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Alright, I'm a flash addict, love trying all the roms and well I was switching from bamf 2.0 beta 4, to Gingeritis VIII. I did my wipes and everything special, yet when I finally load it up, my 4g is not there. I'm in a 4g area, and I can get 3g but not my normal 4g. Not sure what to do, I even tried restoring back to my bamf rom with no luck. I had it before I did the switch and it was working fine. Anyone else having a issue or know what could be causing my problems? Forgot to mention I did try changing the radio settings and doing a fix permissions, neither did anything.
Did you update the radio?
Have you called Verizon to see if there is an outage? My 4g went down for a few hours yesterday, might just be them working on the network.
Radio was updated and I'll give big red a call, I mean its kinda odd I hold my 3g easily yet my 4g dies. I've had my 4g all night, and it did happen in the morning, so maybe they are working on it.
Called big red and they told me it would be back online soon just a short outage in the area. Came back online as I was typing this lmfao
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Hellation said:
Called big red and they told me it would be back online soon just a short outage in the area. Came back online as I was typing this lmfao
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Everyone needs to remember, VZW is constantly upgrading/testing/fixing their LTE network. Things like this will be going on most likely all year as they continue to roll out to more cities/markets. First thing to do if your 4G starts acting up is just give them a call. More likely than not, they are doing work, it's just coincidence that it stopped working right after a flash
Yeah I can't get 4g to work either. It might be because I don't have it yet. I figured I would just flash rom after rom till I find one that works.
Just trying to get past 10 posts.
I am also in a 4G area (Los angeles) and had 4G all the time but when I upgraded to the Gingerbread leak I lost it and yes I flashed new radio, its been about a week now. Haven't called big red yet and also haven't heard of updates in my area but 1 week, that's a long time. I also reverted to froyo with accompanying radio and no change...wondering if anyone else in LA area has the same problem or do I have a problem with my phones hardware...
Be sure to reboot the phone like 5 times. That brought it back for me.
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I am also in a 4G area (Los angeles) and had 4G all the time but when I upgraded to the Gingerbread leak I lost it and yes I flashed new radio, its been about a week now. Haven't called big red yet and also haven't heard of updates in my area but 1 week, that's a long time. I also reverted to froyo with accompanying radio and no change...wondering if anyone else in LA area has the same problem or do I have a problem with my phones hardware...
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Be sure to reboot the phone like 5 times. That brought it back for me.
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I haven't had any data since friday afternoon. I had it connect to 3G earlier this morning but it promptly disconnected.
I've tried rebooting since friday. Setting to CDMA, enabling Rev A from ##778. Still nothing.
I'm on the launch stock rooted rom.
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I haven't had any data since friday afternoon. I had it connect to 3G earlier this morning but it promptly disconnected.
I've tried rebooting since friday. Setting to CDMA, enabling Rev A from ##778. Still nothing.
I'm on the launch stock rooted rom.
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I called tech support and let them know of the issue, said there is no 4g outages in my area (los angeles) and was instructed to factory reset, which i do before any rom install then i gotta call back-if and when i get this resolved i will post the outcome.
Not sure what rom you're on now, but whenever I flash something if I lose data I have to go into the antenna settings and force 4G for a while and it will pop back up
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I'm still on Baseband 1.16.00.0223 and Software 1.12.605.6
Could it be since i'm rooted and have not applied the OTA, that verizon is refusing to authenticate my data (connection)? Because when i look at lteonoff, it says i'm connected to whatever network i specify, (LTE, CDMA - eHRPD OR Rev. A [if i go into ##778])
If I go to options ->software update -> check new, the 3G or 4G icon will pop up and checks for a newer firmware. It tells me there is a new update and i can press okay, defer, or deny. As soon as i exit that and try to use the browser, the 3/4G icon goes away. Should I update to the MR1 OTA?
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I'm still on Baseband 1.16.00.0223 and Software 1.12.605.6
Could it be since i'm rooted and have not applied the OTA, that verizon is refusing to authenticate my data (connection)? Because when i look at lteonoff, it says i'm connected to whatever network i specify, (LTE, CDMA - eHRPD OR Rev. A [if i go into ##778])
If I go to options ->software update -> check new, the 3G or 4G icon will pop up and checks for a newer firmware. It tells me there is a new update and i can press okay, defer, or deny. As soon as i exit that and try to use the browser, the 3/4G icon goes away. Should I update to the MR1 OTA?
