Did anyone tried this out?
http://blog.whitesites.com/How-to-Increase-Reception-on-Sony-Xperia-X1__633958291637656250_blog.htm
Better try to flash an other radio version before doing this to your Xperia.
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At home i have just 2 bars of reception, but anyway it has a very good connection. Only HSDPA reception could be a little more.
If i am outside my house, i mostly have full reception even with HSDPA.
If you're getting a weak signal from your provider, there's no way to magically make reception better other than the provider giving better coverage.
Being that my Nokia's all have full reception in house and the Xperia loses connection in the same location...
rickysio said:
Being that my Nokia's all have full reception in house and the Xperia loses connection in the same location...
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Try to change U'r radio version, that's totaly work
xicloe said:
Try to change U'r radio version, that's totaly work
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I've changed 5 times already.
The issue is not whether it can be resolved or not, it is how slipshod the SE radio firmware is.
Nokia gets it right 100% of the time, so why can't SE?
The blogger on that link may be onto something (ie hardware related, not firmware) - but I'm not going to do that!
I changed the radio f/w to 1.16 - it's better than before, still not perfect in terms of the number of bars, and I sometimes lose the signal in the local supermarket...
X1 signal quality is poor/below average - but not poor enough to take the phone apart like that, or to actually change it for another.
I have already re-shelled my phone, so I have no fear of this. It is actually very easy to get to that part, but I would think that the rubberized coating would help to prevent corrosion on the copper antenna. Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't a cell signal have no problem passing through a millimeter of rubber compound?
I would be more than willing to mod this to get a few more bars, but I don't want to cause damage and not actually have any benefit.
If anyone here has tried it please post your results.
i just did this mod so far there has not been any noticable increases in reception but it seems to be more stable with less drop outs
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I hope somebody can help me with this. I have a T-Mobile Wing and I can't get a signal in my office. I have no office phone to use either, so its really annoying because I miss some important calls. I'm not going to be able to opt out of my contract either. So I was wondering if anybody knows of any tweaks that can boost your signal strength. I'm willing to try anything and I'm only a slight noob (I recently just flashed my rom, first time I tried I bricked my phone but I got it back up and the second time i worked like a charm). So if anybody knows of any hacks or anything like that, that could work I will thank you forever.
P.S. No those little stickers on the phone don't work.
What type of office building is it? Take a good look at the construction of it and a T-Mobile coverage map. If that building used a lot of concrete & rebar + steel in its construction then that will dampen your signal strength. It also depends on your location within the building. If a huge line of power cable is run near where you are that will cause a ton of interference screwing your signal over as well (depending on if they insulated that run).
Other things can cause interferance but primarily those are it. If T-Mobile doesnt have superb coverage in that area that ontop of the building can be brutal.
I dont know of any software tweaks that will help your signal itself, and most of those stupid gadget addon's are gimmicks anyway. If your building has it tap into the wifi and try some VOIP action.
Lastly, try the T-Mobile wing forum, since they use your phone they might have more options and things you can try. This is the s730 wings forum
Try this one, on ebay not so expensive and suitable for very small office (80 m2)
http://www.qx-tele.com/enpro_list.asp?BigClassName=Mobile Phone Repeater&ID=601
the signal strength on my galaxy s does not improve beyond -81dbm ... it degardes to -111dbm or so ..at times while speaking it goes in a silent mode .
is there any fix available or any likelihood of it being availble in near future .
i compared signal strength with blackberry phone at same place and same operator ....it was -67dbm.
huge difference ???
can someone help with suggestion or shall i sell this device asap.
yeah i got the same problems .. that really sucks .. :/ sometimes i loose signal completely
Different technology will always fair differently in various situation - meaning that the Galsxy will have a worse signal in some situation, but a better signal in others. If you are finding that you are not satisfied with it, best to sell it.
same for me its not better then iPhone 4 then...
somebody has to say it; "you're holding it wrong"
it goes to 105 dmb before 111
still have signal at 111
after that it goes to signal lost (tries to downgrade to 3G/2G before)
personally i've a hard time making it lose signal. when i already at -105 i can by covering it with hands then putting my hands in a box or covering on top with my body (yeh i look dumb when i do that)
otherwise i can't
for the GPS it's another story.. it cuts when you touch the screen sometimes..
Experienced poor signal strength myself, try using country specific modem when flashing via Odin, You can flash Modem itself to try out which one works best.
Tried flashing multiple modems on my phone and some seems to work better than other, could just be a placebo effect though o.o
does that mean it is a hardware issue or can this be improved by software upgrade..
Recevier senstivity is mobile's basic functionality , manufacturer's shall not compromise with this basic parameter .
