64G 5S on Verizon , I Drive the same route everyday, I have 2 places I lose signal and drop a call. Both places I dropped a call sooner with the 5S plus dropped a call in 2 places I've never dropped a call with my 5 . 5S is fast, battery life improved, signal worse, no doubt.... Disappointed ......
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iPhone 5S reception not as good as iPhone 5
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Hmm signal on my 5S seems equal if not better than my 4S, haven't noticed any change in quality and haven't had any dropped calls. And I haven't seen anyone on here complaining about reception either...
I can't speak for Australia, but here in US LTE signal strength will, in general, appear to be weaker than 3G. In reality, a signal strength of -105 dBm on LTE is equivalent to -90 dBm on 3G. So 2 bars on LTE is as good as 3 to 4 bars on 3G.
Call Apple and have them run a test on the phone and they can determine if it provisioned wrong - I switched from an i5 without issues and then got a gold i5s and started dropping calls left and right - called Verizon and rep said phone is defective. So I called Apple and the senior rep ran a test on my phone and then called Verizon within 2 hours my trouble ticket was complete and not one dropped call since.
It could be the phone. I have not noticed any difference between my old AT&T iPhone 5 and my "Verizon" iPhone 5s that I use with an AT&T SIM.
My iPhone 5 is better than each of the prior models, since the original in my personal experience. I bought my wife a 5S, which had very poor connectivity. Apple replaced it, the replacement is improved yet it's still not right. Back to the genius bar where after testing it as they did the first, they claim it's within normal specs. I escalated to the mgr who stood firm that it's within specs. Perhaps Apple is becoming less interested in keeping happy otherwise satisfied customers loyal.
I have seen the opposite, one location the 5 (and 4s) would struggle and drop calls the 5s holds the call without any problem, I can consistently do this.
Same here, and its also my personal experience, I went back to a 4s from the 5 because of build issues on the 5 and everyone complained that it sounded like I was in a tunnel when calling out on the 5 ( 2 separate handsets).Sound quality is much better on the 5s.
In use the 5 has been my least favourite (recent) handset.
I can tell you that my 5S is an improvement regarding reception over the 4S, the 4S is a HUGE improvement over the 4
I don't understand... if you're having an issue why come here and post a thread about it? Go to apple and exchange, return your phone. Seems like a no brainer to me.