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Hi guys,
I tried to do a search but didn't find anything that worked...
I've been recently losing my 3g/1x data connection a lot for long periods of time (30 min or more). It's annoying since I can't check my e-mail, or listen to Pandora, basically all the things I got this phone for since I'm limited to what I can do on my computer at work.
Anyway, is there a bizarro fix for this? I've tried rebooting the phone, airplane mode on/off, and updating my profile. I remember with my old medium intelligence phone I could tell it to check my e-mail or something and trick it into waking up the data but no such luck as the phone complacently accepts there's a connection error.
Thanks in advance!
You may want to try letting folks know if you are running stock or a custom rom, which one it is and what modem version. Whenever I run into strange issues with my phone that isn't attributed to the rom I'm running, I just ODiN back and reflash through the process and that usually takes care of most problems. G'luck.
I have noticed mine does that too occasionally. Turning 4g on and then back off usually makes 3g start working again for me.
In my case my phone sometimes has trouble finding 3g after using wifi for a while, toggling 4g almost always makes 3g work again.
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Oh right! I'm just on the stock rom.
Toggling 4g and wifi doesn't work for me. Thanks for the suggestion though.
It happens more at work so it probably has something to do with that. I generally always end up roaming but I haven't had trouble in the past with using roaming data. It still says unlimited on the Sprint account website and will come back every once and a while. (I know because it'll notify me of new mail or something random.)
are you in an area of low reception? that could cause it but not sure if there is a work around for it...
this same thing happens to my wife's epic.but not regularly..
I updated the prl and seems to stopped doing it,,
I was having the same issue coming out of Airplane mode. The 3G was coming back sporadically and then not at all. I called Sprint support and they had me do a phone Restore through the service menu ##3282# (you need your MSL) and it reset the phone like it was going through the activation process. It wasn't a factory reset so I didn't have to reinstall any apps. It did work the first time but after that it started happening again.
I finally went into the Sprint store and they did a hard reset, which is the same as a factory reset (I think) Settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset. That was a couple of days ago and I haven't had the problem since.
Unfortunately, this requires completely wiping out your installed apps. I was on the stock rom and unrooted so I hadn't backed up with Titanium Backup (needs root). But I did use AppBak to backup my list of apps so that it was easier to restore them from the Market. If anyone knows a way to backup and restore similar to Titanium, that doesn't require root, let me know.
I was having the same problem with mine and nothing worked so they gave me another one. If it's that bad call sprint tech or take it they will probably give you another one
dennistpm said:
... If anyone knows a way to backup and restore similar to Titanium, that doesn't require root, let me know.
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I use "Sprite Mechanic" for backing up my APK's to SD card. It only recognizes market and 3rd party installed apps. Can be found in the market for free.
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So my girlfriend's Nexus S has been losing the entire voice and data network and going into no service mode, no biggie at first, just cycle airplane mode, then it went on to rebooting because you would select airplane mode from the power off menu but it would not check the box in the wireless settings menu.
After the reboot the box would show checked and airplane mode could be disabled and the service would resume. The the phone started getting stuck in airplane mode and not even rebooting it would bring it out the first few times, then it got to the point of resetting the phone, a wipe cache/data reset didn't fixed it. So off to T-Mobile for a new sim card. Rebooted the network immediately. And as of last night its back in full force and now not even a new sim will resurrect the network.
Have tried wiping, reflashing stock 2.3.3, new sim again, multiple resets, had to get an toggle widget to get it out of airplane mode and still a dead network, all this time the network in the *#*#4636#*#* menu showing unknown and is not able to be changed and reverts back to unknown immediately, OEM specifics settings button is greyed out and you are not able to disable the radio either.
While I'm going to call Samsung on Monday and I guess send the phone off, I worry about mine because it too does it but only once a month or so, but I do constantly have issues resurrecting the phone from airplane mode at times because the box will not be checked in the wireless settings menu but I can see the airplane instead of network bars, problem persists with reboots sometimes.
I also would like to add that even when the box is not checked in the wireless settings menu for airplane mode, if you click it it just hangs forever and will try to select but never will and stays grey like its turning everything off, but if the scren goes off its like you never tried.
