S4 Mini duos I9192 very slow 3g speed - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i've had an S4 mini duos fro 3 days that replaces my Note 2 as i wanted a smaller phone with good features.
before i got the S4 i made sure to check all the reviews and youtube videos and made a lot of camparisons on gsmarena.
Not a single site or review mentioned how terrible 3g speed is on this phone.
Check this comparison of HSDPA speeds supported by some device:
S4 mini i9192------14.4 Mbps
Note 2 n7100------21.2 Mbps
S4 i9500 -----------42.2 Mbps
Mega 6.3 i9200---21.2 Mbps
i made a side by side comparison with a friends Mega 6.3 phone using 2 apps,
speedtest
, average of 3 tests showed the s4 mini returned half the speed of the mega phone
netwrok signal info (on vodafone egypt)
the mega connected much more frequently on 14.4 than the mini, and with better network signal percent
the mini stayed almost all the time on 7.2 and only touched 14.4 for couple seconds then returned back to 7.2.
As both the mega and s4 mini have the same CPU from qualcom, i belive there is an either with the antenna of the S4 mini, which is shorter/weaker due to its smaller size, or the software of the mini is not yet optimized due to the dual sims/antennas
either way, i really am disapointed with the 3g performance of the s4 mini duos, which is a pitty as i love all other aspects of this phone.
Did anyone else face slow 3g speeds with the mini, or am i the only one?

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yes it is slow also for me too.by this reason i sold my phone and go back to S4.
regards
fmohiy said:
i've had an S4 mini duos fro 3 days that replaces my Note 2 as i wanted a smaller phone with good features.
before i got the S4 i made sure to check all the reviews and youtube videos and made a lot of camparisons on gsmarena.
Not a single site or review mentioned how terrible 3g speed is on this phone.
Check this comparison of HSDPA speeds supported by some device:
S4 mini i9192------14.4 Mbps
Note 2 n7100------21.2 Mbps
S4 i9500 -----------42.2 Mbps
Mega 6.3 i9200---21.2 Mbps
i made a side by side comparison with a friends Mega 6.3 phone using 2 apps,
speedtest
, average of 3 tests showed the s4 mini returned half the speed of the mega phone
netwrok signal info (on vodafone egypt)
the mega connected much more frequently on 14.4 than the mini, and with better network signal percent
the mini stayed almost all the time on 7.2 and only touched 14.4 for couple seconds then returned back to 7.2.
As both the mega and s4 mini have the same CPU from qualcom, i belive there is an either with the antenna of the S4 mini, which is shorter/weaker due to its smaller size, or the software of the mini is not yet optimized due to the dual sims/antennas
either way, i really am disapointed with the 3g performance of the s4 mini duos, which is a pitty as i love all other aspects of this phone.
Did anyone else face slow 3g speeds with the mini, or am i the only one?
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hi,
I'm facing some strange issues with the mini duos.
while on 3G, email client is not connecting for sync, and facebook messenger is not working properly ( when a send messages, it's saying sending... and takes an eternity to send it ) although internet browsing is working fine and even faceboko wall browsing is loading fine, also google maps is working, so there's internet connection definitely.
i did a speed test today with radio opt, and seems to be ridiculous speed
dowload: ~400kbps
upload: ~100kbps
ping: not working..
I'm wondering what could be the cause ...
are the email client and facebook messenger using different types of connections to internet browser, google maps and so on?
On wifi, everything is working fine!
Regards,
Robert.

fmohiy said:
Check this comparison of HSDPA speeds supported by some device:
S4 mini i9192------14.4 Mbps
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On the back of my S4 Mini Duos box it clearly says HSDPA 21.1/ HSUPA 5.76

Rew64 said:
On the back of my S4 Mini Duos box it clearly says HSDPA 21.1/ HSUPA 5.76
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would you please try if your device behaves the same way as mine on 3G , see my previous post?
Thank you!

Rew64 said:
On the back of my S4 Mini Duos box it clearly says HSDPA 21.1/ HSUPA 5.76
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I never got my phone to connect past 14.4 but you are right it mentioned 21.1 on the box.
Still it is waaay slower than my note 2 which was also 21.1.

