[Q] Can't enable Mobile Network...help? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
You know how when you enable Airplane mode Bluetooth, Bluetooth settings, 4G, 4G settings, Mobile network, and Internet sharing become shaded and you are unable to turn them on?
Well, for some reason my Mobile Network option is shaded/unselectable, although I am certainly not in Airplane mode. In fact, both mobile network and internet sharing are shaded, yet M.N.'s box has a green checkmark and underneath it says, "Turning on...". Still, it remains like that without any change.
Since this issues has occured, the 3G logo in the status bar has disappeared, which leads me to think that the phone isn't enabling data connections, not that there is something wrong the MetroPCS's end.
The only thing I could think of was that a few days ago, I was playing with turning on/off 4G setting and that I turned off/on the 2G-3G toggle in the Extended controls widget; that however, only directed my to the Mobile network settings where Data Roaming, Data Roam Guard, ect. are all enabled.
What should I do? I tried being as detailed as possible, and hopefully there is a solution as I am getting really tired of no internet on my phone. Thanks for any help.

By any chance to you have an older version of switch pro installed. This caused issues with my mobile network a while back.
If so, uninstall it.
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JuggZaPoppiN said:
By any chance to you have an older version of switch pro installed. This caused issues with my mobile network a while back.
If so, uninstall it.
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I do not have it install, but I will try uninstalling any app that I have installed in the last week; maybe you are onto the something there. I do have a couple of control/settings/toggle widgets. I'll report back.

markme123 said:
I do not have it install, but I will try uninstalling any app that I have installed in the last week; maybe you are onto the something there. I do have a couple of control/settings/toggle widgets. I'll report back.
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Didn't work

Are you rooted?
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[SOLVED] WiFi not working properly? 3G/4G stays on due "My Account" App

