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According to the sprint 4g data map I am supposed to have 4g in my area. I type in my address and i'm "supposedly" in a very strong 4g coverage area, yet i have owned the EVO for over a month and have yet to see 4g at my house.
I contacted sprint numerous times about this issue and all they do is claim that I should be getting 4g but they don't know why I'm not, then I get transferred to another tech.... Sprint has by far the worst customer service of any major corporation I have seen in a long time.....
but anyways.... I'd really like to know why i'm not getting 4g when blocks less than a mile away from me are. according to sprint reps and the 4g coverage map I should have very good 4g...
So does anybody know what might be going on?
Well, you're not giving us much information to go on here. But, is the problem simply that you aren't getting a 4G signal inside your house? If so, that's perfectly normal. The 2500Mhz spectrum that Sprint's WiMax uses doesn't penetrate buildings well at all. Do you get any signal if you go outside?
rooted or un rooted? stock rom or custom rom? newest radios?
details please!
nenn said:
rooted or un rooted? stock rom or custom rom? newest radios?
details please!
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This.
And as stated, building penetration can be an issue. Have you floated around the town / neighborhood / city / wtf ever to see if you can get a signal elsewhere?
I can't get a signal at my buddies house, in the backyard (self described "lounging" zone), but on my porch I can get a solid signal. Matter of blocks away which is curious. Small blocks ... I guess as small as blocks go? But I'd check around!
As stated earlier we need more info. Is your phone rooted and running a custom rom or are you unrooted running stock rom? Are you running the updated Wimax Radio? This is the two most significant questions that needs to be address before we can give a pin point solution for your issue...
Sorry for assuming you guys where psychic...lol...
but anyways, i'm fully rooted running the latest evio rom with kings kernel #6. I have had plenty of roms from dc 3.2.3 to fresh to cm. I have always had the most updated radios and wi-max.
I get 4g in many areas around me, just not at my house, which is my dilemma. I think I got it ONCE while standing outside but it was very brief (I have tested numerous times outside and inside my house) I am on my third evo and none of them got 4g in my house rooted or un-rooted. Same with my bro's evo.
My concern is that according to sprint I should be getting EXCELLENT 4g coverage in and outside my house, yet I get none....
I'm assuming this is a network problem, since sprint is so so ****ty and decided to use dumb frequencies, but are their possible any "tweaks" that I can try?
There are no tweaks I know of, but I have found that Clear's WiMax maps are much more accurate (and depressing) than Sprint's. See if they say that you should have 4G.
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FYI,
According to Sprint's coverage maps, I should get great signal everywhere I used my phone.
In reality, I can't even consistantly make a phone call inside my house or office unless the moon and the stars are in perfect alignment...
Verizon and AT&T both work flawlessly in both locations as well.
Something about Sprint's frequencies that just don't penetrate buildings well at all and seem to be more prone to small "dead zones".
Wish I had 4G within 3 hours of here though...
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I'm assuming this is a network problem, since sprint is so so ****ty and decided to use dumb frequencies, but are their possible any "tweaks" that I can try?
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they aren't sprint's "dumb frequencies" - they're clearwire's. sprint borrows it.
check coverage at www.clear.com for more up-to-date maps.
So before i rooted my droid incredible my service was perfectly fine and after i put 2.1/3.0 rom on my phone, my service started to fall back and function when it wants to. I was wondering if the reason behind this was because i rooted my phone before Verizon came up with their 4g service and maybe it has made some sort of interference. Any help? thanks.
It would help to know which ROM you flashed...
Im almost positive an RUU would do you wonders.
If you used an EVO based 2.1/3.0 ROM and did a *228 that might be your culprit.
I would make a nandroid and then perform an RUU.
Hope this helps.
humm im running an evo 3d based rom and radio and i did a *228 it runs without issue. And i have checked on someone running a phone on stock and on a inc based rom/radio mine actualy has better signal than they do...
There have been many reports of people getting this kind of issues poping up it is due to several factors many areas had altell/cellular one towers that now belong to verizon and had to be given to at&t per the terms of the fcc laid down. Add to that a nation wide upgrade for all towers and there are some wonky issues poping up. Best thing to do would be to call verizon and report the issue of getting a bad signal in an area you previously got better signal. They could be unaware of damage to a tower or someone might be operating illegal equipment in the area...
