[LG G5 Questions & Answers] LG_G5_pima:
You needn't read this thread. There is nothing of any import here.

I was unable to learn how to delete it, or I would have.

As I mentioned below, I manually updated this phone to Nougat using the LG Bridge program. It complicates matters that I can't remember the exact time-frame for issues. I do remember getting real-time traffic updates using google maps even after I upgraded to Android 7. And I did stream Netflix once while on a 12 hour roadtrip, but I can't remember if that was before or after the road-trip. I have found and tried many APN's for the H2O service. Some are supposedly specifically for the G5, others just for mms or internet. Most recently, I did a factory reset after backing up my personal data and media. Twice now actually. The first time, I ran the backup software soon after resetting and when things hadn't changed, I surmised that maybe I was just importing the problem back onto the phone in my settings or something, so I reset again and this time only chose two of the settings categories near the top of the list since they seemed separate to the navigation programming.

I'm going to reset again now and see if the maps work with a stock setup, then see if I can slowly add things one at a time and continually monitor the data functionality.

If a moderator sees this and can delete this post, I would appreciate it since it doesn't seem like it could be helpful to anyone else the way it is. If I am successful in getting the data working and this thread still remains, I will post the process I had followed to achieve that in an "Issue Solved" heading at the bottom. Everything between the snowflakes (*****) is the older post and edits.

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History of Issue(s):

>This is my first smartphone and my first Android device

> Bought phone used off swappa running MM 6.?

>Have owned phone for around 8 months

>Volume down button wasn't working, figured I could live with pressing vol up and moving it down manually.

> Thought it would be good idea to upgrade manually to Nougat (10h update) Using LG bridge (about 5 months ago?)

> My carrier is H2Owireless, an AT&T MVNO

> Used to have internet, google maps real-time traffic used to work, Netfilx used to work (both without WiFi).

> Could make calls, send texts, listen to Pandora or Spotify and use my Maps for commuting to work.

> Couldn't send MMS pic msgs.

> Began to learn about APN's and what the different network settings did.

>Tried many APN's and fotzed around with Global, LTE/CDMA, LTE/GSM/UMTS and the submode settings

>Can get 4G and LTE , often have to switch back to Global setting to send SMS/MMS

> Had H2O set up APN as best they knew and network settings to what they felt would work best

> Can do anything and evrything when Wifi is enabled (that's never been an issue)

> I thought phone had bricked about 2 months ago while on a roadtrip.

> Discovered on forum that I could swap cam plus for chin and power on that way.

> Turned out power button was no longer functional

> Learned about vol up + charger to power on phone (use an app to power off and restart phone)

> took off cam plus so I could have phone in case.

And now, I'm standing at the edge of a very deep rabbit hole with a phone that can't use mobile data for most internet access (spotify works, Pandora never worked very well). I've discovered that the version of Nougat I'm running is problematic (update 10h Brightpoint) and that my forcing the update to Nougat might be largely responsible for these issues.

I see myself having a choice between learning how to flash the phone back to Marshmallow, or learning how to flash it up to update 21c... or live without mobile data for most of the functionality I wanted from the phone...

I seek advice from the the forum for which of these options people think I might best choose. Do I need to acquaint myself with these programs used to flash the ROM? Does it seem to you readers that my problems are symptomatic of those which are best rectified by flashing up? Or rolling back to Marshmallow...

I just want to be able to google something while I'm away from wifi.. to get traffic updates while I'm using the navigation.. to listen to spotify.. maybe even watch something on netflix... (calling, SMS and MMS functionality is a given, but I do still have them for the most part).

I can pick things up if I read tutorials / guides... I've flashed PC BIOS before... I could figure it out if I needed to...

But maybe I just need a new chin or clean it? Maybe I should factory reset? Maybe there's other potential causes I'm unaware of?

Any and all suggestions are welcome. It's late here and I won't be reading any responses until tomorrow at work.

Thanking you very much in advance. --Wayne

Edit: I was about to check LG Bridge to see if there was an update available for nougat.. thought I would get this out there first since I was pretty sure I wouldn't get both done tonight..

3rd edit: I checked for LG update, nothing available. I finally decided to factory reset before getting into flashing. That seemed to fix the google maps issue as it seemed to be working without WiFi enabled (I say 'seemed' because my office is slightly below grade and getting a good signal is tough. If it's not working, the address remains grayed out and the connection just buffers, the address filled in after the reset. Then I decided to move some of the things I had backed up from the SD card but neglected to deselect the settings box. After restoring much of what I had backed up, It seemed more like how it had been before the reset. I noticed a small icon next to the signal type and strength meter at the top which hadn't been there before the reset (a small white square with rounded edges that has a zig-zag line going through it that kind of looks like a jagged "N"). Instead of saying offline, the app says poor connection, so I will test it on my way home.. I am hopeful. It seems promising. If I have to reset again, I will deselect settings and set things up fresh; I think that will help. I am beginning to think this isn't so much about my OS or any hardware failure as it is the H2O at&t mvno being throttled or something similar. Even when I'm getting 4 bars of 4G, the maps loads very slowly.. nothing at all like it does on WiFi.

I'll post a final edit after I try it out on the ride home this evening.

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