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Anyone else getting a poor 4g signal with the Droid Charge?
My Droid Charge will often show a 4g signal at boot but then drop to a 3g signal. To get the phone to recognize the 4g signal i either have to go into settings and toggle the system selection to CDMA mode and then back to LTE Automatic or reboot the phone.
I sit next to two people who have an HTC Thunderbolt and when comparing signal strength both co-workers will have a strong 4g signal and my Droid Charge will show a 4g signal with 3 bars for 1-5 minutes and then drop back to a 3g signal with 2 to 3 bars.
In addition when I start to download/upload a bigger data file (music, movie trailers, ROM's) the signal will often drop to 3g.
I live Rocklin, CA - work in West Sacramento, CA and visit Fresno, CA often. I have noticed that the signal drops from 4g to 3g in the areas. When I check the coverage map from Verizon it shows that I am squarely in a 4g area.
I have a technical call into Verizon (went to 3rd level tech support) and have a pending ticket still open since June 1st.
I understand that the battery life on the HTC Thunderbolt is supposedly much shorter but at this point I can't help but wonder if that is due to a better signal/antenna. I am starting to wish I could goto the Thunderbolt and just buy a bunch of spare batteries. At least it works for what it was made for.
Very frustrating to give up my awesome Droid X that now has Gingerbread and Cyanogen being developed for it for a supposedly 4g phone that has trouble staying in 4g mode.
Im dealing with the same issues here. Verison said NYC was having issues then. In VA now it seems like a solid 4G signal
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I know what you mean, i live in golden, colorado; yes where the beer is made...
I also live right on the edge of Denver's 4g service. I think i can help, but there is alot of info that you haven't included in your thread question.
The beginning of witch is what rom are you on? Stock, debloat, etc.? if you are on stock there are a variety of new rom and kernals here on this site, including gingerbread 2.3.4 (I can't do without netflix) ... im hearing cyanogen is gonna be tricky, but im sure some one is working on it.
If you are on stock, have you accepted all the updates let me know what build your on "menu/settings/about phone/base band version or build" there are some tweaking things to do to improve your experience, but not too much unless your rooted... there is a mod "i believe" that will let you choose to lock your phone into 4g instead of letting it toggle itself. if I can find the post i"ll post a like here
ijustdontcare said:
I know what you mean, i live in golden, colorado; yes where the beer is made...
I also live right on the edge of Denver's 4g service. I think i can help, but there is alot of info that you haven't included in your thread question.
The beginning of witch is what rom are you on? Stock, debloat, etc.? if you are on stock there are a variety of new rom and kernals here on this site, including gingerbread... im hearing cyanogen is gonna be tricky, but im sure some one is working on it.
If you are on stock, have you accepted all the updates let me know what build your on "menu/settings/about phone/base band version or build" there are some tweaking things to do to improve your experience, but not too much unless your rooted... there is a mod "i believe" that will let you choose to lock your phone into 4g instead of letting it toggle itself. if I can find the post i"ll post a like here
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Sorry about that. I meant to include the information and I forgot.
Samsung Droid Charge Stock ED1 loaded + OTA Updates
Rooted @ Default speed & voltage
CWM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v4.0.0.8
PeanutButta & Jelly Time Kernel - 0709_charge_overclock
GummyCharged 1.8.5 ROM
Fresh Install +
-AppBrain
-Beautiful Widgets
-Pandora
-Speedtest
-Swiftkey
-Tapatalk
-Titanium Backup
-Widget Locker
Menu/Settings/About Phone/Baseband
i510.06 V.EE4
SCH-I510.EE1
If you can find that link that would be fantastic. I checked the market for at least an LTE/4g to 3g toggle and there is not one that supports the Charge yet.
ijustdontcare said:
I know what you mean, i live in golden, colorado; yes where the beer is made...
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"Mmmmmm Beer........"
Can't find link bear with me bud, i might have to get a developer involved, interesting because i know i read a hole thread on here...