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No, that's not why you don't have to worry about that just yet haha. Try and force 4G by putting it in LTE mode
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Im just in a 3g area and everytime I go to a gigerbread rom and radio all I get is 1x. Then reverting started jot even fixing the problem. After about 10 flashes back and forth and rebooting a hung I finally ended up on Froyo with 3g. I'm staying here. Not worth my time to run gingerbread.
I was running a GB rom and this afternoon lost all data.
If I take out the sim card and reboot, I can get data for a minute or two...then it goes again.
I'm going back to stock and taking my phone in tomorrow.
Ugh to the guy that said call tech support to see if there is an outage, I don't work in a call center but do in a store and I hate when people come in or call for outages my suggestion is to follow @vzwsupport on Twitter they will let you know in no time and it keeps you from having to go through the menus and crap.
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I re-flashed back to stock and now I've got 4G back.
If anyone is having these problems after running GB I would use JCase's "back to Froyo" flash before trying anything else.
Verizon has had a known problem of thunderbolts loosing its 4g, 3g and 1x. I had the same problem over a month ago when my phone was only able to receive calls and text. Had no data.. so I called them they had me do a factory reset and it fixed it
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turn off background data and auto sync then reboot when u get 4g wait a sec then check the internet to make sure its really on then turn sync etc back on back on
Im in the DC area and my phone wont connect to 4g for life of me (im in a strong 4g area). tried toggling. tried forcing LTE only(either 1x shows up or nothing at all). tried turning off data for 10 minutes. tried removing battery. tried full wipe (wiped three times cache, tried clearing davlik cache and battery stats...three times) reinstalling 1.7. I can still connect to 3g and 1x. Just no 4g
i was initially on bamf's 2.0b5 and noticed i couldnt get 4g. so i restored back to 1.7 and still no 4g. and no i didnt forget to flash the appropriate radios. i called verizon to see if there were issues with the network in the area and they came up with nothing. is my radio broken or am i missing something here?
Try starting the phone up once without the sim card in and then reinstall the sim card and see if it works.
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just tried that. no dice. any other suggestions?
Maybe take it in to vzw and have them test the sim. It could be fried.
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whoa. i didnt know that could happen.
same thing with mine I am in Manasasso area and i get 4g off and on but cant get on the market or google, then i back to 1x so is it a phone issue or a system issue.
Well with me its not even on and off. I get nothing at all.
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I'm sure this is a stupid question but it must be asked. Do you have the back of the phone off?
no such thing as a dumb question. just dumb people. hahaha im kidding. just trying to make light of the situation a little at least. i had a teacher that would always joke around like that so i had to say it.
but i digress, no the battery cover is not off. like i said, 3g and 1x works. just no 4g. can it be possible that just the 4g radio could be broken or if that were the case, i wouldnt have any data network at all?......
and as i was typing this message, my 4g connection had just connected. i think it has to do with the area where i live because I am now in my work building and it seems to be working fine now...i guess verizon lied to me... thanks for the suggestions. will post if things change.
Well, according to Verizon and their coverage map I'm supposed to get 4G at my house but I don't. Granted, I am on the edge. Now, here at work is a different story...solid 4G and it never looks for 3G.
Yeah, I am supposed to have 4g at where I live too. And I would get a strong signal too, which was why I was totally stumped when i couldnt get a 4g connection all of a sudden and verizon told me there were no problems with the network in the area.
this is happening to me as well. Phone keeps jumping between 1X and 3G all the time. I rarely get 4G anymore
I'm on Perfect Storm1.5 running the MR2.5 Radio chingy leaked
I have tried 4 different radios as well as ROMs over this past week, no change on either
been 4 hours and phone hasnt dropped 4g since. even flashed back to bamf 2.0b6. I would get no signal on reboot, but toggling works like usual again. i guess where I live is having problems right now. will post when i get back.
working now. im guessing its the network. running 2.0b6 with mr2.5
This was happening to me as well. I would sometime get "4G", but it's fake 4G, as I would not be able to receive any downstream data, and connectivity would soon cut out. I've gone from GingerRemix 2.1 back -> 1.7 -> 1.63 -> stock -> stock unrooted, and could not get 4G back.
