{"id":246,"date":"2013-06-01T02:19:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/?p=246"},"modified":"2023-12-01T19:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:03:45","slug":"verizon-galaxy-s3-struggling-with-lte-after-latest-update-other-issues-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"Verizon Galaxy S3 Struggling With LTE After Latest Update, Other Issues Too?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Verizon\u2019s variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3<\/strong><\/a> received a pretty major update earlier in the week<\/a>, but according to multiple comments<\/a> from readers who have taken the new build, the phone may be experiencing some major issues. We\u2019re seeing everything from complaints of poor 4G LTE connectivity to phones auto-subscribing to the newest bloatware add-on from the update called Caller Name ID.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After updating, users are having issues even connecting to LTE, and are finding their phones either stuck on 3G or without a signal altogether.\u00a0For some, the device can connect to 4G LTE, but should it drop back to 3G, it will get stuck their indefinitely until the phone is either rebooted or Airplane mode is toggled on and off. Some have had some success by changing the network settings to LTE\/CDMA instead of Global (Settings>More settings>Mobile networks>Network mode), but this seems to only help with getting a 3G connection back, not necessarily stabilizing 4G LTE. It\u2019s a mess for many. Factory resets do not appear to fixing the problems either.<\/p>\n

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Others are also reporting incredibly slow data speeds and poor battery life, all after updating. One reader even mentioned that he has two Galaxy S3s, one with the update and another without, and the one without the update is running as good as ever while the updated phone is struggling with everything we just mentioned.<\/p>\n

Last, the update included a new bloatware app called Caller Name ID. It\u2019s an app that can be used for free as a trial, but should you opt-in, will then automatically charge you $2.99 per month through Verizon after the trial ends. We\u2019ve had at least two readers claim that the update automatically subscribed them to this new service. To make sure you aren\u2019t subscribed, login to your Verizon Wireless account online, and cruise into the \u201cChange features\u201d section. If you scroll to the very bottom, you\u2019ll see the option for \u201cCaller Name ID for Mobile Devices.\u201d Make sure it hasn\u2019t been added to your account. If it has, click the \u201cRemove\u201d button.<\/p>\n

Also, feel free to head into Settings>Application manager>All and find the app in the list. Tap on it and then disable it, so you don\u2019t have to deal with it going forward.<\/p>\n

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This update was supposed to be feature packed, with new toys like Multi Window<\/a>, but the stability of the update is clearly questionable.<\/p>\n

How is your device holding up after the update?<\/p>\n

Cheers Michael!<\/em><\/p>\n

Verizon Galaxy S3 Struggling With LTE After Latest Update, Other Issues Too?<\/a> is a post from: Droid Life<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE Droid Life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Verizon\u2019s variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 received a pretty major update earlier in the week, but according to multiple comments from readers who have taken the new build, the phone may be experiencing some major issues. We\u2019re seeing everything from complaints of poor 4G LTE connectivity to phones auto-subscribing to the newest bloatware add-on … Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275,"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgroundpropaganda.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}