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Anybody that used to have a Verizon S4 now with an M8 notice any difference with radio (data and phone) reception? The S4 is average and not a standout for signal reception. I would expect the S5 to be like the S4 for reception.
New device pixie dust can bias opinion until the pixie dust effect wears off, but hoping for some obectivity
m8 has better signal then my note 3 and i thought note 3 had about the same maybe slightly better then s4
I'm feeling like i get a stronger single on the M8 than the S4. Granted the LTE signal isn't that strong out here but the M8 maybe adds another bar for me.
HTCs radios are superior to Samsung's period end of story. HTCs hardware and build quality are superior end of story. Now Samsung makes the bomb tv's though!
^ What he said.
I'm coming from the S3 on Verizon. My phone would die after 5 hours in my house due to terrible reception. I can now make it 1.5 days with moderate use in my home without having to charge it. I can even send text messages from my couch now. Weee
-T
A little off topic and it's by no means scientific...but I'm in a very good LTE area and in the basement my DNA still gets 1-2 bars of LTE...the M8 only gets 3G..and if I force LTE only...no connection on the M8.
So I'd say my DNA has better signal reception...but then again I'm getting a new replacement M8 tomorrow as this one randomly reboots all the time...so I'll reserve final judgement until I have a proper working M8
The M8 has a better radio, with support for AWS bands so that it can connect to Verizon's LTE-A network. Faster speeds + less people using the network = profit for us
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The M8 has a better radio, with support for AWS bands so that it can connect to Verizon's LTE-A network. Faster speeds + less people using the network = profit for us
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The S4 also has AWS support.
i always found the best antenna on Motorola phones followed by HTC, then samsung. In my basement I get good signal with the maxx i had, sketchy signal with my s3 and s4, and acceptable signal from the m8.
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A little off topic and it's by no means scientific...but I'm in a very good LTE area and in the basement my DNA still gets 1-2 bars of LTE...the M8 only gets 3G..and if I force LTE only...no connection on the M8.
So I'd say my DNA has better signal reception...but then again I'm getting a new replacement M8 tomorrow as this one randomly reboots all the time...so I'll reserve final judgement until I have a proper working M8
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My son has the DNA and is also better than my S4 for reception.
travisryans said:
^ What he said.
I'm coming from the S3 on Verizon. My phone would die after 5 hours in my house due to terrible reception. I can now make it 1.5 days with moderate use in my home without having to charge it. I can even send text messages from my couch now. Weee
-T
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The S3 and S4 both have awful power efficiency in bad signal areas. Battery sucking demons, so I turn the data radios off in weak signal areas to avoid a hot running, battery drained device.
Apparently the M8 and S5 are both much better in this regard, but Samsung is not known for radio reception as a strength.
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A little off topic and it's by no means scientific...but I'm in a very good LTE area and in the basement my DNA still gets 1-2 bars of LTE...the M8 only gets 3G..and if I force LTE only...no connection on the M8.
So I'd say my DNA has better signal reception...but then again I'm getting a new replacement M8 tomorrow as this one randomly reboots all the time...so I'll reserve final judgement until I have a proper working M8
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This. Came from DNA, and it kept a better signal in some areas.
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U WOT M8?
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This. Came from DNA, and it kept a better signal in some areas.
Sent from my HTC One M8!
U WOT M8?
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Perhaps the metal is limiting somewhat, in spite of the plastic strips?
Not exactly what you're looking for, but coming from a GNex to the M8, the M8 has better reception. Not MUCH, but better. My M8 still goes down to 3G sometimes when I know I'm in a 4g area (and where I've previously had 4g, like sitting at my desk at work), and in my house I still only get 2-3 bars of 4g. When I'm walking the dog though, the signal appears to be better. I used to get 1 bar if I was lucky, now I'm usually getting 2-3 bars.
LTE just has very poor signal penetration as compared to actual 4G, so if you're inside a building, the signal won't be fantastic.
That being said, Samsung's radios have definitely gotten better in the last few years, but Motorola and HTC are definitely still better (Motorola more so, I believe).
I'd have to say the opposite of what most are, I finally copied over all my data to my M8 from my S4 and both phones are sitting next to each other on a table, and the S4 was getting 3/4 bars, when I took out the SIM and put it in the M8, the signal now shows 1-2 bars. All the time only one phone's radio was on at a time, so there's no interference between the 2 phones.
I've always had poorer signal with Samsung phones. Even including wifi.
Apple and Motorola phones have always treated me well.
