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This phone has issues. Tmo says no calls lately?

I had to call tmo today to order a 3rd set of g2x.
Reboots and freezing have gotten out of hand.
I had a Rep tell me they have not gotten calls about the issues recently and thought they were just about ironed out.
I got a real bad retention agent who basically said go elsewhere.
Really. But even she was better than Verizon.
I called back about my bill and got a great agent who read the notes from retention I think as she knew we both were having issues.
The transfer went from customer support to loyalty.
Loyalty sent 2 new phones out today. Same day.
This will be our 3rd set of g2x.
Tmo claims call ins are down. Complaints too.
I hope these phones work or we will have to look at sensations.
We love the phones. Not the problems.
And don't want sensations.
Why the heck is tmo not getting the galaxy s2?
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Did you try factory data reset ?
That seems to work on some of the phones that are having reboot problems.
I'm on my 3rd G2X and the only problem I've had with all 3 is poor data reception
at my work location. (while the MyTouch 4g does just fine there)
I returned my phone to TMo for a refund over a week ago but Craigslist
got to me in when I saw a G2X for $260 so I'm back.
Too bad this phone is only capable of 14mbps.
I'm definitely down for getting a Sensation though.
I'll just get one off Craigslist.
Anyone see anywhere what speed the Sensation can do ?
TMo will doubtless get the Galaxy S II, dont worry.
The Sammysung Hawk is going to be 21 mbps buts it not dual core.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsu...ile-june-8th-offers-solid-mid-range-4g-device

I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and was aware that the backlight bleeding is not a known issue. Although they always seem to take care of me. Shout out to John.

going_home said:
Did you try factory data reset ?
That seems to work on some of the phones that are having reboot problems.
I'm on my 3rd G2X and the only problem I've had with all 3 is poor data reception
at my work location. (while the MyTouch 4g does just fine there)
I returned my phone to TMo for a refund over a week ago but Craigslist
got to me in when I saw a G2X for $260 so I'm back.
Too bad this phone is only capable of 14mbps.
I'm definitely down for getting a Sensation though.
I'll just get one off Craigslist.
Anyone see anywhere what speed the Sensation can do ?
TMo will doubtless get the Galaxy S II, dont worry.
The Sammysung Hawk is going to be 21 mbps buts it not dual core.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsu...ile-june-8th-offers-solid-mid-range-4g-device
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Yeah I did the volume down and power. Also from settings.
I love the phone. I just think its a shame it has such issues.
The sensation looks good but imagine how long updates may take with all that extra stuff in sense
I am a fan of touchwiz. I don't know why. But after my vibrant I'm sketchy on relying on Samsung for updates.
And I hate kies.
But the gs2 looks so damn good I'm not sure you would care about the update
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JsonV said:
I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and was aware that the backlight bleeding is not a known issue. Although they always seem to take care of me. Shout out to John.
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Some agents more than others.
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I've read in 2reviews the g2x outperforms the galaxy s2 in games and playing flash.
So I would like to keep it if I can get one that works right
And with a better gpu shouldn't the g2x run smoother over all?
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My phone has some hellacious troubles with lost signal. I did the GB leak update, but that didn't take care of it. I drove from my house in Chicago to one of the burbs to check out a Sammy Charge from Verizon and the phone lost signal at least a half dozen times. On the way back, the Charge didn't lose signal once. Don't know if it's faulty software when it transitions from "4G" to lower speeds, bad radio driver or bad antenna design. This is basically a good phone, but dropping calls when I'm driving is simply not acceptable when my N1 and now the Charge don't have the problem, driving the exact same routes.

