My s3 randomly loses connection to the network. Today I picked up my phone to make a call and noticed it was not connected to the network and displayed Emergency call only message.
This happened a few times before too. Initially, I thought it could be a buggy sim so I got a brand new sim from telus. But its still does it. Randomly though. Any thoughts guys?
Anyone?
I haven't really noticed any issues, but I'm on AT&T. What ROM/firmware/modem?
I had similar problems till i disabled LTE. It was trying to connect to it all the time plus it was killing battery.
me and my brother have had the issue in dowtown ottawa on rogers. seems fine in my apt in the market but on a patio and at a restaurant it just wouldnt work!! couldnt send texts, or receive, couldnt call, sometimes it showed i had full bars and lte but couldnt do anything. my brother complained about this the day before. i will try disabling lte next time
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So i rooted my phone over a week ago, and tried out many different roms. Everything was going fine, until i noticed yesterday that i kept losing voice and data connection. I tried updating to the latest radio which was out today 5.09.00.20, but still have the issue.
The only workaround i've found so far is to set the network mode to GSM only. But obviously it's not very practical for a phone like the desire. When i have it on GSM/WCDMA Auto, it keeps voice and data on for about a minute, then i lose it. And when it's on, i still can't make any calls. But i can make and receive calls fine on GSM only.
Anybody have a clue what's going on here? I tried calling T-Mobile, but they were as useless as always. Apparently there was an issue on the 29th, which is now resolved, and they refreshed something on my profile. So i dunno if rooting/flashing my Desire has caused this or if it's some network outage.
I'm currently running the latest DeFrost rom. I've tried SenseFroyo (Opendesire), LeeDroid & i'm now running the official 2.2 sense rom.
I've also been having problems when connected via 3G for the past few days, but only when I'm at home (so I think it's a specific cell). The signal indicator shows a good signal but attempting to use the internet over 3G just times out, and my voice calls keep getting dropped.
Like you I can work around the problems by switching to GSM only.
I think it might not be a problem with my phone though, because I've tried putting my SIM card in my Nokia N95 and the internet doesn't work over 3G on that either (internet works using GSM on N95). I did manage to make a call on my N95 when my Desire was dropping both incoming and outgoing calls within seconds though.
Weird! I'm going to give it a few days and report it to T-Mobile if it's still happening.
It's fixed for me now. I guess it was a network outage
My phone has suddenly developed a mind of its own. It has a lag and is dropping signal anytime i am in an area that has HSDPA. When it does that i can neither recieve or make calls, sometimes i can make calls to other networks but not mine, it works fine when the network is EDGE or GPRS. I have called my network and they have confirmed that the problem is not fom them. Tried my sim on other phones and it works ok. I have done a reset twice with no change. No recent installs of softwares, no impact, nothing at all. This is becoming frustrating!!! Can anyone help please cos i love this phone, its my[I]![/I]
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Noticed something funny with my Galaxy Nexus. Calls don't seem to be coming through whenever it is transmitting or receiving data on the 3G. I can still make calls no problem.
My previous phone (the N97) would disengage packet connection (a warning comes up) before the call comes through.
I'm still analysis the data but I am hoping that one of you has experience this before and can offer some insight.
I've done the following test:
1. Wifi and 3G on. Some calls come through, some goes to voicemail.
2. Wifi and 3G on - streaming a video from my NAS box - Some calls come through, some goes to voicemail.
3.Disengaged Wifi and 3G on - Some calls come through, some goes to voicemail.
4.Disengaged Wifi and 3G off (2G only) - Calls comes through fine (when I send text I get the volume bug).
5.Disengaged Wifi and Data on but only on 2G - Calls comes through fine.
In all above instances when the 3G/data is on, I make sure I am transmitting (I synch my hotmail account).
So is this normal (this is my first android phone)? Am I the only one or are there others?
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Which network?
It's certainly not normal behaviour in Gingerbread and earlier at least (still waiting for my GN to be delivered). Even on 3G calls should be able to come through and then if needed decide to switch down to 2G if it decides it's needed.
Have you confirmed that you can actually make and receive call on 3G currently? Might be something wrong with your plan or your SIM.
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Which network?
