ATT Data not working...anyone else? - HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity

Alright, before I go blaming att..I wanna see if anyone else is experiencing any issues with data...
I live in southern California (about an hour from LA) and a couple days ago my data pretty much stopped working...the icon on the top does the little communication animation thingy as if its trying to load the internet...but nothing ever loads. WiFi still works fine...now I'm typically fairly good at trouble shooting my issues...but I can't get this one figured out, I've ruud, flashed Roms, checked apns, changed apns...nothing. my dads phone is broken so I can't use his to verify working data - thus I'm turning to you guys, anyone in socal having issues?
Btw, I have a 3gb plan and have used about 1.2gb (today is the last day of my.monthly cycle)
I'm also open to any help...but as I've stated I've already ruud, flashed several roms and checked and even changed apns...nothing seems to work :/
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LTE working here in Sac... Could just be towers in your area?

bilibox said:
LTE working here in Sac... Could just be towers in your area?
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Yeah...that's what I'm leaning towards...just wanted to see if anyone else was in the same boat as me :/
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Here's my experience...
I used to keep my phone on 3g all the time... and I'd notice that data was sucking...
On a whim... I'd try lte... and all of a sudden it would work... and fix my crappy data...
My boss has an iPhone and his 3g would work where mine wouldn't...
Give it a shot...
The other is that they are working on the towers near your area
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Might be something on your end. It's working for me in Irvine, HB, north OC, and LA (I drive a lot).

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Might be something on your end. It's working for me in Irvine, HB, north OC, and LA (I drive a lot).
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This is what I didn't want to hear...I'm just outside of Irvine :/
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I live in Long Beach and work in Torrance. Regularly use data for the drive and at the gym in Cypress. I have not noticed any issues lately. On a similar note I had a similar issue a couple of weeks ago but I think something I installed and uninstalled may have messed up my android environment as a new flash may have fixed it.

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Anyone in LA?

I've noticed DRAMATIC worsened signal and slower data speeds since HSPA+ got turned on. The whole reason I switched to T-mobile has turned against me, I now experience the connectivity issues from holding the phone that were previously non existent to me and I'm almost always on EDGE. If it does connect to HSPA its unusably slow whereas it used to be close to 2mb speeds prior to their "upgrade" anyone else experiencing this?
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Yes I was near Beverly hills today off the 10 and I particularly had zero 3g, lost service completely, then it stayed on edge. This area never did this before. I bet they are doing network maintenance or something. Which area are you having problems?
Hopefully that's what the issue is, maintenance. I'm in downtown-hollywood most of the time and have always had great service, until the pay few days, always dropping calls, slow data, etc...
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katiepea said:
Hopefully that's what the issue is, maintenance. I'm in downtown-hollywood most of the time and have always had great service, until the pay few days, always dropping calls, slow data, etc...
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YES same exact thing with my buddy's t-mo N1 when we were downtown.
Compared each others device (got an att vers.) he didnt even have access to maps. But he's been crying about it for a while now, even in Santa Monica he would have some reception trouble and connecting to EDGE.
Last time he told me he found a work-around and got a widget turning the thing on and off to reset but I honestly don't believe that's a workaround..
maintenance, yeah better chance. found an article stating t-mo working on 4G, hopefully itll make you feel better. Try and keep your phone nice and clean b/c hopefully the N1 is rockin by then.
t-mo to 4g maintenance.
Other cities have reported similar issues while upgrading to hspa + so I'm confident it'll get better, i mean before this is was fantastic for meso I don't really see how it would get worse
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Data Dropping Issues. Maybe blaming on Revo is Pre-Mature???

