I just started having this problem:
My phone works fine and I am able to access the internet.
Then I get to work and turn on Wifi. Everything works fine no problem.
Then I turn off Wifi and want to resume access through general AT&T 4G, and I cannot get the browser to connect.
I keep getting errors related to no data connection.
Why is this happening? What do I need to do when I turn off Wifi to resume use of wireless network?
Thanks!
lirong said:
I just started having this problem:
My phone works fine and I am able to access the internet.
Then I get to work and turn on Wifi. Everything works fine no problem.
Then I turn off Wifi and want to resume access through general AT&T 4G, and I cannot get the browser to connect.
I keep getting errors related to no data connection.
Why is this happening? What do I need to do when I turn off Wifi to resume use of wireless network?
Thanks!
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You can probably cycle airplane mode to get it to work
I will try that. But this only recently started happening...for the first few months I never had this problem.
Any thoughts on what would suddenly make this happen?
Definitely appreciate the response, but it seems like needing to cycle airplane mode shouldnt be the only/right way to address whatever is happening...?
***EDIT***
Strangely, when I try to cycle into Flight Mode here is what happens...
Phone says it is in Flight Mode, but I still have 4GLTE and coverage bars at the top.
Again, until recently this would work fine and I would get the Airplane icon...not happening now...
By the way, when I now try to cycle out of airplane mode, the Flight mode option is greyed out (it says "Flight Mode is ON" in grey) and I cannot select to switch out. I can only Power Off.
lirong said:
I will try that. But this only recently started happening...for the first few months I never had this problem.
Any thoughts on what would suddenly make this happen?
Definitely appreciate the response, but it seems like needing to cycle airplane mode shouldnt be the only/right way to address whatever is happening...?
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Yeah it shouldn't happen. What rom/ radio you on? Do you ever reboot the phone?
I am all stock.
By "ever reboot" do you mean power off? If so, then yes, every night.
lirong said:
I am all stock.
By "ever reboot" do you mean power off? If so, then yes, every night.
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Yeah, shut off or restart is what I meant. This happens every day or just sometimes?
Until recently I didnt have this problem at all.
Over the last few days it has started to happen more frequently, although not always.
lirong said:
Until recently I didnt have this problem at all.
Over the last few days it has started to happen more frequently, although not always.
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att will probably tell you to factory reset if you bring it in. I don't know what else to do besides reset it and see if that works. If not, I guess bring it in to them.
OK thanks for the advice. let me see if this keeps happening.
I know you also commented on my other thread, around the issues I am having with battery drain once I power off.
That one is also totally unresolved (noone seems to have any thoughts). They have both only started happening in the last few days. Hmm...
lirong said:
OK thanks for the advice. let me see if this keeps happening.
I know you also commented on my other thread, around the issues I am having with battery drain once I power off.
That one is also totally unresolved (noone seems to have any thoughts). They have both only started happening in the last few days. Hmm...
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Oh yeah, thats you too, huh...haha, that sucks. I'm not too sure, but maybe this is a hardware issue. I don't see how they relate, but maybe.
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Hi guys. I tried to search for related topics but didn't find anything.
Occasionaly I lose esge . Since that's what I'm using the most. And there is no icon next to the battery either. I can't open anything that needs internet. Then I try to switch to 3g and I use toggle settings. But nothing happens. No 3g no edge. I noticed that whenever that happens and I go to toggle setting to mark using 2g only . It doesn't stay green. I press it. I go to main menu. Go back and its not marked eventhough it shows green when I press it. After that my only fix is to restart the phone and then it all goes back to normal. Any ideas?
Happens to me, too. Usually after/while tethering. Haven't been able to reliably reproduce it, though.
O ic. The thing is that I have never used tethering..so I guess there is multiple problems..have you seen any other discusion regarding this issue?
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O ic. The thing is that I have never used tethering..so I guess there is multiple problems..have you seen any other discusion regarding this issue?
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i had that issue once .. i turned the phone off and on .. never came back for me
did you flash the radio??
i re flashed the radio and it seems to be working for me.. will keep you posted
you mean reflashing by applying the radio update that jf gave separately? i did it this morning. i hope it was right. if i want to reflash it. do i have to delete somethingor i can just go to home and power and apply the radio update again? do you think its going to help?
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you mean reflashing by applying the radio update that jf gave separately? i did it this morning. i hope it was right. if i want to reflash it. do i have to delete somethingor i can just go to home and power and apply the radio update again? do you think its going to help?
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yes that one, yeah just go in to recovery mode and update... it worked for me might just be a coincidence.. post if it worked for you
might be something with your location rather than the phone?
