Force LTE? - Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)

Hello all,
I have an odd problem, I can only get 4G signal on Verizon when I go into the phone info app and select LTE only. When I do this I can easily get 20 mbps download, but I can't get texts and calls. Does anyone know how to force LTE without disabling everything else?
Thanks!

change to LTE/CDMA/EvDo?

alekm said:
change to LTE/CDMA/EvDo?
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bageloid said:
Hello all,
I have an odd problem, I can only get 4G signal on Verizon when I go into the phone info app and select LTE only. When I do this I can easily get 20 mbps download, but I can't get texts and calls. Does anyone know how to force LTE without disabling everything else?
Thanks!
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Isn't the voice+data over 4G feature one that is dependent on the tower one is on at the time? Just guessing as to the cause.

neyenlives said:
Isn't the voice+data over 4G feature one that is dependent on the tower one is on at the time? Just guessing as to the cause.
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I have had this issue across NYC, it's not a tower issue as my charge gets 4g just fine using the same SIM.
Maybe my phone isn't reading the LTE signal strength properly?

I had this same exact issue before. I couldn't make/receive calls, send texts, but I could receive texts and my 4G data worked. I tried a factory reset and tried odining back to stock, but it still did not fix it. I then connected to a wifi network, then turned wifi off and everything started working again. I know this doesn't make much sense, but it worked for me and it's worth a shot!

shasha1334 said:
I had this same exact issue before. I couldn't make/receive calls, send texts, but I could receive texts and my 4G data worked. I tried a factory reset and tried odining back to stock, but it still did not fix it. I then connected to a wifi network, then turned wifi off and everything started working again. I know this doesn't make much sense, but it worked for me and it's worth a shot!
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No such luck, thanks though.

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[Q] Droid X2 from Verizon to Cricket PRL update?

I switched from Verizon to Cricket, had my DX2 flashed at a shop and switched over Cricket. Everything works, but I rarely get 3G data. Usually it pops up for a minute or two, then disappears for a few hours again leaving me with only 1X.
Does anybody know the way to update Crickets PRL info? Or is there anything else I can do to get 3G connection more reliably? I know it isn't a signal issue, as it just simply doesn't work well anywhere whereas others using Cricket have 3G and good signal.
a.mcdear said:
I switched from Verizon to Cricket, had my DX2 flashed at a shop and switched over Cricket. Everything works, but I rarely get 3G data. Usually it pops up for a minute or two, then disappears for a few hours again leaving me with only 1X.
Does anybody know the way to update Crickets PRL info? Or is there anything else I can do to get 3G connection more reliably? I know it isn't a signal issue, as it just simply doesn't work well anywhere whereas others using Cricket have 3G and good signal.
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I'm sorry, but the name Cricket alone sounds solo, not sure how their network runs, but is this all you have? You can try calling Cricket, to manually activate your phone, changing our entering the codes manually...good luck, love to hear outcome..
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You can try this mod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466245
Also, I have experienced the same issue on Verizon, mostly when connected to a Network Extender. Toggling my wifi on and back off (with a connection having been established) usually does the trick to force it back into 3G.
g0thm0g said:
You can try this mod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466245
Also, I have experienced the same issue on Verizon, mostly when connected to a Network Extender. Toggling my wifi on and back off (with a connection having been established) usually does the trick to force it back into 3G.
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Like the airplane mode trick
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Pixelation said:
Like the airplane mode trick
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For some reason, the airplane mode trick doesn't work nearly as consistently for me as wifi toggling.
thanks I'll give these suggestions a shot and report back
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I'm sorry, but the name Cricket alone sounds solo, not sure how their network runs, but is this all you have? You can try calling Cricket, to manually activate your phone, changing our entering the codes manually...good luck, love to hear outcome..
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Cricket is a pay-as-you-go service in the Phoenix area and probably SW USA in general. It runs on Verizon's CDMA network, just typically given lower priority. However, I am basically unable to get 3G connectivity period. The phone has been flashed from Verizon to Cricket and activated and everything seems to work with exception of reliable 3G.

