Your Phone Signal: Any Worse or Better vs Previous Phone?

[anon(5352752)]

I'm just curious.

Having come from a Galaxy Nexus I can say my signal is worse
My signal fluctuates from 1 bar to 4 (its never full now) and heavily fluctuates between 3G and H

Can firmware updates fix this kind of thing?

 

[michail71]

It is significantly better for me. I couldn't even hold a phone call in my house or office before on my iPhone.

 

[lesd777]

Coming from skyrocket the signal seems better in the Lumia. Also at work, I can connect via WiFi in spots where my old phone couldn't.
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[americasteam]

My signal is significantly better than my previous phones (Galaxy S, HTC Inspire, iPhone 4, Note 1, Note 2, Galaxy S3, and HTC One X).

 

[zach_alt]

Way better than any of my previous iPhones. WiFi and cellular.

 

[EG8196]

much better than Lumia 900.

Same spot,
Lumia 900 = 2 - 3 bar (LTE)
Lumai 920 = 4 - full (LTE)

 

[anon(5352752)]

I honestly can't figure out why mine is worse.

I'm in the city center and I can just about manage 4 bars. Signal fluctuates heavily between 2 and 4 whilst on H.
My colleague sat next to me has his Lumia 800 on EE (Orange UK) and gets full signal. What gives?

Any ideas folks?

 

[loukkis]

I honestly can't figure out why mine is worse.

I'm in the city center and I can just about manage 4 bars. Signal fluctuates heavily between 2 and 4 whilst on H.
My colleague sat next to me has his Lumia 800 on EE (Orange UK) and gets full signal. What gives?

Any ideas folks?

Lumia 800 does not support HSDPA Dual Carrier technology, like 920. Do the math.

 

[anon(5352752)]

Lumia 800 does not support HSDPA Dual Carrier technology, like 920. Do the math.

I can ask the other 40 people in the office who have different phones (Galaxy S 3, iPhone 5, Note 2, etc) and they don't have the same issues.

I even brought my backup 8S in today (to show to some other folks) and that doesn't have signal issues with the same card it stays consistent.
Death grip?

 

[lfjj]

Previous device: HTC Titan
Conclusion: Way better reception through out, WiFi full bars at all times and network reception is also alot better.

 

[George Ponder]

Not much difference between the Lumia 900/Titan III and the Lumia 920/8X as far as cellular performance goes. I do think wifi performance is better with the newer phones though.

 

[phirefly]

Coming from the 900 I'd say it's about the same which was better than the Titan I had before the 900.

 

[joeynox]

At my apt my iPhone had better reception but by Coney island Brooklyn where I work the l920 has better reception

 

[Polkka]

Better than SG3..

 

[Slai]

Its about the same as my N9, IIRC the SGS3 had better signal, but iunno, Ill have to test when Clove sends me my replacement phone or my old phone back.

 

[dworden]

Way better reception at my house with my 920. My old Atrix could barely even send a SMS the signal was so horrible, and now I am usually on H+. In town, I get a consistant 4 - 5 bars of LTE. Wifi is way better as well, because it will actually stay connected to the wifi.

 

[Fleon]

I also had a Nexus, but I'm in the opposite boat. I consistently have better reception than I did with the Nexus. I had every single stereotypical problem that Nexus users had: poor reception, signal drop-off, bad multitouch.... but back on point, no- I have better reception with the Nokia 920.

 

[MacDaMachine]

IPhone 3GS: Reception basically the same, WiFi is a lot better on 920. Can grab from really far distances.

 

[EDDS]

Way better for me, used to get 3g consistently on my Omnia 7 while at home and on my 920 it is always H.

sometimes while out it will say H+ which I never got on my Omnia 7.

 

[irvin792]

The 920 blows my Titan away.