4G not as good on S3

[mkstn]

What's strange is I only get two bars at home (got four with my Samsung Charge) but when I launch the brouser I get super fast results and it almost always shows 4G . The Charge would go from 3G to 4G back and forth. Whats up with that??

 

[Sectime]

What's strange is I only get two bars at home (got four with my Samsung Charge) but when I launch the brouser I get super fast results and it almost always shows 4G . The Charge would go from 3G to 4G back and forth. Whats up with that??

Bars are the worst way to check signal. You must look in phone settings to see the actual DBM. The bars are software driven and not a real measurement.

 

[mesii23]

4G reception is no where near as good as my RAZR. The RAZR would grab the 4G signal about 2 miles b4 the S 3 even tries

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[huskur]

4G reception is no where near as good as my RAZR. The RAZR would grab the 4G signal about 2 miles b4 the S 3 even tries

Sent from my 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S III using Forum Runner

Exact opposite for me. My SG3 picks up the 4G faster than my Maxx ever did. At one point I thought my Maxx had a problem but friends I have suffered the same issues I had. I even switched SIMs and devices and no change what so ever. I have a coworker right now in the same warehouse I am in only 6 feet away with a Razr and he is on 3G and I have 4G (we live in an extended network area).

 

[cybertec69]

Bars are the worst way to check signal. You must look in phone settings to see the actual DBM. The bars are software driven and not a real measurement.

Where exactly can you find this in the settings, thanks in advance.

 

[DroidBoardr]

What is a good number for signal strength? I dont have my S3 yet, but my rezound is giving me -83dbm here at work.

 

[DroidBoardr]

Where exactly can you find this in the settings, thanks in advance.

Rezound is Settings - About Phone - Network -signal strength

 

[bsweetness]

What is a good number for signal strength? I dont have my S3 yet, but my rezound is giving me -83dbm here at work.

-60dbm is generally considered to be very good. You're not likely to see consistent signal strength that's too far above that unless you're climbing to the top of a cellular tower. -83dbm is still pretty good. Generally, once you get around -100dbm, things can start to get dicey. There's a lot of things that can play into all of that though and impact even a strong signal.

 

[DroidBoardr]

Probably a silly question. Is a bigger number better?

 

[cybertec69]

Well, my S3 shows -95 on WiFi and -93 on 4G.

 

[bsweetness]

Probably a silly question. Is a bigger number better?

Bigger is better, but remember that the numbers you're seeing on the phone are negative. So, -83dbm is larger than -103dbm.

 

[DroidBoardr]

Bigger is better, but remember that the numbers you're seeing on the phone are negative. So, -83dbm is larger than -103dbm.

I see, thanks. So -60 would be pretty phenomenal. I wonder what the best anyone has gotten on their verizon phone is?

 

[mkstn]

Smaller # is better. With mine showing -88 to -93 I have two bars and getting 3G. Will see what it is when 4g pops up.

 

[bsweetness]

Smaller # is better. With mine showing -88 to -93 I have two bars and getting 3G. Will see what it is when 4g pops up.

Actually, the larger the number the better your signal is. -83dbm is larger than -103dbm because they're negative numbers.

 

[huskur]

I have decided to keep both phones. I was going to sell my Maxx but since it is micro sim like the GS3 I can switch the sim whenever. So the maxx will be my "work" device and the GS3 will be the night and weekend phone. What do you think? I am still pondering a little