Help stuck white 3g icon, yet another kind of bionic data issue

[p8ntballah21]

Ok so I have a somewhat unique 3g data issue on my Bionic than what I have not heard of yet.

Last night I installed 5.7.893 and everything seemed fine 3g and 4g were switching just fine. I have 4g at home and during my commute but at work I only get 3g. When I got to work this morning I noticed that it switched from a blue 4g icon to a white 3g icon and it just stayed there. It will go usually go to a blue 3g signal and have the arrows indicating data transfers.

I am not getting that anymore, it just sticks on a white 3g icon with no data. I tried battery and sim card pulls, airplane mode, battery modes, data roaming, all the tricks I can think of, I have reflashed 4 times and the problem persists.

VZW level 2 tech support was useless, they said they would call me back and its been 12 hours.

I read somewhere that some people with droid charges were getting 4g and no 3g and replacing the sim card fixed the issue. I don't know how that makes sense but I will try that tomorrow.

Any other ideas? or tips or tricks I could try?

 

[sm24]

Ok so I have a somewhat unique 3g data issue on my Bionic than what I have not heard of yet.

Last night I installed 5.7.893 and everything seemed fine 3g and 4g were switching just fine. I have 4g at home and during my commute but at work I only get 3g. When I got to work this morning I noticed that it switched from a blue 4g icon to a white 3g icon and it just stayed there. It will go usually go to a blue 3g signal and have the arrows indicating data transfers.

I am not getting that anymore, it just sticks on a white 3g icon with no data. I tried battery and sim card pulls, airplane mode, battery modes, data roaming, all the tricks I can think of, I have reflashed 4 times and the problem persists.

VZW level 2 tech support was useless, they said they would call me back and its been 12 hours.

I read somewhere that some people with droid charges were getting 4g and no 3g and replacing the sim card fixed the issue. I don't know how that makes sense but I will try that tomorrow.

Any other ideas? or tips or tricks I could try?

Had a similar issue a few weeks ago. When in 4g area data was fine. When I left 4g it would show white 3g but there was no data connection. Went to VZW and they were perplexed but decided to try a new sim and the new card fixed the problem.

 

[p8ntballah21]

Had a similar issue a few weeks ago. When in 4g area data was fine. When I left 4g it would show white 3g but there was no data connection. Went to VZW and they were perplexed but decided to try a new sim and the new card fixed the problem.

Nice! Will have to get a new one tomorrow. Thanks

 

[johnlgalt]

Try running the Google Talk app first - see if it will sign you in.

If it does, as soon as you get signed in 3G should go blue.

 

[p8ntballah21]

Try running the Google Talk app first - see if it will sign you in.

If it does, as soon as you get signed in 3G should go blue.

I appreciate the tip, but no dice. It says "Network currently unavailable"

The 3g icon stays white

 

[jwmagid]

SIM change is the way to go. I change daily from 4G to my office 3G femtocell to wifi. It worked for a while and then decided it wanted to stick at the white 3G. I changed the SIM and it has never been better.

 

[stuatc]

I am now getting the white 3g. I have no problems in area serviced by 4g but at my house(3g only) i get NO data at all. This started two days ago. Stopped at the VZW store in East Greenbush, NY and they told me they will not replace a SIM card for me, it is a vendor issue and i have to wait for the update which has been pushed back to late November.

So, thanks VZW for not helping me resolve the issue.

 

[sm24]

I am now getting the white 3g. I have no problems in area serviced by 4g but at my house(3g only) i get NO data at all. This started two days ago. Stopped at the VZW store in East Greenbush, NY and they told me they will not replace a SIM card for me, it is a vendor issue and i have to wait for the update which has been pushed back to late November.

So, thanks VZW for not helping me resolve the issue.

That's crazy

I had this issue and my local vzw store gave me a hard time at first as well. Since they were in a 4g area I changed my network to cdma only to show them I had no data on 3g. I'd go back and not leave until the $300 phone was fixed.

 

[outkast7222]

From my understanding the icon color only has to do with it being connected to Google Services. I know that doesn't help your situation. But If you activate the Bionic with out a g-mail account it will never turn blue.

 

[dguy]

/that guy that says unpleasant things that need to be said:

So you installed unreleased and unsupported software on your own to your phone and are having problems with it. Surprise surprise. The possibility of it having problems is something you should have taken into account before installing unsupported leaked software. It is unreasonable to call Verizon and expect them to help you with this. I don't mean to call you out on this really but this is a trend I see people do all over the place where they install some custom ROM or any number of modifications(and not just to phones) and then get mad at the company that sold them the device when they can't fix it.

Rule #1 for power users: If you modify your device and you suddenly start having problems, you undo what you did. Don't make it more complicated than it has to be.

 

[sm24]

Happened again on my phone today. Vzw offered me a refurb but i declined. They swapped my sim, no questions asked and 3g is fine again

 

[welbinator]

/that guy that says unpleasant things that need to be said:

So you installed unreleased and unsupported software on your own to your phone and are having problems with it. Surprise surprise. The possibility of it having problems is something you should have taken into account before installing unsupported leaked software. It is unreasonable to call Verizon and expect them to help you with this. I don't mean to call you out on this really but this is a trend I see people do all over the place where they install some custom ROM or any number of modifications(and not just to phones) and then get mad at the company that sold them the device when they can't fix it.

Rule #1 for power users: If you modify your device and you suddenly start having problems, you undo what you did. Don't make it more complicated than it has to be.

[/unpleasant thing that didn't really need to be said]

 

[johnlgalt]

I am now getting the white 3g. I have no problems in area serviced by 4g but at my house(3g only) i get NO data at all. This started two days ago. Stopped at the VZW store in East Greenbush, NY and they told me they will not replace a SIM card for me, it is a vendor issue and i have to wait for the update which has been pushed back to late November.

So, thanks VZW for not helping me resolve the issue.

That's crazy

I had this issue and my local vzw store gave me a hard time at first as well. Since they were in a 4g area I changed my network to cdma only to show them I had no data on 3g. I'd go back and not leave until the $300 phone was fixed.

This. Find another retailer, or hound them and show them that it is strictly a SIM issue, and have them call VZW national headquarters they have to, to replace your SIM.

From my understanding the icon color only has to do with it being connected to Google Services. I know that doesn't help your situation. But If you activate the Bionic with out a g-mail account it will never turn blue.

Not the issue here.

Happened again on my phone today. Vzw offered me a refurb but i declined. They swapped my sim, no questions asked and 3g is fine again

I don't see how anyone can claim that the unsupported software can cause this - this is an issue with some people's SIM cards.

Why? Because I have that same software on my phone, and I live in a CDMA only area, and I have no problems with my device whatsoever.