Signal fix on the way?

**Edwill86** · 09-15-2012, 04:00 PM

According to DL and Best buy a fix for all the connection/signal issues should be rolling out in the next few day...maybe JB.... but prob not.

hit the link for the story:

**menschmaschine5** · 09-15-2012, 05:08 PM

I find it difficult to believe that we'll be getting an OTA that isn't an Android version upgrade at this point. Maybe they'll include these fixes in the JB OTA?

**Edwill86** · 09-15-2012, 05:10 PM

I hope so, but I use to have a tbolt so I dont hold my breath anymore on updates, and I keep my expectations low.

**jmiesse134** · 09-15-2012, 06:30 PM

Well I have the unofficial new radios installed on my rooted device and havent had a drop since. So FYI, it should fix your problems ... Of course when it comes out.

**ellisz** · 09-15-2012, 06:38 PM

Leaked radios did not fix everything for me. I am on my first CLN phone and will be calling soon to try another. Maybe it is the phone...

**HalizDad** · 09-15-2012, 09:07 PM

I love my phone, but hate the signals...VZW says I have 4G coverage at my house, and I have nothing. At work I drop 3G completely, and am lucky if I can even make a phone call. Looks like a return trip to BB (before my buyer's remorse period ends) since VZW knows nothing about this supposed update, and neither does Samsung. On the bright side, if I return my device on Monday, Tuesday they will start rolling out Jelly Bean to the rest of you...Don't question it, because that is just how things work with me...

**jova33** · 09-15-2012, 09:12 PM

The new radios don't fix reception. You just won't drop 4G as much. It'll hold it longer

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**menschmaschine5** · 09-15-2012, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by HalizDad

I love my phone, but hate the signals...VZW says I have 4G coverage at my house, and I have nothing. At work I drop 3G completely, and am lucky if I can even make a phone call. Looks like a return trip to BB (before my buyer's remorse period ends) since VZW knows nothing about this supposed update, and neither does Samsung. On the bright side, if I return my device on Monday, Tuesday they will start rolling out Jelly Bean to the rest of you...Don't question it, because that is just how things work with me...

Buildings can interfere. Every Verizon phone that has entered has poor reception at my apartment, even though my area is included in Verizon's coverage map (and the corner of my room where the bed is is where phone calls go to die...). I also have lackluster reception indoors at work, even though reception in the parking lot is great.

**HalizDad** · 09-15-2012, 10:18 PM

Well, that settles it. Back to my old carrier for me. I work 10hr shifts at a hospital, 4 nights a week. I have to have a reliable signal. I love this phone, but the service at home and at work are beyond lousy. I signed up because the VZW map showed 4G LTE coverage at my house, and that's not the case, even outside. I live in a rural area, and there are no buildings to block the signal. We have no skyscrapers where I live; just houses..and maybe a cow or two, but not a building.

**spencer0279** · 09-15-2012, 11:26 PM

i was on the phone with verizon today and the woman said there wasnt any news on JB but she suggested within a month or two

**Edwill86** · 09-16-2012, 11:36 AM

reps dont know anything so dont bother listening to them. they know literally maybe a week before it comes out if not the day of. so asking is a waste of time because any answer they give is just what they read on the internet :P

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Originally Posted by HalizDad

Well, that settles it. Back to my old carrier for me. I work 10hr shifts at a hospital, 4 nights a week. I have to have a reliable signal. I love this phone, but the service at home and at work are beyond lousy. I signed up because the VZW map showed 4G LTE coverage at my house, and that's not the case, even outside. I live in a rural area, and there are no buildings to block the signal. We have no skyscrapers where I live; just houses..and maybe a cow or two, but not a building.

if you love the phone and want to try another carrier go for it. sprint has a cdma/lte version and if you go with tmo or att you can buy the unlocked gsm version direct from google :..

**pblakk** · 09-16-2012, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Edwill86

I hope so, but I use to have a tbolt so I dont hold my breath anymore on updates, and I keep my expectations low.

Does that mean you're content?

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**Edwill86** · 09-16-2012, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by blakke39

Does that mean you're content?
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I'm happy with my phone. For sure. Just a few quarks that jb should fix. And the signal.issues right now are becoming more and.more noticeable.

**FramCire** · 09-16-2012, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Edwill86

reps dont know anything so dont bother listening to them. they know literally maybe a week before it comes out if not the day of. so asking is a waste of time because any answer they give is just what they read on the internet :P

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if you love the phone and want to try another carrier go for it. sprint has a cdma/lte version and if you go with tmo or att you can buy the unlocked gsm version direct from google :..

I would say the verizon reps know usually around 2 days before and usually after it is leaked by sites.

