Hi to all SGS2 fans out there
I'm a happy user of SGS2 but I noticed some problems during WCDMA usage. After few minutes of using 3G/HSDPA connection is still looking good on the signal bars but I'm unable to open any webpages/android market etc. I have to disable and re-enable data connection in settings to get it back working... for another couple of minutes..
Secondly I have short breakups during calls. When I'm talking to someone the phone mutes for a second. It doesn't happen every time - but it's quite often.
I'm currently using Lightning ROM 1.5 - but I had the same issues on 1.4, 1.2.
When I'm using GSM only - everything is fine.
Do you think I have a faulty unit?
I'm getting a similar issue. Currently on VillainRom 1.4. Full 3g bars but cant use browser, market, etc.
hi,i have just sign to forum now,i was looking around and seems like very populer here.
Anyway i have same problem here plus when i have 3G or HSDPA on my bar it is changing every few seconds (for example a few seconds staying 3G and a few seconds staying on HSDPA,not stable and non stop) and seems no stable and killing battery.I have already change my phone and sim for this reason under my warranty,if anyone give advise for this problem it will be really helpfull,thanks.
vojvo said:
hi,i have just sign to forum now,i was looking around and seems like very populer here.
Anyway i have same problem here plus when i have 3G or HSDPA on my bar it is changing every few seconds (for example a few seconds staying 3G and a few seconds staying on HSDPA,not stable and non stop) and seems no stable and killing battery.I have already change my phone and sim for this reason under my warranty,if anyone give advise for this problem it will be really helpfull,thanks.
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its a normal thing when some kind of background data or sync or net is active it will turn "H" and when not internet is active it will stay "3G"..
sumeshd said:
its a normal thing when some kind of background data or sync or net is active it will turn "H" and when not internet is active it will stay "3G"..
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so basicly you say "dont worry about signal changing on you bar every seconds" trhis is normal and it happen all samsung galaxy s2,am i right?
ok i was on my way to some place and i was having Wi-Fi connected with both
(My tab and my mobile samsung galaxy S i9000)
and i was in open sky
still my tab wasn't able to get the location and on my tab but i got correctly on my mobile
why is it so?? is everyone is facing the same problem?
is there any fix for it?
How long did you wait? Since it's not assisted GPS it could take as long as 10 minutes to get a lock. There are a few ways of making it assisted, some are here on the dev section and some are available from Market, so if you're planning to use the GPS a lot then you should perhaps take a look.
i waited for 3-5 mins
Good day all,
I got my N4 a few days before Xmas 2012. It's the best Android experience yet but I have a big problem:
The signal on my phone drops randomly when I'm on mobile internet (H and E -- haven't seen 3G yet). Randomly means sometimes once in 30 seconds or once in 5 minutes. The signal disappears for like 5 seconds and then pick-ups again and connects to the internet. Wifi is not turned on.
Has anyone had this problem or can direct me to a thread that discusses this? It's really annoying since I sometimes do remote access (teamviewer, etc) via mobile internet and have subscribed to an unlimited use of mobile internet which is quite expensive in my country. My money is wasted if I don't get constant connection whenever I need it.
Is it a hardware problem or a software problem that the next OTA update will fix?
I previously had an HTC Sensation (in the same locations that I get the dropped connections now) and there weren't any problems at all.
I've tried Googling but I have come up with nothing. Replacement is not an option since N4 is not yet officially sold in the country and I just got this from a local vendor who imported them. I do have warranty and I can give it to LG to get repaired if it is a hardware problem but I need to be sure first since it will take weeks for it to get assessed and repaired.
ROM: Stock 4.2.1
Carrier: Globe (Philippines)
Thanks!
Check this thread. We're discussing similar issues, though no full solution has been found yet.
Hi,
Just bought this crazy SGS4. Everything works very great (exepect Tasker doesn't reconize my ROOT when Titanium do...)
