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AT&T Tilt Sending Delayed Texts?

Every once in awhile my texts will seem to get lost in space and not arrive at my recipients phone for sometimes a few minutes, but sometimes hours after I've sent it. It *seems* to happen more at night, but that could be because I only get into longer texting conversations at night. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem. I'm still trying to figure out whether it's a problem with my ROM, my radio, my phone or AT&T.
Has anyone had any problems like this? I'm hoping it's AT&T since I've used many different ROMs, radios and recently got my phone replaced under warranty, but I'd still like to find out.

i doubt this has anything to do with the phone itself and more the network you are on...
You can always update your roaming settings with *662 on ATT I think that helped my problem with MMS getting sent in a timely manner

OnebadMF said:
i doubt this has anything to do with the phone itself and more the network you are on...
You can always update your roaming settings with *662 on ATT I think that helped my problem with MMS getting sent in a timely manner
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Could you elaborate on this? Do I just dial *662 ?

Its the network, and believe me its being worked on.

Im not sure its *662... Any ATT store should be able to tell you...
KD8DNS- You know its the network? Is it just an ATT thing?

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Im not sure its *662... Any ATT store should be able to tell you...
KD8DNS- You know its the network? Is it just an ATT thing?
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Its a ATT situation that is being worked out. You dont have to believe what I say, but you can take it to the bank.

KD8DNS is 100% right I have already talked to AT&T about this and it's not your PDA I've had the same problem with my Razr and several other phones. Every so often I will have a delay in voicemails arriving as well but not real often.

same problem here too. hopefully they work it out soon

tjs98gt said:
same problem here too. hopefully they work it out soon
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They are, I see it first hand.

KD8DNS I believe you 100%, but I'm of course obligated to ask the question-- how well is it being worked on? As in, when can people stop yelling at me for responding like 3 hours late to their texts?

met3ora said:
KD8DNS I believe you 100%, but I'm of course obligated to ask the question-- how well is it being worked on? As in, when can people stop yelling at me for responding like 3 hours late to their texts?
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1. The tech's are most likely upgrading a tower around you or building one, when I say upgrading I mean 3G. Now when this is done they have to intergrate the new tower/technology into the network so the "hand-off" works. Usually the tower/towers in the area have certain features shut off so network intergration goes without fail. This can take time, and usually takes place at night when there is less network activity. Also the time the features of the tower are shut off like sms, they are being received by the tower and stored, then when the tower is turned back on they get sent.
2. "how well is it being worked on?" I wouldn't have a job if it wasn't
3. Just tell the people what is going on. As for anything that is being developed or upgraded, there is an initial downside.
met3ora-----pm me the city you live/use your phone and ill find out whats going on.

Well, that would explain it pretty nicely and I'm actually kinda mad I didn't think of it! I go to Purdue University, so out here in West Lafayette, Indiana we got 3G pretty recently, I wanna say maybe 3 weeks ago. I really hope AT&T hurries up and gets the towers working correctly (not to yell at you, of course KD8DNS). But the thing that worried me was that I was in Chicago and I was still having this problem. My friends would tell me they only received page 1 of 2 of my texts, some would come through later and some would come throug on time.

I live in Phoenix and have 3G just about everywhere in town no problem, but this explains weird SMS problems at night

when I was in the US last week, I had to use the AT&T network and holy ****, the delays in the messages were horrible. Sometimes my wife wouldn't get them for hours....When I changed it to T-Mobile, at least she got them within a minutes or two...Don't know what carrier I am going to use when I come back to the US....

The other option is try a new sim card, i know it sounds like the typical att b.s. story, but it could help, any ATT corporate store will do this free of charge. Also if you go into a new area like another state. Try resetting your device "power cycle" that will d/l all the up to date provisioning from the tower to your device.
The other idea i just had, is you might have the wrong sms gateway number, this you would have to call att for because there are thousands of them and they are area specific.

KD8DNS said:
The other option is try a new sim card, i know it sounds like the typical att b.s. story, but it could help, any ATT corporate store will do this free of charge. Also if you go into a new area like another state. Try resetting your device "power cycle" that will d/l all the up to date provisioning from the tower to your device.
The other idea i just had, is you might have the wrong sms gateway number, this you would have to call att for because there are thousands of them and they are area specific.
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Does the gateway matter for both receiving and sending? Here in Central KY SMS are 15m-2h delayed every time for weeks now. We have had 3G for about a year, maybe HSUPA is in the works.

khaytsus said:
Does the gateway matter for both receiving and sending? Here in Central KY SMS are 15m-2h delayed every time for weeks now. We have had 3G for about a year, maybe HSUPA is in the works.
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Typically just receive. Also att has been upgrading the "short code" network witch also has a major part to do with send/receive txt mess. I would really suggest anyone with this problem get a new sim card.

