[Q] Droid 4 connection issues - Motorola Droid 4

Has anyone else noticed their DROID 4 dropping data connectivity seemingly randomly and requiring a reboot to pick it back up? I know that I am...and I'm wondering if Motorola can't make it hang onto a data connection how hash is ever going to mmake it work right.

I haven't had any issues with data at all... LTE/3G handoffs work perfectly and everything ...And no worries, I am confident the data issues will be sorted out on the ics builds!

I have them issues. If connected via wifi no problem. But still wont be connected to the network. Requires a reboot to aquire network back
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podspi said:
I haven't had any issues with data at all... LTE/3G handoffs work perfectly and everything ...And no worries, I am confident the data issues will be sorted out on the ics builds!
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Are you running on a rooted DROID 4 with safe strap installed? Just trying to narrow down the possibilities.

For the record.
Rooted and safestrap installed running stick
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Are you running on a rooted DROID 4 with safe strap installed? Just trying to narrow down the possibilities.
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Rooted stock, no safestrap.
Though I doubt safestrap is causing data issues, or fixing them for that matter.
While I do plan on flashing some custom ROMs at some point, I have to admit that I'm very happy with the stock rom. Performance is very good, smart actions are actually pretty great (though there are of course 3rd party apps that do the same thing), and the camera app works pretty well.
My only complaint are the window transitions, blech. Yea, you can disable them, but then all the eye candy goes away completely! Ah Moto, why no middle ground?

I have had data connection issues on all the ICS ROMs but data on stock has been pretty solid.

Did you just port your number from another carrier to verizon? I had the same issue plus some and called verizon and they fixed it on their end. Hope this helps.
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I had a few problems with my data just going out for a few minutes on the stock rom. I would be browsing the web, and then a page would just not load. I noticed my signal indicator was grey and not blue, and thus I wasn't getting a data connection. I just waited a few minutes and it came back up.
I never really though too much into it because I expect these small things to happen on such a big wireless network.

deturbanator said:
I had a few problems with my data just going out for a few minutes on the stock rom. I would be browsing the web, and then a page would just not load. I noticed my signal indicator was grey and not blue, and thus I wasn't getting a data connection. I just waited a few minutes and it came back up.
I never really though too much into it because I expect these small things to happen on such a big wireless network.
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This is exactly what happens to me. It almost seems like a session timing out and renewing but I don't have a clue how the LTE network works.

Had the same data issue.. went to Verizon store and got a new SIM card (free) and problems cleared right up. Evidently the old SIM card did not get activated properly in their system.

I'm also having connection problems from time to time. I'm in a 3G only area. I'm running a stock non-rooted phone. Usually, I can get the connection back with a reboot. It's still a pain in the ass, I shouldn't have to deal with. I've called Verizon a few times. Its like talking to a wall with them. They act like you are the dumbest person in the world. Hopefully the next update can clear this problem.
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After dealing with this problem for over 2 months I finally found an answer.
I have had this problem since day 2 and after getting the run around several times at the Verizon store (They claimed it was because they were upgrading to LTE in the area, which they said we'd have within 1 month over 2 months ago) they told me there was nothing they could do and suggested I call tech support (I don't know why I didn't think of that). I called tech support and talked to a very helpful woman, after describing my problem to her she asked me what phone I had, she knew the issue right after I told her it was the Droid 4. She told me it was a well known issue with the Droid 4 and that they expect a patch to be released at the end of the month (July) that would address the problem. She said that some people have had temporary success with toggling airplane mode (this has never worked for me but rebooting a few times does) and that having WiFi on, even when your not connected, can knock your data connection out (I have been able to reproduce this once so far).
So that's it. Keep your WiFi off when you don't need it, reboot when you have problems, and hopefully it will be fixed at the end of July.
I'm very disappointed with my Verizon store. Some of the employees I talked to owned a Droid 4 themselves and said they had the same problem and still claimed it was tower work. Either they were misinformed, stupid, or they were lying to me (who wants to buy a broken phone).

My Droid 4 does this in 4G mode. I've read that it's due to the nature of SIM cards. The network constantly vets and authorizes the card's access. If this vetting fails, you get the "white out", as I call it. It might clear up on the next pass, or you might have to reboot. My "solution" is to keep it in 3G mode. As for getting a fix at the end of the month, I'm not holding my breath, as I've read that that's VZW's standard response to just get the customer to shut up and go away.

I've been having the data dropping issue as well for the past few weeks. Running stock GB, rooted with safe strap, but have yet to flash a custom ROM. I thought the issue might be because I'm on a legacy Alltel plan with PRL 14012, which is way outdated...
Well, today I believe I finally found the source of what was causing the issue for me personally, from an unexpected source...Flipboard.
I've found myself glancing at it a bunch at red lights when I'm driving, or sitting in a waiting room, etc. Today I was driving though, and noted towards the end of my trip that this was the first time in weeks the phone hadn't once lost it's data connection for the entire drive. After reflecting for a moment on what, if anything, was different about this excursion, the only thing I could come up with is that I hadn't used Flipboard since I left the house. Even though my initial reaction was to seriously doubt a respectable app like that could cause such an issue, I had nothing else to go on. So, for the hell of it, I picked up my phone and fired up Flipboard...
Within 5-10 seconds of clicking it...BAM...gray 4g icon and no data would load. Needless to say, I uninstalled Flip**** right away...then reinstalled so I could comment on it in the market, then uninstalled again, and haven't dropped data at all in the last several hours. I also took note that a guy with a Droid Razr Maxx left a comment complaining that Flipboard was actually causing random reboots for him.
I don't know if any of you have Flip**** installed, or why you're having similar data issues, but if any of you do happen to have it installed, try uninstalling from the phone...not the market. Then, turn your phone off, pull out the SD card and SIM for a moment or so, put them back in, power up the device, and see if that might possibly help alleviate the constant data dropping. If I find I start dropping data again, without Flipboard installed, I'll update this post. Good luck.

