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iPhone XS Max Is the mobile reception on the xs Max even worse than iPhone X ?
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That's nothing new and has been out since last Friday and fixes nothing
I notice that the Youtubers that are reporting this issue are not known. Like this dude 14k subscribes.......Where are the big names........I bet they are all scare to get blacklist.....
Apple has a tendency to delete posts on its support forums. I’ve heard them doing it several times before.
But ignoring the usual idiots telling you to restart your device. Most posts that matter seem to stay?
That's a horrible solution. I agree that's what could be done, but having to make sure I know which devices in my house can only connect to 2.4 vs 5...not worth it. Too many devices.
Not really. Because the devices that can only connect to 2.4 will list only the 2.4 band when it does a wifi search in setup.
Just to chime in on WiFi:
I have ATT U-verse at home. My Max is constantly on 5GHz. I’ve been monitoring. Doesn’t drop. Max on 5, Series 4 on 2.4.
I have ATT U-verse at home. My Max is constantly on 5GHz. I’ve been monitoring. Doesn’t drop. Max on 5, Series 4 on 2.4.
Even whilst doing the death-grip shown by youtubers, I can't get the wifi to be "bad" on my XS-Max
Even whilst doing the death-grip shown by youtubers, I can't get the wifi to be "bad" on my XS-Max
Same here. I tried everything to slow wifi signal on my phone. To no avail.
Yes, my cell signal on my X was much better than on my Max. I have rsrp1 in the test mode on both devices, in the same place at the same time. Although the bars aren't as accurate as the number readout, when I have one bar of LTE on my Max and 3-4 bars on my X, it's a pretty good indicator. I wonder what the deal is?
People don't seem to realize that this guy is not some anadtech or smallnetbuilder (excellent wifi wouter site), who is actually testing the hardware.
Some act like the FCC is ConsumerReports, they're not, they're just testing for interference and radiation. He's basically deducing something based on tests / data that is not designed for that purpose.
[doublepost=1538421594][/doublepost]The #1 pattern I am seeing here is problems with people most likely having the same wifi SSID for 2.4 & 5 and the others being on AT&T. Unless you have a $300+ 2018 released router, it's not recommended to use the same SSID for both bands.
The other issue is AT&T. They're a **** carrier and don't rank highly in almost any ranking. The leading carriers in the US market today (in wireless tech, speed and value) is Tmobile and Verizon.
smallnetbuilder.com has excellent info on wifi.
T-Metro and Sprint are still horrible in rural areas . I don't know any storm chasers that use those 2 providers
now back to regular programmingT-Metro and Sprint are still horrible in rural areas . I don't know any storm chasers that use those 2 providers
It's not the 00s. Tmobile's coverage is very close to that of AT&T, especially now that the iPhone Xs you hate so much supports Tmobile's 600MHz B71.
Not having any problems with my Xs Max on Tmobile. I have gigabit internet and the appropriate ubiquiti wifi hotspot too, so my wifi speeds are well over 500mb/s.
What a stupid and ignorant comment. Try telling that to Texas or West Virginia. AT&T and Verizon are on one level, T-Mobile is a level below them, and Sprint is about 5 levels below that.
There's been some talk of serial numbers being referenced. Any known consistency here?
My XS Max starts with FFW. Initially thought I had a "bad" one, but now not so sure. From what I've been able to test so far, signal strength and speeds seem to match my 7+. Billing cycle (i.e. throttling) ends tonight, so hoping to do some additional testing tomorrow night it low-signal areas. WiFi at work is 50M and home is only 6M DSL so now way to tell about my WiFi (that I can think of).
My XS Max starts with FFW. Initially thought I had a "bad" one, but now not so sure. From what I've been able to test so far, signal strength and speeds seem to match my 7+. Billing cycle (i.e. throttling) ends tonight, so hoping to do some additional testing tomorrow night it low-signal areas. WiFi at work is 50M and home is only 6M DSL so now way to tell about my WiFi (that I can think of).
I continue to get significantly lower data speeds on my XS Max vs a 6s plus (both WiFi and LTE) That shouldn’t be the case right?
That one LTE sample is so close, and lonely, I would not attribute anything to it.
They are not even close to having the same amount of coverage . Great if it works for you and you live in a major city but in rural areas T-Metro is still a joke especially in the deep south and plains . No 600 mhz coverage anywhere near me .
Anyone else have cellular problems who bought the Sim free version from Apple ?