Anyone heard this?
I'd never heard that before from any carrier much less ATT.
Not to mention I've never experienced any problem by not cycling power every 3 days.
Actually, I was told 5 minutes off DAILY.
techdoc1 said:
Why?
I don't know, either; but it was good for me when I had CDMA, also.
I know that for a fact bc I have a phone that is too good for ATT (N95-3), and my phone wasn't activated by ATT, I just put my SIM card in.
So like I said, what is all this talk about activating a phone?
However I believe it is more likely the same reason we are told to reboot our Windows PC's, since phones today are really little computers. They just need to be reset every now and then in order to clear out any work data that doesn't get cleaned up. This is especially probable if you use lots of 3rd party software on your phone.
Of course this is just my speculation.
taoareyou said:
I've heard multiple reasons for power cycling the phone every week. One of the most common ones is so that it can "reinitialize with the network".
However I believe it is more likely the same reason we are told to reboot our Windows PC's, since phones today are really little computers. They just need to be reset every now and then in order to clear out any work data that doesn't get cleaned up. This is especially probable if you use lots of 3rd party software on your phone.
Of course this is just my speculation.
I've heard this explanation before as well and concur. Basically, it helps clear out the "garbage data" that gets into the OS of the phones.
1.) It gives the phone a chance to take a little break. As stated they are little computers and need some time to reorganize themselves.
2.) To re-acquaint themselves with the towers in your location. This usually fixes issues with dropped calls, poor signal strength etc.
3.) Last but not least is that carriers send out signals/updates to phones time to time (usually on a weekly basis) and a power cycle helps fully load those into the phone. These updates aren't major but usually tower assignments, minor network provisioning changes etc.
I power cycle my phone all the time and I suggest that everyone do it as you will notice bette...
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Gustav26 said:...
The reason for the power cycling is pretty simple and people in later posts answer it in parts.
1.) It gives the phone a chance to take a little break. As stated they are little computers and need some time to reorganize themselves.
2.) To re-acquaint themselves with the towers in your location. This usually fixes issues with dropped calls, poor signal strength etc.
3.) Last but not least is that carriers send out signals/updates to phones time to time (usually on a weekly basis) and a power cycle helps fully load those into the phone. These updates aren't major but usually tower assignments, minor network provisioning changes etc.
I power cycle my phone all the time and I suggest that ever
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Dont know if ATT or T-Mob does this in the states.
Believe it helps make the phone run smooth. Kind of like how restarting/turning off your PC helps it run better. Plus remember mobile phones of today are pretty much tiny PC's.