4G drops every 5 minutes !! - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

OK so I traded in 3 nexus allready and cannot get a nexus that doesn't drop data ! I allready flashed different radios still nothing . I heard this is common with the nexus and that Verizon nexuses drops and there trying to fix it is that true ? And if not how can I fix this problem ! Its really starting to irritate me .
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You need to request a new phone, not a replacement. Luckily mine was fixed after the first replacement, but I believe there is a policy that after 3 phones, they give you either an equivalent phone, or a brand new one, factory sealed. It's 100% hardware related, so unfortunately no software will fix it.
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Force 4g to stay on, you can do so by entering this in your phone dialer *#*#4636#*#*
Go into phone information, scroll down, and select the network speed you want.

biscuitownz said:
Force 4g to stay on, you can do so by entering this in your phone dialer *#*#4636#*#*
Go into phone information, scroll down, and select the network speed you want.
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It drops all data, it's hardware related as I had the same problem. Nothing software is capable of will fix it.
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Liskrig said:
You need to request a new phone, not a replacement. Luckily mine was fixed after the first replacement, but I believe there is a policy that after 3 phones, they give you either an equivalent phone, or a brand new one, factory sealed. It's 100% hardware related, so unfortunately no software will fix it.
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It was new, I got it out the box from best buy all three of them were new.
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Liskrig said:
It drops all data, it's hardware related as I had the same problem. Nothing software is capable of will fix it.
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Ah, I thought he meant it drops down to 3g etc.

I had this problem with both my gnexs both were made in china....I had them replaced and I recieved two Korean versions and waala no drops at all..
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I heard Google said they were gonna update this phone to 4.0.5 and it was going to fix the problem . It was suppose to be fixed for 4.0.4 but people (as of myself) have reported it still broke
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Should I call Verizon ?
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
Should I call Verizon ?
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Yes you should also as a side note you should checkout myforums (it is a much more relaxed community unlike this one) (the url is something dot com)
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Gf will be on her third tomorrow with this issue. If it isn't fixed I will demand vzw send me an siii now that the BL is unlocked.....15 years of on time $200 bill payments better have some pull
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Alton (Halo 2) said:
I heard Google said they were gonna update this phone to 4.0.5 and it was going to fix the problem . It was suppose to be fixed for 4.0.4 but people (as of myself) have reported it still broke
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I don't see how they can patch this when it is apparent it is a flawed hardware issue
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Okay, I am having the same issue, but my phone is a replacement from Asurion. What should I do? Call Asurion or Verizon?

ickwonder said:
I had this problem with both my gnexs both were made in china....I had them replaced and I recieved two Korean versions and waala no drops at all..
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I have a Korean version
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:/
Guess I was a lucky guy.. mine has been issue free.
Hope this gets sorted out man.
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This is my 4th phone and all was defected and new ! Weird...
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If I get this from best buy mobile and have problems with it do I have to go to best buy mobile to get replacements or can I go to a Verizon store. Sorry for the dumb question I just don't know how their affiliation works.
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Try Verizon first . Best buy took me 4 phones and there still all defective !
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Have you tried a new sim card? My Nexus was perfect until last week, I was dropping data constantly. I called Verizon and after speaking to a couple of techs they offered to send me a new sim. I didn't expect it to work but since activating the new sim not a single drop.
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That happened to me. I called asurion. And this is my fourth and I hope last replacement.
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which 4g?
LTE or Wimax?
If wimax, a simple adjustment to NAPID extensions or a reset of the dsa value may do ths trick.

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Lost phone.

