Help Razr looses service

[VaultBoy]

Wifes bone stock Razr, 6 months old and have had nothing but problems with it. Super slow most of the time (not a ram or low memory issue) and now it just randomly looses all service. I can be sitting on my couch and it will go out completely then come back on whenever it feels like it. Is this a known problem with a simple solution or should I just warranty it out? I have already tried a factory reset with no improvement.

 

[VaultBoy]

Really? Nobody?

 

[JB in AZ]

Have you talked to Verizon? Perhaps it needs a new SIM card? Calling Verizon from a different phone would be a good place to start.

 

[VaultBoy]

Im going to talk to them tomorrow, maybe try that first. Wont fix the numerous other problems though.

 

[Thom]

Wifes bone stock Razr, 6 months old and have had nothing but problems with it. Super slow most of the time (not a ram or low memory issue) and now it just randomly looses all service. I can be sitting on my couch and it will go out completely then come back on whenever it feels like it. Is this a known problem with a simple solution or should I just warranty it out? I have already tried a factory reset with no improvement.

Do you have the problems when it is in locations other than your house? There are dead spots and spots with erratic coverage from a specific tower. Could this be what you are seeing?

asking other people with Verizon coverage in the same area is about the only place to gain that knowledge. I found that my reports TO the Verizon store was how THEY gained the information.

If it is a hardware problem (including a possibly bad SIM card) the Verizon store should be able to help.

... Thom

... Thom

 

[330D]

I have had this problem as well. It was very common when the Razr was running Gingerbread, and each update has made it slightly better, but never cured it. I think it affects certain folks more than others. Maybe there is a slight difference in hardware that causes it. I read that it had to do with the 4G-3G handoff, but I don't get 4G at my house, so for me it's something different. It always seems to happen when I need service the most...

 

[VaultBoy]

Shes on Jellybean now tho I think. When it cuts out I loose all service, cant text or make phone calls and brings up a message askig if i want to enable global mode. Its not a location issue as my S3 is just fine. Its possibly a sim issue, guess I will have to get a new card first but the phone is still going to run slow which is the other reason I was gonna swap it out. Tried everything to fix the slowness to no avail, must be a defective phone :/

 

[330D]

Shes on Jellybean now tho I think. When it cuts out I loose all service, cant text or make phone calls and brings up a message askig if i want to enable global mode. Its not a location issue as my S3 is just fine. Its possibly a sim issue, guess I will have to get a new card first but the phone is still going to run slow which is the other reason I was gonna swap it out. Tried everything to fix the slowness to no avail, must be a defective phone :/

I would bet the issues are related. The lag may be because it's working so hard to find a connection with the Sim being screwy. I would definitely go grab a new Sim card and see if it helps...