Just thought I'd throw this out there in case anyone might benefit.
I've been with the ThunderBolt since it was release on March 17th. There have been many issues with the radios and LTE service since then. Hey, it is a bleeding edge network technology. Anyway...
I find my radio performance now, post Gingerbread OTA, better than ever. But the last step in improvement came just a week ago. So, I thought I'd pass it on. You can check if it applies to you.
In the early days, when the new eHRPD technology was having issues, many of us were instructed to change from the default EVDO eHRPD setting to EVDO Rev A (more about how to do that below). The point I wanted to make is that eHRPD was designed for faster 3G/4G radio switching negotiations than the older Rev A technology. But, since VZW had issues with it early on, many of us set our phones to Rev A AND FORGOT ABOUT IT! I was one who forgot about it. Well, thanks to a post here on AC last week, and further research into the older threads, I remembered that EVDO Rev A is NOT the default, but instead EVDO eHRPD is. And should mean faster switching if it is working right. IOW, less time with no-data between changes. So, I set my phone back to eHRPD and now I find my radio performance is better than ever. Fast switching. I still get connected to 3G Rev A when appropriate, also to 3G eHRPD when appropriate, and of course, 4G/LTE. Note: You can check using Menu | Settings | About | Network | Mobile network type. The periods between changes is much less using the eHRPD setting. It seems now that I'm virtually never without a data connection. After a week of testing, definitely better for me, in my area, than the older Rev A setting.
So... you might want to see if you're in this same boat. If you find your phone set to Rev A, change it to eHRPD and see if that helps. If not, change it back.
How to change has been recently published [HERE]. by RescueEMT911.
-Frank
I've been with the ThunderBolt since it was release on March 17th. There have been many issues with the radios and LTE service since then. Hey, it is a bleeding edge network technology. Anyway...
I find my radio performance now, post Gingerbread OTA, better than ever. But the last step in improvement came just a week ago. So, I thought I'd pass it on. You can check if it applies to you.
In the early days, when the new eHRPD technology was having issues, many of us were instructed to change from the default EVDO eHRPD setting to EVDO Rev A (more about how to do that below). The point I wanted to make is that eHRPD was designed for faster 3G/4G radio switching negotiations than the older Rev A technology. But, since VZW had issues with it early on, many of us set our phones to Rev A AND FORGOT ABOUT IT! I was one who forgot about it. Well, thanks to a post here on AC last week, and further research into the older threads, I remembered that EVDO Rev A is NOT the default, but instead EVDO eHRPD is. And should mean faster switching if it is working right. IOW, less time with no-data between changes. So, I set my phone back to eHRPD and now I find my radio performance is better than ever. Fast switching. I still get connected to 3G Rev A when appropriate, also to 3G eHRPD when appropriate, and of course, 4G/LTE. Note: You can check using Menu | Settings | About | Network | Mobile network type. The periods between changes is much less using the eHRPD setting. It seems now that I'm virtually never without a data connection. After a week of testing, definitely better for me, in my area, than the older Rev A setting.
So... you might want to see if you're in this same boat. If you find your phone set to Rev A, change it to eHRPD and see if that helps. If not, change it back.
How to change has been recently published [HERE]. by RescueEMT911.
-Frank
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