I have checked signal strength at various locations but it never improves from -81dbm
Yeah, if you try and flash a CSC that's meant for your region may help.
Request if some one can help with procedure to flash.
Well not only your CSC but a newer MODEM file would help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7329960&postcount=6 read here before you start!
Also I've found if it will help you JPC modem so far for me is best in the UK on O2 (that includes testing quite a weak JPH modem file imo)
i would like to improve my samsung s1 android signal
Hi all,
Within the past week or so, I've noticed a fairly large drop in the signal strength from both my wireless lan and 3g signals. With the cell signal, it was even dropping to edge sometimes when I was outside in an area which used to give me full bars. Wireless isn't much better, and it seems to be fluctuating between 4/5 signal and 2/5 signal even though I'm close to my router. Again, I used to have full signal in the same location. Nothing really would have changed.
Yesterday I tried flashing Continuum (2.3.4) instead of running the stock 2.2 that I had before. The 3g signal seems to be *slightly* more consistent, although I'm still not at full bars, whereas I always was before.
Is this a common occurrence? Is it my hardware, and can I fix it myself, or do I need to send it in to Rogers? I've only had the phone for about 6 months now. I wonder if it's under warranty still (assuming I flash back the original ROM and bootloader).
If anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated. It's odd, but the wifi signal almost gets boosted when I'm trying to use the internet, but not to full bars even when I'm near the router.
Bump. Is this the wrong place to ask this question?
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My AT&T Captivate has similar issues. Mine started about a month ago. I haven't put any effort into figuring out the root cause.
Yeah, I'd really like to figure out what's up though. Does the hardware just crap out after a few months of use? Thanks samsung!
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Yeah, I'd really like to figure out what's up though. Does the hardware just crap out after a few months of use? Thanks samsung!
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This trend happened with my HTC Aria as well. I don't believe its anything related to Samsung hardware crapping out.
So, if it's software, what would be consistent across a ROM and kernel flash?
I recently fixed a network error effecting call quality by flashing a new modem. I know our issues are different, but since you did flash new ROM i dont think it could hurt.
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Stumbled across this article on Toms Hardware today and felt like it was a good read for this thread.
http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/571-wi-fi-beamforming-networking.html
Unfortunately it's not just my wifi that has issues, but 3g as well.
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Unfortunately it's not just my wifi that has issues, but 3g as well.
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Have you tried flashing a different modem? The one that came with your current rom may be different than you had before which would account for your weaker signals. Different modems work better in different areas. Try something else and see if it doesn't help, such as JK4 or JL3.
I haven't yet, but I actually had the problem before I flashed the ROM.
Where are you located. I have absolutely ATROCIOUS reception in Atlanta, and ATT says they have some 50 towers down. Your area might be the same. In my basement where I used to have 3 bars consistently, i know have to run around the basement struggling to get one bar to send a text. ATT needs to get their act together or everyone might start switching to Verizon.
In Toronto, Canada. We usually have good reception. It's only recently that I have had issues.
check with other people such as your family and see if they have bad service too, if so call your service provider, there may be an issue on their end. Other than that all I can suggest would be a full reset to factory and a master clear and then restart from there. While that is annoying, it might be worth it to solve the problem.
Hi all.
I've dropped my phone quite a few times and it's affected my signal.
The reception on the phone is very weak and drops in certain places where it use to have good signal before. Also sometimes people tell me I sound like a robot over the phone so it's got to be an internal damage.
Iv already changed the speaker/microphone part of the phone but the problem continues, my next geuss is the wifi signal antenna cable.
Any ideas of what may be the may cause?
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Hi all.
I've dropped my phone quite a few times and it's affected my signal.
The reception on the phone is very weak and drops in certain places where it use to have good signal before. Also sometimes people tell me I sound like a robot over the phone so it's got to be an internal damage.
Iv already changed the speaker/microphone part of the phone but the problem continues, my next geuss is the wifi signal antenna cable.
Any ideas of what may be the may cause?
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have you tried some different rom and modem.? if not than try something different. i also faced such issue but after changing rom and specially modem, now me trouble free
assuming he didn't flashed any roms between drops....i think it's antenna related...that antenna is small and looks quite fragile...it's a hardware problem...i suggest going to your local repair shop...
spiderman07 said:
assuming he didn't flashed any roms between drops....i think it's antenna related...that antenna is small and looks quite fragile...it's a hardware problem...i suggest going to your local repair shop...
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I think it's definitely an internal issue. Signal drops all the way at certain locations when it never use to and some people say I have a robots voice so I have to call them back. Does anyone have any pictures of where the antenna is located in the phone?
