It's becoming rather annoying that the 4G signal constantly goes to sleep once the screen is off. I was on my friend's Galaxy S 4g on T-mobile and his managed to stay on constantly (it's actually the default connection and you won't even see that 3G connects). Once the screen on Epic turns off, the 4g signal goes on sleep, making me lose any type of internet connection...
I've tried this way: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/mobile/prevent-phone-4g-wireless-connection-sleeping/ but has proven to do nothing to help with the situation. Anyone know how to prevent it from sleeping??
Unless you're tethering why wouldn't you want it to sleep?
T-mobile's 4g is 3g turned up to the max. Sprints 4g acts like wifi.
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shook187 said:
Unless you're tethering why wouldn't you want it to sleep?
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Mainly because i want to be loading my webpages at 4g all the time, turning it on and off is just annoying and slow, since battery isn't an issue for me I want to take advantage of the speed game
Uh, 4G icon's Zzzz means that it's idle. Just like when the 3G icon says D instead of showing arrows.
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Once the screen on Epic turns off, the 4g signal goes on sleep, making me lose any type of internet connection...
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You aren't losing a connection. It just means you don't have any data activity. Same goes for 3G. If it *isn't* displaying the idle icon, you're transferring data. If it is, then data has been idle for a few seconds, and the radio goes to low power to avoid burning through your battery. It's not sleeping though. Also, you're probably relying too much on the icon - it's slow to refresh, and often doesn't correlate to an immediate data connection. So, just leave it be. Nothing's happening to your data connection, data's going to and from your device as it should be. (Your laptop's WiFi, and also the Epic's, do the exact same thing.)
You are loosing a connection when this happens. I've been looking for a fix for this for a long time. Unfortunately I think that the sprint side is at fault. I use my phone to hook my desktop to the internet and see this going on all the time. Perhaps some kind of app that pings the server every 3 minutes might help.
My work around for this is to set the display to not turn off when connected via usb in development settings.
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You are loosing a connection when this happens.
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Perhaps there's an issue with your ROM? I tether *constantly* when I travel, over 4G. When I'm just sitting there doing nothing, it switches to idle. I've *never* lost a transfer, a session of any kind, or anything otherwise, and I generally stay tethered for hours on end. Are you positive?
Sorry but i never lose a 4G connection if i'm transferring data EVEN when the screen is off.
For example, i use Tune In to stream BBC London 94.9 all the time and i turn off the screen, and the stream goes on just fine.
Call sprint and ask them for your MSL number. Its a 6 digit number. Go in your dialer... now
##3282##
Hit view
Wimax
Enter your msl
Long press on idle sleep and change the value. If im not mistaken its the unit in minutes. After your.done reboot because 4g will.become. unresponsice for some odd reason. The highest is 300.
There you go
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I think the phone let's certain apps hold a connection open while in standby while others don't. For example pdanet keeps it open but downloading install files for games like dungeon defenders the phone lets the signal sleep. Anywho the above works.
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RushAOZ said:
Call sprint and ask them for your MSL number. Its a 6 digit number. Go in your dialer... now
##3282##
Hit view
Wimax
Enter your msl
Long press on idle sleep and change the value. If im not mistaken its the unit in minutes. After your.done reboot because 4g will.become. unresponsice for some odd reason. The highest is 300.
There you go
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I've done that already- doesn't work.
How do I know there's no connection? It's simple- open up gTalk on 3G (even when it's on D) and have someone IM you, it'll go through (almost instantly). Now repeat with 4G, turn the screen off and wait a few seconds or just know that it's on zZZ. Have someone IM you, it wouldn't go through until you establish an internet connection (hit refresh in your gmail app to revive it or go browse the internet), only then will the IM go through.
