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I wonder if only my ray or all ray's has poor signal reception. Time from time while I'm talking with smb. my call simply hangs up. And as far as I noticed this happens when the signal reception is a bit lower or not very stable. In places where signal is weak (outside the city) my wife's dumb phone Nok1a got better signal with 1-2 bars, while ray no signal at all.
I've was using .42 firmware for a long time, tried 4.0.3 beta, now using MIUI based on 2.3.7 and still have the same problem, what makes me think that's not software related issue.
What about your phones ? Am I only who has this problem ?
Do you both have the same network operator? I can easily say that my ray has better reception than my girlfriends x10 mini pro. Some exterior phone protections weaken the reception as well.
Kyrius said:
Do you both have the same network operator? I can easily say that my ray has better reception than my girlfriends x10 mini pro. Some exterior phone protections weaken the reception as well.
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Yes - same operator. My Ray has rubber case on it, but I've checked signal strength with it and without it. No real difference.
jurgised1 said:
Yes - same operator. My Ray has rubber case on it, but I've checked signal strength with it and without it. No real difference.
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Try to install newest version of baseband.
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All I can say it I never saw a mobile like Ray with such good signals... much much better signals than my HTC Sensation and HTC Desire I had previously... in fact gud signals was one of major reasons I got this Xperia Ray
The Ray has absolutely terrible wifi reception though. It won't even pick up routers when its right next to the phone whereas my Desire Z could from a pretty far distance. Only major let down.
desirez_pete said:
The Ray has absolutely terrible wifi reception though. It won't even pick up routers when its right next to the phone whereas my Desire Z could from a pretty far distance. Only major let down.
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With ICS wifi reception improved considerably.
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Try to install newest version of baseband.
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Using 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-64 , guess it's the latest one...
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Using 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-64 , guess it's the latest one...
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Nope, 66 is the newest baseband! Have a look http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24650629&postcount=15!
I don't know, whether the signal strength is better now, but the batterylife is much longer!
for me,
sometime the signal is great..greater than other devices...
but some other time, at certain area, it has no signals at all while other devices have it although we are using the same network operator...
but i don't really care about it cuz i think the signals is so much better than my previous device...
My Ray is actually rather poor when going indoor first floor. But once I step outside or going to second floor, it goes 100% instantly.. So..
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I had "dumb phone" Sony Ericsson k850i (which amusingly enough used to be called a "smart phone" lol), an x10 and now Ray and they all get the same signal on AT&T in the same places. Most places I am it's full signal, a handful get less... but has been consistent across devices.
I only used the x10 (not mini or pro) as my main phone for less than 6 months (free upgrade w/ contract for refurbished) and still tinker with it but for my hands I felt it was nifty but big and clunky, so I bought an unlocked Ray (2-3 months ago). I've lived/worked and hung out in the same places, so I figure it's a pretty good comparison.
TLDR: no problems with signal for me.
Yep, my ray is having low signal reception too.. that yellow triangle always appears. I think is a hardware bugs to bad. I want too switch xperia P but still don't believe they already fix the bugs for signal prob. and. xperia p is not on coming for ICS in the few weeks later.
I've notice while using the cell tower polling monitor of the Llama application that my Ray drops the signal. It shows in the log as Cell: -1:-1:-1 (ignored) No signal/Unknown. I live and work in a big city were the signal strength is very strong and were there are 4 to 6 cell towers all around me (at work or at home).
The lost of signal is very short (a second or two) but actually drop a call once.
I have base band 203028D-64 and running Android version 2.3.4.
Since I don't want to update to version 4.0.3 as there is too many people complaining about lagging problems. I will try to update the base band to 203028D-66 and come back here for results with the Llama log.
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I've notice while using the cell tower polling monitor of the Llama application that my Ray drops the signal. It shows in the log as Cell: -1:-1:-1 (ignored) No signal/Unknown. I live and work in a big city were the signal strength is very strong and were there are 4 to 6 cell towers all around me (at work or at home).
The lost of signal is very short (a second or two) but actually drop a call once.
I have base band 203028D-64 and running Android version 2.3.4.
Since I don't want to update to version 4.0.3 as there is too many people complaining about lagging problems. I will try to update the base band to 203028D-66 and come back here for results with the Llama log.
