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Hello guys..i bought a RAZR XT910 before about 3 weeks and i didnt notice any problems with it at all..its battery life the way i organised it with smart actions is very very good, better than my iphone 4...i have as well those black marks on the screen on low lighting and black pictures but i dont mind this either..as u can almost never see it...my problem is my weak wifi signal..i never noticed it those last 20 days as i have been working on my phone mostly on my computer desk so the phone was next to the router..the only place my phone gets 4/4 in wifi signal its when its next to the router..at 1 meter distance the signal gets 3/4 strength..at 5 meters 2/4 strength and at 10 meters the signal its lost..and this is only when im at the same room that has the router..if i go to another room the signal gets lost..especially when i close the door...i never had any wifi problem with my previous smartphones and i even had wifi outside of my house...please help me here..im quite desperate..what shall i do? return it and demand a replacement? ask for my money back? is there any way to fix this?
I don't have that problem but I'm wondering if you get it with other networks? Also have you tried resetting your router?
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yea i get it with all wifi networks...for example my university, work, home..etc
Hmmm. I just ran the Speedtest app and got 12Mbps download over my wifi. It would be interesting to try that a few places and show it to VZ. Maybe they can test it on their network.
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Heartl3ss said:
Hello guys..i bought a RAZR XT910 before about 3 weeks and i didnt notice any problems with it at all..its battery life the way i organised it with smart actions is very very good, better than my iphone 4...i have as well those black marks on the screen on low lighting and black pictures but i dont mind this either..as u can almost never see it...my problem is my weak wifi signal..i never noticed it those last 20 days as i have been working on my phone mostly on my computer desk so the phone was next to the router..the only place my phone gets 4/4 in wifi signal its when its next to the router..at 1 meter distance the signal gets 3/4 strength..at 5 meters 2/4 strength and at 10 meters the signal its lost..and this is only when im at the same room that has the router..if i go to another room the signal gets lost..especially when i close the door...i never had any wifi problem with my previous smartphones and i even had wifi outside of my house...please help me here..im quite desperate..what shall i do? return it and demand a replacement? ask for my money back? is there any way to fix this?
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Get wifi analyzer and see if you have good signal. I notice that the Wi-Fi graphic is conservative.
my RAZR was having trouble operating on WPA2-Personal secured wifi network.. so i changed the wifi settings to WPA-Personal with TKIP and the problems are gone so you might wanna try this before you RMA.
Mine had problems with dropped and weak signal which turns out to be because I had Bluetooth on as well. If I turn bluetooth off wifi works perfectly
My WiFi reception is appalling. It only see's my home network where as my three year old HTC Hero is seeing seven!
With my package I have the ability to connect to BT Openzone hotspots around the UK.
Not much use if you can't go more than 15ft from a router without the connection dropping!
Bluetooth is off and I have tried several WiFi analysers from the market, all show a very weak signal.
Hi
On mine, yes the wifi signal (bars) are showing less then with htc desire, but I can connect without problems even the router is on the second floor and I am siting on the first, so reachable from the whole house.
I do experience, that it takes a little bit longer to find the wifi as with the desire, but once connected, works just fine.
I do not experience problems with hidden networks. Mine is not broadcasting the id, still connection is stable.
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The bars on mine seem less than what the signal actually is. I connect to my home wifi just fine, from all over the house. I also connect to work's wifi from what seems like the same distance as my previous phone (Dinc)
i'm using d-link dws-125 (usb router)
when i connect and start using internet, the network disconnects in a few seconds. then it connect again and the same... etc.
please, help!!!
same problem here, hope a solution can be found as the phone is unusable in its present state
The "single ball" is enough to achieve 10mbit at my place, however, I upgraded my firmware to OpenWRT and now I get two full lines and the "ball" in the bedroom.
Stock netgear firmware is.. Incomplete. :S
Wi-fi back
Hi everybody,
I have the same problem mine is a razr from france even if i use it in italy, i found that when haveing the phone in the hand the signal gets very worst, if i hold the phone from the edges not in the hand the signal is much better i gain two signal bars, the same happens if i left the phone on the desk, the signal gest very good, as soon as i take it in the hand the signal gets bad, a kind of antenna gete from iphone....
hope this helps somebody
used to have this issue with weak wifi signals, but after installing the 85P radio update, it's gotten a bit better.
i complained before of network reception
i noticed something important a few days ago , when i hold my phone in my palm the signal goes down 1 or 2 bars , when i hold it by the sides with my fingers it goes up again
drashrafsabry said:
i complained before of network reception
i noticed something important a few days ago , when i hold my phone in my palm the signal goes down 1 or 2 bars , when i hold it by the sides with my fingers it goes up again
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That will be due to the extra hypo-tentional field force caused by the EMF differential residual flux shift as a result of the heightened olfactory awareness of your cologne!
