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Emergency Calls Only

I searched through this forum and saw a few threads but they were a little different than what I keep coming up with. I was wondering if anyone else is having this issue. Every once in a while my Note will switch over to Emergency Calls Only mode. If I go and enable airplane mode then disable airplane mode my connections will reset and everything will come back. I don't know if this is related to the SIM card, or the SIM slot on the phone. I feel like this is a software related issue. Generally this only seems to happen at work or when I'm in the basement for a long time. It's as if the phone is getting No Signal or a very weak signal for an extended amount of time and then finally switches to Emergency Calls Only mode, but doesn't come back. Also sometimes it will go into this mode and most things won't work, but for some reason the Facebook app can still access the Data Connection. I'll go to status sometimes and it will show Mobile Network State as Connected where Service State will say out of service or something to that extent. I even had Mobile network type showing as HSPA
Anyone else encountered this issue?

I am having the same issue, and this is driving me nuts! Usually it happens when I turn on wifi for a long while when my phone in screen sleeping mode. How to fix? not wanna restore my Note again as I did this step for 3 times already because of this issue.

The same issue. How to fix????????? Thanks a lot!
wingod513 said:
I am having the same issue, and this is driving me nuts! Usually it happens when I turn on wifi for a long while when my phone in screen sleeping mode. How to fix? not wanna restore my Note again as I did this step for 3 times already because of this issue.
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The same issue. How to fix????????? Thanks a lot!

It may be a tower issue i go in some areas that show full signal but shows that its emegency calls only down load an app called reception it will tell you if there are other towers nearby and if they have good signals
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i've been facing the same issue since past 4 weeks. after switching over from stunner ics aokp rom to stock gb and now my phone displays no signal (bars) at all.. however this is only for a while and i do get reception after 10 mins or so.. now i'm on official ics and still face the same issue..!!?

same issue here, its getting frustrating i'm missing business calls because of this!

I had it over a few days on GB too, I tried reseating the SIM slot and it sort of fixed itself.
I am not sure whether that helped or a shutdown + battery pull is the savior.
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Connecting to chromecast

Anyone has any issues connecting to the chromecast? My Note 3, not rooted or modified in any way, cannot connect stably to the chromecast dongle. They are on the same wifi, with at least 3 signal bars on both devices. However every time I try to play from YouTube or Netflix I get this constant connect - disconnect until the app crashes. On the TV I see the dongle start connecting to the stream then dropping it when Note disconnects then restarting the stream from beginning when Note reconnects.
Anyone has any ideas? Apps work fine otherwise and dongle works fine with my laptop and the old Note 2.
Thanks
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Seems that I have fixed it myself. At least it is working for now.
I was reading the thread on Note 3 WiFi issues in this forum and someone there offered improvement for that problem. I have not noticed any WiFi issues on my phone but decided to do so anyway. Well, apparently that fixed my chromecast connection.
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Seems that I have fixed it myself. At least it is working for now.
I was reading the thread on Note 3 WiFi issues in this forum and someone there offered improvement for that problem. I have not noticed any WiFi issues on my phone but decided to do so anyway. Well, apparently that fixed my chromecast connection.
Please take a look at this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46577342
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I had an issue but I had to turn off the option in wifi settings for switching to 4g if the wifi connection is poor.
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I had that one off already. Wasn't working. Only turning off power management fixed it. However, it substantially worse on the battery life. I've lost 3-5 hours of the battery.
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[Q] Unstable WiFi Connection.

One issue i've noticed about my Note 3 is that where i would normally have great wifi connection with my old S3 (in my own living room) my note 3 would give me a notification saying the "Wi-FI connection is unstable". Even in my room sometimes i would have a perfect WiFi connection and other times i have a wifi connection but it is too "unstable" to use. On top of that i've noticed my internet speed on my Note 3 is significantly slower than my S3, and i know it isn't my wifi connection because my laptop runs the same speed as it always has. I was wonder if anyone could help me out here. Is it a hardware or software problem?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

I get this every once in a while when I am at the fringe of the WiFi range or where there are an excessive amount of WiFi overlapping. The WiFi strength on this is much better than any other phone I have had as I can actually go into certain areas of work now and still connect. These areas are pretty much a large metal lined box so wasn't expecting to connect as my note 2 doesn't, an iPhone 5 & 5s will not connect in there either.
I just turned off the automatic switching between WiFi and mobile and no longer get the message.
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I get this every once in a while when I am at the fringe of the WiFi range or where there are an excessive amount of WiFi overlapping. The WiFi strength on this is much better than any other phone I have had as I can actually go into certain areas of work now and still connect. These areas are pretty much a large metal lined box so wasn't expecting to connect as my note 2 doesn't, an iPhone 5 & 5s will not connect in there either.
I just turned off the automatic switching between WiFi and mobile and no longer get the message.
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I tried turning off that setting and this problem still occurs. Is that a hardware or software problem? Have i maybe received a defective Note 3?

