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I have been feeling out my 4G connection for awhile now, and I am still having a strange experience with it. Speed tests always give good results, but actually using 4G for daily tasks is not working out well so far. Often times it loads pages and market or maps slower than with 4G...
I had been having this off and on all week, but I thought it was just my poor 4g connection at home. Anyway, now I'm writing from a mall with a very strong connection. Now I'm noticing when I load a page or open maps/market, it actually disconnects from 4G and loads with 3G for a second or two then switches back..
I've been using fresh, dc, and bugless ROMs, and always with the latest radio. I've had to apply the 4G patch a few times to get 4G working, but once it's up, it behaves the same...
Is it the ROM, my phone, or the nature of 4G in philadelphia?
I'd guess it's the nature of the 4g. It's still a new market. One thing, the bars on your phone only show the connection to the tower, not the connection to the internet. My 4g has been like that in places around Dallas, but closer to the heart of Dallas, I get more consistent connection. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that just seems to be the nature of technology here on the bleeding edge.
I might add, that for whatever reason, I cannot load my XDA bookmark to the evo 4g page on 4g at all, but it loads fine on 3g or wifi. I have yet to understand that one. Other pages seem to load ok though.
I've also noticed issues on xda, I think it's related to flash. I noticed if I load flash only sites on 4G it never loads or takes a stupid long time... If I cut to 3G it loads fine... On xda, it's the flash ads..
Having the phone process information and display it is much different then just doing a speed test. I'm in Philly also - but only use the 4G for tethering.
rutter9 said:
Having the phone process information and display it is much different then just doing a speed test. I'm in Philly also - but only use the 4G for tethering.
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I agree completely, but the issue is that, on some pages (usually with flash) It loads and displays the information faster on 3G than on 4G... I'm not sure what would cause that. I'll try tethering and see if it's the same... I'll also try 4G when I'm in central philly...
I wonder if flash determines what quality to stream the content at? Like if you use sprint tv on 4g you will get higher quality video but it can be laggy trying to catch up to the stream. When on 3g the quality is a little less but doesn't skip around at all.
I'm having similar issues with my 4G connection. Some pages won't come up. The progress bar loads up to about 50% then either takes a really long time to bring up the page or not at all. All I get is a blank page. The xda forums are one of the sites I'm having problems with also. It loads up fine over 3G and WiFi. I'm currently running the OMJ rom, latest Radio, and the Fresh 4G fix. I'm not sure if the problem lies with my rooted Evo or the 4G network.
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I wonder if flash determines what quality to stream the content at? Like if you use sprint tv on 4g you will get higher quality video but it can be laggy trying to catch up to the stream. When on 3g the quality is a little less but doesn't skip around at all.
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That makes sense to me. Still, it seems strange that the network or phone one struggles to keep up like that. Ah well, like I said, the nature of things out here on the bleeding edge.
i have experienced similar 4g/3g flipflopping behavior and pisspoor wifi. its like the radio is very slow to get a connection as coming out of the pocket and then while in use it will go to 3g then say it's found a 4g and get on that and back to 3g. sometimes i'll see 4g w/ full strength but am unable to do any internet functions (web browser, pandora, meebo, appbrain all fail indicating no network). by putting it into Airplane mode...count to 3...take it out of airplane mode the radio reconnects and is able to pass data as expected.
i have done full cache, delvikcache, (and the other whatchamacallit) formatting between builds. and cleared the cache after updating the radio (even tho i shouldn't need to for Fresh .3)
i have not fussed with App2SD nor anything Flash related.
not sure if i live/work on the "edge" of coverage or if it's EVO (software or hardware) related. I"m leaning more to the coverage at this point. between testing it more as i move around town and next weeks froyo builds maybe the 4g gods will shine down upon me.
Increase WiMAX_Idle_Sleep(s) setting
I had the same issue and found these instructions which show how to increase WiMAX_Idle_Sleep(s) setting.
hit ##DATA# > Edit mode.
