Official Signal Strength and Reception Thread
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Yeah the radio isn't as good as the ones in Motorola devices. If it is that bad for you though, return it, it's a nice phone but coverage and reception are more important.
Yeah the radio isn't as good as the ones in Motorola devices. If it is that bad for you though, return it, it's a nice phone but coverage and reception are more important.
Yeah my GPS is locking immediately .I only have two bars but all my calls are clear.
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Re: low signal strength?
I live in a huge 4G market, definitely shouldn't be a "low signal area", and the problem is my previous 4G phone had a perfect signal at my house. Driving around town today which should be a solid 4G connection I could literally watch the bars go up and down 4G>3G>1X>Searching while my wife's Incredible 2 is sitting right next to it with a solid signal. I'm not saying every Nexus has this problem I am simply stating my experience over the past few days.
I live in a huge 4G market, definitely shouldn't be a "low signal area", and the problem is my previous 4G phone had a perfect signal at my house. Driving around town today which should be a solid 4G connection I could literally watch the bars go up and down 4G>3G>1X>Searching while my wife's Incredible 2 is sitting right next to it with a solid signal. I'm not saying every Nexus has this problem I am simply stating my experience over the past few days.
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I am pretty sure that the signal strength is not being reported properly because I am getting the highest speed tests I have seen since the Thunderbolt launched. Uploads are even higher then that.
I am pretty sure that the signal strength is not being reported properly because I am getting the highest speed tests I have seen since the Thunderbolt launched. Uploads are even higher then that.
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I live in a low(ish) signal area, but around my house I always had 2-3 bars on my Droid 2 and iPhone 4 ... but the Galaxy Nexus CDMA gets 0-1 bars in all of the same places. This is a NON 4G area.
However, I was in the city over the weekend, driving around Burbank, CA and Ventura, CA I dropped data coverage completely more then once, and only saw more then a couple of bars the entire weekend down there. Looking at the signal log I was in yellow or red all that time except for a couple blips of green.
I'm hoping the phone is reporting signal incorrectly, which would then be directly attributed to the extremely (EXTREMELY) low battery life I have been seeing (I have my phone set to CDMA only now), in comparison to the OG Droid, Droid 2, and iPhone 4 in the same area.
I live in a low(ish) signal area, but around my house I always had 2-3 bars on my Droid 2 and iPhone 4 ... but the Galaxy Nexus CDMA gets 0-1 bars in all of the same places. This is a NON 4G area.
However, I was in the city over the weekend, driving around Burbank, CA and Ventura, CA I dropped data coverage completely more then once, and only saw more then a couple of bars the entire weekend down there. Looking at the signal log I was in yellow or red all that time except for a couple blips of green.
I'm hoping the phone is reporting signal incorrectly, which would then be directly attributed to the extremely (EXTREMELY) low battery life I have been seeing (I have my phone set to CDMA only now), in comparison to the OG Droid, Droid 2, and iPhone 4 in the same area.
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i have a gnex that i traded a razr in for. before that i had a droid 1. my wife now has a rezound. i am a speedtest and gps freak. i can with all confidence say that the gnex does not have the same signal strength. speedtest are much slower as are the signal strengths. gps works great outside in the car (yea, that's where it should,,,but is is nice to check numbers and addresses in a building sometimes). i suppose i have to come to terms with what i'm willing to accept for example 7mbps down instead of 13 or having to look up buisness phone numbers a different way rather than google maps when i'm in a building. just to give you a practical example: i was in jcpenney when for the first time i almost dropped a call (fading in and out) so i checked the gps just for kicks and there was none. took my wife's rezound and got immediate gps lock and was able to get around 11mbps 4g and the gnex got .16 mpgs on 3g. the op has a valid point in that none of the reviews said anything negative about signal or gps. some review gave this phone the highest since the iphone. why is this? this is a phenomena that warrants investigation but i digress. like many here i'll more than likely keep this phone but let's be real.
