[Q] Losing data/voice connections.... - Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE

So, my wife bought this phone a couple of months ago, and for the most part she likes it. However, she does have problems with the phone loosing voice and/or data connections. She uses the Sprint Zone to check, and often times one or the other has failed. After the first time this happened, I spent a lot of time with sprint getting the phone refreshed. Eventually we returned it for another one, but are still having the same intermittent problem.
We have found out that putting the phone into airplane mode will reset the radios and it works again, but eventually we loose one or the other.
So, do others have this issue, and if so, what did you do to fix it? I looked around (albeit not as hard as I could have) but I haven't seen much on this....
thanks!

yep, i have this happen sometimes, but haven't found any solution other than what you said: toggling airplane mode. and the issue seems to have persisted thru software updates.... although the latest official asa14 release seemed to be decent, the main problem i had was when switching from cdma/lte to cdma or vice versa, i would have to toggle airplane mode to get it to reconnect.
on the JB soak update, i've seen data seem to be connected, but no data will load at times.

I believe that its been stated that until official lte launch that the different signals will not handshake properly when switching towers, but that may not be your situation.
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ok yeah, i believe the launch became official a week or so ago in my area, and the transition does seem to be seamless now.
another thing i see is the 3G icon and signal bars randomly turning white(instead of blue), and no data loading. but to be fair, that is on the JB beta test build..

Thanks for the input! I'm not sure if it's switching towers or not, I think there was at least one time that it was. Denver doesn't have LTE yet (supposedly, the Sprint Call Center in Centennial does, haven't confirmed or denied yet) so I can't test that. We'll be in KC next month, they do and I'm planning on checking it.
I'll keep an eye on it, and report back. Hopefully she gets JB soon... there's a lot of cool things with it I'm showing her she can't do.

I live in the chicago area and we got LTE a few months ago and I did have this issue for a while but as the rollout of the new equipment went along and more towers were updated i had it less and less. Dont seem to have it at all anymore.

Cool, thanks! No clue when Denver is getting it, if ever. Could be tomorrow, could be two weeks before 5G is rolled out....

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Cool, thanks! No clue when Denver is getting it, if ever. Could be tomorrow, could be two weeks before 5G is rolled out....
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I use s4gru.com to keep track of when rollouts are hitting.
Colorado appears to be Q4 2013 - but I don't think that is going to be accurate, that is just the original plan...
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/212-network-visionlte-deployment-running-list/

Yeah, I've been watching that site. They have a colorado thread there that I have bookmarked....
I'm just a cynic.

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Widget turned off 4g/3g, can't turn it back from 1x