So when i am home i have my WiFi on, which means my 4g is off. Now when the WiFi is on, i can not receive or send pictures. Also cant use the web or do anything like that but just send and receive text/calls.. and reason to this? maybe i have certain settings on that i don't know about? If i remember right, my wifi worked properly a few days ago.. but i cant remember exaclty. Help please? Thanks
no one knows?
Power cycle your router?
I've been having a different wifi issue. at home I have only edge coverage but I have petty good cable internet so obviously I want to use my wifi but for some reason the phone connects to wifi yet still uses the mobile network unless I turn off mobile data. My wifi sleep policy is set to never btw. Any ideas?
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Also if I turn off mobile data while connected to wifi then turn it on while still connected it stays on wifi fine. Its like the mobile radio is preventing the wifi connection from fully initializing or something
Same issue!
kenvan19 said:
I've been having a different wifi issue. at home I have only edge coverage but I have petty good cable internet so obviously I want to use my wifi but for some reason the phone connects to wifi yet still uses the mobile network unless I turn off mobile data. My wifi sleep policy is set to never btw. Any ideas?
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Also if I turn off mobile data while connected to wifi then turn it on while still connected it stays on wifi fine. Its like the mobile radio is preventing the wifi connection from fully initializing or something
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I am having the same issue. I have to go into airplane mode, then turn on wifi to actually be able to use it... otherwise seems to default to mobile radio...
I have the same issue..this is what i do to work around it though:
1. Go to Settings>Wireless and Networks>Mobile Networks
2. Uncheck packet data, and then check it again.
Once i do this, my wifi works again, let me know if it works for you.
jmr533 said:
I have the same issue..this is what i do to work around it though:
1. Go to Settings>Wireless and Networks>Mobile Networks
2. Uncheck packet data, and then check it again.
Once i do this, my wifi works again, let me know if it works for you.
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That does work but its a frustrating step lol
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jmr533 said:
I have the same issue..this is what i do to work around it though:
1. Go to Settings>Wireless and Networks>Mobile Networks
2. Uncheck packet data, and then check it again.
Once i do this, my wifi works again, let me know if it works for you.
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yes, does seem to work, but agree it's frustrating.... Hope they fix this soon.
Got this from the battery thread. This actually fixes the wifi issue on my SG2
The program is called Llama and can be downloaded from the market. I deleted all the default events and just added these 2. Hope this helps for all of you with this issue.
Originally Posted by paprcut View Post
Here are a couple of things that really helped my battery life:
- Install Llama and launch it
- Add an event called WiFi
-- Add condition: WiFi Connected (any network)
-- Add action: WiFi Sleep Policy (never sleep)
-- Add action: Toggle Mobile Data (off)
- Add another event called WiFi Disconnected
-- Add condition: WiFi Disconnected (any network)
-- Add action: WiFi Sleep Policy (sleeps when screen turns off)
-- Add action: Toggle Mobile Data (on)
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Try freezing "my account". It toggles data even with WiFi is on. Try it and let me know.
Brotha Noompsey said:
Got this from the battery thread. This actually fixes the wifi issue on my SG2
The program is called Llama and can be downloaded from the market. I deleted all the default events and just added these 2. Hope this helps for all of you with this issue.
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Actually saw this tread and had Llama installed with these 2 profiles added and was till getting this issue... Going to try Freezing My Account to see if that helps... I know it helped with my wifi issues on my G2x.
Update: Nothing seems to work now. Can't have Wifi and cell radio on at the same time... can get calls but nothing else...
I've seen it occasionally as well. I haven't needed to reboot though. It usually recovers after I toggle WiFi on and off and mess with some other things.
Splaktar said:
I've seen it occasionally as well. I haven't needed to reboot though. It usually recovers after I toggle WiFi on and off and mess with some other things.
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I notice the same issue and I also toggle wifi on and off to get it to work back again.
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Same here. I have to toggle wifi on/off and sometimes reconnect through wifi settings to get it back.
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Same here. It's really annoying
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Medikay said:
Recently I have noticed that the wifi on my phone stops working randomly...even though it says it's connected. Usually I can solve this problem by rebooting; should I return the device?
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Yes, either return or warranty exchange for a new one, I have not noticed this issue with my device at all.
I've been having the same issue and it definitely causes excessive battery drain. Sometimes toggling wifi off then on works. Other times it requires toggling mobile data off then on.
I had it happen just now and tried freezing 'my account' in titanium backup as suggested and my 4g indicator immediately turned off. Sweet! It seems that 'my account' is the culprit!
Edit: I really wish this topic wasn't merged...I think there were a couple 'wifi problem' threads talking about different issues. To clarify, my problem was that while on wifi my 4G indicator would sometimes turn on and consume more battery and (sometimes) force all data to use 4G instead of wifi. Really annoying!
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[Q] WiFi not working properly? 3G/4G stays on
My mobile data doesn't always turn off when wifi is on. Any ideas?
same here ,dont know what that is
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Wifi randomly tuns back on....

