4G Active but not working? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I'm on CM9 and can't get 4g to work. I live in Philadelphia and have tried using different modems (EL29, FF18, FF25) and tried at different parts of the city but my 4G doesn't work. I can get a connection but when i try to use it, nothing ever loads, can't even get a speedtest to run.
Has anyone ran into this and know what the issue is? I get the feeling that i have to start from scratch and start over...

I'm in the same exact situation. 4g says i have an active connection to sprint in the settings. I have tried reinstalling modems, kernels, roms. Tried different modems, kernels, and roms. Updating prl and profile. I even went all the way back to stock unrooted factory GB. Nothing seems to help. I can provide logs or anything else you may need. I'm in the central Pennsylvania area specifically Enola/Harrisburg.
Sorry for the long post...
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions anyone can give me or the OP.
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I am also having this same exact problem street accepting the latest ota update to fl27. I have no clue how to reduced this issue. Hopefully someone will figure it out soon!!
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Wizerest said:
I am also having this same exact problem street accepting the latest ota update to fl27. I have no clue how to reduced this issue. Hopefully someone will figure it out soon!!
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What area are you in?
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Ya if sandy came near you that could be the problem. If not I would go back to stock unrooted. If it doesn't work then and you know you have 4g in your area go to sprint.
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patrao_n said:
Ya if sandy came near you that could be the problem. If not I would go back to stock unrooted. If it doesn't work then and you know you have 4g in your area go to sprint.
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I though Philly was unharmed for the most part- Guess i'll wait a few days and post back once its working!

Philly here. Relieved to not be the only one with this problem. I was on the verge of Odin'ing back to stock. /shutters. Hopefully it gets cleared up soon.

Outside Philly here, same problem. Figure sandy got all up in our shiz
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Up in fortwashington right now- and 4g is back up
Will be back downtown tonight to test that out as well

I just called sprint to ask if we were having 4g issues or if it was just me. They said they are having wide spread issues across the east coast. The ETA for fixing it my area is on the 10th.
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Still down. Curious, is anyone having call issues as well? All my calls are going straight to VM lately.

4g confirmed working for me. Using it to write this reply. Wow, Sprint did something ahead of schedule.....
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Just got it back. Faaast too
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Lucky. This is about as fast as mine gets. My ping is never below about 150ms.
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Mod, please move to q&a or whatever, Think i fixed my los

Okay, do a ##3282#, enter msl, go to advanced, uncheck evrc-b. That system is not fully functional yet. So far no more LOS.
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Thanks havent tried it yet but I havent had any LOS since I flashed back stock with root through CWM.
Speech codec has nothing to do with LOS
Well, its been great for me so far.
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Nice rom
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Im still on zedo v4.1, had 2 los this morning which is what prompted me to try
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Not that it matters to you, but what you changed has nothing at all to do with LOS. NOTHING. AT ALL.
On the other hand, I peed today, and then it rained. So my peeing makes it rain.
FWIW I havent had LOS in 2 days, I'm on Zedo 4.1 beta, and I've been on Zedo the whole time, So it's not anything I did, it's just the network IMO
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FWIW I havent had LOS in 2 days, I'm on Zedo 4.1 beta, and I've been on Zedo the whole time, So it's not anything I did, it's just the network IMO
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I tend agree. But, Id love to know why and Im gonna keep trying things and keep posting when I think something. Over so far had success so here's what I got.
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You guys are really pissing me off now with this damn los issue posted all over the f'in forums.
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I wish I had a solution to my lols
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lawnguy said:
Okay, do a ##3282#, enter msl, go to advanced, uncheck evrc-b. That system is not fully functional yet. So far no more LOS.
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You're thinking of two different things. EVDO Rev B is not active yet, EVRC-B is a speech codec for voice and has nothing to do with LOS.
luigic81 said:
FWIW I havent had LOS in 2 days, I'm on Zedo 4.1 beta, and I've been on Zedo the whole time, So it's not anything I did, it's just the network IMO
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Where can I get zedo v4?
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I turned my phone completely off today and during that time, I had not one LOS. But I still wasn't able to make or receive any phone calls though. I will keep working on it and keep you guys posted. Battery life was great though.
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HondaCop said:
I turned my phone completely off today and during that time, I had not one LOS. But I still wasn't able to make or receive any phone calls though. I will keep working on it and keep you guys posted. Battery life was great though.
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Failed troll trollin fail
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Turned off EVRC-B and just now, ~5 hours after flipping the switch, I experienced a LOS. A quick reboot got the service back. So ya, turning EVRC-B off doesn't solve a thing.
I heard if you go to settings and change your meid to "1337" you won't get LOS!
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oddlou said:
Not that it matters to you, but what you changed has nothing at all to do with LOS. NOTHING. AT ALL.
On the other hand, I peed today, and then it rained. So my peeing makes it rain.
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LMAO!
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oddlou said:
Not that it matters to you, but what you changed has nothing at all to do with LOS. NOTHING. AT ALL.
On the other hand, I peed today, and then it rained. So my peeing makes it rain.
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Lol. Priceless.
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Phone is stuck on 1x service

