Over the past several months, I have noticed that signal strength has dropped significantly in much of my home area (Central Iowa - ZIP codes 50309, 50021). I didn't do anything about it, because I was coming due for a new phone, and figured it was a problem with the radio in my old Droid RAZR Maxx. I upgraded my phone a couple weeks ago to an LG G3, but I'm still seeing really poor signal strength both at home (50021) and at work (50309). I almost can't use 4G for data - I have to associate to my wifi at work and at home to do almost anything that requires data. My office is right next to downtown Des Moines, so I'd think there should be phenomenal signal, assuming Verizon has engineered this area to provide a higher density of towers/radios to accommodate the number of devices. I understand XLTE is here, or is supposed to be here very soon. Will the coverage be scrutinized to be sure issues are fixed alongside the upgrades? I have power-cycled my phone, initiated the "Check for new system update" process to check for configuration updates, to no avail. As I'm sitting here, my phone is fluctuating between 1 and 2 bars, currently at -97dBm for 4G, and -85dBm for 1X. This is consistent with what I've been experiencing over the past couple weeks. Are there any trouble tickets open in the area, or do we need to open one? My employer is currently evaluating carriers, so correcting this now could prove beneficial.
Thanks
