I just got the S4 upgrading from the Epic (still a good phone) and it is phenomenal. I live in a part of Austin that has Sprint's new 4G LTE area so I am able to get on the network. I have seen that it is able to connect to the network, but I am unable to recieve data or send data even though it shows it is an active working system. Anyone else??
bowling88 said:
I just got the S4 upgrading from the Epic (still a good phone) and it is phenomenal. I live in a part of Austin that has Sprint's new 4G LTE area so I am able to get on the network. I have seen that it is able to connect to the network, but I am unable to recieve data or send data even though it shows it is an active working system. Anyone else??
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Are you completely stock? Have you done anything to your phone that may affect it?
And are you getting multiple bars? I remember when I was in SF and I'd be right at the edge of the network, so I was connecting to 4G but I was hardly doing it, and I wouldn't be able to use data.
You might have a faulty radio? Check to make sure your within range, and does 3G work fine for you?
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inlineboy said:
Are you completely stock? Have you done anything to your phone that may affect it?
And are you getting multiple bars? I remember when I was in SF and I'd be right at the edge of the network, so I was connecting to 4G but I was hardly doing it, and I wouldn't be able to use data.
You might have a faulty radio? Check to make sure your within range, and does 3G work fine for you?
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If you are stock, I would also try updating your profile and PRL. Menu>Settings>More>System Update>Update Profile and then the same for PRL.
remember lte is still being worked on and you could easily be trying to connect to a tower that isn't fully operational yet.
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From day one, I have had isues with signal strength. It will be 6 bars one second and then no bars the next while in the same spot. Is there yet a solution?
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Same here. I get the infinite sms and send failed all the time. Messed up thing is the only rom this doesn't happen to me in is stock. Go figure.
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Mine has always been stock no mods running froyo
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I have the same problem. Mine will go from perfect signal to the damn 1x icon with no bars and be so slow. Even though on in the same spot when I had full signal. It pisses me off.
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Same here
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I have the same problem too.It's even worse when i'm 4G.it sucks
If you install roam control from the market, it will force your phone to roam and in the process turn your phone into a verizon phone since you will be using there towers It solved all my reception issues, just be sure to check allow data roaming and you most likely will not have another problem with reception. Oh also you must be rooted for it to work
Yeah but when using roam control the internet speed isn't 3g
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The 3g icon is displayed on my phone and actively in use since i enabled data roaming, so i dont see your point? Data is fast and reception is good, dont be a debbie downer
jspsuperman said:
The 3g icon is displayed on my phone and actively in use since i enabled data roaming, so i dont see your point? Data is fast and reception is good, dont be a debbie downer
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try testing your speed. just because the 3g icon is displayed doesn't mean you're getting it. and the contract between sprint and verizon stipulates that sprint customers roaming on verizons network are restricted to 1x speeds.
seanwn86 said:
try testing your speed. just because the 3g icon is displayed doesn't mean you're getting it. and the contract between sprint and verizon stipulates that sprint customers roaming on verizons network are restricted to 1x speeds.
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Thank you. That is my point. Your not on 3g
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Im on wifi most of the time anyways, and when Im not (If I remember) I turn on 4g, so thats probably why I never noticed 3g being any different As far as signal strength, roam control does make you have excellent service for making calls, there is no denying that.
My epic keeps flipping from 3g to 1x and I'm even using amplifier. My touch pro 2 had a app that forced 3g only. I really hope there is a way to do this with the epic 4g. I'm sure there is, but it's way above what I know about phones. If anyone knows of anyway to do this, please let me know.
1x means its roaming. If its switching between 3g and 1x, your phone is trying to find a strong signal.if it keeps going to 1x, you have a weak sprint signal and its roaming onto verizon.i have this problem at work,and it drains the battery quick.i use the app "roam control" to set my phone to roam only to save battery.hope this helps
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1x means its roaming. If its switching between 3g and 1x, your phone is trying to find a strong signal.if it keeps going to 1x, you have a weak sprint signal and its roaming onto verizon.i have this problem at work,and it drains the battery quick.i use the app "roam control" to set my phone to roam only to save battery.hope this helps
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1x is not roaming. It is what we had before 3g. Older towers.
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ski21 said:
My epic keeps flipping from 3g to 1x and I'm even using amplifier. My touch pro 2 had a app that forced 3g only. I really hope there is a way to do this with the epic 4g. I'm sure there is, but it's way above what I know about phones. If anyone knows of anyway to do this, please let me know.
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http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epic-4g/144706-force-3g-only.html#post2116841
Get your MSL
Easy way to get your MSL #
Then type: ##33284#
type in your MSL
others->HDR 1x->Evdo only
marcusant said:
1x is not roaming. It is what we had before 3g. Older towers.
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You can't use 3G while roaming on Verizon towers. The best you can use is 1x.
LunaticWolf said:
You can't use 3G while roaming on Verizon towers. The best you can use is 1x.
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Not true at all. 01115 and greater prls have 3g roaming on verizon in some states.
Thanks
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so wait when i do this what exactly does this do? because i just did it and in my house i usually only got 3 bars now i have full bars. Does it go off another carriers towers or what?
