[LINK] This is why your Nexus signal "sucks"

**2defmouze** · 05-19-2012, 08:30 PM

Nice post I saw on rootzwiki and thought some guys here could use the information.

**Johnly** · 05-19-2012, 08:33 PM

I think you could have wrote this as well. Damn good link for "signal" issues only. Did that dropped mic get officially solved?

**zero neck** · 05-19-2012, 08:36 PM

nice well played

**Hatecrime69** · 05-19-2012, 09:05 PM

read it but don't understand it, someone care to explain?

**Channan** · 05-19-2012, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Hatecrime69

read it but don't understand it, someone care to explain?

Yo fone iz fine.

**pauliphone5** · 05-19-2012, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by Hatecrime69

read it but don't understand it, someone care to explain?

Basically it is stating what has been by a number of people since the Nexus was released. You really can't compare the signal of the Nexus to other phones that are not using ICS. They are not measuring the same type of signal.

**jamontoast1291** · 05-19-2012, 10:33 PM

I wish everyone complaining about signal issues would read this. Nice post!

**Johnly** · 05-19-2012, 10:40 PM

As long as you don't drop the mic....finally, whew....forget release info, this is triage....sad actually.

**pauliphone5** · 05-19-2012, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Johnly

As long as you don't drop the mic....finally, whew....forget release info, this is triage....sad actually.

That is a great point. But, at this point, it is great to see a good explanation regarding the so called poor signal on the Nexus. Do you feel the article did a good job at addressing the signal issue?

**Johnly** · 05-19-2012, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by PaulDroidR2D2

That is a great point. But, at this point, it is great to see a good explanation regarding the so called poor signal on the Nexus. Do you feel the article did a good job at addressing the signal issue?

Indeed I do, as I have stated. But really this late? And I have always had a good signal on my gnex, so this write up is pointless. Anyone have the mic issue solved? This is so late, I feel like it is TRIAGE support. Sad man, so sad to have a trivial signal thread this late in the game, lame.

**pauliphone5** · 05-19-2012, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by Johnly

Indeed I do, as I have stated. But really this late? And I have always had a good signal on my gnex, so this write up is pointless.

Considering there are far more people who complain about signal issues on their Nexus as well as a fair number of them who put their Nexus side by side with other types of phones, I'll have to disagree with you on this being pointless.

Anyone have the mic issue solved? This is so late, I feel like it is TRIAGE support. Sad man, so sad to have a trivial signal thread this late in the game, lame.

I'm not sure, I couldn't find anything on that particular issue in this particular article. In fact, I don't recall seeing one word, or mention of mic issues in this article. If it did, I'd probably have a more concrete opinion on mic issues.

**Johnly** · 05-19-2012, 11:32 PM

May I play the fiddle?

**Jdm4292** · 05-19-2012, 11:33 PM

Well I still miss calls where my Thunderbolt would work fine. And 4g drops out fast where I know I still have coverage. But the article is informative and well written

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**dancing-bass** · 05-19-2012, 11:39 PM

Just to clarify (for my own curiosity, and others who might wonder the same thing)

Although the article was written about Verizon Gnex phones, I'm assuming the same holds true for the GSM Gnex as well? I held my GSM Gnex beside my buddy's GS II. My signal bars were stable at 3 sometimes up to 4, his was a strong 5, occasionally flickering down to 4. Same carrier (Rogers). They were less then 6" apart....

Yet network speeds (a quick n dirty "type in the same URL and hit GO exactly at the same time") seemed very much the same.

**Johnly** · 05-19-2012, 11:41 PM

Elvis had a dirty mic and did way fine....

**trigun123478** · 05-20-2012, 12:38 AM

Except for the phone doesn't have data in places my Droid charge did. Doesn't even go to 1 x just none can't even load a web page.

**ScottDaMan** · 05-20-2012, 03:02 AM

This is what I came here to say. My issue is although I can tolerate a lower signal indication, why am I not able to make calls in the same location as my POS non-smart phone that I had previously. THAT is the real world stuff I care about.

Originally Posted by trigun123478

Except for the phone doesn't have data in places my Droid charge did. Doesn't even go to 1 x just none can't even load a web page.

**metsnfins** · 05-20-2012, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by trigun123478

Except for the phone doesn't have data in places my Droid charge did. Doesn't even go to 1 x just none can't even load a web page.

this is what is ridiculous

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**Saiga** · 05-20-2012, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by trigun123478

Except for the phone doesn't have data in places my Droid charge did. Doesn't even go to 1 x just none can't even load a web page.

Yep I took my Nexus and put it next to my brother's VZW phone. Both on 3G and his phone had no issues playing youtube videos and my Nexus wouldn't load up a single website. Nothing it acted like it had the data connection turned off. His youtube video never even needed to buffer. It was insane.

The phones were inches apart, his had full bars and mine had nothing.

The strange thing is voice calling is amazing on mine. I've never had a single dropped call. Signal for that works perfect. But I don't even try to use data away from wifi anymore. Cause it simply isn't worth the hassle of trying to get and keep a connection.

**pauliphone5** · 05-20-2012, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Saiga

Yep I took my Nexus and put it next to my brother's VZW phone. Both on 3G and his phone had no issues playing youtube videos and my Nexus wouldn't load up a single website. Nothing it acted like it had the data connection turned off. His youtube video never even needed to buffer. It was insane.

The phones were inches apart, his had full bars and mine had nothing.

The strange thing is voice calling is amazing on mine. I've never had a single dropped call. Signal for that works perfect. But I don't even try to use data away from wifi anymore. Cause it simply isn't worth the hassle of trying to get and keep a connection.

That stinks. I wouldn't put up with that. In fact I didn't. When I experienced those types of problems with my Bionic (the one with the "superior" radios) I stopped using it and bought the Nexus.

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**Johnly** · 05-20-2012, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by PaulDroidR2D2

That stinks. I wouldn't put up with that. In fact I didn't. When I experienced those types of problems with my Bionic (the one with the "superior" radios) I stopped using it and bought the Nexus.

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My bionic was worse than my nexus as well, expet my nexus signal was fine and the mic failed (multiple devices/stock/rooted/radios/OS/ROMed to no avail, but my bionic had an awesome mic, and only failed when switching to LTE or 3G. I am sure there are enough of us that don't have a nexus because of said issues. The explanation of what should be is nice.

**fadepoint89** · 05-20-2012, 01:15 PM

Thanks. Very informative.

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**trigun123478** · 05-20-2012, 01:42 PM

It can display signal differently than other 4G LTE phones all it wants, as you can see from other reports the phone still has bad reception. People losing data and dropping calls that is bad signal, so study up on something that doesn't matter. The phones radios still suck.

**Saiga** · 05-20-2012, 02:57 PM

Does anyone understand why my voice reception will work so much better than the data?

That's what I don't understand. Any other phone I've owned on VZW the data and voice either had signal and they work or they didn't. There was no being able to make a phone call, but not being able to load a website. At least I never noticed having voice without having data.

**ShinyTop** · 05-20-2012, 03:50 PM

I don't doubt some people have lousy signal on their phones. From my personal experience it has been fine. My previous phone was an Incredible. At my daughter's house I had to go outside with my Incredible to maintain a conversation. With my Nexus I can talk as long as I want from inside. She is in a valley with no 4G service. I think the issues is with some phones and/or some towers. I have traveled with my phone and every place I have had fine voice service and excellent data anywhere with 4G. I got my first Gnex on release day and another about 4 weeks later. Both were made in Korea and have similar signal.