Lumia 900 Camera bug

Why there is no firmware update to fix the camera bugs of Lumia 900 up to the moment. It is almost a year from the day launched.

I have contacted the Nokia Hong Kong since I found the problem (over 5 months), but they don't have any solution just ask me to wait for firmware.
From the day of L900 launched, there were 2 updates (included 31/1/2013), both could not help in this matter.
30/1, Nokia Hong Kong informed me that the related fix will be ready on April. Is that true ? Even there were release on 31 Jan 2013, your Community Manger (Global) also kept it as a secret on his email reply 2 weeks ago. How I can know the release date on April is true.

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Lumia 900 camera broken

My Lumia 900 has had some problems since I bought it in June, but none of them has given me that kind of headache than this one does.
When I turn the camera on, the "main camera"(not the face-camera) should start. But no, the phone turns on the face-camera, UPSIDE DOWN. When I try to press the button that chages the face-camera to main camera and vice versa, the whole camera application crashes and I must restart the phone.
I haven't tried restoring the factory settings yet. I'm just wondering what it actually does and what should I save before that?

A factory reset just restores the settings to as when you first got it.You should always get into a habit of regular back ups.
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I am very frustrated with my Lumia 900 camera...

With my first generation Samsung Focus, taking quality photos was pretty much a point and shoot operation. Now, with my Lumia 900, it is a struggle to get things in focus and the lighting correct. Not to mention dealing with the blue/purple tint that shows up in the middle of some of the photos. I now dread using the camera...
Is it because I don't know what camera settings to use under certain conditions, or does the camera need a software update by Nokia?
-Paul
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There has been a recent update regardind screen tint for the 900 so maybe that could help. Also for settings in the Camera app, some Lumia 800's came out of the box with default settings set to Macro, which led people to believe the camera was poor, so check your settings and once set to Scenes = Auto and Focus Mode = Normal , save settings, if not they revert to default. Also when taking macro photos, set Both scene and focus to Macro before trying to take photo, and I have found focusing for macro works better using touch and hold on the focal point works much better than using the camera key ! You can get very good shots from the Lumia, just try messing with your settings a few times to see what works best for you. Find half an hour and try taking the same shot with different settings and you could try Auto Fix All on a photo you've taken from the menu ... when viewing photo in gallery.
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Nokia Lumia 900 Camera White Balance "Fix"

I'm not sure if other people have posted about this but I figured out a pain in the @$$ way of coping with the atrocious white balance on the Nokia Lumia 900. I found that each time you change the white balance setting it will take the first picture with the white balance you choose. After that it resets itself to whatever it wants. It doesn't matter what white balance setting you have saved. So eact picture I have to go into the menu and switch the white balance to something else and then back to the whtie balance I actually want. It's totally unbelievable. C'mon Nokia! Flagship phone?! Really?! Do the engineers actually use the device or do they design it and ship the plans off to Asia and just assume everything turned out okay? The White Balance is malpractice. And before anyone asks I am on Tango with the latest Nokia update installed.

Hi. We are sorry to hear this. Try doing the troubleshooting steps provided on the below link:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mobile/support/product/lumia900/troubleshooter/?categories=Phone%20me...
Let us know if this helps or not.

Lumia 900 GPS bug

So I've had the Lumia for about a week now and for the most part I like it. But lately I've been running into a bit of a brick wall with any sort of Map application I use.
Now I use maps on my phone a lot, especially when traveling, so this is a huge deal to me. Whenever I hit the button to show my current location, instead of pointing to Denver it either points me to Roswell, GA or Akron, Ohio. Never having been to either state this is incredibly bizarre, and I can't think of any reason my phone would do this. I downloaded other map utilities to test it out, so I can confirm it's not app related.
At first I thought it might have just been some weirdness related to the office building where I work, but when I got home I was getting the same thing. I've already had to get the phone replaced once because the capacitive buttons on my first model died, so I'm hoping I don't have to do that again.

