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Excessive inexplicable battery drain? Look here.

I would try the EK02 modem here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367695
The EK02 modem may cure LOS and could potentially cure other problems such as what's discussed in this thread.
If you changed from EG30 to EG12/EG31, you cannot at this time go to the EK02 modem because it is not a full modem, just a "patch" to the EG30 modem
Background: Previously I was experiencing absolutely horrid battery life with the Epic Touch, Sprint even replaced the device with a brand new replacement and it still occurred. (When I say horrid battery life I mean I would watch a 21 minute show on Netflix via wifi and go from 100% to 72%) A full battery, phone untouched, wouldn't last 6 hours.
Anyway, I know that others have had this issue as well, and from what I've seen they are running the EG30 modem. (As was I)
When I odined to EG12 my battery improve significantly. (Not perfect but much better)
[Discharging from 99%] with constant usage/screen on the phone used 11%.
That's about what I'd use in 10 minutes previously.
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I don't claim this to be the end all be all fix for battery issues, but try it and report back.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztzak7updejanc9 [thanks AbsolutZeroGI]
Open odin, place modem.bin in phone slot, boot into download mode and start the process.
Important note, you cannot go back to EG30 at this point as it hasn't been successfully pulled from a phone.

Well just a word of warning, currently if you flash EG12, you can't back to EG30 and some people are reporting problems receiving calls when the phone is in sleep mode when using EG12.

sfhub said:
Well just a word of warning, currently if you flash EG12, you can't back to EG30 and some people are reporting problems receiving calls when the phone is in sleep mode when using EG12.
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I forgot to add that you can't go back at this point, I will add that to the OP.
As far as problems receiving calls? I have had NO ISSUE with that whatsoever and my phone has problems sleeping whether I have EG30 or EG12.
I think this "fix" is more of a remedy for a certain percentage of phones that are experiencing inexplicable excessive battery drain on the EG30 radio.

seems like i didnt help. did i pull it out wrong or it isnt working ?
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davidc23 said:
seems like i didnt help. did i pull it out wrong or it isnt working ?
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Sorry, I thought I sent you an pm back. The method we have to pull the modem doesn't work properly on our CDMA phones.
No one has been successful on pulling the EG30 radio.

mattykinsx said:
Sorry, I thought I sent you an pm back. The method we have to pull the modem doesn't work properly on our CDMA phones.
No one has been successful on pulling the EG30 radio.
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I can't wait for Samsung to update the radios. I'm jealous of all the people getting 16-20 hours of battery life. My battery life is the same as my evo4g, maybe worse
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sfhub said:
Well just a word of warning, currently if you flash EG12, you can't back to EG30 and some people are reporting problems receiving calls when the phone is in sleep mode when using EG12.
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I'm tempted to flash to eg12. I wonder if the missed calls were caused by that or the los bug
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paranoid android85 said:
I'm tempted to flash to eg12. I wonder if the missed calls were caused by that or the los bug
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I can say that I have not had issues with missed calls.
I'm running LoSt kernel as well, of course.

mattykinsx said:
I can say that I have not had issues with missed calls.
I'm running LoSt kernel as well, of course.
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How long have you had the eg12 radio? How many hours are you getting?
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paranoid android85 said:
How long have you had the eg12 radio? How many hours are you getting?
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Three days.
12 to 15.
Not perfect but significantly better than the 4 to 6 I was getting with eg30.

mattykinsx said:
Three days.
12 to 15.
Not perfect but significantly better than the 4 to 6 I was getting with eg30.
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I'll give it a shot tonight. Thanks
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So this makes me wonder ... WTF is different from my EG30 bin, where I've gotten excellent battery life out of the box, and people like matty's? Is it possible that the hardware and/or software on the cell towers in matty's area is different from in my area, and the config in his area doesn't play nice with the stock radio firmware on this phone?
It's the only thing that makes any sense to me on these signal related battery issues. matty has even gone through two phones with the same issue. I'd think the chance of that is rather low, unless his region received a bad batch of phones.
I just don't get it.

hmm the eg12 was pulled from the rom/root hub thread in android development section. saying it borks some phones. i guess ill just wait on this. knowing my luck ill be the % that gets their phone borked

paranoid android85 said:
hmm the eg12 was pulled from the rom/root hub thread in android development section. saying it borks some phones. i guess ill just wait on this. knowing my luck ill be the % that gets their phone borked
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Where are you reading that?