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here is one link
Here ya go i dont know if its quite what your looking for, but i'll try to find the other thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081491&highlight=lte+only
I forgot to tell ya that the new EP1F Gingerbread has a much better radio I think!
I also have this problem, but it seems it's a lot less annoying to me than it is to you. My Charge will drop from 4g to 1x randomly and ladder its way back up within 30seconds. this is rare, but Fort Worth, TX is covered by 4g so it's odd that it even happens.
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ijustdontcare said:
Here ya go i dont know if its quite what your looking for, but i'll try to find the other thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081491&highlight=lte+only
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I saw this thread too. It looks like that once you enable the 4g only mode that you lose the 3g/CDMA phone and text though. I wish there was a way to do what the 2nd to last person said and to only disable the EV-DO 3G:
"Ah, I should've guessed they would make the phone code for this hidden menu option "LTE". Now I wish there was a way to only disable EV-DO 3G (leaving CDMA intact for phone calls/texts). Can't have it all I guess..."
Thanks for you time and effort on this. Looks like this issue is starting to pop up on other forums as well:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-charge/99610-clue-no-data-issue.html
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I forgot to tell ya that the new EP1F Gingerbread has a much better radio I think!
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Thanks. Decided to try this solution out. Flashed last night to EP1F Humble 2.1 Gingerbread 2.3.4. Will run tests for a couple days to see if this fixes the radio. As of this morning the Charge still seems to be doing the same thing: showing a 4g signal then dropping to 3g when any load (such as speedtest.net, etc) is placed on it.
Running the test from West Sacramento which seems to be well within Verizon's 4g coverage area. In addition there are 2 HTC Thunderbolts that are near me that do not ever lose there 4g signal.
Battery life seems to be poor although I have not conditioned the battery yet. Pandora seems to skip which is the same issue that the new EPF1 GummyCharged GBE 1.4 was having.
I am about 2 days away from returning the phone to Verizon and seeing if they will do an even swap for the Thunderbolt.
I really appreciate your efforts here.
Called Verizon....
Called Verizon and getting a replacement Samsung Droid Charge sent in the mail. We will see if that helps....
With EP1H radio, choice of LTE/CDMA or CDMA
For what it's worth, I am running Kejar31's GummyCharged 1.8 which includes the radio from the EP1H 2.3 leak. With this radio, the options for "System selection" are either LTE/CDMA or CDMA.
I have only fair LTE reception at home, and the phone seems to say 4G sometimes, and 3G sometimes. But when I am doing a download, I mostly seem to see 4G speeds. My hypothesis is that the radio stays in 3G most of the time and only runs 4G when it needs to. Not sure if that is plausible, how long would it take to make the transition to 4G???
In any case, I got 19GB download on speakeasy web test. I could not do anywhere near that on EP1F radio. Also battery life is more tolerable with this kernel/radio/rom.
My $.02
After getting very poor speeds, I never got above 4.1, I stopped in my local AT&T shop.
Turns out that when I went from my Blackberry to the Infuse, they never put me on the 4G plan, only on the unlimited data plan.
I haven't been up to Nashville to test whether my Infuse is now connecting at AT&T's 4G, but I just wanted to let everyone know. That if you got grandfathered in, they may not have put you on the 4G unlimited plan.
4g umlimited plan is just what their calling their data plans for "4g" devices right now. There 4g network is just a spruced up 3g network and since we use 3g sims it doesnt matter what your plan is you should get faster speeds if they backhauled the network ware you live.
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Truckerglenn said:
After getting very poor speeds, I never got above 4.1, I stopped in my local AT&T shop.
Turns out that when I went from my Blackberry to the Infuse, they never put me on the 4G plan, only on the unlimited data plan.
I haven't been up to Nashville to test whether my Infuse is now connecting at AT&T's 4G, but I just wanted to let everyone know. That if you got grandfathered in, they may not have put you on the 4G unlimited plan.
