I have an lg g4 h810 at&t version came from usa, currently using in Pakistan,i have a serious problem of data connection,it continuously changes from edge to 4g,i flashed new 4g bands still same problem..how can i fix this like removing edge and using only 4g,the preferred network option is not available and when i use only lte app by clicking the phone info it says this application doesn't support this device plz helps if there's any other way.
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Taimoor* said:
I have an lg g4 h810 at&t version came from usa, currently using in Pakistan,i have a serious problem of data connection,it continuously changes from edge to 4g,i flashed new 4g bands still same problem..how can i fix this like removing edge and using only 4g,the preferred network option is not available and when i use only lte app by clicking the phone info it says this application doesn't support this device plz helps if there's any other way.
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It's probably the network itself doing that instead of the phone doing it.
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It's probably the network itself doing that instead of the phone doing it.
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Well its not the network i am in a place where it is fully Lte selected,is there any single way to cut if edge and use lte?
Taimoor* said:
Well its not the network i am in a place where it is fully Lte selected,is there any single way to cut if edge and use lte?
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You didn't understand, network signals fluctuate, just because you're in an area with 4G LTE coverage does not mean anything, when signal strength drops, so does the signal type. If you remove Edge capability then when signal is low you won't receive anything at all until 4G strength returns.
I live in a 4G area and it's not uncommon to drop to 1x data, ON AN UNMODIFIED PHONE ON THE NETWORK IT WAS DESIGNED FOR AND SOLD BY.
So again....
It's probably your network and not your device.
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You didn't understand, network signals fluctuate, just because you're in an area with 4G LTE coverage does not mean anything, when signal strength drops, so does the signal type. If you remove Edge capability then when signal is low you won't receive anything at all until 4G strength returns.
I live in a 4G area and it's not uncommon to drop to 1x data, ON AN UNMODIFIED PHONE ON THE NETWORK IT WAS DESIGNED FOR AND SOLD BY.
So again....
It's probably your network and not your device.
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I will still insist,on you helping me out to force 4g and remove edge.i want to use my own mind set.i request you plz.
Taimoor* said:
I will still insist,on you helping me out to force 4g and remove edge.i want to use my own mind set.i request you plz.
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You'll probably just end up putting Edge capability back on the device because if you don't have Edge capability then you will not have a connection to mobile data when signal strength is low. In other words, when signal is low and the network itself drops to Edge speeds, you won't have a mobile data connection, you'll only have cellular service for making calls and texting, your mobile data won't work until the network itself picks back up to 4G LTE speeds.
Removing Edge from your device does not stop the network itself from slowing down to Edge speeds. Altering your device does not control what the network does or how it functions. That is all controlled on their end, not yours. The network will STILL drop to lower speeds whether you like it or not.
You don't have a choice of choosing to stay on 4G connection at all times, you'll still lose 4G connection when the network slows down.
It comes down a choice. Do you want mobile connection at all times with the occasional drop to Edge speeds but still able to use the mobile network?
Or do you want to have 4G connection when it's available but no connection at all when it drops below 4G speed and unable to use mobile data or internet until the 4G speeds return?
I think you would get tired of not being able to use mobile data at all when the network is slow and you would be wanting Edge capability back so your device can stay connected at all times instead of sporadically connecting only when there is 4G speeds.
You can't FORCE the network to stay at 4G speeds all the time. You can't control the network, you can only control your device.
Removing Edge WILL NOT keep your device connected to 4G at all times.
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You'll probably just end up putting Edge capability back on the device because if you don't have Edge capability then you will not have a connection to mobile data when signal strength is low. In other words, when signal is low and the network itself drops to Edge speeds, you won't have a mobile data connection, you'll only have cellular service for making calls and texting, your mobile data won't work until the network itself picks back up to 4G LTE speeds.
Removing Edge from your device does not stop the network itself from slowing down to Edge speeds. Altering your device does not control what the network does or how it functions. That is all controlled on their end, not yours. The network will STILL drop to lower speeds whether you like it or not.
You don't have a choice of choosing to stay on 4G connection at all times, you'll still lose 4G connection when the network slows down.
It comes down a choice. Do you want mobile connection at all times with the occasional drop to Edge speeds but still able to use the mobile network?
Or do you want to have 4G connection when it's available but no connection at all when it drops below 4G speed and unable to use mobile data or internet until the 4G speeds return?
