I'm thinking about buying a SGS3 to replace my Thunderbolt.
I tried a Galaxy Nexus, and while I got good 4G reception at home, it had trouble getting any signal at work. (4g or 3g WiFi was fine) I've read about similar issues with the SGS3, and wanted to avoid that phone if I'll have the same problem.
With my Thunderbolt I get pretty consistent signal reception at work.
I came from the Thunderbolt and this phone is a little better. I get good signal, but not as good as I would have thought or expected.
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It may depend on where you live too. I'm outside NYC and 4G is never a problem. And have never had a dropped call.
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I'll say, at home signal is perfect...during area. I also work in the country a lot and my s3 gets better signal then my previous razr maxx. So I'm very happy, but not everybody has the same experience.
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I have been having issues with the 4g in Phoenix. Is anybody else having similar problems?
The market won't open. Dolphin can't connect. Mobile HotSpot can't connect. Just making sure it isn't just my phone...
Seems to be fine here. I was downtown earlier. And now in scottsdale. Had an issue with random reboot and visual voicemail but otherwise all good
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I had it drop out on me a couple times yesterday (I'm around the I-17 and Peoria), VZW has acknowledged there are some issues with the network that they are working on.
Work in Tempe and live in E. Mesa and 4G is very sporadic for me.
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My 4g has been horrible. The icon will show up but I can't access any data even after a reboot.
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Issues here in San Diego last night. Maybe they are working their way eastward
What kind of speed are you guys getting? I am getting 6 to 7 down and 3 to 4 upload speeds on average when on 4G.
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Mine has been a bit wonky today...full 4G, then nothing, then full 4G, then nothing, then 3G, then 4G, etc.
I just keep thinking Verizon is working on the network. I kind of expect it with 4G being so new. I'm just loving it...mostly. The dropouts do get annoying...mostly because they only seem to happen when I want data for some reason.
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Thanks guys. I have been flashing Rom after Rom trying to see if that was the problem. When the times are good, I have been getting up to 16mbps today, just keeps dropping for no reason. So I will keep my cool and hope this gets cleaned up soon!
My wife's iPhone has full strength while my infuse has one bar and drops data sometimes sitting next to eachother. I'm on infused 1.5.3. Is there anything I can do?
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A lot of people have this problem. I haven't read a fix for it yet.
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It's entirely possible that the infuse is giving a more accurate reading of the wifi signal than the iphone.
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Yes I thought of that. But I keep losing data during this time. She doesn't. And I get a you should stay with iPhone smirk. I have 10 employees all on iPhone and 30 family members all on iPhone. So imagine the arguments I have LOL. The employees I tell to zip it or ill give them a blackberry curve.
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Are you losing the 4G data connection or wifi? If you're losing wifi, download wifi analyzer from the market and see what wireless signals are humping that channel with your wifi, then switch your network to a less busy channel.
I did that and I get a wireless signal through all 3 floors of my house.
And as much as I enjoy mocking my wife's blackberry, she's dropped that thing a million times and half the keys are worn off, but it still works (somehow)...
Thanks. Yea its just wifi. Yes I love mocking BB too. But I agree , I once threw mine across the yard 20 ft and it was still good. Good memories there. LOL
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Lol Well sounds like you already know your stuff, but if you need help with the wireless stuff just lemme know!
I try and use my wifi at the house when I can but like you sometimes it just stops working even when I'm clearly in range. I usually turn it off and have to use my network. Pretty sad but the wifi on this phone doesn't seem to be its strong point.
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Agreed. My only complaint so far is wifi. I'm chomping at getting the galaxy s2 now as well. If this phone is so fast and smooth imagine that one. With dual core.
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Where I work, there is generally only edge network speeds (AT&T). In my building though, we have cell repeaters. While getting close to the repeaters, I can put my skyrocket into airplane mode and then re-enable the radios and suddenly, I'll get 4G (albeit slow 4G ~ 800kb/s-1.1 Mb/s) speeds.
1. Why wouldn't the phone auto-switch to the better network
2. Why can I get 4G through the repeater, when outside my building I can only get Edge? Seems more plausible that the repeater would cause even more loss on the network throughput...
just curious to see what others think about this.
The repeater is powered with a much better antenna than your cell. So it can pick up the 4g signal where your phone can't. It then sends that signal to you. So it doesn't surprise me that you get 4g service around it when you normally wouldn't without it. What does surprise me is why your phone doesn't automatically pick that up. Dunno
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The repeater is powered with a much better antenna than your cell. So it can pick up the 4g signal where your phone can't. It then sends that signal to you. So it doesn't surprise me that you get 4g service around it when you normally wouldn't without it. What does surprise me is why your phone doesn't automatically pick that up. Dunno
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even weirder was that until I updated to ICS recently, I couldn't even get the 4G, while everyone with Iphones could switch into airplane mode and back and get 3G at least. odd.
guess it's just the wonders of working 30 miles away from civilization...
