Droid maxx - Poor signal - Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I bought Droid Maxx from ebay and I'm using this phone outside US, everything is perfect 2g, 3g and H+ just working fine, but I noticed very poor signal compared to my HTC One. For example on H+ network 3 bars for HTC and just 1 bar for droid maxx / FULL bar on HTC while Droid only 2 or 3 bars !!
My previous Razr Maxx was very strong I was getting H+ while my HTC on Edge but not the new Droid Maxx
Any idea? Maybe changing the radio? if yes can you explain how?
Your help is appreciated ...

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Power_Getter said:
Hi,
I bought Droid Maxx from ebay and I'm using this phone outside US, everything is perfect 2g, 3g and H+ just working fine, but I noticed very poor signal compared to my HTC One. For example on H+ network 3 bars for HTC and just 1 bar for droid maxx / FULL bar on HTC while Droid only 2 or 3 bars !!
My previous Razr Maxx was very strong I was getting H+ while my HTC on Edge but not the new Droid Maxx
Any idea? Maybe changing the radio? if yes can you explain how?
Your help is appreciated ...
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Don't look at the bars. Look at the actual signal levels in the About menu. The signal bar logic has been modified by moto to support 5 bars, so it may not be entirely accurate.
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So does the Roger's RAZR HD Have AT&T LTE Support or Not???

I keep hearing conflicting reports from users on here can people using the rogers unit here in the states on at&t please confirm if you are in fact getting LTE?
yes it does get at&t LTE and has been confirmed
impala67 said:
yes it does get at&t LTE and has been confirmed
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Can u point me to where because All I saw was one screenshot of a guy saying he had it working but it didnt actually say LTE by the signal bar. The other people in the thread werent having any luck and were stuck on hspa.
The 4g symbol on the rogers version means its connected to lte, it would read h+ on hspa
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Huh. No, the Rogers Razr HD uses LTE as the icon for LTE. I have one on Rogers in Vancouver, and I get an LTE icon when connected.
EdwardN said:
Huh. No, the Rogers Razr HD uses LTE as the icon for LTE. I have one on Rogers in Vancouver, and I get an LTE icon when connected.
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Thats what I thought. Can someone who is actually using it on AT&T confirm they are in fact getting LTE?
I'm interested in this as well.
PLEASE SOMEONE USING A ROGER'S RAZR HD on AT&T PLEASE CONFIRM YOU ARE IN FACT GETTING LTE??!!
DukeL said:
PLEASE SOMEONE USING A ROGER'S RAZR HD on AT&T PLEASE CONFIRM YOU ARE IN FACT GETTING LTE??!!
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This is by no means definitive for all part of the US but I am in AT&T's Philadelphia market and using the SAME SIM in the SAME LOCATION, I CAN get LTE on my Motorola Atrix HD, then move the SIM to an Unlocked Rogers XT925 and only get HSDPA +. Both phones have the same APN settings (APN=PTA). I've even tried creating a separate LTE APN per another XDA-DEV thread with no luck.
If any one else has gotten LTE on the XT925, please share how you did it.
btengler said:
This is by no means definitive for all part of the US but I am in AT&T's Philadelphia market and using the SAME SIM in the SAME LOCATION, I CAN get LTE on my Motorola Atrix HD, then move the SIM to an Unlocked Rogers XT925 and only get HSDPA +. Both phones have the same APN settings (APN=PTA). I've even tried creating a separate LTE APN per another XDA-DEV thread with no luck.
If any one else has gotten LTE on the XT925, please share how you did it.
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Under the signal bars do you see 4G or H+? I have confirmed LTE works fine on the Razr HD as long as you have the correct data plan and are using the PTA apn. What might be confusing you is the Rogers RAZR HD displays 4G here in the states when connected to LTE and H+ when connected to HSPA/HSDPA. Hope that addresses your concern. Run a speed test to confirm my findings are 100% accurate.
DukeL said:
Under the signal bars do you see 4G or H+? I have confirmed LTE works fine on the Razr HD as long as you have the correct data plan and are using the PTA apn. What might be confusing you is the Rogers RAZR HD displays 4G here in the states when connected to LTE and H+ when connected to HSPA/HSDPA. Hope that addresses your concern. Run a speed test to confirm my findings are 100% accurate.
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I'm getting H+. I've confirmed the plan, function and bands I'm seeing on the network using the same SIM at the same location in an Atrix HD vs. the Razr HD. I get LTE:14 on the Atrix HD. HSDPA:9 or HSPAP:15 on the Razr HD.
Speed test (w/ same SIM, both phones in same location):
Razr HD (displays H+): 4337kbps down/ 1771kbps up
Atrix HD (displays 4G LTE): 12264kbps down/4843kbps up
DukeL said:
Under the signal bars do you see 4G or H+? I have confirmed LTE works fine on the Razr HD as long as you have the correct data plan and are using the PTA apn. What might be confusing you is the Rogers RAZR HD displays 4G here in the states when connected to LTE and H+ when connected to HSPA/HSDPA. Hope that addresses your concern. Run a speed test to confirm my findings are 100% accurate.
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BTW- Can you provide your APN setting for PTA for verification? And are there any other APNs loaded, just not active?
Ok. Here is an update.
I turned OFF Select Preffered Network automatically.
Did an manual search
The phone came back with 5 instances of "AT&T" (no add'l info)
Tried to attach to each one
On the 4th one, I attached and got LTE.
I did a power cycle and still have LTE because the phone should have stored the LOCI info, there is a possibility once I move out of this local area or lose LTE coverage that I may need to do a new manual selection.

