Keep losing signal... Bad antenna?? - Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)

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I keep losing signal
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lse4 said:
I keep losing signal
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Where are you located? Do you experience lost calls?

I live in central jersey... And I don't really make phone calls to know but while texting or Web browsing I just lose signal
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It could be network upgrades.

I have been having the same issue here in Salt Lake. The Sprint store tells me it is tower upgrades in my area. I take that with a grain or 2000 of salt but it may be true.

Carrier?
On AT&T you can have signal drop if you use a non 4g apn in a 4g area.

You can put your location in here, https://network.sprint.com/ and see if there's any upgrades in the next 6 months. It's entirely possible.

Yeah I'm on sprint... I'm about to go to a sprint store and hopefully they get me a new one and it's better cause I can't even enjoy my phone like this... My galaxy s 2 didn't have this problem so idk if it's the network
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Throtteld?

I'm in a hspa+ area and I'm getting about 1 down and like .1 up. It sounds like I'm getting throttled but I'm not using unlimited and I don't even use half of my 2gb plan. Any ideas on why this is happening?
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Throttled speeds are about
.16 down
Typically unaffected upload
Tiered plans are not throttled.
At the rate people are posting this problem today I am going to guess that att is having natiinwide issues today
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What about ping? What should that be?
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You are not being throttled. Probably tower issue in your area.
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Must be a tower issue in my area too then because its been slow as hell the past two days. Its beginning to piss me off. Got a new sim. Still doing it. Mightve got a bad phone i guess.
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Figured it out. My house is a dead spot.
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oh man lol.

Chicago LTE

Has anyone lost their LTE in the Chicago land area in the last few days? I was running fine. No problems. Then two days ago I lost late coverage and haven't gotten it back since
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I've been ok but you may want to pinpoint your location as the Chicagoland area is quite large....
Carol stream to be exact. Nothing has change that I'm aware of. Same rom same apn. Idk what's going on but I miss my lte
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I'm in the city (Hyde Park) and have noticed that a couple of areas where I usually have strong 4G I only have 3G. In general, though, I haven't noticed any dramatic changes.
I have talked to someone from burr ridge and they have no issues. 20 down still. Hmmmmm
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aevans88 said:
Carol stream to be exact. Nothing has change that I'm aware of. Same rom same apn. Idk what's going on but I miss my lte
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Have you tried to contact AT&T to see if there are service issues in your area?
aevans88 said:
I have talked to someone from burr ridge and they have no issues. 20 down still. Hmmmmm
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20 down is technically the peek of hspa..
Lte is 21 and above...i get 30mb/s download in Nashville tn...
Just checked my wife's phone which is totally stock and she's still got it so its gotta be me somehow
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aevans88 said:
Just checked my wife's phone which is totally stock and she's still got it so its gotta be me somehow
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I'm downtown right now. Just pulled 15 down and 6.5 up on LTE.
I wish I knew how to check what frequency bands I'm using
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How much data have you used?
Go over 5GB with your "unlimited" plan and your bumped down to WAP speeds on AT&T.
Well it just reset on the 21st and I am at about 1GB. Also I just got about 30sec of late after hanging up a phone call. Just to be sure H is LTE on aosp/aokp right?
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aevans88 said:
Well it just reset on the 21st and I am at about 1GB. Also I just got about 30sec of late after hanging up a phone call. Just to be sure H is LTE on aosp/aokp right?
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I dont think H means LTE.
H+ is for HPSA+ which is 4g (really it is 3.5g)
It should say LTE.
No..on aosp it's displayed as
H is hspa+
4g is lte
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I wish I knew how to check what frequency bands I'm using
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Settings>about phone>status
Look at mobile network type. This is of course how to do it on GB.
Oh yeah! I knew that. Idk why I didnt think about checking the status. Ugh. I fel like such a dumb*** I've had lte this whole time. Wow. What a crazy week. Thanks for all of your input and your help out of my quicksand of stupidity
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aevans88 said:
Oh yeah! I knew that. Idk why I didnt think about checking the status. Ugh. I fel like such a dumb*** I've had lte this whole time. Wow. What a crazy week. Thanks for all of your input and your help out of my quicksand of stupidity
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No problem. That's what we're here for....
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S3 LTE ??

