Hi All,
I got the samsung infuse by exchanging the HTC inspire which had a horrible battery life.
I love this phone and would like to keep it, but the very poor Data speeds and somewhat poor WIFI signal strength is bugging me.
Any suggestions ?
wasonamit said:
Hi All,
I got the samsung infuse by exchanging the HTC inspire which had a horrible battery life.
I love this phone and would like to keep it, but the very poor Data speeds and somewhat poor WIFI signal strength is bugging me.
Any suggestions ?
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crappy wifi is normal... sorry. everyone has it
Crappy wifi is normal???? Mine is perfect on stock rom.
Yes, my wifi is also excellent since the baseband update. No problems. Great range, strong signal and throughput.
carhigh said:
Crappy wifi is normal???? Mine is perfect on stock rom.
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what? Are you only 2 feet away from the router?
tankmorph said:
Yes, my wifi is also excellent since the baseband update. No problems. Great range, strong signal and throughput.
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Well this is aggrivating, should i return? I only have one line most of the time
tankmorph said:
Yes, my wifi is also excellent since the baseband update. No problems. Great range, strong signal and throughput.
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carhigh said:
Crappy wifi is normal???? Mine is perfect on stock rom.
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Are you guys on g or n networks?
My wifi is fair to good. For me, it certainly isn't an issue were I would take the phone back. My main issue was the constant lock ups and reboots from the stock browser. But since that update last week the phone has been running really well and no lock ups.
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Ok.. So now im sitting here with a new device, with the same crappy wifi... yay me
and i cant seem to get the ucke3 upgrade... hrmmm....
hoofadoo said:
Ok.. So now im sitting here with a new device, with the same crappy wifi... yay me
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My wifi is average, at 30-40ft though 2-3 walls I get 2 bars but doing speedtest i get maximum download and upload. Maybe you should try wifi analyzer and see if you can connect to a better channel.
dh2225 said:
My wifi is average, at 30-40ft though 2-3 walls I get 2 bars but doing speedtest i get maximum download and upload. Maybe you should try wifi analyzer and see if you can connect to a better channel.
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I'm getting an extra bar now it seems... although the difference is not major, but its improved. Got the UCKE3 update, after contacting AT&T to push it to my phone
My WiFi gets good signal strength throughout my house, 50+ feet I still have 3-4 bars; however, sitting within ten feet I still only get 1.5Mb down MAX. My h+ speeds are the same... It is terrible. My Captivate is much faster on the same network.
Any ideas?
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Has anyone had a problem today where your phone just cannot connect to ATT's 3G or HSPA network? For some reason, my phone is getting little-to-no signal, and if I do, it is only on GPRS... I CWM'd to my stable nandroid, but no dice, leading me to think that this problem is with the network.
What's XDA's thought on this? Possible dev issue?
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Att network just sucks.....I get good service everywhere but the places im at the most....my house and my job....go figure
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Their network is just pretty terrible right now. However, by summer we'll probably be singing a different tune about ATT's coverage when the iPhone user population will even out a bit. Also, I believe ATT threw down a few billion for network upgrades this year. It seems like they really took that Consumer Reports article to heart, so I actually see good things in the future.
i haven't had 3G in 24+ hours in NJ. stock, non-rooted.
Must be location specific; -51 dB and HSDPA in Dallas
It happens every now and then in las vegas usually right after a flash. I start to change modems and other stuff then realize "dammit I bet the network is screwed up" sure enough next day things are working again. Damn phone companys lol
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i haven't had 3G in 24+ hours in NJ. stock, non-rooted.
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You're quite close to where I am, it's probably regional then, but my old crappy phones' 3G is working fine though...
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funny thing metro pcs is working better than ATT in south florida. metro is known for bad bad reception
No problems with 3G at the places I frequent in the Tampa Bay area.
I've not had any problems with 3G connections this year.
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You're quite close to where I am, it's probably regional then, but my old crappy phones' 3G is working fine though...
