Develop Bugs

[Q] 3g not connected...refurb phone

Hey guys quick question.Just got a refurb incredible and it doesnt detect 3g at all.Talked with the VZW suport for 45 minutes.Went through all the troubleshooting steps 3 times over,did master resets...everything.They're doing a line resolution to this phone to see if it resolves the problem.It is not bricked,I can send/receive messages and make/receive calls.Would rooting it maybe help?The support rep said I might have to have the original software reflashed onto it from verizon.Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Are you in a heavily cemented building? I noticed today that my 3g died and wouldnt reconnect no matter how many times I resetted and battery pull, while I was in class because the coverage and signal just doesnt penetrate the building.

No I was on my house.I even went outside
Sent from my nonsensikal froyo using XDA App

The only thing you can do is turn airplane mode on and off or check the 3G internet connection button in networks.
If that doesn't work the phone is broken, but you can try re-installing an RUU if you want but personally if it was a refurbished phone I wouldn't even bother and I would just get another one.

I tried the airplane mode trick and still nothing.the mobile network button says mobile network turning on but doesn't ever connect.what is an ruu
Sent from my nonsensikal froyo using XDA App
edit: found ruu by searching,should've done that to begin with.I'm just gonna take it to verizon and if they cant do anything I'll just call htc.

Data Icons... Or lack of?

OK does this phone actually show anything other than 4g?
I am in a 3g area and I have not ever seen anything but the 4g icon.. Unless I put it in gsm only mode. But on auto or Wcdma mode it stays on the 4g icon.
Also it seems like I have issues with the Internet staying connected even when I have signal.
Also it seems like when I leave my screen off and turn it on the signal is higher than normal but goes down within a few seconds.
Anyone else notice this?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

Strapt said:
OK does this phone actually show anything other than 4g?
I am in a 3g area and I have not ever seen anything but the 4g icon.. Unless I put it in gsm only mode. But on auto or Wcdma mode it stays on the 4g icon.
Also it seems like I have issues with the Internet staying connected even when I have signal.
Also it seems like when I leave my screen off and turn it on the signal is higher than normal but goes down within a few seconds.
Anyone else notice this?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
I am having the EXACT same issues. But, I am in a 4G area. Of course I got throttled by blowing through my 5G limit in a week--damn these new toys and massively restrictive internet access at work (financial industry). So now I am on edge for a while; but with the 4G icon up, I cannot hold a data connection at all. It goes on for a few seconds or such, then nothing. The upload icon is always on, but no download. I have to force GSM mode to maintain any sort of connection. The "Auto GSM/Wcdma" does not switch modes efficiently. I think it is continually checking for a 4G connection, thus resetting the 3G/Edge connection it is making. Very frustrating. . . I am hoping someone with make a Auto/4G/3G/Edge toggle so I can drop it on the homescreen rather than digging down for it.

Same thing here. Always on 4g and my wifi is spotty like the first poster. What's the deal?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

5gb in one week?? That's insane usage u might need the 10gb option..
The 3g 4g network is the same network.. some towers aren't updated and some phones don't get 4g speeds but that's why it always says 4g
sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna

GSM full bars greyed out with no connection

Hey guys I've got the GSM version and every now and then my signal bars turn grey, this is with full signal even showing 3g buts its grey and won't call out or load data. I'm not a twit and understand that phones loose signal its just strange it comes back randomly also. Very annoying.
I'm on 4.0.1 Google build anyone else get this issue?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

grey full bars
i dont have a technical response to this question other than i only notice this during times of transition between either booting up the phone or switching to wifi on or off equally.
The phone usually checks to sync when it has been on standby and you then hit the power button. If you theoretically switch between wifi and 3g/4g during this time it would force a transition which could yield a situation as you describe.

This happens to me too sometimes. What network do you have?

NIK516 said:
Hey guys I've got the GSM version and every now and then my signal bars turn grey, this is with full signal even showing 3g buts its grey and won't call out or load data. I'm not a twit and understand that phones loose signal its just strange it comes back randomly also. Very annoying.
I'm on 4.0.1 Google build anyone else get this issue?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to find out the true reason why your connection is being interrupted. The bars going grey instead of blue is just reflecting the fact that your connection isn't persistent and you don't have a full sync with Google.

