Ok guys. After having the Inspire off and on for the last 2 years and loving the phone but hating the signal, I decided to try to do something about it.
My work has paid off and I will be attempting to make it better and more on the clean looking side of things.
I decided that the stock antenna just wasn't cutting it... Everyone knows this. So I got out some foil and some glue and got to work with building on to the crappy little sheets of metal they think is an antenna.
I split off a section of foil that is about 1 inch long and half an inch wide as well as a section of foil that is a half inch long and a quarter inch wide. I molded these to sections separately to each antenna contact on the cover. I glued them down to the plastic and made sure that the two sections did not touch where the two contacts are split off.
Results? Doubled my signal strength!!
Where I work, I normally will only get 1 or 2 bars on a good day with 3g and H+ changing back and forth. On a bad day it will jump down to no signal at all. Now I get 3 to 4 bars consistently with H+.
At home: 4 bars normally in the middle of the house, but it will jump between 3g and H+. Now it is at 4 to 5 bars but stays at H+.consistently.
At my girlfriends house: No signal while holding the phone or stuck on Edge. 2 bars if I set the phone down on the table with 3g or H+. Now with the mod, I get a consistent 3 bars on H+ while holding the phone, and 4 to 5 bars while it is on the table with full H+ coverage.
What I plan on doing because I have about 4 of the covers is using different methods and layouts for the modified antenna to see if I can maximize the signal and make it cleaner.
One thing I want to do is get some conductive glue and set up a kind of maze layout on the cover for better coverage. I will post pictures and such later when I get home
Also, I am sorry if this is in the wrong thread. I just want it to be known that we can have a better signal.
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I am curious to see this!
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I am curious to see this!
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+1 ! I usually don't have signal issues with my Inspire but the wifes Vivid is kinda in and out. Maybe I can adopt some of your ingenuity for her phone. Theres also a couple guys at work with tmobile- sensation that have major signal issues, might work for them too!!! LETS SEE SOME PICS!! :laugh:
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Got any pictures yet ?
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Got any pictures yet ?
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This is great you are getting better signal but this may not be so safe for the end user I would read up on what health effects would be caused by altering the antenna if I was you or anyone trying to modify the signal just to be on the safe side
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Nice Work!
but...TTIWWP
Hey guys... Sorry I haven't posted. Had some family and personal troubles I needed to take care of. I am now back to work on each version of the mod I am doing and will try to have pics up soon. Hard times these days...
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This is great you are getting better signal but this may not be so safe for the end user I would read up on what health effects would be caused by altering the antenna if I was you or anyone trying to modify the signal just to be on the safe side
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I don't mind risking it for a better signal.
insanenyc said:
This is great you are getting better signal but this may not be so safe for the end user I would read up on what health effects would be caused by altering the antenna if I was you or anyone trying to modify the signal just to be on the safe side
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Yeah. Move into a bubble too. You can never be too safe! Lol
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Yeah. Move into a bubble too. You can never be too safe! Lol
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I was just letting the people who are willing to try this to know that it is not safe and I would not want even the slightest risk of a brain tumor just to get better reception but to each his own I was just advising people to read up before altering their phones antenna
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Health risks?
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I was just letting the people who are willing to try this to know that it is not safe and I would not want even the slightest risk of a brain tumor just to get better reception but to each his own I was just advising people to read up before altering their phones antenna
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I would think that it really is no different having the mod vs not having it. The theory is that the signal strength is always there in the airwaves. The only thing the OP has done is essentially increased the surface area of the antenna so that it will catch the signal better. The concept is no different than say adding foil to the rabbit ears of old, but one is just dealing with a much smaller space to work with.
And by the way...if you are so worried about brain tumors then why do you bother with a cell phone at all?
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Wonder if this could have any adverse affects on battery and/or voltages supplied to antenna? Any one know?
And any luck on pics yet? I understand that life can get in the way sometimes so no biggee. But I am definitely curious now.
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I would think that it really is no different having the mod vs not having it. The theory is that the signal strength is always there in the airwaves. The only thing the OP has done is essentially increased the surface area of the antenna so that it will catch the signal better. The concept is no different than say adding foil to the rabbit ears of old, but one is just dealing with a much smaller space to work with.
