Evdo droping to 1x

[shellguy]

After upgrading to the new gps rom, i have noticed that When i try to connect to net i am showing conn to evdo towers, but to connect my icon drops to 1x has any other alltel user seen this and is there a way to stick to evdo? w/o foricing it to not connecet to anything other than evdo speeds?


Will

[docmofro]

yes, I have noticed this and I have no idea why and how to fix it.

[jamesjay]

It switches to 1x on Sprint DCD 3.0.1 allot also. I think I saw a phone setting that forced it to only use EVDO on one of the previous ROMs that I have used but I don't see that option on this ROM.

[InvincibleLiving]

I had this issue in the dc area for about 2 days back in february... then phone wentv back to normal evdo connectivity. haven't had any problems since...

whatever it is you can be fairly sure that it's a network issue and not just your phone...

my suggestion is just to wait it out a few days.

[jkiefer]

Here's what helped me. This drove me crazy until I figured out what I needed to do. It seems that sometimes the new ROM or Radio or something causes security settings to change. Go to EPST, edit, and check under the security settings. For Alltel, the 2nd line down, HDR AN AUTH Password, should read your hex esn, NOT "alltel". Change it to your 8 digit hex esn, reboot, and, at least for me, it made all the difference.

[jdemmer]

I changed my phone settings under roaming options to "Sprint only." Since making the change...I haven't been dropping to 1X.

[shellguy]

Originally Posted by jkiefer

Here's what helped me. This drove me crazy until I figured out what I needed to do. It seems that sometimes the new ROM or Radio or something causes security settings to change. Go to EPST, edit, and check under the security settings. For Alltel, the 2nd line down, HDR AN AUTH Password, should read your hex esn, NOT "alltel". Change it to your 8 digit hex esn, reboot, and, at least for me, it made all the difference.

This worked for me, still takes a min to connect but page to page is much better.. will have to remember this each time i flash my toy


Will

[docmofro]

Originally Posted by jkiefer

Here's what helped me. This drove me crazy until I figured out what I needed to do. It seems that sometimes the new ROM or Radio or something causes security settings to change. Go to EPST, edit, and check under the security settings. For Alltel, the 2nd line down, HDR AN AUTH Password, should read your hex esn, NOT "alltel". Change it to your 8 digit hex esn, reboot, and, at least for me, it made all the difference.

here is something weird:

I go into epst, edit, security and look at HDR auth..... and my ESN(hex) is in there; I didn't have to change a thing. At that point i figured maybe it was some other prob, but now it is connecting as EVDO.

Oh well.

[shellguy]

but JD are you a sprint customer or alltel?

[thirdeyeopen23]

oddly, I cant roam on altell's EVDO anymore since the upgrade either. Never used to have a problem. Im on sprint.