Is anyone else having problems with their 3G signal strength? I usually only have 1-2 bars and I was standing next to my co-worker who has an EnV and he had full service. I have even tried *228.
Is anyone else having problems with their 3G signal strength? I usually only have 1-2 bars and I was standing next to my co-worker who has an EnV and he had full service. I have even tried *228.
I would try and compare actual signal levels. Bars are just a representation and may be off due to a software bug.
Dial ##33284 (##DEBUG) and select 1x Engineering. Your RX level will give you a more accurate reading.
When I performed this test my signal strength was going from 0 bars to 1 bar.
My Rx Power was between -93 to -97 dbm, Rx Ec/Io is -5.0 to -6.0b, RX FER is 0.00. Any thoughts NKT?
When I performed this test my signal strength was going from 0 bars to 1 bar.
My Rx Power was between -93 to -97 dbm, Rx Ec/Io is -5.0 to -6.0b, RX FER is 0.00. Any thoughts NKT?
The signal strength is a bit on the low side, but the signal to noise ratio is not terrible. Are you a long way from the tower? Thats what those numbers tell me. I have not gotten any less than -70db singal strength and any more noise than -6db. That is pretty excellent, but I am in New Orleans where the topography is absolutely flat, so signals reach out far. I would't sweat it unless your call quality is really bad.
That's probably borderline. Once you start popping over -100dbm and any higher than -8 on EC/IO you may start to experience issues.
Your FER is good so at that level you should be ok. If your signal is VASTLY different than other devices in the same location try *228 again or call CS to have it replaced.
Option 1 or Option 2? I tired option 2 before. Thanks NKT!
I will have to give *228 a shot. I am getting 1 bar 3g in a location that I was getting full bars 3g with my storm2. Im sure I am comparing apples to oranges because of hardware differences.
Weaker radio is probably correct (based on my test) and you can do the same real simply too. Go to an area where the Inc shows 1X and see if it streams Youtube smoothly or Flash vids. Testing Droid and Inc, in the same places, with Droid (2 3g bars) and Inc (1X) clearly shows Droid streaming smoothly and Inc lagging and stuttering. Case closed for me, with all due respect to folks here.
Simple test and based on actual results, rather than respectful conjecture about bars and dB readings.
Both played fine with whatever bars of 3g.
OK so I'm pretty sure this a software bug. Best Buy was nice enough to replace my Incredible and the one they gave me has the same bars (2). Another guy was in there getting his activated and he had the same amount of bars. The guy who was working at Best Buy had a Droid with full service.
The physical design of the antenna's and radios have an effect on reception, but the issue that most people are seeing is a discrepancy between the "bars" displayed and the actual signal level.
OK so I'm pretty sure this a software bug. Best Buy was nice enough to replace my Incredible and the one they gave me has the same bars (2). Another guy was in there getting his activated and he had the same amount of bars. The guy who was working at Best Buy had a Droid with full service.
Wouldn't that make it more likely to be a hardware bug?
Do we know whether the Droid was running 2.0 or 2.1?
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