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I have huge LTE issues. The coverage where I live is amazing, but my phone will not prefer LTE no matter what I do. Does the phone software just suck or is there something I can do?
LTE only - works, but then I cannot make or receive calls. All other modes will prefer 5.9 bars of 3G over 5.8 bars of LTE. Which doesn't make any sense.
Btw I am on CloudyPro II but I don't think it is a ROM issue because I never had had the phone prefer LTE even though I have almost max LTE everywhere.
I have also tried with fast dormancy enabled and disabled. It makes no difference.
Is there a way to make this phone prefer LTE?
Same problem here. Even though i got 4g on my place, it will connect on edge or 3g. Sometimes i got no signal at all. I dont have thos problem on JB. Im on rooted stock KK international. Is this a kernel or baseband issue?
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jefbeck said:
Same problem here. Even though i got 4g on my place, it will connect on edge or 3g. Sometimes i got no signal at all. I dont have thos problem on JB. Im on rooted stock KK international. Is this a kernel or baseband issue?
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Hmmm... I had the same problem on JB stock...
Another thing that I noticed is that if I for instance set this phone to LTE/GSM/WCDMA it will go nuts. Sometimes changing between H and 3G almost every second. Just back and forth.
It is almost as if this phone will poll the network several times each second and then prefer the strongest signal while completely disregarding data speed.
First, why are creating new threads when already exist similar topics? Do you read old topics? Maybe it has contained answer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474244
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Another thing that I noticed is that if I for instance set this phone to LTE/GSM/WCDMA it will go nuts. Sometimes changing between H and 3G almost every second. Just back and forth.
It is almost as if this phone will poll the network several times each second and then prefer the strongest signal while completely disregarding data speed.
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And what could it possibly do? You prefer it to connect to some 5miles fay away LTE cell only if it's speed is faster but your modem will then constantly drop packet and reestablish connection to drain the battery? Or should phone grab a nearest and most powerful signal from 3G cell?
And third, wait for Kitkat, it contains a newer 190084 baseband, maybe it will relieve your pains
Then again, why do you complain here instead of going straight to you operator office? It surely is their fault to tweak their cell wrongfully. We can't change their settings
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Almost forgot, read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660471
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Then again, why do you complain here instead of going straight to you operator office? It surely is their fault to tweak their cell wrongfully. We can't change their settings
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I have tried with different basebands and in case you didn't read my first post I have full LTE signal (6 of 6 bars) if I force it to pick LTE only. If I don't, it will pick 6 Bars H/3G.
I have also tried many different ROMs and I have checked the settings of the Sim card. It is set to prefer LTE.
Btw, did you read the last post in the thread that you linked to?
With LTE i get a ping of 34 ms and 15/5 Mbps. But the phone will pick a HSDPA connection with 47 ms ping and 6/1 Mbps.
And I am on the stock KitKat baseband but like I said I had the same issue on JB
If I force it in my office downtown I get up to 70 Mbps. And as soon as I switch back to default settings (if I boot) I go back to good old HSDPA if the phone is in a good mood. Otherwise I get 3G.
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I have the same issue, I don't get why WCDMA preferred exists and not an LTE preferred (in *#*#4636#*#*). I'm running stock everything, only thing I've done is rooted, and I'm updated to the lastest firmware with Knockcode that T-Mobile pushed out.
Best way to discribe it is the phone gets "stuck" on whatever band it falls on. If my LTE is weak, it will fall back on 3G or 2G and just stay there - it seems like networks aren't prioritized. The phone should (in a perfect world) look for 1) LTE, 2) WCDMA, and then 3) GSM in that order and only pass one over if weak or doesn't exist, and should it pick up a higher ranked connection it should switch back. It seems the LG G2's just don't... If it falls back on 2G it's perfectly happy staying there until force it back to something else (default mode LTE/GSM/WCDMA) and it's rather annoying. LTE only is viable only when T-Mobile enables VoLTE on the G2's, but as of right now it stops all calls from happening, and I can't even change my phone to only use LTE/WCDMA, because where I work we just got a tower upgrade to LTE and they took the 3G offline, so calls still won't go through since it has to fall back to 2G.
I'll give Samsung some credit when I had my S3 and S4 on AT&T they would always follow the pecking order of what I stated above (in a perfect world) and I never had an issue, but the G2 blows the S4 out the water in performance in my opinion.
Background: Back when I had unlimited data on verizon I had the HTC Thunderbolt which in my opinion is still one of my favorite phones. I do not recall the decibel strength exactly, but I only had a "couple of bars" and could get 40/30mbps (down/up) with the 4g in my area.
