Question about 3G and signal strength?

[lagos]

I currently have Tmobile (yeah yeah, I know) and im having trouble getting good signal at my house. Someone had mentioned to me that if I upgrade to a 3G phone, my signal strength would most likely improve as 3G is able to broadcast for a longer range and is better at penetrating walls.

So I guess my question is... do you guys get better signal strength and fewer dropped calls over 3G over older GSM networks?

PS. PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO CHANGE MY CARRIER!!! I plan to ditch them in a few months when my contract is up, but until that time comes Im thinking of getting a 3G phone.

[redtoprps13]

yes 3g is better than gsm networkds...but it's still radiowaves..... 4g is even higher which is the new hot thing...a.k.a microwaves at least that's what clear uses

[ricky2i5]

personally, my att iphone 3gs drops more calls than my tmobile blackberry ever did.

[ASIAN JUL]

Sometimes a new SIM card will help with reception issues, lol

I have T-Mobile too and it seems I have had better reception since I upgraded to a 3G

[CR4CK]

Sorry for thread jacking but...

What the hell does the "G" stand for?

[c0nfl1kt]

Root your phone and upgrade your radio. I rooted mine and upgraded my radio and now get HSDPA lol.

[lagos]

Originally Posted by ASIAN JUL

Sometimes a new SIM card will help with reception issues, lol

Yeah they tried to trick me with that one too. New card did nothing. Im kind of annoyed by the whole thing in general, as I really do like my current phone a lot.

I have T-Mobile too and it seems I have had better reception since I upgraded to a 3G

Thats good to know! What phone did you upgrade to?

[DPancoast]

3G signal is by far better than non-3G signal. But if Im not mistaken, even if you have a 3G phone, you still might see a fluctuation in signal between 3G and regular service, depending on where you are.

But to answer your question, yes, upgrading to a 3G phone will help your problems greatly.

[05Accent]

i have had t-mobile for 6 years now and iv never had a problem with their service. when i got my frist 3G phone last year, i DID notice a bit of better service in some places i didnt before. could be the phone/upgraded their towers(which i know they did recently-5months ago). hope that helps art.

[lagos]

Originally Posted by c0nfl1kt

Root your phone and upgrade your radio. I rooted mine and upgraded my radio and now get HSDPA lol.

Its a basic Nokia Xpressmusic. Doubt there are any hacks for it.

[c0nfl1kt]

Originally Posted by lagos

Its a basic Nokia Xpressmusic. Doubt there are any hacks for it.

Yeah...lol.

[max2k1]

Upgrade to a newer phone and you will get better service. And may I suggest switching to a different carrier Almost all of my friends that have Tmobile have nothing but complaints about service. Dont worry about 4G stuff. Sprint is gonna be the first company to release a 4G phone for their new 4G network. And thats not till next month
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[twastheglow]

If you're actually planning on switching services within the next couple months, why would you get a new phone now that won't work when you switch (unless the phone you're considering getting would work on more than 1 network...I'm not sure how that works)?

[ASIAN JUL]

Originally Posted by lagos

Yeah they tried to trick me with that one too. New card did nothing. Im kind of annoyed by the whole thing in general, as I really do like my current phone a lot.



Thats good to know! What phone did you upgrade to?

Blackberry 9700 and I LOVE it.

If you decide to stay on board with T-Mobile and upgrade/extend your contract, they will let you buy the phones at the normal 2 year agreement price (which is hundreds less than retail) and you can buy it in installments through EIP. Oh, and if you don't find that you have better reception within 14 days, you can return the phone and continue on with switching carriers.

If you are on a 2 year contract, they will let you upgrade in the 21st month, just FYI. I upgraded a few months early.

[lagos]

Originally Posted by twastheglow

If you're actually planning on switching services within the next couple months, why would you get a new phone now that won't work when you switch (unless the phone you're considering getting would work on more than 1 network...I'm not sure how that works)?

I have a good 7 months left in my contract on a family plan. If I ditch them today, I owe them about 400 for the two phones that I got for free on my family plan.

The idea is to get a used 3g phone for about 100bucks that will tie me over for the time being. Then switch over to verizon or continue my service depending on how much of a difference the 3g phone makes.

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by lagos

I currently have Tmobile (yeah yeah, I know) and im having trouble getting good signal at my house. Someone had mentioned to me that if I upgrade to a 3G phone, my signal strength would most likely improve as 3G is able to broadcast for a longer range and is better at penetrating walls.

So I guess my question is... do you guys get better signal strength and fewer dropped calls over 3G over older GSM networks?

PS. PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO CHANGE MY CARRIER!!! I plan to ditch them in a few months when my contract is up, but until that time comes Im thinking of getting a 3G phone.

Originally Posted by lagos

I have a good 7 months left in my contract on a family plan. If I ditch them today, I owe them about 400 for the two phones that I got for free on my family plan.

The idea is to get a used 3g phone for about 100bucks that will tie me over for the time being. Then switch over to verizon or continue my service depending on how much of a difference the 3g phone makes.

Got ya. That makes sense. When I read that I assumed your contract was up much sooner than 7 months from now.