Just lost my phone in taxi I'm rooted also have face unlock and pattern unlock secondary. Is there anything I can do to assure the finder can't use it. Or can I track it. I'm on monthly 4g so no insurance!
That sucks man. As for gps locating your phone I believe that's offered by your insurance, or if you had any type of Norton, kaspersky, trend micro etc security on it. They offer stuff like that. Otherwise you might be SOL. As for them getting in I don't know. Maybe someone else can shed some light on that answer.
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Go to the play store from your computer and download "plan b" it will be pushed to your phone and allows you to track it.
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A buddy of mine used "Lost Phone" app from Play store
I hate how easy it is for someone to look up how to wipe a phone and easily bypass all security. Usually when someone finds a phone, that person doesn't want to know your stuff.
Where's my Droid can also be pushed, and then you can get it's location
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did u ever set up Lookout on you phone? it comes w/it.. if you maybe randomly did one day, you can find it with that
2nd to the Plan B. That works amazingly. Also, check if you have a cab receipt. You might be able to use that to identify which cab specifically had the phone. You can call into their dispatch office and ask for that cab. Lookout is awesome too.
I called the cab said he saw no phone. Another passanger could have gotten it. I'm not even going to bother now what's done is done. Thanks to you and everyone for your help. I wanted a new phone anyway maybe my wife will get me one for fathers day. I'll wait and probably get a note or galaxy nexus I'm sticking with Samsung I have a windows and a iPhone at home but don't feel like it I can't go backwards .
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diamantericos said:
I called the cab said he saw no phone. Another passanger could have gotten it. I'm not even going to bother now what's done is done. Thanks to you and everyone for your help. I wanted a new phone anyway maybe my wife will get me one for fathers day. I'll wait and probably get a note or galaxy nexus I'm sticking with Samsung I have a windows and a iPhone at home but don't feel like it I can't go backwards .
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Or you can wait and preorder gs3
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Or you can wait and preorder gs3
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I find that the GS3 is not much of a significant upgrade from the GSII. I would much more suggest a Galaxy Nexus since it will still be relevant for many more months to come. The GN comes with pure stock ICS not that TW crap. The GN is almost certain to receive jellybean directly from Google pretty quick while the S3 will have to suffer through what the SII just went through from GB to ICS
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Or you can wait and preorder gs3
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I thought about that but I'd be paying full price I have monthly no contract. And since the the note is dual core as well as the s3 I rather the larger screen
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iLeopard said:
I find that the GS3 is not much of a significant upgrade from the GSII. I would much more suggest a Galaxy Nexus since it will still be relevant for many more months to come. The GN comes with pure stock ICS not that TW crap. The GN is almost certain to receive jellybean directly from Google pretty quick while the S3 will have to suffer through what the SII just went through from GB to ICS
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I get what your saying also I hate that stupid button on the s3
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diamantericos said:
I get what your saying also I hate that stupid button on the s3
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Should've went with nexus style all screen.that was kind of the point of ics
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I would recommend setting up a pin lock on your next device, that way whenever the phone is restarted it prompts you for the pin. It doesn't matter if it's been wiped or not, it registers with your carrier. Also, as added security, I use Avast and from there I can remotely wipe my sd card and the phone, thus removing any chance of someone getting any of my personal info.
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new ion? said:
Should've went with nexus style all screen.that was kind of the point of ics
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I totally agree don't know why these manufacturers still making new ics devices with buttons. Besides the nexus the only other device I see with on screen is a new Motorola phone coming out.
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I would recommend setting up a pin lock on your next device, that way whenever the phone is restarted it prompts you for the pin. It doesn't matter if it's been wiped or not, it registers with your carrier. Also, as added security, I use Avast and from there I can remotely wipe my sd card and the phone, thus removing any chance of someone getting any of my personal info.
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I will definitely do that especially for the SD wipe part I was more worried about that . I changed all my passwords starting with Google account and Facebook
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Oh and you should leave your gps enable all the time because i realize that all those apps does not have the capability to turn it on.
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Oh and you should leave your gps enable all the time because i realize that all those apps does not have the capability to turn it on.
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I do I just haven't install any of those apps but I'll with new phone
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Well my lovely wife surprised me when I got home early fathers day gift $400 for what ever phone I want now just to choose note or galaxy nexus. I'm getting the note now second choice eBay or Amazon I've never used eBay but got some good prices. PS hey if I loose the note I'm an ass that phablet too big to loose lol. But will definately secure it
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[Sprint]MMS stuck on "Downloading" fix.

