Something happened to my phone last night where it now won't connect to any registered network. Simply says "searching".
I've tried a handful of new roms following all the guides to the tee. U M M U for my mounts. Wipe everything, cache / data / dalvik. The phone itself works fine it just cant connect to a network. I'm not sure if the phone itself just broke or what.
I've also tried some different modem kernels etc but nothing is helping.
Is my phone physically broken or is there a way to get it to work. I've also tried stock rom and what not and I can't fix it.
Someone help me please!
Did you pay the bill check the imei number make sure its not all 0s
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Did you pay the bill check the imei number make sure its not all 0s
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Lol if you don't pay the bill it still says T-Mobile with bars
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DJKlitz said:
Something happened to my phone last night where it now won't connect to any registered network. Simply says "searching".
I've tried a handful of new roms following all the guides to the tee. U M M U for my mounts. Wipe everything, cache / data / dalvik. The phone itself works fine it just cant connect to a network. I'm not sure if the phone itself just broke or what.
I've also tried some different modem kernels etc but nothing is helping.
Is my phone physically broken or is there a way to get it to work. I've also tried stock rom and what not and I can't fix it.
Someone help me please!
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If you can, call T-Mobile and make sure there are no network outages in your area
Is the phone showing any networks when you go to network operators? Even if TMOB has an outage you should see other carriers there. If your not seeing any then your modem might have crapped out.
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Did you pay the bill check the imei number make sure its not all 0s
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How do I check the imei? I'm semi-noob. I just know the basics.
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Is the phone showing any networks when you go to network operators? Even if TMOB has an outage you should see other carriers there. If your not seeing any then your modem might have crapped out.
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Theres nothing coming up. Just saying "Searching" This happened about 40 miles away, drove home, still nothing. I don't think its a TMO problem. Also, my roommate has TMO and his phone works fine.
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How do I check the imei? I'm semi-noob. I just know the basics.
Theres nothing coming up. Just saying "Searching" This happened about 40 miles away, drove home, still nothing. I don't think its a TMO problem. Also, my roommate has TMO and his phone works fine.
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Imei is in your settings in about phone.
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Imei is in your settings in about phone.
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says unknown
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If you flashed back to stock and it still says that your modem went belly up. When did you get the phone?
Flashing the modem should fix your issue. Also, stock kj6 even with different modems is pretty unstable. My dad is on stock but his phone signal and 4g often craps out while me on cm9 is more stable.
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Just contact the customer service office from other phone and tell them about this problem. only they can solve your problem and they will give you exact solution for this problem.
This happened to me a few days ago. Phone would drop signal like crazy. I flashed modem after modem nothing. Reverted to stock GB but nothing. After two days of one bar or no reception it came backmagically. Just giving an FYI cuz for me it had to be Tmo doing something.
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This also happened to my phone last Thursday! Was your phone unlocked? Mine was reverted to a simlock state and had to b re-unlocked, wierd as it is apparently it does happen with these phones,though the tech I spoke to thinks the providers have something to do with it
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Hi guys I have been getting slow speeds, on my 4g galaxy s is really slow the top is 0.12mbps beyond that it can't even touch 0.13, is something wrong with the radio?, i called my service provider and they said that my service was fine and it could be a problem with the phone. The phone is brand new and it started a couple of days ago, they also say it may be a problem with the towers in my area. It has to do with the phone I think because the tower cant be bad for days
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Hi guys I have been getting slow speeds, on my 4g galaxy s is really slow the top is 0.12mbps beyond that it can't even touch 0.13, is something wrong with the radio?, i called my service provider and they said that my service was fine and it could be a problem with the phone. The phone is brand new and it started a couple of days ago, they also say it may be a problem with the towers in my area. It has to do with the phone I think because the tower cant be bad for days
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I'd assume your service provider would know the status of the towers they utilize, especially since its been a "couple" of days. But, I do believe more information would have to be provided in order to receive any useful help
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I'd assume your service provider would know the status of the towers they utilize, especially since its been a "couple" of days. But, I do believe more information would have to be provided in order to receive any useful help
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Hi sure!, my firmware is 2.3.5 from tmobile is T959VUVKJ1 I got it from android solution. I had T959VUVI1 and still the same issue, then I flashed 2.3.3 and Still! then I just went back to 2.3.5 T959VUVKJ1. I don't know my driver modem, I have heard it may have an issue, how can I access that information?. FYI It's Simple Mobile my provider
It could be either. or u have reach your data cap.