From my observations, this M8 is on par with any other phone I've ever owned. Wifi reception is great even in my backyard (no signal with any samsung phone ever). Cellular reception is always good as well.
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I'd have to say the opposite of what most are, I finally copied over all my data to my M8 from my S4 and both phones are sitting next to each other on a table, and the S4 was getting 3/4 bars, when I took out the SIM and put it in the M8, the signal now shows 1-2 bars. All the time only one phone's radio was on at a time, so there's no interference between the 2 phones.
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The actual dB signal showing rather than bars is usually the best measurment. I noticed the M8 seemed a few dB points weaker than the S4, but only tested 15minutes in that regard (I mainly tested with game emulators). Not a good sample. Concern I have is the metal design, but the plastic strips provide a window. iPhone 5 is metal too and has good signal.
Never got these numbers with my s4 with my
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I'm feeling like i get a stronger single on the M8 than the S4. Granted the LTE signal isn't that strong out here but the M8 maybe adds another bar for me.
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Bars mean nothing. It's a non-standard way of representing the signal. Better to see the dBm reading.
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HTCs radios are superior to Samsung's period end of story. HTCs hardware and build quality are superior end of story. Now Samsung makes the bomb tv's though!
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I agree. I had traded my Galaxy Nexus for a Rezound because of this. I would have a Samsung if HTC wasn't available though. Also, all of my TVs/monitors are Samsung.
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This. Came from DNA, and it kept a better signal in some areas.
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Just chiming in here to say that I've noticed the same thing with my HTC One max. My DNA was an absolute champ, and very possibly my favorite phone I've ever owned. The reception was fantastic, I don't recall seeing 3G on that for the entire year that I used it as my daily driver.
Moving to the metal One max, however, I am dropping into 3G on a daily basis. I contacted HTC support about it, and they said it shouldn't be happening that frequently where I live (Chicago suburbs) so they sent me a warranty replacement. It behaves the same way. I've tried replacing the SIM card as well, and nothing has improved the data reception.
My wife still uses her DNA daily, and she doesn't experience the same issues that I do, so I have to assume it's the metal case on my One max, or something else hardware-related.
I gotta vent. It's driving me nuts! My girl has my Droid DNA - and just like me when I had it, she gets at least 3 bars of LTE at home. I'm lucky to get ONE BAR of 1X on my M8!!! It's ridiculous! I can barely send text messages from home. They sit there for several minutes with the 'sending' icon. It's so choppy, people are even receiving double or triple text messages. How can one HTC phone have such incredible signal and a newer one have such terrible signal!?
When I get a chance, I'll take a look at the actual signal dB numbers. Regardless of the numbers, though, this phone's service sucks. Other than that, I absolutely love this phone.
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I gotta vent. It's driving me nuts! My girl has my Droid DNA - and just like me when I had it, she gets at least 3 bars of LTE at home. I'm lucky to get ONE BAR of 1X on my M8!!! It's ridiculous! I can barely send text messages from home. They sit there for several minutes with the 'sending' icon. It's so choppy, people are even receiving double or triple text messages. How can one HTC phone have such incredible signal and a newer one have such terrible signal!?
When I get a chance, I'll take a look at the actual signal dB numbers. Regardless of the numbers, though, this phone's service sucks. Other than that, I absolutely love this phone.
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It's much better than my GNex, but that's not saying much (it had notoriously bad reception). I've only noticed going down to 3G once, which is great for me.
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I gotta vent. It's driving me nuts! My girl has my Droid DNA - and just like me when I had it, she gets at least 3 bars of LTE at home. I'm lucky to get ONE BAR of 1X on my M8!!! It's ridiculous! I can barely send text messages from home. They sit there for several minutes with the 'sending' icon. It's so choppy, people are even receiving double or triple text messages. How can one HTC phone have such incredible signal and a newer one have such terrible signal!?
When I get a chance, I'll take a look at the actual signal dB numbers. Regardless of the numbers, though, this phone's service sucks. Other than that, I absolutely love this phone.
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I think the signal on M8 is much worse than on the DNA (I have access to both), but only at certain angles of the M8.
M8 has a complete solid metal back, which is completely opaque to microwave and radio waves. When you turn the M8 correctly, it gets a better signal. Not by very much but better.
I get the same service I've always had. Full LTE and AWS. Something is wrong with either something that you may have flashed or your phone is defective. Send it back.
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You may want to exchange your device, my reception is on par or even better than the Note 3 that I just sold.
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Coming from a sgs3... The reception is awesome.
