Sprint Signal

[KevinKeeley]

Thanks for the help, *18 didn't work, or well I didn't notice more bars. I actually had some other problems with the moto q, I think I am going to try taking it to the sprint store to see what they can do. Hopefully they will be helpful because there isn't a sprint store right near me. Last night my phone wouldn't charge all of the sudden. It also froze up on me. I finally got it to charge, but it was weird that it wasn't working. Lastly, I noticed that my phone has been getting really hot and also my battery only lasted about 50 minutes of call time. Hopefully I can get things figured out.

Kevin

[winotree]

Just enter *18 as if it were a phone number, which it is. The phone will connect to the Sprint Cell Tower Signal Enhancement thingy or whatever it does--don't really know as the call is disconnected in 3 seconds but appaarently that's long enuff to lock on the your Q.

Now the thing is, how long does it last? This is where you guys come in--I've seen an increase as posted and sometimes I'll goose the signal after a time, or from another place nearby in hopes of continued success--y'all tell me. This is what I am liking about EQ, the forums. Thanks!!

Is that more or less clear

PFMQ IN AUSTIN.

[KevinKeeley]

Hey,

I tried the*18, what I meant is I stil don't seem to get a better signal. I wish.

Kevin

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by winotree

Yes--that can be frustrating, I know, but dial *18. That is the number for Sprint's Cell Tower Signal Enhancement, and please don't ask me to remember who told me--but it works! I locks onto your present location and boosts your signal by at least one bar (I've gotten a two-bar boost @ some locations).

This presupposes the need to dial *18 at each low-signal location but it's as free as I can see on my statements and it works. My work suprervisor tried it on her Sprint phone in a blank spot in north central Texas (Stephenville) and was pleased with the results.

Hope to hear (no pun intended, but it's a good one!) that you and everyone else out there w/Sprint finds this useful.

PFMQ

*18 will do absolutely nothing. I researched it it was a feature on the old analog systems and it would change your roaming policy.

Verizon and Sprint don't always roam on one another. Only in areas where one has exclusive coverage will an agreement be made. If they both have towers in the area the phone will pick it's native provider first.

You might check that you have the latest PRL.

And you might borrow or swap another Sprint phone in case the phone is bad. I find Sprint generally good and the Q good. But there are areas other carriers will do better. Overall Verizon has slightly better coverage but you pay through the nose for it.

[fusion1]

CarlG,

WHich Samsung and Saunyo phones did you own with Sprint, I'm just curious. When I bought my first cell phone in November of 2002 it came with the crappy LG free phone. I got such horrible coverage they told me I should upgrade to a stronger reception Samsung A-460. Not much better and I wasn't happy, then they suggested a Dual reception phone the Sanyo 4942 which was better but theur coverage with either was pretty bad where I live. Surpriingly my Q gets better reception than they ever did. Not many dropped calls like before.

[coney718]

I am having the exact same problem. I just got my Q yesterday and the signal bars are so low. My friends have sprint and thier phones show full strength in the exact same spot my Q jumps from 2 to 1 bar. I didnt really think that much of it until a guy in my office also has a Sprint Q and his shows full signal and mine has barely 2. I'm glad to see others have had this problem and its not just me. Even though i can still make and receive calls fine I think im going to exchange it anyway to see if the new one does the same thing. If it does then I guess I'll just live with it.

[carlg]

Originally Posted by fusion1

CarlG,

WHich Samsung and Saunyo phones did you own with Sprint, I'm just curious. When I bought my first cell phone in November of 2002 it came with the crappy LG free phone. I got such horrible coverage they told me I should upgrade to a stronger reception Samsung A-460. Not much better and I wasn't happy, then they suggested a Dual reception phone the Sanyo 4942 which was better but theur coverage with either was pretty bad where I live. Surpriingly my Q gets better reception than they ever did. Not many dropped calls like before.

I owned the sanyo 8200, and the 8300. Also owned the samsung A900, more affectionally known as the 'blade'. Both of the sanyos were fine, basic handsets, with good functionality and voice clarity. the samsung A900, in my opinion, had the opportunity to become a fantastic 'high-end' multimedia device, but unfortunately it was doomed by re-occuring software issues.(I went through 3 of them myself). Also, I believe the A900, as a result of those issues, only lasted about a year or so.

That being said, all three of the devices suffered from poor reception and dropped calls once I ventured onto practically any 'side-road', or into any area that was any distance at all from a main highway or interstate. Heck, I often dropped calls going from one ROOM to another in my house.

Because of sprints reception problems in those areas, I switched to VZW last thanksgiving, and have never looked back.

Thanks, as always.