i am not aware of this?Or is there a software to enable this ?
yes the wizard works with edge. there is a hack to enable an indicator to show if you are connected to edge or gprs, but edge should work regardless. This indicator can be enabled by using RegistryWizard as well.
Is the registry hack just for the indicator ?
As far as the specs shows Wizard only has GPRS built in,how will u enble EDGE ?Or does it automatically work on EDGE also ?
As far as I know from personal experience and This T-mobile. com page, it is edge out of the box. I find the indicator quite useful, however (it appears as a small E or G in a box on the top bar near the signal...)
I'm running the latest cingular/summiter rom and it jumps for E to G every now and then. Isn't edge available when your accessible to GPRS?
Yes the wizard is capable of edge speeds and will use it when there is that availability on the network. Not all gprs networks have edge.
Ive got a question on this. I have a wizard with T-mobile and I am in a very covered city. but my T-mobile only says connecting to GPRS... like when i try loading a page, it says connecting to t-mobile GPRS, it never says EDGE. What is up with that. how do i fix it to load up EDGE?
EDGE is nothing but Enhanced GPRS. It is always "over" GPRS. So we always see a GPRS connection being made.
Have a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution
"EDGE (also known as EGPRS) is a superset to GPRS and can function on any network with GPRS deployed on it, provided the carrier implements the necessary upgrades."
As far as the icon is considered, it will be "E" or "G" depending on if the "enhancements implemented" are working at the time or at the transmitters (towers) in the area.
So when it changes from E to G there really is a difference, not just a worthless symbol..
Also how can i test my connection speed on my wizard? I went to dslreports.com and did there wap tests and it told me 3kb/s which i highly doubt is my speed because it loads everything pretty fast.
use the HTML tests, not the WAP... They are much more accurate.
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after updating my jamin with the latest rom the network icon now shows "E" instead of "G" although I dont have EDGE technology and I use GPRS. I successfully made a GPRS connection and after disconnecting it shows "G" for a while then turns back to "E"!!!! anyone experience the same problem!?
this is not a problem. If your network is able to work with Edge, it will appear "E" and than when you connect it will appera "G" (because your device don´t have EDGE). This icon it represents what your network is able to offer.
the problem is; I KNOW THAT MY PROVIDER DOESNT HAVE EDGE!!!
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the problem is; I KNOW THAT MY PROVIDER DOESNT HAVE EDGE!!!
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who is your provider? as far as i know all providers in the use who is capable of using this phone on thier network is edge capable. outside of the small mom and pops. cingular/tmobile/cellularone are all edge capable.
sorry just read this thread over at hf.
I've had this . It momenterily shows the E and then reverts back to G. I am with Orange UK and I am in a Strong 3G network cell. I know that Orange are suposed to running edge out to areas with no 3G but not sure when.
I can only assume that it is picking up an edge signal from somewhere. To tell you the truth I wish I saw the E all the time . That would at least give me edge speeds .
This is defo a problem (Well doesn't hinder the phone). I was using my Jamin with copilot which was connected the whole time to Copilot Live via a GPRS connection. If I come out of the copilot screen and initiat a call the G symbol changes to an E . It then reverts back to a G when the call finishes.
Maybe your provider is doing some EDGE testing?
Hi, anyone tried connecting to 3G in a non 3G coverage area and the connection automatically switch itself to GPRS instead of EDGE, even if EDGE is available in that area? I wanted to connect my device to EDGE if 3G is not available and not to GPRS. Pls advice... Cheers!
Hey,
The way mobile networks and handsets work is the phone will always choose the highest available connection speed possible and the network based on capacity and available resource will assign the mobile what it can. That's why a phone will always look for a 3G network before a GSM one. When the phone initiates a packet connection to the network it includes a message which tells the network it's capability such as EDGE supported, what class of GPRS capability (4 slots down / 2 up etc...) and then the network based on this message assigns the phone a resource. Most networks nowadays have enough resource to give you a fairly good connection. For example if you support EDGE you will be given EDGE assignment (8QPSK instead of 4GMSK) as the ways the data is scheduled in the network is no different between GPRS and EDGE only the connection between the handset and network is faster.