Put in your msl code
Chose WIMAX
Scroll down to Wimax_Idle_Sleep
Change the value from 10 to 300.
Click menu, commit changes and restart the phone.
See ' [GUIDE] Easy way to get MSL without calling Sprint or using CMDA Workshop' to get MSL Code, or just call Sprint and ask for it.
mgshultz said:
I had the same issue and found these instructions which show how to increase WiMAX_Idle_Sleep(s) setting.
hit ##DATA# > Edit mode.
Put in your msl code
Chose WIMAX
Scroll down to Wimax_Idle_Sleep
Change the value from 10 to 300.
Click menu, commit changes and restart the phone.
See ' [GUIDE] Easy way to get MSL without calling Sprint or using CMDA Workshop' to get MSL Code, or just call Sprint and ask for it.
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I work in Philly and have the 3g 4g connection problems too. Your fix did not work for me. No matter what Rom or fix I've tried I can't keep a stable 4g connection without the stock Rom flashed. Sometimes WiFi tether will work on 4g with a custom Rom but anything else and I have all kinds of connection issues. I don't think its the network because 4g connection cards work just fine.
Edit: my main cause of concern is that simultaneous talk and data. I like to be able to talk and still follow sports scores while working. Sticking to stock for now.
I was having issues with my 3G cutting out randomly. I would be in a known coverage area, and in the middle of a speed test, wifi tether, or any other app requiring internet, the 3G would just stop working. The 3G icon would blink as if it was trying to reconnect, but wouldn't. I would either have to restart the device or cycle the mobile internet on and off. I would also get error code 67 and 104 randomly as well. Today, I updated my Radio to 2.15.00.05.02, but haven't really had the chance to see if it's functioning correctly. Any advice? I'm a bit of a noob, so keep it simple for me.
Sitting at home with the EVO on 3G and just got error 104 again. Running...
ANDROID 2.2
PRI 1.90_003
PRL 60672
Just updated to ANDROID 2.3 and the latest RADIO combo pack and I'm still having the issue. During SpeedTest, the 3G stops responding randomly. Sometimes it picks back up again, but most of the time, it will stop responding altogether. Settings issue? Any help would be great.
A Tower is down on Sprint (sub-Boost Mobile).
That is what's causing your in and out fades.
Should be updated by end of the week.
Boost Mobile (EVO)
Android 2.2
2.15.00.11.19 (downgraded as I thought it was radio, but will be upgradeing back to Radio 2.15.00.05.02 after Tower is repaired)
Software 3.70.651.1
PRL 61007
same problem here, but with good towers
hey guys I have the samsung epic with the same proble, it works fine and fast on 3g but sometimes it just stop working. the 3g arow keeps sending, and I get the same error codes, so, what can I do to fix this? ah my epic is on boost mobile
So others are having this issue as well. Interesting....anyone got any ideas?
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I have the same problem. It has nothing to do with the towers. I am running synergy RC2 and my 3g will drop. I have to then disable the 3g and reinable it for the 3g to work. This will last for 3 minutes to 5 hours. It's very annoying. I have come to the conclusion that it is either software related or the PRL.
Some PRL's have more problems than others. It seems that the boost PRL (I think it is 61007) will be running a speed test and cut out and I get an error saying there has been a network communication error. 60678 seems to work best for me although I have to keep resetting the 3g.
I have the same issue with the Speedtest.net app. It cuts out with a network error. Anyone else got any input???
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Having the same issues every hour... any thoughts?
I updated my data profile and it doesn't do it anymore.
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i wish i had ur problem -.-, mines it i cant make calls or texts, says my account could not be validated, but my 3g works fine =[
Just curious if this happened to anyone or is it just me: most of the time I'm connected to wifi to save battery (home, school, etc) and when I'm out of range it should automatically connect me to the 3g network but it's not. I check settings and 3g is still enabled. Anyone know why?