So all in all, it proves that there isn't an internet connection when it goes to zZZ
Yea 4g works like wifi hence the sleep. Somethings wrong with your phone or rom I've done the above on.both my epics on multiple roms and its always worked. Also I hope you know its going to shut off regardless. It only stays on it there's an app actually downloading something. I dont know of a way to keep 4g permanently on. This will only prevent the sleep when the screen.is shut off. Without it 4g sleeps no.matter what your doing. Sounds like your just going to have to.deal with it until someone with enough need comes up with something.
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well I'm using the sprint stock rom....sigh* this sucks
I can only conclude that leaving the screen on is the only way to keep the 4G connection stable- which sucks a lot since the display sucks up more battery than the 4G radio does!
If anyone comes up with a solution or anything (maybe flashing a different rom would help- if it does, please recommend some) please let me know! Thanks a bundle!
I am having the same problem as in the OP, except on my EF02 deodexed ROM when it comes out of sleep it doesn't re-establish the connection.. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Edit: I forgot to mention that I have reflashed through odin, and cwm to no avail. I also have tried EC05, EE02, EF02, and EF10 modems. It seems to be doing it on all of them.
I'm fairly certain it stays connected, it's just not active.
The TuneIn example is great, that's an app I use frequently. I also use Pandora and Slacker and they also continue to transmit data even with the screen turned off. If I get an email I get notified, if I get a facebook message I receive notification, if I receive a video call request it notifies me.
It has been the same for me both on the stock Epic and now on SRF 1.2, there is no reason you should be losing the connection if it is stable prior to the screen shutting off, IMO.
Maybe there is something more going on here. The only times I have ever had problems with my 4G connection is when I had certain apps installed, they tended to disrupt the data. Try uninstalling a few data intensive apps and see what happens.
Xiutehcuhtli said:
I'm fairly certain it stays connected, it's just not active.
The TuneIn example is great, that's an app I use frequently. I also use Pandora and Slacker and they also continue to transmit data even with the screen turned off. If I get an email I get notified, if I get a facebook message I receive notification, if I receive a video call request it notifies me.
It has been the same for me both on the stock Epic and now on SRF 1.2, there is no reason you should be losing the connection if it is stable prior to the screen shutting off, IMO.
Maybe there is something more going on here. The only times I have ever had problems with my 4G connection is when I had certain apps installed, they tended to disrupt the data. Try uninstalling a few data intensive apps and see what happens.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I actually created a new thread because I believe my issue is different than this OP. It's under EF02 4g issues or something. (can't remember right now) But it is specifically when the screen turn off. I just went in and kept the screen on while plugged in and it was fine. For some reason after the screen turns off and I turn it on a minute or so later, than even though 4g shows active it won't transfer data. The only apps I have that might be data intensive is email, or possibly SNS pulling FB data.
I've had issues with this also, as I stream movies off the net on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 while tethered wirelessly to my Epic. Once the screen is off and you leave it be data will go through for about 2-3 minutes then stop until I wake the phone up and turn on the display. It's annoying while watching movies and every 2 minutes it stops because the data connection on the phone stops.
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well I'm using the sprint stock rom....sigh* this sucks
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Are you at least rooted? All my settings took effect instantly without rebooting. I maxed out the dB and idle time.
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Even when my phone is 'idle' it seems to be communicating over 3g. Is is normal or is there something I can do, I'm looking to tweak my phone to optimize battery life.
I've already gone through the guide telling me how to optimize my battery. Does anyone have any additional tips on how to optimize battery? Thanks in advance.
Did you shut off autosync for the Facebook for HTC Sense? Seems that thing keeps trying to update I noticed that mine was running like crazy until I shut that off.
I was having same issue and found that the people app was causing data usage. After I killed it data stopped, app still runs fine when launched but seems to only happen on first boot.
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I'm having the same issue, i used 300mb of data today and i really didn't even use my phone all that often. I have fresh .3 and full root with nand unlocked. Now is there an app that will monitor bandwidth usage s o i can see which app is chewing my bandwidth? As odd as it seams i think this is just a bug, i tried to capture data use when the 3g data lite was on but it showed minimal (under 60kb in 30 min)usage, its really kind of strange. for now i just turned off data.