I have the same issue but i have pined it down to a certain time every day. I live in a 3G zone and i work in and Edge zone. It has never happened on 3G, but everyday that i am at work on Edge between 9am and 10am PST the icon disappears and all internet connections die.
If i restart the phone it comes right back with no more problems for that day, but the next day the same thing happens. Once and a while I'll go a day without it happening but i would say that happens maybe 2 or 3 times a month. Now some days i notice the moment it does it other times I'm not paying attention and realize I'm not connected anymore when i try to send a message.
I have let it go without restarting to see what happens and it was back on there before 11am PST so i would have to venture to say it has to do with that specific tower in that area. I could be wrong but i don't notice it on my day off at my house on 3G and i really haven't noticed it in any other area with Edge, but unless I'm at work i don't have as much time to stare at the phone all day
Wifi never stays on and when it turns off on its own the 4G or 2G is also DEAD NO CONNECTION!
Only way to get data back on is to turn off the phone! Anyone else having this issue? If you do what are you going to do, stay with it? Have you found a fix?
I have tried everything and nothing works. Could it be because of the ROOT? Hard reset does nothing accept waste your time.
Exchange it. I have no problem keeping any connection, rooted or unrooted.
Did you skip the initial setup? Skipping it has been found to cause a lot of connection problems. Or are you restoring Titanium backups? Restoring old Wi-Fi settings also seems to mess up Wi-Fi. Try factory resetting (not hard resetting) and not skipping initial setup.
JasjarMan said:
Wifi never stays on and when it turns off on its own the 4G or 2G is also DEAD NO CONNECTION!
Only way to get data back on is to turn off the phone! Anyone else having this issue? If you do what are you going to do, stay with it? Have you found a fix?
I have tried everything and nothing works. Could it be because of the ROOT? Hard reset does nothing accept waste your time.
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Did you adjust your Wi-Fi sleep policy?
try a factory reset? crying about the phone is not going to fix it... be a little more proactive and then come cry about it online to everyone
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try a factory reset? crying about the phone is not going to fix it... be a little more proactive and then come cry about it online to everyone
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Agreed. Lol
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Agreed. Lol
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WHAT, the words "TRIED EVERYTHING", "HARD RESET DOES NOTHING" didn't cut it for you guys as "proactive??"
Did everything everyone mentioned here and MORE. What has fixed it SO FAR is 2 things.
1- switched wifi sleep policy to TURN OFF WHEN SCREEN IS OFF. Which I don't like but it works because once the wifi router is of range the 4g data connection kicks in! Before it stayed dead when set to NEVER TURN OFF.
2. App called WIFI KEEP ALIVE in the market. WORKS GREAT!
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Bad unit maybe.
Mine holds connections perfectly.
JHaste said:
try a factory reset? crying about the phone is not going to fix it... be a little more proactive and then come cry about it online to everyone
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A simple return would have worked so painlessly.
We're allllll still under the 14 days...
Absolutely no issues with my phone.
Just return the phone if you're having issues with it. Caps locking won't help you solve your problem. Returning the phone and asking for an exchange is easy as counting from 1-100. , it's just an isolated case.
I am also having connectivity issues. I fully understand, Here is my post.
I will give it some time, before I call it quits.
I have noticed when using Reader it will say "No Connection Retry" at the bottom if I scroll really quickly. It also does it a few times when I start up Pocket Legends.
iunlock said:
A simple return would have worked so painlessly.
We're allllll still under the 14 days...
Absolutely no issues with my phone.
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When you say 14 days...thats how long you have to return it? Where did you buy yours? Where I'm at there are no T-Mobile stores. The only place to buy is Radio Shack...and Wal-Mart but I purchased mine at Radio Shack. They told me 30 days..is this true? BTW...I'm having no issues other than keeping 4G where at my house so I just switched in network settings to WCDMA Only when I'm at home and I keep 4G. I don't have Wi-Fi though so I haven't checked it yet...I tether my Evo and now my G2X for my internet for my computer.
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I am also having connectivity issues. I fully understand, Here is my post.
I will give it some time, before I call it quits.
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I have opposite (minor) problem.
When I turn WiFi off - it keeps on trying to come back on. No issue but waste of battery. It connects almost immediately when it is close to my router.
dj75728 said:
Did you skip the initial setup? Skipping it has been found to cause a lot of connection problems. Or are you restoring Titanium backups? Restoring old Wi-Fi settings also seems to mess up Wi-Fi. Try factory resetting (not hard resetting) and not skipping initial setup.
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yeah i've seen ppl do that, i only did that once, then from then on i just restore missing apps only and only back up user apps. i love Titanium backup, went from my SGS vibrant to the G2x, minimal setup...root..busybox...titanium..done..
JasjarMan said:
WHAT, the words "TRIED EVERYTHING", "HARD RESET DOES NOTHING" didn't cut it for you guys as "proactive??"
