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I am in a situation, I have horrible reception in the same area that I have been for the past years and gotten great signal. I have opened a network ticket with Verizon, and am hoping I can get it resolved. I have a second Pixel that belongs to a family member that is also getting poor reception, so I believe it is an issue with Verizon.
My question is, would it be possible for someone with a Verizon bought Pixel to dump the radio firmware in a flashable zip?
While I realize this might not be the issue, I am ready to try, and also think it would be interesting to know whether there are any differences in the stock Google radio and the Verizon one.
You can download the full firmware package right from Google...
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Anyone running the google pixel 2 on AT&T unlocked? If so thoughts, I've been reading that VoLTE does not work nor does WiFi calling. I have a Samsung S8 that I purchased from Best Buy and I flashed the AT&T firmware to get all this working. I know that this phone is not on AT&T so I doubt there will be a way to flash any firmware since this device is not sold by AT&T.
Anyway, just throwing it out there for feedback from Google Pixel 2 users on AT&T.
I signed up for Android beta, and had VoLTE and HD voice on AT&T, but not wifi calling. I switched back to the Nov security release to see if Bluetooth issues were fixed and those things went away. I have since re-signed up for the beta, but haven't gotten an OTA yet for the next beta, but I'd assume they will come back. So the answer to your question is yes and no....
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I signed up for Android beta, and had VoLTE and HD voice on AT&T, but not wifi calling. I switched back to the Nov security release to see if Bluetooth issues were fixed and those things went away. I have since re-signed up for the beta, but haven't gotten an OTA yet for the next beta, but I'd assume they will come back. So the answer to your question is yes and no....
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Thank you for the feedback, this is the only thing that keeps me from buying this phone unlocked. At&T service sucks where I work, so I'm dependent on WiFi calling functionality. I think I may have to switch to Verizon if I really want this phone.
I went back and forth on keeping it vs going back to my HTC One M9 that seemed to work flawlessly.... The Pixel 2 is nice and the battery is sweet, but I feel like the technology goes backwards sometimes with the Bluetooth issues and lack of some casting support. I decided to keep it, in the hopes that the Bluetooth issues will get resolved, and the battery life. I have good AT&T service, so those things I never had, I didn't even know what I was missing.
53fireman said:
I went back and forth on keeping it vs going back to my HTC One M9 that seemed to work flawlessly.... The Pixel 2 is nice and the battery is sweet, but I feel like the technology goes backwards sometimes with the Bluetooth issues and lack of some casting support. I decided to keep it, in the hopes that the Bluetooth issues will get resolved, and the battery life. I have good AT&T service, so those things I never had, I didn't even know what I was missing.
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I have an S8 that I purchased out right unlocked from Best Buy. The phone is good but I get irritated because it runs like a snail from time to time and it drives me insane. A quick reboot fixes it all but then after some use (days) it's starts doing it again. Maybe it's all the dumb Samsung bloatware that slows it down. Which is why I like the clean vanilla UI on the pixel 2.
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Anyone running the google pixel 2 on AT&T unlocked? If so thoughts, I've been reading that VoLTE does not work nor does WiFi calling. I have a Samsung S8 that I purchased from Best Buy and I flashed the AT&T firmware to get all this working. I know that this phone is not on AT&T so I doubt there will be a way to flash any firmware since this device is not sold by AT&T.
Anyway, just throwing it out there for feedback from Google Pixel 2 users on AT&T.
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I can confirm that HD voice works fine on my unlocked Pixel 2 on AT&T. HD voice was added in Android 8.1.
lacibaci said:
I can confirm that HD voice works fine on my unlocked Pixel 2 on AT&T. HD voice was added in Android 8.1.
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does VOLTE work if you're on AT&T prepay?
elijahblake said:
does VOLTE work if you're on AT&T prepay?
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Not sure. You can test it yourself though. Find another phone (person) on AT&T with a handset that supports HD voice and make a phone call - making sure you're in well covered LTE area.
You will see "HD" displayed on you Pixel 2 screen under the name of the person you're calling.
Hey all,
With the official global Mix 3 being out, is band 13 still only on the 8/256 model? I recently bought a 6t and am on VZW, but realize I should have just gotten the Mix3 as planned.
According to https://www.mi.com/global/mix3/specs/ it looks like band 13 is available on the 6/128gb global version now. Have the Mix devices worked on VZW historically though?
I used the Mix 2 on Verizon for almost a year. Worked fine... I even used the original Mix on Verizon. It would occasionally drop to 3g because it was missing one of the LTE bands but otherwise worked fine. Far as I know the mix 3 will work fine on Verizon as well.
