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Data roaming: lost connectivity

Hi,
I'm keep getting this data roaming message over and over again in the notification area. I don't have a data plan. I use only wifi. Iam not sure if this has also something to do with my battery drain issue. Is there maybe a way to disable the message coming up or to find out which app is causing maybe the message coming?
I'm running on darky 9.3 and speedmod k19c.
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If you dont have a data plan press the power button and disable the data network, for two reasons: apps would not try to connect and your carrier wouldnt charge you per kilobyte.
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That is the funny thing. It is disabled and the notification still comes up. Its very annoying even when it is disabled that the data roaming message pops up in the notification area. Is it maybe a bug in darkys 9.3 version?
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Probably .
jje

Go in to settings/wireless and networks/mobile networks and make sure data roaming is turned off - not ticked.
Other than that, not sure.
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I've had the same since day 1, mostly after unplugging from my pc. I don't use data network or 3G, and it's not ROM/theme dependant.
Never found a solution, so I stopped caring about it...

Like i said. Its disabled. Its very annoying.
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I have a similar warning regularly, very annoying. I have a data plan but I do not tick the data roaming.
This problem did not occur before. It only happens after updating to 2.2.1. I did not root and lagfix. Anyone can help?

Wish I could help... As said, it doesn't matter if I'm on a custom ROM or stock (started on 2.1).
I disconnect from my pc always via "safely eject media", internal SD first, then external, then turn off USB connection on the phone, but it makes no difference.
I had stopped caring, but this thread has made me start again. A curse on you all!
There seems to be no reason to blame Kies, but since it's a crock, I will. Don't see why its absence from my pc should absolve it. I n fact, it wouldn't surprise me if Kies was responsible for the unrest in the middle East. And LUFC's defensive woes.
MOT.

Lol .
I think whatever is causing this problem is also the reason for.the battery drain. Somehow whenever the wifi is active the battery usage inrcreases up to 5-7 times. Playing a.game does not use that much battery.
i noticed another bug in 9.3. If u get into the task manager and u press the back button u should be back at your home screen and the task manager should close. However everytime i press the back button when iam in the task manager it starts randomly a.application, if i press again the back button another app is staring up and so on.
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Wifi Error?

Anyone else getting a WiFi error randomly? I'm using a pre-rooted version of EC05 and use Barnacle WiFi tether sometimes at work. Sometimes I can fix it by enabling airplane mode then enabling it but it's about 50/50. Other times I have to reboot. Anyone know of another fix?
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I was having this problem earier for a while if you go into the nttings menu and go to wireless networks unclick and click the check bow to enabled and disable wifi that fixed th problem for me.
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I have this same problem as well from time to time. It started when I upgraded to EB13 and it still happens on EC05 as well for me, I'm running the stock rom that is rooted with one click.

I have had this problem since EB13 and it's also on EC05. I have even tried clicking the WIFI under network settings as well and it still errors out. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to show the error notification, other times it may take several minutes. I have tried turning data off and on, airplane mode off and on and that may work 50/50. The only reliable way to get WIFI to turn on has been to reboot the phone.
Running stock rooted EC05 done via manual update from EB13.

Having this can't he issue a well. Mine requires a reboot
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kidstechno said:
Anyone else getting a WiFi error randomly? I'm using a pre-rooted version of EC05 and use Barnacle WiFi tether sometimes at work. Sometimes I can fix it by enabling airplane mode then enabling it but it's about 50/50. Other times I have to reboot. Anyone know of another fix?
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I get this. Mine's not random though; it never happens the first time I try wifi after a reboot and it almost always happens if wifi has been turned on and then turned off again at any time after a reboot.
I can usually get it to turn on wifi after a couple of tries if I use "wifi settings" to turn it on. It almost never works if I use the toggle on the little drop-down menu. The annoying part is that if I click to turn wifi on, there is a long wait until it will show "Error," and I can't retry wifi until that happens. I'd say maybe 10% of the time, tops, do I need to reboot.

ratchetjaw said:
Having this can't he issue a well.
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Lolwut
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Should I try reflashing the EC05 modem? I updated from EB13 to EC05. Should I use the modem from the EB13 to EC05 update or would using the DI18 to EC05 modem work as well? Odin or CWM the modem? Still learning flashing so please bear with my newbness.

