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Help 4G service is unusable
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jerry42570
Well-Known Member
I still have issues handing off between 3G and 4G. I flashed the .905 update and it seems to have gotten better, but still not perfect.
thetingster
Android Enthusiast
Nope, 4G is amazing! But I do think your experience depends on your location.
damewolf13
live~laugh~love
I really do think that is the difference.
Before the update, I had a little trouble with the connection going out on me, but since the update a few months back, I have no problem at all.
steveanderson1357
Newbie
OpenSignal app can give you information on your LTE signal
CamoCustom
Newbie
When I first got my bionic, end of march, It was sweet, mostly 4g in my area with very little drops. Now as of a few weeks ago, data has been unreliable. This is on stock and custom rom. Nothing I have tried is working. Now back on stock rooted and battery life is terrible compared to eclipse rom. Hope we get a fix before the ICS ota
Try asking other 4G users in your area what they are experiencing. Ask the people using 4G but not Bionic.
My suspicion from reading here (I'm still in a 3G-only area) is that it is tower-related ... either maintenance going on or load due to 4G popularity.
... Thom
My suspicion from reading here (I'm still in a 3G-only area) is that it is tower-related ... either maintenance going on or load due to 4G popularity.
... Thom
My 4G and often 3G service seem unreliable, often requiring and annoying and long (when you're trying to access data NOW) restart. I'm a low to moderate techie with regards to things Android/Bionic and find this very aggravating, so much so that I would have serious second thoughts considering another Android phone. My wife's iPhone works flawlessly without the constant tinkering, fussing, twiddling and whatnot the Android phone seems to require to work reliably and robustly.
Anyways, searching through the forum here to try to track down this latest Android SNAFU. Perhaps I should just wait for the ever-soon-to-be-released ICS?
Anyways, searching through the forum here to try to track down this latest Android SNAFU. Perhaps I should just wait for the ever-soon-to-be-released ICS?
What version of the system are you running? Go to Settings / About phone and read System version. Something like 5.9.902...
Switching from 3G to 4G and back has been an ongoing hassle. Many people suggest flipping Airplane Mode on and then off to make it happen faster.
I think your wife has a 3G-only phone so she would not encounter this issue.
... Thom
Switching from 3G to 4G and back has been an ongoing hassle. Many people suggest flipping Airplane Mode on and then off to make it happen faster.
I think your wife has a 3G-only phone so she would not encounter this issue.
... Thom
OutOfPhase
Premium Member
I remember you saying you lived in tampa. I also live in nw tampa and have experienced the same issue.
CamoCustom
Newbie
Yes I'm actually in Pasco, but have good 4g when it works. I have updated the 905 and still getting same drops.
wildkitten
Android Enthusiast
Today has been the absolute worse for the data drops. Seems ever couple of minutes this afternoon.
This is what I have been noticing last night as well. I was trying to update apps and kept failing because it would go white from blue, which I believe means it's loosing connection to Google (correct me if I'm wrong someone).
However, I have not recieved the .905 update, still on .902, completely stock, no root.
This is what I have been noticing last night as well. I was trying to update apps and kept failing because it would go white from blue, which I believe means it's loosing connection to Google (correct me if I'm wrong someone).
However, I have not recieved the .905 update, still on .902, completely stock, no root.
My stock Bionic is:
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System: 5.9.902.XT875
Android: 2.3.4
-Android: 2.3.4
I've tried the Airplane Mode switching and that works some of the time but hardly with sufficient confidence it will actually work. All too often, I have to restart the phone to kick it in its teeth hard enough to get it to cooperate.
Question: must I wait until Verizon itself pushes the .905 system update to my phone, or is there some way I can manual accomplish this update?
As for wife's iPhone, whatever else you might think about iOS/iPhones, they are very refined, polished and intuitively functional right out of the box. Sure it only has 3G, but that 3G functions flawlessly whereas the 4G capability on my Bionic is really getting undermined by increasingly poor real-world functionality where I end up with 0G all to readily.
As for Android phones, they are great in that you can tweak, fiddle and fuss with them to get them to work really well, they suck in that you have to tweak, fiddle and fuss with them to get them to work well at all. Hopefully the vaporware ICS will actually get released and will smooth a lot of the UI and functional rough edges of the AOS. Too often I find myself battling with my Bionic get it to do what I wish to do rather than it acting as a willing partner in helping me achieve what I wish to accomplish.
There, venting complete, feel better now.
dave1812
Android Enthusiast
My stock Bionic is:
-System: 5.9.902.XT875-
Android: 2.3.4
I've tried the Airplane Mode switching and that works some of the time but hardly with sufficient confidence it will actually work. All too often, I have to restart the phone to kick it in its teeth hard enough to get it to cooperate.
Question: must I wait until Verizon itself pushes the .905 system update to my phone, or is there some way I can manual accomplish this update?
As for wife's iPhone, whatever else you might think about iOS/iPhones, they are very refined, polished and intuitively functional right out of the box. Sure it only has 3G, but that 3G functions flawlessly whereas the 4G capability on my Bionic is really getting undermined by increasingly poor real-world functionality where I end up with 0G all to readily.
As for Android phones, they are great in that you can tweak, fiddle and fuss with them to get them to work really well, they suck in that you have to tweak, fiddle and fuss with them to get them to work well at all. Hopefully the vaporware ICS will actually get released and will smooth a lot of the UI and functional rough edges of the AOS. Too often I find myself battling with my Bionic get it to do what I wish to do rather than it acting as a willing partner in helping me achieve what I wish to accomplish.
There, venting complete, feel better now.
"3G functions flawlessly". You made me laugh! 3G is sooooo slow, I can't reconcile "flawlessly" with usefulness. When I use my Bionic on 4G, I nearly always have a 20+ Mbs connection, which renders the web at nearly the same speed as my gaming laptop on Comcast cable using a wireless router (N - 5Ghz). I laugh at iPhones!
My Touch's screen is so tiny that using the keyboard is onerous. I've little love left in me for my Touch. I wouldn't ever consider using an iPhone. Nothing personal--don't want to start a war, but MY opinion is that a large screen, fast 4G Android is a better user experience for me than a "polished" 3G Apple product.To get update see ...Software Update: DROID BIONIC by Motorola - Coming Soon! ''' go to Sections / About Phone / System Version and it should give you the option to download it.
The problems that have gone on for a long time is the handoff from 3G to 4G and 4G to 3G. A 3G-only phone would not encounter (most) of this trauma. The problem is more prevalent in some regions than others.
... Thom
The problems that have gone on for a long time is the handoff from 3G to 4G and 4G to 3G. A 3G-only phone would not encounter (most) of this trauma. The problem is more prevalent in some regions than others.
... Thom
Yes, 4G IS fast, very fast, when it's actually connecting. 0G, which I often end up with, not so much. 3G? Faster than 0G."3G functions flawlessly". You made me laugh! 3G is sooooo slow, I can't reconcile "flawlessly" with usefulness. When I use my Bionic on 4G, I nearly always have a 20+ Mbs connection, which renders the web at nearly the same speed as my gaming laptop on Comcast cable using a wireless router (N - 5Ghz). I laugh at iPhones!
dave1812
Android Enthusiast
yes--for a few minutes on two bionics.
pull the battery and you should be good to go.If it does that would be another vote that says ... a soft reset after installing 5.9.905 fixed my problem.
... Thom
... Thom