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Just curious if this happened to anyone or is it just me: most of the time I'm connected to wifi to save battery (home, school, etc) and when I'm out of range it should automatically connect me to the 3g network but it's not. I check settings and 3g is still enabled. Anyone know why?
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I am also experiencing this. This happens to me when I am connected to WiFi with bad or no signal but then when I turn off WiFi and go to a good signal area it still registers no signal until I restart my phone then all is fine. Definitely a major bug.
ive had 2 of these phones, ive never had an issue with this. eh. maybe im lucky
Any solution to this?
Ever since I purchased this phone, I hardly get 3g signal. Will a hard reset fix this problem? I have to go by 4g or wi-fi on this phone for data.
JBNAquatics said:
Just curious if this happened to anyone or is it just me: most of the time I'm connected to wifi to save battery (home, school, etc) and when I'm out of range it should automatically connect me to the 3g network but it's not. I check settings and 3g is still enabled. Anyone know why?
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having wifi on will actually kill your battery more because you have another radio running, thats why they give you the option to turn it off. (to save battery)
hmm thats odd though mine turns back on just fine
try a hard reset.
its deff a software issue
dtr145r said:
having wifi on will actually kill your battery more because you have another radio running, thats why they give you the option to turn it off. (to save battery)
hmm thats odd though mine turns back on just fine
try a hard reset.
its deff a software issue
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Wrong, having wifi on saves power because than your phone doesn't have to ping and search for cell towers
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csdalporto said:
Wrong, having wifi on saves power because than your phone doesn't have to ping and search for cell towers
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+1. Wifi Is definitelya battery saver. I leave wifi on all night at home. I get great battery life. I also never have the problem with 3g either. It always comes back even if I lose wifi signal.
The Evo3D Killer!!!
I noticed this in mine, so I went to Settings->Wireless and Network-> Mobile Network Data and then unchecked 3G and re-checked it and it hasn't had the problem since. Try it and report back.
a lot of users are having this issue along with low speed results on 3g, I read on another forum that Samsung/Sprint are working on it but I'd take that with a grain of salt. I fixed the radio wake up issue on my phone by doing factory reset and then going through the hands free activation again. Haven't had it since.
i'm having this issue too. Turning off wifi, or every time I go in an elevator and loose my 3g signal.
The strange thing though is I had this same problem with my OG Epic for the last two weeks I had it. I flashed back to the current Sprint rom and still had the problem. It was actually the reason I bought the Epic Touch on day 1.
I too am having 3G connection problems
My work is located a mile North of the 101 and Scottsdale and I can't get signal in my building, even if I walk to the big windows.
Of course Phoenix has no 4g so Im S.O.L.
I live in the suburbs of Houston where the WiMAX coverage is kind of spotty. If I leave an area of coverage for more than like say a minute, my 4G will stop attempting to scan for a new 4G signal and never attempt to reconnect even if I enter a new area with 4G coverage. I have to manually toggle the connection in the notification bar.
I've searched the forums and noticed several posts describing the same issue.
Does anyone have a solution?
AzN1337c0d3r said:
I live in the suburbs of Houston where the WiMAX coverage is kind of spotty. If I leave an area of coverage for more than like say a minute, my 4G will stop attempting to scan for a new 4G signal and never attempt to reconnect even if I enter a new area with 4G coverage. I have to manually toggle the connection in the notification bar.
I've searched the forums and noticed several posts describing the same issue.
Does anyone have a solution?
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I have seen this issue as well, do you use bluetooth? I know its a random question but I have only noticed this issue with mine when I have the bluetooth on.
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I have seen this issue as well, do you use bluetooth? I know its a random question but I have only noticed this issue with mine when I have the bluetooth on.
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Bluetooth is not turned for on my device.
Bump. Anyone else having this issue?