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No I have called and I am no way throttled or capped they said it was fine I have 2.6gb usage. FYI I did a lot of tethering. Well if this is not it how can I fix my modem?
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Hi sure!, my firmware is 2.3.5 from tmobile is T959VUVKJ1 I got it from android solution. I had T959VUVI1 and still the same issue, then I flashed 2.3.3 and Still! then I just went back to 2.3.5 T959VUVKJ1. I don't know my driver modem, I have heard it may have an issue, how can I access that information?. FYI It's Simple Mobile my provider
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Wait......since when did Tmobile have 2.3.5 ?
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Wait......since when did Tmobile have 2.3.5 ?
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Well a few days ago but it was working fine until I started this issue with my old rom T959VUVI1 then I just falshed to the october one and still the same issue. I know 2.3.5 didn't cause the problem what I do know is that I installed radio apps from the appstore and then it started happening. !
Call them and have them reset the phone service.. What ROM if any are you using? Try flashing a few different modems on your phone. I currently run KI3 with Valhalla 1.3.2 in the sticks and get perfect service however that's through t-mobile.
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Call them and have them reset the phone service.. What ROM if any are you using? Try flashing a few different modems on your phone. I currently run KI3 with Valhalla 1.3.2 in the sticks and get perfect service however that's through t-mobile.
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Do you know any other carrier besides simple mobile for this phone? offering 4g, They throttled my speed!, It's confirmed.
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Do you know any other carrier besides simple mobile for this phone? offering 4g, They throttled my speed!, It's confirmed.
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I'm using T-Mobile
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Do you know any other carrier besides simple mobile for this phone? offering 4g, They throttled my speed!, It's confirmed.
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I think there's some local ones, but I think simple may be the only one that uses Tmobile lines.
Simple throttles at around
2.2gb for me.
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I'm using T-Mobile
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Simple is only 60bucks flat unlimited. the 40 bucks a month I save paid for the phone and termination fee in 4 months.(that's counting the 50 dollar rebate Tmobile sent me, and the phone was free,Lol)
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so where did you get the rom from?
just reflash another rom from the bible thread in the dev section. if you still get the problem, try to flash another modem and test them all out. if you still get the same problem, go somewhere that you know for a fact has great signal and try the modems again. if you still get it, it is a phone issue. you may also want to make sure you have the latest sim card. if you are using an older one, you will run into problems with the upgrades to the towers.
Read his reply above.wasn't a phone issue. He's using simple mobile and was throttled.
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you right.
So I recently bought the girlfriend a Samsung Galaxy S 4g. Definitely a bit different than the Evo in terms of the overall process. It didn't help that I started out in the Vibrant forums somehow...
Anyway. As it stands right now I have her phone all rooted and it has CWM and I'm using the Valhalla ROM. The issue is that she doesn't have data.... and when I go into wireless networks and check out the mobile networks and such, I can never actually see T-Mobile. If I search I can see AT&T, which I connect to and I start roaming. If I do this I still don't actually have internet. I can't use the market, or the web browser or facebook or anything that requires data. The browser will sometimes redirect me to some web2go website, otherwise it just times out or says it can't connect to the server.
So does anybody know what's going on? Please let me know if you need any more details.
I've never had trouble like this between my Evo, or my Epic 4g Touch or any friends phones. I've also tried going back to 100% stock unrooted GB and I still have the exact same problem. The ROM doesn't seem to matter, neither does being rooted.
Since you are running Valhalla bring down the notification bar and make sure you have the data toggle on.
Yep, it's definitely toggled to on. I even cycle airplane mode and make sure it's on afterwards.
Only other thing I would suggest is a factory reset. The phone should be picking up the T-mobile network without any problems. But if rooted or not and on stock vs custom rom the issue remains you may just have to set it back to stock and send it in for replacement.
And I know this is a silly question but make sure you call T-mobile and verify that this line has data plan. It has happened in the past when I added a line that it wasn't provisioned correctly and out of the blue the data stopped working. The service was automatically removed due to a reps mistake.