thunderstruck! said:
My phone has some hellacious troubles with lost signal. I did the GB leak update, but that didn't take care of it. I drove from my house in Chicago to one of the burbs to check out a Sammy Charge from Verizon and the phone lost signal at least a half dozen times. On the way back, the Charge didn't lose signal once. Don't know if it's faulty software when it transitions from "4G" to lower speeds, bad radio driver or bad antenna design. This is basically a good phone, but dropping calls when I'm driving is simply not acceptable when my N1 and now the Charge don't have the problem, driving the exact same routes.
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Yeah I have bad signal too.
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mr.orange303 said:
I've read in 2reviews the g2x outperforms the galaxy s2 in games and playing flash.
So I would like to keep it if I can get one that works right
And with a better gpu shouldn't the g2x run smoother over all?
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SGS2 has better graphics processor and cpu

Sensation peaks at only 14.4 galaxy 2 hits 21.1 (all samsung tmo android phones have this peak spread from now on ..until they get faster anyway )
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VICosPhi said:
SGS2 has better graphics processor and cpu
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This is simply false. The Orion is 1.2 Ghz which is why the OS feels snappier. Android doesn't use the GPU for accelerated graphics except in a few apps. Honeycomb is the first OS that really pushes GPU acceleration.
Go on Youtube and compare 3D games between both phones and see which one lags out and stumbles to keep up. Hint (it isn't the G2x)

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SGS2 has better graphics processor and cpu
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Pcmag again reiterated the g2x has the better gpu. Plays games and flash better than the gs2
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Why do people keep swapping phones?!?!? Seriously? There hasn't been any new OS updates from T-Mobile/LG so you're not going to get a different software experience. I am waiting for an update - if the update doesn't fix it then I can say it's a faulty hardware. Also the leaked GB is useless as it uses the same baseband and kernel as our current system. If you flash Cyanogenmod and still get reboots then you might have a faulty phone as that's a completely separate kernel.

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Why do people keep swapping phones?!?!? Seriously? There hasn't been any new OS updates from T-Mobile/LG so you're not going to get a different software experience. I am waiting for an update - if the update doesn't fix it then I can say it's a faulty hardware. Also the leaked GB is useless as it uses the same baseband and kernel as our current system. If you flash Cyanogenmod and still get reboots then you might have a faulty phone as that's a completely separate kernel.
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Because overall it may be justifiable.
Not all phones have problems.
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[Q] 4G in Huntsville, AL

I noticed on yesterday about 5pm, my Tbolt switched over to 4G for about an hour then went back to 3G I was getting around 15MB down and 3MB up testing it with various speed test. I also tested it with the Netflix app and in less that 5 seconds, the movie was streaming. Anybody else notice this in this HSV area?

Hey Huntsville buddy, I haven't had 4g turned on but you can be for damn sure I will right now. I'll post back if I see anything.

Braggo said:
Hey Huntsville buddy, I haven't had 4g turned on but you can be for damn sure I will right now. I'll post back if I see anything.
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Alrighty....Just trying to spread some GOOD news for a change. Be sure to post again if I happen to get another glimpse of the "White Unicorn". LOL!!!

Dang I must have missed it. I guess you have to be looking at your phone at the right time. Although I live in Madison, but 4G should get to me right? But since I work in Huntsville maybe I will be able to at least enjoy 4G during the work hours.

I noticed it yesterday too. I guess they were doing some testing. My guess is perhaps they'll turn it on next week... Thursday? Regardless, at least we know they have 4G towers up in HSV. Now just a question of when they will turn it on permanently.

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Dang I must have missed it. I guess you have to be looking at your phone at the right time. Although I live in Madison, but 4G should get to me right? But since I work in Huntsville maybe I will be able to at least enjoy 4G during the work hours.
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I live in Huntsville but it's basically Madison and also work in Madison. From what I understand it should extend out here also. I know that Montgomery's 4g supposedly extends to Troy and some other cities so there should be no way we don't see 4g in Madison also.

Eurasianman said:
I noticed it yesterday too. I guess they were doing some testing. My guess is perhaps they'll turn it on next week... Thursday? Regardless, at least we know they have 4G towers up in HSV. Now just a question of when they will turn it on permanently.
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There hasn't been a press release so who knows when it goes live for real. I think I have my 4G off last night, I hope they flip the switch for a little bit this weekend.

