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iPhone XS and XS Max Owners Complain of Wi-Fi and LTE Connectivity Issues
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Good news.. thanks.. but will you buy that one or wait for the next 's', because you know, one should never buy the first iteration..
I said almost no, not zero...there is certainly evidence pointing to some devices in some situations, but I feel very difficult to isolate until studied more.
Apple has proven the ability to address some issues with software, so I doubt this is a hardware related OMG moment. Pretty sure Apple did extensive testing of RF strengths in these modems and used Intel Modems last year. This will be non news in short order.
Not going to lie, this is a problem with my AT&T iPhone X as well.
CONSTANTLY loses LTE, won’t switch back to LTE and often barely will connect on 3G in areas my 6S+ had zero issues.
I’m actually glad I didn’t upgrade yet, if hate a further degradation of service, if were being honest.
Hopefully it gets sorted out, but sounds like poor modem design - again.
CONSTANTLY loses LTE, won’t switch back to LTE and often barely will connect on 3G in areas my 6S+ had zero issues.
I’m actually glad I didn’t upgrade yet, if hate a further degradation of service, if were being honest.
Hopefully it gets sorted out, but sounds like poor modem design - again.
So far I guess I’m lucky. This was my first speed test once I got my phone and was in my car while the phone was setting up. The upload speed is the highest I’ve ever seen in my area, usually it’s around 5Mbps.
I did another test at work this morning which is my fastest speeds I’ve had so far on LTE.
On WiFi, I get similar speeds as I was getting on my iPhone X and am always connected to our 5Ghz connection. Hopefully it's just a software bug and gets squashed quick and isn't hardware related.
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Verizon X and XS side by side on a Google Wifi 5Ghz network (no MU-MIMO):
X:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/i/2856493057
XS:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/i/2856493251
For me, it's an improvement.
Edit: re-ran my XS after a restart:
https://www.speedtest.net/iphone/2856523498.png
Not bad.
X:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/i/2856493057
XS:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/i/2856493251
For me, it's an improvement.
Edit: re-ran my XS after a restart:
https://www.speedtest.net/iphone/2856523498.png
Not bad.
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Let me get this straight...you are calling this a faulty product because of one article? Other people have said they have great performance, better than last year.
Your reading comprehension is a sight to behold. Not sure how you even came to that conclusion. They were making fun of the fact that this community makes a complaint and calls it a hardware problem that can't be fixed. And then Apple iterates a new iOS version that fixes the problem relatively fast. It has nothing to do with wanting Apple to release a faulty product.
Stay in school, kids. Learning critical thinking is a must.
Just saw the searching for signal animated icon on my phone once again and my phone should have full signal
Interestingly, this has been happening a lot on my iPhone 8 plus on iOS 12. Never happened before the update, but now i notice it at least once a day.
You could care less, or you wouldn't be so sensitive to such an innocuous comment from a stranger on a public forum. The word ''mess'' is not wholly defined by you and therefore I'm not subject to using it based on your requirements. I really don't care about your 'owning part of Apple' or your pom pom squad Apple signature, but I can assure you, can myself definitely say that I couldn't care less what you deem as nonsensical. But keep on keeping on there buddy... I'm sure it's all worth it somewhere in your mind.
Okay guys. I provided examples between the Pixel 2 and the Max on the main forum before - but without photos. Here are two. One of them shows the RSRP signal values and PCI. The other shows the LTE band from Field test mode. Both are on Verizon AWS (B4). Both on PCI 139 from the same cell site. Obviously this doesn't compare them between previous iPhones... But I am definitely seeing a signal quality decrease and more drops to 3G because of it.
See link below (sorry for quality. Took pic from my iPad):
See link below (sorry for quality. Took pic from my iPad):
LOL...i just like calling people out for declaring something a mess before the facts have even been evaluated. So many posts here are so doom and gloom, I like to be the other side.
I don't need pom poms when I own AAPL shares...
Just FYI: When I updated to iOS 12 on my X (note: last year's) a week ago, I immediately (after initial device restart on iOS 12) received a "carrier settings update available" message and applied it. My carrier is VZ. So, there does appear to be an iOS 12-specific carrier update from VZ. I'm just offering up another data point.
Uhhh.. Looks fine if you click on it. Not great quality - but again, from an iPad.
Just to add to this, same thing for me... I definitely got this as well on my iPhone X shortly after iOS 12. Also not saying it means anything, like yourself just adding to the mix of variables.
Did that with the new phones too upon activation. I have it on my X and Xs Max. The Xs max has issues where the signal is weak. Nothing to do with the carrier update.