Ok, I've come across a couple of posts here relating to Data Dropping issues and Blaming them on the Revo... Don't give up on your Revo just yet, especially if your issues have been ongoing for the past 3-4 days.
For the past few days I've been playing around with a couple of HTC Thunderbolts to see if having all the custom ROMs were worth anything. (Revo Lacks them aside from MT's awesome efforts!).
Well, I thought the HTC's were having Data Dropping issues. Going back and forth from the Thunderbolts to the Revo, it was really weird on the timing. What a lot of people don't know is that Verizon has been having a lot of Data issue the past few days. I hope that you haven't been having those issue and thinking it's your phone and it's really Verizon.
It seemed that anytime I would begin to access the Internet, via my phone, tether, or whatever else means from the Phone's data, the data would drop out and take a while to come back in. Having 3qty HTC Thunderbolts (got crazy deals on them) and my Revo, I was able to pinpoint the DATA Issues being with Verizon and NOT the phones, including my Revo. All 4 phones having issues??? I don't think so. It's Verizon!!!!
So, take this as a warning. You aren't going to hear about every time Verizon has an outage. They will hide that information because it's bad PR. It's always good to have another phone around you can slip your SIM Card into and see if that one is having issues also.
I just wanted to make note of that because the timing was the worst it could be. the past few days I was going nuts trying to find a ROM that was cool and worked without issues. Kept having Data Drops. One ROM seemed to 'slow' that down, but think it was just timing.
Anytime you have these 'Data Drops', go to your local Verizon store and 'play with the demo phones'!!! This will also give you hands on insight if the data on your phone is an issue or if it's Verizon.
Believe me, the past 3 days, it's been all over the place. So far today, I've had strong reliable signal. I rely on my Data connection, even paying for the HotSpot service. So, when Data is out, I'm not on the net. (unless I can find a local Open router, lol)..
Hope this information helps.
OH, and BTW.. Although the HTC Thunderbolt had some nice ROMs, FM Radio built in, and ability to switch 3g/4g on the fly (no reboots), I still love the Revo wayyyy better. Especially with the work MT has done. (Although, MT, I may have to get back at you with the USB Tethering with 2.0... Would FC Settings when activating. Gotta check thread for anything already said and fixed first. )
-Cybie
EDIT: By Pre-Mature, one both ends of the spectrum. Those getting rid of Revo's for Data Drops, and for me to jump in with this post??? What your thoughts everyone? Am I on to something, or Revo's suddenly taking a dive in the Data connection world???
I've had this issue since I got the revolution. After Verizon sent me a replacement revo , it had the same issues so I flashed gingervolt 1.3 on it. I don't know if it was timing or just the rom but the data connection was much better. It very rarely dropped data connection. The last couple days seem to have been worse though , and I flashed gv2.0 right before it started doing it again.
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Unfortunately my issue has been since I got my phone too. I just got tired of it lol.
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I never had the issue until I went out to eat one night. I tried calling a Co worker, data was there, but the second I dialed out: nothing. I lost all data and connectivity. I tried switching over to 4g and that was a bust too,I was not in a 4g area. Knowing my phone kicks ass, I knew that could not be the issue, so I figured it was the density of the building our it was a bad tower. I walked outside and my phone worked fine. With phones relying on so many things to function it's hard to automatically blame the phone. Yesterday tune in was being dumb for me, but I figured it was just the app itself.
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If its on cdma network it wont have data and call connection at the same time. If its on 4g it can tho
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Network drop outs????

Guys
I moved to the HTC one from a note 2
I used a 3 pay and go sim in my note and I thought the network was awesome. I could use TV catchup Netflix etc with no network issues at all. I never once saw a stutter or network dropout in my village, I ran this for a couple of months to make sure I was happy with 3
So I signed up with the 3 pay monthly and got my one delivered last Friday.
Since then I've not successfully been able to browse the net, watch Netflix or tvcatchup without a stutter or network dropout and it's frustrating the he'll out of me.
Anyone had similar experiences? Any suggestions?
One thing I do notice is that my one is regularly switching between H and 3g and I never see H+ which I saw on the note but I never see less than 3bars
Sorry for the essay just looking for answers
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Three are pretty good with replacements, living in a rural area I get very good signal with my HTC One, so I'd phone them up if I were you and see what they say.
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cameronm said:
Guys
I moved to the HTC one from a note 2
I used a 3 pay and go sim in my note and I thought the network was awesome. I could use TV catchup Netflix etc with no network issues at all. I never once saw a stutter or network dropout in my village, I ran this for a couple of months to make sure I was happy with 3
So I signed up with the 3 pay monthly and got my one delivered last Friday.
Since then I've not successfully been able to browse the net, watch Netflix or tvcatchup without a stutter or network dropout and it's frustrating the he'll out of me.
Anyone had similar experiences? Any suggestions?
One thing I do notice is that my one is regularly switching between H and 3g and I never see H+ which I saw on the note but I never see less than 3bars
Sorry for the essay just looking for answers
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You probably have a network setting issue, although I believe the phone does not distinguish between H and H+. Check APN settings and mobile network settings.
I live 40 miles from the nearest major city and I've yet to have a problem with 3. I'd phone them up to check if there's a problem in your area
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I think you should prepare for it when moving to a nearly full metal phone. It will be not as good as others of yours before.
Anyway, it's still good for most.