Why would AT&T want Verizon's towers? One is GSM one is cdma.
That was part of the deal verizon had to make to buy altell. Towers with certain criteria had to be sold to at&t some were altell towers some were verizon towers. But at&t gained them and had to retrofit them to run gsm. Customers of altell in the areas that had to be sold to at&t got sold to at&t as well. Though the merger did give them an out if they did not want to go to at&t or verizon.
I currently am running an optimized shift rom. I did a *228 and the same issue is occurring but i have noticed my calls and text messages seem to go through just fine but when i surf the browser, it will not connect 98% of the time.
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I currently am running an optimized shift rom. I did a *228 and the same issue is occurring but i have noticed my calls and text messages seem to go through just fine but when i surf the browser, it will not connect 98% of the time.
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You might have better luck with an AOSP ROM or a non-3.0 Sense ROM.
3.0 are probably the heaviest/loaded ROM's.
The issue seems like your regular signal is fine but 3G is lacking? Try downloading speedtest.com and see the results.
Also 4G in no way interferes with 3G unless they are doing work on a nearby tower, that may temporarily degrade your 3G performance.
Hi,
I'm using a DHD from Orange, UK running the Revolution rom (5.2.2 with recommended radio). I've had this phone for 8 months and it's been flawless, except over the past week it's started losing the Orange network after a few hours. Once lost nothing seems to get the network back other than a reboot. Manually searching for networks shows nothing, neither does leaving it on WCDMA only, GSM only or Auto.
Any tips people can offer me?
Thanks
Ferg
It was a cell tower issue. The tower was slowly dying and is now turned off waiting for repair!
thanks buddy, i was having the same problems as of late and thought maybe my 3 month old dhd was on its way out lol.
your post got me thinking.... i have a couple of friends locally who are on orange uk aswell so we took a drive around the surrounding areas while carefully watching our phones signal, and sure enough as soon as the signal switched towers to our local one once we were in range, boom all three of our phones [all different brands/models etc] significantly droppped or lost signal/network completely.
i will be contacting orange to see if they have allocated the tower for repair, or if there has even been a problem raised with my local tower/mast lol.
thanks again for your follow up mate, you have defiantly saved me some time and stress
take care buddy
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My fathers dhd started dropping signal recently. Mine is fine. Only difference is he's stock I'm rooted
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Guys,
I got my unlocked htc one X one month ago. [Tegra 3]. It was working fine for around 3-4 weeks with ATT, call reception and data both working fine.
Suddenly around april last week, i had no coverage at all. Works in some parts of the city and does not in other parts. So, cleared it out with ATT: tried differnet sim, routing to different cell tower and but no use. The phone doesnt pick up reception from the cell tower. Not a carrier issue[confirmed]
So, spoke to HTC, they said this phone is not intended to work in the United states, so we cant guarantee anything. Maximum they can try is factory reset and different sim cards. I tried factory reset and different roms[hoping if the radio upgrade might fix the problem] but no use.
Is anyone else facing a similar issue? ANY SOLUTIONS..
Works at the university, downtown, ATT Store, doesnt pick up service at other places, while other ATT devices work fine..
Any help is welcome
Thanks
mercury5
if your service works properly at all then its probably att. you can try 2 different phones with att sims to be sure. when i leave the county i live in and the data turns off, thats because im on straight talk.
It works fine in other parts of the city, not all but some. Also, when my phone has no reception, other att devices have good coverage. I have also tried different sim cards, none work on my particular phone, so unfortunately its not an ATT issue..
I tried putting my sim in other phones, they receive coverage..
anybody knows any solution to this problem? Any other unlocked HTC one X user from US facing any similar issue?
Having the same issue
I have had my unlocked One X for a few weeks, perfect behaviour until yesterday. Now it seems to pick up a few towers around the place, but nothing at my home or work, which is pretty useless. Turning it on and off seems to make no difference, and I have been googling with no useful results. Did yours get fixed?
I live in Australia.
Nope, mine does not work in my current city. It works in other cities though.
Did not find any solution yet. Also, tried posting at MoDaCo but nothing yet..
Good luck
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I have had my unlocked One X for a few weeks, perfect behaviour until yesterday. Now it seems to pick up a few towers around the place, but nothing at my home or work, which is pretty useless. Turning it on and off seems to make no difference, and I have been googling with no useful results. Did yours get fixed?