I've been stuck on 1x and no svc bars all day, and on and off yesterday. Keep getting the data roaming message.
Called sprint and they ran me through a bunch of trouble shooting, as usual, but could not resolve it. She said that my internet wasn't updating or something. Opened a service ticket and told me to take it in to the store so they can check the device.
Anyone have this problem before, and how did you fix it?
I'm currently running srf 1.2, genocide 2.0, honycomb fusion explosion theme, ec05 modem, and I have an airrave.
My wife's epic is also stuck on 1x, and the blackberry on our extra line also says 1x with 1-3 bars.
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My issue isn't that similar, but recently was the first time I've even seen "1x" on my phone. I literally have never seen my phone on 1x before, in fact, I thought it wasn't even possible on Sprint (Like, I didn't know it had the same name).
If all your phones are stuck on 1x, then it is most likely something with the service. You already did everything I could think of, so I'd just take it to Sprint again and tell them that it's been happening for a while and you've already been to a store, but it's becoming a real issue and you shouldn't have to be charged for a service that does not provide what they have offered, or something threatening like that.
Hope you can fix the issue soon,
Acer
I feel better knowing someone else also is experiencing this. Since like Thursday I haven't had a reliable 3g connection whatsoever I keep getting the "1x" icon also.
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ac16313 said:
I feel better knowing someone else also is experiencing this. Since like Thursday I haven't had a reliable 3g connection whatsoever I keep getting the "1x" icon also.
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Same...wonder if it's something up with Sprint.
I literally haven't seen that phone have the 1x icon in the 13 months I've had it.
I've had trouble, but with updating my PRL and Profile. Once I read this, I've kinda conviced myself that somethings up on Sprints end, and not ours. Could this be part of Sprints Network Vision in action?
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It could be the airrave. I had trouble getting a 3g connection the first time we set ours up.
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Same here with 3 epics for 2 days, called Sprint and had them push a refresh on all 3, then I updated prl and profile on all 3, been working for about 10 hours now on all 3.
Wow! I knew I would get some response to this, but not that everyone is having the same problem...lol! Well, that sucks. I wondered about the airrave, but I mentioned a few times to the phone rep that I had one, and she never said anything about it. She did say they were no problemswith the service in my area. I'll have to see what happens when I leave for work tomorrow. Does make me wonder if sprint has something brewing that is messing up everyone's service.
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malcolmXman said:
Same here with 3 epics for 2 days, called Sprint and had them push a refresh on all 3, then I updated prl and profile on all 3, been working for about 10 hours now on all 3.
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I'm going to give this a try, its really annoying because the one bar I now get(id get usually 4-6 bars like a month ago) puts me somewhere around 50kbps...
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Reset the Airave and your router and modem. They screw up the Airaves all the time. Airave techs direct line is 866-556-7310.
Update= 3g still working on all 3.
Oh and I have no airave.
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ac16313 said:
Oh and I have no airave.
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Sorry AC, was replying to the OP.
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kennyglass123 said:
Sorry AC, was replying to the OP.
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Its cool I hope its on sprints side and its only temporary
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malcolmXman said:
Update= 3g still working on all 3.
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Back on 3g today. Not sure what the problem was this weekend. I had no data when I got up, but rebooted the phone and so far so good. Full bars again, at home. I did switch roms last night. Installed miui with the data fix just to see if it made a difference. Didn't make a difference last night, but its working fine so far today.
Going to reset the airrave after work anyway, just in case. Are you guys back to normal today as well?
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Back on 3g today. Not sure what the problem was this weekend. I had no data when I got up, but rebooted the phone and so far so good. Full bars again, at home. I did switch roms last night. Installed miui with the data fix just to see if it made a difference. Didn't make a difference last night, but its working fine so far today.
Going to reset the airrave after work anyway, just in case. Are you guys back to normal today as well?
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I was going to say I was back to normal but just as I hit "quote" my 3g went away and went back to 1x then I gt an error saying "sign in fail"
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New PRL update?

