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| Thread ID: 138732 | 2015-01-14 09:11:00 | Best cellphone for low signal area? | custom (14911) | PC World Chat |
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| 1392130 | 2015-01-14 09:11:00 | Has anybody experienced greatly different reception levels on cellphones in the same area on the same network? I have upgraded one of my phones from a LG P500 to a Samsung Ace 3 and the level of reception has dropped massively, over 20dbm One of the staff at a local Spark shop implied the Samsung's were not as good when it comes to reception, has anybody found this? Does anybody use signal boosters of any kind? I am rural so signal level is important Do some phones have better internal antennas than others A bit of googling hasnt revealed much Any help appreciated |
custom (14911) | ||
| 1392131 | 2015-01-14 12:37:00 | Has anybody experienced greatly different reception levels on cellphones in the same area on the same network? I have upgraded one of my phones from a LG P500 to a Samsung Ace 3 and the level of reception has dropped massively, over 20dbm One of the staff at a local Spark shop implied the Samsung's were not as good when it comes to reception, has anybody found this? Does anybody use signal boosters of any kind? I am rural so signal level is important Do some phones have better internal antennas than others A bit of googling hasnt revealed much Any help appreciated Hey Custom i don't know if this help or im in the right direction but i will give u my opinion . I have got about 3 phones together which one is nokia and samsung mini and samsung galaxy s4 . I don't use the nokia so it is just powered off doing nothing , i sometimes power on my samsung mini but since i got galaxy s4 i don't use it anymore . I notice my samsung mini bars are pretty much strong always hardly bars go down or loose signal . The samsung mini is on a 3G network and . My Samsung S4 signal is strong too but not as strong as samsung mini , bars keep going down and up and but i havent noticed any signal drop out so far . The samsung S4 is on 4G Network and both samsung mini and s4 are on 2 degrees network . I have noticed by dads phone too , hes with vodafone and he's phone like mini signal is strong and he is on 3G Network . Just a while ago one of my family member purchased a sim card for htc phone .The network was with spark and the person had bad experience with spark like no bars from time to time or pretty much all the time and if luckily maybe one bar comes up . So as i saw spark is not a reliable network , don't know much about skinny . I don't think samsung is to be blamed , i would blame network coverage . Yes i past have tried signal boost , wasn't my choice . I think people who live in rural areas may help you out as i live in urban . So yeah thats my experience and thoughts. |
AppleFan (17097) | ||
| 1392132 | 2015-01-14 16:10:00 | Down South in the almost non-existent cellphone area, Telecom worked more or less. Vodafone was a waste of time. The best phone for signal was, sadly, the old Motorola brick. Of course, even if you had one, the network doesn't exist anymore..... I got used to seeing people in trees, jumping around, waving phones in the air etc.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1392133 | 2015-01-14 18:29:00 | In the early days before 3G was ever mentioned there were some models with extra transmitter power and bigger aerials for remote areas, we even had one with a shoulder strap and a lead acid battery we used when working in remote areas. I can't see any information about this kind of thing with current phones though, maybe because everything has gone digital and coverage is greatly improved in theory. There are signal boosters you can get but I don't know if they are meant to be used on the NZ networks officially or not. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1392134 | 2015-01-14 20:22:00 | I've found the Asus Zenfone5 is pretty good in low signal areas. I would also recommend sticking with Telecom rather than Vodafone too... | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1392135 | 2015-01-14 21:31:00 | I've found the Asus Zenfone5 is pretty good in low signal areas. I would also recommend sticking with Telecom rather than Vodafone too... :+1: Some areas will be better than others, but Spark's network is far and away the better one for coverage. Before replacing your phone, get friends and relatives with different devices to check their signal where you mostly use the phone. That's your best guide... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1392136 | 2015-01-16 06:52:00 | I don't have an answer, but I've seen on Campervan forums where people actually document the differences in reception across a number of service providers as they tour the country. Won't help with hardware, but might help with the best carrier for your area. They also cover tricks for signal amping - some techy, and some as simple as a cellphone in a bag, held high on a pole... adds another dimension to that egotistical abomination of a slefie stick. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1392137 | 2015-01-17 06:39:00 | Check out this website.. cellutronics. co.nz They seem to have some good results in low signal areas. |
Andrew B (867) | ||
| 1392138 | 2015-01-19 00:21:00 | Cellutronics have additional antennas for Hotspots and certain phones which can hook up to them, we've used them for geocaching where we need internet. Nexus 5 oddly enough seems to win out in Signal, better than most others and cheap too. |
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