On another note, I'm noticing something very very odd with my phone... even after i kill WIFI tethering app my pc is still connected and i can still use data, its odd.
I tried the latest Wireless tether app, it was a dud, not biggie
So then I tried the other stable version (2.06?) and it works.... For about 5-10 minutes. The app gives no errors, the phone gets no errors, the 3G icon doesn't go to 1x, or disappear, or anything like that. it is just... Not sure how exactly to describe it. It just. Doesn't. Work. Its almost like my connection is cut off without knowing.
Cyanogenmod7 has a portable wi-fi hotspot feature unlocked. It sort of works. Then I try downloading a simple 20mb file. It will work up for around 8MB, maybe 15. Then, on the phone, the 3G icon turns white?? I guess that's a warning for the thing that happens next... Ok, so it turns white, then the bars turn white, then, omg, the f-ing 3G icon disappears!
Wtf???!?!!!? Does it go to 1x? Nope. It literally flashes from 3G, to nothing, then says 3G again, then nothing (while staying white) and it will do this until I disconnect from my laptop.
What the f is the meaning of this?? Has Verizon found some way to sniff in on what we're doing and somehow figured out that I'm tethering and cuts off my data until I stop my behavior?
I would also like to point out, I have barely downloaded 2GB of data so far for this month. So, I think that's about average for most people.
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I tried the latest Wireless tether app, it was a dud, not biggie
So then I tried the other stable version (2.06?) and it works.... For about 5-10 minutes. The app gives no errors, the phone gets no errors, the 3G icon doesn't go to 1x, or disappear, or anything like that. it is just... Not sure how exactly to describe it. It just. Doesn't. Work. Its almost like my connection is cut off without knowing.
Cyanogenmod7 has a portable wi-fi hotspot feature unlocked. It sort of works. Then I try downloading a simple 20mb file. It will work up for around 8MB, maybe 15. Then, on the phone, the 3G icon turns white?? I guess that's a warning for the thing that happens next... Ok, so it turns white, then the bars turn white, then, omg, the f-ing 3G icon disappears!
Wtf???!?!!!? Does it go to 1x? Nope. It literally flashes from 3G, to nothing, then says 3G again, then nothing (while staying white) and it will do this until I disconnect from my laptop.
What the f is the meaning of this?? Has Verizon found some way to sniff in on what we're doing and somehow figured out that I'm tethering and cuts off my data until I stop my behavior?
I would also like to point out, I have barely downloaded 2GB of data so far for this month. So, I think that's about average for most people.
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Have you tried the new Kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905873
I can actually fix this... Maybe... my friend noticed something SUPER useful... when you wifi tether don't plug the phone into a charger... I used to get the 3g just all together disappearing and wireless tether crapping out all the time then I started tether with out it plugged in and now I tether for hours no problem what so ever.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
I can actually fix this... Maybe... my friend noticed something SUPER useful... when you wifi tether don't plug the phone into a charger... I used to get the 3g just all together disappearing and wireless tether crapping out all the time then I started tether with out it plugged in and now I tether for hours no problem what so ever.
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Hours? On a stock battery? Cool if you can but I know I can't...at least not for hour(s). Maybe for an hour or so lol.
Personally I would try and download a different wireless tether app from the market. I had an issue where I would make a connection, it would work for a minute or two and then just drop for no reason, even though both pc and phone said they were still connected. Uninstalled and then downloaded a later version and its been fine ever since.
Change Channel?
Have you tried changing the channel on the tethering app?
Open Wireless Tether App>Menu>Settings>Change Channel.
There's an article floating around on reported success changing the channel - I'll post the link if I find it.
Edit: Found article, channel change, and google vs market version(s) also come into play, as well as screen lock timing.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/verizon-fascinate-rooting-roms-hacks/35016-wireless-tether-4-root-fascinate-3.html
Have any luck getting it working better?