Airave Connectivity

I am unable to connect my eVOLTe to my Airave access point. All the other phones in the house (two Pixis, a Pre, an OG EVO, and a Hero) are able to connect flawlessly and go from one bar to full in the process. However, my new eVOLTe flickers on one bar, occasionally dropping to VZW roaming. This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house, and I have never enabled any of the restricted phone settings on the Airave.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues, and if so, if they had found a solution.
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I am unable to connect my eVOLTe to my Airave access point. All the other phones in the house (two Pixis, a Pre, an OG EVO, and a Hero) are able to connect flawlessly and go from one bar to full in the process. However, my new eVOLTe flickers on one bar, occasionally dropping to VZW roaming. This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house, and I have never enabled any of the restricted phone settings on the Airave.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues, and if so, if they had found a solution.
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Don't know if this will work because I'm away from home and can't confirm. In the mobile network settings is a setting to turn lte off, cdma only mode. My guess is the cdma/lte mode is what's causing the issue.
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Techrocket9 said:
I am unable to connect my eVOLTe to my Airave access point. All the other phones in the house (two Pixis, a Pre, an OG EVO, and a Hero) are able to connect flawlessly and go from one bar to full in the process. However, my new eVOLTe flickers on one bar, occasionally dropping to VZW roaming. This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house, and I have never enabled any of the restricted phone settings on the Airave.
I was wondering if anyone had experienced similar issues, and if so, if they had found a solution.
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Airave allows 5 devices at one time. Try connecting to it without one of the other devices using it.
Already tried that
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Airave allows 5 devices at one time. Try connecting to it without one of the other devices using it.
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Techrocket9 said:
This is the case even if none of the other phones are present in the house
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Now that I'm home I see it's working just fine, I have 3 devices accessing it.
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jeffsanace said:
Don't know if this will work because I'm away from home and can't confirm. In the mobile network settings is a setting to turn lte off, cdma only mode. My guess is the cdma/lte mode is what's causing the issue.
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jeffsanace said:
Now that I'm home I see it's working just fine, I have 3 devices accessing it.
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I've been having issues as well, my issues are with sms. I keep getting the same messages over and over from people and I'm unable to send any. I just unplugged it before I saw your suggestion to change the phone to CDMA only. I switched it and I'm waiting for the Airave to connect. We'll see if it helps.
Edit: Airave is back up and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for the tip.
Alas...
ausch30 said:
I just unplugged it before I saw your suggestion to change the phone to CDMA only. I switched it and I'm waiting for the Airave to connect. We'll see if it helps.
Edit: Airave is back up and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for the tip.
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Alas, CDMA mode did nothing to connect me to the Airave.
ausch30 said:
I've been having issues as well, my issues are with sms. I keep getting the same messages over and over from people and I'm unable to send any. I just unplugged it before I saw your suggestion to change the phone to CDMA only. I switched it and I'm waiting for the Airave to connect. We'll see if it helps.
Edit: Airave is back up and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks for the tip.
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I had the same problem... Was in phone with customer service for almost 2 hours... Then I asked about my airrave and they said reset it... And it fixed it right away.. then they gave me a 25 dollar credit for spending almost 2 hours on the phone.
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Techrocket9 said:
Alas, CDMA mode did nothing to connect me to the Airave.
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I had an issue like this when I first got my EVO LTE a few days ago. At first I couldn't connect and then it would let me make phone calls but all text messages would appear as if they failed and even if I retried sending 20 times they would fail. I personally think it was my old phone (OG EVO 4G) causing a problem as it was still on and my EVO LTE would never connect to my Airave! I played with it for over an hour trying to get it to work but then I thought of turning my old phone off and then resetting/unplugging the Airave and when it came back online my new EVO LTE connected without issue and I haven't had a problem since! See if that works for you?
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It works now
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Then I asked about my airrave and they said reset it...
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It's working now. Thank you for the tip. I wonder if it installed a firmware update that was pushed to it during the reset...
If your phone is not yet activated, DO NOT activate it with an airrave present. For some reason, the OTA activation doesn't work right unless you're connected to a real tower.
FWIW, also try changing your Roaming to "Sprint Only", and also, update your PRL.
Mine finally connected when I did that as well as changing from LTE/CDMA to CDMA only.
turned off inactive phone and it texts again
Fifth313ment said:
I had an issue like this when I first got my EVO LTE a few days ago. At first I couldn't connect and then it would let me make phone calls but all text messages would appear as if they failed and even if I retried sending 20 times they would fail. I personally think it was my old phone (OG EVO 4G) causing a problem as it was still on and my EVO LTE would never connect to my Airave! I played with it for over an hour trying to get it to work but then I thought of turning my old phone off and then resetting/unplugging the Airave and when it came back online my new EVO LTE connected without issue and I haven't had a problem since! See if that works for you?
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Wow! worked perfectly... after getting a headache with sprint support...
I tried rebooting moden router, airrave... lucky for me I saw your post about the non active phone being on, I turned it off, rebooted the airrave, and I can now send text messages again....
good tip!! thanks so much for the help

Wi-Fi calling?