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My service seems the same if not slightly better in some areas as my old razr HD and razr that my girlfriend has.
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It's much better than my GNex, but that's not saying much (it had notoriously bad reception). I've only noticed going down to 3G once, which is great for me.
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Im with you man. I also came from a GNex, and it seems like a lot of other have too.
Its crazy how much better the reception has been with the M8. I had trouble getting any 3G or 4G in my new house with my GNex, even outside. With my m8, I get an average of 3 bars of 4G. And the difference is like that everywhere I go including work. I don't know how I lasted that long on the GNex. I guess I just got used to the crazy bad reception.
That being said, I have always heard that most Motorola phones have some of the best reception. And this was always the case with my older motorola flip phones (E815) also. But I stopped buying motorola phones after the original Droid X bootloader was locked down like Fort Knox, and they said all their newer phones were gonna be like that.
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To the person that just sold the NOTE 3. That phone is just like the GNex was. Awful reception. My dad had the phone for two days and returned it. We looked up reviews and saw tons of people complaining about the reception. Which is funny because the Note 2 had a solid reception. My brother uses it and gets great service, as well as all the reviews. Samsung must have dropped the ball on the Note 3 antenna.
I agree with the OP. This handset has noticeably lower signal strength than my old HTC Rezound, and the one my wife currently uses as her personal phone. My M8 is only slightly better than the GNEX she has as a company-provided work phone. Disappointing, actually, as the M8 is a phenomenal device in most other regards.
To be honest though, I've not experienced a single dropped call, as of yet. But, I see data switching to 3G quite regularly. I'm still on the stock ROM, only S-OFF and rooted.
Just to add that coming from the DNA to the M8, I have been extremely happy with reception.
My DNA would consistently drop out at certain points in the city (minneapolis) but my M8 has been solid.
To be honest, I really don't pay a lot of attention to bars, so I couldn't say if I have the same, more or less bars with the M8, but I haven't had any issues with connectivity.
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I agree with the OP. This handset has noticeably lower signal strength than my old HTC Rezound, and the one my wife currently uses as her personal phone. My M8 is only slightly better than the GNEX she has as a company-provided work phone. Disappointing, actually, as the M8 is a phenomenal device in most other regards.
To be honest though, I've not experienced a single dropped call, as of yet. But, I see data switching to 3G quite regularly. I'm still on the stock ROM, only S-OFF and rooted.
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If your M8 is only slightly better than a gnex, you have a defective M8. G-nex has the worst reception of any phone I've ever owned, by FAR.
For me in New Jersey, where LTE practically covers the entire state, the M8 gets good reception but my DNA definitely got better reception.
At work in Newark..And I work in a glass building...DNA would be between 96-98 dBm and my M8 is between 102-105.
I'm assuming that's the aluminum casing. Don't get me wrong, reception is great but in marginal signal areas like at home in my basement, dna would hold LTE where M8 will drop to 3g and sometimes 1x
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Im with you man. I also came from a GNex, and it seems like a lot of other have too.
Its crazy how much better the reception has been with the M8. I had trouble getting any 3G or 4G in my new house with my GNex, even outside. With my m8, I get an average of 3 bars of 4G. And the difference is like that everywhere I go including work. I don't know how I lasted that long on the GNex. I guess I just got used to the crazy bad reception.
That being said, I have always heard that most Motorola phones have some of the best reception. And this was always the case with my older motorola flip phones (E815) also. But I stopped buying motorola phones after the original Droid X bootloader was locked down like Fort Knox, and they said all their newer phones were gonna be like that.
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To the person that just sold the NOTE 3. That phone is just like the GNex was. Awful reception. My dad had the phone for two days and returned it. We looked up reviews and saw tons of people complaining about the reception. Which is funny because the Note 2 had a solid reception. My brother uses it and gets great service, as well as all the reviews. Samsung must have dropped the ball on the Note 3 antenna.
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Yeah, my mom's GS3 had similarly crappy reception to my GNex, and Samsung's radios have never had the best reputation, but I heard they've gotten somewhat better. But I guess maybe they reverted back to their old ways with the Note 3...
Don't forget though, while the DX had a locked bootloader (I had a DX as well, it was actually my Android gateway device), it also had a great development community. So with some awesome dev's, even a locked bootloader doesn't mean the device won't be awesome.
