When my phone is on, the status bar shows "Verizon LTE'; however, when i make a phone call, it drops the 'LTE' part and it always shows "Verizon o".
Is this normal? what does it mean?
Is this normal? what does it mean?
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When my phone is on, the status bar shows "Verizon LTE'; however, when i make a phone call, it drops the 'LTE' part and it always shows "Verizon o".
Is this normal? what does it mean?
When my phone is on, the status bar shows "Verizon LTE'; however, when i make a phone call, it drops the 'LTE' part and it always shows "Verizon o".
Is this normal? what does it mean?
i have to say, i'm not impressed with Verison over ATT.
I was with ATT for about 7 years and wanted to try Verizon due to some of the issues I've had with ATT.
So far with Verizon:
- I've dropped 3 calls in Dallas in a matter of 2 weeks since the iPhone 5
- I get terrible reception inside stores like Target when shopping or work (ATT's signal seemed to permeate the buildings and i always had reception)
- Voice calls are often robotic and cutting out with Verizon
- Text messages often take a while to deliever. They hang..and hang...and hang...then finally send through
- LTE speed isn't nearly as fast as ATT
- I knew about the 'no voice/data' at the same time, but what i didn't know was, you can't merge calls on Verizon if you are on the phone with somone and then someone else calls me. Now, if i call someone, put them on hold, then call a second person, then the merge works. But Verizon people can't merge calls if someone calls into me while i'm on a call.
I'm very disappointed with Verizon so far. I'll keep the service for a full year to fully experience it all over the area, but if i'm still frustrated in a year, back to ATT I go.
Voice over LTE has not been implemented on Verizon, as a result phone calls still use the CDMA network, and on CDMA, data and voice cannot be used together. That is why you see the o and not LTE.
I carry Verizon and AT&T phones daily. My personal one is AT&T. Verizon is better but not worth it for me
How come the GS3 only has one radio chip yet can do data while calling?
When my phone is on, the status bar shows "Verizon LTE'; however, when i make a phone call, it drops the 'LTE' part and it always shows "Verizon o".
Is this normal? what does it mean?
Sooo, you're complaining not about actual experience, but that the indicator on the device changes?
read post #5 genius. sigh....
I'm having similar trouble in my area, and I hate to say it, but it could be the phone. My iPhone 4 had much better signal consistency than the 5. I'm all over the place with my new phone; from two bars 3G, then it jumps to 2G(o), then it jumps to LTE. My son has a 4S and he'll get three bars 3G and I'm stuck at 2G(o).
And I'll get crappy reception in department stores as well, very very inconsistent.
How come the GS3 only has one radio chip yet can do data while calling?
I'm having similar trouble in my area, and I hate to say it, but it could be the phone. My iPhone 4 had much better signal consistency than the 5. I'm all over the place with my new phone; from two bars 3G, then it jumps to 2G(o), then it jumps to LTE. My son has a 4S and he'll get three bars 3G and I'm stuck at 2G(o).
And I'll get crappy reception in department stores as well, very very inconsistent.
get it replaced. I am getting great signal strenght
how is something better for you, but not worth it?
if something is better for me or provides me better service, i'd consider it worth it. the cost difference is really not that huge of a difference between ATT and Verizon. I just heard so many good things about Verizon that i thought I should give it a try.
so far, Verizion is not any better than ATT. if anything, they are worse if you have an iphone. no voice/data, no merging calls, slower LTE, slower 3G.
I'll be going back to ATT in a year probably.
but verizon costs more until the iphone 5 the resale of their devices hasn't been that good since they are locked to their network and useless around the world