Receiving late texts and missing calls - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

Wondering if any one is getting texts about one hour late. I noticed if I get multiple texts from the same person, I will not receive them until much later. Also, I occasionally miss calls without knowing it. I found out through voicemails.
Anyone else having these issues? I tried updating PRL and profile. (phone keeps saying there is an updated PRL waiting to download....no matter how many times I update it)
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Text thing is happening for me. Calls are fine though.
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sounds like you might need a refresh of your services on Sprints end (bc of the reoccurring update notification) and hopefully that helps with your other issues too bc they sound like services issues rather than phone issues.
to refresh your services you could call CS and just ask them and tell them what's going on or you can do the same over sprint chat

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[Q] My phone is not receiving texts, how can this be resolved?

My phone will receive texts for about a day. Then it stops receiving them entirely and the only resolution I've found so far is to reboot.
Is this a known problem and if so, how can it be permanently resolved?
Do you use Google voice? I forgot to install it and missed voice mails and texts for a few hours. A friend had a task manager that was killing Voice and he could not figure it out so he brought me his phone, after he threw it. I took voice off the auto kill list and he is good now.
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Meatbyproducts said:
Do you use Google voice? I forgot to install it and missed voice mails and texts for a few hours. A friend had a task manager that was killing Voice and he could not figure it out so he brought me his phone, after he threw it. I took voice off the auto kill list and he is good now.
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I wish this was my issue, but no, my phone is stock, and rooted using OCR.
I do not think I have been having this issue since day one of owning the photon (9/15), so if that's the case, it started at some later point.
Its more than likely sprints network and not the phone. Visit the official Sprint forums and you will see a lot of complaints about this same issue from people with all types of phones.
Over the past week (or longer) sprint was experiencing nationwide outages. I too couldn't receive text on and off. Also my 3G has just been off but i could make calls. I called and thats what a rep told me; makes sense i guess. Sprint blows anyways

GV text message delay with sms forwarding?

Anyone else have issues with texts sometimes not sending and then suddenly sending a bunch at once?
I don't notice it on my end, and this comes when I use handcent since I have GV forward texts to the phone and have notifications turned off for GV on the phone.
So even though my phone shows the text as sent there have been multiple times when people will receive 10 or so texts at say 5 am.
Then today I just received 2 that were sent on sunday but they even just arrived in GV as well as the phone.
lbhocky19 said:
Anyone else have issues with texts sometimes not sending and then suddenly sending a bunch at once?
I don't notice it on my end, and this comes when I use handcent since I have GV forward texts to the phone and have notifications turned off for GV on the phone.
So even though my phone shows the text as sent there have been multiple times when people will receive 10 or so texts at say 5 am.
Then today I just received 2 that were sent on sunday but they even just arrived in GV as well as the phone.
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I've experienced the same issue. Also have GV enabled but am using a stock ROM and the stock messaging app. Very odd behavior. Stock message app indicates the sms was sent, but GV and the receipt have not received.
At some future point in time, sometimes a few days later, the SMS will be correctly sent and GV will show and receipt will receive. Haven't been able to narrow down the issue. Very odd bug.
I would speculate its either related to some delay between Sprint and GV or some delay on our device ... My friend has no issues with their NS4G using Sprint and GV so that leads me to think its related to our specific device ...
Any other information anybody has gathered could help us narrow the issue down?
I'm not on stock, so it's not rom specific I guess

[Q] Duplicate text messages...