What actually happens when you change from 3G to GPRS/EDGE is you drop the connection in 3G (move out of coverage) and based on the neighbouring channel list you received off the 3G cell you look for the most suitable GSM cell. Now this cell may or may not support EDGE but in either case the handset will PRACH on the cell, the cell with then ask the handset to authenticate and in this message you send your handset capability and also information about the last RNC/PCU (in this case the one connected to the 3G cell) you were on. The new PCU then signals with your old one and re-routes the data in the backbone of the network to you on your new cell. There will be data loss but the higher layers (application) should ask for re-tries for the missing data if it's TCP data.
In summary your connection priority (if the network supports all these technologies) is: HSDPA > UMTS (3G) > EDGE > GPRS > HSCSD > CSD
Hopefully this answers you question and adds a bit of extra info...
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P.S. Not many networks support EDGE at present but most have plans to support it in the next 12-24 months.
Gav
How do you know you are on GPRS and not EDGE??
Hi Eeter,
I don't think there is any indication on the device You could tell my doing a speed test. If you are on a GSM network where you know EDGE is used then more than likely you will be using it instead of GPRS.
Gav.
There is an easy way:
1. Install the fieldtest utility
2. Go into a data session ( streaming radio ....BBC or others )
3. Check the Fiedtest EGPRS page and look for the downling coding
4. If it shows a CS1 or CS2 it is GPRS. If it shows MCS5 etc.. It is EDGE
Checking speed only is misleading. EDGE can be slow sometimes and the speed depends not only on the air interface but on the core internet side too
Hi eeter,
Yeah I agree that a speed test could be miss-leading.
Checking if you are using a MCS instead of CS will say for sure you have an EGPRS connection.
Gav.
I have an Atom Exec and I only get the "G" gprs icon displaying instead of the "E" icon for edge connection (yes, my mobile network supports edge in my area). I'm only getting about 30-40kbs GPRS download speeds too, so definitely not EDGE speeds. Is this a bug? Is anyone else having this issue or is this some setting that the provider needs to change on their end? BTW, I uploaded the latest ROM.
hey i am also facing the same problem .
bt my case is a bit different one .at some location in my house
i get E sign bt get G for the rest.
i want to kno if edge or gprs network availability has anything to do
with traffic???
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Hi,
I have bought an uses hw6915 device, which works fine, except for EDGE. I´m connecting to web.vodafone.de (Germany) without any problems while in GPRS. As soon as I´m approaching an EDGE network and the [E] appears, the data transfer is stopped, server can´t be reached but the device is logged into the EDGE network.
Phone works in EDGE network as long as I´m not connected to APN.
Does anyone has a clue? Could the device defective or is it a strange configuration problem?
Is there a way to swith off EDGE in registry?
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Is there a way to swith off EDGE in registry?
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Perhaps the carrier that runs that EDGE enabled tower doesn't have a data roaming agreement with Vodafone. That would cause you to become disconnected once you hit that EDGE tower.
Just an idea, as I'm not sure how data roaming agreements work in Europe.
EDGE is just an extension to GPRS. and only between both supporting radio's (both network and client device). If you dont see the E for EDGE coverage, chances are you just aint in range of an EDGE enabled transmitter. Most countries that have 3G wont bother using EDGE, orange in the UK say that EDGE is only really used as a fall back when you are out of 3G range.
I dont know of any way to force EDGE use, and if there is Id like to hear it! GPRS sucks!
It was a technical error. HP replaced the mainboard, now it works great...
Hi all. recently upgraded my vario to win mob 6 with a rom off here...XM6r5 to be exact. All runs fine except the problems i am having with the radio connection. I cannot change the band selection from auto to GSM. I think the phone thinks its 3G but i dont want that i need gprs only as the 3g signal round here is rubbish and as it is its hammering my battery life. When i try to change the band it says it cant be done right now please try later!!!?
I have manually selected O2 in the operator selection, i have the G symbol on the top bar, sometimes this becomes an E, i presume for Edge.
Anyone any ideas how i can solve this??
Thanks
the wizard can't handle 3g, so it wouldn't think its 3g.
the G is for GPRS, and the E is for Edge. this only means that connection is available, not actually connected.
So, to answer your question, you should try the autoconfig (network wizard)