I've just done a speed test. See attached picture.
So that puts it firmly in the 14.4 Mbps bracket. Maybe Samsung are telling fibs

Rew64 said:
I've just done a speed test. See attached picture.
So that puts it firmly in the 14.4 Mbps bracket. Maybe Samsung are telling fibs
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can you download "network signal info" app from the play store and tell us if it ever connects above 14.4?
Mine doesn't even in very strong signal areas.

Rew64 said:
I've just done a speed test. See attached picture.
So that puts it firmly in the 14.4 Mbps bracket. Maybe Samsung are telling fibs
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nroberto13 said:
hi,
I'm facing some strange issues with the mini duos.
while on 3G, email client is not connecting for sync, and facebook messenger is not working properly ( when a send messages, it's saying sending... and takes an eternity to send it ) although internet browsing is working fine and even faceboko wall browsing is loading fine, also google maps is working, so there's internet connection definitely.
i did a speed test today with radio opt, and seems to be ridiculous speed
dowload: ~400kbps
upload: ~100kbps
ping: not working..
I'm wondering what could be the cause ...
are the email client and facebook messenger using different types of connections to internet browser, google maps and so on?
On wifi, everything is working fine!
Regards,
Robert.
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i get some strange behaviours also, but for me the phone would show the "H" signal and "network signal info" would clearly show connection on 14.4 Mbps, yet i don't have any data connectivity and speed test would just show "communication error".
i would stay like that for a couple of minuted, discconnects and reconnects the HSPA connection by itself and then start working fine.
I still belive it is either a weak antenna by design or immature modem drivers. I'm hoping it is the later and samsung would fix it by a firmware update.
PS: i've had a note 2 for one year and before that a note one for another year and neither one of them had similar issues with data connection.

fmohiy said:
can you download "network signal info" app from the play store and tell us if it ever connects above 14.4?
Mine doesn't even in very strong signal areas.
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I've downloaded the program via WI-FI but I will have to wait until I go to work later to test it on 3G as I live in a very rural area with only 2G coverage.
I've also contacted my service provider (3UK) and they say that the strength and speed of the signal is dependent on what part of the country you are in, big city's being the best.

Here is the result of my test. It connects OK but it dose really depend on which area I'm in.

Rew64 said:
Here is the result of my test. It connects OK but it dose really depend on which area I'm in.
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so the S4 mini duos chip has the ability to connect on 21.6. the problem again seems to be either hw (antenna design) or Sw(modem drivers) beacuse the S4 mini is consideraby slower than a note 2 or a galaxy mega 6.3 depending on personal observations and tests.
i've solved part of my problem by buying a second sim from anthother service provider "etisalat" that have better 3g coverage in egypt and use it on sim slot 1 only for data.
Now i get speeds a bit closer to what i used to get with vodafone on the note 2. and my vodafone data coverage using the s4 mini is hoplessly slow in areas where it used to be fine in the note 2.
where does that leave us??
should the S4 be considered defected because of its inferior 3g cabability in comparison with the handsets from a level up (s3, s4, the notes), or should we consider it as something that should be expected from a handset that is a category lower and with smaller screen size / dimensions?
do all Samsung handsets of screen sizes 4.3 or lower face the same issue?

I think it's only a modem drivers problem.. AMH2 software is really buggy for me.

Rew64 said:
Here is the result of my test. It connects OK but it dose really depend on which area I'm in.
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What firmware are you on pls?
I m using my duo in the UK and 14mb it's max I can get, although Note 2 with the same sim card gives me 21mb (3 UK)
Im currently on rooted MF7, the phone comes from Emirates though
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qwerty1q said:
What firmware are you on pls?
I m using my duo in the UK and 14mb it's max I can get, although Note 2 with the same sim card gives me 21mb (3 UK)
Im currently on rooted MF7, the phone comes from Emirates though
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The phone is a week old and I'm using it on the 3UK network. Everything on the phone has UAMF7 at the end. Not rooted.
I've only managed to get it to connect at 21.1Mbps twice and most of the time it's at 14

I have never got signal above 14mb, Note 2 keepa saying 21mb all the time with the same sim card, maybe it's firmware fault?
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The only difference I can see is in my screen shot I have the + sign next to the H in the top bar when on 21.6Mbps and yours doesn't, plus you have the R for roaming in your top bar. That normally means your roaming on to the Orange network (EE now) because it can't pick up the 3UK network.
What is the net operator number?

