What is the fastest way to reacquire a lost connection?

BIGsinner · 07/19/2010, 02:11 PM

What is the fastest way to reacquire a lost connection?

Sometimes I'll lose my connection for an extended period of time, because I'll be in a dead zone. (like in a subway, or in a certain part of a building) When I finally step out of the dead zone, sometime my connection is reacquired immediately, while other times it takes several minutes. Most often when the latter happens, I generally have to restart my phone, to have it "wake up" and look for a signal.

Is there a faster way?

edbbates11 · 07/19/2010, 02:12 PM

airplane mode, turn on and off.

BIGsinner · 07/19/2010, 02:29 PM

Yes, unfortunately, I've tried that a couple times. Once quickly, and another being in airplane mode for a minute, then switching back. Both times didn't take.

abegee · 07/19/2010, 02:38 PM

to reacquire a lost connection hmmmm.... Sometimes a few homemade choco chip cookies and a glass of cold milk can do the trick.

jjeffcoat · 07/19/2010, 03:05 PM

You might try going to Phone -> Preferences -> Update Network Settings. Don't know if that will help, but it's worth a try.

Nemo331 · 07/20/2010, 01:02 PM

The best way is probably to do a Luna restart. It might not be the fastest but its faster than restarting the whole phone.

morrison0880 · 07/20/2010, 01:45 PM

Install the mega mix patch for the phone menu, and then pull down the menu, go to phone, and then turn off/on phone radio or data. Sometimes if you've lost your connection you will see that they are both off already. Turn them back on.

frankdavis · 07/20/2010, 02:09 PM

I open the phone app and hit ##evdo# and just tap save, it resets the connection and puts me back on EV.

kenford · 07/20/2010, 05:10 PM

Turning the radio off then on works for me.

kquaken · 07/20/2010, 05:29 PM

I use "Luna Manager" and just hit Rescan... usually only takes a second or two

can be found in preware.

ajk511 · 07/20/2010, 05:35 PM

I deal with it by turning the radio off as soon as I get into the subway, then on when I step out and it's instant. If I leave the radio on while I'm down there and the just fip it off/on when I come out it still takes a minute to connect.

07/19/2010, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
BIGsinner Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What is the fastest way to reacquire a lost connection? What is the fastest way to reacquire a lost connection? Sometimes I'll lose my connection for an extended period of time, because I'll be in a dead zone. (like in a subway, or in a certain part of a building) When I finally step out of the dead zone, sometime my connection is reacquired immediately, while other times it takes several minutes. Most often when the latter happens, I generally have to restart my phone, to have it "wake up" and look for a signal. Is there a faster way?
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07/19/2010, 02:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
edbbates11 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 238 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	airplane mode, turn on and off.
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07/19/2010, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
BIGsinner Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, unfortunately, I've tried that a couple times. Once quickly, and another being in airplane mode for a minute, then switching back. Both times didn't take.
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07/19/2010, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
abegee Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 830 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 19 Thanked 249 Times in 131 Posts	to reacquire a lost connection hmmmm.... Sometimes a few homemade choco chip cookies and a glass of cold milk can do the trick.
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07/19/2010, 03:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
jjeffcoat Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,422 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 642 Thanked 333 Times in 221 Posts	You might try going to Phone -> Preferences -> Update Network Settings. Don't know if that will help, but it's worth a try. __________________ My device history: - Jim J. (On Sprint for many years)
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07/20/2010, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nemo331 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The best way is probably to do a Luna restart. It might not be the fastest but its faster than restarting the whole phone.
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07/20/2010, 01:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
morrison0880 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 838 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 271 Thanked 252 Times in 147 Posts	Install the mega mix patch for the phone menu, and then pull down the menu, go to phone, and then turn off/on phone radio or data. Sometimes if you've lost your connection you will see that they are both off already. Turn them back on. __________________ I don't understand the purpose of the line, “I don't need to drink to have fun.” Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter? Let's all give thanks to the app that started it all. http://forums.precentral.net/homebre...ebrew-app.html
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07/20/2010, 02:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
frankdavis Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Jersey Posts: 114 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 58 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	I open the phone app and hit ##evdo# and just tap save, it resets the connection and puts me back on EV. __________________ "We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
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07/20/2010, 05:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenford Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Area Posts: 35 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Turning the radio off then on works for me.
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07/20/2010, 05:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
kquaken Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 50 Yard line Frozen Tundra, WI Posts: 50 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 6 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I use "Luna Manager" and just hit Rescan... usually only takes a second or two can be found in preware. __________________ "Winning is not a sometimes thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. *~Vince Lombardi*
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07/20/2010, 05:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
ajk511 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 118 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	I deal with it by turning the radio off as soon as I get into the subway, then on when I step out and it's instant. If I leave the radio on while I'm down there and the just fip it off/on when I come out it still takes a minute to connect.
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