I thought I would share this since the problem is widespread. You might want to inform other Sprint users on other devices.
If you get texted a picture and the picture never comes this is what you can do.
1. Open "Settings" in the messaging app.
2. Turn off "Auto Retrieve".
3. Select the message that has the pic that won't come through.
4. Click "Download". Wait for a second while it downloads the picture.
5. Now turn back on "Auto Retrieve".
Hopefully Sprint will get this issue fixed.
Just checked this on VZW as well and it works. Thanks for the info
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holy balls thank you for this. I'm on vzw and i get this all the time.. god I hate mms technology. it's so crappy. I even had to download gosms just to hit that download button. thanks!
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Wow thanks!
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Bump.
Am I the only mofo this doesn't work for?
FFUUUUDDDGGGEE!!
I am on WindMobile, and this workst great for me, so i do not think it is a carrier related, may be it is Android Related.
This is a good find. Next time this comes up I'm giving it a shot.
This could be an issue with CDMA networks vice Android, unless some GSM users come in and report the same problem.
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Winesnob said:
This is a good find. Next time this comes up I'm giving it a shot.
This could be an issue with CDMA networks vice Android, unless some GSM users come in and report the same problem.
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Well I had that problem with T-Mobile which is gsm n I also ran into that with Sprint a few days ago so I don't think its a gsm or CDMA problem
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adio201 said:
Well I had that problem with T-Mobile which is gsm n I also ran into that with Sprint a few days ago so I don't think its a gsm or CDMA problem
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Ok then. Android it is. Nice to have a workaround, but hope it gets fixed.
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Had to use this today, worked like a charm.
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Thanks alot!
Can confirm that it works with my non stock SGSII with the Swedish operator Telia!
(know that it's an old thread)

[Q] Galaxy nexus can not connect data (3G or Edge)

Hello,
are there anybody meet the similar problem as following:
My new Galaxy nexus cannot connect data via GPRS, 3G or Edge sometimes (one time in one or two days), but phone call, SMS, and WIFI is workable as usual, meanwhile the signal bar will be grey from blue.
I can do nothing but reboot the phone, GPRS will recover after the reboot. I am really really frustrated caused by it...:crying:
Version is 4.1.1 by OTA
baseband is I9250XXLF1
I appreciate someone can pick me out of this problem.
Likely an APN issue... or you have a bad SIM. Have you tried your SIM in another device, or called your service provider?
I hv changed a new SIM, still hv the problem...
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At that time, the signal bar changed to grey, and no small arrow inside of the bar, does that mean no data connection?
its a hardware issue or system issue?
My phone is in original 4.1.1 by OTA. No root...
Are there someone can help me???
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Try Restart Conections from Play Store. Maybe this can help.
.....Did u try it?
Thx, I download one from play store, hope it can help me while next accident happens.
Is it a popular problem of GN, even nexus series?
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Good luck buddy. My first international nexus has an antenna hardware failure. Everything works except anything cellular. Wifi works great. At this point in time unrepairable, its being used as a $500 battery charger :thumbdown:.
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sunny0166 said:
Is it a popular problem of GN, even nexus series?
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no.
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I change GN upto 9300, feeling good!
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Is it a popular problem of GN, even nexus series?
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I have a Nexus, my girlfriend has a Nexus and my friend has a Nexus. We all have a connection problem that requires a phone restart in order to be fixed. We're on a different carriers. So I think it is quite a popular problem. Just my opinion.
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Gnex screen burn