So I was playing around trying to delete widgets and one of them took out my 4g/3g connection. The icon is stuck in 1x, and I can't find any setting to change it back.
dail *#*#4636#*#* . This will take you to the network settings. select phone information. And then scroll down to set preferred network type.
I did that, set it to both LTE mode as well as CDMA+LTE/Evdo, but then even when rebooting to toggle it, it shows Network Type as CDMA - 1xRTT
I'm seeing other threads with people having issues with being stuck in 1x, so maybe its just not me, and I disconnected and just happened to not get it back
I am having this issue as well. Rooted last night. In the process of removing system apps removed something I shouldnt have. Went to flash my back up created by Rom Man only to find out it wasnt made, fail, so i flashed the custom rom by Chingy. Since flashing the rom I only have 1X service no matter what I set the phone to on the toggle.
its not just you bro ive been having 3g and 4g problems all morning. I am in queens NY...if they dont get this fix before the 14 days I am returning this phone and going back to t-mobile
I had thus problem. Just turn airplane mode on for a minute, then turn it off and you should get 3g again.
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cnmsales said:
I am having this issue as well. Rooted last night. In the process of removing system apps removed something I shouldnt have. Went to flash my back up created by Rom Man only to find out it wasnt made, fail, so i flashed the custom rom by Chingy. Since flashing the rom I only have 1X service no matter what I set the phone to on the toggle.
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I'm not even rooted, and I began experiencing this issue this morning after having my phone off and plugged in last night.
EDIT: I tested the above fix, and it didn't work for me. Every time the phone tries to turn 3g on it will appear in the status bar for a split second and then everything turns off, even 1x. weird.
It's a network problem on verizon's end. I'm in Cincinnati and data is not working at all.
I am getting this too - according to tech support, there is a problem with the 4G network right now - however why it doesn't fall back to 3G I don't know (unless there is a problem with that too).
I too am in New York, so it might be localized to NYC - They even tried resetting something on my VZ profile.
I'm still on the call as we speak, but I get the feeling given the number of people reporting this, it is a VZ problem.
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I am getting this too - according to tech support, there is a problem with the 4G network right now - however why it doesn't fall back to 3G I don't know (unless there is a problem with that too).
I too am in New York, so it might be localized to NYC - They even tried resetting something on my VZ profile.
I'm still on the call as we speak, but I get the feeling given the number of people reporting this, it is a VZ problem.
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It's definitely not just a localized problem. I'm all the way out in Utah (no 4g service here yet) and the 3g is completely jacked.
Yup confirmed with tech support, there's a nationwide outage with 4g data and they are working it with the highest priority, the tech said. Ah the costs of new technology. Always will have issues at start.
Same thing here, Pensacola, FL. Just went out on my drive to work today, now it's 1x across the board for me and the gf...she has an incredible and I have the tbolt...
Add me to the list. Been on the phone with tech support for 52 minutes and counting. I'm on hold right now and thought I would check xda. Stuck in 1x if I even have anything. I am about 35 miles south of Pittsburgh, PA. Phone is completely stock and worked perfect yesterday. Also, the tech said DO NOT dial *228 from the Thunderbolt. I didn't, but he said for future referece it will force the phone to use only 1x and 3g. Nice to know lol they didn't say that crap when I bought it. At least their tech support guys are super friendly.
Weird. Im in Akron Ohio and have full bars 4G. Just did speed test and getting 15Mbps down 20 up. Downloaded app off market just to be sure and downloaded without a hitch. This must not be affecting whole nation. (Yes my Wi-Fi is off lol)
Just got off the phone with VZ Tech support. He said there is not an acknowledge problem with the 3G network right now (unlike the 4G), but he's sure that soon there probably will be.
He could not use my phone as an example case (to raise the trouble ticket) because I was unwilling to perform the last step in the troubleshooting process (reflashing the phone) - but I'm sure there will be others willing to do that and this will become a known issue soon enough.
Worst part is, even my 1X support keeps going in and out - probably because the 1X network in NYC is overloaded, because all those users usually on 3G are all on 1X now, and killing it
Confirmed here, too...all 1x, must be a nationwide 3g issue
Same here south of Chicago. Guess I won't even bother calling about it. Thanks for the info.
This is definitely a widespread issue... I am in Miami and I can't even gey 3G here... I am only getting 1X.. The weird thing is, my friend has a Thunderbolt too and she seems to ne getting 3G fine.... If anyone receives any worse from Verizon, please post ASAP!!!
Yup im located in Manhattan New York having the same exact problem since 8:30am today No 4G or 3G i hope they get it fixed Soon Let's Go Verizon!

