LG Reception - Can it match Motorola?

[Relgoshan]

Yeah my buddy has a Nokia Windows phone. We are both on Verizon and we went to a bar one night. My S4 fluctuated between dead and 1 bar, never getting better than 1x. My buddy, with his Nokia (yeah, the company that took forever to compete in the Android iOS market) never lost service, and had a 3G signal off and on. I may have access to more apps and have a better battery, but when every manufacturer has made my Samsung look 3rd rate, considering I paid full retail because I hated my Samsung Nexus, feel totally taken. I walked up to the Verizon counter, dealt with the manager, and simply said to him, "I want the best phone that you carry, and cost is of no concern." Now the S4 had been out for 3 months already, so it had already developed a history; a history I was unaware of. So I bought the S4 because the manager practically wet his pants he got so excited talking about the plethora of features it had, he forgot to mention that one little problem... RECEPTION!!! So an S4 with a couple of accessories along with a receipt for $800, I was feelin' pretty damn good. I'm rocking the best phone on the market, Quad Core! 2GB RAM, and this space age motion control, split screen, smart scroll, Air View & Gesture, gorgeous screen, I was SOLD! Just a side note - that bar we went to, our friends on AT&T received full 4G service... Get on it, Verizon...

1st sign - dropped call on the HIGHWAY consistently in the same spot. Never before with Verizon, even with my crap Nexus. My mom's iPhone 4... Verizon... -15 db better reception than my NEWER Samsung. Work? ZERO signal. Moto Verizon users? 2 bars, crystal clear incoming/outgoing calls.

If I didn't specify "Sell me your BEST," shame on me. But forgive me, but when it comes to PHONES, reception is a key element in what makes a phone the BEST. It makes no difference which manufacturer I upgrade to because they are all better than Samsung. Unfortunately, I'm a victim of the tech bug. I have a Ph.D in theoretical physics, and I'm the first to admit I am a geek, nerd, choose your adjective... But specs are important to me. My next phone WILL have 3GB RAM, hopefully 32GB memory, still like the idea of a removable battery, and have more practical, cool space-age technology. The LG G3 will probably be my next toy, but the stupid rumor mill is still indecisive on whether or not we will see it with 2GB or 3GB RAM. I'm well aware the difference is nominal, but 9 years of collegiate math and physics molds you into a technology parasite. Rant over. Thanks for listening!

And I did the research and grabbed a Flex. Probably not the best antenna yet, but better than what I had before and no LTE handoff bug. If G3 has this antenna or better we'll be good.

 

[ozarkmiss]

First day report with LG G3.

Signal is far superior than my Droid RAZR M. I live very remotely and am keenly aware of best signal spot in house. With LG G3 now get and hold 3G/1x (-98 to -108dBm) where before I got no signal.

Huge relief.

Think this phone is a keeper (only had for 4 hours)

 

[zobog]

On my experience Motorola has the best radios on Verizon.

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[scottysize]

I've always had a 4G signal at home. Last night after unboxing and setting up, the phone jumped into 3G twice. (I'll have to monitor this. FDR will be first, then return will be second, if it continues.)

I'm sitting here at my desk and the phone's signal is the same as any of the phones that I've had sitting here at my desk. No noticeable difference between the Maxx HD, HTC One Max, M8, G2, and now the G3 when at my desk.

 

[Sentrix]

The reception on my AT&T G3 has been awful, to be quite honest. I feel like I rarely get LTE.
In my building it goes between HSPA+, EDGE, and no service.
With my Galaxy S5 it's simply between LTE and HSPA, and never out of service.

 

[darkestred]

G3 will probably be as good as the g2. Which, isn't very good. I personally think HTC makes the best phones for reception. I've never owned a motorola. But i can tell you my old Thunderbolt got 4g in a building where the s3 couldn't hold it and the g2 has a hard time staying in 4g. Ironically, my company s4 in the same area blazes through 4g. so, TIFWIW.

 

[umumwhatever]

nmtt

 

[umumwhatever]

If I didn't specify "Sell me your BEST," shame on me. But forgive me, but when it comes to PHONES, reception is a key element in what makes a phone the BEST. It makes no difference which manufacturer I upgrade to because they are all better than Samsung. Unfortunately, I'm a victim of the tech bug. I have a Ph.D in theoretical physics, and I'm the first to admit I am a geek, nerd, choose your adjective... But specs are important to me. My next phone WILL have 3GB RAM, hopefully 32GB memory, still like the idea of a removable battery, and have more practical, cool space-age technology. The LG G3 will probably be my next toy, but the stupid rumor mill is still indecisive on whether or not we will see it with 2GB or 3GB RAM. I'm well aware the difference is nominal, but 9 years of collegiate math and physics molds you into a technology parasite. Rant over. Thanks for listening!

How many times do you need to remind yourself of your professed mathematics acumen before you feel good?
It's just really sad that you never learned what the goal of a salesperson is and no matter how much you remind him/her of your expertise, it only exposes your inability to communicate the concept of "reception".

How was a salesperson supposed to know what "best" means to you?

When you said "sell me your BEST" he could very well have interpreted that as the best phone for commission... or something else good for him.

Good luck with that.