Coming from multiple devices such as the Gnex, DNA, Note 3 and now the M8, I think there's more to it than just moving from one phone to another. Yes, HTC is known for better radios than Samsung and having the Note 3 before the M8 I personally witnessed the M8 produce better reception. But I think the issue also stems from the added LTE frequencies that have been added to newer handsets. For example my Note 3 before the AWS roll out performed very good, but once the roll out hit NYC and I started to check if I was connected to band 4 in my handset I began to notice my service between LTE, 3G and 1X fluctuate a lot. At work where I was constantly connected to LTE band 13 before and don't ever remember having 3G, the phone began to connect only to 3G.
Purchasing a new phone such as the M8 that has support for AWS but is weaker may be the result. The Droid DNA only supported Verizon LTE Band 13.
When I'm at work where my DNA had great LTE reception, my M8 seems to be OK - only slightly less signal. I think the problem is worse when the LTE signal is marginal like at my home. It seems that's when the difference is very noticeable. At home, I'd be lucky to get LTE on my older phones (Thunderbolt and Rezound) but the DNA was awesome. LTE all the time at home. I think I was spoiled.
You probably got a defective device, because mine gets signal everywhere I couldn't before.
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I went from a GNex to an X, and noticed a great signal reception different. I thought the X had great reception, and held with Motorola's reputation for good radios. My M8 has a lot better reception than the X did, far none. Spots where I would have ~1 to 2 bars of 3G, I now have at least 3 at all times. The 4G radio boundary seems to be a lot better than the X had as well. I would agree with what was previously stated, and say you have a defective unit.
Coming from a g2 I consistantly see -5 db better with this device in the same locations.
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The M8 appears to have similar signal reception to the S4. My son loves the M8, so no chance of an objective view there. The new device pixie dust is too strong
I find the following based on comparing:
DNA > i5s > M8/S4 Both the DNA and iPhone 4s have better reception than than the equal M8 & S4. Still not tested the S5 and will not unless they get a 32gb model. That would be my phone.
The worst phone recpetion device I ever owned was the Nokie N600. It was AWFUL and made the GNEX seem like a DNA on steroids. I grew to really "hate" Nokia after that device. Their Windows Phone love solidifies the "hate".
Something quite a few people here are not taking into account is that the M8 is utilizing Verizon's AWS band, whereas the Rezound/DNA are not. Your M8's signal bars are more than likely displaying AWS signal(assuming your area has AWS this will be the case). On a Rezound, your signal bars reflect your 1X signal...which will always be extremely high in most areas. On a DNA you will be seeing the normal LTE band.
If you're trying to compare to older devices like the Rezound, you need to launch a voice call on your M8 before even giving a second thought to the signal bars. To address the DNA...you won't really be able to compare the two devices since the DNA doesn't support the AWS band at all...unless you live in a non-AWS area.
If you do the appropriate comparisons, the M8's signal is great. I hope this helps clear up a lot of the misunderstanding going on in this thread. :good:
I just sold my N4 and decided to upgrade to the Nexus 5 wanting a little more screen space and newer phone. After playing with it for a week i'm starting to miss my N4. The radio on this thing seems much worse than on the N4. I have weaker T-Mobile signal in my apartment and neighborhood but the N4 would do fine rarely dropping the connection an hitting fairly nice speeds. I was seeing 15-20 mbps with my old N4 using the latest hybrid radio. Now on my N5 the signal is constantly switching to HSPA+ and my LTE speeds are around 5 - 10 mbps. What gives anyone else experience this with the N5 or can suggest things to do. I am on 5.0.1 with the latest radio and really very disappointed. Battery also seems about the same maybe a few extra minutes screen on time but nothing major or great.
Thinking I might just ditch Nexus (I love the vanilla android and updates) but this is just frustrating me now. Might look at getting a one plus one or a LG G2 as I am tired of dealing with Nexus problems.
Anyone feels like chiming in on your experiences or suggestions would love to hear what you think. Very disappointed in the upgrade so far and wish I would have just kept my N4 going I was very happy with it looking past the smaller screen and bad battery.
Thanks
Start flashing some modems http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...t/modem-nexus-5-flashable-modems-efs-t2514095
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Start flashing some modems http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...t/modem-nexus-5-flashable-modems-efs-t2514095
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I have tried that and none seem any better than the latest one. I have flashed almost all of them hoping this would solve the issues but no improvement. I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the device? Seems like I am not the only one complaining about this but cant find any solutions other than getting a new one. The thing is I have 2 other nexus 5's with cracked screens and they all have similar speed/LTE issues.