I'm just wondering if the new T-Mobile branded SGS III has Wi-Fi calling?
all the Tmo-specific articles I read said it does indeed have WiFi Calling... which is one of the few reasons I'll be getting it next week when the 32gb versions come out
Kalm_Traveler said:
all the Tmo-specific articles I read said it does indeed have WiFi Calling... which is one of the few reasons I'll be getting it next week when the 32gb versions come out
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Yeah I'm currently in Europe, but I'm planning to have it shipped here so I'll finally be able to make phone calls and text without being charged up the ass
It says it has wifi calling on Tmo's website...
Mine turned on wifi calling without any prompting as soon as I connected to my WiFi AP. I had to go out of my way to turn it back off.
Yes, it has it. There's no dedicated icon for it because the settings are now under the main Settings... More Settings.
Quality?
can anyone who has the phone comment on how well the WiFi Calling is?
thanks!
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Yeah I'm currently in Europe, but I'm planning to have it shipped here so I'll finally be able to make phone calls and text without being charged up the ass
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ahh yeah for sure! I used my G2X that way in Japan last year to save, worked flawlessly albeit there was about a 1/2 second of noticeable lag probably just from being on the other side of the planet.
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can anyone who has the phone comment on how well the WiFi Calling is?
thanks!
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Works flawlessly for me! No lag at all!
awesome! thanks for answering.
If you are using wi-fi calling, can you switch off the cell radio and still get SMS and/or MMS's?
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If you are using wi-fi calling, can you switch off the cell radio and still get SMS and/or MMS's?
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WiFi calling automatically switches off the cell radio. And yes you can still send and receive SMS and MMS.
does it eat up your minutes? im on the walmart $30 prepaid plan with 100 minutes :/
free wifi calling works on pre-paid plans
can someone confirm free wifi calling works on prepaid plans?
shorty87 said:
WiFi calling automatically switches off the cell radio. And yes you can still send and receive SMS and MMS.
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Calls and SMS are working for me, but i cannot get MMS to send. Anyone else having this issue?
Wi-Fi Calling Problem
nick2k said:
can anyone who has the phone comment on how well the WiFi Calling is?
thanks!
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I am having trouble with my Wi-Fi calling feature on my SGS3. When it is enabled, I can make a call with no problem. However, when someone calls me, it either will not allow me to answer or goes straight to my VM. Also, when checking my voicemail, when it asks for my PIN, as soon as I start to touch the screen, it goes black. I have to short press the power button for the screen to come back, go to touch it again to enter my PIN and it goes black again. I have no idea what is up with this.

