Up until yesterday ive always drawn 3-4 bars at the least inside of my house. All of a sudden out of nowhere I cant get any bars. Its like theyll pop on and then just disappear really quick. Its made my data painfully slow and I cant figure out what the issue is. I've reflashed the radio and that didnt help. Made sure the network was set to CDMA... that didnt help. Im a little clueless here. And periodically itll pull up two or three bars and then almost instantly the service will die out altogether and an X will pop up where the bars normally are....then the process starts all over. WTF? Is this a network issue or is it my phone? I hadnt made any changes before I started experiencing the problems.
Odd thing is im at work right now and im getting stable bars just fine.
So 66 views and no comments... i guess im the only one to ever have this issue then.
Sprint has been having network issues for a few weeks now in different markets and I'm sure you're being affected by it. Just give it a little bit and if it is still there in a week or two contact customer service. Hell, maybe even try now to see if they're actually having issues in your area so at least you'll know.
I love how people come here and post that they are having signal issues and data issues and they haven't called Sprint to see if there is an outage or issues in their area. The first thing I would do it restart my phone and call Sprint. Not flash a radio, try a different ROM...blah blah blah.
Or... maybe it didnt occur to you that calling to see if there were network issues was the first thing I did. You think id actually go through the trouble of doing all that over again without calling first? I guess I should've said that but c'mon lol...
tgruendler has a valid point. we can't assume anything. we get enough "noobs" here that unless you tell us what you've done, we assume you jumped straight to XDA without doing your due diligence. Perhaps those 66 views all thought the same, "this guy hasn't even contacted sprint. pass!" now that we've ruled sprints network out, now we can do something constructive.
what radio version are you running?
I mean I hear you and all but look at my join date lol... im far from a noob I just dont post much. The really odd thing is I switched back to an older radio and the problem went away. I flashed the newer radio and it came back so im seriously wondering just wtf...
Im using the 1.34 radio and the problem is gone. Im just curious as to why the newer radio frizzed out on me all of a sudden since i've been using that one for like a month. I dunno but it seems like the issue is fixed for now.
i noticed this same exact issue when I installed fresh ROM. I know I installed the new radio back then as well. see my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8886052&postcount=5919
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Ok all of a sudden I have this issue (running unofficial 3.16 rom) that when I load PIE it sticks at locating for about 10 seconds when trying to connect to all sites, also when connecting to mail it takes about 10 seconds or so to connect. Been running this since it came out and never had an issue until last night... I have tried several hard resets.. anyone have any suggestions?
Stay put man, Sprint is having some problems...they are not saying anything yet. I have been experiencing that since yesterday running stock 2.09. On the phone with Tech Supp now.
Good looking out, well they are denying its on their side with me when I call.... I just wanted to make sure I wasnt going crazy then.... thanks for the heads up, keep me posted if they give you better information.
Hey man I think we just need to wait. I Read somewhere that there has been some software update on some routers by WorlCom that mess everything up and that some regions are getting their sce back,this is apparently affecting ATT as well and may be others. I went to the store and they ordered a new phone for me, oh well things happen for a good reason....
Hopefully they will get back on track because its annoying haha..
Any of you guys experiencing **** signal now? I sit in my room and i can't even get calls anymore. It show's it has service but i get no calls coming through. Sometimes i just get no service, whereas before the update I always got service here.. Also, after school where i barely get service inside, and i go outside i have to reboot the phone to get signal again.. wtf?
Any fixes?
Unfortunately, I'm getting the same experience. Already filed a ticket with T-Mo...they're going to look into it. This is ridiculous.
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Gotta agree with you here. I've noticed my phone spending more time with a big fat 'G' in the bar then the '3G'. Not very happy about it and wish I could just flash the original stock ROM back.
Where do u file a ticket
No problems here in the UK. Maybe its related to the 1700Mhz frequency. Is it the same in both 2g and 3g? compared to the same before in 2g and 3g of course.
My signal is just fine after the OTA... actually, get 1 more bar at my Dad's than I did before... his house is my true testing grounds since it is an old house with metal in the exterior walls at a low point on top of a hill... nobody gets coverage at his place minus 1-2 bars by the door, and 2-3 outside.
