1. th3h0ff's Avatar
    Wow... Paratek antenna, AMAZING!!-img_20140327_095923.png

    Only day 2 with my new Thirty but besides the amazing build quality and unbelievable battery life, I can't believe the quality of the antenna in this phone! Where I live I could sometimes pull down LTE (1 maybe 2 bars at best) with my Z10 and Nexus 5 but with this bad boy I'm holding 4 to 5 bars all the time LTE!!! The speeds are also increased as you can see in the picture above! I have found my absolute PERFECT phone! Thanks to this community and some of the contacts I've made here ;-) certainly appreciate all of you, so thank you!

    Andrew

    Posted via CB10
    03-27-14 10:04 AM
  2. jaydee5799's Avatar
    That's great! Glad you are excited! Enjoy your BB!
    th3h0ff likes this.
    03-27-14 10:10 AM
  3. pagozahd's Avatar
    My LTE sucks on my Z10 with tmobile. lol.. damn im gonna have to get my self a Z30
    Last edited by pagozahd; 03-27-14 at 10:41 AM.
    03-27-14 10:11 AM
  4. Dat Gui's Avatar
    I see no difference in my z30 and q10 both have the same bars and speed
    03-27-14 10:51 AM
  5. zamboni08's Avatar
    In Chicago, my 4G downloads faster than my Comcast home internet....
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    03-27-14 10:53 AM
  6. th3h0ff's Avatar
    In Chicago, my 4G downloads faster than my Comcast home internet....
    I'm in the Chicago land area too!

    Posted via CB10
    zamboni08 likes this.
    03-27-14 11:12 AM
  7. Calvin Chin's Avatar
    Now you know what Paratek Antenna is...

    Posted via CB10
    00stryder and Elite1 like this.
    03-27-14 11:16 AM
  8. DurdenLunarius's Avatar
    Same here for Chicago.
    zamboni08 likes this.
    03-27-14 11:17 AM
  9. Relletti's Avatar
    That's good you are getting good reception all the time. I get good reception everywhere but at home.
    03-27-14 11:44 AM
  10. theblob's Avatar
    Nice! I'm loving my super speeds as well (see below). And in comparison, my friends iPhone 5S got 1/4 of my speed test when done side by side.
    Wow... Paratek antenna, AMAZING!!-img_20140327_124853.png

    Posted via CB10
    03-27-14 11:50 AM
  11. metrodon's Avatar
    You also gotta love Z10 with T-mobile's LTE in Bronx, NY! Incredible speed!
    Wow... Paratek antenna, AMAZING!!-img_20140322_150056.png

    Posted via CB10
    yvpan1 likes this.
    03-27-14 11:52 AM
  12. metrodon's Avatar
    I can't wait to upgrade to that Z30!

    Posted via CB10
    03-27-14 11:52 AM
  13. Jimberry Storm's Avatar
    My LTE sucks on my Z10 with tmobile. lol.. damn im gonna have to get my self a Z30
    You won't be sorry, as much as I loved my Z10, the Z30 just kills it.
    Elite1 likes this.
    03-27-14 01:02 PM
  14. blusls's Avatar
    I have one day left before I can order my Z30!!!!! Can't wait!!!!!

    Posted on my Z10 via CB10
    Elite1 and Carl Estes like this.
    03-27-14 01:12 PM
  15. Carl Estes's Avatar
    I have one day left before I can order my Z30!!!!! Can't wait!!!!!

    Posted on my Z10 via CB10
    Tick tock................
    you will love it. It has replaced my Playbooks also!

    c
    03-27-14 01:15 PM
  16. Elite1's Avatar
    I see no difference in my z30 and q10 both have the same bars and speed
    Haven't had a Q10 to compare, but like others her have posted I can see a marked improvement in reception on my Z30 vs my previous Z10.

    In Chicago, my 4G downloads faster than my Comcast home internet....
    Ditto for me here, at home anyway. I sometimes turn off Wi-Fi for downloads since I have enough data left over always. And at home that's often with HSPA+, not LTE.

    Only day 2 with my new Thirty but besides the amazing build quality and unbelievable battery life, I can't believe the quality of the antenna in this phone! Where I live I could sometimes pull down LTE (1 maybe 2 bars at best) with my Z10 and Nexus 5 but with this bad boy I'm holding 4 to 5 bars all the time LTE!!! The speeds are also increased...
    I was most excited for the battery life and next for the screen size. I didn't believe the Paratek hype until I got my Z30. Totally after with you. Pulling in LTE where I couldn't before, plus I get phone & data reception in my work parkade when I never could before.

    The craziest for me is the Bluetooth reception. It's almost too strong!
    My wife turned onto our street awhile back while I was at home, and my call jumped to the car... while it was at the end of the block!

    Only place I don't notice much improvement if any is with Wi-Fi. It will sometimes hold on to a Wi-Fi signal as I move pretty far away, but there's no signal quality there.
    I have a feeling this is software-related since many others on here have posted about various Wi-Fi issues on 10.2.1.
    th3h0ff likes this.
    03-27-14 01:22 PM
  17. q649's Avatar
    You guys better calm down or I'll post a picture of my 9900 speedtest with Bell HSPA.
    jpvj likes this.
    03-27-14 01:22 PM
  18. MobiJew's Avatar
    what app are you using for your test?
    03-27-14 01:31 PM
  19. th3h0ff's Avatar
    what app are you using for your test?
    The app is Speed Tester via BlackBerry World. Here's the link,

    http://appworld.blackberry.com/webst...ntent/41757023

    Posted via CB10
    03-27-14 02:07 PM
  20. Elite1's Avatar
    OP answered for his app, the next two screenshots are using the Android app for Speedtest, in case you were wondering.
    03-27-14 02:51 PM
  21. zamboni08's Avatar
    I've got Ookla sideloaded as well. Works nicely.
    03-27-14 02:57 PM
  22. leehardballer12's Avatar
    I use the Ookla speedtest.net site on the Z30 browser....how do some of you get these crazy 4G speeds??

    Posted via CB10
    03-27-14 05:59 PM
  23. theblob's Avatar
    Haha well I'm from Southern Ontario and we've got one of the higher LTE speeds in the world

    Posted via CB10
    03-27-14 06:05 PM
  24. yvpan1's Avatar
    i don't think Paratek chipset includes wifi, or maybe Paratek designs the software but not the wifi chip but the radio & the bluetooth are, I believe, are designed & made by Paratek itself. however, those speed tests are.. AMAZING!!!

    i had 1 experience where all my iFriends and Galaxiers couldn't get a good signal to maintain its internet connectivity therefore their phones were draining like crazy, my Z30 still could manage to soldier along for the day with light to moderate usage whereas my friends ended up switching their data connectivity off as they couldn't afford of getting their phones dead before midnight. so yeah.. Paratek is something and it is only #poweredbyBlackBerry10!
    Calvin Chin and PatrickMJS like this.
    03-27-14 09:58 PM
  25. curtis742's Avatar
    a guy with an IPhone got onto the elevator, the doors closed and I heard that all too familiar disconnect tone. Just for grins I checked my Z30 .....yep a full five bars, in an elevator, doors closed and going up.
    yvpan1 and eldricho like this.
    04-03-14 08:08 PM
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