I think you would get tired of not being able to use mobile data at all when the network is slow and you would be wanting Edge capability back so your device can stay connected at all times instead of sporadically connecting only when there is 4G speeds.
You can't FORCE the network to stay at 4G speeds all the time. You can't control the network, you can only control your device.
Removing Edge WILL NOT keep your device connected to 4G at all times.
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I am trying my best not to piss you off but actually it changes in to edge when i try to open a game on phone like COC OR FIFA Mobile, that's why i was asking to use only 4g..it kinda irritates to not have something when you are paying for it..i would still insist you tell me how to do it
Taimoor* said:
I am trying my best not to piss you off but actually it changes in to edge when i try to open a game on phone like COC OR FIFA Mobile, that's why i was asking to use only 4g..it kinda irritates to not have something when you are paying for it..i would still insist you tell me how to do it
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You're wasting your time, it won't improve anything.
Good luck
Complain about it to your service provider, it's their fault.
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Hi, im having a strange problem with my sensation,
It has occured since i bought it.
The problem is that when i dont use the phone for browsing, up/downloading and stuff like that which use data, the signal strengh is 3g with all the bars, but when i then goes on the internet it drops to edge with full bars, which off course makes the internet much slower, and it happens also with YouTube and all the other data app's on the phone.
I Hope somebody can tell me what to do.
Kildenmaf
I'm going to guess that you have exceeded the amount of data allotted for your data plan. When you attempt to actively use your data the throttle that your service provider has placed on your account kicks in and leaves you with only edge service.
The only remedy for this is to wait for your next billing cycle to begin or to go and personally kick the CEO of your mobile phone service provider's ass.
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The only remedy for this is to wait for your next billing cycle to begin or to go and personally kick the CEO of your mobile phone service provider's ass.
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Personally, I think you should give the latter a try. Just saying.
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Hi, im having a strange problem with my sensation,
It has occured since i bought it.
The problem is that when i dont use the phone for browsing, up/downloading and stuff like that which use data, the signal strengh is 3g with all the bars, but when i then goes on the internet it drops to edge with full bars, which off course makes the internet much slower, and it happens also with YouTube and all the other data app's on the phone.
I Hope somebody can tell me what to do.
Kildenmaf
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Ok try this...in mobile networks select wcdma as default connection and restart the fone....then try to c if 3g is working fine....if it does then stay on that else u may again choose gsm/wcdma...
If he has indeed hit his cap limit, then you will stuck at 2G speeds. I really have never had to be at 3G in my area. Just 4G and when I hit my cap it's 2G for a while.. But it never shows 2G in the status bar... and that was even on my Tmobile G2
Hi, im sure that i didnt hit the limit. Its a new carrier im using and it allows me to use 5 gb in a month and i have had it for 4 days. Im pretty sure that i havent exceeded the amount limit yet
I was at the AT&T store playing with the One X yesterday. I had read the complaints about not being able to turn LTE off, mainly centered around battery concerns. Well, I think there is a much bigger concern.
AT&T's LTE network is obviously spotty in most places. It's supposedly pretty robust here in the DC area. Well, the phone I was playing with was constantly switching between LTE and HSPA. And guess what? Every time it switched, it lost its data connection for a good 30+ seconds. So since it was switching back and forth constantly, it would lose data connection for several minutes at a time before it would finally stabilize on either LTE or HSPA for a few minutes. Then it would start switching back and forth again, thereby losing data yet again.
It took me about 10 minutes just to download the SpeedTest app from the market. And then, I could not even get a single speedtest to complete running because it never stabilized on a connection for long enough to complete the test. Web pages wouldn't load. Youtube wouldn't load. Basically rendered the phone useless.
So yeah, battery concerns are there, but they are minor compared to this. If you are in an area with weak LTE, but you do not have the ability to turn LTE off, you might essentially find yourself with no data connection whatsoever as your phone bounces back and forth between LTE and HSPA. I imagine that would be a deal breaker for most people.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my house and my office both get either strong enough LTE signals to avoid this, or, alternatively, that they get no LTE signal at all so that it just stays on HSPA.
Battery concerns aside, this is why AT&T needs to give us the option to turn LTE off.
No LTE in my area for a while, which is strange because I live near two big cities and neither of them have LTE yet, for that matter no city in TN has LTE yet
I believe you can technically turn the lte off by selecting "hspa only" in mobile network settings.
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pakalrtb said:
I believe you can technically turn the lte off by selecting "hspa only" in mobile network settings.