I think we should have a thread where people post what major city they're in, their battery life for a full charge, and their modem. Maybe gathering this data could help resolve if its a tower thing.

AsinX said:
I think we should have a thread where people post what major city they're in, their battery life for a full charge, and their modem. Maybe gathering this data could help resolve if its a tower thing.
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I don't think it has anything to do with the towers. I had my phone in airplane mode when I was playing with different settings [with EG30] and the issues still existed.
I would be interested in knowing if there are different hardware versions besides the D710.10.
I still think it's a modem/kernel combo issue.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265399
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mattykinsx said:
As far as problems receiving calls? I have had NO ISSUE with that whatsoever and my phone has problems sleeping whether I have EG30 or EG12.
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This thread has the folks who are reporting the issue that calls aren't coming through with EG12 when their phone is in sleep mode. If they connect their phone to USB power, they come through.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312790&page=2
I'm not suggesting it will happen to everyone, just that these folks are reporting this experience for their setups.

sfhub said:
This thread has the folks who are reporting the issue that calls aren't coming through with EG12 when their phone is in sleep mode. If they connect their phone to USB power, they come through.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312790&page=2
I'm not suggesting it will happen to everyone, just that these folks are reporting this experience for their setups.
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I see that.
Obviously I wouldn't recommend flashing this if you aren't having the issue.
But to be completely honest with you, if you're having the battery drain that I'm talking about [and I've seen others with this issue too], it's pretty useless.
I mean, 6 hours of battery life with the phone not being touched dude.
But yeah, no call issues here.

Ensure those that are having call issues don't have there phones face down as the call will be silenced I believe if they have that setting enabled.
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Need to take my phone to Sprint with 5 Odins

So I'm having issues with my phone and sprint wants me to bring it in. I have an Odin count of 5. Will they see that and if so do I just play dumb? Maybe tell them I took it to a different store and they looked at it too thus the Odin count is up?
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If they're smart enough to look at the ODIN count, they're smart enough to know that another Sprint store "looking" at the phone isn't going to increase it. That only comes from flashing the phone via ODIN. Really, from what I understand, it's luck of the draw. But someone else who's actually been in this situation would need to tell you whether they had them look.
Personally, I bought the USB jig and reset mine to 0 so I'm no longer at risk.

Ya I bought one too, but it hasn't showed up... Its on a slow boat...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRrTZayRxU
this is what passes for "cheap" and "easy" these days. LOL. Looks kind of fun if you're the DIY type.

dang that sucks so if you dont have that tool you cant reset your odin count?

Do you have to flash by odin or can you do in recovery I'm coming from an evo And have always used ra but only cwm is on this phone correct?
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jrock32 said:
So I'm having issues with my phone and sprint wants me to bring it in. I have an Odin count of 5. Will they see that and if so do I just play dumb? Maybe tell them I took it to a different store and they looked at it too thus the Odin count is up?
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Follow this guide if you don't have a soldering iron, really need it done, and can't/don't want to wait for the Jig.
Had to use the "tie them all together & tape them up" method shown in that video to unbrick a friend's Captivate. If you're patient and have a very sharp eye for tiny microUSB pins, it should only take slightly less than forever to line up the resistors to the port's pins and get it to clear the count..

What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.

Indrid Cole said:
What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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I think they released a document the same day or right around the time of the E4GT release stating they could terminate your service for having a rooted phone.

Most techs aren't even aware that Odin exists. Only reason I know is because I have an E4GT.

