dons2346

Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of So. CA

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Lost my 3G connection yesterday morning so I thought something was wrong with my new Samsung 4GLTE so I made a call to VZ. I was told that there was a nation wide outage of the 4G network and it took my device down with it. I told them I was not in a 4G area, only 3G so how did that happen.
It seems that if you have a 3G/4G device with a simm card in it, if one of the systems goes down it takes the other one with it.
In all fairness, they offered to turn on the hot spot feature of my Droid so I could get on line at no charge.
How's that for technology?
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camperforlife

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It was a nationwide outage that only affected 4G LTE phones. It had something to do with how these phones handles 3g/lte. The way I understand it, it is the same process that allows voice and data simultaneously. It was unfortunate to happen at the same time they were rolling out their newest LTE phone, the Samsung Charge. Everything seems to be back to normal today.
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MrWizard

Van Nuys, Ca

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My 3g is slower than it was before the outage,I was down most of yesterday,
Even my 3g phones were affected,
Options, always have options, and the journey goes much smoother
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I BOUGHTthis phone
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camperforlife

Midwest

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I was 1X off and on today.
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Jamesrpm

Oregon Coast

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Mine stayed tight all day.
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kjburns

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^ I was going to post that. It's an inside joke for those who paid attention in school
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LittleBill

Scranton, PA USA

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it was not just phones, it affected alot of aircards as well
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HamsHog

Fulltimer/PS Oasis RV Park, CA

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My DW says our Verizon Hotspot is acting up again today..
Anyone else experiancing trouble now???
Regards, Hamshog
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gpigate

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my Thunderbolt was stuck on 1x until I rebooted it. not sure that this would apply to a hotspot though
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ventrman

Yakima, WA

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It affected my Air Card. I could not get online last Night until about 10pm Central Time. A Friend who was less than 50 Miles away had a little trouble in the Morning, but by Noon was OK.
God Bless!
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