I just hope antenna signal is great on this phone. In the store my Photon had a 72 dbm and filled blue data bars where as the EVO antenna bars were white and filled but DBM was 102....not sure why! Can any one confirm the deal on this?
Motorola will always get a better signal than an HTC. I love the looks of sense but I couldn't give up a superior signal for anything else.
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With 4 bars I'm at 86dbm and moto has the best radios.....
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Does anyone know why or how to correct the issue? I've loaded CM9 on my mopho and i get less signal everywhere i go now. I've reverted back to CM7 until i can find some sort of answer to this
Compare the dbm values of your signal instead of bars. Bars can be very misleading.
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Compare the dbm values of your signal instead of bars. Bars can be very misleading.
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^This. The stock Rom on the Photon is extremely misleading with its service bars. People compare just bars next to an Evo and think they have an amazing phone that gets crazy reception, while in reality if you look at dbm values it is quite comparable.. I know our build of CM9 has a more legitimate signal bars reading, as in more so comparable to other phones as compared to stock where Motorola/Sprint tried to pull a fast one with the bars to essentially screw over unsuspecting people by leading them to believe that the phone gets massively better signal.
My first 2 androids were the htc hero and evo. I then switched over to the Epic touch 4g GS2. When i first got that phone, i had extremely weak signal strength and would encounter numerous dropped calls, as well as a complete loss in signal. Eventually, after dozens of modems that i flashed, the signal got better.
I now have the gs3 and am experiencing the same issues that i had when i first got my gs2. Will Samsung ever be able to make a modem that is worth a damn? Also, is this only a Sprint thing, or do other carriers have the same issues?
I've had an airave during in my closet because it refuses to work and just had a continuous blinking yellow light, so that's not a solution.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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I meant "terrible signal" not "trouble signal" damn Swype.
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I wouldn't know about the sprint gs3, but I heard the 3G isn't that great. I'm getting pretty great signal on hspa+ and lte on att
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Yeah, I've owned a Thunderbolt, Droid Charge, Galaxy Nexus, and Galaxy S3 all on Verizon and have noticed that none of the Samsung phones have as strong an LTE signal as the Thunderbolt. I heard Moto's phones get better reception than any of the ones I've owned. On the bright side, the GS3 is noticeably better than the other Samsung ones I've owned.
I get great service on my Sprint S3. I typically have at least 4 bars of coverage wherever I'm at, besides a few places.
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I get a decent signal everywhere but my apt. I'm in between 2 buildings, which may be blocking the signal. Even so, i usually have 0 bars or no signal. I didn't have this issue with my htc phones. I guess I'll call Sprint and try to get my source airave working.
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That's what I'd do, because I have friends with the att Galaxy S3 and I get better service than they do.
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Has anyone who owns the Droid DNA with Verizon tried out the Galaxy SIII at all? I currently have the GSIII, but may switch to the DNA because i'm having problems with the signal strength at my house and a couple other areas. I've heard this is an issue with the GSIII, and have also heard the DNA has much better signal strength on the Verizon network.
I can't say anything in comparison to the S3, however I get excellent signal, especially compared to my Galaxy Nexus.
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Yea I can't say I never owned a s3 but I will say my DNA has excellent signal
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Mine seems to have two more bars in areas where my other phone would have a weak or no signal
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I got my dna because my s3 had bad signal.
Overall I get signal everywhere and that's one of the reasons that I haven't gotten rid of the DNA yet.
I love this phone!!
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I have the DNA and my girlfriend has the s3. I can tell you that the DNA is the better of the two radio wise.
I have the S3 and DNA and hands down DNA has the better signal quality (tested using network info app free from the market). In areas where I get 4 bars on my DNA, I will get 2 bars on my S3.
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Has anyone who owns the Droid DNA with Verizon tried out the Galaxy SIII at all? I currently have the GSIII, but may switch to the DNA because i'm having problems with the signal strength at my house and a couple other areas. I've heard this is an issue with the GSIII, and have also heard the DNA has much better signal strength on the Verizon network.