Can't read it directly from my phone, but the mini manual thing that comes in the box lists these bands on the 6GB/128GB global model: 1/3/7/8/20/34/38/40 tho they could be wrong. I'd very much would like to read this info somehow directly from the phone, which bands it supports, but have yet to find that option.
Goombaa said:
According to https://www.mi.com/global/mix3/specs/ it looks like band 13 is available on the 6/128gb global version now. Have the Mix devices worked on VZW historically though?
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That is what I saw on the website, which made me question it. Previously, band 13 was only available on the 8/256 and 10/256.
admirdante said:
Can't read it directly from my phone, but the mini manual thing that comes in the box lists these bands on the 6GB/128GB global model: 1/3/7/8/20/34/38/40 tho they could be wrong. I'd very much would like to read this info somehow directly from the phone, which bands it supports, but have yet to find that option.
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What model is your handset?
Never mind. Just saw it on XDA. Global version launched today, has band 13. Well. Time to sell this 6T
Verizon user here. I had a Mix 2s that was destroyed by a local repair shop dropping the logic board (took me a long time to figure that out) when they were replacing the screen. I should've just replaced the screen myself. I have a Mix 3 now (the 8/256 model) with the Global rom that was leaked a few weeks ago. Our organization has multiple in building repeaters as well as some smaller offices that have the "home" repeaters meant for < 5 users. My phone gets LTE coverage as expected everywhere and the signal levels are consistently BETTER than my Pixel 2 XL or my Pixel XL. They seem to be slightly better than the Pixel 3 XL I have. I think this phone is one of the best hardware packages you are going to get and the price can't be beat for the quality. Battery life was a minor concern, but the new OLED screen seems to make up for the fact it has a smaller battery than other similar devices. I've done several long distance road trips and had no issues with roaming or coverage. I've found one spot on a section of interstate near me where it drops to 1x, but the other phone I had dropped to no signal (Pixel 2 XL).
I did have to mess with the device to get the APNs setup. On the global rom it looks like you can just add one yourself. On the chinese rom, I had to mount /system as RW in TWRP and then overwrite the apns file to get a working APN for VZW MMS. ***I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS*** but I think you can just download the Messages+ app (which I kind of hate) and use it without fixing the MMS in the APNs. That is the Verizon app for texting. Using Messages+ allows me to send full quality pictures and GIFs that actually work as well as receive them. There is some kind of issue with the stock setup on MIUI that stops it from sending or receiving larger than 30KB MMS messages. This is documented all over and no one else I've found has posted a fix. If I have time I am planning on trying to see if there is a system setting that can be modified to fix that 30KB limitation, but the Messages+ app just bypasses it. If you have any questions feel free to ask here and I'll share/help.
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Verizon user here. I had a Mix 2s that was destroyed by a local repair shop dropping the logic board (took me a long time to figure that out) when they were replacing the screen. I should've just replaced the screen myself. I have a Mix 3 now (the 8/256 model) with the Global rom that was leaked a few weeks ago. Our organization has multiple in building repeaters as well as some smaller offices that have the "home" repeaters meant for < 5 users. My phone gets LTE coverage as expected everywhere and the signal levels are consistently BETTER than my Pixel 2 XL or my Pixel XL. They seem to be slightly better than the Pixel 3 XL I have. I think this phone is one of the best hardware packages you are going to get and the price can't be beat for the quality. Battery life was a minor concern, but the new OLED screen seems to make up for the fact it has a smaller battery than other similar devices. I've done several long distance road trips and had no issues with roaming or coverage. I've found one spot on a section of interstate near me where it drops to 1x, but the other phone I had dropped to no signal (Pixel 2 XL).
I did have to mess with the device to get the APNs setup. On the global rom it looks like you can just add one yourself. On the chinese rom, I had to mount /system as RW in TWRP and then overwrite the apns file to get a working APN for VZW MMS. ***I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS*** but I think you can just download the Messages+ app (which I kind of hate) and use it without fixing the MMS in the APNs. That is the Verizon app for texting. Using Messages+ allows me to send full quality pictures and GIFs that actually work as well as receive them. There is some kind of issue with the stock setup on MIUI that stops it from sending or receiving larger than 30KB MMS messages. This is documented all over and no one else I've found has posted a fix. If I have time I am planning on trying to see if there is a system setting that can be modified to fix that 30KB limitation, but the Messages+ app just bypasses it. If you have any questions feel free to ask here and I'll share/help.
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Do you know the correct Verizon APN(s) to add (on global)? Or where I could find it? There seem to be multiple versions after a quick Google.
So here's the thing. If you use messages+ from Verizon, it ignores the missing MMSC. Everything else works by default so I just started using Messages+ since you can send and receive MMS and large gifs and stuff. I can give you ones that will work, but the other messaging apps limit you to 30kb MMS.
