lumia 650 can't connect to 4G anymore and more

[nitro912gr]

Hello I have a lumia 650 and since the last month I got a weird problem. I have 4G network enabled and I was able so far to use it.
Last month something changed and I can no longer go above H+ connection with my 650.
I tried soft reset and restarts nothing changed, I enabled 2G, 3G and then 4G again but still H+ is the best I get.

Any idea? I don't think it is a problem from the carrier, my gf have the same carrier and she still get 4G like no problem on her phone.

Another thing is that I noticed that lately the home button no longer instantly respond to get me at home screen, anybody else is experiencing the same? This was the big deal I loved about this phone compared to my android one, the insta-kill of the open app to get you at the home screen.

Thanks

 

[Old_Mil]

Try a new sim card. If that doesn't work, with the new sim card still in the phone, try a total reset. If that doesn't work, it's likely the handset and time to move on.

 

[Old_Mil]

Oh and make sure you check all your APN settings are correct.

 

[nitro912gr]

Oh and make sure you check all your APN settings are correct.

Hello thanks for the answer, it was a carrier problem after all, I changed from prepaid to a monthly plan and for some reason I had to call them to enable 4G...

Also my poor 650 is dead now I wish MS had new lumias out to replace it.

 

[patcherd]

I know this old but what did you replace the 650 with ? I'm going back to a 650 to try out again in 2019. Was a good phone when I owned one.

 

[nitro912gr]

I know this old but what did you replace the 650 with ? I'm going back to a 650 to try out again in 2019. Was a good phone when I owned one.

I don't think it is going to cut it in 2019 also most of the apps are dead now that support from MS is ending.

I replaced it with a Xiaomi Redmi 6 and use the launcher 10 to replicate the experience of metro UI.

It is better for sure but it is not the fluent, lag free experience of windows mobile.

 

[patcherd]

I'm currently using a Pixel 3a with Microsoft launcher installed. It's not bad. I've tried some of the other launchers like 10 but it wasn't a great experience.

So I guess the Lumia 650 was a bad idea then? I don't use my phone for work or business so I should be able to get by.

I really missed that screen on the 650 and how fluid a SD 212 processor is on windows compared to Android.

Is mytube still functional do you know ?

 

[fin11]

I'm currently using a Pixel 3a with Microsoft launcher installed. It's not bad. I've tried some of the other launchers like 10 but it wasn't a great experience.

So I guess the Lumia 650 was a bad idea then? I don't use my phone for work or business so I should be able to get by.

I really missed that screen on the 650 and how fluid a SD 212 processor is on windows compared to Android.

Is mytube still functional do you know ?

Mytube still works and is frequently updated with new improvements. Got a new update yesterday.

 

[patcherd]

Thanks. Good to know. Google and their barrage of advertising is annoying to say the least.

 

[patcherd]

I just got my 650 today and I am having problems connecting to 4G also on T-Mobile.
I have been with them since 2000 and bought the 650 when it originally came out in 2016, it worked fine then.

Now a couple of years later and this thing is not even a good feature phone.

T-Mobile said something about my APN setting but why should I have to fool with something I never had to before ?

I'm not going to quit until I get this thing working again like it is supposed to.

 

[nitro912gr]

Your provider usually sent the settings automatically to your device through cellular or a SMS that configure it.
In my case Vodafone need to be contacted to enable 4G on their side for some reason, my APN was correct as I checked it back then.

T-mobile need to provide this configuration or tell you how to add it manually.

 

[patcherd]

I found out it was TMobile. They upgraded their service a year or so ago and that made some older models not compatible anymore.

After 19 years with them I had had enough and moved over to at&t this past Monday. Now both my new Nokia 3310 and the Lumia 650 work great.

 

[nitro912gr]

lol that sounded like a downgrade not upgrade, wtf they did? Aren't older people with feature phones there that use tmobile?

 

[patcherd]

I think there was only 1 flip phone on display at TMobile. I believe it was an Alcatel.

I have several phones that I juggle around with. I sometimes like to use my Nokia 3310 for the battery longevity and the nostalgic factor it has when I had the original.

Just got my pixel unlocked from T-Mobile today and it works great on AT&T.

Sometimes I wonder if they just want people using newer devices on their Network.

Here in the states the major duopoly is Samsung and Apple. Though T-Mobile does offer the one +7 and pro version I am just not interested in either.

Very fast phones but my Pixel 3a serves me well and I'm content with it.