I'm using the phone app so I don't know the link, but there's a link in general, I think, that describes increasing 4g performance. There's two simple tweaks to do and some involved ones. I just did the two simple ones. One is to change the retry interval down to 15 seconds and the minimum signal level for 4g lock is -110db. Those two changes made a noticeable improvement on fringe areas and inside for me.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265990
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265990
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I did those tweaks, that is not the issue. I have tried all the WiMax_Scan_Retry from 1 to 300 and the WiMAX will never reconnect.
For example: I do not have 4G at school and I have 4G at home. If I drive to school, the 4G will disconnect.
Then when I drive home back into 4G coverage and go to sleep even after 10 hours, the 4G will not reconnect.
Bump!!! Also have this issue.
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AzN1337c0d3r said:
I did those tweaks, that is not the issue. I have tried all the WiMax_Scan_Retry from 1 to 300 and the WiMAX will never reconnect.
For example: I do not have 4G at school and I have 4G at home. If I drive to school, the 4G will disconnect.
Then when I drive home back into 4G coverage and go to sleep even after 10 hours, the 4G will not reconnect.
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Try doing what most people do, when you know your leaving a 4g area turn it off. Then turn it back on when you get home. No sense in wasting battery. That and it only takes a couple seconds to turn out back on and reconnect.
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Khilbron said:
Try doing what most people do, when you know your leaving a 4g area turn it off. Then turn it back on when you get home. No sense in wasting battery. That and it only takes a couple seconds to turn out back on and reconnect.
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I have extended battery that will literally last days even with 4G on so that is not an issue for me. Besides, this is not a viable solution if I want 4G in the car and it moves in and out of areas of spotty coverage. 3G where I live is about as fast as 1x.
Mod? Rooted? Modem?
Is your phone software on stock?
What OTA updates/mods are you running?
Kernel/Modem versions?
It would be good to know of the people seeing these problems have similar software/mods/modems.
mightypenguin said:
Is your phone software on stock?
What OTA updates/mods are you running?
Kernel/Modem versions?
It would be good to know of the people seeing these problems have similar software/mods/modems.
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I agree. Post your setup in detail. It will help to narrow this issue down. For example I had similar prob's on EL13 modem but with 26/29 flash all is good.
So more info plz.
mightypenguin said:
Is your phone software on stock?
What OTA updates/mods are you running?
Kernel/Modem versions?
It would be good to know of the people seeing these problems have similar software/mods/modems.
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I tried these:
Stock/Stock+Root/Starburst/Caulkin
EK02/EL26/EL29
Rogue1.3/1.4
This may be an example where adjusting the WiMax settings in ##data# with MSL number will help. Try lowering minimum signal picked up from -89 to -110, you can also change how long it stays connected and how fast it reconnects too...and here's where to read about it all...I did it on my OG Epic, Nexus, and this phone but slightly modified settings..it could also be a kernel thing too. Some of the Nexus ICS ones do that and wont reconnect until you go into settings and toggle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925898
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AzN1337c0d3r said:
I tried these:
Stock/Stock+Root/Starburst/Caulkin
EK02/EL26/EL29
Rogue1.3/1.4
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Ok now it's time to go to your local sprint store. Im outa ideas. You have done morethan most B4 choking a rep.LoL.
I have this same problem.. Sometimes sitting in the living room. When im outside i get 4 bars of 4g but inside i get 1. if some reason i get disconected, it seems to switch over to 3g and stay there without scanning again. If i walk outside again, still stays 3g until i toggle off and on 4g again....
UNnamed with EL29 leaked modem flashed with Gunslinger kern.......
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Anyone know of an app that will toggle 4g for us when it loses connection?
Or maybe a tasker profile? I tried in tasker, but I can't seem to get it to do more than basic things. There a couple spots in town that always lose 4g when I drive by and never reconnects as well. 3g is slower than when I use roam control on 1x verizon.
Anyone have an issue with their phone randomly dropping Wifi/Cell connections? Sometimes it doesn't happen for a day or two sometimes it happens 3 times in 5 minutes.