Anyhow, that phone broke (boot looping) and I ended up upgrading to the HTC DNA but really only get about 20/10 ("full bars") speeds now. I am not sure if I should suspect the phone being the issue (radio drivers/hardware) or maybe more of the bandwidth is being used (more people getting 4g phones) or if Verizon has simply been throttling their end in the past few years?
It may not matter right now, but I am planning on buying a grandfathered unlimited plan and start using it as my main internet connection. Also some people have told me to just use a normal hotspot (already have one) but I like having the phone as then I can tweek it more and use bluetooth to make a VOIP home phone, etc. Now I can not wait til 5g if I have unlimited data
Thanks for the suggestions.
It is most likely that a lot of people using the 4G LTE Internet(like you thought it was).
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could also be that your 4G LTE signal is not that strong. There is one thing you need to know, the bars dont tell you your 3G/4G signal, It tell you your Calling/Voice signal strength.
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It is most likely that a lot of people using the 4G LTE Internet(like you thought it was).
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could also be that your 4G LTE signal is not that strong. There is one thing you need to know, the bars dont tell you your 3G/4G signal, It tell you your Calling/Voice signal strength.
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That is what I assumed. But I am still curious if anyone knows of a good phone that has a stable radio that they know of. It may sound weird but even with 2 phones in the same area w/ same provider (etc) I can have 10mbps difference between the two.
And I will be moving to dead center of Toledo soon, so strength should not be that bad.
Oh, PS: It may help if I can attach an antenna to the phone - I know some phones allow this, but don't think all can.
In general, Motorola devices have the best/most stable radios.
Buy a 3G/4G Dongle
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That is what I assumed. But I am still curious if anyone knows of a good phone that has a stable radio that they know of. It may sound weird but even with 2 phones in the same area w/ same provider (etc) I can have 10mbps difference between the two.
And I will be moving to dead center of Toledo soon, so strength should not be that bad.
Oh, PS: It may help if I can attach an antenna to the phone - I know some phones allow this, but don't think all can.
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You could buy a Dongle and plug it in into an Android device. You could Get Some dongles at Amazon. Or eBay. If you want an antenna for your phone.
kyij said:
That is what I assumed. But I am still curious if anyone knows of a good phone that has a stable radio that they know of. It may sound weird but even with 2 phones in the same area w/ same provider (etc) I can have 10mbps difference between the two.
And I will be moving to dead center of Toledo soon, so strength should not be that bad.
Oh, PS: It may help if I can attach an antenna to the phone - I know some phones allow this, but don't think all can.
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well, for the stable radios on phones, I'm not even sure with is the most stable.
what antenna?
Btw, What antenna are you actually talking about?
Hey guys just wondering if there are any exynos users who have T-Mobile in the USA (Atlanta for me). Im using the n910U and i get a 4G signal pretty much everywhere but out of nowhere it will drop to 1 bar, and then drop signal all together. Its getting quite annoying as it was said that the unlocked version was supposed to work with T-Mobiles LTE bands. It also happens when using the download booster which is also a pain. Any suggestions on improving the signal? thanks in advance.
Bump. Anyone have any advice to remedy this?
Im planning on buying the sm-n910u aswell but I want to use it with metro pcs which should be using the same network as tmobile, I dunno if ur problem is the phone or network hiccups but im hoping it will work here in nyc
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Hey guys just wondering if there are any exynos users who have T-Mobile in the USA (Atlanta for me). Im using the n910U and i get a 4G signal pretty much everywhere but out of nowhere it will drop to 1 bar, and then drop signal all together. Its getting quite annoying as it was said that the unlocked version was supposed to work with T-Mobiles LTE bands. It also happens when using the download booster which is also a pain. Any suggestions on improving the signal? thanks in advance.
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A few things to look at
Try 3g only awhile, you may have a marginal 4g signal and the phone keeps switching back and forth
Try to find out which bands are coming off each tower in your area as well as tower location
You are one of the first to use the new intel modem in the usa for this phone
Keep us posted
Back in the HSPA days I had nothing but international devices and frequently experienced what you described. All the carriers have different networking h/w and topology because they all grew through acquisitions. If I left my home town where I had decent coverage when my flight would land in another region I'd have to reboot my phone to get it to connect to the network. When doing speed tests with friends using "real" AT&T phones their phones were always faster and more reliable. It was only an issue less than 10% of the time so it wasn't a big deal (to me). For better or worse the carrier's optimize the radios in their phone for their specific networks. So, at least in theory, a carrier phone (used on the carrier that provided it) is always going to deliver the best performance.