And also no matter what i still cannot update my prl...Keeps giving me an error...
I remember on the TP2, if you went/forced "EVDO ONLY" you lost voice/text since they operate on 1x don't know if it is the same for the Epic.
Ah,cool...didnt know about the 1x thing..thanx
Ps.confirmed 3g roaming with 01120 prl here in honolulu,hi
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Another cool thing the tp1 and mogul did...tp2 didn't have evdo only option... when your forced it to evdo only it would search and connect to 3g networks that were not even in the prl. 3g roaming on vzw way back in the day
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Not true at all. 01115 and greater prls have 3g roaming on verizon in some states.
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You only get those PRLs with a business account, so its true for the average user.
OK well i did the above now when i try to send text mesages or anything on wifi it is failing and won't let me do it. So whats going on?
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You only get those PRLs with a business account, so its true for the average user.
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Discounted accounts, not business accounts. Lots of people take advantage of the 5-20% discount on their Sprint account.
So noone knows why it was doing this?
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So noone knows why it was doing this?
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Poor signal quality(not strength)..problems with towers...could be many things.
Thanks guys, I got my msl and did that now it stays on 3g. It is working great. I'm going to try flashing different modems to see which one works the best at my house. Thanks again.
I only needed to do this because my phone would want to keep going to 1x, which I guess is the strongest signal at my house. My 3g signal is only 2bars at best, where as 1x is 3-4 bars, but for using internet service 1x sucks. Thanks again guys.
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Poor signal quality(not strength)..problems with towers...could be many things.
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Well I had full bars and I was on wifi at first then took off wifi to go to 3g andit was still failing as soon as I switched it back to both it started working agaain. So I don't know
ski21 said:
Thanks guys, I got my msl and did that now it stays on 3g. It is working great. I'm going to try flashing different modems to see which one works the best at my house. Thanks again.
I only needed to do this because my phone would want to keep going to 1x, which I guess is the strongest signal at my house. My 3g signal is only 2bars at best, where as 1x is 3-4 bars, but for using internet service 1x sucks. Thanks again guys.
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Just remember your phone needs 1x to receive voice and sms.
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Discounted accounts, not business accounts. Lots of people take advantage of the 5-20% discount on their Sprint account.
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idk I'm in honolulu, have a discount, and got 60679 prl
Hey everyone,
I just bought a refurbished Nexus S for $200. I thought it was a pretty good deal. Loving the phone so far. However, last night I lost data services. The signal bars which is normally green was "greyed" out. I tried the web browser, twitter and nothing was working. Eventually I got data back in about 30 mins or so. I didn't think anything of it. Well, it happened again today. Signal bars were greyed out again. I have less than 14 days to return/exchange my device. Should I exchange it? Is this a known issue with the Nexus S? Just an FYI, I have 2 lines and data is working fine on my BlackBerry.
I'm running stock OS, 2.3.6
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Hate to break it to you but one of the few bad things about this phone is its reception. Check what radio version. Your on. If it doesn't say ke1, go on peter alfonsos web site and download the ke1 radio and flash it through cwm. See if that helps.
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I'm assuming that requires me to root the phone? So if I choose not to root my phone I'm going to have this ongoing issue?
rooting and installing this radio won't necessarily help. I have the I9020A with the newest radio and i do have this problem sometimes - I'm losing signal and it recovers in random time. the weirdest thing is that I can find my network when I'm searching manually for networks. You are on rogers (based on your avatar), so i can only guess we have the same model. My brother has the I9020A also, and he has similar yet different problem - when he lost signal due to no reception areas, he has to go into airplane mode and back to normal to recover the signal. he also has the newest radio (UCKF).
You should also notice that rooting your phone will make you lose your warranty, and i guess that also the the right to exchange it.
Yes the model I have is the same as your brother's. I know in general Samsung has bad radios. Is it because it's made by Samsung or is it particular to the Nexus S? I have been reading the same issues with the Galaxy Nexus, so I'm guessing it's Samsung.
I don't plan on rooting it because I know it will void the warranty and I won't be able to return/exchange it.
i have same case , which is , when i am back in my room ,away from streets and lots walls for signal to go through , 3G signal is **** , however, you can switch it to 2G signal in order to no to miss any phone calls and SMSs. but , you Internet speed will greatly reduced ... like max 8 kb/s
RushAOZ said:
Hate to break it to you but one of the few bad things about this phone is its reception. Check what radio version. Your on. If it doesn't say ke1, go on peter alfonsos web site and download the ke1 radio and flash it through cwm. See if that helps.
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how can you recommended a radio for a NS4G when you don't even know what phone he/she has ........
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Rem3Dy said:
how can you recommended a radio for a NS4G when you don't even know what phone he/she has ........
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I'm a she and I have the I9020A.
qtwrk said:
i have same case , which is , when i am back in my room ,away from streets and lots walls for signal to go through , 3G signal is **** , however, you can switch it to 2G signal in order to no to miss any phone calls and SMSs. but , you Internet speed will greatly reduced ... like max 8 kb/s
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You should see if your phone is set to wcdma/gsm mode. My room is a inner room also and when it loses 3g signal, it jumps automatically to gsm mode (internet speed is not an issue, WI-FI FTW ).