Weird 4G LTE problems

So my HTC EVO 4G LTE has been treating me very nicely.. great battery life and CM10 is smooth as ever.. the kernel I have is great and I get a 2.0 GHz overclock without problems. The weirdest issue has been haunting me lately. On CyanogenMod 10, I am unable to use the 4G LTE service that is located on a tower about 150 feet away from me at this moment. The issue is that while the phone connects to the service and I can call and text, for some reason data never works. I get 4 bars that I could only get from this tower, and looking in the phone information section of *#*#4636#*#*, I see that the tower shows up as LTE. Now it used to be that on Sense, I could turn on airplane mode, wait about a minute, and then connect to 4G LTE.. but now not even airplane mode can get me connected to it. There should be no reason that the phone can't connect to the tower because the signal, when connected, is very very strong. Does anyone know of any potential fixes for this issue? It's been haunting me that I'm located here in Dallas with a 4G LTE phone on Sprint next to a known working 4G LTE tower and people around me with Samsung Galaxy S3s and other 4G LTE phones are connected but I can't. Thanks for your help in advance.
By the way, I did search the forums and surprisingly no one has an issue similar to this in any of the topics that I checked.
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Did you post the issue in decks thread? That's where I would post, if that's the ROM you're on.
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Have you updated your radio's? Are you s- on? What hboot if so?
The newest OTA was supposed to help with lte. It had new radios for it.
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NaterTots said:
Have you updated your radio's? Are you s- on? What hboot if so?
The newest OTA was supposed to help with lte. It had new radios for it.
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I installed the new radio from the OTA onto my phone and I thought it'd fix the problems but the problem was only temporarily fixed when I reflashed CM10. 4G LTE worked for a few hours.. but then after I went into a building, the signal dropped to 1 bar, turned on 3g, and call quality became utter crap.
I would post in deck's thread but I'm not sure the issue is specific to CM10.. I used a sense rom and for the first few hours of use it worked great and I would get strong LTE signal.. but after that I seemed to again be able to connect to the tower that's transmitting 4G LTE and in the network settings it would show up as LTE, but no data connection could be established.
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I installed the new radio from the OTA onto my phone and I thought it'd fix the problems but the problem was only temporarily fixed when I reflashed CM10. 4G LTE worked for a few hours.. but then after I went into a building, the signal dropped to 1 bar, turned on 3g, and call quality became utter crap.
I would post in deck's thread but I'm not sure the issue is specific to CM10.. I used a sense rom and for the first few hours of use it worked great and I would get strong LTE signal.. but after that I seemed to again be able to connect to the tower that's transmitting 4G LTE and in the network settings it would show up as LTE, but no data connection could be established.
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May sound simple, but did u do a full wipe between roms? Factory reset? I know after going s-off I had to call sprint so they could send me an update to fix data and calls.
Anthonicia said:
May sound simple, but did u do a full wipe between roms? Factory reset? I know after going s-off I had to call sprint so they could send me an update to fix data and calls.
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Yes, I did full wipes between roms including factory reset and system wipes. Only my SD cards are left unwiped.
I called sprint support today inquiring about that but the guy just had me go into ##72786# and reset my network connection settings.. didn't help the problem.. Any name to that update that I can ask them for that'll help me get it?
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Yes, I did full wipes between roms including factory reset and system wipes. Only my SD cards are left unwiped.
I called sprint support today inquiring about that but the guy just had me go into ##72786# and reset my network connection settings.. didn't help the problem.. Any name to that update that I can ask them for that'll help me get it?
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They should have recognized it if it was an error. So calling sprint won't do much. There's an app called network in google play store. Has the option to switch to different bands, or a lot more than any stock program will let u switch to.
