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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mo33ktm380:
my signal in and around my area has been below par for the last few months. My real problem has been when I leave the area (usually the county for some strange reason) everything was fine except for making calls. When i would push send it would tell me my number is either inactive or invalid. Battled for over a month with Verizon on the issue and called them out on several occasions about them "doing something funny" to my line because I have unlimited data. went through a few replacement devices and nothing changed. Finally told them it didnt matter any more because I was gonna go to AT&T and now I can call anywhere when I travel! On the other hand my service at home is below par now but still works.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
I average around 40-45gb of data a month now without tethering and have never noticed any throttling or significant drop in speeds.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bsmith0731:
I tried nc2 and I'm now on nc4 neither have helped me much.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gerg004:
For what its worth I had to go all the way back to the MJ7 radio. Both NC2 and MJE caused terrible drops and no service.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LBJM:
So with MJ7 everything is fine, data and calls? How's battery life?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gerg004:
Yea so far so good. Data and calls have been much more reliable. I have normal spots where I lose service around where I work, which has always been the case. However on MJE and NC2 it would last wayyyyy longer and be way worse as far as service coming back.

Battery life has been just as good as well. Haven't noticed any change to be honest.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LBJM:
Does the MJ7 modem get good xlte speeds?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gerg004:
Xlte is not available in my area so I'm not too sure if it does at all.

I just know the service was so horrendous on the new radios I had almost no choice but to go back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LBJM:
I'll test xlte when I get the phone next week and report back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bsmith0731:
Thanks for the heads up I'll try that
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skyhawk21:
Besides modems can we flash new or old PRLS at the same time or separate on note 3 for Verizon? I got new PRL in different town and where I live it makes service suck ass. Need my old PRL back and want to do it myself!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mirrin:
That is tricky you can try booting without the SIM then rebooting after putting it back there are tools to do it manually too but getting the prl image is another matter. Another method is to get a new SIM but Verizon pushes the prl to it so you don't get to pick. You can also try going to an official store they can manually flag you for prl push.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
I had a Note 2 on verizon and it was flawless...then Note 3 is a downgrade in signal strength. However Verizon all together has gone downhill over the last year. I went from 15-25mb down here at home to 2-6mb depending how congested the network is. Need a tower update around here.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronaldheld:
Barring less users Verizon need more towers with much higher capacities.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donc113:
The new band 4 (aws band 4...2100MHz) is not as good as the original 700 MHz band for network coverage. And uses more battery. In addition, with KitKat Verizon has turned on VoLTE (voice over LTE) so if you drop network, you drop the call.

I know of no way to turn that off. Others may.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tpike:
Op do you notice this everywhere? I've noticed that since my area is getting band 4 the band 13 speeds have been kind of bad
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
+1 my band 4 speeds in Cincinnati rock yet band 13 is getting pretty awful. I also use 10+ GB a month
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bsmith0731:
Band 13 is horrible in my tests. Speed wise.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bsmith0731:
I agree.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigillz:
Band 13 in Seattle sucks for me. Dial *#0011# to see what band you're actively on at any time. On band 4 ("xlte") i get 85mbit/35mbit consistently in Bellevue, 70mbit/25mbit in Seattle.

I did go back to MJE modem - better speeds and connection than either NC2 or NC4 for me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Big Cam:
I average 20gb a month and the most I've ever used was 60gb and I've never noticed a reduction in speed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LBJM:
I'm on MJE that came with my note 3 and my connection is still just did 30GB of data. I haven't enabled band 4 because my speeds match my note 2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersnackbar:
data

I use between 50 and 80gig a month and haven't noticed any difference

And I tried the *#0011# on my Kitkat updated Note 3...and it called the number, didn't access any hidden directory like on the old Thunderbolt.

BTW...the stock (non rooted) Kitkat has kinda screwed up my phone...random screen freezes, the browser locks (can only unlock with battery pull), stock email app can't access 1/2 of the folders in my directory, stock email app won't open pdf files, touch screen gets inaccurate at times. When posting on forums, when I have to make a correction, sometimes it adds letters to the front of the word I am correcting. I've tried clearing cache, tried reset....only thing left is throw it at a Verizon rep and hope it hit's him...and they give me a replacement. It worked fine before Kitkat...and all the various rooting tools I tried failed...so it forced the update on me overnight one night...even though I told it to delay xx days.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rootuser3.0:
Dang me also I had terrible drop calls on MJE NC2 and NC4 went back to MJ7 and no more drop calls but my speeds ain't as fast as NC2/4........

