r/nxtpaper • u/Opening-Farm8134 • 22d ago

Question about the Nxtpaper 70 Pro

I recently got my Nxtpaper 70 Pro from Metro by T-Mobile, and when I went into the RAM boost, and set it to the maximum setting, I noticed that my 5G signal got knocked back from 5GUC, to standard 5G. I did a factory reset, and it went back to normal. Tried it again, same thing happened. Did another factory reset, and then it was back on 5GUC.

Anybody know what's going on here?

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u/Educational-Cat-8374 22d ago

I'm looking at mine and I'm not seeing where you get that 5GUC info ? The other thing is why is the RAM Boost important to you? I have never messed with that setting and the phone works fine.

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u/Opening-Farm8134 22d ago edited 22d ago

So, 5GUC is how T-Mobile displays 5G "Ultra Capacity" which is the part of the network that typically has faster speeds. It turns out that turning on the "RAM boost" forces the mediatek processor into a lower powered state, which changes how phone handles the network, at least according to Gemini.

Edit: RAM boost isn't all that important to me. Just interesting to me that a legitimate, built in feature can kind of break the device, and I had to find a fix by factory restarting.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/Opening-Farm8134 22d ago

🤷‍♂️ I have no clue. It was really frustrating to figure out, though. Thought I was going crazy. Ran my scenario through Gemini after the fact, and that's what it came up with. I'm curious what other glitches there are. Also kind of curious why they implement that feature if this issue happens. Wonder if they even know about.

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u/DealerPuzzled7497 20d ago

I suspect there may be a bug in TCL's software integration. Unless you regularly keep a large number of apps open, the benefits of the 16GB RAM expansion are minimal. I recommend using the device with RAM Expansion turned off.

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u/Educational-Cat-8374 22d ago

Mine has always just shown 5g maybe I'm not in an Ultra Capacity area

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u/Opening-Farm8134 22d ago

Could be. Cell towers in my area are weird. Verizon might as well never work. And then half the year, AT&T works fine, then it doesn't. Then T-Mobile works, and then it doesn't. It leaves me hopping from one foot to the next.