Stuck on 1X? How to get 3G back

[Johnny5]

No 4G in Columbus. I just got this phone yesterday - hopefully not a bad omen of things to come with it...

 

[BigMcGuire]

No 4G in Northern LA. I had 1X there. I drove 2 hours to Victorville (still southern CA but 3G) and I still have 1X. Blah. Verizon's LTE network takes the night off, leaves a bunch of Thunderbolt users bewildered -- Engadget

 

[techguru]

My wife's fascinate has 3g why is it only the TBolt?

"ThuNd3rB0lT"

TB uses a different kind of 3G. Called eHPRD iirc.

Sent from my brain using my fingers.

I can't verify this will work because I usually can only get 1x in my office anyway, but if you want to change to the standard network until the outage is over,
dial ##778# then hit the call button. Wait for a menu to appear, and select Edit. enter 000000 for the password.

Go to Modem Settings in the following menu.

Under the Rev. A setting it will say eHRPD. Select that item, and from the following menu, select Enable.

Hit the Menu button, and select "Commit Modifications"

You will get a warning that the phone will reboot, and then it will reboot.

When it comes up, you will be on the standard 3G network. When 4G comes back up, it will still work, but simultaneous voice and data won't. There is some indication that this also makes the aGPS slightly more effective in time to first fix, but not as fast as other Verizon phones, so it isn't the whole picture...

Follow the same instructions to switch back, changing Rev. A Enable to eHRPD.

Alan

 

[lisaq]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was losing my mind trying to figure it out!

 

[gczepiel]

Outage in Philadelphia region as well. Anyone back up yet?

 

[BigMcGuire]

Still out here in Southern California. At least work has WiFi. I can't believe how slow 1X is. lol.

 

[DroidStang]

I'll just leave mine on that 3G Hack all day! Don;t need more stress than my job plus this crap.

 

[Jaxidian]

No 3G in Indianapolis. Was concerned, thought it was my CM7 rom. Glad it's not.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Yah, all morning on my way to work (2 hour drive) I was thinking about how Verizon finally moved against us rooters by forcing us to 1x until we reverted back to stock with bloatware. I was thinking about what I'd do after I paid the ETF. lolol.

Glad that isn't the case

 

[gczepiel]

back to the days of 3G for now :reddroid: until I learn that 4G reappears
Dial: ##778#
password: 000000
Select: Rev A
Press Menu
Select: Commit Modifications

 

[nsmac84]

Ditto on Atlanta still out.

Sent from my BLUNDERBOLT using DroidForums

 

[camaroguy41208]

LTE and 3G down in Fort Worth, TX. Changed this setting and im cruising on 3G now. I will check it later. Thanks man.

 

[Element Box]

3G out in Washington over here too!

 

[wakestrong]

Anyone running a non-stock dialer that cant access the settings menu, download this zip and flash back to the stock dialer

BR_StockContacts.zip

 

[techguru]

As most are aware both the LTE network and eHPRD are down (a special version of 3G for the Thunderbolt only). To get 3G data back you just need to change your settings back to the normal 3G network. Here are the steps:

Dial ##778# and hit send
A pop-up window named EPST will show up giving you 2 choices: View Mode and Edit Mode. Pick: Edit Mode.
Enter the Password: 000000
Go down to Modem Settings and pick “Rev A“
You’ll want to choose enable and click OK, hit the menu button and then press “Commit Modifications.”
Restart your phone and you should see 3G is working

Optional- to get it to stop looking for LTE, dial *#*#4636#*#* then set to CDMA auto (PRL)

I hope this helps anyone that is left in the dark by this outage.

Just a note: this is only working to get 3G back in some areas. Doesn't work in Washington DC, does work in Colorado. I believe in areas where it doesn't work, other phones that don't use the eHRPD network may also be without 3G.

Alan