Well, @ 17:12 EST I am back to Ohio.
@ 17:25 all of a sudden I am back to my location ...
@ 17:58 -> back to Akron Ohio
I have no idea why that is ... I don't think it's HW and I don't think it is based on activity because 2 phones bought 1 week apart have the same issue at the same time - confirmed. A hardware problem would have revealed itself much sooner. It does seem that both phones fail to locate the GPS coordinates and go to some sort of default location that may be in Ohio for the Eastern US. The AT&T angle is interesting, but why would the AT&T network somehow interact with the GPS satellites? Technically, you would have to go the extra mile and write quite a bit of code to "force"a device to somehow "need" a "network" in order to use GPS and/or GLONASS. Any way, I seriously doubt that AT&T is behind this since GPS and GLONASS do not belong to AT&T at all (independent).
In System View Pro, I have GPS location, and it does show the wrong GPS coordinates in Ohio. Military Compass does the same thing. So, I think that it is a GPS/GLONASS based issue. GPS is based on triangulation and time. Keyword is TIME (as in exact time to the ns). The device must be Time synchronized perfectly in order to determine GPS coordinates. Could there be an issue there?
Any how, this is a CRITICAL problem since so many apps depend on your location in order to function properly.
NOKIA must look at this issue and I hope that they monitor this exchange. This could reveal something deeper that may affect a greater number of people later on and become news (as in "something bad happened").

Lumia 900: Bugs I wish to make known for future s...

Proud owner of a Nokia Lumia 900 (matte black). Beautiful phone but I'd like to report some bugs:
A) Audio Sound: Way too low for audio out to either a headphone or listening through the auxillary port in my car. I use my phone at the gym and while the audio is clear it's way too quiet even at 30/30. In my car I have to crank up the volume really high to hear my music. My previous Samsung and Apple devices always sounded loud and clear compared to the Lumia.
B) Tiles don't always open completely: Several times when I click on a live tile the app starts to load then it just goes back to the homescreen. I'll repeat the task and the same thing happens again and again until I reboot. Also sometimes when playing music apps like Spotify, Slacker or TuneIn the apps will play in the background but when I go back in to try to pause them I can't. The app won't reload and it's not found when I hit the back arrow. Again I have to reboot to regain control of my phone.
C) Poor data streaming performance even with good signal: AT&T's network rocks in my area. Very solid. But since I've started using the Lumia I've noticed that streaming data often pauses or freezes for no reason. Usually by relaunching the stream it returns only to cut out again without recovering on its own. Yes my device has the software update that was shortly released after launch and this happens on several streaming apps. If I was new to AT&T I might be inclined to blame their network for this but I've been using them for a long time and have several devices that I've used without this issue.
D) Camera: For a device with Carl Zeiss optics it performs average or below average compared to competitors like HTC or Apple. Needs better support for those with shaky hands and for less than ideal lighting situations.
That's about it. Everything else I love about this phone. I'm hoping Nokia can take feedback like mine and use it to improve their product line over time. We're picky here in the US and we like out products bigger and better than everyone else. We also are a gadget driven country and we'll pay more to have the best.

Vermonster wrote:
There are limitations with Microsoft's OS, but things will continue to get better. Microsoft has a suggestion page that addresses many of these "problems." I have a feeling a lot of energy is being put into WP8/Windows 8 so we won't see minor changes like volume control, for a while. Still, updates will come that address issues that users care about.
Yeah, but do not expect to see those changes on your current Windows 7 phone. If those issues are adressed they will most certainly only be fixed on Windows Phone 8

Nokia Lumia 900 Front camera issues

Hi Moderator,
I bought the new Nokia Lumia 900 few days back and today for the first time when I tried using the front camera on one of my video calls it just froze. Thinking that it is software(skype, tango) problem I tried to open regular camera but the front camera wouldnt come up. I called At&t technical support he advised me to switch off the phone, remove sim, re-insert the sim and turn it on. It worked(thought I still dont understand the realtion between sim and camera). But after some time the camera again hung up on me. This time I switched my phone off for 5 minutes and then turned it on it worked. And I cannot do the whole process again and again all day. Is that a known issue or defect in my phone.

I also have a new Lumia 900 with skype installed. I am finding that the experience on wifi is still not as smooth as Facetime on an iPhone. I am also finding that after I use it a second time (my call hung up in the middle), suddenly my front camera will not work correctly anymore. It is showing the image as though it has some kind of a filter applied and there does not appear to be a way to turn or reset this filter. Switching to the front view worked fine. Audio continued to work fine and my phone did not lock up, other then possibly internet delays. I got the front camera to work again by powering down. I think there might still be software issues.

Camera Extras app for Lumia 900

I can't find the Camera extras anywhere. I do appear to have the Play To (DLNA) and other features like tethering. Am I doing something wrong, or are those seperate updates that will come at a later date?

