Hello, I've been reading a lot on here with people that's having GPS and WiFi issues on their Note 3. I have had WiFi issues since day one and recently starting having GPS issues.
I went back to Best Buy and exchanged it for a brand new one, I was about 32 days into it (I'm a elite plus member so I have 45 days), and I'll be a son of a gun if the GPS works absolutely flawlessly now and I haven't had one WiFi issue yet.
I was really hoping these issues would be fixed by an OTA, but it seems like replacement fixed it right up.
Has anybody else had an experience like this or am I just lucky it works?
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I hajve been helping my mom with the MT3G. I keep up with her on Latitude, and half of the time, it reports her position as Espoo, Finland. When she first got the phone, it showed her in Chicago quite a bit. Problem is, she has never left south Texas! She also complains that Weatherbug and her other GPS based apps report this as well.. Has any one else seen this problem and can anyone think of a fix?
well recently ive had problems where it puts me in PA even though im in TX but i never went international XD
im pretty sure my issue is software and hero related, but is she running the stock rom?
if so it could be a hardware problem. call tmo and complain, they should replace it for a working one
Hi guys, I only got my N1 a few days ago and just recently upgraded to FRF85B. I've noticed the wifi sleep policy setting seems to be ignored, even when set to never as soon as the screen blanks (locks) wifi is disabled and I can no longer ping the phone.
I'm not sure if i had this issue back on EPE54B, googling has turned up a bunch of people having similar problems but no fixes. Has anyone experienced this and have a working fix? Thanks.
nachod0g said:
Hi guys, I only got my N1 a few days ago and just recently upgraded to FRF85B. I've noticed the wifi sleep policy setting seems to be ignored, even when set to never as soon as the screen blanks (locks) wifi is disabled and I can no longer ping the phone.
I'm not sure if i had this issue back on EPE54B, googling has turned up a bunch of people having similar problems but no fixes. Has anyone experienced this and have a working fix? Thanks.
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its an annoying issue that has been present in the nexus for a while someone is working on a fix in the themes and app section here
flybyme said:
its an annoying issue that has been present in the nexus for a while someone is working on a fix in the themes and app section here
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Cheers flybyme, you're always around to answer my questions. I have seen that a few people claim their wifi sleep policy is working, so I was hoping I could get mine working to... Do you know if this issue is affecting every N1?
my wifi sleep policy has always worked just fine. but some people have this problem where it just does not work correctly. never seen a true reason or fix. the only thing i can think of is that it must be certain routers have this issue with nexus, and some dont. i use verizon FIOS wifi router if it matters.
I've tried 3 different routers and it doesn't work on any, I guess it could just be really picky though... Anyway I called google tech support and asked them about it and all they could do was arrange a repair/replacement.
Received my repacement from HTC and wifi sleep is working fine now, seems like it was a handset issue.
nachod0g said:
Received my repacement from HTC and wifi sleep is working fine now, seems like it was a handset issue.
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maybe i should call htc up and ask about this as well lol
i remember having this problem on the g1 at times as well, but it was not as bad as the nexus
I called N1 support about this issue and after exhausting all options they referred me to HTC and set me up for a replacement. I'll post as soon as I get it and test it out.
Hi! I hope to write in the right area, but if not I ask someone to move my post in the right one.
Now I have a HTC Diamond device, but I've to change it for a GalaxyS or an iPhone4.
I would like to buy a GalaxyS device, but I read many posts about bugs, lags, gps problems, so I wonder if it is a great choice this GalaxyS.
I like android and all the development opportunities around it (thanks to XDA), but it seems to be not so stable yet...
I flashed many ROMS on my Diamond in the past, so it's not a problem to do the same for my GalaxyS, but problems are fixed? The GPS works fine? Maybe not...
Maybe with Froyo 2.2?
iPhone4 is not so open as an Android device, but it's a very stable device!
What do you think about?
coming from a winmo background you're gonna love the galaxy s! its miles ahead in terms of refinements, polish and brilliant integration. The GPS problems are nothing so critical...its more of a sw fix im guessing. I live in India, and i have ZERO problems on my GPS....i feel the bug is something country/carrier specific.
there are many things to love and obsess with the galaxy s....go get yourself one, you sure wont regret it
While I'd love to echo what dreamtheater39 has said, I can't. It's a brilliant phone, but after having mine for just under a month, it's starting to lag like crazy, and in the last two days I've had a ton of dropped calls and the phone has switched itself off/crashed three times in the last few hours resulting in data loss because the power button doesn't respond (forcing me to hard-reset the phone).
All I can say is that, if you do get one, have an open mind. And make sure you don't get locked into a lengthy contract in case things do go awry.
same here GPS working great since day 1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775450
Maybe I got a lemon
Maybe I got a lemon but I can not stand the i9000. I have 4 bugs that drive me crazy.