I got my N910U from Hong Kong, and my 4G signal is as weak as hell, though i'm a China Unicom user.
My iPhone 5s has much better signal than it, same SIM same network.:crying:
There must be something very wrong with the Exynos version of Note 4.
Hope Samsung could fix this ASAP.
Yea it happens pretty randomly in my house and when i leave to drive around town. The signal will be 4 bars on 4G then suddenly just drop connection all together for about 10 seconds. its a real drain on the battery when it does it so often. Im wondering if its a software issue with the radio in the n910u? Since we have root already we can load a different radio on it and see if it improves?
Got the same thing going on with my 910U on Fido Network in Canada. I must note it seems like it doesn't affect performance except for a network speed, no issues during the calls but 4G signal is at 1 bar most of the time unless I'm outside in downtown or something. I must note 3G signal was almost always at full strength. Not sure what is going on here but I thing we really could use some modem update here lol
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Hey guys just wondering if there are any exynos users who have T-Mobile in the USA (Atlanta for me). Im using the n910U and i get a 4G signal pretty much everywhere but out of nowhere it will drop to 1 bar, and then drop signal all together. Its getting quite annoying as it was said that the unlocked version was supposed to work with T-Mobiles LTE bands. It also happens when using the download booster which is also a pain. Any suggestions on improving the signal? thanks in advance.
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I also have hongkong N910U model and facing signal issue on regular basis. When Problem appear I can not receive calls anymore and when try to make call , signal disappear altogether. After I retry a couple of times then it works fine but only solution is a restart to get the full strength. it feels like it is a software issue rather hardware but still keeping my device in observation. I feel when I enable power save mode only after that this problem appears. trying not to enable power save mode and test the issue for few days.
Kindly also share your own experiences to solve this issue temporarily.
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Hey guys just wondering if there are any exynos users who have T-Mobile in the USA (Atlanta for me). Im using the n910U and i get a 4G signal pretty much everywhere but out of nowhere it will drop to 1 bar, and then drop signal all together. Its getting quite annoying as it was said that the unlocked version was supposed to work with T-Mobiles LTE bands. It also happens when using the download booster which is also a pain. Any suggestions on improving the signal? thanks in advance.
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hi i had this problem too when i used the fingerprint sensor.....then i turned it off and everything was ok..:laugh:
maybe its a root problem with the fingerprint sensor..
Okarina26 said:
hi i had this problem too when i used the fingerprint sensor.....then i turned it off and everything was ok..:laugh:
maybe its a root problem with the fingerprint sensor..
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So you have the 910U, exynos working with Tmobile in the US? Getting both 3g and 4g successfully?
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So you have the 910U, exynos working with Tmobile in the US? Getting both 3g and 4g successfully?
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i have 3G only..!!
i get a 4G signal pretty much everywhere but out of nowhere it will drop to 1 bar, and then drop signal all togethe
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If have exactly the same issue !!!!
Start with full signal strength and going down to the lowest strength and minutes later no signal !!!
Reboot or Airplane mode can undo this, but the cycle starts allover: Full strength, less strength and no signal.
Tried with 3 different carriers !!
And 2 Note 4's !!
I have the Snapdragon version SM-N910F
What is going on ??
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chukwu77 said:
Hey guys just wondering if there are any exynos users who have T-Mobile in the USA (Atlanta for me). Im using the n910U and i get a 4G signal pretty much everywhere but out of nowhere it will drop to 1 bar, and then drop signal all together. Its getting quite annoying as it was said that the unlocked version was supposed to work with T-Mobiles LTE bands. It also happens when using the download booster which is also a pain. Any suggestions on improving the signal? thanks in advance.
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If have exactly the same issue !!!!
Start with full signal strength and going down to the lowest strength and minutes later no signal !!!
Reboot or Airplane mode can undo this, but the cycle starts allover: Full strength, less strength and no signal.
Tried with 3 different carriers !!
And 2 Note 4's !!
I have the Snapdragon version SM-N910F
What is going on ??
altenae said:
If have exactly the same issue !!!!
Start with full signal strength and going down to the lowest strength and minutes later no signal !!!
Reboot or Airplane mode can undo this, but the cycle starts allover: Full strength, less strength and no signal.
Tried with 3 different carriers !!
And 2 Note 4's !!
I have the Snapdragon version SM-N910F
What is going on ??
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If have exactly the same issue !!!!
Start with full signal strength and going down to the lowest strength and minutes later no signal !!!
Reboot or Airplane mode can undo this, but the cycle starts allover: Full strength, less strength and no signal.
