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I've noticed my phone and my brother's GPS do not work. He has the EVO 4g. My friend has the OG Epic and is doesn't work either. I've even connected to an airrave with the GPS light solid. I'm in Central Jersey
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sweet story
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True that retard
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Well I can say after going back to EG30, EL26, and EL29 stock, my GPS is COMPLETELY dead with any app. wtf
It's just me having the problem now, EVO 4G works 100% :/. Who knew my phone woulda failed after 4 months
in stock rom open the dialer and dial this ##gpsclrx# it will ask you for your MSL, enter that and it will reset your GPS. if its still broke, time for sprint maybe...
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in stock rom open the dialer and dial this ##gpsclrx# it will ask you for your MSL, enter that and it will reset your GPS. if its still broke, time for sprint maybe...
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Nope that used to be my EVO trick. didn't work. Now I just need to know what I need to do to get my phone replaced with a new one without a deductible.
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GPS has been fixed. No replacement needed!
So how did it get fixed?
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So how did it get fixed?
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Well I had to call Sprint and the tech guy had to refresh my GPS from theyre side to my phone. They made me do a few dialer codes such as ##YOURMSLCODE# and re-enter my MSID. He asked my MSID, and on my phone it said 00000000..which was clearly wrong. So he made me re-enter it and then reboot. He did a lot of things on his end, that were notable on my side. Honestly, it's probably your hardware SOMETIMES but no one ever calls Sprint tech for this type of stuff.
Previously I tried GPS drivers, ##GPSCLRX#, reprovisioned my device, went to every modem/version out via ODIN. It was honestly Sprint who got me back and running. I really didn't want a refurb phone, so i had to work with them.
First, I apologize if there's a thread with an answer... I was unable to find one.
I’ve got a big problem with my phone…sorry for the long post, but I want to get as much info in as possible.
I have been trying to regain access to the cellular network since about 8am today (eastern time). I noticed my lack of signal when I got to work. Yes I’m in a basement, but I haven’t had problems before. I will see everything from blue bars with the 3G logo to a triangle with an x. In any case, I am unable to send or receive phone calls, text, or mms. I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon.
At first I thought I needed a reboot. Then a battery pull. After no luck, I thought that maybe I needed a fresh start. I have had 4 or 5 ICS-based ROMs and quite a few custom kernels, and most recently I’ve been playing with Jelly Bean. I thought that perhaps I had some leftover junk scattered about and figured that I would just format my SD card and start from scratch.
The long and short of the next part is that basically I put my phone back to stock settings, tried JellyBelly and CM9 RC1 after the 4.0.4 OTA update, but still no service! So now I’m back to stock again. The bootloader is unlocked, however I cannot root my phone. And I still cannot text or call. I have signal bars lit up, as well as 3G and am actually using Google Talk on 3G.
Mobile network is on, and set to LTE/CDMA. Aside from this morning, I haven’t flashed anything since Thursday (6/28/12). I cannot boot into recovery with ClockworkMod or Optimus Prime Touch- that just yields a picture of Andy with his chest open and a red triangle I’ve tried just flashing the radio, too. But that doesn’t seem to get me any results. I read about people having problems with their SIM cards so I pulled and reseated mine. That didn’t help, either….
I’m getting flustered and don’t have any other ideas. Could someone help me breathe the rest of the life back into my phone? I have no idea which directly to go now.
Thanks!
-Sarah
EDIT: Can't use 3G for Gvoice/talk now. boo
Probably your network. I'm having the same issues, but that's because the towers are down due the the crazy storm we had on Friday.
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Anyone else on Verizon in your area having the same issues?
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Probably your network. I'm having the same issues, but that's because the towers are down due the the crazy storm we had on Friday.
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I hope so... I was able to call and text once I got out of the basement though. This morning, as soon as I step in, I'm getting the same thing.
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Anyone else on Verizon in your area having the same issues?