I just made a USB jig today, literally took like 5 minutes. There's a bunch of how-to vids. Plugged it in and it worked first time. No Odin count.
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It'd be very easy without a soldering iron as well, twisting the resistors together well and just touching the appropriate pin contacts.
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Sleshepic...aka McGuyver. Where there's a will...
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Indrid Cole said:
What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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For what it's worth, coming from a Sprint tech, very few people at Sprint - much less techs - know anything about ODIN, and most wouldn't take the time to verify. In our area (and ASAIK, nationally), we aren't technically allowed to use ODIN since it wasn't built by and for Sprint, but I've used it if it meant getting a phone working again.
Point is, unless the phone is obviously rooted (e.g. has custom ROMs or still has root apps installed and root/ROM files on the SD card), I've never seen nor heard of anyone being denied service or a new phone. As long as you put your phone back to stock beforehand, you should be fine!
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jrock32 said:
Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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I'm sorry if any of these are insulting to you intelligence, but do you have Green Power or Juice Defender (or any app that claims to save battery life and may turn off radios to do so)? Also, have you noticed if the DL speed issue is restricted to one locale, or are you experiencing ****ty speeds pretty much across the board?

It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.

jrock32 said:
It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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I have that app on this phone and another and used to use it on my Epic. I don't think it should be causing you any problems. That being said, its always there for free on the Market. You could uninstall it and just add it back after a flash of something
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jrock32 said:
It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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Sorry I've had spotty internet at my house lately... thankfully there are things like tethering after I give up trying to fix it!
JohnCorleone is right, it's probably not the battery app, but you could try uninstalling and seeing if that makes a difference.
On top of that, I would uninstall any 3rd party texting apps if you have them (e.g. Handcent or Go SMS), seeing if that fixes the issue, and proceeding from there. Not all of them cause problems for everyone, but some of them do cause issues for some people.
Try to update your PRL and Data Profile (Menu --> Settings --> About Phone --> Update PRL and then Profile), and beyond that, someone will probably have to get their hands on the phone and determine if it's a phone issue or a network problem. The only thing besides that you could try doing would be calling into tech support and asking them to check the latency times on messages if you seem to be having problems specifically with other carriers (esp. Verizon).
I hope that helps, but I have a bad feeling it won't take care of things...

jrock32 said:
Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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Quick ? What modem are you on .
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lballer69 said:
Quick ? What modem are you on .
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I agree I thought I read the the EG12 modem has that exact issue.

lballer69 said:
Quick ? What modem are you on
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Im on EG12... Ill put EG31 on when I get back home. Thanks for the info. Wish I could try EK02, but guess I'll need to wait...
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offical word on ek02

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/374509#374509

Seems like not everyone is happy with the update in that thread.

Bring on the .tar Goodness!

quick99si said:
Seems like not everyone is happy with the update in that thread.
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I won't say that it made me unhappy, as I already had an amazing phone...but...it certainly doesn't have me thrilled.
The EK02 rom is different, feels a little weird. Something about the over-scroll-glow execution feels funny. Sloppy or slow or something. But not bad, just different.
The EK02 kernel feels snappy and battery life seems a tad improved...though it's hard to tell this early in. It also does not play nice with EG31 modem from my experience. More LOS than I've ever experienced ever....in 10 minutes. EK02 kernel/modem should definitely go together. (though admittedly I haven't tried EK02 modem and EG30/EG31 kernel).
The EK02 modem is very unimpressive. I seem to get less signal and lower data speeds than with EG31. I mean, we're talking a very very minor difference here...only noticeable in fringe locations. But. I live and work in 2 of those very locations and I noticed it. Perhaps radio power is scaled down or something...just a tad...this might explain the seemingly better battery life and less-than-spectacular signal quality.
YMMV, and likely will...sometimes a lot.

I have called sprint twice asking to get this update sent to my phone and they tell me I have to wait my turn. What should I say to them when I call tomorrow?
Thanks all..
JC

Jameson JC said:
I have called sprint twice asking to get this update sent to my phone and they tell me I have to wait my turn. What should I say to them when I call tomorrow?
Thanks all..
JC
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Too bad I can't give you mine, I get that stupid pop up every ten minutes. I even disabled Samsung updater and it didn't help. I might have to edit the build prop next.

