Google, Samsung, Sprint investigate Nexus S Problems

These signal issues just confound me. Every time I flash a new rom/kernel I get a different set of problems. Its like potluck but for defects. I just don't think Gingerbread 2.3.x plays nice with the radios Samsung used. Hopefully Gingerbread/Ice Cream Sandwich 2.4.x will solve these issues as I'm locked in with this phone until next year.
 
this is probably going to be like the htc hero 2 builds the first one had issues than the ither one was rwv/a something like that. this is real bad for the nexus sales i regret buying this phone, ive had a mogul,tp,tp2,hero,htcevo,and now the nexus s which is the worst as a phone( for phone calls)im next to my airave and still loose signal ....
 
Thanks for the update, Jerry. One question, though. Are the engineers with whom you spoke confident that they can, in fact, resolve these problems?
 
I'm still convinced it has something to do with the towers in your area, based on the reports that come in to Android Central. i would say 2/3 have no issues, while the other 1/3 have horrible 3g and 4g reception. in any case, it's much more than "a few", and nobody is imagining it.

Well actually, I am an Airline Pilot, and I use this phone all over the country. I have the signal problems everywhere I go...
 
so u guys think its software issue...

Wifi might be hardware. If it's the same hardware as the GSM nexus S, there's no reason why it wouldn't be working, a little less range because of the low power components, but still working well. I'm wondering exactly what they had to change to put the wimax hardware inside.

Thanks for the update, Jerry. One question, though. Are the engineers with whom you spoke confident that they can, in fact, resolve these problems?

No idea. I didn't talk to the fellows doing the testing, but I know a few people in other offices, engineering other things, who let me know what's going on when those pictures turned up. All I know is that they have been working on it since mid-May.
 
As long as its withen a resonable amount of time, im willing to wait for a fix as long as it works.

By resonable im not talking about a year :-p
 
As long as its withen a resonable amount of time, im willing to wait for a fix as long as it works.

By resonable im not talking about a year :-p

I hear you! To some extent, I'm stuck with Sprint because of its shared data plans (if I go anywhere else, the rest of my family will need to get their own data plans and my bill(s) will skyrocket). However, Verizon's signal is so much better in my area (Detroit) and the LTE is so good here, my patience is wearing thin.

Where this problem really affects me is my ability to use the Google Music Beta. Since the NS has no external storage, my plan was to load no music on the device itself and rely solely on streaming. With the data throughput I'm getting from Sprint right now, that is next to impossible. I can rarely go for more than a few minutes before the Google Music Beta starts sputtering out. And the Amazon Cloud Player is even worse! It's gotten so bad that I've had to pull out my T-Mobile WiFi hostpot on my drives home just to be able to stream music.

To make matters worse, I've begun experiencing the WiFi issues as well. After a half-hour or so of use, my phone still shows a connection with my router, but I can't surf anywhere or get any data. The only solution is to toggle WiFi (one time that didn't work and I had to tell the NS to forget my network and then do a new setup).

Testing 4G is harder, since Detroit only has a handful of WiMax towers and very weak signals. I can confirm, however, that my 4G speeds are much lower than what I got on my Evo at the same locations.

Love everything else about the NS 4G (and especially the NFC chip in conjunction with the great NFC Tasker app -- just amazing) but these throughput issues are killing me!
 
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this is the worst phone(phone .remeber phone is to make phone calls)o ever owned and i thought yhay the touch pro was going to be the worst phone ever..
i cant believe i swapped my evo for ghis atleast i was able to make calls eveywhere and anytime without all that noise and loosing a call every five min...
nexus s 4g u are the worat phone ive had.too bad my 30days are up bfre jun 24
 
this is the worst phone(phone .remeber phone is to make phone calls)o ever owned and i thought yhay the touch pro was going to be the worst phone ever..
i cant believe i swapped my evo for ghis atleast i was able to make calls eveywhere and anytime without all that noise and loosing a call every five min...
nexus s 4g u are the worat phone ive had.too bad my 30days are up bfre jun 24

So get rid of it then. Just dont swap it for the 3D, that will have a ton of problems at launch as well. We might have a fix for this by end of the month anyways.
 
So get rid of it then. Just dont swap it for the 3D, that will have a ton of problems at launch as well. We might have a fix for this by end of the month anyways.

what do u mean get rid of it...im not asking for opinion am letting u guys know that this is the worat pjone.am pretty sure evo is going to have bugs but hopefully ill be a good phone(to make calls atleast)
 
what do u mean get rid of it...im not asking for opinion am letting u guys know that this is the worat pjone.am pretty sure evo is going to have bugs but hopefully ill be a good phone(to make calls atleast)

and I am telling you to get rid of it then. No sense crying about it on here, do something about it.
 
"We are aware of the connectivity reports being brought forward by a small number of Nexus S 4G customers,"

Even if the entire world were to complain about an issue to the company, they will only admit to a "small group" on any official communication.

rules for error reports and complaints:

  • rule 1: "small groups" of beta testers are our best source to find faults with product. beta testers are most often right.
  • rule 2: "small groups" of customers finding product faults are not beta testers. customers are most often wrong.
  • rule 3: ignore "small groups" of customers qualified to be beta testers.
 
this is the worst phone(phone .remeber phone is to make phone calls)o ever owned and i thought yhay the touch pro was going to be the worst phone ever..
i cant believe i swapped my evo for ghis atleast i was able to make calls eveywhere and anytime without all that noise and loosing a call every five min...
nexus s 4g u are the worat phone ive had.too bad my 30days are up bfre jun 24

what do u mean get rid of it...im not asking for opinion am letting u guys know that this is the worat pjone.am pretty sure evo is going to have bugs but hopefully ill be a good phone(to make calls atleast)

whis crying.whats the point of the forum. im just expressing my self.

Is it possible to spell check before posting again?
 
nop typing from my nexus s 4g.wa do expect from a smartphone thats not smart enough to make a decent phone call.
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hahaha and yall touggt fixxer was a throll. only in the hero forums...
 
nop typing from my nexus s 4g.wa do expect from a smartphone thats not smart enough to make a decent phone call.
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hahaha and yall touggt fixxer was a throll. only in the hero forums...

if u are a admin delete or bann me and ill go bavk to my beloved xda community..:p
 
if u are a admin delete or bann me and ill go bavk to my beloved xda community..:p

You mean XDA, where you say you already sent your Nexus S back on May 26? Trolling over a phone you don't have. Doesn't sound like a fun way to spend a Saturday to me. Please stop :)

jocampo86 at XDA said:
I need ur opinion I bought my nexus s was completely disappointed,so I returned it,no Dev support like evo,no Facebook sync ,I missed sense I sold my evo ....so I started looking on Craigslist found a very good deal 2 evos for $300 I jumped for it.both look like new .one black and one white the white is a refurb manufacture on 7/14/10 refurb on 09/10/10 has a lil nicks around nothing real bad...the black one is manufacture on 11/21/10.not a refurb but is missing the water sticker indicator.....might these be a problem?? Should I keep the black one or white one....????
Help.........am defiantly keeping one....
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