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Hi,
I've found that the switch between GPRS and UTMS can be a bit of a PITA. It causes TomTom to drop it's traffic connection, and makes web browsing in a marginal 3G area practically unusable as it's chops and changes between GPRS and UTMS (3G).
I've tried to create a new "Cellular Line" connection with the *99# dialup settings, in a hope that this would connect me to GPRS without switching to UTMS if available, but I can't get it to work - it just says "No modem at above number".
Has anybody got a solution to this?
Cheers,
Steve.
If you select Settings -> Phone -> Band and choose GSM (instead of Auto), what happens? Does it stick to GSM? I think it should do.
EDIT: Jus ttried it on mine. Had full UMTS signal and forced GSM and it worked!
I'm not in a position to test that at the moment (no 3G signal), however, doesn't that prevent all 3G facilities of the phone (i.e. video calls) from working?
Having said that, I can't think why I would want a video call, and I can always switch it back should I need to.
Cheers,
Steve.
Yes it does prevent all 3G features (and therefore extends battery life). Sorry, I didn't realise that this was not what you wanted to do. From your original post I thought you didn't want it to use UMTS at all.
Ideally, it was just the web browsing/internet access that I wanted to prevent switching to UTMS, but to be honest, I'm not sure I would miss video phoning - is there anything else I'm getting on 3G that I'll not get after making that change?
Cheers,
Steve.
As far as I'm aware, making voice calls on 3G is a little bit clearer than on GSM, but consumes more battery. So if you are unable to tell the difference between the two then you could fix it to GSM and save battery life.
However, don't forget that UMTS is vaunted as being 3 times faster than GPRS for internet use, so your browsing etc will slow down if you lock it into GSM/GPRS only mode. I bet this doesn't matter much for TomTom traffic though as I am sure it only uses small amounts of data. If you're happy with GPRS then go for it.
Yes, I'm aware of the speed difference between GPRS and UTMS. My main problem is that I use my Exec to update the football scores on my football club's website, but the home ground is in a marginal UTMS area, so it keeps switching on/off, and consequently takes much longer to update the score than if it just connected via GPRS.
I'll give these new settings a go, and if there are any unwanted side effects, I'll switch back.
Cheers,
Steve.
Having being in the know about 3G for some time now I'm saying that its virtually impossible to only use GSM for internet, but stay with 3G for vid calling.
Your best bet would be some 3rd party software for this as I don't think any 3G phone lets you do this.
Yes I agree Biohead. I don't even think third party software would help as the radio has to disconnect and then reconnect. So you can't do some stuff on GSM (like GPRS) and then some on UMTS (like Video calling) without disconnecting and reconnecting. Luckily for Mr Pritchard, he is not too bothered about video calling and so, hopefully, this will solve his problem.
I just switch to 3G instead of 2G. I want to experience the high speed internet suffing via my handset.
But I found the problem is that the phone call can't came in if I using the 3G data. Not even transfer to security services. Just a "Busy tone".
Check with the service provider and they are now checking with their technical dept to see if they can found the problem.
They said that the call should be able to come in because the phone call channel is different to the data channel. :roll: :?:
Anyone experience the same problem?
I experienced the same problem with my CHT9000. You may change the setting to GSM then call can come in when you using GPRS but you can't enjoy the high 3G speed on data transmittion. Anyone has better solution?
complicated issue; can be the same with GPRS/EDGE ; I made a lot of research read below;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=54738&highlight=
It is interesting. I don't have this kind of problem while I am using GPRS. But it happen to my new network provider (3G).
Lucky you then :lol:
At least you have GPRS/EDGE working and as a result it is absolutely a network provider issue.
I talked every detail with a guy in my Net. Op. and seems can be solved by "tricky switching something on" but they could not make me believe that this is not thier mistake. Because Class B phones MUST suspend the data flow and accept incoming calls for the technical point, only class A phones (no retail ATM) can make data flow and GSM talk at the same same.
GPRS is 2G, EDGE is 2,5G and same tecnique as 3G, only speeds are lower, so I beleive if u use 2G suspend while incoming calls your Net.Op. can solve the problem if they want :wink:
I have this strange problem with my vario II.
I am using Tmobile GPRS on both 2g and 3g network, If I am using the 2g phone works if If am using 3g phone doesn't work if I call it, the phone rings but doesn't alert me. The most annoying problem I am having is the phone switches between 2G and 3G if I am in a call the phone goes silent can't hear anything the display shows the call as connected and around 5-10 seconds later the phone drops call drops. This happens even if the data connection if not active.