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I just sold my N4 and decided to upgrade to the Nexus 5 wanting a little more screen space and newer phone. After playing with it for a week i'm starting to miss my N4. The radio on this thing seems much worse than on the N4. I have weaker T-Mobile signal in my apartment and neighborhood but the N4 would do fine rarely dropping the connection an hitting fairly nice speeds. I was seeing 15-20 mbps with my old N4 using the latest hybrid radio. Now on my N5 the signal is constantly switching to HSPA+ and my LTE speeds are around 5 - 10 mbps. What gives anyone else experience this with the N5 or can suggest things to do. I am on 5.0.1 with the latest radio and really very disappointed. Battery also seems about the same maybe a few extra minutes screen on time but nothing major or great.
Thinking I might just ditch Nexus (I love the vanilla android and updates) but this is just frustrating me now. Might look at getting a one plus one or a LG G2 as I am tired of dealing with Nexus problems.
Anyone feels like chiming in on your experiences or suggestions would love to hear what you think. Very disappointed in the upgrade so far and wish I would have just kept my N4 going I was very happy with it looking past the smaller screen and bad battery.
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I think a lot of it has to do with the radio and ROM you have. I have the same problem that I get stronger HSPA signals too. I haven't had time to really troubleshoot it though.
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I think it's just a fact of life with the N5. I've had no less than 4 of them, and they all seemed to have trouble with LTE in places where other phones have no issues. I've tried different radios to no avail, so it's just a quirk I've learned to live with.
That's what I was afraid of. Hopefully 5.1 may fix this and some of the other issues I've noticed with this device. Glad to know its just not me. Thought the N4 had sketchy LTE with unofficial radio until I started using this device. Love the better LCD on the N5 but starting to want to find a phone that performs a little better especially with LTE speed and battery life. Can anyone recommend a device that can run Lollipop, has better battery life and do sent cost more than 300 bucks.
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That's what I was afraid of. Hopefully 5.1 may fix this and some of the other issues I've noticed with this device. Glad to know its just not me. Thought the N4 had sketchy LTE with unofficial radio until I started using this device. Love the better LCD on the N5 but starting to want to find a phone that performs a little better especially with LTE speed and battery life. Can anyone recommend a device that can run Lollipop, has better battery life and do sent cost more than 300 bucks.
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I'd recommend the Moto X but it's more than $300. I think with the current discounts they can be had for around $450, which is an incredible deal for what you get. I use the N5 for work and the Moto X for everything else. Both are great devices but the Moto X is far more refined. It runs near stock Android with some truly wonderful additions, has amazing build quality, and it has some of the best radios out of any phone I've owned, eg. no LTE issues whatsoever. If you can swing the larger price tag, you won't find a better phone.
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That's what I was afraid of. Hopefully 5.1 may fix this and some of the other issues I've noticed with this device. Glad to know its just not me. Thought the N4 had sketchy LTE with unofficial radio until I started using this device. Love the better LCD on the N5 but starting to want to find a phone that performs a little better especially with LTE speed and battery life. Can anyone recommend a device that can run Lollipop, has better battery life and do sent cost more than 300 bucks.
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G2 http://m.ebay.com/itm/171569243169?_mwBanner=1&rmvSB=true
Can the G2 run 5.0 with cyanogenmod or AOSP without major bugs? Anyone running it currently? Thanks for the suggestions.
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Can the G2 run 5.0 with cyanogenmod or AOSP without major bugs? Anyone running it currently? Thanks for the suggestions.
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You should ask on the g2 forums
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You should ask on the g2 forums
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Thanks maybe the Asus Zenphone 2 is what I should wait for. I love Nexus devices and flashing the newest factory images when they are released but wish there was a solution to this crappy radio in my N5. I drove all over town today where I knew I was hitting 40-60 mbps on my N4 (a devices that does not support LTE officially) and with my N5 my top speed was 17 and it was closer to 5-10 on most of the Speedtests. Really disappointing and honestly unacceptable in my mind. Wondering why more people haven't complained about this. Thanks for everyone's feedback on the topic.
So after doing a bit of research I went to the .17 4.4 radio and am getting better signal. The new radios I think aren't as solid because they try to "save battery" but in reality they make it worse because the signal isn't as strong.
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Thanks will have to try this radio. Because I had 2 N5's with cracked screens but newer batteries I decided to swap out the battery in this phone and also changed the plastic piece on the bottom of the phone that I think acts as the radio booster and in doing so it seems to have improved my signal priblems. My speeds are now closer to what I was seeing with the N4 and signal is more reliable. Not sure if it was the better batter, the radio booster or just opening it up and reassembly but it is defiantly much improved. Now to decide if I should spring for the one plus one which had no invitation sales or stay with the N5. I hear the battery is just amazing on the opo.
