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[Q] Delay in data transfer with EB13

Hi, I'm having this odd issue. I've heard of everyone complain about slow data 3g speeds and mine seem to be normal, im getting around 1 mbps, however there is a delay in getting data transferred every since I switched in EB13. For example, when I go use the browser, I have my homepage set as Google and it'll take around 10 seconds for it to start transferring the data and then display Google. It also does this on apps, i'll have to wait for the transfer to start. I've tried reset via stock recovery, updating profile and prl, going in ##3283 and changing some things.
Any ideas? Is the modem just that bad?

anyone? it'd be gladly appreciated

maybe its bad DNS? Is there anyway to change that for the 3g on the Epic?

Having the same problem, hope all fix is on the way.
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skyward01 said:
Having the same problem, hope all fix is on the way.
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where are you located in in case it's a network issue?

same problem.
I'm having the same issue. In Knoxville, TN right now and I get 5-6 bars on 3g. Full signal in the house on a wireless G network. It happens on both.
I'm on EB13 with Supernova rom and Genocide oc/uv kernel. So there's some customization there. I can't remember, but I did flash a bunch of eb13 roms/kernels and beieve I got the same effect for all of them.
The only thing I've found is this "data lag" on occurs when the CPU is at max in set cpu. I cannot for the life of me figure out what is causing the cpu to run at BOTH the highest frequency (1Mhz or 1.2Mhz, whichever I hav set) AND 100% cpu load as depicted in various apps. I've killed everything and it still stays at full cpu load, and that's when the browser, emails, messenger, anything that sends/receives data goes wonky.
I may have found a brief workaround. When sending a message, the message send icon may hang for 30 seconds to 1 minute for me when this happens. If I hit home and go back into the messenger app a few times, it seems to speed up the process. I'm not sure but perhaps it's forcing the cpu to focus on sending that message for just long enough to send it.

Blankrubber said:
I'm on EB13 with Supernova rom and Genocide oc/uv kernel. So there's some customization there. I can't remember, but I did flash a bunch of eb13 roms/kernels and beieve I got the same effect for all of them.
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Update: Odined back to DK28 Modem and flashed ViperROM Trinity (DK28) to see if that fixes the data transfer issues.

I just have stock eb13. This is really frustrating. I'm not familiar with odin or anything like that and explaining this issue to sprint is hopeless
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Update: there is no delay with wifi. Only 3g and 4g. Does that rule out the modem?
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In Denver, Co... I am also having the same issue... my ping rate at times is over 300, and anytime I use 3g it takes a good 10-15 seconds to even start data transfer. Didn't have this issue before eb13, ad didn't have I w/ eb13 from samsung website (though I had othr issues) didn't start until after sprint "fixed" my phone....
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In Denver, Co... I am also having the same issue... my ping rate at times is over 300, and anytime I use 3g it takes a good 10-15 seconds to even start data transfer. Didn't have this issue before eb13, ad didn't have I w/ eb13 from samsung website (though I had othr issues) didn't start until after sprint "fixed" my phone....
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I'm a little confused towards the end? You updated via samsungs website? I did too.
What did Sprint do to "Fix" your phone?

May be a dumb question, but have you all tried updating the PRL in settings since updating?

An update on my situation:
I'm running same as before, but since ViperROM is compatible with both the DK28 and EB13 modems, I left everything identical other than the DK28 modem. I no longer have any data lag whatsoever, and my CPU is running fine. No more max frequency clock and max cpu load.
May be a dumb question, but have you all tried updating the PRL in settings since updating?
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I'd be curious to know if updating the PRL fixed this issue as well.

Hey before you fixed your issue was it happening on wifi?
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Yup, i updates my prl and profile. I even did a hard reset theough the 3 finger boot and ##rtn#
I have no lag whatsoever in data transfer using wifi. Can someone please inform me if wifi and 3g use same modem? Sorry im new to alot of this stuff
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Oh my god, i am so happy someone brought up this issue. let me tell you my story:
i had my epic for 28 days. Ive been noticing the data "hangs" all the time. things like kik messenger time out, market says loading forever and times out, all kinds of issues, 20% of the time, the other 80% the data is snappy and works fine.... Well on the 28th day, i was pissed. i unrooted my phone, reflashed it with stock eb13, brought it to the sprint store and told them i want a new phone because this one is defective, i told them i had it on 2.1 and now on 2.2 i got a brand new epic 2 days ago, and im noticing the same thing, it doesnt seem as bad but what the F*** is going on with the data? I never updated this one to the eb13 because i dont like being rom-less. and wanted to wait for the new bonsai rom eb13 build. I am currently running bonsai 2.0.1 with the OC kernal and gingerbread theme on dk28, only other thing i got on is no battery complete sounds. i even deleted things like screebl and juice defender thinking maybe it was that. i dont know what the problem is...