I have only one big trouble Internet stuff (as play store, browser...) load data only when connecting to H+
So when I open anything i have to wait H+ connection (1 second to 6 seconds sometimes) then when it's loaded it goes back to H and between every click i have to wait it to connect to H+...
Any idea, fix ?
Orange France
Same issue
i used to have this problem on my galaxy note, i disabled some setting in the developer menus, the ones where you have to type in a secret code into the phone app. I disabled something to do with hspa but can't remember what the setting was but it did the trick, im on vodafone uk
I found any of those settings in devs settings.
The Idea is good switch to H when it's not in use (to prevent battery life) but not a second after the loading and sometimes during the loading that makes impossible to load the page...
Moreover it's strange I can't load any page with H because it shloud work
If you are rooted, try to disable fast dormancy. I had unstable data connection on my note 2,which constantly switches between H+/H/3g because my carrier does not support fast dormancy. The fast dormancy app works well on galaxy s4 aswell.
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Yes rooted.
Thank you for the tip. It appears to be better. I will make some search about fast dormancy I didn't know this before you tell me.
I keep you in touch
hy guys, i'm an italian user, same problem on my new galaxy s4 white. i didn't get it in my phones (S3, S2, Note2), but in this S4 is terrible, because it takes many seconds to connect to various app.....
i've called the Samsung support, they tell me to try to put it in Safe Mode for some days by clicking many times the button menu, but i can't put it in that way...
have you found any solution for fast dormacy mode?
thanks
On my Galaxy Note 3, when at home I am connected to my WIFI. When I leave the house or switch off my WIFI the phone seems unable to connect to the network (in this case Three) and the browser, email and any other data apps state they cannot connect to the Internet.
The only way to resolve it is to switch on Flight Mode and then turn it off again. I saw a comment in the reviews for the Note 3's keyboard fix that one other person is experiencing the same as me.
Is anyone else having this problem and do you know of a permanent fix? The only info I can find is a similar issue on the Note 2 at time of launch which look to have been corrected by a patch.
i have this problem so i flashed h3g uk firmware and it kept failing, so i flashed back to uk btu firmware and im stuck with the exact same problem. no idea how to fix either,
p.s my problem only seems to be with google now, play store and sometimes on any app that uses internet i get news feed error no connection ect..
I am on Three network and mine works OK.
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Solution
I think I have found a work around to this annoying problem. It was losing the ability to use any data when I left a WIFI spot I was connected to, or when out and about and the phone picked up an open WIFI spot. None of the WIFI advanced options made any difference. It would affect 3G data too, I'd lose all data access until I toggled Flight mode off & on...that was the only way I could get it working again other than restart the phone.
I found a post about a similar issue with the Note 2 when it was first released and it mentioned a WIFI power saving mode. It turns out you can get to this from the SeviceMode screen by dialing this number *#0011# (ServiceMode will start as soon as you enter the second #) - assume it is the same for all. Once in ServiceMode, tap the menu button and chose WIFI. You will then see a WIFI Power Save Mode label with a button underneath. Tap the button to set it to OFF.
I've been testing this all day, normally I'd lose data at least three times, sometimes more, while travelling but so far today everything has worked flawlessly ... no loss of data connectivity. From what I have been reading, switching off power save mode does not affect battery life despite what you might think and I've not noticed any unusual battery drain today so far. So if you are experiencing the same annoying loss of data, try this before you take your phone back. Hopefully this is a software issue that will be fixed in the future.
I swapped the phone
Hi,
I had something similar, except it wasnt wifi related, it happened after I lost the signal for a while (eg, in a lift/elevator).
I tried a new simcard, and that didnt help (also Three UK).