I've been in Birmingham UK all week and the phone constantly connects at 21.6Mbps so I think it's more network related than the actual phone.

Hmmm interesting, I live in Manchester and everywhere around here I have 14mb only. Do you own a duo s4 mini?
What's your firmware kernel etc please
What's your network? Mine is 3UK
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Yes i own a Duos S4 Mini I've had it about 3 weeks now. Not rooted all stock as it came out of the box.
I'm on 3UK the same as you.
When you see the + sign next to the H (H+) thats when it's on 21.6 Mbps
See file below for the rest of the info.

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[Q] Slow data speed on 3 UK - any fixes?

Hi all,
I’m having really poor signal and slow internet connection on 3 network around North London area in the open (2/3 bars), and no data connection inside my house even in rooms with large windows. I’ve spend 2 hours on the phone with 3 technical support yesterday trying to solve this problem without any success. They are currently looking into this to see if they can fix it for me in the next couple of days.
I’ve tried the 3 sim in my Note with similar slow speed, so I can assume the handset is fine, and it must be a problem with 3 network. But since the 3 operator told me they have excellent coverage in my area and there is no engineering working taking place, I’m guessing this is the speed I can expect on their network, which is a shame since I choose 3 mainly for the unlimited internet package.
I’ve add couple of screen shots between Vodafone sim in the Note against 3 sim in the One X. The shocking thing is the 3 speed is much better than yesterday where it never reached over 1 mbps down.
Can somebody share some 3 network speed around north London please and any suggestion on how to solve this is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks for reading this long post, and happy Easter everyone.
3 is the slowest network in the uk it is well known thats why they offer cheapest plans. Personally i would have got a free payg sim from them first to test data speeds. Only thing u can do is send it back if u have a cooling off period
snowwhite007 said:
3 is the slowest network in the uk it is well known thats why they offer cheapest plans. Personally i would have got a free payg sim from them first to test data speeds. Only thing u can do is send it back if u have a cooling off period
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I did brought the One X as pay as you go from them with £15 p/m rolling contract. My plan is wait after Easter and if the problem is not solved, I'll ask for 3 to cancel my rolling contract and unlock the One X for free so I can use it on other networks.
I'd like to stay on 3 if they can match Vodafone speed, as I want to stream music from Google and upload pictures to Dropbox due to the limited storage space on the One X.
What kind of speeds are you getting? I've been with Three for a while now, and always had good data speeds and connection APART from when I am up near Hampstead, which might be where you are.
Anyway, these are the speeds I am getting in West London
Bigmille said:
Hi all,
I’m having really poor signal and slow internet connection on 3 network around North London area in the open (2/3 bars), and no data connection inside my house even in rooms with large windows. I’ve spend 2 hours on the phone with 3 technical support yesterday trying to solve this problem without any success. They are currently looking into this to see if they can fix it for me in the next couple of days.
I’ve tried the 3 sim in my Note with similar slow speed, so I can assume the handset is fine, and it must be a problem with 3 network. But since the 3 operator told me they have excellent coverage in my area and there is no engineering working taking place, I’m guessing this is the speed I can expect on their network, which is a shame since I choose 3 mainly for the unlimited internet package.
I’ve add couple of screen shots between Vodafone sim in the Note against 3 sim in the One X. The shocking thing is the 3 speed is much better than yesterday where it never reached over 1 mbps down.
Can somebody share some 3 network speed around north London please and any suggestion on how to solve this is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks for reading this long post, and happy Easter everyone.
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I have posted a thread about weak signal too - and I am on Orange.
Also, I assume three are quite slow anyway - and I doubt the unlimited plans help them out there.
*Also, feel lucky my average speed where I live is 1.9mbps on a mobile connection! Your old speed on Vodaphone is the same as my speed on broadband
On the brightside your ping seems to be better
OysterCatcheRR said:
What kind of speeds are you getting? I've been with Three for a while now, and always had good data speeds and connection APART from when I am up near Hampstead, which might be where you are.