OK just downloaded the EB13 to EC05 modem and flashed via CWM. So far i was able to turn the wifi on and off multiple times with no errors. We'll see how it goes in the long run.

abrcrmdl23 said:
I was having this problem earier for a while if you go into the nttings menu and go to wireless networks unclick and click the check bow to enabled and disable wifi that fixed th problem for me.
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This also works for me, don't tink there's a fix yet.
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I also experience this issue often. Its starting to drive me crazy.
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In the same boat as everyone else here, and after re-checking any pertinent threads it still does not appear that anyone has found a proven fix.
Besides flashing the EC05 modem, any other ideas?
Can anyone who flashed the EC05 modem report their sustained results?
Thanks!

I still get a WiFi error with the EC05 modem.
It generally presents itself when I'm downloading data via 3G and then switch to WiFi. Without exception, all I've done is go into airplane mode and back again and close the app through Task Manager (dolphin, market, etc. whatever was using data) to get it working again.

I get this as well. I just go in airplane mode and try it again. Then it works.

same issue here.. when i leave the house i turn off wifi.. when i get home it almost always times out and i have to reboot the phone

I don't know if this will work for everyone, but I've found that decreasing the beacon interval on my router's settings completely got rid of this issue for me.
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I haven't had the issue you are speaking of. I think that a reflash of the ROM may fix it.

[Q] wifi keeps disconnecting for no reson

I use cm 7 and have no other mods installed on the phone but for some reason my wifi keeps getting discounted then after a few seconds it will come back on then off again?

Look for adv wifi settings and set sleep policy to never. Thats what I do on my droidx2 FWIW.

Did that and still have problems.

Just check out this thread. Might help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426530
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yep me too i use ny home wifi wile trying to watch movies and it allways seems to disconnect at about every 30 minutes i have to restart the crackel app and resume my movie its getting real annoying too
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+1 for sillyshyme's suggestion. settings/wireless conneections/wifi settings/press menu and select advanced/wifi sleep policy/set to never.

J-Roc said:
+1 for sillyshyme's suggestion. settings/wireless conneections/wifi settings/press menu and select advanced/wifi sleep policy/set to never.
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yes that what I did and still having issues

ltdanno360 said:
yep me too i use ny home wifi wile trying to watch movies and it allways seems to disconnect at about every 30 minutes i have to restart the crackel app and resume my movie its getting real annoying too
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is there going to be a fix for this?

I think I may have found the issue with this its whenever I do a restore or use titanium backup is this a know bug?
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[Q] Wonky GPS on AT&T S4?

Hi all. I'm having a bit of GPS weirdness. GPS can get a lock quickly and accurately, however, I have to turn it off/on every time I open an app that uses it. Otherwise, it won't ever find the location. Once I turn it off/on it picks up and stays locked while the app is running. Also, if I switch to another app that uses GPS I have to do the same thing to get a location fix.
So obviously, the GPS function works, but something in the OS is not recognizing it until it's reset. Not the end of the world, but definitely annoying. Is anyone else seeing this?
This is on the AT&T version, by the way.
Thanks!

Check if you have GPS and Mobile Networks turned on for Location.
Else return it.... and get a new one... GPS has been quick and spot on...

slider2828 said:
Check if you have GPS and Mobile Networks turned on for Location.
Else return it.... and get a new one... GPS has been quick and spot on...
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GPS is quick and spot on. Per what I wrote, I have to turn it off and on for an app to be able to use it.

burhanistan said:
GPS is quick and spot on. Per what I wrote, I have to turn it off and on for an app to be able to use it.
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I've noticed this once, where something in the background was starting a GPS lock, but seemed to cancel, and retry before it ever succeeded. Turning the GPS and location services off, then back on worked for me. Haven't had an issue since.
If you haven't tried resetting to factory default, I suggest doing so.

TwistedMexi said:
I've noticed this once, where something in the background was starting a GPS lock, but seemed to cancel, and retry before it ever succeeded. Turning the GPS and location services off, then back on worked for me. Haven't had an issue since.
If you haven't tried resetting to factory default, I suggest doing so.
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Well, I was hoping for a bit more granular approach than a full reset. I'll wait until the new OTA is applied before doing anything drastic.

burhanistan said:
Well, I was hoping for a bit more granular approach than a full reset. I'll wait until the new OTA is applied before doing anything drastic.
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Less drastic than returning it. I suppose it depends on how attached you are to your current setup - but I would say if you're experiencing that issue repeatedly, the factory reset is exactly what you'd need. I doubt the OTA will address it since it appears to be an isolated problem.

burhanistan said:
Well, I was hoping for a bit more granular approach than a full reset. I'll wait until the new OTA is applied before doing anything drastic.
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Be my guest but to get the quickest results please just turn off all gps settings then do a battery pull. Restart it and turn the gps services back on... Viola
If that's to drastic for you then your SOL
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You can also try to download GPS Status from the play store and download aGPS data and see if that helps

mcmb03 said:
You can also try to download GPS Status from the play store and download aGPS data and see if that helps
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Nope, the issue is with ANY app that requests GPS data.