I'd stay and wait for the one plus two
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Thanks will have to try this radio. Because I had 2 N5's with cracked screens but newer batteries I decided to swap out the battery in this phone and also changed the plastic piece on the bottom of the phone that I think acts as the radio booster and in doing so it seems to have improved my signal priblems. My speeds are now closer to what I was seeing with the N4 and signal is more reliable. Not sure if it was the better batter, the radio booster or just opening it up and reassembly but it is defiantly much improved. Now to decide if I should spring for the one plus one which had no invitation sales or stay with the N5. I hear the battery is just amazing on the opo.
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You may have had a bad connection which technically is a hardware flaw.
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i dont know why , but i changed my nexus 5 antennas which is simple and i get down 62 mbps 27 mbps for down latency 18 ms
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i dont know why , but i changed my nexus 5 antennas which is simple and i get down 62 mbps 27 mbps for down latency 18 ms
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interesting. care to elaborate more?
Hi
So I recently upgraded to the standard S6, and I've been experiencing very, very bad cellular signal reception. At places I would have good (or sometimes even great) signal with all the LTE phones I've owned throughout the last months (iPhone 5, Xperia Z1, Lumia 920), I'm getting very poor or even no signal at all. Not to mention mobile data basically not working at all.
As far as my research goes, I'm definitely not the only one experiencing issues like this. Even a friend of mine who bought the same S6 on the same carrier with the same contract has experienced similar issues. Though there seem to be a lot of "affected" phones, there isn't really much of a solution available online, so I figured one of you might be able to help.
Would really appreciate any tips and workarounds, or even some more people having issues like that with their S6's.
Cheers!
I've just purchased a Galaxy S6 and it is without doubt the worst phone for reception I have ever owned.
My 4G signal at my home on my old Galaxy S5 was always 3 to 4 bars on my S6 im lucky to get between 1 to 2 bars.
It would help if you told us where you live, what carrier you're with, what model s6 you have, is it carrier branded or international unlocked, have you talked to your carrier's customer service, etc. Without any info it just sounds like Samsung bashing.
I get less bars than with my moto x2014 but I get 4g+ instead of 4g and 4g+ is faaaaassssst
Mine is exactly the same signal bars as every phone i've owned but has much faster data and clearer calls.
I would say you either have a bad phone, bad network, or issues with a mobile mast in the area etc etc.
Comparing to past phones is useless because what worked yesterday might not work today. Intermittent issues anyone?
Mine is currently in repair for poor signal. I doubt they will fix it, I think they designed the S6 antennas extremely poorly.
Forgot to update this thread, sorry. I recently sent it in (ofc covered by warranty), and it is far better now, but still not quite as good as on the other mentioned phones, HSDPA is still pretty slow right now and I rarely get LTE. So if you're facing simmilar problems, even though I always hat to do it, I recommend you send it in to Samsung. Also, consider asking your carrier to give you a newer SIM-card since that could be a reason to from what I've heard.
Since Pokemon Go came out, I've used my phone quite a lot more in peculiar places, and one thing
that I've noticed is the weak signal strength. I never really noticed this before, but alongside my girlfriend's Iphone 5s,
I tend to get a much weaker signal.
Could this be a problem with the device, or are there some settings to improve this?
I'd love to not have to revert to my old iphone just cause it's signal is stronger.
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Since Pokemon Go came out, I've used my phone quite a lot more in peculiar places, and one thing
that I've noticed is the weak signal strength. I never really noticed this before, but alongside my girlfriend's Iphone 5s,
I tend to get a much weaker signal.
Could this be a problem with the device, or are there some settings to improve this?
I'd love to not have to revert to my old iphone just cause it's signal is stronger.
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Same issue on S7.. Samsung are just too big and well established to care my friend. I tried a few booster apps, 'signal guard' worked best, but not a real solution...
Sell it, get a One Plus 3... It works!
pst007x said:
Same issue on S7.. Samsung are just too big and well established to care my friend. I tried a few booster apps, 'signal guard' worked best, but not a real solution...
Sell it, get a One Plus 3... It works!
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It's a bit frustrating... I'm not really in a safe enough financial situation to pull a stunt like that, so I'll have to stick with my current options. Thank you for the advice, though. Maybe I should check out signal guard as well.