I decided to throw in the towel and go to Verizon (with GingerRemix 2.1 loaded), to compare. They definitely had 4G in store while I was carrying 3G around. I told the "device specialist", and without much questions, he popped in a new sim card for me. I had 4G then until I was about 4 steps out the door, and it would fall back to 3G. The dude and I spent the next hour swapping out another card, placing my sim card into a returned TBolt, but no luck. Finally, he did a factory reset on my phone. With no further luck, he resorted to ordering me a new one.
Still unsure what the issue is since he did give me a new SIM, and that SIM didn't work on another TBolt as well. We'll see whether the new one that comes in the mail tomorrow will fix the issue. I've since then reverted back to stock, since I need to mail my "broken" phone back to VZ, still no 4G.
I applied the update late Friday night and have not been able to get a 4G signal since. I'm normally in a strong 4G area and had not had any problems like this in the past except for the nationwide outage of course.
I've tried battery pulls, toggling LTE off and on and even did a factory reset. I then talked to tech support and they did a few things on their end that were unsuccessful. They then told me to get a new SIM card but once again, no luck.
Tech support is at a loss to explain what is going on and has escalated it to the higher level of support. It can take up to a week for them to get to a ticket so I guess I'm SOL until they take a look at it.
Anybody else having 4G problems since the update?
I haven't applied the update but have been stuck in 1X all day as well. I also pulled the battery, switched back and forth on Rev A, and toggled LTE. Nothing. Was going to revert back to a saved ROM next. My wife's phone happily receives 3G.
Did the update Friday night and 4G is as strong as ever.
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My 4g is also working. What is weird is when I loaded a ROM I lost all signal. I loaded another Rom and nothing. I had to load radio file in hboot and I was back in business.
yea in such circumstances I had reflashed the radio and it works just fine, give it a shot
Received a replacement today, popped in the SIM card and am back to 4G. No idea what happened but the update is definitely to blame.
Yeah I got mess up too with the new update. Had to get a new simcard today and it work ok.
4G working just fine for me also
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Received a replacement today, popped in the SIM card and am back to 4G. No idea what happened but the update is definitely to blame.
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glad you got it worked out. I would have reflashed just the radio to try and fix it.
Having this issue as well since yesterday (7/11). Loaded Th3ory 5.0 with the newest radio to two different Tbolts (mine and a coworkers) and we're both experiencing the same issue. Flashed different versions of the radio, including the newest one again and had 4G come back for a short period of time before all service was gone again. Not sure if its an issue with Th3ory rom itself and since I cant post in that thread until I make a few more spam posts about nothing to get my post count up, I figured I'd post it here.
in Mid-town NYC where 4g has never been an issue before.
I should add that I wasn't rooted.
What happens if you're Rooted and running a custom ROM and you do a SIM Card pull? I really want to try this method, but i'm scared this will force my phone to download the new OTA update and that i'll either brick my phone or run into some serious issues.
I have had trouble for the last two days getting 4G, never had a problem before.
Orange County, CA area.
BAMF remix 1.8.6 w/2.5 radio.
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Having this issue as well since yesterday (7/11). Loaded Th3ory 5.0 with the newest radio to two different Tbolts (mine and a coworkers) and we're both experiencing the same issue. Flashed different versions of the radio, including the newest one again and had 4G come back for a short period of time before all service was gone again. Not sure if its an issue with Th3ory rom itself and since I cant post in that thread until I make a few more spam posts about nothing to get my post count up, I figured I'd post it here.
in Mid-town NYC where 4g has never been an issue before.
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don't think anyone else is having problems. Might be network issues in your area. Just flashed gingertheory 5.0 yesterday with the new stock 2.0 radio from the update and no problems.
I am having the same issues 4g is gone and only stuck on 1x
Make sure you check your sim and battery cover.
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What happens if you're Rooted and running a custom ROM and you do a SIM Card pull? I really want to try this method, but i'm scared this will force my phone to download the new OTA update and that i'll either brick my phone or run into some serious issues.
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You dont need to pull out the sim card, pulling the battery is good enough. All it does is update the PRL.
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Make sure you check your sim and battery cover.
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Yeah just tried battery pull etc.. no luck uggh thnx though
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I'm also off 4g since update... They are sending new sim card hope it works... OTA went w/o hitch... But no 4g... Would modem reset help?