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blunden said:
It's certainly not normal behaviour in Gingerbread and earlier at least (still waiting for my GN to be delivered). Even on 3G calls should be able to come through and then if needed decide to switch down to 2G if it decides it's needed.
Have you confirmed that you can actually make and receive call on 3G currently? Might be something wrong with your plan or your SIM.
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I'm still testing but it does appear that whenever it's transmitting on 3G (3G or H in the icon) incoming calls go to voicemail.
I just did another test, in the previous tests I was just calling my voicemail service (901) but I decided to call my house phone and here's the strangest thing.
- With the wifi on and 3G I couldn't make any phone calls (apart from the voicemail), the calls just end. I turned off the wifi, tried making a call it works. Then turned on the wifi on again and I can make calls again. How bizarre.
I'm hoping it's a network issue but I won't know until say about a weeks time (if its a network issue it should have been fix within that period). But my first adventure with Android isn't going very well.
Rang O2 and it sounds like an issue with the network . According to them 3G was affect all over the country recently and still have issues in the London area.
I also put my sim back into my N97 and after numerous attempts was able to replicate the fault So happy.
But the customer support suggested that I should still go and get a replacement sim from the shops tomorrow since mine is quite old. From 2009 but still 3G enabled.
So fingers crossed that its def a network issue and not a fluke that it affected my N97.
How will a new SIM be able to work better? I thought, as long as it has 3G, it's all good?
My SIM is from 2008, I guess, so quite "old", as well...
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How will a new SIM be able to work better? I thought, as long as it has 3G, it's all good?
My SIM is from 2008, I guess, so quite "old", as well...
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Does SIM age really matter? I've been using the same SIM card since 2005.
I don't know if the age of the SIM matters, but what I do know is after I replaced my old SIM (AT&T) my data got faster (a few phones ago).
It never hurts to use a new SIM. The manufacturers change every few years (gemalto, etc) and I'd bet that newer is better...
since I received the phone last week, when I make or receive calls, sometimes the call will drop with the circle and slash saying "out of service area". a few seconds later all signal returns. data always works, only when voice does this occur.
happens more often on Bluetooth, but have experienced it at other times. Worked with advanced tech support on att, all seems well on their end. tried 3 different sims registered over the past week, same problem. note 2 did not have this issue.
anyone else having odd voice dropping?
EDIT: I turned on UTMS HD Voice using the hidden diagnostic menu. 5 test calls today and no signal drops/disconnects. Coincidence or something else???
UTMS HD Voice
Hi, IT Rider. I've been having similar problems with my GN4 Att. Dropped calls, mysterious disappearances of any network connection and so on.
I went into the hidden diagnostic menu to try to change the UTMS HD Voice, but I couldn't tell which tile on the diagnostic menu to choose for that.
Could you please enlighten me?
Thanks,
IT Rider said:
since I received the phone last week, when I make or receive calls, sometimes the call will drop with the circle and slash saying "out of service area". a few seconds later all signal returns. data always works, only when voice does this occur.
happens more often on Bluetooth, but have experienced it at other times. Worked with advanced tech support on att, all seems well on their end. tried 3 different sims registered over the past week, same problem. note 2 did not have this issue.
anyone else having odd voice dropping?
EDIT: I turned on UTMS HD Voice using the hidden diagnostic menu. 5 test calls today and no signal drops/disconnects. Coincidence or something else???
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gs4 at dropped calls
I too have the same problem. If anyone knows a solution please help!!!!!!!
IT Rider said:
since I received the phone last week, when I make or receive calls, sometimes the call will drop with the circle and slash saying "out of service area". a few seconds later all signal returns. data always works, only when voice does this occur.
happens more often on Bluetooth, but have experienced it at other times. Worked with advanced tech support on att, all seems well on their end. tried 3 different sims registered over the past week, same problem. note 2 did not have this issue.
anyone else having odd voice dropping?
EDIT: I turned on UTMS HD Voice using the hidden diagnostic menu. 5 test calls today and no signal drops/disconnects. Coincidence or something else???
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It maybe Sim card problem. Try to go to At&t store and get new card with secure elements. This are sims to work better.
