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3 Data Coverage / Samsumg Galaxy S2

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  • 01-05-2012 10:58am
    #1
    kormak
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭


    Folks,
    purchased a Samsung Galaxy S2 through 3-mobile last February.
    Love the phone and if I'm being honest I can't see any MAJOR problems with call signal.
    The one major gripe I have though is the dreadful data signal picked up from 3-mobile.
    Even standing outside one of the most central points in Dublin (outside Conolly St.) my phone is drooping down to GSM/GPRS speed and can not pick-up 3G.
    It does present a 3G signal the odd time, but it's that intermittant it makes absolutely no difference to pain free web browsing on your phone.

    At home and at work, I have it connected via WiFi, but lately I've been using buses, etc. and have also been out n about to other buildings in the Dublin city centre and I've really noticed how bad their data connection is.

    At this stage, I'm assuming I'm tied into my contract! :o
    but has anyone else experienced this and if so, what can be done to overcome it?
    is there a case to argue with 3 that their service is simply not up to scratch?
    Could I have other options to improve this? firmware, etc...?

    I'd appreciate any advice on this. it's a 2 year contract that I'm already beginning to question with 18months to go...


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    #2
    kormak
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭kormak


    Folks, just to update this.
    I contacted 3 technical support to explain what the problem is.
    They effectively tolf me that city centre Dublin should be 100% coverage so it would more than likely be the handset!
    this sounds like a right copout to me... the guy suggested a number of awkward obstacles and could not suggest any simple quickfixes like firmware, etc...
    The phone signal jums from 3G to H+ – HSPA+ intemittently.
    You would think when it gets to HSPA it would be super fast but it actually fails to open pages on this where as it works reasonably well when I can manage to get a 3G signal.
    Does anyone have suggestions before I go back to Mumbai and play hardball!! :mad:


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    blaz
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭blaz


    It sure sounds like the phone is faulty. I live in the area you mention and 3G signal is perfect.


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    Vahevala
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Vahevala


    What firmware are you using? I am on ICS and it has improved the signal a little for me.

    No issues with the signal for me when I am in Dublin city centre either.


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    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,339 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    blaz wrote: »
    It sure sounds like the phone is faulty. I live in the area you mention and 3G signal is perfect.

    Work in the area and my S2 data is full speed


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