Well out of no where I get the preparing services screen ( like as if I updated my PRL but I was listening to music) I have PRL 60683 . I dunno what everyone else has
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Haha your weeks late. Cool tho probably would have done the same thing.
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In related news, Brett Favre is coming back to the NFL.
Is the PRL location specific, or is it phone specific meaning we all get the same thing? I have that happen at random from time to time on Sprint phones, but I never really cared about it. I know I can update it going into the menu if I needed to anyway.
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Is the PRL location specific, or is it phone specific meaning we all get the same thing? I have that happen at random from time to time on Sprint phones, but I never really cared about it. I know I can update it going into the menu if I needed to anyway.
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It's across the network, unless you're on the biz accounts in which case you get 11xxx PRLs.. or something like that.
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Haha your weeks late. Cool tho probably would have done the same thing.
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Haha, ohh well. Just was wondering. thanks
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Just got mine as well -__-
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[Q] Unrooted Epic lost 4G...

I only get 4G at work and Saturday it was working fine. Sunday I was off so since I was at home (with no 4G and little to no 3G) I was on WiFi all day. So I get to work this morning and my 4G is just constantly scanning. I didn't really install any apps yesterday so no app could be the reason. My bill is paid (if it wasn't my 3G wouldn't be working right now). I have restarted several times and cut off the 3G to see if it works. In the wireless settings under the 4G settings i watched the 4G option and it would say "scanning" a few seconds later "connecting" then "obtaining IP address" a minute or two later "disconnected" and does it all again.
Anyone know if it is Sprint or my phone?
Anyone in Virginia having 4G problems?
Thanks in advance for your time and help.
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I would Odin back to Stock and try it. I had that happen once and it was corrupted data. Odin fixed it.
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kennyglass123 said:
I would Odin back to Stock and try it. I had that happen once and it was corrupted data. Odin fixed it.
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Now is that the same as factory resetting or do i have to plug it into a computer cause i have a bad usb port on the phone.
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R3537L1F3 said:
Now is that the same as factory resetting or do i have to plug it into a computer cause i have a bad usb port on the phone.
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Plugging into the computer... sorry
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Plugging into the computer... sorry
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I thought so -.-
I want to avoid factory reseting for the second time in less than a month. I'll check my coworker's Epic, if she doesn't get 4G I can go annoy Sprint about it. If she does, I'll go annoy Sprint anyway.
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You can try to restore a nandroid from when it was working but already said it is unrooted...does that mean you restored stock recovery?
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You can try to restore a nandroid from when it was working but already said it is unrooted...does that mean you restored stock recovery?
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Means I never rooted it
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Why have you not brought it in to fix the usb port? Now you got 2 reasons to bring it in.
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Why have you not brought it in to fix the usb port? Now you got 2 reasons to bring it in.
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I did another post about it a while back (when looking for charging alternatives). I don't have $100 to pay the deductable for a replacement. The USB thing is bent and stuff.
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Wimax 4G worked in Richmond,VA for me earlier today while I was at work.
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Speedin07si said:
Wimax 4G worked in Richmond,VA for me earlier today while I was at work.
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Worked for my coworker too, I'll take it to the sprint store and see if it something they can fix in-store. I sure cause of the bent usb thing a free replacement is out of the question.
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You should not have to pay a deductible if a major feature is not working. The deductible is for lost/stolen/physically broken.
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R3537L1F3 said:
