Verizon Identifies LTE Killer, Working to Restore Service
what caused it?
My bet is that it's a firmware problem somewhere in the backhaul systems that support the LTE. If it is I deed a 100% nationwide outage (and I have no idea if it is) then it's Alcatel or Ericcson that's at fault and VZW can't fix it instantly.
My questions are:
Is it affecting data card and Thunderbolt users the same way?
Why is it reverting to 1x instead of EVDO? I could see the Thunderbolt dropping back to 1x if something firmware caused it to fail because it uses the same chipset for 3G and 4G, but I don't think the data cards use the same combined processor.
It would be interesting to know some of the details, for sure!
My questions are:
Is it affecting data card and Thunderbolt users the same way?
Why is it reverting to 1x instead of EVDO? I could see the Thunderbolt dropping back to 1x if something firmware caused it to fail because it uses the same chipset for 3G and 4G, but I don't think the data cards use the same combined processor.
It would be interesting to know some of the details, for sure!
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I believe 4G devices which do not even operate in 4G coverage area are having issues. I have been working with a Samsung Hotspot that has experienced connectivity issues today.
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Azeron said:
I believe 4G devices which do not even operate in 4G coverage area are having issues. I have been working with a Samsung Hotspot that has experienced connectivity issues today.
I can verify that. I got a call from a friend with a Thunderbolt asking me what the problem was, and she didn't live in a 4G area.
If only the data was failing, I suspect they had an issue with the SIM systems back in the central office blocking access to data but not voice.
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