[Q] Signal/Reception

I have a unlocked Rogers/Fido GSM Razr HD XT925 Trying to sort out the differences between this unlocked Gsm phone and my Gnex - seems I get better signal from the Gnex but I like the razr more- I run on edge 2 network and bounce between 3g/4g/h+ when not using wifi.How can I increase my signal,reception? Currently running Elemental X Rom 4.2.2 its as good as Stock was for me just would like better signal.

[Q] Droid Maxx on Tmobile overseas?

Hey,
I have a Droid Maxx on Verizon. However, I'm heading to France for the Cannes Lions next month, and I'm thinking about signing up for tmobile for a month to get access to their unlimited international text messaging and 2G data. Does anyone know if the Droid Maxx will work for me overseas with tmobile?
I do have access to a Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, but would rather just use my own phone.
Thanks for the info!
i am using a droid maxx in germany and i think this shouldnt be a problem. the droid maxx is a global phone which supports many base bands...
I am using DroidMAXX in India for more than 5 months. Its working great in both 2G and 3G (both EU and India are using almost same bands for 2G and 3G). But 4G will be a different story, I have to add. But since you are just trying to use unlimited 2G data + text, it will work without any single issue...

dropping signal on 3g network?

i am living in a country where 3g is new so we were using 2g network
i recently bought a verizon motorola razr maxx hd which is suppose to be global ready
but it is having some kind of problem actually 3 of razr maxx hd are having this problem
when i put it on gsm it works fine full signal and when it goes to 3g network it drops the signal to like 2 or maybe 1
is there anyone familiar with this problem or what ?
i am from pakistan any 3g coverage is on 2100mhz so motorola is 2100mhz supported right ?
what should i do

1 Questions on Droid MAXX

Hello, I have 2 questions on Droid Maxx:
1: When I reboot my phone I keep getting at the start a "This sim card is from a unknown source". This is the new AT&T Softcard mobile wallet sim.
2: With this AT&T sim I have not been able to get 5 bars of Service on AT&T 4G HSPA+ so far. I also get a little lower signal in areas a Nokia lumia 920 gets abit better signal in. I got my phone down to -59dbm and still maxes out at 4 bars.
This droid maxx is updated to the latest OTA.
Anybody can help?
Vicpdx18 said:
2: With this AT&T sim I have not been able to get 5 bars of Service on AT&T 4G HSPA+ so far. I also get a little lower signal in areas a Nokia lumia 920 gets abit better signal in. I got my phone down to -59dbm and still maxes out at 4 bars?
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Ignore the bars. There is no standard for the number of bars that are shown with a given signal strength. If you are getting -59 dBm, that's your signal. Does that match the Lumia?
Vicpdx18 said:
Hello, I have 2 questions on Droid Maxx:
1: When I reboot my phone I keep getting at the start a "This sim card is from a unknown source". This is the new AT&T Softcard mobile wallet sim.
2: With this AT&T sim I have not been able to get 5 bars of Service on AT&T 4G HSPA+ so far. I also get a little lower signal in areas a Nokia lumia 920 gets abit better signal in. I got my phone down to -59dbm and still maxes out at 4 bars.
This droid maxx is updated to the latest OTA.
Anybody can help?
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1. I think it is expecting a sim card from Verizon since the Maxx is Verizon exclusive
2. -59dbm is quite good strength actually. On my Atrix HD and Maxx, -67 already considered full 5 bars.

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