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MJ7 doesn't have XLTE speeds but I get 20mbps average

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Note 3 period has bad reception than any other phone I've owned
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LBJM:
Well call verizon and see if you can get a replacement, I'd try the store first. the dial codes will only work if you are rooted to enable them. The phone they sent me was running 4.3 and if you root 4.3 you can remove sdm and FW update so it won't install 4.4.2 and you can debloat 4.3 and if you want 4.4 you can run NC2. The OTA firmware screws things up once you upgrade to that there's no going back and you can't root ota 4.4.2 either. try going to the store and showing them how sluggish it is, if they do swap out your phone just turn off the mobile data and bring it home and root it and remove all the crap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjh68:
Question that is driving me nuts. So is it normal to get 40+ mbs then awhile later get 4 ? I keep swapping modems to get the best signal , but I am not sure if it's normal or a bad antenna to get such wildly fluctuations. I understand network congestion , but I don't live in a very large city so just not sure how to evaluate.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tpike:
What are the variables? Same location? What's your signal strength? Are you between towers? Time of day?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaytronics:
I also am a high bandwidth user at times. I fluctuate between 20 to 60 Gigs per month. But I never had a problem on any other phone. Now that I am on the Note3, I am seeing consistent issues with my signal switching between LTE, 3G and 1x. And this is in all locations that my S4 has signal and speed. There might be an app on these phones that is allowing them to do this. A back door. I know this may sound like a first world problem. But I hate VZW. On the other hand, we have unlimited Data and VZW for now has the widest coverage of the other two. Oh, and Google sucks as well. Because rumors have it that some new iteration of Android will be locked down wicked tight. And couple this with Samsung Knox. All thanks to this mentality that corporations are more important than people. Think about this open source model thing. It has come about that the open source community has been so good at developing things that they have helped to create hard core locked down devices. Well, that is in my personal opinion. Any way I hope this signal/throttling thing can be circumvented.

Sent from my SM-N900V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaytronics:
So, I also went back to the MJE modem drivers. And my signal has been better for the entire day. It is nothing like it was on the newer modems. I also, noticed something between all of the modems. There is a big size differed between the older and newer ones. I wonder if verizon enabled it self to throttle or on the fly adjust speed and signal strength of our phones with the newer modems somewhere in the driver's. Wish I knew coding. I wish that I had the stinking time to learn how to read and write these things. But alas, as do not. Maybe some day. But I won't be holding my breath on it. Lol!

Sent from my SM-N900V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersnackbar:
...

took it to a corporate store...but because my issues appear at random, they couldn't make it act up...so they won't swap. I did yet another factory restart, and limited app reload...but now my stock browser stops at least 1 time in 10. I hate what Verizon has done to my phone. If I had upgraded on only spent a few hundred on it I would simply return and insist they fix or eat the contract...but since I am out over $700...I am PISSED that they ruined MY phone with their forced upgrade.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
Call VZW and tell them the phone won't turn on at all. Be sure to pull the battery and leave it off before calling.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersnackbar:
A new problem...now I can't use data when I am talking on the phone...when I dial...the 3/4g logo disappears and I can't even check my mail. I hope whatever manager, tech, developer or whatever not only loses his/her job...but is deported to North Korea for this total bastardization of software....it has made this phone almost unusable...and I won't be home until August to even attempt to get a replacement...this is without a doubt my last Android...EVERY one of the 8 or 9 I have had gets so easily screwed up by these useless piles of data...iPhones can't be this bad...hell, my Blackberry worked better most of the time.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
Your issues seem to be isolated to you, have you done a reset? I've had a lot of Android phones and have never had an update "ruin" my device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
agreed I've had a boat load of phones and never had any issues like this
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
I just find it odd that someone is having so many unique issues with so many different phones. The only time my devices get majorly messed up is when I do it myself and I've done it a lot, thankfully we have recoveries and the ability to flash stock software. :laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
Yeah you ain't kidding and well some of us have stock files! not us developer edition note 3 people unfortunately :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
True but the MJE dev file Beans made for us works just fine. Even reverts back to stock recovery. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oneandroidnut:
true I'd just like something official ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donc113:
I'm calling BS on your statement. Only an idiot would have 8 or 9 horrible phones, yet buy another.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersnackbar:
I have done several resets...and every Android phone I have had worked great out of the box, and had issues after updates.

Now this thing at random has started with the 'failed to receive a call' issue. Twice today I get a voice mail icon...no call got thru, no missed call indicated, just never got the call. And I was never out of phone service. My wife says her S4 does that all the time since the KitKat update...and there is a whole thread on this forum about others having the same issue.