Not sure if im missing a setting somewhere but my WiFi toggles itself back on randomly after i turn it off. I checked all the wifi settings under ADVANCED and everything looks like its in the correct setting...
Network Notification / unchecked
Keep WiFi on during sleep / (Tried both ALWAYS and NEVER)
Check for internet service / Unchecked
WiFi Timer / OFF
I am using Blazer ROM since I got the phone. Anyone having the same problem? It would be no big deal if the wifi radio didn't consume as much battery.
Not sure if Blazer rom has the option or not or if it would affect it turning back on, but is the Connections optimizer feature enabled?
Its under More Settings > Mobile networks > Connections optimizer
l3thalsab3r said:
Not sure if Blazer rom has the option or not or if it would affect it turning back on, but is the Connections optimizer feature enabled?
Its under More Settings > Mobile networks > Connections optimizer
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Sweet, I think that was it. I turned my fonts to 'TINY' and only read about 1/4 of the fine print. If it turns on again, ill just need to go out but buy some sage to rid my house of evil wifi spirits!
Thanks...
if i uncheck connection optimizer will it never looks for even lte?
I'm guessing "preferred network mode" will select the LTE preference or not. Connections optimizer only refers to WiFi in the help text.
jeffokada81 said:
Sweet, I think that was it. I turned my fonts to 'TINY' and only read about 1/4 of the fine print. If it turns on again, ill just need to go out but buy some sage to rid my house of evil wifi spirits!
Thanks...
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Haha, your welcome.
gotojanoo said:
if i uncheck connection optimizer will it never looks for even lte?
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hausman said:
I'm guessing "preferred network mode" will select the LTE preference or not. Connections optimizer only refers to WiFi in the help text.
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I'm pretty sure hausman is right on that, but I'll try it out later today when I go into an lte area and report back with my findings.
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After a bit of testing in different 4g spots I can say that the optimizer does not effect 4g at all. And it does indeed only refer to the wifi.
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Ive had a similar issue and im not sure why either!
Same here on stock rom.. even before I rooted
l3thalsab3r said:
After a bit of testing in different 4g spots I can say that the optimizer does not effect 4g at all. And it does indeed only refer to the wifi.
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Connections optimizer was rolled out to "ensure phones haves the best possible connection without affecting battery life" On older WiMax phones it also does affect 4G. It uses location data and saved WiFi IDs to know when to connect. Sprint likes it because it offloads data onto wifi/4G whenever possible.
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schale01 said:
Connections optimizer was rolled out to "ensure phones haves the best possible connection without affecting battery life" On older WiMax phones it also does affect 4G. It uses location data and saved WiFi IDs to know when to connect. Sprint likes it because it offloads data onto wifi/4G whenever possible.
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Ah ok good to know. Though I should of probably rephrased my post since it was a reply to gotojanoo to let him know that it does not stop the phone from searching for a lte connection.

Turning on Mobile Data not Working

Hi all,
I keep my mobile data deactivated whenever I'm not using it, and coming from the S3 which made it very convenient to toggle the mobile data on and off, the Note 2 has been hugely inconvenient.
The problem is that when I manually turn mobile data back on in the Settings, mobile data just doesn't turn on. The only way to get it to reactivate is to cycle in and out of airplane mode once data's been activated.
Is this a problem for anyone else, and if not, anyone have any clue why this might be happening? I've got 2 Note 2s and it happens on both.
The only thing I've done to these phones is root and flash TWRP. They are the Ting variant of the Sprint Note 2 if that might make a difference.
Any help appreciated!
punitenshu said:
Hi all,
I keep my mobile data deactivated whenever I'm not using it, and coming from the S3 which made it very convenient to toggle the mobile data on and off, the Note 2 has been hugely inconvenient.
The problem is that when I manually turn mobile data back on in the Settings, mobile data just doesn't turn on. The only way to get it to reactivate is to cycle in and out of airplane mode once data's been activated.
Is this a problem for anyone else, and if not, anyone have any clue why this might be happening? I've got 2 Note 2s and it happens on both.
The only thing I've done to these phones is root and flash TWRP. They are the Ting variant of the Sprint Note 2 if that might make a difference.
Any help appreciated!
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43 views and not one person can say if they have the same problem? /bump
Im coming from the S3 and I miss that mobile data toggle. Anyone find a rom that has it included?
Whompasaurus 2.9 Has it.
Bizdady said:
Im coming from the S3 and I miss that mobile data toggle. Anyone find a rom that has it included?
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Whompasaurus (currently at version 2.9) has had for the last several updates I've tried. Most of the ROMS being updated support it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2039564
I have lte in my area and I just turned off mobike data and turned it back on and it came right back on. Ill try it whej im in 3g as well latwr today for u and post back.
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It has happen to me only on a few time but not consistant enough for me to worry. I do the same as you and turn it on when needed.
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It happens occasionally with LTE but more so dropping to 3G and LTE not coming back untill I toggle Airplane Mode. I toggle my Data On/Off daily and never have an issue with it not coming back on. Then again I use the data toggle built into the 15 toggle mod.
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Yes when im in a bad lte area it takes forever for my data to switch from 4g to 3g. Very annoying as my data doesnt work but I have the 4g icon up top.
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I also got this same problem with my Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. I had no problem with Mobile Data for a few months...but after that.....When i trun ON Mobile Data..the icon which shows that it is connected.....does not appear....Just as the first post the only way i fixed mine was to check...then uncheck flight mode..Please help me
Loosing my modem/mind all together
I seem to keep loosing my modem on any version of jelly bomb (on the latest now 15.3) running Ma-7 currently but happens on any modem I try.
What is happening is data/call capability drops and does not come back until I re-flash a modem, and when I say drop, I mean totally dead not even able to make or receive phone calls.No 3G 4G and it shows signal bars but as soon as I hit the call button signal bars disappear.
I've tried re-flashing multiple times and still happens no matter where I am located, so I have a hard time believing it's a network problem like sprint keeps trying to tell me.(which they tell me there're working on)for like the last freggin year and a half.
I've flashed an asop rom and it seemed to be ok for the short while I tested it, but I like jelly bomb and would like to see if there is a fix for my problem and/or see if it is happening to anyone else.