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Having the same problem here. Dunno exactly when it started but I'm getting lower signal everywhere than I used to get, indoors am having trouble getting any signal at all when it used to be fine.
Tried multiple different ROMs/Radios and a new Sim Card and it's not solved the problem
Also thinking I've just dropped it too many times.
aerozeppel said:
Having the same problem here. Dunno exactly when it started but I'm getting lower signal everywhere than I used to get, indoors am having trouble getting any signal at all when it used to be fine.
Tried multiple different ROMs/Radios and a new Sim Card and it's not solved the problem
Also thinking I've just dropped it too many times.
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it means is a hardware problem...
the antenae itself its basicly a wire with a connector(atleast the phone one), after the drops, the connection maybe got loose. open the phone up(you lost warranty anyways)and disconnect/ re connect the antenae. if dont work, then repair shop.
Hi,
LG V40 isn't connecting to strong Cell or WiFi signals without a Re-Start ... why?
This has never been a problem before. It's always shown a strong Cell Signal at my house and I've fantastic WiFi speeds at the house too. However, occasionally I"ll notice the phone is slow to load a Website or takes too long to send a large file in a Text, I'll look at the Signal Strength and it shows low Cell Signal and low WiFi Signal, yet I know (and test) them both from another phone and they're as strong as possible.
What is the issue and how can I fix this problem?
Thank you all in advance.
Regards,
Gregory
Almost a week later and not one reply post ! ? !
Guess the heat for LG has faded ... not only for the brand, but for this phone, yet, this phone is still (somewhat) fast, takes all updates and is a good camera.
Well ... I still hope for an answer. I've done a complete Factory Reset without loading ANY apps at all for 3 days and it STILL has this issue.
(... Side Note: It's absolutely AMAZING how long the battery lasts when all the bloatware and junk apps are removed, all non-needed-undeleteable-apps are disabled and there's not one Third Party App ! ! )
I read on another thread it's only happened since 5G started getting activated on towers. I don't understand how one would affect the other, but maybe someone can chime in and clear the air on that.
If I don't get an answer soon, I'll have to check other phones to see if others are having this issue and upgrade to a newer phone.
Hope to hear from someone soon.
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I don't have the exact same issue as you, but I have an issue where my data connection doesn't connect when my WiFi is off. So I need to turn on my WiFi before I turn on my data, then only turn off my WiFi. I didn't know this before, and I had to resort to turning on airplane mode, whenever I needed to use my data.
I sent my previous device in for warrany repairs, so my device has a new mainboard, and the issue was on both devices. It has to be a software issue on my variant (LG-V405EB), because I haven't seen any other complaints about it online.
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I don't have the exact same issue as you, but I have an issue where my data connection doesn't connect when my WiFi is off. So I need to turn on my WiFi before I turn on my data, then only turn off my WiFi. I didn't know this before, and I had to resort to turning on airplane mode, whenever I needed to use my data.
I sent my previous device in for warrany repairs, so my device has a new mainboard, and the issue was on both devices. It has to be a software issue on my variant (LG-V405EB), because I haven't seen any other complaints about it online.
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Thanks for the reply Miz Pimp.
The phone was checked out and came back working 100% efficient - but they did say that clearing the phone with a Re-Start will help with connectivity.
I hate that as an answer - but it's something that a Samsung user said they've got to do too.
Feeling less alone regarding this problem, but I'm going to upgrade to a 5G phone early next year when that coverage is expected to get to my area.
SaintlySins said:
Thanks for the reply Miz Pimp.
The phone was checked out and came back working 100% efficient - but they did say that clearing the phone with a Re-Start will help with connectivity.
I hate that as an answer - but it's something that a Samsung user said they've got to do too.
Feeling less alone regarding this problem, but I'm going to upgrade to a 5G phone early next year when that coverage is expected to get to my area.
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That really is a horrible reply. It sucks that we need to do that to get a proper connection. I never had this issue with ANY of my mid-range Huawei devices, so it's pretty annoying that I'd have issues on a flagship.
The System Update 13 from Verizon just installed.
Still the same issue with connectivity damn it! !
I literally shut the phone off and restart to get better reception for several hours .... then the reception will drop to one or two bars, calls have drop-outs and upload/download speeds drop. A Re-Start and it all goes back to full bars and high connectivity speeds.
This does not happen to friends with Pixel's, Sammy's or iPhones.
Looks like the LG has some sort of malfunction ... OR ... it's a program to keep battery life exceptionally long, which it clearly does over my other friends phones who maintain high connectivity rates, yet significantly lower battery life.