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I doubt there is a 4G data plan. I am using a 3+ year old SIM (doesn't even say 3G on it) and am getting 5mb speeds and haven't spoken with ATT in years.
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MisterEdF said:
I doubt there is a 4G data plan. I am using a 3+ year old SIM (doesn't even say 3G on it) and am getting 5mb speeds and haven't spoken with ATT in years.
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so you doubt there is a 4g data plan because you have had the same sim card for 3 years and get 3g data speeds???
bottom line there are different data plans for 4g hspa+ data, (same price but different feature code/provisioning) those who dismiss this idea as some kind of att conspiracy theory, well i dont know what to tell you, but maybe you should put some tape over the front facing camera on your phones so "they" cant watch you!
Tomdg07 said:
so you doubt there is a 4g data plan because you have had the same sim card for 3 years and get 3g data speeds???
bottom line there are different data plans for 4g hspa+ data, (same price but different feature code/provisioning) those who dismiss this idea as some kind of att conspiracy theory, well i dont know what to tell you, but maybe you should put some tape over the front facing camera on your phones so "they" cant watch you!
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LOL well said my man. I got that camera on my Thrill 4G as well makes you think huh? Maybe the big blue monster of AT & T really is watchinge type this. Muahahaha!
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Speed tests are not that great...
Well i have noticed that the two major speed test apps are not really that good testing. They are too all over the place, but i can tell my speeds are gaining every day a little bit. 4G is in my area, which i am not supposedly connecting to it fully because i have to wait a while, and I am on the uckd5 modem which seems to work best for me. What is the best speed test app?
I've thought about flashing the uckd5 modem just to see if going back makes a difference.
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I've thought about flashing the uckd5 modem just to see if going back makes a difference.
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D5 isn't going to give you better speeds just by virtue of it being the stock modem that came with the phone...
E3 is supposed to be an improvement on D5... same with G3, but that's it's own special case, since it is the Rogers modem. and H1 is supposed to be an improvement over E3.
i have noticed that they are all very similar when it comes down to it. i get the same speeds with each of them, signal is the same within 10 dbm, and call reception is not different enough among them to notice.
too many variables at play (atmosphere, tower usage, time of day, etc.) to really make a fair determination that one of them is much better than the other.
but yeah, i guess my point is that you won't see better speeds just because you are switching to the modem that the infuse came with, and is "supposed" to be using.
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D5 isn't going to give you better speeds just by virtue of it being the stock modem that came with the phone...
E3 is supposed to be an improvement on D5... same with G3, but that's it's own special case, since it is the Rogers modem. and H1 is supposed to be an improvement over E3.
i have noticed that they are all very similar when it comes down to it. i get the same speeds with each of them, signal is the same within 10 dbm, and call reception is not different enough among them to notice.
too many variables at play (atmosphere, tower usage, time of day, etc.) to really make a fair determination that one of them is much better than the other.
but yeah, i guess my point is that you won't see better speeds just because you are switching to the modem that the infuse came with, and is "supposed" to be using.
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I could get 6mb download with stock infuse rom, now on infused 2.1 or serenity 7, I can't over 4, think it's just coincidence? I really don't know that much about the modems and their software, I'm a noob at this stuff.
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steadly2004 said:
I could get 6mb download with stock infuse rom, now on infused 2.1 or serenity 7, I can't over 4, think it's just coincidence? I really don't know that much about the modems and their software, I'm a noob at this stuff.
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Those are Rogers GB based ROM's, which are known to have HSPA+ problems.
steadly2004 said:
I could get 6mb download with stock infuse rom, now on infused 2.1 or serenity 7, I can't over 4, think it's just coincidence? I really don't know that much about the modems and their software, I'm a noob at this stuff.
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not a coincidence at all. that's how it should be. if you are truly supposed to be getting 4g speeds in your area, you probably won't see those speeds on a GB based ROM until we no longer have to use Rogers GB as the base for those ROMS.
once the infuse gets the GB update, and the ROMS are based on that update, speeds should be what they are supposed to be.
but your issue is the ROM you are on - not the modem you are using.