I live in Australia.
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Dear Friends,
I got my htc one X one month ago. [Tegra 3]. It was working fine for around 3-4 weeks with Megafon Rus, call reception and data both working fine.
Suddenly around last week, i had no coverage at all. Works in some parts of the city and does not in other parts. tried differnet sim, routing to different cell tower and but no use. The phone doesnt pick up reception from the cell tower. Not a carrier issue[confirmed]
So, spoke to HTC, they said this phone is not intended to work in the Russian Federation, so we cant guarantee anything. Maximum they can try is factory reset and different sim cards. I tried factory reset and different roms firmwares but no use. Current firmware is LeeDroid.
I bought from cellunlocker.com sim unlock code also no prompt.
Is anyone else facing a similar issue? ANY SOLUTIONS.. Pls.respond.
Any help is welcome
Thanks
I have similar issues. I did not find any solution yet.
I am starting to think that the carriers have something to do with this. It makes no sense that a phone working fine for a couple of weeks just has no coverage all of a sudden. I am of-course shooting in the dark.
Good luck finding a solution. Please let us know what happens
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Dear Friends,
I got my htc one X one month ago. [Tegra 3]. It was working fine for around 3-4 weeks with Megafon Rus, call reception and data both working fine.
Suddenly around last week, i had no coverage at all. Works in some parts of the city and does not in other parts. tried differnet sim, routing to different cell tower and but no use. The phone doesnt pick up reception from the cell tower. Not a carrier issue[confirmed]
So, spoke to HTC, they said this phone is not intended to work in the Russian Federation, so we cant guarantee anything. Maximum they can try is factory reset and different sim cards. I tried factory reset and different roms firmwares but no use. Current firmware is LeeDroid.
I bought from cellunlocker.com sim unlock code also no prompt.
Is anyone else facing a similar issue? ANY SOLUTIONS.. Pls.respond.
Any help is welcome
Thanks
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Ok, so I am on my 4th replacement Galaxy Nexus (CDMA/LTE) All of them are dropping 4G signal every 3 to 5 minutes, but sometimes will go as long as 30 minutes or an hour. Either way, there's WAY too many signal drops. And, for clarification, I don't mean low bars...I mean going from 3 or 4 bars to no connection with the "x".
My original one was I515.09. All of the replacements have been I515.10's. I know the .09 / .10 are the hardware versions (.09 make in Korea and .10 made in China I believe). My wife's does not have the problem (.09 version), my brother in law does not have the problem (.09 version) and the one in my local Verizon store does not have the problem (oddly, a .10 version).
Regardless of what Verizon and Samsung say, this is NOT a coverage issue; it is either a hardware issue or something in the software causing interference with the 4G radios (it doesn't affect 3G signals, only 4G).
The problem seems so prevalent that I decided to do a poll...who among you DO NOT suffer from the signal drop issue? And, if you don't mind, provide a little information if you don't care. I am doing this in hopes of figuring out if this affects all .10 versions (obviously it does not). And if you have a .10 and do not have the issue, I am trying to figure out what combination of roms, kernels, and radios are working for you. I know that none of the variables should affect the signal drop issue, but for some reason some kernels and radio combinations seem to do better than others..
Do you have the issue?
What is your baseband version (.09 / .10)
What rom are you using?
What kernel are you using?
What radios are you using?
Fellow GNex users,
I have been having this same exact problem, too. My original phone was a I515.09, purchased back in early May 2012. Unfortunately, that phone had separate issues with it and I had to send for a replacement. Here I am, two replacements later, and I am experiencing the same issues the OP has. However, with the second phone, I decided to try and isolate the problem, and in an effort to save people some time, I thought I would post what steps I have already taken to try and resolve this issue. The bottom line: I believe it is in fact a hardware-related issue with the newer phones released and/or some firmware issue that is impossible for a user to manipulate.
:::None of these solutions resolved the problem:::
Replaced both the battery and the sim card
Rooted the phone, replacing the bootloader with CWM and installing AOPK milestone-5 on 4.0.4 (full wipe)
Manually installed the latest 4.0.4 Radios (FC04/05)
Installed older Radios (EK04/06)
As for some .10 versions working, it seems there are a few .10's floating out there that have existed at the launch of the product. It must be an older version .10 that does not suffer the same hardware issues that all the new ones have. I have even heard, first-hand, of people purchasing brand new GNex's and experiencing this problem, too. Therefore, I think it extends beyond just a "replacement product" problem.