Has anyone else seen this? I have seen a lot of people with data network issues or having to reboot to get voice network back but nothing as bad as I'm experiencing.
Both our phones are and have been completely stock and unmodified.
Thankfully we still have her Vibrant and in case I need to send mine in my Nexus One.
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Have you tried restoring from another persons' pre-made nandroid backup?
This over-writes the radio firmware, you should give it a go!
I also found that I had problems on 2.3.3, however reverting to 2.3.2 gave me no problems!
Just contact me if you need any help restoring from a nandroid backup or finding the 2.3.2 backup files
cdaly985 said:
Have you tried restoring from another persons' pre-made nandroid backup?
This over-writes the radio firmware, you should give it a go!
I also found that I had problems on 2.3.3, however reverting to 2.3.2 gave me no problems!
Just contact me if you need any help restoring from a nandroid backup or finding the 2.3.2 backup files
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Is that true? I am just on the verge of calling samsung. My phone won't connect to or display any available networks, and is pretty much now dumbed down to a small tablet. I've tried everything except another persons nandroid backup. I've been told to stay away from flashing another persons... but I'm really desperate.
If you could provide me with a backup, that would be awesome.
I'm having identical problem.
It was working fine yesterday, look back to it and now it's got no mobile network, nothing. Just the no bars and cross symbol. I've tried wiping dalvik cache, reflashing the radio, wiping data/factory reset, reflashing the rom, restoring with a backup (Backup of when I first rooted the phone) and still no signal. Nothing has worked..
Anyone got ideas on how to fix this issue?
Gawthorne said:
I'm having identical problem.
It was working fine yesterday, look back to it and now it's got no mobile network, nothing. Just the no bars and cross symbol. I've tried wiping dalvik cache, reflashing the radio, wiping data/factory reset, reflashing the rom, restoring with a backup (Backup of when I first rooted the phone) and still no signal. Nothing has worked..
Anyone got ideas on how to fix this issue?
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Can you search for and view available networks?
This sounds like the CM7 powerwidget problem (3g/2g) I used it and I loss all network, phone process will crash every second, however if your phones are stock I can't think in anything causing it.
For CM7 you'll have to reflash and delete userdata or edit the sql database for the providers and change a value to 0, but you need root.
When I went to *#*4636.... my preferred service was "unknown" too, but now it is OK.
Try to dail:
*#*#4636#*#*
and find your network information.
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Nope. Sits their 'searching' but nothing shows up.
In, *#*#4636#*#*, it gives little to no information. Just says nothing for current network and for GSM disconnects it has,
Sate: DvInactiveState
disconnected with last try
at 9:59AM
fail because No Error
And that time never changes, stays at 9:59AM.
As my above post suggested, I've tried doing a factory reset and reflashing. I don't think I use CM.. I flashed with Oxygen 2.1.6 (using it's kernel) but I restored to Oxygen rom and trinity kernel after it didn't work.
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Nope. Sits their 'searching' but nothing shows up.
In, *#*#4636#*#*, it gives little to no information. Just says nothing for current network and for GSM disconnects it has,
Sate: DvInactiveState
disconnected with last try
at 9:59AM
fail because No Error
And that time never changes, stays at 9:59AM.
As my above post suggested, I've tried doing a factory reset and reflashing. I don't think I use CM.. I flashed with Oxygen 2.1.6 (using it's kernel) but I restored to Oxygen rom and trinity kernel after it didn't work.
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That is the EXACT same problem I have. I too was using Oxygen 2.1.6 and lost all connectivity. I've just locked my bootloader and flashed back to stock ready to send for repairs. That rom must be doing something >.>
Oh no
I didn't want to send it back D:
Anyone got some suggestions that I haven't tried?
Gawthorne said:
Oh no
I didn't want to send it back D:
Anyone got some suggestions that I haven't tried?
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I've been trying *everything* for last past few days. Nothing is working. That shouldn't stop you from trying though. Just stay well away from ODIN and those i9023 files, I've seen bad things.
ketchup539 said:
I've been trying *everything* for last past few days. Nothing is working. That shouldn't stop you from trying though. Just stay well away from ODIN and those i9023 files, I've seen bad things.
