Database Users

4G Speed

Whats your fastest 4g speed ?
I clocked mine in today at 637 on 4g and 1991 on 3g.... its disappointing....
please post yours

Around three our four mbs
-------------------------------------
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App

I see you're in Vegas. WiMAX is inconsistent here. It's fast where & when aren't many using the network and you have a good signal, which in our suburbs isn't easy to come by.
Try the 4G out on Blue Diamond near Dean Martin, where it's mostly flatland and probably 500 houses+the shopping center. The WiMAX tower is in the parking lot.
If you had a T-Mobile 3G phone, it's going to be more consistent speed-wise with less fluctuation. Vegas is almost completely HSPA+

4g isnt working properly right now. Everyone around the US, even in 4g areas, are all reporting terrible 4g network speeds.
Try to call Sprint and ask what the problem is, if it really bothers you, make a big deal out of it and sprint will probably offer something to make you a little happier (maybe).

Jus10o said:
4g isnt working properly right now. Everyone around the US, even in 4g areas, are all reporting terrible 4g network speeds.
Try to call Sprint and ask what the problem is, if it really bothers you, make a big deal out of it and sprint will probably offer something to make you a little happier (maybe).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's either congestion or it really just is that slow, here it really is just that slow. The EVO might have slowed things down more, but the 4G network not working properly sounds like an excuse for the influx of data with the network not being able to handle it and not a real reason. There are probably tower outages and stuff occurring but nothing like that can affect the network nationwide. If it was nationwide no one would be able to use 4G.

heygrl said:
It's either congestion or it really just is that slow, here it really is just that slow. The EVO might have slowed things down more, but the 4G network not working properly sounds like an excuse for the influx of data with the network not being able to handle it and not a real reason. There are probably tower outages and stuff occurring but nothing like that can affect the network nationwide. If it was nationwide no one would be able to use 4G.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wasnt using that as an excuse why its not working. But there is something definitely going on. Could be from so many people trying to use it. But you would think sprint anticipated that.

I guess its just that slow. I thought 4g would be on the same page as clearwire since I was thinking that its also on the same network as Sprint. CLEARWIRE in my area is clocking in at 2700 to 3200 and correct me if I am wrong but isn't CLEARWIRE owned by Sprint and running on 4g WIMAX as well ?
-------------------------------------
sent via tapatalk on my EVO 4G

boomer30 said:
I guess its just that slow. I thought 4g would be on the same page as clearwire since I was thinking that its also on the same network as Sprint. CLEARWIRE in my area is clocking in at 2700 to 3200 and correct me if I am wrong but isn't CLEARWIRE owned by Sprint and running on 4g WIMAX as well ?
-------------------------------------
sent via tapatalk on my EVO 4G
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's probably either a: poor signal quality with the Evo or b:Sprint is prioritizing the HTC Evo and giving it lower speed. If you're getting faster speed with your Clearwire stick that's really the only two things it could be. How many bars are you getting with your HTC Evo vs your Clearwire stick?

I'm getting full scale on my CLEARWIRE while I am getting 1 bar on 4g.
-------------------------------------
sent via tapatalk on my EVO 4G

boomer30 said:
I'm getting full scale on my CLEARWIRE while I am getting 1 bar on 4g.
-------------------------------------
sent via tapatalk on my EVO 4G
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sure I don't have to tell you that with WiMAX, if your signal is poor your speeds will slow too and that's likely to be the cause of your slow speed with the HTC Evo. So it's the phones reception and not the network in this case.

This is really disturbing. I did some extensive testing today in 3 areas roughly 20-30 miles apart. Two of the areas had 4G coverage and 1 did not.
For the carrier, I have both Sprint (recent) and TMobile (2 years). For the hardware I used the new Sprint Evo 4G and for Tmobile I used a 1 month old HTC HD2...so both top of the line phones.
The Tmobile phone (HD2) had consistent data rates no matter where I was or how many signal bars I had. I had flashed a stock rom back into the phone so both units are running stock. The stock rom only showed 3G as the data connection and not the "H" that 3rd party roms sometimes show for HSDPA. The HD2 consistently downloaded at anywhere between 1.3 and 1.8kbps. The uploads were also consistenly above 1.2kbps and never dropped below that point, although a few tests were slightly faster.
The Evo 4G was tested both with and without 4G being present. When 4G was present, the signal varied wildly between no actual bars showing (but the 4G icon present) to full bars (3). The speed when 4G was available was all over the place...from 450-1.8kbps. I believe that sprint has capped the uploads at 1.0kbps, but the 4G uploads never even made it close. The fastest upload speeds I showed with 3 full bars of 4G were only 700kbps, with most in the 400-600kbps range. When I switched off 4G (in a 4G area) or simply drove to an area with no 4G, my uploads remained at roughly the same speed, but my downloads plummeted to 400-600kbps.
I also verified that there was no ability to talk and use data at the same time if not in a 4G area and have 4G enabled. The most disturbing thing I found was that if I was on a phone call (in a 4G area) without the 4G enabled...then turned it on (while still on phone call), most times it could not find the 4G signal.
Please keep in mind that I also use Clear WiMax for home internet and some of these tests were run only a few feet away from my home receiver. I have 5 bars on my home receiver. There is a 4G wimax tower less than a mile to the south of me and another just over a mile to the east of me, so I am wedged between 2 fairly close towers and should have had excellent reception in that area. The Evo would switch between no bars and 3 bars simply by walking around my room or standing in one spot and rotating my body towards and away from the window. I performed the tests near a window and outside. When inside, I was standing near a window on a 2nd story, so I was above most other homes and obstacles. Should be a best case scenario for the phone...to say the least, I was NOT impressed. Hopefully this is simply a network or firmware issue and can be resolved before my 30 days elapse or this phone is going back. otherwise I can't fault it...love the hardware...hate the 4G hype if it can't be fixed.

