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[Q] phone shutdown on its own?

Anyone else's verizon gn just shut down on its own?
I was in the middle of typing a text, i have a feeling Verizon may have forced a shutdown or reboot from their end...

Its impossible for Verizon to do that. Either your battery died or you had a kernel panic.
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Mines done that a few times, but it was on my pocket not being used. When I went to use it, it was turned off.
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Same here but mine is GSM....its actually happened a few random times since I've had it. My nexus s did the same thing when I first purchased...Google fixed with an update.
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Happened to me too. GSM here. 4.0.2 yakju. Any conclusions ?

Other Cases
Check out this link: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?hl=en&tid=4a51e070d7b1f856
Others are having the same problem, and with enough input, Google may begin working on a fix. Fingers crossed!
Cheers,
-Ben

benblb said:
Check out this link: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?hl=en&tid=4a51e070d7b1f856
Others are having the same problem, and with enough input, Google may begin working on a fix. Fingers crossed!
Cheers,
-Ben
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Check this thread's title. Did you have a good look ? Good.
Check that Google thread title. Did you have a good look ? Good.
Just please don't tell me do elaborate on this... :faceslap:

Official VZW 4.0.4?

I've been away for a bit and was wondering if the VZW CDMA 4.0.4 was ever released. I see reports that the GSM release fixed the dropped data for several people and I would like to see that come to CDMA. Unfortunately the leaked 4.0.4 still drops data for me

Nope.
No. Officially VZW is on 4.0.2 still. There were some rumors a month ago that VZW would be getting 4.0.5 in early April but nothing ever came of the rumor.

Supposedly our next update (VZW GNexus) is going to be 4.0.5 which should fix the radio issues and improve dock performance so that Samsung can finally release a dock for the VZW GNexus. When all of this will happen? Nobody knows. Probably 2015 at this rate >.>

miketoasty said:
Supposedly our next update (VZW GNexus) is going to be 4.0.5 which should fix the radio issues and improve dock performance so that Samsung can finally release a dock for the VZW GNexus. When all of this will happen? Nobody knows. Probably 2015 at this rate >.>
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Yea I'll jump in with speculation I've been told by Sammy it would be before may lol. Since we probably won't see it in the next week its anyone's guess. But 4.0.5 should be next
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Ok, as long as I didn't miss it
I know how these go, there will be no talk of it from VZW then BAM! Update

SirVilhelm said:
Ok, as long as I didn't miss it
I know how these go, there will be no talk of it from VZW then BAM! Update
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Yea but there are 4.0.4 roms which are really good.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Yea but there are 4.0.4 roms which are really good.
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I agree, I am running BAMF and love it. The rom isn't the problem though, the radio is. No matter what combination of ROM/Radio I constantly get data drops if I leave LTE enabled. If I just run on 3G everything is fine.

SirVilhelm said:
I agree, I am running BAMF and love it. The rom isn't the problem though, the radio is. No matter what combination of ROM/Radio I constantly get data drops if I leave LTE enabled. If I just run on 3G everything is fine.
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Have you called vzw about that? I got a phone switched out because of that issue and I have no problems now.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Have you called vzw about that? I got a phone switched out because of that issue and I have no problems now.
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Same here Gahh Its Lee
Dear OP, I finally gave in last month and started to get refurbished devices.
And now, I have absolutely no complaints other than half pink / half green tints on the screen
But even with stock 4.0.2 no LTE drops what so ever. Even one-way microphone issue is somewhat resolved as I haven't experienced any yet..
Get a replacement device...what a world of a difference.
and do check out the thread I wrote here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604730

You just call them and tell them you want a replacement?

SirVilhelm said:
You just call them and tell them you want a replacement?
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Call tell them your data is dropping a lot and you want a replacement yea they are real good about ir
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I had some problems with signal strength, etc. Flashed with GummyNex and the 4.0.4 radios and it seems a little improved, but nothing drastic. Call quality is definetely better though.

Should I buy used GSM Gnex with known signal issues?

