I seem to be having major network related issues with the Note 5 on Verizon not present with the older Note phones.
Biggest issue is in the attached image where the signal completely drops to 0 (usually indoors with the phone in my pocket) and it will refuse to reconnect to a network at all...even when in a good signal area. I have to restart my device completely to get it to reconnect. The result is significant time with no signal, no income/outgoing calls, and significant battery use from the cell radio. Maybe wifi calling will help slightly. Is this a bug or something wrong with my phone?
2nd issue (I feel like reviews should have mentioned this) is that the Note 5 seems to only have 1 radio for CDMA and LTE which means on wifi the radio is still active resulting in more battery loss instead of less. My Note 3 would shut down the high power LTE radio while on wifi and keep only the low power CDMA network active which resulted in significant battery savings. If this is true, this is a big loss for people who spend their day on wifi as you are no longer gaining any battery savings from shutting down the LTE radio. Maybe wifi calling will fix this and allow the radios to turn off while on wifi since you can take calls on wifi (hopefully). Am I missing something on this?
3rd issue is that Voice over LTE sucks in bad signal areas and is now mandatory given the 1 radio for CDMA and LTE to have data while on a call. Again, I dont remember seeing this in the reviews. My area doesn't have great LTE coverage, especially indoors, which was never much of an issue because wifi is offered by most businesses and I was still able to make calls. There is often spotty LTE coverage when driving but it's not a big deal because I'm driving and would get to a good signal area in a min or 2. Unfortunately with VOLTE, spotty LTE coverage means dropped calls, not being able to make calls, and text messages going undelivered. It was bad enough I had to disable it and now I'm left with no data while on calls unless I'm on wifi. This is a huge problem for me! Before, I had 100% no issues with calls and occasionally weak data while on calls if I went to a bad signal area which was not a big issue since I'm not always using data while on calls. Now I NEVER have data on ANY call unless I'm on wifi. This absolutely sucks and I do not thing there is a solution for me unless LTE coverage gets better. I'm now thinking I have to switch phones (outside of the 14day window) or switch carriers as a result. Is there any solutions? Is this only my device? Thanks for the help!