IMHO, it's a handheld.. the antenna is not nearly as big as the one in your Home modem. So a new radio might help but it will never be close to what you get with your Moto Home Modem.... is your area one of the cities mentioned going HSPA+ for T-Mobile?

heygrl said:
IMHO, it's a handheld.. the antenna is not nearly as big as the one in your Home modem. So a new radio might help but it will never be close to what you get with your Moto Home Modem.... is your area one of the cities mentioned going HSPA+ for T-Mobile?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have no idea if I'm in one of the areas for the HSPA+. I live in Dallas, TX. We have 4G coverage from Dallas to Mesquite to Garland, so a fairly large area. As for Tmobile, I also have a G1, Touchpro 2 and the HD2. All of those phones have a faster transfer rate (3G) than my Evo (in 4G mode). As for the home modem, I am aware that the unit has a much larger antenna and don't expect the phone to perform in the same class. I referenced that for comparison to anyone else having the same home internet service. Clear tells customers that they should get mostly full speeds with 3 bars present, so I was letting readers know that I am in a 5 bar area, so there was a very solid signal for my testing.

Antagonistt said:
I have no idea if it's one of the areas. I live in Dallas, TX. We have 4G coverage from Dallas to Mesquite to Garland, so a fairly large area. As for Tmobile, I also have a G1, Touchpro 2 and the HD2. All of those phones have a faster transfer rate (3G) than my Evo. As for the home modem, I am aware that the unit has a much larger antenna. I referenced that for comparison to anyone else having the same home internet service. Clear tells customers that they should get mostly full speeds with 3 bars present, so I was letting readers know that I am in a 5 bar area so should have a very solid signal.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Right I understand, I experienced the same with the HTC Evo. Signal strength just isn't very strong with the phone right now, and 4G is extremely reliant on signal quality.

Lets hope that this is something that will be fixed since 4g is in its infant stages. It was just a disappointment when I clocked my Evo against my wifes Nexus 1, i was certain that I would blow her download speeds away and instead I was the one that was blown away. The wife laughed at me.

boomer30 said:
Lets hope that this is something that will be fixed since 4g is in its infant stages. It was just a disappointment when I clocked my Evo against my wifes Nexus 1, i was certain that I would blow her download speeds away and instead I was the one that was blown away. The wife laughed at me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's really not even the network from what it sounds, it sounds like it's the phone. I too get faster speeds with other 4G devices. 4G has been here for nearly a year.
Your wife has the N1 on T-Mobile? T-Mobile HSPA+ is active in most of Vegas, but the upgrade isn't complete yet. Either way the network is really fast here now. It used to be really slow.

its fine here in south jersey near philly. getting 3-4Mbps on 4g. not as good at my house... as soon as i get 1 minute from my house it drops back to 3g and only 400-650kbps. 3g a minute or so away from my house was getting 1-1.5Mbps. no complaints cause at my house i just turn on wifi

