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[FIX] One possible solution to your data dropping issues.

What's up guys, don't post much, so excuse if this is in wrong section or whatever. Just thought I'd post my solution for constant data dropping problem I was having. Where for one, I would only have a data connection for no more than 30 minutes before it would stop downloading/receiving any data. And then I'd have to turn mobile network off and then back on again. It also affected phones calls. Where once the data dropped and I tried to make a call it wouldn't connect at all. Nor could I receive calls without first turning off and back on mobile network, or airplane mode. In rare occasions it wouldn't even send texts. The worst part was that even when I had a data connection for whatever amount of time, I got 4g lte absolutely nowhere.
After extreme amounts of frustration, and 100's of reflashes, (not really) I came across a few forum post where users were experiencing the same issue. Some with root and some without. After further reading, some users posted that after contacting HTC, they recommended it be a sim card issue, as early micro Sims have shown to have some defects. And then that's what made me think. Sim card, maybe it's more simple than we think.
Thinking about how many times I dropped the fu*k out of my phone, I thought to grab my sim card removal tool and pop it out.
I noticed that with the sim card holder, the sim doesn't sit very snug in the slot, so given the thousands of times I've dropped this thing, it's likely that the sim card wasn't sitting in that "perfect spot". So I went ahead and blew in the card slot like a 90's game console, (cause that fixes everything) reseated the sim in the holder, and put it back in. And wala. 4g let speeds EVERYWHERE I go now, and not a single data drop for two days. Even when it's switching towers.
Now I no longer want to blow up AT&T
Because our phones don't have expandable memory, and an internal battery , we don't find ourselves having to open it, or constantly remove anything from it. Unless you have multiple carriers in which you switch between Sims with. But most of us contracted HOX users aren't even going to touch that sim slot.
To sum it up, I just hope that anyone that comes across this issue in the same details, and hasnt opened their sim card slot since the day it was activated and put in the phone, will come across this post. Just to give it a try before getting a new sim (as HTC suggests) or getting a different phone manufacturer (as AT&T suggest. -___- )
Thanks to all the devs for the hard work, and for keeping us interested in this ever-changing field.
Later
Sent from my HOX

sighkotic said:
What's up guys, don't post much, so excuse if this is in wrong section or whatever. Just thought I'd post my solution for constant data dropping problem I was having. Where for one, I would only have a data connection for no more than 30 minutes before it would stop downloading/receiving any data. And then I'd have to turn mobile network off and then back on again. It also affected phones calls. Where once the data dropped and I tried to make a call it wouldn't connect at all. Nor could I receive calls without first turning off and back on mobile network, or airplane mode. In rare occasions it wouldn't even send texts. The worst part was that even when I had a data connection for whatever amount of time, I got 4g lte absolutely nowhere.
After extreme amounts of frustration, and 100's of reflashes, (not really) I came across a few forum post where users were experiencing the same issue. Some with root and some without. After further reading, some users posted that after contacting HTC, they recommended it be a sim card issue, as early micro Sims have shown to have some defects. And then that's what made me think. Sim card, maybe it's more simple than we think.
Thinking about how many times I dropped the fu*k out of my phone, I thought to grab my sim card removal tool and pop it out.
I noticed that with the sim card holder, the sim doesn't sit very snug in the slot, so given the thousands of times I've dropped this thing, it's likely that the sim card wasn't sitting in that "perfect spot". So I went ahead and blew in the card slot like a 90's game console, (cause that fixes everything) reseated the sim in the holder, and put it back in. And wala. 4g let speeds EVERYWHERE I go now, and not a single data drop for two days. Even when it's switching towers.
Now I no longer want to blow up AT&T
Because our phones don't have expandable memory, and an internal battery , we don't find ourselves having to open it, or constantly remove anything from it. Unless you have multiple carriers in which you switch between Sims with. But most of us contracted HOX users aren't even going to touch that sim slot.
To sum it up, I just hope that anyone that comes across this issue in the same details, and hasnt opened their sim card slot since the day it was activated and put in the phone, will come across this post. Just to give it a try before getting a new sim (as HTC suggests) or getting a different phone manufacturer (as AT&T suggest. -___- )
Thanks to all the devs for the hard work, and for keeping us interested in this ever-changing field.
Later
Sent from my HOX
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I haven't dropped my phone, but if I shake it, I hear rattling. Is that the SIM card not sitting in there as tight as it should? I notice if I shake it enough, I'll lose some signal. Another weird thing, I'll get 4G LTE in school, but I walked into the parking lot today and only got 3G, but right now I am getting LTE again