Starting to think my phone is defective...
If you are on a custom rom try going back to stock and see if it's the same. If stock try to update profile
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epicnoob66 said:
If you are on a custom rom try going back to stock and see if it's the same. If stock try to update profile
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I've tried that and it's still dropping... Would PRL/Profile also effect my Wifi connection? All data connections drop.
chunology said:
I've tried that and it's still dropping... Would PRL/Profile also effect my Wifi connection? All data connections drop.
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I'm having the same issue with Wifi. It'll still show as being "connected", but there won't be any data coming through. I'll have to toggle Wifi on/off to get it back. Sometimes it'll work for a couple of hours before having the data issue again, sometimes less than a minute.
I'm on stock, rooted.
Turn off the connections optimizer :banghead:
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fatboypup said:
Turn off the connections optimizer :banghead:
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Connections optimizer has been turned off AND frozen using TiB from day one. So that's obviously not it.
fatboypup said:
Turn off the connections optimizer :banghead:
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enormous said:
Connections optimizer has been turned off AND frozen using TiB from day one. So that's obviously not it.
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Connections optimizer is off for me too - My phone shows a clear signal disconnect and reconnect (The wifi bars/3g symbol disappears completely) during this time all data connections fails - including texts. This is happening when I'm staying in one area so it couldn't be a tower reconnection issue.
I'm going to try taking my phone into a sprint store today to see what they say.
chunology said:
Connections optimizer is off for me too - My phone shows a clear signal disconnect and reconnect (The wifi bars/3g symbol disappears completely) during this time all data connections fails - including texts. This is happening when I'm staying in one area so it couldn't be a tower reconnection issue.
I'm going to try taking my phone into a sprint store today to see what they say.
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Ah, it sounds like our issues may be different then. My issue is solely with Wi-Fi (haven't noticed issues with 3G). When it happens for me the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar doesn't change, I just can't connect to anything.
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enormous said:
Ah, it sounds like our issues may be different then. My issue is solely with Wi-Fi (haven't noticed issues with 3G). When it happens for me the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar doesn't change, I just can't connect to anything.
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Yup, same here. Seems like the 3G radio does the same thing, but not necessarily at the same time as the WIFI. At first I thought is was only the WIFI too, but 3G is affected, though not to as severe a degree. My WIFI was actually disconnecting and failing to reconnect. Turning off connection manager made no difference. I did however notice that the WIFI at my work (WEP encryption) never seemed to do this (at least I didn't notice), so I changed my home network WPA to WEP and sure enough, it stays connected. Was still failing to load occasionally, so I went even further and changed the router to a single channel rather than "Auto" and set it to "N Only" (due to having a similar problem with a laptop I used to have, with a similar solution). Problem fixed. I'm using an Amped R10000 just FYI, not sure if it matters. Very annoying, and given the number of occurances being sufficient to start a thread, I'm assuming this is a common issue and will hopefully be fixed by a firmware update. In the meantime, we should probably all start calling Sprint daily and complaining. Maybe they're not even aware of it. Probably not enough of these phones in circulation yet for them to worry about it.
Mine will do this from time to time. Stock not rooted. I will have full 3g bars and full wifi bars and my data will just hang. If I turn off wifi everything works again. Some times when I load a game that has to connect to Facebook to play against friends I have to close the app/game, remove it from memory and reload it to get the data to work. Same thing for Pandora. It will load a song to 2% and hang until I stop wifi or reboot the phone. It's not an everyday thing but some days are worse then others.
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"Good to see" from the perspective I thought it was just me. Things described by others happening to me as well. Personally, I find I like the wifi/3g auto connectivity feature - when it works. Got my SGNII on Thurs last week, and connected to wifi at work on Friday no issues. This morning, the Note picked up my work wifi without a hitch.
