I wanted to see if anybody else was experiencing the same problem as me. When my phone is laying down without me touching it I get a signal of -83dbm but as soon as I touch it the signal drops to around -95dbm. This never happened as severely on my EVO 4G. Anybody else?
THEGAMEPLAY94 said:
I wanted to see if anybody else was experiencing the same problem as me. When my phone is laying down without me touching it I get a signal of -83dbm but as soon as I touch it the signal drops to around -95dbm. This never happened as severely on my EVO 4G. Anybody else?
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Could be a number of factors such as the conductivity of the table, location in your house, reception in your area, or if you're covering the antenna with your hand. I wouldn't look to much into it unless you start dropping calls because of it.
retnuh730 said:
Could be a number of factors such as the conductivity of the table, location in your house, reception in your area, or if you're covering the antenna with your hand. I wouldn't look to much into it unless you start dropping calls because of it.
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On my old EVO I know i could hold it and keep a -86dbm signal....It'sjust irritating seeing it drop this much
you're holding it wrong lol
snarebum said:
you're holding it wrong lol
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That's exactly what came to my mind lol
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That's exactly what came to my mind lol
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great minds think alike.
More people might notice today since the phone is released
What program are you using to read the db signal?
Open signal maps
I'm gonna go to the Sprint store to see if they can fix or give me a new one
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Open signal maps
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Ok thanks I got it installed now
I've seen mixed reviews, so does anybody think there may have been a bad batch....I'm thinking about getting a replacement
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I got the Aria about a month ago, and from day one i noticed my signal kinda sucks. I get full Edge, but 3G and now H (because of root/Lib Froyo) has just never been good. I came from a Blackberry Bold 9000, and it had FULL 3G at home and work. Now the same spots are pretty crappy so its not the location. Anyone else see this or have a solution?
I live in the boonies. I just toggle edge when I'm home due to wifi and 3g when I'm in town.
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sluzi26 said:
I live in the boonies. I just toggle edge when I'm home due to wifi and 3g when I'm in town.
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ive been doing that, but its aggrivating when I KNOW the signal is there, but the phone just isnt picking it up.
Dont everybody respond at once. My Edge is even weak. I might return the phone for another aria. No one else experience this?
Since I flashed FR006, I've noticed my battery has been quick to drain. Last night at work, I noticed my network changed several times, H, G, and E. I don't remember any issues when I was on R012. I intend to revert to R012 while at work tonight to see if there is improvement.
no one on any forums seems to be having this issue, im going to try and return the phone to see if that takes care of it.
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no one on any forums seems to be having this issue, im going to try and return the phone to see if that takes care of it.
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It's Antennaegate!
On a serious note, I've never had signal issues here.
Maybe check the two gold tabs on the battery cover to be sure they are making contact with the phone.
I imagine the phone came from an AT&T store? There are many Arias on eBay that have replacement battery covers, and replacements with integrated antennas are hard to come by. Without the OEM battery cover my phone never gets 3g...
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Yeah, the antenna relies on the battery cover, which has part of the antenna in it via a pair of metal contacts.
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jeremyshaw said:
Yeah, the antenna relies on the battery cover, which has part of the antenna in it via a pair of metal contacts.
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yeah i know. they are making good contact.
Not sure if you are trying to determine if the problem is your area or your phone, but you could use something like "cellumap" to determine how your coverage at home compares to your coverage at work/where ever...
winsettr said:
Not sure if you are trying to determine if the problem is your area or your phone, but you could use something like "cellumap" to determine how your coverage at home compares to your coverage at work/where ever...
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no, i know its in the phone. my wifes BB 9000 has -71 dbm while sitting next to mine with -100 dbm
Gotcha. I guess the last thing to try is exchanging the phone, or finding a friend with an Aria to come compare signal side-by-side. Having come from a BB 9000 myself, I have not noticed any differences in signal quality/reception, but if I recall correctly the 9000's antennas are larger and more spread apart.
Same thing here, never once have I gotten a 3G connection. It's always Edge even though I know there's a 3G in my area. Frustrating.
I use aria. Came from iPhone. I actually get better service now in same area
If you rooted your phone and exchange it they will frown on that lol
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I got the phone today and noticed some things, and like 2 concerns.
1. The flash on the phone isn't very good. By that I mean that it doesn't extend very far, like that flash doesn't light things up that are a bit far away, only really close.
