Took a screenshot of this the one is the new Moto G 2nd gen and the other is my Nexus 6. Both were right next to each other. Nexus is on T-Mobiles Metro PCS network and the other Straight Talk using T-Mobile..is the radio in the Nexus 6 worse than the one Motorola put in the 2014 Moto G?
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All that says to me is that the LTE signal on the N6 is weaker than the HSPA/UMTS signal on the MotoG. Turn LTE off on the N6 and use 3G, then compare them. They should be close to equal. (Settings> more> cellular networks> preferred network type)
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I'm consistently getting a dBm of 100-115 at my house. On my S3, I used to average around 85-90 dBm.
Tried updating my profile & PRL but it didn't make a difference.
very odd for a motorola device
Yea, I thought so too considering Motorola's rep for having the strongest radios.
My guess would be that the gs3 was using a different LTE frequency because the att version only supported 700mhz and 2100mhz where as the moto x supports 700,850,1700,1900mhz. If you your talking about another variant of gs3 and moto x say T-Mobile or sprint look up the frequency's. that is my guess in signal differences. Hope this helps.
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Both my GS3 and Moto x are on Sprint. The GS3 supports 800 & 1900 while the Moto X supports 800, 850 and 1900 on CDMA.
Slightly weaker for me too, not terrible though.
In my lunch room at work I get 1-2 bars and weak connection on my HTC One. My Moto X is 0 - 2 and fights to keep a connection losing connection every couple minutes.
Again, slightly weaker than my HTC, but not terrible.
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I am looking to buy Moto X on eBay which has spec as below,
Product Identifiers
Brand Motorola
Carrier U.S. Cellular
Model Moto X
(Unlocked For Non GSM)
Type Smartphone
Storage Capacity 16 GB
Network Generation 4G
Network Technology CDMA / EVDO Rev. A, LTE
Camera 10.0 MP
Battery
Battery Capacity 2200 mAh
Will this phone work in the UK. Any idea?
Thanks in advance.
smohanv said:
I am looking to buy Moto X on eBay which has spec as below,
Product Identifiers
Brand Motorola
Carrier U.S. Cellular
Model Moto X
(Unlocked For Non GSM)
Type Smartphone
Storage Capacity 16 GB
Network Generation 4G
Network Technology CDMA / EVDO Rev. A, LTE
Camera 10.0 MP
Battery
Battery Capacity 2200 mAh
Will this phone work in the UK. Any idea?
Thanks in advance.
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The phone will work with WIFI. You need a GSM phone, not a CDMA phone, if you want cellular reception.
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(I didn't realize the O.P. was asking about a US Cellurar Moto X, which apparently may have a crippled GSM radio.
Arak-Nafein said:
The phone will work with WIFI. You need a GSM phone, not a CDMA phone, if you want cellular reception.
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Thanks for your response. I will stay back from buying as there is no point having a device with broken wifi. .
@smohanv
While this wiki page -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_X indicates the XT1055 does support 850/900/1900/2100 UMTS/HSPA, the FCC docs don't list any UMTS/HSPA/WCDMA tests, only CDMA, LTE, and Wifi. And US Cellular's web site doesn't list UMTS/HSPA as supported either. So I'm not sure. Reading THIS FCC doc for the XT1055 indicates only CDMA 800/1900, LTE Bands 4, 5 and 12 only. No mention of UMTS/HSPA/WCDMA.
UMTS and HSPA will be needed if you want faster than 2G speeds on GSM networks.
one other thing I'm unsure of, if the US Cellular X (XT1055) is SIM unlocked for GSM.
KidJoe said:
@smohanv
While this wiki page -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_X indicates the XT1055 does support 850/900/1900/2100 UMTS/HSPA, the FCC docs don't list any UMTS/HSPA/WCDMA tests, only CDMA, LTE, and Wifi. And US Cellular's web site doesn't list UMTS/HSPA as supported either. So I'm not sure. Reading THIS FCC doc for the XT1055 indicates only CDMA 800/1900, LTE Bands 4, 5 and 12 only. No mention of UMTS/HSPA/WCDMA.