4G Data Drops

I finally got someone at Verizon to admit that the 4G dropping issue is at the top of the known issue list. Each time I have gone in the store I have been met with 'surprise' that this is an issue. Invariably they have tried to replace my SIM card or phone none of which has worked. The notes on this issue that the phone support person had were rather disturbing.
The first one indicated that this was a known, accepted issue and that the phone was working as intended. Ack!
The second note said that the vendor was working on the issue...IE HTC.
So...onto HTC I go...
The HTC rep also admitted knowing about the problem. He said they were working on a software update to correct this. This of course led to discussion about ICS. According to the HTC rep I spoke with the update has NOT officially been cancelled at this point. He could not say whether or not the fix for the 4G drops they were working involved ICS, but did seem to indicate it might. As usual no remote ETA as to the fix.
Truthfully I could care less about ICS...I would just to have dependable 4G that didn't drop every time I try to use GPS to get home from work, stream music for my kids, or check Facebook.
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I finally got someone at Verizon to admit that the 4G dropping issue is at the top of the known issue list. Each time I have gone in the store I have been met with 'surprise' that this is an issue. Invariably they have tried to replace my SIM card or phone none of which has worked. The notes on this issue that the phone support person had were rather disturbing.
The first one indicated that this was a known, accepted issue and that the phone was working as intended. Ack!
The second note said that the vendor was working on the issue...IE HTC.
So...onto HTC I go...
The HTC rep also admitted knowing about the problem. He said they were working on a software update to correct this. This of course led to discussion about ICS. According to the HTC rep I spoke with the update has NOT officially been cancelled at this point. He could not say whether or not the fix for the 4G drops they were working involved ICS, but did seem to indicate it might. As usual no remote ETA as to the fix.
Truthfully I could care less about ICS...I would just to have dependable 4G that didn't drop every time I try to use GPS to get home from work, stream music for my kids, or check Facebook.
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I just got a new sim and so far so good. What rom and radio are you on? Radio's tend to be a big factor in data dropping.
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Yeah if I run twisted build my 4g will drop but if I use let's say skyraider I have no data drops where ever I go. Many times you need to find the right radio for the rom you use.
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Well...I have tried the .19, the .9 and the leaked ICS radios when I tried the ICS builds. I actually don't know about the leaked radios as I had too many other issues with ICS at this point for me to use regularly...but the .9 and the .19 both give me pretty regular 4G drops. I just dropped back to the .3 radio this morning to see if that helps.
Thanks for chiming in. Maybe I should try another SIM card...only replaced that once...have replaced the phone 3 times now. I spoke with Verizon AGAIN yesterday and was basically told what did I expect with a two year old phone. I guess they expect you to have to buy a new phone every two years to keep them working. Freaking consumer society.
A level 2 tech told me that the drops are also related to the fact that the 4g network isn't fully implemented. What we get most the time is a 4g extension that was put in place to expand the network faster. They also told me that the parts of the network that are a 4g extension get only half the speed of a fully implemented area. The suggestion I was given was just disable 4g when I'm in areas that have spotty coverage which actually helps. The problem seems to show itself on the hand off between 3g and 4g. Almost like the phone gets confused on which network it should be on.
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I think I am in a crappy 4g zone. But now you make me wonder about that...
I'm in an area with solid 4G coverage (I use an LG Revolution). I just installed a ROM on my brother's Thunderbolt for the first time last night, largely prompted by his phone being stuck on 1X regardless of where he is. Sadly, it didn't seem to help, even with trying to flash a few radios. His friend also has a Thunderbolt, and his has no connection problems in the same area. Who knows.
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I'm in an area with solid 4G coverage (I use an LG Revolution). I just installed a ROM on my brother's Thunderbolt for the first time last night, largely prompted by his phone being stuck on 1X regardless of where he is. Sadly, it didn't seem to help, even with trying to flash a few radios. His friend also has a Thunderbolt, and his has no connection problems in the same area. Who knows.
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Your brother needs a new sim card. Real simple fix.
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[Q] Signal drop/No service

