I got a chance to go out target shooting this morning. The location was well out of my coverage area.
Being new to smartphones I made it a point to check my EVO 4G just for the heck of it to see if I was getting any reception out in the boonies.
As some of you more experienced android users might have guessed, my phone showed no lit-up "Bars," just an X over the top of a bunch of grayed out "Bars."
If I'm not mistaken, this is telling me that I'm getting no service coverage at the location I was in.
On my way back into town, I expected the "Bars" on my phone's home-screen to light up again as soon as I reached the outskirts of the city limits. The coverage maps indicate that coverage extends far beyond the city limits.
My smart phone didn't re-activate until I got to the specific zip code area that I originally listed when I signed up with this provider.
Is this the smartphone status-quo? I'd hate to think that I'll have to drive all the way home from an out of the way location just to get my phone to work again.
Have any of you ever encountered such a thing with your androids? If this is not normal, what can be done to remedy this situation? (other than changing providers)
HollowPoint
Being new to smartphones I made it a point to check my EVO 4G just for the heck of it to see if I was getting any reception out in the boonies.
As some of you more experienced android users might have guessed, my phone showed no lit-up "Bars," just an X over the top of a bunch of grayed out "Bars."
If I'm not mistaken, this is telling me that I'm getting no service coverage at the location I was in.
On my way back into town, I expected the "Bars" on my phone's home-screen to light up again as soon as I reached the outskirts of the city limits. The coverage maps indicate that coverage extends far beyond the city limits.
My smart phone didn't re-activate until I got to the specific zip code area that I originally listed when I signed up with this provider.
Is this the smartphone status-quo? I'd hate to think that I'll have to drive all the way home from an out of the way location just to get my phone to work again.
Have any of you ever encountered such a thing with your androids? If this is not normal, what can be done to remedy this situation? (other than changing providers)
HollowPoint