Try switching from CDMA auto to Evdo/LTE or the other LTE options and roaming bands they have on there and see if it helps. Hopefully someone with a fix will see this thread soon enough. Only other thing I can think of is the ##4636# (digits may be wrong)and switch some settings in there.
Anthonicia said:
They should have recognized it if it was an error. So calling sprint won't do much. There's an app called network in google play store. Has the option to switch to different bands, or a lot more than any stock program will let u switch to.
Try switching from CDMA auto to Evdo/LTE or the other LTE options and roaming bands they have on there and see if it helps. Hopefully someone with a fix will see this thread soon enough. Only other thing I can think of is the ##4636# (digits may be wrong)and switch some settings in there.
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Nothing of the sort fixes the issue.. I'm gonna try reflashing radios.
I'm on 1.15, S-On, HTCDev unlocked, CM10.I have the same issues.
When i reflash the kernel, LTE will work for several hours, and then I get the gray bars of doom. Oddly, I still get a data connection with some apps (Reddit Is Fun, etc.), even though the phone shows no data. It's been so frustrating that I've considered going back to sense...
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I'm on 1.15, S-On, HTCDev unlocked, CM10.I have the same issues.
When i reflash the kernel, LTE will work for several hours, and then I get the gray bars of doom. Oddly, I still get a data connection with some apps (Reddit Is Fun, etc.), even though the phone shows no data. It's been so frustrating that I've considered going back to sense...
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Yeah that's exactly what happens to me.. and no matter my attempts to airplane mode the phone refuses to connect to 4G LTE data after a few days of reflashing.. So odd.
Just clean flashed deck's most recent build from IRC (9/19?) and I'm having the same problem as before. This time it didn't even make it an hour before LTE went away.
And after searching around, apparently we're the only people in the entire world experiencing this issue.
I wouldn't say entire world because there's isn't a worldwide supply of evos lol
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I wouldn't say entire world because there's isn't a worldwide supply of evos lol
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I.E. His statement still stands because we would still be the only people in the world having this problem..
I am honestly stumped as to how to fix this.. Sprint support can't help and I sat in the irc and people would tell me to force lte mode in network settings.. Doesn't work.. Because even though I get data connection.. I then lose the ability to call and text.
I tried paranoid, cm10, and aokp. I couldn't get lte on any of them. And phone calls were at max volume, distorting the speaker even, no matter where the actual volume indicator is.
Went back to a sense based rom and no problems.
1.12 panda hboot, s-off'd, with the new firmware.
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I tried paranoid, cm10, and aokp. I couldn't get lte on any of them. And phone calls were at max volume, distorting the speaker even, no matter where the actual volume indicator is.
Went back to a sense based rom and no problems.
1.12 panda hboot, s-off'd, with the new firmware.
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I'm too hooked to cm10 to switch back now lol. This is unfortunate..
I'm having the same Issue. Seems to have started with a Rev of CM10 around the beginning of September. I have been running a Sense ROM for the past few weeks, but I check in every so often to see if deck's made an update. Nothing has worked so far. Anyone have an update or solution to this problem?
muffinhunter said:
Just clean flashed deck's most recent build from IRC (9/19?) and I'm having the same problem as before. This time it didn't even make it an hour before LTE went away.
And after searching around, apparently we're the only people in the entire world experiencing this issue.
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I am having the exact same issue as you with the "Greg bars of death". I had good consistent 4g at one point in early September (possible unofficial 9/6 build based on saved speed tests) but not since then. I have also found that having LTE off gives me more reliable 3G data.
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Join the club... it's the typical LTE connection issue with the EVO LTE. Its not your phone or updates. Even a 100% stock EVO LTE with all the updates has this issue.