Okay this is weird. I just noticed that there is no lag in data transfer when using the xda app and when zooming into a map on Google naps you've never opened before. Its like certain things have priority?
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I've noticed that ever snce going o dk28 for the first time.
I'm used to it so it doesn't annoy me as much any more, but it sucks tapping something and seeing the reaction 10 seconds later.......
I blame it on the sprint ping.
This also happens on wifi sometimes, but I blame that on the router and internet over here...can't wait till I'm home in nyc so I can really test out eb13 in 3g and 4g
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Samsuck said:
Hey before you fixed your issue was it happening on wifi?
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It was happening on wifi, yes, or it wouln't have been THAT big of an issue for me, hahah. And it only happened when cpu load was at 100%. If anyone wants to see if this does parallel the "data hangs," I believe there's a free app on the market called process manager that will show you cpu load. Try it out and let us know. If this is the case, it really would be an issue of system process priority like mentioned by Samsuck.

Can you provide exact name of the app? Is it Process Manager lite? Let me try and I'll let you know what happens.
Edit: okay, i don't think that app was it.
I have watchdog. lol it says 20 percent CPU usage

Only receiving texts when placing phonecall...help

I did a search and didn't find anything similar to my issue. I'm running EVO Classic ROM and have had no issues with texts until today. My texts just aren't coming through, and when I make a phone call I get a flood of texts. I've restarted my phone already.
Any ideas?

Iczer said:
I did a search and didn't find anything similar to my issue. I'm running EVO Classic ROM and have had no issues with texts until today. My texts just aren't coming through, and when I make a phone call I get a flood of texts. I've restarted my phone already.
Any ideas?
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common things that could mess with txt msgs are airave, setting radio to cdma only and sprint towers acting goofy.
try checking ##3282# and see what evdo is set at. should be auto.

The same exact thing happened to me too! I thought i was the only one but guess not. I searched for answers here on line to figure out what the problem was and i never fixed it. I ended up having to unroot and take my phone into sprint and i got a refurbished Evo 4g for free.
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Nothing has changed on my phone, i'm getting 4 bars right now. This is very frustrating.

I completely understand. I went through the exact same thing for over a month. Is there anything in particular you did to your phone right before it happened? Just wanting to see if we can try and figure out whats causing it
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When I had the problem i chanhed roms like 7or 8 times and it kept happening on all of them, it wasn't an application causing it either because right when my phone booted up after flashing a rom, a would do a test call or text and my phone wouldn't ring. As soon as i placed my first call i would recieve the missed message.
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It's usually because there's a problem in the area or the prl.
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I had called Sprint several times and had them do everything on their end to fix it. They updated prl, profile, (ive also done this myself several times as well), they refreshed the signal on their end, they did about everything they could and i did everything i could do but nothing fuxed it. You can use Ghostly Sms from the market to catch the some of the missed messages, it didnt catch them all for me and it wont help withissing calls. Sprint also said it gad nothing to do with the area or towers and also my fiances phone is working just fine anyways.
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jacoballen22 said:
It's usually because there's a problem in the area or the prl.
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Maybe you're right and Sprint just won't admit it..
Today the issue seems to have gone away, i'm receiving texts just fine now.

It's normally temporarily (24 hours-1 week) unless it's your prl. But like you said, just randomly went back to normal. Happened to me a few times on cm7.
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GPS lock and quality on ICS builds FC20+

Can someone please post a review of how their GPS has been working on the FC20 and later versions of ICS build leaks? Also, does the NETWORK LOCATION actually update frequently?
QBKing77 said it was locking instantly, but wasn't really using it all that much it didn't sound like.
Anyone give a more indepth account of how GPS is behaving? Is it vastly improved over EL29? Good jesus I hope so, EL29 GPS is awful.
This wasn't specifically discussed in the 320+ pages of the FC24 post thread, sorry for starting a new post.
EDIT: Sorry for the mistitle of RC instead of FC20+. Phone typo. Got it right in the post though

RC20+? Where can I download this mighty rom sir?