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From what I've read, you can do this on the Rogers version, but not on the AT&T one.
In the future I can almost guarantee that there will be an option to turn it off and on as you wish. Most likely will require root but, if you aren't going to root it what are you doing here anyways haha
Well for what its worth, A quick flash of a rogers ROM and we are good to go ;-). Not that we should have to, but we shouldn't be kept from doing as we wish with out device. I am sure I will be flashing within the first hour of a released ROM.
Nope they disable it on all their phones. They don't want the customer selecting their network. They can charge more for data on LTE as its faster and you'll use more quickly.
They also don't want us to be able to force EDGE. Totally ridiculous.
I'm referring to the settings under mobile networks
GSM Only
GSM/HSPA ONLY
GSM/HSPA auto
GSM/HSPA/LTE
HSPA only
MattMJB0188 said:
Nope they disable it on all their phones. They don't want the customer selecting their network. They can charge more for data on LTE as its faster and you'll use more quickly.
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Not for those of us on unlimited data! Their plan backfires.
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They also don't want us to be able to force EDGE. Totally ridiculous.
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I might be misremembering an old article, but from what I've read, they're actually starting to repurpose/shut down EDGE towers in cities with a lot of 3G/4G coverage. A good reason to keep us from selecting EDGE only.
I just want them to turn on LTE in Philly.
If the next iPhone (which will have LTE I believe) didn't have a feature where you can disable LTE, then people would go crazy. It's really a shame that the Rogers model allows you to do so but the AT&T model does not. It's not a big deal to me, but certainly I think the consumer should always have that option.
I am one of the lucky ones to still have unlimited on AT&T but there can't be that many of us left where it would affect things.
Pick up an AT&T iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 and you have an option to turn off 3G. And yes people would go nuts if the next iPhone didn't have an option to turn off LTE.
I hope they don't do away with EDGE. First thing I'd say is, why at home do I get 3 bars of 3G and then if I can switch to EDGE I get a full signal? Call quality isn't broken up like it is on 3G. I'd also like the option to switch my device to EDGE while I'm at work all day to save battery life. EDGE serves a very good purpose for me still.
I think more people need to start calling AT&T technical support and complaining about this. I guess its possible the next update could have this feature.
What good is LTE when its draining my phone sitting in a desk drawer all day?
I remember reading that by "getting rid of EDGE" ATT is actually upgrading those towers to 3G. So, yeah, you lose EDGE, but it gets replaced by better 3G coverage.
Although I entirely agree that not being able to toggle LTE is rediculous.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_...-phones-will-be-thinner-more-efficient-scoop/
I'll just leave this here...
Just because Verizon rushed out LTE phones before the tech was ready which resulted in terrible battery life, doesn't mean AT&T did the same thing.
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I remember reading that by "getting rid of EDGE" ATT is actually upgrading those towers to 3G. So, yeah, you lose EDGE, but it gets replaced by better 3G coverage.
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Is that even possible? I thought EDGE is still used for voice, and the reason that we can browse and use voice at the same time (like AT&T always advertises). I'm no expert by any means. But I don't think they can get rid of the EDGE towers, until they do something like move completely to 3G for voice, and LTE for all data (which obviously would not happen for a long time).
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If spotty LTE coverage indeed proves to be a problem on the One X, you can try manually enter a new APN to force the phone to HSPA+. I read it worked on the Vivid.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25340058&postcount=16
cant we turn off mobile network all together?
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http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12261_...-phones-will-be-thinner-more-efficient-scoop/
I'll just leave this here...
Just because Verizon rushed out LTE phones before the tech was ready which resulted in terrible battery life, doesn't mean AT&T did the same thing.
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Did you even read the original post? It really had nothing to do with battery life, which is a minor concern compared to what I described.
tian105 said:
cant we turn off mobile network all together?
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Only a solution if you have WiFi access. This would have no impact on the situation the OP is talking about: spotty LTE coverage causing data connection to be dropped.
Also defeats the purpose of having an LTE phone.
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Is that even possible? I thought EDGE is still used for voice, and the reason that we can browse and use voice at the same time (like AT&T always advertises). I'm no expert by any means. But I don't think they can get rid of the EDGE towers, until they do something like move completely to 3G for voice, and LTE for all data (which obviously would not happen for a long time).