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One of my friends did yesterday, but only for a short time. He also has a Gnex. However, he was able to fix it by flashing a new JellyBean ROM. Only one of my coworkers is on Verizon, but he didn't have any issues here. He's got an iPhone.
Only one of my coworkers is on Verizon...he has been experiencing issues trying to text, but can still make calls.
I have finally restored my phone back to the JellyBean ROM, but still have no service
Just thought I'd update the thread.
Road trip yesterday, using telenav app for GPS on my E4GT and noticed when cell signal was low, the menu button seemed to go crazy and phone was unresponsive. Searched here, but it doesn't seem to happen to everyone.
Is it hardware related? Should I get new phone? Does it happen with ICS?
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Road trip yesterday, using telenav app for GPS on my E4GT and noticed when cell signal was low, the menu button seemed to go crazy and phone was unresponsive. Searched here, but it doesn't seem to happen to everyone.
Is it hardware related? Should I get new phone? Does it happen with ICS?
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This happens to me when signal is low, my thought process is that if it's searching for signal, the cpu is prioritizing that rather than keeping track of the menu button.
Was your battery life terrible, by chance?
I have the telenav app too - I haven't really used it much, I usually use the Google navigation.
However, right after the update, on first boot, Telenav appeared and said "updating" and hung - I had to battery pull, which made me nervous about Telenav on ICS.
And, my first day, I got about 6-7 hours LESS battery life than I had previously.
I'm strongly leaning towards simply uninstalling it.
Barry life great, 10-15 hours on EL29 rooted, CWM. thinking about rooted ff18 w CWM, but love good battery life. I use it all day for work.
Freaking menu spaz is driving me crazy. I'll get rid of it if its a normal problem in low signal areas.
It did it without using telenav as well. Heck, its doing it right now. Very frustrating.
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Its a problem with the screen itself. I had that but it would happen regardless of battery life.
Just ask them to replace the screen/fix the screen.
Took it to sprint store today, they wanted to know if I had rooted it, said they would have to factory reset it. then if the problem continued, I could come back. Left the store, walked around a nearby big box store and it started again. Went right back, they said a replacement phone would be here in five to six days. Forgot to ask if I could have one in a box there. No charge, just got the phone two weeks ago.
Tech did mention that lots of people were bringing in the E4GT to have the ICS upgrade removed because it wasn't working as good as the GB.
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Took it to sprint store today, they wanted to know if I had rooted it, said they would have to factory reset it. then if the problem continued, I could come back. Left the store, walked around a nearby big box store and it started again. Went right back, they said a replacement phone would be here in five to six days. Forgot to ask if I could have one in a box there. No charge, just got the phone two weeks ago.
Tech did mention that lots of people were bringing in the E4GT to have the ICS upgrade removed because it wasn't working as good as the GB.
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I went a couple of days ago and was told that I was the second person to arrive that morning mentioning an issue with the newest update causing issues. I had 3 problems going on with my phone but this was the main issue. I had unrooted the phone and reset everything before I walked in so I wouldn't have them go through the trouble of doing that and waste time. I told them I have tested many things: flashing roms, modems, even PRLs (I knew the tech, so I was open about these things). I've had this issue for well over a month now and I got used to it but wouldn't mind getting it removed. I have done my own experiments and none seem to resolve it.
Their internal forums don't know what exactly is the cause of this "phantom menu press" but they are aware of the new ICS causing it. Their 2 solutions was either replacing the screen or a new phone. Although I was happy about a new phone (my phone has seen the concrete a couple times), I was hoping to see a fix at that moment.
Next time you go to the store, ask them to have the screen replaced. It could be that it is a faulty screen (sensor wise). I work for an engineering company and it is unbelievable how many new parts arrive faulty or with intermittent problems from the manufacturer.
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This happens to me when signal is low, my thought process is that if it's searching for signal, the cpu is prioritizing that rather than keeping track of the menu button.