Just wondering if any one else gets this, sometimes my signal just drops out and I get no service.
Then it comes back it does not happen all the time, I live in a big city Leeds infact so signal is quite strong.
Just wondering if it could be a fault with the phone?
Thanks
I've noticed it happens to me too.
Tony_YYZ said:
I've noticed it happens to me too.
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I was wondering if its my device because I live in the city and the signal is excellent around here, my other phone HTC sensation never had this problem. Was concerned it could be software/hardware problem possibly.
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I was wondering if its my device because I live in the city and the signal is excellent around here, my other phone HTC sensation never had this problem. Was concerned it could be software/hardware problem possibly.
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It's likely the radio software.
Tony_YYZ said:
It's likely the radio software.
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Right I see could this possibly be fixed in next update you think?
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bassist9 said:
Right I see could this possibly be fixed in next update you think?
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It is definitely possible.
I'm on AT&T and have the correct APN settings and have called AT&T with my IMEI. I have significantly worse signal than with my HTC One X. I am not comparing bars to bars, but rather where the signal drops completely. In places where I had low signal but still connected I now have nothing.
Straight talk using at&t Sim and notice radio drops..
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T-Mobile on stock ROM i had my first signal drops.
I was fine (or at least never noticed them) from the time i got my phone (day one) without any drops here in orlando.
Drove over to Tampa/Venice Beach area this past weekend and noticed some drops. Had about 6 drops according to my battery stats in 2 days. i had good to excellent coverage the entire time except when it would drop comlpetely (outline of signal bars)
would connect in a couple seconds, but i noticed over night, it would drop for a pretty large amount of time (like 10-15 minutes at a time.)
Mmm defo seems like were all having the same issues, wonder what it could be
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I had this issue too, and here's how I fixed it:
By default LTE is enabled, meaning the phone will periodically scan for a LTE network. If you're in a big city, you're likely to find one. Your phone will attempt to connect. However, it fails, meaning it will have to rescan the HSPA bands to connect back. That results in a few seconds of no service. Why can't it connect to LTE? Because by default, the APN is not the LTE APN, for Rogers at least. I'd assume AT&T would be the same. You can test this by dialing *#*#4636#*#*, selecting phone info, and selecting LTE only. You'll see that there is no service. I tested this in an area I knew had great LTE coverage, and that led me to the conclusion that it's LTE causing the signal drops.
So how to fix? Simple, just change your APN to the LTE APN for your carried. To do that go to Settings -> More -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names. If you're experiencing this issue on Rogers, change the APN field to ltemobile.apn. If you're on another carrier, you'll have to search for their LTE APN configuration.
After doing this your phone should start connecting to LTE again, and you won't get those annoying signal drops.
PaulGoogle Employee
Nov 20
A few days ago I let you know that we'd be reaching out on email to some of you for some additional bug report data. I'd like to thank everyone who responded to our email -- the bug data you sent in has been helpful to us in tracking this down.
This is looking like a software issue on our side, and we're investigating a fix.
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So yeah the next update will probably fix the issue. It's not so bad in the meantime, Lightflow sill notify you that your nexus has lost signal, and you still get the internet and incoming calls.
We're not alone. Supposedly Google is "aware" of the issue.
i've hcanged my setting from '4g' to '3g' to see if i notice a difference (hopefully will) then when 4g is released or i get a 4g sim, can move it back up
Yes, I'm having issues too. The real problem is the fact that I have a Wilson cell booster in my home (supposed to have up to 5000 square foot range) and my n4 had full bars most everywhere inside. With my n5 It shows 1 to 2 bars if I'm lucky and quite often drops to none! The only way to get full bars Is to stand right under the indoor antenna. Not impressed, and I sure hope this is fixable!
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I hate to revive a dead thread, but I was wondering if people were still having problems. Once or twice during the day that I can see I will lose signal for a few seconds only to have it reconnect. Running 4.4.2 so the latest update did nothing to help the problem as far as I can see and I have messed with my APN settings. On AT&T. The Google thread seems to have a lot of different problems on the same thread, and it is a bit unclear if people are still having this problem. This is very annoying for such an otherwise spectacular phone. Thanks and sorry again for reviving the thread... :fingers-crossed:
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I hate to revive a dead thread, but I was wondering if people were still having problems. Once or twice during the day that I can see I will lose signal for a few seconds only to have it reconnect. Running 4.4.2 so the latest update did nothing to help the problem as far as I can see and I have messed with my APN settings. On AT&T. The Google thread seems to have a lot of different problems on the same thread, and it is a bit unclear if people are still having this problem. This is very annoying for such an otherwise spectacular phone. Thanks and sorry again for reviving the thread... :fingers-crossed:
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Actually, there have been several threads on the issues associated with this (emergency calls only, missed calls, no signal,etc.). Ongoing and unresolved for some.
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Actually, there have been several threads on the issues associated with this (emergency calls only, missed calls, no signal,etc.). Ongoing and unresolved for some.
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Appreciate the speedy reply. Hope Google gets on this fast. I also have LTE connection issues which has plagued both this and my original device so I am pretty sure its a radio issue. The phone loves to stay on HSPA+ even when there is a decent LTE connection: it's last in the pack to connect to LTE and first to disconnect when compared to others on AT&T.
gidgiddonihah said:
Appreciate the speedy reply. Hope Google gets on this fast. I also have LTE connection issues which has plagued both this and my original device so I am pretty sure its a radio issue. The phone loves to stay on HSPA+ even when there is a decent LTE connection: it's last in the pack to connect to LTE and first to disconnect when compared to others on AT&T.
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My N4 with a combo radio sticks to LTE a tad better than my N5 with stock radio. Sadly, morrislee hasn't fiddled and combo'd N5 radios, and I'm not sure they've been tested and sussed out like the N4 radios. Citing the fact some with issues have flashed all the radios so far with minimal success means we wait for Qualcomm, after Google kicks them in the you know where.
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My N4 with a combo radio sticks to LTE a tad better than my N5 with stock radio. Sadly, morrislee hasn't fiddled and combo'd N5 radios, and I'm not sure they've been tested and sussed out like the N4 radios. Citing the fact some with issues have flashed all the radios so far with minimal success means we wait for Qualcomm, after Google kicks them in the you know where.
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Hopefully Google kicks hard and fast . Multiple times if needed. Thanks again for the speedy and enlightening replies. Much obliged.
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Shield LTE on T-Mobile issue.