No service after dropped call

I have the Bell i9000M unlocked and used with Rogers SIM. Nothing else has been done to the phone besides installing apps (got the sd corruption on my first i9000m after using Odin and didn't want to go through that again).
Haven't had any problems for over two months but in the past week, I have dropped calls and could no longer make calls again until I restarted the phone. I have dropped calls before (there's always a couple of areas on my drive home where I drop calls using any phone) and have always recovered. But just this past week, I can no longer make or receive calls after a dropped call.
Sometimes the status bar shows the blue circle with a slash, but that changes to white bars. But even with bars I can't make or receive calls. When I check *#0011# it doesn't show that I'm attached to a network.
I can go to an area with strong signal and leave the phone for hours but still cannot make calls. The only solution for me is to restart the phone.
Anybody have this problem and know how to fix it? I've been searching for days but haven't seen a solution.
Thanks,
yvrRome
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I had the exact same problem on my first 2 I9000M's. The only thing I ever found was to replace them. It was annoying as hell and made the phone impossible to use sending or receiving calls. the second one was JH2 with the 3BR fix. Texting was perfect as was the internet (3g).
I searched and searched as well. But I was talking with a bell guy about it and he said it may have to do with an IMEI issue they have a master ticket open 3449667. I know you are on rogers now, but hope that helps in some way.

Thanks, it is very frustrating and dangerous since I'm usually driving when this happens. Unfortunately my 60 days are up and I can't get a replacement. There must be a way to fix it since it was working before. Maybe a SIM issue? I'll keep searching and hoping and if nothing, then I'll do a reset before sending for repair.
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Just to update, I got a new SIM card and I don't have the problem anymore.

Dropping calls and not sending sms

I got my Optimus 2x Today, the one from Netherlands. And I have a big problem. I can't make calls. When I dial the number, it is calling and after 10-15 seconds it disconnets. Happens everytime, anywhere i call. I tried Hard Reset 2 times, but it haven't fixed that problem.
And also I can't send massages, they are just not send, and there appears that ! warning yellow triangle.
I switched my SIM card back to my old phone (I8910 Omnia HD) and everything works on it like a charm...
I don't know what to do now

You would need to add your providers account information to your phone. I'm far away from being a specialist in these things, so please wait for some one else to help you. But it's not a big deal to get your phone running properly.
Slap me if I'm wrong.

Kind off experiencing the same, although it is not constantly, but intermittent for me. however when phone calls start to fail they keep on failing, untill i pull the battery after which it works for awhile.
I am now having this with wifi aswell ....
Was i too ambitious removing those apps, following that other thread ? ill install a different launcher and see if that changes anything ....

ZajacPL said:
I got my Optimus 2x Today, the one from Netherlands. And I have a big problem. I can't make calls. When I dial the number, it is calling and after 10-15 seconds it disconnets. Happens everytime, anywhere i call. I tried Hard Reset 2 times, but it haven't fixed that problem.
And also I can't send massages, they are just not send, and there appears that ! warning yellow triangle.
I switched my SIM card back to my old phone (I8910 Omnia HD) and everything works on it like a charm...
I don't know what to do now
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For dutch users there is a vip service, try registering and contact lg through http://www.canyouhandlethespeed.nl/. They can help by your problem or send you a new phone if needed.
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DenZj said:
For dutch users there is a vip service, try registering and contact lg through http://www.canyouhandlethespeed.nl/. They can help by your problem or send you a new phone if needed.
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I have been to the Orange shop yesterday in my city, they checked my sim and said that this is a fault of sim card. They gave me a new card and now everything works like a charm.

