No. It's possible on the S3 which is why QB is so annoyed about it.this is the first i heard that N2 cannot .. talk and surf .. at the same time.
not on 3g or 4g?
is the s3 the same???
Does you Defy have ICS or still on GB? If not ICS, it could be simply OS reading signal strength differently. ICS and JB are reading RSRP vs Froyo, GB reading RSSI (which is usually stronger number).
In case of CDMA/LTE phones, GB phones can show about 20dbm better strength than ICS phone for the equivalent signal. Not sure about GSM/HSPA+ phones though.
Fair enough, and I've heard about ICS "reporting differently" however calls/data still start to fail in the -103 to -105dBm area. The Defy is still on 2.2.
The S3 does not have that problem
See the s4gru article on the Note 2 and SVDO. (Very informative and also read the comments)
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Just want to clear. So this whole can't talk & surf the web topic at the same time is on all Note 2's ( no matter what carrier you are on ) or it just effects Sprint customers.
that is worry some....
Also, my at&t LTE Note is putting up the same signal numbers/bars, in the same places (Balt./DC corridor) with GB as with ICS.
Maybe you got a bad one then? My friend's Note LTE on at&t seems to be getting killer reception. And this reviewer of Note 2 (at&t) seems to feel reception is excellent.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2411288,00.asp
I've never owned a Samsung phone. Currently have the original HTC Evo. Can anybody going from a non-Samsung phone to the Note 2 tell a difference in reception, either bad or good?
I have heard bad things about Samsungs radios. Poor data and call reception. My data speeds are terrible enough on my Evo. Don't want to take a step backwards.
My buddy, on Sprint, said he got the Note 2 yesterday. He's always complained about reception, in the Baltimore area, and switched from the latest Evo. He mentioned today that the reception seemed bad/worse, but we didn't get into details.
For a real world comparison, vs my less expensive Moto Defy, I was always 10-15dBm higher than the Note. In the elevator at work, I can maintain a 3G signal, although very weak. The Note 2 will drop to Edge, or completely lose connection...same in the parking garage.
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, but I was fighting to get my Note todayJust want to clear. So this whole can't talk & surf the web topic at the same time is on all Note 2's ( no matter what carrier you are on ) or it just effects Sprint customers.
Ok, my saga of trying to get the Note went into overdrive today. Man what a day.
Anyway, the plan was this. My better half has a friend that owes him a favor who worked for Sprint. Although he doesn't work for Sprint anymore he still has connections with those that do, So I was waiting for him to get back to us and let us know when we can go the store and buy the phones. Mind you my phone has the premier discount, the other does not. And he was going to get the upgrade reduce from $175 down to $50. But the guy gets into an accident and is in the hospital now. he's doing okay but I did not want to bother him and sound insensitive. So I decide to go the usual route.
I call a few stores and all of them have no Notes. I call a few more and finally get one. Explained that I will be buying three of them and if I can hold them until I get there. She says yes and takes my name.
I rush and get to the Sprint store, say my name and ta daa the rep whips out three unopened Notes. Askes me for my phone number and pin and attempts to go into my account. A concerned look comes across the reps face and I start sweating.
He says I can't get into your account. Tries another terminal, same thing. Tells me you are a SERO Business Account and I do not have the authorization to get into it. Explains that the store is not a corporate one and only corporate ones can get into such accounts. aarrgghhh
So he gives me all the corporate stores numbers and I start calling, none have it. So I cross the street to the Corp store and ask if they can get into my account. they do. I ask can the 3 devices in the other store be transferred over here. No that can't be done. aarrgghhh
So i gave up and ordered them there. had to pay the $125 ETF/Upgrade fee but eh screw it. i want this phone. So total for 2 Notes with taxes etf etc $811.98 Takes 3-5 business days (but she claims it usually get to them in 3). but with this Sandy hurricane coming to town, it might get to me the day before I head out to my month long trip.
So once they call me to pick it up I'll cancel the AT&T Note and put it and the two photons as buy back.
So bottom line i was this >< close to holding my Notes but I guess I have to wait just a little bit more.
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I'll probably get demotted as a Sprint Advocate over in the Sprint Community Forums after the constant rant thread I did over there about my ordeal yesterday. maybe thats the reason why I haven't slept. insomnia is a bitch.
Anyway, found out that the Sprint version also doesn't have the wireless charging pins like the International version.
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Got a link to your rant?
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I'll probably get demotted as a Sprint Advocate over in the Sprint Community Forums after the constant rant thread I did over there about my ordeal yesterday. maybe thats the reason why I haven't slept. insomnia is a bitch.
Anyway, found out that the Sprint version also doesn't have the wireless charging pins like the International version.
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Got a link to your rant?
Correct, its like our Mod section, regular members can't see thread in it. Whats said there stays there.Unless you are a advocate you can't see it
yeah I know, can't get kicked out of a group that doesn't exist. lol shame but eh they still keep the section open for discussions among advocates.Given the status of the advocates I doubt you will be kicked out of the "group"
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