I'm in phoenix az. I have 1 bar of 4g. Lame
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Official Signal Strength and Reception Thread
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Z Fury
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Re: low signal strength?
I'm in Indianapolis, and the best I've seen on mine was 2 bars LTE. I'm constantly between 1-2 bars bouncing in and out of LTE. The WiFi signal strength is perfect though.
I guess we have until January 15th for those that are dissatisfied with signal strength. So far this is my only complaint with the phone. Here's hoping a software patch fixes this before January 15...
I'm in Indianapolis, and the best I've seen on mine was 2 bars LTE. I'm constantly between 1-2 bars bouncing in and out of LTE. The WiFi signal strength is perfect though.
I guess we have until January 15th for those that are dissatisfied with signal strength. So far this is my only complaint with the phone. Here's hoping a software patch fixes this before January 15...
jcochran1977
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Re: Just a fair warning (low reception)
Mine appears low but it still works pretty well havent had any issues connecting to anything. I had the Rezound and it's actually connecting better than that one was at most times. The signal just looks low.
Mine appears low but it still works pretty well havent had any issues connecting to anything. I had the Rezound and it's actually connecting better than that one was at most times. The signal just looks low.
Re: low signal strength?
I put my Nexus right next to my Girlfriends Nexus and she got significantly lower signal than what my nexus was getting, I was getting 2 bars 4g and she couldn't even connect to 3g and its just killing her battery at a rate of 10% per hour just sitting in her pocket. I think we are going to exchange it for a new one because something must be wrong with the phone but with my nexus I dont have much of a problem with reception
I put my Nexus right next to my Girlfriends Nexus and she got significantly lower signal than what my nexus was getting, I was getting 2 bars 4g and she couldn't even connect to 3g and its just killing her battery at a rate of 10% per hour just sitting in her pocket. I think we are going to exchange it for a new one because something must be wrong with the phone but with my nexus I dont have much of a problem with reception
Gherkin Savorus
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Re: Just a fair warning (low reception)
I live in a dead area. My impression so far is that my reception is exactly the same as on my BB Storm 2.
I live in a dead area. My impression so far is that my reception is exactly the same as on my BB Storm 2.
Re: low signal strength?
Im in clarksville just across from Louisville and am pulling down 32Mbps. However from my office and my home i cant get a 4G signal at all. Outside at both locations i can get 4g. Both my office and home are in what verizon told me were solid LTE areas.
Ill wait patiently for an update to see if it improves. If not ill have to try some other phones, since the coverage is available i want it. Otherwise the Nexus is awesome. Oh i also notice the 3g is weaker than my OG Droid or Dx2 in the same locations.
Im in clarksville just across from Louisville and am pulling down 32Mbps. However from my office and my home i cant get a 4G signal at all. Outside at both locations i can get 4g. Both my office and home are in what verizon told me were solid LTE areas.
Ill wait patiently for an update to see if it improves. If not ill have to try some other phones, since the coverage is available i want it. Otherwise the Nexus is awesome. Oh i also notice the 3g is weaker than my OG Droid or Dx2 in the same locations.
Re: Just a fair warning (low reception)
I thought the same thing, my Droid X always had full bars in my room while my GNex has 1-2 bars. But the signal is just about the same -93... only difference is the GNex has 2asu. Oh well still pulls down 1.5mb which is great in Maine
I thought the same thing, my Droid X always had full bars in my room while my GNex has 1-2 bars. But the signal is just about the same -93... only difference is the GNex has 2asu. Oh well still pulls down 1.5mb which is great in Maine
Davidoo
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Re: low signal strength?
What a shame that Verizon consistently releases phones with these problems. I know there will be those who say it's ok, we are beta testers, this is new technology. What BS. Folks you're paying hundreds of dollars, this should work out of the box. If you went to Best Buy and bought the newest HD TV and the HD part didn't work, you would be storming back to the store within minutes demanding a new one or your money back. Amazing that people accept this.
Verizon's own NFL app won't work on their latest and greatest phone? Epic fail! I have the Charge and it had these same app, low signal, and dropping out of 4G issues for months. The long-awaited "fix" finally came just a few weeks ago and the Charge works great now. No problems at all with it. I was going to pony up for the Nexus anyway just because I am one of those early adopters and wanted the ICS. I am in a very marginal 4G area so now the Nexus is definitely out. Why go to something worse? I started thinking, "what the heck is wrong with me that I would pay full retail for a phone that has worse signal strength, no NFL app, and Swype won't work when I now have a perfectly working Charge?"
What a shame that Verizon consistently releases phones with these problems. I know there will be those who say it's ok, we are beta testers, this is new technology. What BS. Folks you're paying hundreds of dollars, this should work out of the box. If you went to Best Buy and bought the newest HD TV and the HD part didn't work, you would be storming back to the store within minutes demanding a new one or your money back. Amazing that people accept this.
