSPA+ speeds were doing the trick, not so much anymore. One of the better parts of this development is backward compatibility, so you shouldn’t need new hardware like what those other two carriers make you purchase. There are a bunch of other (really boring) facts about LTHE, but you can read those your self.
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Everyome else will be on LTE. They will be in the future what CDMA is in the world today.
I'm plannimg a switch to Verizon when they launch an LTE WP7 device.
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Its only backwards compatible in the sense that the Vibrant works, but doesn't support HSPA+. So in the future, the vibrant would still work on the network, and would benefit from having a larger backbone fed to each cell tower to support those speeds(ie more bandwidth means closer to max speed for each device currently on the network), but wouldn't be able to reach those speeds.
But I think its a good stratage because it does continue to make use of the current technology(ie saves money on having to buy new hardware) and it gives manufactures time to improve LTE radios so they dont suck so much(Think battery life and Verizon's problems with their usb modems that fail to switch back to LTE after going to 3g). LTE is still in its own first gen hardware, and so comes all those problems of power and size. In time the radios will be improved upon.
Also dont forget LTE isnt officially '4G', LTE Advanced(which I think isnt even finalized) is. So while Tmo squeezes as much juice as it can out of HSPA, on the side they are looking into LTE and by the time they are ready to roll it out, would be able to take advantage of updates to LTE that only time can make.
Rate this thread to express how you think the LG V30's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?
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I have just received mine. Wifi and 4G connection seems to be poor, very low speed. In fact, my old Samsung can get 30mbps on wifi and the new V30 only gets 10 mbps download and 0,2 mbps upload. It is clearly a fault..... Any ideas?
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I have just received mine. Wifi and 4G connection seems to be poor, very low speed. In fact, my old Samsung can get 30mbps on wifi and the new V30 only gets 10 mbps download and 0,2 mbps upload. It is clearly a fault..... Any ideas?
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No problems here on carrier signal. And that's running through Adguard VPN, so ping speeds are higher than normal (lower is better).
What carrier are you using? Where do you live?
I have AT&T Prepaid in the metro Atlanta area.
I also have no problems both with speeds and signal.
Got result of 376.78 Mbps /59.21 Mbps 2ms
Look good here as well
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I have just received mine. Wifi and 4G connection seems to be poor, very low speed. In fact, my old Samsung can get 30mbps on wifi and the new V30 only gets 10 mbps download and 0,2 mbps upload. It is clearly a fault..... Any ideas?
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I had to RMA my V30 due to poor cellular performance. I noticed that it would show 4G, but not 4G LTE. New one should be delivered tomorrow. I got one for my wife as well and hers hit 20 Mbps without issue. I struggled to hit 10. I'm on MintSIM so while 20 is low for some that is their cap and fast enough for me.
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I have really slow wifi even if I am a few feet from the router. I get about 30mbps or sometimes even 5mbps at its worst when my old V20 or iPhones could pull in 100+mbps which is the speed I pay for.
Hi Ladies and Gents,
So as you all have been wandering around Android flagships this year waiting for Google's 2nd innovative google pixel 2/xl.
Speedtest is a normal thing to do to determine how good modems are inside such phones. As well as to test how good their carrier aggregation is.
I have went through Huawei's Mate 10, to OP5 to S8 to Note 8. All of which were impressive. The last test was around 188mbps in my carrier Etisalat/Abu Dhabi using Note 8 N9500 (hong kong version on October 5th update).
So I was testing my new Pixel 2 XL which is the US version on speedtests multiple times and I have been getting an average of 68mbps using (October 5th update also).
I would love to get user's feedback on their speedtests. Please share your experience and tips in order to maximize the network speed performance.
So how is this measurable on a radio level from one carrier/country to another ?
Just today I got 144 down and 40 up. Verizon LTE. Fastest I've ever had.
This was the best result I've seen - Telus network in Calgary, Canada
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I love the XL 2, it's a super solid device. Anyways, here's my top speedtest off T-Mobile with 2xCA LTE (30MHz B4 + B2, - NSG) https://i.imgur.com/ILhCvaV.jpg (147.7/24, 30 ms)
Here's my top speedtest on WiFi over 5GHz AC at my house with Spectrum 300Mbit Ultra https://i.imgur.com/5qKVK5X.jpg (344.8/22, 10 ms)
My speeds seem really low, given that I'm on the outskirts of a metropolis
T-mo Lte just got 162mbps. Highest I've got was 180mbps. And that's sitting front of my tv
Rate this thread to express how you think the Moto G Power's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?
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My last phone would still be connected to my wifi when I was about 40m from my home, whereas this one is about half that. Not that it's a bad thing as at home wifi strength is excellent and download speeds (I'm on a lowsy 15mb) are decent too.
I will answer about G8 Power, not G Power. I was a little wary before the purchase due to many negative feedbacks about the G8 Power's limited 2.4GHz Wifi connectivity. I must say that even limited to 2.4GHz the speed is not too bad. My home internet is 100Mbps download and 70Mbps upload, and even at 2.4GHz, the G8 Power managed to reach 58 / 55Mbps download and upload. Of course, this will depend on the router. In my case, a Tenda AC6 can deliver faster speeds at 2.4GHz even at 20MHz bandwidth. TPLink routers, for example, will have to be set to 40MHz for better use. The 2.4Ghz network range on the G8 Power is also good. I can connect it at a distance of approximately 24m with 4 brick walls as an obstacle, and get a speed of 4Mbps. That is, the same distance from the Samsung Galaxy A7 2017, which I used for comparison.
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Something curious is that Antutu indicates that the Moto G8 Power has 5GHz Wifi. It is possible that the hardware supports it, but it is disabled by software.
i think the wifi 5ghz is disabled by software, because the cpu support this type of wifi.
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i think the wifi 5ghz is disabled by software, because the cpu support this type of wifi.
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A fix for that will be nice. Hows your coverage? I get less signal from this phone compared to my older Huawei P9. I have Tuenti.
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A fix for that will be nice. Hows your coverage? I get less signal from this phone compared to my older Huawei P9. I have Tuenti.
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I have claro, the signal is good, compared with my older nexus 6, is the same in 3g and 4g. but the wifi only work in 2.4ghz really sucks
Rate this thread to express how you think the LG V60 ThinQ's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?
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I have issues with my wifi strength on 5ghz.. Upstairs I get 1 bar where my laptop same room is getting close to max signal. Makes me think lg cheaped out on wifi card
With asus zenwifi ax
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Definitely has issues with 5 gigahertz wifi.
My V40 had better wifi performance.
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Need I remind you that "bars" are completely arbitrary? Have you compared the actual rssi against another phone? A laptop has room for a higher gain antenna so it's not a good basis for comparison.
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Blue text is my v50, green text is v60
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In intially had issues with the V60 I purchased through TMobile a few months ago. It would lock onto the WiFi access point in my basement and never let go. Eventually losing the signal as I moved further away and I would have to restart the phone to get the WiFi to connect again. I have a Google mesh network so it was only connecting via 5ghz. I got a replacement that did the same thing so I eventually moved to a different device all together. I recently picked up a refurbed V60 with more current software (I'm on the November security patch) and I have had zero WiFi issues with the current device.
V60 @ approx 20 feet with obstacles. Google Mesh.
My g8 in the same exact location as above.