This is driving me insane... running RUU 3.33.401.6 and my data connection keeps 'stalling'. I still see the 3G or H symbol on the display, but can't send/receive data unless I enable/disable airplane mode. After doing this, everything will be fine for a random amount of time, then it will stall again and I'll have to repeat the process. This must be a pretty widespread issue, because I even found an app (3G Reconnect) designed to workaround the issue by automating the enabling/disabling of airplane mode!
I use my Sensation tethered for Internet access from home as well as when I'm on the move and I'm a pretty heavy data user, so this is extremely frustrating. I'm not sure whether it's a Sensation-specific issue or an Android issue.
I've tried Bluetooth tethering and WiFi tethering and get the same issue with both methods. Not sure if it's related to tethering, or whether that is coincidental at this point.
Can anyone shed any light?
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so I am curious if anyone has run into this issue (or if it's not an issue and rather it's just the way the phone behaves, perhaps someone can tell me if there is a workaround in settings?):
it seems to me that turning wifi on doesn't always make wifi the active connection. it's intermittent, but it appears to happen frequently.
I found out because I started to download some stuff out of my audiogalaxy collection (which REQUIRES wifi, it doesn't let you do it on mobile data) and it kept telling me to enable wifi to continue downloading.
speed tests confirmed that I was on mobile data, not wifi... even though wifi was turned on and connected.
I've also noticed that occasionally, you'll turn wifi on and it won't replace the mobile data icon... I imagine it's all related.
any of you guys encountering this or should I go get myself a replacement?
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I have a Nexus 5 that is set up to basically act as a router using wireless tethering. I live in an area where I constantly have full-blast LTE that is usually above 30Mbps. For about a month, everything's been great until this last week. Now, every few hours my data connection gets killed completely after anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours after tethering has been running. Data stops working on all tethered devices as well as the Nexus 5. Entering airplane mode and then resetting the WiFi tether fixes the symptoms, and if that fails, restarting fixes it.
I've disabled wireless_tether_dun (sp?), switched to IPv4 and I sometimes use a VPN that passes through all network traffic through the VPN. Even with VPN disabled, the data drop keeps happening.
I know there are so many things that can be going on, but has anyone else noticed this recently? I'm wondering if it is a hardware issue, a signal issue, or perhaps T-Mobile has changed something on their side of things that is killing my somewhat obvious abuse of their network.
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jondwillis said:
Data stops working on all tethered devices as well as the Nexus 5. Entering airplane mode and then resetting the WiFi tether fixes the symptoms, and if that fails, restarting fixes it.
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I am having the exact same issue -my post- in a completely different place, only I have been assured it is completely fine to use my phone on the network in this way. Did you ever find a solution to this?
The phone constantly resets when trying to connect to unknown networks that require a password. It took me ages to figure out what was causing it and it's a real pain. You could just be walking down the street and it'll try to connect to a WiFi network that will kick off this constant resetting. You have about a second to turn WiFi off, before the process starts again.
Anyone have any ideas on a fix? I mention EE as they have their own software variant that enables WiFi calling in the UK, not sure if that's relevant?
Whilst I mention WiFi calling, that's pretty rubbish too, constant interference on my end only - didn't get it with iPhone 6?
Thanks in advance....
Flash with stock 5.1.1 ROM via odin.
Is anyone else having an issue with WiFi calling disconnecting itself, especially overnight? I'm using T-Mobile and when the WiFi calling will stay connected, it works as it should. But often it either won't connect to WiFi calling when reconnecting to my home network, or most often, by the time I get up in the morning, it has fallen off WiFi calling and either has "no service" or is trying to use the virtually non existent T-Mobile signal in my home. I see no indication that it's losing the WiFi connection overnight as it's not reconnecting when I wake the phone up in the morning. I've tried prioritizing the device through my Netgear R7000 router, updating the T-Mobile account settings including the e911 address, making sure my WiFi calling settings on the phone are on and set to WiFi preferred, and rebooting into Safe Mode to make sure a third party app wasn't somehow causing the issue. (The same issue occurred in Safe Mode)
Any ideas?
Thank you all for any assistance you can provide.
Wish I had an idea. All I can tell you is I share in your misery as Wi-Fi Calling is inconsistent for me as well. While it works most of the time, sometimes it’ll drop off for no apparent reason. When it does, I can usually force Wi-Fi Calling to reestablish by putting the phone in and out of airplane mode.
FWIW, I use high-end Wi-Fi gear at home and a custom-built firewall.
Not sure if this applies to you but take a look here:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/24/google-inexplicably-removed-keep-wifi-sleep-toggle-pixel-2/
It's been my experience that Google's implementation is poor at best for WiFi calling. Constant disconnects are common and sometimes reboots are the only thing that will get it working again. It's been this way since it's inception on the Nexus devices back in the day.
On other devices such as Samsung and OnePlus WiFi calling just works. But it's always been hit or miss on Nexus/Pixel deives.
Thank you all for chiming on the matter. It does make it a little less maddening to know it's not unique to my particular device or network setup as Google customer service would imply. Their solution was to have me send in my several week old "defective" device and get a refurbished one from them instead. Besides offering no explanation as to what kind of hardware fault could possibly cause this issue, I think it's ridiculous that someone making a warranty claim on a device less than a month old for a manufacturer defect would be sent a used replacement, particularly a device at this price point.
If it helps anyone, I've found if I switch the phone to airplane mode, and turn on WiFi while leaving airplane mode on, WiFi calling has been a bit more stable so far.
Just about the phone and went straight into update while setting up. Everything downloaded fine, update apps etc. Seemed to be doing more updates in the background. Had a few random power offs that I had to plug it in for and would show 0% at 1% I would turn on and it would go back to 100% instantly. A few touch screen issues that seem to have gotten slightly better
Now my big problem I use my phone strictly on wifi but now all wifi connections are showing up as 'limited connection' the issues is the phone not the wifi. I have it on every wifi I've tried and my laptop has no issues with them. I'm trying to avoid a factory reset just to end up with the same issue
Thanks
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