So this may be more of a Fi question but it also relates to the 4a. Since getting my 4a I've seen a couple of articles talking about setting up the eSim on Fi in addition to the physical sim (also Fi) to improve reception which I find to be a bit worse than the Pixel 4. Has anyone heard of this and or done it? Did it improve anything?
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I'm having a really strange issue that has persisted across two phones (Nexus 5X and Pixel) and 2 SIM cards. I'm on Verizon.
Sometime in early October, I started noticing my phone would occasionally completely drop from the cell network for 10-20 seconds at a time and then reconnect. This continues to happen about 1-5 times per day. When it drops, the signal bars are hollow like there is no network in range. If I try to text or look at my lockscreen I get a "no SIM card" message, but I never see the "no SIM card" icon appear like when you physically remove the SIM card.
Around the time this started, two things happened: I got a new SIM card (long story short, Verizon messed up my mom's Note 7 exchange, and I had to get a new SIM) and I updated my Nexus 5X to the October 2016 Android security release build. I was lazy about troubleshooting the issue because I had a new Pixel on preorder. Once the Pixel arrived, I moved the SIM I had been using in the Nexus 5X to the Pixel. I quickly noticed that the problem also occurred on the Pixel. In fact, it was maybe slightly worse. I assumed the new SIM Verizon had given me was bad, so I went to a Verizon store and swapped it out. But the problem still continues!
So now I'm confused. This problem has continued through 2 phones and 2 SIM cards. Could this be an Android issue with the October 2016 security release? That's the only thing the Nexus 5X and Pixel have in common. Could I have gotten 2 bad SIM cards in a row? That seems unlikely. Could there be a problem with Verizon in my area? The problem does appear to occur more often in specific physical areas, but it's not 100% consistant. I'm not really sure what do think. Has anyone else experienced this problem, or does anyone have any thoughts?
I've searched, but can't find any information on 802.11r (wifi fast roaming) support on the Pixel 3a.
Does anyone know of a reference that will answer this question?
I've tested a few wifi mesh systems, and fast roaming rarely seems to work properly. I'm just want to know if the Pixel is the problem, or the mesh.
Does anyone have any experience with esim? I was using esim with Verizon for about a month and a half and I have to say that my service sucked. I was having issues with keeping service, it would randomly drop, my internet speeds were ranging 0.5-1 mb/sec, dropped calls, ect...
I ended up going with physical sim with Verizon and it was like a 180 degree turn, I don't have service being dropped, my internet ranges 25-100mb/sec, no dropped calls, you get the picture.
But I ask if anyone else has had that problem? I did research and found that due to the antenna array in the majority of the phones will have a decrease in service quality when you have both esim/sim activated at once, but I only had esim running with the physical sim empty.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Brandon
brandonpa said:
Does anyone have any experience with esim? I was using esim with Verizon for about a month and a half and I have to say that my service sucked. I was having issues with keeping service, it would randomly drop, my internet speeds were ranging 0.5-1 mb/sec, dropped calls, ect...
I ended up going with physical sim with Verizon and it was like a 180 degree turn, I don't have service being dropped, my internet ranges 25-100mb/sec, no dropped calls, you get the picture.
But I ask if anyone else has had that problem? I did research and found that due to the antenna array in the majority of the phones will have a decrease in service quality when you have both esim/sim activated at once, but I only had esim running with the physical sim empty.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Brandon
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Negative experience with an iPhone 11 soured interest in messing with esims. Daughter's phone; attempted to migrate long standing Verizon service to esim so physical slot could be used for regional carriers during a overseas trip.
Transition was a nightmare; lost service for 12 hours on two occasions while still in the US, both of which required intervention by Verizon support due to provisioning issues. Hoping it was a device issue made another attempt on a XR; that failed entirely. Dumped Verizon on that line and migrated to Google Fi (physical card). Cut over instantly and worked flawlessly through 7 Western European countries. Never looked back.
I wonder how much was due to Verizon provisioning vs. using esim. Reported experiences vary widely with final results largely polarized. Not worth the hassle IMO, especially when transitioning to a new phone. Card transfers seem to work flawlessly (at least with Verizon) and allow instant reversion to another device.
At least I am not the only person. So many people saying it is in my head and that esim is superior.... But regardless, wish it wasn't a problem.
Thank you.
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Negative experience with an iPhone 11 soured interest in messing with esims. Daughter's phone; attempted to migrate long standing Verizon service to esim so physical slot could be used for regional carriers during a overseas trip.
Transition was a nightmare; lost service for 12 hours on two occasions while still in the US, both of which required intervention by Verizon support due to provisioning issues. Hoping it was a device issue made another attempt on a XR; that failed entirely. Dumped Verizon on that line and migrated to Google Fi (physical card). Cut over instantly and worked flawlessly through 7 Western European countries. Never looked back.
I wonder how much was due to Verizon provisioning vs. using esim. Reported experiences vary widely with final results largely polarized. Not worth the hassle IMO, especially when transitioning to a new phone. Card transfers seem to work flawlessly (at least with Verizon) and allow instant reversion to another device.
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esim was the only way to get service until I got a new sim and it worked pretty flawlessly for me.
Mine works just fine.
Phisical sim on Vodafone and e-sim on Orange.
Greetings. Had issues with reception on Pixel 6 so went with my prior Pixel 5a. Pixel 5a updated then decided to gobble up battery. Like 20% in a few hours of doing nothing. Battery app said google fi was offending app.
Changed to Pixel 4a and so far behaving well. Thank goodness
Utilizing dual sim with Fi eSim and Verizon mvno for hard sim. Was getting 5G but not available with 4a.
My question: is 5G driver issue with this update? 4A has, since pulled, Dec patch installed and no issues.
Not going to change anything right now just being curious.
TIA for your input.
Lately I noticed that my data drops when I'm calling with my Pixel 4a. Does anyone knows how to fix this? I've reset the network settings, deleted APN settings, reboot etc but nothing works do far. I've called Google but they only give me the "fixes" I've just mentioned.
Nobody?
Still nothing but did some tests :
I've put my sim in my friends Samsung S20 and it works fine.
I've put my friends sim in my Pixel 4a and have the same problem.
My girlfriend has also a Pixel 4a and has the same problem.
Conclusion so far : The problem is with the Pixel 4a, not with the sim
Today I've putted another sim in my Pixel 4a (different provider) and this time I had no data drop when calling.
New conclusion : My provider's sim and the Pixel 4a don't like each other
Depending on carrier, If it switches to 3G that means that the carrier's network does not have sufficient capacity for VoLTE and LTE is only for data.
Mine provider does this and i see it switching before a call.
Well it doesn't make sense to me at all. My carrier's sim does work flawless in a Samsung.