Go to the thread that has the full tar and flash it in odin
Jameson JC said:
I have called sprint twice asking to get this update sent to my phone and they tell me I have to wait my turn. What should I say to them when I call tomorrow?
Thanks all..
JC
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I ran ek02 with eg31 modem since the leak came out. No LOS at all. I would say it is case by case. All in all I would say it is just like almost every other update. Slight differences but nothing to write home about. That's why I love Samsung. Updates are over rated....hardware is where its at and Samsung never seems to disappoint in that arena.
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It also does not play nice with EG31 modem from my experience. More LOS than I've ever experienced ever....in 10 minutes. EK02 kernel/modem should definitely go together. (though admittedly I haven't tried EK02 modem and EG30/EG31 kernel).
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my signal and battery life is perfect.
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Im new to the forum and this is my first post so excuse me if its a nooby question, I read the thread and no one has asked the same question so im gonna go for it.. (flame shields on) I have the latest version of the starburst RoM on my phone with EG30 modem and im using the LoStKernal 2.6.35.8.. If I were to download this update, would it be stable and will i delete my apps, I feel like my battery drains really quickly.. I lost 20% in an hour of internettng/texting/jamming. Is that normal? Thanks for any and all answers

Devi0124 said:
I ran ek02 with eg31 modem since the leak came out. No LOS at all. I would say it is case by case. All in all I would say it is just like almost every other update. Slight differences but nothing to write home about. That's why I love Samsung. Updates are over rated....hardware is where its at and Samsung never seems to disappoint in that arena.
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I have a feeling this is going to end up proving to be true. I got a signal boost (slight) on EK02 modem and EK02 kernel but after 24 hours I think my phone liked EG31 modem/EK02 kernel combination better. I didn't have a single issue on that setup and I think I am starting to see little issues using the EK modem/kernel combo on a 2.3.4 ROM. Now, things may be different when using EK 2.3.6 ROM but i love my current setup and am not ready to change it. This only applies to my setup but this may end up a find what's best for you thing in the end.
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Right now I am on calk's 2.0.1a with the EK02 and the EK02 modem. The interface has been pretty glitchy but it might have to do with me running the new adw launcher ex update.
I went to disneyland tonight and I had the strangest thing happen... it showed no bars with a 3g signal, then it went down to an edge signal, back up to normal 3g with bars. It would continue this cycle even though I was sitting in the same spot. I restarted with no changes. Starting to doubt this ek02.
On eg31modem with the stock eg30 kernel it was running like butter.
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mrush said:
Right now I am on calk's 2.0.1a with the EK02 and the EK02 modem. The interface has been pretty glitchy but it might have to do with me running the new adw launcher ex update.
I went to disneyland tonight and I had the strangest thing happen... it showed no bars with a 3g signal, then it went down to an edge signal, back up to normal 3g with bars. It would continue this cycle even though I was sitting in the same spot. I restarted with no changes. Starting to doubt this ek02.
On eg31modem with the stock eg30 kernel it was running like butter.
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Are you saying that Sprint/Samsung actually fixed the UI to accurately reflect what data connection you have, or were you monitoring it some other way?
Right now, the 3G icon shows whether you are on EVD0 or 1xRTT... It would be nice if it showed you were on 1x when you were on 1x! It probably would eliminate a lot of the "my 3g speed is crappy!" posts.

Jameson JC said:
I have called sprint twice asking to get this update sent to my phone and they tell me I have to wait my turn. What should I say to them when I call tomorrow?
Thanks all..
JC
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The ota has been posted on the forum for almost 2 Weeks. It is identical to the one Samsung will push to you. Just install it.
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mrush said:
Right now I am on calk's 2.0.1a with the EK02 and the EK02 modem. The interface has been pretty glitchy but it might have to do with me running the new adw launcher ex update.
I went to disneyland tonight and I had the strangest thing happen... it showed no bars with a 3g signal, then it went down to an edge signal, back up to normal 3g with bars. It would continue this cycle even though I was sitting in the same spot. I restarted with no changes. Starting to doubt this ek02.
On eg31modem with the stock eg30 kernel it was running like butter.
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Disneyland has a problem with their towers. I have two friends that work there and experience the same issue. I also went there last Saturday and experienced the same. For some reason, if you are in or near Tomorrowland, your phone will get no service and kill its battery life trying. Anywhere else in the park, I seemed to get service perfectly fine but had data issues.