Nah, you're an antennae!
drashrafsabry said:
i complained before of network reception
i noticed something important a few days ago , when i hold my phone in my palm the signal goes down 1 or 2 bars , when i hold it by the sides with my fingers it goes up again
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This happens with ALL phones, some just not as bad as the others. I don't have signal problems with my Mega just occasional signal drops caused by full grip when gaming but not bad enough to drop calls.
ok got it
then i need to fix my modem
because i have to restart my phone everynow and then because in the middle of the day the call drops and when i call my phone , it gives me a ring but my phone does not show anything
i restart the phone then it goes normal
drashrafsabry said:
ok got it
then i need to fix my modem
because i have to restart my phone everynow and then because in the middle of the day the call drops and when i call my phone , it gives me a ring but my phone does not show anything
i restart the phone then it goes normal
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I have similar problems with poor network reception. Its way worse then my S3 and S4 and where I use to have low reception I have none with the Mega. And it also seem to randomly lose the reception all together and regains it within about a minute, happens several times aday.
Was thinking of returning the phone cuz it shouldnt be this bad.
plz help
robertsydbrink said:
I have similar problems with poor network reception. Its way worse then my S3 and S4 and where I use to have low reception I have none with the Mega. And it also seem to randomly lose the reception all together and regains it within about a minute, happens several times aday.
Was thinking of returning the phone cuz it shouldnt be this bad.
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exactly what is happening with me robert
is that a hardware problem or software problem
drashrafsabry said:
exactly what is happening with me robert
is that a hardware problem or software problem
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Well thats what I want to know to
Ive installed a custom rom now and will try it out.
so any change
did you try the new roms?
Exact same problem here
I just bought this phone yesterday
Signal seems to fade in and out
All I've done so far is rooted it.
Still stock rom, still stock recovery
Is it hardware or software?
Do we need to flash the radio???
Never seen a phone do this before.
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updates plz
Hello,
I have bought an used xperia ultra off the internet.
The problem is that outdoor I have no issue with my signal. But when I go inside the signal drops and it shows me NO NETWORK.
Is there any solution for this ?
Thank you in advance !
I have tried software update and hard reset with no luck ...
Depends on the type of house you're living in and the general coverage in your area. I live in a concrete apartment and i have excellent coverage, so it might be the coverage in your area? How many lines do you have when you're outside?
Now I am using my sim card in a nexus 4 and i get full signal in the same place where my xperia doesn't.
The cell tower is not very far away ...
So, the house is not a problem ...
P.s : nexus 4 has full signal on wcdma but xperia has no signal/poor signal even on edge/gprs ...
As you can see in the picture, every phone tested with that sim has full signal in the same place. But not the xperia ... I think it's "blessed" ...
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Weird. I get better signal than ever with my Z Ultra. Inside on the countryside right now where my signal always was 1-2 bars with most of my other Androids and i often lost the signal temporarily. I'm sitting on full 4 bars now with my Z. Amazing!
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Well you are a lucky man, congratulations. My problem is that I bought the phone in a different country and I'm pretty sure that the folks here in my country will deny the warranty ... And going back in the country of purchase is not an option.
Does anyone have a Modem/Baseband that could be flashed to see if the problem still persists?
Thank you !
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Problem solved ...
For all of you that experience the same problem, take a hot air gun, heat up the back of the phone, and slowly take it off with a suction cup.
After doing that, check the cable that comes from the antenna to the motherboard. Mine was loose, and I hat to fit it back in it's correct place.
After powering on the phone, the signal is OK !
Attached a photo below:
And a video with disassembly instructions.
Hope that helps you.
Hi there - by antenna, do you mean the whitish cable on the right-most section of your picture?
Another thing, did the back cover stay attached perfectly after you've re-assembled it? I mean using the heat gun on it didn't make it permanently loose?
What about water-proofing?
Thanks!
Al3xxxinho said:
Problem solved ...
For all of you that experience the same problem, take a hot air gun, heat up the back of the phone, and slowly take it off with a suction cup.
After doing that, check the cable that comes from the antenna to the motherboard. Mine was loose, and I hat to fit it back in it's correct place.
After powering on the phone, the signal is OK !
Attached a photo below:
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And a video with disassembly instructions.
Hope that helps you.