I found someone selling a excellent condition GSM Gnex here in the U.S. He says it has issues keeping a signal. I have read on here and other places that it is a fairly common problem. I have also read of people claiming to fix it but I find many different things regarding different countries radios, etc. Keeping in mind I have not rooted a phone before, however I am some what literate to tech things. Should I buy this phone? Is there actually a fix? I am suppose to do the deal fairly soon. Thanks in advance

200 is a good deal .... I probably would go for it lol I think u could probably get your money back reselling if it stumps u on signal issue.
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Maybe flashing a new raadio could fix this issue .. maybe u have to root of course but use the nexus root toolkit from wugfresh its really easy and new radio if u want i can post a link here
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I doubt its a hardware problem... Anything software/firmware/radio can be changed. If its not physically broken than it's just user error messing things up and dropping signal. If you're willing to troubleshoot it and flash new firmware it's probably a good deal.

garets10 said:
Maybe flashing a new raadio could fix this issue .. maybe u have to root of course but use the nexus root toolkit from wugfresh its really easy and new radio if u want i can post a link here
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Thanks for the replies. Yes please post any info you can. Of course now the guy is not answering, lol.

jacktrck said:
Thanks for the replies. Yes please post any info you can. Of course now the guy is not answering, lol.
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Maybe he read this thread?

Exhibitionist said:
Maybe he read this thread?
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LOL. I just said the same thing to my wife. He did finally reply now. Just waiting for him to get free time

jacktrck said:
Thanks for the replies. Yes please post any info you can. Of course now the guy is not answering, lol.
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Heres the new radio
http://www.mediafire.com/?gh52iny0ytm1fka
And hers the nexus root toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454314
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garets10 said:
Heres the new radio
http://www.mediafire.com/?gh52iny0ytm1fka
And hers the nexus root toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454314
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Thanks again for the info.
Im brand new to Android with only using a HTC Amaze for the last week or so. Got the GNex Saturday. The phone is already rooted so I followed instructions found on this site and installed bigxie_maguro_JRN84D_v2-signed.zip so I could have JB. I then flashed the Radio you suggested.
I have Simple Mobile which I was using with my other phone (HTC Amaze) and never had problems. With the GNex, in my house I get a pretty good consistent signal. When I drive around my city I completely loose service for blocks in many places I never had a problem before with my other phone (HTC Amaze). In some places I can go to one end of a room and have no service and walk to the other end and have service. Im now at work where I never had problems with my Amaze and I have no service at all with this phone.
I have been doing some reading and notice most complain of signal lose being attached to sleep but this is not the case with me. When driving I kept it awake and would just watch it go to no service for blocks and them come back. Also many complain of the signal being just "weaker" then other phones they used but I am getting NO signal any many places that where find before.
I tried the clear cache trick suggested in one post but still have the same problem. I also tried the GetRiL program which says everything is fine as far as my radio set up. Im showing a baseband of l9250XXLF1. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. I love this phone otherwise and would really like to use it.

I have a nexus and my father has a HTC rezound. He is always at least 10DBM stronger, most of the time more. It's been that way with every Samsung phone I've owned (charge and fascinate) Samsung's radios are just weaker apparently. Motorola is stronger than HTC but not by much.
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I had a phone with a bad/unfixable radio and got a replacement so it does happen.
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I have a faulty phone with signal issues. Can I take matters into my own hands?

Alright so I have one of those dreaded releases where the signal is constantly dropping, 4g is absolutely terrible, and the signal NEVER goes above 2 bars. I live in a well covered area and should be getting full 4g all the time.
I bought the phone off Craigslist so when I first noticed the problem I went to Verizon. They told me that they couldn't help me because the phone was purchased off contract. So then I went to Samsung. They agreed to repair my phone, and after 2 weeks of not having it I finally got it back. Samsung did not fix it because it is still having the exact same problems.
So...as anybody tracked down the cause of this issue? Is it the antenna? Can I buy a new antenna and just replace it myself?
This is rather frustrating
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Is it possible that it just gets a weaker signal than your old phone?

I don't think so seeing as the service just drops out completely sometimes. Plus I've read quite a bit about other nexus owners having the exact same problem
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bmar29 said:
I don't think so seeing as the service just drops out completely sometimes. Plus I've read quite a bit about other nexus owners having the exact same problem
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Ah, okay, I thought it was more of a weak signal issue. Sorry about that. I would call Samsung again and request a replacement device, if at all possible.

Did you read that thread about how the Gnex calculates its signal strength? I can't remember where it is, but try searching for it. It explains how the Gnex uses a different method to calculate the amount of bars it shows, so it can show less bars for any given signal strength than another phone that uses the older method.
Following on from that, perhaps there is some mod you could make to the OS to change how it calculates the number of bars. All the files where the instructions are stored are mentioned in the post I saw. Sorry I can't remember where it is, I found a post in this forum with a link to an article on the net...

ppog said:
Did you read that thread about how the Gnex calculates its signal strength? I can't remember where it is, but try searching for it. It explains how the Gnex uses a different method to calculate the amount of bars it shows, so it can show less bars for any given signal strength than another phone that uses the older method.
Following on from that, perhaps there is some mod you could make to the OS to change how it calculates the number of bars. All the files where the instructions are stored are mentioned in the post I saw. Sorry I can't remember where it is, I found a post in this forum with a link to an article on the net...
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That's not his issue. He is having signal drop while using his device, nothing about weak signal.

miketoasty said:
That's not his issue. He is having signal drop while using his device, nothing about weak signal.
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Yeah, I don't know much about it, just thought maybe might be useful.
But it just occurs to me reading the post again;
Has he tried changing his baseband? CHeck in the general forum, there's a list of all basebands with downloads

Is it running the stock rom and unrooted? When you bought it did the guy modify it in any way?

