JonnygATL

Alright. I did that and then I forced it to LTE only. It didn't find a signal (there is LTE here in this location). So I toggled airplane mode and for a brief flash of a fraction of a second, it indicated a strong LTE signal (full bars) before immediately falling back to a moderate 3G signal. So I toggled it again. Same thing. Brief flash of LTE and then back to 3G (with really decent speeds on 3G, mind you). I'm on wifi at home of course and so it's not the biggest issue right here. But I wanted to share my findings. Also while at work yesterday I did force it into LTE only mode and DID connect to LTE but not nearly as strong of a signal as my GS4 picked up in the exact same location. I will try talking to Sprint again in the store nearest me but the last 2 times I went in they seemed to not even know what ecsfb is nor anything about network vision 2.0. The tech wouldn't even look at my phone. He just said, "oh yeah, just give it some time. Once the towers are upgraded it will be fine." That's why I let it ride out so long. Unless they can demonstrate that the phone is, in fact, faulty then I can get a replacement from Google. But I need them to definitively tell me/prove it first.

"100% black" ^^this!!

LOL! You're probably right!

I took the advice and grabbed that app as well. However I, too, noticed the issue with the app setting the priorities differently from what i originally had in place. I wonder why that is. Also, if I actually go in using the*#*#3282#*#* method, the only choices I get for band priority are 0 or 1. There is not even an option for a 2 or a 3 and all 3 bands I have set to "enable." Is that odd or is that normal?

...hath many sons...

Ha well thanks. I am not as tech savvy as most in this forum (which is why this has been difficult to grasp for me) but I'm still the king nerd in my circle of friends.

Sweet.

Whoa..relax guys. Seriously. I appreciate the input and will do as you guys say. I definitely appreciate the input for sure but not the sarcasm. Geez!! I'll report back my findings later today.

Oh OK I see.

I don't think so because it wouldn't be apples to apples, right? Because this phone really isn't triband yet. Not until the update. I may be missing something...?

Cool. Thanks for your input. It's been going on for more than 6 weeks but perhaps you're right. I did call them a few weeks ago but they said no tower work was going on.

OK i did that. Weak b25 LTE signal.

[ name=digiblur" post="312403" timestamp="1398711616]I just told you how to know. Well true but it couldn't just be any triband phone as my n5 obviously isn't yet spark enabled. So in order to establish an effective baseline, it would have to be another n5 in the same location. My local Sprint store has no live demo of an N5 as I've already tried that. No one I know nor live with nor work with has a Sprint N5 either. Hence, my dilemma.

I just wish there were a way to definitively know so I would know whether to reach out to Google for a replacement phone or just simply wait for the issues to resolve themselves.

I know how to put it in LTE (recommend) but I'm not familiar with LTE only. I don't see that option or is it enabled via other means. It's currently in LTE (recommended) and has been all along.

Hey digi...no b25 LTE is everywhere here. Has been for about 18 months. Zero issues on the gs4 but it was a single band LTE phone..so no eCSFB issues. This n5 can't get LTE anywhere my gs4 did except in rare instances for 3 or 4 minutes at a time.

[quoall as name=kojitsari" post="312361" timestamp="1398706388]Ecsfb/csfb is related to tower/network issues, so the spark update won't fix it. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Central Atlanta supposedly doesn't have any eCSFB issues at all as they were upgraded months ago. So I just really wanna know if it's just my phone or these eCSFB issues...which has essentially made my triband lte phone a 3G phone of yesteryear.

So what you are suggesting is that I don't have a defective nexus 5 and that the spark update will fix the issues that are destroying my life...er...am experiencing?

I'm definitely confused on this. The Sprint reps at my local store don't even know what eCSFB is ...so....how can they help me and how do I resolve this issue? Any ideas?

Is there a way to know if my local towers have eCSFB enabled?

Yeah toggling airplane mode for me usually results in a total lack of service for at least 2 to as many as 5 minutes. I feel like smashing this phone into the pavement.

No one is talking about the Spark update lately. Has there been any resolution on this yet?

Yeah they were VERY hesitant to give me my MSL.

You may very well be correct. But the technicians at the store near my house have zero interest in looking into it. I think i pissed them off by knowing more about Sprint's network than they do....thanks to s4gru!!

Ah...OK. Wow I hope you're correct. That would mean that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, never mind how distant. But I'm sooooooo extremely frustrated because I went from a great 4g phone (galaxy s4) to what FEELS LIKE a 3g phone. I can't with this!! Oh...and I've experienced these issues since I bought this phone one month ago.