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If you can, update to 4.0.4.
How's 4.0.4? Is it better than 2.3.4? I don't want my phone to be slower and have problems with WiFi connectivity.
hansip87 said:
My Ray is actually rather poor when going indoor first floor. But once I step outside or going to second floor, it goes 100% instantly.. So..
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same here
hansip87 said:
My Ray is actually rather poor when going indoor first floor. But once I step outside or going to second floor, it goes 100% instantly.. So..
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You are describing my problem, but we have that problem with all our phones at home.
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Don' remove Sim Toolkit.apk
I have to reinstall ROM due to signal problem after removing sim toolkit.apk
While searching on how to ugrade the baseband for my ST18a, I came across another thread about this issue on the Sony's Forum.
If you go to Menu - Wireless & network setting - Mobile Network - Network Mode and change to GSM only, it will give you better reception.
I have tested and validated it with the "Network Signal Info" & Llama App.
The reception signal improved dramatically and no drop calls yet.
Notice you will be on the 2G network if you have a Data Plan (which is not my case) but you can always change the network back to WCDMA-GSM when you need faster data download speeds.
Hi, bought the xperia Z2 a week back. In my room I get good signal. Sometimes HSPA + but when i go down floor to to the dining area (where i have been seeing poor signal) the Z2 looses it signal then comes back to EDGE after half a minute. My old phone Iphones 4s, HTC One when it lose HSPA signal it goes back to EDGE.
My network setting is on 4G preferred. I have put it on WCDMA preferred still the same problem. On the same network i carried a Iphone 5 and the Xperia Z2, the z2 dropped but the iphone signal stays.
Any way to fix it? or whats causing the problem?
maximus_android said:
Hi, bought the xperia Z2 a week back. In my room I get good signal. Sometimes HSPA + but when i go down floor to to the dining area (where i have been seeing poor signal) the Z2 looses it signal then comes back to EDGE after half a minute. My old phone Iphones 4s, HTC One when it lose HSPA signal it goes back to EDGE.
My network setting is on 4G preferred. I have put it on WCDMA preferred still the same problem. On the same network i carried a Iphone 5 and the Xperia Z2, the z2 dropped but the iphone signal stays.
Any way to fix it? or whats causing the problem?
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sony has taken note of mobile band issues, should be fixed in upcoming updates
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sony has taken note of mobile band issues, should be fixed in upcoming updates
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Great to hear that i am not the only one facing this problem. how do you know?
maximus_android said:
Great to hear that i am not the only one facing this problem. how do you know?
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its a common sony problem for mobile data to not work in some countries
is also common for Z2 for data to randomly stop
its also been noted on sony sites and sony team 7 dev mentioned it too
Any idea how to fix this. It doesn't drop the calls, but constantly goes back to 2g on calls even in good 3g areas. Wouldn't be a problem except for the HD calling goes off and it gets annoying going from good audio in calls to muffled 1990s quality.
Anyone else have this?
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Should add I'm in uk and on o2 using XEU fw (O2U fw does same)
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Ask other o2 users in your area. Most likely, this is a carrier issue in order to save (their) bandwidth. The reasoning is that most users won't be able to tell the difference in call quality anyway.
Here in Brazil, ALL carriers do this.
Every other phone works fine and will keep a 3g signal.
Tested OK on
Xperia z, z2,z3, HTC one, galaxy alpha, iPhone 5s
All using o2 all keep HD audio in call fine.
Just have to live with it I guess.
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Hi,
I recently bought a black z5c from handtec and I'm currently using it on US T-Mobile.
I think I have the apn settings set correctly but I'm only getting one bar for LTE here in LA, even outside with no buildings.
HSPA, however, has strong signal. Any recommendations?
Tuan
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I get very good signal with mine. Even with one bar I get good speeds (tested via speedtest).
You can just use the download internet settings under networks/more if you are worry about using the wrong apn settings.
I'm also using T-Mobile.
