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At 10KM from my Vodafone 4G 800 mast, I could get -105dBm through DENSE foliage. So I would say 20KM+ for 3's higher power 800.
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#2327 |
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Can I ask you how far you were from the mast? Just wondering how far 800mhz can realistically travel..
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At 10KM from my Vodafone 4G 800 mast, I could get -105dBm through DENSE foliage. So I would say 20KM+ for 3's higher power 800.
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God that's pretty good.. Now all we need is the iPhone access to use the bloody thing.. Ha ha. Thanks fmbandscan for the info!
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Yep, it's so frustrating knowing there's a better Three network if I had a different phone. So many places I go to convert from either no signal/erratic 3G to 4G.
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Not too bad!
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/i/1419431291 |
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In the past few days it seems like im getting better signal at home than i use to get. I now get 3 bars where i would normally get 1.
I have a note 4 this is a screenshot of the hidden menu its showing amr-wb 12.6kbit/ s am i right in thinking HD voice is enabled? http://imgur.com/sO9xddD |
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#2333 |
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At 10KM from my Vodafone 4G 800 mast, I could get -105dBm through DENSE foliage. So I would say 20KM+ for 3's higher power 800.
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Make what you will of this! Or just an error???
https://www.dropbox.com/s/91xh53hihk...%2004.png?dl=0 |
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Make what you will of this! Or just an error???
https://www.dropbox.com/s/91xh53hihk...%2004.png?dl=0 |
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#2336 |
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Fingers crossed, they seem to be working on the coverage checker tonight as its bringing back some strange results (enter the s5 and it doesn't say what it should). Whenever I got through to someone who knew what they were talking about the iPhone update was going to happen soon they said.
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Yep, it's so frustrating knowing there's a better Three network if I had a different phone.
No chance of switching over to Three's firmware either. Samsung have made it so you cannot downgrade or crossover to a phone retailers firmware even for the same model and Android version by implementing checks in the bootloader since 5.0.2 which cannot be over-ridden unless someone releases a hack and custom Three firmware, which is likely to be slim to none. I can only imagine Apple and Microsoft executives giving a sly laugh at all of this. |
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Question for the iPhone owners (specifically 6 Plus/6s Plus).
I thought it was pointless to start a thread for the sake of probably no more than a handful of posts, but I'm after a case for my 6s Plus. Ideally, I want a flip-type case that's quite tight to the phone if that makes sense? i.e. So the size isn't much bigger with the case on as with the case off. I'd also like a gap in the top left of the case so that I can still press the volume buttons when the phone is in the case and the case is closed. Any recommendations? Ta!
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#2339 |
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No such luck this morning back to normal
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It's even more frustrating having a phone which is only a few months old and fully compatible except for the fact that my phone came from a high street retailer rather than Three, so no 800MHz 4G or VoLTE for me.
No chance of switching over to Three's firmware either. Samsung have made it so you cannot downgrade or crossover to a phone retailers firmware even for the same model and Android version by implementing checks in the bootloader since 5.0.2 which cannot be over-ridden unless someone releases a hack and custom Three firmware, which is likely to be slim to none. I can only imagine Apple and Microsoft executives giving a sly laugh at all of this. |
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I feel you pain! Can't imagine they will stick with this especially as they are so big on sim only deals.
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It's even more frustrating having a phone which is only a few months old and fully compatible except for the fact that my phone came from a high street retailer rather than Three, so no 800MHz 4G or VoLTE for me.
No chance of switching over to Three's firmware either. Samsung have made it so you cannot downgrade or crossover to a phone retailers firmware even for the same model and Android version by implementing checks in the bootloader since 5.0.2 which cannot be over-ridden unless someone releases a hack and custom Three firmware, which is likely to be slim to none. I can only imagine Apple and Microsoft executives giving a sly laugh at all of this. I have changed my firmware on my S6 Edge several times. I can't say that I have downgraded though. The last flash was from UK provider free firmware to 3 UK firmware and the phone works fine. |
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Tbh I am fed up of poor signal in my workplace (1 bar of 3G, no WiFi access) although their maps show excellent 3G/4G signal therefore I took the decision to change to Vodafone as they offer good signal (tested by my colleagues).
I spoke to them about requesting the PAC and they tried to convince me to stay, without offering a better price. They only talked to me about InTouch which is buggy and not applicable to me (no WiFi at work) and Feel at Home (which does not include the countries I usually go to). Therefore, that's it for me... I will move to Vodafone for the next year. We'll see how things go with them. |
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I've managed to connect my LG G4 to 800MHz using the root method. One thing that is a lot better than my S5 is being able to manually select 800MHz(Band 20). The problem is that I haven't got VoLTE to work and there is no CSFB which means that the call doesn't connect. Because of this, I'm glad that 800MHz is at the lowest priority at the moment but I'd still prefer if somebody could help me to set up VoLTE. I've tried pressing random boxes in the hidden menu and have had no luck.
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Tbh I am fed up of poor signal in my workplace (1 bar of 3G, no WiFi access) although their maps show excellent 3G/4G signal therefore I took the decision to change to Vodafone as they offer good signal (tested by my colleagues).
I spoke to them about requesting the PAC and they tried to convince me to stay, without offering a better price. They only talked to me about InTouch which is buggy and not applicable to me (no WiFi at work) and Feel at Home (which does not include the countries I usually go to). Therefore, that's it for me... I will move to Vodafone for the next year. We'll see how things go with them. |
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I have changed my firmware on my S6 Edge several times. I can't say that I have downgraded though. The last flash was from UK provider free firmware to 3 UK firmware and the phone works fine.
I assume that the 3 UK HTC One M8 will eventually be enabled for VoLTE? |
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Just received a carrier update to 22.1 on my iPhone 6s plus using IOS 9.1 ...
VoLTE perhaps? Can't see any new settings.. |
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Just received a carrier update to 22.1 on my iPhone 6s plus using IOS 9.1 ...
VoLTE perhaps? Can't see any new settings..
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#2349 |
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"We're planning some network improvements in your area on 30 October 2015. We're really sorry if this affects your services. It's crucial work that will improve your network experience. If you need any further help with signal problems, please visit network support."
I can but only hope!!!
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#2350 |
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Has the carrier update changed in 9.2 beta?
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