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So far this is a VERY responsive phone. I am enjoying it a lot. The screen is extremely responsive but the "buttons" don't get accidentally pressed a whole lot, not like other droids or the N1.
I am not a fan of the keyboard and am trying to find a version of Swype that works correctly on the Incredible. I used it on the regular DROID and also the Omnia 1 and Omnia2 and it's my personal favorite.
My biggest issue is WiFi. My home network is WPA2/TKIP and if I so much as try to attach to the network here, the entire router goes seriously awry and I have to shut down the router or turn off WiFi on the phone. I've never had this happen and I've been working with it almost all day today... it's just plain odd. I will try it on a few other Wireless networks and see what happens. Anyone else have the Incredible and using WiFi?
I also have the Verizon Network extender and it will not see it. Other VZW phones do and the Omnia2 i920 I just switched from was using it just fine. I will call VZW support and see if they can help me on that... I only have one bar 3g in my podunk location so without WiFi and Extender working I am running slow.
I have had mine for a few days. At work we have a couple of the verizon network extenders and I have talked to vzw about this they say that the droid and incredible use 3G to find out how much signal you have. how ever they still use the verizon extender for voice. As for wireless networks I have not had a single problem with my Linksys wireless routher flashed to dd-wrt
I and my father have a new SGS2. When I connect to Wifi, no problems at all. On BOTH, the internet connection is very slow, with stops and always changing H... 3G... H....... If I connect to my old phone, the speed is fine, so it's not the local provider. My SGS2 has a lot of apps in it, and my father's one is stock ready and new, but the problem is the same for both. Also it spends a lot of battery.
Some people are complaining about this problem, is there a solution?
Try disabling fast dormancy.
how do you disable fast dormancy?
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Change network setting to gsm only mode if it still come you might consider to chanhe the sim card, like i plan to.
I also using this gt p1000 with different sim card and it happened more faster browsing rather than this dual core gt i9100
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Probably due to the radio sucking. There are others you can flash to...not sure which is best.
Are you by chance on AT&T in the US? Anyone know of the best radio for this phone on AT&T?
I also get very slow internet comnection in areas where high speed UMTS is not available. Actually, in these areas the phone is so slow that it always looses communication with the server. Practically, internet does not work AT ALL!
I'm really tired of being regularly pissed off by this phone and its many defects!
UPDATE:
Just tried disabling fast dormancy by using the hidden service menu *#9900#
It looks like at least now commection works. Speed is not optimal but that may be normal because at the moment I am in an area not covered by H+ connection.
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YET ANOTHER UPDATE: Forget what I just said in the post above. It only worked for a few minutes, and then I'm back with no connection. It looks like this phone is rather deaf to 3G networks. But again, I may be wrong. The thruth is that I am desperately struggling to make this bloody phone work, but so far I have no clues at all.
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There have been random reports of regional and carrier specific problems with 2/3G. Some have been fixed with s/w updates, some people had to get rid of the phone. If your phone and your father's phone perform differently using the same SIM card, than his phone has a hardware problem. If they both suck, then you can either keep playing with the settings, hope a future s/w release fixes the problem, or get different phones.
The SGS2 appears to be router sensitive. It doesn't like D-Link routers. It appears to like Netgear routers a lot. While you shouldn't have to, changing your router can make a big difference in Wi-Fi performance.
Also, both of the conditions above wreak havoc on battery life. I can get 15 hours connected to my Netgear router while people with D-Link's are lucky to see 8.
I do have a second phone (my good old nokia n95 8GB), and also a second contract with the same carrier. I've already tried swapping the sim cards, and the result is always the same: N95 working flawlessly and SGS2 struggling even to get a reply from the server.
Obviously it's a problem related to the SGS2 (mine is unbranded and unrooted, just made the update to the latest firmware 2 months ago), and not to the carrier, although in this period I am in my parents' house, where signal is slightly lower than what I get in my house, at the opposite side of the city. So some cross relationship with signal strength may actually also be possible.
I do have Dlink routers both in my hose and in my parent's house, but I get very good wifi connection, I really can't complain about that. Also because my routers are different from the model that is known to cause problems. Anyway wifi connection is not in discussion here. It's cellular network connection that's problematic.
This evening, after disabling and reenabling all possible settings, and setting network connection to CDMA only, I was able to get fairly good connections, however we shouldn't be supposed to trickle anything in order to simply get cellular network data connection.
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The one thing that's keeping me from fully enjoying my new Nexus 4---hassles with radios, both wifi & cellular.
1) On my home wifi network on all devices except the Nexus 4 I see solid, constant download speeds of 25Mbps. My Nexus 4 consistently only gives me 4-6Mbps. If I disconnect/reconnect sometimes I can see speeds slightly higher than that, but only temporarily. This isn't generally a huge deal because 4-6Mbps is fast enough for most things on a phone, it just bugs me that every other device in the house gets 25Mbps.