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Reception issue or perceived reception
I am having the same issue, but on AT&T. My model is the E5823, black. I have been swapping my sim card back and forth between the z5c and my Nexus 5 and have noticed that the nexus will have full bars of LTE while the z5c will have maybe one bar. More importantly, though--the db reading from the phones are almost exactly the same and the download speeds are very similar as well. So I think this may not be a reception issue in my case, but an issue with how the z5c displays reception vs how the nexus 5 does. The nexus 5 with full bars should having blazing LTE speed. Sadly, both of these phones are giving me barely 3 mb download speeds. I think AT&T may be having an issue in my area but I can't get a customer service rep to acknowledge it.
I hope I'm right--I'm loving this phone despite the terrible (possibly perceived) reception. I have downloaded an app called real signal and it shows a more accurate reading of actual reception and it is confirming my suspicion.
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I am having the same issue, but on AT&T. My model is the E5823, black. I have been swapping my sim card back and forth between the z5c and my Nexus 5 and have noticed that the nexus will have full bars of LTE while the z5c will have maybe one bar. More importantly, though--the db reading from the phones are almost exactly the same and the download speeds are very similar as well. So I think this may not be a reception issue in my case, but an issue with how the z5c displays reception vs how the nexus 5 does. The nexus 5 with full bars should having blazing LTE speed. Sadly, both of these phones are giving me barely 3 mb download speeds. I think AT&T may be having an issue in my area but I can't get a customer service rep to acknowledge it.
I hope I'm right--I'm loving this phone despite the terrible (possibly perceived) reception. I have downloaded an app called real signal and it shows a more accurate reading of actual reception and it is confirming my suspicion.
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This is exactly my experience. Not as many bars as my other phone, but actual signal strength is almost identical. I think it's just a difference in how they are showing bars. I think signal strength is actually good.
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phositadc said:
This is exactly my experience. Not as many bars as my other phone, but actual signal strength is almost identical. I think it's just a difference in how they are showing bars. I think signal strength is actually good.
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I'm glad to hear that. This was driving me nuts thinking I'd have to return a phone that I imported and eat a 15% restocking fee. It's also really the only small phone I had my eye on once I saw that the Nexus 5X would be just as big as the regular sized Xperia Z5.
I'm experiencing something similar. I think I have 1 less bar of 4G signal in every place compared to my previous phone. But the phone still works great and seems to not drain more battery regarding this.
But the "time without signal %" is considerably lower than before. (Still. This could be just because of the bad 2G/3G signal at home, which is terrible and is improved now).
Also. Im now getting 4G+ signal (I think it's based on CAT 6). But maybe the strength is just the same as with 4G.
One more thing:
I bought my phone in Italy but I'm using it in Spain. Could that be an issue? I dont think so...because in Europe the LTE bands are almost the same everywhere.
Also. What would happen if we disable all other LTE bands from other countries? Could that help?
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I'm now having -107 dBm 33 asu. How bad is that?
thesebastian said:
I'm experiencing something similar. I think I have 1 less bar of 4G signal in every place compared to my previous phone. But the phone still works great and seems to not drain more battery regarding this.
But the "time without signal %" is considerably lower than before. (Still. This could be just because of the bad 2G/3G signal at home, which is terrible and is improved now).
Also. Im now getting 4G+ signal (I think it's based on CAT 6). But maybe the strength is just the same as with 4G.
One more thing:
I bought my phone in Italy but I'm using it in Spain. Could that be an issue? I dont think so...because in Europe the LTE bands are almost the same everywhere.
Also. What would happen if we disable all other LTE bands from other countries? Could that help?
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I'm now having -107 dBm 33 asu. How bad is that? [emoji14]
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107 is pretty weak but without having another phone to compare it to it's impossible to say if it's the phone's fault or if you are just somewhere with a bad signal!
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Hi,
I think my signal is poor compared with my previous phone
I have 105 dbm
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Hi,
Did you try entering Service Phone info and check settings from there ?
for that dial in :
*#*#service#*#*
then service settings and select the right network mode
chrisftlse said:
Hi,
Did you try entering Service Phone info and check settings from there ?
for that dial in :
*#*#service#*#*
then service settings and select the right network mode
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My phone has this option selected "LTE_GSM_WCDMA" and I think that it's the right choice.
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I had same issue with att. Then I realized I forgot to call them and give them my imei number to put into their system. Did you do that?