What is the deal with that? anyone else have this problem.
Phone band settings are below
network type
Auto
GSM
GSM(900+1800)+UTMS(2100)
I've just discovered the same problem with my orange branded tytn, I'll be phoning them later to ask what they can do about it.
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I am using Tmobile GPRS on both 2g and 3g network, If I am using the 2g phone works if If am using 3g phone doesn't work if I call it, the phone rings but doesn't alert me.
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Works perfectly on T-Mobile UMTS for me. I did flash the Dopod 838Pro ROM though.
will flash the dopod rom in the morning. I am currently using the imate rom, and the tmobile rom the device shipped with had to many slow downs so it had to go. if this fixes the drop out issue I will be happy if not the phone will be in its box till a rom update. got the phone cheap so don't really mind. nice phone/pda apart from this issue in my line of work can't afford to miss or drop calls.
so is this a hardware or a software issue then?
No harware problem, it is absolutely software issue. Read my posts above and the links I gave
No problems here I'm afraid.
Voda v1605 running the Voda Blackberry Client, so either 3G or GPRS (where no 3G available) on all the time. Calls and SMS received perfectly.
Only issue I have is when using 3G, unlike home wired broadband, I cannot use multiple applications through the single 3G connection (e.g. Blackberry client on and surf too)
Steven
Ok guys, i need some of you to do a bit of testing for me, here is my problem:
When my 3.5G (HSDPA) Data connection is active I cannot make or recieve phone calls.Any incoming call goes straight to voicemail and any number I dial the phone will display "call ended" before it even starts to to ring. The minute I close the data connection the phone works again.
I have done a lot of searching on net and in this forum, some other member are having the same problem. But i think it's only with vodafone, T-mobile don't seems to have this problem. What T-mobile do is to disconnect the data transfer ot reduce it to only 3G while calls comes in. BUt vodafone don't do that, it receive phones ok when in 3g mode but no ok in 3.5g at all. It doesn't switch itself.
So please if you have a vodafone and Athena, try go to Internet, and make sure it's 3.5G, while data is transferring, make a phone call to yourself and see whether it gone through. Please can t-mobile user test it and confirm it does work on your device as well. Thanks
If it's vodafone's problem.....i will have a very long call with them tomorrow then
p.s. Please make sure you test it "WHILE" the data transfer is active, so e.g. open up a site in Opera, while is loading, make the phone call, i am guessing for T-mobile, it should switch from 3.5G to 3G to enable to call comes in, but for Vodafone, it won't do that and will just reject the call!!!
Thanks in advance!!!
This is the same with all 3.5G devices... Its a problem with the Vodafone HSDPA network.
I was reading about people who purchased a Nokia n95 and got a insert in their box advising that if they experiance problems with in/outbound calls to switch to 3G or GSM!
The only difference between tmob and vodafone is the hardware in the network. tmob is running Nokia HSDPA hardware/software and vodafone use erricson.
My advise it to use the bandswitch application which allows you to turn on HSDPA when needed keeping your device in gsm mode the rest of the time. It will also increase your battery life.
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This is the same with all 3.5G devices... Its a problem with the Vodafone HSDPA network.
I was reading about people who purchased a Nokia n95 and got a insert in their box advising that if they experiance problems with in/outbound calls to switch to 3G or GSM!
The only difference between tmob and vodafone is the hardware in the network. tmob is running Nokia HSDPA hardware/software and vodafone use erricson.
My advise it to use the bandswitch application which allows you to turn on HSDPA when needed keeping your device in gsm mode the rest of the time. It will also increase your battery life.
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which application will you suggest? btw this is very very bad for me since i use emoze which is a push mail application, my connection to internet is always on, and it always runs at the highest speed (which is HSDPA). Therefore if i have this application open (must do if i want my mail to get push in), then i can't receive phone calls.......
Looks like T-mobile's one is much better in this case, wonder what they whill say when i phone up tomorrow. I think this is quite a serious problem, while you are tramsmitting data ( e.g. liveTV, liveRadio, push mail, downloading, browsing.......)the phone won't work!!!!
I will have a long discussion about this with Vodafone tomorrow and see whether they can cancel my contract......
So T-mobile one will switch itself from 3.5 G to 3G while call comes in?