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Gahh Its Lee said:
I can actually fix this... Maybe... my friend noticed something SUPER useful... when you wifi tether don't plug the phone into a charger... I used to get the 3g just all together disappearing and wireless tether crapping out all the time then I started tether with out it plugged in and now I tether for hours no problem what so ever.
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Makes me wonder if the heat from charging, combined with the heat from running the two radios was just too much and the phone shut down the 3g as a precaution?
Maybe because the only time I've had luck charging and tethering was when I left my phone in aa window while it was ten degrees out but it stilled crapped out.
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Rofl, I switched to the super Z Rom, I'm bipolar when it comes to ROMs xD.
You know the stock tethering app (one that comes on factory DIncs), he managed to get it to work without paying (or someone did lol) o_0
Anyway, Same problem -.-
That kernel says for AOSP, so it won't work on Sense roms? :/
I guess... Also the way to get the stock tethering free is just dialing a number and changing some settings.
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Rofl, I switched to the super Z Rom, I'm bipolar when it comes to ROMs xD.
You know the stock tethering app (one that comes on factory DIncs), he managed to get it to work without paying (or someone did lol) o_0
Anyway, Same problem -.-
That kernel says for AOSP, so it won't work on Sense roms? :/
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In my experience, the phone basically freezes while being charged. Whatever the CPU load is just by plugging the thing in, it probably doesn't afford enough CPU cycles for something as timing critical as the wifi operation you are gunning for.
I like WP7 so much. The potential is amazing, and after NoDo it was looking to be my OS of choice. However the fact that I cant keep WiFi running 100% of the time is such a damn shame. I cant receive email notifications, calender sync and no notifications from 3rd party apps like Twitter which makes it just utterly useless. I cant have the phone on charging all the time. It's a WIRELESS device and I use it that way. I dont want a data plan either. It just seems ridiculous. I have WiFi access to 90% of the places I visit everyday.
It's an incredible shame really and I cannot believe that it was intentional. It looks like an oversight on Microsoft's part.
All phones I know turn off Wifi when in sleep/standby. Did you know your Wifi comes back on automatically every X minutes depending on what you set your email/account sync settings to be?
My problem is with the amount of time it takes for the Wifi to connect again. On an iPhone, it takes mere seconds, while on my WP7 device, it takes at least 10-15 seconds on average, and sometimes, it doesn't even connect, and I need to either lock the screen, and unlock again, or go to settings, turn off Wifi and turn it on again.
It would be nice to be able to choose whether or not this happens.
Perhaps at some point we will see a simple app to keep wifi always on.
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All phones I know turn off Wifi when in sleep/standby.
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Not on Android. You get to chose how wi-fi operates while in sleep/standby.
Did you know your Wifi comes back on automatically every X minutes depending on what you set your email/account sync settings to be?
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Even if it is true (I doubt it), it won't work when you have EAS emails like Live, GMail and Exchange email and set to push email. In this situation, an active connection to the mail server must be maintained all the time.
my focus reconnects fairly quickly, usually within a few seconds. Android does allow wireless to stay on, but I bet this can be fixed with a registry mod.
kapanak said:
All phones I know turn off Wifi when in sleep/standby. Did you know your Wifi comes back on automatically every X minutes depending on what you set your email/account sync settings to be?
My problem is with the amount of time it takes for the Wifi to connect again. On an iPhone, it takes mere seconds, while on my WP7 device, it takes at least 10-15 seconds on average, and sometimes, it doesn't even connect, and I need to either lock the screen, and unlock again, or go to settings, turn off Wifi and turn it on again.
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it does not come back on when your screen is off. If my screen is off for two hours, and I get an email in the first 10 min, I will not get any notification of it until I unlock the phone 2 hours later. What an absolute **** up from Microsoft.
An option would be better. Though iPhone sleeps Wifi automatically either...
It's not really a miss by Microsoft.
