just got my wife the slide today.
tried to disable data usage from the phone
i have a blackberry and can do that.
didnt find anything on that phone.
my first impression is that it is made for people with ADHD lol
i used a motorola,3 sony ericsson, blackberry,HTC TP2, blackberry, and now the slide.
slide is the first phone that made me fell like an idiot.
i never red an instruction manual for any others.
anyway
how do i disable data for now untill she gets it.
we cant get a new plan because we will be moving soon and dont know whats gonna be there...
I don't have ny phone in front of me, so I can't be exact, but...
There is an option called "Mobile Network" that you can click off. That will disable the data service, it is under the settings menu.
you sure thats the data? i thought mobile network means the whole network will be disabled including calls..
Yep its just data. If you hold the power button, its in the pop up window. You can still make calls.
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I cant find an answer to this anywhere. If i missed something then im sorry.
i randomly get an alert for "international data roaming" on my evo. theres some text beyond that but it gets cut off. i think it starts as "you have entered internation...." and then its cut off. it seems to only happen when im connected to wifi. turning wifi off then on clears it. pressing the clear button removes it for a little while then it pops up again. it mostly happens at home, where i have horrible reception(0-2 bars), and has happened once or twice at work where i get ok to decent reception.
has this happened to anyone else? its been happening almost on a daily basis since i rooted back in January. hasn't shown up on any bills.
i don't have "international data roaming" enabled, nor do i have "national data roaming" enabled. "data enabled" is checked. "system select" is et to automatic.
this has happened on every rom iv used. gingerbread and froyo.
again, if theres something i missed please let me know.
thanks in advance!
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Chirstopher said:
I cant find an answer to this anywhere. If i missed something then im sorry.
i randomly get an alert for "international data roaming" on my evo. theres some text beyond that but it gets cut off. i think it starts as "you have entered internation...." and then its cut off. it seems to only happen when im connected to wifi. turning wifi off then on clears it. pressing the clear button removes it for a little while then it pops up again. it mostly happens at home, where i have horrible reception(0-2 bars), and has happened once or twice at work where i get ok to decent reception.
has this happened to anyone else? its been happening almost on a daily basis since i rooted back in January. hasn't shown up on any bills.
i don't have "international data roaming" enabled, nor do i have "national data roaming" enabled. "data enabled" is checked. "system select" is et to automatic.
this has happened on every rom iv used. gingerbread and froyo.
again, if theres something i missed please let me know.
thanks in advance!
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I get that same message using CM7.....don't look too much into it. I don't get the message every single time but I would say, once a week I think. All I did to fix it was go into settings/mobile networks and toggle international data roaming on and off. If that doesn't get rid of the message then just reboot........Oh and don't worry, you're not being charge anything extra or whatever!
If that doesn't solve your problem, my advice would be to flash a sense rom or try another rom because to my knowledge, the CM7 rom is the only one that has that message pop up randomally.
more than anything i just find it annoying, it shouldnt be there. iv gotten it on all cm7's, evokings gingerbread, and the savage gingerbread. its not urgent, i just realy want it to go away..
For security purposes at some point sprint will turn off international calling if not used. Sounds like it may fix it, but I can not be sure.
this happens, for me at least, when i roam onto another carrier. if unchecked ill get voice but no data. enabling it allows me to data roam. why it thinks its international idk.
In the ##DATA# menu, there is a menu tree called EVDO, with a sub selection called "DDTM."
What does this selection actually do? I thought it had to do with calls interrupting data?
I ask because I changed this setting to off, and it fixed the ONE instance I had of the losing the data connection... No reboot required, it just suddenly came back with the roam warning, and I had data again.
And now, even though the setting itself SAYS "ON", when I go to change the setting, "OFF" is actually selected. I still get calls while streaming Netflix, so I'm wondering if something is wrong with this particular piece of the firmware?
im curious to know this too!
With DDTM, whenever you are actively using 3G, it will disable calls as opposed to stopping the 3G in order to take the call. So leaving that off is good, because if you were just chillin' and your phone is in your pocket and it starts syncing...and then you get a call..that call is going straight to voicemail while it finishes syncing.