Just got my Shield LTE today. This is my first tablet ever as well as my first unlocked device ever so I've never really had to mess with APN settings before. Long story short, I can connect and get HSPA+ ok but the speeds suck and no LTE at all. My Galaxy S5 can pick up LTE fine and get around 50Mbps down, but the Shield gets only about 5 down on HSPA+. When I search for network operators, my only choices are T-Mobile (2G/3G) and AT&T (2G/3G/4G). Any ideas as to why it can't find T-Mobile LTE network?
Does your phone work with LTE in the same spot? I got my tablet yesterday and moved the TMO SIM from by iPad to the Shield. Got LTE right away without doing anything with APNs. Depending on where you are, TMO LTE coverage is spotty.
Yes. My Galaxy S5 gets about 3 bars on LTE while sitting right next to my tablet that only has 2 bars on 3G. Just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they said they could see me connect to the LTE network and I did see LTE come up on the Shield for a moment but then it almost immediately dropped back HSPA+. I think its an issue with the tablet itself. I'm on hold with Nvidia now.
I'm still trying to get my Shield LTE activated on T-Mobile for the 200 MB free data for life deal. T-Mobile told me that their system saw the Shield's IMEI as a phone, not a tablet, and to bring it into a store so they can see that it is indeed a tablet.
The APN Settings came down by default for me and appeared correct with what I've searched online, but I'm having the same issue where I'm not getting LTE here in the PHX market, in all the places my phone gets full healthy LTE.
I don't want to complain about my H+ signal, but it's just not cutting the mustard if you will.
You find/hear anything useful here Hoju?
I'm seeing the same issue With LTE/Tmobile alsnly HSPA+
I've been in contact with Nvidia support since last week and they have had me send them numorous diagnostic files and bug reports. From what I can tell, the Shield is using NVIDIA
's Icera i500 modem which can be thoroughly tweaked through software updates. I'm hoping this issue can be resolved with such an update. Nvidia level 2 support told me that I was the first case of this reported, so I urge everyone suffering from this issue to contact support so they can see that the problem is not an isolated incident. I'm hoping to hear back from them today regarding this. I will update the thread when I do.
T-Mobile setup my imei number as an iPad to activate sim and didn't give me the pin, called T-Mobile and got it fixed, the pin turned out to be 1234, once he fixed the imei and changed pin, internet started working well and LTE is working as well. Also logged into T-Mobile.com/connectme I'm not sure if that's required but that's where you can buy more data. Hope that helps someone
Hi there, T-Mobile retail dealer here. I've tried 4 different T-Mobile sim cards (2 $50 simple choice plans, 2 $70 simple choice plans) along with 4 of their MVNO's sim cards (Univision Mobile, Straight Talk, Ultra Mobile, Lyca Mobile) and they all had LTE.
With all of the T-Mobile sim cards, the standard APN that's loaded in (fast.t-mobile.com) works perfectly for me.
For the MVNOs, using their respective APNs allowed for LTE, while using "fast.t-mobile.com" on those services only gave me HSPA+
I'm also located right outside of Philadelphia. Not really a populous area but we have good coverage with T-Mobile around here.
Hope this helped.
I also just added ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0 to my build.prop, result so far is stable connection on h+. Without that it was flipping between 3g and h+ constantly and connection was unstable. ive been streaming music and it did change back to 3g, but not back and fourth like before, ill keep an eye on it.
maybe i spoke to soon, i still see it switching. Ill update after some more testing if this did anything or not for me.
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I also just added ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0 to my build.prop, result so far is stable connection on h+. Without that it was flipping between 3g and h+ constantly and connection was unstable. ive been streaming music and it did change back to 3g, but not back and fourth like before, ill keep an eye on it.
maybe i spoke to soon, i still see it switching. Ill update after some more testing if this did anything or not for me.
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Just out of curiosity have you noticed a difference in the last three days overall?
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Just out of curiosity have you noticed a difference in the last three days overall?
