Thanks Scott that's very useful information. The big test will come when I go to the gym at the YMCA. I've never been able to get more than one bar if I'm lucky in that steel and concrete building. If I get good coverage then I'll know that this is no lark. Thanks again
Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 25, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote: > > You absolutely are. The improvement in cell performance from the 6 to 6s /+ > is quite significant. The main improvement is the inclusion of many more > frequency bands so the phone can join on to more networks and use more > facilities on these networks. For example, T-Mobile network on the 6s+ is > accessible on band 1, 2, 4, 12 and several others. The key here is band 12. > This is a lower frequency band that penetrates buildings better and > traverses longer distances. There’s less bandwidth unless you bond channels > (Which T-Mo does) but it’s more robust than the higher frequency all be it > faster signals. AT&T is similar. They have added new spectrum and turned up > more of this spectrum so the latest phone takes advantage of this and is > likely joining new towers you didn’t have access to or using a range that is > more suited to your geographic and signal propagation conditions. > On top of this the sensitivity is greater, LTE features more plentiful and > in general Qualcomm did a great job on the radio in the 6S. > > > >> On Dec 24, 2015, at 8:35 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I just bought a 6S plus and check my status line and saw that I had four out >> of five bars with AT&T in my home. I usually only have about two bars. I've >> heard that the cellular is significantly improved on these latest models. Is >> this true? And my seeing in fact improve cellular on the 6S plus over the >> six? >> >> >> Sent from my IPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