That's why my wife was pissed, she said she would call and call and i would never answer but my phone never rang. Just changed it to off
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Thanks for the insight because I kept getting voicemails without the phone ringing and thought I was just losing my mind
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It must have just been a pure coincidence that my data came back (after 5 minutes of no radio indicator, and error 97s) when I toggled that.
I hate coincidences!
Background:
Ever since I've had this phone I couldn't get a data signal while roaming in areas where I knew one was available. Old phones would get data while roaming without a problem.
The Epic Touch would just give a notification saying "you have lost data connectivity" or something.
I understand certain Sprint roaming areas just plain don't have data available. This howto can not fix that.
What this howto does help you do is get a data signal while roaming in areas where a roaming data signal is available.
Credit:
This was apparently discovered by someone on the sprint forums, and I found a reference to it on the Android Central forums, so I do not know who credit goes to for discovering this.
What to Do:
It's best if you are in a roaming-only area to test this, or if you can force roaming. You'll also need to be on the stock kernel (rooted is fine) so you have the ability to update your Profile.
Let's do that now. Go to the Settings menu and tap About Phone - system updates - update profile and wait for it to complete, then tap ok.
From the home screen, tap Menu - Settings - Wireless and Networks - Roaming - Roaming Settings.
Un-check all options here (voice and data for both domestic and international)
With no boxes checked, tap the "Data" box under domestic roaming. Tap only this one, not voice.
You will get a box asking you to confirm. Click yes. This will then automatically enable voice as well.
Another pop up with a red box will ask if you really want to use data while roaming. At this point you can tell it to never ask again and click Roam.
Now you can use data while roaming where it's available!
Update:
after trying this multiple times to verify it works, occasionally the final pop-up with the red box disappears before you can read it. I was able to long press the home button to show recent apps, then tap the "Data Roaming Guard" app. Then I could tap Roam.
This is critical for me as sometimes I am in roaming areas for work and I need internet and this phone is the only access I have. Now I can use it!
Report back with any corrections or feedback. Mileage may vary.
I don't know if it's necessary to update the profile. I have that step in there because that is the sequence I used. If you try it without updating the profile, let me know. This would allow people on a custom kernel to do this too.
I spent an hour and a half with Sprint yesterday on the phone trying to resolve this. They turned me over to new reps three times (including to the international support department) each one not aware of my issue so I'd have to explain everything again.
Finally I started digging on the web and found the tip on AC. Took me 2 minutes.
DOH! Stupid Tapatalk.
Mods, please move to General. Didn't mean to start this in development.
Thanks for sharing this. I will try this out.
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I have the same issues. My girlfriend has an EVO and she will have data while roaming, and I wont. Even if were right next to each other.
Thanks, this worked great for me & did not have to update profile. I am on stock rooted deodexed rom.
Worked for me! Thanks, that was very annoying!
thanks! now i can play wwf at work lol
I did this awhile back when I saw it on the AC forums. I also read this phone cannot roam on PCS networks because of a limitation in the radio so there still may be times it won't roam when other phones will.
Greetings All!
I was able to make roaming calls before; but I followed these instructions and now I can use roaming data as well. Fortunately Atlanta is a pretty good 4G metro area so I rarely need to use roaming data. Usually either 3G or 4G is available. Nonetheless it's nice to have the option.
FYI I forced roaming by using the Roam Control app and have verified that for the first time with this phone I have a nonzero "Sprint 3G Data Roaming" entry in the detailed usage screen on the Sprint website.
Many thanks!
Cheers, Henri
Ok, glad this is working for people! I know it was the biggest gripe I had about the phone by far.
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Ok, glad this is working for people! I know it was the biggest gripe I had about the phone by far.
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Agreed. And such a simple solution. Thanks again.
Does anyone experience this scenario where the "Data Roaming" check box seems to uncheck itself in Settings/Mobile Data (hit the Menu button to check "Data Roaming" on)?
Even if I have it set on to Data Roam, every once in a while, it seems to uncheck itself. How do I know this, there's a certain section in the building I work where I usually always roam on Verizon (voice and data, no problem) and previous phones I've had (Note 2 and iPhone 5s) would roam just fine.