:::My Solution:::
After talking with a "level two" technician at Verizon who handles dispatching replacement phones, I have requested a notation on my account to send out a baseband version I515.09 (the technician had all .09's at his disposal at the facility, so he was certain there are some in stock, as well.)
I will update this thread after I receive my new replacement, most likely this Friday.
:::UPDATE:::
Just got off the phone with Verizon/Samsung and received some troubling news. According to Verizon, it is basically impossible to know what version they are sending you. As for Samsung, the representative said she is unaware of any problems of this magnitude with the Galaxy Nexus and does not see any updates to correct it in the foreseeable future.
Looks like we are up a creek on this one. It's a sad day, but getting a different phone as a replacement may be the only option we have.
:::FINAL UPDATE:::
Just got off the phone with Samsung. I wanted to call them directly to make sure this issue was reported. After some digging, the representative saw a ticket for a known issue with some versions of the Nexus where an error in the firmware keeps causing the modem to reset, thereby creating the constant dropped signals with 4g. There was no date scheduled for fixing this problem, but he mentioned the ticket saying it would ultimately be resolved by a firmware update over the network.
In the meantime, I did discover that the phone should function properly if you run it in CDMA mode only. I recommend moving to 3g for the time being until a patch can be pushed out to us.
I did but only at my house, where coverage blows. I got a free Airave, problem solved.
Never happens when I'm out and about or at work.
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No signal issues here. CDMA/LTE.
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I was having this problem a lot when I first got the device and was running the stock 4.0.4 and I'm on the .10 baseband. I tried a couple of the cm10 ROMs and the problem seemed to persist, but then I tried paranoid android and haven't really had an issue since. I found it to be rather odd, but so far so good since this flash.. keeping my fingers crossed that I didn't jinx something.
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flashed paranoid android and I am still getting drops in 4g. lemon!
I wish I could vote twice. No I do not. .09 and .10 devices here.
Have not had any drop data yet, I just got my nexus about 4 weeks ago. I'm using the jelly belly rom.
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I wish I could vote twice. No I do not. .09 and .10 devices here.
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Where do you live? I'm coming over to steal one of them. I'll get away with it too because I'm going to bribe Mrs. Adrynalyne! :beer:
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I am on my second Verizon Galaxy Nexus. So far, 4G has been miserably bad here in Raleigh, NC - including right inside the Crossroads Mall Verizon company store where they swapped me a new one out for my current new one. They did that because I was going on a trip that afternoon and customer service could not get me a replacement phone in time. They checked the old phone's reception in the store and 4G came up, stayed connected for a minute or two, then dropped to an x without even going back to 3G. The salesguy told me he had never seen anything like that before and got me the replacement from stock. He said that 4G reception was perfect at this store, and smiled...
The new phone seemed better at first, but I had to go before I could really check it out. Then I was in a non-4G area during most of the next week and while only 3G was available the data connectivity seemed alright. Things did not look so good though when I got home to Raleigh after that. 4G never stays connected for more than a few minutes here now on this phone either. Locking it down to 3g seems to make it so at least 3g connectivity stays up reliable, but if it is set to Network Mode LTE/CDMA then it will stay briefly in 4G, maybe, and then drop to x and then maybe come back after a while to 3g, which is iffy. Meanwhile my wife's droid3 has a solid 3G connection and my tenant's S3 is solid 4G.
I tried the *#*#4636#*#* menu this afternoon and set the preferred network type to GSM auto (PRL) which is odd because my understanding it that this phone doesn't even have GSM hardware. That sets it into a 4G that seems to maybe stay connected better, maybe because it avoids switching to 3G as easily ?
I guess I will have to get another replacement and hope the new one has a .09 radio instead of the .10 radio like both have had before ?
I am wondering if this is a network type hand-off problem between 3G and 4G or something like that.
Glenn
I am on .10 and havent had an issue. I got my gnex last month with 4.0.4 installed and it was fine. I then flashed the AOSP JB rom from muzzy and its been working great too. Stock kernels and radios.
In NYC. Rev. 9. No signal dropping issues at all. Completely stock, locked boot loader.