About to return mine

Need to know if anyone else is having this issue and if it's hardware related or just at&t tower related.
I'm regularly getting a censor type logo where my signal bars would normally be (it's a circle with a line through it) basically saying I have no network connection, similar to if you were to take out your sim card. This doesn't seem to be related to signal because it will happen out of the blue and I'll have 4 bars prior. It only lasts for 5-20 seconds, then kicks back in. I haven't had any data drops, but when this happens, I can't call, text, do anything.
Has anyone else experience this? Need some input because I have two days left in my return window and was going to swap it out for a new unit if this sounds like a hardware defect.
Had the phone on for 2.5 hours and was without mobile network for 7% of that time according to cell standby stats. Doesn't seem normal.
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Yea sounds like hardware return for a new one buddy
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Could be your sim card, do you have other at&t phones on your account, if you do are they having issues too?

J Prime said:
Could be your sim card, do you have other at&t phones on your account, if you do are they having issues too?
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Only other phone we got is my mom's basic flip phone. I still have two days to swap it out and had at&t tech make note of what's going on on my account, just wondering if this was a issue on their part of my phone's.
I'm in central NJ and in nyc for school (NJ right now) so i'm in a strong service area, but the phones just dropping the network randomly. I can be on xda browsing one second and have that symbol up the next.

Yea, i'd say try swapping it out first, that being probably the easier option at the moment. Then again, if they already have a note of it, they'd know it's a recurring issue should it happen again shortly thereafter.... so i don't think that would be a problem then, either Either way, better to be safe than sorry.

iastonish said:
Only other phone we got is my mom's basic flip phone. I still have two days to swap it out and had at&t tech make note of what's going on on my account, just wondering if this was a issue on their part of my phone's.
I'm in central NJ and in nyc for school (NJ right now) so i'm in a strong service area, but the phones just dropping the network randomly. I can be on xda browsing one second and have that symbol up the next.
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I got mine yesterday and i had a iPhone previously. wasn't picking up any internet service until i went to at&t and had them switch my sim card out for a new one so yeah... just a thought.

elementaldragon said:
Yea, i'd say try swapping it out first, that being probably the easier option at the moment. Then again, if they already have a note of it, they'd know it's a recurring issue should it happen again shortly thereafter.... so i don't think that would be a problem then, either Either way, better to be safe than sorry.
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I already flashed back to stock and got everything on dropbox, so if I can I'm gonna go the new phone route. I'd rather know it's something with the towers around here then find out it's my s3 after my return period is up, ya know.
But have you guys ever had this issue like at all? Cause this happens quite often on my phone, once every ten minutes at least, usually more.

iastonish said:
I already flashed back to stock and got everything on dropbox, so if I can I'm gonna go the new phone route. I'd rather know it's something with the towers around here then find out it's my s3 after my return period is up, ya know.
But have you guys ever had this issue like at all? Cause this happens quite often on my phone, once every ten minutes at least, usually more.
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It's not your phone.
It's happened to both of my devices (one replacement due to crashing) while I'm at my cottage. (No service zone)
It's the towers.

Noxey said:
It's not your phone.
It's happened to both of my devices (one replacement due to crashing) while I'm at my cottage. (No service zone)
It's the towers.
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But I'm in a strong service zone, HSPA+ where I'm at, and 4GLTE a few towns over. Dropping service while at your cottage in a no service zone is a bit different I'd think.

It's worth getting a replacement just in case.

I got the same issue. Happens to both my one x and s3. Lte just started rolling out here and I'm blaming it on that. I rarely get 2g signal anymore
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s1mpd1ddy said:
I got the same issue. Happens to both my one x and s3. Lte just started rolling out here and I'm blaming it on that. I rarely get 2g signal anymore
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No LTE rolling out here. Anyway, I'm going to pick one up tomorrow and I'll let you guys know if it's problem solved or not. If not, we'll continue to trouble shoot.
Big thanks to everyone for the replies and input.