Anyway, these are the speeds I am getting in West London
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Thanks.
I work near Hampstead, so that is not good new, have to do some more tests when I'm back to work after Easter. I live in Barnet with is 7 miles further North.
I'll be happy to get 4-5 mbps down, 1 mpbs and ping around 200 ms, this way I can stream music and upload photos.
DomCowell said:
I have posted a thread about weak signal too - and I am on Orange.
Also, I assume three are quite slow anyway - and I doubt the unlimited plans help them out there.
*Also, feel lucky my average speed where I live is 1.9mbps on a mobile connection! Your old speed on Vodaphone is the same as my speed on broadband
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The One X's WIFI signal seems no worse than my other mobile devices, and my 3 sim works just as bad in my Note, so I'm no sure about One X mobile signal strength.
I'd stay with Vodafone except they only allow 1GB p/m max for data usage, I think I'll try out Talkmobile as they use Vodafone network and have larger data allowance.
renegade1488 said:
On the brightside your ping seems to be better
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You should see the results from yesterday, I was getting ping delay up to 2049 ms.
Bigmille said:
Thanks.
I work near Hampstead, so that is not good new, have to do some more tests when I'm back to work after Easter. I live in Barnet with is 7 miles further North.
I'll be happy to get 4-5 mbps down, 1 mpbs and ping around 200 ms, this way I can stream music and upload photos.
The One X's WIFI signal seems no worse than my other mobile devices, and my 3 sim works just as bad in my Note, so I'm no sure about One X mobile signal strength.
I'd stay with Vodafone except they only allow 1GB p/m max for data usage, I think I'll try out Talkmobile as they use Vodafone network and have larger data allowance.
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Wifi signal has been excellent - just mobile data signal has been really shoddy (generally 1/2 bar max - getting 3/4 on my Milestone)
DomCowell said:
Wifi signal has been excellent - just mobile data signal has been really shoddy (generally 1/2 bar max - getting 3/4 on my Milestone)
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Same here, 1 or 2 bars out of 5 inside of the house with no data connection, and 2 to 3 bars outside. I think it is a problem with 3 and not the phone as I'm getting the same poor signal with 3 sim in my Note, where as the Note gets full bars with Vodafone sim in it.
I made a speedtest today in a well covered area and I am impressed. ;-)
Country: Austria
Operator: Drei (Three)
hmm this seams quite worrying, is this typical speed for people one 3? I thought they had their network HSDPA+ enabled so should be seeing good speeds provided you had the signal.
I am getting about 8Meg down and 3Meg up. I have never seen such high upload speed before I got the One X....download speed seems much the same.
Also I have noticed that the One X seems to show fewer signal bars than previous handsets I have used but still works in all the same places. The One X drops to 3G data vs HSDPA(+) when not much data is passing through to save battery power.
I can't comment on the signal strength in London, but I travel between Lincolnshire - Hull and the coastal regions (Bridlington, Withernsea, etc) and in most locations, even if the signal isn't the strongest, the speed is blisteringly fast.
This is a test I just ran and I wasn't even on a 3G signal, only 2 bars on H.
hmm sounds to me then like the may have a few cell sites that need a back haul upgrade on their fibre links.
Probably to be expected in London and other area's with high population density.
Guys you get some good speeds on 3 compared to T-Mobile network 0.46 download, 0.13 upload. This is obviously within my house and signal has always been poor.
Got about 3Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up average in Salford on 3 UK. Pretty decent to me.
My results were from sitting in my living room.
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These are my results from North West England, indoors -
Download: 5.37 Mbps
Upload: 1.56 Mbps
Ping: 160 ms
Though it does vary a bit.
I went back to the 3 store this afternoon to get a new micro sim card, as the original sim card was cut by the staff from a normal sim, so there might be a chance it wasn't cut properly.
However, the phone with the new sim still produce slow data speed of less than 1mpbs down and 0.05 mbps up. The interesting things is while in the 3 store the speed test was over 6 mpbs down and 2 up with 78 ms ping.
im on 3 and i live in a little village in the middle of no were, and my speeds are very fast have never had an issue with my 3 network at all.

[Q] Download speed??