I've had the same problems and also some noise when coming near monitors (didnt had this with any previous phones) so I decided the cancel my contract renewal with this phone. Returned it to T-mobile and i'll just wait a few more months to see what will come! I just didn't want to take a risk to use the VIP service within the 7 days you can decide to agree on the contract or not. And also, having to use the VIP service while your phone is just 2 days old gives me a bad feeling about this phone (also reading other stories about bugs and stuff).
- SnEAky

Arawac said:
Kind off experiencing the same, although it is not constantly, but intermittent for me. however when phone calls start to fail they keep on failing, untill i pull the battery after which it works for awhile.
I am now having this with wifi aswell ....
Was i too ambitious removing those apps, following that other thread ? ill install a different launcher and see if that changes anything ....
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I have exactly the same problem with calls as you. An issue this huge is intolerable in a 500€ phone or, well, any phone. I think I'll have to ask for a new device or a refund. I'm really dissapointed, I really liked the phone otherwise.

Try another sim card in the O2X. If the phone still does it then it is faulty.

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Try another sim card in the O2X. If the phone still does it then it is faulty.
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Already did, it happened with two different sim cards. The phone is clearly faulty.

Arawac said:
Kind off experiencing the same, although it is not constantly, but intermittent for me. however when phone calls start to fail they keep on failing, untill i pull the battery after which it works for awhile.
I am now having this with wifi aswell ....
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I am having the same problem. Any solution for this except changing to 2g? Data is disconnected when I checked in the settings. It is constantly trying to reconnect.
When this happens, I can't receive/send sms or make calls. The only way is to restart the device.
This only happens at some locations (i.e. my workplace) but doesn't encounter this problem at home.
Is this a problem with the kernel, radio, or hardware?
I am on MCR r10 by the way.
Radio/baseband: 1035.21_20110315
Kernel: Tried all available kernels and still getting the same problem.

TERRIBLE Problem w/Dropped Calls - Need Help

Hey everyone,
I really need your help. I have a serious problem with my Sony Xperia Z 6603. I have spent too much time trying to troubleshoot this on my own so now I need your help and invite any if they have experienced the same. The synopsis:
At times, when utilizing my phone for phone calls, I got repetitive and persistent dropped calls.
Background info:
- City is Winnipeg of Canada
- Fido is my provider (essentially Rogers network)
- I have an LTE micro sim card (although Winnipeg hasn't had LTE rolled out just yet)
- I am rooted ONLY and on .434
- I have mobile network configured as follows:
- I use the LTE APN and select it on when in cities that have LTE
- Fido's website states this about bands:
Specs on the Z are as follows:
Now onto the symptoms....
The dropped calls occur sometimes when I am in a call, other times immediately when trying to dial out. An example would be, I'm driving and currently on a call, suddenly it cuts me off and my attempt to redial just keeps cutting me off from even placing the call. Wait a bit, keep driving, and now I can call again.
This problem happens in certain locations in the city. For instance at home I can be in calls for awhile, but there is this one part of the city for instance (just SW of the airport) and about a 2-3km radius that no matter what I do, placing a call is virtually impossible and yes signal strength appears normal. Also it appears that data is working normally. When I say impossible I will attempt the same call up to 10 times, each and every one dropping, some when 30 seconds into the call, others when immediately trying to dial out.
I also noticed that it also occurs while driving and talking for long periods. In other words, in a call normally and for a lengthy duration while transiting through the city and then suddenly drops perhaps while the phone is switching towers (a thought).
It's really bad. This is becoming impossible to tolerate and embarrassing to my customers and friends I speak with.
I downloaded an app from the play store called 'GSM Signal Monitoring' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.signalmonitoring.gsmsignalmonitoring&hl=en) to compile more information. Here are some screenshots but don't really know how to interpret the data. I see the db levels appear normal for a signal but not sure why the graphs reflect sudden spikes like that, perhaps my issue? Also notice in the graphs when the color changes for a new line, I believe when transitting from one tower to the next while driving. I was hoping some of you could perhaps try this app and compare what your results look like to mine, especially if you happen to be utilizing this phone in Winnipeg as well. Or if you know already, provide some insight on these results....
Things I have tried in my troubleshooting:
- Rebooting
- Switching DATA off completely (this seemed to provide a fix at times, but not at all times)
- Called FIDO and had them perform a "switch" or "network" reset of my phone on their end
Things to consider:
- The LTE micro sim is fairly new (upgraded it about 2-3 weeks ago)
- There are times when the phone works as it should and calls are placed and held normally (such as from within my home, SE corner of the city) but even near my home, while driving, I've had the calls drop but don't forget this doesn't just happen ONLY when I'm driving/transiting. There are spots where I am situated and can't place any calls without it dropping either shortly after or within 60 seconds of connecting.
I am really hoping that someone out there can help me resolve this issue or at least provide some direction from here. I purchased it from the UK so if it's a hardware issue I will probably have to send it back to the UK for the warranty to be honored.
Thank you for taking the time to read my dilemma!