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I have had this problem since GB, it seems to happen when you have low signal and on 3G...I hardly use 4G but I have noticed this issue doesn't happen on WIFI...try a day or two without using 3G in the areas where you get low signal and let us know
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Its a problem with the screen itself. I had that but it would happen regardless of battery life.
Just ask them to replace the screen/fix the screen.
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I do agree, I have had sprint replace my battery in hopes for this to be the culprit and disappear. No luck but I have seen an improvement in battery life hehehe
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Their internal forums don't know what exactly is the cause of this "phantom menu press" but they are aware of the new ICS causing it. Their 2 solutions was either replacing the screen or a new phone. Although I was happy about a new phone (my phone has seen the concrete a couple times), I was hoping to see a fix at that moment.
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I'm on stock EL29, not ICS. Interesting if it only happens to Some after update if its a suspected hardware issue.
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Road trip yesterday, using telenav app for GPS on my E4GT and noticed when cell signal was low, the menu button seemed to go crazy and phone was unresponsive. Searched here, but it doesn't seem to happen to everyone.
Is it hardware related? Should I get new phone? Does it happen with ICS?
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This is my thread. Similar problem so I figured I would paste the link here for more reference.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29246442#post29246442
New phone (like new replacement), no more problems.
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I have been having a lot of problems with my new honey, namely in the signal department! I went through a whole thing with it right after activation...it worked, then didn't, then did...etc. A chat session, phone call, & 2 trip to the actual store (all in 1 day!) resulted in them doing a factory reset and sending me on my looney way. It seemed to have helped, for about a day and a half. Now it is dropping signal again! It seems to do so, sometimes, when I have the wifi on. But then sometimes not (I'm not sure if wifi is culprit or coincidence.)
The ATT store employees said I may have changed a setting (I'm sure I didn't as I don't know of any setting that would even cause that!) and also "explained" my signal will naturally fluctuate...(They think I am an idiot, obviously and of course the phone was working fine when I was there...duh!) They also gave me a new sim card.
I *really* want to love this phone! But I'm finding it frustratingly undependable. Texts won't send when I need them to. I'm not getting them either, always. Voice is hit or miss when it drops (sometimes it works, sometimes not.) I have ALSO noticed the signal is not as strong as my old beloved Cappy. That thing was a horse (and I'm thinking of going back to it if this new one doesn't wise up!) Seriously, $300 bucks for a brand new phone & it can't keep a proper signal?
Is it the radio? Is it the software (still 100% stock, unrooted)? Should I make them give me a new one? What if it doesn't work, either? Flashing it to fix the issue is fine for me, but I've been holding out for multi-view before I get flash-crazy. lol Not to mention I may have to return it so better to not mess with it [yet]. I'm very frustrated & tired of getting looked upon like I'm the typical woman idiot who is not as smart as her new smartphone!!! I am NOT imagining it!!!
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I have been having a lot of problems with my new honey, namely in the signal department! I went through a whole thing with it right after activation...it worked, then didn't, then did...etc. A chat session, phone call, & 2 trip to the actual store (all in 1 day!) resulted in them doing a factory reset and sending me on my looney way. It seemed to have helped, for about a day and a half. Now it is dropping signal again! It seems to do so, sometimes, when I have the wifi on. But then sometimes not (I'm not sure if wifi is culprit or coincidence.)
The ATT store employees said I may have changed a setting (I'm sure I didn't as I don't know of any setting that would even cause that!) and also "explained" my signal will naturally fluctuate...(They think I am an idiot, obviously and of course the phone was working fine when I was there...duh!) They also gave me a new sim card.
I *really* want to love this phone! But I'm finding it frustratingly undependable. Texts won't send when I need them to. I'm not getting them either, always. Voice is hit or miss when it drops (sometimes it works, sometimes not.) I have ALSO noticed the signal is not as strong as my old beloved Cappy. That thing was a horse (and I'm thinking of going back to it if this new one doesn't wise up!) Seriously, $300 bucks for a brand new phone & it can't keep a proper signal?
