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.
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I've had a DROID Bionic since just about when it came out (I got it on Sept. 15th) and recently I've had reason to suspect that my Bionic has reception issues. At work I mostly end up on 3G, getting 4G occasionally. I didn't think much of this at first, thinking that perhaps the 4G signal in the area wasn't that strong. I now think otherwise.
Since I got my Bionic, three other employees at my work all got Verizon 4G phones. Two of them have the Thunderbolt and one has the DROID Charge. From asking them and looking at their phones, they seem to have a 4G connection the majority of the time while my Bionic is stuck on 3G. They get consistent, steady 4G while my phone switches back and forth between 3G and 4G, mostly ending up on 3G.
This discovery prompted me to check Verizon's coverage map. According to it, my work is very, VERY clearly in a Verizon 4G LTE coverage area (not the LTE extended coverage, but full LTE coverage). That seems confirmed by the fact that the Thunderbolts and the Charge here are almost always on 4G. This has be worried that my poor little Bionic is having some issues.
Anyway, to cut the exposition here and get to the point, I was wondering if anyone else has noticed poor 4G reception on the Bionic. I'm curious to see if perhaps I just have a bad phone or if the Bionic, in general, is poor in the reception department. I have tried toggling airplane modes and rebooting the phone. That helps me get back on 4G momentarily, but I end up back on 3G shortly thereafter.
In the same boat
I work in Pittsburgh and mine wont hold a steady signal either, unless I set in on this metal canberra by the radio in my room. Kinda weird really.
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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Compared to my Moto X (2013), the Z3 compact is getting very poor reception. Has anyone else experienced poor reception with the Z3c? I am on T-Mobile.
Same here. I posted earlier about this.
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Compared to my Moto X (2013), the Z3 compact is getting very poor reception. Has anyone else experienced poor reception with the Z3c? I am on T-Mobile.
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Same here, also T-mobile.
Are you guys only looking at bars or at the actual numerical signal strength in dBm?
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I have 1 bar and like 80 dBm
80 dBm? That's a fantastic signal by any measure. No idea why that would be 1 bar.
Yeah, 80 is pretty good. I have 3 out of 5 bars on my Moto X, it's at 99 dbm.
Mu signal stregnth is 100 dbm but showing 2 bars. My HTC one is showing the same but with all 5 bars. I just know something is up with the calibration of this phone. Other than that, its been great on LTE.
Compared to my former Xperia U, Xperia M it's way better on the Z3C and even slightly better then my wife's Xperia SP. This applies to both, GSM as well as UMTS networks on ePlus in Germany.
I'm on T-Mobile USA, and when I set my Nexus 5 directly next to my Z3C, they report exactly the same signal strength. So I suspect it's just an UI thing, although it's certainly possible that the Moto X just has particularly incredible reception.
It's not that the Z3c is particularly poor. The Moto X is just particularly good. A number of reviews commented on how good signal strength is on the X.
I'm on tmobile usa as well. Although it doesnt show the signal strength to be as strong, it is still getting a great signal
I'm on T-mobile UK and the signal reception is the same as my previous ZL which was in turn better than a Galaxy S4, HTC one (M7), and an LG G2.
I'm particularly picky about such things as the signal where I work is terrible.
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.
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)