After the latest S5 announcement I'm now ready for the n5. I am coming from S3 on sprint and for the time being I will stay with sprint. My question is...with Samsung s3 if I install a ROM any ROM CM for example the handover between LTE 3g 2g is sluggish I believe its because of some proprioty software (though I am not sure) is this an issue with the n5? Basically is this CDMA/LTE problem or Samsung?
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Really nothing
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Its a Sprint problem... Depends on the tower... Sprint used different hardware/contractors.
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I understand that but the question surrounds the handoff when there is a custom ROM like CM. When using TW its an non issue. So my question is will the handoff be okay with N5 and CM because the N5 doesn't use the propriatory software Samsung does.
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The short answer is yes...just not as bad..
Here is my experience:
I came from a Samsung galaxy nexus that I had about 4 different Roms loaded on. I could never find a 4.4 ROM that would do a good job on LTE/3g handoffs. My favorite ROM ended up being the Avatar 4.2 ROM.
With the gnex, I would be in a known 4g area but it would show 3g until I would cycle the airplane mode.
When I moved to the Nexus 5 three weeks ago, I was hopeful those issues would be over. Right now I'm rooted with the boot loader unlocked but running the stock ROM.
So. far I've tried 2 custom Roms but keep coming back to stock. I still notice the slow radio handoff but it is less frequent and not as often....but still there.
I hope that helps.
Yes it does ty.
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Check S4gru for answers regarding Sprint. You will find all the information about towers,handoff and radios that pertain to Sprint
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Just got my replacement in the mail and i cannot connect to 4g. My s3 I had replaced had 4g every where I went..
I haven't done anything to the phone its just been on 3g since out of the box.
My network mode is on CDMA/LTE so I should have 4g
Verizon walked me thought the trouble shooting nothing worked.
Any suggestions guys? Have any clue what the problem could be?
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Terry_blair said:
Just got my replacement in the mail and i cannot connect to 4g. My s3 I had replaced had 4g every where I went..
I haven't done anything to the phone its just been on 3g since out of the box.
My network mode is on CDMA/LTE so I should have 4g
Verizon walked me thought the trouble shooting nothing worked.
Any suggestions guys? Have any clue what the problem could be?
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What version of software is installed?
Vrlf2
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Vrbmf1
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Just for kicks, I would turn on airplane mode and let sit a second then turn it back off and see if it does any good. If not power off, pull battery, sim, sdcard let sit for 30 secs to a min with nothing installed. Then put sim, sd, and battery back in and restart. The 4g data is refreshed with the sim being pulled.
Good luck,
bbolton_98
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I did it, didn't work
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Just to check you are Verizon? If so under about device just below prl there is a eri it should be 5 anything else will cause trouble. Are you on stock rom, rooted, unlockef bootloader?
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Its 5, I'm on stock
And yes im on verizon
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Go to Verizon get a new SIM card and its done
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New sim fixed the problem
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I just had to switch roms because It been getting the no sim and restrictive access data disable icon. Also i was getting to many signal drop with it. I make a phone call and boom my signal will dissapear went with synengy and I'm not having this problem anymore.
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You should ask this in the CM10.1 thread since it's a ROM specific issue. No sense in making a new thread on this. You will probably get a better and quicker response there.
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Hey guys, so I know a lot of people have been having problems with getting signal with the nexus 5 especially on rogers
What I found to help a little bit is if I change my network to 3g/2g
Sucks tho because I don't use LTE
Anyone else find solutions?
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So frustrating. Rogers here to. It's not network related since it's happening in the US as well.
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Ever since Ive had my nexus 5 Ive noticed weaker lte signal on t-mobile. I have a nexus 4 that has the .33 radio that i flashed and i get lte in more places & better speeds. Both are using the same t-mobile APNs, for example on my nexus 5 half of my home I get HSPA+ and on the other half I do get LTE i guess I'm just in the middle of two towers that reach me. On the nexus 4 though, I always have LTE In my house and In more areas where the nexus 5 doesn't. I then later flashed the cataclysm rom and thought maybe it would help but nothing, I did find a setting within cataclysm to force lte always on and I get even more LTE service than on the nexus 4, but it takes up a lot of battery. My issue is Im back on stock KitKat and dont have that feature and T-Mobile LTE is just weak. Is it just my nexus 5 or have other people expirenced this too?
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Have you tried flashing different radios?
TMobile/Nexus 5
spazzynexus said:
My issue is Im back on stock KitKat and dont have that feature and T-Mobile LTE is just weak. Is it just my nexus 5 or have other people expirenced this too?
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I'm located in Forest HIlls, NY On KitKat 4.4, I usually get 3-4 bars, indoors/basement. After updating to 4.4.2, I still get 3-4 bars. Like real estate, it's location, location, location.
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Have you tried flashing different radios?
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Well what other radios are there for the nexus 5?
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spazzynexus said:
Well what other radios are there for the nexus 5?
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Do a search for EFS and Modems, there's a thread that has a link to all of them. Some have said earlier radios like from 4.4 get better signal. I'm on 4.4.2 stock radio and didn't see any change from one to another but that's just me. In Brooklyn and Manhattan NYC mostly btw.
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Well what other radios are there for the nexus 5?
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Radios are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514095
But there's sparse evidence any are better on LTE specifically. In theory, the latest should be the best. I get 4 bars LTE and 30Mbps d/l, yet get 5 bars H+ and 12Mbps d/l...so clearly despite a lower overall signal strength, my download performance remains perfectly acceptable.
Hi all,
I got my phone 5 days ago and since then, it looses signal about 6 times a day in places where there is full signal.
I used to own Galaxy S2 and never had this issue before.
I'm using the same carrier and living in the same place so the only thing that has changed is the phone.
I was wondering if it's a known issue, if there's a fix or should I RMA this?
Thanks!
Happened to me until the updates. Are you on 4.4 still?
Team Nexus 5 sucks
Nope, as soon as I got the phone it was on 4.4.1 and then upgraded to 4.4.2
Same thing is happening to me, and from what I've Google'd, heaps of others as well.
Hoping 4.4.3 (or whatever they will call the next one) will fix these issues. I switched to a new carrier, to get the Nexus 5 (I could've stayed with my old carrier and got it, but I was unhappy with them). There is so many issues with the Nexus 5 and my new carrier, its not even funny.
I hate it when my phone LOSES the signal.
It still happens to me once or twice a day. Turning on airplane mode for a few seconds fixes my signal.
Team Nexus 5 sucks
Happens to mine constantly. Pos.
gil80 said:
Hi all,
I got my phone 5 days ago and since then, it looses signal about 6 times a day in places where there is full signal.
I used to own Galaxy S2 and never had this issue before.
I'm using the same carrier and living in the same place so the only thing that has changed is the phone.
I was wondering if it's a known issue, if there's a fix or should I RMA this?
Thanks!
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Have you checked your APN's in the phone at all?
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I've also got horrible reception in most of Orlando, wife's moto x seems to have good signal compared to my N5
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Welcome to the club :crying:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525583
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Have you checked your APN's in the phone at all?
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Yes. The APN is set automatically.
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gil80 said:
Yes. The APN is set automatically.
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It might be worth double checking.
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It might be worth double checking.
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With what can I compare it to? The way I was able to recreate this is when switching to 2G from 4G or 3G
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I only use my Nexus 5 on wifi the cell connection sucks
Team Nexus 5 sucks
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With what can I compare it to? The way I was able to recreate this is when switching to 2G from 4G or 3G
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Compare your APNS to your network standard APNS. Simply Google that and you should be able to find it. I would Google it for you but I don't know your network.
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