I have the sprint S 3 but there's no 4gLTE in my area, would I be able to get the international version and use that on the sprint network? Cause lte is the reason you can't use the quad core right?
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Can we get a Mod here. You published this post twice within 5minutes
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Yea, different sections, not allowed? I remedied it.
Fixed.
Thanks for the heads up...
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Yup np. Well its I guess like spamming and if the mods saw it, there would've been a fiasco here!
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Any info bout the lte?
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The international version doesn't have CDMA radios.
Lte will be rolling through the country later on. Get the quad if you don't want to wait til that happens
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Oh a rite so it will work, arite thanks for the help fellas
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irish.iolar said:
Oh a rite so it will work, arite thanks for the help fellas
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No no no, it won't work. Sprint uses CDMA radios, the international has GSM radios. You misunderstood.
Sprint is cdma but LTE is GSM technology. Just to complicate things.....
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nodstuff said:
Sprint is cdma but LTE is GSM technology. Just to complicate things.....
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But the international has no LTE. So it will absolutely not work on Sprint.
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People still use CDMA? Crappy technology, is crappy.
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Lol arite thanks for the info guys
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I so agree with you!!! I want to go to ATT or TMobile because they're GSM Networks but Sprint is giving me a crazy deal that I could never drop.
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People still use CDMA? Crappy technology, is crappy.
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In much of the US CDMA coverage is superior to GSM coverage. I almost never do not have at least CDMA for voice. When I was with ATT on a GSM phone that was definitely not the case.
Well maybe TMobile is better. I find with Sprint. I only get service in about 60% of the places I go
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Is Straight Talk a good at&t Alternative?Other Carriers?

Im on t-mobile and this constant data drops and crappy signal in my house and everywhere u go is intolerable. I really don't wanna sign a contract but heard.good things about straight Talk. So i need advice or current user input on this matter. Or recommend me to something worth checking out. Thank you.
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StaightTalk seems pretty good for at&t users who want to change carriers with minimum fuss. Your at&t note won't need any rom or modem flashing. But, you will have to unlock it and manually input the APN settings.
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StaightTalk seems pretty good for at&t users who want to change carriers with minimum fuss. Your at&t note won't need any rom or modem flashing. But, you will have to unlock it and manually input the APN settings.
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Well any idea on how the coverage is? Just like att? data fast?
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It runs on AT&T's HSPA network. So it's the same as that. You won't get LTE though. That currently only for AT&T.
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sarcosis said:
It runs on AT&T's HSPA network. So it's the same as that. You won't get LTE though. That currently only for AT&T.
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Last question. Can i sign up at walmart without buying a phone?
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nellycruzz said:
Last question. Can i sign up at walmart without buying a phone?
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Just order a sim card online...I'm currently on ST n its got fast data speeds n good coverage
If you have an AT&T phone and plan on using ST AT&T then you don't need to unlock your phone! I'm using the GNote on straight talk AT&T without it unlocked.
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I just wanna make sure the signal and data is far better than t-mobile or not. Just wanna make sure the difference is worth it
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Y'all read this?
http://www.straighttalkwirelessforum.com/portal.php
Many data issue topics
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How to get 4g speed on unlocked device on Cincinnati Bell

sorry if this has been answered before but i have been looking and found nothing.
i have a s3 thats unlocked that im using on cincinnati bell. right now i only get 2g speeds. i am looking for a way to get 3g or 4g speeds. i think all i have to do is change the apn settings. i called cincinnati bell support and the guy had no clue what i was talking bout and said the device isnt compatable but i know theres a way to do it. thanks in advance.
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Lol
4G is not possible in the S3 unless you buy the LTE version.
Make sure you have a plan for 3G and in settings, the network mode is auto.
Also a place where you can get 3G connections.
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Tovagulet said:
Lol
4G is not possible in the S3 unless you buy the LTE version.
Make sure you have a plan for 3G and in settings, the network mode is auto.
Also a place where you can get 3G connections.
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i knew the 4g was a long shot lol. i have the correct plan for 3g and 3g comes in where i live. i have the network mode set to auto also. im still getting edge. are there ne other steps to take.
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pitbullmommy45245 said:
i knew the 4g was a long shot lol. i have the correct plan for 3g and 3g comes in where i live. i have the network mode set to auto also. im still getting edge. are there ne other steps to take.
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Are you sure its edge and not 3G?
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Tovagulet said:
Are you sure its edge and not 3G?
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ya it has a E by the single bars
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