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Coming from the GSIII, Hands down DNA has better signal strength.
Thanks all! I think i'm going to be switching to the DNA this morning!
Hands down HTC radios are far superior to Samsung.
What are your opinions on the non-removable battery in the DNA? Any issues? How long does it last on a moderate to high use day?
The signal is great the battery for my is on par with my other phones I came from the optimus g on att which battery wasn't consistent and this one has got me through the whole day depending if I download a Rom and flash it but so far its good for me
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What are your opinions on the non-removable battery in the DNA? Any issues? How long does it last on a moderate to high use day?
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About the same as I get with my S3. On a full charge about 12-14 hours with about 4 hours of on screen time.
I dropped the gs3 for the DNA over signal issues. In fact.. after calling tech support a few times they sent me a DNA as a replacement.
Batter is as good or better, screen is amazing. Wireless Charing is awesome
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Hands down HTC radios are far superior to Samsung.
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Coming from a Galaxy Nexus I totally agree
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The signal strength has been far above what my Thunderbolt was. I get 3 bars (of 3g) where I had no 3g in the past.
Battery life has just been "meh" for me, I have to keep some form of charger handy.
I also came from gs3 due to horible signal issues. I do miss the sd slot but have since moved my music to the cloud so that had been resolved for me at least. As for non removable battery I don't mind at all since I get the same battery life as I did on my s3
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If you judge by number of bars the DNA looks way better. If you judge by actual signal strength the DNA is only slightly edging out the Galaxy S3. However this phone hasn't locked me out from receiving and sending texts yet. So I'll say it is better in that regard.
The call quality and signal strength on my DNA are WAAAAY better than my last phone, the EVO 3D, but I am coming from Sprint so I guess that's to be expected. Battery life for me is not an issue since I am not a heavy user but it is better than my EVO 3D, if that means anything. I went to Verizon for the 4G because Sprint doesn't have it in my area and the 4G is screaming fast. Not sure if it's the phone or the Verizon service.
Signal on this device is sick! I wouldn't trade it for anything. I went from my Dinc2 to this, had barely 3g at the house to having 4 bar 4g
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When I'm at work, on a sense ROM, I usually have 3 or 4 bars of service in 3g. However, on 4.2.2 ROMs, I get 1 to 2 bars and on some I get no signal at all. Why is this and can I do anything to fix it? It seems like anything other than official cyanogen ROMs, I barely get any signal.
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Yup its a problem for me too. Most of the time its fine but if I'm in a fringe area my service stinks compared to sense. I don't know of any solutions but it really isn't a deal breaker for me
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How do u know if u get 3-4 bars of 3g on sense? The only way to tell is via DBm. Besides all bars have different dBm limits across sense/tw/aosp. Only way to see if u get less 3g signal is via DBm on sense and aosp
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How do u know if u get 3-4 bars of 3g on sense? The only way to tell is via DBm. Besides all bars have different dBm limits across sense/tw/aosp. Only way to see if u get less 3g signal is via DBm on sense and aosp
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I have the exact same issue and while, no, I haven't confirmed the ACTUAL signal strength, there is an OBVIOUS difference in performance. Anecdotal evidence, yes, but I'm in the same places day in and day out and the results are easily repeated over and over. I have no idea what the issue is, either.
Viper rom I get -105 while sitting in my living room. Any 4.2.2 rom with the new kernel I get -130 in the exact same spot.
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I'm looking for a phone with an excellent radio... In a Verizon store, most phones had 2 bars of 4G, the DNA had 4-5.
Is this true in the real world?
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I think the signal indicator is more accurate than on other phones, especially on AOSP/CM ROMs. There will be times when my moms moto RAZR HD will have 4G in the middle of no where, but the same network speeds as mine indicating 1X.
But overall, mines been pretty good. 4G is FAST, and even 3G isn't slow. Cell is usually maxed out even in relatively rural areas.
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