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Wasn't buying...some were insurance replacements, others warranty replacement. Some of us don't have the cash to buy new smartphones every time, we have to take what they offer. It was only after I exhausted all other options that I escaped the replacement loop and bought a used s3 off ebay. Then I saved enough money to buy this...within a month the update has started the whole cycle over again, just like my Thunderbolt adventure.

And yes, I am an idiot for ever buying another Android based phone. As much as I loathe Apple in it's entirety. .their stuff works...are the programmers at Apple that much better than the programmers at Android? Why should we have to root and cut and customize just to make the phone do what is advertised most of the time. This forum and many others like it are full of new problems every time a new update comes out...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haupman:
I have unlimited data but rarely go over 1 GB a month.

I have definitely seen poor signal issues since Kit Kat. I have poor 4G signal strength and constant switching between 4G, 3G and 1x everywhere. My wife has unlimited data on the Note 2 on Kit Kat and has great 4G signal.

I am convinced this is because of the newer modem that came with KitKat and not a nefarious plan by Verizon to throttle unlimited data users.

I flashed MJE and it seems to be much better.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dohturdima:
This is why I don't plan to update to KitKat anytime soon. Phone is fine on MJE, why chance these problems?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmaxx23:
It doesn't hurt to try KK and if it doesn't work out for you just Odin back to MJE. You can also be on KK and use the MJE, NC2 or NC4 modems, just try them and see which one works best for you. It only takes a few minutes to change modems with Odin.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dohturdima:
Duh, you're right! Any suggestions re. which KK flavor to try - the NC2 leak vs. NC4/towelroot? Have safestrap.

EDIT: Never mind: Saw your response in another thread: "Don't use the NC4 Odin or the OTA, root MJE then install a 4.4.2 ROM. That way you have the ability to go back to MJE if you want to, you can also try the different modems once you're on NC4 and find the one that works best for you."
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky.watsher:
Dear All,

First i thank you for you huge contribution to human needs in this planet ! You Rock dear community.

I'm more a reader than a contributor in most forums, i usually find the answers only by searching other people posts, but this time i couldn't find an answer :(.

I have an Xperia Z1 C6903, Vodaphone (i guess from spain), running Kitkat 4.4.2 with latest firmware 14.3.A.0.757.

I was trying to root it, i red practically all the methods here in the forums & elsewhere, and there was always one step that i couldn't bypass : UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER.

I took my code from Sony website, i tried many methods in vain. In my Phone it shows of course : Bootloader unlocking allowed : NO

My question is very simple : Is there on earth (even on other planets i can take the trip) any method to unlock my bootloader ?

Thanking you All in advance, and apologizing if this question is already answered in another topic, i really couldn't find it.

Awaiting your Help Dear Community.

Best Regards,
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
NO! There is no way to unlock it, there is no way around. Sony will generate the Code from your IMEI anyway but if will not work. Do not even try on Earth to find a way because there is not.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
There is absolutely no need to unlock the bootloader in order to root.

Which is good news for you because you cannot unlock anyway.

In order to get root on the latest firmware then you just need to follow the link in my signature
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky.watsher:
Thanks All for your quick responses !

[MENTION=3843529]gregbradley[/MENTION], excuse my question, but have you done this before on unlocked Z1 ? i mean will have full access to my phone ? (Install Super user, Titanium backup ... etc etc )

Thnaks Again.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
once or twice ;)

Just follow the 3 steps in the link

There is no need to unlock the bootloader, no need to backup TA partition (You only do that id you are unlocking the bootloader anyway), no need to use any dodgy rooting methods (Like Vroot etc)

Flash a 534 FTF

Install dual recovery

Flash a pre rooted rom

Takes about 10 minutes
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky.watsher:
Thanks Again,

I'll do it once home. I'll keep you posted with the results.

Cheers !
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky.watsher:
815

Dear gregbradley,

can you please give me more informations about step 3 ? i couldnt find threads with [pre rooted] title, which developpment section , the genral one ? or the Z1 ?

Thanks in Advance.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2711982

Start from line How to update to 14.3.A.0.757...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky.watsher:
Hello Again,

Done ! The method worked for me, my Z1 is fully rooted now even with my locked bootloader ! Thanks again :)

Only, and for those reading this post, specially Xperia Z1 C6903 owners, for step one you have to pick a specific FTF file and not any FTF ending with 534, The only one working (and gaining you Root access later on the process) is FW 14.1.G.1.534

Although you are on a recent FW, don't worry, after accomplishing the other steps, you will be back to the latest one.