2) Of bigger annoyance is my cellular data connection, it drops off multiple times per day. The cellular signal strength indicates full bars, along with the 'H' icon indicating I'm connected to T-Mobiles HSPA+ network. Voice still works fine but the data connection is dead--nothing will connect--Speedtest, maps, Google Search, Facebook, etc. This forces me to either turn on/off Airplane mode or reboot the phone completely to regain my cellular data connection. On my previous SGS2 I never experienced this issue. It drives me nuts to not be able to pull up a phone number, directions etc at the times I need it most.
Does anybody have any similar experiences or suggestions on how to remedy these issues?
Edit---FYI I'm fully stock but rooted. 4.2.1 update not yet applied.
1) Check APN settings and make sure your account is properly provisioned by calling T-Mo CSRs. I had a similar issue with my Nexus One back in the day that was fixed with a reboot after they reprovisioned my account.
2) Flash factory image, in case it was a bad flash of the radio. It happens.
3) If 1 & 2 fails, or you don't want to try #2, call the Nexus hotline and get yourself a replacement.
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1) Check APN settings and make sure your account is properly provisioned by calling T-Mo CSRs. I had a similar issue with my Nexus One back in the day that was fixed with a reboot after they reprovisioned my account.
2) Flash factory image, in case it was a bad flash of the radio. It happens.
3) If 1 & 2 fails, or you don't want to try #2, call the Nexus hotline and get yourself a replacement.
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Called TMobile and had them reset my account, I'll keep an eye on it the next couple of days.
Right now I'm downloading a cached Google map via WiFi and it is slooooow.
I also notice on edge the signal is inconsistent.
Hi
The Wi-Fi issue is something happening to others, seems to be a driver bug.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40306
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Phil
Wifi connectivity is my biggest gripe. I'll step 6 feet away from my router and I lose a bar. A couple rooms away I fluctuate between 1 and 0 bars.
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Did you ever find a cure for this? I am having the exact same issues on my O2UK Nexus 4, anytime I want to use the data connection its almost guaranteed not to work and involve reboots, Airplane mode on and off etc
Im having the same issues. My data just drops wifi and cellular. I dont get full signal wifi or cellular. I live in india and flashed the latest .54 which was released in india recently. I managed to at least get cellular data going but my strength still low and data drops still on both wifi and cellular. Its super frustrating. Any ideas?
try reflashing the OS on your phone and try changing the wifi channel on your router.
changing the channel on my wireless router really helped signal to all of my devices. there may be lots of interference on the channel you're on.
SeraldoBabalu said:
try reflashing the OS on your phone and try changing the wifi channel on your router.
changing the channel on my wireless router really helped signal to all of my devices. there may be lots of interference on the channel you're on.
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I may reflash OS but i just got the phone today so ill slow down a bit. I flashed the radio one would think that would be enough? Anyway I have many other devices on my wifi without an issue and i used wifi analyser and theres no overlap with other routers and i experience this on 2g 3g and wifi so it looks like some modem problem. Unfortunately the phone was bought 3 months ago in the States and im here in india so im kind of stuck
There are known issues with the Nexus 4 wifi speeds slowing for no apparent reason. Also, known issues with the LOS (loss of signal). You can find information and bug reports on both of these issues.
ingenious247 said:
There are known issues with the Nexus 4 wifi speeds slowing for no apparent reason. Also, known issues with the LOS (loss of signal). You can find information and bug reports on both of these issues.
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I dad see some threads reporting this issue. Unfortunately i dont see any solutions or resolved threads. Additionally people either have it they dont as i see it i cant see people witching sides. Its just a little frustrating. Any opinions on whether kernel swapping will help?
Did a full flash from scratch. No progress. Also i went to my friends place and signal was perfect for like 4 hrs straight but every other place ive been since has seen choppy signal.
nvillamob said:
Wifi connectivity is my biggest gripe. I'll step 6 feet away from my router and I lose a bar. A couple rooms away I fluctuate between 1 and 0 bars.
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Pretty bad. I ran a test a few weeks ago and I can go up to 450 feet from my router (old Linksys) without a problem, and after that it gets iffy, and finally disconnects at 500 feet. I am seeing an average of 20 Mbps on wifi. Now if I can only get my cellular connection (non-wifi) to go faster than 1 Mpbs max I would have a usable phone.
I have a slightly diff issue.
If I reboot my phone, I connect to my router no problem. If I turn wifi off (to save battery) and then turn it back on.... it shows my AP's as out of range.... but I do see my neighbours AP's. I also have an N10 with has no issues at all with wifi (and none of my other divises have issues either).
When I bought the N4 they seemed to be having an issue with it when setting it up.... but I was not paying close attention. I am wondering if I have a bad phone on top of the "normal" wifi issues that other are experiencing.
Think I will revert back to stock and swap it for another phone to see if I can at least just turn off / on the wifi rather then reboot to connect (how sad is that?)
OldGaf said:
I have a slightly diff issue.