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I don't see any issues

Antagonistt said:
This is really disturbing. I did some extensive testing today in 3 areas roughly 20-30 miles apart. Two of the areas had 4G coverage and 1 did not.
For the carrier, I have both Sprint (recent) and TMobile (2 years). For the hardware I used the new Sprint Evo 4G and for Tmobile I used a 1 month old HTC HD2...so both top of the line phones.
The Tmobile phone (HD2) had consistent data rates no matter where I was or how many signal bars I had. I had flashed a stock rom back into the phone so both units are running stock. The stock rom only showed 3G as the data connection and not the "H" that 3rd party roms sometimes show for HSDPA. The HD2 consistently downloaded at anywhere between 1.3 and 1.8kbps. The uploads were also consistenly above 1.2kbps and never dropped below that point, although a few tests were slightly faster.
The Evo 4G was tested both with and without 4G being present. When 4G was present, the signal varied wildly between no actual bars showing (but the 4G icon present) to full bars (3). The speed when 4G was available was all over the place...from 450-1.8kbps. I believe that sprint has capped the uploads at 1.0kbps, but the 4G uploads never even made it close. The fastest upload speeds I showed with 3 full bars of 4G were only 700kbps, with most in the 400-600kbps range. When I switched off 4G (in a 4G area) or simply drove to an area with no 4G, my uploads remained at roughly the same speed, but my downloads plummeted to 400-600kbps.
I also verified that there was no ability to talk and use data at the same time if not in a 4G area and have 4G enabled. The most disturbing thing I found was that if I was on a phone call (in a 4G area) without the 4G enabled...then turned it on (while still on phone call), most times it could not find the 4G signal.
Please keep in mind that I also use Clear WiMax for home internet and some of these tests were run only a few feet away from my home receiver. I have 5 bars on my home receiver. There is a 4G wimax tower less than a mile to the south of me and another just over a mile to the east of me, so I am wedged between 2 fairly close towers and should have had excellent reception in that area. The Evo would switch between no bars and 3 bars simply by walking around my room or standing in one spot and rotating my body towards and away from the window. I performed the tests near a window and outside. When inside, I was standing near a window on a 2nd story, so I was above most other homes and obstacles. Should be a best case scenario for the phone...to say the least, I was NOT impressed. Hopefully this is simply a network or firmware issue and can be resolved before my 30 days elapse or this phone is going back. otherwise I can't fault it...love the hardware...hate the 4G hype if it can't be fixed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1 kbp/s? My phone line is 56 times faster

COMMUNICATIONS: LTE Strength and Throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Note5's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.

I think there is something wrong with LTE connection on this device. My previous device was Note3 N9005 and it got full signal bars when I connected to LTE network, but with Note5 I don't get more than 2 or 3 signal bars and 4G speed is extremely slow and not stable. I tried both in same place in my room. But when I force it to 2G, it gets full signal bars. I attached screenshot of LTE connection.
Anybody else having this problem?
Sent from my SM-N920CD using Tapatalk

Cannot believe I am typing this heresy, but I am MUCH more satisfied with the LTE signal on my Sprint Note 5 than on my Nexus 6. Yes, I said it. Samsung > Motorola.
Granted, the N6 has a somewhat well-known bug with the LTE / 3G switching ever since Project Fi came into existence, but even before that problem soured me on Nexus, the N6 (both my phone, my replacement phone, and my wife's phone) spent MUCH more time in 3G than the Note 5 does. No comparison.

I too am getting MUCH better signal strength and speeds on my SM-N920P than my Note 4, sitting right next to it. I get dropped calls, and data at a ridiculously low speed on my Note 4. On the Note 5, I haven't had a single dropout on voice, and I get 25M down/3M up. I'm extremely satisfied with the Note 5. I thought there wasn't any LTE towers where I'm visiting, and now, I know it was the Note 4 that was the problem. I have a feeling when I get home, my speeds are going to double, if not triple, because I live in a Spark covered area, and was only getting 18M down on the Note 4. I have a feeling it will now be in the 50+ range.

I get 10x better signal with my N920P than my Nexus 5.

My Note 5 is doing considerably better than my Note 3. I'm loving it!!

In terms of raw LTE reception - My Note 5 will always be 10-15dBm weaker compared to other LTE handsets and will usually switch to HSDPA (3G) when these are still on LTE. No WiFi, Bluetooth nor 3G performance issues however, what leads me to think that the LTE Antenna is poorly designed in this phone.

Fatherboard said:
In terms of raw LTE reception - My Note 5 will always be 10-15dBm weaker compared to other LTE handsets and will usually switch to HSDPA (3G) when these are still on LTE. No WiFi, Bluetooth nor 3G performance issues however, what leads me to think that the LTE Antenna is poorly designed in this phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
100% agree. My Nexus 6 gets much better signal.

Hello everyone...a little question: I'm on 3G with my Note5 (Network Mode: GSM/UMTS), and i can reach even H+, but i don't know, why the phone won't connect to H+. Someone knows how can i resolve this?

I know my Note 3 gets a better signal and more speed than my Note 4 and Note 5. I am on AT&T and the Note 3 is an AT&T branded phone where the 4 and 5 are international versions.

I'm very satisfied with it's LTE reception, it's a little better than my wife's GS6 which tends to drop the connection before mine.
I'm on T-mobile so dropping LTE when in a big building does happen from time to time, but that's true on every phone I've used on T-mobile in NJ.
Seems to beat my nexus 5x as well.

Verizon LTE in chicago is fast, very fast and reliable. I'm usually the envy of all my buddies when you all meet up. Tmobile service weak, sprint even worse and AT&T, none of my friends have ATT. Most are on Tmobile or sprint. I'm the only SMART one that has Verizon. So let's get this out of the way, the verizon commercials are true. The service, signal, speed and strength are living up the the verizon commericals about being #1 and their expensive as well. I wanted the fastest and I'm getting what I pay for. O Hare airport, Xspot fitness, Rockford, suburbs, down town chciago and wher ever I go , Verizon backs up their cockiness. Except when I'm at work. But hey, you can get the greatest all the time right?