HSDPA
Hello
I'm using at the moment 3G can someone tell me if I buy the HTC Advantage well it support HSDPA.
If it does how do I activate it do I need a new sim card or do I call Vodafone which is my service provider to activate the feature.
Thanks
Gigino
gigino said:
Hello
I'm using at the moment 3G can someone tell me if I buy the HTC Advantage well it support HSDPA.
If it does how do I activate it do I need a new sim card or do I call Vodafone which is my service provider to activate the feature.
Thanks
Gigino
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your question is a bit out of the topic, anyway, of course Advantage support HSDPA, most of the sim card already 3G capable, if some reason you have the old type of sim card, then request a new one. You can tell when you connect your device which type of service you are getting. For vodafone you do not need to activate it, it's already been activate.
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286844&highlight=today+plugin+band
or
this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299070&highlight=today+plugin+band
Personally, I would use the first link
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286844&highlight=today+plugin+band
or
this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299070&highlight=today+plugin+band
Personally, I would use the first link
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right, thanks for that, i have notice about this application too but don't think is much help here. Basically what i want to do is let my device automatically change from 3.5G to 3G when calls comes in, this program doesn't allow you to do that. It can manually swtich between 3G and GPRS, but not from 3.5G to 3G and not automatically as well.
So here is the situation when you will face problem, if you are using vodafone, and your device is 3.5 capable. When you are browsing on the net, or listen to live radio, or watch live TV, or do PUSH mail, of course you want it to the highest speed and it require you to have continues data transmission, so while you are doing that, you won't be able to receive any phone call at all, it will all goes into your voice message. HENCE you will miss a lot of calls !
From how i see it, this issue is big. And big enough for me to have a long chat with Vodafone and possibility change to T-mobile.
So before i do that, i need to make sure three things, for vodafone user, do you have the same problem? and for t-mobile user, do you NOT have this problem. Is there any ways to fix this?
My contract cancellation fee is about £350 so i need to make sure T-mobile one works before i go ahead, thanks for the help guys.
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right, thanks for that, i have notice about this application too but don't think is much help here. Basically what i want to do is let my device automatically change from 3.5G to 3G when calls comes in, this program doesn't allow you to do that. It can manually swtich between 3G and GPRS, but not from 3.5G to 3G and not automatically as well.
So here is the situation when you will face problem, if you are using vodafone, and your device is 3.5 capable. When you are browsing on the net, or listen to live radio, or watch live TV, or do PUSH mail, of course you want it to the highest speed and it require you to have continues data transmission, so while you are doing that, you won't be able to receive any phone call at all, it will all goes into your voice message. HENCE you will miss a lot of calls !
From how i see it, this issue is big. And big enough for me to have a long chat with Vodafone and possibility change to T-mobile.
So before i do that, i need to make sure three things, for vodafone user, do you have the same problem? and for t-mobile user, do you NOT have this problem. Is there any ways to fix this?
My contract cancellation fee is about £350 so i need to make sure T-mobile one works before i go ahead, thanks for the help guys.
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Hey Wu.
I'm with T-Mob and whilst I can receive and make calls whilst surfing or downloading (so presumably Push e-mail aswell), it is not always as reliable as I would like it to be.
It does work and generally allows simultaneous voice and data transmission, but for some reason it sometimes (only on occasion) will 'pause' the internet/data transmission (specifically download) and break the data connection to allow voice calls but automatically resume the data connection straight after the call.
It's a bit confusing sometimes....but that could be due to not knowing whether I'm on HSDPA or 3G at the time?!?
In any event, it does support the two simultaneously and switching is definitely automatic.
I'd go the T-Mobile route if I were you, If the switch is not too costly for you.
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Hey Wu.
I'm with T-Mob and whilst I can receive and make calls whilst surfing or downloading (so presumably Push e-mail aswell), it is not always as reliable as I would like it to be.
It does work and generally allows simultaneous voice and data transmission, but for some reason it sometimes (only on occasion) will 'pause' the internet/data transmission (specifically download) and break the data connection to allow voice calls but automatically resume the data connection straight after the call.
It's a bit confusing sometimes....but that could be due to not knowing whether I'm on HSDPA or 3G at the time?!?
In any event, it does support the two simultaneously and switching is definitely automatic.
I'd go the T-Mobile route if I were you, If the switch is not too costly for you.