Worked for my coworker too, I'll take it to the sprint store and see if it something they can fix in-store. I sure cause of the bent usb thing a free replacement is out of the question.
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It really depends on the tech that works on the phone. And if they can cleverly word it as manufactures defect, not user error. before I knew what I was doing w/ my phone I bricked 2 phones in 1 week. Both times I got a replacement.
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Dude you guys get wimax in richmond! Omg I don't get anything in newport News -.-
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Dude you guys get wimax in richmond! Omg I don't get anything in newport News -.-
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You guess in the second round of LTE rollouts (I read somewhere) but I get 4G in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Williamsburg has no WiMax though, it's weird.
On another not I factory reset and it a no go. Others in the area have 4G. I'll call sprint today and see if I can get it free.
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R3537L1F3 said:
You guess in the second round of LTE rollouts (I read somewhere) but I get 4G in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Williamsburg has no WiMax though, it's weird.
On another not I factory reset and it a no go. Others in the area have 4G. I'll call sprint today and see if I can get it free.
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They will tell you to take it to the nearest service store.
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They will tell you to take it to the nearest service store.
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Which I can't do until monday cause every Sprint store near me closes at 7 and repair part closes at 6
I miss 4g already. At least I'll know what it's like in November when I get a new phone and have to wait who knows how long for LTE.
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R3537L1F3 said:
Which I can't do until monday cause every Sprint store near me closes at 7 and repair part closes at 6
I miss 4g already. At least I'll know what it's like in November when I get a new phone and have to wait who knows how long for LTE.
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Well i know there are some stores in the Midlothian area that do repairs. Repair hours mon-fri. till 8PM
This one does everything and has " the 4G experience".
9796 Midlothian Tpke
Richmond, VA 23235
Phone: (804) 327-8990
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Sales Hours:
Mon-Fri 10 AM - 08 PM
Sat 10 AM - 06 PM
Sun 12 PM - 05 PM
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Repair Hours:
Mon-Fri 10 AM - 08 PM
Sat 10 AM - 06 PM
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Getting frustrated

I have no idea why but the past day my phone has been acting stupid. It will send some time texts perfectly fine, but after so many it keeps saying they failed. Like right now I got 3 texts out before it did it. Then I reboot, a couple more and does it again, but apparently the person on the other end is still getting them. I have good signal (I should considering I have a damn airave right below me) I've been running Blu Kuban 1.0.5.0 since it came out so I don't think it has anything to do with the ROM. Please someone help me.
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I have some problem. Not my phone though its where I live. I don't have an air rave. Bit if I go anywhere else its fine
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Sprint is reporting network problems via Twitter due to Sandy...
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Well my problem has been for a while. And I am in san diego. But thanks for the heads up
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Are you serious? A tropical storm hits the east coast and your profile says that you're in Pennsylvania, and you're complaining about terrible service?
Of course you are experiencing terrible cellular reception. There is a major storm!
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Sprint sucks sometimes sending messages. It's not your location and it's not Sandy. It happens all the time it's just Sprint's network. I always hit resend even tho I know they go thru just so I won't see the failed symbol and get complains of double texting lol
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Mattix724 said:
Are you serious? A tropical storm hits the east coast and your profile says that you're in Pennsylvania, and you're complaining about terrible service?
Of course you are experiencing terrible cellular reception. There is a major storm!
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It honestly didn't do much here. I even asked sprint if anything was down around me and they said no.
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Think there is something to do with sandy. Since yesterday I have had speeds reduced by about 90%. From 1.3 Mbps the last 3 weeks to 120kbps download and upload. I'm Los Angels by the way.
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