Data doesn't turn off on Lollipop

I just updated my phone to 5.0.1 and now there the data won't turn off on WiFi. It still does turn off when toggled, but then MMS can't be received. How should I fix this?
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It's always done that the 4g is still connected to do things like SMS.
arsmithsr said:
It's always done that the 4g is still connected to do things like SMS.
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but it shouldn't always be lit up like that. it should grey out after awhile.
Unfortunately you have to turn off mobile data. Just called Verizon about this.
It use to be greyed out, but now it's white as if it's on. Could be an oversight when they created the update. When I'm connected to wifi, it is rarely active.
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I believe it stays active for the advanced calling option. Even if you don't enroll in the option it keeps the 4G active by default to "watch" for calls. Just a way for the vzw devs to be lazy by leaving it "active" all the time instead of being triggered by opting in to the advanced option
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Mobile network staying on when connected to WiFi...

Hi Everyone,
I recently updated my phone and everything seems to be working fine, but I noticed after updating, that when connected to my Wi-Fi, the mobile network stays on, it does disappear. Before the update, if I was connected to Wi-Fi, the 4g LTE indicator would disappear, but now it stays on. Even when I turn off the network, it still stays active.
Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it?
jeanxx said:
Hi Everyone,
I recently updated my phone and everything seems to be working fine, but I noticed after updating, that when connected to my Wi-Fi, the mobile network stays on, it does disappear. Before the update, if I was connected to Wi-Fi, the 4g LTE indicator would disappear, but now it stays on. Even when I turn off the network, it still stays active.
Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it?
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That is normal. It is Volte icon.
purple patch said:
That is normal. It is Volte icon.
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It's actually just the LTE icon for data and I've even turned off VoLTE and it still stays active
jeanxx said:
It's actually just the LTE icon for data and I've even turned off VoLTE and it still stays active
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I had that icon using Viper. Switch to airplane mode and it goes away. Get LTE discovery app from playstore. It will show mobile disconnected when on Wi-Fi. Look under network info
Edit: just noticed you also asked in Viper thread as well and got your answer (it's just an icon issue). Lol XDA users.
You guys are funny.
Check Developer Options. There is an option to keep data on at all times to make switching between data/wifi faster and that's what's happening to you.
It's either preset by a MOD in Viper ROM or you somehow toggled it on accidentally. Easy fix.
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datafoo said:
You guys are funny.
Check Developer Options. There is an option to keep data on at all times to make switching between data/wifi faster and that's what's happening to you.
It's either preset by a MOD in Viper ROM or you somehow toggled it on accidentally. Easy fix.
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Actually, you are funny cuz I already checked that toggle and made sure it was off haha. It was actually an icon bug in the Viper ROM I am using. I switched the signal icons from ATT to T-Mobile and the data icon vanished when connected to WiFi.
jeanxx said:
Actually, you are funny cuz I already checked that toggle and made sure it was off haha. It was actually an icon bug in the Viper ROM I am using. I switched the signal icons from ATT to T-Mobile and the data icon vanished when connected to WiFi.
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Yes, I am quite funny. Thank you for acknowledging it.
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