You want to use your phone in a very specific way and that is different than the vast majority of consumers.
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It's not really a miss by Microsoft.
You want to use your phone in a very specific way and that is different than the vast majority of consumers.
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Yea, it's a phone, not an iPod Touch.
ammarmalik said:
it does not come back on when your screen is off. If my screen is off for two hours, and I get an email in the first 10 min, I will not get any notification of it until I unlock the phone 2 hours later. What an absolute **** up from Microsoft.
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Not really... having Wi-Fi on all the time will flatten your battery literally every day. Smart phones were designed to be combined with data plans (try finding one on a no-data contract).
If your phone is plugged in to the charger the wireless will stay on, but otherwise it turns off when it's not in use.
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Not really... having Wi-Fi on all the time will flatten your battery literally every day.
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Simply not true. As long as you're connected to a WiFi network (not constantly searching for one) WiFi consumes less battery than 3G. I agree that it should definitely be an option at least.
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Not really... having Wi-Fi on all the time will flatten your battery literally every day. Smart phones were designed to be combined with data plans (try finding one on a no-data contract).
If your phone is plugged in to the charger the wireless will stay on, but otherwise it turns off when it's not in use.
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Seriously. If WiFi stayed on all the time the battery life would be horrible, then instead of *****ing about the WiFi issue this guy would be on here whining about battery life. Some people just can't do research before buying and accept something. And I'm pretty damn sure there's a Registry tweak for that in the D & H section.
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Simply not true. As long as you're connected to a WiFi network (not constantly searching for one) WiFi consumes less battery than 3G. I agree that it should definitely be an option at least.
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I'd LOVE to see your evidence on this. Absolutely LOVE it.
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Seriously. If WiFi stayed on all the time the battery life would be horrible, then instead of *****ing about the WiFi issue this guy would be on here whining about battery life. Some people just can't do research before buying and accept something. And I'm pretty damn sure there's a Registry tweak for that in the D & H section.
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OK First of all I did pretty extensive research. No where was this mentioned. Secondly my HTC Desire lasts me a little over a day with WiFi constantly on. Go figure!
I have wifi enabled constantly and data connection turned off which gives me better battery life than being constantly on 3g.
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Simply not true. As long as you're connected to a WiFi network (not constantly searching for one) WiFi consumes less battery than 3G. I agree that it should definitely be an option at least.
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eternalemb said:
I'd LOVE to see your evidence on this. Absolutely LOVE it.
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He's right. Problem is, the average consumer isn't stationary, especially here in the US where the majority of people commute, constantly. Therefore, your phone is polling consistently for a WiFi connection, which does eat up the battery. I've said this a few times, this feature isn't there to save battery while you're connected, it's to save battery while you aren't. The main reason it stays on while you're on a charger is because THEN you're stationary, and it knows it'll have a constant connection. If I were to leave my WiFi on all day, and use my phone the way I do, which is every 20 seconds, my battery would be shot in 2-3 hours...
So get an android device. why do people insist on getting phones that are not suited to their needs?
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Not on Android. You get to chose how wi-fi operates while in sleep/standby.
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The default on Android is to turn WiFi off, and while I concerde Android's settings heirarchy is a hot mess... I still haven't found the option to force WiFi to stay on all the time... Unless you mean some third party application or custom ROM, in which case I could care less. That is why some applications like Trillian for Android provide an Option to force WiFi to stay on when the phone goes to sleep/standby. The phone doesn't automatically do it by default, and the option is not well-exposed for the user.
Even if it is true (I doubt it), it won't work when you have EAS emails like Live, GMail and Exchange email and set to push email. In this situation, an active connection to the mail server must be maintained all the time.
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Unless you have no reception, the active connection will be maintained all the time. It works over Data and over WiFi, and ActiveSync can work largely fine even on a decent GPRS (i.e. 1G) or Edge data connection.
