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@Class 		Old
10th December 2010, 08:00 PM
(Last edited by @Class; 10th December 2010 at 09:18 PM.)
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Unhappy Poor 3G (UMTS) signal strength
Hey,

I seem to experiencing poor signal strength when on 3G UMTS. 2G GSM seems to achieve much better signal strength for some reason.

I have never seen 4 bars of signal that I once got with my HTC Desire. On the Droid Pro its always flirting with 1-2 bars.

Signal strength in Status reveals around 75-90dB and never better... The area I am in is completely saturated with towers (downtown Toronto).

Is this a software issue or should I take my phone back to the store for warranty / exchange?
 
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ni68ana 		Old
9th October 2011, 11:16 PM
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Default Same problem
Hi,
I'm having the exact same problem - have tried it in two countries now, with two different sim cards, and had the same issue. GSM gets 4 bars - UMTS gets 1 or 2 max, or simply none. At the moment I have zero bars and over 100 dbm. Currently on E-Plus network in Germany.
Any help would be most appreciated... many thanks in advance.
 
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Khachikyan 		Old
10th October 2011, 11:57 PM
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The same in different countries tried all ROMs starting from 2.x.x to 2.3.3 - no difference.
 
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chaihg 		Old
11th October 2011, 11:28 PM
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Change from global to gsm mode

Sent from my DROID Pro using XDA App
 
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Khachikyan 		Old
12th October 2011, 07:36 AM
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From the first day it is in gsm mode.
 
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