Possible Simple Solution for 4G Data Drops !!

[TexasBadger]

I have been very frustrated with my unreliable (sometimes on, but mostly off) 4G data service for the past 2-3 weeks. It was getting worse every day. This morning, I couldn't hold 4G (or even 3G) for more than a minute or two between data drops. My efforts last week installing a new SIM card solved nothing. The Airplane Mode Reboot trick turned out to only be a temporary fix, at best. I wanted something permanent and something painless (no hard resets for me).

Then I found a solution that is remarkably simple and I have been steady at 15 Mbps all afternoon. Here is my recipe:

1] Go to Settings > Battery & Data Manager > Data Delivery

2] There are three check boxes (Background Data, Data Roaming, and Data Enabled). Check ALL THREE.

3] Reboot your phone and go party.

In my case, two boxes were checked, but Data Roaming was not. When I checked it, my high speed Internet returned and it has been stable for more than five hours. Your mileage may vary. Try my solution and see if it works for you.

Enjoy!

 

[dave1812]

doesn't work for me. I was told to do that more than 6 months ago (sometime in 2011) for my lack of 4G. at the time, the problem was the PHONE. I got a replacement and my 4G improved about 10,000% . Lately though, my replacement phone is dropping 4G more than 50 times (literally) a day when I'm at home. it goes in/out constantly. My wife's Bionic purrs along on 4G constantly. go figure. I don't think that any OS release has worked as well for me for 4G, as the FIRST update to GB--I think it was 901 (not sure, but it was the very first maintenance release)

(still love your avatar)

 

[racquetballer]

Doesn't work for me either. Tech support had me try that after my second replacement and still no go for me.. My Novatel works flawlessly so I know it's not the network or the computer..

 

[slikrider20]

I got the bionic the day it came out. I never have any problems with data drops here in Lincoln, NE.