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I just got my Droid RAZR 2 days ago. For some reason, the 4G LTE randomly drops out. Sometimes, it won't even come back on at all and I have to reboot the phone to get my connection back. I have service because I still get text messages and phone calls. This is getting really annoying, especially when I'm out and about and away from my home Wi-Fi.
I have already downloaded and installed the connectivity restore app from Verizon's Play Store page, but it didn't help. Any other suggestions?
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Anyone there?
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Its a problem with all 4g phones. (Or so i have heard)
I would love to have someone prove me wrong on this though.
kevintstephens said:
I just got my Droid RAZR 2 days ago. For some reason, the 4G LTE randomly drops out. Sometimes, it won't even come back on at all and I have to reboot the phone to get my connection back. I have service because I still get text messages and phone calls. This is getting really annoying, especially when I'm out and about and away from my home Wi-Fi.
I have already downloaded and installed the connectivity restore app from Verizon's Play Store page, but it didn't help. Any other suggestions?
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I just had this exact same thing happen to me. I'm in Anaheim, CA. Figured it was a network outage, of course Verizon always denies any outages just like Sprint did for 3 years.
Eventually, after about 1 hour, 5 reboots and that connectivity app, it just came back on.
Who knows..
Idowhatiwant...i know how it is. Im in the same area. But this has been goibg on for a least a month now.
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tribalb said:
Idowhatiwant...i know how it is. Im in the same area. But this has been goibg on for a least a month now.
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Yep, appears so. Back to 3G now lol..
Got my Maxx about a week ago. I also have a similar (or maybe the same) situation where the 4G LTE icon turns white, but there is no data connection (WiFi off). I did some searching online and found that apparently a lot of Verizon LTE phones have the same problem, so I don't know whether this is a software or hardware problem. However, I did see that many people got their phone to get the connection back with a CDMA/LTE toggle on/off (found in Settings). Hopefully Verizon is working on an update for this.
I think, from what I've observed, it has trouble switching from 3G to 4G and vice-versa. At home, I'm right on the edge of a 4G area, so my phone constantly switches back and forth between 3G and 4G. That's when the data drops. When I have solid 4G connection, the data doesn't drop.
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Welcome to Verizon LTE.
It's a problem with the handshake protocol from eHRPD to LTE. Not likely to be fixed entirely until Verizon rolls out an LTE-Advanced network and phases out CDMA altogether.
MillionManMosh said:
Welcome to Verizon LTE.
It's a problem with the handshake protocol from eHRPD to LTE. Not likely to be fixed entirely until Verizon rolls out an LTE-Advanced network and phases out CDMA altogether.
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Oh wonderful.
kevintstephens said:
Oh wonderful.
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It's not all bad news. The newer phones timeout much less when trying to hold connection and authenticate faster than the first-gens (Charge, Tbolt, etc), and even better than they did at launch (in the case of the Bionic, for example, which uses the same Moto Wrigley 4G chip as the Razr and others). It'll only get better with successive releases.
For some reason I haven't been able to cnnect to LTE here in Olympia, WA. Works great 3-4 bars on my Nexus, anyone else around here having problems? Voice works fine, and I am getting full 4g signal.
Thanks
I'm in Seattle and getting fine LTE - maybe call VZW? Might need a new sim?
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Forehead316 said:
For some reason I haven't been able to cnnect to LTE here in Olympia, WA. Works great 3-4 bars on my Nexus, anyone else around here having problems? Voice works fine, and I am getting full 4g signal.
Thanks[/QUOHad the same problem
went to settings
more settings
mobile networks
network mode
mine was defaulted to global
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You're in oly there's your problem. .....I kid. If settings didn't work then yes sim card could be an issue. Don't think mine has dropped LTE since I got it. But I left the nw for the warm South.
I'm in Portland, and I have no 4G connection for some reason. I activated my phone online and it told me to use the sim card that was in my gnex. I've even tried to switch my preferences from global to CDMA/LTE but no go. I should have full bars where I'm at.
My phone just stays on 3G.
*EDIT*
Decided to call Verizon and activate the sim card that came w/ the Note and 4G is working so all is well. Kinda weird you have to activate a new sim each time you get a new phone...
I live in Puyallup WA and I have full bars 4G just like I had with my Galaxy Nexus and Razr Maxx. I used to get poor reception in big department stores with my GN, so far the Note 2 has gotten better reception in the same stores.
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Hello, I recently got my s5,had rooted with towelroot, then updated with kies to ne6,then rerooted again so I can have my titanium backup back. Question is, should I install the nf6 update and lose root, I am not in a location for the volte coverage, I am near Tampa fl. From what I understand it's mainly for this volte coverage.
