[Q] my 3G data hosed?

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Ok, here we go.

(Was ) Running on SC2.8 voodoo, no problems with the ROM so far. However, just since yesterday my 3g data connection has...um...went south.

Being the curious type, I followed GizmoDroid's instructions in one of the other recent threads on how to turn your hidden menu on (*#22745927) and other dial codes (##data# and **debug). Now, also reading his warning about what had happened to him, I changed NOTHING.

However, soon (I think after pressing the Advanced menu button under ##data#), the Phone process forced closed. Ever since that, my 3G connection has come in and out randomly, being gone about half the time. That's not all though: even when the service is present, it's sloooow. I've run tests in the Speedtest app many times; only once have I achieved a ping better than 999 (the highest it'll show), and downstream and upstream data seldom exceed 100 kbps.

Now, I've tried a variety of things: *228 (of course), restoring a nandroid (of EB01 I think), flashing an entirely different ROM, Odin-ing an old package for DL09, and most recently, Odin-ing Adrylnalyne's "whole enchilada" EB01 package, including PIT. None have fixed the problem.

I've read where GizmoDroid activated an old phone then re-activated his Fascinate, and this solved his issue. I can't really do that right now, as I don't have an old smartphone laying around.

Anyone have any suggstions?

See link below. Scroll down and check one of my posts for links to 2 modems. The dl09 radio gives me a more reliable data connection than the eb01 radio does.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985920

good day.

same here

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I did the same thing with the ##data##. Changed nothing, was just curious about the menu. My 3g did exactly the same thing as yours, spotty and slow- icon would completely disappear at random. Searched everywhere for an answer.
I used Odin to go back to 100% stock, factory reset, *228 , dl09 modem- the works. No difference at all.

I called Verizon out of sheer desperation. Went through the usual battery pull, etc.
Much to my surprise, they said my phone was defective and sent out a new one overnight as a warranty replacement. Just flashed everything back to SC2.9 and did a nandroid restore - works perfect.

Originally Posted by joeconejo

I did the same thing with the ##data##. Changed nothing, was just curious about the menu. My 3g did exactly the same thing as yours, spotty and slow- icon would completely disappear at random. Searched everywhere for an answer.
I used Odin to go back to 100% stock, factory reset, *228 , dl09 modem- the works. No difference at all.

I called Verizon out of sheer desperation. Went through the usual battery pull, etc.
Much to my surprise, they said my phone was defective and sent out a new one overnight as a warranty replacement. Just flashed everything back to SC2.9 and did a nandroid restore - works perfect.

Yeah, that's what I may end up doing...I'm pretty sure they'll give me a new one; they have no idea what's actually going on, thus they can't no I might've screwed it up myself.

I do think re-activating an old phone then this one again would fix it, but I have the promotion for $9.99 off per month for upgrading to a smartphone during that time. It goes away if I remove the smartphone data plan from my plan, which would happen automatically if I'd activate an old non-smartphone, and I don't have an old smartphone laying around.

So perhaps into Verizon I go...

I went througjh that exactly. I ended up restoring to stock, and going to verizon. Had a replacement fedexed 18 hours later. I freaked and did every "fix" imaginable.

Getting back to eb01 was easy. Just wish i got a replacement screen protector!

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Originally Posted by hbc.ciccone

I went througjh that exactly. I ended up restoring to stock, and going to verizon. Had a replacement fedexed 18 hours later. I freaked and did every "fix" imaginable.

Getting back to eb01 was easy. Just wish i got a replacement screen protector!

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Yeah, apparently you can't stress enough not to go into the Verizon specific menus, at least not in SC.

I'm going to end up doing that here pretty shortly. About the screen protector: I've never used one as, in my opinion, the gorilla glass does a pretty decent job of resisting scratches. After ~3 months and having dropped it more that once, stored it with keys, etc., I only have one fairly tiny scratch.

Nothing worked for me either. Flashed every modem through odin/heimdall, restored nandroid, and put another phone on the account. It seems unfixable to me. :-/

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