Is it the radio? Is it the software (still 100% stock, unrooted)? Should I make them give me a new one? What if it doesn't work, either? Flashing it to fix the issue is fine for me, but I've been holding out for multi-view before I get flash-crazy. lol Not to mention I may have to return it so better to not mess with it [yet]. I'm very frustrated & tired of getting looked upon like I'm the typical woman idiot who is not as smart as her new smartphone!!! I am NOT imagining it!!!
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I would definitely take it back and make them give you a new one.
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Sounds like your antennae is shorting out or something like it wasn't soldered properly or the cable isn't secure. Would explain why WiFi affects it. I'd go there and demand a replacement and if they don't wanna budge your within 30 day no questions return. Then go to a diff store and get a new one. I really don't see it being a software issue.
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Sounds like your antennae is shorting out or something like it wasn't soldered properly or the cable isn't secure. Would explain why WiFi affects it. I'd go there and demand a replacement and if they don't wanna budge your within 30 day no questions return. Then go to a diff store and get a new one. I really don't see it being a software issue.
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Is it possible that whatever the problem was, it miraculously resolved itself? I had it drop signal two more times since this post, then nothing since. It's been working perfectly. I hate to keep it if it might arise again but I hate to return it if it was some weird fluke thing.
This may or may not be related to the above problem: has anyone noticed their reception is not as good as on a previous device? I had a Cappy and it always got great signal. I noticed this one is not as strong in the same places I previously visited with my old phone. Although admittedly, it seems to be improving. Does that even make sense or is even possible? Just like me, my phone has to be the goofball of the bunch!
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Is it possible that whatever the problem was, it miraculously resolved itself? I had it drop signal two more times since this post, then nothing since. It's been working perfectly. I hate to keep it if it might arise again but I hate to return it if it was some weird fluke thing.
This may or may not be related to the above problem: has anyone noticed their reception is not as good as on a previous device? I had a Cappy and it always got great signal. I noticed this one is not as strong in the same places I previously visited with my old phone. Although admittedly, it seems to be improving. Does that even make sense or is even possible? Just like me, my phone has to be the goofball of the bunch!
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Haha I'm glad its working better but I still think it may be hardware related. I get better signal now with this device then my sIII or my note before it. Have ya done anything to your phone at all? Root mod etc?
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Haha I'm glad its working better but I still think it may be hardware related. I get better signal now with this device then my sIII or my note before it. Have ya done anything to your phone at all? Root mod etc?
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Nope. I've done nothing because I'm having this returning debate. lol I'm itching to though!
This is classic "my car doesn't work so take it to the garage then it works fine and they will make fun of you" If I do return it what do I say? It is documented about my "troubles" as per the ATT phone rep. Though if I can't reproduce the problem they're just going to send me on my way, I'm afraid.
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Nope. I've done nothing because I'm having this returning debate. lol I'm itching to though!
This is classic "my car doesn't work so take it to the garage then it works fine and they will make fun of you" If I do return it what do I say? It is documented about my "troubles" as per the ATT phone rep. Though if I can't reproduce the problem they're just going to send me on my way, I'm afraid.
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With enough "negotiating" they'll take it back haha. Plus are you still within your no ask return window? Just explain how its sporatic but annoying to the point its not functional for reliable use and they should do something within their power to help ya out
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Nope. I've done nothing because I'm having this returning debate. lol I'm itching to though!
This is classic "my car doesn't work so take it to the garage then it works fine and they will make fun of you" If I do return it what do I say? It is documented about my "troubles" as per the ATT phone rep. Though if I can't reproduce the problem they're just going to send me on my way, I'm afraid.
