Im visiting my friend at his apartment and his complex gets no reception. My phone kept shutting down and I was wondering if its possible that it was because it was receiving no reception (no 3G and no bars). He then plugged in his microcell and now I am receiving full bars and my phone has not shut off since. Can someone explain?
-update: phone just turned off with signal. this is getting ridiculous.
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I have had my tytn for over a year & have made no changes to it for several months. It's been working fine although it is not too good at picking up Wifi.
For the last few weeks I've regularly had no signal (am on UK Virgin Mobile) when my husband on the same network using an old Nokia is fine. Sometimes when this happens if I reboot I suddenly get full signal. Sometimes I have a signal then go to Messages to send an SMS & the signal goes & I can't send.
I think I get 3G - it displays 'H' next to the signal icon.
I normally have the battery charging during the day on a desk-top charger but recently I've suddenty found that I have no battery life in the morning & am having to charge it. I thought it may be the battery affecting the signal but I still get no signal with a full battery. Now I wonder if the searching for a signal is draining the battery?
I've read elsewhere about a radio hardware error - is that possible?
Any ideas please.
My phone(XV6900 Verizon) recently decided it wanted nothing to do with 3G towers or connections. It also started burning through batteries twice as fast. The radio seems to be malfunctioning, 3G will show every once in a while....but just for a moment before it switched back to 1X or E. This all started randomly while running Myn's rls 5. Although it is pervasive and I get the exact same results even after flashing back to stock Verizon ROM and upgrading to 3.77.78 radio from 3.77.77 I was running. I have driven from Washington D.C. to Florida while streaming Pandora and never lost 3G signal. My town is fully covered and my house never used to have anything less than 3 bars of 3G signal.
What could be causing this sudden refusal to work with 3G?? I've been trying everything I could think of for a few weeks now. All sorts of flashing of ROMs and all have the same problem. Here's to hoping you guys have some insight....
I am near the DC area and have found that lately (past couple of weeks) I get more dead spots and/or Extended area coverage than I used to. My buddy that I carpool with has an Incredible and his overall coverage problems are not much better than mine (he just switched from an Eris, which also had these issues lately). That battery drain may most likely be from searching for 3G signal. I also recently drove from this area to southern VA and back using Pandora without problem. Hate to say it may be just Verizon mucking things up around here.
Jiggity Janx said:
I am near the DC area and have found that lately (past couple of weeks) I get more dead spots and/or Extended area coverage than I used to. My buddy that I carpool with has an Incredible and his overall coverage problems are not much better than mine (he just switched from an Eris, which also had these issues lately). That battery drain may most likely be from searching for 3G signal. I also recently drove from this area to southern VA and back using Pandora without problem. Hate to say it may be just Verizon mucking things up around here.
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My 3G isn't spotty, it's non-existent. When the phone finds a 3G tower and I force a data connection it will try and fail. Then it will eventually make a 1X connection.
Lately, my G1 has been switching to edge speeds while I connect to the net. On occasions, the signal also dies (No Bars at all). This has been happening for about a week now. It's never happened before, anyone know the issue?
Also, I've been having issues with my text messages being sent 3 times when I send 1.
After 2-3 days of not messing with the phone anymore (flashing, putting root apps, etc) my somewhat alright LTE signal has now turned into 3G with no circle around it meaning it's connected to the network, but not actually getting data. It happened while I had the phone in standby for a few minutes, so I can't think of any one app that caused it. Reinstalled rom even after a full wipe.
The strange thing is I will sometimes get a faint signal of 3G which then dissapears within a minute. I did the latest OTA before I flashed my rom so I should have the newest radios and everything. I can't update profile either. My family is getting good signal so I know it's something with my phone. Any ideas?