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CamoCustom said:
Hello, I recently got my s5,had rooted with towelroot, then updated with kies to ne6,then rerooted again so I can have my titanium backup back. Question is, should I install the nf6 update and lose root, I am not in a location for the volte coverage, I am near Tampa fl. From what I understand it's mainly for this volte coverage.
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There is a way to update to nf6 and keep root. Read it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2790292
You'll never know when your area will have volte coverage.
Now, I'm coming from Verizon service and have had a Droid Bionic and Razr m both 4g of course, what is the voice over LTE, what are the pros and cons, never heard of it before.
Also, for the record I am not new to modding and tinkering, first rooted and themed on Droid x2,then the Bionic, then had my Razr m bootloader unlocked. Not a total newb to this, just to T-Mobile and the s5
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Well from what I see, the different in the new update is when you make the voice call, the signal still show 4g lte instead of drop down to 4g in the previous firmware. Also in the settings for calls you have the option to turn on/off volte. Other than that, I don't see any different on the phone operation wise.
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Well from what I see, the different in the new update is when you make the voice call, the signal still show 4g lte instead of drop down to 4g in the previous firmware. Also in the settings for calls you have the option to turn on/off volte. Other than that, I don't see any different on the phone operation wise.
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thank you
tkeung said:
thank you
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If you do the update, make sure to wipe the cache after.
My battery life was terrible after the update until I cleared the cache.
Now it is better than ever.
Thanks guys, appreciate the info
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CamoCustom said:
Now, I'm coming from Verizon service and have had a Droid Bionic and Razr m both 4g of course, what is the voice over LTE, what are the pros and cons, never heard of it before.
Also, for the record I am not new to modding and tinkering, first rooted and themed on Droid x2,then the Bionic, then had my Razr m bootloader unlocked. Not a total newb to this, just to T-Mobile and the s5
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VoLTE means the network does not drop down to the slower 4G network and will remain on LTE. You will have faster internet speeds when on a call. Also it may help slightly with call clarity, but I don't notice the difference.
Also just FYI: In Tampa FL they rolled out wideband LTE so you can get faster data speeds on t-mobile now in that area. I'm in the Ft. Lauderdale area and it's not listed as a VoLTE area but VoLTE works.
Just picked up a new G3 and new service provider in Verizon. Is it common to be stuck on 3G majority of the time in a decent size city? It sometimes in a blue moon switches to 4GLTE, but won't stay long.
I am with tmobile currently as well as that is my main carrier, but needed good coverage in the bad areas of Pennsylvania. Have awesome coverage where I live with tmobile, however with Verizon not so much.
Is it common?
I guess I have 14 days to decide. Any feedback greatly appreciated,
JesseMT4G said:
Just picked up a new G3 and new service provider in Verizon. Is it common to be stuck on 3G majority of the time in a decent size city? It sometimes in a blue moon switches to 4GLTE, but won't stay long.
I am with tmobile currently as well as that is my main carrier, but needed good coverage in the bad areas of Pennsylvania. Have awesome coverage where I live with tmobile, however with Verizon not so much.
Is it common?
I guess I have 14 days to decide. Any feedback greatly appreciated,
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take it back... verizon locks everything down tmo allows you to be free .
sorry i didn't actually help you in regards to your question.
The only time I see myself switch to 3g is where I have crappy service at my parent's place. Otherwise I don't have that issue..
However I'm also not in Pennsylvania so someone else may need to comment on that bit.
Perhaps they're doing tower upgrades over there?
The G3 gets really good reception, on par or better than the Motorola phones which are known to have excellent reception. I'd give it a day or so to settle along with a few restarts to see if you can grab an updated PRL. Outside of that Verizon may not be great in your area. I have to go outside to get a decent 4G signal, inside it's 3G most of the time.
That's the thing, I still have my T-Mobile phone. I actually live in Ohio, however work in PA and a little of West Virginia where I get no signal and can only make emergency calls. When in Ohio, where I live I get amazing 4G signal on lte. 40 down and 10 up to where on Verizon where I live I get 7 down and barely 1 up. It's crazy... Then again I am on 3G most of the time.
So wifi it goes....
Also is it normal to be on wifi and next to it the 4G/3G signal shows. I only have a gig of data is why I ask. Don't want unwanted charges on my bill.
T-Mobile g Flex unfortunately will still be my main phone. Unlimited everything.
JesseMT4G said:
Also is it normal to be on wifi and next to it the 4G/3G signal shows. I only have a gig of data is why I ask. Don't want unwanted charges on my bill.