No Flipboard on my phone. I'm glad you found an answer to your problem though.
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I've been having problems since Verizon turned on 4G LTE in my area. Once a day I have to remove my SIM card. If I don't, the 4G is very unreliable. Could it be a bad SIM card? Or maybe the fact that they just activated it here and they're working out the bugs? Anyone have any ideas?
I also forgot to mention, I've got a Motorola XOOM 4G LTE And have had not one single connection problem since 4G went live in my area.
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I just have the data connection issue when ever i flip on wifi then disable it .. a reboot is required for data to work again regardless if i force 3g or if i am trying to use lte.. guessing it is a software bug.. i never seem to have a connection issue if wifi wasnt used prior.
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podspi said:
My only complaint are the window transitions, blech. Yea, you can disable them, but then all the eye candy goes away completely! Ah Moto, why no middle ground?
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I know this thread and comment are old, but if you use Spare Parts, you can change the Window Transition speed to Fast and then your phone seems much faster/smoother. Don't mess with Window Animation speed if you want to keep th TV-like power off blip.

My Droid 4 Connection Issues
taintphuck said:
I've been having the data dropping issue as well for the past few weeks. Running stock GB, rooted with safe strap, but have yet to flash a custom ROM. I thought the issue might be because I'm on a legacy Alltel plan with PRL 14012, which is way outdated...
Well, today I believe I finally found the source of what was causing the issue for me personally, from an unexpected source...Flipboard.
I've found myself glancing at it a bunch at red lights when I'm driving, or sitting in a waiting room, etc. Today I was driving though, and noted towards the end of my trip that this was the first time in weeks the phone hadn't once lost it's data connection for the entire drive. After reflecting for a moment on what, if anything, was different about this excursion, the only thing I could come up with is that I hadn't used Flipboard since I left the house. Even though my initial reaction was to seriously doubt a respectable app like that could cause such an issue, I had nothing else to go on. So, for the hell of it, I picked up my phone and fired up Flipboard...
Within 5-10 seconds of clicking it...BAM...gray 4g icon and no data would load. Needless to say, I uninstalled Flip**** right away...then reinstalled so I could comment on it in the market, then uninstalled again, and haven't dropped data at all in the last several hours. I also took note that a guy with a Droid Razr Maxx left a comment complaining that Flipboard was actually causing random reboots for him.
I don't know if any of you have Flip**** installed, or why you're having similar data issues, but if any of you do happen to have it installed, try uninstalling from the phone...not the market. Then, turn your phone off, pull out the SD card and SIM for a moment or so, put them back in, power up the device, and see if that might possibly help alleviate the constant data dropping. If I find I start dropping data again, without Flipboard installed, I'll update this post. Good luck.
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I don't have Flipboard, however I noticed connection issues within 12 hours of getting my phone. At the time it was stock GB. I took it back to the store, he called tech support. Between the 2 of them, my phone was hard reset, the SD and SIM cards were pulled and the phone rebooted, they fiddled with settings, tech support tried to turn on data from their end, nothing worked. I noticed I lost my data connection when the Smart Action for battery saver clicked on. It was like it got stuck and the phone couldn't turn on data anymore. I did a factory reboot, and got data back. I turned on that first smart action, lost data connection again, it wouldn't turn back on. So I did another factory reboot, disabled that "Smart" Action, and been ok since then. I do still loose my connection, but I am able to get it back if I turn wifi on. Not sure why, but it works most of the time. Some days I still have data if I turn my wifi off, other days i have to leave wifi on if I want to use my 4g. I have my phone rooted, running GB and loving Spirit FM..(Having FM radio was the only reason why I rooted my phone..can't live without my FM!!) Is there anything I can do to get my data connection to stay on?
BTW an OTA update has occured for GB, but it doesn't seem to have fixed the problem.

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[Q] LG Revolution Internet Cuts Out

