Bionic unable to connect to 4G since ICS upgrade

**Kenacepi** · 03-03-2013, 03:45 PM

Hello,
I upgraded my Droid Bionic to ICS 4.0 at the end of this last year and since then I have been unable to connect to 4G networks when in a known 4G area. My son upgraded his phone recently and connects to 4G no problem, while I'm at 3G. Also when connecting to our home network, he connects at the faster of the two modes, while my phone doesn't even see the faster speed. Is there a setting somewhere on the phone that I don't know about? The Network Mode is set to LTE/CDMA, but is greyed out so it cannot be changed. Before I upgraded, I was able to connect to 4G and the faster home network mode with no problems. I have tried several different things suggested by members on other forums such as getting a new SIM card (done); Full reboot (done); Clearing the cache (done); etc. I got everything else on the phone to work except for 4G and the faster WiFi... Any help would be greatly appreciated. The guy at the VZW store said if it was still under warranty, he would have replaced it. A couple of screen shots below showing the greyed out settings. ANd I did look at the earlier post about 4G connectivity and that isn't the issue for me. Don't have the 3G/4G switch. Thanks!

**Greg C** · 03-03-2013, 07:45 PM

Have you tried calling Verizon support about this?

**Kenacepi** · 03-03-2013, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Greg C

Have you tried calling Verizon support about this?

Yes, The told me to take it to the VZW store to see if they could do anything, We tried a few things and they said there was nothing more they could do.

**Greg C** · 03-03-2013, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Kenacepi

Yes, The told me to take it to the VZW store to see if they could do anything, We tried a few things and they said there was nothing more they could do.

They didn't even tell you to send it in? Well... I wouldn't have much faith in the store. Maybe they will let you do an exchange. If they do... try for a Galaxy Nexus.

**WillyWonka** · 03-03-2013, 10:28 PM

Have you tried doing a factory reset? And if that doesn't work you could try restoring the Bionic with rsdlite using the ICS restore file.

**Kenacepi** · 03-04-2013, 05:56 AM

Unfortunately my phone is out of factory warranty so I would have to buy a new phone. Everything else seems to work okay, it's just the 4G connectivity tat doesn't work.

**Kenacepi** · 03-04-2013, 05:57 AM

I have done the factory reset and it just removes all my applications and doesn't solve the issue.

**Kenacepi** · 03-04-2013, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by WillyWonka

And if that doesn't work you could try restoring the Bionic with rsdlite using the ICS restore file.

What is rsdlite and where can I find the ICS restore file?

**WillyWonka** · 03-04-2013, 09:20 PM

See this thread:

**Kenacepi** · 03-05-2013, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by WillyWonka

See this thread:

Not sure I want to go that far. I'll have to read more about that before I do anything. The problem I've found with these smart phones is that you buy something now, and 3 months later something better comes along. It's worse than computers! I may just live with what I have.