After 12.1 update my cell stayed on par with my 7+ and my 5ghz WiFi is pretty solid now.
Oh and my upload speeds on cellular have drastically improved.
Oh and my upload speeds on cellular have drastically improved.
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iPhone XS Max Is the mobile reception on the xs Max even worse than iPhone X ?
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I never had issues with dropping LTE coverage, but definitely saw reduced speeds vs 7+. I don’t have a 7+ to compare to anymore, but my download speeds on the XS Max seem to still be about 20 mb/s slower than the 7+ with 12.1... however, upload speeds have doubled. On Verizon.
There is no true full fix because it is very clear that the issue lies with the poor placement of the antennas. You can't fix low reception strength by software if the issue lies with the hardware.
It has nothing to do with antennas or with software. It's simply the diffrence between Qualcomm and Intel. Move on. Qualcomm is the best, period.
Updated to 12.1 at the World Trade Center yesterday while waiting on my fiancé. We took the train to Hoboken and then took the main line. Anyone that takes that route knows how horrible the coverage is.. my signal was on par or better than her X. Even was able to get data thru a couple of times when she couldn’t.
Overall it seems to be better. This morning at Newark airport, everything is running great. The true test will be today when I drive from Kansas City to Memphis TN..
(Don’t ask about the random flight along with drive). It’s been a heck of a 3 weeks
Overall it seems to be better. This morning at Newark airport, everything is running great. The true test will be today when I drive from Kansas City to Memphis TN..
(Don’t ask about the random flight along with drive). It’s been a heck of a 3 weeks
I updated to 12.1 yesterday.
The only weak area I am really in is at my desk at work. It’s weird.. two bars at work and could see the issues with weak signal (10 Mbps or less) but at home 2 bars I get over 100 Mbps down.
At work I was getting 10 Mbps or less down before 12.1... Now I am getting over 20 and it still shows 2 bars. It is still highly inconsistent.. but I never got over 20 before.
The only weak area I am really in is at my desk at work. It’s weird.. two bars at work and could see the issues with weak signal (10 Mbps or less) but at home 2 bars I get over 100 Mbps down.
At work I was getting 10 Mbps or less down before 12.1... Now I am getting over 20 and it still shows 2 bars. It is still highly inconsistent.. but I never got over 20 before.
Took the subway home last night. 13 stations on the way, and reliable signal in all. That’s an improvement. NYC, Max, Verizon.
No one knows what the cause of the problem is.
@Coffee_Time Wow, you like your post so much you quoted yourself, lol
Hi folks, an update:
I've been running Speedtests galore ever since I called Apple, opened up a case, and installed two loggers for them. Initially, after installing the loggers, and resetting network settings (all of this on 12.1), I was still obtaining horrible data rates -- I had a number of 0.01 Mbps results. For some reason last night, I decided to power off & on the phone, and ever since then, my rates have substantially improved, ranging from 2 - 8 Mbps.
(Those rates may not sound like much, but I was always an edge case--there's just something about my house in DC that pulls in a terrible AT&T connection. My unlocked 8+, with a Qualcomm modem, had spoiled me prior to the XS.)
For those of you who have upgraded to 12.1 and are still receiving terrible speeds, try restarting your phone. No promises, but it definitely made a difference for me.
Ahem - its the Qualcomm modems in iPhone 7s that are the subject of the "No Service" replacement program. Intel models are not part of the program.
Qualcomm is totally overrated and nothing more than patent trolls at this point.
That's only a temp fix and is the same as resetting network settings. The problems will likely return at some point and time .
Can’t really speak to QC’s ‘patent troll’ status, but I can assure you that in our area the QC sim-free phones do a WHOLE LOT better with receiving AT&T signals than the AT&T Intel GSM only devices.
And for what’s it’s worth, go back and look at my previous posts regarding the two Max’s that I used while driving 5K miles and you’ll see that my biggest complaint was the amount of time that my Intel phones were stuck on ‘No Service’.
So while QC may well have issues, Intel is definitely not winning any awards here.
Not the person you're replying too, but I have a video of my 7 and my XS, with similar RSRP0 values, on the same network, and the 7 is getting 4-7 mbps up and my XS is getting .5. Downstream is totally fine for me, I'm getting outstanding results. 12.1 did nothing to improve the situation and it's frustrating because I use Siri in my car a lot and it's slow to respond because the upstream bandwidth is so bad.
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Same exact thing I'm seeing on TMo in north Atlanta suburbs. XS is blazing on downloads, horrible on uploads. 7 is fast on downloads (but slower than XS) but gets a respectable 4-6 upstream whereas the XS is at .5
Nope - I hear you - but I wouldn't assume Qualcomm is any better. They've just been at it longer.
FWIW - AT&T in my area has never been an issue - had an Intel 7, and now an XS. The XS is way faster, getting close to 100 Mbps down on speed tests. Holds onto signals better too. Not sure if the Max is really any different to cause issues though, since I don't have one I can't speak to it.
Interesting...I also take the 1 train. This morning I noticed a little bit of signal at certain stations, but it was slow to appear...like, it would finally pop up just as the train was pulling back out of the station. Hm.