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**HalizDad** · 09-17-2012, 03:01 PM

This morning I checked my dBm and asu and they were -120 and 99 which is as high as they go towards "Suck Signal" so I went to BB and got a GS3. Sitting at home, it auto-connected to my WiFi and disconnects automatically too. If I turn it off via a widget I had to download, lo and behold, I have 4G which is almost as fast as my 30Mbps Comcast connection according to Speedtest.net. I also have a dBm and asu of -81 and 12. The phone doesn't get blazing hot if I forget to turn off my WiFi either since it disconnects automatically when I'm out of range. About the only thing I hate about this phone is Touchwiz! It's just as quick as my GN which I absolutely loved, but couldn't handle the lack of signal. The baseband on the GS3 is i535. Samsung did a fantastic job on the GS3. Again, I loved the GN, but with no service, dropped calls, etc, it wasn't a Verizon issue after all...it was a Samsung issue. When I returned it the guy said every one he's sold had been returned within the 30 day trial period. I guess that's how it is for those of us without super-strong 4G connections. Anyway, best wishes to all of you GNexers. I hope they release all the fixes very soon for all of you with issues

The GN was the first phone I'd ever bought with issues, so I've either been really lucky, or problems are few and far between...I've had a LOT of phones.

**jova33** · 09-17-2012, 06:30 PM

The GNex is a great phone, but from what I understand, the radio hardware sucks. Hopefully the next nexus will be up to par.
As far as the gs3, I'd put an AOSP ROM on it

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**HalizDad** · 09-18-2012, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by jova33

The GNex is a great phone, but from what I understand, the radio hardware sucks. Hopefully the next nexus will be up to par.
As far as the gs3, I'd put an AOSP ROM on it

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I'm going to when I get bored with it...

**pblakk** · 09-23-2012, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by Edwill86

I'm happy with my phone. For sure. Just a few quarks that jb should fix. And the signal.issues right now are becoming more and.more noticeable.

Grab a Motorola

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**nightshaded** · 09-24-2012, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by HalizDad

Well, that settles it. Back to my old carrier for me. I work 10hr shifts at a hospital, 4 nights a week. I have to have a reliable signal. I love this phone, but the service at home and at work are beyond lousy. I signed up because the VZW map showed 4G LTE coverage at my house, and that's not the case, even outside. I live in a rural area, and there are no buildings to block the signal. We have no skyscrapers where I live; just houses..and maybe a cow or two, but not a building.

I was in the same boat as you. My problem is that I live surrounded by trees, which block out the signal I guess. I'm from rural Michigan, but I will say that I used to get 50kbps with sprint's "unlimited" plan, which was beyond slow. I couldn't even load Facebook. I switched to Verizon, and got around 8000kbps.

Anyways, my 4G signal would drop if I moved my nexus over one inch while sitting on my kitchen counter. It had to sit there specifically for about ten minutes just to pick up two bars of 4G. My phone is the only source of internet I have out here in the country, so I did some research and purchased a wilson 4g-v signal booster. This thing gives me full 4G bars @ -75dBm, 20,000 kbps download, 11,000 upload, and a ping of 47ms. If you're having problems, I would recommend trying a booster out before you break a contract (assuming you are) and switch carriers. However, this might not be a practical solution for your job. My signal issue was at home only. Just my two cents.

**markabele** · 09-25-2012, 11:07 AM

The JB update seemed to help my radio a little but not a ton. What's weird about it is that only certain with certain people that I call I have the issue with.

**markabele** · 09-25-2012, 03:44 PM

Just got off the phone with Verizon and they said the reception issue has been "reported up to Samsung, with no response yet from them." So in other words it could be quite a while before we see a fix for this. Sucks so bad, I love the Nexus but I'm a Realtor and need good cell reception. Arggggggg!!!!!

I'm an Android guy through and through but we have to call a spade a spade and realize this is the kind of thing that drive people to iPhone.

**pblakk** · 09-26-2012, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by markabele

Just got off the phone with Verizon and they said the reception issue has been "reported up to Samsung, with no response yet from them." So in other words it could be quite a while before we see a fix for this. Sucks so bad, I love the Nexus but I'm a Realtor and need good cell reception. Arggggggg!!!!!

I'm an Android guy through and through but we have to call a spade a spade and realize this is the kind of thing that drive people to iPhone.

I see a Motorola in your future.

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**markabele** · 09-26-2012, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by blakke39

I see a Motorola in your future.

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haha...look at my signature...it's actually in my past

on a different note, I think we might have got some sort of small fix. I did a battery pull and when the phone restarted there was a real quick thing that said Android updated and now the reception seems to be a bit better. Anyone else try a pull yet?

**shiner#AC** · 09-28-2012, 10:10 AM

JB helped my signal some, but I am experiencing more drops and it seems to be trying to switch between 3g & 4g way more often now. I have also had issues with it never reconnecting when trying to make the switch from one or the other. So much so that I have set the phone to CDMA only. That has helped with the signal drops and switching, but not the strength. Very frustrating as I had been hoping this last update would be the Holy Grail.

Stupid me.

I'm considering calling Verizon and seeing if I can switch to an S3. This is my 3rd GNex and I've just about given up. Great device ruined by crap radios.