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If spotty LTE coverage indeed proves to be a problem on the One X, you can try manually enter a new APN to force the phone to HSPA+. I read it worked on the Vivid.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25340058&postcount=16
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Both GSM and UMTS support circuit switched voice calls. Only LTE does not, as there is not yet a standard defined for voice over LTE...so as long as there is a 2G or 3G network for circuit switched fallback, it will work.
Data is independent of voice in all GSM derived networks, unlike CDMA.
Your data connection does not reflect call quality.
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You know, the current iPhone doesn't give you an option to force EDGE
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mosesman86 said:
You know, the current iPhone doesn't give you an option to force EDGE
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No, but why do the 3GS and 4 allow it?
Here's my dilemma, not sure how to proceed from here.
I loaded CM10.1 on my phone. I've had no issues with 4G or data in general outside of my office.
In my office though, there is a signal amplifier nearby. For some reason it will get 4G, but will not be able to get any data. It drops down to 3G, and then works, but will continue to attempt the 4G connection. There is plenty of signal strength, but in between switches it will loose all data completely.
I've tried all the different modem firmwares, and I cannot get it to work normally. It used to have 4G all the time in the office without issue on stock. I don't believe reverting to stock will fix the issue, because I've tried and failed.
Will obtaining a new SIM card help, or should I consider another fix?
network extender ? they don't have 4g network extenders yet
mine does the same thing. .usually stays on 3g inside the house..but I'm us usually on wifi
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Nah its not a WiFi extender, its a corporate signal repeater
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Nah its not a WiFi extender, its a corporate signal repeater
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No way of knowing whats happening unless you have the specs for the repeater. How do you know its passing a good 4G data stream? Just because the RF is there, doesn't mean the signal isn't garbage. Seems pretty clear the repeater is doing something bad to the signal since its working ok for you outside the office.
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No way of knowing whats happening unless you have the specs for the repeater. How do you know its passing a good 4G data stream? Just because the RF is there, doesn't mean the signal isn't garbage. Seems pretty clear the repeater is doing something bad to the signal since its working ok for you outside the office.
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Normally I'd agree but I've had other employees code into the same office with 4g phones (razor max, s4) and they have no problem with 4g
I keep seeing my 3g connection dropping completely. I'll be browsing the web and im not moving at all and all of a sudden the connection is gone. I first thought it had something to do with the connection optimizer but it doesn't seem like that. Did anyone else experience this or know a solution to that?
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roadrunnrr said:
I keep seeing my 3g connection dropping completely. I'll be browsing the web and im not moving at all and all of a sudden the connection is gone. I first thought it had something to do with the connection optimizer but it doesn't seem like that. Did anyone else experience this or know a solution to that?
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i noticed that this was happening when mostly when the phone was going back and forth between 3g and lte. so i changed the mobile network settings to cdma only instead of cdma/lte and it was much steadier.
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i noticed that this was happening when mostly when the phone was going back and forth between 3g and lte. so i changed the mobile network settings to cdma only instead of cdma/lte and it was much steadier.
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When I have it set to cdma only I never get to see lte does yours get lte with cdma turned on only?
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roadrunnrr said:
When I have it set to cdma only I never get to see lte does yours get lte with cdma turned on only?
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by changing it to the CDMA setting you are only going to be on the 3g network.
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by changing it to the CDMA setting you are only going to be on the 3g network.
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So there is really no solution besides going to 3g only. But it really isnt jumping from lte to 3g . It will show 3g and all of a sudden nothing. Sometimes even showing me the little x over the bars.
roadrunnrr said:
So there is really no solution besides going to 3g only. But it really isnt jumping from lte to 3g . It will show 3g and all of a sudden nothing. Sometimes even showing me the little x over the bars.
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This happens in an area with partial Spark.
Mine does same thing because I have 3 towers all equal distance from me. 1 is Spark other 2 are not.
If you travel to another location you probably won't see the issue but in short from talking to some eng. the phone is doing 1 of two things.
A) It see's an LTE signal and as LTE is primary it starts to try to connect to it but before it fully does (thus why you never see LTE icon) it realizes it doesn't support the switched fall back required to allow Spark phones to get calls while on LTE so it kicks you back to 3g. This process continues to repeat :/
B) The phone see's an weak LTE signal, as is primary starts to connect but before it fully does the signal is determined to be to weak and falls back to 3g.
In both cases the phone possibly would never show you the LTE icon as that will only show once fully established and it doing this jumping back and forth causes 3g to go and die where forcing CDMA fixes.
The other downfall to this is it KILLS the battery.
