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Recently, Ive been getting only 2 bars
Before, the signal was great, always staying at 4 bars. I don't know what happened within the last couple of months. The maximum amount I can get is 2 bars, connected to my wifi or on LTE. Sometimes I even get no service. Ive tested my internet connection online and it always says that there's nothing wrong. What can I do to get the 4 bars again?
WiFi being on or off won't make the lte stronger.
If anything, the signal would be better on wifi .
Wifi CALLING is different from WIFI. Its just an additional step you could possibly try.
WiFi calling uses wifi. As such, LTE would not be needed. Typically, wifi, when available, is stronger than LTE due to range and proximity.
Hola @magenta6261290
Do you notice if the signal is any better when you are outside of your home or in other locations?
It still stays at 2 bars even outside of my home. I do feel like the network is slightly faster despite that.
The appearance of bars can be rather deceiving because you can have several megabits per second speed difference within the same number of bars. The software controls how it reads the signal and displays the bars accordingly. You may recall several years ago with the Apple iPhone 4 that reception was reported to seem weak so Apple sent an update to the software that made it appear as if the signal had gained strength by increasing the threshold for the bars. in other words all the software did was give you an extra bar even if the signal had not increased.
Thank you so much turning off WiFi calling actually worked and made my bars go up from 2 to 4 plus it’s faster !
I also am only getting 2 bars..received replacement unit today and same issue..very very slow speeds
I live in Houston Texas and Sugarland Texas
I have an iPhone 12
I am blocks away from Hwy 59, a major road.
I have rarely gotten more than two bars, three sometimes, and four never.
ive recently moved and have no internet, so I’m kind of screwedwhat is going on?