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I'm in the same boat.... I used to get 3-4 bars of 4G service at my home, now after the update I barely get 1 bar of 3G service. I have to force the phone to lock onto 4G by choosing LTE only.
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I was stock unrooted and i got the ota. now my data handoffs are weird. in my house were i get 3 bars of 4g lte (-100ish dbm) i now have 2 bars of 3g and it switches between 3g and 4g. it didn't do this before. i then odined back and installed the ota again and same issue. Any suggestions?
New radios won't be the same for everyone. The new one may hold 4g for somebody else, but knock you down to 3g all the time. It all depends on your location. I say give it a few days to see how it is, then go back to the olds radios (MB1).
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Interestingly enough, every time I receive an OTA, I factory reset for a fresh experience ( placebo or not, it feels like dirty flashing and never seems to run as quick or as smooth). However, every time I did so on MD3, and I tried 3 times, after the reset my data would barely work. Had a signal, showed 4G, just never loaded or indicated data transfer most of the time I tried to do anything.
I wanted the update obviously, so I ended up Odin-ing back and flashing the recovery-based version. Still using LK3 and its faster and more responsive than MB1 ever has been for me. Just food for thought.
Edit: LK3 modem vs MB1 modem
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Hey,
Two SGS3 phones in the household. One's rooted with CleanROM and one's unrooted stock. Our phones doesn't go to 3G often. But when they do, they're pretty much useless. Browsing is extremely slow. The other day I tried to send a text with a picture, and it took over five minutes to send. Tried speedtest.net, and got sub dialup download speeds and almost no upload at all. I don't think that the 3G in this area is bad. I have friends with 3G phones that browse right along just fine.
Is there something that makes these phones operate so poorly in 3G? Is there anything that can be done?
Since you're rooted on one I imagine you can root the one having problems, I'd say root and flash a new modem that might solve your problems
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Since you're rooted on one I imagine you can root the one having problems, I'd say root and flash a new modem that might solve your problems
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One's rooted with CleanROM and VRBLK1 radio. The other one is unrooted and has whatever radio came with the last updated before this one that just came out. Each one is just as useless as the other.
Try different modems. Assuming that doesn't work, come back here and report which ones you tried with what result.
Also, I rarely get stuck under 3G, but when I do, going under More settings/mobile networks/network mode, change to GSM then back to Global. That pops me back onto 4G every time without fail.
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Are you in an area with 3g only, if so when I'm in such an area I use android tuner free or pro: then goto battery manager, on status tab bottom of page see tests, then device info, this brings up phone info page. scroll down and change to cdma auto prl. Then when back in 4g area change in regular settings to normal. Works great for me. If not it tries to find 4g constantly and with weak signal switches back and forth or stays on 3g with slow speeds.
Also like stated earlier try different modems and rpms, flash in pairs has worked best for me. And newest isn't always the best. I'm in Pensacola and newest is slower than mb1 or may is faster and better signal than md3.But each device is different. Good luck
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Thanks. I'm on VRBLK1 right now, because I was told that it was the best one. But I doubt that my RPM matches. I read somewhere around here that RPM doesn't really matter. Wife's phone is on the update prior to this one that just came out, unrooted. So she's using whatever radio/rpm came with that.
I'm in a 4G area, and it's pretty rare that I end up on 3G. There are a couple of spotty areas close by that I always switch over. When I do, 1X is actually faster.
Can someone please point me to the location of the various radios that I can try. At least I can flash the RPM that goes with the one that I'm using. See if that makes a difference. I once had a bunch of them on my memory card, but that card died a while ago, and I lost everything.
Thanks!
There are a few things that you need to know before using the latest aio (all in one) radio files.
If you are running a 4.2 camera you shouldn't have any trouble, but the kernel you use can and will make a difference. If you flash the latest aio and camera doesn't work don't freak out, there are three options that I know of.
1 flash back to previous aio,
2 there is an aio with latest modem,rpm,and older tz (the tz is what messes up camera)
3 flash kernel that works with latest update
There is a thread on here about modems and it should be under android development thread probably just below pinned threads.
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I was wondering if my method getting you back onto 4g by switching to GSM then back to global worked for you? Like I said it never failed me.
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