And by the way...if you are so worried about brain tumors then why do you bother with a cell phone at all?
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I am not worried cause I use stock equipment that is not altered and approved by the fcc. When I am in an area with bad signal I force my phone into gsm only where I usually always get 4-5 bars :banghead:
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I also don't think that altering the antenna, like this, would increase the chance of a brain tumor 1. Studies haven't truly proven that this is true 2. They sell cell phone boosters that do the same thing and those are FCC approved as well. But I do get where your coming from.
Plus I barely talk on the phone I text, surf the web, or use hands free. Once a week won't harm me too much but I would enjoy being able to text in my house, hope this works.
(on a side note I lost my cover a month ago so I jammed a paperclip in the receiver, believe it or not but I got a much better signal, didn't even think about the medical repercussions LOL)
need some pics please
I might have to try that.
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plz, post pictures..
Figure I jump on this thread. After reading what this guy did. I went and bought some extra SIM/SD covers, glue, aluminum foil, and conductive glue. I read what he did and until he posts some pictures I will try out my own techniques, based on what he did. This wont happen until next week when. But if it works I will post some pictures.
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Is there any way to open the phone and get under it? I think there is sand underneath. It still works, but its pressed down and sometimes has a mind of its own.
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Is there any way to open the phone and get under it? I think there is sand underneath. It still works, but its pressed down and sometimes has a mind of its own.
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I'm sure there is, but undoubtedly not without the removal of a screw that has a "tamper evident" / "void if removed" sticker on it, which would, of course, void any warranty.
I bought it used, so warranty is nonexistent anyway. Maybe I'll take it to an ATT warranty store and see if they can do it.
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The problem seems to be getting worse. I wish I could fix this myself.
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The problem seems to be getting worse. I wish I could fix this myself.
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There are tut on how to replace the screen. Start there. It will tell you what you need to know
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The problem seems to be getting worse. I wish I could fix this myself.
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You can, like zelendel says below, start with the screen replacement tutorial.
I had my old BB bold torn completely apart so I could clean the crap out of the trackball assembly. Several times.
Granted, the bold and the inspire are different phones, but what gets put together can be taken apart...the main parts of the phone at least.
Though I haven't messed with taking apart an inspire, if it's anything like other phones, the bezel/body would probably be the trickiest, as the two halves snap together in a rather "semi-permanent" way. Inspire might be different seeing that it's metal, and not plastic.
Not to mention, the part you're trying to get to, along with the power button, is most likely sort of "floating" inside, meaning it might pop out once the body is separated.
Also, the ribbon cables that connect components like the screen to the main PCB are rather delicate, so be gentle when separating parts.
Again, I don't know for sure, just based on my experience with some other similar electronic devices I've taken apart.
The point is, go get yourself a set of those micro-screwdrivers, and go at it.
I was watching a video on changing out the screen, looked really complicated (lots of small connectors) but possible. I replaced the screens on all of my iphones so I may be able to accomplish this.
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I was watching a video on changing out the screen, looked really complicated (lots of small connectors) but possible. I replaced the screens on all of my iphones so I may be able to accomplish this.
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It's complicated device...enough to warrant your undivided attention and, if there are a lot of those ribbon cables that look similar or have the same number of contacts, it might be advisable to have a fine point sharpie permanent marker around so you can mark what ribbon goes to what connector.
But if you've replaced a screen on an iPhone, you should have a head start, not to mention, you may not have to dig as deep to get to the part you're after as you would to get to the screen.
All this verbage coming from me is based on having NOT watched the video myself. I've just opened up and put back together more than a couple electronic gadgets before.
FWIW
I'll give it a go. Maybe ill take pictures and post a guide for future reference.
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I'll give it a go. Maybe ill take pictures and post a guide for future reference.
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Stuff like that is always appreciated. Good luck.
And remember, if it ain't coming off easy, there's probably a screw still in that you overlooked...
I'll do that then. I'm sure it will take me a while lol. The video wasn't descriptive of parts.
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I'll do that then. I'm sure it will take me a while lol. The video wasn't descriptive of parts.