Have you deleted any system applications?
Have you tried to use,2g only,3g only....
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Awhile ago I used "App Quarantine" to quarantine some apps that I wasn't using. Since you brought this up though I had a look again in the quarantine list and also noticed the following 'com.xxxx files in quarantine as well which I never placed in there myself so I have no clue if that's normal or if they are associated with the apps I quarantined \, and no didn't select 2G or 3G ONLY, but I have switched DATA off entirely:

Not sure but could be some of this app is needed by the system,and causing the call drop.
Did you have this issue before rooting?
Best place to start is a stock no rooted firmware.
You can also try deleting fast-dormancy-wakeup.apk .odex
Or try 2g only.
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Thanks for the feedback. Just curious what the correlation between using 2G vs 3G would be with phone call reliability? And what is the 'fast-dormancy-wakup.apk .odex you are referring to?
Honestly I think I did have this issue before rooting but very difficult to be certain of this.

So I took everything out of quarantine and no changes. Still dropping calls.
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I thought I was the only one in the world having the same problem back then when I first got my phone in march.... But it looks like yours might suffer the same thing as mine did. I live in Alberta.
My friend, when the call drops, does the signal appears to be resetting itself?
What is the longest call time that you ever have on this phone?
When did you get your phone, was it like that when you first got it
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The feeling is mutual! There are times (or more specifically areas) where my phone behaves normally. In my home I can stay in a call forever. However about 2km away when driving on this particular road, at the same point every time, my call will drop. It does not appear that the signal/network is resetting itself when this happens (ie drops to no signal and comes back). I got my phone when it was released, actually this one is my second, I cracked the screen on my first one within a week. I can't quite recall if I had these issues from the beginning because as stated it happens when I am moving around.
I am now about to try to restore my phone to factory but before I do, I am wondering if I use the backup/restore app included, will I retain all my apps, their data/settings, and all my contacts and texts?
Should I use this app or PC Companion?
Do I need to do anything special or just use PC Companion for a restore to get back to stock settings (including un-rooting).
Thanks

I would suggest you to use the pc companion to repair the Rom. This will wipe all data from your phone just like the factory reset would.
If you did all these and found the phone still behaving like that, I think there might be something wrong with the hardware of the phone, it's highly recommend you return your phone for an exchange.
My first xperia z was like that, even worse I would say. Mine just won't let me call.. I never had the call time more than a minute it cut me off randomly, sometimes right away when the call was established, sometimes it cut me at 2 seconds..
When I got my replacement everything is just fine
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Ya I figured it out. Just completed the restore with PC Companion. I did use the backup/restore function though to restore my contacts/texts/data/settings etc. Any chance you think by restoring this info the problem could migrate back? I can confirm I am not rooted anymore.
Now will test the phone calls. I will be in those areas where I know for sure my calls would drop, tomorrow. I'll report back. Really hope this works.

It might work. I do think it will solve the problem. Yours wasn't as bad as mine mine just wouldn't let me made any calls and the signal kept reseting whenever I call.
Good luck and will wait for your report.
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Tomorrow I head to an area where it was virtually 100% dropped calls for me so I will report back how it goes after the restore/unroot.

No changes I'm afraid Still the same behavior. My next move is to take 2 other phones with me now, one being an iPhone 4 and attempting to use in those same areas. I find it very strange behavior on my phone's part and wonder if it's an area issue but these are dense, populated areas.
Frustrated......

Or what you could also try is to borrow a sim card from someone and then test in those areas.
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I do have a spare sim card with FIDO. I just switched to the LTE card a few weeks ago. I guess I can call them and switch back to the older sim temporarily to see if the issue lies there. I will try the phones first. If I get the same symptoms with other phones, I will then try the sim card.

I have the same problem in about 4minutes my calls drop,doesnt matter were i am, on a side note dough,i use a normal sized simcard and cut it to fit my Z sooooo i guess my sim isnt playing nice with the Z ill get my microsim next week so i will report back and let you know if a completely new updated micro sim with lte enabled and ready is the fix
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Thanks for the feedback, in a couple hours I'll be in one of those areas where I experience this and will try my iPhone 4 and then try switching back to an older Fido micro sim. I'll report this afternoon.