Maybe he meant FC20+ rom.

I too would like to know this answer. Especially regarding network location updates. And yes, I could just flash it myself and try it out, but the multitude of bricks has scared me off...

Works freaking awesome. Locks fast and works like it should. Almost one hundred times better than EL29. You can flash the modem for FC22 and still keep your EL29 rom and kernel if you would like.

I am on FC18 and I have no complaints. It works perfectly for me.

Sorry guys,
I meant "FC20+" my phone must have been changing it back to RC need to proof read better.
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Yep...Mine has been good since FC 18...I used to do the Lock on EL29 GB method and restore my ICS with the lock...That wurked too...But since 18 no problems at all...Its a quick lock...all the time...

ronny71 said:
Yep...Mine has been good since FC 18...I used to do the Lock on EL29 GB method and restore my ICS with the lock...That wurked too...But since 18 no problems at all...Its a quick lock...all the time...
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I agree with the comment above. The GPS on FC18 and FC22 has been awesome. Locks and disconnects good as well when you are not using it and reconnects perfectly just in case you are driving through a tunnel or something no more having to reset your phone to reconnect to gps.

That's great to hear. The lock, loss and relock is the death sentence on EL29.
I'm very excited to see this is finally fixed. I might flash this in a couple days. This really is the last thing holding this phone from perfection.
I'm also looking forward to turning off TWlauncher for that ics experience like on my Touchpad.
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mmark27 said:
I'm also looking forward to turning off TWlauncher for that ics experience like on my Touchpad.
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You can do that by simply clearing the launcher defaults or by using the Sprint id and switching between my id and Samsung id. I use the Sprint id its faster to me lol. And the good thing is on ics they don't have the stupid sprint id built into the dock!
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The new modems have phenomenal GPS locks!
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RayTrue04 said:
You can do that by simply clearing the launcher defaults or by using the Sprint id and switching between my id and Samsung id. I use the Sprint id its faster to me lol. And the good thing is on ics they don't have the stupid sprint id built into the dock!
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Yes, I'm aware of the SprintID "clean". GGB launcher is not as nice as TW launcher, IMO. However, I like the look of the ICS launcher (which is more TW than GGB). The 5 docked icons (4 customizable) is nice. I also prefer the ICS method of making folders over the TW method.

My GPS started working with FC22. It did not work for me with any of the previous builds

i still have calkulins lastest gingerbread rom with FC22 modem and i thinks its been pretty darn good for me....locks inside are horrible though in my house, but once i step outside..i'd say around 20-30sec locks....sometimes earlier,
before i installed the ICS modems, i used EL29 modem and it workd ok, i was sorta sceptical before isntalling the FC modems, cause it took forever to get my GPS to lock on properly so i had this crazy idea...find a CELL PHONE TOWER..lol
there was this cell phone tower build in town around 20mins away where im at,
so i drove right by it, i was like 10 feet away from the tower and turn my GPS on...locked in secs...therefore after that..been working GREAT...lol even after i install all the new modems, just dont clear cache..
just my experience...

My GPS couldn't connect at all in any ICS ROM (I had tried several FB/FC builds). Then i finally did the "Flash to EL29, get GPS lock, flash to ICS ROM", and that fixed it. But I didn't use Nandroid at all.
I think that my Titanium Pro restore was overwriting something that was causing the GPS to break. This last time I did more of a selective restore of system data and it's still working.

I've been one of those horrid Epic GPS people for the longest time. I couldn't get locks after awhile no matter where I was, and what combo of gps.txt files that I used without a fresh reboot. And now the last few ICS iterations have been a night and day difference. I can get a lock, close it down, and a few hours later get a lock if needed in under a minute, sometimes in 10 seconds. The network location works great on the apps and pages that use it. Now granted the gps isn't as strong as my former HTC phones which would lock under water if needed (kidding, but almost true) it works much better then it ever has.... Although I hope they up the signal strength of the G3.

you should never use a restore from gb on ics... the programs are completely different