N.B i tried many of the FTF ending with 534, but it didn't work except for FW 14.1.G.1.534

Cheers.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Remember to hit it. :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
does a C6903 have a unlockable bootloader?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexusGTS:
Yes.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
are C6902 also have unlockable BL?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nardow:
Yup

Enviado de meu C6903 usando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
Thanks for that info guys
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] tkdfilipe:
Hi

How to unlock the phone from the network of gt-s7500 ??

If it helps i am from Portugal, locked to Vodafone.
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] kaeOzZ:
Hello Filipe.

I don't know any way of unlocking the sim for free on the newer phones.

I'm from Portugal too and I think that every store that sells cellphones unlocks the SIM. My father took his phone to a store to unlock it and he payed 15 euros I guess. it's not to expensive

Best regards,

kaeOzZ
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] Jaspersdream28:
Are you trying to unlock the sim from the network or unlock the phone from the network ?
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] tkdfilipe:
The phone from the network
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] Jaspersdream28:
There is many different techniques usable through just googling and seeing whats out there however i believe the easiest/most secure way is paying the providers fee :crying:

However their are lot of websites that say you can do it but most say it still costs you would need to find the one for your phone + network etc so i cant really help that much but send in a thumbs up if i have :D
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Musgrove99:
do all of the roms in the regular htc one m8 work for the verizon m8?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chobungus:
In General, yes. The steps to turn s off are a bit different though because verizon does not allow you to unlock the bootloader through htc Dev website. If you need help rooting/s off, google is your friend.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Musgrove99:
i have s-off i was just wondering can i flash these roms and thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chobungus:
No problem! Most ROMs will say somewhere that it works with all carriers but it's smart to check just in case.

Have fun :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] debajyoti1:
hello friends... I saw there is a problem in the new Facebook messenger with cm10.1 and 11......

my informations--

model: gts 5830

rom: problem is both in cm 10.1 and 11...did not try in any othet roms

kernel: default

problem with: New Facebook messenger

problem: when trying to open at first time it is working slowly and after login whenever open the app it says messenger does not responding, want to close and after 1 second it goes automatically stopped by saying messenger stopped.... so is there any solution for this????
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxy_Rohit:
It's ram problem.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wallsras:
try to get a logcat and share it here so we can take a closer look
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5617821:
Most probably a RAM issue as [MENTION=4865413]Galaxy_Rohit[/MENTION] suggested :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viper The Ripper:
Did you try to use FB clients apps? as Fast or Atrium? Maybe they'll work instead of FB messenger and you can use it in your phone ;)
[HTC Butterfly] robocopvn:
Can anyone show me the way to disable the capacity buttons.

I use the X920d with stock 4.4.2 Sense 5.5, rooted and enable on-screen navigation bar.

But I cannot disable the capacity buttons permanently. I had root-browser, go to system/usr/keylayout and edit the file to disable the buttons from working.

However, it works only if I soft-reboot. If I reboot the phone, all of the file automatically restore like it is before edit.

How to make the file changes forever even after reboot. please help me ?

Thank you !
[MX Player] daanish:
Is there a way by which we can play the videos from mobile to smart TV wirelessly through MX player ???
[MX Player] ChronoReverse:
Try BubbleUPnP. It handles the streaming part to UPnP and can use MX Player to render the video.
[MX Player] CDB-Man:
BubbleUPNP uses MX as the renderer when streaming from server to phone. Bubble from phone to TV, the TV would have to be the decoder as that's how the DLNA specification works (decode on the receiving side).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raddatt:
If there is any kind dev out here who can read decompiled JNI code, can you please help out with a project? We are trying to get Google Wallet Tap and Pay to work on all devices. The project is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573842

Thank you so very much
[HTC Breeze] superduper:
Just thought that I will share my experience with flashing HTC MTeOR shiped with ROM 1.13.xxx.x to DOPOD 595 ROM (WWE) located at:

ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Upload.../WWE/ruu_bree100_1.15.707.3_dopodwwe_ship.exe

Upgrade is straight forward as with HTC Hermes:

Go ahead and launch the ROM updater on your desktop computer. At some stage installer will come up with invalid vendor id error. Do not disconnect your device and re-launcn the ROM updater. This time the ROM update process will happily start...

I am still going through ROM update as I type this message. I will let forum know as soon as I am all done here.

UPDATE:

No problems during or after update.