Sprint Data 3g drops

Anyone having issues with 3g data dropping or network always disconnecting, takes a while to connect
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I had that problem with my sprint m9. Had it for a week with no problem then suddenly no data connect. No 3g or LTE for a couple days. Just Wi-Fi. I took it to a local corporate store and the best tech there eventually swapped out the sim and it's been connecting since. She told me sometimes the cards are bad from the start. Of all the phone's I've had that was a first for me.
Hmmm, mine seemed spotty today. A couple times I showed good 3G or LTE signal, but couldn't get data through.
Toggling airplane mode seemed to help.
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Anyone having issues with 3g data dropping or network always disconnecting, takes a while to connect
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so i had the same issue and when i got the new OTA the other day which has a new radio I think the data issues are even worse..
Try a profile update. I activated my phone in a non-sprint area and got really terrible 3g and NO 4g in known LTE saturated areas. Once I returned to my hometown I updated the profile and PRL and I instantly got LTE and the spark logo.
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Hmmm, mine seemed spotty today. A couple times I showed good 3G or LTE signal, but couldn't get data through.
Toggling airplane mode seemed to help.
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Yep I've had those issues since day 1. Occasionally the mobile data will disconnect, yet is switched on. Only toggling airplane will fix it.
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Yep I've had those issues since day 1. Occasionally the mobile data will disconnect, yet is switched on. Only toggling airplane will fix it.
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I'm having similar issues.
So far, I tracked it down to this...
If I am on WiFi and then switch off, it will connect to LTE. At that time, some items such as Mail, Facebook, talking to Google, etc. quit working. It just times out. However, I can still browse the web and perform other functions. It will work if I switch back to WiFi or 3G, but so far it appears that I have to restart the phone to get everything working under LTE at that point.
Can others confirm this?
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I'm having similar issues.
So far, I tracked it down to this...
If I am on WiFi and then switch off, it will connect to LTE. At that time, some items such as Mail, Facebook, talking to Google, etc. quit working. It just times out. However, I can still browse the web and perform other functions. It will work if I switch back to WiFi or 3G, but so far it appears that I have to restart the phone to get everything working under LTE at that point.
Can others confirm this?
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im having some similar issues. ill lose connectivity on LTE but it wont be disconnected from the LTE network, but switching to 3g or wifi works...ive narrowed it down to when I have a weak LTE signal. My house has always had a weak signal and thats where i notice it the most, I compared with my m8 and the signal levels are the same and connected to the same tower yet the m8 will work while the m9 acts like theres no connection at all, If i go outside and get a slightly better signal the m9 will work great.
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im having some similar issues. ill lose connectivity on LTE but it wont be disconnected from the LTE network, but switching to 3g or wifi works...ive narrowed it down to when I have a weak LTE signal. My house has always had a weak signal and thats where i notice it the most, I compared with my m8 and the signal levels are the same and connected to the same tower yet the m8 will work while the m9 acts like theres no connection at all, If i go outside and get a slightly better signal the m9 will work great.
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There is also a discussion about the same issue over on the Sprint Community forum: https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/204027
I have come across this as well, it's usually when I use more than 4 GB of data over sprints network. I sent a message to sprint telling them their service is shotty at times, never heard anything back yet but haven't run into data connect issues (since then). Also I've heard you can complain about signal strength and if you put in the time (going to supervisor to supervisor) they will send you a device to boost your signal. Or you can just pay for the signal booster device. This is just my opinion and what I have heard, don't quote Bubba
2k4mach said:
im having some similar issues. ill lose connectivity on LTE but it wont be disconnected from the LTE network, but switching to 3g or wifi works...ive narrowed it down to when I have a weak LTE signal. My house has always had a weak signal and thats where i notice it the most, I compared with my m8 and the signal levels are the same and connected to the same tower yet the m8 will work while the m9 acts like theres no connection at all, If i go outside and get a slightly better signal the m9 will work great.
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my data drops numours times a day and its getting pretty annoying, the phone constantly tells me i have lte but nothing works, browser, facebook, pandora, snapchat. Toggling airplane mode does nothing same with turning mobile data off and back on, sometimes updating the profile will work but man its driving me crazy!
Definitely a radio issue. We need a radio update bc this is killing the battery as well.
BUBBA DUB'S said:
I have come across this as well, it's usually when I use more than 4 GB of data over sprints network. I sent a message to sprint telling them their service is shotty at times, never heard anything back yet but haven't run into data connect issues (since then). Also I've heard you can complain about signal strength and if you put in the time (going to supervisor to supervisor) they will send you a device to boost your signal. Or you can just pay for the signal booster device. This is just my opinion and what I have heard, don't quote Bubba
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The airave signal booster is 3G and voice, had 1 for 4 years, hasn't worked reliably for the past 2 years and with these issues its not gonna help when the phone is able to get and hold the lte signal.
2k4mach said:
The airave signal booster is 3G and voice, had 1 for 4 years, hasn't worked reliably for the past 2 years and with these issues its not gonna help when the phone is able to get and hold the lte signal.
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The issue is either hardware related, or possibly a radio handoff issue.
Has anyone swapped phones yet with a newer batch to see if it still occurs?
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The issue is either hardware related, or possibly a radio handoff issue.
Has anyone swapped phones yet with a newer batch to see if it still occurs?
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Yup doesn't matter, had a 1st day release and also a 1st day store release. Both have the issue for me.
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Yup doesn't matter, had a 1st day release and also a 1st day store release. Both have the issue for me.
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I'm constantly having the issue, and I've been advised to swap for a later release. My local stores are sold out, so I will advise once I have it swapped.
Any other possible solutions?
I did a swap myself and is not a hardware issues, I believe is the radio. I downloaded this signal check app to see what type of network connection is always on. I notice when connected on LTE, I have no problem. When it connects to 3g is where I have the issues especially indoors. It kinda tells me is connected in notification bar, but the network connection is stuck on 1xrtt.
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mingo2120 said:
I did a swap myself and is not a hardware issues, I believe is the radio. I downloaded this signal check app to see what type of network connection is always on. I notice when connected on LTE, I have no problem. When it connects to 3g is where I have the issues especially indoors. It kinda tells me is connected in notification bar, but the network connection is stuck on 1xrtt.
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My problem, and what I have read from most others is on LTE. It works on 3G and WiFi.
Would this affect Hangouts messages from not coming through? If I'm not on WiFi, I'm on LTE, and message notifications won't come through when off of WiFi. They of course come in fine on WiFi....
It's weird...I was sitting at my desk and my phone was jumping back and forth between Sprint 25 and 41 every few seconds...I did the profile update and now I'm solidly on 25 steady.
I've also seen jumps to Verizon LTE which is sort of my blowing.
Hoping this also solves the issue in a spot near my house that I was dropping data completely where before I at least had a useable 3G signal.

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