Has anybody else noticed that the N5 seems to have worse reception especially compared with the Nexus 4?
It seems like on average, the N4 outperforms the N5 by ~5-8 dBm (I'm testing on T-Mobile). Unfortunately for me, in some areas, that's enough to drop me to HSPA coverage.
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Has anyone noticed weaker signal on the Moto G vs other phones? I compared it to my GS4 at work and noticed in places te GS4 gets -108 to -109dbm the Moto G gets -112 to -117dbm, the data speeds on speed tests seem comparable, but that's a noticeably weaker signal which is surprising from a phone by a company known for great reception. I always felt the claims of weaker signal on some phones were mostly just crap, but now I seeing a noticeable difference. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Has anyone noticed weaker signal on the Moto G vs other phones? I compared it to my GS4 at work and noticed in places te GS4 gets -108 to -109dbm the Moto G gets -112 to -117dbm, the data speeds on speed tests seem comparable, but that's a noticeably weaker signal which is surprising from a phone by a company known for great reception. I always felt the claims of weaker signal on some phones were mostly just crap, but now I seeing a noticeable difference. Has anyone else noticed this?
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You saying that concerns me a little. My 2nd gen has always had a weaker signal than my wife's LG and weaker than her previous Huawei. I hope it isn't a trend for these phones, because there have been times when I can get no signal and she at least gets 1 bar.
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You saying that concerns me a little. My 2nd gen has always had a weaker signal than my wife's LG and weaker than her previous Huawei. I hope it isn't a trend for these phones, because there have been times when I can get no signal and she at least gets 1 bar.
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I'm not 100% sure, but signal seemed to be at least 2-5dbm weaker if not more in various other places as well. I returned the phone today though because Motorola dropped band 12 from its specs.
Have had the note 2, note 3, and note 4. Recently gave up on the note 4 because of the camera having focusing issues and the GPS losing signal constantly. Went to the lg g4 because of the camera being amazing and the GPS actually working and staying locked for an entire 90 minute trip. Reception with the note 4 was also garbage. The lg g4 pulls T-Mobile in with no problem. Kind of missing the note format and haven't seen any reviews talk about GPS and cell reception. So those that have the note 5 can you chime in on the above mentioned points?
I went from note 3. Which had horrid gps drop outs and not accurate lock. Note 5 locks quick and more accurate with mo drops. As for cell recdption its about the same as note 3 perhaps a tad bit better.
Hi thinking of getting a z5 or edge plus, the signal strength on the z2/z3 was very poor compared to my old nexus 6 on 3 UK. Whats your opinions? Signal is the main factor for me.
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I had a OnePlus One and a Note 3 before. So far, my Z5 signal quality is a lot better (green and yellow most of the time). With my OnePlus One and Note 3, same usage pattern, it would be red and yellow almost all the time. Nothing scientific here I know, but yeah according to the Battery menu, the Z5 is better than both of these phones I've used
It might be worth noting that manufactures independently determine how many bars are shown in the notification tray. For example, Samsung might display 3 bars at -116 db while HTC only shows 2. If you really want to compare this, you need to have all the phones you want to compare activated on the same carrier at the same time and use the discovery app to see what the raw signal strength (in db) readings are.
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Mi 6's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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No one?
As I'm using MI6 since June. It has very good coverage always 4G but never saw 4G+ that's the strange thing. Other than that sometimes I have H+ where my Galaxy s8+ had 4G with 3/4 bars (I have both phones).
I got fulltime 4G+ maximum troughput on my Mi6, personally it has a better signal and troughput performance then my oneplus 3T.
hi i just switched from oneplus 3T to xiaomi mi6, and my reception is slighlty less good actually, but its noticable in tunnels and stairwells, my OP3T would keep good reception but the mi6 drops signal sometimes.
Does LTE work on T-Mobile in the US? I have heard reviews where only HSPA speeds work.
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Does LTE work on T-Mobile in the US? I have heard reviews where only HSPA speeds work.
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Nobody using this phone in the US? IMO, its a pretty good phone, right up there with OP5. And I expected more folks in the US using it.
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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You Know this is a Sprint forum!?
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We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Just retired my Note 3 for the 8. No complaints. Just one question:
Is this normal?
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We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
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Just retired my Note 3 for the 8. No complaints. Just one question:
Is this normal?
I hate this phone. My data service was bad before, even worse now. My Note 2, 3 and 5 were MUCH better than this phone. Even my kids have trouble with their Galaxy S8s.
data isn't the problem with sprint. its voice service that sux. my lte is usually at least 30 up to 50 on the average
Average speeds I get now range from 3-10bps. Sometimes I find a fast tower but most are just slow as it gets. And the VOLTE doesn't work good on Sprint due to heavily lag. I have almost all callers telling me my phone is cutting out. Oh well. Cheap service cost then you get cheap service.
I agree with others.
My service -- voice and data -- were better with my Note 3, which I just upgraded from. Both on Sprint and both in the same areas. I suspect Calling Plus is the culprit but it's the only reason I finally gave up on the Note 3 and upgraded.
Sorry to bring a, "old post back to life" but, I can honestly say, being on the Note 8, I have HAD the FASTEST network speed so far on any previous device. I had the Note 2, 3, 4, 5 and note on the Note 8. I'm running 4G LTE @ 125.63 MBPS download speed inside, with a upload with 32.35 MBPS using the Speedtest application. On WiFi I'm running 968 MBPS download speed and a upload of 812.12 MBPS. (Google Fiber 1 Terabyte). I am on the latest and greatest BRA8 Firmware. I was on Oreo but upgraded to Bootloader V3 Nougat 7.1.1. Waiting on a official Oreo build pushed out.
4 to 5 bars , rarely 3.
My service is Terrible at my home, and most rural areas, almost unusable. Suck on Roam a lot. But in city areas/ town its great. Sometimes i get 50+mbps down.. Not at home though unfortunately at home like 100k
Bee using it for a week now. Works wonderfully at home and at work. I have not seen any connection issues.
EDIT - Sorry, wrong forum. I get faster speeds with my Note 10 than my Note 8.
I love the speeds I get since Sprint upgraded the Atlanta area, much faster than it used to be! Wifi speeds are what they should be too.
The first screen shot is from earlier when I saw this thread, the other 2 are older. I looked through my previous results and have quite a few over 100mbps, I just posted a few of them.
I usually get between 50-80 at home, haven't broken 100 yet from inside my house. My Note 8 is consistently 10-15 slower over LTE and Wifi.
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