Signal Strength
I traveled to my Aunt and Uncle's (NY bordering PA) over the summer while still on USCC's TDMA (V60) network and could not receive a signal at their house. They have Verizon and got a fairly strong signal. Now I have upgraded to USCC CDMA phone (vx6100) since the summer should I now be able to pick up Verizons Signal at their house ?
Also I tried VZW for a while at my home and often picked up USCC signal as Verizon is very weak in my town but I did not receive the full service I now receive from USCC as their customer while at my home. VZW (roaming on USCC using VX6100 received 2 - 3 bars) USCC (on USCC network VX6100 4 - perfect service) Can anyone explain why when I roam on Verizon I appear to get the same signal strength a VZW custo...
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Also I tried VZW for a while at my home and often picked up USCC signal as Verizon is very weak in my town but I did not receive the full service I now receive from USCC as their customer while at my home. VZW (roaming on USCC using VX6100 received 2 - 3 bars) USCC (on USCC network VX6100 4 - perfect service) Can anyone explain why when I roam on Verizon I appear to get the same signal strength a VZW custo...
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It all depends on if VZW is a roaming partner in that area.
The signal strength indicator is strangely enough a very good indicator of singal strength. If you can get into the field test and check db levels, that would be a better indication of handset performance.
The signal strength indicator is strangely enough a very good indicator of singal strength. If you can get into the field test and check db levels, that would be a better indication of handset performance.
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well, first USCC will find their affiliates before they start roaming on other cdma operators like sprint or verizon.
as bluejay says, the bars mean nothing.. you need to know the SQE and other metrics to determine what the true reception/signal is.
"Can anyone explain why when I roam on Verizon I appear to get the same signal strength a VZW customer does but it doesn't seem to be the other way around for instance at my home"
well becuase anyone who roams onto the verizon network 100 percent will get the same benefits that a verizon legacy would. (legacy= their customer) sometimes when it is vice versa it wont work that well.. sometimes roaming agreements arent everywhere and there are loopholes and gaps in them and same with cove...
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as bluejay says, the bars mean nothing.. you need to know the SQE and other metrics to determine what the true reception/signal is.
"Can anyone explain why when I roam on Verizon I appear to get the same signal strength a VZW customer does but it doesn't seem to be the other way around for instance at my home"
well becuase anyone who roams onto the verizon network 100 percent will get the same benefits that a verizon legacy would. (legacy= their customer) sometimes when it is vice versa it wont work that well.. sometimes roaming agreements arent everywhere and there are loopholes and gaps in them and same with cove...
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