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Having an attitude like this really isn't going to get people to want to help you... you act like it's our job to fix your phone and help you.. using caps is basically yelling at us... so yeah, I dont know too many that would be willing to help after being yelled at like its our fault..
I rebuilt my phone for the third time today because I was getting force closes on the browser. I moved some stuff to SD memory so it wasn't the phone's fault. I noticed that the first time I turned Wi-Fi on that Wi-Fi calling automatically enabled itself. When it's on, all native data connections are disabled. You might want to look at the state of your Wi-Fi Calling app. With Wi-Fi calling running, the settings menu allows you to set it to "Wi-Fi Only." That was the default setting on my G2 so I'd suggest making sure that's what's selected.
There is a fix for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046854
Remember to remove My Account app. Don't let it run in background.
JasjarMan said:
Wifi never stays on and when it turns off on its own the 4G or 2G is also DEAD NO CONNECTION!
Only way to get data back on is to turn off the phone! Anyone else having this issue? If you do what are you going to do, stay with it? Have you found a fix?
I have tried everything and nothing works. Could it be because of the ROOT? Hard reset does nothing accept waste your time.
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You said you've tried everything (meaning everything on your phone). Have you tried resetting your router? Issues like this tend to happen when:
1) There is spotty wi-fi connection
2) The router has run out of IP addresses to lease to devices
3) Wi-fi calling has been enabled and is not disabling automatically when it should (therefore leaving cellular data disabled)
4) There is a genuine hardware problem with your phone
That is what I can deduce (and I assume what most people will come to conclude) from the information you've given. Hope this helps.
My wife and I both have Charges, mine is rooted and running GummyCharged, her Charge is just running stock. After setting her phone up, we noticed a 3G icon with a "d" under it. From doing some searching online, I found a post at another forum saying that the d means "dormant." Just means that the phone isn't sending or receiving any data so the connection is dormant. That part I understand I guess, my problem with that explanation is that when she would have the 3Gd icon, we couldn't even bring up anything on the browser. So it's like the connection went to sleep and nothing we did could wake it up except a reboot.
I guess my question is, does anyone know what this actually is and if there's a way to stop it? Should I just root her phone too and throw a ROM on it because I haven't seen that icon since back in the Razr days.
There is another thread in the general section about signal issues. Several different thoughts. You could always toggle the data connection from 4g to 3g then back or someone suggested to airplane mode then back. Its all a crazy mess but check out the other post. The other day it happened to my wifes phone and mine. She is stock and Im rooted. Actually had the problem last night I was downloading great and then all of a sudden boom.
blueis300 said:
There is another thread in the general section about signal issues. Several different thoughts. You could always toggle the data connection from 4g to 3g then back or someone suggested to airplane mode then back. Its all a crazy mess but check out the other post. The other day it happened to my wifes phone and mine. She is stock and Im rooted. Actually had the problem last night I was downloading great and then all of a sudden boom.
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Thanks for the info! I may have looked at that post, not sure though. I looked at a lot of posts but none of them addressed my wifes exact issue. I'll check it out though, thanks again!
HI
Got my One S yesterday and might i just say i think its the bees knees so to speak.
So far everything seems fine and no noticed any of the issues mentioned here.
The first thing i have noticed today however is this:
I had the phone connected to my home's wifi which was great, however when i got to work this morning it thought it was still connected to such WIFI eventhough i was miles from home. i had to turn wifi off and on to fix it.
Anyone else noticed this, or have an idea of how to fix?
Cheers
It is a known bug
I also found myself traveling miles from home with no WIFI in the horizon with my home network still connected, blocking the phone from switching to mobile data.
We will probably need to wait for a firmware update.
orenfl said:
I also found myself traveling miles from home with no WIFI in the horizon with my home network still connected, blocking the phone from switching to mobile data.
We will probably need to wait for a firmware update.
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Not reckon a factory reset will do the trick?
Haven't tried yet
nozzla said:
Not reckon a factory reset will do the trick?
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but a short term solution is disable->enable the wifi totally.
yeah i know. just annoying.
very annoying!
nozzla said:
yeah i know. just annoying.
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but it doesn't happen every time though...
but I do get once in a while an error enabling WIFI
orenfl said:
but it doesn't happen every time though...
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on top of that, I do get once in a while error when trying to enable WIFI.
no detailed data but just "Error" instead of the regular on/off.
Have seen the same problem too, sometimes the device gets stuck thinking it is connected to Wifi when in fact it is many miles from the network it claims to be connected to.