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You spent enough money on the device, you should be absolutely happy with it, not apprehensive. If you wait past the return date, it's going to sit in the pit of your stomach for 20 months and ruin your enjoyment of it until you can upgrade again. Not worth it. Smile your brightest smile, walk into the store, very nicely tell them that you've had multiple issues and the AT&T phone reps said to go in and ask for an exchange. That's it. They're going to count on you being intimidated and going away. Smile, be nice, and don't be intimidated.
If they say you have to reproduce the problem, invite them to spend the day with you. The Note 2 is amazing and you shouldn't settle if you believe your hardware is having problems.
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You spent enough money on the device, you should be absolutely happy with it, not apprehensive. If you wait past the return date, it's going to sit in the pit of your stomach for 20 months and ruin your enjoyment of it until you can upgrade again. Not worth it. Smile your brightest smile, walk into the store, very nicely tell them that you've had multiple issues and the AT&T phone reps said to go in and ask for an exchange. That's it. They're going to count on you being intimidated and going away. Smile, be nice, and don't be intimidated.
If they say you have to reproduce the problem, invite them to spend the day with you. The Note 2 is amazing and you shouldn't settle if you believe your hardware is having problems.
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Yes. I have decided to take it in later today, as my 14 days is up on Friday. I hope they have stock of them. Anyhow...I have another question. If a phone is sitting still with no movement (and the weather is good, lol) will there be variations in signal strength? I get 3 bars with 4G showing, then it drops to one tiny bar. Sometimes the 4G disappears then reappears. The it will go back up to 4 bars. All in the course 5 minutes! I do realize signal will vary with movement but will it if your phone is just sitting there?
I am trying to experiment a little. I just realized/remembered that I had (uneventfully) dropped my phone (not hard, in-case) about the same time as my dropped signal problem pretty much resolved itself. So then I was like, hmm, maybe there IS something loose inside. I've tried gently shaking/jarring it here on my desk, coincidentally with the bars dropping back to just 1 as a result. But then again it may be coincidental as they are seeming to waiver A LOT. I just wondered if it is normal.
I never really stared at my old phone (Galaxy1) here at my desk but I'm almost positive it always had more than 1 bar at this same location and I never noticed it waiver like this one. But like I said I never had to make myself stare at it to check, either! lol Just wondering if someone knows a little more about cellphone signal 101 than me.
I have the issue of no 4G HSPA+ but I can get a strong LTE signal when in an LTE reception area. I'm wondering if you are in an LTE area and can get LTE? Where are you located?
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I have noticed problems with my GN2 as well. Mine shows I have signal but my data stalls or doesn't seem to work as it should. I'm in an area where there shouldn't be any problems. Only seems to happen in non LTE areas. Whenever I have LTE signal this thing is blazing fast.
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Update: Took the phone in. Basically, they had never heard of the issue with this phone. But...I walked away with a replacement. So far so good though I've had it only a few hours. The girl was very nice & explained even though I was borderline limit she would take care of me. I told her I received it Fri the 9th but she said they were basing the 14 days on the 7th! I said I didn't physically have it till the 9th! Jeeze. Moot point since she was going to take care of it anyhow but it just concerned me how (corporate) att could chop 2 days of my in-store return time!
So no, I'm not in LTE land, unfortunately. 3g H+ & E only though I can't complain about the coverage or speed. Good enough for me 4 sure.
The signal bars waivered quite a bit even while in the store. They said while some fluctuation is normal it shouldn't be as much as it was doing especially with the close proximity of the tower & good weather and especially while just sitting on the counter.
I downloaded the free app "No Signal Alert" from the Play Store. In just a few hours it recorded lost signal 4 times! (In a very good coverage area) [my first phone b4 the exchange] Consider using it if you want to see if you are losing signal like I was. Handy app!
Hopefully this is a good one. I know it sounds goofy but this phone seems to even move faster than the other. Weird. It will be interesting to hear if anyone else is having this problem. Maybe there was a bad batch of them or something? Like the Nexus I read about & their signal problems.