Tried with 3 different carriers !!
And 2 Note 4's !!
I have the Snapdragon version SM-N910F
What is going on ??
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I have the N910U note 4 and having the same problem.
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I have the N910U note 4 and having the same problem.
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Swapped the note 4 again.
The third one and a new simcard fixed the issue !!
3 to 4 bars signal strength/
I have this problem since yesterday, it seem like the Note 4 is dropping the Sim card. In panama we have a provider that will need to register the sim card with names and stuff but i never did and every time i turn off the phone it will pop out that menu from the sim card.
Yesterday it was popping out every 20mins so i assume that the note 4 is dropping the Sim card. i didn't have that problem when i started using it. its been only a week and this problem came out. I got no signal, with the circle and a dash to full signal and drop signal back... all day, I can't even play online or watch youtube or other things. But it work fine with wifi!
I changed providers no more issues for me. Gonna change back next week and a new simcard also
I am in Colombia and my phone always is with one bar of signal, but when I am making or receiving a call it get full bars of signal. Do your phone do that? (I have the N910U)
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Have this device on Bell in Canada. Not having these issues at all, but haven't rooted.
I've used a mediapad x2 for the past year and a half, and have been very pleased with the device, with its one drawback being no LTE connectivity. Hspa+ has largely been adequate, though it's not a steady connection like I saw with LTE on my note 4 in the past, with ten to fifteen second pauses where I only see "H" in the status bar before the plus appears and I get punches of decent speeds up to fifteen mbps or so.
I've waited for a successor to the mediapad, and I feel this is as good as it gets if I want a larger device with phone capabilities. The stereo speakers are another big draw, and frankly I've developed a bit of brand loyalty for Huawei at this point, especially after getting burned by shoddy turnouts from my last two Samsung devices.
I've already purchased it, and I've researched enough to see it doesn't support tmobile LTE here in the US. However, I've noticed it supports more bands than the x2 did, and was curious if anyone could remark on speed or stability of the m3 LTE on that network. I won't receive the device for another week or so, but I'm curious if I should expect exactly what I saw on the x2 in terms of network performance, or perhaps some even minor improvements in that regard.
How is your experience with the Mediapad M3 on TMobile network?
In case the OP doesn't see this, I can comment on T-Mobile compatibility. It took some work with their phone rep, but I did get mine set up on their network. I do not get LTE at all in the Chicago area. I see alot of "H+" and "3g", but never LTE.
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In case the OP doesn't see this, I can comment on T-Mobile compatibility. It took some work with their phone rep, but I did get mine set up on their network. I do not get LTE at all in the Chicago area. I see alot of "H+" and "3g", but never LTE.
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How's the data speed? Do you think this is worth using on TMobile? Thanks for answering!
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How's the data speed? Do you think this is worth using on TMobile? Thanks for answering!
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It isn't fast. I've had H+ in the car and it is acceptable, but I was waiting on the ground in a plane a few weeks ago and the 3g was slow. Slow to the point that I didn't think I was actually connected for a while. I guess that is to be expected. I've got a Google Project Fi account and I may try that sim card to see if things are any quicker. I just like having the first 200mb for free with Tmobile.
T-mobile - LTE , Czech republik, Europe, M3 (firmware: BTV-DL09C233B030) - super, OK
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In case the OP doesn't see this, I can comment on T-Mobile compatibility. It took some work with their phone rep, but I did get mine set up on their network. I do not get LTE at all in the Chicago area. I see alot of "H+" and "3g", but never LTE.
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Do you mind listing what changes you had to make to get it going on 3g? I can only see edge.
Thanks
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Do you mind listing what changes you had to make to get it going on 3g? I can only see edge.
Thanks
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All of the changes were on T-mobile's end. Mine varied a lot as I traveled around the Chicago area. I've since gone to a Project Fi sim card, but have largely the same results. I really think it just depends on your geographic location.
So for anyone interested, this is the compatibility for the M3 on USA networks
https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...ediapad-m3-td-lte-btv-dl09-32gb/united-states
I have confirmed on TMobile in some locations you will get 3G, but a rep today told me they are decommissioning a lot of these sites to replace them with LTE bands, so coverage will be shrinking.
Welp, there goes an hour of research which led me to the conclusion that this was the right device to buy for somebody who lives on a houseboat. *sigh*
According to Amazon is not compatible with any US LTE Carriers. Not worth paying extra for the cell capability since most of the 3G/HPSA stuff is going away.