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it does not come back on when your screen is off. If my screen is off for two hours, and I get an email in the first 10 min, I will not get any notification of it until I unlock the phone 2 hours later. What an absolute **** up from Microsoft.
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Yes you will. When WiFi goes off, the phone reverts back to using the cellular data connection. When WiFi goes on, it hands off to the WiFi data connection.
You should still get your emails. This has never happened to me and my ISP had tower issues, so I had almost 2 weeks of my internet connection cutting off every 5 minutes (so I didn't even have WiFi on my phone).
My phone's cellular connection is typically 3 bars of GPRS or less.
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Yea, it's a phone, not an iPod Touch.
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I think saying "not a ZuneHD" would be more accurate.
However, Steve Ballmer at the WP7 launch did say "every WP7 device is a ZuneHD."
So you're wrong there...
I don't really know to describe this problem better. I'm running CM10 (lately AOKP's latest build) with default kernels. I've flashed all the radios and tried a bunch of them in solid LTE coverage, I seem to have the same problem every time, which is the data seems to "stall."
It will show full signal, and then if i click a link, it will sort of just sit there, not really doing anything. Eventually it may load, or i give up in patience. Any one have any ideas?
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I don't really know to describe this problem better. I'm running CM10 (lately AOKP's latest build) with default kernels. I've flashed all the radios and tried a bunch of them in solid LTE coverage, I seem to have the same problem every time, which is the data seems to "stall."
It will show full signal, and then if i click a link, it will sort of just sit there, not really doing anything. Eventually it may load, or i give up in patience. Any one have any ideas?
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I am using at&t stock rom and not yet rooted. Even I have the same problem. Tried to disable and enable data from the notification but did not help. But, when I turn on the wifi, and turn off the wifi again, it works fine. When wifi is turned on phone disables the data and try's to connect to wifi or shows the available networks, but I don't connect and I turn off the wifi, phone reconnects to the at&t data again and then it works fine. Not sure why.
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I am using at&t stock rom and not yet rooted. Even I have the same problem. Tried to disable and enable data from the notification but did not help. But, when I turn on the wifi, and turn off the wifi again, it works fine. When wifi is turned on phone disables the data and try's to connect to wifi or shows the available networks, but I don't connect and I turn off the wifi, phone reconnects to the at&t data again and then it works fine. Not sure why.
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I can't even run a speed test because it just sits there. Web pages "load" but wind up stalling. Sometimes they finish, sometimes they don't. I have no idea what's causing it. What modem are you on?
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I can't even run a speed test because it just sits there. Web pages "load" but wind up stalling. Sometimes they finish, sometimes they don't. I have no idea what's causing it. What modem are you on?
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May be a good time to contact your cell phone provider for a replacement.
I was on a cross country road trip running CM9 on my GS3 and I kept running into the same thing. A temporary fix was to reboot the phone. Since I got back, I flashed SlimBean and I haven't seen the issue again.
In my case, I think its the SIM card. I used Google Maps/Navagation on my HTC G2 (using a micro SIM adapter) and my phone got HOT, I mean burn your fingers hot (upwards of 57 degC to 60 degC).
If it happens again I'm going to bring my SIM card back to ATT and have them replace it. I did some googleing and it seems like this is common with the Verizon variants of the GS3.
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May be a good time to contact your cell phone provider for a replacement.
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That's the next step... it means reflashing, and waiting for samsung to fix it though, which sucks a lot.
ive had this same problem and it would piss me off! i found out that busybox was the culprit. i uninstalled busybox and cleard my cache in recovery and all was well once again. if any of yall have busybox installed you may look into my solution.
I recently been having this issue also. But mine is a little bit different. Like my phone will say I am connected to "H" for data but when I load a Page it slightly lags switches to H+ and boom Internet works. When I stall for more then 5 minutes it switches back. I'm not sure if it's some battery conserving feature or what but I have no problem against at.