Probably the towers. This was a issue with galaxy s2 also on sprint. Had to do with tower switching
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iastonish said:
No LTE rolling out here. Anyway, I'm going to pick one up tomorrow and I'll let you guys know if it's problem solved or not. If not, we'll continue to trouble shoot.
Big thanks to everyone for the replies and input.
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Yeah that would be the best thing to do, and you get a new device lol.
I would request a new sim card just to get a new fresh start... just another thought. lol.

Mine is doing the same thing in good signal area after the signal comes back it goes down to 2g, I'm just returning the phone.
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I experienced that issue when I was using Juice defender. For some reason my phone went to airplane mode quite few times. If it would have happened frequently, then I would have thought that I somehow messed the settings for juice defender. It started happening abruptly. After uninstalling that app, I haven't seen that occurring again on my phone. At least for me it was the app rather than the phone that was causing my phone to go to airplane mode.

krips2003 said:
I experienced that issue when I was using Juice defender. For some reason my phone went to airplane mode quite few times. If it would have happened frequently, then I would have thought that I somehow messed the settings for juice defender. It started happening abruptly. After uninstalling that app, I haven't seen that occurring again on my phone. At least for me it was the app rather than the phone that was causing my phone to go to airplane mode.
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Running completely stock other than Tapatalk right now and still having the issue. Waiting for my gf now then off to find an att with the white gs3 in stock
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Got a new one. Issue hasn't happened anywhere, but at my house lol but its whatever I'm on wifi when im home anyway. Guess its a tower issue, but still happy to know it wasnt my phone, so if anyone else is having this issue, hope this thread points you in the right direction a bit.
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Extreme battery drain after 5.1.1 update

Hey guys. Can y'all help me figure out what's sulking my battery? The phone is not sleeping at all.
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Security policy and passpoint run constantly even though I have disabled almost everything in the settings
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It's Google play services. Reinstall it and it should be fixed. I had same problem until 2 days ago

UrbanLagoon said:
It's Google play services. Reinstall it and it should be fixed. I had same problem until 2 days ago
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Thanks Urban. Will try when I get home this evening and report back if it fixes the issue.
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UrbanLagoon said:
It's Google play services. Reinstall it and it should be fixed. I had same problem until 2 days ago
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Hey Urban. I tried reinstalling Play services and it's still sticking battery like crazy. Do you have any other ideas? The phone is literally not sleeping at all. I'm wondering if there might be any good non-root apps out there that can identify what's keeping the phone awake?
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I'm having the exact same issue and at the point where the battery is draining so bad that even when plugged in, it still counts down. I'm going to back everything up and attempt a factory reset and I'll let you know if it helps at all.

xxTheFlyingNutxx said:
I'm having the exact same issue and at the point where the battery is draining so bad that even when plugged in, it still counts down. I'm going to back everything up and attempt a factory reset and I'll let you know if it helps at all.
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My battery started sucking again too. It was ok last week, but started draining fast this week.
Make sure you give your phone like 3 days before reporting success or failure after your factory reset.
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xxTheFlyingNutxx said:
I'm having the exact same issue and at the point where the battery is draining so bad that even when plugged in, it still counts down. I'm going to back everything up and attempt a factory reset and I'll let you know if it helps at all.
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Hey thanks bro. Please let me know what happens. I can hardly wait for 6.0 to come out. Doze will put a lot of this craziness to rest and improve battery life greatly
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Alright so the back up, reset, and restore went smoothly. And the battery is at least counting upward when plugged in so I think I'd call that some pretty intense progress. Though even then it not definite proof that it works 100% how I'd like it to, it's too soon to tell. I'll keep everyone updated if it starts acting up over the next few days.

Did u just back up your apps and data via Google?
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Did u just back up your apps and data via Google?
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Nawh I used Samsung smart switch on my computer, though I think everything was already backed up regardless through Google so I had it in 2 places. Either way I got everything I needed back and so far my battery isn't doing so bad.