The two things the One needs

1) a microsd slot, because what happens if your phone craps? BOOM everything lost right there. Its happened to my sisters iphone. "Blahblahblah just back it up everyday blablahblah" be realistic bro. BUT!!!! The fact that its otg capable is a good thing because that means we can use usb sticks right? Idk, I'm coming from the samsung epic 4g
2) A CHIN!! I can't be the only one who thinks this phone should've been the return of the chin? It looks so sexy, like an upgraded hero, a chin would've made it even sexier imo!
What do y'all think about the chin?
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If you're rooted you can send your backups to pc
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You can setup your phone to backup automatically to the cloud using Dropbox
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1.) Yeah... We get it... 2.) No.
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Move on with your life and move into the damn cloud people.
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Move on with your life and move into the damn cloud people.
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Only rain clouds here in Florida on Sprint... Patiently waiting for sprint to fix it so I can use the cloud properly.
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My one backs up to the cloud every day when I plug it in just fine.
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I think the HTC backup program is beautiful. I've used it between ROMs with no problem at all. Pretty much negates my need for an SD card.
II will say they need more accessories though. Am I the only one who uses desktop docks anymore?
BrianBaker said:
Only rain clouds here in Florida on Sprint... Patiently waiting for sprint to fix it so I can use the cloud properly.
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Hey Brian, just as an FYI, I called Sprint yesterday to complain about the lack of anything in Central Florida, and two things came up. First, I received a $15.00 credit, and second, they're saying that (this is obvious) they're working on LTE in the area. Taken with a grain of salt, they said they're anticipating a release this summer for LTE in our area. Fingers crossed.
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Hey Brian, just as an FYI, I called Sprint yesterday to complain about the lack of anything in Central Florida, and two things came up. First, I received a $15.00 credit, and second, they're saying that (this is obvious) they're working on LTE in the area. Taken with a grain of salt, they said they're anticipating a release this summer for LTE in our area. Fingers crossed.
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I'm just taking it in stride man..Im up and down about it and get close to leaving now and again but thinking about what the network is going to become keeps me from doing anything stupid...I don't even really care about LTE anymore,I just need a decent connection with decent speeds consistently(1.5-2.0Mb/sec)..Sad that in order to keep this HTC One from freaking out with all the driving I do I had to leave it set on CDMA Only so it doesn't try to connect to to weak 4G Signal areas(switching from 3G to 4G and back to 3G is so slow on this phone)
I had a chat with Sprint a few days/maybe a week ago..And they said the issues i'm having are because of the tower being worked on 4th street behind AOK Tires..Well that's BS because I drive by that tower every day heading out to the office and it has NOT been touched.Old legacy cabinets still in place/no workers/no panels and s4Gru also shows no work being done on any towers currently in Apopka.
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You can setup your phone to backup automatically to the cloud using Dropbox
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Yup... I have had to restore my one multiple times... Even restores the way your desktop was laid out.
BrianBaker said:
Only rain clouds here in Florida on Sprint... Patiently waiting for sprint to fix it so I can use the cloud properly.
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In Florida on Sprint... what is the problem?
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In Florida on Sprint... what is the problem?
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What isn't the problem? I drive 28 miles each way to and from work a day and consistently get .3 to .5mbps speeds.
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BrianBaker said:
I'm just taking it in stride man..Im up and down about it and get close to leaving now and again but thinking about what the network is going to become keeps me from doing anything stupid...I don't even really care about LTE anymore,I just need a decent connection with decent speeds consistently(1.5-2.0Mb/sec)..Sad that in order to keep this HTC One from freaking out with all the driving I do I had to leave it set on CDMA Only so it doesn't try to connect to to weak 4G Signal areas(switching from 3G to 4G and back to 3G is so slow on this phone)
I had a chat with Sprint a few days/maybe a week ago..And they said the issues i'm having are because of the tower being worked on 4th street behind AOK Tires..Well that's BS because I drive by that tower every day heading out to the office and it has NOT been touched.Old legacy cabinets still in place/no workers/no panels and s4Gru also shows no work being done on any towers currently in Apopka.
