Help No 4G since the update

[jmz768]

I applied the update last night just before going to bed. Upon waking this morning, I found that I'm stuck in 3G with occasional loss of all data connection.

Could be a coincidence but since I've had no connectivity problems in quite a while, I'm thinking it's related to the update.

Anybody else having issues?

 

[Dark Jedi]

I applied the update last night just before going to bed. Upon waking this morning, I found that I'm stuck in 3G with occasional loss of all data connection.

Could be a coincidence but since I've had no connectivity problems in quite a while, I'm thinking it's related to the update.

Anybody else having issues?

Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks (Set options)>Set Network Mode> Make sure LTE/CDMA is selected.

Could just be your local network might be having problems.

 

[jmz768]

Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks (Set options)>Set Network Mode> Make sure LTE/CDMA is selected.

Could just be your local network might be having problems.

Yeah, that was the first thing I checked. I'm thinking it's just a coincidence at this point since nobody else seems to be having the problem.

I'm in Plymouth, Michigan if anybody else in the area is having the same problems.

 

[gsxrjohnny]

Yeah, that was the first thing I checked. I'm thinking it's just a coincidence at this point since nobody else seems to be having the problem.

I'm in Plymouth, Michigan if anybody else in the area is having the same problems.

I seem to be dropping 3G. I'm outside Los Angeles not in 4G area. Did a battery pull and 3G seems to be holding. Will be in 4G area later, I'll see how that goes.

 

[jmz768]

Tried a battery pull and no changes to report.

 

[willdogs]

I was having the same issues last night when I updated. The issue has since cleared itself. Not sure why it happened but I am no longer having the issue.

 

[seVer]

same as the others- showed 3G after the update. did a power cycle (not a restart, but a full shut off) and it's been fine ever since.

 

[bowtie26]

I am in the metro Detroit area with a rooted phone and have not updated the radio yet. I have been having data issues all day too.

 

[gsxrjohnny]

After going in and out of 4G area mine seems to be acting the same as before the update which is: If in LTE mode data connection will be on and off then drop completely regardless of being in 4G or 3G area. In 3G only mode works fine. After update 3G mode seems faster and GPS is faster. Tried restart, power off and battery pull with no luck. Will call VZW, but really don't want to get a refurb phone. This phone is a launch day phone which may explain the connection issues. Friend at work got one 2 weeks ago and his works fine, however, he doesn't leave the 4G area.

 

[jmz768]

I am in the metro Detroit area with a rooted phone and have not updated the radio yet. I have been having data issues all day too.

Thanks for the post, I'm pretty sure it's a local problem not related to the update now.

 

[jmz768]

Well so much for that. Spoke with technical support today and they are reporting no network problems in my area. He did some things on his end but I'm still stuck in 3G with occasional drops.

The tech wants me to go to a Verizon store for a new SIM card and he's also sending me a replacement phone in case that doesn't solve the problem.

His belief is that something was corrupted when the update was installed.

 

[jmz768]

Just picked up a new sim card and the problems persist. One thing I have noticed is if I set the phone to use 3g only, I keep a rock solid connection.

 

[XtremeAaron]

I am having the signal drop off/intermittent issues as well. I just got this phone, so im not sure what is an isolated issue and what isnt.

*Shamless plug* - Could you shed some light on my thread i posted yesterday since your a launch day user? http://androidforums.com/htc-thunderbolt/372365-new-tb-help-me-decide-keep.html

 

[bowtie26]

Still no 4g for me today and intermittent 3g.

 

[jmz768]

Still no 4g for me today and intermittent 3g.

What city are you in?

 

[bowtie26]

Metro detroit....more specifically sterling heights and warren area.

 

[cmhobbz]

experiencing the same thing in erie, pa. set mine to cdma only just to maintain a signal. nothing I have tried allows lte to work. although, when set to lte, I have 4g for a few minutes after a reboot. it then becomes 3g with a brief loss of signal shortly after. this continues until I either reboot or change to cdma only.

 

[asper911]

I'm in Honolulu, HI and we recently have 4G service for most of the island. After the update in 1st week of July 2011, my 4G connection was running fine for awhile. Since about July 9 (saturday) my 4G completely dropped and I've been getting intermitten at best 3G service. This Thunderbolt seems like a never ending story.

I can say that ever since I've had 4G service majority of the time, the random reboot issue disappeared even before the recent update.

 

[thewisdomtooth]

I'm in New York, NY. Ran the update (because i haven't been getting 4G in a few days), ran the update, did all the rebooting/shutting-off, and no more 4G for me. I'm stuck in 3G.

FML

 

[jmz768]

I called tech support today and was put through to the next level of tech support. After not being able to resolve the problem, the tech put in a support ticket saying that it would be sent to the top level support people.

Apparently they can take up to a week to get to a ticket but according to the tech, if these guys can't fix it, nobody can. Kind of sucks to have to wait so long but hopefully they can resolve it.

 

[xeno2011]

I initially had this same problem right after the update - No 4G. Did a reboot and it came back on fine, has been working ever since. I just got the Thunderbolt today, however, and it updated itself right after I registered it.

 

[thewisdomtooth]

I've had the TB since the first day it was sold. Everything worked great until this last week. All of a sudden no more 4G. Going in for a replacement phone this weekend.

 

[bowtie26]

I also bought my phone on launch day. I have been without 4g since Friday. I guess it will be going back.

 

[jmz768]

My replacement phone arrived today and I decided to give it a try. put in the sim card, turned it on and have a strong 4G signal now. Luckily, the replacement has no light leakage or other problems so I'm going to stick with it. Verizon can try to figure out what happened with my phone when they receive it.

 

[gsxrjohnny]

Can you tell if it's a refurbished phone? I'm guessing it is.