With my G1 I got 0-2 in the house, and my N1 gets 1-3 depending on where I am at. Better than any phone I have ever tested there, including BB's, WM's, and plain Janes.
do you have any custom radio settings or anything?
Same problem here. Really getting pissed off now.
Same here, posted about it earlier... I emailed google, no word yet!
since the update im always on 3g / H
one more note, I have never dropped a call on my BB's in the past and it happens all the time on my N1... if the damn screen wasnt so pretty I'd say f it!
I'm having the same issues but I am using AT&T. Even though I have full bars on Edge, I can't make nor receive calls or texts more often than before.
No issues after the ota, and still getting 3G/H 4bars most of the time. One wierd thing after the ota, is when I run speedtest, the nearest Server it locks on is 1,586 miles away It use to be in Las Vegas hood!
No decrease in network connectivity here... I'm actually seeing better 3G connectivity than before the update.
same here... and wouldnt you think full edge would mean 3g service? the radio in this phone is all f'd up
What method did you guys use to update? Did you remove the battery at all during the update, or did you let it go until it rebooted on its own?
Maybe try reflashing the update manually, really easy to do with or with out an unlocked boatloader and root. I am thinking you might have a bad flashing of the radio ROM or incomplete update. The radio ROM update has done wonders for so many, and was heavily tested for a couple weeks by Google, so I highly doubt it would be a step backwards... only way I could see the update itself being the 'root' of the problem is if it isn't compatiable with the broadcast radios being used in your area on the towers.
my nexus is MUCH better after the update. MUCH BETTER.
I did it manually step for step it went along with the directions and discription
pjcforpres said:
What method did you guys use to update? Did you remove the battery at all during the update, or did you let it go until it rebooted on its own?
Maybe try reflashing the update manually, really easy to do with or with out an unlocked boatloader and root. I am thinking you might have a bad flashing of the radio ROM or incomplete update. The radio ROM update has done wonders for so many, and was heavily tested for a couple weeks by Google, so I highly doubt it would be a step backwards... only way I could see the update itself being the 'root' of the problem is if it isn't compatiable with the broadcast radios being used in your area on the towers.
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How do i Manually re apply the update ? My phone is NOT rooted and the bootloader is LOCKED. please advise
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How do i Manually re apply the update ? My phone is NOT rooted and the bootloader is LOCKED. please advise
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627823
Does a better job than I could/would.
Please, somebody tell me there's hope. 2 really annoying & disappointing things are happening. My bluetooth keeps randomly disconnecting, and to make matters worse the status bar icon still shows it is connected, but it's not. Second, I am dropping calls almost daily, and I'm mostly in places where 2 seconds before the drop I had 4 bars!!! I went to a store today & got a replacement SIM (50.01 vs. 39.01 markings) hoping that might solve it, not happening. And the signal strength almost never shows less than -105 dBm, sometimes -97. I NEVER had a dropped call or any bluetotth issues with either my old trusty G1 or the MT3G I just came from. I'm really trying to love the phone, it has so many positives. But the fact that it's a "phone" and it's basic function is skewered is pissing me off big time. Please, someone tell me I ain't the only one experiencing these issues, and, that either the OTA FroYo or Cyan's first ROM is gonna fix 'em? Better yet, any known fixes now? Are these issues in any way related to the data issues, possibly? When I called Tech Support last night they said to try a hard reset, but I really don't want to do so, unless I can flash one of the stock/de-TW'ed "stock" ROM's written about in the Dev. threads. Anyone have any concrete suggestions or explanations? Thanks...
Hey guys, I'm on my second fascinate...returned the first one because I couldn't stay connected to 3g for any length of time. For example, trying to stream pandora or youtube would always drop out / buffer and not reconnect. After getting my second phone I am still having this problem. When I finally do get connected it's terribly slow and soon drops out. Thought it may have just been reception first but my original droid worked prefect in the same areas (i live maybe 50ft from the verizon tower lol) and have the same problems in other cities too.
