2.2 Signal Strength

[roadieken]

I too have had connection problems since the 2.2 update. Wifi constantly disconnects, I rarely get a 3G connection (always 1x), and I drop 90% of my calls. I've had this problems over an entire 90 mile radius from my home, at all hours of the day.

Just got off the phone with Verizon. It took all of 10 minutes for them to decide to send me a new phone. All the while they repeatedly apologized.

[titans1]

if you dont mind telling me go to setting>got to the bottom about phone> tell be what your base band version is please? if it is what i think it is thats prob your problem. I updated mine like an idiot to 01.43.01p and my service has hit the crapper. I was good before. now i am always fluxuating and bouncing dropping calls etc. Also keep in mind depending on were you live verizon has been taking over alltels towers and updating them and shutting some down etc. This may very well affect you though like i said i dont know were you live.

[roadieken]

if you dont mind telling me go to setting>got to the bottom about phone> tell be what your base band version is please? if it is what i think it is thats prob your problem. I updated mine like an idiot to 01.43.01p and my service has hit the crapper. I was good before. now i am always fluxuating and bouncing dropping calls etc. Also keep in mind depending on were you live verizon has been taking over alltels towers and updating them and shutting some down etc. This may very well affect you though like i said i dont know were you live.

Not for sure if this was directed to me or not. However, that is the baseband that is listed on my phone.

I am in an area (just outside of Lincoln, NE) that Verizon took over from Alltel little better than a year ago if I remember correctly. My wifes Eris works fine here though. I have a co-worker with the same baseband on his droid and it works fine?

[faganm24]

if you dont mind telling me go to setting>got to the bottom about phone> tell be what your base band version is please? if it is what i think it is thats prob your problem. I updated mine like an idiot to 01.43.01p and my service has hit the crapper. I was good before. now i am always fluxuating and bouncing dropping calls etc. Also keep in mind depending on were you live verizon has been taking over alltels towers and updating them and shutting some down etc. This may very well affect you though like i said i dont know were you live.

Not for sure if this was directed to me or not. However, that is the baseband that is listed on my phone.

I am in an area (just outside of Lincoln, NE) that Verizon took over from Alltel little better than a year ago if I remember correctly. My wifes Eris works fine here though. I have a co-worker with the same baseband on his droid and it works fine?

I also have the same baseband version. I've been having problems with reception at home, but not really anywhere else (Omaha, NE). Just terrible, dropping calls all the time. It all started about the time I manually updated to Froyo (The first update). I thought it might be from that problem, but my wife has the Devour and it has had the same issues. I stumbled upon this forum:

Free Verizon Wireless Extender, Improve Cell Phone Reception in your house. (High Speed Connection Required) - SlickDeals.net Forums

It talks about a process to obtain a free network extender for my home. This is the only place I really have reception issues and I haven't really noticed 3G issues. I was contacted by my local rep and they mentioned the work that was being done with Alltel towers switchover. She mentioned that my area (Millard) was especially terrible and had noticed issues. They said it would be fixed by today (8/31), and so its not and I'll contact them again. But she was willing to credit half of my bill ($65) which is the most they can credit. Hopefully the tower issue is resolved or I at least get a free network extender (Normally $150 after rebate). We'll see I guess. You should try this process too.

Go Huskers!

[pyth0n]

if you dont mind telling me go to setting>got to the bottom about phone> tell be what your base band version is please? if it is what i think it is thats prob your problem. I updated mine like an idiot to 01.43.01p and my service has hit the crapper. I was good before. now i am always fluxuating and bouncing dropping calls etc. Also keep in mind depending on were you live verizon has been taking over alltels towers and updating them and shutting some down etc. This may very well affect you though like i said i dont know were you live.

c_01.43.01P is mine



UPDATE on my status, after spending some time with the new phone i found out the problem still remains, it worked good for a while and about half the drive to work it worked awesome, other then that, im at 1x data network and -90 to -99 dBm on my signal strenght. Im gonna call verizon, they can either give me a different phone and remove my bill for this month or ill be going else where. Really sucks since i LOVED my droid but this isnt the service im paying for and im barely using my phone now (might as well have pay as i go lol)

[Card]

Very strange. I do the *228 tower update at least once a month, and have had no issues with reception since the 2.2 update. I was even pleseantly surprised that during my week-long vacation to eastern Tennessee, I was the only person out of my friends to have cell service (2 AT&T users, 1 T-Mobile user, and me on Verizon). Anytime we were at the cabin, everyone kept wanting to borrow my phone to get hold of people.

[pyth0n]

Very strange. I do the *228 tower update at least once a month, and have had no issues with reception since the 2.2 update. I was even pleseantly surprised that during my week-long vacation to eastern Tennessee, I was the only person out of my friends to have cell service (2 AT&T users, 1 T-Mobile user, and me on Verizon). Anytime we were at the cabin, everyone kept wanting to borrow my phone to get hold of people.

yea i dont think everyone is effected but im sure some people are

[dfuser10332]

Not for sure if this was directed to me or not. However, that is the baseband that is listed on my phone.

I am in an area (just outside of Lincoln, NE) that Verizon took over from Alltel little better than a year ago if I remember correctly. My wifes Eris works fine here though. I have a co-worker with the same baseband on his droid and it works fine?

I also have the same baseband version. I've been having problems with reception at home, but not really anywhere else (Omaha, NE). Just terrible, dropping calls all the time. It all started about the time I manually updated to Froyo (The first update). I thought it might be from that problem, but my wife has the Devour and it has had the same issues. I stumbled upon this forum:

Free Verizon Wireless Extender, Improve Cell Phone Reception in your house. (High Speed Connection Required) - SlickDeals.net Forums

It talks about a process to obtain a free network extender for my home. This is the only place I really have reception issues and I haven't really noticed 3G issues. I was contacted by my local rep and they mentioned the work that was being done with Alltel towers switchover. She mentioned that my area (Millard) was especially terrible and had noticed issues. They said it would be fixed by today (8/31), and so its not and I'll contact them again. But she was willing to credit half of my bill ($65) which is the most they can credit. Hopefully the tower issue is resolved or I at least get a free network extender (Normally $150 after rebate). We'll see I guess. You should try this process too.

Go Huskers!

Perhaps it's just a problem with the tower if it just happens at home. You should call Verizon and have them do a trouble ticket. I had the same thing happen with my Droid and 4 days later my 3G was coming in just fine.

You may not need the extender.

[Droid Scout]

My DX has not been updated and it has only worked 5% of the time since I got it on the 23rd. Verizon credited my bill and is sending out new phone. Wifey got hers the same day....no problems at all!!!!! They are sending me a new phone hope to get it by the 10th. Feeling very dejected at the moment

[pyth0n]

My DX has not been updated and it has only worked 5% of the time since I got it on the 23rd. Verizon credited my bill and is sending out new phone. Wifey got hers the same day....no problems at all!!!!! They are sending me a new phone hope to get it by the 10th. Feeling very dejected at the moment

well at least it didnt work perfect then updated it and WHAM might as well have the old school brick phone lol

they said it might take the phone they sent me 3-4 days to get here but when i called saturday and it got here monday first thing, so your phone might get there sooner ^^