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HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy 4 Signal Strength (ATT)

by Jun 24, 2013 10:26AM PDT

I spend a lot of time in a "weak signal" area for ATT. I have had phones that work great, and some that don't work well here. No reviews ever address this issue. Can someone tell me which of these phones works well in a weak signal area?

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weak signals on HTC
by Jun 26, 2013 2:13PM PDT

HTC, well, I don't know what the problem is but hey have a very bad data connectivity issues. I mean most of the time, I need to switch the flight mode on and off to get the data network started. In fact the signal strength is also very low. Go for S4, better features and conncetivity

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re: weak signals on HTC
by BrianE99 Jun 26, 2013 7:52PM PDT

Thanks. That certainly helps. I want a phone that works first and features second.

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Sounds more like your network to me than...
by Pepe7 Jun 27, 2013 12:46AM PDT

...the handset.

If you read more reviews, the S4 is not w/o it's own gremlins.

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It's not always black & white
by Jun 24, 2013 11:19AM PDT

Some folks may have luck with one handset or another in their specific location, or where they happen to be using either one of those handsets on ATT's network. It's a huge national network, mind you, with many nooks/crannies & frequencies/hardware being used. It's going to be trial and error at best. That's why the 30 day exchange window is useful Wink

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HTC vs SAMSUNG
by d_lopez77 Jun 25, 2013 2:01AM PDT

I advise the sansumg the HTC has little internal memory, and you can not enlarge.

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What does that have to do with...
by Pepe7 Jun 25, 2013 2:21AM PDT

...phones for the OP in a weak signal area? 8-)

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samsung
by Jul 1, 2013 2:02AM PDT

I would totally go with samsung. I have heard a number of times of problems with HTC signal, while my samsung (galaxy gio) is fine in most of such situations.

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