2. There's a slight green tint to photos taken at night using flash.
3. The screen is very fat. Like it's deep. It's not the same as the Sensation, I had that phone earlier.
4. Very snappy phone.
5. The data is not very good. I get 2 bars inside my house, and no 4G. However, If I go outside I get all bars on 3G and all bars on 4G. I can't get good signal inside of any structure. Is that a Sprint problem or an EVO problem?
Sorry if this is a repeated thread, I was just sharing my thoughts and wanted to see if there was any part that I went wrong or could fix.
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I got the phone today and noticed some things, and like 2 concerns.
1. The flash on the phone isn't very good. By that I mean that it doesn't extend very far, like that flash doesn't light things up that are a bit far away, only really close.
2. There's a slight green tint to photos taken at night using flash.
3. The screen is very fat. Like it's deep. It's not the same as the Sensation, I had that phone earlier.
4. Very snappy phone.
5. The data is not very good. I get 2 bars inside my house, and no 4G. However, If I go outside I get all bars on 3G and all bars on 4G. I can't get good signal inside of any structure. Is that a Sprint problem or an EVO problem?
Sorry if this is a repeated thread, I was just sharing my thoughts and wanted to see if there was any part that I went wrong or could fix.
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1. This is a known problem.
2. This is a known problem, too.
3. Not sure what this means.
4. It is. Imagine how it will be without Sense.
5. Evo3D gets 0-1 bars, Evo4G gets 2-3 bars in the same place.
ive also noticed that if im in a place with no bars, ive still been able to send and receive data with the 3G arrows logo, vs the old 4g when i had no bars, cant get any data at all.
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5. Evo3D gets 0-1 bars, Evo4G gets 2-3 bars in the same place.
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Might just be a bad batch. My phone doesn't have this problem.
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ffolkes said:
1. This is a known problem.
2. This is a known problem, too.
3. Not sure what this means.
4. It is. Imagine how it will be without Sense.
5. Evo3D gets 0-1 bars, Evo4G gets 2-3 bars in the same place.
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Would you recommend taking the phone back to Sprint so that I can get a new one?
Like is the problem present in all phones or just a bad batch?
I'm referring to problems 1,2, and 5.
If reception is a problem, complain to Sprint. I mentioned it to them and they gave me a free of charge air rave.
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1. This is a known problem.
2. This is a known problem, too.
3. Not sure what this means.
4. It is. Imagine how it will be without Sense.
5. Evo3D gets 0-1 bars, Evo4G gets 2-3 bars in the same place.
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You mean your evo3d gets 0-1 bars. Mine gets 3to4 all the time
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dcfella said:
If reception is a problem, complain to Sprint. I mentioned it to them and they gave me a free of charge air rave.
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I called today and they said it had to be approved.
It better be ****ing approved. Also, what exactly does an AirRave do?
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I called today and they said it had to be approved.
It better be ****ing approved. Also, what exactly does an AirRave do?
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If you call enough, they'll give it to you. I actually just mentioned my spotty reception in passing while I was trying to get the early upgrade back, and the rep was nice enough to give it to me. The air rave hooks up to your high speed internet connection to boost your cell phone signal and route calls.
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If you call enough, they'll give it to you. I actually just mentioned my spotty reception in passing while I was trying to get the early upgrade back, and the rep was nice enough to give it to me. The air rave hooks up to your high speed internet connection to boost your cell phone signal and route calls.
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If I get declined then I sure as hell will keep calling back. I'm not paying $90 a month for ****ty reception.
Refering to the bad batches, do all EVO 3D's have the same build number? If not could that be a way of separating batches??
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Refering to the bad batches, do all EVO 3D's have the same build number? If not could that be a way of separating batches??
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My serial number starts with HT16.
On the Sensation what was a good batch as to where HT15 was bad.
Hello,
Some people say they aren't experience the signal drop and garbled calls and that is very nice for them. Many of us though have returned our phones and experienced the same issue phone after phone on the EVO 3D.
Has anyone actually seen the problem go completely away with any of these roots? If so which one?
Thanks
where can i download your rom please need a link
CheesyNutz said:
where can i download your rom please need a link
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Are you asking for a ROM that fixes the issue or one that has the issue? I'm using the stock rom - tried three evo 3d's so far - all have the signal drop issue. That is with stock everything - no additional apps. Also tried with stock everything and just the prl and software updates. Also tried with stock everything PRL updates and software updates and a bunch of software - they all dropped signal frequently.
