Data connectivity after 5.9.902 update

[rendern]

Spread the word!!!!!

Solution as follows:

The 5.9.902 update turns off Data Roaming. This will take you a giant step backwards in data connectivity. I know, it happened to me. If you see data connectivity issues after this update, go into settings and select "Battery & data manager", then select "Data delivery" and enable "Data roaming".

This should straighten out Bionic users who are suffering data connectivity issues after the latest update.

[GeoLund]

Originally Posted by rendern

Spread the word!!!!!

Solution as follows:

The 5.9.902 update turns off Data Roaming. This will take you a giant step backwards in data connectivity. I know, it happened to me. If you see data connectivity issues after this update, go into settings and select "Battery & data manager", then select "Data delivery" and enable "Data roaming".

This should straighten out Bionic users who are suffering data connectivity issues after the latest update.

When I checked the box to enable data roaming, I got a message that said I could incur significant roaming charges. Is that true? I live in Denver and don't plan to "roam" anywhere exotic. I have a Verizon plan that includes data over 3g and 4g LTE and I also use wireless at home. I have issues with connectivity drops.

How does enabling data roaming help? I'd like to understand this better.

Thanks!
Geo

[rendern]

As I understand it, there are no additional charges for data roaming as long as you are within the U.S. Obviously you need to uncheck that box if you go out of the U.S.

[rendern]

Data Roaming works as follows:
You have a data plan with Verizon and you check "allow data roaming".
If you go to an area where Verizon's network is lacking, you may unknowingly get on someone elses network and get data access there. Verizon and the other carrier square up with each other through a clearinghouse and the bytes used by you on the other carrier count against your plan. You pay Verizon, they pay the other carrier and vise versa.

[GeauxColonels]

I'm a new Android user since my employer allowed us to get smartphones instead of Blackberrys. I have an iPhone as a personal phone but wanted to get an Android to play with. So bear with me if I don't follow some of what you guys are saying.

I'm having the same issue mentioned by other people...except that no amount of switching to Airplane mode or back from it has helped. In fact, the phone seems to have problems switching into Airplane mode. I have to reboot the phone in order to get it to actually show that it's in Airplane mode. I tried enabling data roaming, that didn't work. I've switched the Network Mode to both CMDA/LTE and CDMA only with no luck. I've turned the phone off and on several times. I've removed the battery, SIM card and SD card multiple times for several minutes at a time with no luck.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Without being able to access a mobile carrier network, the phone is basically useless to me since the main functionality I use it for is work email.

[rendern]

Sounds like a call to Verizon technical support might be in order!

[yngpenguin]

I am now having trouble with the speech to text functionality with the update. It works very sporadically. Have to reboot device to get it to work when it stops.

[thematrixreloaded]

I updated my bionic last sunday and since then i am losing 4G consistently. Also, the last two days, my bionic drained out completely by 1:00pm on tuesday and by 5pm on wednesday. Don't know why but it became dead as a door nail from 100% charge at 6am. i don't know how many of you folks are experiencing this but it is frustrating. Looks like Member thochad is having similar issues with data connectivity. just sucks to have a weird update that messed me up