Question on switching from 4G to 3G and back

[fireman00]

I've got a RAZR Maxx that I love but have an issue... I live in a 3G area, on the way to work I hit a 4G area and the phone picks it up no problems. I do have a problem when 4G drops, the phone doesn't drop back to 3G - it drops completely and I get a message there is no internet connectivity. Is this normal?

I've changed my network settings to use CDMA only and I don't lose network connection.

 

[maxxatdf]

Exactly same issue and more.
1. Phone won't switch from 4G to 3G. In the store, the tech manually turned off 4G to get it to connect to 3G. Of course, switching couldn't be tested in the store because 4G did not drop there.
2. When WiFi is on but no known WiFi AP is connected, phone won't connect to 4G.

The tech swapped out the SIM as a fix but that did not work. Will take it back to the store soon. Running unrooted, stock and latest ROM.

 

[DocsDad]

If you wait 30 seconds or so data should come back on. If it doesn't you can get a data toggle from the market which might do it. Or, reboot the phone. I think I have only needed to reboot once to grab data again. My MAXX picks it up pretty quickly.

Are you up to date on the OTA updates? The last one took care of some of these problems.

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[jntdroid]

There's an app called "restart connections" in the market that could be helpful. It's very straightforward, it simply turns off all connections then restarts them. Could come in handy in that situation.

Also know that that's unfortunately a problem in areas where 4G is weak or 4G drops completely. It's just not handled perfectly all the time.

 

[fireman00]

There's an app called "restart connections" in the market that could be helpful. It's very straightforward, it simply turns off all connections then restarts them. Could come in handy in that situation.

Also know that that's unfortunately a problem in areas where 4G is weak or 4G drops completely. It's just not handled perfectly all the time.

Thanks for the recommendations... interesting that the problem area is around Bridgewater, NJ.... home of Verizon.

 

[FoxKat]

Thanks for the recommendations... interesting that the problem area is around Bridgewater, NJ.... home of Verizon.

Another one that works which I use is Data Enabler Widget.

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[scottysize]

If you wait 30 seconds or so data should come back on. If it doesn't you can get a data toggle from the market which might do it. Or, reboot the phone. I think I have only needed to reboot once to grab data again. My MAXX picks it up pretty quickly.

Are you up to date on the OTA updates? The last one took care of some of these problems.

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Most of the Motorola Updates have cleared my switching issues, but if my phone gets stuck, I just wait. It usually comes back in 30 seconds to a minute. It sucks if I'm watching a NetFlix video, or streaming music, but it does return without having to close either app.

 

[marlonvps]

There's nothing overly good. Most people are using LTE switch. But there's definitely no toggle widget for it as of this moment.

 

[Phreaker47]

A quick fix to bring back data without an extra app is to toggle airplane mode off and then back on. Of course, you would hope you wouldn't have to do this too often.

 

[DarthKinetic]

There's an app called "restart connections" in the market that could be helpful. It's very straightforward, it simply turns off all connections then restarts them. Could come in handy in that situation.

Also know that that's unfortunately a problem in areas where 4G is weak or 4G drops completely. It's just not handled perfectly all the time.

yeah, isnt that called Airplane mode?

 

[jntdroid]

yeah, isnt that called Airplane mode?

Yes

Just a liitle quicker/easier!

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[scottysize]

With Airplane mode, I have to press the power button and scroll down. With a widget, I can just press the widget. It's all about the click man