My thought.
I am running infused v2.1 with the kd5 modem. I see that the longer i stick with one modem, speeds start increasing. This happens a lot faster with the original modem. Does any one else notice this?
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I am running infused v2.1 with the kd5 modem. I see that the longer i stick with one modem, speeds start increasing. This happens a lot faster with the original modem. Does any one else notice this?
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now THAT actually is a coincidence, haha.
I'm not 100 percent sure but just thinking for now. I love the Razr Maxx battery life and I love the stock ish feel of their ICS. I came from the GS2 before this RAZR Maxx. Loved the Camera on the GS2 and the fluidity of it too. I had the Sprint version so data speed was horrible.
My biggest beef with that phone was the wireless radio was really bad and I need to rely on phone calls and text since I got kids, what if get an emergency call? And I work in a basement ish area during the day time so I knew I had to go to Verizon and Motorola is known for good wireless radios.
What I hate about this phone is the lag time to time. It lagged on GB and on ICS. And I really dislike the camera, taking still pictures and recording video it both sucks to me compared to my previous GS2 camera. I'm cautious of rooting it since the boot loaders are locked. Assuming a custom rom can overcome the lag issue. I use to root and flash stuff alot on my GS2.
I guess my questions are....
How is the wireless radio on the GS3 Verizon's version? Is it reliable?
How's the battery life? I know it won't compare to my RAZR Maxx but any input will help.
Are the boot loaders locked up? Is rooting and development for this phone pretty awesome?
No offense but your questions are answered all over the place if you just read. Verizon version has a locked boot loader. Battery life sucks. Many people say wireless is pretty weak but many others seem happy with it. So far I'm finding it acceptable. The call quality on my end is great too.
Signal and call quality have been good for me.
Battery life really depends on your own use case. For me it's been good but not great. I can get through a day with normal use but I still feel a little anxiety whenever I need to use it heavily.
The bootloader issue also depends on what kind of user you are. If you just need root, it's already there. If you want to try a few major ROMs, they will be there in one form or another, if not already. But if you want to have tons of ROMs to flash everyday, the bootloader might be an issue. Devs are working on unlocking the bootloader and it looks promising, but there's possibility it'll never be unlocked and will affect ROM development.
My battery life is amazing. I leave WiFi on I'm on 4 g and I leave my gps on I get at least 24 hours of battery life on my phone is on stock. You can always buy a portable charger from verizon call quality is good never had any static coming from sumbody it is the heavy into development this phone is actually does not need it
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My battery is amazing as well! Im able to get 4 hours of on screen time no problem and the radios are solid. I do have the locked bootloader though but then again im not a crack flasher or anything so ill be fine
Thanks for the replies!! Any input is great. I consider my self a light heavy user depending on the day. I use about 4 hours screen on time average. My RAZR Maxx can get 7 plus of screen on time depending on what I do.
My area Verizon's 3G is great. I get like 2.3 - 3 MB download speeds consistent so I only use 4G when data speeds are being slow on 3G.
Another question, is there an option on the Verizon GS3 to turn off data all together? And options to toggle back and forth from 4G to 3G?
There is an option to turn off mobile data either in Settings or just pulling down the notification bar. Toggling between 3g/4g is not included. You must download an app, something like "Phone Info," to toggle between 3g and 4g.
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Thank Me Later said:
I'm not 100 percent sure but just thinking for now. I love the Razr Maxx battery life and I love the stock ish feel of their ICS. I came from the GS2 before this RAZR Maxx. Loved the Camera on the GS2 and the fluidity of it too. I had the Sprint version so data speed was horrible.
My biggest beef with that phone was the wireless radio was really bad and I need to rely on phone calls and text since I got kids, what if get an emergency call? And I work in a basement ish area during the day time so I knew I had to go to Verizon and Motorola is known for good wireless radios.