So, yeah. Today's OTA update did indeed fix this. i would press my own Thanks button, but that would be sinning!

burhanistan said:
Hi all. I'm having a bit of GPS weirdness. GPS can get a lock quickly and accurately, however, I have to turn it off/on every time I open an app that uses it. Otherwise, it won't ever find the location. Once I turn it off/on it picks up and stays locked while the app is running. Also, if I switch to another app that uses GPS I have to do the same thing to get a location fix.
So obviously, the GPS function works, but something in the OS is not recognizing it until it's reset. Not the end of the world, but definitely annoying. Is anyone else seeing this?
This is on the AT&T version, by the way.
Thanks!
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Same issue here and it's driving me INSANE. lol I am on stock rom just rooted and unlocked. If i ever want to use Gps I need to turn on/off the toggle. Very annoying. Wasn't like this from day one so something must have changed. I have tried clearing the cache for Google Maps as well as re enabling all of my location settings downloading aGPS data data did not work

Do you have yahoo weather installed ?
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I do not have yahoo weather installed. Another bit of info I forgot in last post:
I do sometimes, in a quick glance, see the gps icon running out of the blue. The notification of "acquiring gps signal bla bla" is present as well.. only to disappear within seconds. So it seems as if a specific service or application is using the gps in a faulty manner, blocking other services/applications from using it. May be why resetting the gps allows the application your trying to use access it. (my only fix)
If someone could read a logcat of what's going on I could post one up
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I've actually been combing through the logcat output and see a line reappearing often referring to "no secgps file" I do remember on my previous devices messing around with that file and others for GPS configurations. Does anyone know if this file is supposed to be included in the stock rom?
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BUMP
Seeing a few other posts in this sub forum for GPS locking issues, and most the others see the fix to turn on and off via the toggle.

tyshemi said:
Do you have yahoo weather installed ?
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It was Yahoo Weather for me! As soon as I deleted it the GPS started to work well with apps that need it such as Waze and Google Navigation. Wow. Thank you. I was going crazy. Tmobile GS4 btw!

Lol people probly thought I was crazy but it causes lots of issues
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tyshemi said:
Lol people probly thought I was crazy but it causes lots of issues
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Definitely no yahoo weather installed. I've disabled yahoo news and yahoo finance so far
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Sucks man faulty phone then I've had zero issues after the yahoo incident
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It does suck.. I'm starting to get the feeling its Google now. I love it and use it extensively
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[Q] MF9 AFTER update glitch

Brand new Galaxy S4 from Sprint. No root, all stock.
Prior to the update I went through Settings -> Connections -> Data Usage... and did "Restrict background data" for quite a few of the main apps that were using up a lot of data in the background. The two main ones were "Google Play Store" and "Google Services". NOW. This is ONLY background data. So it should have nothing to do with the app or system when running in the foreground. And at this point I had the phone for almost a week with things those settings and absolutely zero issues.
THEN System Update MF9 happened. Suddenly the minute I'm on Mobile Data only and not on WiFi, the phone freezes, restarts, and after a couple seconds to a minute of being on, it freezes again and restarts. Infinitely. If I'm on WiFi, it doesn't happen. If both WiFi and Mobile Data are off, it doesn't happen.
Stumped the first Samsung guy at Best Buy. Second guy was able to force a reinstall of the update through Odin. But it still did it. Exchanged the phone again, made sure the update went through at the store. Everything seemed ok. THEN when I tried to Restrict background data for the Google Play Store, happened again. But this time it was when I long pressed the home key in order to see the apps running in the background.
Can someone please explain to me what the heck google play store has to do with the entire system freezing and restarting? Because I just can't see the connection between the two. Not to mention it wasn't an issue prior to the MF9 update. Plus it bugs me that I can't restrict the data. I was on unlimited, but now I'm a part of my sisters family plan and don't want to be the one blamed for using up all the data.
Any suggestions as to what I can do to fix this? I want to be able to freely restrict the things I want to like prior to the update. Worst case scenario I'll have to revert it and just ignore the update until a new one comes out Halp!

