lowdown on whole signal issue from anandtech.

crankerchick · Dec 20, 2011

He's not "making excuses" he's just cautioning people to be sure they are making a fair comparison when comparing one phone to the next in terms of signal strength.

Explaining his understanding of what the phones are reporting is HELPFUL. Jumping on a reviewer and saying he is making excuses for giving us, the consumer, insight into the numbers we are all latching onto and running with, is not.

elitegamer · Dec 20, 2011

Why do you care ? really ? you dont even have the nexus. try get you some ics huh lol.

But on topic i have no issues with lte or 3g cross fingers.

rushmore said:
How does this explain the actual signal going to 1X and 3G where other devices are 3G and 4G in some areas, respectively. This is unfortunately fact, though would be cool if just a measure interpretation.

Jon Nale · Dec 20, 2011

If this is simply just displaying the LTE value when other phones are displaying a different value, it still doesn't explain why the signal seems weaker on this phone than others.

A co-worker of mine has a Thunderbolt. He has 4G signal in my cubicle, while I can barely keep a 3G signal.

Just to clarify: when I go to my apartment, I have 3-4 bars when on 4G, and my speed is great. I have not dropped a single call yet (granted, I've only made a few calls).

Justincase · Dec 20, 2011

Travisimo said:
You didn't read the article. Anandtech is proposing that the bars are displaying differently on the Gnex with ics, as well as how the dbs is reported. My bars are less on my Gnex than my previous bionic as well, but speed tests are neary identical and I get 4g in the same areas as my bionic.

Did you read and understand my post?

"Verizon confirming though a tweet that there

Justincase · Dec 20, 2011

Jon Nale said:
If this is simply just displaying the LTE value when other phones are displaying a different value, it still doesn't explain why the signal seems weaker on this phone than others.

A co-worker of mine has a Thunderbolt. He has 4G signal in my cubicle, while I can barely keep a 3G signal.

Just to clarify: when I go to my apartment, I have 3-4 bars when on 4G, and my speed is great. I have not dropped a single call yet (granted, I've only made a few calls).

Thank you for explaining this. I don't understand how it doesn't seem to register with people.

crankerchick · Dec 20, 2011

I think some of you aren't understanding that what you are saying IS registering. The guy isn't saying there isn't a signal issue, he's saying that sometimes when people THINK there is one, there isn't.

I can't dispute that sitting on my desk at work, my Rezound maintained a weak 4G signal while the Galaxy Nexus does not. The article does not dispute that either.

However, at home, when both phones are on LTE, even though the signal and bars reported on the Rezound is quite different, the data speeds are identical. That is what the article is explaining--just because the signal reading is different does not necessarily mean the signal is weaker--unless like signals are being compared.

In my use, the Nexus is failing to pick up 4G where my Rezound was able to. When both phones are on the same network, however, they perform similar to each other and to my old Droid when that network is 3G.

turbon50 · Dec 20, 2011

I don't really know for sure and don't really care, but if you read his comments after what people say, it really looks like he is making excuses and is trying to justify that there isn't any problem with a weak signal. It may seem like in the article that he is claiming that the numbers are reading off a different format, but his responses indicates he sees no weakness.

lowdown on whole signal issue from anandtech.

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