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interesting.. i spent a few hours yesterday with my phone going in and out with GPRS and no network connection at all. i've had fairly consistent EDGE ever since. i normally see 5 bars of 3G at my current location (newark, NJ).
reboots and battery pulls seem to have no effect.
-99db & HSDPA here in Tampa Bay area.
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No AT&T 3G here...but I use edge network, get mostly 3 to 5 bars mostly indoors or outdoors depending on location. At my work, it's pretty good signal and get around 150-180kbps speed but at home is slower which is around 100-125kbps or slower, probably. I usually use wifi at my home with my own internet.
Out of Davenport, IA and I have great HSDPA signal running Perception 10.1 with the included 2.6.32.9 Firebird Kernel. I have flashed a bunch of DGs ROMs and never had issues with connectivity (voice or data).
I also get that the sim card.has been removed and its pissing me off.... btw, im on phoenix 3.5 with a setiron 1.5.6
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interesting.. i spent a few hours yesterday with my phone going in and out with GPRS and no network connection at all. i've had fairly consistent EDGE ever since. i normally see 5 bars of 3G at my current location (newark, NJ).
reboots and battery pulls seem to have no effect.
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I have 3G again, but regardless of HSPA or UMTS, I am getting .06Mbps down and about .4Mbps up. I have absolutely no idea why. I'm in Bridgewater, NJ.
I am in much the same predicament as you, reboots and pulls don't help. I've gone a step further and flashed 5 different ROMs today, no luck.
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actually my 3G just came back a few hours ago too. 2-4 Mbps down and about 0.3 Mbps up, which are normal 3G speeds for me. and i didn't do anything to my phone, 3G just magically reappeared after at least a full 24 hours of only EDGE. strange.
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I have 3G again, but regardless of HSPA or UMTS, I am getting .06Mbps down and about .4Mbps up. I have absolutely no idea why. I'm in Bridgewater, NJ.
I am in much the same predicament as you, reboots and pulls don't help. I've gone a step further and flashed 5 different ROMs today, no luck.
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It happens every now and then in las vegas usually right after a flash. I start to change modems and other stuff then realize "dammit I bet the network is screwed up" sure enough next day things are working again. Damn phone companys lol
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Las Vegas + ATT = terrible.
I just went on a 2 say trip there, took me 2 hours to download a 37kb attachment with full bars. I'd get 30 text messages at once an hour late, with full bars.
If I had to work on the strip I'd drop att in a heartbeat... that is totally unfunctional!!
I've been fine elsewhere... and maybe that's just a bad day /spot... but damn!
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actually my 3G just came back a few hours ago too. 2-4 Mbps down and about 0.3 Mbps up, which are normal 3G speeds for me. and i didn't do anything to my phone, 3G just magically reappeared after at least a full 24 hours of only EDGE. strange.
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My definition of normal is >3Mbps down, >1.5Mbps up... How is yours so different when you are so near? I get these speeds regardless if I'm on HSUPA or UMTS. I tend to use the latter to save battery.
The more I look, the more I think that ATT just capped my speeds 2 nights ago. This is crap. No modem change, nothing fixes it.
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We finally got 3G here and its expanding rapidly in this state which is a good thing. I would like to see new coverage plans after March 31st.
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I have only had this phone a couple weeks, used to have an EVO, I am noticing that this phone seems like it can't pick up a strong WiFi signal.
It is pretty pathetic, honestly. Any suggestions?
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I have no help to offer, just wanted to say I am not having that problem. I'm using a SPH-D720.
Flash the ke1 radio
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yes , this is a problem of Nexus S that doesn't have strong WIFI sigal , i have same problem , unfornaturely ,that's hardware problem , there is nothing we can do about it
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I have only had this phone a couple weeks, used to have an EVO, I am noticing that this phone seems like it can't pick up a strong WiFi signal.
It is pretty pathetic, honestly. Any suggestions?
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indeed ...agreed with you...
my girlfriend ipod have better wifi reception compare to my nexus....
Try change your kernel to franco or matr1x....
Matrix improved my cell radio signal but not wifi
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NO wifi problem here NS4G, just got 17.22Mbps down with 4.83mbps up. the signal may look weak but it still strong.
