Signal - Not very good

[terpdog]

So I have a Motorola Droid sitting next to my HTC Incredible and my Motorola gets 3 bars and my Inc. get 1 bar.

Any thoughts, and yes they are right next to each other.

 

[douger]

So I have a Motorola Droid sitting next to my HTC Incredible and my Motorola gets 3 bars and my Inc. get 1 bar.

Any thoughts, and yes they are right next to each other.

Thoughts? It's an indicator problem until you see loss of coverage?

I have had only one dropoff...a location where service sucks anyway. It dropped to 1V coverage.

 

[Adiliyo]

have you tried a *228 option 2?

sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't..

 

[terpdog]

I've done the *228 option no drops in calls just wondering.

 

[douger]

I've done the *228 option no drops in calls just wondering.

I'm seeing complaints in other forums about the signal strength meter. Most attribute it to a bug that might get fixed in a future update.

 

[Cory Streater]

Stop looking at the signal bar. Open up settings > about phone > signal strength. Examine the DBM on both devices. That is your true indicator of signal strength, not the bars.

 

[Adiliyo]

Stop looking at the signal bar. Open up settings > about phone > signal strength. Examine the DBM on both devices. That is your true indicator of signal strength, not the bars.

i've always wondered (but not enough until now to go find an answer)

what's better on that, a higher (less negative, closer to 0) number or a lower (more negative) number?

 

[Igotbigberrys]

i've always wondered (but not enough until now to go find an answer)

what's better on that, a higher (less negative, closer to 0) number or a lower (more negative) number?

-60 is better than -100

 

[Adiliyo]

so a larger number is better.

thanks

 

[rijc99#WN]

Can you do some speed tests?

 

[homsie]

On the incredible, the signal strenght is under settings->about phone-> network.

 

[roman08225]

i have -90dbm on Incredible, my wifes BB has -90dbm, Storm has 3 bars, Incredible 1 bar

 

[Weekendbum]

i have -90dbm on Incredible, my wifes BB has -90dbm, Storm has 3 bars, Incredible 1 bar

They really have the same signal though. There is a service bar issue right now.

 

[Cory Streater]

Exactly. As long as the dBm value is the same there's no need to worry about one phone showing 3 and the other showing 1 bar.

 

[Mark_Venture]

Moto Droid = -56 dBM
HTC Incredible = -59 dBM

siting on table right next to each other.

The 3G symbol on my Incredible does disappear often, but surfing the web still feels fast (web pages display quickly even without the 3G symbol).

In the real world, I have dropped calls with the incredible in places where the Moto Droid held them. That does make me suspect of the Incredible's ability to pull signal.

 

[giper54]

In boy genis report's review stated that thed signal was weaker on the incredible compared to the motarola droid

 

[yazman666]

tHIS is probably an indicator issue, so stop complaining on ur first officIAL FIRST DAY!!!

 

[load97]

tHIS is probably an indicator issue, so stop complaining on ur first officIAL FIRST DAY!!!

Shut up.

 

[bulldogmoe7]

for one, motorola is known for its great signal in all their phones.

 

[Flavor4Daze]

I don't pay attention to bars as long as calls didn't drop