I get the same exact text usually within about 5 minutes after I get the first one. It's not all from the same people and they have different carriers. It's also completely random, sometimes on wifi and sometimes not. I suppose that people could be messing with me, but I'm not big on conspiracy theories. I'm using the stock messaging app. Any idea what is going on? Any fixes?
Edit: The duplicate messages show the same time as the original as well, even though they show up like a new message like 5 minutes later. Wtf
also have the same issue sometimes it more than five mins couldn't bother getting duplicate text messages.also i figured my wife wouldn't be sending me duplicate messages and when i checked her phone she had only sent it once. so just decided to download a anti-sms bomber app and has been doing the job for me
its sprints network.
Ya never had a problem until I got the evo 4g lte. I get the same messages about 50x and it last for up to 4 days. I am still getting text from my mom and she sent that Monday morning. What is really weird is it only happens with text from my wife and mom, it doesn't happen with any of the other 200 contacts I text.
Today I just noticed when I used Google voice for incoming and out going text. I got all my text messages, as well as all my messages were sent. However, when Google voice received a text, the stock text messenger still has yet to receive the same text..... WTF
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wuestsider said:
Today I just noticed when I used Google voice for incoming and out going text. I got all my text messages, as well as all my messages were sent. However, when Google voice received a text, the stock text messenger still has yet to receive the same text..... WTF
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That's because Google Voice uses data (3G, 4G or WiFi) and it's usually a push service so you receive it right away considering no problems with your data connection. Text messages, MMS and voice calls don't come in through the data band but instead through the voice band. So if Sprint's network is congested or it was a bad activation by the Sprint rep you'll get things late.
I recommend everyone to reprovision their phones, I had this issue with mine the first couple of days, resprovisioned it, and no issues at all since.
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That's because Google Voice uses data (3G, 4G or WiFi) and it's usually a push service so you receive it right away considering no problems with your data connection. Text messages, MMS and voice calls don't come in through the data band but instead through the voice band. So if Sprint's network is congested or it was a bad activation by the Sprint rep you'll get things late.
I recommend everyone to reprovision their phones, I had this issue with mine the first couple of days, resprovisioned it, and no issues at all since.
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Help with reprovision? Guessing it's ##3282# or something?
Edit: nevermind, found a how-to here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-evo-4g/140727-how-re-provision-my-evo-need-help-3.html

[Q] SMS doesn't always send ?

Ive noticed that when sending certain sms messages, the messages will keep spooling and not send unless I delete and resend it. Seems to happen at random times, even with no signal it should still send when it gets a signal right ? Using the Handcent SMS
Same thing happens to me.
I had the exact same issue. I stopped using Handcent and the issue went away. I've never had this issue on any of my last 5 android devices. Really frustrating since I have used handcent as long as I can remember.
+1 - Yep, me too! Even using GVoice + Sprint integration, too!
Also, if I restart my phone all the texts will magically send. Anyone else find this to be the case?
I also noticed that I can't get voice to text to work. I speak, select the line that reflects what I said....and then nothing. It doesn't paste it in. Any one else?
amishbobinc said:
Also, if I restart my phone all the texts will magically send. Anyone else find this to be the case?
I also noticed that I can't get voice to text to work. I speak, select the line that reflects what I said....and then nothing. It doesn't paste it in. Any one else?
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My speech to text didn't work when using swiftkey. I switched to stock keyboard. Speech to text is amazing
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I'm having the same problem. texts i sent after and before the unsent ones send fine. using go SMS pro
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i have this same issue with handcent as well
I used to always have issues with handcent. When I had the Hero none of the MMS would send. So since then I have been using Go SMS Pro.
I am using Go Sms and I have the same issue. It seems if I am receiving a text at the same time, mine won't send and I have to delete it and start over. Also, when I send an MMS, it will create drafts of the same thing that I have to remove. My voice to text on swiftkey won't work either. I will have to try it out on stock.
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I was having the same problem and what I thought was happening was the phone was closing Handcent (multitasking issue) before the text sent. I don't currently have my EVO LTE to prove that this is the case.
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It's all network improvements boys and girls. If you been experiencing dropped calls, network busy tones, missed, super late, or texts being rejected; its due to nv work.
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mbaseball3 said:
It's all network improvements boys and girls. If you been experiencing dropped calls, network busy tones, missed, super late, or texts being rejected; its due to nv work.
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How can you be so sure? I started experiencing this the day I got this phone.
I have the same issues. Unfortunately, the only time I actually get text on time and/or send text reliably is when I use Google voice. I hate Google voices SMS setup, its ugly, and you can't send attachments. Its a shame we have this very cool phone, that can't do the basic cell phone operations. However, I do agree that this issue could very well be a Sprint signal issue and not the fault of HTC.
I'd also like to add, this is my second EVOLTE and both had this issue. Also both phones were and is having problems receiving calls. My missed calls don't even register, so once again, I have to rely on Google voice to let me know I missed a call via email, even after my phone never rang.
WUESTSIDER!
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mbaseball3 said:
It's all network improvements boys and girls. If you been experiencing dropped calls, network busy tones, missed, super late, or texts being rejected; its due to nv work.
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I can 100% guarantee you that this is not the reason for this btw....it may be in some places the reason but it is NOT the main reason this is happening...
I know for a FACT there has been 0 work on the towers in my area and seen this same thing happen...
Ok, so for me this is only an issue with third party messaging apps.
I have been using the stock app now and haven't had the issue once.
Go back to Handcent sms, boom! issues again.
amishbobinc said:
Ok, so for me this is only an issue with third party messaging apps.
I have been using the stock app now and haven't had the issue once.
Go back to Handcent sms, boom! issues again.
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I have the same issue. I had the same issue briefly a few weeks ago; however, now it's happening only on Sprint's network. If I check "Roam Only" on Meanrom I'm able to place calls, and send/receive text messages just fine. It started happening again when I used the LazyPanda s-off. I asked Sprint to do an HLR reset, and I still have the same problem. I've updated the profile 7 times now.

