I'm thinking if getting a g2 for my sister, but I hesitate because of the data connectivity issues that every review seems to mention.
Has there been an update to resolve those issues?
I'd hate for her to be unable to get 3g indoors. Thanks in advance.
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What connectivity issues?
I've never had a single issue with my device...
omarsalmin said:
What connectivity issues?
I've never had a single issue with my device...
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Thanks for the reply. I read 2 separate reviews that said that the phone had trouble maintaining 3g connection indoors, and mostly stayed connected on edge.
Anyone else have or not have this issue?
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I have great connection reception, even in my works underground parking garage.
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I have great connection reception, even in my works underground parking garage.
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Do you mean call reception or data? Thanks for the reply.
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Is it me or do I seem to always have an issue with data and my phone. There are many times when I go to pick it up to use and the data, either 3G or 4G, is greyed out.
I've noticed it even if I switch my phone to CDMA only.
Any suggestions on how to fix it other than the obvious reboot or airplane mode?
Unfortunately, this might just be reception issues in your area. I have no LTE problems where I live.
That's what I'm thinking. The phone may just not know what mode to chose cause I'm in between the two.
I have to bump this thread. I'm sick of this. I can hardly ever send MMS messages when I'm on WiFi.
I'm not in a 4G area, that I know. I was successful in updating my PRL which I thought fixed my issue, but didn't.
It's not like I have no signal, 1 bar, -90dBm in my house. Even switching the phone to 3G only doesn't fix this. Rebooting is my only option, as turning on airplane mode doesn't help.
Does anyone else have issues connecting to data? I'm tempted to root, just to flash a new(er) radio, but I don't feel like restoring my phone.
Have you tried updating to the new radio?
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No. That isn't the solution. Thus is s documented and serious problem. Its on google code and tickets have been opened with Verizon
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dudeimgeorge said:
No. That isn't the solution. Thus is s documented and serious problem. Its on google code and tickets have been opened with Verizon
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Whoops! That's what I get for opening up threads in multiple tabs. I replied to the wrong thread.
Haven't tried a new radio, still would have to root it.
As for the wifi sleep policy, it's set to always. I dunno...
shoman24v said:
Haven't tried a new radio, still would have to root it.
As for the wifi sleep policy, it's set to always. I dunno...
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As for the wifi sleep policy, it's set to always. I dunno...
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Yeah, that was my bad. I had multiple tabs open with different threads and posted in the wrong one.
I live in a spotty 4g area so its constantly switching from 3g to 4g and before it locks onto one signal it always does the stupid grey bar deal and sometimes it won't lock on at all even though I'm in a strong (3g) area. Restarting the phone works sometimes. All I know is that it better be fixed soon or this phone will be going back.
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the_gonz79 said:
I live in a spotty 4g area so its constantly switching from 3g to 4g and before it locks onto one signal it always does the stupid grey bar deal and sometimes it won't lock on at all even though I'm in a strong (3g) area. Restarting the phone works sometimes. All I know is that it better be fixed soon or this phone will be going back.
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Yup, this is the issue I have. I can have strong 3G signal (all bars grey) but it just won't connect. Airplane mode sometimes fixes it, but I usually have to reboot the damn thing.
shoman24v said:
I have to bump this thread. I'm sick of this. I can hardly ever send MMS messages when I'm on WiFi.
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Turn wifi off for it to send/receive mms messages better
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wayneb02 said:
Turn wifi off for it to send/receive mms messages better
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Except the issue is... the data won't connect after I disable wifi lol. Hence why it won't even send with wifi on...
Do you live in a4g area?
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Do you live in a4g area?
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We have 4G here in town, but I live on the outer city limits. When I get closer to town I get 4G.
I know where I live sometimes I need to reboot my phone for it to change successfully from 3g to 4g... Another thing people suggest is toggling airplane mode on and off to make it pick up signal
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I know where I live sometimes I need to reboot my phone for it to change successfully from 3g to 4g... Another thing people suggest is toggling airplane mode on and off to make it pick up signal
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Yeah, I don't know why airplane doesn't work like rebooting usually does.