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Oh, and for gods sake, take the battery out first. Lol
And it wouldn't hurt to use one of those anti-static wrist straps that are used when tinkering with a pc. Never know how sensitive these phones are to static. My rule of thumb is; better to ne safe than sorry.
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Roger that, remove battery and static strap. Can do.
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And it wouldn't hurt to use one of those anti-static wrist straps that are used when tinkering with a pc. Never know how sensitive these phones are to static. My rule of thumb is; better to ne safe than sorry.
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Obviously good advice, and I used to be paranoid about it, now not so much. I've never fried anything due to built-up static electricity. I'm not saying it can't happen, just that the danger is probably a little overblown.
If you handle elecronic components carefully, you shouldn't run into problems.
For example, there's no reason to directly touch any IC's on PCB's or other parts that have them, just grab the part so that skin only contacts two of four edges.
And don't skate around in your socks on your thick shaggy carpet prior to doing this stuff.
And if you must skate around in your socks prior, touch the metal case of something plugged in... Computer power supply, etc.
All pretty basic stuff for anyone whose ever built their own pc.
I'll keep that in mind
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There's a video on YouTube on tearing down the Desire HD which is basically the same phone.
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I know, that's the video we were talking about.
So a few days ago I checked my phone at work, had been off the charger for 4 hours not used at all and it was dead. Battery draw was ~300ma the whole time. The next day I noticed my camera wasn't working. Ill get an error message(activity camera not responding). Sometimes ill attempt to open the app and nothing will happen. This was all on gingerbeast. So I wiped all data and reflashed GB. Camera still doesn't work and battery draw is insane. I've since tryed AR, virtuous and cm7. For the record I've wiped battery stats,tryed without SD and sim card. I've been unable to find the cause of the high draw,although I think its related to the camera. Tomorrow I'm going to try and unroot and return to fully stock. Sorry for the long post any help is appreciated.
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If your camera isn't working on any freshly installed ROMs, you probably have a hardware problem. As a last resort, try going back to the stock ROM. If your camera is still bad, then you'll need to do a warranty exchange with AT&T. The camera issues may very well be causing your high battery drain.
So HTC told me to send it to them within 30 days. And what do you know the next day my camera works fine! Should I still send It in or wait it out? Im also getting slight screen lifting in the corner so I might as well? I don't have a spare phone to use but I can buy some cheapo for a temp
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So HTC told me to send it to them within 30 days. And what do you know the next day my camera works fine! Should I still send It in or wait it out? Im also getting slight screen lifting in the corner so I might as well? I don't have a spare phone to use but I can buy some cheapo for a temp
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Yes. That screen lifting will get worse before it gets better, so take care of it while you still can.
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Yes. That screen lifting will get worse before it gets better, so take care of it while you still can.
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Mine doing that on both lower corners now...just something I notice. I like the HTC since way back....just hopes it doesn't turn into a problem with particles under the screen...I'm an engineer I try to mitigate...but yeah I sure notice this commonly listed problem..it aint really serious....yet...jsut make it to next upgrade
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Mine doing that on both lower corners now...just something I notice. I like the HTC since way back....just hopes it doesn't turn into a problem with particles under the screen...I'm an engineer I try to mitigate...but yeah I sure notice this commonly listed problem..it aint really serious....yet...jsut make it to next upgrade
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I've replaced an iPhone screen/digitizer just to prove a point that "I am a technician"....OK did that been there.....some peeps get into into it....rather have an elegant design that inhibits such use of a user's free time.....and not everyone can perform this sort of repair...elegant solutions peeps in the tech dev world..me likey...I will help where I can....
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I've replaced an iPhone screen/digitizer just to prove a point that "I am a technician"....OK did that been there.....some peeps get into into it....rather have an elegant design that inhibits such use of a user's free time.....and not everyone can perform this sort of repair...elegant solutions peeps in the tech dev world..me likely...I will help where I can....
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From what I recall, the inspire is about 20 times harder to replace the screen/digitizer, because the thing it honestly slapped together.
@ OP Sad part is if you do wish to repair it your probably going to have to go through HTC as I had some lengthy conversations with ATT and had to threaten to cancel and report them to the BBB on face book before anyone actually wanted to help me. MY phone was to the point where the bottom right of the screen had lifted and I could press on the bottom center and here clicking noises.