I have seen the problem the other way around... when having been outside of the range of my wifi-router the HOS won't connect back to it when coming home... the only thing to do is to shut off wifi on the phone..
that exactly what i added before
Thiesen said:
I have seen the problem the other way around... when having been outside of the range of my wifi-router the HOS won't connect back to it when coming home... the only thing to do is to shut off wifi on the phone..
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I have mentioned that trying to re-enable WIFI results in an error instead of either on or off in its settings. Indeed only phone restart helps.
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I have mentioned that trying to re-enable WIFI results in an error instead of either on or off in its settings. Indeed only phone restart helps.
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I didn't get any errors... I just disabled wifi and turned it back on again... no need to reboot the phone...
Error message
Thiesen said:
I didn't get any errors... I just disabled wifi and turned it back on again... no need to reboot the phone...
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the error I mentioned is not always and usually I can disable/enable w/o any issue.
But, it did happened more than once.
to me it doesn't happen
After some more testing I have come to this conclusion:
If I put the wifi in high power mode it connects immedietly to my trusty DIR-655 after having slept for some time. If I put it in low power mode it is trying to connect but doesn't do squat.
From there I just have to momentarily disable and enable wifi in order for it to happily reconnect again. Yay for the wifi widget...
And yes, I want the phone to shut down wifi when in standby mode. NOT always on.
My wifi was working fine before but yesterday I tried getting on wifi and the position seems to be stuck. It seems like it was to connect but it wont connect, i leave my phone to try and connect for many hours and it doesnt. I go to mysettings to try and turn the wifi position to off and i cant. Ive tried restarting and taking the battery out and nothing helps. I got my wifi to turn off, and after a few hours without trying to get on wifi i tried connecting and its back to what it has been doing, like in a stuck position. I got it to go off by turning the phone off completly for a few hours. Any help is well appreciated. Thank you in advance. I tried attaching a picture to better explain this, but for some reason I cant even attach a file.
What rom are you on?
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Nohemy73 said:
My wifi was working fine before but yesterday I tried getting on wifi and the position seems to be stuck. It seems like it was to connect but it wont connect, i leave my phone to try and connect for many hours and it doesnt. I go to mysettings to try and turn the wifi position to off and i cant. Ive tried restarting and taking the battery out and nothing helps. I got my wifi to turn off, and after a few hours without trying to get on wifi i tried connecting and its back to what it has been doing, like in a stuck position. I got it to go off by turning the phone off completly for a few hours. Any help is well appreciated. Thank you in advance. I tried attaching a picture to better explain this, but for some reason I cant even attach a file.
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I've been having weird WiFi issues recently too. I'm stock. I disabled the ATT Smart WiFi but that doesn't seem to fix things. Tried one of the WiFi applications to reconnect when it detects the failure but that works only about 99% of the time.
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What rom are you on?
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My phone is stock, havent done any upgrades besides that of android. Im a beginner, so i wouldnt know how to answer this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
aspexil said:
I've been having weird WiFi issues recently too. I'm stock. I disabled the ATT Smart WiFi but that doesn't seem to fix things. Tried one of the WiFi applications to reconnect when it detects the failure but that works only about 99% of the time.
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My wifi doesnt even connect now, it shows that its trying to connect but it wont. The wifi icon doesnt go to full green, it stays on a transparent green, like it wants to connect but wont.
If it was me I'd flash the stock from and get it back to the way it used to be. But if you're on stock now and haven't done any flashing its going to take a lot of learning on your part. You are going to have to learn to use odin and where to get the stock rom. Not sure if you're up for that.
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If you both are on stock call ATT. They will be more then happy to help you. With your level of knowledge that is your best course of action. They will most likely tell you to factory reset your phone. You will loose all your apps and settings. Tell them you want to back that up first. They should be able to help you from there.
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If you both are on stock call ATT. They will be more then happy to help you. With your level of knowledge that is your best course of action. They will most likely tell you to factory reset your phone. You will loose all your apps and settings. Tell them you want to back that up first. They should be able to help you from there.
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Guess this is what i will have to do, i just dont no if something is wrong with my phone. Thank you for your help
Hey guys,
I've been using this phone (skyrocket ROGERS version) and have had this problem ever since I "upgraded" to ICS; and I've had so many problems with this phone! I've just learned to accept that my WiFi will never work consistently enough for me to use it so I just always use my data plan (luckily I've got a lot of data).
THINGS I HAVE TRIED
Cm 10 stable
Cm 10 nightly
Cm 9 stable
Miui
Flashing stock ICS
Flashing stock Jb
Things I haven't tried
Flashing stock gingerbread (because this was the only time my WiFi worked consistently, but why go back to gingerbread)
If anybody has ANY insight on this it would be very helpful
I guess I should also mention that I've flashed everyone of these ROMs that I listed at least 3-5 times just to ensure it wasn't just a bad flash.