Signal issues with 6s plus

[ttieder]

My 6s plus is having bad cell reception and wifi reception i use to get LTE everywhere with my note 5 is there anybody else having this issue? I am on Tmobile

 

[Bigeric23]

Are you using a metal case by chance?

 

[ttieder]

No I am using a apple leather case I have the note 5 next to me full LTE where my iPhone has 1 bar of hspa

 

[ttieder]

 

[Ledsteplin]

I got 4 dots with my iPhone 5. Now I only get 2 dots with my 6s Plus. Nothing else has changed. It shows -114. It ranged from -90 to -98 on the 5. I wonder about the antenna in these phones. My wife's 5c also only gets 2 dots. What gives Apple? Lol

In all fairness, I can walk out my door 5 feet and it improves to 5 dots. So something in my home is interfering with the signal. But it should still be as good as the 5.

 

[ttieder]

I have no clue I might have to get a new sim but the service on my phone compared to the note 5 is a joke i use to get LTE everywhere now I don't

 

[msm0511]

I've noticed a degradation from my 6 to my 6s Plus as well. At work on my 6 I always had LTE. Now I revert to 4G a lot. My wifi signal at home is also weaker on my 6s Plus. Here's the weird thing though. When I do speed tests both on wifi and LTE my speeds are faster even though it shows a weaker signal.

 

[anon(4698833)]

The only issue I've noticed at all is a slight degrade in LTE speed...but since launch day, it has improved a lot, and is now just slightly slower than my 6 Plus was on the LTE network. No issues with connectivity or service when making a call at all.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

I'm getting better LTE speeds on AT&T but in some of the same areas that I frequent I'm getting worse signal. Similar to what Ledsteplin described. For example at the gym I go to LTE is usually from -93 to -110 and it consistently has gotten in the -115 range.

 

[msm0511]

I'm getting better LTE speeds on AT&T but in some of the same areas that I frequent I'm getting worse signal. Similar to what Ledsteplin described. For example at the gym I go to LTE is usually from -93 to -110 and it consistently has gotten in the -115 range.

That's exactly what is happening to me. Worse signal/better speeds. I'm on AT&T as well.


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[ttieder]

Maybe it's a software issue then and they will update it but I notice a huge difference

 

[ttieder]

Haven't been able to fix the issue is there any way I can change the network settings so it connects to band 12

 

[giper54]

I bought an AT&T 6s plus from Best Buy and I had a lower dBm on the 6s plus compared to my Verizon 6 plus that I use on AT&T. The 6s plus was about 3-5 dBm lower and I would lose my LTE signal a lot and go to 4G even edge. That rarely happens on my 6 plus. I returned the 6s plus and I bought a Verizon 6 s plus that comes on Monday and I hope that makes a difference. I will report back later when I test out the Verizon 6s plus on AT&T's network.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I'm convinced it's the antenna in the phone. I believe Apple sacrificed some to make space. Nothing else makes sense. There's just not as much antenna. It's like the 5c, not the 5 or 5s.

 

[nino63004]

I'm getting similar results as everyone else is. Used to get full 5 bars now get 1-2 bars. Not sure if it is a software thing or actually less dbm. Can't remember how to show the dbm but data speeds are the same or better on spots though.

 

[C.K400]

I don't have a 6s plus but have had the 6 plus 128gb since launch day and is the best iPhone by far! I watch this forum to see what is wrong with the new version because I am going to get one soon. My phone started doing the same thing after ios 9. My reception went down and I drop calls everywhere I never have before. I wonder if its a software issue because mine is just the 6 plus??? Something to think about. And my phone has ran like crap too, freezing up and slow and laggy! I have erased it and put a fresh install and it still runs terrible. But my cell reception is suffering horribly now.

 

[qbnkelt]

That's odd. I've noticed the opposite.
On the Metro I am able to grab and hold on to a signal better than with my iPhone 6.

 

[ttieder]

I hope it's software not hardware

 

[Ledsteplin]

That's odd. I've noticed the opposite.
On the Metro I am able to grab and hold on to a signal better than with my iPhone 6.

Has it changed at home any? I never noticed any change with my iPhone 5 on iOS 9. But my 6s Plus seems to have a weaker wireless signal than I had before. I still believe it's the antenna.

 

[qbnkelt]

Well I've always had dodgy signal at home. I'm out in the back of beyond. So WiFi is absolutely the only thing that is strong here.

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