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is anyone facing the same problem, that the 4G Signal is often very weak and unstable. For me if the signal isnt the best, it switches to edge or hsdpa+.
With my old phone i have got always 4g at the same location... Any ideas? I have already tried a factory reset and changing the sim card slots.
nexuspur said:
Hello,
is anyone facing the same problem, that the 4G Signal is often very weak and unstable. For me if the signal isnt the best, it switches to edge or hsdpa+.
With my old phone i have got always 4g at the same location... Any ideas? I have already tried a factory reset and changing the sim card slots.
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I don't have that issue but I would say that's usual. All phones have different signal strength. It could be that your previous phone had better than op7. And its hardware related. Sometimes you can Improve it a lil bit with another firmware. But in most case there is nothing you can do.
I'm not getting good LTE reception either. I'm in Canada on Bell Mobility. I have the Chinese GM1900 model OP7 running the latest OxygenOS.
I keep switching between the OP7 and Pixel 2XL and I notice that even though the GM1900 supports all my carriers bands, the OP7 tends to choose different LTE bands than my Pixel 2XL does. Also, I noticed that the LTE Discovery app shows a weaker signal on the OP7.
I'm not sure what the issue is, and I am thinking a refund/exchange will be a hassle but I might give it a shot if I have to. I have only had the device since last Saturday so I am still hoping that there is a tweak or even another ROM I can choose to help this.
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I don't have that issue but I would say that's usual. All phones have different signal strength. It could be that your previous phone had better than op7. And its hardware related. Sometimes you can Improve it a lil bit with another firmware. But in most case there is nothing you can do.
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Than all phones have got better signal strength than OnePlus :laugh:
nexuspur said:
Than all phones have got better signal strength than OnePlus :laugh:
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Nah. Coming from Mi9 I would say its the same compared to op7.
Edit: you could try to change your network type. Maybe there is something wrong selected.
Kollachi said:
Nah. Coming from Mi9 I would say its the same compared to op7.
Edit: you could try to change your network type. Maybe there is something wrong selected.
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Already tried to change the network type. No change.
Also it should work out of the box. Maybe the next system updates will fix this.
I have the same issue and I've replaced the phone already and it hasn't made a difference.
My partner's on the exact same network and gets 4g where I get H+?! In the exact same place on an iPhone 6s. Go figure.
I think a firmware update/fix is needed.
Anyone submitted it as a bug?
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Finally someone with the same problem. This is exactly my problem. H+ where others get a stable good 4g connection at the same place. Where can we submit this bug?
Edit: I have opened a thread at OnePlus. Maybe all with the same problem can comment this so OnePlus actually cares about it?
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/unstable-4g-connection.1069237/
The Op7 has not been released for my market, is it still ok to submit a bug report there?
Anyone with the same problem?
Can confirm this has been an issue on my 3rd 7 pro, haven't tried on the first 2 before RMA'ing them unfortunately. I want the 7 because I couldn't stand the curves and the weight of the pro in the end so i'm gonna return the one I got now as well....but if this is a widespread hardware issue with both it kinda sucks for me, on most days I use 4g for at least 2 hours.
I think everyone needs to include their views on the issue posted at OnePlus so that they can see how widespread this issue really is.
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I'm also gonna return the phone and buy another one if this won't be fixed. It really sucks because with my old(er) Phone(s) I have got better signal strength than with the new op7. This is a nogo for me...
MarylandCookie said:
I think everyone needs to include their views on the issue posted at OnePlus so that they can see how widespread this issue really is.
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I created a feedback using the Community app, and I also created a log file while having the issue and sent it in with that report.
EDIT: Purchased a Redmi Note 7(the OPO7 costs 3 times more) and i have got stable LTE signal where the OPO7 only gets HSPA+. Gonna sell the OPO7. This is really a nogo for me.
Anyone else with the same problem(s)?
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EDIT: Purchased a Redmi Note 7(the OPO7 costs 3 times more) and i have got stable LTE signal where the OPO7 only gets HSPA+. Gonna sell the OPO7. This is really a nogo for me.
Anyone else with the same problem(s)?
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hey, It seems to me you have a problem with the 4g band itself did you try to change it to Europe or Us from hidden settings,
If you haven't tried that may I suggest to do so by searching on google play for an app called android hidden settings, by 0alex..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kasitskyi.hiddensettings&hl=en_US
and change the band between europe and us and toggle as well between 4g and other modes just to make sure it was changed.