Connecting to WiFi won't help with the battery part either as it still does the jumping around.
Your only option is really force CDMA mode only when in an area like this, for me, this is at home only, or live with it and lower battery life until they upgrade the towers all the way.
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This happens in an area with partial Spark.
Mine does same thing because I have 3 towers all equal distance from me. 1 is Spark other 2 are not.
If you travel to another location you probably won't see the issue but in short from talking to some eng. the phone is doing 1 of two things.
A) It see's an LTE signal and as LTE is primary it starts to try to connect to it but before it fully does (thus why you never see LTE icon) it realizes it doesn't support the switched fall back required to allow Spark phones to get calls while on LTE so it kicks you back to 3g. This process continues to repeat :/
B) The phone see's an weak LTE signal, as is primary starts to connect but before it fully does the signal is determined to be to weak and falls back to 3g.
In both cases the phone possibly would never show you the LTE icon as that will only show once fully established and it doing this jumping back and forth causes 3g to go and die where forcing CDMA fixes.
The other downfall to this is it KILLS the battery.
Connecting to WiFi won't help with the battery part either as it still does the jumping around.
Your only option is really force CDMA mode only when in an area like this, for me, this is at home only, or live with it and lower battery life until they upgrade the towers all the way.
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Thank you for the detailed explanation. I just got off an hour long phone call with sprint with them trying to explain me my phone is defective and my wifes as well. Then when i told them it isn't they started going into the "Yeah its our network" mode but then came back saying she put a ticket in for me and my wife to get the phones repaired. I told her I don't want that to stop worrying about the phone and to send me an air rave. Problem at my house solved lol. They are sending me an air rave
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roadrunnrr said:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I just got off an hour long phone call with sprint with them trying to explain me my phone is defective and my wifes as well. Then when i told them it isn't they started going into the "Yeah its our network" mode but then came back saying she put a ticket in for me and my wife to get the phones repaired. I told her I don't want that to stop worrying about the phone and to send me an air rave. Problem at my house solved lol. They are sending me an air rave
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You could try turning off or on, depending on whether you have it enabled already, connection optimizer
roadrunnrr said:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I just got off an hour long phone call with sprint with them trying to explain me my phone is defective and my wifes as well. Then when i told them it isn't they started going into the "Yeah its our network" mode but then came back saying she put a ticket in for me and my wife to get the phones repaired. I told her I don't want that to stop worrying about the phone and to send me an air rave. Problem at my house solved lol. They are sending me an air rave
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Hate to share the news but that won't solve your problem, it actually could make it worse as it's now another signal to bounce between.
4G IS always priority when enabled, so regardless of you having a "tower" inside your home now, that does not provide 4G, so if the phone's seeing one that does which is what's causing the problem your issue will remain the same meaning you're forced to put the phone in CDMA only mode still.
The problem isn't with the 3G tower or 3G signal, the problem is the 4G signal being detected but not yet compatible with SPARK due to missing the circuit fall back feature, which the phone doesn't know until it attempts to connect. In some areas where it's partially setup the phone can connect to 4G and just calls won't work, in other areas it's disabled or doesn't exist and this problem happens.
Your solution will simply need to be put the phone in CDMA only mode when in a troubled area only, or just leave it in that mode and have no 4g until everything is upgraded better, or deal with as is.
So I moved to a new house which has basically no LTE and lower cellular coverage. My old house was a highrise with a literal t-mobile tower on the top, so I never even considered using wifi calling as my LTE coverage was perfect.
So here I am, with my Note 5, thinking I can rely on wifi calling in my new house. The house has excellent wifi coverage that can still achieve decent speeds even on the exterior. I use an Asus AC router that I've completely opened up to the world while troubleshooting the problem. Sitting in my living room (where my most recent call was dropped), I'm pulling down 74mbps and uploading 13mbps according to the speedtest app on the note 5.
My phone shows that it's connected to wifi and that Wifi calling is enabled. I've also changed it to "Wifi calling preferred" so it doesn't even attempt to use the limited cellular network that I can get in some rooms occasionally (depending on air density).
However, I basically miss all inbound calls, outbound calls only occasionally connect, and when I do have a successful call, it drops in and out as though I'm on an actual spotty cellular network.
I've tried Arter, SkyHigh and stock rooted kernels, all with the same results. I'm basically at my wit's end and getting ready to abandoned t-mobile. I read that exynos does not handle these handoffs and transitions as well as qualcom SOCs, but I'm reluctant to give up my great note 5 for a ****ty LG just to test this theory.