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the LG V30's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.

I really like to know how is the cellular reception on this phone. In my V20, I think it's bad. It's the only con that I see on V20.
Sent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk

On Rogers in Toronto, Canada. No issues with reception, signal strength, or LTE connectivity.

cazcryy said:
On Rogers in Toronto, Canada. No issues with reception, signal strength, or LTE connectivity.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would you mind sharing your APN settings? I'm on Rogers & I have 1-2 bars max, while it's full on my S8. I haven't turned on data yet in case I need to return it since I had similar issues on the G6 & had lots of problems sending & receiving SMS/MMS while connected to wifi.

daandman said:
Would you mind sharing your APN settings? I'm on Rogers & I have 1-2 bars max, while it's full on my S8. I haven't turned on data yet in case I need to return it since I had similar issues on the G6 & had lots of problems sending & receiving SMS/MMS while connected to wifi.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sure

cazcryy said:
Sure
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine are the exact same, weird. Thanks.

daandman said:
Mine are the exact same, weird. Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Really, I usually have 4 bars with the occasional 3 bars and 3G maybe once or twice since I've had it. What areas are you usually seeing 1-2 bars? Is it indoors also?

cazcryy said:
Really, I usually have 4 bars with the occasional 3 bars and 3G maybe once or twice since I've had it. What areas are you usually seeing 1-2 bars? Is it indoors also?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's everywhere, I have an S8 & when I put my sim card in I get full bars and no issues in the exact same locations. I think I'm gonna return my V30 today actually, I had the same issues with my G6 & I'm hesitant to trust LG phones now, which is too bad because I love them.

Bars mean little because each manufacturer uses a different standard and different thresholds. One phones 3 bars is not the same as another. If you want to compare phones then you need the actual signal strength the phone is getting.

I think that this device does really well on T-Mobile in San Antonio Texas.
Get an Intel 7 Plus if you want to see just how good the V30 really is.
No, don't do that.
Seriously though, my calls are clear, my data is consistent and I can travel outside the major city.
Sent from my LG-H932 using Tapatalk.

I live in Redwood City, CA (silicon valley) and I get perfect reception, all 5 bars LTE.
Speed test shows 60mbit. Amazing. I thought it was a mistake and I tried it again on another block of the city and I got 65mbit. I have T-Mobile and I can't wait for them to roll out 5G on the 600mhz spectrum.
---------- Post added at 10:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 PM ----------
daandman said:
It's everywhere, I have an S8 & when I put my sim card in I get full bars and no issues in the exact same locations. I think I'm gonna return my V30 today actually, I had the same issues with my G6 & I'm hesitant to trust LG phones now, which is too bad because I love them.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should think twice about returning it. Don't be too hasty because it's probably your location or network provider and not the phone. You need to download an app to check the actual signal strength in dB and not look at bars. They mean nothing. I use Signal Check Pro.

hojo82 said:
I live in Redwood City, CA (silicon valley) and I get perfect reception, all 5 bars LTE.
Speed test shows 60mbit. Amazing. I thought it was a mistake and I tried it again on another block of the city and I got 65mbit. I have T-Mobile and I can't wait for them to roll out 5G on the 600mhz spectrum.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm as impressed by the low ping speed (20ms) as the the download speed. Wow. Lower pings are less lag.
That's about the lowest I've seen for a cellular network connection. I've occasionally gotten low 20's with AT&T, but usually high 20s -- which is still fantastic compared to MVNOs (because they don't have direct connection to carrier's data servers). Your phone can FEEL like it has a slow connection, due to the high lag when you have higher ping speeds.
A lot of people only focus on download speeds, and they may have triple digit ping speeds (bad).
You will get lower ping speeds with an ethernet connection and even very good Wi-Fi, of course, but for cellular network that 20ms is the best test I've ever seen.

hojo82 said:
You should think twice about returning it. Don't be too hasty because it's probably your location or network provider and not the phone. You need to download an app to check the actual signal strength in dB and not look at bars. They mean nothing. I use Signal Check Pro.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My Galaxy S8 works perfectly with my sim card in the exact same locations.

I've noticed that signal strength is a few dB lower than what I got on my LG G4 (3-5 dB). Not a big deal, even at home where I'm unfortunately in kind of a fringe area. Throughput doesn't seem to be affected much.