I hope that helps,
I am hoping the radio is much better than the p6p. Has anyone found specs on the radio? Edit: hopefully my title isn't too misleading. Apologies mods
I sent the question into someone with the Tier 2+ Google Support Hardware Pixel team asking "What cellular modem is in the Pixel 7?"
I will post the answer here, if I get one.
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I am hoping the radio is much better than the p6p. Has anyone found specs on the radio? Edit: hopefully my title isn't too misleading. Apologies mods
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Google hasn't offered any info yet, there is just the leak/romour that the P7 Pro will use a new/unannounced Samsung Exynos 5300 modem.
According to
First details of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro come roaring out: 2nd-gen Tensor, new Samsung modem
9to5Google has uncovered concrete details of the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, including the devices’ codenames, Tensor chip, and Samsung modem.
9to5google.com
"GS201 chip will feature a – currently unreleased – Samsung modem with the model number “g5300b.” For comparison, the Pixel 6 lists its modem as “g5123b,” which is the Exynos Modem 5123. Given the model number, we believe Google’s second-generation Tensor chip will have the Exynos Modem 5300"
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Since Google doesn't offer any info on their website about the modem, we'll probably have to wait for a teardown/review where the modem either gets read out in software, or someone takes the phone apart and can tell us what's inside.
According to Google online chat with a Tier 2+ support person "Pixel 7 and 7 pro use Samsung Exynos Modem 5300."
swieder711 said:
According to Google online chat with a Tier 2+ support person "Pixel 7 and 7 pro use Samsung Exynos Modem 5300."
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The confirmation is great, but that means little since it's an unannounced modem, and we don't have any specs and there are no other phones using that modem to compare it to.
I took a chance that the P7 modem will perform better than my P6 which I am going to trade in.
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The confirmation is great, but that means little since it's an unannounced modem, and we don't have any specs and there are no other phones using that modem to compare it to.
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Agreed. Sadly, trust of the chat level information has been lacking IMHO.
Thx god I read that! Thats the reason why I don't buy a Samsung device here.
There are sightings of the 5300g revision (where as previous leaks had 5300b and f revisions)
The old modems are not that bad but S21 was really bad and 6 and 6 Pro one of the worst.
Linuxkek said:
The old modems are not that bad but S21 was really bad and 6 and 6 Pro one of the worst.
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So shut off 5G then. It's a battery hog and not needed for 95%+ of us anyway.
To be clear, it's not just Samsung modems that suck with 5G. My Qualcomm X60 in my OnePlus 9 has 5G disabled because of battery drain, data stall, and heat issues as well.
Well, we know it has a "Samsung Exynos Modem 5300g" whatever that means. It's the next rev of the same modem from last year. After the latest updates the 5100 modem was working ok, although 5G battery life was atrocious (which is on par of this 2019ish chipset).
Hopefully the Samsung modem team has improved 5G battery and at least you'll have a working modem that while it's not state of the art, people can't complain too much.
EtherealRemnant said:
So shut off 5G then. It's a battery hog and not needed for 95%+ of us anyway.
To be clear, it's not just Samsung modems that suck with 5G. My Qualcomm X60 in my OnePlus 9 has 5G disabled because of battery drain, data stall, and heat issues as well.
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I use only LTE the last few years cuz we got 5G over DSS which is 4G.
The Pixel 6 Pro has the worst connectivity and reception of any phone I've used
The Pixel 6 Pro has connectivity issues. It goes offline very frequently and doesn't reconnect as quickly as it should, unlike other phones.
www.androidauthority.com
Maybe you wanna read a lil bit
Here we go again
Phone won't stay connected to mobile data for more than a few minutes before disconnecting.
I just got my 7 Pro all set up a couple hours ago. I'm using Straight Talk with a Verizon SIM and I'm having serious mobile network connection issues. It will connect to 5G/LTE for a few minutes, then it will just disconnect and tell me I don't...
forum.xda-developers.com
So I just got my 7 Pro and I checked my signal strength compared to my 6 Pro with the same sim card in the same spot. What I can say is this. The 7 seems to have a much more stable connection. I watched the signal strength for about a minute and I saw the 6 bounce around from -107 to -112 dBm. The 7 consistently stayed at -107dBm. Can't really tell if there's any difference in real world usage yet but these are the findings I have so far.
So its not that bad which is still bad :/
They are using old Samsung's modem what do you expect? They gotta cut some corners to make it an affordable phone.
hello00 said:
They are using old Samsung's modem what do you expect? They gotta cut some corners to make it an affordable phone.
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They are using Samsung's newest modem...
EtherealRemnant said:
They are using Samsung's newest modem...
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Still old compared to the Snapdragon X65
hello00 said:
Still old compared to the Snapdragon X65
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it's also old compared to the Snapdragon X100000