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Every since Verizon pushed the Lollipop update to my N4, my "Mobile Data" turns back on all by itself after it has been disabled. It even turns back on when I am connected to wifi.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so can you please explain how I may fix this.
Thanks in advance.
Not exactly that but I have noticed that now I'm always on 3g when I'm usually on 4G all day long same area this is crazy
Mine is also randomly turning on Mobile Data too after the Lollipop update. I have a small data allotment with VZW, this could send me into overages.
I seen on one thread, searching through your downloaded apps to find out which ones have "change network connectivity" in the permissions. I happen to have 6 of them. Some you can disable, but it removes the updates, other you cant disable without removing it.
Another recommendation was hitting settings from the pull down menu, wifi, advanced, then uncheck the "smart network switch". Mine wasn't checked to begin with, so I'm out of ideas til I start removing apps one by one...
The data has been turning on by itself during sleep time on my Note 4. It caused the phone to use 500mb of data in one nite. My data is always off, wifi is only on when using the phone otherwise it's off too. I called Verizon and they have no clue. This is my 2nd new Note 4 for myself & my wife, nothing but problems. Think we are going to switch to anything other than a Samsung phone.
Well, I've systematically removed all 6 apps one at a time. The Youtube and Facebook apps, I was only able to disable them instead of removing them completely. In the end, the phone still turns on Mobile Data by itself. This must be something internal with Lollipop. I have a small data allowance and I'm afraid its going to go over simply because it wont stay OFF even with WiFi available!!
I would call customer service and have them ship you out a replacement. This is our 3rd phone and hopefully it will work as it should. Good luck
Outcast,
I've had my Note4 since it was released in November. It didn't have this problem with 4.4 Kitkat. It's something new with Lollipop and I doubt a new phone would solve this problem, could be wrong.
How involved is it to go back to Kitkat?
I'm not chancing voiding my warranty. They replaced my phones by them and not by request. Our phones get hot and get a warning then shuts down, apps close constantly and the phones consistently reboot on their own. Then the data turning on by itself. The other problems I don't think are software based but hardware failures. The data can very well be software related.
wifiwizard said:
Every since Verizon pushed the Lollipop update to my N4, my "Mobile Data" turns back on all by itself after it has been disabled. It even turns back on when I am connected to wifi.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so can you please explain how I may fix this.
Thanks in advance.
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I have the same problem and i used up so much of my data when i am at home where the wifi connects automatically on everything else. On kit kat this never happened and i am attempting a downgrade so you might want to try that.
I was having the same problem with mine. I also live on the edge of 4g area, so it was constantly swapping between 3g and 4g. In addition to using some data it was killing my battery swapping between 3g and 4g. Using almost 10% per hour when not being used. I disabled most of the verizon stuff, support and protection, Verizon navigator, caller name id, message+, and verizon location. I turned off facebook location reporting in the app settings, and disabled google location. I did all these a couple at a time and would reboot to see if it fixed the problem and after all those were done i rebooted and wiped the cache and the prblem was gone. I turned google location back on so far and its still working the way it is supposed to. It shows a greyed out 3g symbol and my battery life is much better. My phone sat off the charger all night and only dropped 4% and in 5 hours of moderate use its down to 77% left. Wish i knew exactly which app was causing the problem to help you out better but hopefully you can try those apps and settings and get the same results.
Well it worked for about 3 days, but this morning data and wifi were both running again.
Data usage Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Been having the same problem even when I disconnect data ten or fifteen minutes later data is back on. And I've noticed even if I am connected to Wi-Fi data trumps it and I end up using a ton of DATA when I've been connected to Wi-Fi all day, getting seriously upset cause I never used this much data before.
I have same problem with my Note3 running Lollipop. Have tried every suggestion I can find to turn off data, but it is still runs, unless I am on wifi. Data is set to off, 4g symbol in notification bar is greyed out, but data is still on. I have found forums all over the Web with other people with this problem, but no solution yet. My phone is unlocked but not rooted.