Some people say they aren't experiencing it. I know 5 people with the EVO 3D and all experienced it. The tech at the Sprint store experienced it while checking out my first phone - gave me another one.
The CSR that I called at Sprint store said she'd heard alot about that issue and sent me an airave and a new phone.
The clerk at a store while I was out in Tucson said they got a lot of returns for the same issue and gave me my third EVO 3D - I had to keep trying because so many people here claimed they don't have the issue and that I must have a bad phone.
I spend about 2 hours on the phone each day and I'm starting to think the people who say they haven't experienced it just spend enough time on the phone to notice it.
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where can i download your rom please need a link
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Lol
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boe said:
Anyone get their signal drop issues fixed by a root?
Thanks
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NO, but my girlfriend got the root this morning and she said it made her nausea go away...go figure! If you can't find a good root to help you out, hit me up in a pm...some say i have the magic root!
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Are you asking for a ROM that fixes the issue or one that has the issue?
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What he's trying to tell you is that this is the development section and you shouldn't be posting new threads with questions here. Use QA or general.
In regards to your signal problem I've read various people experience it. I do not, and I assure you I'm not inexperienced with cell phones, signals, or issues with signals. In any event, you're likely about to get flamed unmercifully, so I suggest reposting this question in the QA section, or in general...you're not likely to get any answers better than the one I just gave you here.
probably another myth. I highly doubt getting s-off and unlocking the bootloader has anything to do better signal or call quality. Signals are probably due to lack or quality of service in a particular area.
is this rom aosp or sense based?
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is this rom aosp or sense based?
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no its bad signal and static based.
nvm lol ....
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Signals are probably due to lack or quality of service in a particular area.
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Thanks -I'm about 99.9% sure it isn't service in the area. I have an older HTC sprint phone that works just fine - no garbled calls, no dropped calls. Other people at the office are not dropping calls on their Sprint phones either.
Over the past year I have seen the Sprint signal in my area get worse and worse. I can still make calls, but I seem to always be around 2-3 bars where I used to be full. I had to get an airave at home and have to force roam at work.
This doesn't seem to be a phone issue because it started to happen to me on my EVO over a few months and was exactly the same on my Evo 3D and even my Palm Pre before that. I think Sprint is working on getting 4G up and is not keeping up on their need for cell towers.
I don't think you will find any ROM or Kernal that can fix bad reception when there is just no reception to fix.
Maybe if you wrap your phone in foil and wear an antenna on your hat...
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Over the past year I have seen the Sprint signal in my area get worse and worse. I can still make calls, but I seem to always be around 2-3 bars where I used to be full. I had to get an airave at home and have to force roam at work.
This doesn't seem to be a phone issue because it started to happen to me on my EVO over a few months and was exactly the same on my Evo 3D and even my Palm Pre before that. I think Sprint is working on getting 4G up and is not keeping up on their need for cell towers.
I don't think you will find any ROM or Kernal that can fix bad reception when there is just no reception to fix.
Maybe if you wrap your phone in foil and wear an antenna on your hat...
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I disagree. I have both the 3d and the photon and when side by side the photon always has a better signal. Once there is a fix for that I'll be a happy HTC camper again.
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Lately I have had a lot of people tell me while talking on the phone my voice fades out like im very far away from the phone, then it comes back, others have said i sound garbled at times, no matter who I am talking to, they sound fine 100% of the time on my end.
any Ideas?
Thanks
hitch
Exact same issue with me only it does not happen every single time (but most of the time). I've tried both 4G and 3G and it happens on both. I'm also in a very strong 4G area so I pretty much gave up after a factory reset and a lot of searching.
It seems a lot of people have zero issues and some of us do. I've also seen posts saying some have had luck after getting a different phone.
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Exact same issue with me only it does not happen every single time (but most of the time). I've tried both 4G and 3G and it happens on both. I'm also in a very strong 4G area so I pretty much gave up after a factory reset and a lot of searching.
It seems a lot of people have zero issues and some of us do. I've also seen posts saying some have had luck after getting a different phone.
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I already on my second phone, my first phone had a speaker issue on my end.
getting frustrated with this phone, My dinc had Zero issues for the 2 years I used and abused it
Hitch
I've tried both 4G and 3G and it happens on both. I'm also in a very strong 4G area so I pretty much gave up...
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3G and 4G is for data.
No problems with mine so far.
I have not experienced this..I even recorded a few of my calls and it sounds crystal clear. Maybe they are working on towers in your area?