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I hear what you're saying. They told me there is work being done on the towers out off Sandpiper and that could be reason I'm having problems, but I'm all the way over by Home Depot and Lowe's. I can sit in my house on Lake Anne and get an LTE signal, but it bounces in and out. So, pointless pretty much. They had no response for when I'm at my office in South Orlando.
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What isn't the problem? I drive 28 miles each way to and from work a day and consistently get .3 to .5mbps speeds.
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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Lawmakers-Pass-Texting-While-Driving-Ban-205859031.html You wont have to worry about your wireless speeds on the road anymore.
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I hear what you're saying. They told me there is work being done on the towers out off Sandpiper and that could be reason I'm having problems, but I'm all the way over by Home Depot and Lowe's. I can sit in my house on Lake Anne and get an LTE signal, but it bounces in and out. So, pointless pretty much. They had no response for when I'm at my office in South Orlando.
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There is no offical LTE in Orlando and that they are doing full network upgrades... This requires them to screw with the towers for some time.
As for the comment about "I don't see any tower work"... Most of the tower work is done at the base. The only tower upgrade is when they install Network Vision (replace the copper up to the cell with fiber and replace the base modules). So even when they are doing a network vision, the only "visible" upgrade is when they are replacing the copper. http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
Just be happy you can get LTE anywhere in an unofficial market... I am in Tallahassee and we still barely have 3g eventho we are on the LTE rollout list.
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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Lawmakers-Pass-Texting-While-Driving-Ban-205859031.html You wont have to worry about your wireless speeds on the road anymore.
There is no offical LTE in Orlando and that they are doing full network upgrades... This requires them to screw with the towers for some time.
As for the comment about "I don't see any tower work"... Most of the tower work is done at the base. The only tower upgrade is when they install Network Vision (replace the copper up to the cell with fiber and replace the base modules). So even when they are doing a network vision, the only "visible" upgrade is when they are replacing the copper. http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
Just be happy you can get LTE anywhere in an unofficial market... I am in Tallahassee and we still barely have 3g eventho we are on the LTE rollout list.
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That's all fine and dandy that they're working on the upgrades now and that's why the speeds are slow. But for as long as I can remember, I've never had a good speed with Sprint. I'd hit a spot once in a while that would put me close or over 1mbps, but every other time, it's literally below .5mbps. It's ridiculous.
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That's all fine and dandy that they're working on the upgrades now and that's why the speeds are slow. But for as long as I can remember, I've never had a good speed with Sprint. I'd hit a spot once in a while that would put me close or over 1mbps, but every other time, it's literally below .5mbps. It's ridiculous.
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That is about standard for half max distance from the tower... The theoretical Rev. A high is based upon a high SNR (that was never really achievable at distance with copper).
really? before they started working on lte I always got fantastic speeds. When I got my OG Evo I pulled 2-3 mbps on 3g, and 5-20 on wimax. I really only get pissed when they are working on towers in my area, then my connection drops to .2-.5mbps, but I stay because after its done Im back to the good old 3g speeds, and 10-30 mbps on LTE. I love sprint, and most of all I love my unlimited data. I know youve heard it 1000 times, but hold on, its getting a lot better.
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really? before they started working on lte I always got fantastic speeds. When I got my OG Evo I pulled 2-3 mbps on 3g, and 5-20 on wimax. I really only get pissed when they are working on towers in my area, then my connection drops to .2-.5mbps, but I stay because after its done Im back to the good old 3g speeds, and 10-30 mbps on LTE. I love sprint, and most of all I love my unlimited data. I know youve heard it 1000 times, but hold on, its getting a lot better.
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That is max burst (not sustainable). There is a lot to it, but one of the main things is degredation of the SNR (which is why they switched from copper to fiber). Also channel interference. Most users will experience between 500 - 1000 kbit sustained speeds. You are also limited by the reverse link when submitted requests.
All I got to say is if the reason my speeds are so bad is because they are working on towers in my area. Then it's been one hell of a process upgrading 1 single tower for over 3 years.
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Question about reception

