Help improve reception? antenna? or?

[lanco]

We just moved to a downstairs apartment and are having reception problems, lost calls, etc We;re lucky to get a bar or two.

Is there an app, antenna (internal or external) or any other tips to get this phone to work as good as our other older and cheaper LG and Nokia phones which work great?

My wife was told that this is run on Verizon towers but I have seen reviews that say it's running on Sprint. Anybody know for sure? Maybe this is part of the problem?

If there are any antenna's that will actually solve the problem (short of getting a different phone) can you tell me where to buy them and approx cost?4

Thanx
Scott

 

[Rukbat]

My wife was told that this is run on Verizon towers but I have seen reviews that say it's running on Sprint. Anybody know for sure? Maybe this is part of the problem?

Sprint for sure. And that could be the problem - if you have a weak signal from Sprint.

If there are any antenna's that will actually solve the problem (short of getting a different phone) can you tell me where to buy them and approx cost?

There isn't. (You can't connect an external antenna to a Precedent, and you can't put a larger antenna into the case.) What you need is a phone running on a carrier that you get a good signal from. Which carrier is that? The one(s) your LG and Nokia phones are on. (If the Nokia is on Straight Talk, it's probably AT&T.)

 

[lanco]

Our other phones are net10. We thought they were Verizon. Anybody know for sure?

 

[Prepaidguy9081]

Time for an upgrade
Or a move

 

[lanco]

Is there not something that can improve the reception of our Samsung Galaxy Precedent?

an app, antennae, internal or external? There must be something that can be done.

 

[Rukbat]

There's no app (or any software) that can change the sensitivity of the receiver or the power of the transmitter. You can't attach an antenna to a cellphone.

The problem isn't the sensitivity of the phone, it's the lack of Sprint signal where you are. Find a carrier that has a better signal there, and get a phone for that carrier. You always choose cellphone service by carrier first, and you don't choose a carrier that doesn't have a good signal where you need service.