Usually in my room and around my home i have perfect coverage and are able to send and recieve text with no problems at all. Today when i went to look at my phone i have coverage but i am unable to recieve or send text until it goes into the Extended Network mode for around 10 seconds. That is when i am able to send and recieve messages.
My phone currently has on the coverage bar part EV - III < bars. But then on the 1X part it has none. It seems that i am unable to recieve text unless i have one bar in the 1X area.
I do not know specifically what those are or what they mean. I live in central Illinois as well.