At home, over the weekend, I was getting spotty connection, sometimes no connection to my wifi. (Disclaimer - I have my main wifi @ N/5ghz. An access point was added with wireless G via an old Netgear router-turned-AP.) After several attempts of moving the AP from one cat6 jack to another, I finally moved it to my main level. Oddly enough, so far, so good. Certainly possible the router's radio is pooping out.
What I notice happen with connection issues though seem related to the Note seeing my wireless G, trying to connect, but unable to do so until/unless I reboot my phone. After moving to the new location/jack, everything seems to work OK now (knock on wood).
Having said that... I also think the 3g radio (HW or SW?) is a bit wonky, as my old HTC Hero seemed to have more bars at home, IIRC. Whatever it is, just seems a bit lacking, IMHO.
Sprint is updating to LTE in many markets ive noticed my 3G drops says preparing networks and reestablishes the connection to 3G. I live in Fort Wayne and issue the permits for the tower co-locates and they are close to going live with LTE here so I know thats my problem. I can live with the flakiness for a few more days. I have not had issues with WIFI drops at home.
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The same thing has been happening to me here on Long Island. 3g drops and reconnects. Sometimes it doesn't and a reboot fixes it. I also notice after the disconnect and reconnect it states my PRL is unknown. I have done a PRL update many times, a Profile Update, a RTN reset, and a factory reset. This happens on the stock rom and any custom ROM. It's driving me insane!
hmm maybe mobile settings?
Ive found LTE/CDMA setting to be not so good.
Its providing me eHRPD signal which is stop and go web browsing is murder.
CDMA only setting is providing Rev A signal fast web browsing
Sigh, so it seems as if you guys are losing wifi/3g....is it affecting voice radios or LOS/dropped calls?
sledgie said:
Sigh, so it seems as if you guys are losing wifi/3g....is it affecting voice radios or LOS/dropped calls?
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I haven't been on the phone when it's happened so I couldn't tell you - Nothing like the LOS on the E4GT. When the data connection does cut out it immediately reconnects. Doesn't really impair the functionality of the phone but it happens enough to be annoying. With a 300$ price tag I expect my device to be without defect.
sling said:
hmm maybe mobile settings?
Ive found LTE/CDMA setting to be not so good.
Its providing me eHRPD signal which is stop and go web browsing is murder.
CDMA only setting is providing Rev A signal fast web browsing
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This ^, I have been having lots of problems with the Note 2 and connectivity. Especially with my airvana. Changing from LTE/CDMA to CDMA fixed all my problems including the random drop/reconnects with WiFi.
sledgie said:
Sigh, so it seems as if you guys are losing wifi/3g....is it affecting voice radios or LOS/dropped calls?
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I'm not having LOS /dropped calls just data creep with LTE/Cdma setting enabled.
Speed test show same data speed numbers as CDMA only setting but when browsing data arrows tend to pause more making for slower page upload with LTE/CDMA setting enabled.
According to Sprint store tech such performance is common with that setting.
sling said:
hmm maybe mobile settings?
Ive found LTE/CDMA setting to be not so good.
Its providing me eHRPD signal which is stop and go web browsing is murder.
CDMA only setting is providing Rev A signal fast web browsing
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I am on CDMA only. I should have mentioned that in my first post. This does affect phone calls too as ill be on the phone and the call will drop and the "out of service area" message comes up. It doesnt matter if I'm on my Airave or not. I tried different prls which doesn't seem to make a difference. I am starting to think there is something wrong with the phone as my girlfriends S3 doesn't do this. Maybe Samsung will release some sort of update to fix this issue.
Flak said:
This ^, I have been having lots of problems with the Note 2 and connectivity. Especially with my airvana. Changing from LTE/CDMA to CDMA fixed all my problems including the random drop/reconnects with WiFi.
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I made the change back to CDMA only mode this morning and it has solved my WiFi issues as well. I was also struggling getting a GPS lock with LTE enabled. GPS toolkit would show 20/21 satellites found but it would never get a lock. After the reboot back into CDMA mode it locked in 5 seconds.
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