Hi all,
My question is does the Note II have a weak antenna compared to Note1 or does the Note II comming from Korea need an Aussie CSC/Modem to be able to performe at its peak in Aussie?
I finally took the plunge and bought the Note II.
Managed to Root, CMW, Back up with CMW and Tiatanium, also backed up EFS.
Still on stock as much as possible and mostly happy. The phone is vey smooth and fast. (came frome Note 1).
My question is related to the data speeds. I have a N7105 (SHV-E250K) from Korea, and the data speeds on the Aussie network Telstra are the fastest and slowest Ive seen.(see attached).
On my Note1 the speeds were constantly reasonable and I could live with them. ( I live about 1/2 hour from a large town). Note 1 could pick up 3G where I live, The Note II won't. Note II looses 4G and 3G soon after leaving town. Note 1 keeps getting 3G all the way Home.
As can be seen the 4G speeds are amazing. However not sure I can live with the G speeds
Hv u tried int.scripts tweaks?
Fired From My FireDevice.
Speed ​​is affected by too many factors, one by one, to clarify a bit difficult
sahilarora2003 said:
Hv u tried int.scripts tweaks?
Fired From My FireDevice.
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No, Where do I get this. Sounds great.
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Speed ​​is affected by too many factors, one by one, to clarify a bit difficult
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Agreed, but the difference between 40Mbps and 0.02Mbps cannot be explained by network congestion. All speed tests were outside (so no building interference) on a clear night. My thoughts are either hardware (antenna) or software (VPN/CSC). Could be wrong, but it is a huge drop to be explained by anything else. :-\
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G=GPRS its not going to be fast....
3G yes
H even faster
H+ Faster still
Then 4G
So yeah G icon in speed tests are going to be slow as hell
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E_Goldstein said:
G=GPRS its not going to be fast....
3G yes
H even faster
H+ Faster still
Then 4G
So yeah G icon in speed tests are going to be slow as hell
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Okay, Maybe I should have been more clear.
When I'm in the 4G area Note 2 shows 4G is Fast++, Note 1 shows 3G and is fast+.
In the 3G area Note 2 Shows G (sometimes 3G) and is slow (reasonable speed when 3G shown). Note 1 shows 3G and is fast+
in G area Note 2 shows G and is very slow. Note 1 also slow but picks up 3G most of time (speed okay when showing 3G)
Basically Note 1 shows 3G in most areas whereas Note 2 only picks up 3G/4G near and in town
Will try to get a side by side comparison of the two phones in the same areas at the same time and screen shot
Richard.p said:
Okay, Maybe I should have been more clear.
When I'm in the 4G area Note 2 shows 4G is Fast++, Note 1 shows 3G and is fast+.
In the 3G area Note 2 Shows G (sometimes 3G) and is slow (reasonable speed when 3G shown). Note 1 shows 3G and is fast+
in G area Note 2 shows G and is very slow. Note 1 also slow but picks up 3G most of time (speed okay when showing 3G)
Basically Note 1 shows 3G in most areas whereas Note 2 only picks up 3G/4G near and in town
Will try to get a side by side comparison of the two phones in the same areas at the same time and screen shot
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Note 2 sounds like my S3 If your not in a strong 4G it tends to go back to 3G a lot got to be Samsung radios (modems)
Richard.p said:
Okay, Maybe I should have been more clear.
When I'm in the 4G area Note 2 shows 4G is Fast++, Note 1 shows 3G and is fast+.
In the 3G area Note 2 Shows G (sometimes 3G) and is slow (reasonable speed when 3G shown). Note 1 shows 3G and is fast+
in G area Note 2 shows G and is very slow. Note 1 also slow but picks up 3G most of time (speed okay when showing 3G)
Basically Note 1 shows 3G in most areas whereas Note 2 only picks up 3G/4G near and in town
Will try to get a side by side comparison of the two phones in the same areas at the same time and screen shot
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I think I know the source of your problem and hope the forum can solve it with a s/w Rom fix/advice...
Simply put you need quad band for UMTS(3G) to work properly in Oz.
E250K has UMTS(3G): 1900, 2100
N7105 and N7100 has UMTS(3G): 1900, 2100, 850, 900 aka quad band
For more info see google wiki whirlpool for frequencies used in australia and
Google wiki GN2 versions - I would have it the links but I'm new here and it won't let me (spam prevention).