You might possibly have an actual defective phone
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You might possibly have an actual defective phone
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I thought about taking it in and replacing it.... I don't have any reception issues, just this issue with the phone not wanting to get on data about 50% of the time.
Just wondering if anyone in the NYC general area is having issues connecting to mobile data? I have cell service, i can tall and call and what not, still have my IMEI and i even did the IMEI data restore method to see if that was the problem but still nothing! can anyone in NYC or Bronx, Brooklyn etc and comment if they can connect to mobile? im on T999UVALH1 modem btw, thanks
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Just wondering if anyone in the NYC general area is having issues connecting to mobile data? I have cell service, i can tall and call and what not, still have my IMEI and i even did the IMEI data restore method to see if that was the problem but still nothing! can anyone in NYC or Bronx, Brooklyn etc and comment if they can connect to mobile? im on T999UVALH1 modem btw, thanks
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Upgrade to t999uvalh2
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Upgrade to t999uvalh2
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That wont fix a problem he should still get data on an older radio
My data is good I live in the Bronx sometimes it can actually up but so far so good
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sTyLeSz said:
My data is good I live in the Bronx sometimes it can actually up but so far so good
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I live in the bronx too and i always get data speeds up to 16mbps but for some reason i woke up today and I just cant connect to mobile data...havent flashed anything in the past 4 days so idk what the problem is. Im going to try flashing a different rom to see if it fixes the problem
edit:still cant connect to mobile data....ugh getting very upset! =/
Was in Queens a couple of days ago with no issues
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I repliex in your other thread so check there.
We actually don't have a UVALH1, that's on a different carrier I think. Previous radio was UVALG1, so I'm assuming you're on the latest already.
I'm thinking its a network issue since you haven't done anything in a few days and it was working before.
Call tmobile and ask if they're having problems on their end.
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Are there any users who've used a different radio to improve the poor wifi signal on the galaxy s3?
There was a lengthy thread about this issue but haven't read or found a solution. My wifi drops off consistently and standing beside my router, I only ever get 2bars of signal strength.
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Are there any users who've used a different radio to improve the poor wifi signal on the galaxy s3?
There was a lengthy thread about this issue but haven't read or found a solution. My wifi drops off consistently and standing beside my router, I only ever get 2bars of signal strength.
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Up until today there was only one radio that would work. Today all the major Canadian carriers released an update and part of that was an updated modem(radio). Check for updates on your phone or through KIES. I haven't seen any pre-rooted versions yet but give it time.....
Thanks, as far as radios I am curios which radios we can flash on our s3's as per region or carrier
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Are there any users who've used a different radio to improve the poor wifi signal on the galaxy s3?
There was a lengthy thread about this issue but haven't read or found a solution. My wifi drops off consistently and standing beside my router, I only ever get 2bars of signal strength.
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The radio has nothing to do with WiFi, the kernel does. My Bell S3 picks up WiFi just fine. It might be your router that is the issue? Have you tried resetting it?
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The radio has nothing to do with WiFi, the kernel does. My Bell S3 picks up WiFi just fine. It might be your router that is the issue? Have you tried resetting it?
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Router connects well to tablet, laptop and sonos. I literally have to be in a 3' radius to get 3-4 bars of signal strength.
Speedtest was about 3Mbps down. Brutal. I posted in another post but I'll do it again here. Samsung is taking my phone back since it's within the one year period. Service time frame 2-5 weeks. They emailed me a UPS prepaid shipping to print out to ship it to Ontario for repair or replacement.
Has anyone else been getting pathetically low network speeds? I cant get more than 200kbps with two different roms that I am using. Is it just me or is anyone else experiencing it?
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Has anyone else been getting pathetically low network speeds? I cant get more than 200kbps with two different roms that I am using. Is it just me or is anyone else experiencing it?