Rem3Dy said:
how can you recommended a radio for a NS4G when you don't even know what phone he/she has ........
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Well I do have an ns4g and since these forums aren't seperated by model its easy to see why I would make the wrong recommendation. What are you following me around? Instead of being a troll why don't you post something useful and try and help the op bud.
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What Radio do you currently have?
I usually had this problem and I had to go into mobile network settings, uncheck 'Data Enabled' and select 'Network Operators' until it found my carrier.
Have you tried checking the Airplane mode and disabling again?
If you dial *#*#4636#*#* when this happens and you go into phone information, do you see it connected?
So, I have a Nexus 4, and T-Mobile ($30/month prepaid). I live in the south-western part of PA. I'm in my house currently, and have full bars, no problems there.
I was at work earlier (inside), and had no signal at all. Outside I have like 1-2 bars, sometimes. I'm in the same town too, and the area seems to be in a more elevated area as well.
When I tried searching for mobile networks, I did notice AT&T showed in the list, but not T-Mobile. Perhaps this means AT&T has better coverage in my area than T-Mobile? Is there anything I can do to improve signal on my-end, like flashing different basebands? I was on the latest (.48 I think) earlier when I experienced this, but I flashed down to .33 now. Still full bars in my house, but I'll have to wait till tomorrow to verify if it actually changes anything.
I like T-Mobile, so I would prefer to keep using their service, but I do need some kind of cellular at work :/ I don't think AT&T offers anything like T-Mobile's $30/month prepaid plan either, for that cheap anyway.
Edit: T-Mobile's Coverage map shows green for my entire town and neighboring towns, for 2G/Voice.
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So, I have a Nexus 4, and T-Mobile ($30/month prepaid). I live in the south-western part of PA. I'm in my house currently, and have full bars, no problems there.
I was at work earlier (inside), and had no signal at all. Outside I have like 1-2 bars, sometimes. I'm in the same town too, and the area seems to be in a more elevated area as well.
When I tried searching for mobile networks, I did notice AT&T showed in the list, but not T-Mobile. Perhaps this means AT&T has better coverage in my area than T-Mobile? Is there anything I can do to improve signal on my-end, like flashing different basebands? I was on the latest (.48 I think) earlier when I experienced this, but I flashed down to .33 now. Still full bars in my house, but I'll have to wait till tomorrow to verify if it actually changes anything.
I like T-Mobile, so I would prefer to keep using their service, but I do need some kind of cellular at work :/ I don't think AT&T offers anything like T-Mobile's $30/month prepaid plan either, for that cheap anyway.
Edit: T-Mobile's Coverage map shows green for my entire town and neighboring towns, for 2G/Voice.
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Try these APN settings http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236735
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If that don't work then call T-Mobile and ***** them out for poor signal coverage
Modem flash to .33 nor the APN settings helped; still a pretty bad/no signal :/
Under About Device, I think my signal is like -80 or something; I've seen it go higher and lower, and I still had a connection though. Any ideas?
Did you contact T-Mobile yet? Maybe they can get you a signal booster.
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Another option if you're running a touchwiz rom is to use wifi calling.
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Been wondering same thing lol
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Basically I have tried stock reset using LG Flashing tool i have rooted and tried numerous roms, but the problem is i boot my phone it has 4gLTE full then 5 minutes in it switches to 3g network. I have called verizon and tried everything they told me. Also i have even tried and made sure it was on the correct network which is Global or CDMA/LTE
I wanted to know if any deveopler can help me here to figure out the issue with why its not staying connected to 4g?
One of two things. There is issues with the towers around u which would be a Verizon problem. Or its hardware related
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Esteway.619 said:
One of two things. There is issues with the towers around u which would be a Verizon problem. Or its hardware related
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its sounding like its hardware related before i upgraded to the LG g2 i had .. i even dialed *228 to locate towers my area is all red on 4glte and im right next to the tower
can someone please help me with this issue it is irritating me very much because i pay for 4glte not 3g ****
so no update on this no one having the same issues as me loosing 4glte and connecting to 3g
Have you tried a new SIM card? On some LTE devices dialing *228 can actually screw up the SIM data. You should try a new card.
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Have you tried any of the different radios / modems? Might be worth a shot.
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so no update on this no one having the same issues as me loosing 4glte and connecting to 3g
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Just got my G2 a couple days ago and I can confirm that I am having the same issue. I haven't found any fixes yet. It does seem that as long as I am actively using the data network, I keep 4g. Once I quit using data or go to wi-fi though, I switch back to 3g after a short period. Quick toggle of airplane mode and almost instantly connects back to 4g again, with the same results of dropping shortly thereafter.
I'm in a spotty area, 4G sticks on one bar and rarely reverts to 3G. Signal loss very rarely. Always comes back auto. Faulty modem sw, SIM, hardware, or towers.
I called lg about the issue they say it was Verizon's fault and there radios .. So they sent me the international version works perfect now I would recommend anyone here to drop Verizon they are **** and highly overpriced