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IT Rider said:
since I received the phone last week, when I make or receive calls, sometimes the call will drop with the circle and slash saying "out of service area". a few seconds later all signal returns. data always works, only when voice does this occur.
happens more often on Bluetooth, but have experienced it at other times. Worked with advanced tech support on att, all seems well on their end. tried 3 different sims registered over the past week, same problem. note 2 did not have this issue.
anyone else having odd voice dropping?
EDIT: I turned on UTMS HD Voice using the hidden diagnostic menu. 5 test calls today and no signal drops/disconnects. Coincidence or something else???
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Hate to bring this thread back, but this is EXACTLY what is happening to my mom's replacement Note 4. Original Note 4 was exhibiting similar problems, but wasn't showing "Out of Service Area". Internet and text messages are working just fine. Calls will drop at its leisure. Had two sim card swaps before getting a replacement unit mailed from AT&T.
AT&T submitted a case for our problem, but it may take up to five days to respond. I don't know who to blame now, Samsung or AT&T.
Has anyone resolved this issue. Having the same problem. Calls randomly drop after 45 sec up to 5 minutes. All data drops. Says "out of service area". Everything reconnects after 10 seconds. Only happens when making calls. Been doing it since activation of phone 2 months ago . Switched from straight talk to cricket 2 days ago. Hoped it would resolve the issue. It did not.
New Note 4 user here, same issue
Try cleaning the contacts on the SIM card and the phone. If it spends sometime in a pocket where it can accumulate lint it can cause problems. My old S3 had this issue as I carried it with me all the time and had the flip style case. After cleaning the contacts, just use a paper towel with some rubbing alcohol, it stopped happening completely.
Both my wife and I have pixel 3's, I have the XL and she has the regular. Both were preordered and delivered at the same time, and we are both on AT&T. Since the beginning we have experienced random issues such as the phone dropping mobile data completely even though the signal shows LTE , and having to cycle airplane mode off and then on again to get data back. The other issue is that we both experienced call issues where our end would drop and we could not hear the other party, but they could hear us fine.
I think I may have traced these issues to WiFi causing the problems. When the data drops, I notice that my wifi is on and occurs when I am not connected to wifi (such as an unidentified network) and on LTE, or when I leave a connected WiFi area (like my house) and keep wifi on. We would have to cycle airplane mode to fix this.
For the calls, I had a call drop yesterday and when I looked at the notification bar it showed connected to wifi. I immediately turned off wifi and the call came right back. I thought this was an AT&T wifi calling issue, so I turned off wifi calling. Today, I was at the post office and had to make a call. Soon after connecting, the call dropped. I checked wifi and it showed unidentified network (not connected), so I turned off wifi. The call immediately came back.
So now, wifi is completely useless to my wife and I. Assuming I don't experience any more dropped data or calls, I cant use wifi to ensure good call quality and constant data.
Anyone else experience this? Could this be an RMA issue? Seems weird that it is happening to both phones. Is there a setting we should turn off that could be causing this?
i have a similar problem where if i am on wifi, when i get off wifi my lte or h+ will show bars but have a small x in the bars. i have to cycle airplane mode to get data back after i switch wifi off. i may just make a tasker task to do this.
i had a call from an s9 yesterday where i could hear them but they couldnt hear me. i think i was on wifi. we tried 2-3 times but he couldnt hear me. when i switched to my google voice phone number and called him, he was able to hear me fine.
there is another thread around here about similar issues. i might try to get a new sim card since this one is almost 9 years old.
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i have a similar problem where if i am on wifi, when i get off wifi my lte or h+ will show bars but have a small x in the bars. i have to cycle airplane mode to get data back after i switch wifi off. i may just make a tasker task to do this.
i had a call from an s9 yesterday where i could hear them but they couldnt hear me. i think i was on wifi. we tried 2-3 times but he couldnt hear me. when i switched to my google voice phone number and called him, he was able to hear me fine.
there is another thread around here about similar issues. i might try to get a new sim card since this one is almost 9 years old.
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I may have started that original thread a while ago, but since it was more focused on the data drop thing I created a new thread to help narrow the conversation towards the wifi issue. I went to ATT when I first had the data drop issue and got a brand new sim so it is definitely not that.