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iPhone XS Max Is the mobile reception on the xs Max even worse than iPhone X ?
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Hold on you guys, my popcorn isn't ready yet 
No scientific evidence? The FCC says otherwise.
https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html
https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/antennagate-reduxs-if-so-what-can-apple.html
Had every Iphone since the 4 and never ever saw a searching for signal on any device while at home. My XS has done it 15 times since Friday.
I only got 1 bar on home but I get bad signal at home on EE
at work it's full bars. same at my parents.
at work it's full bars. same at my parents.
I am switching back to my StarTac8000 till apple gets this figured out
Here is a post I just put on the front page topic:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...nectivity-issues.2142500/page-4#post-26562175
That's what I am currently seeing on Verizon. I tend to drop to 3G in more areas with the Max.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...nectivity-issues.2142500/page-4#post-26562175
That's what I am currently seeing on Verizon. I tend to drop to 3G in more areas with the Max.
I thought the problem wasn’t experienced by those with strong LTE signals?
Do you guys expect people to believe that everyone who has an iPhone xs max in New York City cant hold a cellular signal?
My xs max is working better than my 8 plus, in rural Ohio.
This “story” is a hoax. More fake news!
This “story” is a hoax. More fake news!
I also noticed a huge reduction in LTE speeds in my switch from an Intel modem iPhone X on T-Mobile to an Intel modem iPhone XS Max on T-Mobile. Downloads went from 9Mbps to 2Mbps in the same spot in my house (the service sucks).
Interestingly I connected back to my WiFi network and pulled up the traffic stats for my phone in the eero app. It was pulling down 40Mbps+ even though my iCloud backup restore seemed to be complete.
Is it possible that my LTE connection is just being saturated by this background downloading and that’s why my speeds dropped significantly? I wonder if this is the case for anyone else in an edge case coverage area where connections might be saturated by initial backup restores.
Interestingly I connected back to my WiFi network and pulled up the traffic stats for my phone in the eero app. It was pulling down 40Mbps+ even though my iCloud backup restore seemed to be complete.
Is it possible that my LTE connection is just being saturated by this background downloading and that’s why my speeds dropped significantly? I wonder if this is the case for anyone else in an edge case coverage area where connections might be saturated by initial backup restores.
First work day with my XsMax, battery is almost dead and I’ll blame the poor signal. The phone looses signal in areas I never had issues with, won’t open web pages. I always get a full day out of my X and charge it every night, the ax’sMax should be better given a better battery.
I’ll give it a few more days to see if it gets an update to solve it otherwise it goes back which sucks because it’s such a nice phone, I think Apple focused more on the smart and less on the phone.
I’ll give it a few more days to see if it gets an update to solve it otherwise it goes back which sucks because it’s such a nice phone, I think Apple focused more on the smart and less on the phone.
I actually just managed to find someone with a Qualcomm iPhone X to test against, and surprisingly in the same poor signal condition it did no better than the XS. In fact, I’d argue that it did even worse than the XS in this particular scenario because it had an even harder time holding an LTE connection than the XS did. The old Qualcomm iPhone 7 still easily outperformed both. The 7 is actually fairly usable in that location, but the X and XS will not provide a reliable connection.
Perhaps in a different scenario the Qualcomm X would outperform the XS, but in this particular one (B2 & B66 inside a large building) it did not.
And you also believe the earth is flat.
I just don’t believe that this is a mass story!
[doublepost=1537826969][/doublepost]There are plenty of people posting better results with the max.
#stopthehoax
Many rural areas actually have good cell service with strong signals. So living in a rural area is a meaningless argument.
I still have my X and it's performing similar to my XS Max. I don't have problems with LTE but I am having the WiFi problems. I think it might be an iOS 12 issue. I'm seeing issues with my iPad on iOS 12 as well.
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Just because some are having better results doesn't mean that everyone is. It is definitely possible that the results are mixed and problems are intermittent. Grow up.
My XS Max is dropping LTE connection on T-Mobile frequently (every 10 min or so.)
I still have 3-4 LTE bars, but nothing loads. I have to toggle Airplane Mode to (temporarily) get my connection back.
I still have 3-4 LTE bars, but nothing loads. I have to toggle Airplane Mode to (temporarily) get my connection back.
This sort of thing sounds like faulty hardware. I have only 1 bar here at work but have never dropped connection and everything loads quickly.
Even in rural Ohio there are cell towers. Look around, you probably live under one. It's more difficult to provide consistent reception in the cities with tall buildings.
Exactly. I live in South Dakota. About as rural as it can get, and I get great cell reception at home. You can't use rural as an argument vs more populated areas.