People use cell phones for voice calls still!?
Jkjk
Perhaps try Google voice for calls to determine if it's a hw or rom issue vs. Vzw/tower issue?
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antispiral said:
I have not experienced this..I even recorded a few of my calls and it sounds crystal clear. Maybe they are working on towers in your area?
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Im not that lucky
This has happend in two differant parts of pa that were 2 hours apart
I wonder if a factory reserved will help
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3G and 4G is for data.
No problems with mine so far.
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I realize that but for some reason if I have both antennas on and a good 4G signal it seems to help (may just be a placebo???).
Try turning off voice privacy under call settings and see if your calls sound better.
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i had severe issues with the bionic and some with the galaxy nexus, but the rezound has been decent. i'd say this phone has been the best so far with verizon.
my friend has an iphone 3gs and we're both on the same carrier. she gets way way better reception with her iphone and i am wondering why. i read a couple threads that suggest the antennae of the evo being at the bottom being the problem cause when you hold it your hand blocks the signal, however if i place both phones side by side and not even touch them the iphone signal is still a lot better. how is it that a nearly 3 year old phone smashes a modern day smart phone in terms of reception?
Are both phones using the same speed of network? I didn't think the iphone 3gs did the 3G or 4G? I thought it was only a 2G phone.
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Are both phones using the same speed of network? I didn't think the iphone 3gs did the 3G or 4G? I thought it was only a 2G phone.
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yes both using 3G, the original iphone only had 2G. the iphone 3G and up have both
Try upgrading your radio,profile and prl. Also you can try this to see if it will help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153371
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laie1472 said:
Try upgrading your radio,profile and prl. Also you can try this to see if it will help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153371
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what do you mean by profile and prl if you can be bothered to explain?
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what do you mean by profile and prl if you can be bothered to explain?
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You go to settings > update > profile/prl
Prl tells the phone about any new towers that are available in your area.
I think profile... No, still don't know what profile does.
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
You go to settings > update > profile/prl
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eh? settings as in on the phone.. and then "update" ? i aint got no update thing in settings, could you be specific?
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she gets way way better reception with her iphone and i am wondering why.
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How do you know? By the signal meter? The signal meter on a phone is a joke. Like the battery meter on some phones (which show full until it drops like a rock and dies), the signal meter can be falsified as well. The iPhone on AT&T shows a 4g connection even though it only uses their 3g network. On the stock Rom, our evo3d shows a 3g connection even if it is only 1x. I would test bandwidth using Speedtest and if those are comparable, then don't sweat it.
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coal686 said:
How do you know? By the signal meter? The signal meter on a phone is a joke. Like the battery meter on some phones (which show full until it drops like a rock and dies), the signal meter can be falsified as well. The iPhone on AT&T shows a 4g connection even though it only uses their 3g network. On the stock Rom, our evo3d shows a 3g connection even if it is only 1x. I would test bandwidth using Speedtest and if those are comparable, then don't sweat it.
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she's definitely got better reception. we're talking like, I'll have no bars, or 1, and nothing internet wise is working but she'll have like 2-3 and her net will be flying.
Interesting
There may be something to this.
There is a little shop I like to shop at. The shop is inside a building with a metal roof. Now you would not expect to get a good signal in there. I don't.
I have go outside in the parking lot to make a phone call. A friend of mine's daughter whips out her Iphone one day and starts talking away while in this same store. I asked her who her carrier was. Att. She gets 3 bars in the store.
I researched it and there is only one Att Tower in that area. so we are both using the exact same tower and using the exact same carrier but her reception is so much better.
In general though I don't usually experience a problem with signal strength almost anywhere else I go. No dropped calls ever with the EVO 3D.
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eh? settings as in on the phone.. and then "update" ? i aint got no update thing in settings, could you be specific?
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Settings - system updates
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curto said:
eh? settings as in on the phone.. and then "update" ? i aint got no update thing in settings, could you be specific?
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Go to your home screen. Then press the menu button. Then press settings. Then scroll all the way down till you see
"System Updates". Tap on that and you will see the menu I'm referring to.
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Go to your home screen. Then press the menu button. Then press settings. Then scroll all the way down till you see
"System Updates". Tap on that and you will see the menu I'm referring to.
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oops, btw guys im like, rooted and s-offed and all that stuff, currently on leedroid
time to update my radio then?
Give it a shot to see if It helps any. You can always go back
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