SMS issues- Is it Sprint or my Evo??

My phones sms is all borked out. Phone is completely stock, unrootedx with the latest ota update.
My sms are ALWAYS timestamped wrong which seriously ****s with my ocd. Sent will he fine but received are always hours behind or ahead.
Also lately, phone won't send me my sms all day and then bam!! 12 messages all at once.
I have fine reception, never roaming, full bars of 3G almost always. What gives???
tawnyoc said:
My phones sms is all borked out. Phone is completely stock, unrootedx with the latest ota update.
My sms are ALWAYS timestamped wrong which seriously ****s with my ocd. Sent will he fine but received are always hours behind or ahead.
Also lately, phone won't send me my sms all day and then bam!! 12 messages all at once.
I have fine reception, never roaming, full bars of 3G almost always. What gives???
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Are you using the AirRave (network extender) while at home? I am, and its been messing with my text messages since I switched to sprint. Doesn't matter which phone (OG Evo, Evo lte, Epic). Time stamps are screwy, duplicates sent, and sometimes it cuts the 1st half of my message off which makes my texts look like I'm crazy... lol... Only happens when I'm connected to the AirRave at home though...
I've had this sort of thing happen to me two or three times over the last 5+ years with Sprint. It was incredibly irritating, but it did go away on it's own after about two days. If it's happening to you for longer than that... I'd be concerned. And to second the above post, if you're using an Airave, all bets are off when it comes to text messages. I'm currently a month into back and forth phone calls to Sprint about getting mine replaced to see if that fixes my sms issue.
Use ICS tranquility and your timestamps will NEVER be wrong.
Not using Airrave.. its been going on for about two weeks now o__o
Thanks for the tip on ics tranquility, will definitely check it out!!
maybe this will work
I had this happen to me just a couple days ago, but I was not receiving or able to send sms at all. I went into a sprint store and the rep told me he had to call in to have my text messaging codes reset. So he called in and reset it and it worked! He said you should be able to do it over the phone, just don't be on your phone, or on chat.
Sense is completely messing with my SMS messages. Mine come in under the wrong number.
If I text a lot and delete some messages, the next person to text me comes in as the last person I deleted.
In the stock SMS app I can see it come in under the wrong person then quickly change to the right.
If I use Chomp or Go SMS Pro, it stays under the wrong person unless I kill the app and restart it. My texts are constantly going to the wrong people, and to my friends Facebook posts.
I've had this problem with every build thus far. I've wiped, RUU'd...still does it.
My friend is running Meanrom, it does it on his. Doesn't seem to do it on ROMs without Sense.
Someone else has to have noticed this.
I've never had any of this happen, nor have I ever heard of the texts messages being labeled as coming from the wrong contact. If it happens with other messaging apps, why do you think it's sense?
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mattemer said:
I've never had any of this happen, nor have I ever heard of the texts messages being labeled as coming from the wrong contact. If it happens with other messaging apps, why do you think it's sense?
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In my original post I said it happens with the stock app.
Its more of a problem with third party apps because they don't work the same way the stock app does. So when the message is displayed wrong for that brief second it grabs that. If I kill and restart third party app, the message changes back to the right person.
The reason I think its sense is because sense handles the messaging on these phones, and the problem cannot be replicated on a senseless rom. I can duplicate this problem on a rooted phone with meanrom. What are the odds chomp sms and go sms pro would have the exact same bug? Both of them rely on the core sms framework for data, so whatever is messing with them is happening in core. I've got a post about this over at sprint and it seems to be picking up a little steam. A fee more people.are crawling out of the woodwork with this problem.
if handcent is that third party app u using it will always do it .something is wrong with that app .use go sms

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