I ran into this BS over the weekend. 3 and 4 bars showed, but I got error messages saying I didn't have a connection.
The bars in this case = cell signal. So, phone call OK. But without 4G/LTE/3G, you have no data.
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iPhone XS Max Is the mobile reception on the xs Max even worse than iPhone X ?
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The bars in this case = cell signal. So, phone call OK. But without 4G/LTE/3G, you have no data.
Even if it's fixable, they wont address it until they release an update. The iPhone 7 originally had connectivity problems on Verizon, and Apple silently rolled out an update to fix it weeks later.
https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/17...plus-ios-update-verizon-cellular-connectivity
I believe if it was a software fix it would have been rolled out by now. This is more important than the charging issue update.
Past history shows if Apple has a solution, they will come out and acknowledge the issue.. then be the champion.
If Apple does not have a solution, they will say nothing publicly and even tell people that bring them the issue they “haven’t heard of this issue from anyone else..”
12.1 beta 5 is out . Can someone post if it helps piss poor cellular connectivity ?
The Verizon one i mentioned took them almost 4 weeks to fix, and that only involved a single carrier.
BTW, just FYI, my Verizon software is on 34.0.1. As noted in pages ago, my signal in my house is slightly better than my wife’s iPhone 7. I am on 12.1 beta 4.
Once again this thread is nothing about speeds. It's about connectivity ! You can't talk or use data with fake bars
People complains a lot about slow LTE here in this thread. Also pointed out previously that the reception of the Max is better than 6S+.
One annoying this is when you loose reception it takes a while to get it back. Toggle flight mode solves this.
Well, I started having choppy phone calls and lost connections. I live in OC, CA. Not a “fringe” area in the least. On Verizon.
Never had the WiFi issue. But now having cell issues. Had Max since release.
And from most of what I’ve been hearing, none of the 12.1 betas have addressed the issue.
This sucks
Never had the WiFi issue. But now having cell issues. Had Max since release.
And from most of what I’ve been hearing, none of the 12.1 betas have addressed the issue.
This sucks
It's cause it likely can't fix crappy hardware . Guess I will just wait till next year and try all over again
Defective phone? Sure. Crappy hardware? Let’s not get too dramatic here.
Reminder: https://www.pcmag.com/news/364116/iphone-xs-crushes-x-in-lte-speeds-but-still-falls-short-of
For you and the others insisting it's not an issue I took the screenshot below minutes ago. LTE is there.
That story was bought for and paid for by Apple and I am not buying it
For you and the others insisting it's not an issue I took the screenshot below minutes ago. LTE is there.
do not bother, friend. There are people who do not want to see reality, or it hurts to think that they have spent a lot of money on a defective phone.
Sometimes cell service fluctuates on the providers' side. Suddenly having junky cell service doesn't mean much unless you have another phone nearby to test at the same time. Otherwise there are too many variables to suddenly blame it on the phone.
Oh, so now you have changed your viewpoint...again...so, now, all iPhone Xs are defective. Got it. LOL
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For you and the others insisting it's not an issue I took the screenshot below minutes ago. LTE is there.
This does happen...to any phone...to any carrier. The problem comes in if you cannot get service for prolonged periods.
My wife’s iPhone 7 also has occ intermittent no internet...that is why Airplane mode on/off is important.
Well when you have owned every Iphone and never seen searching for signal like my XS did 20 times in 3 days there is no doubt a major problem. The 7 on the same provider never dropped signal at all .