i have a gnex that i traded a razr in for. before that i had a droid 1. my wife now has a rezound. i am a speedtest and gps freak. i can with all confidence say that the gnex does not have the same signal strength. speedtest are much slower as are the signal strengths. gps works great outside in the car (yea, that's where it should,,,but is is nice to check numbers and addresses in a building sometimes). i suppose i have to come to terms with what i'm willing to accept for example 7mbps down instead of 13 or having to look up buisness phone numbers a different way rather than google maps when i'm in a building. just to give you a practical example: i was in jcpenney when for the first time i almost dropped a call (fading in and out) so i checked the gps just for kicks and there was none. took my wife's rezound and got immediate gps lock and was able to get around 11mbps 4g and the gnex got .16 mpgs on 3g. the op has a valid point in that none of the reviews said anything negative about signal or gps. some review gave this phone the highest since the iphone. why is this? this is a phenomena that warrants investigation but i digress. like many here i'll more than likely keep this phone but let's be real.
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Most of the reviewers live in San Francisco or New York (or Chicago). So very good signal is the norm for these guys. At home I pull about 200k-300k on 3G, no 4G available. WiFi is great, but the wifi range is pretty bad too.
Most of the reviewers live in San Francisco or New York (or Chicago). So very good signal is the norm for these guys. At home I pull about 200k-300k on 3G, no 4G available. WiFi is great, but the wifi range is pretty bad too.
low signal strength?
I know there are some other threads, one with a lot of pages to it, i just dont feel like reading 20 pages to find my answer. My signal strength is horrid. I get hardly one bar when my OG gets four. i can hardly call people from my house... wtf. Is it possible this radio problem could get fixed by a software update? I absolutely LOVE this phone, and i dont want to have to buy the rezound or something. dont get me wrong, the rezound is good, but, c'mon, its no Nexus. Only thing it has on the nexus is the "better" screen. I am also rooted with Android Revolution HD 2.1.1, is anyone having this problem with the rom? hopefully i got lucky and got a good radio and its just the rom thats screwy.
I know there are some other threads, one with a lot of pages to it, i just dont feel like reading 20 pages to find my answer. My signal strength is horrid. I get hardly one bar when my OG gets four. i can hardly call people from my house... wtf. Is it possible this radio problem could get fixed by a software update? I absolutely LOVE this phone, and i dont want to have to buy the rezound or something. dont get me wrong, the rezound is good, but, c'mon, its no Nexus. Only thing it has on the nexus is the "better" screen. I am also rooted with Android Revolution HD 2.1.1, is anyone having this problem with the rom? hopefully i got lucky and got a good radio and its just the rom thats screwy.
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There always seems to be confusion about this. The sensitivity issue that people are reporting is real and it has nothing to do with upload/download speeds. If you have a viable 4G signal you'll get your speed.
But the issue is low sensitivity which manifests itself as a DROP from 4G to 3G and sometimes to 1X. This will happen in the same areas where another 4G phone holds on to 4G. This proves the phone's reported low sensitivity numbers are real. I myself have experienced this in certain areas. Both my Bionic and Rezound would maintain a 4G signal where my Nexus would drop to 3G.
Keep in mind this manifests itself in marginal 4G areas. It's those areas that separate the men from the boys.
There always seems to be confusion about this. The sensitivity issue that people are reporting is real and it has nothing to do with upload/download speeds. If you have a viable 4G signal you'll get your speed.
But the issue is low sensitivity which manifests itself as a DROP from 4G to 3G and sometimes to 1X. This will happen in the same areas where another 4G phone holds on to 4G. This proves the phone's reported low sensitivity numbers are real. I myself have experienced this in certain areas. Both my Bionic and Rezound would maintain a 4G signal where my Nexus would drop to 3G.
Keep in mind this manifests itself in marginal 4G areas. It's those areas that separate the men from the boys.
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Unfortunately the low/poor signal strength is why I had to return this phone. Where I was getting 4 bars with my Tbolt, the Nexus was giving me 1 to 2 bars and I could never hold a call. Data was also spotty. I work in NY city and 4G is strong here. The Nexus wasn't able to hang on to the signal for very long and I saw a lot of 3G to 4G back and forth. My mobile phone is my only phone so the poor signal reception at home was my main reason for having to give the phone up. It's a shame, too, as I pretty much liked everything about this phone.