I recently (last week) got the HTC One coming from the HTC LTE and notice that it seems like every few minutes I lose network connectivity. More specifically when listening to streaming music. Even if the phone is stationary and doesn't matter what part of town (Kansas City), that I have where the music stops and buffers. Also had dropped a call on a road that I never had issues with phone calls before.
The phone was rooted, and took it to the Sprint store and they told me that the towers in town were all flaky (bad thing to say about their network), and that they didn't have a method of testing the radio. That night that I took it to the Sprint store, the girlfriend tried to call me and didn't receive the call and she sent me 3 texts that actually showed up while the CSR was holding the phone, showing that it was delayed by 2 hours. They did a profile update (think honestly they just wanted me out the door).
So I used the RUU to flash back to 100% stock once I got home to ensure it wasn't something that I did rooting the phone. Having done that, over the last few days still having the network buffering issues (didn't have that with my old phone), and haven't had any delayed texts (that I know of).
Question is do you believe them at the store that it is a wide are Sprint tower issue, or that it could be my phone? Don't want to wait too long, and end up with a refurbished one either (someone else's problem phone). Is anyone else having the same type of issues that might be able to be fixed with a software flash????
Thanks in advance!
I know lately I've been having dropped calls a lot. Two tonight actually with decent signal. Idk if it's my replacement phone or a rom I flashed.
Sort of tough to figure out which it could be.
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Tried my girlfriends phone using Tune-In listening to the same channel and her phone does the same thing. She also have the HTC One. Just wonder if power management is just too tight and not enough processor to keep the stream going. Full bars in a 4G area and still buffers. Even when sitting still in my house!
Just very frustrating!
Mine was doing it too. Dial ##72786# and reset network settings. The phone will reboot and go through the hands free activation... After that I have not had any issues... FYI, I'm actually a tech at a corporate sprint store, and I'm surprised by how many reps don't know that ##code. The network being flaky is a real thing because of network vision upgrades taking large sections of our footprint offline for upgrades, although I can understand that it hardly instills confidence in our customers... However it is not a catch all for what could be a hardware issue.
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Thanks jrgalioto. Will let you know what happens...
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Mine was doing it too. Dial ##72786# and reset network settings. The phone will reboot and go through the hands free activation... After that I have not had any issues... FYI, I'm actually a tech at a corporate sprint store, and I'm surprised by how many reps don't know that ##code. The network being flaky is a real thing because of network vision upgrades taking large sections of our footprint offline for upgrades, although I can understand that it hardly instills confidence in our customers... However it is not a catch all for what could be a hardware issue.
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Will the hand free activation reset the phone, will I lose any of my data, should I do a Nan backup become doing it
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No you won't lose any data but a nandroid never hurts
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Will the hand free activation reset the phone, will I lose any of my data, should I do a Nan backup become doing it
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weidnerj said:
I recently (last week) got the HTC One coming from the HTC LTE and notice that it seems like every few minutes I lose network connectivity. More specifically when listening to streaming music. Even if the phone is stationary and doesn't matter what part of town (Kansas City), that I have where the music stops and buffers. Also had dropped a call on a road that I never had issues with phone calls before.
The phone was rooted, and took it to the Sprint store and they told me that the towers in town were all flaky (bad thing to say about their network), and that they didn't have a method of testing the radio. That night that I took it to the Sprint store, the girlfriend tried to call me and didn't receive the call and she sent me 3 texts that actually showed up while the CSR was holding the phone, showing that it was delayed by 2 hours. They did a profile update (think honestly they just wanted me out the door).
So I used the RUU to flash back to 100% stock once I got home to ensure it wasn't something that I did rooting the phone. Having done that, over the last few days still having the network buffering issues (didn't have that with my old phone), and haven't had any delayed texts (that I know of).
