Wi-Fi AND 4G Icon Showing at Same Time?

[spotnjack]

Just tested mine and got about 21Mbps download and the American upload on my Fios.

Sent from my SCH-i545

Yep, all of the other devices in my house are fine. See my response above to Murph5150. I did play around with the channel selection on my router and that helped.

 

[tlo12duro]

Speaking of bugs... do any of you know what the hell a bug report means? It keeps coming up in my notification bar that a bug report has logged. Not sure if I should factory reset my phone again and start from scratch. If someone knows anything about this.. Please help!!!

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[smahon]

Something is holding the 4G open. At the moment, my icon is *not* greyed out, full bars with activity on Wi-Fi, and I still see an occasional 4G down arrow light up. Rebooting the phone starts with 4G, connects to Wi-Fi and now the 4G icon *is* greyed out.

 

[Pat Sol]

Hi THere
The 4G and Wifi are connected at the same time because a switch in wifi settings is turned on called : Auto Connect". It switches network from wifi to 4G
to enable a steady balance in connectivity. If you want to be on only one connectivity at a time turn it off and you will be connected to either when you switch on your wifi. Hope this helpful.

 

[gospodinjuha]

So I'm on Wi-Fi, full signal, and my phone is showing I'm on 4G as well. I just updated to KitKat yesterday. Possible KitKat bug?

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If it's grey, it's not on. However, mine was always white while on wifi, so I shut off callerID app by Verizon and the 4G icon immediately turned grey into the off position. I won't even speculate why BIG Red does this, but I suppose it could be a "bug" too.

 

[Sheryl L]

I received an "invitation" from Verizon to use Caller ID. I opted out; however, they offered caller pictures free and I accepted. I then noticed that I was having the same issue as you. I went back to Verizon Caller ID and terminated the whole "app." This solved the problem for me.

 

[Sandy Canetti]

I found this searching for answers, since I noticed the same problem on my new S6. At home last night, noticed that both WiFi and 4G were showing. When I set up the phone, having upgraded from an S3, I was never asked for the password to my home network, so I wasn't sure how it was connecting. I turned off mobile data to test and I was indeed connected to my network. When I turned mobile data back on, both WiFi and 4G showed again. I have to admit, I didn't notice whether or not the 4G was grayed out (I thought I saw activity, but now I'm not so sure and will have to check next time I connect to my WiFi).

 

[Dewey3k]

I have the same on my S5. Verizon wireless. My co-worker has an S5 (Sprint) and the 4G disappears when she's on Wifi.

 

[LeiLei72]

I was having this issue recently and did some research and couldn't find any solution.

Until today, i was playing around in the options and found out that "Download booster" is on. The moment i turned it off, the grayed out 4G LTE icon is gone. btw, i'm on wifi. It must have been turned on accidentally somehow.

you can try to disable this option.

 

[jecilop]

For anyone else who gets this problem as I just encountered on a "new' phone with KitKat...it's the CallerName ID app bloatware from Verizon causing the 4G icon to show while the wifi shows. I got the answer elsewhere and am sharing here. Drag or choose App Info for that one and Turn Off.
If you root and freeze the app, the effect is the same. Icon went away during wifi use.

 

[Surfandsandsiesta]

Do you think it's eating our data?

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[Surfandsandsiesta]

Yes. I do. In the past year I have never gone over 2GB data and in fact rarely use more than 1GB. About a month ago I went over 2 and at the same time I noticed my 4G was lit up next to my wi-fi icon and was quite often. I don't think it is a coincidence. I believe I am using data even though I am rarely away from my wi-fi. I am not savy with data usage, 4G, etc so this is certainly not an expert opinion. Just a guess based on my own observation.
I would appreciate any help with why this is happening, also.

 

[Katherine Miles]

Why have I only got 4g showing all time but no wifi

 

[JannyMaha]

So I'm on Wi-Fi, full signal, and my phone is showing I'm on 4G as well. I just updated to KitKat yesterday. Possible KitKat bug?

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Been feeling this too lately. Samsung Note 5. Just wondering if there's a fix?

Update: I went to my personal computer settings and turned off Automatic proxy settings. 4G immediately disappeared on my cell. Runs smoother too! Not sure what I may have screwed up but I'm guessing I'll find out soon if I did.