Massive connectivity problems resurfaced since update [released]
asked 2014-06-28 15:01:36 +0200
The old problem of mobile data semi permanently disabling itself, which I hadn't had or heard reported for ages is back with a vengeance since the update.
Had to reboot it a dozen times at least so far.
Worse still, it now appears to be completely stuck, and rebooting / flight mode and waiting does nothing. It just remains disabled permanently. To compound this, it only now accepts existing (remembered) wifi networks that were on the phone prior to the latest problem. New ones can't be connected to / don't go to password prompt.
As I left for a holiday today, I now have a brick with me ... no mobile data and no familar networks.
Don't suppose someone has a magical fix, or do I have to wait until August / September for the next update?
EDIT - 03/07/14: After all the updates and 'answer' below, I finally got the conman network 'hotfix' and updated to it, as it seemed to be my last hope. Predictably, it changed absolutely nothing whatsoever, aside from removing the option to enable or disable mobile data entirely (it didn't work anyway). As the thread for the hotfix seemed to suggest, the biggest problems with connectivity are just as bad if not worse with the 'fix'. Unless there's a very prompt fix from Jolla (seems extremely unlikely), that's the end for me and Jolla. I'll revert to my N9 when I get home, then move to Ubuntu Phone when it's released. Sad to say, but I don't think I'll be coming back for a long, long time (if Jolla is still around) .. the rate of progress is glacial, and often 'fixes' seem like regression.
Good luck to all, hope you have a better experience than I did.
EDIT2 To my amazement, the July Sailfish update fixed it. Which is just as well, because my N9 appears to have died in the ~6 months I haven't been using it.
Did you try the hotfix ?
idiallo ( 2014-06-28 17:51:34 +0200 )editThanks, but even if the new network stack worked, I'd have no way of installing it until I got home in 2 weeks as I can't use mobile data and have no 'familiar' wifi here.
Also, judging by many of the comments in the thread, the new network stack causes even more problems than it solves.
I still can't fathom how Jolla can be satisfied with calling what we have at the moment full release (rather than early beta).
midnightoil ( 2014-06-28 17:57:47 +0200 )editP.S. Someone else I know who has a Jolla suggested I select network manually, as supposedly it sometimes fixes these issues. Can't do that, as I've never been able to select a network manually ... whether 'home' network in native UK, 'preferred' network abroad, or anything else. just says "oops, there has been a network problem" ... of course as soon as I switch back to automatic, it connects to the very same network.
Connectivity is so utterly scewed in Sailfish .. whilst this is a massive problem for me, as I was foolish enough to rely on the Jolla for a 2+ week holiday, it's a good lesson - the Jolla is an expensive play thing / developers tool, not a phone or communications device that can be remotely relied upon.
midnightoil ( 2014-06-30 04:19:20 +0200 )editHave you tried "prefer 3 G" + Data roaming "always allow" ? (+ reboot + wait ) That helped me on troublesome network. But keep in mind that Data roaming might be expensive over time if you are abroad on your holiday ..
Harri Hakulinen ( 2014-06-30 14:28:45 +0200 )editNo, tried all those tricks ... and the latest episode of the now permanently disabled mobile data / disfunctional wifi began on the afternoon before I left, so it's not a problem confined to unfamiliar networks (mobile or wifi) ... I naively assumed I just hadn't rebooted / fiddled enough or that there was a workaround, as it had already happened so many times since the latest update, so didn't bother taking another phone.
midnightoil ( 2014-06-30 16:47:43 +0200 )edit