Hello All,
I have been in battle with Verizon ever since I first got the service with my Thunderbolt. The internet would run for about 15 minutes and then drop connection even though everything said it had an internet connection. Verizon has had me change out the SIM card, reboot the phone, reset to factory, made sure that always on data was enabled. I have used multiple different tethering applications such as PDANet and EasyTether along with rooting my phone and installing wifi apps. (they don't know about the root). I have been through 4 thunderbolts, all had the same problem. Internet would run for about 15 minutes or less and then stop working. Verizon checked out the network and said everything was fine. I now have a LG Revolution and am having the same problems again. So I know its not a phone issue. I read on here that turning off voice privacy can possibly fix this problem. So I did. I pinged google and at 13 minutes into it started to fail. It would time out or if it did successfully ping the time it took was above 3000 ms. I have a 3G connection of -82dBm (4G currently turned off for trouble shooting purposes) and a 1x connection of -90dBm. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Verizon help is useless so im going to you guys who are much more knowledgeable than they are. I have also tried this on several different PCs. I have to reboot my phone to get the internet working properly again.
Sorry about the long post but its all information you guys need to know.
Thanks,
locohammerhead
Phone calls are like this on my phone. Its a call dropping fool. But, the signal doesn't cause it, it doesn't change. I think its the software myself. I've run log cat, and all i see is a message that says there was a signal change. I dobt know if its an instantaneous thing that i cant see happen, or if its a crock of shinto.
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but my problem isnt with calls being dropped. Its with my internet connection.
Right, but its still over the 3G network. People are having texting issues as well. I think its LG's radio software, is what im saying.
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i dont think it has to do with software because I had the same problem on four different thunderbolts. I also rooted it and tried multiple different roms and radios. So unless LG and HTC all use the same radios odds are thats not the problem.
Well, my Xoom runs fine on 3G,and it doesn't have a 4G radio yet. So I doubt it's Verizon.
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I was thinking maybe there is something wrong with my account or sim card? The girl that set everything up originally was a complete and utter moron that did not know what what was doing.
temporary problems.
Earlier on when I got my phone I had intermittent connectivity issues, but toggling airplane mode on and off or a reboot usually fixed it...and for longer than 15 min, more like days. I'm in a 4G area now, but for about a month and a half only had 3G. Occasionally I still loose connectivity but both methods I just spoke of will fix it for the long term.
It seems very odd that it's not a widespread problem. It’s just so weird. I can stream several Netflix movies back to back without any breaks, even on 3G.
STOCK LG Revolution
Same Here
I run into this same problem while tethering whether on LTE or 3g. It runs great for a while, hours even, then all the sudden it will quit for anywhere from a minute to an hour or more. Sometimes a reboot will fix it. Interesting thing is I ran into the same problem with my old motorola droid. Make me lean towards this being an issue on verizon's end.
Does this occur when you are connected to wifi or only on 3G/1x? Have you tried testing in different locations with varying signal strengths?
Do you have the problem without root?
I'm wondering if this is an issue with your local network, meaning Verizon's network in your area. Since it happened on two different models and several phones, it would seem to indicate that it is an environment issue rather than a radio or other hardware problem.
I have a similar issue, but with text messages. I can send 3-5 text messages before it just chokes up. Then I have to reboot, or turn airplane mode on/off. Then I can send 3-5 text messages before it chokes again. I've done everything I can think of to isolate the problem, to no avail.
If anyone has a solution to his, please let me know. It's almost worse than not being able to make phone calls.
I also experience the Internet issue, but less frequently. It;s not my ROM, because I've used three different ROMs (including stock) and it was a problem on all of them. I saw on some other forum that it may be an issue generated by switching from a 3G phone to a 4G phone. If the VZW rep who setup your phone didn't do everything right, there's a "behind the scenes" setting that sometimes fails to get changed. The suggestion was to dial *611, describe the problem, and they should be able to fix it (though it may take 2-3 days).
I plan on trying this tomorrow, will let you know if I experience any changes. If anyone else has done this or wants to try it, post your results, and lets see if we can get this figured out.
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Does this occur when you are connected to wifi or only on 3G/1x? Have you tried testing in different locations with varying signal strengths?
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Does not occur with wifi. Happens both at my house which has weak signal and also at my work about 20 miles away. At my work, the tower is practically in the parking lot.
Do you have the problem without root?
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Yes
I'm wondering if this is an issue with your local network, meaning Verizon's network in your area. Since it happened on two different models and several phones, it would seem to indicate that it is an environment issue rather than a radio or other hardware problem.
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Those are my thoughts as well.
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Does not occur with wifi. Happens both at my house which has weak signal and also at my work about 20 miles away. At my work, the tower is practically in the parking lot.
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Those are my thoughts as well.
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This is almost certainly a VZW problem, whether they will acknowledge it or not is an open question. The only other things I can think of is a bad SIM card or incorrect programming of the SIM. The OP stated that Verizon swapped his out, so that leaves only the programming or the network.
Wish I had a better answer for you, bro.
My internet connection just started messing up with me today too. The internet will work fine with 4g and wifi but i get no internet connection with 3g only...
I have the exact same problem as the OP.
Really pisses me off. Want to throw vzw out the window and go back to a feature phone sometimes.
Vzw customer support is less than helpful. One will say your phones the problem, but why did I have the exact issue with my Incredible. Another will say its because I live in a fringe market area and we aren't really an important part of the network. WTF?
All I know is when I lived in Cincinnati everything worked fine. Moved up north and about 6 to 8 months later my service slowly starts sucking more and more to the point where I don't even bother looking up info on my Revo anymore.
I got my replacement LG Rev exactly one week ago to today. This one is all sorts of connection/rebooting issues.
Also unfortunately the update was already on my phone when I got, so no root for me
WiFI wont stay connected even if i'm 3ft from my router.
Phone will lose ALL signal and drop in to extend, and I'm only 1 mile from a strong 3g/4g tower.
Whenever i would pop it to airplane mode then back on, it would reboot.
I have 4 days before its been 1 month with this phone. I'm close to sending it back and getting the HTC TB or Droid 3.
In a test of patients I reset my phone to factory default, removed CWM and it updated to v6. I have to say the network connection was the most stable I have ever had it be but in turn the phone was not as smooth. Changing between screens had lag and was not as smooth as the original rom that shipped on the phone.
I have since down graded and re-rooted. The signal is not as stable either.
I was having same issue, especially with certain sites, including my own website for my business.
So far, what has fixed the issue, at least through Linux Network Settings, is setting the MTU to 1300. No other number has worked so great to date, but that seem to load everything and keep everything fast and quick with little issues.
-Cybie
EDIT: Upon further reading, I'm wondering if my reply was not quite on track. Is this problem on the phone itself, or via hotspot/tethering? It seems to be on the phone, so my reply might be way of course.