Can anyone provide some guidance or advice on how I can deal with this? I'm on the original jump plan + unlimited data and I really don't want to abandon t-mobile, but working voice is essential.
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So I moved to a new house which has basically no LTE and lower cellular coverage. My old house was a highrise with a literal t-mobile tower on the top, so I never even considered using wifi calling as my LTE coverage was perfect.
So here I am, with my Note 5, thinking I can rely on wifi calling in my new house. The house has excellent wifi coverage that can still achieve decent speeds even on the exterior. I use an Asus AC router that I've completely opened up to the world while troubleshooting the problem. Sitting in my living room (where my most recent call was dropped), I'm pulling down 74mbps and uploading 13mbps according to the speedtest app on the note 5.
My phone shows that it's connected to wifi and that Wifi calling is enabled. I've also changed it to "Wifi calling preferred" so it doesn't even attempt to use the limited cellular network that I can get in some rooms occasionally (depending on air density).
However, I basically miss all inbound calls, outbound calls only occasionally connect, and when I do have a successful call, it drops in and out as though I'm on an actual spotty cellular network.
I've tried Arter, SkyHigh and stock rooted kernels, all with the same results. I'm basically at my wit's end and getting ready to abandoned t-mobile. I read that exynos does not handle these handoffs and transitions as well as qualcom SOCs, but I'm reluctant to give up my great note 5 for a ****ty LG just to test this theory.
Can anyone provide some guidance or advice on how I can deal with this? I'm on the original jump plan + unlimited data and I really don't want to abandon t-mobile, but working voice is essential.
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Not sure of a solution but I can tell you that I use Wifi calling all the time on the Note 5 and do not experience any of these issues.
We would need to know more details to help further.
Are you stock? If not, which rom?
When was the last time you wiped your phone?
Anyone else have Tmob in the home?
I understand your frustration but I dont think its Tmobile. Chances are its something with your internet connection or a software issue of the phone.
DeeXii said:
Not sure of a solution but I can tell you that I use Wifi calling all the time on the Note 5 and do not experience any of these issues.
We would need to know more details to help further.
Are you stock? If not, which rom?
When was the last time you wiped your phone?
Anyone else have Tmob in the home?
I understand your frustration but I dont think its Tmobile. Chances are its something with your internet connection or a software issue of the phone.
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Thanks for the reply! Not stock, using Darthstalker V11 rom. Only person living here, but I do have a verizon iphone for work. I just moved here, and prior to moving, I had an enterprise level firewall in place, which meant I had to open up the right ports to allow for wifi calling. Since I've moved, I haven't even put it in place, so I'm just using an Asus router as a router & AP with no firewall functionality.
Phone was last wiped a couple of months ago when installing the latest version of Darthstalker. With each kernel I've tried, I've wiped the cache multiple times post-install.
apols said:
Thanks for the reply! Not stock, using Darthstalker V11 rom. Only person living here, but I do have a verizon iphone for work. I just moved here, and prior to moving, I had an enterprise level firewall in place, which meant I had to open up the right ports to allow for wifi calling. Since I've moved, I haven't even put it in place, so I'm just using an Asus router as a router & AP with no firewall functionality.
Phone was last wiped a couple of months ago when installing the latest version of Darthstalker. With each kernel I've tried, I've wiped the cache multiple times post-install.
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Was the Wifi calling working before you moved?
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Was the Wifi calling working before you moved?
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I never had to actually rely on it, so I'm not sure. I used it here and there when visiting low-coverage areas, but now it's basically my only option. For reference, I moved from the DC area to a smaller town in Central VA that only recently received t-mobile LTE. That being said... in certain areas of my house I get enough t-mobile LTE to pull down 30Mbps, but the upload portion is incredibly asymmetric and only pushes about .1 mbps up... Given that I get decent LTE in some places in the house, but it drops off as soon as I turn the corner, I've configured wifi calling to prefer wifi over cellular, which leads to another odd thing....the phone basically needs to be rebooted once leaving a wifi calling network, as it'll never switch the LTE radio back unless I reboot. It'll just stay on 3g/edge otherwise.
As for my wifi coverage, I get great speeds when testing basically anywhere in the house, both upload and download. However, when I'm on a call that is clearly being routed through wifi, it'll start pinging me and warning that the call may be dropped in place where I'm still getting excellent wifi coverage.