When I bought it it was on custom rom with a custom kernel and I think even a different radio. Before I sent it back to Samsung I returned it to complete stock ics which is what I'm on now
So currently unrooted with stock ics
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You need to take it in to a different store if you have insurance. They should give you a replacement.
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I don't have insurance
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Im not sure if I am having the same issue or not, but I live in Dallas and have plenty of coverage. Any other ATT phone I have had has never had an issue with signal. My phone shows full bars but I keep dropping data. I have to turn airplane mode on and then back off and it will fix it and I can use data again. Anybody know the fix for this? Flash a different radio maybe? I am using AOKP JB v1.

I still want to know if people think it is a problem with the antenna. Because I would say I can easily replace the antenna myself
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bmar29 said:
I don't have insurance
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You should add it then.
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[Q] Very weak signal on Note II. Radio Help?

Hey XDA Fam bam!
I have the T-mobile branded Note II and i'm experiencing the following problem:
Very weak signal.
Here's a little background. I rooted the phone and installed pmtr3 first V1 Rom and everything was perfect.
Then played around with other roms too and then the signal went every weak.
Then when I went back to pmtr3's first rom my signal did not improve. I would lose connection
everywhere. I replaced my tmo sim card, but I still experience this problem. I also went back to my stock nandroid backup, but it still did not help my signal problem.
Is there some sort of radio or modem I can flash? Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
I'm thinking it can be a hardware problem, but Idk. What input do you have my XDA fam bam?

sranimo said:
Hey XDA Fam bam!
I have the T-mobile branded Note II and i'm experiencing the following problem:
Very weak signal.
Here's a little background. I rooted the phone and installed pmtr3 first V1 Rom and everything was perfect.
Then played around with other roms too and then the signal went every weak.
Then when I went back to pmtr3's first rom my signal did not improve. I would lose connection
everywhere. I replaced my tmo sim card, but I still experience this problem. I also went back to my stock nandroid backup, but it still did not help my signal problem.
Is there some sort of radio or modem I can flash? Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
I'm thinking it can be a hardware problem, but Idk. What input do you have my XDA fam bam?
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I had this problem with my first note 2. I went to tmobile, got an exchange and now all is well.
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Thanks for your reply
nemesis93 said:
I had this problem with my first note 2. I went to tmobile, got an exchange and now all is well.
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Yeah, right now im about to do a odin factory restore thing. If it does not work, then i'm heading over and getting myself the phablet exchanged. Thanks nemesis!

Xda users are probably the reason for most handset returns....period. user error
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That may be the case for most, but not this time. I received my replacement and did the exact same thing to it. Turns out the original was a defective device. I'm enjoying my replacement Note II now
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I think that's what I'm going to have to do about mine.

ssCISengineer said:
Xda users are probably the reason for most handset returns....period. user error
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Actually, I've processed hundreds of device exchanges/replacements/returns, and I guarantee you, less than 1% have even heard of xda. Assumption error.
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decalex said:
Actually, I've processed hundreds of device exchanges/replacements/returns, and I guarantee you, less than 1% have even heard of xda. Assumption error.
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Most problems FROM xda members devices are caused by user error. E.G. wrong roms. Not reading before doing stuff and trying to do too much. Its all over the forums. Maybe you havent read the same forum im talking about. Im talking about xda developers.
P.s. please no more pm's you are killing me. I try to read them but I just cant make it through some of them. I have to delete them.
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ssCISengineer said:
Most problems FROM xda members devices are caused by user error. E.G. wrong roms. Not reading before doing stuff and trying to do too much. Its all over the forums. Maybe you havent read the same forum im talking about. Im talking about xda developers.
P.s. please no more pm's you are killing me. I try to read them but I just cant make it through some of them. I have to delete them.
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Uh oh, well just in case, I saved them here:
http://pastebin.com/eUBHLqNY if anyone else is interested.

Well I waited in line for an hour at my tmo store and got a new sim card as they claimed that would solve the data issue. But I also made them process an exchange. So I should have my new one tuesday. No more rooting until the problems solved.
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