Here is a bit more info, missing from my previous post. I'm using the D720SPRKE1 baseband with stock Androis 2.3.7 on a (rooted) SPH-D720. Wifi is fine for me.
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NO wifi problem here NS4G, just got 17.22Mbps down with 4.83mbps up. the signal may look weak but it still strong.
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basically same here
signal is weak , but speed is fast as i using it on computer with full signal
problem is , when it connects it fast , but easily lost connection and sometimes very hard to reconnect ...
qtwrk said:
basically same here
signal is weak , but speed is fast as i using it on computer with full signal
problem is , when it connects it fast , but easily lost connection and sometimes very hard to reconnect ...
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Agreed. Compared to my Epic 4G (running a Froyo ROM), the range of the WiFi and Bluetooth radios are shortened. What's interesting to me is now that my Epic 4G is running a GB ROM, the range of the WiFi and BT radios have been reduced there as well.
I'm wondering if this might be a Samsung GB driver issue?
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Agreed. Compared to my Epic 4G (running a Froyo ROM), the range of the WiFi and Bluetooth radios are shortened. What's interesting to me is now that my Epic 4G is running a GB ROM, the range of the WiFi and BT radios have been reduced there as well.
I'm wondering if this might be a Samsung GB driver issue?
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well , i think it is WIFI hardware problem , low power and short range.
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NO wifi problem here NS4G, just got 17.22Mbps down with 4.83mbps up. the signal may look weak but it still strong.
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those are megabits per second, not megabyte, right?
8 bit are 1 byte, so for wifi your numbers are not really good per se. i'd rather say kudos to down-speed of your internet-connection, up is okay-ish...
wifi g has a theoretical max of 54 mbit, n-standard up to 150 mbit. I'm sure the limiting factor in your case is your internet connection though, not the wifi.
that said, the nexus s has a weak wifi-reception (as in how good the reception has to be until a network is found), but once you're connected it's somewhat stable.
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well , i think it is WIFI hardware problem , low power and short range.
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It very well could be. I just think it's interesting that my Epic 4G now has the same range as my Nexus S 4G. When my Epic was running any Froyo ROM I could easily get a decent WiFi signal 50 feet from my house outside. Now that it's running a Gingerbread ROM (like my Nexus is), I have to almost be inside to connect to my router.
this is what i think if you say they have same range...
more power = more range = more speed
lower power --> same range as more power --> lower speed
I'm also having problems with this... very low wifi signal on the nexus inside my house, but 100% strength on my (old) nokia 5800 and on the macbook :/
I think this was a power saving decision, since the wifi radio is a battery drainer and this way we have better battery duration while on wifi, but i'm not sure..
(using the latest franco.kernel, but had the same issue with the stock kernel)
Well, the new ics radio is the crappiest radio so far. Data drops out at 3 bars and eats up the battery like a mad man. This is unfortunate because I was liking ICS
Anyone else notice the radio is weaker for both wifi and cell?
Maybe try the galaxy notes radio. They just got an ics leak I believe and someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think we can use each others radios
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The new radio is an amazing improvement for me. I am getting 53 mbps download speeds and great signal everywhere..
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The new radio is an amazing improvement for me. I am getting 53 mbps download speeds and great signal everywhere..
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Ialso get great signal everywhere. But when I use the damn phone it turns out that I don't really have as good signal as the bars implied. 3 bars should send a text message right? Wtf
Where's mah data!
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Mine got better
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Ialso get great signal everywhere. But when I use the damn phone it turns out that I don't really have as good signal as the bars implied. 3 bars should send a text message right? Wtf
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Yeah same problem, it says I have great signal but 3 bars = no data at all. So it's garbage and it tells lies!!!!
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Yeah same problem, it says I have great signal but 3 bars = no data at all. So it's garbage and it tells lies!!!!
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3bars, mms came through, "currently unable to download at this time", wifi was up but it couldn't kick in the ota data to download it.
I know I live in a bad service area which is half the problem, but comon at least tell me if I'm in a dead spot.