Happened to me too..I re activated with Hands Free activation to reset the data connection to Sprints network..Only worked twice for me through out the day then the phone was just stuck in the same spot as yours (3G with circle around it). Nothing we did reset the data link to sprints network(cust. svs rep).I brought the phone back to where I bough it and they didn't allow an exchange unless they held the phone over night to test it..I didn't have time for it and everything i hear about the Triband set up Sprint is doing not allowing data while in a call and the growing pains of the network rebuild have worn down on me after 10 years so i had to return the phone and buy it on a network that allowed the phone to operate the way it was meant to..
When I first got the phone, it would hold an LTE signal much better than my m7. Then last night I notice LTE cutting in & out where it was pretty stable before. I check it was trying to connect to Band 26 which is 800 LTE. It might have been from a further away tower. This was the first time I have ever seen Band 26 in my area which is currently being deployed. The constant cutting in & out also drains my battery down. This has nothing to do with my phone but the towers which my home tower has been having issues since last July. For now I set my phone to CDMA only since I have wi-fi at home & work anyway I don't need the phone on LTE. Even when LTE was working on 1900 which was stable, the signal was still pretty week and would drain more batter than a strong 1X signal. Since LTE is data only right now, there is no reason to have the phone prefer LTE when wi-fi is on. With CDMA only it's not bouncing around all over the place.
[Q] Cell reception indicator constantly flips between "no reception" display and bars
I'm using the Xperia Z3 Compact on TMobile's network in the US.
About 1/4 of the time when I turn on the display the phone indicates that it has no cell reception:
1) The phone shows no bars of reception, and a red X over the bars
2) The lock screen reads "Emergency calls only"
However, within a second or two the phone appears to acquire an excellent signal and I get a full 3-4 bar display. All of the areas in which I use the phone are marked as "Excellent" on TMobile's coverage maps.
This also happens intermittently while I'm using the phone. I'm not sure if it's actually losing the signal or if it's just a software issue. I've never had it drop a call or cut out while I'm talking.
I'm getting only acceptable battery life from the phone (about 25% at the end of the day) despite light usage and conservative app installation, even though this phone has a reputation for excellent battery life. My theory is that this might have to do with the phone constantly disconnecting from the network and then having to re-aquire a signal.
Anyone else had this experience with the Z3C?
Hey mate.. I posted the exact same issue a couple of months back. I was experiencing this exact same issue.
I've had my LTE disabled for about a month now and haven't had a single drop.
Not sure if LTE is a dealbreaker but since my device is a business line, I can "suffer" with better battery life and slower internet if I'm not dropping calls. I've considered trying a ROM with updated radio firmware but figured I'd wait to see what the current Lollipop update does ('ll re-enable LTE once I install it and see if it repeats the same behavior) for my phone before trying a 3rd party system.
Hope this helps
sh0nuff said:
Hey mate.. I posted the exact same issue a couple of months back. I was experiencing this exact same issue.
I've had my LTE disabled for about a month now and haven't had a single drop.
Not sure if LTE is a dealbreaker but since my device is a business line, I can "suffer" with better battery life and slower internet if I'm not dropping calls. I've considered trying a ROM with updated radio firmware but figured I'd wait to see what the current Lollipop update does ('ll re-enable LTE once I install it and see if it repeats the same behavior) for my phone before trying a 3rd party system.
Hope this helps
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Thanks! Really gratifying to know that it's not just my device. Seems like there's a strong possibility this is the issue since I'm on a MVNO that's only been on this LTE network a few months. I've flipped the device into GSM only mode and we'll see if it helps.
Dumb question how do i flip it into gsm?
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Dumb question how do i flip it into gsm?
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Settings>More>Mobile Networks>Preferred Connection type> GSM only
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Thanks!!!
I'm having the same issue as you have described. For now I've set the phone to 3G prefered. Looks instantly better. Signal strength is also better.
Provider: Simyo (KPN network) - The Netherlands
Edit - Issue solved:
I switched from the Lollipop Baltic ROM to the Lollipop KPN carrier ROM for The Netherlands. The switching is gone for me. Battery life drastically went up.
Any update on this? I just started experiencing this issue out of no where about 2 weeks ago. I'm not rooted or anything, can't afford to due to job security requirements and such.