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The imei will not impact reception. GSM is purely sim based. I'm curious about this issue as well. I had exact same issue with my z3c on tmous. Lower signal readings both visually and dbm but it operated fine
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I got a Z5 compact and I'm definitely getting poorer reception than my previous phone (2013 Moto X) on AT&T. Not just the display, but I find more calls going to voicemail from my apartment than before.
I think it's just the way sony is translating actual signal strength to bars displayed. On WCDMA it looks correct, but on LTE bars are always low even though reception and signal is fine.
Hello,
What is your experience with the GSM reception of the S23 Ultra? Mine is lower than my previous phone(S20 FE 5G); I don't have 5G in my region atm, and with S20 in my apartment had like 1/4 strength 4G, with S23u I have the 4G sign, but not most of the time it's 0/4 lines of strength, and also when I get a phone call half of the time I get small interruptions and this is annoying.
EDIT : after march update ,signal reception seems a bit better and also the battery.
G...S...M? What's that? (jk lol)
I don't think many of us really bought this phone for strong GSM performance and it's not really a focus of manufacturers either. Have you tried switching carriers?
You are right...but...its a phone first of all,we should have a great signal fir this miney. Its annoying to have poor recetiin at home and ppl make fun at you "omg you git a such expensive phone and Such a poor signal"
For me compare to S22U (Exynos) is a lot of better and little better than Fold 2 - so overall is good (snapdragon here in EU). I work where is poor cellular strenght.
Signal definitely seems worse than my S21U. I live in an area where indoor coverage is poor and I'm having to rely on wifi calling a lot more than I did with my previous handset.
Personally, I have always found Samsung modem and radio reception to be weak compared to OnePlus. The same place my OnePlus 8T can get 4 bars, my s23 Ultra gets 2. At our last apartment, we both ditched our Samsung devices because we got no service in that apartment but has 1-2 usable bars of service with our OnePlus 7 Pro's.
Hi all!Today I noticed my S23 Ultra network signal is poor as many of your phones.Before I had a Pixel 6 Pro but the network signal was much better than this Samsung.I don't know why ,I have 2 network bars or even no one ,then the phone connect through wifi calls!I am living in UK,Lebara network!Thanks
Mihai2103 said:
Hi all!Today I noticed my S23 Ultra network signal is poor as many of your phones.Before I had a Pixel 6 Pro but the network signal was much better than this Samsung.I don't know why ,I have 2 network bars or even no one ,then the phone connect through wifi calls!I am living in UK,Lebara network!Thanks
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I had the P6P and that was the worst phone I've ever had regards signal
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I had the P6P and that was the worst phone I've ever had regards signal
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I don't know how but I check the signal reception and during travelling by train to work and is worst with S23U than P6 Pro.I wasn't happy with P6P,some things but the signal was better than Samsung for me!Even now the Wifi calls is connected because I have a poor network signal.
I hardly got any signal at home on my pevious phone (s9+), but all great with s23 ultra, tbh
Mihai2103 said:
I don't know how but I check the signal reception and during travelling by train to work and is worst with S23U than P6 Pro.I wasn't happy with P6P,some things but the signal was better than Samsung for me!Even now the Wifi calls is connected because I have a poor network signal.
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Maybe a silly question but why do you keep posting screenshots of yourself commenting
Just keep asking and maybe you can answer yourself!
I found opposite. My old 10+ have much worse signal than my 23u. Inside my house i still have 4 bars of 5G.
Very strange. My S23U is night and day better than my P7P was.
Mine is better than Pixel`s I had been using, the pixel 7 pro I was using was horrible, the S23U is way better.
Signal is all over place, wh3n in low 4g reception it falls back to 3g and when im back in well covered 4g+ it will stay at 3g until I flight mode it. Seems even worse than puxrl 6 pro I had.
fastie said:
Signal is all over place, wh3n in low 4g reception it falls back to 3g and when im back in well covered 4g+ it will stay at 3g until I flight mode it. Seems even worse than puxrl 6 pro I had.
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That sounds like your carrier is the problem and not the device.
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That sounds like your carrier is the problem and not the device.
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My oneplus 8 pro and Pixel 7 pro had no problems at all with the same sim card installed, its just this samsung that drives me crazy
I don't see any difference, and Im in a very low signal zone. Both s23 and op5 didn't loose signal , but 1 bar and no way to make a call.