Why does my Verizon signal suck?

[anon(10598448)]

Well, I got a new Sim this afternoon and things were great for a while, but I ended up in 3G on the way home and that never had happened on the Note 8. My phone also wouldn't connect to my Verizon Extender when I got home until I went to Airplane mode and back. Samsung scheduled me an appointment to test the phone tomorrow. If that doesn't work, I'm asking to replace this unlocked phone with a Verizon version.

I have never had a replacement SIM card improve cell reception. This may have been true many years ago during the transition from edge/3G to LTE but honestly, a SIM card is no different from the next SIM card you get from your carrier. All it does is tell the phone how to connect configure itself to the network.

AT&T has always been non existent at my house since first trying them in 2007 and Verizon has always been non existent at my house since first trying them in 2012.

I don't ever see that getting better.

 

[Casey Cheung]

I have never had a replacement SIM card improve cell reception. This may have been true many years ago during the transition from edge/3G to LTE but honestly, a SIM card is no different from the next SIM card you get from your carrier. All it does is tell the phone how to connect configure itself to the network.

AT&T has always been non existent at my house since first trying them in 2007 and Verizon has always been non existent at my house since first trying them in 2012.

I don't ever see that getting better.

Sometimes, replacing a sim card helps to fix a problem. I once had a locked Samsung Note 4 on AT&T. Over time, the Google Map Navigation app was not working properly and was severely delayed giving directions and with the North arrow pointing in the wrong direction. Replacing a new sim card into the Note 4 fixed the Google Navigation problem instantly.

 

[Chuck Finley69]

I have never had a replacement SIM card improve cell reception. This may have been true many years ago during the transition from edge/3G to LTE but honestly, a SIM card is no different from the next SIM card you get from your carrier. All it does is tell the phone how to connect configure itself to the network.

AT&T has always been non existent at my house since first trying them in 2007 and Verizon has always been non existent at my house since first trying them in 2012.

I don't ever see that getting better.

Sounds like you need to move.... LOL

The replacement SIM is only a solution if you have coverage in specific area then lose it for unexplained reason. If your area frequencies are refarmed, it may or not help. Sometimes a new device is the only solution.