Note 2 very poor reception

First of all, I hope I am posting in the right place this time. I couldn't find anything for Note II Canada.
So I just bought a BNIB Note II a few days ago. It's the i317m (from Rogers/Canada) but had it unlocked and modified (or whatever that is called) to get it to work with AWS network (Wind mobile). It worked but the reception on the phone where I live is horrible. Basically the phone will only work if it's stuck next to one wall in my place (where the signal is 1-2 bars). Once I move the phone to any other place I lose all connection, and the phone is rendered useless, which really sucks. I have an older Blackberry that I'm borrowing and it constantly shows 2 bars anywhere in my place. I also had an LG Optimus and as much as it sucked at reception it was still better than the Note. Wind signal is generally good in my area except for a couple of blocks but still, I was expecting the Note II to have better reception than other phones.
So, I'm wondering if this has something to do with this particular phone or is this a known issue with all Notes? Anything I can do? The phone will show full bars once I'm out of those couple of blocks where I live but is it possible that the Note II has worse reception than cheaper and older phones?
Thanks.
I think Samsung are known for weak radios
Electroman365 said:
First of all, I hope I am posting in the right place this time. I couldn't find anything for Note II Canada.
So I just bought a BNIB Note II a few days ago. It's the i317m (from Rogers/Canada) but had it unlocked and modified (or whatever that is called) to get it to work with AWS network (Wind mobile). It worked but the reception on the phone where I live is horrible. Basically the phone will only work if it's stuck next to one wall in my place (where the signal is 1-2 bars). Once I move the phone to any other place I lose all connection, and the phone is rendered useless, which really sucks. I have an older Blackberry that I'm borrowing and it constantly shows 2 bars anywhere in my place. I also had an LG Optimus and as much as it sucked at reception it was still better than the Note. Wind signal is generally good in my area except for a couple of blocks but still, I was expecting the Note II to have better reception than other phones.
So, I'm wondering if this has something to do with this particular phone or is this a known issue with all Notes? Anything I can do? The phone will show full bars once I'm out of those couple of blocks where I live but is it possible that the Note II has worse reception than cheaper and older phones?
Thanks.
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I'm having the same issue with my Note II on Mobilicity. After researching I've concluded that Samsung devices have weaker radio's that most other devices. I can wander around my home with my Note II in one hand and my wifes HTC Panache in the other and the Note II's signal is always 7-10 dBM lower than the Panache. The Panache never loses connection in my house and always has at least 1 bar while the Note II will drop in many places. Every time I call Mobi they say they'll make changes redirect an antenna by a few degrees or boost the signal but nothing ever changes.
I wish the phone would auto connect to the CDN Roaming network whenever I drop. I think it sort of does but just doesn't Register on the network because I do have a indication I can make Emergency Calls Only and shows I have 2-3 bars.
Senator949 said:
I'm having the same issue with my Note II on Mobilicity. After researching I've concluded that Samsung devices have weaker radio's that most other devices. I can wander around my home with my Note II in one hand and my wifes HTC Panache in the other and the Note II's signal is always 7-10 dBM lower than the Panache. The Panache never loses connection in my house and always has at least 1 bar while the Note II will drop in many places. Every time I call Mobi they say they'll make changes redirect an antenna by a few degrees or boost the signal but nothing ever changes.
I wish the phone would auto connect to the CDN Roaming network whenever I drop. I think it sort of does but just doesn't Register on the network because I do have a indication I can make Emergency Calls Only and shows I have 2-3 bars.
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I've noticed that my Note2 has poor LTE reception, 1 bar and 1Mbps down. If I switch to WCDMA only I get 4 bars and 7MBps and 1up. I just thought that it was my area. 2 weeks ago I got an S4 and the signal difference is a amazing. The S4 has 4 bars of LTE and I get 20Mbps down and 10up, the Note 2 on the same sim still gets 1 to 2 bars and very slow data.
Senator949 said:
I'm having the same issue with my Note II on Mobilicity. After researching I've concluded that Samsung devices have weaker radio's that most other devices. I can wander around my home with my Note II in one hand and my wifes HTC Panache in the other and the Note II's signal is always 7-10 dBM lower than the Panache. The Panache never loses connection in my house and always has at least 1 bar while the Note II will drop in many places. Every time I call Mobi they say they'll make changes redirect an antenna by a few degrees or boost the signal but nothing ever changes.
I wish the phone would auto connect to the CDN Roaming network whenever I drop. I think it sort of does but just doesn't Register on the network because I do have a indication I can make Emergency Calls Only and shows I have 2-3 bars.
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Samsungs have always lacked in the radio department always....
I remember how horrible the s2 was and the epic and vibrant.
Its one issue they have yet to fix.
Motorola #1 then htc then lg then Samsung then iphone dead last.
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Cellular strength and throughput