Braggo said:
I live in Huntsville but it's basically Madison and also work in Madison. From what I understand it should extend out here also. I know that Montgomery's 4g supposedly extends to Troy and some other cities so there should be no way we don't see 4g in Madison also.
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Yeah I stopped by the VZW store on Uni dr. when I saw this yesterday and the REP said that once its turned on permenantly for this area, it will strech past Decatur. Im hoping this is the case since I live in Madison as well. He wouldn't give me a definiate time frame but he said it should be by the end of June.

mademan420 said:
Yeah I stopped by the VZW store on Uni dr. when I saw this yesterday and the REP said that once its turned on permenantly for this area, it will strech past Decatur. Im hoping this is the case since I live in Madison as well. He wouldn't give me a definiate time frame but he said it should be by the end of June.
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By the end of June would be amazing. When I bought my Thunderbolt I honestly was thinking Fall at the earliest.

Man I'm surprised Huntsville doesn't have 4g yet. They turned it on here in mobile last week
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abn75 said:
Man I'm surprised Huntsville doesn't have 4g yet. They turned it on here in mobile last week
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You know....I was thinking the exact same thing. Then I remembered that BHAM doesnt have it yet either. It seems like(at least in AL) that VZW in turning on 4G in reverse order rather than going from largest to smallest of bigger cities.

Yeah it does seem of how the bigger cities don't yet have it while we do. I'm not complaining mind you
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I didn't notice 4g, but I'm on CM7 so who knows if I would have seen it. While I want 4g my battery wants it more.

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I didn't notice 4g, but I'm on CM7 so who knows if I would have seen it. While I want 4g my battery wants it more.
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So how's CM7? Been thinking about jumping the broom but with 4G so close, I want to be able to use it when its available.

I was on 4g on 565 at about 6:45 today. Did a quick speed check before I lost it, 6444kbps down 13542kbps up.

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So how's CM7? Been thinking about jumping the broom but with 4G so close, I want to be able to use it when its available.
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Battery life is still pretty bad, but over everything is working. Even got 4g today as you can see from my post above.

I thought I read a while back where I65 an us hwy 31 was supposed to get 4G coverage. If so, that would pretty much cover Cullman city. where I live. Any else heard this?
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Yes Huntsville, AL will be getting 4G in about 30-45 days. So will decatur. Mobile and Montgomery already have it turned on. They have been testing the network in the are. My TB has been switching back and forth from 3-4g. I have customers come in the store asking this all week. It just around the corner!!!

Dang I keep missing the temporary 4G. Oh well I will be driving though Nashville soon, so I will get at for a little bit.

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Yes Huntsville, AL will be getting 4G in about 30-45 days. So will decatur. Mobile and Montgomery already have it turned on. They have been testing the network in the are. My TB has been switching back and forth from 3-4g. I have customers come in the store asking this all week. It just around the corner!!!
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WOOT WOOT!!!
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AT&T One XL Prototype - Information

Since I acquired this device, I believe this is the appropriate section to post all the benchmarks I've collected so far. As well as answer any questions. Feel free to post any questions and I'll answer them as soon as I can.
Pics:
http://imgur.com/a/HkJ8O
Some bootloader images.
http://imgur.com/a/bomFa

is the camera as fast as the int one x?
and battery stats whenever you can get them.
thank you for the post

Is the notification LED still there? Seems like that thing has a tendency to disappear if the carriers get their way.
Also curious about the battery. Any idea if it's the same as in the international One X, or increased a bit? Looking forward to information on how the battery performs.
I have been following the battery thread in the HTC One X forum, and there appears to be something funky going on - only about 3-3.5 hours of screen time with active use, but more than 6 hours with video playback and over 10 hours with the screen set to never time out and just left out on a desk. So it's not the screen that's sucking up all the juice. Hopefully we'll get better battery life with the S4 as opposed to what they're seeing with the Tegra 3, which seems to be the likely candidate.