Edit: Try downloading watch dog lite to see if any apps are causing the battery draw before you unroot, a little troubleshooting can go a long way .
After rooting with Infused it is showing 3/4 sometimes 4/4 bars in my apt and I know for a fact that I have next to no service depending where i am and always had 0 or 1 bar before rooting. Now it shows almost full but will not send/receive texts. I used to be able to send texts if I sat it on the end of the couch but now I don't even get that.
I know you have to calibrate the battery after installing a rom but do you have to do something similar with the signal strength as well? Mine is way off.
theres no calibration for signal strength.
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Figured...didn't know if it was a software misreading from Infused rom...just installed Bionix. Will see how that goes.
Reboot?
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Reboot?
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tried that. Installed Bionix and does same thing. I've gone into recovery and wiped the dalvick and reg cache also.
Do other phones have no signal in your home. It is possible a tower went online.
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Do other phones have no signal in your home. It is possible a tower went online.
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Yes they do. AT&T doesn't get that great of service in my place. The Infuse does seem worse than my iphone as far as reception I just need to move. Weird thing is that this phone will show full bars but can't even send a text. Knowing my signal strength before installing a rom I know it was always at 1 or no bars depending where it was in my apt.
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Yes they do. AT&T doesn't get that great of service in my place. The Infuse does seem worse than my iphone as far as reception I just need to move. Weird thing is that this phone will show full bars but can't even send a text. Knowing my signal strength before installing a rom I know it was always at 1 or no bars depending where it was in my apt.
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Try returning to stock. Really sounds like a tower went online for you.
As to not being able to send a text - I stopped being able to send texts a few days ago, but I can't send anything from no less than 3 different phones using my SIM.
Can you call out or use data?
I can but I have to be in a perfect spot. I just picked up an AT&T 3g micro cell tower. Supposed to give me 5 bars in the house. Where I am is really a dead spot for ATT. I'm out right now and the phone is working great out side of that area.
My wife has an iphone 4 and gets better service but still only one bar for her. infuse antenna must be a little weaker maybe.
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Gtg posted a thread about modems. Try that. People have posted about useing different modems and getting better signals
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bignate78 said:
Gtg posted a thread about modems. Try that. People have posted about useing different modems and getting better signals
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Sorry, I am not sure I understand what you mean. I am talking about the cell signal strength itself not the wifi signal.
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Sorry, I am not sure I understand what you mean. I am talking about the cell signal strength itself not the wifi signal.
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[Modem] infusion 4g shipped modem collection.
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Go look at the thread and read through it!!!!! I wouldnt post if I didn't know what I'm saying!!
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Sorry, I am not sure I understand what you mean. I am talking about the cell signal strength itself not the wifi signal.
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Nate is right. The thread is for changing the radio. But we only have 2 different radios. Try the other one and see if you receive a better signal.
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Nate is right. The thread is for changing the radio. But we only have 2 different radios. Try the other one and see if you receive a better signal.
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Oh ok. I'm completely new to android...I've had an Iphone since they came out so being the idiot I am I was thinking modem as in actual internet modem. Cool...I will check that out.
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I can but I have to be in a perfect spot. I just picked up an AT&T 3g micro cell tower. Supposed to give me 5 bars in the house. Where I am is really a dead spot for ATT. I'm out right now and the phone is working great out side of that area.
My wife has an iphone 4 and gets better service but still only one bar for her. infuse antenna must be a little weaker maybe.
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I've heard a lot of bad things about microcells. A properly installed Wilson amp, on the other hand, is awesome. They're a bit difficult to install properly though...
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I've heard a lot of bad things about microcells. A properly installed Wilson amp, on the other hand, is awesome. They're a bit difficult to install properly though...
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Just got it activated...so far my phone is working great..full bars...but of course i'll have to use it for a while to see how reliable it is.
So far half the texts I'm sending instantly fail and only one mms txt actually went thru using the microcell
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I've heard a lot of bad things about microcells. A properly installed Wilson amp, on the other hand, is awesome. They're a bit difficult to install properly though...