Check your APN settings. Should be T-Mobile's, if not then that's what causing the issue. Just look up for those on google.
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My APN settings are correct. I've now tried several other APN settings though, and this hasn't helped.
I know this phone is on a data plan. It's on the $50.00 a month prepaid. It did work when we got it, and after it was rooted. I just noticed recently that it stopped working, and I'm not sure at what point it happened, and if it has anything to do with what I've done.
I called tmobile and they said they couldn't see any network related issues going on. Just my phone not connecting, so it was made a ticket for the engineers I guess haha. They are supposed to work on it, and they usually will either fix it and never contact you, or call you if they need you to do something.
Bump.
I've been in really good service areas with full bars T-Mobile and I still don't have internet. So I really don't know what's up. The "T-Mobile engineers" haven't called me back or fixed anything yet.
I'm about to bring myself back to stock and bring it in to a store.
Bring it back to stock & maybe put it in recovery mode & wipe caches & do factory reset again. See if that helps before returning it.
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You might try reflashing the ROM or maybe just flash a different modem. I had issues like that once when i was on black ice. If you had data before, there probably isn't anything wrong with your phone.
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Having the same Data problem
I had an unlocked ATT BB Curve on T-Mobile and the data was working (although very slow...)
I decided to try out a "Vibrant" hoping to be able to install ICS via Cyanablahblah.
Searching on Ebay I bought one only it turned out to be the 4G (it didn't realize there was a difference.)
Since then I can't get DATA on the 4G except in WiFi.
On the network it goes to the page: u.web2go.com and says my data plan does not work on this device.
Has anybody had any success with this problem ?
Could it be a 4G issue ? Before DATA came from Edge.
Have you checked what your APN settings should be with the magics of Google?
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Have you checked what your APN settings should be with the magics of Google?
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I have, I've tried 3 different versions with no joy.
Update:
As per T-Mobile Tech,
Apparently Blackberry Data service does not work on non BB phones.
Needs Add on Data plan
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I have, I've tried 3 different versions with no joy.
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tmob probably caught on that you're using a "4G" phone and will try to force you to upgrade your plan.
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tmob probably caught on that you're using a "4G" phone and will try to force you to upgrade your plan.
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Is there any way to fool it with a 3G modem flash or something ?
I think I screwed up when I bought the phone not realizing there were 2 variants of the "Vibrant."
I wonder if I would have this problem with the earlier (non "V") 3g phone.
Probably. If it were just the 3G/4G causing the problem, you can force the SGS4G to only use 2G networks in the data settings... but if it's anything like the old Verizon bits with tethering and other data, they check for specific data strings that are harder to fake... I mean, set.
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Is there any way to fool it with a 3G modem flash or something ?
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They use your IMEI to tell what phone it is.
http://www.gsma.com/technicalprojects/fraud-security/imei-database
the OP was in 2011, so I'm pretty sure he already got it taken care of
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the OP was in 2011, so I'm pretty sure he already got it taken care of
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... so I should have started a new thread instead of searching ?
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... so I should have started a new thread instead of searching ?
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No you shouldn't have. :good:
Hey guys I woke up this morning and my phone was working on wifi but when I left for school I tried turning on 3g but no 3g or any signal.I got home and my wifi is working fine and I have normal signal bars so the only thing affected is data.I am running tweakstock 1.1
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Restart? Airplane mode toggle? Reflash modem?
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Restart? Airplane mode toggle? Reflash modem?
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Tried the first two might try modem flash
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What modem should I flash
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It'd doesn't really matter since modems are independent of ROMs and kernels.
The EP4D modems can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380430
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It'd doesn't really matter since modems are independent of ROMs and kernels.
The EP4D modems can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380430
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Okay thanks
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Flashed the modem no help
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I'd say try starting from scratch and go back to stock. If you can't get it on stock, don't root it and take it to a Verizon store. Tell them you want a new sim. If a new sim doesn't fix it then it's a hardware issue and you get to bug Verizon until they give you a new Charge.
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I'd say try starting from scratch and go back to stock. If you can't get it on stock, don't root it and take it to a Verizon store. Tell them you want a new sim. If a new sim doesn't fix it then it's a hardware issue and you get to bug Verizon until they give you a new Charge.