how about nfc... does it look like AT&T disabled Google Wallet to prepare for ISIS ?
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Three great Qs. Thanks OP for doing this thread.
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Hope led notification is there. My atrix is up for update already and this is serious candidate
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voteccow said:
Since I acquired this device, I believe this is the appropriate section to post all the benchmarks I've collected so far. As well as answer any questions. Feel free to post any questions and I'll answer them as soon as I can.
Pics:
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Some bootloader images.
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Hows the reception/signal? According to the software you're using and to this thread, you're using an older radio. Just wondering if its working perfectly for you of if there was some echoing or data drops.

Did you have the one x to compare both?

Wow, Fantastic Questions! I'll answer what I can at the moment.
Notification LED: Yes it's there, so no worries about that.
Data Connection: Haven't had my data drop yet and I've been in both New York and New Jersey. Seems very very stable and I've been getting great speeds on "4G"
NFC: NFC is there, Google Wallet is downloadable from the Google Play store, However, I think Google still has it locked to certain carriers, so I get a message saying it's not certified for my device/carrier.
Camera: Just as fast as the One X as far as I can tell. It's very very quick. I've compared it to the recorded times for the One X and it's almost dead on as far as how fast the camera boots and takes pictures.
Battery: I'll update the thread later tonight with some Battery stats. Overall, I feel like the device lasts through the day with no issues going about 2 days or so. However, I'm not in an area that has 4G LTE deployed yet. This is all on "4G"

is it confirmed that there are no micro SD slot?

lsxrx7 said:
is it confirmed that there are no micro SD slot?
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Yes, unfortunately.

vioalas said:
Yes, unfortunately.
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what cloud services came with it? just the dropbox? or others?

voteccow said:
Wow, Fantastic Questions! I'll answer what I can at the moment.
Notification LED: Yes it's there, so no worries about that.
Data Connection: Haven't had my data drop yet and I've been in both New York and New Jersey. Seems very very stable and I've been getting great speeds on "4G"
NFC: NFC is there, Google Wallet is downloadable from the Google Play store, However, I think Google still has it locked to certain carriers, so I get a message saying it's not certified for my device/carrier.
Camera: Just as fast as the One X as far as I can tell. It's very very quick. I've compared it to the recorded times for the One X and it's almost dead on as far as how fast the camera boots and takes pictures.
Battery: I'll update the thread later tonight with some Battery stats. Overall, I feel like the device lasts through the day with no issues going about 2 days or so. However, I'm not in an area that has 4G LTE deployed yet. This is all on "4G"
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I thought New York had LTE?

Red5 said:
I thought New York had LTE?
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I live in Northern Jersey and also, I've only seen dropbox on there as far cloud storage goes.

Any way to confirm if it really does have the AWS frequency for T-Mobile's 3G(I refuse to call it 4G) network? There are conflicting reports where the HTC website says it does but the FCC filing doesn't seem to show the frequency.

I couldn't tell you offhand, I would probably need to get a tmobile sim and test it. Unless there's an app out there that grabs that information.
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Can you access service mode? I recall long ago when you're in service mode you can choose which bands can be activated and with that it should show AWS
You can use this as a reference: http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...rk-frequency-your-samsung-i9000-galaxy-s.html

Whats the battery capacity? The same as One X (1800mAh) or is it the one from One S (1650mAh)?

Battery is same as the One X, 1800mah

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I'm not so sure. If the OP can check that little "door" at the top right of the phone slightly towards the back, that may be a microSD expansion slot.
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Inspire 4g Antenna Mod

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.

Reserved for pictures and whatever else.

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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Reserved for pictures and whatever else.
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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?

Wondering
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.

s3 signal not that great what else to get

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.
Thanks

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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Polymira said:
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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xbiker321 said:
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.

xbiker321 said:
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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NightxFall said:
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.

NightxFall said:
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

bluegrizzlies1 said:
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