Crazy Network and MY FIRST REBOOT

[Maddog241]

Yesterday I was doing an experiment and locked my Tbolt in 3G. I noticed that the data connection was dropping in and out in the afternoon which is usually very solid here. While I was out cutting the grass in the evening, I had missed calls, texts and e-mail...and also apparently a reboot based on my uptime which I monitor carefully. Reboots have never been a problem here, and I am on MR1. I sure hope this isn't the beginning of what I have been missing...

 

[FrankXS]

Data has been somewhat flaky around my house in Denver lately. For the last couple of weeks it has been phenomenal (well, for my steel-siding house, that is) but for the last few days I can no longer get 4G and have to lock 3G in order to hold any data connection. Denver has experienced it's ups and downs since rollout as one of the original cities. I'm still praying that in another year 4G will be the prevalent connection. It seems when I'm in a strong signal area 4G is fine, 3G is fine, and they switch fine as I drive through non-4G areas. But when 4G goes away or gets flaky, it's back to the merry-go-round. This is all totally stock.

-Frank

 

[Johnly]

I bet the second iteration of the TB will be better. I am wanting for the second wave of radio technology, should be much better then... *sigh*

 

[Maddog241]

Could the reboots be related to the 3G part of the eHRPD network. If I understood what I have read, 3G on the LTE network is not the same as 3G on the old network. LTE uses eHRPD and legacy network uses EVDO-revA. Could the problem be in the 3G side of LTE? AS I said above, I had my first reboot yesterday and it was while locked into 3G in a solid 4G area.

 

[robrecht]

Could the reboots be related to the 3G part of the eHRPD network. If I understood what I have read, 3G on the LTE network is not the same as 3G on the old network. LTE uses eHRPD and legacy network uses EVDO-revA. Could the problem be in the 3G side of LTE? AS I said above, I had my first reboot yesterday and it was while locked into 3G in a solid 4G area.

A few of us have been suspecting the eHPRD tower and phone firmware protocols that interface and handle switching in both 3G & 4G areas (see Chrisy's thread on the network). I don't have any specialized knowledge of this but it is new network technology for Verizon, it was a little delayed in being rolled out, and it would also help explain the further delay of VoLTE, which will also rely on this complex new technology.

Thanks, Robrecht

 

[Maddog241]

A few of us have been suspecting the eHPRD tower and phone firmware protocols that interface and handle switching in both 3G & 4G areas (see Chrisy's thread on the network). I don't have any specialized knowledge of this but it is new network technology for Verizon, it was a little delayed in being rolled out, and it would also help explain the further delay of VoLTE, which will also rely on this complex new technology.

Thanks, Robrecht

I'm thinking it is the 3G part of the equation not the 4G since the only reboot I had was while locked on 3G. Today, back on 4G and no issues.