Hi Forceflow,
Thanks for your feedback.
The Camera extra app is available for Lumia 800 with Firmware 1750.0805.8773.12220 or higher and 710 with Firmware 1600.3030.8773.12120 or higher. The app will gradually become available for different regions.
I will inquire about availability for Lumia 900 and let you know.
Kosh
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New Lumia 900 Main Camera is inverted

The main (rear facing) camera on my new Nokia Lumia 900 is inverted top to bottom in portrait and left to right in landscape. I cannot find any settings to correct this on the phone. Is this a manufacturing defect that needs the phone to be swapped out under warranty or is there a setting that I am missing to invert the camera.
The front facing camera is working normally.
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Hi DocsBoy,
Thank you for your first post and welcome to the forums.
Sorry to hear about the issues you are having with your camera. Firstly have you tried resetting your device? You can do this by going into Settings > About> Reset your phone and see if this resolves the camera issue. Also try resetting the camera. If you go into Settings > scroll across to applications > and then scroll down to Pictures+Camera and then reset camera. If the problem persists I would then either recommend calling your network provider or you local Nokia care line. You can find details of your care line below:
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/contact/
Regards
Raoul_Duke
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Lumia 900 Screen Draw bug

Found an interesting bug on a few lumia 900's (i have tried it on 4 and all show it) that may affect certain games, especially Harbor Master for me since it involved drawing lines to the screen edge.
The problem is that if you draw one straight line from the left edge of the screen to the right edge (or the other way around), the end of the right edge (about 1 cm wide) doesnt acknowledge the line drawing unless the line is drawn very slowly.
To reproduce the bug, open the nokia diagnostic tools and run the 'Touch' test. To get the diagnostics tool if you dont, just dial ##634# using the touchpad.
Draw a line fro the left edge to the right edge quickly and you will see what i mean. Or from the right to left. The same thing happens if drawn from top to bottom.

1. I notice it is when I go to unlick my phone there is a noticable lag. When I pres the first digit of the PIN it doesn't register until after I have tapped the second characetr of the PIN.
2a. When the phone is charging it is VERY laggy. This is especaiily noticable when scrolling the start screen. Instead of the buttery smooth scrolling it is very choppy.
2b. I have also noticed the slow response when plugging/unplugging the phone. Just today after I unplugged my phone it toook several minutes for it to acknowledge it had been unplugged. As long as that occurs I see the issua of 2a (choppy scrolling, etc.) as is if it were still plugged in.
3. The entire device seems to momentarily freeze when the brightness automatically adjusts.
4. At times the typing in any text box (email, text meassage, etc.) seems to fall behind. It is most noticable when first starting the message (maybe the brightness is changing?).
I have those EXACT Same issues too. Will also not that the brightness (when on auto) is SLOW to adjust to the lightting enviroment. The biggest pain is #1 - as i usually have to enter my PIN in twice..
I love my purple screen, 1/2 day battery, sketchy touch screen and $800 price tag - I call it my Lumia 900

Lumia 900 Bug: Notification during video recording...

I just came across this one tonight and can duplicate almost every time.
Make sure Vibrate is on
Record a video
Send phone a email from another device (while still recording)
Phone will vibrate twice. Keep recording for 10 more seconds (padding)
Playback video
This is on my second Lumia 900, that had a purple tint, but a quieter vibrate than my previous phone.
Here is a link that shows the issue: http://youtu.be/h0maLtnUvoU
Can anyone else reproduce this?

Hi all,
Thanks you for your feedback. We have escalated this to the the technical experts to be looked into.
On a general note please be aware that these forums are a user to user platform and not a 'direct to Nokia' support forum. If you want to bring something up with or have direct support from Nokia Care please contact them through mail phone or chat (where available) through this link.
While we, as moderators we will (and have) escalated issues like this and we will inform you of any information we get and can share in the forum it is still a user to user support forum.
Please refer to the forum guidelines which state;
This is mainly a peer-to-peer support forum, and Nokia does not provide direct customer support to all questions via these boards. If you wish to get personal assistance from Nokia customer support by phone or email, please visit the "Contact Us" section of your local Nokia website
Thanks for understanding,
Kosh
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Lumia 900 suggestions from an owner, if Nokia want...