I've learnt to live with the audio playback pops and gps in hopes that they get fixed in an ota, but haven't really heard much about a fix for this. Really hope someone can help, love the phone aside from this problem, but it kind of makes paying $30 extra for a smart phone feel well, dumb
Oh, Im stock too besides the d01 update and have tried both *228 and *22899 also
*22899?
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Hey guys, I'm on my second fascinate...returned the first one because I couldn't stay connected to 3g for any length of time. For example, trying to stream pandora or youtube would always drop out / buffer and not reconnect. After getting my second phone I am still having this problem. When I finally do get connected it's terribly slow and soon drops out. Thought it may have just been reception first but my original droid worked prefect in the same areas (i live maybe 50ft from the verizon tower lol) and have the same problems in other cities too.
I've learnt to live with the audio playback pops and gps in hopes that they get fixed in an ota, but haven't really heard much about a fix for this. Really hope someone can help, love the phone aside from this problem, but it kind of makes paying $30 extra for a smart phone feel well, dumb
Oh, Im stock too besides the d01 update and have tried both *228 and *22899 also
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Give Verizon a call, there are some internal settings on the phone that they can adjust that might help. They did that for me it involved going into the dialer and putting in some number i forgot what it was, but i then had to enable something, and we went through the screens. They had me change one setting that gave me a more consistent signal.
It was something with 9s in it haha. And I called verizon, ended up changing some of my cdma settings through the dialer... Really wish I had wrote down all the steps because it took me deep into menus that aren't changeable without the codes.... Either way, it's somewhat better but I wouldn't say that completely fixed my problem.
3g still drops out much to frequently. when I get service, it seems quicker but youtube or downloading a large file are still impossible....
No one else is having this problem or found a fix? I'm at wits end, feel like spiking my phone onto the pavement at times lol
I just yesterday got a replacement Fascinate, with that issue being one of my reasons for exchanging it. So far, I don't seem to be seeing any such issues, but time will tell. If the issue comes back, I might try falling tech support for those dialer codes mentioned here.
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blah...okay so I got my flashed evo (to boost) about a week ago...
i activated it...all that jazz and everything seemed okay. Then I noticed that my signal was HORRIBLE. if the 3g was there, it was greyed out and so were the bars.
so for a few days I went around thinking it needed to be reflashed and was all worried and mad and then yesterday at the doctor i noticed I had PERFECT signal. texts came and went like nobodys business...internet worked great.
the thing is, i have great boost and sprint signal at home. Other people with boost, sprint and virgin mobile all get great service here.
So...I have updated prl, and profile god knows how many times in hopes that it would help. I did it yesterday at the doctors office thinking maybe when i got home id stay connected or something.
I changed my evdo to cdma hda only and that helped tremendously. but it wont stay. it goes back to auto all the time. I did some other changes but i dont want to get in trouble for posting them here so if you want some more info, PM me.
I cant have a non-working phone. but I am in a dilemma because the guy that flashed it is a complete douche. complete. he told me i was looking too hard into the problem and the phone just needed to be reflashed. I told him I thought maybe a bit of the antenna we being weird or broken and he said theres no way (im not an idiot) I have been searching and searching, along with my husband for a week now...I keep finding bits and pieces of people with SIMILAR problems but i cant find the exact one. Which is why I am posting this. I have contacted many other flashers and have heard lots of different things. But i really do think that its just a small fix that I can do if someone knows the issue i am having.
So if someone would like to help me...that would be super awesome and wonderful of you.
I realize I do not have much knowledge but I have been reading for so long and not finding an answer that I thought it would be alright to ask and not get people all irritated on the forum.
Thank you all,
ashley
EDIT: just figured out that my phone isnt rooted....at least as far as i can tell. I downloaded terminal emulator and typed su by the $ and it didnt # just did another $. I also tried to use the MSL reader app (first to see if 000000 was really a good password for ##3282#....) and it asked if i was sure my phone was rooted...and that made me check with the TE...so....does this pose problems when it comes to 3g not working well? or would rooting it make it easier to fix?