We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S11's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add.
depends
It depends where you are meaning your locality.
I have better connection than what I had with s10+!
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It depends where you are
inside the house I get really bad signal here. had much better on older s9
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It depends where you are
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I don't think they get it. If your part of town does not get high speed internet than no matter how fast your phone is, it will only be as fast as the actually service is. Case in point. I just moved to another part of town and sign up for high speed internet, supposedly up to 100mb a sec. My son's Playstation showing only 6mb a sec. So I check with a tech for the service I use and he verified what my son's Playstation was showing, 6mb per sec. That it.
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Mobile data problem
I am using mobile data all the day , but I face big problem , always data change from 4G+ to 4G then H+ then E.
I face it all the day , is there any problem with my phone and if yes how to solve.
Using an unlocked version in the US, I get worse signal at work than I did with my previous pixel 4 XL and OnePlus 7 pro. Usually I get 1 bar maybe 2, which was same on orbits devices, however on this, I rarely can access the internet and forget even sending a MMS.
My experience is very good with signal strength and throughput. Better than the S10 it replaced.
it's all because of Exynos chip, signal strenght is very bad with exynos.
If i put my sim in Huawei P40 Pro i will get 4 bars, with Exynos only 1 bar.
alleshi said:
it's all because of Exynos chip, signal strenght is very bad with exynos.
If i put my sim in Huawei P40 Pro i will get 4 bars, with Exynos only 1 bar.
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Exynos S20U here, I get faster speeds / higher bandwidth than my 75/18 fibre home broadband, was getting 80/56 or there abouts, no 5G here yet either but not too far from the mast, full bars too
alleshi said:
it's all because of Exynos chip, signal strenght is very bad with exynos.
If i put my sim in Huawei P40 Pro i will get 4 bars, with Exynos only 1 bar.
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agreed, had iphone previously and it was always full streght, now its only 1 bar or 0
Hi good people
I just bought S20 Ultra 5G Korean version G988N
Using the phone in UK O2 Network but 4G speed are so slow.
I'm getting only 30mbps i used to get 110mbps with the same handset but Exynos version. Instead of showing 4G i have LTE
Please help
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I don't think they get it. If your part of town does not get high speed internet than no matter how fast your phone is, it will only be as fast as the actually service is. Case in point. I just moved to another part of town and sign up for high speed internet, supposedly up to 100mb a sec. My son's Playstation showing only 6mb a sec. So I check with a tech for the service I use and he verified what my son's Playstation was showing, 6mb per sec. That it.
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Hi, you are correct. Yet not exactly. I will have full signal strenght at homeon my mate 20 pro and i could play hours of spotify at work on 4g with no problem at all. The s20 is only 2 bars at home and i cannot even thinking of playing spotify at work plus i use medium power saver all the time. The network optimization is really poor..
At home, using the same sim card for testing,
my old p9 lite has much better cell reception than my s20+ :/

WiFi signal issue is terrible,any fixes?