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I agree with the comment above. The GPS on FC18 and FC22 has been awesome. Locks and disconnects good as well when you are not using it and reconnects perfectly just in case you are driving through a tunnel or something no more having to reset your phone to reconnect to gps.
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I want to retrack my statement above about the FC22 modem. I recently did a system wipe on my phone and consequently my GPS doesn't get a lock with FC22 inside of my house. The two best modems are FC18 and EL29, both of these modems consistently retain their GPS settings and get a lock from inside of my house rather quickly.
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So maybe this isn't as promising of a modem. Rats.
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[Q] Phone Doesn't Ring When Receiving A Call

Hey Everyone! So I'm having this problem where my phone will NOT ring or show that someone is even calling. The only way I found out that someone called me is when they text me asking why I didn't answer them. Well, my simple answer (that people are starting to not believe) is that my phone didn't even show that someone was calling... This wasn't so much an issue before because they could always text me if they needed to get a hold of me. But now after to applying to many places for a job, I kinda need it to ring. I also have another issue and that is that texts will not receive either. The only way I can get them is through Google Voice. This wasn't such a big deal to me but I would like to know if that can be fixed too. I have never had this issue until after I tried CM9. Since then I have tried many other ROMs to see if i still had this issue. I did.
The other ROMs I tried are:
MIUI v4
AOKP
Clean GB
Marcusant v3
MIUI Gingerbread
CM7
Legendary
What my current setup is:
ROM: AOKP
Android version: 4.0.3
Baseband Version: S700.0.5S.EI22
Kernel Version: [email protected] #6
Build Number: IML74K
Mod Version: aokp_epicmtd_build-28
Theme: NONE
PLEASE!!! ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED!

Odin back to stock EL30. Follow the procedure in the How to restore a semi-bricked Epic thread. Test it there. If it works root and flash, do not restore data.
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Odin back to stock EL30. Follow the procedure in the How to restore a semi-bricked Epic thread. Test it there. If it works root and flash, do not restore data.
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I did this and (sorry for taking so long to get back to you but i wanted to make sure that it was happening often and not just once in a while) it worked for the phone ringing but the messaging, although im receiving them, they come late. sometimes VERY late like a whole day later. This is not cool and would really like to find a solution because i dont want to have to be stuck on stock :'( Oh yeah btw the ROM i flashed this time was AOKP. Thank you for the help!!

I believe late texts are a symptom of carrier network issues. It should clear up when the maintenance is finished.
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I am having the same issue with the phone calls either coming in late or not at all. I test this by calling my number from a land line. It takes 4 - 5 rings before the phone will start ringing, if it rings at all. Most of the time, Google Voice answers for voicemail.
I remember back in the days when I had my Windows phone, there was something that we could do to have the phone poll the towers more often to make the phone ring faster. I know that this faster response to phone calls came at the expense of more battery usage. I wonder if some of the battery saving tweaks done by the ROM developers has had a negative effect on the phone calls coming in.
I have tried updating my PRL and whatever through EL30, then reflashing with out restoring any data. Still having the issue.
Thanks.

this same thing is happening to me and everyone else in my neighborhood that has sprint. Its one specific tower that's causing the issues. I know this because once I connect to a different tower the issue goes away. I contacted sprint about it and they said they would fix it when they do the network vision upgrades, which could be a ways away.
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I kinda thought it was a problem with the network and so i called them and last time they sent me a airave and it didnt solve the problem. I still think its a problem with sprint overall and am planning on calling them.

I have the same exact problem. I have even had the phone replaced and it still does it. I only know when it happens because google voice logs the missed call. I have had it happen with a completely stock phone as well as rooted.
It is very frustrating because like you said, people don't believe you when you say that your phone did not ring.
They are actually going to switch my phone again. I know this is not going to fix the problem, but I will play the game!

Can receive calls but not make them

I apologize in advance if this is a thread somewhere I couldn't find it.
I was recently using CM9 alpha3 on my E4GT, and last night suddenly I wasn't able to make calls. It says "we're sorry but we can't complete your call right now" or it just instantly hangs up. I thought it may have been an issue with the rom or modem, so I went back to Calkulin's GB EL29 ROM. Same issue, even after resetting PRL and profile multiple times with phone restarts. I can send and receive texts, and I can receive calls, but I can't make calls. Another thing to note is I use an Airrave in this house, I tried resetting that as well, and dialing *99 which is supposed to also refresh or reset it. None of these tactics have worked and I was wondering what else I could try. Thanks again in advance!

