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No signal in basement or upper floors

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So I am facing this issue I get no signal in basement of my gym or sometimes on 1st floor of buildings, my older phone worked perfectly well in same area.

My Samsung S7edge is running on nougat.
 
I'm assuming that when you're stating '...no signal...' that's a reference to cellular (mobile data) and not WiFi, yes? Which carrier are you using?
 
svim said:
I'm assuming that when you're stating '...no signal...' that's a reference to cellular (mobile data) and not WiFi, yes? Which carrier are you using?
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Yes, like I am unable to receive calls/text messages in short.
My older phone worked perfect with same carrier so its not issue of network. I am sure its something with the phone 🙈
 
Was your older phone a Samsung, too? Samsung is noted for not having the best radios (most notably GPS). Motorola phones generally have outstanding radios, but it could also be that if it's a new phone you aren't getting all the proper bands because of an old sim card.

Who''s your carrier?
 
Did you have a strong or weak signal with your previous phone? Basement sounds the sort of place where you'd expect weak coverage.

If it was weak this may be normal: different models can differ in their reception, it's possible that your previous phone simply had better reception. If however you are having problems in regions where the previous phone has a strong signal then this is less likely (differences in reception aren't likely to be that severe). Of course the real test would be if you know someone else on the same carrier with an S7E as well.
 
lunatic59 said:
Was your older phone a Samsung, too? Samsung is noted for not having the best radios (most notably GPS). Motorola phones generally have outstanding radios, but it could also be that if it's a new phone you aren't getting all the proper bands because of an old sim card.

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<br> Who''s your carrier?
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Yes it was Samsung too (old one)
 
Hadron said:
Did you have a strong or weak signal with your previous phone? Basement sounds the sort of place where you'd expect weak coverage.

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<br> If it was weak this may be normal: different models can differ in their reception, it's possible that your previous phone simply had better reception. If however you are having problems in regions where the previous phone has a strong signal then this is less likely (differences in reception aren't likely to be that severe). Of course the real test would be if you know someone else on the same carrier with an S7E as well.
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Basement can be exception but it even drops at 1st floor too, then I have to move a little for better reception.
Works perfectly fine on ground level
 
Snakeyeskm said:
Did this happen as soon as you got the new phone or sometime later. Occasionally new construction in your neighborhood, cell tower maintenance etc. etc. can change your signal strength especially when it is marginal to start with.

<br> I had a similar issue in my basement and I kicked up a fuss with my carrier and they provided, free of charge, a micro cell unit that now gives me 5 bars in my basement. It links into your home network and works like a charm.

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<br> While this might not solve your issues elsewhere, at least you will get good reception in your basement and house.
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But I have checked, signal gets poor in each basement area also on first or second floor. On all these places my old phone worked perfectly well. 
 
Try installing this OpenSignal app from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staircase3.opensignal&hl=en
it includes a number of good tools you use to measure signal strength along with maps that indicate the closest cell towers (that you can filter to different carriers). Unlike the maps the carriers themselves offer on their respective web sites, Open Signal relies on crowd sourced data so its maps are based more on what actual customers are experiencing, not on the coverage the carriers claim. (This works out better if you live in more densely populated areas as there are more data points to accumulate.)
This won't do anything to directly fix your cellular connectivity issue but it might help you make an informed decision on what to do next. The cell carriers are pretty territorial so depending on where you live you might get better coverage switching to a different one if that's a doable option for you.
 
Does your new S7 Edge have all the 3G and 4G bands and modes used by your carrier? Who is your carrier, what country, and post the exact version of your S7 Edge, as these details might give us a better idea. Did you buy it online from Amazon, "international unlocked", which might mean it's been grey imported from another region or country, e.g. it might be a Hong Kong version and you're in the US? You can check for yourself here, http://willmyphonework.net/ If it says something like "Partial support" for 3G or 4G, then that might be the problem.


Carriers can use lower frequency bands on their networks to improve coverage in buildings, but if your phone hasn't got those bands, then reception can be a problem with them. There's a thread about it here for T-Mobile in the US.
https://androidforums.com/threads/choosing-a-budget-android-t-mobile-phone.1062298/#post-7369206
Not all phones will have the 700MHz LTE band that's used by T-Mobile, especially grey imported devices.
 
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