Lost data/internet today...verizon rep hard reboot

So today my data/internet 3g went down...I could receive calls send texts but no 3G verizon rep needed with my cell for a while kept going on how task killer and lookout was bad for my cell and was likely causing the problem...whatever I said and he couldn't figure it out do he hard reset...guy mentioned saving apps to SD card so here come
My noob question how do I save my apps to SD cars? And had anyone had 3g loss issues like I did today?
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My Back up
Get https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup&feature=search_result. Backs up everything to mem card including sms and call records. Warning do not back up contacts or calender. If they are already synced to google or BUA you will get duplicates.
Nice thanks for tip
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Don't bother with the hard reset. I tried it, it didn't work. I still lose 3g frequently.
I had that issue yesterday in Michigan. So far so good today.
We well see how it goes the rest of the day.
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Oh yea!? Well. **** I already had to guy reset already was up late setting everything up again oh well let's see if it's all good today
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Same here
I am losing 4g/3g pretty frequently now as well. When it goes off, it doesnt seem to want to come back - but a reboot does it.
The only thing I have kinda noticed is that if I am wifi, then leave the wifi area (thus disconnecting) it tends to drop the 4g as well and wont reconnect. I'll have to test this some more, but thats all I can tell so far.
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I am losing 4g/3g pretty frequently now as well. When it goes off, it doesnt seem to want to come back - but a reboot does it.
The only thing I have kinda noticed is that if I am wifi, then leave the wifi area (thus disconnecting) it tends to drop the 4g as well and wont reconnect. I'll have to test this some more, but thats all I can tell so far.
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I am having the same problem as you, between changing back and forth from wifi to 4g and loosing all connectivity besides voice. My girlfriend has a bionic as well and has no problems whatsoever. I also do have lookout installed and she doesn't so I will try uninstalling that to see if it help and check back. But it might be a faulty phone since my girlfriend is having none of my numerus problems. dropping 3g/4g, wifi super slow when my other verizon phone is having no problems with connectivity with 3g/wifi. randomly locks on me while Im using the phone and the timeout is set at 10 minutes. And one time it totally turned off, not even just a reboot. Anyways back to the connectivity, I will try uninstalling lookout and report back! Hopefully that works.
i think verizon is working on their towers and 4g as ive had alot of data issues too until yesterday when it seemed to resolve itself.
Hmm so it may be lookout... Well I installed it again so let's see how it goes on the wifi speed I had the problem the first day I connected to my home connection but as of late its all good. Is anyone else running lookout? Post what up with your bionic running lookout. The rep did say it might be just my cell in particular but seems I might not be the only one I guess will update as day goes
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Ive been having the same problem with 3g. I stay on wifi most of the time but whenever I do have to leave the house or work, I will lose 3g at first.
At first, the only way I could find to fix it was with a power cycle. Since then, Ive discovered that turning on and off airplane mode seems to do the trick.
Next time you guys are having trouble, try toggling airplone mode once or twice. That has worked for me everytime.
It's not convenient, but I'm sure there is a fix in the works.
Oh nice i had tried to toggle airplane mode but just once ill give that a shot if i loose 3G again so far last night after hard reset and as of this morning everything running good even with lookout running... Might not even be lookout
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It is definitely not lookout. Or any other useless battery drainer. Toggling airplane mode, rebooting, etc do nothing for me. It decides when it wants to come back.
I have had the same issue once today. It was alot more yesterday.
If it keeps up, I'll be taking it back.
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Airplane toggle hasnt done the trick for be. Just as a shot in the dark, I removed juice defender. I do not think that is the culprit here, but anything that controls my radios is suspect at this point.
Huh i just thought about something yesterday in the morning i saw a post Bout someone developing an fm radio app and thinking about it now after i installed it thats when i started having issues... Just throwing that out there i didnt even use it though but i havent re installed it either so i dont know if that even the problem
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Same problem here and I've installed:
Launcher Pro Plus
Google Plus
Handcent
Keepass
Dolphin HD
Facebook
Foursquare
G Docs
GRemote Pro
Netflix
Skype
Speedtest
TuneIn Radio
Tango
Tv.com
I am not rooted yet and haven't applied any hacks/tweaks. My data connection drops whether Im in a 4G or 3G area, automatic or CDMA only.
Seems to happen randomly although this last time it happened after unplugging the Bionic from charging. Toggling airplane mode restores data temporarily. Verizon will probably issue an OTA update soon to fix this but I hope it doesn't break the root exploit or I won't install. Once we have a working ClockworkMod recovery the ROM chefs should be able to fix this...
I heard the verizon rep say that his bionic did the same thing when it was charging via computer because it was in debug mode so you might want to look into that if you charging via a computer... Maybe?
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I've been experimenting a bit today and it seems that anytime my phone switches between data types, the signal goes down until a power cycle or toggling airplane mode. It happens the most when my phone goes from wifi to 3g. Whenever I leave my wifi area (work or home), the phone fails to find a 3g connection. This also happens if I manually turn off Wifi. If I've been on a wifi connection for a good amount of time and then disconnect the wifi, the phone won't find 3g.
Not sure if it has to do with my settings, but figured I'd mention them here.
Most of the time, I am in a 3g area so I keep my phone on cdma only unless I'll be traveling to a 4g area. Not sure if changing the settings to CDMA/LTE will change anything but I'm going to try that next.
Anyway, this is definitely something that needs to be brought up with both Verizon and Motorola. The more people who notice and say something, the faster we'll get a fix...at least in theory.
I switched to Verizon from Sprint and I'm not going back. Despite the issues, Verizon's 3g has been 5-6 times faster than the 3g I got with Sprint. Besides that, I should have 4g by the end of the year and the 25 Mbps down I am getting in surrounding 4g areas is killer. Just hope my switch to Verizon wasn't in vane. There isn't another phone on their network that even looks halfway appealing at this time and I can't wait a month for the Vigor or anything else to come out. Plus I like motorola build quality. So, let's hope a DEV or Motorola and Verizon gets this fixed on the fly cause its definitely an annoying issue.
Anyhow, if anyone finds a workaround or solution to this better than toggling airplane mode, please let us know. Starting to get tired of pulling out my phone looking for something, only to find out that I don't have data.