What I hate about this phone is the lag time to time. It lagged on GB and on ICS. And I really dislike the camera, taking still pictures and recording video it both sucks to me compared to my previous GS2 camera. I'm cautious of rooting it since the boot loaders are locked. Assuming a custom rom can overcome the lag issue. I use to root and flash stuff alot on my GS2.
I guess my questions are....
How is the wireless radio on the GS3 Verizon's version? Is it reliable?
How's the battery life? I know it won't compare to my RAZR Maxx but any input will help.
Are the boot loaders locked up? Is rooting and development for this phone pretty awesome?
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Your battery life will never be as good as the Razor Maxx. I had the Maxx and i loved almost everything about it. I switched the the galaxy s3 and do not have any regrets at all. I can easily get 4+ hours of screen time.
I am actually pretty happy with the galaxy s3. I have not had any desire to do anything but root the device. The only reason why I rooted the device was to keep the OTA update from killing my unified search.
Thanks for the heads up!! Yeah the RAZR Maxx battery life will be hard to even come close to. I'm just thinking though, nothing for sure yet.
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I'm using GS3 from the gnex. I was not happy with gnex reception qualities. My GS3 reception experience appears to be about the same as my gnex. Which is to say unimpressive. Good enough in strong signal areas but venture off to the fringe and prepare to have no service while a razr next to you has decent service.
Battery life on GS3 is great compared to gnex, very happy with battery life. Other than Verizon's ham fisted sync services and the wifi popup even when wifi is *off* I love this phone. However, I wasn't impressed with gnex radio reception and GS3 seems about the same. Anybody at work have one you can look at to test?
All you can do is try it out.
Thank Me Later said:
I'm not 100 percent sure but just thinking for now. I love the Razr Maxx battery life and I love the stock ish feel of their ICS. I came from the GS2 before this RAZR Maxx. Loved the Camera on the GS2 and the fluidity of it too. I had the Sprint version so data speed was horrible.
My biggest beef with that phone was the wireless radio was really bad and I need to rely on phone calls and text since I got kids, what if get an emergency call? And I work in a basement ish area during the day time so I knew I had to go to Verizon and Motorola is known for good wireless radios.
What I hate about this phone is the lag time to time. It lagged on GB and on ICS. And I really dislike the camera, taking still pictures and recording video it both sucks to me compared to my previous GS2 camera. I'm cautious of rooting it since the boot loaders are locked. Assuming a custom rom can overcome the lag issue. I use to root and flash stuff alot on my GS2.
I guess my questions are....
How is the wireless radio on the GS3 Verizon's version? Is it reliable?
How's the battery life? I know it won't compare to my RAZR Maxx but any input will help.
Are the boot loaders locked up? Is rooting and development for this phone pretty awesome?
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JBH_Film said:
I'm using GS3 from the gnex. I was not happy with gnex reception qualities. My GS3 reception experience appears to be about the same as my gnex. Which is to say unimpressive. Good enough in strong signal areas but venture off to the fringe and prepare to have no service while a razr next to you has decent service.
Battery life on GS3 is great compared to gnex, very happy with battery life. Other than Verizon's ham fisted sync services and the wifi popup even when wifi is *off* I love this phone. However, I wasn't impressed with gnex radio reception and GS3 seems about the same. Anybody at work have one you can look at to test?
All you can do is try it out.
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Thanks for the input!! I heard the G-Nexus has bad wireless radio. Good to know man. I may just still with my RAZR Maxx for now. I need good radios as first priority.
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I was mixed as well (coming from an iPhone) but I would definitely recommend it!
I'm running the vzw S3 and love it, on CM10 Jelly Bean rom.
If I do buy the GS3 off contract, to transfer my plan and number can I just use my current 4G LTE simcard that's in my RAZR Maxx? Or do I need to go through customer service/Verizon store for that? I might have to sell my current phone first, so that money will contribute to buying the GS3.
