The radio is great on the nexus 5

[markdapimp]

I see many people complaining that google used a cheap antenna.
http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/DdnTSVArIB2SnhYT.huge
The antenna is on the bottom of the phone (Radio)
Left side of phone is Wifi/Bluetooth Right side is GPS

the white and black wires on each side is the antenna.
now people say the antenna sucks well i say it doesn't i have a galaxy s3 from T-Mobile and in my house it picks up EDGE and LTE Outside
my Nexus 5 can pickup 1 Bar of HSPA+ and LTE in some rooms and not just outside

so to those who are complaining about the reception its a $350 phone okay! and it does more than well enough for your needs i know they cut corners on the antenna but it still does significantly better.

 

[danarama]

Reception loads better for me than s3.

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[_jordan_]

Can anyone comment on the reception of this device below ground, like in a basement?

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[simms22]

Can anyone comment on the reception of this device below ground, like in a basement?

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i live in a basement apartment, and get lte there. i average around 25mbps download, and 20mbps upload there as well.

 

[skw5115]

I get a much better signal on this phone than I did on my Note 2...and still get a better signal than on my gf's iPhone 5 lol

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[speedyink]

I definitely get better reception than my old Galaxy Nexus.

 

[tjtj4444]

At least as good as my SGS2

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[_jordan_]

i live in a basement apartment, and get lte there. i average around 25mbps download, and 20mbps upload there as well.

Ok I know someone who needs a new device for work. They have a basement office in new York.

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[k3mik4l]

I barely get a signal in my basement apartment, one bar tops but then again my subdivision in general has bad reception. As soon as I'm out of it I have full bars LTE ...Its frustrating a little bit.

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[umesswitme]

Currently getting one bar of reception in a basement the LTE is not great in my city but 6.4 down and 1 up

Beamed from the almighty Nexus 5

 

[markdapimp]

I barely get a signal in my basement apartment, one bar tops but then again my subdivision in general has bad reception. As soon as I'm out of it I have full bars LTE ...Its frustrating a little bit.

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Once T-Mobile refarms 1900mhz you should be good

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[markdapimp]

Lte is currently the same band for hspa+

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[Andrew149]

Signal seems equal to my galaxy s4 that I recently sold

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[khfrekek]

works great for me

 

[Dx9]

Signal seems equal to my galaxy s4 that I recently sold

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Same here. Pretty much the same as my Rogers S4 that I got rid of a couple days ago.

 

[simms22]

Ok I know someone who needs a new device for work. They have a basement office in new York.

Sent from my Xiaomi MI2S

the great thing about new york and tmobile, there great lte coverage just about everywhere, even signal towers in many underground subway lines.

 

[markdapimp]

the great thing about new york and tmobile, there great lte coverage just about everywhere, even signal towers in many underground subway lines.

New York is a fully modernized market for t-mobile.

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[m0biusace]

Looking at dbm, and not just bars, my Nexus 5 gets 3-5dbm worse reception than an HTC One XL or Moto X on AT&T LTE while being held, or while just sitting on a table.

Going into an area of a house where an AT&T LTE signal does not penetrate the Nexus 5 switches over to HSPA (once signal reaches -120dbm or so) much before the One XL or the Moto X.

This was tested on the .15 radio, the .17 radio, and the newest radio, whatever version number that is.

 

[FatalityBoyZahy]

I get great reception with the Nexus 5.

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[maxpower7]

I get great reception with the Nexus 5.

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