xxTheFlyingNutxx said:
Nawh I used Samsung smart switch on my computer, though I think everything was already backed up regardless through Google so I had it in 2 places. Either way I got everything I needed back and so far my battery isn't doing so bad.
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Ok cool. I might consider trying that. Would you mind reporting back in a couple of days and let me know if the battery seams to be doing any better? I hate to go through the pain of a factory reset unless it looks like it will help... lol
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acts4:12 said:
Ok cool. I might consider trying that. Would you mind reporting back in a couple of days and let me know if the battery seams to be doing any better? I hate to go through the pain of a factory reset unless it looks like it will help... lol
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Well I can say for sure that the battery is better than it was. I still have all the same apps and use it just as much as I did - if not more. I charge it to 100% before leaving the house for the day and usually the phone would be dead before I got home but it's currently at 32%, so it's progress. Used to be at like 70% when I got home before the update but at least it gets me through the day. I think it's worth giving a try.

xxTheFlyingNutxx said:
Well I can say for sure that the battery is better than it was. I still have all the same apps and use it just as much as I did - if not more. I charge it to 100% before leaving the house for the day and usually the phone would be dead before I got home but it's currently at 32%, so it's progress. Used to be at like 70% when I got home before the update but at least it gets me through the day. I think it's worth giving a try.
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I had a thought as to what might be causing my battery drain. I'm wondering if it might be because I don't have a SIM card in the phone? I have been using my nexus 5 as a daily driver for the last couple weeks. I'm wondering if because the phone doesn't have a SIM that it's constantly searching for a signal or trying to maintain connection to at&t's servers for software updates or something? Do you think this may be what's keeping the phone from sleeping?
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acts4:12 said:
I had a thought as to what might be causing my battery drain. I'm wondering if it might be because I don't have a SIM card in the phone? I have been using my nexus 5 as a daily driver for the last couple weeks. I'm wondering if because the phone doesn't have a SIM that it's constantly searching for a signal or trying to maintain connection to at&t's servers for software updates or something? Do you think this may be what's keeping the phone from sleeping?
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Honestly I couldn't tell you for sure but I do have a SIM and the phone is constantly for me too. I assume that there's a bigger problem that we still don't know about that is preventing the phone from sleeping.

xxTheFlyingNutxx said:
Honestly I couldn't tell you for sure but I do have a SIM and the phone is constantly for me too. I assume that there's a bigger problem that we still don't know about that is preventing the phone from sleeping.
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Well I popped my SIM in and let it sit all afternoon and what do you know.... It finally slept! Seems like not having the SIM in keeps the phone awake for some reason? Really weird but at least the issue seems to be resolved for the time being
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acts4:12 said:
Well I popped my SIM in and let it sit all afternoon and what do you know.... It finally slept! Seems like not having the SIM in keeps the phone awake for some reason? Really weird but at least the issue seems to be resolved for the time being
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Coincidentally I also got an update in the security policy for my phone from at&t and it said it changed around app permissions so maybe it kept them from staying awake because I just checked the graph thing and my phone isn't awake as much. Right now there are too many factors to single out what one thing it is that is helping the issue.

I was having the exact same issues. At work I was sitting at my desk and after about a half hour, with my phone in my pocket and not touching it, my leg would start to feel warm. So, since I'm not allowed to pull my phone out and look at it, I waited till I was on break. In 2.5 hours my phone went from 98% to 68%. So, I restarted my phone and went back to work. After an hour, my leg started warming up again. I tried to ignore it but I was getting scared it might blow up in my pocket. I went to the bathroom to just shut the phone off until break and it was at 36% after just 2 more hours.
This all started after the 5.1.1 update and only at work. So I downloaded Gsam Pro and Usage Timelines Pro and tried to find out what was going on.
Turns out it only was happening when I was at work AND had Bluetooth turned on. I guess that's because I turn on Bluetooth while at work to watch movies off my Plex Server and listen with my Bluetooth headphones. I turned off Bluetooth and use my tablet (running 5.1.1 with 0 problems) at work instead. So far so good and it's been a week.
I would like to point out that in 8 hours at work, before the upgrade, my phone used to go from 100% to 75 with light usage and bad wifi signal. It's now back to those percentages after turning Bluetooth off.
Also, neither battery monitoring program showed Bluetooth as the culprit.
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I have had my Bluetooth settings turned off today. The phone seems to be sleeping perfectly and I've had 3.5 hrs SOT with 35% battery left. Considering much of the SOT was gaming I think that's pretty acceptable.
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