Ready to throw my Xoom

[tdetroit]

ARGH. First it took me two days to root the Xoom, now I can't keep a stable 4G/3G data connection. I've gone through 3 SIM cards, and Verizon is telling me that "something" is hanging in their system which won't let me properly activate, so I have to send my Xoom BACk in to Motorola and have them look at it. Anyone else have any nightmarish stories about their Xoom after the 4G upgrade? I live in Detroit and have excellent 4G coverage...my Thunderbolt has 5 bars. I've tried selecting only CDMA, same non-working result.

 

[okantomi]

So sorry that you're having problems. I hope you will be able to get it fixed and have a chance to enjoy it.

 

[tdetroit]

So sorry that you're having problems. I hope you will be able to get it fixed and have a chance to enjoy it.

It's official. My Xoom is possessed! Shortly after I started this thread, the stupid thing all of a sudden activated itself, and now I have 4G, and it's been on for about 2 hours....WTH? I called Verizon, and they told me that they DON'T see the device active...something's REALLY strange here.....I'll keep an eye on it for a day or two, but if it goes back out, it's going back to Motorola.

 

[sal_shawn]

It's official. My Xoom is possessed! Shortly after I started this thread, the stupid thing all of a sudden activated itself, and now I have 4G, and it's been on for about 2 hours....WTH? I called Verizon, and they told me that they DON'T see the device active...something's REALLY strange here.....I'll keep an eye on it for a day or two, but if it goes back out, it's going back to Motorola.

Now that is funny, about the possessed. I hope it goes all well for you.

 

[Salpula]

Are you trying to run tiamat or stock? Tiamat doesn't seem to support 4g devices currently.
To clarify tiamat runs for me, when I restore my pre-upgrade image everything but 4g and 3g is fine. I get internet only on wifi. However, the stock update from Moto that it came back with works perfectly.

Also, why did it take 2 days, once the sdk is installed it should be as easy "fastboot OEM unlock" then pushing a few files. It could be possible you messed with your radio or something if you were confused as to what you are doing.

 

[cwizardtx]

You accept all inherent risks associated with rooting and using custom roms one of which is that your data connection may be flaky.

In the case of trying to get a device to work in a particular fasion I would highly recommend 100% stock until working properly and then moving from there.

In other words... don't tell us you're ready to smash your Xoom because of something you did to it.

 

[person65278]

I sent my xoom in and had the upgrade down. When it arrived back It was not activated. and would not activate.. I called VZW the first guy I talked to said he would be more then happy to activate my xoom again and that I would have to change my current VZW plan i have with verizon from my current 3g/3gigs plan to a new 4/whater gig plan for more cash. I hung up on they guy and looked threw VZW website and found info about the upgrade, and I found where it says you will not have to change your plan after the upgrade. So i call VZW again this time the guy i talk to sends me to what he calls a stage 2 rep. I talk to him tell him what the first guy told me and then qouted off there website about How i do not need to change my plan. he looked over my account and found that when they upgraded my xoom they screwed up when they entered my sim msein and med info into there system. 3 hours later 2 phone calls and finally he gets all his ducks in a row and finally a working 4g xoom is in my hands.. (and I DID NOT have to change my plan.) and yes i mistype alot. but in my defense only the first and last of a word has to be correct for the human mind to be able to read.

 

[M118AA11]

Well my 4g randomly goes from 4g to nothing. Althougth I have bars they are grey and no connection.

My wifi then decides which networks it will connect to and which ones it won't. My router has duel networks set up the same way. Won't connect to 1 but will connect to 2. My friends house full bars standing 5 feet away from the router. Hit connect drops to nothing and cycles remembered / analyzing. Same settings as my router at my house. I go to Toyota connects instantly.

The radio is possessed. Stock Xoom never routed I just got it back this week. And wow battery life is crushed. But WOW is that 4g lte some fast kinda fast my upload is 8mbs!..........when it works

Sent from my Xoom using xda premium

 

[hotdiamonds]

Ready to throw my Xoom

Don't so that it break real easy! broke mine the other day, dropped it three feet onto carpet

 

[mpmorph]

Don't so that it break real easy! broke mine the other day, dropped it three feet onto carpet

WOW? Really? Mine went down the stairs on hard concrete not even a scratch. (it helped that it had a cover .) but it didn't brake.

To the other guy, don't give up.

 

[hotdiamonds]

WOW? Really? Mine went down the stairs on hard concrete not even a scratch. (it helped that it had a cover .) but it didn't brake.

To the other guy, don't give up.

Mine went 'thud' not 'bounce'