I got my Lumia 900 this weekend and have been using it non-stop for a day. My previous phone is an iPhone 3GS, a nearly three year old phone that the Lumia should beat hands down; the Lumia barely beats a 3 year old 3GS.
THE GOOD
Here are the ways in which the 900 beats my old iPhone:
1. It's faster, touch is more responsive.
2. amazing screen.
3. Better camera
4. Better OS (faster, more fluid, simpler and easier, integrated social (huge +), Outlook/mail is far better than the iOS client for formatting, speed, function, etc.)
THE BAD.
For some basic every day stuff, the 900 falls short on real-world scenarios, where Apple paid relentless attention to the nuances and details of how we use phones every day. I'm hoping a firmware update can solve these easy issues.
1. Ringtones & Sounds:
Lowest volume level is way too loud for real world scenarios. Prepare to be startled in bed or in a meeting. The iPhone's volume range is far wider and more useful.
Level 01/30 is comically loud (Try "silk" at 01/30), and shows a lack of real-world consideration by Nokia and Microsoft. I did some casual testing: the 900's level 01/30 is about the same as the iPhone's 5/10, and yet the iPhone's 10/10 is about 25/30 on the Lumia 900.
2. Screen Brightness:
The lowest level is way too bright and doesn't consider bedroom or dark scenarios where your eyes have adjusted to the dark. (even "Auto" brightness is far too bright in the dark)
If you're in bed and don't want to upset your partner, or simply want to read in the dark, the 900's "Automatic" and "Low" settings are far too bright. The iPhone's darkest setting can go as low as about 20% of the level the 900's lowest "Auto" setting. (the 900's "Low" setting should be the level at which the screen goes dark after a few seconds of inactivity)
a. Silence your ring/vibrate by turning your phone face down.
b. Raise your ring volume if the phone senses it's in your pocket or hand bag.
4. I don't want to Hold Different.
The sharp corners on the bottom of the phone are annoying. After holding the phone while talking, the corner of the 900 gouges; there's an actual sharp impresson in my palm. It gets distracting while talking. This is a case where design asthetics won out over function. Nokia should have rounded the edges a bit on the bottom corners.
I realize that some of these issues are constrained by WP7, but some aren't. For instance, my old HTC Titan had a much lower and reasonable "Low" screen brightness setting (but its lowest ring volume was just as loud).
Nokia has made a good phone. But not a great phone. And you have to exceed your competition to beat it.
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I have a Nokia Lumia 820 and the screen is way too bright on low !!
So bloody indiscreet, like carrying around a car headlight.
There are many other things I could complain about, there is a fair bit of "double handling" the phone subjects you to. You start Nokia Drive Navigation which thankfully now starts from maps, then it has to ask you if you're sure?! Then when you switch it off it asks you again if you're sure.. It's so annoying you run the risk of putting the car into a pole. Of course I'm bloody sure..
I had to use an external ap Akruto to sync the thing offline to avoid the cloud.. why must they force people into the damn cloud that we have to use almost hacks to get around it?
Most disappointing of the lot is.. Microsoft owns Skype.. and Nokia and Microsoft are merged.. you you'd think Skype on a Lumia would work well.. Unfortutely it is still in Beta and has been like that for ages, full of annoying bugs. Great video calls, very impressed with continuity, screen quality, sound but the thing just has very bad interfacing with whether the application is on or off. People ring you and it looks like you ignored them.. it's messing with my relationships.
I moved up from Symbian and do regret it that many simple aps have to be downloaded, I wish they'd cared for us more and just put them on when it was bought..

Lumia 900 / 800 identifying a incoming call contac...

Hi All
I have a problem with my new Lumia 900, basically my parents have a very similar number (0428****** & 0429******) with the * being the identical numbers. When a call comes in from 0429 it identifies it as the other contact (my dad in this case, I think this may be because his number is first in my contacts as Mum is further down the list alphabetically, havnt tested this yet). This is obviously very very annoying! Incoming text messages are identified correctly it is just the incoming call, now my brother has a Lumia 800 and his does exactly the same thing!
I have come from a HTC Titan and it did NOT have this problem so I know it is not a Windows Phone problem, doing a bit of digging in Nokia forums however it appears this problem has been seen before with Nokia Symbian devices (http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Eseries-and-Communicators/Similar-Numbers-from-Deferent-Operators-Ha....
Nokia please please fix this in your Lumia range

