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iPhone 5 lte signal/reception problem

I picked up my Verizon iPhone 5 today. When it's on 3G ill have full signal (5 bars) and the Internet works great. When I go into settings & change to LTE my signal will drop down to 2 bars. And this consistently happens in different cities. Why is this? Does anyone else notice this on their iphone 5? I tried resetting and turning the phone off and on and still same problem. It even goes as bad as 1 bar of reception on lte.


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iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 21, 2012 10:22 PM

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Oct 11, 2012 6:00 PM in response to Shawn819

Shawn, which ATT market are you in? I only tried an ATT iPhone 5 in one location and it worked pretty well, I have tried a Galaxy S III on ATT in 3 states and had very good results w/ it. I did not however try the ATT iPhone 5 in a low-strength area, so it could have similar low signal strength problems as VZW iPhone 5.


For your iPhone 5, do me a favor:



When locked LTE, do a field test *3001#12345#* and check your RSRP value, top left. Then turn LTE off and record RSSI value. Do the same on your wife's 4S and compare her RSSI value vs. your RSSI. (You can't compare the RSSP vs. her RSSI).

Sep 22, 2012 6:20 AM in response to omsterathome

Count me as someone with the same issue. I live in New Jersey, an area confirmed for 4G coverage, and I only get 1 to 2 bars at best. When I turn off LTE, all of my bars return. While at home it doesn't matter, I have my wifi going, but out and about, I expect 4G speeds. Not sure if it's apple's issue or Verizon as I've never owned a 4G phone before.

Sep 22, 2012 12:12 PM in response to davosborne

I just found something out as well. Take off your case if you have one. Then with lte turned on, wrap your hands around the phone in a death grip and it'll lose signal and lte drops off. Then when you release the signal doesn't go back to lte. Seems like this new iphone has a screwed up antenna. Tried this with my uncles 4s on the same network, his signal didn't move at all, very consistent.

iPhone 5 lte signal/reception problem

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