2trainz said:
I tried turning off that setting and this problem still occurs. Is that a hardware or software problem? Have i maybe received a defective Note 3?
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wipe your cache partition. you don't lose any data or important info or apps. some reported this helped them. http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-9049#cache_partition

Need help with 3 major problems

Okay. So this is my third phone from at&t. I have had three major problems. I cannot connect to open Wi-Fi networks like panera bread and Starbucks. I Get the word in blushing connected, but after a second it says " the network is slow and unstable". I have had the battery getting hot with moderate usage as well. Plus when I am talking to someone else thru say the cannot hear me. So I put it on speaker phone and disable the speaker phone option and all is good. I've read about people gettimg at least one of these issues, but there is no solution to any of these problems. I jabs tried everything. Disabling through auto connect, and fixing the GPS to where the apps can't get my location. Speaking of which I never had these issues with other phones like the s4. That last pic means when I signed in it wouldn't continue further
Edit : the battery seems okay. But the issue with the calling and Wi-Fi still stands. Someone said there needs to be an update
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To turn off the connection is slow error
Settings-wifi-press menu -uncheck auto network switch
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Go to phone press *#0011#..press menu button click wifi turn off wifi power save
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Data and Wifi completely drop, have to do airplane mode to turn it back on

I don't know why, but this is a consistent problem and it's getting annoying. I will only have bars, but no wifi or internet connection. This just randomly happens and I don't know what triggers it.
I have to turn airplane mode on and off to fix the problem. Is there something that is causing this?

http://galaxys5guide.com/samsung-ga...-the-notification-icons-on-samsung-galaxy-s5/
It may help you.

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http://galaxys5guide.com/samsung-ga...-the-notification-icons-on-samsung-galaxy-s5/
It may help you.
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This doesn't really help.
What happens is data and wifi disappear and if I hit wifi it won't turn on. I have to turn airplane mode on and off and it starts working again.
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SlimJ87D said:
I don't know why, but this is a consistent problem and it's getting annoying. I will only have bars, but no wifi or internet connection. This just randomly happens and I don't know what triggers it.
I have to turn airplane mode on and off to fix the problem. Is there something that is causing this?
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I have had the same thing happen,but only once or twice,I chalked it up to my home WiFi threw Comcast ,I've been having major problems with my Comcast modem dropping WiFi or to slow of a connection,think I have to replace the modem just been to lazy,but I have the smart network switch on in my phones wifi settings so I thought maybe from the signals switching so much it froze or something,but yea it did same thing I had no lte or 4G next to my carrier signal,the wifi was not allowing me to turn it on,or scan for networks,wasn't even showing any so I did the same thing hit the airplane toggle and it came back.
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Sorry i have no others solution for it.

I just posted a thread about the EXACT SAME issue. It only seems to happen overnight, but when I wake up in the morning my wifi has been turned off and my 4G LTE isn't working. When I try and toggle wifi back on it gets stuck and never reconnects/turns on. My solution has been to restart the phone.
I'm thinking since this seems like a rare problem, that this is a device-specific issue. I'm going to try and exchange mine this weekend due to this problem and hopefully get a properly functioning GS5 instead.
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This doesn't really help.
What happens is data and wifi disappear and if I hit wifi it won't turn on. I have to turn airplane mode on and off and it starts working again.
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Have the same issue (made a post about it already in this forum). Usually happens when there is a large fluctuation in signal. Grocery store where I get no service results in no service when I leave the store as well. Have to cycle airplane mode like you described.
WiFi hasn't done it yet.
Another forum member suggested it may happen if using an older style SIM, which I am (from my S3). I haven't been up to change it yet. What SIM are you guys using?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2744472

I typically have this happen when I'm at home at night, while my phone is plugged in and on wifi. Just disconnects at some point overnight.
I'm using a brand new SIM provided by AT&T when I upgraded in store.
Very strange issue and is random. For instance, it didn't happen overnight last night.
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My S5 just started dropping data randomly and causing my battery to drain with almost no usage... I tested using Skype in a good 4G LTE area and will start out with 4 bars and the 4G LTE icon but as soon as I try to initialize a test video call over Skype the signal immediately drops to either no bars at 4G or it will go straight to E!? I haven't had this issue in a long time and it just suddenly started. At first I figured maybe they lost a tower but now this is going on almost a full week. I've got unlimited Data so I know that's not the issue, it has a brand new SIM... I'm going to AT&T and see if they have an answer or if they'll swap it out. Annoying!
Also annoying that sending a simple text will fail... ugh no root and now no data! :what::banghead:
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I've had this happen several times, but only at my work. Reception is poor at my office, and the company WiFi requires browser-based login each hour, which I switch to many times a day.
The phone basically stops using all radios EXCEPT bluetooth, showing a circle with a line through it. I've been rebooting the phone to restore connectivity, but will try toggling airplane mode next time. I haven't noted any strange battery drain.
I haven't seen this issue when wifi is disabled.
I didn't notice it locked up a few days ago and drove home where cell reception is very good. The phone didn't recover until I rebooted it.
I have a brand new SIM from ATT and use a Gear 2 (which is greatness, btw)
I've done the following:
1. disabled the damn ATT hotspot app
2. Disabled/enabled the Wifi connection check setting
3. Did a full factory reset
This is getting close to a deal breaker for me.

As an update...
I have this issue basically every work day with the aforementioned environmental variables
Today, I:
Disabled Bluetooth (left the gear at home)
Disabled wireless
Switched radio to 'LTE/GSM/CDMA Auto' with instructions in this thread
The radios haven't locked up and reception is much better.
I'll try leaving WiFi/BT on and use my Gear again next week.

For anyone who is still interested, changing the modem setting seems to have resolved the problem for me. It also improved connectivity in weak areas a good deal.
Unfortunately you must enter the key sequence to toggle the radio each time the phone is restarted.