No issues on this end. Latency is always nice and quick, networks and radios switch very quickly, and knowing it will only get better with 600MHz rollout and 5G just makes me happy.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/3315082329

LTE just doesn't want to work for me for some reason. No methods of fixing it that I've tried helped so far so I may try ordering a new SIM card from my carrier. Quite disappointing so far but maybe it's not my V30 to blame

I have two phones. Oneplus X and V30. In the same place on Oneplus X i have LTE signal with strength 85-95 dBm but on V30 I have 100-108 dBm ;/

FWIW, I have an LGH931 on AT&T since mid-December. I live in San Francisco with lots of difficult terrains (urban canyons, hills, etc.). I still have an HTC 10 and never worried about cell reception. Yes, the bars are generally lower on the V30, but it doesn't mean anything. I use LTE Discovery to measure the -dbm signal strength. The V30 has a problem with switching bands quickly and the thresholds are set to low. One bar/no bars seems to indicate -120dbm and barely enough for reliable calls or consistent data. I had two events when calls came in over wifi at my home, an indicator of low/no cell signal levels. Never happened with the HTC 10 before. A friend of mine traveled to Kingman, AZ recently and had a terrible time, plenty of dropped calls. He returned his US998 version. I believe generally the problem is with AT&T and the V30 radio settings.

AT&T LG V30 here.
Very disappointed by the signal strength and radio behavior of the device in general.
At home my Blackberry gets -92dBm and the V30 gets -103 dBm.
At work my Blackberry gets -98dBm and the V30 gets -114dBm!
Of course I went through all the getting a new SIM card, holding it a certain way and so on but no difference whatsoever.
This is the best phone I ve ever had, unfortunately the radio settings or hardware or both do not do it any justice.
From what I read it can be simply fixed or improved if AT&T and LG alter the threshold band settings, since other variants do not suffer from the same issue.
Hopefully an update is going to happen soon or I am not sure what I am going to do.

Im getting regular 150-200 mbps on tmobile in Florida. Almost never under 80 and ive noticed a big increase in signal reliability. Very happy with the cellular signal on this phone.

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the OnePlus 6's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.

Signal strength is excellent. I am on TMobile.

toanau said:
Signal strength is excellent. I am on TMobile.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's nice to hear. The one downside of my Essential PH-1 on T-Mobile is that I can't get a signal anywhere, or that it is choppy, even when I'm standing in the center of a major US city.
Though I hear that is a complaint across the board with the PH-1, not just T-Mobile. Leads me to think that it is not picking up one of the bands that T-Mobile broadcasts.

Thunder_47 said:
That's nice to hear. The one downside of my Essential PH-1 on T-Mobile is that I can't get a signal anywhere, or that it is choppy, even when I'm standing in the center of a major US city.
Though I hear that is a complaint across the board with the PH-1, not just T-Mobile. Leads me to think that it is not picking up one of the bands that T-Mobile broadcasts.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, it's just got poor antenna design that blocks a lot of the signal. I have an essential and can already tell you OP6 is drastically better, signal wise than the PH-1. And I'm also on Tmobile.

just wondering, what is the max Speed-test achieved? on my oneplus5 i achived about 190Mbps on 4G+
care share screens?

Speeds are okay I guess, downloading offline maps went fast at least
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Unfortunately, I had to rate a 2. I'm getting about 1/3 bars where my OP3 would get full bars. Speed is slow, while I haven't done an actual test yet, it took something like 5 minutes for a 1.53MB download.
EDIT: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/3947531527
EDIT 2: Noticed it doesn't say on that page, but that was LTE.

i am positively overwhelmed by the signal strenght here. LTE and 3G on T-Mobile as well as WiFi are exceptional. Coming from a S8, this is a huge step forwards. I barely had any significant improvements when changing between 3G and LTE with the S8, now downloading stuff with the OP6 in the same area is fast as hell

Signal is excellent here, LTE speed tests over 100mbps and I can even pull off 40-50mbps with 1-2 bars LTE in outlying areas.

This phone has the absolute best receiving and bluetooth antennas I've ever had in any phone by a mile. I can get a GPS lock inside in under a second nowhere near a window. 5GHz wifi works great about 150 feet away from my house even with tons of EM pollution in the area. I get 50-75% LTE signal where I used to only get one bar of non-working HSPA on other phones.

In my house, the back area in my sun room where my PC is I get the weakest reception (assuming from he Monitor and other equipment) on my OP5 at around 8mbps down. My OP6 is getting 20mbps down. In the living room at the front of my house I get the best signal and fastest speeds. My OP5 would get anywhere from 40-65mbps down speeds. I tested the OP6 in the same area and the 2 tests I did 2 days apart were 135mbps down and 128mbps down (same time I got 135 my OP5 got only 48mbps down).
I rarely use WiFi at home since I'm on T-Mobile with unlimited data. but my reception is certainly improved thanks to the 4x4 MIMO. And no I'm not in an area that has activated the 600mHz band 71.

Forgot my speed test screenshot.

Orito said:
Unfortunately, I had to rate a 2. I'm getting about 1/3 bars where my OP3 would get full bars. Speed is slow, while I haven't done an actual test yet, it took something like 5 minutes for a 1.53MB download.
EDIT: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/3947531527
EDIT 2: Noticed it doesn't say on that page, but that was LTE.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had that same issue with my OP5 and I had to make a new APN and play around with it based on settings I found online. The APN is maybe your issue. after a couple of OS updates I didn't have to worry about the APN's anymore, they were good with the new updates.
---------- Post added at 06:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:03 PM ----------
Chris123NT said:
Signal is excellent here, LTE speed tests over 100mbps and I can even pull off 40-50mbps with 1-2 bars LTE in outlying areas.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, with e 4x4 MIMO and the glass back (so much for why the hell is there a glass back and no wireless charging) the signal strength is amazing.