It could be the sim, but it could also be the g sensor. I wouldn't imagine the sim be loose enough to cause a rattling. But who knows. They are micro šims, so the possibility of displacement on the contacts could be a bit more prone, as they have less surface area.
Sent from my HOX

absolutelygrim said:
I haven't dropped my phone, but if I shake it, I hear rattling. Is that the SIM card not sitting in there as tight as it should? I notice if I shake it enough, I'll lose some signal. Another weird thing, I'll get 4G LTE in school, but I walked into the parking lot today and only got 3G, but right now I am getting LTE again
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It's the camera. Normal.
I have quirky cell coverage areas on at&t too. Same spots with different phones for past 8 years.
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cfn87 said:
It's the camera. Normal.
I have quirky cell coverage areas on at&t too. Same spots with different phones for past 8 years.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
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Ah, makes sense.
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk 2

My network losses were seriously unbearable. Sometimes I could only be browsing for less than 5 minutes before it dropped. Then it would continue ever five minutes after turning off and back on.
Sent from my HOX

[Q] Data/Signal Cuts In/Out

I just got this phone today unlocked from tmobile and inserted my custom-cut nano sim into the nano to micro adapter and inserted it into the phone. Everything was fine for a while but i started noticing my data and signal was cutting in and out by itself when the screen was off maybe for 3 minutes or longer. This is a significant problem as you can imagine. I checked every single setting i could and nothing would make it do so. Any advice or suggestions? Im using a straight talk att micro sim card that i had cut down to fit my i5S but came back to android and used a noosy sim adapter. Maybe its the fact that the card is custom cut (so it already doesnt fit the adapter like its supposed to)? I really need help here. Yes i have the proper apn settings and im fully stock.

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[Q] Possible hardware fault

Hi all.
Received a supposedly new Galaxy S6 today and the seal was broken.
All seemed OK with phone so accepted it.
Put in a 3 sim card as phone is unlocked. Problem is it just says "Not connected to network" when trying to make a call. Though it has received 2 text messages and I managed to send one after the phone tried to send it for 30 minutes. Phone also isn't showing any data connection. It's been tried with the sim out my old phone and also with a new sim from 3 store today. Sim had been in phone for approx 8 hrs before I run out of ideas.
So the phone definitely works. Just can't seem to figure out why its not working properly . I'm thinking it likely hardware fault though would like anyones opinions or suggestions.
Cheers for reading the post
Mark

The new SIM card probably is not yet activated. Bring your S6 back to your telecom provider so they can test there with a working SIM. If it does not work then it maybe a hardware problem. Have them replaced your S6 if it is.

Sim was activated. 3 store tried it in another phone and it worked ok.
To make matters worse. I put nano sim converter inside Galaxy S3 to test my old phone. Couldn't get it out and bent pins inside phone DOH!
After leaving the store and arriving home my phone was showing full signal and the '3' symbol. Unfortunately would still not send a text or make a call.
My conclusion is that the phone isn't quite reading the Sim properly.
My decision now is to either wait till the seller replies(Who I don't trust) to numerous messages I have left or just send it off to Samsung for repair.
Cheers for replying
Mark

Send to Samsung for repair.

