LG G4 vs Galaxy s6 edge

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I have a G4, and the guy I work with a the S6 Edge. We are in a weak AT&T signal area, and the G4 does a much better job at getting LTE, and holding a call. He is always waving his phone around trying to get a signal, while I get 1 - 2 bars and never show no service. Needless to say, he is going to try and get rid of his edge and grab a G4. If signal strength is of any importance to u, grab the G4. It's a great phone.
 

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I have AT&T, and live in a rural area. Signal from all carriers can get sketchy in spots. I've had Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T. For the past couple of years, I have used the Moto X phones. Nice phones, and Motorla is known for great radios in their phones. I wanted a great camera, and went with the LG this time, and it is as good at grabbing a signal as the motorola phones. Samsung phones have a reputation for having weaker radios.
Here is a interesting review showing how weak the Galaxy 6's are.Best for LTE: Galaxy S6, Huawei P8, LG G4 - AndroidAuthority
 

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I have Verizon and went from a decent Samsung flip phone to the G4. An area near my house in S.F. was always dead for the Samsung, but the G4 never drops a call. Inside my house, it could be better though.

The real surprise was in remote areas. We have a cabin in the Stanislaus National Forest, 17 miles from town. I was very curious to see how well the G4 did in such a remote area. Not only did I get service 200 yards closer to the cabin than with the Samsung, I was actually able to pull in the 3G network. Can't tell you what speed because I didn't really test it, but the Samsung couldn't get VoiceMail until I get all the way to town because it couldn't access the basic network well enough. I was very impressed with the G4's radio (again, on Verizon), but comparing it to a Samsung flip, I didn't think it would do as well for regular voice calls, let alone pull in the G3 network as well.
 

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I have Verizon and went from a decent Samsung flip phone to the G4. An area near my house in S.F. was always dead for the Samsung, but the G4 never drops a call. Inside my house, it could be better though.

The real surprise was in remote areas. We have a cabin in the Stanislaus National Forest, 17 miles from town. I was very curious to see how well the G4 did in such a remote area. Not only did I get service 200 yards closer to the cabin than with the Samsung, I was actually able to pull in the 3G network. Can't tell you what speed because I didn't really test it, but the Samsung couldn't get VoiceMail until I get all the way to town because it couldn't access the basic network well enough. I was very impressed with the G4's radio (again, on Verizon), but comparing it to a Samsung flip, I didn't think it would do as well for regular voice calls, let alone pull in the G3 network as well.

Is S.F. = San Francisco? If so, what neighborhood? Just curious but what version is your current Verizon PRL on the G4?
 

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It's in settings, about phone, status
My PRL Version is 15414 - stands for "Preferred Roaming List"
Google "Verizon PRL" and you will find out more info than you would ever want to know and/or need
 

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It's in settings, about phone, status
My PRL Version is 15414 - stands for "Preferred Roaming List"
Google "Verizon PRL" and you will find out more info than you would ever want to know and/or need

My PRL is 15428. The guy from Verizon helping me couldn't find it ;-). I used to update my Samsung flip phone occasionally, but does it help to update the G4 on occasion, or do smartphones auto-update?
 

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Until today I had never heard of PRL. Just googled & found a link to Verizon about PRL updates. Here is the link -http://www.verizon.com/support/preferred-roaming-list-update-faqs/
 

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Until today I had never heard of PRL. Just googled & found a link to Verizon about PRL updates. Here is the link -http://www.verizon.com/support/preferred-roaming-list-update-faqs/

Thanks Bruce,
the answer was right there, where I didn't read ;).
"By performing this update your phone will have the best possible service with us. For 4G devices, you don't need to do anything to update the Preferred Roaming List."
I take it you're in S.F.?
 

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