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First of all, everyone's network speeds will vary by carrier and location.
Are you talking about wireless internet?
Are you on 3G or LTE?
What are you using to get your speed results?
My speeds could be great, and I walk two feet over and its horrible. My phone will hop to a different cell tower. Or while I'm at home I could be in a dead zone so my wireless will drop out. You need to be much much much more specific then what your telling us.
The chances of another fellow xda member using the same cell tower or your wireless router is slim to none. Just so your aware. Could be a problem with your carrier as well
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First of all, everyone's network speeds will vary by carrier and location.
Are you talking about wireless internet?
Are you on 3G or LTE?
What are you using to get your speed results?
My speeds could be great, and I walk two feet over and its horrible. My phone will hop to a different cell tower. Or while I'm at home I could be in a dead zone so my wireless will drop out. You need to be much much much more specific then what your telling us.
The chances of another fellow xda member using the same cell tower or your wireless router is slim to none. Just so your aware. Could be a problem with your carrier as well
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I am talking about 3g and lte. It started last week and I havent had good network speeds since then. I have switched roms three times and I have not gotten any better speeds. I am using speedtest.net app to get my speeds. I am on At&t and I realize that this differs from person to person but I am just getting tired of not being able to hardly anything without wifi.
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I am talking about 3g and lte. It started last week and I havent had good network speeds since then. I have switched roms three times and I have not gotten any better speeds. I am using speedtest.net app to get my speeds. I am on At&t and I realize that this differs from person to person but I am just getting tired of not being able to hardly anything without wifi.
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Are you on unlimited data? Sounds like throttling.
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Are you on unlimited data? Sounds like throttling.
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No 3gb a month. I dont know why they would throttle me since I have limited data.
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No 3gb a month. I dont know why they would throttle me since I have limited data.
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Have you gone over 3 gb and are you sure you have the correct apn settings?
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Have you gone over 3 gb and are you sure you have the correct apn settings?
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If he goes over they would charge more, not throttle..
Do you live in orange county by chance? Atts network has been broken lately down here...
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Anyone else having issues with their device being stuck in 2g (EDGE)?
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Anyone else having issues with their device being stuck in 2g (EDGE)?
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Im fine here in Houston. Do you have another phone you can test with?
Might also be helpful if the mention what rom you are on to help identify the cause
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I think it's T-Mobile.
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xxjrsmith3xx said:
I think it's T-Mobile.
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Working normally up here in Tennessee.
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Anyone else having issues with their device being stuck in 2g (EDGE)?
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I had similar issue turn off/on your mobile data and airplane mode.
Worked for me
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Im fine here in Houston. Do you have another phone you can test with?
Might also be helpful if the mention what rom you are on to help identify the cause
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Ive had really crappy service in houston over the last couple days. Been having to just keep wifi on because nothing wants to load properly on regular data.
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mgioia2 said:
Ive had really crappy service in houston over the last couple days. Been having to just keep wifi on because nothing wants to load properly on regular data.
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Same here, Houston coverage has been bad for the past week or so. In my house where I used to get like three bars on 4g, now I only get edge. Don't know what's happening here, could it be the refarming thing they got going on?
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I hope thats what it is. My download speed hasnt been too bad, 8-10 usually but the upload has been horrible, .3-.5 typically. But compared to the 15+ download and 2-3 upload I got the first couple weeks with the phone its noticable. The biggest problem though is that it seems to randomly just not be connected or want to connect to the net.
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i have absolutely abysmal 4g speed around where i live (south san francisco, says its on 4g, geting about 30 kbps down). If i turn on pandora in my car it'll sometimes refuse to play and when I drive to an area where I know there's good 4g speeds, it still doesnt play. The phone says its on 4g but the down/up stream lights never blink, so I have to switch off and on my mobile data to get it working again.
Another incident was a similar issue, but instead it didnt have the 4g icon at all, it wasnt even on edge! All I had in the notifications bar was my battery and the t-mo signal. In this case I had to restart the phone.