I've sent the phone back to seller.
I'm beginning to doubt myself though after this nightmare. This is going to be a long story....
When the S6 arrived I had to cut my micro sim down out of my S3 to nano size. I'm quite a perfectionist when it comes to stuff like this and did a good job. Though as the S6 didn't hold a signal I went into 3 store for brand new nano sim. Put it into the S6 instore and it was the same. Though they said wait up to four hours for it to register properly. Went home and after 6 hours still no luck. So I decided to try it in my S3.
This is when the nightmare began.
As I needed it micro size I cut out a template to put nano sim in. When trying to insert it in I wasn't happy. So I tried to take it out and the tip caught hold of the sim reader pins and came away. So I had a bit of plastic stuck in sim reader. Boy could I not get it out. So had no option but to buy a new sim/Mem card reader. Local shop wanted a tenner for one. Had no option so bought it along with a proper nano to micro sim housing and went along home.. Fitted it and then went along to the 3 store armed with both S3 and S6 to make sure I could either get the S6 working and if not get the sim put in the S3.
This is where my next dumb moments was. So I didn't lose the nano to Micro template I partially slotted it into the S3 sim reader.
Got to 3 store, explained S6 wasn't working with new nano sim and asked if they could check the sim was ok. They tried it in a HTC and it worked fine.
So this to me proved the S6 was faulty.
So I asked if they would put it into my S3 to show it worked ok in that.
So they went to put the Sim in my S3 and couldn't get the template out as i'm not sure if they pushed the sim converter all the way in!! As no sim was in the template the pins had hooked onto it. So ended up damaging the sim reader again. Jesus!!
So no working phone again. Just an apparent working nano sim.
Got home ordered ANOTHER sim/mem reader.
To get me connected I ended up taping the nano sim in place on the S3 and part of an old credit card on top so the rear cover put pressure on the sim as well. This was after cutting away the top part of the original sim reader to get the plastic out and to expose the pins. LO and behold it worked!!! Full signal just like I normally get and H+ data
So I've had a phone for last 24hrs working and got home tonight to find the new sim/card reader had arrived. Thought wow that was quick delivery. Took sim out and thought i'd give S6 one last try as I install the new sim reader. . Still no luck getting stable signal so boxed up S6 to return. Put sim into S3 with proper template AND you'll never guess what........ITS DOING EXCACTLY THE SAME THE S6 WAS!!!!
S3 now keeps dropping signal and going into emergency only calls. I'm thinking why didn't I just not touch it.
So is it possible that the 3 network throws a Dummy every time you swap sim into different phones??? Its just strange the S3 is doing excactly what the S6 was. Or could the S6 be upsetting the sim?
God i'm really baffled as there always seems to be more than one factor into the equation of whats wrong.
Now I'm just waiting to get hold of another sim to try or just hope after leaving my S3 on overnight it might settle down.
God phones....I hate em LOL

Just to clear up the Sim issue with the S3. Even though it was connected on the '3' network and not receiving calls. I happened to check the manual network provider list again and it was showing the '3' network twice in the list. Clicked on the one it wasn't auto selecting and S3 is working fine again. Tried the Sim in the S6 again hoping that may have been the problem also. Again the S6 manual network provider was showing the '3' network twice in the list....But unfortunately still didn't connect to network properly.
So S6 definitely going back Monday.
Anyone know if having your network provider listed twice in the network settings is normal? Or is it possible that '3' have not programmed the sim properly?
Cheers
Mark

[Completed] Droid RAZR MAXX HD (XT926) Running Cyanogenmod 12.1 Nightly Unable to Read Sim Card

I have been a longtime lurker on these forums and the responses here have always been helpful. Generally, the answers are a Google search away. This time, however, they are not. I am not an expert like many users here, but I am usually good enough.
So, a bit of background. My phone has a few issues that are making it rather unusable when it comes to wireless service and the battery is dying quickly. It is a Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD (XT926) running CyanogenMod version 12.1-20150811-NIGHTLY-xt926 which is Android version 5.1.1. The Baseband version is VANQUISH_BP_100731.020.64.21P
About two months ago, I had my SIM card out because I was taking my SD card out to make a quick transfer of some APK files. Later, I asked my girlfriend to bring me my phone and she accidentally tried to shove the SD card into the SIM card slot. This may have bent some of the prongs, because after that the phone did not sense my SIM card. I was able to straighten them using a hooked paperclip end and by putting a couple of pieces of tape on the back of my SIM card, the phone was able to read my SIM card again.
Two weeks ago, the phone quit reading my SIM card again. I got a new one. This did nothing. I updated from a rooted stock KK to Cyanogenmod and that did nothing. Taking the card out and putting it in does nothing. The pins seem to align with the card, as it scratches the card in the right places.
I thought it was purely a hardware problem, but I find that if I turn my phone off and back on, the SIM card is read and my phone connects to Verizon Wireless, my wireless provider. Unfortunately, after a few minutes, the phone ceases to read the card and instead, it says No SIM card—Emergency calls only. Sometimes, my carrier is shown as 000000 but it works off and on but does not show that it is connected to 3G or LTE. Sometimes, even without being turned off, it works anyway. Nevertheless, it always works when I reboot it.
Any ideas? I have spent countless hours trying to figure this out. I spent so much time trying to figure this out that my girlfriend and I had an argument and she broke up with me. Kidding (sort of)! I do not have a warranty and I do not have a phone contract. This thing can't be returned and I cannot easily afford a new one.