Unfortunately the low/poor signal strength is why I had to return this phone. Where I was getting 4 bars with my Tbolt, the Nexus was giving me 1 to 2 bars and I could never hold a call. Data was also spotty. I work in NY city and 4G is strong here. The Nexus wasn't able to hang on to the signal for very long and I saw a lot of 3G to 4G back and forth. My mobile phone is my only phone so the poor signal reception at home was my main reason for having to give the phone up. It's a shame, too, as I pretty much liked everything about this phone.
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Re: low signal strength?
I regret that I'll probably be returning my Galaxy Nexus. I don't get 4g at home where I was told I will. I've already been traveling (as a passenger) in an area I always travel in and not been able to look up information I needed because 3g wasn't working. I love the phone otherwise, but I need function over form. It's not much of a "smartphone" if it can't even reliably surf the web.
Edit: Also, comparing signals with my wife's Incredible (both on 3g), the Nexus was consistently weaker, and not always negligibly weaker, I'm talking 20+ db.
I regret that I'll probably be returning my Galaxy Nexus. I don't get 4g at home where I was told I will. I've already been traveling (as a passenger) in an area I always travel in and not been able to look up information I needed because 3g wasn't working. I love the phone otherwise, but I need function over form. It's not much of a "smartphone" if it can't even reliably surf the web.
Edit: Also, comparing signals with my wife's Incredible (both on 3g), the Nexus was consistently weaker, and not always negligibly weaker, I'm talking 20+ db.
I agree. I was expecting for low quality calls with 2 bars and definitely when my Gnex is reporting one, but all has been good.
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If it's a legitimate issue, my guess is Anandtech will be the only review site to give thorough and specific reasons for it.
Brandon
If it's a legitimate issue, my guess is Anandtech will be the only review site to give thorough and specific reasons for it.
Brandon
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Not one review mentioned that the radio was horrible crap in the Fascinate before I bought it. Unfortunately many sites and blogs do not thoroughly test things like the radio. I would be pretty skeptical of it working properly if it is the same one from the Charge.
Also people are saying that software will fix issues. I hope it does, but the Razr and Rezound don't have any signal issues to begin with....makes one think about the quality of the Radio in the GNex.
Not one review mentioned that the radio was horrible crap in the Fascinate before I bought it. Unfortunately many sites and blogs do not thoroughly test things like the radio. I would be pretty skeptical of it working properly if it is the same one from the Charge.
Also people are saying that software will fix issues. I hope it does, but the Razr and Rezound don't have any signal issues to begin with....makes one think about the quality of the Radio in the GNex.
Re: low signal strength?
I have LTE disabled, since its not in my area.
my buddy brought over his htc incredible last night, side by side with the nexus they both were within 5 dbm of eachother.
I have LTE disabled, since its not in my area.
my buddy brought over his htc incredible last night, side by side with the nexus they both were within 5 dbm of eachother.
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Re: low signal strength?
I have been dropping so many calls lately, I had to remove my case to make sure the phone was on Verizon (and not AT&T).
I love the phone though, and would hate to exchange, but I obviously need it to work like a phone. I'm giving it until the 15th to shape up. I'm hoping the next update does some good here.
I have been dropping so many calls lately, I had to remove my case to make sure the phone was on Verizon (and not AT&T).
I love the phone though, and would hate to exchange, but I obviously need it to work like a phone. I'm giving it until the 15th to shape up. I'm hoping the next update does some good here.
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Here is an fyi, i had to return my first nexus, my 3g part of the radio was dead. 4g work GREAT!, 3g phone and data had no service. Verizon replaced the phone, all is sweet now.
Here is an fyi, i had to return my first nexus, my 3g part of the radio was dead. 4g work GREAT!, 3g phone and data had no service. Verizon replaced the phone, all is sweet now.
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