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guess it's just the wonders of working 30 miles away from civilization...
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4G that far out? That would surprise anyone
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4G that far out? That would surprise anyone
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By 4G I'd assume we're thinking of HSPA+.
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By 4G I'd assume we're thinking of HSPA+.
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yeah, it's not "real" 4G for sure. I'm only getting a max of 1Mb/s down. Usually around 400-500kb/s. but definitely beats out 15kb/s that I WAS getting
The phone indicates it as 4G on the icon.
eHRPD*is basically a layer "on top" of EVDO Rev A to help make the 3G/4G handoff faster and more efficient. By nature it's not the best solution, but all they had to work with until the new*chipsets*come out. eHRPD is the reason LTE phones can't even hold a good 3G signal when LTE is struggling or down, while your friend's 3G only phone is standing strong. Get rid of eHRPD and the phone will function like a normal, solid, 3G only Verizon phone. Currently the only chipsets that allow you to truly "get rid of" eHRPD are on the Rezound and Thunderbolt, buried deep in the modem settings, but accessible (and changeable!) nonetheless.*The fact that it's showing eHRPD while the signal indicator is "locked" makes me think that it was struggling at that point, and is not inconsistent with the way it sounds like it's been acting. To be honest, and I'm no expert so take this with a big fat grain of salt, it looks like you're phone is struggling with the eHRPD just like they all do when LTE is weak or down.*
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No one with some insight ?
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I think its more of an antenna issue. Maybe a good antenna mod is needed.
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I too have been heavily researching this exact same problem.
Using "phone info" if I select EVDO only I have absolutely amazing 3G speeds. But I lose the ability to send and receive calls or text messages.
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So, it's been more than a month now since I have not been able to get a solid 3G connection in my area where there is no 4G. Last time I asked no one was really able to help, so I thought I try again. If I turn on my data, it usually takes a while for it to connect and once it does, it stays connected for about 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes it's longer, but it always drops eventually. Sometimes it has the 3G icon, but nothing happens still. It's a beezy to try and send or receive a picture message. The only time I ever use Internet now is if I have Wifi. I sent it into Samsung, got it back more than a week later and all they did was take the update the GS3 received while they had it. It seems as though if I'm in a 4G area, the data works fine, but other than that, it's almost nonexistent. Can anyone help me, please?
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I don't know what to say bro. Is it just your area? How does your phone do on other areas? If it works in other areas then it's just bad service in your area? How does someone else's phone act around your house. You should compare it to another phone and see if that one loses data.
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I don't know what to say bro. Is it just your area? How does your phone do on other areas? If it works in other areas then it's just bad service in your area? How does someone else's phone act around your house. You should compare it to another phone and see if that one loses data.
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I have 6 other people in my family and all of them live either in my house or down the street and we're all on Verizon. Their service is fine. I say it has to do with something with the phone.
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have you tried switching you mobile network to just ehrpd? some people ive read have had issues with the 3g/4g handoff
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have you tried switching you mobile network to just ehrpd? some people ive read have had issues with the 3g/4g handoff
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Idk if I'm thinking of the same thing as what you're talking about, but explain what you mean, please. In settings, correct?
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Lame man. My issues were terrible until I switched to synergy. I'm on the he modem now but have had luck with lg1 as well. HD was **** on my phone.
Have you tried any modem swaps? Comparing service on hour Samsung to say a Motorola or an iPhone will make you pull your hair out. I fell into it as well. My wife's iPhone wouldnt drop 3g and my old Motorola got great service in the same spot my s3 would drop signal/go to 1x.
Things really got ****ed up when I went to an area with 4g. Watching my phone, with 4 bars of 4g drop to 3g then to 1x, to no service at all for a few minutes then repeat the process over and over again made me RAGE!
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Lame man. My issues were terrible until I switched to synergy. I'm on the he modem now but have had luck with lg1 as well. HD was **** on my phone.
Have you tried any modem swaps? Comparing service on hour Samsung to say a Motorola or an iPhone will make you pull your hair out. I fell into it as well. My wife's iPhone wouldnt drop 3g and my old Motorola got great service in the same spot my s3 would drop signal/go to 1x.
Things really got ****ed up when I went to an area with 4g. Watching my phone, with 4 bars of 4g drop to 3g then to 1x, to no service at all for a few minutes then repeat the process over and over again made me RAGE!
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Well, my issue isn't like that when I'm in a 4G area. That's why it doesn't make any sense. The service here is fine, my phone just doesn't like it. I've tried every modem out there so far, and none have helped.
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Flashed the new JellyBomb ICS ROM from Inc and now my troubles are finally gone! Idk why it's working on this ROM, but I'm not going to question it. I'm just ecstatic it finally works!
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Flashed the new JellyBomb ICS ROM from Inc and now my troubles are finally gone! Idk why it's working on this ROM, but I'm not going to question it. I'm just ecstatic it finally works!
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I lied. It was just a fluke
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