UMTS and HSPA will be needed if you want faster than 2G speeds on GSM networks.
one other thing I'm unsure of, if the US Cellular X (XT1055) is SIM unlocked for GSM.
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Thanks. It is very strange that Moto X comes in different model by network and confusing which one to choose from for the GSM networks like in the UK.
Motorola Moto X XT1058 for AT&T
Motorola Moto X XT1053 for T-Mobile
Motorola Moto X XT1052 for Europe
Motorola Moto X XT1056 for Sprint
Motorola Moto X XT1060 for Verizon
Motorola Moto X XT1055 for U.S. Cellular
smohanv said:
Thanks. It is very strange that Moto X comes in different model by network and confusing which one to choose from for the GSM networks like in the UK.
Motorola Moto X XT1058 for AT&T
Motorola Moto X XT1053 for T-Mobile
Motorola Moto X XT1052 for Europe
Motorola Moto X XT1056 for Sprint
Motorola Moto X XT1060 for Verizon
Motorola Moto X XT1055 for U.S. Cellular
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This is because of the different frequencies in use by location, and by carrier as well in the case of the USA...
I would be been nice if Moto could have made one GSM version that supported all GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA/LTE frequencies around the globe, and then the CDMA variants (like Verizon, Sprint and US Cellular) as needed.
From that list, most would probably say... XT1052 or XT1053 for use in Europe, but keep in mind the XT1053 would be missing some LTE bands and/or UMTS/HSPA bands that are likely used in Europe.
XT1058 could also work, but you can't unlock its boot loader, and you'd have to watch out for one or two bands not being there.
Since activating the Droid Turbo, I notice I get much better LTE reception compared to my Note 3. In many places I used to get 3G, I now have a few bars of LTE. On the Motorola page for the Droid Turbo, it states the Turbo supports: LTE Cat 4 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 13) and Carrier Aggregation (B4+13). I don't see anything similar on the Motorola page for the Nexus 6. Since the Turbo is specifically designed for Verizon, is it safe to assume you will get better data speeds and reception with the Turbo compared with the Nexus 6?
Another thing I noticed with the Turbo is that with my bluetooth headphones the volume does not go that high...and the quality doesn't seem to be the greatest compared to other phones I've used. What advantage does Bluetooth 4.1 have over Bluetooth 4.0, if any?
Thanks!
If anyone has questions about the Turbo, let me know. I'll do the best I can to answer them.
Welcome to Motorola devices with better signal
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Welcome to Motorola devices with better signal
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I had the Moto X 2013, and my Turbo gets a more consistent LTE signal than that. I have LTE almost everywhere now, whereas before I had several locations in the Phoenix area where I would only get 3G. Spotify never stops to buffer even when the setting is on Extreme Quality.
Definitely seeing a drop in connection strength for both wifi and 4g. Coming from a s5 the signal strength (while connected to the same wifi) is about one bar less. Anyone noticing it?
plenty of threads already on this
verified not as good an antenna as LG G2
I took both phones side by side and the Turbo had NO RECEPTION, while the LG G2 had 1 bar and 3G. Very unscientific, but proof to me which had the better antenna inside in a very marginal reception area.
Interestingly at another location where I could not get data outside. The Turbo seems to be able to pull a 4G data connection.
I was out with my family last night. I looked at the signal for a Moto X 2013, a Moto X 2014, and the Turbo.
Moto X 2013 -110dB
Moto X 2014- 111db
Droid Turbo - 109db
just a reminder that bars are not absolute, and aren't calibrated from one phone model to another.
My girlfriends iPhone 5s and my friends Droid Razr M can download over 4g/lte about 10 mbits/sec faster than my droid 4 can. I suspect this is a radio issue because I am sure verizion is using new lte technology that wasn't around when our droid 4s were being made. All I can find by searching is how to enable GSM for other countries. I did find that the xt894 and xt912 (razr m) both are only supposedly using the 700mhz LTE 13 band. Am I wrong and this is just a processor/ data throughput issue? Thanks.
this depend on hardware not software