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Haha im glad that they helped ya! No its not goofy or silly to think that one phones faster then another because no two phones are alike. The silicone chips are very different and performance can very greatly. I had an s3 that wouldnt take custom kernels to save its life but I got it replaced after a two year old and a toilet incident haha and that one took even the most abusive settings in stride!
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I have a similar situation with mine. LTE will be working fine but then I notice that once I connect to my home wifi and then either leave my wifi range or turn off wifi the LTE icon will show in the status bar and it will show that it's sending and receiving data but Web pages will stall and never load, Play Store will timeout, and SpeedTest.net will start up but the needle will freeze about 1/8 of the way up indefinitely. I've toggled data at this point but it never fixes it, I have to restart the phone at which point LTE works perfectly but once I get back on my wifi the cycle will repeat, this has happened reliably for about the past week.
Do you all think I have a defective radio or am I missing something? I'm still within my return Window and will probably swap it Friday.
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I have a similar situation with mine. LTE will be working fine but then I notice that once I connect to my home wifi and then either leave my wifi range or turn off wifi the LTE icon will show in the status bar and it will show that it's sending and receiving data but Web pages will stall and never load, Play Store will timeout, and SpeedTest.net will start up but the needle will freeze about 1/8 of the way up indefinitely. I've toggled data at this point but it never fixes it, I have to restart the phone at which point LTE works perfectly but once I get back on my wifi the cycle will repeat, this has happened reliably for about the past week.
Do you all think I have a defective radio or am I missing something? I'm still within my return Window and will probably swap it Friday.
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Yea my wifi lte transfer is always spot on so something may be wrong
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I have a similar situation with mine. LTE will be working fine but then I notice that once I connect to my home wifi and then either leave my wifi range or turn off wifi the LTE icon will show in the status bar and it will show that it's sending and receiving data but Web pages will stall and never load, Play Store will timeout, and SpeedTest.net will start up but the needle will freeze about 1/8 of the way up indefinitely. I've toggled data at this point but it never fixes it, I have to restart the phone at which point LTE works perfectly but once I get back on my wifi the cycle will repeat, this has happened reliably for about the past week.
Do you all think I have a defective radio or am I missing something? I'm still within my return Window and will probably swap it Friday.
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Sounds very similar to how mine is acting. I'm wondering if it is the ATT smart WiFi app causing the problem. Shows data incoming and outgoing but stalls.
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Sounds very similar to how mine is acting. I'm wondering if it is the ATT smart WiFi app causing the problem. Shows data incoming and outgoing but stalls.
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That's exactly how it's acting for me. I just now disabled the AT&T Smart WiFi app and after a quick restart and toggle test there was no problems, but I'm not sure if the problem will only pop up after I've been on wifi for a while. I'm going to see if it keeps doing it tomorrow.
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Disabling Smart WiFi appeared to fix the problem.
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What I noticed today is that when this same issue happens, with 4G icon and wifi icon both active, it occurs after I manually check for a firmware update within the system settings. The 4G icon doesn't go away until I reset the phone.
Also I manually deleted the all the AT&T boat ware apps before this was happening so the smart wifi app is not causing this for me.
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Weird, if you get the issue and don't have the Smart WiFi app then it must be something else and it was coincidence that it worked normal for me today. I've only checked for firmware once (when I first got my phone) so it must be something else causing it. I'm hoping the multi view firmware will also have a fix for it.