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Thank Me Later said:
If I do buy the GS3 off contract, to transfer my plan and number can I just use my current 4G LTE simcard that's in my RAZR Maxx? Or do I need to go through customer service/Verizon store for that? I might have to sell my current phone first, so that money will contribute to buying the GS3.
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Only if your Maxx currently uses a microSim (which is what the GS3 uses). If your Maxx uses a regular sim card all you do is take a trip down to your local VZW store and have them give you a micro sim. Its free too!
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Marcismo55 said:
Only if your Maxx currently uses a microSim (which is what the GS3 uses). If your Maxx uses a regular sim card all you do is take a trip down to your local VZW store and have them give you a micro sim. Its free too!
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Thanks!! I remember doing this with Sprint and it was such a hassle because they don't use simcards.
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First of all, my LTE works fine, this is only an issue with the 3G radios. Basically, I often have issues with 3G actually sending and receiving data. When it does, it is slower than 1X for me. It drains the battery at crazy rates such as 20%/hr with little to no use. This has happened regardless of rom, although now I am on the stock f1 update and unrooted. I bought this phone used so there's no hope of a CLNR. I've had it "fixed" by samsung twice and nothing has changed. Any ideas? I have an upgrade but I'm waiting for the One or the 5S and REALLY don't want to use it on a phone I wouldn't be happy with.
Same exact problem here. 4G works fine. 3G is essentially useless. Often when it changes to 3G, I wish it would just go to 1X so that at least it would be functional. I've never really found a solution. The other day my phone was in 3G and I tried to send a text msg with a picture. It took almost ten minutes. Completely useless.
Friends with 3G Verizon phones never have any problems. They always get a solid 3G connection. I used to be with Sprint (useless) and set my Evo to roam on Verizon because the 3G was so much more responsive and quick than Sprint. Not seeing that with my S3.
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Same exact problem here. 4G works fine. 3G is essentially useless. Often when it changes to 3G, I wish it would just go to 1X so that at least it would be functional. I've never really found a solution. The other day my phone was in 3G and I tried to send a text msg with a picture. It took almost ten minutes. Completely useless.
Friends with 3G Verizon phones never have any problems. They always get a solid 3G connection. I used to be with Sprint (useless) and set my Evo to roam on Verizon because the 3G was so much more responsive and quick than Sprint. Not seeing that with my S3.
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Yeah none of my friends have issues either. My friend with her iPhone 5 was using it next to me and it loaded pages in just a few seconds, still slower than 3G, but mine took almost a minute.
Amphibliam said:
Yeah none of my friends have issues either. My friend with her iPhone 5 was using it next to me and it loaded pages in just a few seconds, still slower than 3G, but mine took almost a minute.
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Forgot to mention... My wife's also got an S3. Mine's rooted with CleanROM and LK1 modem. Her's has the latest update. She has the same issues with 3G. She also had them on MB1.
Fortunately my phone doesn't flip over to 3G often. But when it does, I just stick it back in my pocket, because it won't do anything useful until it switches back to 4G.
I've never found the answer to this problem, but I'd really like to. I understand that this is a 4G phone, but it should be able to fall back to 3G with no problems.
usmaak said:
Forgot to mention... My wife's also got an S3. Mine's rooted with CleanROM and LK1 modem. Her's has the latest update. She has the same issues with 3G. She also had them on MB1.
Fortunately my phone doesn't flip over to 3G often. But when it does, I just stick it back in my pocket, because it won't do anything useful until it switches back to 4G.
I've never found the answer to this problem, but I'd really like to. I understand that this is a 4G phone, but it should be able to fall back to 3G with no problems.
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FYI, I just tried AOSP for the hell of it and data speeds are much better. Too bad it seems a bit buggy. :/
nvm, speeds still absolutely blow
i have a network extender and most of the time I can't send pic messages..piece of ****...ive tried multiple basebands...im convinced its the phone
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Amphibliam said:
FYI, I just tried AOSP for the hell of it and data speeds are much better. Too bad it seems a bit buggy. :/
nvm, speeds still absolutely blow
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Theoretically AOSP ROMs should have absolutely no effect on data or voice since they don;t touch the radio firmware.