Here is a PC Mag article shedding some light on the cellular capabilities of the OnePlus 6: https://www.pcmag.com/news/361428/testing-shows-oneplus-6-has-top-notch-radio

Check out this photo I took comparing the OP6, Sony Xperia XZ S, and the Essential.
Note that the OnePlus doesn't have a Sim Card in it yet (it was still in the Essential) in the first pic
In the second pic it was being compared against a 1st-Gen Sony Xperia Z and the XZ S from the earlier pic.
Looks like the dbm is the same between the Essential and the OP6, but as any user of the Essential knows, that changes very fast.

I seem to be struggling a lot on ATT. My pixel 2 didn't have this problem.

tranemonk said:
I seem to be struggling a lot on ATT. My pixel 2 didn't have this problem.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Struggling as in how? Signal seems to be very good for other users in this thread. Maybe you have faulty unit?

milan03 said:
Here is a PC Mag article shedding some light on the cellular capabilities of the OnePlus 6:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The article is a great start and a quick overview of it. The cellular capabilities of this phone are the SOLE reason I've purchased it, they are extremely impressive. It doesn't appear to have the LAA capabilities to reach the 1.2 Gbps theoretical peak but I don't even know where that's implemented (think I saw a report of in NY somewhere).
Looking through the fcc filing, one of the more interesting documents covers the carrier aggregation capabilities (the pcmag article doesn't cover these well or correctly?).
I'm hoping to get B2+B4+B12 as I used my old OP3 to verify these three bands were present at home.
I'd share the link but per a new xda account I can't..... somehow I've gone from when the galaxy nexus was released to now without creating an actual xda account? Lol....ultra lurker.
From the fcc document:
"Support following CA Bandwidth, and follow 3GPP V14.3.0
2DL CA:
B2C,B3C,B7C,B66B,B66C,B38C,B39C, B41C,
B2+B2,B3+B3,B4+B4,B7+B7,B66+B66,B41+B41,
B1+B3,B1+B5,B1+B7,B1+B18,B1+B19,B1+B20,B1+B26,B1+B32,B1+B41,
B2+B4,B2+B5,B2+B7,B2+B12,B2+B29,B2+B30,B2+B66,B2+B71,
B3+B5,B3+B7,B3+B8,B3+B19,B3+B20,B3+B26,B3+B28,B3+32,B3+B38, B3+B41,
B4+B5,B4+B7,B4+B12,B4+B17,B4+B29,B4+B30,B4+B71,B5+B30,B5+B66,
B7+B8,B7+B12,B7+B20,B7+B28,B7+B32,B12+B30,B12+B66,B20+B32,B20+B38,
B25+B26,B29+B30,B66+B71,B39+B41
3DL CA:
B41D,B66A+B66C,B41A+B41C,
B1+B3C,B1+B3+B5,B1+B3+B7,B1+B3+B19,B1+B3+B20,B1+B3+B26,B1+B3+B28,
B1+B3+B41,B1+B7+B8,B1+B7+20,B1+B20+B32,B1+B41C,
B2+B2+B4,B2+B2+B12,B2+B2+B66,B2+B2+B71,B2+B4+B4,B2+B4+B5,B2+B4+B7,
B2+B4+B12,B2+B4+B29,B2+B4+B71,B2+B5+B30,B2+B5+B66,B2+B7+B7,B2+B12+B30,
B2+B12+B66,B2+B66C,B2+B66+B71,
B3C+B5,B3+B3+B7,B3C+B7,B3+B3+B8,B3C+B20,B3C+B32, B3+B7C,
B3+B7+B7,B3+B7+B8,B3+B7+B20,B3+B7+B28,B3+B7+B32,B3+B7+38,B3+B20+B32,
B3+B20+B38,
B4+B4+B5,B4+B4+B7,B4+B4+B12,B4+B4+B71,B4+B5+B30,B4+B7+B7,B4+B7+B12,
B4+B12+B30,B4+B29+B30,B5+B30+B66,B5+B66+B66,B5+B66C,B7+B20+B32,
B7+B20+B38,B12+B30+B66,B12+B66+B66,B12+B66C,B20+B38C,B66+B66+B71,
B66C+B71,B39C+B41,B39+B41C,
4DL CA:
B1+B3+B7+B20,B1+B7+B20+B32,B1+B3C+B7,B2+B2+B5+B30,B2+B2+B12+B30,
B2+B2+B12+B66,B2+B2+B66+B66,B2+B2+B66C,B2+B4+B7+B7,B2+B5+B30+B66,
B2+B5+B66+B66,B2+B12+B30+B66,B2+B12+B66+B66,B2+B12+B66C,B3C+B7C,
B3+B7+B20+B32,B3+B7+B20+B38,B5+B30+B66+B66
UL CA:
B3C,B7C,B39C, B41C/ UL 64QAM(B41/B7)/DL 256QAM"

