is anyone having network issues with galaxy z fold 3??

Darknightusa wrote:

My service has failed. I'm on the line with tmo right now. 

Darknightusa, have you tried out the fix in this thread to see if it will work for you? T-Mobile and Samsung support are useless. T-Mobile sent me to Samsung, Samsung sent me to Google because Android belongs to Google…

TomTom wrote:

Darknightusa wrote:

My service has failed. I'm on the line with tmo right now. 

Darknightusa, have you tried out the fix in this thread to see if it will work for you? T-Mobile and Samsung support are useless. T-Mobile sent me to Samsung, Samsung sent me to Google because Android belongs to Google…

I just used the solution in the image. It works for now. The first time I did it, I didn't put the lock setting on. The sim card kept resetting. I did the lock setting and so far so good. We'll see...

Hello all…..I have been using the work around found on this post for a while now and it works almost perfect. I do get a random message sometime that its searching for network but it seem to connect immediately… the call quality is much improved and messages send with no problem, 5g seems to work fast and efficiently. Today i got an software update ending in BVA9 and I was hoping this was a permanent fix. This does not seem to fix anything for me...after the update the phone went into searching and I had to manually select T-Mobile .The connection bounced between H+ 3g and 5g with super slow internet browsing. I have only tested this for a short time in my home but that was enough for me to reapply the workaround to get things working again

Scoot wrote:

Hello all…..I have been using the work around found on this post for a while now and it works almost perfect. I do get a random message sometime that its searching for network but it seem to connect immediately… the call quality is much improved and messages send with no problem, 5g seems to work fast and efficiently. Today i got an software update ending in BVA9 and I was hoping this was a permanent fix. This does not seem to fix anything for me...after the update the phone went into searching and I had to manually select T-Mobile .The connection bounced between H+ 3g and 5g with super slow internet browsing. I have only tested this for a short time in my home but that was enough for me to reapply the workaround to get things working again

Thank you for sharing!

Kartikp84 wrote:

I thought I had a case with some magnet in it may cause interference with signal, that wasn't the case.

Got a new car, thought it was blocking signal... That wasn't the case.

Changed a new Sim card that wasn't the case.

 

Finally found this forum... Thank God at least there's a way around it until samsung gets its next update.This work around is good for now..

​​​​QUESTION: when the update comes do we need to do something after?? 

Got update today. After update I had to go in and uncheck AP and restart to get service. Before that list all connection to TMobile. Will see if this update fixed the connection possible

rsmin wrote:

Kartikp84 wrote:

I thought I had a case with some magnet in it may cause interference with signal, that wasn't the case.

Got a new car, thought it was blocking signal... That wasn't the case.

Changed a new Sim card that wasn't the case.

 

Finally found this forum... Thank God at least there's a way around it until samsung gets its next update.This work around is good for now..

​​​​QUESTION: when the update comes do we need to do something after?? 

Got update today. After update I had to go in and uncheck AP and restart to get service. Before that list all connection to TMobile. Will see if this update fixed the connection possible

Thank you! Please post your result. I will post my result once I get the update.

not that a update hasnt blasted the hardware on a device before..(i remember one it happened to when i was helping on the Sprint site but for the life of me i cant remember what device it was..Motorola i believe) but its very rare..

i usually just do the usual troubleshooting run down..didnt happen before update now update and it happens? update related..which also means swapping it out for another same device wont matter unless its still on the previous update..same scenario here..

also the main reason i tell people to hit up the manufacturers forums..you can learn quite a bit in there..especially if issues are popping up. at times its a bit of an eye opener when you start to see that no its NOT just one carrier affected..you just dont hear about the others here unless someone points it out.

I'm waiting to see if anyone else if having issues even after the update,  and I'm going to give the above mentioned settings a few days to see if it's an option to keep the phone at least usable. I'll update on here if I run into any issues with the current settings.

I personally love the fold 3 for my job. If the data and call quality can be fixed I'm hoping to keep it.

fireguy_6364 wrote:

rsmin wrote:

MaTchu wrote:

I'm waiting to see if anyone else if having issues even after the update,  and I'm going to give the above mentioned settings a few days to see if it's an option to keep the phone at least usable. I'll update on here if I run into any issues with the current settings.

 

I personally love the fold 3 for my job. If the data and call quality can be fixed I'm hoping to keep it.

Thanks MaTchu, I appreciate it. Will watch what you find out. Have directed some on Reddit and Android forums to watch what you are doing. Several on those sites are having problems even after the update. Not sure when Samsung pre-orders for S22 are over. They are offering $900 for the z fold3 which entices me ONLY if this can't be resolved. Even swapping for a new fold 3 doesn't seem viable because some who have already done that say the new one is acting up?

 

pointless unless you can lock it down and keep it from updating to the messed up update..you can continue to deny it updating but eventually it’ll force update.

I updated my phone to the newest update just released. The newest update only temporarily fixed the issue, reverting back to the conditions after the first andriod 12 update. I was referring to updating on the forum with how my most recent band settings effect service. 

I was having the same problem with LG phones on T Mos network. The problem I found was when the phone lost connection with the towers it would not reconnect unless you turned the phone off and back on or sometimes it would work if you put it in airplane mode and switched it back. I originally had the V60 and it was exchanged once and had the same issues. I then bought the Wing and it did the same thing. I went round and round with both T mobile and LG and could get nowhere. I believe it is a combination of a network problem with them switching towers over to 5G and phone software. I finally broke down and bought a Samsung Fold 3 and I am not having the issues any more. I am not sure if they finally have the towers fixed or if the Samsung phone was the fix. I have 2 different jobs and both are inside metal buildings where I Iose service and this happened almost everytime I went to either job. Then 1 day it quit happening at my day job but still happened at my night job, which leads me to believe that the towers are part of the problem. T Mo engineers checked the area where I was having the problem the most and they couldn't find any problems. If it is a network issue it took almost 1 year for them to get it fixed in my area. I will take my LG phone to work next time I go in and see if it is still happening. If it isn't it is probably a problem with the tower upgrades. I hope this helps.