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Thanks for all the replies. Looks like there are some good .10 versions out there after all.
Quick update on mine...I'm on replacement #6...or is it #7?...I've lost count. But, I know I still have the issue.
A couple of weird things though...this most recent phone was made in Korea, not China. When I opened it up and saw that I just KNEW I had a .09 version. But, alas, when I turned it on it is indeed .10. I thought all ones made in Korea were .09 and ones made in China were .10, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
And, another weird thing, this new replacement has IMM76Q on it, not 76K. I find that interesting because 76Q hasn't been pushed OTA yet that I am aware of. I actually called Verizon again yesterday and had to go through the same old song and dance with the tech guy and one of the questions he asked me was the build number. When I told him 76Q he informed me that 76Q was not the most recent update and it should be on 76K ( ). I just LOVE knowing more about their devices than they do. I had to inform him that no, 76K is the most recent OTA, but 76Q is actually more recent, just not pushed out yet. He went on to accuse me of rooting my phone (which I haven't yet since it's going back...again) and installing 76Q on it.
I freaking HATE getting "specialists" who do not know what they are talking about. I know more about this phone than they do it seems.
FML
Glad someone brought this back up. I'm about at my wit's end, and am seriously considering their offer to send me a RAZR. Sure I can't hack it, but at least I will have a usable phone.
Just to reduce the repetetiveness I will say I ran whatever kernel came with the ROM I was using at the time. Also, I've not experiemented with the so-called "hybrid" radio sets. All 4 phones always experienced fairly weak signal when compared to my previous phone, an OG Droid. But then again my Droid could send a text message through 3 inches of steel when I was on a ship. My work is a fringe area, so I'm going to focus on the issues I have at home, where I usually get 3-4 bars. Located in Virginia, near Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
Original Phone (bought on release day):
Reception: No major reception issues.
HW Ver: i515.09
ROM: Stock unrooted, stock rooted, GummyROM, CM9 nightlies
Radios: EK02/EK05, EK04/EK06, FA02/FA02
Replacement Phone #1:
Reception: Can hold signal for an hour or so on average. 20-40 drops per day.
HW Ver: i515.09
ROM: Stock rooted, CM9 nightlies
Radios: EK02/EK05, EK04/EK06, FA02/FA02, FC04/FC05
Replacement Phone #2:
Reception: Could not hold signal for more than 5-10 minutes. ~150 drops per day.
HW Ver: i515.10
ROM: Stock rooted, CM9 nightlies
Radios: FC04/FC05
Had the SIM card replaced at this point, while I had replacement phone #2, but it didn't make any difference.
Replacement Phone #3:
Reception: Could not hold signal for more than 5 minutes. 200+ drops per day.
HW Ver: i515.10
ROM: Stock unrooted
Radios: FC04/FC05
Most recent phone (received it yesterday) also came with IMM76Q. Couldn't tell you what the other's came with. I did try turning off 4G about an hour ago, and haven't had a single signal drop since then. <sigh> I totally don't consider this an acceptable solution. Time to call VZW again!
I do not have signal drops.
Except some random 3G drops in the past day or so but I do think it's a result from a dirty flash catching up with me.
Other than that, no issues.
i515.09
I don't have signal drop issues.
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I'm on my second Gnex, with no reception issues. My first kept dropping signal at least twice a day. I exchanged it after about a week of having it.
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My first one had that issue brand new out of the box. Got it replaced with my current one that works flawlessly. Its a baseband .10
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Worst phone yet
I was having similar LTE drops with my Bionic (after I allowed the .905 OTA update). I ended up getting another Bionic and then another SIM. Didn't fix anything. It was obviously the latest build and god knows when the next Motorola update would be, so I got a GNex replacement. That was a mistake. I'm having worse issues with this phone than the Bionic. Can't hold a 4G signal to save my life. Heaven forbid I need to make a phone call, because that's unreliable also. VZW tier 2 tech said it's a known issue and an update is needed to fix it, but the ETA is unknown. She said some of them work and others don't, based on her own personal experience (her sister has a GNex). So I'm getting another Nexus to replace my replacement. We'll see if the next one is any better.
Current Specs:
i515.10 v.FC04/FC05
Stock Kernel 3.0.8-gda6252b
build IMM76Q
On .09 / LTE and been solid all around for 7 mo's. No matter the rom, version etc.