Not sure what's happening but if your still with Sprint which I assume you are you still get unlimited data even on a family plan. Doesn't fix your issue but should give you peace of mind about using to much data.
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lol
cjmiller4848 said:
Not sure what's happening but if your still with Sprint which I assume you are you still get unlimited data even on a family plan. Doesn't fix your issue but should give you peace of mind about using to much data.
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My sister lied to me. I found out today. But still. It's weird that I can't restrict background data either way.
and only since this last update. Everything was fine before it. Plus I'm concerned because if it makes that glitchy then what else can tweak out at any moment?
This always happens. I should be a beta tester. I always find the most awkward random glitches. Like that time i got stick on a tree in WOW...

Having this exact issue........ if mobile data is not switched off it will just boot loop.
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Try and clear your cache for both apps in the Application Manager in settings.

Try and clear your cache for both apps in the Application Manager in settings.
Hey thanks for the response but clearing cache didnt work for me.
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Nautilusus said:
Try and clear your cache for both apps in the Application Manager in settings.
Hey thanks for the response but clearing cache didnt work for me.
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I guess you can restore the phone through Odin, if you want too.
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Salil999 said:
I guess you can restore the phone through Odin, if you want too.
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Tried that also..... the same. Do you have 'Background Restrict' on? I'm using GSM data instead of LTE.
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Nautilusus said:
Tried that also..... the same. Do you have 'Background Restrict' on? I'm using GSM data instead of LTE.
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I'm on MDL, on CyanogenMod. MF9 has too many problems from what I've heard.
Hit the "Thanks" button if I helped!

Well I guess this is one of those problems. Lol
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Nautilusus said:
Well I guess this is one of those problems. Lol
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Personally, I would advise you to downgrade to MDL. But it's your choice.
I'm not too familiar with MF9 that much.
Hit the "Thanks" button if I helped!

Settings--->Data usage--->Restrict background data[x]: Sprint MF9 is BROKEN
Chimodo said:
Brand new Galaxy S4 from Sprint. No root, all stock.
... the minute I'm on Mobile Data only and not on WiFi, the phone freezes, restarts, and after a couple seconds to a minute of being on, it freezes again and restarts.
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I have the same problem with my stock, factory-reset Sprint/Ting Galaxy S4 (pre-loaded MF9 build): If I turn on "Restrict background data" ('Rbd') on any or all of the processes listed under Settings-->Data usage, the phone will reboot more or less immediately, as soon as 4G becomes the only data source.
In other words, I can check 'Rbd' on any (or all) listed processes, and the phone will run just fine with either 1) WiFi & 4G, 2) WiFi only, or 3) WiFi/4G both off. I just can't run (for long) with 4G alone, unless none of the processes have 'Rbd' checked.
So to limit my data usage with the Sprint JD...MS9 build for the GS4, the only workaround I've found is to manually turn off "Mobile data" via the main pulldown menu, and turn it back on only when I need data, and WiFi isn't available. I've given up trying to use the broken "Restrict background data" feature.

markj99 said:
I have the same problem with my stock, factory-reset Sprint/Ting Galaxy S4 (pre-loaded MF9 build): If I turn on "Restrict background data" ('Rbd') on any or all of the processes listed under Settings-->Data usage, the phone will reboot more or less immediately, as soon as 4G becomes the only data source.
In other words, I can check 'Rbd' on any (or all) listed processes, and the phone will run just fine with either 1) WiFi & 4G, 2) WiFi only, or 3) WiFi/4G both off. I just can't run (for long) with 4G alone, unless none of the processes have 'Rbd' checked.
So to limit my data usage with the Sprint JD...MS9 build for the GS4, the only workaround I've found is to manually turn off "Mobile data" via the main pulldown menu, and turn it back on only when I need data, and WiFi isn't available. I've given up trying to use the broken "Restrict background data" feature.
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Yeah......I never got a fix for this........I do the same, I switch on mobile data when I need to check my messages. Just waiting on an update and hope it gets fixed. The other alternative is to downgrade to MDL but the battery life will be not so great.
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