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Okay should I call Verizon to send a new Sim
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You can do that, but it'd be quicker to go to a store and just pick one up. They're free regardless, so it's up to you.
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You can do that, but it'd be quicker to go to a store and just pick one up. They're free regardless, so it's up to you.
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Okay how do they transfer my info on my Sim to the new Sim
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Okay how do they transfer my info on my Sim to the new Sim
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Unfortunately, I don't believe they do. If it is the sim though, you can possibly test it by putting someone else's sim (friend or family) in your phone and see if you still can't get data.
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Okay how do they transfer my info on my Sim to the new Sim
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no i believe they tell you to do that through backup assistant, i would just export all your contacts to your sd.
and tell me how this goes, because i have had that same issue twice but i never changed the sim,
here is the thread. in the end i did a complete reflash and even then it took a few hours before i saw data so i am unsure if the flash had anything to do with it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21754406#post21754406
When you boot and its trying to connect do you see a 3g 4g at the top of the screen? If so I dont think the sim is the problem. Ive had it happen a couple of times where it wouldnt do anything.
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When you boot and its trying to connect do you see a 3g 4g at the top of the screen? If so I dont think the sim is the problem. Ive had it happen a couple of times where it wouldnt do anything.
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no data at all when booting
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Hey guys there might have been a tower down by me yesterday since my 3g is working fine right now
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i know this is a mondo bump but my gf is out of the state with her charge and its having sim issues I tried walking her over the phone on how to try to get it back (dont feel comfortable flashing new modem) but i had her wipe cache and dalvic and do the airplane toggle and also remount sim but no fixes?
Second day owning this device and love it so far, but day two has been rough. I am stuck on 3g. All of a sudden today my lte switched and will not go back. Iv'e rebooted, toggled airplane mode and data. Even pulled the sim. I live in a strong 4g area so that is not the problem. My buddy has a nexus and his is fine. I also have had great reception in areas I have always had problems, so not a reception issue. I called verizon and was told it is a know issue that is normally solved with a reboot. She said an update was scheduled for early September to fix the issue. The point of this thread is to find out if anyone else has had this problem, or found a solution.
Edit: After countless toggling I got it back to 4g, but it won't connect to the network. So my thought is that the sim card is trashed. Going to get a new sim card first thing in the morning.
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I don't have the exact problem i did notice mine switches from lte to 3g all the time and it stays 3g until i change it back and reboot.
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Second day owning this device and love it so far, but day two has been rough. I am stuck on 3g. All of a sudden today my lte switched and will not go back. Iv'e rebooted, toggled airplane mode and data. Even pulled the sim. I live in a strong 4g area so that is not the problem. My buddy has a nexus and his is fine. I also have had great reception in areas I have always had problems, so not a reception issue. I called verizon and was told it is a know issue that is normally solved with a reboot. She said an update was scheduled for early September to fix the issue. The point of this thread is to find out if anyone else has had this problem, or found a solution.
Edit: After countless toggling I got it back to 4g, but it won't connect to the network. So my thought is that the sim card is trashed. Going to get a new sim card first thing in the morning.
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Unfortunately I am also finding myself stuck in 3g. I have pulled the battery, installed a new ROM. Still working on it, not thrilled. Prior to 4g disappearing, it showed 4g, however I was unable to connect over it. I hope this isn't a hardware issue.
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Edit: After countless toggling I got it back to 4g, but it won't connect to the network. So my thought is that the sim card is trashed. Going to get a new sim card first thing in the morning.
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Did this work?
Just FYI, I have the SCH-i535 and am noticing similar behavior. I had a Samsung Droid Charge before the SGS3, and it stayed locked to 4G LTE in the same exact areas of my home. If my Charge did happen to drop 4G, it would always come back. But not with my SCH-i535. Once 4G drops it stays on 3G until I reboot the phone. So far, this is my only complaint about this phone.
It is very random for me. Im certain its a **** sim card. Right now its fine, but at any time it may get stuck on 3g. Also while at work the first couple of days it would hold a decent 3g signal, now its primarily on 1x. Once i replace the sim card I am hopeful for it to be fine.
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It is very random for me. Im certain its a **** sim card. Right now its fine, but at any time it may get stuck on 3g. Also while at work the first couple of days it would hold a decent 3g signal, now its primarily on 1x. Once i replace the sim card I am hopeful for it to be fine.