Blue bars = connection to Google servers
Grey bars = no Google servers

NIK516 said:
Hey guys I've got the GSM version and every now and then my signal bars turn grey, this is with full signal even showing 3g buts its grey and won't call out or load data. I'm not a twit and understand that phones loose signal its just strange it comes back randomly also. Very annoying.
I'm on 4.0.1 Google build anyone else get this issue?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you open the browser does it say that there is no network coverage and you have to turn off the airplane mode?

I was having the same issue with 4.0.1, I was getting disconnect from the mobile network almost every 2-3 hours and the only way to get online again was to do a reset. But now with 4.0.2 everything seems to work fine.
My carrier (Simyo in Spain) is a "virtual operator" (MVNO), so I'm thinking that the issue was somehow related with the “data was disconnected due to roaming” bug in 4.0.1.

Been having same issues on Wifi and 3g, causes huge issues with push gmail
Edit: I removed dns changer from my phone, and seems to be helping
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

menek said:
I was having the same issue with 4.0.1, I was getting disconnect from the mobile network almost every 2-3 hours and the only way to get online again was to do a reset. But now with 4.0.2 everything seems to work fine.
My carrier (Simyo in Spain) is a "virtual operator" (MVNO), so I'm thinking that the issue was somehow related with the “data was disconnected due to roaming” bug in 4.0.1.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks Menek, I am still on 4.0.1. Hopefully soon I will get an OTA update.

Hello,
This thread kind of died down but it is very important. Here is the issue logged by other users with Google. http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22503
Has anybody managed to find a fix?
I called Samsung yesterday and they advised me to return the phone. I don't feel like being without a phone for 2 weeks. Besides it is sort of proven that it is a Rom issue (am I correct?). What do you say guys, shall i send it to Samsung or wait for an update from Google? The problem doesn't happen very often, every once in a while. I suppose this is why the battery runs out pretty quickly as it tries to connect to a network too often. And when it doesn't establish connection it goes to Airplane mode.
Any more comments on this issue?

[Q] gummynex 3g won't work

I'm running the gummynex rom right now and when I toggle off 4g, I cannot get data with 3g
I get about 3 bars, but it continues to stay grey and never turns blue.
I would like to know if this is the rom issue or if verizon is the problem.
Thank you in advance

I have 3g data so prolly not a rom issue. Also I've seen post stating that it turns blue when connected to Google servers. But I have not researched it.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Are you connected to 3g with just CDMA or are you connected with CDMA/LTE? When I have lte enabled I get 4g data and
3g, but when I'm just on cdma, I cannot connect. I waited a half an hour switching over, tried the airplane toggle and even reboot. None of them worked.
Also, what do you mean by Google servers?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

MaydayMayday18 said:
Are you connected to 3g with just CDMA or are you connected with CDMA/LTE? When I have lte enabled I get 4g data and
3g, but when I'm just on cdma, I cannot connect. I waited a half an hour switching over, tried the airplane toggle and even reboot. None of them worked.
Also, what do you mean by Google servers?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When the signal bar turns blue it means you have connection to the google servers (Gtalk/Market and stuff like that).

Yeah I am not getting those at all on 3g, I'm in an area with 3g only and lte enabled and I still am not connected. This is kind of worrying me as I might have ruined the radios with this rom and rooting?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA App

Network Connection

Hey all, I have the T-MO and I am having a hard time getting connected to the network. I would like to post my status to see if this is a carrier problem or my phone problem.
Network: T-Mo
Signal strenght -87 dBm 13asu
Mobile Network type. keeps changing from UMTS to HSPA
Service: In Service
Mobile Network state: keeps changing from Connecting and disconnected.
I have rebooted the phone a few times, I am running
Android ver 2.3.6
Kernel 2.6.35.14-SGH-T989
Mod Version Juggernaut -v5.0
Any and all information will be greatly appreciated.
Ciao~
Brad

My phone is doing the same too. I don't think its a phone issue since my bro has a unrooted Mytouch 4g and he does not have internet on his phone either.
I am in San Diego. Where are you located at?

Same here, in San Diego.

My internet just came back up, Tmo must had a small outage.

Mine happens all the time....internet hangs n I have to turn off data n turn back OK...that helps but it is annoying
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA

Raul69.atl said:
Mine happens all the time....internet hangs n I have to turn off data n turn back OK...that helps but it is annoying
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well that was the first thing I tried, turning data on and off, Airplane mode, Even a reboot. No Dice this time.
Things looks like its back to normal for me. I don't know about the others tho. They never said anything yet.