Verizon's own NFL app won't work on their latest and greatest phone? Epic fail! I have the Charge and it had these same app, low signal, and dropping out of 4G issues for months. The long-awaited "fix" finally came just a few weeks ago and the Charge works great now. No problems at all with it. I was going to pony up for the Nexus anyway just because I am one of those early adopters and wanted the ICS. I am in a very marginal 4G area so now the Nexus is definitely out. Why go to something worse? I started thinking, "what the heck is wrong with me that I would pay full retail for a phone that has worse signal strength, no NFL app, and Swype won't work when I now have a perfectly working Charge?"
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Re: low signal strength?
Is this low signal something that can be fixed with a OTA update? Or is it just a samsung hardware issue and nothing can be done?
Is this low signal something that can be fixed with a OTA update? Or is it just a samsung hardware issue and nothing can be done?
This has been discussed many times. It can be fixed with software. How else would the Charge go from a mediocre phone to a decent phone after the GB update? Thankfully we won't have to wait 8 months for an update.
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Re: low signal strength?
Is the reason the update will come sooner because this is a Nexus device so updates are directly from Google?
Just because the problem with the Charge was software does that necessarily mean the GN is fixable by software? I mean you have to know what the problem is first to know if there is a software fix or not.
Is the reason the update will come sooner because this is a Nexus device so updates are directly from Google?
Just because the problem with the Charge was software does that necessarily mean the GN is fixable by software? I mean you have to know what the problem is first to know if there is a software fix or not.
Yes to the first question. To the second, all radios are tweakable to some extent through software. It's just a matter of how tweakable.
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Re: low signal strength?
The update to 4.0.2 may be causing the problem from reading here:
Verizon Galaxy Nexus: Significant signal issues arise | Android Community
The update to 4.0.2 may be causing the problem from reading here:
Verizon Galaxy Nexus: Significant signal issues arise | Android Community
Re: low signal strength?
It's inherently a hardware issue. Software tweaks may help a bit, but don't expect miracles.
VZW network engineers will be poking around in my area in the next few days since my 3g/1x coverage here has always been hit and miss and it's not holding a connection to 4g for more than a few seconds every once in awhile. What will help most in my case is additional 4g repeaters nearby and I'm in an area where hopefully that can and should happen quickly.
Other than that, a network extender would help out the 3g/1x at my apt. but the best deal they've offered so far is $50 off, so that's not happening and not what I really want anyway. I want 4G/LTE like I'm PAYING for, not letting them use my cable internet as a crutch.
I do think there's a good chance we'll see some software tweaks attempting to address it by next weekend and hope it helps.
It's inherently a hardware issue. Software tweaks may help a bit, but don't expect miracles.
VZW network engineers will be poking around in my area in the next few days since my 3g/1x coverage here has always been hit and miss and it's not holding a connection to 4g for more than a few seconds every once in awhile. What will help most in my case is additional 4g repeaters nearby and I'm in an area where hopefully that can and should happen quickly.
Other than that, a network extender would help out the 3g/1x at my apt. but the best deal they've offered so far is $50 off, so that's not happening and not what I really want anyway. I want 4G/LTE like I'm PAYING for, not letting them use my cable internet as a crutch.
I do think there's a good chance we'll see some software tweaks attempting to address it by next weekend and hope it helps.
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Re: Just a fair warning (low reception)
This is disappointing. I've been looking forward to this phone for months, but now I think I better wait and see because if there's one "must have" for me, it's a solid signal. I guess it's a good thing my D2 is still working good.
This is disappointing. I've been looking forward to this phone for months, but now I think I better wait and see because if there's one "must have" for me, it's a solid signal. I guess it's a good thing my D2 is still working good.
Re: low signal strength?
My phone is pretty consistently getting a low signal, and today I was somewhere where I had my phone on standby for 2 hours. It drained the battery 10%, which sucks.
How do I set the Galaxy Nexus to stop receiving data after 15 minutes in standby? I think this would help me a lot. As long as it still received phone calls I'm good.
My phone is pretty consistently getting a low signal, and today I was somewhere where I had my phone on standby for 2 hours. It drained the battery 10%, which sucks.
How do I set the Galaxy Nexus to stop receiving data after 15 minutes in standby? I think this would help me a lot. As long as it still received phone calls I'm good.
pauldroidr2d2
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Re: Just a fair warning (low reception)
The signal shows less bars, but, I haven't had any problems so far with placing, or receiving calls. I also haven't had any problems with the phone connecting to things like the market. While my Droid Bionic would show almost all bars, 4G LTE and many times it would time out trying to connect to the market.
So while the signal strength seems to be weaker,it so far is more stable.
The signal shows less bars, but, I haven't had any problems so far with placing, or receiving calls. I also haven't had any problems with the phone connecting to things like the market. While my Droid Bionic would show almost all bars, 4G LTE and many times it would time out trying to connect to the market.
So while the signal strength seems to be weaker,it so far is more stable.
The Nexus S 4G on Sprint literally doubled throughput on all radios between 2.3.4 and 2.3.5.
With that said, the radios on the GN seem capable of great speeds.
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With that said, the radios on the GN seem capable of great speeds.
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