1. Market Place hangs at starting download. I have to do a factory reset to download an update an app.
2. GPS just stops working or it puts you on a different street when you are using navigation. The worst part is then it has to recalculate the directions twice, once for the wrong location and then again for the correct location, which is a real pain in the pocketbook when you are rooming.
3. Receives invalided cert from a hotspot connects the 1st time then never again. So I cannot use my hotspot at work, my old iphone connects no problem.
4. Does not always switch between wifi and mobile network. Have to go to airplane mode and back to get 3G network. (I tried changing the wifi sleep settings)
Mmmm...so maybe it's a good device, but I understand that who had an iPhone before it seems to be a step backward...is it?
Having serious troubles with the GPS (I think ever since I upgraded to KitKat). I've tried a couple of ROMs and went back to the stock rooted one found here. I will get a fix at times but it will be lost within a minute or so and makes things very frustrating.
What's the best way to troubleshoot this? I've tried Chartcross GPS test, but it doesn't fix anything. Any help would be really appreciated.
Anybody?
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Having serious troubles with the GPS (I think ever since I upgraded to KitKat). I've tried a couple of ROMs and went back to the stock rooted one found here. I will get a fix at times but it will be lost within a minute or so and makes things very frustrating.
What's the best way to troubleshoot this? I've tried Chartcross GPS test, but it doesn't fix anything. Any help would be really appreciated.
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If you google your question you will find loads of the same exact issue. I am also having the same exact issue, it only kind of works on stock rom with no root. But even then not for very long. Samsung decided to put garbage gps radio's in our phones so gps is pretty much non existent on the Note 3. I'm on my 4th phone from ATT. Not only does the GPS suck, the connection losses are pretty unbearable at times and have actually costed me customers. And to think I traded my S5 for this POS....really frustrating.
TLDR: Someone at Samsung needs punched in the face, twice.
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If you google your question you will find loads of the same exact issue. I am also having the same exact issue, it only kind of works on stock rom with no root. But even then not for very long. Samsung decided to put garbage gps radio's in our phones so gps is pretty much non existent on the Note 3. I'm on my 4th phone from ATT. Not only does the GPS suck, the connection losses are pretty unbearable at times and have actually costed me customers. And to think I traded my S5 for this POS....really frustrating.
TLDR: Someone at Samsung needs punched in the face, twice.
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Interesting. Mine was working perfectly prior to this whole kitkat ordeal. If I Odin back to stick and reflash to 4.4.2, do you think it will remedy the issue?
That's what i did because I need gps daily, though it still has major issues, I'm literally trying to sell it, my s5 never lost lock, even in my pocket.
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That's what i did because I need gps daily, though it still has major issues, I'm literally trying to sell it, my s5 never lost lock, even in my pocket.
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Do you think there's any use in ODIN'ng back to stock and then trying the custom 4.4.2 ROMs or is it not going to work?
Are major problems solved in the latest firmware? (Restarts, wi-fi & BF dropping...)
Hi,
I want to buy XZ1 compact but I am reading this phone is restarting on its own, and has wi-fi and bluetooth problems. Can anybody please say, if those or other "critical" bugs are solved? I searched but it is hard to say for sure...
Basically I am quite depended on the phone and I really want it to be reliable. My current Motorola restarted maybe once in three years, so I am bit nervous about this.
Thanks
I'm on the latest firmware and I don't have any of that.
That said, I was on the November one for the last few months and also never had any of that.
That's the problem with forums like that, you're likely to only see the rare negatives of any device.
No issues for me.. smooth as butter.. great battery life.. LDAC working flawlessly with Sony headphones etc
Just wish I could turn the charging LED off
Also keep in mind if you unlock bootloader and load custom rom you're on your own. I havent gone that route this time and have had literally 0 issues in months
Okay, thank you, it seems it will be fine. I won't do custom rom but yeah root + xposed is a must for me.
I also got dropping WIFI. Really annoying and nothing seems to fix it.
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I also got dropping WIFI. Really annoying and nothing seems to fix it.
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Wifi working fine here. Check the settings on your router.
The restarts seem to be fixed. I think it was a regression with the previous one or two versions. The phone was fine, then it went from one or more a day, to none with the latest update. Wifi hasn't improved, but I did not find it that bad to begin with. Once it connects, it stays connected. It's that original connection where it sometimes decides "wifi? I don't have a wifi radio." Bluetooth is still terrible - works fine with a BT speaker, but is nearly useless with a car stereo.
Only 1 problem persists - Smart Lock don't work, it just a blank page. Can be resolved by restarting the device.