1. cbeeches's Avatar
    I live in a bad reception area. Wife complained about lack of signal on iPhone and dropped calls.Looked at her phone 1 dot to 2 dots in ourhouse. Z30 full 5 bars. Superior antenna I think.
    Apple makes terrific computers(i have a Macbook pro), but phones, maybe not so much
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    01-27-15 09:51 PM
  2. Benjamin84's Avatar
    Nexus 5 haven't had one bar. My 9900 full 4G at times.

    can't wait to see how the Z30 performes
    01-27-15 11:02 PM
  3. nature boy's Avatar
    Weird, I know the z30 has the fancy paratec antenna and all, but I seem to have gotten better reception and signal with my q10 (even on wifi). Think something is wrong with my z30?

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    01-27-15 11:27 PM
  4. medic22003's Avatar
    I know my z30 works in the basement of 100 year old courthouse most of the time when others with iPhone and Android are lucky to get a signal standing by the Window . Only other phone I ever had that worked well down there was a Motorola Quantico

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    01-27-15 11:47 PM
  5. medic22003's Avatar
    I dispatch part time, I'm not an inmate lol.

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    01-27-15 11:48 PM
  6. rawkerboi 07's Avatar
    IPhone 6?

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    01-28-15 04:00 AM
  7. mobols's Avatar
    One thing I have noticed about this phone is ; I get 4 full bars always. It's interesting to know. Excellent antenna.

    From my ZedThir30 with Love
    01-28-15 06:51 AM
  8. DaFoxGrey's Avatar
    Weird, I know the z30 has the fancy paratec antenna and all, but I seem to have gotten better reception and signal with my q10 (even on wifi). Think something is wrong with my z30?

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    What model number Q10 and Z30 do you have and what carrier(s)?
    The different models may have different radio hardware and use different frequencies and bands.

    For WiFi, there are a few BB10 OS builds, official and leaks, that are troublesome with WiFi.
    01-28-15 08:35 AM
  9. tufcustomer's Avatar
    Oddly enough the Z30 works better in low signal areas then areas where you would generally expect it remain consistent. I lose all my bars by going under a bridge for like 10 seconds.

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    01-28-15 10:33 AM
  10. Jsolts's Avatar
    I dispatch part time, I'm not an inmate lol.

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    Thanks for clearing that up......

    I was thinking " see even criminals love the z30"



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    01-29-15 09:08 AM
  11. Zeratul57's Avatar
    I live in a bad reception area. Wife complained about lack of signal on iPhone and dropped calls.Looked at her phone 1 dot to 2 dots in ourhouse. Z30 full 5 bars. Superior antenna I think.
    Apple makes terrific computers(i have a Macbook pro), but phones, maybe not so much
    Its only been this way BEFORE APPLE phones existed!! BB have always had a superior ant. compared to everything else on the market. This is very very old news but not exploited or advertised enough.
    01-29-15 02:07 PM
  12. nature boy's Avatar
    What model number Q10 and Z30 do you have and what carrier(s)?
    The different models may have different radio hardware and use different frequencies and bands.

    For WiFi, there are a few BB10 OS builds, official and leaks, that are troublesome with WiFi.
    The q is sqa100-3 locked to Fido in Canada, and the z is sta100-5, got it unlocked from shopbb during the black Friday sale. Both on latest official software.

    The difference is quite noticeable, however I never had a dropped call. Just very poor wifi signal. In fact, today at work I only had one bar of wifi for a while, and the router is just in the next room...

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    01-29-15 11:04 PM
  13. DaFoxGrey's Avatar
    SQA100-3 = http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...encies-798804/
    STA100-5 = http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...encies-850736/

    For cell network, the differences are the 900, 1700, 1800 mhz radio frequencies.
    For example, if the local cell tower the Q is connecting to is on 900mhz, the Z wont "see" it and must use a different tower.

    For the WiFi, try:
    http://forums.crackberry.com/bb10-le...lution-970997/
    Last edited by DaFoxGrey; 01-30-15 at 04:54 AM.
    01-30-15 04:43 AM
  14. nfsw's Avatar
    Paratec antenna was great on 10.2. Even 10.3 was better. But once I started installing 10.3.1 leaks, I have consoled myself that my phone is not sporting any super antenna until the official 10.3.1 release. And I'm not complaining. That is what you get from leaks. Hits and misses. 10.3.1 is way cool so I can adjust myself a little bit very happily while making or receiving a call.
    01-30-15 09:07 AM
  15. LoneStarRed's Avatar
    I dispatch part time, I'm not an inmate lol.

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    Haha. Or so you say.

    " I do not think that word means what you think it means. "
    01-30-15 09:09 AM
  16. nature boy's Avatar
    Thanks for the links. I read through them, and I'm sad that the fix is in my router. I'm sad because this doesn't help when I'm using the free wifi at the mall or at friends' houses. I purposely got a cheaper data plan because I figured I'd be on wifi most of the time, but I can't very well go and change the settings of the routers i'm piggybacking on.

    Oh well, it's not great reception, but I'll live.

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    01-30-15 11:42 PM

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