Data Drop/Mobile Network Issues

Well, this has been happening for about two days now. My mobile network will drop out and I have to toggle airplane mode to get it back - only to have it drop about 5 minutes later. It's getting really annoying. I am rooted, but that is it. Nothing is frozen or removed.
Anyone else having this issue? I'm wondering if it's Verizon in my area. I'm going to SBF (FTZ) later tonight to see if it fixes it.
Thanks.
EDIT: Not Verizon. Other work peeps who have Verizon have perfect service.
Does anybody know the *228 way of activating a SIM based phone? I'm guessing it has to do with flashing the radio FTZ file via RSDlite.
Also bumping this. Data seems to drop whenever the screen shuts off. I have zero applications installed that would do this - plus I checked my battery and data settings.
I noticed this also. Sometimes it just drops out and airplane mode will get it to jump back on data. I also have a Thunderbolt which doesn't have this issue so it not a problem with service/towers. I had this issue on the earlier builds of gingerbread Roms for the OG Droid but I'm not sure how the Dev's addressed it. In time I'm sure it will get worked out. There is no way of reactivating 4G LTE phones as they "reactivate" every time you reboot the phone. *228 is strictly for 3G phones as you most likely already know but the only similar solution is a reboot.
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I noticed this also. Sometimes it just drops out and airplane mode will get it to jump back on data. I also have a Thunderbolt which doesn't have this issue so it not a problem with service/towers. I had this issue on the earlier builds of gingerbread Roms for the OG Droid but I'm not sure how the Dev's addressed it. In time I'm sure it will get worked out. There is no way of reactivating 4G LTE phones as they "reactivate" every time you reboot the phone. *228 is strictly for 3G phones as you most likely already know but the only similar solution is a reboot.
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Yep, know that about the *228. Probably going to FTZ tonight - the full one. Hopefully this fixes it. I'll report back.
mistawolfe said:
Well, this has been happening for about two days now. My mobile network will drop out and I have to toggle airplane mode to get it back - only to have it drop about 5 minutes later. It's getting really annoying. I am rooted, but that is it. Nothing is frozen or removed.
Anyone else having this issue? I'm wondering if it's Verizon in my area. I'm going to SBF (FTZ) later tonight to see if it fixes it.
Thanks.
EDIT: Not Verizon. Other work peeps who have Verizon have perfect service.
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This might fall into one of Verizon's list of known bugs for the bionic at release.
"Subcategory: 4G/3G Service - Data Connectivity *Marginal 4G to 3G transition: Loss of data connectivity - The device may display 3G service indication but no data connections are possible. Short term work around: The user will need to power cycle the device or enable/disable Airplane Mode. Planned Resolution: A fix for this issue is under review and will be included in the first post launch maintenance release software for this device. The tentative release date is early November 2011."
Sadly this is a known issue and was told this by a verizon engineer AFTER buying the phone. Data drops and data loses will be part of the ota that is suppose to be released eventually, couldn't give me an eta though. Personally I have had the issue when switching from 3g to 4g, example would be driving to work. Sometimes you need to simply turnoff then on the radio (easiest to use airplane mode widget) to get it to reconnect but in some extreme cases a complete factory reset/wipe is needed. That is what happened in my case. If I would have known that this was going to be the case I probably would have gotten the Dinc2 but oh-well, refuse to pay restocking fee.
This happens all the time for me, usually when I first wake up or when I've been on WiFi for a while with data off. I've gotten around this issue (reliably and without powering down or airplane mode toggling 20 times) by:
1) Disabling Juice Defender (temporarily) so that my data will run even with WiFi 2) Ensuring that data is enabled (in Settings)
3) Dialing *#*#4636#*#*
4) Opening "Phone", then tapping "Turn off Radio" at the bottom of the page
5) Tapping "Turn on Radio" again
6) Hitting Back or Home to get back to your home screen
In just a moment, when the radio comes back up, you should find Mobile Data re-enabled. I know Airplane mode should do the same thing, but I've found this more reliable and quicker.
Edit: Turns out that I was using a bad airplane mode widget. When I started using Widgetsoid, Airplane mode worked fine, no need for debug mode. Ignore the above
I read on another forum that it depends on the phone, so I took mine back to Verizon after multiple episodes of losing data until I restarted the phone. They were reluctant to exchange it and said there was a 90% chance that I'd still lose data due to switching between 3g/4g. The rep said that all of their 4g phones did it. I stuck to my guns and got a replacement. A week later I haven't lost data once. Maybe I've just gotten lucky, maybe it's just coincidence, but my experience certainly seems to back up the conclusion that not all Bionics have the problem.
I actually heard that and did the same thing as well and after receiving the new phone all was great for about 3 days then I had a total loss of data, no 3g or 4g and no way to get it back.. That's when I was told to perform a factory reset. Only way to fix it. So I said screw it and rooted my phone and now keep nandroid backups. I hope you have better luck then me... Cross those fingers.
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This happens all the time for me, usually when I first wake up or when I've been on WiFi for a while with data off. I've gotten around this issue (reliably and without powering down or airplane mode toggling 20 times) by:
1) Disabling Juice Defender (temporarily) so that my data will run even with WiFi 2) Ensuring that data is enabled (in Settings)
3) Dialing *#*#4636#*#*
4) Opening "Phone", then tapping "Turn off Radio" at the bottom of the page
5) Tapping "Turn on Radio" again
6) Hitting Back or Home to get back to your home screen
In just a moment, when the radio comes back up, you should find Mobile Data re-enabled. I know Airplane mode should do the same thing, but I've found this more reliable and quicker.
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Easier way is simply toggling airplane mode instead of going into debug
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Easier way is simply toggling airplane mode instead of going into debug
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Yeah, I realized that the widget I was using wasn't really toggling it. Switching to Widgetsoid made airplane mode work like a charm. Thanks for inspiring me to follow up a bit
Bionic 3g/4g is not working (DROP) "FIX"
After searching around a few days for solution n test many apk and many many methods... Finally found the fix.
Just download "BionicTCP" from market (Play Store) (REQUIRES ROOT), and click on "Large TCP Buffers". It makes my Bionic xt875 3G/4G NO DROP AT ALL.
*BionicTCP : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spirilis.bionictcp
or directly from : http://spirilis.net/junk/android/BionicTCP.apk
By: SPIRILIS
good ideas.
Wow i wish i would of found this ages ago... works great, better signal no drops so far... ill update after a week or so...
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Does this solve or do anything for 4g network performance and drops?
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I've been having this problem ever since Verizon began pushing out .905 update, almost as they are trying to force me to update.
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I'm running .905 now and still sticked by this prob...until using this app for every start of my bionic.

