Signal Strength Measurement App

[kwright817]

I found this article and app to help evaluate your signal (bars are not an accurate measurement) and wanted to share. It has made evaluating my new G3's performance where and how I will use it.

 

[thatfeel]

Just tried it myself since I have poor signal.

What does LTE --15 DB mean? I have zero LTE service in my home.....

 

[kwright817]

What does LTE --15 DB mean? I have zero LTE service in my home.....

According to the linked article:

RSSI:

Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), is the linear average of the total received power in Watts. This is used to measure the db signal for CDMA (3g/2g [2g being your 1x and voice]) signals and used in determining the "signal to noise ratio". It was what was shown on all devices as the "signal" under the Android settings before Android 4.0. Basically this is how much noise/interference is in your connection. Not so good for measuring the overall power of it. It should be in the range of like -58db and greater (like -32db). In other words, the closer it is to being positive, the better. If it's in the high 80s or 90s, your signal is probably starting to cause some slight battery drain when idle. RSSI has less to do with how great your network speeds are and more to do with how good your potential battery life will be.​