With the G2, I'll notice that a triangle pops up in the top left telling me that I've lost data connection because I have Data Roaming turned off. Of course I set it to data roam.
Lo and behold I go into Settings and Data Roaming has turned itself off again, so I check the box to Data Roam and data starts flowing. It will stick for most of the day or two until I notice it again, and the cycle repeats itself.
It gets really frustrating if I don't notice this phantom behaviour because I could be in this particular location for quite sometime and not notice that I don't have data because it's unchecked itself, again.
Anyone?
Mine will stay ticked but ***** that it is disabled. It's annoying.
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Does anyone experience this scenario where the "Data Roaming" check box seems to uncheck itself in Settings/Mobile Data (hit the Menu button to check "Data Roaming" on)?
Even if I have it set on to Data Roam, every once in a while, it seems to uncheck itself. How do I know this, there's a certain section in the building I work where I usually always roam on Verizon (voice and data, no problem) and previous phones I've had (Note 2 and iPhone 5s) would roam just fine.
With the G2, I'll notice that a triangle pops up in the top left telling me that I've lost data connection because I have Data Roaming turned off. Of course I set it to data roam.
Lo and behold I go into Settings and Data Roaming has turned itself off again, so I check the box to Data Roam and data starts flowing. It will stick for most of the day or two until I notice it again, and the cycle repeats itself.
It gets really frustrating if I don't notice this phantom behaviour because I could be in this particular location for quite sometime and not notice that I don't have data because it's unchecked itself, again.
Anyone?
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I have a similar problem in that the box will stay checked, but I get "Data Roam Guard" notifications all of the time, even though I have the setting to not get the notifications. When I click remember this setting it doesn't take, and I also get the triangles regularly. It's very annoying.
Sadly I've gone back to my 5S. Just couldn't take it anymore constantly losing data where I never did before. Still keeping the phone hoping a not too far in the future update helps.
I can't believe this isn't happening to more people. Can't even find an inkling anywhere. Weird bug.
Very annoying. I have the same issue.
Just got my lg g2 2/15 great phone and i too am having the same issue is there a fix yet? i to am in and out of sprint service and have to keep turning it back on (put a check back in the roam box)
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I Guess just a few of us have the data issue so short of returning the phone i called sprint to see if they had any ideas. had them create a trouble ticket to address the issue so will give it a few more days see what happens. Other than this major bug phone is great.
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It seemed to only happen after the recent OTA update. I got so frustrated I reset the phone to factory, but still no fix. Anyone have an update on this bug?
On 4.4.2, same issue, no update here.
Hello everyone,
Do you experience a drop in network when talking on the phone? I notice I loose LTE when talking on the phone and sometimes even loose data completely. It is so odd that today I realize it only happens during calls.
Any fix? I've done hard reset so that's not an option lol... And no I'm not using a custom room, all things stock with xpose. Running tweak, greenify and unbounce. And it is not unbounce because when disable still happens
You always lose LTE data connections when on any voice calls until T-Mobile releases the VoLTE update for the G3 and also your market. Till then, the phone will drop down to 4G and should still be able to use data connections while on a voice call, albeit slower.
Also, to force the G3 back into LTE after a voice call, just enable Airplane Mode and then disable it and the G3 should connect back to the LTE network, much faster than waiting for the phone to connect to LTE on its own after hanging up.
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Hello everyone,
Do you experience a drop in network when talking on the phone? I notice I loose LTE when talking on the phone and sometimes even loose data completely. It is so odd that today I realize it only happens during calls.
Any fix? I've done hard reset so that's not an option lol... And no I'm not using a custom room, all things stock with xpose. Running tweak, greenify and unbounce. And it is not unbounce because when disable still happens
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I am fully stock and get this. One of the main reasons I will be leaving.
BAD ASS G3
Well thats a downer...Even though data drop as you said, I never experience this on my previous phones lol...always browsing at speed of light while chatting away on my bluetooth lol. Sometimes data does NOT come back, I have to use airplane mode. damn shame