So interestingly today my iPhone 4 dropped a call in the same area. It also was having signal issues, cutting in and out, but managing to maintain the call too in various spots. So I'm starting to believe now that this may be a network issue with my provider and the area in question. I find it very odd though that it can be such a large and dense area. There is about a 2 mile stretch of this road where I frequently receive dropped calls. How can that possible in a city?? By the way I also swapped the sim cards when trying all this out.
Does it have anything to do with the fact that it's right on the approach path of a runway at the international airport, or near a military base? Keep in mind that I do occasionally get the dropped calls in other spots in the city as well but this area specifically is terrible.

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So interestingly today my iPhone 4 dropped a call in the same area. It also was having signal issues, cutting in and out, but managing to maintain the call too in various spots. So I'm starting to believe now that this may be a network issue with my provider and the area in question. I find it very odd though that it can be such a large and dense area. There is about a 2 mile stretch of this road where I frequently receive dropped calls. How can that possible in a city?? By the way I also swapped the sim cards when trying all this out.
Does it have anything to do with the fact that it's right on the approach path of a runway at the international airport, or near a military base? Keep in mind that I do occasionally get the dropped calls in other spots in the city as well but this area specifically is terrible.
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Omg...runway...i experienced it aswel when i mentiont it yesterday now i think of it it was along side schiphol airport amsterdam a mayor one,it could be one of the sources of the bug,i think it could be more reasons in the equation like,old sim,no lte sim,thus maybe bad contact with sim,radio interferrence ect.ect.
I gues al those factors in on the call droppin
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An update. Perhaps the most intriguing thing I have found so far but not exactly sure what it means.
If I switch my data to GSM only (ie Edge) the phone calls instantly become rock solid. No more dropping. As soon as I switch back to WCDMA mode (3G & HSPA+) the problem comes right back.
Starting to sound more and more like a network issue with the provider. I have relayed this info to my cell provider and they are looking into it and getting back to me.
Anyone else find this?

[Q] Can Anyone Reliably Make and Receive Calls?

I recently switched from an iPhone 5 to the One Dev Edition. After having some signal issues, I went to AT&T, got a microSIM, they switched me an Android data plan, etc. But I'm still having an issue where I can't reliably send and receive calls, especially from my desk at work. I can dial the number and hit Call but that's it. No ringing, nothing. Just dead air, then the "call" ends. If the call does go through, I can hear the other person but they can't hear me. Same thing when receiving a call. I'll hear them but they can't hear me. Sometimes my phone won't ring and it just rolls to voice mail. I can see the signal switching from LTE to H, etc, and I have practically full bar strength. I just don't understand why the calls aren't going through.
Is this an issue with the phone itself? Something with AT&T? Is there a newer radio firmware I can try flashing? I didn't have any issues with the iPhone 5, and I even had my coworker put his iPhone into field test mode so we could compare the numeric signal and they're about even, though the iPhone usually does have a slightly better db signal. I really like the One but not being able to send or receive calls while at my desk is a deal breaker.
Thanks!

From the sounds of it, you are running the stock firmware still? Any root or other possible modifications? If you answered Yes then no to those questions, I would head back to the AT&T store and have them try it out, if anything they should be able to take your SIM card and put it into another Android device and see what happens.
What about text/data, do those work?
You said mainly at your desk you notice this issue, so does that mean it happens at other places as well, same symptoms (full bars, allows to send call then nothing?) You may just be the lucky contestant with a defunct unit, HTC should be able to help you out.
I would suggest first going to AT&T store, try out their suggestions, then if anything give HTC a call/email to see if they can be of any help. At this point I would stay away from flashing custom radios as they may void your warranty then you will really be up $hit creek.

Sounds like att.
I had this problem with tmobile once. The signal wasn't strong enough and it wouldn't call.
Some please are spotty.

Something is wrong with your phone. That should be obvious. Of course the vast majority of people who got this phone can reliably make and receive calls or it would be the biggest mobile phone bust in history.
Sorry to be blunt but you already know it's not the signal so it has to be a defect in the phone.

Thanks for the suggestions. This is the stock Dev Edition ROM. I haven't made any changes other other than just installing apps.
I haven't made a lot of calls but I don't seem to have an issue any where else.
No issues with LTE. Data has been fine.
I wasn't sure if AT&T would assist since this is the Dev Edition but that's worth a shot to have them run some tests on it. Otherwise I'll try to get a replacement (or refund) from HTC.
Thanks!
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