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Destroyallcubes Member Level: 4G LTE

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LTE signal strength is relatively poor across most of the city, even in area's where all sites have been upgraded. GSAM reports 90% of my radio is medium or below on LTE. B26 can't come soon enough.

Well poor LTE strength can drain a battery. Poor signal strength in any phone can. It drains the battery more for a technical reason another member could explain easier. I'm guessing it is having to try and find better Signal more often, and is strained with lower Signal. Could be wrong.
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tybo31316 Member Level: 4G LTE

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Is there any way on the n5 to change the LTE scan time? I just recently switched by to the 4.4.4. Radio coming from the .15 radio and it seems that the newer radio has a longer scan time window than the old .15 radio.

 

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EvanA Member Level: 4G WiMax

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Is there any way on the n5 to change the LTE scan time? I just recently switched by to the 4.4.4. Radio coming from the .15 radio and it seems that the newer radio has a longer scan time window than the old .15 radio.

 

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None that I've found.
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Hey guys, this may be a dumb question but I would like some reassurance (I am a noob with unlocked phones). I have read previous post but just wanted to ask again for some advise before starting the process.  I want to try out T-Mobile and compare it to Sprint in my area (I fully intend to stay with Sprint).  If I get a Walmart prepaid plan (sim) and activate it I know I will have a new number associated with the sim and I don't want to transfer my number as I want to keep my Sprint account and discounts intact.  Now all at this point all I would have to do is put the new sim in and reboot the phone and I would be good to go?  Then when I go back to Sprint just pop in the sim and reboot again?  Will I run into any issues going back and forth?

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Now all at this point all I would have to do is put the new sim in and reboot the phone and I would be good to go?  Then when I go back to Sprint just pop in the sim and reboot again?

 

Yup, that is correct.

 

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I used the Nexus 5 on AT&T/T-Mobile and was disappointed at the RF performance. I could literally lose network connectivity entirely by putting the phone in my pocket, whereas I didn't have that issue with other smartphones. I tried different radios and even an RMA.

 

From all of the posts in this thread, it looks like many folks are tinkering with the radio for better LTE performance. Out of curiousity, how is RF performance on the Nexus 5 compared to other Sprint smartphones?

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I used the Nexus 5 on AT&T/T-Mobile and was disappointed at the RF performance. I could literally lose network connectivity entirely by putting the phone in my pocket, whereas I didn't have that issue with other smartphones. I tried different radios and even an RMA.

 

From all of the posts in this thread, it looks like many folks are tinkering with the radio for better LTE performance. Out of curiousity, how is RF performance on the Nexus 5 compared to other Sprint smartphones?

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I used the Nexus 5 on AT&T/T-Mobile and was disappointed at the RF performance. I could literally lose network connectivity entirely by putting the phone in my pocket, whereas I didn't have that issue with other smartphones. I tried different radios and even an RMA.

 

From all of the posts in this thread, it looks like many folks are tinkering with the radio for better LTE performance. Out of curiousity, how is RF performance on the Nexus 5 compared to other Sprint smartphones?

 

Absurdly more powerful (5-10 dBm RSRP) on the earlier radios. The latest radios put them on par with the rest which are all within 5-10 dBm of each other. 

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Which radio has the best B26 performance?

 

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

You probably won't be able to determine which radio is the best for band 26. especially if the sites are not optimized.

 

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You probably won't be able to determine which radio is the best for band 26. especially if the sites are not optimized.

 

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You're right, I won't.. B26 deployment has barely begun in MI, but someone in a mature market who has tested multiple radios might be able to weigh in.

 

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You're right, I won't.. B26 deployment has barely begun in MI, but someone in a mature market who has tested multiple radios might be able to weigh in.

 

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My market is mostly complete on band 26 but sprint has the downtilt pointed so low that the band 26 signal is about the same strength as band 25. Also I believe Robert says that when band 26 goes online its at minimal power.