Hey guys.
Purchased it today,and just like every damn Samsung phone and tablet they still haven't fixed wifi strength signal with even such expensive phone.
So I was out of town and from like 7 wifi signals,only 2 were recognized.
And even when it connects the signal is so weak and it often drops.
Now I'm in my room now and like 3 feet away from router and I'm getting around 6.7 MBps speed instead of between 9-10 just like on my good old S7 edge.
I can't believe.
So is it my phone or others have the same issues?
I have never had a single issue regarding wifi signal strenght, I got my note 10+ since Sept 2019
So I came today in city park,sit on bench and turned ON WiFi on this phone.
Damn,it couldn't find nor any fi..ing single network over WiFi.
I rebooted it like 5 times and then it found one network and barely connected to it with very low signal,but in a matter of minutes it droped.
I had near me,Ulefone 5S which is 200 euros phone and it had better WiFi signal and found at least 5 networks,although with very weak signal,but Samsung couldn't find nor one WiFi network.
Because I purchased used phone ofc I can't return it or RMA it.
Am I the only one with this issue,and how do I resolve it?
But if I'm like in a caffee where is near router the signal is okay,but when I'm outdoors I have this issue,means far away from caffee routers.
Ok I did test outdoors compared with S7 edge.
Do you notice any difference,in terms that N10+ has some issues:
So there is one place in city,where there are lots ofi wifi networks but all of them have weak signal.
So I turned ON the phone and WiFi and it didn't find nor any single network,I turned off wifi on again nothing.
Here is the picture of that issue.
I also can not find what model of wifi card is in my phone,to check if it was replaced,so I'm suspicious about that.
Btw I don't have any wifi issues when I am on local coffee shops/bars nor at home.
Just at places where like wifi signal is weak and like there are many networks at that place.
So what is this issue about.
I just went to my balcony and simply this phone doesn't detect as many networks as some chinese phone,N10+ detected just 8 and chinese phone 13.
Then all of the sudden phone goes crazy in like 5-10 min and detects like 12 network.
And though signal strength is nearly the same between phones,I'm getting even 10 % lost in download when I do speed test and compare 2 phones.

			
				
so third video,compared to my tablet and s7 edge.
and I will post pics.
Correct me if I am wrong but on tablet and on the phone on the right yeah I see more network recognized but those have weak signal...
N10+ obviously doesn't list those networks for some reason (with weak/no signal).
so third video,compared to my tablet and s7 edge.
and I will post pics.
Correct me if I am wrong but on tablet and on the phone on the right yeah I see more network recognized but those have weak signal...
N10+ obviously doesn't list those networks for some reason (with weak/no signal).
and pics...
As you do clearly see on picture N10+ is screwed up recognizing only one wifi network,and my Ulefone Power 5S many...so what is happening I dunno.
Even S7 edge beats it.
I had the same experience on my black note 10+ (4G black model), it would drop the wifi quite often during video playback while my Mate 30 Pro would just continue on the same network. That improved after I reset the network settings and cleared the system cache. I had/have a far more stable connection after that. As for the speed, the Mate 30 Pro would always achieve higher speeds than the note 10 +, no matter how many times I did the tests on both devices. As for the amount of networks it shows, my current note 10+ ( a 4G model but a white one) does only display 1 network at home while the Mate 30 Pro shows 5 or 6 different networks but all of them with a very weak signal strength. Besides them all being password protected I doubt if the Huawei would be able to connect with any of these so whats the point of showing all these weak networks. Maybe that's the reason the note 10 does not show them? Maybe the are filtered?
Both the black and the white are showing similar behavior, I have them both side by side and both are showing the same (single) network being available.
No problem with wifi with my Note 10+ N975F/DS, Good and stable connections.
I do confirm that in the wifi settings only stronger networks are displayed. When using app like WiFi Analyser I can see that there are more networks detected on the Note 10+ than shown in the wifi settings.
I do observe that wifi speeds on Note 10+ are lower than those provided by my Note 8, comparing/measuring side by side on same wifi network.
But in daily use the Note 10+ has sufficient wifi stability and -speed for my normal use, (matching the speed of my Internet connection of 100Mb) including streaming of HD-Video. I do not play online videogames.
Yep for some reason my Note 10+ doesn't show networks with bad wifi signal,dunno if it's just my model or you experience the same.
But for phone such expensive this is unforgivable.
Look here guys,it does recognize wifi networks with wifi analyzer but doesn't filtrate them so I can connect to them,same happens with my S5e tablet.
That's what I already stated...
You can however connect to wifi-networks detected in WiFi Analyzer (WA) by installing a plug-in (just click on the network in WA, it will prompt you what to install..)
OnnoJ said:
That's what I already stated...
You can however connect to wifi-networks detected in WiFi Analyzer (WA) by installing a plug-in (just click on the network in WA, it will prompt you what to install..)
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Nothing is happening when I click on network.
You need a new director for your videos.

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