Hi All
I got the notification about an update a couple of days ago and have just updated to 12301 and this problem is still present. No Nokia activity in this thread for a while now...
I'm looking forward to the Lumia 920 but if it has this problem just like my 900 does then I'm afraid to say I will be switching away from a Nokia once again. I came back to Nokia after having had many HTC WM and then HTC WP7 phones, all of which had been great devices. I was very pleased to see Nokia supporting the Windows Phone ecosystem and jumped on the 900 as soon as it came out.
After having had my Lumia 900 for a while now, I've got to say I have been fairly dissappointed in its battery life & this rather annoying bug that I see daily.
Hope a Nokia rep can chase this up, thanks
Normad

Lumia 900 Various Issues

I recently purchased a white Lumia 900 this past weekend, and just wanted to go over some concerns/issues I've had with it thus far. I was thinking about doing a return/replace with At&t, but it seems that the issues may vary. I'm hoping many of these can be resolved with a software update. Just FYI, I already ran the update that was released on 4/16 and have also reset the phone a few times since then.
Display:
1. The display has a purple hue (most noticeable on gray backgrounds) when set to low brightness. This is mostly an annoynace since my wife has the same phone and hers does not exhibit this behavior. I'm hoping this is not a hardware issue as it displays fine above the low brightness setting. Below is at least one thread of people having the same issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599308
2. Screen response is slow. It seems that that there is a delay between where my finger is and how the screen tracks my movements. I'm hoping that can be adjusted to be similar to how the Lumia 800 responds as per this video. The tracking starts at 3:45.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KBDZrqVW-8
3. Home screen scrolling is slower than other Windows Phones. On my previous Dell Venue Pro, I could scroll through the home screen much faster. From reading about the web, it seems that the Lumia 900 is set at a much slower pace, or that the inertia scrolling just isn't set. I'm hoping that can either be changed or allow us to change the scroll speed. The combination of the larger screen, the slower screen response, and the slower scrolling just makes the phone feel slower than it should be.
http://forums.wpcentral.com/lumia-900-ace/190309.htm
Sound/Notifications:
1. There is a large volume discrepancy between the speaker and the headphone jack. I try to keep the volume at one setting (around 18) because that is most comfortable for me when listening with headphones, but switching back to the speaker, and it is just clearly too loud at that setting. I'm hoping this can be changed with an update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615986
2. Changing the volume while the screen is off is very inconsistent. I have to press the volume rocker buttons several times before it makes the incremental change. It seems others were having issues with the volume rocker not working at all prior to the 4/16 update, so I'm hoping this can be fixed further.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1607937
3. Vibrate function seems to be making a rattling noise. This one definitely seems to be a hardware issue, though what I have seems to be 'normal' for a Lumia 900. It's not as bad as others I've seen on the web, where it would be extremely loud, but it is annoying nonetheless. I'm just hoping a hardware fix can be put in place for the future. It sounds similar to that of the Lumia 900 at the end of this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KBDZrqVW-8
Camera:
1. The camera has issues with white balance and focus. This is definitely a software issue, since 3rd party camera software are able to take great pictures just fine, such as SophieCam. I'm hoping this can be addressed soon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1605444
Despite these issues, I really do like the phone. I hope many of these issues can be addressed soon via software updates. We broke contract with our previous carrier to obtain these phones, and would really like to keep them, but not at their current state with these various issues. I'm hoping Nokia will see these issues and provide quick and helpful support for them.

