Available on YouTube for the following devices:
- HTC One S
- Samsung Galaxy S III
- Samsung Note II
Understanding the Issue
Symptoms
- "Cannot connect to the Internet"
- "Web page not available"
What happens and why
- APNs are incorrect in the device
- Network outage
- Provisioning problem
- Low signal
- Poor network connection
Help & How to
Help
Use the following questions to narrow down the device symptoms:
- Is the problem with all web sites, or just a few? If only one or a few, see: Specific web sites not working
- Do web pages load eventually, just slowly? If able to connect slowly: See Slow data speed troubleshooting.
- Are you able to make and receive calls? If not, contact Customer Care from a different line for further assistance.
- Do you have at least 2 bars of signal? If not, see Signal troubleshooting
How to
- Check for any documents in the device space or known issues. See: Device Space
- Check device settings (Data enabled, Packet Data, Wi-Fi, Airplane mode).
Android 4.0/4.1 (HTC Sense)
- From the Settings menu, look under Wireless & Networks.
- Verify the toggle next to Wi-Fi is turned off.
- Verify the toggle next to Airplane Mode is turned off.
- Verify the toggle next to Mobile Network or Mobile Data is turned on
- Select Mobile Network or Mobile Data.
- Verify Data Roaming is turned on.
Android 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 (Sony, Samsung TouchWiz, LG Optimus, Nexus, Huawei)
- From the Settings menu, look under Wireless & Networks.
- Verify the toggle next to Wi-Fi is turned off.
- Verify the toggle next to Airplane Mode is turned off.
- Verify the toggle next to Mobile Network is turned on
- Select Mobile Network
- Verify Data Roaming is turned on.
- From the Settings menu, look under Wireless & Networks or look for the Connections tab.
- Verify the toggle next to Wi-Fi is turned off.
- Touch More settings, More networks, or More...
- Verify the Airplane Mode check box is turned off.
- Touch Mobile Networks.
- Verify the Data roaming check box is turned on.
- Verify whichever check box appears is turned on:
- LG: Data enabled
- Samsung Android 4.0: Use packet data
- Samsung Android 4.1: Mobile data
- Sony: Mobile data traffic
- Check the Data Usage Limit setting is not limiting data use.
- Reset device APN's. See: APN settings for data and picture messaging (MMS)
- Clear Internet memory (cache, cookies, history etc)
Android 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 (All overlays)- Access the Internet browser or Chrome (Sony Xperia).
- Press the Menu button or three vertical dots in the upper right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Select Privacy & Security or Privacy then Clear browsing Data or Delete personal data.
- Select Clear Cache, Clear History, Clear all cookie history, Clear form data, Clear passwords,Clear location access then tap Done or Clear.
- Turn the phone off and on again.
- Test the internet connection. If it still does not work, then continue.
- Test using 2G connection only
Android 4.0/4.1 (HTC Sense)
- From the Settings menu, look under Wireless & networks
- Select Mobile Network or Mobile Data.
- Select Network Mode.
- Select GSM Only.
- Retest the connection on GSM Only.
- Toggle the device back to GSM WCDMA Auto mode and test the connection.
- If it works on 2G but fails on 3G/4G, contact Customer Care for further assistance.
Android 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 (Sony, Samsung TouchWiz, LG Optimus, Nexus, Huawei)
- From the Settings menu, look under Wireless & Networks or on the Connections tab.
- Touch More settings, More networks, or More...
- Touch Mobile networks.
- For:
- Samsung & Sony: Touch Network mode, GSM only.
- Huawei, LG & Nexus: Touch the Use only 2G networks check box to turn it on.
- Test the connection on GSM Only.
- Toggle the device back to GSM/WCDMA Auto mode and test the connection.
- If it works on 2G but fails on 3G/4G, contact Customer Care for further assistance.
- Address 3rd party applications.
- Uninstall any applications that were downloaded around the time the problem started.
- Verify the default Android browser is being used and not a 3rd party browser.
- Uninstall any 3rd party battery saver applications.
- If all of the above steps do not resolve the issue, perform a master reset.
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