I was in a 3G zone this evening and did a speedtest.
23 kbps down. It died when trying to run the upload portion of the test. Friends with regular 3G phones routinely get 800 kbps - 1200 kbbs down.
I agree. It has to be the phone. And given that it seems to happen across multiple radios and only to some people, it's probably hardware related. Doesn't matter when I get 4G. Sucks when I can't.
I'm going to be at camp for a week soon and I only get 3G there so I'm strongly considering buying a used 4S until a new phone comes.
I have 3g signal in the house.. wide open all bars with a network extender..I go outside to get 4g, then it will send pic messages. dumbphone
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I'm going to be at camp for a week soon and I only get 3G there so I'm strongly considering buying a used 4S until a new phone comes.
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I don;t think its a Samsung problem, more like a Verizon wide issue. If you look in the verizon user forums, all the Iphone and HTC and Moto folks complain about the same things.
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/784496
I don't think so. Not only are they not complaining about just 3G, my friends' phones work fine.
Not only that, but my GNex I had before this somehow consistently had 2 mbps dl speeds on 3g.
Friends on Verizon with 3g only phones get excellent speeds where I am at. Verizon 3g is not the problem around here. On 3g phones, it is fast and responsive. When switching from Sprint, I went with Verizon based on the quality of its 3g.
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I thought it was just me been having the same problem. Suddenly no 4g at home and 3g is no good. Good thing I have the WiFi.
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Shamec said:
I thought it was just me been having the same problem. Suddenly no 4g at home and 3g is no good. Good thing I have the WiFi.
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Too bad you have to rely on something else that you pay for independently for your phone to be able to do its job. These phones should work on 3G. I have to imagine that there are some who don't have 4G that have to rely on 3G. Maybe they just don't get this phone, or get it and return it?
Hello dudes and dudettes.
So, here's the deal - I was able to get my Verizon S3 working on T-mobile network (using cm or aokp) thanks to paravex, as shown on my first post - However, I only used it to make phone calls and text as I did not have a data plan until a few days ago when I decided to join the 21st century and went for T-mobile's truly unlimited 4g (lte and no throttling).
Thing is... No LTE... No 4g... No 3g... just "g" (gprs / 2g or whatever??) so the thing works but is slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter. No, it's not where I am - I travel a lot, especially from Baltimore to New York, and the thing is always on "G". And it's not set to use 2g only for battery saving.
I tried speedtest.net and others, but results were pretty redonkulous and only served to confirm my fears... I tried both LTE and 4g APNs for T-mobile ("fast." something and "epc." something), but both only work on GPRS (I can see the G or check by dialing *#*#4636#*#*)
I'm running the latest nighty (jb) for aokp d2vzw, and will try CM and my nandroid backup of stock touchwiz. I have a feeling stock might work, but I really don't want to get back to ICS, much less with touchwiz. I also can't sell or trade my phone 'cause it's dinged in a couple of spots, so please refrain from that suggestion.
Once again for my fellow ADHD peeps - Verizon S3; Tmobile network; unltd 4g plan; stuck on GPRS.
So... how do I get t-mobile 4G (and LTE) to work on my Verizon S3, preferably using jelly bean if possible?
I'm attaching screenshots with some stats.
Thanks in advance!!
You can't. Tmo bands aren't supported on Verizon variant.
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Tyler's correct, the bands aren't supported, same reason ATT only gets edge on our phone as well. Pretty sure even T mobiles SGH-T999 doesn't even get LTE.
NeoMagus said:
Tyler's correct, the bands aren't supported, same reason ATT only gets edge on our phone as well. Pretty sure even T mobiles SGH-T999 doesn't even get LTE.
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The new ones do. They did a secret rerelease.
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...well this sucks major balls. can I at least get Edge? I know that my brother's sch-i535 does it, running stock. ugh, any other suggestions? I really hate myself right now.