Question is do you believe them at the store that it is a wide are Sprint tower issue, or that it could be my phone? Don't want to wait too long, and end up with a refurbished one either (someone else's problem phone). Is anyone else having the same type of issues that might be able to be fixed with a software flash????
Thanks in advance!
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I've had similar issues in Overland Park and Lenexa lately. I did the reset mentioned above and it helped somewhat. About the same time my wife began having issues with her iPhone 5 so I think there is a network component as well.
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Well, still having the issue after driving to Wisconsin. Dropped streaming music, and while using GPS app, get lost and now in coverage area messages. Made the trip many times before and honestly NEVER have had an area where I lost service.
Decided to not take no for an answer and took my phone to the local corporate Sprint store and the lady said well, nothing we can do about it. I said nothing? She said that they don't have LTE here and now way of truly testing the phone. I asked there was no other test that they could run?
She responded that they could run some really basic tests but it probably wouldn't show up (i.e. she wanted me to go away and not waste their time testing the phone). But stuck to my guns and left it with them for an hour.
When I returned, she made sure that she was the one that there to tell me the results, which according to her that the phone "once" failed a particular test, kind of hinting that it passed it other times.
She said that the phone should be in today, coming via UPS. I told her that that if it wasn't in today that I wouldn't' be in the area due to leaving for another part of the state then heading back to the KC area (this was last Monday) and they didn't have the HTC One in stock which she said no, they didn't carry it.
Then as I was leaving she asked if I was get a survey call, if I would rate my visit with them as a 4...
Going to throw a fit if they give me a refurbished phone since I have had the phone less than a month and had problems from day one.
Data Loss During 3G/4G Change
I experience the same thing in the Minneapolis St. Paul area. I drive a lot for work and as I'm driving and the phone switches between towers I loose data connectivity completely for 30-40-60 seconds, sometimes more. I can sit there and watch the 3G/4G indicator go from lit up to dark during the switchover. It's really frustrating if you're using a data app like music streaming. I initially thought it was only happening when switching between 3G and 4G towers, but lately I've noticed it also happens between 3G towers, although 3G/4G is definitely worse.
I hope this is not a phone issue and is only a temporary tower upgrade issue.
Do you have EVDO enabled?
*#*#4636*# I think. Then change the data preferences.
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I experience the same thing in the Minneapolis St. Paul area. I drive a lot for work and as I'm driving and the phone switches between towers I loose data connectivity completely for 30-40-60 seconds, sometimes more. I can sit there and watch the 3G/4G indicator go from lit up to dark during the switchover. It's really frustrating if you're using a data app like music streaming. I initially thought it was only happening when switching between 3G and 4G towers, but lately I've noticed it also happens between 3G towers, although 3G/4G is definitely worse.
I hope this is not a phone issue and is only a temporary tower upgrade issue.
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I work in Minnetonka and experience the same issues while stationary! I'll be sitting and poof signal lost, haven't moved an inch.
Unfortunately I've only picked up 4G while driving, but I will try repeating your results on my next drive to work.
In general it seems like this phone doesn't receive the best signal.
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I work in Minnetonka and experience the same issues while stationary! I'll be sitting and poof signal lost, haven't moved an inch.
Unfortunately I've only picked up 4G while driving, but I will try repeating your results on my next drive to work.
In general it seems like this phone doesn't receive the best signal.
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Interesting. We have a 4G tower near us in Shorewood. I think the tower is around Hwy 5 and Powers Blvd in Chanhassen. Once I lock into the 4G tower I'm fine - it doesn't drop data, but it always drops it when switching between 3G and 4G. Last night I was driving to Jordan for a meeting and watched it all the way down. Not bad switching from 3G to 3G towers, but as soon as I hit the 4G tower signal in Jordan I lost signal. After watching it closer I noticed that the data indicator sometimes goes away completely on the phone, and when that happens it's like a minute or two before it restarts.
I'm going to put in a request for technical assistance from Sprint and see what they have to say about it. Maybe this is just the way the system and phone works since 3G and 4G are so different, but I sure hope not. It's annoying.

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