Poor 3G signal

[mjforte]

Does anyone else with a Thunderbolt in a non 4G area have low signal for 3G? With my OG Droid I had full bars pretty much everywhere but with the Thunderbolt I have 0-2 bars at best in the same places.

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[Jumper2501]

I'm in the same boat. My D1 had pretty good reception, no matter where I was. My TB is definitely behind in that department. I'm still happy, though.

 

[mkjellgren]

Not me. My 3g signal is as good or better than it was with my d1. Data speeds seem faster as well...

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[toadzilla]

I was trying to update my roaming with *228 because of the difference in the signal strength. Then I found out about the issues with the sim card and how it automatically does this without having to dial it.

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[antonfire321]

My thunderbolt gets horrible 3g compared to my d1 also

 

[Blackhawk55]

I am curious whether these reports are all based on the bars icon or are you having trouble connecting or making calls? I've always read that comparing two phones' bars is not a reliable method. In other words, how they each set the bar icon doesn't really show that one is having reception problem. JW

 

[hemorrdroid]

Yeah, my D1 always had more bars than my TB does, however I get much better speeds with 3G on the TB.

 

[mitchb2]

Same here. 1x at work. D1 never had that issue.

 

[rg0019]

I agree too about the 3g coverage with the TB. I have been comming to San Antonio for business the last month. I drive from San Antonio to Hondo, Tx. Its about a 40 minute drive west of SA.

With my D1, I would get 3g coverage all the way down I-90 while listening to Pandora or Slacker.

I drove in last night and I was getting 1x coverage and the music would go in and out. A couple of time, slacker would just quit because it was saying that it was not receiving a signal.

 

[mjforte]

Yeah the weird thing is even with 1 bar I get decent data speeds on speedtest. But in cell standby in battery use it always says a time without signal at around 30%.

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[skeptik]

I think its a Verizon issue.. my D1 has been bouncing all over the place... well since the iphone launch. Grr...

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[antonfire321]

Mine also says its standby is about 30%

 

[electric6]

guys I am having the same issue. At work everybody has verizon, but two have DX's, one has a droid 2, and the rest have feature phones. I cant put three of the said other big red phones next to mine, and they will reliably get 3-4 bars, while my thunderbolt struggles to hold onto one?? Anybody have a clue why this is? Its really shi**y considering I switched from att to get a better signal in the first place... :icon_evil:

 

[mitchb2]

It's garbage. We need to bombard vz with phone calls.
1x? Seriously?

 

[electric6]

It's garbage. We need to bombard vz with phone calls.
1x? Seriously?

hmmm yeah im wondering if its either the quality of the anntane(spelled wrong im sure) or if its a vzw issue, and just needs a software update to fix. I hope its just an update, because I thought HTC made good devices??