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Same here. Will this solution not affect the waterproof of the phone? Anyone has any other solutions?
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Wouldn't it be easier if you just send it in to Sony?
It would be, but I bought it on ebay and I don't have receipt for it. The other thing is I noticed when the phone is in standby it has full signal when i start using it the signal bars are going down.
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neverborn said:
Hi there - by antenna, do you mean the whitish cable on the right-most section of your picture?
Another thing, did the back cover stay attached perfectly after you've re-assembled it? I mean using the heat gun on it didn't make it permanently loose?
What about water-proofing?
Thanks!
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Hi. Finally it's working and yes the cable was loose. It's really easy to open the phone. It's the cable on right it's grey and silver ( like on picture) You can buy new original adhesive tape on ebay for £5. I don't know about waterproofness after. I will try when I will get new phone. Hopefully ultra2
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I'm surprised you'd even want a new one after dealing with that. Hopefully I don't need the original receipt to get warranty service. I hate the idea of opening up a new phone to solve a problem with a home remedy. As you can tell I am suffering from the same issue.
3G and 4G can have poor reception indoors. See if switching to 2G only helps, even if you don't have mobile data enabled.
It was the only way to normally use the phone. It took 5-10 min and now it's working perfect. Try with Sony service centre, I hope they will do it for you. It's best phone ever, I hope they will make ultra 2.
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I have the same issue
Al3xxxinho said:
Now I am using my sim card in a nexus 4 and i get full signal in the same place where my xperia doesn't.
The cell tower is not very far away ...
So, the house is not a problem ...
P.s : nexus 4 has full signal on wcdma but xperia has no signal/poor signal even on edge/gprs ...
As you can see in the picture, every phone tested with that sim has full signal in the same place. But not the xperia ... I think it's "blessed" ...
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I have exactly the same issue
aaand now I have the same issue. ****ING hell...*****phone ...eh gonna send it in someday next week. I don't have the receipt here so got to go to my other apartment first
a weird solution that worked for me
Hi guys I had the same issue and solved it finally
First I tried your method and checked the antenna cable mine was already in place and fine so I was depressed and closed the phone back.I tried every thing else rebooting,repairing through companion,updating the rom, changing sim, changing network and every thing else. Finally I took phone into service they returned it without the issue and I was pleased too much, but same issue returned after 2 weeks
So I tried a stupid thing that worked like a charm I put 2 pieces of paper under the sim and above the sim metal holder and inserted the sim back then the issue was solved and network is like any other phone finally
It worked for me and I think it may worse a try
Mindgasm
I Just bought my New Z ultra Last month. At beginning i thought that my Z ultra poor signal were normal (90-110 dbm) until I compare to my friend's Z ultra. I realized there's something wrong! I was hopeless till I found this thread. Thanks to Al3xxxinho it worked! The antennA were loose also. Easy to open and I didnt see it Will break the warranty seal if you open, and the back cover still fit perfectly. Now I enjoy full signal bar. :laugh::laugh::laugh:
What I did was chanel the preferred network type to wcdma
Al3xxxinho said:
Hello,
I have bought an used xperia ultra off the internet.
The problem is that outdoor I have no issue with my signal. But when I go inside the signal drops and it shows me NO NETWORK.
Is there any solution for this ?
Thank you in advance !
I have tried software update and hard reset with no luck ...
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I was getting poor signal too but when I went into settings-->more-->mobile networks-->preferred network type and change from LTE(preferred) to wcdma(preferred) and my signal went way up
Hi experts and xperia users.
I went thru this forum and looked for the same subjected question but had no luck.
Pls advise me how to resolve my wifi problem. I stood very close to a hotel access point and my m4 only discover 2 bars of signal,compare to my xi***I it got full bars. Wifi analyzer said 30db but m4 only 50 something
I tried move to another space in my home and school, restaurant with various AP brands my m4 still got bad signal,even the M4 placed very close with AP.
Pls don't tell me to make static IP, or change AP configuration.
Pls help.
Maybe your m4 has problem scanning wifi.
You really need expert to help you out.
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mfpss95134 said:
Maybe your m4 has problem scanning wifi.
You really need expert to help you out.
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I do need it but not sending my phone to sony service center local support, extremely worst suppot.
rest factory your phone, Go to Settings >WIFI >advanced wifi > set WIFI frequency band in 2.4 GHz only... or just 5GHz.
roxandn said:
rest factory your phone, Go to Settings >WIFI >advanced wifi > set WIFI frequency band in 2.4 GHz only... or just 5GHz.
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I did, still persists.
