Epic Antenna Problems - Page 2

pringlet · #11 (**permalink**) 01-13-2011, 05:25 PM

I'm all for tearing stuff apart, but not my new epic, not quite yet anyway....I think I'd opt for a trip to the Sprint store before breaking out the screwdrivers.

lisat96 · #12 (**permalink**) 01-14-2011, 01:03 PM

I figured out my problem, it's not the antenna. At work and the surrounding area, I was in roam more often than not on my TP2. I realized that I'd never seen the roam indicator on this phone, so I did a little research. This Samsung phone apparently can't roam on the 1900mhz Verizon bandwidth prevalent in my area. About 5 miles away I got full bars on Sprint.

kirstein · #13 (**permalink**) 01-14-2011, 10:18 PM

Hey Darren, just got my epic, and I'm pretty disappointed with the reception on it. I may check this out when I have some time.

kirstein · #14 (**permalink**) 01-15-2011, 11:44 AM

Darren, I just tried to open up my epic, and there seemed to be something else holding the phone together besides the screws. I removed the 7 screws (three along top, two halfway down the sides and two along bottom) but I couldn't unstick the back. It seemed like there was something else holding the case together about halfway down. I was afraid I'd break the case. Any hints?

kirstein · #15 (**permalink**) 01-15-2011, 06:49 PM

Weird that I'm answering my own posts, but I just found a take-apart video for the Epic. I'll try again tonight after work.

Samsung Epic 4G|D700 Take Apart Video

**Johnny.Bravo** · #16 (**permalink**) 01-15-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kirstein

Hey Darren, just got my epic, and I'm pretty disappointed with the reception on it. I may check this out when I have some time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirstein

Darren, I just tried to open up my epic, and there seemed to be something else holding the phone together besides the screws. I removed the 7 screws (three along top, two halfway down the sides and two along bottom) but I couldn't unstick the back. It seemed like there was something else holding the case together about halfway down. I was afraid I'd break the case. Any hints?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirstein

Weird that I'm answering my own posts, but I just found a take-apart video for the Epic. I'll try again tonight after work.

Samsung Epic 4G|D700 Take Apart Video

Make sure to thank yourself for all the good advice!

kirstein · #17 (**permalink**) 01-16-2011, 04:14 PM

Update: I opened up the phone last night. A guitar pick works great as a non-marring tool to pry apart the case. Sadly, I didn't find any problems with the antenna connections. I think I'll go to the store monday and compare my phone against display epics and see if there is a big difference.

**darren.wlsn1** · #18 (**permalink**) 01-16-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kirstein

Update: I opened up the phone last night. A guitar pick works great as a non-marring tool to pry apart the case. Sadly, I didn't find any problems with the antenna connections. I think I'll go to the store monday and compare my phone against display epics and see if there is a big difference.

hope it gets fixed, my reception is not as good as any htc phone i had but it causes no issues for me such as dropped calls ect, is it causing any issues? pm me if you ever need any help or need a question answered if i dont answer here. hope ya like it.