WiFi problems. or is it just a rant? lol

Ok, where do I start?
My last phone was a Galaxy IIIs. Rooted it and installed "The Peoples Rom". Had very few problems with it and used it like that for 4+ years.
So finally I get a new phone, Note 4, Rooted it and have kept it stock. I have had so many problems with this phone. Its just HORRIBLE. I dont know if its the stock rom that sucks, or the phone. I used Apex launcher pro, maybe its that. IDK.
When I bought this note, I bought 2 others, one for my son and one for my daughter. have left them alone, no mods. They dont seem to have the problems I do either. My WiFi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting, which really pisses me off because I constantly use the phone to control my chromecast. I will be watching something, doesnt matter if its Youtube, Netflix, Videostream, whatever, when I grab my phone again to click "play next episode" or whatever reason, the wifi has disconnected and reconnected but it screws up my chromecast connection and I have to try to reconnect to it, which usually screws up the queue, or play next episode, just whatever the hell it is, I have to force close, reconnect, and go through so much BS its ridiculous. It will also just turn off by itself and I have to turn it back on, even though I have it set to NEVER turn off, sleeping or whatever.. Uhg. When it turns off, its usually in the morning when I first grab it, I notice its off, and have to toggle it on. And sometimes I notice it has turned off when I get home from running around town.
I have data turned off. I dont use cell data AT ALL, ever. I also have WiFi settings set to never sleep, choose best signal unchecked, etc.. I have 2 routers in my house, one at each end. Doesnt matter what router I am connected to or what channel, security, and so on, the phone acts the same. keeps disconnecting and immediately reconnecting. I have also set it up for Static IP, which didnt change anything either. I have it set to connect to just ONE router and have had it "forget" all others.
Yes, I searched google and have tried all of the tips that were relevant.. I even tried Tasker to see if there was some way to force WiFi to stay connected. It's NOT a matter of signal strength, I get full bars and only 1 bar missing when I am outside. So I dont think its a problem with my antanna. I dont know what to do now. Maybe try a new ROM? Throw it against the wall? Seems like my device is defective becuase the kids say they dont have any problems with the wifi, but they dont use it as much or in the means that I do. And trying to get your teenage kid to hand over their phone so you can test it for a while, is like, well you know. lol
I know this is more of a rant than anything else but if someone has any ideas please let me know.
List of what I have done so far.
Rooted the phone with N910T3UVU1DOK2 Stock Rooted Odex / DeOdex for N910T3. I chose Odex. I used the phone for several months like this.
Then I had a problem with T-Mobile blocking my phone (bought on ebay). I contacted the seller asking him WTF and they sell so many phones that he couldnt find my information so he sent me to an EMEI place that he paid for. The EMEI website says its supposed to take about 10-15 minutes. But SEVERAL hours later and 3 different stock ROM installs later, they finally got my EMEI changed. So now I am on N910T3UVUIDOG1. Then the EMEI guy rooted it with CF root or something...
Doesnt matter which of the stock roms I have used, I have the wifi problem. Like I said, I dont think its my antanna because when I am connected, I have a really good connection, well, I think its good. Its the same as I get with a cat5 cable on my pc. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2032861983
Anyway, Help me? or Flame me? lol
Have a great day people.
BlindDude said:
Ok, where do I start?
My last phone was a Galaxy IIIs. Rooted it and installed "The Peoples Rom". Had very few problems with it and used it like that for 4+ years.
So finally I get a new phone, Note 4, Rooted it and have kept it stock. I have had so many problems with this phone. Its just HORRIBLE. I dont know if its the stock rom that sucks, or the phone. I used Apex launcher pro, maybe its that. IDK.
When I bought this note, I bought 2 others, one for my son and one for my daughter. have left them alone, no mods. They dont seem to have the problems I do either. My WiFi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting, which really pisses me off because I constantly use the phone to control my chromecast. I will be watching something, doesnt matter if its Youtube, Netflix, Videostream, whatever, when I grab my phone again to click "play next episode" or whatever reason, the wifi has disconnected and reconnected but it screws up my chromecast connection and I have to try to reconnect to it, which usually screws up the queue, or play next episode, just whatever the hell it is, I have to force close, reconnect, and go through so much BS its ridiculous. It will also just turn off by itself and I have to turn it back on, even though I have it set to NEVER turn off, sleeping or whatever.. Uhg. When it turns off, its usually in the morning when I first grab it, I notice its off, and have to toggle it on. And sometimes I notice it has turned off when I get home from running around town.
I have data turned off. I dont use cell data AT ALL, ever. I also have WiFi settings set to never sleep, choose best signal unchecked, etc.. I have 2 routers in my house, one at each end. Doesnt matter what router I am connected to or what channel, security, and so on, the phone acts the same. keeps disconnecting and immediately reconnecting. I have also set it up for Static IP, which didnt change anything either. I have it set to connect to just ONE router and have had it "forget" all others.