If I reboot my phone, I connect to my router no problem. If I turn wifi off (to save battery) and then turn it back on.... it shows my AP's as out of range.... but I do see my neighbours AP's. I also have an N10 with has no issues at all with wifi (and none of my other divises have issues either).
When I bought the N4 they seemed to be having an issue with it when setting it up.... but I was not paying close attention. I am wondering if I have a bad phone on top of the "normal" wifi issues that other are experiencing.
Think I will revert back to stock and swap it for another phone to see if I can at least just turn off / on the wifi rather then reboot to connect (how sad is that?)
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**** UPDATE ****
I picked up a cheap belkin router and set it to AP mode.
My N4 has no issues at all with it. Connects when I want it to right away and is fast / solid connection.
I recently just purchased a Razer Nabu x. I was totally excited to start using. Well, I thought it was defective, since it kept disconnecting. I tested it on a Nexus 4, however and it did not disconnect. I even downloaded a signal meter on both phones. The nexus 4 read nearly full bars when next to the smartband. My d800 read two bars next to it.
So, my bluetooth is screwed. What else is wrong? My WiFi. Where my girlfriend's phone (the nexus 4) can connect perfectly fine to our school's wifi network at nearly all times. Mine insists on being a chode about it.
It will say that the signal is Excellent. I click it to connect. Either a) nothing will happen or b) it will flash to 'connecting' for a split second, then return to saying 'saved.' It's also worth noting that after it says 'connecting' for a second, the signal usually drops to poor. It gets subpar signal in my room. Next to the router. Granted, it normally works fine on my home wifi, and i can understand that the school's wifi is probably a little harder to connect to, but it's significantly worse than my old phone (which is my girlfriend's current phone, the nexus 4 I mentioned earlier)
I've installed a couple roms on my phone, and even on stock the wifi was a hassle and refused to connect. I'm currently running Resurrection Remix I purchased the phone used, with no information except that it had a clean ESN so I don't know of any damage that would have been done to it.
Has anyone ever had a similar issue with bluetooth/wifi? Just absolutely awful signal, reception, connectivity? if so, how did you fix it? And would it be possible to REPLACE the wifi/bluetooth antenna?
Since getting this phone last week, I love it, except for 2 issues. First, the hotspot, after disabling it, still shows up on my laptop as an available connection, and when this happens, the battery drain is significant. This happened 2 nights ago, I had disabled the hotspot before going to bed, and battery drained from full charge to ~55% overnight.
I noticed this issue the first day I had it, and tried a factory reset. That did not resolve the issue.
Today, to add another wrinkle to the problem, bluetooth would not connect to any of my devices. I used the option to "Reset Wi-Fi, mobile & Bluetooth," which worked for the bluetooth, but not for the hotspot. I had to reboot the phone for that to work properly.
In some troubleshooting on the hotspot issue, when disabling the hotspot, my laptop will disconnect, but it still shows the hotspot from the phone as an available connection, though it can't connect at that moment. This problem isn't consistent, though it's happened at least twice.
I'm running the latest stock Essential software.
If anyone has had any experience with this issue, or has found a solution, please share your knowledge. Thanks!
I never had problems with BT when this was my primary phone.
What made me switch back to my Huawei Mate 9, was the signal issue I had with the Essential.
I mean everything on this phone worked PERFECT, but, using the straight talk sim (tracfone/at&t),
I had problems maintaining a signal at time, where I NEVER had signal problems before.
p51d007 said:
I never had problems with BT when this was my primary phone.
What made me switch back to my Huawei Mate 9, was the signal issue I had with the Essential.
I mean everything on this phone worked PERFECT, but, using the straight talk sim (tracfone/at&t),
I had problems maintaining a signal at time, where I NEVER had signal problems before.
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That's interesting. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with this phone being a universal carrier phone. I'm on Verizon, and this phone is perfect on signal strength. Since the Huawei is a GSM only phone, perhaps it works better with GSM carriers.
By the way, nice signature. I'm the co-host, AKA sideshow, for Armed Lutheran Radio.
pastorbennett said:
That's interesting. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with this phone being a universal carrier phone. I'm on Verizon, and this phone is perfect on signal strength. Since the Huawei is a GSM only phone, perhaps it works better with GSM carriers.
By the way, nice signature. I'm the co-host, AKA sideshow, for Armed Lutheran Radio.
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Don't really know...it has the GSM bands that at&t uses, 2,4,5,17,30
I think it might be similar to when Apple slapped a metal cover on the back of their phones and
had signal issues. One of these days when I'm bored or snowed in, I might play around with seeing I
can get the back off and see if that changes anything.
I know its not what you wanna hear but try putting it on 3G mode only.
Where i live i get inconsistent or no signal if im in 4G mode from T-Mobile. If i travel south to a bigger city, i can run 4G all day long and no issues. If you get H+(3G) when you set it to 3G, then it might be a band/carrier issue with 4G in your area.