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Cheers, going to a mates place soon to see if he has anything up his sleeves to try and fix this annoying issue..
If we somehow fix it, I'll be sure to post how we did here.
Gawthorne said:
Cheers, going to a mates place soon to see if he has anything up his sleeves to try and fix this annoying issue..
If we somehow fix it, I'll be sure to post how we did here.
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Ok, it'd be great if you worked something out. I'm so glad i'm not the only person with this issue!
Anyone had any breakthroughs? *hopeful*
I wouldn't call it a breakthrough but I got somewhere!
Ended up putting a extremely thin piece of wire into the external antenna port at the back of the phone. Wasn't too keen on doing this, but my phone now has reception isn't stuck at the dreaded -113dbm.
The reception isn't good, but it's enough to send texts and have calls.
Although the area needs quite good reception for me to receive anything, and it's extremely sensitive. To get 3 bars in a place where I usually get full bars, I have to be outside. While inside it's reduced to none or 1 bar, which is enough to send/receive texts and a sort of lagging phone call (did a few tests). As mentioned before extremely sensitive. The phone seems to like it better when it's up-right. In the middle of the CBD at Brisbane I get full reception and 3G, which is fine but in the places where you usually get 2 bars, you get no signal at all, unless you're outside.
So this is hardly a fix. I will most likely be sending it to Samsung to get it actually fixed. Either that or get it fixed the same day and pay probably close to $100 so I don't have to wait 2 months waiting for Samsung to twiddle their thumbs.
Thats awesome! But I'm going to post mine off to Samsung USA tomorrow, which will take forever considering international shipping. Where could you get it fixed same-day? I'm going to try this wire thing
So it can't be a software issue, but maybe the rom overloaded the antenna and fried it or something? I'm glad we've got that far.
I've seen that nexus s has a problem like the iphone, the antenna gate. Try take the phone with the left hand looking to no touch the rear of the softkeys
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I've seen that nexus s has a problem like the iphone, the antenna gate. Try take the phone with the left hand looking to no touch the rear of the softkeys
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Its more serious than that my friend! Thanks anyway
I got a quote from a place in Brissy called "FixMyMobile" and they said if they can fix it, it will cost $99. Although I'll get quotes from different places (if I find them) and see what they charge however I don't think I will be able to get cheaper, most likely around the same price..
So I may do that to not wait the ridiculous time it will take to get it back from Samsung.. Not sure on places in NZ though.
Yeah it seems like a hardware issue definitely. I eventually reverted the phone back to stock everything and it still happened, so that there shouts hardware issue.
So I just bought the shift the other day on ebay, and I was trying to activate it over the phone with sprint and every time they would try to get the data thing to work it would just give is the Error:1012. They even had me do the hard reset and everything. We were able to get phone calls and text to work along with the internet.
Any ideas on what to do guys?
I had a hell of a time getting my Shift activated at first. Calls and text worked fine and so did wifi but no mobile data. After 3 calls to Sprint and a couple hard resets it turned out the problem was I hadn't turned off my old phone first.
^ Shift Faced
When you say your phone wasn't off you mean it wasn't deactivated or like it wasn't powered off?
Also whenever I do hard reset for some reason there is a weird phone number already in it. I don't know if that happened to you too.
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When you say your phone wasn't off you mean it wasn't deactivated or like it wasn't powered off?
Also whenever I do hard reset for some reason there is a weird phone number already in it. I don't know if that happened to you too.
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Powered off. And no weird phone number that I recall.
^ Shift Faced
Hmmm weird. My phone was off when I tried to activate my phone. I'll just go to a sprint store I guess.
Went to the sprint store and they activated it thankfully
Sometimes it takesan hour or two to activate the new phone. Usually I just wait it out.
