3G Microcell No Handshake

If you have successfully activated the MicroCell (solid green lights and confirmation email)and you still can't get the phones to find it, then Reset Network Settings on the iPhone (you will lose pw's etc so make sure you have them handy) and see if that will get the iPhone to recognize the MicroCell. On a Galaxy I'm not sure where that setting is.

I had to put an Iphone into airplane mode then hold it close to the microcell when I took it out of airplane mode in order for the iphone to connect to it.

Did your iPhone have any other connection issues after that? Toggling Airplane mode has been one way to get the iPhone to connect if it didn't indicate "M-Cell" on the screen. It's an easier way than resetting network settings but it doesn't always hold because it's not a reset.

Turn off LTE on your phone under settings-cellular.  See thread LTE issue redux.  Reset network settings will likely not work and you will lose all wifi passwords.

^^^^^ You are predictable if anything.

May be predictable, but I am correct.

Not exactly. Disabling LTE can help at times but it is only a temporary fix for some and isn't the answer to all connectivity issues.  Resetting Network Settings has, and does work for some for various reasons. And yes, Reset Network Settings will lose your pw settings but it is an Apple Approved troubleshooting recommendation for iPhone connectivity, and other issues. It's analagous to a hard reset of the MicroCell.

Otto, I guess you don't read what I have said, or don't believe what ATT officially says.  They say to turn LTE off if you cannot connect with it on.  This is **NOT** a temporary fix.  It is a permanent fix, albeit a lousy workaround since I can't get LTE speeds out of the house unless I constantly toggle it on and off, which I won't do.

I never said it was the answer for *all* connectivity issues, but the original poster had exactly the same symptoms I and my neighbor had.  I suggested he/she try it, and they haven't reported back.

Again, this is a temporary fix and is mentioned in the Tech Guide. AT&T does not officially endorse this. That's part of the problem with Support, they are inconsistent in the information that they relay to the customers which is another level of problems altogether. And yes, we can agree on one thing. It is a lousy workaround.

My feeling is that AT&T is messing with some towers in certain service areas increasing their LTE coverage which in turn is causing havoc with some phones.

Geez Otto you are stubborn.  It is a permanent fix for me, my wife, my neighbors, and others here who have posted.  Give me one example of a poster here who could not connect with LTE on and could connect with LTE off, but only temporarily.  You cannot.  There is nobody.  And that was the "fix" from urgent care at ATT.  It was as official as you can get.  You don't work for ATT.