Then I got the handset swapped for a new one at carphonewarehouse, and it fixed the issue, so I put it down to a lemon unit.
cheers
George
on my s4 and n3 i did more than 10 tests each on wifi and 3g with phones simultaeneously, both on same network, both held in my either hands, both using speedtest both connecting to same server, both on the three network sims on the one plan with unlimited internet including tethering (both pans in my name), same location, same times tests were done.
both on 3g and wifi the n3 is MUCH MUCH slower than the s4 both on three network and same wifi
********************* on wifi on 3G
S4 PING TIME 32 to 173 66 to 86
N3 Ping Time 30 - 37 73 to 1110
S4 upload speeds 8 to 17.79mbps 1.65 to 2.27
N3 upload speeds 7.11 to 12.58 1.74 to 3.77
s4 download speeds 17.79 to 22.38 6.61 tp 7.68
N3 download speeds 7.93 to 12.58 mbps 0.92 to 8.04
the numbers are not just it, even during speed tests i was losing wifi connection on the N3 a couple of times and see the same happening on streaming youtube where it keeps stalling on wifi unlike the s4. surely there is something wrong with the hardware of firmware
Looks like the WIFI setting only helped and it has not solved my problem. l now lose network data connection less often when leaving a wifi zone but it still happens. More worryingly on two occasions now I have lost all access to three including calls, texts and data. Toggling Airplane mode brings everything back to life but this makes the service unreliable.
Sometime I also have this problem. This is similar to when I went overseas, I turned off the data roaming, but it always unable to connect to data when I returned. Usually I have to reboot it.
same problem
Same problem any one can help without custom rom
mahmoud1594 said:
Same problem any one can help without custom rom
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Just got this alert as it was in my spam box hence the late reply.
Had done this comparison video of the note 3 versus nexus 5 WiFi speeds on same router and nexus 5 was giving speeds of up to 50 Mbps and the Samsung galaxy note 3 was giving 0.5mbps plus drop outs! See video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XvFPwTAGA
The router works fine with my 3 nexus 7 tablets, 3 Tegra note 7 tablets, Samsung galaxy note (original), 2x android mini PC, 2x smart TV's from Sony and LG, 2x smart bluray players from Sony and LG, laptop, smart camera from Samsung, Panasonic stranger, my NAS drives, 2x old HTC desire phones, a few other old phones from Sony and Nokia and media player from samsung and archos, the only device that ever had a problem with any Router is this Samsung galaxy note 3.
Main problem happens when there are open WiFi networks around our you have selected the auto detect in settings. Here is the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjL8JbSQCvw and now I get 50mbps with same phone and router! So it was **** Samsung software to blame!
Now I have triple sim adapter in phone and all three give me 3g signal in Many areas.
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Sometime I also have this problem. This is similar to when I went overseas, I turned off the data roaming, but it always unable to connect to data when I returned. Usually I have to reboot it.
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I have a Note 3 and this always happens to me when I return from travel overseas. I turn off mobile data and data roaming and use Wifi, but am never able to reconnect when I return. The first time I fixed this by rebooting. This time I tried restarting my phone, removing the battery, turning off Wifi Power Saving Mode by dialing *#0011#. Fortunately I was able to fix the problem simply by toggling Airplane mode without having to reboot. Hope this helps.
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I have a Note 3 and this always happens to me when I return from travel overseas. I turn off mobile data and data roaming and use Wifi, but am never able to reconnect when I return. The first time I fixed this by rebooting. This time I tried restarting my phone, removing the battery, turning off Wifi Power Saving Mode by dialing *#0011#. Fortunately I was able to fix the problem simply by toggling Airplane mode without having to reboot. Hope this helps.
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i have same problem. but i'll wait another solution that permanently fix it without toggling airplane mode.
Same issue
I have the Note 3 & the same issue I'm not a fan of the lollipop look so kept my Kit.4.4.2,
I don't use tethering I play Clash of when I can but it never connects until I turn mobile data off then on this is a pain
i have no solution just having a moan about it.
I use CM Browser
:Telephony info:
IP : ml>
Network type :HSPA
Signal: -91dBm
IMEI : *****
Help !
Cheers oldyin