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3bars, mms came through, "currently unable to download at this time", wifi was up but it couldn't kick in the ota data to download it.
I know I live in a bad service area which is half the problem, but comon at least tell me if I'm in a dead spot.
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Yeah with 3 bars I can't even get into the market, no web, no mms, no nothing data wise. Fvck man, unless I have 4 or 5 bars I can't do anything at all and I am in a good area. Well, it was a good area with kj2 radio. As soon as I go into a store or restaurant I am unable to use the phone
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Yeah with 3 bars I can't even get into the market, no web, no mms, no nothing data wise. Fvck man, unless I have 4 or 5 bars I can't do anything at all and I am in a good area. Well, it was a good area with kj2 radio. As soon as I go into a store or restaurant I am unable to use the phone
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Yeah don't bother flashing kj2 either... I tried...
Its la3 all over again. Does att think we all live in full bar lte areas?
Edit, also I've seen my phone go into data roaming! Never happened on any other radio.
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Yeah don't bother flashing kj2 either... I tried...
Its la3 all over again. Does att think we all live in full bar lte areas?
Edit, also I've seen my phone go into data roaming! Never happened on any other radio.
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Well, I would at least like the signal bars and icon to match the service I am actually getting. Instead of having 3 bars and 4g icon but having no service at all. I was really enjoying nexusmod ics, that rom is great, but the radio fvckin sucks
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Well, I would at least like the signal bars and icon to match the service I am actually getting. Instead of having 3 bars and 4g icon but having no service at all. I was really enjoying nexusmod ics, that rom is great, but the radio fvckin sucks
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I'm still running it. Been contimplating running Eugene's 989 cm7 though...
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I'm still running it. Been contimplating running Eugene's 989 cm7 though...
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Yeah I'm still on it too, gonna give it another try out and about and in buildings today. Hopefully it runs better today or somehow fixes itself, haha
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Yeah I'm still on it too, gonna give it another try out and about and in buildings today. Hopefully it runs better today or somehow fixes itself, haha
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Where do you live?
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Where do you live?
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I'm in Hammond, LA right now but I travel frequently all over the east coast
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I'm in Hammond, LA right now but I travel frequently all over the east coast
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I live in a Faraday cage or something. I'm in south Jersey right on the Delaware river.
I really need to do a trial run, do the same routine for two days on the new radio and kj2 and screenshot my wifi signal bar thing in settings battery and click the graph.
See how both radios hold up going the same places.
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I live in a Faraday cage or something. I'm in south Jersey right on the Delaware river.
I really need to do a trial run, do the same routine for two days on the new radio and kj2 and screenshot my wifi signal bar thing in settings battery and click the graph.
See how both radios hold up going the same places.
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I've been here for a while and kj2 worked flawless. La3 dropped data sometimes. Now I've only had ucalc4 for 1.5 days but it totally sucks so far and it's far worse than even la3 was. However, when I do have data the ucalc4 has much higher data dl and ul. I was doing about 5mb/s on both kj2 and la3 and ucalc managed to get 11mb/s on 4g
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I'm in Hammond, LA right now but I travel frequently all over the east coast
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I live in Amite, La. Service seems about the same for me there. I was in Belle Chasse this morning and I was able to surf the Web, market an even update apps all on the edge network that, in the past, has been unusable down there. But I did.mp3 my wifi at home only has half the bars when I am in the front room where I had full bars before.
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Also I have noticed that the signal around Hammond has been crappy the last month or 2.
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I live in Amite, La. Service seems about the same for me there. I was in Belle Chasse this morning and I was able to surf the Web, market an even update apps all on the edge network that, in the past, has been unusable down there. But I did.mp3 my wifi at home only has half the bars when I am in the front room where I had full bars before.
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Also I have noticed that the signal around Hammond has been crappy the last month or 2.
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What did your signal bars and data icon show while on edge? and what rom?
Yeah, when I was on the UCLA3 modem, I actually had better signal at home. I had 2-3 bars, but with UCAL4, I have 1...
