Nexus 4 sudden loss of signal T-Mobile

[daniel2744]

So this morning i was using my nexus 4 just fine and I had full signal like I always do and all of a sudden my signal drops and I'm not getting anything at all. Is this just a network issue or maybe something inside my phone stopped working? I'm go to school soon so hopefully it is just a network issue and the signal will improve when I get over there

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[minnemike]

easy to blame tmo right now as they roll out LTE - you may have experience a temp down moment as they switched off old tower tech and turned on new - could cause weird stuff.

 

[daniel2744]

Well let's hope so cause its been now an hour and its not getting any better. Luckily I have a final study for at school today but when I get back tonight this better be fixed lol

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[gunshotlead]

Contact tech support, see if a tower is down near you. It happens to every carrier.

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[daniel2744]

Contact tech support, see if a tower is down near you. It happens to every carrier.

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I might when I get home tonight but I'm about to leave so I won't be thinking about it as much. I might stop by my work cause it's about 20 miles away and I get the same great signal there too. If it's still crappy than it can possibly be the network. Luckily it's on my way to where I'm going so it won't be too much of a detour

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[gone down south]

You did the whole "reboot the phone" thing first, right?

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[daniel2744]

Yeah i did it 3 times and I put the phone in airplane mode twice in hopes it would restart the signal. Just so everyone knows I'm in Corona, CA which is about 40 miles from LA. I don't know if tmobile has LTE plans for here yet

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[daniel2744]

Okay so on my way to school I stopped by work which is kinda far like 18 miles away from where I live and I'm getting full signal now. So I'm probably experiencing a tower issue at home. Its good to know my phone is working lol

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[6tr6tr]

Try this:

1. Turn on data roaming
2. Reset the APN

 

[daniel2744]

Try this:

1. Turn on data roaming
2. Reset the APN

i didn't think about doing that. if i go home tonight and its still the same than yeah i will do it.

 

[daniel2744]

So I finally just got home and i ran a couple of speed tests and everything seems to be back to normal if anything my upload speeds seem to be faster to me. Maybe it's cause it's 1am lol I will try in the morning but I did five tests and i didn't get anything less than 3 Mbps

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[gunshotlead]

So I finally just got home and i ran a couple of speed tests and everything seems to be back to normal if anything my upload speeds seem to be faster to me. Maybe it's cause it's 1am lol I will try in the morning but I did five tests and i didn't get anything less than 3 Mbps

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Yes tower congestion also has an impact on your data connection quality. It's reasonable to expect better connections during times when people aren't active. Of course all bets are off if you're near a college campus for example...

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[UnlockedOnly]

Yeah I had no TMO service the other morning, lasted about 4 hours, then came back on with no problems.......I also have a Samsung tablet on TMO and that was down to....so its not the phone. I'm in New York.

 

[daniel2744]

well this morning my signal went away again this is very frustrating

 

[llamainmypocket]

I'm petty sure when its all said and done you are going to finish with faster speed. This is the exact moment when T mobile is rolling out 4g and you live near one of the few cities is rolling out in. I wouldn't blame anyone, I'd hope for goody to show up.

T mobile only has 2G in my city. It's odd, we got the 3g to the left and right but 2G right here. I could get my total phone bill down to 23$ a month if I just had 3G here.

 

[daniel2744]

I'm petty sure when its all said and done you are going to finish with faster speed. This is the exact moment when T mobile is rolling out 4g and you live near one of the few cities is rolling out in. I wouldn't blame anyone, I'd hope for goody to show up.

T mobile only has 2G in my city. It's odd, we got the 3g to the left and right but 2G right here. I could get my total phone bill down to 23$ a month if I just had 3G here.

Yeah i know it will be faster. I'm only frustrated cause the nexus 4 wifi signal sucks and it always takes forever. Even tho I'm like 10 ft away from the router so i just keep my data connection on instead

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[tmac9wr]

Try this:

1. Turn on data roaming
2. Reset the APN

Thanks! I was actually having the same problem and this worked for me.

 

[llamainmypocket]

Router? Are you talking about Wi-Fi?

If that's the case it shouldnt have anything to do with t mobile.

 

[6tr6tr]

well this morning my signal went away again this is very frustrating

try the fix I suggested.

 

[zkSharks]

Router? Are you talking about Wi-Fi?

If that's the case it shouldnt have anything to do with t mobile.

He was referring to the poor WiFi signal he receives on his Nexus 4 causing him to prefer a cellular connection over WiFi. Because of that, when the cellular data goes out, it's even more of an inconvenience.

[...] the nexus 4 wifi signal sucks and it always takes forever. Even tho I'm like 10 ft away from the router so i just keep my data connection on instead