@ETusesPublic I just learned something Interesting recently from a telecom rep
when you insert a new sim, you are in essence deleting your old sim from the 'system' this in turn forces your carriers network to force an update to the network, making cell towers 'aware' of the new sim, this can improve reception as any new agreements between carriers and their cell towers and any new cell towers since your last sim will be 'aware' of the new sim, allowing it to access them.
in turn 'improving' your reception, in areas you previously had bad reception
don't purchase a new sim. what you can do is put a different sim and then install your original sim card and follow these steps
on 4G LTE devices, the PRL(preferred roaming list) is updated with your SIM card. To ensure you have the latest PRL, you can power your phone off and remove/reinsert the SIM card once a month or so.
then reset your network settings
- open settings
- scroll down to backup and reset
- select network settings reset
- select reset settings
- restart
test to see if there is an improvement
even if you're in the city, if there are a lot of thick trees, your signal will suffer
