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Signal strength/ 1x and ev bars

badge1644

Sep 27, 2007, 10:37 PM
I have had the V9M for a few days and I noticed that my signal bars are never full (4 bars) even where my other phones had 4 bars of 1x and ev. This phone usually shows 3 bars of 1 x and 2 of ev, do i have a bad phone and should i be concerned?
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badge1644

Sep 27, 2007, 10:45 PM
I forgot, i have the verizon model
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ChocoTaco369

Sep 28, 2007, 12:43 AM
I'd like to add to what I said above, if you want a TRUE reading of signal strength, you have to put your phone into TEST MODE and read the -db reading. That tells you your real signal strength, and that's the ONLY way to compare a phone's reception to another. Comparing bars MEAN NOTHING. If you want to see what phone is really pulling in more signal, you have to enter both phones into test mode and compare their -dB reading. The LOWER the -dB reading, the more signal you're pulling in, and every factor of 3 is double. For instance, if one phone is pulling in -57dB and the other is pulling in -60dB, the phone pulling in -57dB is pulling in TWICE the signal as the phone pulling in -60dB.

On a side note, if the phone you are comparing...
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ChocoTaco369

Sep 28, 2007, 12:40 AM
No, you don't have a bad phone. "Bars" are practically meaningless. They're all calibrated differently on different models of phones, and they only give you a general overview of signal strength. Bars don't take into account network congestion, pilot pollution, interference from other signals, the phone's ability to block out multiple signals from the same source...I have held perfectly clear calls for long periods with 1 bar and I've dropped calls with "full service."

Bars are meaningless and does not reflect the reliability of the call or network conditions. It doesn't matter how many bars you have. All that matters is if the call connects and stays connected, and bars DO NOT tell you that.

And to think, AT&T has launched an ent...
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ChocoTaco369

Sep 28, 2007, 12:44 AM
I'd like to add to what I said above, if you want a TRUE reading of signal strength, you have to put your phone into TEST MODE and read the -db reading. That tells you your real signal strength, and that's the ONLY way to compare a phone's reception to another. Comparing bars MEAN NOTHING. If you want to see what phone is really pulling in more signal, you have to enter both phones into test mode and compare their -dB reading. The LOWER the -dB reading, the more signal you're pulling in, and every factor of 3 is double. For instance, if one phone is pulling in -57dB and the other is pulling in -60dB, the phone pulling in -57dB is pulling in TWICE the signal as the phone pulling in -60dB.

On a side note, if the phone you are comparing the ...
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ljgerken

Sep 30, 2007, 7:37 PM
I would have to agree with you about Motorola's versus the LG on signal strength. See my review on the RAZR2V9m to the LG8300.

Is LG the same as Life's Good, and also owned by Verizon?
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ChocoTaco369

Oct 1, 2007, 12:12 AM
LG = Worst RF on Verizon's lineup
Motorola = Best RF on Verizon's lineup

My old LG used to force me to sit in my car outside to make a call - that would still drop constantly. My Motorola picks up signal in my basement. Enough said. Never again will I buy another LG phone.
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ljgerken

Oct 1, 2007, 10:19 AM
Do you know if LG is Verizon's own brand of phones?
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ChocoTaco369

Oct 1, 2007, 12:19 PM
ljgerken said:
Do you know if LG is Verizon's own brand of phones?

No....LG is a major electronics retailer just like Samsung...
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screwunowsucks

Oct 27, 2007, 6:15 PM
How do you put a phone into test mode?
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