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Not really, guess it was a placebo effect at first and just happened to stay on h+ for a while. from what i have read over the last few days is that on t-mobile's network it switches to 3g to save battery. I just removed the line i added, streaming music right now and just got a drop out. If someone knows or comes up with a way to force it on h+ I would happy, i could care less about battery savings if i just have this thing on my desk plugged in all day.
I got some time today, going to try staying off of wifi all day and see how it acts, might try a couple things if i can find some other options to test. if i find something ill let ya know.
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Not really, guess it was a placebo effect at first and just happened to stay on h+ for a while. from what i have read over the last few days is that on t-mobile's network it switches to 3g to save battery. I just removed the line i added, streaming music right now and just got a drop out. If someone knows or comes up with a way to force it on h+ I would happy, i could care less about battery savings if i just have this thing on my desk plugged in all day.
I got some time today, going to try staying off of wifi all day and see how it acts, might try a couple things if i can find some other options to test. if i find something ill let ya know.
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Thanks for the response. I ended up exchanging mine with a new one that I just received last night. Right now I'm still testing and hopeful it will shape up, mine would drop from H+ to Edge, I do get LTE from time to time but it's very sparse. So far the replacement is doing well but i'm more and more convinced this is a radio issue as the tablet was really certified on AT&T. I've filed a ticket on my old one with Nvidia, no eta on a fix. Anyone that's seeing this go through nvidia support and file a ticket. Hopefully they can get it fixed in the next OTA.
I, too, only get H+ signal from TMO on my Shield. While it's normally fast, it sometimes drops and goes to E(DGE) or none at all.
EDIT: TMO could find nothing on their end via online chat. I'm going to test the SIM in another LTE device, and see if its a SIM issue. Waiting to hear back from NVIDIA. Really hoping our coming-soon 5.0 update fixes this!
EDIT 2: I just heard back from them that the TMO issue is an open bug "and will be fixed in a future update".
shield vs lte?
Yours at least connects, mine wont even do that I probably go to local branch again tomorrow if things wont change by the morning. I hope it works, but i cant activate the sim. Shield recognizes the card, under connections it says T-mobile but every time i turn off WiFi and try to activate the sim via cellular data, it keep telling me theres no connection yet i have 2 bars of their signal
So this means that I could but the 30 dollar a month plan? 5GB data, 100 minutes and unlimited texts?
Did anyone that was having a problem with LTE ever get it resolved? I just picked up the LTE version of the Shield tablet and have yet to see LTE and my phone is getting it fine. I hope a solution was found.
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Did anyone that was having a problem with LTE ever get it resolved? I just picked up the LTE version of the Shield tablet and have yet to see LTE and my phone is getting it fine. I hope a solution was found.
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Yep, I'd be interested as well. I got that tablet since a few months and have problems with the radio too. I'm running LingeageOS 14.1. The latest few builds didn't even find the sim card anymore. Today I got back to stock rom for testing. Sim card is there, but it loses the radio connection every few seconds.
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I just tried T-Mobile: works like a charm. It seems like Vodafone is causing the trouble. I've tried two different SIM cards and have the problem with both. Country: Germany.
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Did anyone that was having a problem with LTE ever get it resolved? I just picked up the LTE version of the Shield tablet and have yet to see LTE and my phone is getting it fine. I hope a solution was found.
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What LTE band is your phone connecting to? I'm assuming you are T-Mobile? If you're in a band 12 area you might be out of luch as the North American version supports bands 2, 4, 5, 17, 7.