Lately i have terrible reception in NYC, signal keeps dropping, i am running liquid-smooth with lightning zap kernel. wanted to know if i can try old baseband UVLF4 or is that just for gingerbread Thank in advance
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Lately i have terrible reception in NYC, signal keeps dropping, i am running liquid-smooth with lightning zap kernel. wanted to know if i can try old baseband UVLF4 or is that just for gingerbread Thank in advance
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I have been using T989UVMC6. its for a different phone but works better than the latest one for the blaze better data better calls not near as many dropped calls. I have been running this baseband for a long time now thanks to henslo !! read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245277
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I have been using T989UVMC6. its for a different phone but works better than the latest one for the blaze better data better calls not near as many dropped calls. I have been running this baseband for a long time now thanks to henslo !! read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245277
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Ditto. Was running the updated Blaze baseband and was getting crap reception in my house on EDGE, where the signal is typically pretty good. Updated to T989UVMC6 and now EDGE is extremely strong, and I can pick up a weak 3G (and occasionally H+) signal, which is something I've never been able to do.
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Ditto. Was running the updated Blaze baseband and was getting crap reception in my house on EDGE, where the signal is typically pretty good. Updated to T989UVMC6 and now EDGE is extremely strong, and I can pick up a weak 3G (and occasionally H+) signal, which is something I've never been able to do.
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I have two Samsung Galaxy S Blaze's and my main one is H+ most of the time 3G rarely and EDGE Never...My second Blaze is EDGE most of the time 3G rarely H+ rarely.
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I was in a low service area and i noticed a difference between my reception and my friends. They all had one or two bars and I would have none. Then i placed my phone in the cupholder of my seat and in saw some bars of service popup. So I check it out and as soon as i did, no service. It became obvious that if i held my phone in my hand, my reception is affected.
Anyone confirm?
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This is normal for all cellphones. Your body will interfere with radio signals.
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This is normal for all cellphones. Your body will interfere with radio signals.
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So did you notice this issue or not?
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could be a software bug.. CM11S (stock rom) has more bugs than my neighbors backyard but...I have bad signal too but could be my ****ty signal at home. Has your GPS not been working too ? mine cant lock on to any location when im out of my house, but in wifi it works perfect.
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could be a software bug.. CM11S (stock rom) has more bugs than my neighbors backyard but...I have bad signal too but could be my ****ty signal at home. Has your GPS not been working too ? mine cant lock on to any location when im out of my house, but in wifi it works perfect.
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GPS working fine here. regardless on Wifi/Data network.
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could be a software bug.. CM11S (stock rom) has more bugs than my neighbors backyard but...I have bad signal too but could be my ****ty signal at home. Has your GPS not been working too ? mine cant lock on to any location when im out of my house, but in wifi it works perfect.
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I don't use GPS religiously, but seems to lock on when I need it, regardless the ROM. I did try other ROMs out to see what might happen, but didn't help. I tried gummy, mahdi and slim. I'm sure its the fact the Antenna is built into the rear cover.
I've ordered my case from diztronic, so I will test with a case too.
Thanks for the replies.
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I was in a low service area and i noticed a difference between my reception and my friends. They all had one or two bars and I would have none. Then i placed my phone in the cupholder of my seat and in saw some bars of service popup. So I check it out and as soon as i did, no service. It became obvious that if i held my phone in my hand, my reception is affected.
Anyone confirm?
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People complaining about it from all over the world. Look for more on the official forum. Very poor signal reception on OPO. The signal strength is not quite as good as other phones in the same area. And signal strength goes up and down all the time and it does not matter hold you the phone in hands or it lies on the table. Data connection is inconsistent and often drops even though the phone shows that there is connection.
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People complaining about it from all over the world. Look for more on the official forum. Very poor signal reception on OPO. The signal strength is not quite as good as other phones in the same area. And signal strength goes up and down all the time and it does not matter hold you the phone in hands or it lies on the table. Data connection is inconsistent and often drops even though the phone shows that there is connection.
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I'm hoping a case will help me. I noticed some difference with the phone not in hand... I also experienced the data issue... Thanks for info, I don't spend much time at oneplus forums.
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