Recent content by heticu7

Well, sorry to say this Airplane mode process only lasted a couple of days. The A21 went back to forcing me to reboot to reacquire. This led me to conclude that the A21 hardware was at fault, so as of yesterday I ported my number from Verizon to US Cellular and bought an S23+ in the process...

Thanks again, guys. It looks like this is going to work fine. Last night the Starlink lost satellite connection for a bit, and when I looked at the phone, instead of it saying "Verizon Wireless" on the lock screen, it said "Airplane Mode". When the Starlink came back online a few minutes later...

Okay! That did work. I turned on Airplane mode, it turned off wi-fi, I turned wi-fi back on, Airplane mode stayed on, and I was able to make a call. So what you are saying is that if I leave my phone in Airplane mode always, except when I go to town and enter cell range, then when the Starlink...

That didn't work either. When I turned on Airplane Mode, it automatically turned off wi-fi. When I tried to make a call, it asked: "Turn off Airplane mode to connect wi-fi?" I hit yes, and it did all that. And made the call. But, I was already still connected to Verizon via wi-fi, so I don't...

Thank you for your input. Sometimes getting confirmation on what I have already done helps me know if I am on the right path or not.

I can't tell from your screenshot (it's covered up) but that option is under the label "Roaming Network Preference" on my phone. And yes, it is set to "Wi-fi preferred", and has been since day one. Is there another place to change that preference?

Hello all. I am retired and live in my RV full time, in the Redwoods, CA. I have an A21, since summer of 2020. It has functioned fine until I moved to an RV park last October in an area with no cell coverage in range. The park owners, who also live here in their RV, provide internet service...