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I've used a mediapad x2 for the past year and a half, and have been very pleased with the device, with its one drawback being no LTE connectivity. Hspa+ has largely been adequate, though it's not a steady connection like I saw with LTE on my note 4 in the past, with ten to fifteen second pauses where I only see "H" in the status bar before the plus appears and I get punches of decent speeds up to fifteen mbps or so.
I've waited for a successor to the mediapad, and I feel this is as good as it gets if I want a larger device with phone capabilities. The stereo speakers are another big draw, and frankly I've developed a bit of brand loyalty for Huawei at this point, especially after getting burned by shoddy turnouts from my last two Samsung devices.
I've already purchased it, and I've researched enough to see it doesn't support tmobile LTE here in the US. However, I've noticed it supports more bands than the x2 did, and was curious if anyone could remark on speed or stability of the m3 LTE on that network. I won't receive the device for another week or so, but I'm curious if I should expect exactly what I saw on the x2 in terms of network performance, or perhaps some even minor improvements in that regard.
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I've been having my S10+ on Verizon which I got in March, constantly drop from 4G to 3G, to noG. I didn't have this problem with my S8+. It appears many other people that having the same problem with not only the S10+ but other S10s on other carriers as well. Supposedly Samsung is supposed to release a software fix, but Sprint is also having people return their S10+s and get replacements because supposedly many of the first ones made have a hardware issue causing this. Anyone on Verizon or other carriers having similar issues and any update on the fix software or return and get new phone or otherwise?
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I've been having my S10+ on Verizon which I got in March, constantly drop from 4G to 3G, to noG. I didn't have this problem with my S8+. It appears many other people that having the same problem with not only the S10+ but other S10s on other carriers as well. Supposedly Samsung is supposed to release a software fix, but Sprint is also having people return their S10+s and get replacements because supposedly many of the first ones made have a hardware issue causing this. Anyone on Verizon or other carriers having similar issues and any update on the fix software or return and get new phone or otherwise?
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What manufactur dates do you think were effected ?
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Sounds like the same problem I had on TELUS in Canada. Took it to Samsung and they told me they had to replace motherboard. Fought with them like cats and dogs and they refused to give me a new phone. After waiting over a month for them to fix it, I immediately sold it and bought a Huawei P30 Pro. Will never have another Samsung Phone after that fiasco...
Not sure. Supposedly the first few batches but I'm not sure of date ranges. All I know is this has been the worst reception of any phone I've had and it happens alll over. Drop LTE and if i hit Airplane mode on and then turn it off it comes back. In fact I just had to do that right now to reply.
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Not sure. Supposedly the first few batches but I'm not sure of date ranges. All I know is this has been the worst reception of any phone I've had and it happens alll over. Drop LTE and if i hit Airplane mode on and then turn it off it comes back. In fact I just had to do that right now to reply.
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What's yours build date and factory ? Use Samsung info to find out and post reply.
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Says 3/01/2019. Where does it show where?
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Says 3/01/2019. Where does it show where?
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The app Samsung info.
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Anyone have any updates on how big a problem this is or how to fix it?
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Anyone have any updates on how big a problem this is or how to fix it?
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I had drop LTE signal issue, sometimes lte won't come back until reboot the phone but after do a reset network settings my phone works significantly better:good:
Am having the same or similar issues my internet is working all fine and out of nowhere i loose internet while still having full signal bar. I tried airplane mode and nothing seems to bring back the internet only thing that works for me is a reset am on AT&T
This seems to effect all s10 models regardless of the carrier.
I have a Verizon s10 plus that I pre ordered.
My LTE will have poor speed and randomly not work even though the status bar shows a signal in spots with good Verizon coverage. I also noticed that my bluetooth will randomly disconnect from devices and is very glitchy. Also the battery life has been not great. Only about 5 hours SOT with lot of apps disabled and all settings adjusted for maximum battery life.
Also I noticed that if you go into settings/connections/mobile networks and observe the signal strength it is always either -120dbm 99asu or "not available" which is not good.
I Noticed the LTE issues after an update(not sure which one it was)
I tried Updating to the latest ASD9 and there is no improvement.
I did all the basic troubleshooting through verizon(new sim, provisioned the device again). No improvement
I reset the phone with no improvement, I flashed the factory firmware ASD7 with odin.... no improvement.
Finally I brought the phone to a local Samsung experience store.
They tried to run some tests but it would not complete them. They were well aware of the problems with sprint phones but were surprised to see these issues on a Verizon phone. Eventually they agreed to replace the motherboard but had an issue flashing the serial number to the new firmware so now finally im going to get a new phone. Fingers crossed, this has been such a headach