OK, so I've calmed down a bit and now realize some detailed explanation of the issue could help to identify it more than ranting. So, here are the usage conditions and symptoms I noticed when I got into this battry drain, laggy, warm phone situation.
1st time:
Where: At work which is outside of Phoenix in a spotty reception area. I had maybe 1-2bars of 4G showing
What: Drove to work using bluetooth audio all the way. When I got to work I was trying to download an App, but the download failed. I tried again, and the download started, then just froze at 15%. I cancelled the download and tried again. It started to download and froze again at 15%. I attributed this to the weak coverage (but since then I've been able to complete a download from the same location with the same service)
Then the battery seemed to drain as fast as I could charge it...literally. I had the phone plugged into a USB charger and the state of charge barely changed after hours of charging. I never thought to re-start. I got home and my battery was basically dead after bluetooth audio all the way home (almost 1 hr). I finally restarted and had no more issues. Didn't really think anything of it...just thought my new phone had a **bleep** battery life
2nd time (following day):
Where: At home with strong LTE coverage in Tempe
What: Woke up, paired up with my portable bluetooth stereo at home. Let the music play while I hung out in the pool for a few hours. I was simultaneously taking pictures throughout the afternoon. Battery charge quickly fell to about 25%. I started to notice that when I would zoom into the pictures I had just taken, it would take about 15sec for the resolution to re-sharpen after zooming in. About 20min later my battery critically low warning came on. So, I plugged into my wall charger. Can't remember at what point I re-started.
That was Saturday. I had no issues and great battery life on Sunday. No bluetooth audio usage. Used Nokia Drive, the phone, internet, and various apps, but no BTA.
3rd time:
Where: Driving from Tempe to work, passing in and out of coverage along the way
What: Streamed Bluetooth audio the entire drive with a few phone calls mixed in. Got to work and the phone was warm, but I assumed this was normal after an hour of usage. Got into work and noticed it being laggy in general. Turned off data and BT Gave it a few minutes to recover and for the phone to cool off with no usage. Phone didn't cool off and remained laggy, so I figured something was up. I re-started, all issues disappeared, and phone cooled off. It has been fine since.

Lumia 900 gets stuck on 4G (HSPA+) and won't conne...

In this thread, 4G referrs to HSPA+, LTE referrs to LTE.
Below I'm going to go into detail about the LTE issue with the Lumia 900 on AT&T. This issue is separate from the no data connectivity issue that has already been addressed with an update.
The problem: The phone will not reconnect to LTE after you leave the LTE coverage area and come back into the LTE coverage area. Data works fine, but the phone only connects to 4G (HSPA+). You are now stuck with slower 4G untill you reboot the phone or use the airplane mode trick (explained later).
For example: I live in a 4G coverage area and work in an LTE coverage area. I go to work and the phone connects to LTE. I go home and the phone drops to 4G like it should since there is no LTE there. When I go back to work the next day, the phone will not connect to LTE. It stays on 4G. I have attached two pictures demonstrating the issue. Picture 1 shows the phone with a 4G data connection even though I have 5 signal bars and I'm in an LTE coverage area. Picture 2 shows the same phone after I reboot the device. I'm in the exact same location, but I now have LTE after reboot.
When does the problem seem to occur? The problem occurs if you leave the LTE coverage area and come back after a few hours. It seems to happen most often after only 2 to 8 hours in the 4G area.
I have been working with AT&T engineering for about a month and they have done multiple traces and can't find anything wrong with the network. They see the phone connected to the 4G antenna instead of the LTE antenna on the tower. My moms Lumia 900 has the same problem. My wife has the HTC Titan II Windows Phone with LTE and it works perfectly.
Based on my own observations, the issue has nothing to do with the amount of data you use either. During the time you leave the LTE area, the battery may also appear to drain faster than normal. I believe the problem is the phone keeps looking for that LTE signal but can't find it. It then gives up and goes into 4G mode to save the battery but never again tries to reconnect to LTE.
How to force create the problem: I did this 8 miles from the official LTE coverage area. 1) At a high elevation facing the LTE coverage area, I turned on airplane mode while I was NOT in the LTE coverage area. 2) Next I turned off airplane mode. 3) The phone connected to LTE with one signal bar while not in the LTE coverage area. 4) Moments later it dropped to 4G. 5) Then I drove 10 minutes to the LTE coverage area and it did not connect to LTE. It appears the phone saw the very weak signal and locked itself in 4G mode.
Temporary fix: To restore the LTE connection, you can reboot the device, or turn airplane mode on and then turn airplane mode off a few seconds later. This of course turns off all radios and turns them back on.
Please also feel free to see this thread on the AT&T Online Forums. I'm not the only person with this problem. AT&T Forums
Does anyone else have this happen or can anyone at Nokia please look into this?
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This issue has still not been fixed. I wish it would be fixed but Nokia hasn't officially responded to the issue. Constantly having to use the airplane mode to get LTE is frustrating. Just last week my phone got stuck in HSPA+ 3 times in one day while at my work desk (poor signal in building).
I really wish Nokia would resolve this as they have resolved most other user complaints. Data connectivity bugs should be a high priority item.
I'm on my 4th Lumia 900, I've tried all the updates, doing a phone reset and working with AT&T engineering to no success. My mom's Lumia 900 has the same problem. Twitter support only says AT&T needs to reset my account. I don't really get that.

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