davidmoore0 said:
I have been a longtime lurker on these forums and the responses here have always been helpful. Generally, the answers are a Google search away. This time, however, they are not. I am not an expert like many users here, but I am usually good enough.
So, a bit of background. My phone has a few issues that are making it rather unusable when it comes to wireless service and the battery is dying quickly. It is a Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD (XT926) running CyanogenMod version 12.1-20150811-NIGHTLY-xt926 which is Android version 5.1.1. The Baseband version is VANQUISH_BP_100731.020.64.21P
About two months ago, I had my SIM card out because I was taking my SD card out to make a quick transfer of some APK files. Later, I asked my girlfriend to bring me my phone and she accidentally tried to shove the SD card into the SIM card slot. This may have bent some of the prongs, because after that the phone did not sense my SIM card. I was able to straighten them using a hooked paperclip end and by putting a couple of pieces of tape on the back of my SIM card, the phone was able to read my SIM card again.
Two weeks ago, the phone quit reading my SIM card again. I got a new one. This did nothing. I updated from a rooted stock KK to Cyanogenmod and that did nothing. Taking the card out and putting it in does nothing. The pins seem to align with the card, as it scratches the card in the right places.
I thought it was purely a hardware problem, but I find that if I turn my phone off and back on, the SIM card is read and my phone connects to Verizon Wireless, my wireless provider. Unfortunately, after a few minutes, the phone ceases to read the card and instead, it says No SIM card—Emergency calls only. Sometimes, my carrier is shown as 000000 but it works off and on but does not show that it is connected to 3G or LTE. Sometimes, even without being turned off, it works anyway. Nevertheless, it always works when I reboot it.
Any ideas? I have spent countless hours trying to figure this out. I spent so much time trying to figure this out that my girlfriend and I had an argument and she broke up with me. Kidding (sort of)! I do not have a warranty and I do not have a phone contract. This thing can't be returned and I cannot easily afford a new one.
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Hi, thanks for using XDA Assist!
Please post your question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/help
Your RAZR maxx HD is supported in that forum. You'll find expert advice there.
Good luck!

Droid RAZR MAXX HD (XT926) Running Cyanogenmod 12.1 Nightly Unable to Read Sim Card

I have been a longtime lurker on these forums and the responses here have always been helpful. Generally, the answers are a Google search away. This time, however, they are not. I am not an expert like many users here, but I am usually good enough.
So, a bit of background. My phone has a few issues that are making it rather unusable when it comes to wireless service and the battery is dying quickly. It is a Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD (XT926) running CyanogenMod version 12.1-20150811-NIGHTLY-xt926 which is Android version 5.1.1. The Baseband version is VANQUISH_BP_100731.020.64.21P
About two months ago, I had my SIM card out because I was taking my SD card out to make a quick transfer of some APK files. Later, I asked my girlfriend to bring me my phone and she accidentally tried to shove the SD card into the SIM card slot. This may have bent some of the prongs, because after that the phone did not sense my SIM card. I was able to straighten them using a hooked paperclip end and by putting a couple of pieces of tape on the back of my SIM card, the phone was able to read my SIM card again.
Two weeks ago, the phone quit reading my SIM card again. I got a new one. This did nothing. I updated from a rooted stock KK to Cyanogenmod and that did nothing. Taking the card out and putting it in does nothing. The pins seem to align with the card, as it scratches the card in the right places.
I thought it was purely a hardware problem, but I find that if I turn my phone off and back on, the SIM card is read and my phone connects to Verizon Wireless, my wireless provider. Unfortunately, after a few minutes, the phone ceases to read the card and instead, it says No SIM card—Emergency calls only. Sometimes, my carrier is shown as 000000 but it works off and on but does not show that it is connected to 3G or LTE. Sometimes, even without being turned off, it works anyway. Nevertheless, it always works when I reboot it.
Any ideas? I have spent countless hours trying to figure this out. I spent so much time trying to figure this out that my girlfriend and I had an argument and she broke up with me. Kidding (sort of)! I do not have a warranty and I do not have a phone contract. This thing can't be returned and I cannot easily afford a new one.