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hello everyone, im having some weird problems.... let me start off by saying that i bricked my phone(full brick tried everything wouldn't go into dl mode) a couple weeks ago and sent it in to have it fixed. well i got it back but now i cant text or call but i can use data(i found that odd) so i odined EL30, checked my settings, plugged my phone in and used QPST to check everything was right in the cdma, cdma-2 tabs and everything still matches up with my doner incognito... i dont get it.
list of everything ive tried
- Double-Triple-Quadruple check everything in qpst matches(i even had old backup's i made and text/voice still wouldn't work)
- delete and restore apns(unrelated i think but i still tried)
- update profile+prl
- check qpst again, just to be sure
- reboot
- factory data reset
idk guys...maybe im missing something simple? HELP
EDIT: update, idk what happened but my phone JUST got some texts that my friends told me they sent around 9 hours ago. sadly it didnt magically fix itself and i still cant send messages or make calls(and i presumably cant receive messages at least not in a timely fashion). if this gives any incite on the problem figured id let you all know. also data still works
do you have an airrave? If you do, reset it.
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JBakey said:
do you have an airrave? If you do, reset it.
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an airrave? i googled it and if you mean router looking thing then no i dont have one
Out of curiosity, what area do you live in? I'm in the West burbs of Chicago, and both my wife and I were having issues with calls and texts yesterday evening. Havne't noticed anything so far this morning, but it could be a Sprint problem, not a You problem.
DeathThrash10 said:
hello everyone, im having some weird problems.... let me start off by saying that i bricked my phone(full brick tried everything wouldn't go into dl mode) a couple weeks ago and sent it in to have it fixed. well i got it back but now i cant text or call but i can use data(i found that odd) so i odined EL30, checked my settings, plugged my phone in and used QPST to check everything was right in the cdma, cdma-2 tabs and everything still matches up with my doner incognito... i dont get it.
list of everything ive tried
- Double-Triple-Quadruple check everything in qpst matches(i even had old backup's i made and text/voice still wouldn't work)
- delete and restore apns(unrelated i think but i still tried)
- update profile+prl
- check qpst again, just to be sure
- reboot
- factory data reset
idk guys...maybe im missing something simple? HELP
EDIT: update, idk what happened but my phone JUST got some texts that my friends told me they sent around 9 hours ago. sadly it didnt magically fix itself and i still cant send messages or make calls(and i presumably cant receive messages at least not in a timely fashion). if this gives any incite on the problem figured id let you all know. also data still works
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Call Boost, tell them the issue (leave out the programming, be simple and say you can't call or text) what they'll do is reset your line, and if the rep is too stupid or hasn't done that before, suggest it.
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hayzooos said:
Out of curiosity, what area do you live in? I'm in the West burbs of Chicago, and both my wife and I were having issues with calls and texts yesterday evening. Havne't noticed anything so far this morning, but it could be a Sprint problem, not a You problem.
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im in new york, on long island. but my doner phone makes calls and sends texts fine. still ill call boost and ask them to reset my line like shinydude suggested
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Call Boost, tell them the issue (leave out the programming, be simple and say you can't call or text) what they'll do is reset your line, and if the rep is too stupid or hasn't done that before, suggest it.
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ill try this tn when i get back from classes, this sounds like a possible solution
Hello guys and gals
I'm trying to fix my issue and while doing some search I haven't found a fix or what's causing this issue.
Phone is rooted running stock rom and kernel
Manually updated to 4.2.2
After 24 hours on 4.2.2 I came home and turned on wifi like usual, placed the phone on the orb charger and noticed 2 notice on the screen.
Both of them said "Restricted access changed" one for calls and the other for data.
I cleared them and tried to make a phone all and a notice appeared on the dialer screen and the call didn't get thru. I asked my wife to call my phone and it send the call to vm.
Called Tmobile to see if it was something on their end and they said no and asked me to power cycle the phone , yeah like that;s going to help.
I have wipe back to factory, data, cache, dalvik and no luck.
It only happens when the wifi is on, it only started after 24 hours of manually flashing 4.2.2
Any help is appreciated in find the fix for this issue.
happened to me in 4.2.1.
but not that frequently in 4.2.2
I wonder the reason too
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It seems that when you turn on "2G only" setting that seems to work but I'm not happy with this temp fix.