effmsee said:
The article is a great start and a quick overview of it. The cellular capabilities of this phone are the SOLE reason I've purchased it, they are extremely impressive. It doesn't appear to have the LAA capabilities to reach the 1.2 Gbps theoretical peak but I don't even know where that's implemented (think I saw a report of in NY somewhere).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is a Cat 15 (8-stream, 800Mbps) limitation when the North American SIM is inserted. Still that should be more than enough for most of the existing deployments.

milan03 said:
There is a Cat 15 (8-stream, 800Mbps) limitation when the North American SIM is inserted. Still that should be more than enough for most of the existing deployments.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Aw darn, I missed that. Where did you find that information?
(yes, as you say more than enough for most deployments lol, still darn)

Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.

I have found the signal not that great.
I tried using two sims both support 4g on two different networks in uk EE and o2.
I went to top of my road which is up a big hill and both services even on old redmi note 2 could max out 2g/3g 4g was also max on ee sim 4g could not be tested for o2 on that phone no b20 support - now on this new ones i only get half bar max 3 quarters.
I my house i always would get on o2 2g/3g max signal redmi note 2 again its now dropped to 3 quarters and ee it keeps trying to connect to 4g with 0 signal
also found gps to be off by around 25+ meters

I am thinking of switching back to old phone the signal is just so bad on this phone its at the point now both my sims are useless in my home which is stupid my old phone didnt even support as many bands as this one yet it has far better signal

I think you might have a problem with that phone. If your GPS is 25m off, it can't see enough satellites. If it has a poor reception too, then you either live in a faraday cage, or have a defective phone. I have mine for 2 weeks now, and have great signal (about the same as my 4X or RN3 Pro), with fast and precise GPS.

Using the phone on T-Mobile in Chicago, IL - USA, signal strength has been pretty good, not amazing but much better than my Moto G6.
Average download speeds ~10Mbps with peaks of 20Mbps
My G6 average under 10Mbps and peaked at 12Mbps
My OnePlus 5 averaged 20Mbps with peaks of 50Mbps.
Not too bad although it doesn't support carrier aggregation so speeds aren't as fast as my OnePlus.

used to get 100mb/s on a place with my galaxy a3 through 4g, but everytime i tried with the xiaomi i could only get 30-40mb/s.
same on another spot where i had 20 mb/s (galaxy a3) and now only 8-10mb/s with the a2 lite.
i checked it's all the same band used but the xiaomi just has weaker reception signal.

Galaxy S4 Mini VS Xiaomi A2 Lite
LTE and UMTS Network tested:
Germany Vodafone: Signal Strengh from the A2 is weaker about 5-7 ASU (Arbitrary Strength Unit) or - 10-14 dBm.
So the antenna is probably not the best

Does it support wifi calling on T- mobile??
iLovPieNCake said:
Using the phone on T-Mobile in Chicago, IL - USA, signal strength has been pretty good, not amazing but much better than my Moto G6.
Average download speeds ~10Mbps with peaks of 20Mbps
My G6 average under 10Mbps and peaked at 12Mbps
My OnePlus 5 averaged 20Mbps with peaks of 50Mbps.
Not too bad although it doesn't support carrier aggregation so speeds aren't as fast as my OnePlus.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Xmister said:
I think you might have a problem with that phone. If your GPS is 25m off, it can't see enough satellites. If it has a poor reception too, then you either live in a faraday cage, or have a defective phone. I have mine for 2 weeks now, and have great signal (about the same as my 4X or RN3 Pro), with fast and precise GPS.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It appears to of been fixed with one of the updates for the gps side of things that is mobile signal is still poor.
I noticed the gps faces the wrong way as well which is annoying

I've had my A2 Lite (4/32 version) for a week now, I got sims from Vodafone, Three & Giffgaff (for O2) and tried all 3 plus my Plusnet (EE) in my Vodafone SU6 & the A2 Lite and the phones were showing the exact same signal strength.
I've just changed to Sky Mobile as the O2 signal is better at my new place and the signal (here at least) shows as between -91 & -95 db. I was getting full signal bars earlier on the other side of town as well. The DL speed is up to 25Mbps and UL up to 17Mbps so no problem with a weak reception signal here at least.
I'm in the UK BTW.
---------- Post added at 08:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:23 PM ----------
mortmaru said:
I noticed the gps faces the wrong way as well which is annoying
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you calibrated the compass yet? You need to move the phone in a figure of eight while rotating it, you need to do this for any phone. Really easy to drop the phone doing this so take care.