Yall have these Verizon OnePlus 8 issues?

Is anyone else getting freezing using chrome browser? If so what browser do you recommend? I've tried Firefox to and Opera for some reason this phone hates. I don't get why this phone is so slow. Mine takes a minute to process anything. Really hope they fix these software hickups. I guess FR but that would be a big job. The battery consumption seems to be the only best feature on this phone.
Yes, seems like it's a OnePlus problem. No one has a solution that I've seen yet.
I just minimize Chrome and reopen it and it works again.
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Yes, seems like it's a OnePlus problem. No one has a solution that I've seen yet.
I just minimize Chrome and reopen it and it works again.
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It's not just on this phone. I just came from the Essential phone and Chrome's been doing that for months. It's Chrome, not the phone. I don't think the built in webview is playing nice with the os. Maybe try Chrome beta?
Question: are you using a custom DNS or VPN?
garywojdan81 said:
It's not just on this phone. I just came from the Essential phone and Chrome's been doing that for months. It's Chrome, not the phone. I don't think the built in webview is playing nice with the os. Maybe try Chrome beta?
Question: are you using a custom DNS or VPN?
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It's also happening to me, I don't use any VPNs nor DNS. I think this is a OnePlus Problem, maybe they'll address it in the next update. Let's report this problem guys
Edit : I'm not on a Verizon version, mine is IN2010
Funny thing is whenever chrome freezes, going to the home screen and returning back to the app fixes the issue ??*
Raiz said:
It's also happening to me, I don't use any VPNs nor DNS. I think this is a OnePlus Problem, maybe they'll address it in the next update. Let's report this problem guys
Edit : I'm not on a Verizon version, mine is IN2010
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It's not OnePlus, it's Chrome. Acts the same way on the Essential PH-1. Try Safari or Microsoft Edge browser, or any one that uses Android web view.
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alanjolly123 said:
Funny thing is whenever chrome freezes, going to the home screen and returning back to the app fixes the issue ??*
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Same here
Any fix?
Sent from my IN2015 using Tapatalk
TeamHackura said:
Any fix?
Sent from my IN2015 using Tapatalk
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The fix is to install another web browser, then go to apps in the settings and inactivate Chrome. Haven't had single hickup since I did this.
gerhard_wa said:
The fix is to install another web browser, then go to apps in the settings and inactivate Chrome. Haven't had single hickup since I did this.
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Nice. Glad I came across this noticed it instantly when I first got this phone back in April course I couldn't find anything about it then. And oddly it seems like it is way worse and 90htz. Was about to return too vzw. Honestly was thinking it may be a device issue Till I read posts Any suggestions? Gonna try brave
Not really sure where to ask this question but Verizon OnePlus 8 UW. No root or anything outta the norm. Constantly having intermittent data loss, intermittent hotspot loss, calls and texts as well I'm sure since they pushed an update couple weeks back. Message I get from there network troubleshooter says( Your phone can't auto switch too a faster network if it's available. Your better off too use Cdma/Lte or global mode for better signal strength). Far as I know Cdma had been reserved for EMT/Fire etc. Problem seems too arise only when the silly 5g icon comes up. So thinking when it tries too switch too 5g its having that intermittent loss going back to global mode an getting hung up somehow as a simple restart fixes it temporarily. If I was rooted I believe a prl or apn change would fix it maybe. So tired of dealing with Verizon techs, Any help it fix would be great
SPEED_RACER_5.0 said:
Not really sure where to ask this question but Verizon OnePlus 8 UW. No root or anything outta the norm. Constantly having intermittent data loss, intermittent hotspot loss, calls and texts as well I'm sure since they pushed an update couple weeks back. Message I get from there network troubleshooter says( Your phone can't auto switch too a faster network if it's available. Your better off too use Cdma/Lte or global mode for better signal strength). Far as I know Cdma had been reserved for EMT/Fire etc. Problem seems too arise only when the silly 5g icon comes up. So thinking when it tries too switch too 5g its having that intermittent loss going back to global mode an getting hung up somehow as a simple restart fixes it temporarily. If I was rooted I believe a prl or apn change would fix it maybe. So tired of dealing with Verizon techs, Any help it fix would be great
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Got this same issue
garywojdan81 said:
Got this same issue
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Sorry ta hear I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to resolve it. Dealing with Verizon it's just getting so old I believe I'm going to just try an root, flash, etc. That or go T-Mobile. If I may ask are you in the States? I'm in Florida btw. Very populated city Clearwater is a big fact and it's a problem all around