Yes, I searched google and have tried all of the tips that were relevant.. I even tried Tasker to see if there was some way to force WiFi to stay connected. It's NOT a matter of signal strength, I get full bars and only 1 bar missing when I am outside. So I dont think its a problem with my antanna. I dont know what to do now. Maybe try a new ROM? Throw it against the wall? Seems like my device is defective becuase the kids say they dont have any problems with the wifi, but they dont use it as much or in the means that I do. And trying to get your teenage kid to hand over their phone so you can test it for a while, is like, well you know. lol
I know this is more of a rant than anything else but if someone has any ideas please let me know.
List of what I have done so far.
Rooted the phone with N910T3UVU1DOK2 Stock Rooted Odex / DeOdex for N910T3. I chose Odex. I used the phone for several months like this.
Then I had a problem with T-Mobile blocking my phone (bought on ebay). I contacted the seller asking him WTF and they sell so many phones that he couldnt find my information so he sent me to an EMEI place that he paid for. The EMEI website says its supposed to take about 10-15 minutes. But SEVERAL hours later and 3 different stock ROM installs later, they finally got my EMEI changed. So now I am on N910T3UVUIDOG1. Then the EMEI guy rooted it with CF root or something...
Doesnt matter which of the stock roms I have used, I have the wifi problem. Like I said, I dont think its my antanna because when I am connected, I have a really good connection, well, I think its good. Its the same as I get with a cat5 cable on my pc. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2032861983
Anyway, Help me? or Flame me? lol
Have a great day people.
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Well there are no WiFi issues with the Note 4 at all.
However there are several things to comment on with what you wrote.
For one the first and most obvious is the fact that you bought it on eBay. Was it used? Doesn't really matter because crooked eBay sellers often sell things as NEW even when they are not.
So who knows the history of the phone, that leaves a huge variable in the mix.
Judging by the fact that the IMEI was blacklisted its either stolen or in the best case scenario it was a phone bought with EIP, sold, and then not paid on.
Again questionable history.
So I'm guessing its a damaged or defective phone. Unfortunately because the first IMEI has beek black listed and the 2nd one is not for that phone you cannot use anything like PHP insurance. You might (big might) be able to get a warranty support through Samsung but I'm guessing you would have to change the IMEI back as they are not going to honor any device with a different IMEI. That's also a huge might because you also need proof of purchase etc.
Big lessons learned here. For one this is the risk now a days from buying on eBay or Craigslist type places.
Also these issues definitely do not represent the device etc. So far the Note 4 has been one of the best Sammy devices ever.
I would find out why its black listed. If you bought it less then 3 - 6 months you might be able to file a claim with your bank as its possibly fraud type situation (stolen phone).
I truly hope there is a happy ending for you some how.
Good luck!
I have bought 2 note 4s and they act exactly like you describe. Cannot stay connected to my Google fiber. My nexus 5 always stayed connected with no issues. My wife's moto x? Acts just like the note 4s losing connection all the time.
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nine5raptor said:
I have bought 2 note 4s and they act exactly like you describe. Cannot stay connected to my Google fiber. My nexus 5 always stayed connected with no issues. My wife's moto x? Acts just like the note 4s losing connection all the time.
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Strange. My wife also has one too and we both have no problems on 300 Mbit cable.
Also we have at least 2 or 3 exchanges over the past 2 years so that is a total of 5 Note 4(s) with no Wifi issues.
Perhaps both of your issues are unrelated but have similar symptoms.
Just a thought but to those having problems do you have Smart Network Switch enabled in WiFi settings? I was trying to connect my Chromecast a few days ago and my wifi kept cutting out. It would happen everytime I tried to "set up" the Chromecast on my TV. Once I turned the Smart Network Switch off I had no problems.
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carandcar said:
Just a thought but to those having problems do you have Smart Network Switch enabled in WiFi settings? I was trying to connect my Chromecast a few days ago and my wifi kept cutting out. It would happen everytime I tried to "set up" the Chromecast on my TV. Once I turned the Smart Network Switch off I had no problems.
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I've never actually turned it on. Have used the note on 4.4.4 (stock and firekat), 5.0.1 briefly, 5.1.1 (stock and poprocks), cm12.1, and now 6.0.1. Always rooted, sometimes with xposed.
Wife's moto x has always been stock and still the same issues.
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nine5raptor said:
I've never actually turned it on. Have used the note on 4.4.4 (stock and firekat), 5.0.1 briefly, 5.1.1 (stock and poprocks), cm12.1, and now 6.0.1. Always rooted, sometimes with xposed.
Wife's moto x has always been stock and still the same issues.
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Well in your case if this is happening with devices of different brands perhaps its some issue or settings with your access point / router.