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You seem to have heard right so far. Thing is acting like complete garbage. I can not send a picture message to save my life.
For work I drive in fringe areas and 250 mile trip my s3 was dropping a lot of calls I would say 12 times.
I called vzw and they sent a replacement now I'm about half the drop calls I had before.
What do you guys suggest for a good signal phone?
I was looking at motto hd maxx
Have you tried flashing a new modem?
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Have you tried flashing a new modem?
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Have not tried to flash a new modem. I figured it's the antenna in it and could not be fixed
i get great reception. running cleanrom 5.5.1 and the k3 radio
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i get great reception. running cleanrom 5.5.1 and the k3 radio
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I will have to root this replacement s3 I got and try your suggestion.
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the k3 radio should be rolling out in the jellybean update today OTA. maybe wait and see how it is. if you are not opposed to rooting and unlocking the bootloader then i highly recommend cleanrom.
Motorola is a great phone for reception, probably the best imo.
Regardless of the radio on a GS3, it simply doesn't get the same reception some Motorola and Apple phones get... At my house, with the newest radio, I have to go outside in one particular area and stand still to make a call. With my old Droid 2 and my iPhone 4S I could easily walk around, inside and outside and keep a phone call with minimal issues.
The new radio helped mind you, i'm not out of signal 30% of the time now.... but it's still not quite there.
It's different for everyone. I get the same as my HTC incredible. I tested and compared before and after. Like others have said, maybe a different modem will help.
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Regardless of the radio on a GS3, it simply doesn't get the same reception some Motorola and Apple phones get... At my house, with the newest radio, I have to go outside in one particular area and stand still to make a call. With my old Droid 2 and my iPhone 4S I could easily walk around, inside and outside and keep a phone call with minimal issues.
The new radio helped mind you, i'm not out of signal 30% of the time now.... but it's still not quite there.
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I agree. I work on a wind farm and my co workers have iPhones. They get better service than I do and I've gone through every modem out there.
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I agree. I work on a wind farm and my co workers have iPhones. They get better service than I do and I've gone through every modem out there.
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As someone has said, it is different for everyone. At my office everyone has Android except 1 person. The iphone user struggles with signal there while the majority of Android users have a fairly strong signal, including me with both of my S3's. One is stock, one is CleanRom.
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I agree. I work on a wind farm and my co workers have iPhones. They get better service than I do and I've gone through every modem out there.
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I love the s3 but not getting a decent signal to talk in fringe area is killing it for me.
I get pretty bad and bipolar reception on my s3. Flashed every modem so far. The phone just doesn't have the best antennae. Pretty sure that's been established.
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I get pretty bad and bipolar reception on my s3. Flashed every modem so far. The phone just doesn't have the best antennae. Pretty sure that's been established.
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Motorolas tend to bre a bit better based on my experience (and looking at signal strengths, data spedd, etc...). But I really like this phone and I'm in a decent enough signal area for this not to be a factor. My wifes iPhone is actually a bit worse than my S3.
Should've seen the Galaxy Nexus... That phone was horrible. I thin it's a Samsung thing.
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I get pretty bad and bipolar reception on my s3. Flashed every modem so far. The phone just doesn't have the best antennae. Pretty sure that's been established.
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This has been established for 3 years lol. Samsung makes the most feature rich phone but just doesn't do the best radios. My wife's does better than her nexus did, but still worse than my rezound with my radio combination in her terrible service area. But, it still is the best Samsung she has had as far as reception on a Samsung goes... In her ****ty service area.
Called vzw to see if I could swap phones I told them.id like to swap my s3 for the moto hd.
The lady helping tried her best but her supervisor only wanted to swap an original razr maxx.
I told her I didnt think that was a fair trade and then she pulled up a comparison and agreed with me.
Her hands were tied so what do you do
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Called vzw to see if I could swap phones I told them.id like to swap my s3 for the moto hd.
The lady helping tried her best but her supervisor only wanted to swap an original razr maxx.
I told her I didnt think that was a fair trade and then she pulled up a comparison and agreed with me.
Her hands were tied so what do you do
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You call back and reach another rep.
