iPhone + Verizon woes
April 7, 2017 9:20 AM Subscribe
I have a iPhone SE with Verizon as my carrier. I'm assuming this is a iPhone problem, but who knows anymore?
When I am away from wi-fi and on Verizon's network, I have problems with a couple apps thinking that I'm offline. The problem seems to mostly lie with Google stuff.
1. Looking for directions, Google Maps says I'm offline. Apple Maps and WAZE work fine.
2. On the internet using Safari, Google won't load but things like UPS tracking do.
3. Checking weather, sometimes Weather Bug works, sometimes it doesn't.
Apple Mail checking gmail works fine.
Turning cell data off and on doesn't help.
What am I doing wrong? Is the iPhone, Verizon or Google (with the exception of Weather Bug) the cause of my woes?
When I am away from wi-fi and on Verizon's network, I have problems with a couple apps thinking that I'm offline. The problem seems to mostly lie with Google stuff.
1. Looking for directions, Google Maps says I'm offline. Apple Maps and WAZE work fine.
2. On the internet using Safari, Google won't load but things like UPS tracking do.
3. Checking weather, sometimes Weather Bug works, sometimes it doesn't.
Apple Mail checking gmail works fine.
Turning cell data off and on doesn't help.
What am I doing wrong? Is the iPhone, Verizon or Google (with the exception of Weather Bug) the cause of my woes?
These sound like DNS issues to me, which would indicate a problem with your LTE connection.
posted by Automocar at 9:37 AM on April 7, 2017
posted by Automocar at 9:37 AM on April 7, 2017
I've noticed that occasionally a site won't load on my (Verizon) SE, but that if I then configure it to run as a personal hotspot, dig out my Mini, and connect through it, it will. I have wondered if it's some kind of memory issue.
posted by praemunire at 9:40 AM on April 7, 2017
posted by praemunire at 9:40 AM on April 7, 2017
As rtha mentioned above, go to Settings > Cellular Data and make sure data usage for those apps is turned on.
posted by howling fantods at 9:43 AM on April 7, 2017
posted by howling fantods at 9:43 AM on April 7, 2017
Have you powered the phone itself down completely, and then turned it back on?
Apologies because it's an obvious solution, but worth double-checking. My phone was being wonky lately, and a restart fixed its issues.
posted by hydra77 at 10:31 AM on April 7, 2017
Apologies because it's an obvious solution, but worth double-checking. My phone was being wonky lately, and a restart fixed its issues.
posted by hydra77 at 10:31 AM on April 7, 2017
I had Google Maps claim to be offline once. Force-quitting the app and re-launching fixed it.
(Double-click the Home button to get the app switcher, drag up on Google Maps to force-quit it.)
posted by w0mbat at 10:45 AM on April 7, 2017
(Double-click the Home button to get the app switcher, drag up on Google Maps to force-quit it.)
posted by w0mbat at 10:45 AM on April 7, 2017
Response by poster: Google Maps was due to not having cell data turned on for the app. But the other problems remain. I did restart and that didn't help. I force quit Safari and relaunched but that didn't solve my Google problem. Same with Weather Bug, it randomly works and randomly doesn't.
I love my iPhone, but really....
posted by kathrynm at 8:23 AM on April 8, 2017
I love my iPhone, but really....
posted by kathrynm at 8:23 AM on April 8, 2017
The fact that some websites load and some don't means it's most likely a problem with Verizon's network.
posted by panic at 2:24 AM on April 9, 2017
posted by panic at 2:24 AM on April 9, 2017
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