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I thought Verizon said that this was a known issue? I'm just curious as to why you would disagree. But if a new SIM does happen to fix the problem, please let us know.
Just a heads up! I have the same issue, but I can't get 4g back at all, which I thought stemmed from flashing CM9, but this thread is making me wonder now! I spent an hour on the phone with Verizon technical support and they said you will get a popup if the sim is the issue. They told me its the phone and they are sending me a new one. FYI you can try this code. *2767*3855# in the dialer to factory reset the phone ( can do the same in recovery ofcourse), but you HAVE to be running STOCK UNROOTED! Some people have had luck with this "resetting" the radio I guess. If this doesnt work, might as well call them and get a new phone coming. TRUST ME, I believe I did everything I could think of before calling them, except taking the phone apart and pulling a new radio out of my ass!! Lol
I'd just return the phone and get a new one if possible.
They did tell me it was known issue. Its just weird how random it is. I am hopeful it is either the sim card of a software issue. I hope it is not a hardware issue. I would rather not have my phone replaced as I just put a new screen protector on. Also to those getting a replacement, is it brand new or a certified like new device?
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They did tell me it was known issue. Its just weird how random it is. I am hopeful it is either the sim card of a software issue. I hope it is not a hardware issue. I would rather not have my phone replaced as I just put a new screen protector on. Also to those getting a replacement, is it brand new or a certified like new device?
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I did read in another forum that the replacement phones are coming out with a baseband update. I'm guessing that we will probably need to exchange our phones...or be patient for the OTA. Hopefully it won't be too much longer. Incidentally, I just did a factory reset and 4G now appears to be working. Time will tell...
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Just a heads up! I have the same issue, but I can't get 4g back at all, which I thought stemmed from flashing CM9, but this thread is making me wonder now! I spent an hour on the phone with Verizon technical support and they said you will get a popup if the sim is the issue. They told me its the phone and they are sending me a new one. FYI you can try this code. *2767*3855# in the dialer to factory reset the phone ( can do the same in recovery ofcourse), but you HAVE to be running STOCK UNROOTED! Some people have had luck with this "resetting" the radio I guess. If this doesnt work, might as well call them and get a new phone coming. TRUST ME, I believe I did everything I could think of before calling them, except taking the phone apart and pulling a new radio out of my ass!! Lol
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I also flashed CM9, and I am fairly certain this was the cause of my problems. Nothing I did would make 4G work again.
Other 4G VZW devices seemed to work fine at the same time(I have an ipad3 for work, POS).
I didn't mess with it for a couple of hours while running errands, then all of the sudden it was working again. Been fine ever since as far as I can tell. It would be nice to know what exactly is causing this, but for now I'd caution against messing with cm9 .
I'm running 4.4.2 on my LG G2 for AT&T
My wife just got the same phone and her phone shows 4G/LTE Mine shows only 4G
I checked our APN settings for both and they're the same
I checked through the 4636 code through the phone and it shows only the HSPA letters where hers shows up once again with LTE
ANY advice would be great
Try turning data off then on again, it will force it to search for the network.
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Try turning data off then on again, it will force it to search for the network.
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i tried that one...and i tried the 4646 code and theres no option to change the NETWORK type...this friggin sux...no LTE on this phone and only "4G"...been tryng to figure this one out..
any advice much appreciated.
Maybe replace it?
If this is a new phone that you haven't tampered with, I suggest that you exchange it. New phones don't need any change in settings to connect to LTE out of the box.
Maybe it's a hardware problem. Did this problem just appear out of nowhere? (maybe after the update)?
Like the poster above if its stock return it otherwise reflash to stock to confirm the issue is still there, here's another thread dealing with the same issue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702386
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you might be 'ROAMING'
this happens to me. i think theres no att tower near me, i think they use someone elses lte tower, but half of the android phones ive used need roaming enabled to connect to lte in my area. try that it might work.. its in the normal settings app under networks enable all roaming. never had any extra charges. att covers the nation and doesnt count local roaming.
BUT i agree with this guy if my suggestion doesnt work
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Like the poster above if its stock return it otherwise reflash to stock to confirm the issue is still there, here's another thread dealing with the same issue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702386
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yea what he said but with links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2633150
scroll down to number 4
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