Has anyone received a replacement handset after this defect ?I'm on Vodafone UK
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The two blue bars are not visible on the uploaded picture but they are very prominent in person
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DAZEBOY said:
The two blue bars are not visible on the uploaded picture but they are very prominent in person
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actually nothing is visible we cant see the picture.
To answer your question...dont try to look for it...this will happen on AMOLED screens.
Thanks for the reply .I'm just asking do think I could get it replaced I still have 13 month's on my contract left
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DAZEBOY said:
Thanks for the reply .I'm just asking do think I could get it replaced I still have 13 month's on my contract left
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Yes, you can. I did immediately when my first replacement had burn in.
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Zeinzu said:
Yes, you can. I did immediately when my first replacement had burn in.
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Thanks that's great to know I think I'll lock the boot loader and get it replaced
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DAZEBOY said:
Thanks that's great to know I think I'll lock the boot loader and get it replaced
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Be prepared to possibly get one with worse, or different problems.
I think I lucked out and got a pretty good one, first buy. But I have heard a lot of people saying it takes their 3rd or 4th phone before they get one that's just right.
SefEXE said:
Be prepared to possibly get one with worse, or different problems.
I think I lucked out and got a pretty good one, first buy. But I have heard a lot of people saying it takes their 3rd or 4th phone before they get one that's just right.
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God that sounds like a world of pain .
I first got made aware of this when I watched the xda TV there was a feature on different screen technology so I know there's an issue with amoled but I'm less than half way through my contract so what's it going to be like in 12 months
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DAZEBOY said:
God that sounds like a world of pain .
I first got made aware of this when I watched the xda TV there was a feature on different screen technology so I know there's an issue with amoled but I'm less than half way through my contract so what's it going to be like in 12 months
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Well I just kept trying and at the 5th bad phone I just gave up and lived with the screen burn...at least the radios worked on that phone.
EDIT: i'm on verizon so I dont know how good vodafone is...maybe better maybe worse...No clue.
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Has anyone received a replacement handset after this defect ?I'm on Vodafone UK
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It's really not a "defect", per se, it's just what these screens do. If you get a replacement, it's going to have the same problem eventually as well. Just kinda have to accept it for these types of displays.

To those who were terminated from Sprint (part 2)

So after posting this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399983
I decided a few days later to see what would happen if I added data roaming into the equation. I checked my sprint account and it showed ~380MB roaming data (12MB on sprint lol). Clearly not enough
I found myself a nice 1GB test file to download and was able to get it 3x the first night and 2x last night.
Woke up and go this text:
SprintFreeMsg: Please watch your mail for an important account notice. If your address has changed blah blah blah
I looked at my sprint account to see how much my roaming has went up and saw a much nicer 6.5GB! Not bad for 2 days of work!
I'm HOPING this is them parting ways with me, and I can finally go GSM (Nexus 4 probably).
Has anyone who has been terminated confirm this is the final straw or what?! :victory:
If they don't ETF you, I mean one thing is for certain, you're outta here!
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Well I know for a fact they can't ETF you if they are the one terminating the contract.
I honestly wouldn't even be in such a rush to get off Sprint but I cracked my screen and don't want to spend the $$ when I was planning on leaving Sprint when my contract is up in March 2014 anyway... sooner the better though lol
NYYFan325 said:
Well I know for a fact they can't ETF you if they are the one terminating the contract.
I honestly wouldn't even be in such a rush to get off Sprint but I cracked my screen and don't want to spend the $$ when I was planning on leaving Sprint when my contract is up in March 2014 anyway... sooner the better though lol
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They did me, got a call from collection agency from when it happened years ago a couple of weeks ago...
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Well, if you broke whatever terms are in their contract and they terminate it, yeah they can charge you an ETF.
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They are sneaky though, said I had completely free roaming, didn't tell me if I went over X amount they would terminate me. I'm sure it was somewhere in that stack of papers.
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They are sneaky though, said I had completely free roaming, didn't tell me if I went over X amount they would terminate me. I'm sure it was somewhere in that stack of papers.
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That sucks. But, this would make you the first and only person i've ever heard of being charged an ETF when sprint ended the contract and not you. Maybe you caught the roaming department on a bad day or something.
Hey where can I get a good /updated verizan prl??or which one you using??
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GBPackerFanForLife said:
Hey where can I get a good /updated verizan prl??or which one you using??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
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Any chance you know where I can get the sprint diag tool
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GBPackerFanForLife said:
Any chance you know where I can get the sprint diag tool
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Just flash in recovery https://copy.com/TNnca
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