 

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So I noticed something odd on Sprint's website a few days ago that still seems to be going on today as it pertains to the N5.  When looking up coverage specific to the N5, Sprint's coverage maps do not show any Spark markets, seeming to indicate that someone at Sprint thinks the N5 isn't a tri-band device when, clearly, it is.  But toggle the device selection to, say, the LG G3 and, VOILA! Spark markets appear on the coverage tool.

 

This hasn't always been the case and I just thought I'd share.  I wonder why the change?

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So I noticed something odd on Sprint's website a few days ago that still seems to be going on today as it pertains to the N5.  When looking up coverage specific to the N5, Sprint's coverage maps do not show any Spark markets, seeming to indicate that someone at Sprint thinks the N5 isn't a tri-band device when, clearly, it is.  But toggle the device selection to, say, the LG G3 and, VOILA! Spark markets appear on the coverage tool.

 

This hasn't always been the case and I just thought I'd share.  I wonder why the change?

 

This has always been the case. The N5 has never been shown tri-band coverage on Sprint's coverage maps. 

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This has always been the case. The N5 has never been shown tri-band coverage on Sprint's coverage maps.

 

Hmm. Then the website must have incorrectly listed my phone as something else during all previous views of their online coverage tool. But it seems odd as I've had this phone since March and always saw Spark coverage prior to last week. Oh well.
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Hmm. Then the website must have incorrectly listed my phone as something else during all previous views of their online coverage tool. But it seems odd as I've had this phone since March and always saw Spark coverage prior to last week. Oh well.

Only in about 1 out of 5 visits does the coverage map tool actually pick up on the device I'm using. The rest of the time it's just generic coverage. For the longest time, the sprint website didn't even recognize my N5 at all, saying I was using an unsupported device. That didn't get fixed until just before I got the G3.

 

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 I got the G3.

 

Sent from my LG G3

 

Is the G3 not able to roam on some carriers for data?  The sprint maps lose a lot of roaming coverage for data for the G3 (shows white for no coverage) but come back when the Nexus 5 is chosen.

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Is the G3 not able to roam on some carriers for data? The sprint maps lose a lot of roaming coverage for data for the G3 (shows white for no coverage) but come back when the Nexus 5 is chosen.

I think there was a thread about this, the roaming for triband devices is jacked up. However you can still roam.
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I roam to Verizon with my Nexus 5 just fine.

It's such a shame that Verizon treats roaming traffic like a 4th-class citizen. When Sprint customers are roaming, we only get 1X. Basically, roaming on Verizon is good for a phone call or SMS and that's it. Data is just about useless. haha

 

T-Mobile has these exact same problems when roaming on AT&T. They slow roaming traffic to less than EDGE speed. Again, good for calls or texts, useless for data.

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It's such a shame that Verizon treats roaming traffic like a 4th-class citizen. When Sprint customers are roaming, we only get 1X.

 

Sprint chooses to keep speeds at 1xRTT when roaming on consumer plans.  Just know that on some business accounts you get EVDO roaming.  The roaming carrier has nothing to do with it....well, i guess maybe it could be in the agreements but I would guess the roaming carriers would be happy to g3et paid for EVDO traffic.

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Sprint chooses to keep speeds at 1xRTT when roaming on consumer plans. Just know that on some business accounts you get EVDO roaming. The roaming carrier has nothing to do with it....well, i guess maybe it could be in the agreements but I would guess the roaming carriers would be happy to g3et paid for EVDO traffic.

Fair enough. I personally have no problem with 1X roaming since its really supposed to be there for last resort anyway. If we all had 3G roaming, the extra cost would just get passed along to us one way or another.
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It's such a shame that Verizon treats roaming traffic like a 4th-class citizen. When Sprint customers are roaming, we only get 1X. Basically, roaming on Verizon is good for a phone call or SMS and that's it. Data is just about useless. haha

True, but without NV activity, this 1x is typically faster than Sprint. I death grip my phone or hide it under my desk so I can roam and actually use it at work.

 

Same thing with edge. On the way to vegas, the only way to listen to my podcasts is to use edge vice non-upgraded sprint network.

 

Once Sprint performs upgrades though, I am a very happy camper. Most of the remaining upgrades are roads that connect cities.

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