Signal not 3g or edge but just G? - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was driving to Carmel, Indiana from Dayton and stopped in Richmond. Signal went to from 3g to edge to no signal. Then all the sudden I just see G. Anyone else ever seen this? If so, is it just the 1g network or does that even exist?
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I've seen it before in my travels. Not quite sure what causes it to display that.
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That would be 1G, if I'm correct. Some areas of the country are still lagging enough behind (or the signal strength of Edge or higher isn't strong enough) that you will see the G logo when you're getting G coverage.

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I have an app that tells me which cell tower I'm on when I'm outside I connect to a very close tower when I'm in side I connect to very far away tower can I fix this?
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Or let me say this how come I get better service with edge only
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jayjayjoker2 said:
Or let me say this how come I get better service with edge only
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The reason you have better coverage with edge is because att has more edge coverage than 3G..there are more towers with edge enabled that's why...I don't think you can fix it probably the best solution is to disable 3G in areas where signal is low..
Okay so in my house use edge and then just connect to wifi
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Willing to Shaw the apparently your useing , would be handy for me at times. thanks
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please post your speedtest LTE results, TORONTO only please

thanks!
mainly if you're on rogers
im getting like 3Mbps per second only
There's already a speed test. Post your results in there instead.
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I meant for nexus4. Lte only canada or.toronto
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Yeah I know but it would still be easier if it's all in one place, to be honest.
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You're not on lte if you're only getting 3mbps, does it show 4g near the signal bars?
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You're not on lte if you're only getting 3mbps, does it show 4g near the signal bars?
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Yes one 4g bar only I got lemon radio signal n4?
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The signal and speed can drop pretty badly if you're indoors, but I've had a few speed tests at around 60/20 downtown and in East York when I was pulling full bars (Fido/Rogers). It's not the best in my house, but I have Wi-Fi for that.
Edit: I also end up falling back to 3G fairly often, which may be due to either the lack of a signal amplifier or the network which I'm not too familiar with.
BumbleG said:
The signal and speed can drop pretty badly if you're indoors, but I've had a few speed tests at around 60/20 downtown and in East York when I was pulling full bars (Fido/Rogers). It's not the best in my house, but I have Wi-Fi for that.
Edit: I also end up falling back to 3G fairly often, which may be due to either the lack of a signal amplifier or the network which I'm not too familiar with.
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Anyone able to share GTA speeds? Mississauga Brampton area?
I hit 50down and 18up in mississauga, but this was outside with perfect signal. In the deepest darkest pits of my basement i only hit 7down 1up.
Got this in Brampton
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Please don't create new threads when one already exists. Please use this thread.
Thanks
AvRS
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4g issues on Optus network

This is an ongoing gripe of mine. I'm wondering if it's just me or if other people have this problem. When I'm on 4g it intermittently turns off data for a few seconds. The 4g icon goes away and comes back a few seconds later interrupting my connection. Only happens on 4g. If I set the mobile network to just 2g or 3g I don't have this problem. I've tried lots of different modems. So I'm wondering if it's an Optus thing or an issue with my phone? ?
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nateboi81 said:
This is an ongoing gripe of mine. I'm wondering if it's just me or if other people have this problem. When I'm on 4g it intermittently turns off data for a few seconds. The 4g icon goes away and comes back a few seconds later interrupting my connection. Only happens on 4g. If I set the mobile network to just 2g or 3g I don't have this problem. I've tried lots of different modems. So I'm wondering if it's an Optus thing or an issue with my phone? ?
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probably poor coverage of 4G network
Why 4G when 3G is enough for watching video etc etc?
And it drain more battery also
hello5629 said:
probably poor coverage of 4G network
Why 4G when 3G is enough for watching video etc etc?
And it drain more battery also
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I'm literally right next to a big city. Its not a coverage thing. If I have a 4g phone why not use it. I get about 24 hours of battery life from it so that's not an issue
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Significantly reduced signal strenght 4.3 or Sprint's bad timing?

I updated to 4.3 just now and my lte signal dropped to 1 to 2 bars, from a constant full bars. I noticed the performance is equal, meaning it may be just a difference in the sensitivity of the antenna's display of good signal however, it drops from lte a lot and stays in 3g. Has anyone verified the changes in the new modem? Any other bugs I should be aware on the 4.3 update? Also, Dashclock widget doesn't work on htc's widget lock screen.
Looks like before the bars were for voice and now they represent data. That's the way it is in AOSP.
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I imagined since there were no changes in performance per se. I just wish I could restrict my one to lte only. Either 4g or no data.
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I work relatively close to a 4G LTE tower before updated it showed full 4G with fast speeds, now it shows little to no 4G and would switch to 3G. I tried to Factory Data Reset with PRL and Profile Update and still shows the same, and I'm running all stock no root, and I'm pretty sure it's not the tower.
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sincitycisco said:
I work relatively close to a 4G LTE tower before updated it showed full 4G with fast speeds, now it shows little to no 4G and would switch to 3G. I tried to Factory Data Reset with PRL and Profile Update and still shows the same, and I'm running all stock no root, and I'm pretty sure it's not the tower.
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So your on the updated prl (55016) then?
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Yup..
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david279 said:
Looks like before the bars were for voice and now they represent data. That's the way it is in AOSP.
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This is correct. You can verify this by connecting to wifi and then disabling mobile data. Your bars will instantly change.
I like this change. Now I can see that it is not possible to have more than 1 bar of 4G pretty much anywhere in my area. No wonder the speeds are so average and I almost never get 4G, the Sprint towers are all so far off the main roads that by the time the signal gets there it's weak. You can get full bars... if you drive up to the Sprint call center in Bristol, TN.
Before this change it was a lot harder to tell whether you were getting good 4G or 3G reception.
Edit: I just want to say that the reception itself is largely unchanged. When the phone goes from 4G to 3G, nothing will make it go back to 4G except toggling the data off and on.
Just to throw this in the mix. I live in an area that never had 4g but after this update I have it now. My signal strength also shows the one bar but coming from 3g only my connection now is 4g and has increased significantly. Maybe this new radio has a factor that extends the overall 4g coverage? I guess it could be just timing and 4g was opened up in my area but like I said I now have it after this update.

Bad update? Battery / signal to suffer

So yes it's another battery thread but I'm noticing that my signal compared to the note 3 is not even as half good.. Where I would get lte, it drops to 4g, and it's alot of dropping back and forth between the signals and where I would get 4g I get edge, is it possible of being the update?
Just curious.
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