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I recently had the random menu pop up and bottom key freeze on my E4GT. It was real bad, my phone was barely usable. Sprint replaced my phone with a refurbished warranty phone, and same exact problem with that phone. Well I went thru 3 phones all with the same problem. I was told it was a glitch with a part in the bottom of the touch screen that apparently goes bad. They replaced the so called defective piece (the whole touch screen). That was done to my 3rd phone. And still same problem. It would always happen about 24 hours after I picked up my phone and it would act up worse when I was in a bad signal area. I became very aggravated. I can understand 1 phone but 3 ? Well the 4th phone I got doesn't act up but I'm still experiencing the bottom keys randomly freezing upon waking the screen. Happens about 4 - 5 times a day. I was on stock FI27 w/ no root. And also I found it odd that when I got the ota for FL24 my phone aborted it and stuck in stock recovery. So I rebooted and went to system updates and it said my software was up to date even tho I was still on FI27. I waited 2 weeks and never got the ota again so I decided to manually update to FL24. Few days after that when QBKing posted FL24 w/ root I decided to root my phone. The bottom keys still freeze randomly only upon wake. I'm afraid to ask for another replacement in fear of getting another bad one with the menu pop up. Id rather deal with the bottom key freeze then the other problem. But it is aggravating with the bottom keys freezing. I shouldn't have to deal with any issues. Anyone familiar with this or experiencing anything like this ? Or does anyone know anything about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Its called phantom key presses. Are you in a low signal area? It happens because antennae is behind touch buttons. When your in low signal area it causes interference. Theres a thread in detail about this. My previous e4gts did this. I just received a brand new not refurb phone from insurance was built 12-2-12. I have not seen this at all. Tell them you want a new one!!
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The manager at my local sprint store (independently owned & operated) told my brother that the S2's are still garbage and he should buy an S3 instead. Take it for what it's worth. My phone randomly freezes with the screen off and kills the battery, even while I was on stock. My sister's phone has never had a single issue. She also somehow gets 18 hours out of a single battery charge with heavy wifi use. I'm lucky to get 10 with minimal use. I swapped the batteries, and no difference.
It seems these phones have relatively poor QC, but the good ones are great. Why do you think the refurbs were sent back originally? They "test" them and then send them right back out the door.
Yeah I think ur right. And I can't upgrade for a year.
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Just as a reference I have two SGs2Epic's since Oct 2011, never had any issues whatsoever,in fact we have not set foot in a Sprint store since Aug 2011. My wife has drop her phone dozens of times,once in the toilet, took it apart, let it dry out overnight in front of ac, reassembled the next morning and its still going strong. The only thing we did to these phones was replace the batteries this past DEC. Both phones are rooted ,mine is on st/ro jelly bean, hers on GB Calk's fabulous E4GT v3.0.
Your condition sounds kind of weird? MikeTuky may be right about the low signal theory, sounds plausible.
Correction/ Did go to a Sprint store around DEC 2011,looking for a doc for our phones. / got it at Amazon.
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Transmitted from another galaxy with a Jellybean infused P-5113 full of Unicorn porn.
Well like he said the ones that are good are great, but I've had nothing but trouble. 4 replacement phones and all the same problem b
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I have tried asking for a new one, they will not do it. I've even asked for a different phone and all they offered was the Motorola photon lol they said that's the equivalent to this phone. I have called sprint many times and spoke with many different supervisors. Now that you told me they replaced yours with a new one, I'm gonna keep calling and demand a new one. Should I call sprint or the insurance company?
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Greek81, by any chance do you work or live near radiation?
Radiologist?
Microwave inspector?
Moon rock collector?
Do drag your feet on a carpet while just wearing socks?
Just curious.
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sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
No don't live near anything like that. Its definitely the phone. I just need to get them to send me a new one somehow.
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i doubt they will give out new ones now, since the s3 has been out for a while and s4 rumors are running rampant and that usually means a release in the near future. what i don't get is how Samsung/sprint can let so many defective units remain in circulation. you would think a recall would have happened at some point. i cant get my gps to work if my life depended on it and i tried every trick in the book and 2 replacements to fix it. Though i guess it doesnt matter to me at this point since im jumping ship to t-mobile as soon as the s4 drops
although, im curious to know if the other gs2 variants have the same issues just to know who i should blame.