Anyones Data just turning off by itself?

Ok So me and my wife just got our T-Mobile Samsung Note 7's about 2 weeks ago. But we have noticed that randomly we will look at our phones and we will have no Data/signal And the only way to resolve it seems to be to reboot. It is quite annoying. Anyone know how to fix this?
Not sure if this will address your exact issue, but when i first got my phone Binge On was affecting my data, so i turned it off and i am now seeing better performance.
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Wife and I have both had this issue. I have binge on and she doesn't so I don't think it's that. Not sure what caused it. It's happened to her twice now.
My wife and I are also getting this it sucks.
Happened once to me, just turned airplane mode on and off and it was back.
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It's happening to me after long periods of inactivity, sleeping, working etc. A reboot has been the only remedy thus far, I've tried everything and playing with tons of settings..
It happened to me twice today. but never happened before. I just restarted the phone and it was back on. Not sure why though.
Same thing happening here. I started using "Connection Stabilizer" and I haven't seen it repeat yet.... Two days since last issue...
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Happened to me several times at home. Reboot didn't work once. Pulled the sim and put it back in. That worked. Reboot worked next time. And airplane mode the next. Hope the next software update fixes the issue.
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Also happens to me a couple times a day. I either reboot or wait about 5 minutes for data to return.
i work on train hapens to me sometimes when im in tunnel and lose signal for awhile have to turn on and off airplane mode and then comes back doesnt happen much but shouldnt happen at all.
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I'll throw in that it has happened to me. It just eventually connects again. It hasn't happened recently.
There are issues with the radio it shipped with. It'll hop off LTE and switch to 4G also and refuse to go back in a timely manner. I've called on it and they're aware of it.
About 2 nights ago, my device showed that I had full 4g signal but I couldn't do anything that used data (i.e. Boom Beach, Chrome, Clash of Clans, etc.). I tried rebooting, airplane mode and rediscovery of the network in settings. None of this worked for me. I ended up connecting to Wi-Fi and using that for about an hour. About this time is when I could finally use my data again over 4g. I have Binge On off (has been since it was introduced). I checked to see if T-Mobile was having an outage, but it didn't appear so. Reseating the SIM card also did not work. Then I started to think, "It's after September 1st and T-Mobile One just started. Maybe they started the data throttling (I mean deprioritization...)." I normally use anywhere between 25-50GB a month. Normally on the higher end if I flash a new ROM and have to re-download my data. With setting up the Note 7 I am nearing 50GB. In the fine print of the T-Mobile One it stats that data could be deprioritized if the user goes over 26GB. If I remember it drops down to a speed in the KBs. I am wondering if my connection was working, but was just to slow at that time period to really do anything. Just a thought I had, and felt I would share.
Hey All, I had the same issue with mine. I called T-Mo reference this and their solution seems to have worked for me.
They walked me thru manually disconnecting from the network and rescanning to look for towers. After doing that a couple times, it seems to have resolved itself, as I haven't experienced the issue or noticed it again.
From Settings, Select - Connections - Mobile Networks - Select Network Operators - Search Now: Confirm "Disconnect Network" OK. Upon confirming your phone will search for available networks and show a list of available. Select T-mobile or your provider.
I did this a few times then, powered off and on. Then it seems to get significantly better. I did see the signal drop out 1 more time the day that I did the above steps. But that was significantly less that it happening every 15-20 min. Since that day, I have not experienced the mobile network signal drop again.
Hope it helps anyone.
I am having a weird issue where in certain huge areas I lose reception, then it comes back about 15-20 seconds later and then again does this. I thought it may just be bad tower positioning, but it happened to me again in a totally different part of another city. I was able to get a replacement before the recall luckily, but the same thing is happening. This specific issue happening with anyone else?

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