iLovPieNCake said:
Using the phone on T-Mobile in Chicago, IL - USA, signal strength has been pretty good, not amazing but much better than my Moto G6.
Average download speeds ~10Mbps with peaks of 20Mbps
My G6 average under 10Mbps and peaked at 12Mbps
My OnePlus 5 averaged 20Mbps with peaks of 50Mbps.
Not too bad although it doesn't support carrier aggregation so speeds aren't as fast as my OnePlus.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did u notice any problems with calls? As in not receiving any or if someone tell u it goes straight to your voicemail. I tried a redmi note 4 global version before but it didn't work that good for some reason even though the right bands were listed. Data and sms were fine, outgoing calls would have a 20 second delay before it rings. I'm interested in this phone for tmobile and att. This looks like xiaomi's best budget phone with bands that support those if it doesn't have problems like I experienced before

anon1135 said:
Did u notice any problems with calls? As in not receiving any or if someone tell u it goes straight to your voicemail. I tried a redmi note 4 global version before but it didn't work that good for some reason even though the right bands were listed. Data and sms were fine, outgoing calls would have a 20 second delay before it rings. I'm interested in this phone for tmobile and att. This looks like xiaomi's best budget phone with bands that support those if it doesn't have problems like I experienced before
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The delay before a call is exclusively a matter of the provider, not the device.

dali13gr said:
The delay before a call is exclusively a matter of the provider, not the device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Damn, looks like Chinese phones on t mobile around my area is bad but good for others elsewhere in the US

I seem to have reception issues with my new A2 lite, I am using Optus 3g down in Tasmania, Australia
With my old trusty Motorola 2nd gen, the reception was low at home and at work but still usable, however this A2 barely has signal in those locations, when it does have signal it seems to sit at 0 to 1 bar for a while then for some reason drops out to no signal for a while, I only have good signal outside and in town areas.
Is the reception power level lower? or does it not check for reception as often? The call quality is fine when I make calls in 1-2 bar reception areas, doesn’t appear to drop out.
Perhaps this is just the gamble with a budget phone and I doubt there is much I can do apart from trying a different carrier or look at another phone. Trouble is reviews do not seem to comment a lot on reception quality and it wasn’t something I expected to be an issue. Makes me miss the 2014 Moto it was a top phone.

My signal strength is not that good in this device. It gives few signal bars than my oppo . Does not insist to pull any more signal where I get a bar on my old phone..then switches to 2G even when " forced to 3g" is activated. I don't get why it's happening. Otherwise on a 4G zones it's best. But I'd prefer good 3g signal that it cannot give.

Is the weak cellular signal a hardware problem? Or software?
Has anyone tested other ROMs and noticed improvement in cellular signal? A different kernel or different RIL show improvement?

Ya, I wonder if you can buy micro antennas to place inside the phone. There's 2 or 3 u.FL(uFL, IPEX) antenna connectors inside the phone. Who knows, maybe a set was suppose to be bridged and share an antenna, I'd have to look at the schematic or trace the board myself.
---------- Post added at 09:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------
Ya, you can definitely buy antennas to put in the phone. Just search MHF4 antennas. I'm going to work on figuring out where the 3 MHF4 connectors go inside the phone.

AlaskaTHPS said:
Ya, I wonder if you can buy micro antennas to place inside the phone. There's 2 or 3 u.FL(uFL, IPEX) antenna connectors inside the phone. Who knows, maybe a set was suppose to be bridged and share an antenna, I'd have to look at the schematic or trace the board myself.
---------- Post added at 09:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------
Ya, you can definitely buy antennas to put in the phone. Just search MHF4 antennas. I'm going to work on figuring out where the 3 MHF4 connectors go inside the phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Interesting. Have you figured this out? Is there room inside the phone for additional antennas?
Adding antennas should increase signal strength for the bands currently supported?
Is there a way to add bands using additional antenna and editing the ril/modem file of the rom?

rcll said:
Interesting. Have you figured this out? Is there room inside the phone for additional antennas?
Adding antennas should increase signal strength for the bands currently supported?
Is there a way to add bands using additional antenna and editing the ril/modem file of the rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There IS room for some small passive antennas. Antennas don't add bands, they just extend your current bands signal. There are some cheap mhl4 antennas online that would fit in there, but you need to know which connector is for which bands or use an antenna that covers most bands and bridge the connectors to one antenna.

Antennas?
AlaskaTHPS said:
Ya, I wonder if you can buy micro antennas to place inside the phone. There's 2 or 3 u.FL(uFL, IPEX) antenna connectors inside the phone. Who knows, maybe a set was suppose to be bridged and share an antenna, I'd have to look at the schematic or trace the board myself.
---------- Post added at 09:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 AM ----------
Ya, you can definitely buy antennas to put in the phone. Just search MHF4 antennas. I'm going to work on figuring out where the 3 MHF4 connectors go inside the phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you work out if the MHF4 antennas were a viable option?
Can the spare connectors in the phone actually be used for an antenna?
If so, does it work?