I've had Verizon family plan for 20 years now. So I have to deal with it. I remember buying old Galaxy s3 and moding the hell out of it. But I'm older and don't have time like I did when I was younger so I'm stuck. The problems on my OP8 5G UW just accelerated. I'm pretty sure it's software related. Last system update was a "network improvements" haha- yeah right! Since after I've been in hours and hours in Verizon chats, calls, I've spoke to OnePlus techs, I've done replacements, sim swaps, clean resets. Nothing is working to resolve my 1mbps download speed network is slow as hell, 17 Meg's 20 min. Tomorrow I'm talking Verizon tech to get my 4th replacement turned in and hopefully get a Galaxy S10 FE. I always wanted ONEPLUS but not this way. I'm done
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Sorry ta hear I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to resolve it. Dealing with Verizon it's just getting so old I believe I'm going to just try an root, flash, etc. That or go T-Mobile. If I may ask are you in the States? I'm in Florida btw. Very populated city Clearwater is a big fact and it's a problem all around
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I'm in Frederic Michigan, near Grayling. Rural area, but Verizon is king up here. And, with a low population density, I've had really great service for years. Up until recently. Wife has a Galaxy Note 9 and doesn't have half the issues.
So update. I wasn't allowed to move on to another phone with old big red. I exhausted my replacements with Verizon my only option now is to pay this off and move on. I did get some slight improvements turning the automatic to manual in Network Mode. It seems like I don't have the constant 5g/4g fight. As for original topic, I use the Samsung browser and I don't have any hanging or freezing.
Yea I'm kinda and the same boat got a phone didn't work good paid it off early got the OnePlus and now this I did switch to manual too and it helped a little bit. But not a lot we can do I definitely won't be buying any more Vzw phones. I can't even maintain consistent hotspot for over 30 40 minutes ever since past update. I have the 5G icon now that's not really 5G speed at all. I've gotten true 5G on this phone a couple times and it's amazingly fast. The 5G icon fades an drops too 4g when it does it kicks me off discos hotspot an network sometimes. I just don't have the will to deal with tier 3 tech anymore lol. I had prepaid for seven years with Verizon and it worked flawless many different phones over the years soon as I got postpaid went to hell
SPEED_RACER_5.0 said:
Sorry ta hear I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to resolve it. Dealing with Verizon it's just getting so old I believe I'm going to just try an root, flash, etc. That or go T-Mobile. If I may ask are you in the States? I'm in Florida btw. Very populated city Clearwater is a big fact and it's a problem all around
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I'm in New Orleans and delt with all Network connection problems too. I'm on my 3 rd replacement and spent hours, days, and weeks ping-ponging through Verizon finest bull**** techs, Verizon sent me to OnePlus tech where the tech there referred me CDMA LESS and after a long work about found out that I was already on CDMA LESS. The only thing that helped other than bazilion factory resets and it's not the solution by any means is turn the automatic best Network set it to manual Verizon 4g. You still get the stupid 5g emblem but I've noticed an improvement as in connectivity. Not stable, I get interference and dropped calls all the time. Also i read something on how Verizon used cheaper antennas for their fake 5g push. Also could this be a conflict with Oxygen? I'm reading a lot of similar Network issues after updates.
Right on thanks, Not sure if manual mode actually sticks. Does it just switch back? But yes I too figured it'd help out. When I do let's say Run a diagnostic from Verizon's app one of the first things it says is this phone cannot auto connect to use lte/cdma for better signal. And that's wild it's connected and automatic mode. So it's obvious it's a hardware issue or software issue on their end. If they would allow you to control the phone we could fix it. Just got my first replacement today. Fixing the boot it up soon and see what the deal is software wise etc etc. The connectivity issue were both having is just 1 issue lol. I've got six or eight more easy. Mine seems like it's good data connection wise either with the fake 5g icon or without it. Bars will start fluctuating pretty rapidly (It's searching) I'll lose the 5G icon in turn lose hotspot lose date connection etc. Then it will come back with no 5G icon, connect, Be gr8 for about 10min or I reset prl & net setting. Someone tell me there 5g for most parts like here & there is basically just a glorified 4G LTE. There 5g coverage map clearly says or did there's no 5g here. I believe this to be true as I have connected to real vzw 5g in Tampa an you can tell big time!! This 5g even with there signal booster they sent me is not any if all better than 4g. Could kinda care less about the 5g it's the consistent intermittent network issues. Pls lmk what you find out either by p.m. or what have ya. I'll do the same. I'm gonna try this new vzw root I believe an switch too global or whatever I need too do weather it voids certain things or not lol. Sorry 4 the long read but wanted give ya what I knew. Here's a shot of there diagnostic mess. From vzw. An a shot of real 5g speed test before the updated deal that displays the 5g icon

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