T-Mobile g Flex unfortunately will still be my main phone. Unlimited everything.
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Yep that's normal, nothing to worry about there
Ok, thanks. Just worried as T-Mobile phone goes straight to wifi symbol only.
You could try switching airplane mode on and then back off
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kwkw480 said:
take it back... verizon locks everything down tmo allows you to be free .
sorry i didn't actually help you in regards to your question.
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Explain this a little more.
Go to network and Switch to LTE from global. I had the same problem and that fixed it
leemsami said:
Go to network and Switch to LTE from global. I had the same problem and that fixed it
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I did this and at 1st it gave me full bars. I did a reset for some reason and when it came back it's back to 1 bar. Weird....So does this mean I'll stay on 4G and won't pan back to 3G, if so might need to be on global in order to get signal in bad areas.
Thanks though, see what happens.
Things to try:
Power off take out the sim, power back on without sim, power off and put sim back in.
Call Verizon and have then send an update to your sim card.
Factory reset your device
Get a new sim card
toy028 said:
Things to try:
Power off take out the sim, power back on without sim, power off and put sim back in.
Call Verizon and have then send an update to your sim card.
Factory reset your device
Get a new sim card
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It's a new phone and I would have to already take put the SIM. I mean I will as I dont get why I am constantly on 3G. Thought Verizon was good at penetrating buildings for 4G.
Not to mention even when I am on 4G it's no where near the speeds my tmobile phone gets.
Might have to chalk it up to so many people on big red....I guess as long as I get signal in the boonies I'll be okay. Just a little disappointed.
Thanks for the help.
I had this same issue and switching it from Global to CDMA/LTE fixed it for me. I've read that it shouldn't matter if it's on Global.... But I clearly saw the difference.
This G3 gets the same or better reception that my S4 does. I'm happy with it
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You should be on 4G, if it is available in your area. Signal strength is the main reason it'll drop to 3G, but that's only when your 4G signal drops above -100 dBm. Somewhere around the -115 is where mine decides it's better to switch to 3G. I even get some 1X's here at my desk, but I've got a crappy signal at my desk. If you're on 3G most of the time, then there's a problem. As stated earlier, take the following steps:
FDR (Factory Data Reset.) You'll lose everything, so back it up.
Go into the VZW store and tell them you want another SIM card. (Try not to handle it with your fingers and tell them not to handle it with theirs either.)
Replacement phone is the only other alternative.
If none of the above works, then you probably do need to switch back to T-Mobile. Just remember, you only have 14 days to figure this out!
Have you looked at a coverage map? Verizon does have excellent coverage but all carriers have holes
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Looks like Verizon has spotty service in the area you described. Vzw May not be the best choice for you in that area. Especially if you travel.
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leyvatron said:
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T-Mobile's version comes factory unlocked. It already has the TWRP recovery.
OTOH, T-Mobile's version is SIM locked and Verizon's isn't, so Verizon's version is more free if you ever need to travel internationally.
scy1192 said:
T-Mobile's version comes factory unlocked. It already has the TWRP recovery.
OTOH, T-Mobile's version is SIM locked and Verizon's isn't, so Verizon's version is more free if you ever need to travel internationally.
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I got faith in the devs as far at unlocking this phone for a custom recovery!
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I just recently got Verizon lg g3 and I am tryint to get LTE, but nothing has worked changed APN and network settings. Only getting edge speeds.
I am Wondering if there is a custom ROM that I can add to the Verizon lg g3 in order to get T-Mobile LTE coverage.
npham024 said:
I just recently got Verizon lg g3 and I am tryint to get LTE, but nothing has worked changed APN and network settings. Only getting edge speeds.
I am Wondering if there is a custom ROM that I can add to the Verizon lg g3 in order to get T-Mobile LTE coverage.
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Make sure you have the LTE apns for T-Mobile. If that doesn't work. Maybe you live in an area where the T-Mobile bands supported by the Verizon G3 doesn't exist
I get LTE in the RDU area of NC, or H, but down east along the coast I pretty much only get EDGE. Same thing though on my One Plus One, So it's just T-Mobile.
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I don't know if it has anything to do with cloadyfa's 4.4.2 international Rom, but I had multiple problems with running my phone on ATT (no mms while connected to Wi-Fi, constant data/connection loss resulting in missed/late texts and missed calls as well.) Anyway, long story short, I never got lte anywhere in my small town even tho my other 2 phones got lte just fine. After flashing his ROM, I never have data, mms or call problems. It honestly feels like this phone was made for ATT now. Data connected as soon as the phone booted too. No need for manual apn input!