Is it hardware issue?
xmbohx said:
I did, still persists.
Is it hardware issue?
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Probably... I had exactly the same issue... veeeeery poor signal.
On rear(left-up side) are two plates, which conecting to wifi antena. I think that are disconnected. I resolve this by replacing rear cover.
//sorry for my eng.
outofmemory13 said:
Probably... I had exactly the same issue... veeeeery poor signal.
On rear(left-up side) are two plates, which conecting to wifi antena. I think that are disconnected. I resolve this by replacing rear cover.
//sorry for my eng.
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Thanks for ur reply. I attach my m4 picture from back side.
CMMIW, where are two plates you mean, @outofmemory13 ?
And you did replaced the whole back side cover?
xmbohx said:
Thanks for ur reply. I attach my m4 picture from back side.
CMMIW, where are two plates you mean, @outofmemory13 ?
And you did replaced the whole back side cover?
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I meant:
imgur.com/SQf4aYD
After replacing rear(back) cover Wifi works perfect. btw. I've bought black cover(my M4 is white) - looks awesome
imgur.com/VU6OHuT
I tried to repair this w/o replacing - Yeah, it worked, signal is better, but still poor. Cleaning the plates gives no results. Idk why.
It's not hard. After replace m4 is still waterproof (tested).
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I meant:
imgur.com/SQf4aYD
After replacing rear(back) cover Wifi works perfect. btw. I've bought black cover(my M4 is white) - looks awesome
imgur.com/VU6OHuT
I tried to repair this w/o replacing - Yeah, it worked, signal is better, but still poor. Cleaning the plates gives no results. Idk why.
It's not hard. After replace m4 is still waterproof (tested).
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I cant open your image, anyway i sent you PM.
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@outofmemory13 finally i am able to open ur image. However it is not clear enaugh for me,sorry. So:
1. Is it located at top left of the back side?
2. You replaced the back cover and wifi signal work better?
Exactly.
on the back cover there's black sticker - this is NFC antena shared with Wi-Fi.
w/o antena the wifi works... just like IrDa in old phone So... That's why I'm think, that is problem with connection between cover and main PCB.
The antena maybe is damaged by default. Also I forget to mention that the antena maybe doesn't adhere into cover(check this by pressing this place* with little pressure - if signal is better - let me know)
*top left > 1cm down.
It does not work for me, even I take off the rear case (without case) no improvement, still weak.
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It does not work for me, even I take off the rear case (without case) no improvement, still weak.
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Yeah, without the rear case it'll works like this.... even worse.
1. use a multimeter to check that two copper plates have around 0 resistance.
2. It can be weird, but try add some tinfoil(into the plates) to improve connection between cover and pcb. Carefully. And check again.
If doesn't work - it's a problem with Wi-Fi sensor. Unrepairable.
I've fixed 3 M4 with the same problem so far. Can't belive, that in this case all my instructions aren't working, maybe there's another issue, I guess... Anyway, check it and show the result.
#I don't like English... case, case... the same words and another meaning...
I have no luck on this and plan so sell the phone thank you all for the advices.
Hello, so i just bought brand new iphone 12 and noticed issue with wifi connection. The connection drops significantly while covering the top of the phone. I first noticed it while trying out the pubg mobile when ms jumped from 50 to 400 as soon as i covered too left part of the phone and then went back to normal after removing my hand. Has anyone esle experienced this? Or do i need to get it replaced
5Ghz WiFi?
I’ll test this out after work, but it’s not surprising. The antennas are right there and with 5Ghz WiFi your body will cause interference.
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Hello, so i just bought brand new iphone 12 and noticed issue with wifi connection. The connection drops significantly while covering the top of the phone. I first noticed it while trying out the pubg mobile when ms jumped from 50 to 400 as soon as i covered too left part of the phone and then went back to normal after removing my hand. Has anyone esle experienced this? Or do i need to get it replaced
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I think your device might be faulty. Or you are using a bad design case maybe that blocks RF signals.
Hope it helps
8data8 said:
Hello, so i just bought brand new iphone 12 and noticed issue with wifi connection. The connection drops significantly while covering the top of the phone. I first noticed it while trying out the pubg mobile when ms jumped from 50 to 400 as soon as i covered too left part of the phone and then went back to normal after removing my hand. Has anyone esle experienced this? Or do i need to get it replaced
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Which brand of router do you use? Also agree with @Tachi91 regarding the place of the antennas. Just tried it myself and indeed covering the top of tour iPhone with your hand decreases the WiFi signal, so that's completely normal. Regards, kuzibri