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Wait a few hours and call back. I tried the keep calling back thing when I was trying to get my upgrade moved up 1 week so I could get the SGS3 and they started saying when I asked about an early upgrade that since I wanted the GS3 they couldn't do it and then started saying no to an early upgrade.
I'm right there with the OP on the terrible reception. I've had Samsung phones before and they all were bad compared to Moto, but the GS3 is the worst I have had. I never had the Nexus so I don't know how bad it was but this is terrible. I constantly have to move my phone around and around and hit resend at least 5 times for every text. Phone calls rarely happen because they just won't come through. I find out after I leave the house that someone had called and left a message. If I make a call I have to walk around in my yard until it finally picks up a signal. Its very very sad that this phone has such ****ty reception because its such a great phone.
OP, if you want to switch wait until the evening shift and call until you get someone extremely friendly. That's what's always worked best when I have had a problem with anything. Any time I have called in the middle of the day for anything they are always assholes and don't really care what your problem is.
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I just got back from visiting my mom down in Cochran. I live in Warner Robins and in Cochran my wife's gs3 had kicked to 3g at 600 kb dl speeds and on my rezound with my radio layout I was still able to pull 6 mb dl on 4g. I was able to maintain 4g. I also had 3 bars of service and 4g and in the house she had 1 bar of service and 0 data. Just signal for a call or text.
Basically it was such a large difference that my parents, as much as they like the gs3, will not even be able to buy one due to signal alone. They are gonna try out some razr hds possibly next week so next time I'm down I fan kinda get a better comparison seeing as how my rezound is far from stock lol. Wife's gs3 is bone stock no root ota jellybean
I'm curious if anybody else is having an issue with AT&T Software Update. I go into Settings, then click on AT&T Software Update, then of course "Check for Updates". It then spins on Checking for new software update now, for a few seconds, then goes back to the "Check for Updates" screen. But never reports back there are no updates available like before. Has been happening since Friday Afternoon.
Steps to solving this issue
Look at yourself in the mirror and say with pride att sucks and I will not wait for their update
Than after having an epiphany go root and flash a custom Rom
Breathe your first breath of freedom air
Sit back and enjoy
Answer me this, I wanna do CM10.1, but what is the best kernel for battery life?
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GoDucks1078 said:
Answer me this, I wanna do CM10.1, but what is the best kernel for battery life?
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Sigh. I've gotten 36 hours on cm10 with no special kernel or software.. Just stock cm10. I find it funny how people say sense has better battery life, then they complain about a 20 hour charge (which is still pretty good for using it) but I can easily get that 20+ hours on aosp
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Are you LTE? Just curious, since we switched to LTE in the Portland Market, my battery has been atrocious...
LTE will always affect battery, specially since it goes in and out all the time
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LTE will always affect battery, specially since it goes in and out all the time
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LTE doesn't affect battery life like you'd think. What do you mean it goes in and out all the time? I'm constantly on a LTE signal in the metro Atlanta area and it never goes out. Unless you are talking about when a phone call is made. It does switch to 3G for that but goes back to LTE as soon as I hang up. I actually get better battery life on LTE opposed to when I'm out of town and have no LTE. The whole LTE is bad for battery life is way over exaggerated in my opinion.
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LTE doesn't affect battery life like you'd think. What do you mean it goes in and out all the time? I'm constantly on a LTE signal in the metro Atlanta area and it never goes out. Unless you are talking about when a phone call is made. It does switch to 3G for that but goes back to LTE as soon as I hang up. I actually get better battery life on LTE opposed to when I'm out of town and have no LTE. The whole LTE is bad for battery life is way over exaggerated in my opinion.
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You just answered your own question...you live in a place with strong LTE so of course you're not "affected" but with soemone in a place with grey ares of LTE of course it will affect them ..think little one..not everyone lives in the same place with the same coverage
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You just answered your own question...you live in a place with strong LTE so of course you're not "affected" but with soemone in a place with grey ares of LTE of course it will affect them ..think little one..not everyone lives in the same place with the same coverage
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The post I quoted was a general statement that LTE goes in and out all the time, which it doesn't generally do.
..think little one..
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Not sure what to make of this. This isn't my first rodeo. Not sure why you need to make yourself feel superior.