Robots88 said:
I apologize in advance if this is a thread somewhere I couldn't find it.
I was recently using CM9 alpha3 on my E4GT, and last night suddenly I wasn't able to make calls. It says "we're sorry but we can't complete your call right now" or it just instantly hangs up. I thought it may have been an issue with the rom or modem, so I went back to Calkulin's GB EL29 ROM. Same issue, even after resetting PRL and profile multiple times with phone restarts. I can send and receive texts, and I can receive calls, but I can't make calls. Another thing to note is I use an Airrave in this house, I tried resetting that as well, and dialing *99 which is supposed to also refresh or reset it. None of these tactics have worked and I was wondering what else I could try. Thanks again in advance!
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Maybe you might be hotlined from Sprint. Sounds silly but is you bill paid?
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possibly Blacklisted
expanding on the previous post..
Did you get the phone direct from SPRINT. or via ebay or at a pub?
Bills paid?
are you the only registered owner of the handset?
people will sell you a phone, then after a little bit of time passes. they register the phone as LOST/STOLEN/DAMAGED the network Blacklists it and provides the fraudster with a shiny new handset.
you end up out of pocket without a working phone.
its an increasingly popular fraud technique I'm afraid.

Silly question but it needs to be asked, are you sure it wasn't something with the number you were calling? Did you try calling several number?

Airrave services are having issues. Power it off for a day.
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The bill is current, I have called multiple numbers, both on the sprint network and others neither has worked. I have other family members in the household on the same plan using the airrave and they are able to make calls. I bought the phone directly from sprint brand new from the store with my 2 year contract.

Why don't you use sfhub's one-click EL29, get yourself back to simple stock rooted and see if it clears up the issue. It's always my fall back whenever something goes awry.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101

Esoteric68 said:
Why don't you use sfhub's one-click EL29, get yourself back to simple stock rooted and see if it clears up the issue. It's always my fall back whenever something goes awry.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
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I did actually use that right before I flashed Calk's E4GT rom and I had no luck with it either Probably should've mentioned that.

Robots88 said:
I did actually use that right before I flashed Calk's E4GT rom and I had no luck with it either Probably should've mentioned that.
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Don't reflash Calkulin's ROM until you've been able to recover your voice calling services. Both CM9 and Calkulin's ROM are custom, so maybe that's where the problem is coming from. You need to get back as close to stock as possible then see if the problem persists.
Go back to EL29 (plain stock or stock-rooted), see if everything is working then you'll know if maybe it's something in the flashing process that is knocking out the voice calling.

I'm also having the exact same issue with my airave. If I unplug it I'm able to make calls without a problem. So as someone else posted I believe the airaves are having issues today. But I am on the stock FD26 ICS if anyone else is having the problem and thinks it has anything to do with the leak.

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Airrave services are having issues. Power it off for a day.
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This must be the issue then, thanks!
priceaw1 said:
I'm also having the exact same issue with my airave. If I unplug it I'm able to make calls without a problem. So as someone else posted I believe the airaves are having issues today. But I am on the stock FD26 ICS if anyone else is having the problem and thinks it has anything to do with the leak.
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Yeah I unplugged the airave and I walked far outside to get a bar and was able to make a call. Didn't think it was the culprit because other family members can make calls with it, they have different phones though.
Thanks for the help guys

Having the same issue as well today. Tried powering down, chatted w sprint, still having issues. Don't think it has to do with build or rom as I have been on just about everything since I had mine.
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dante32278 said:
Having the same issue as well today. Tried powering down, chatted w sprint, still having issues. Don't think it has to do with build or rom as I have been on just about everything since I had mine.
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+1 having same issues. It was driving me crazy.
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Exact same issue here too. Started yesterday morning. Have not had a chance to test it out today. Sister's iPhone works fine with the airave. Seems only my phone is affected for some reason. Spirit said they would get back to me in 72 hours. Hope the issue is resolved soon. Using Grooveip to make calls in the meantime.
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Four people in the house on my plan and no-one has mentioned any issues with the airave other than the spamming txt issue sometimes.

Update: mine just started working again. Last night I reset the box by pressing the reset button for 15 seconds, still having issues after it reset through this morning. Sometime in the last hour it has become fully functional again. Weird.
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dante32278 said:
Update: mine just started working again. Last night I reset the box by pressing the reset button for 15 seconds, still having issues after it reset through this morning. Sometime in the last hour it has become fully functional again. Weird.
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Will try when I get home.
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