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well, switch is very costly......£350. Once thing you need to make sure is whether you are on HSDPA or 3G, because in 3G, you can have voice and data at the same time with no problem, but in HSDPA, you can't, but even that, the best solution (i think it's the T-mobile solution) is when calls comes in, drop the data speed to 3G to allow calls to comes in, once calls finish, bring up the speed to HSDPA, this case you don't miss any calls. Apparently, this isn't the Vodafone way, for Vodafone, if you are on HSDPA, the system simply don't do anything therefore you miss all your calls.....
Today i have been testing push mail, looks like Microsoft knows this issue too so whey they only boost up to HSDPA when checking mail with server, once it's finish, it's drop to 3G again. So direct push is ok.
But there are some other third party software (most of them!!) which doesn't do this, therefore you will just simply miss the call.
e.g. If you are browsing internet, while the internet is loading, you will just miss all your calls.
I kind of need someone with vodafone to confirm this behavior, but i am 80% sure i am correct, therefore i will call them up tomorrow and see what they say.
Wich part of Vodafone has got HSDPA??? I thought it's standart UMTS (384kbps)???
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Wich part of Vodafone has got HSDPA??? I thought it's standart UMTS (384kbps)???
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quite a lot of places got HSDPA already, most of the London at least, i did a speed test yesterday and i am getting 1.3Mbps (1300kbps). very fast indeed but useless if we keep missing calls......
wu5262 said:
Ok guys, i need some of you to do a bit of testing for me, here is my problem:
When my 3.5G (HSDPA) Data connection is active I cannot make or recieve phone calls.Any incoming call goes straight to voicemail and any number I dial the phone will display "call ended" before it even starts to to ring. The minute I close the data connection the phone works again.
I have done a lot of searching on net and in this forum, some other member are having the same problem. But i think it's only with vodafone, T-mobile don't seems to have this problem. What T-mobile do is to disconnect the data transfer ot reduce it to only 3G while calls comes in. BUt vodafone don't do that, it receive phones ok when in 3g mode but no ok in 3.5g at all. It doesn't switch itself.
So please if you have a vodafone and Athena, try go to Internet, and make sure it's 3.5G, while data is transferring, make a phone call to yourself and see whether it gone through. Please can t-mobile user test it and confirm it does work on your device as well. Thanks
If it's vodafone's problem.....i will have a very long call with them tomorrow then
p.s. Please make sure you test it "WHILE" the data transfer is active, so e.g. open up a site in Opera, while is loading, make the phone call, i am guessing for T-mobile, it should switch from 3.5G to 3G to enable to call comes in, but for Vodafone, it won't do that and will just reject the call!!!
Thanks in advance!!!
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I have tested on 3 Hong Kong using 3.5G, I was downloading a 6M file using ftp client and the transfer rate > 100kByte/s (so it must be using HSDPA) and the indicator shows "H" instead of "3G", I made a call from my other phone and it rings! So i guess it's the Vodafone problem instead of U1000.
Tommy
tommy1971 said:
I have tested on 3 Hong Kong using 3.5G, I was downloading a 6M file using ftp client and the transfer rate > 100kByte/s (so it must be using HSDPA) and the indicator shows "H" instead of "3G", I made a call from my other phone and it rings! So i guess it's the Vodafone problem instead of U1000.
Tommy
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yes i am guessing the same too.......thanks for your help, now we just need one more Vodafone UK user to confirm this.
slightly ot but I wonder is vodafones issue simliar using the three (uk or ie) networks?
ANyone using Advantage or similar model with the three HSDPA network?
it would certainly give me food for thought before my purchase..
weareborg said:
slightly ot but I wonder is vodafones issue simliar using the three (uk or ie) networks?
ANyone using Advantage or similar model with the three HSDPA network?
it would certainly give me food for thought before my purchase..
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i doubt Vodafone is the only one, basically is to do with their network hardware and protocol, if other company uses the same, you will be in the same situation with me. I have heard member here report that some operation in Asia and Europe acting the same, so once again, it's not just Vodafone (i think).
Same problem with Three in Sweden...
and I´m pretty sure that they are using Ericsson equipment here. Anyone else in Sweden with the same problem?
TYTN Black 2.5
Radio 1.41.00.10
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I have a Hermes through Vodafone and recently flashed with AKU 3.31 so can tell when I am connected via HSDPA. I am using FlexMail 2007 and I have been having the same problem that you describe. Some of my incoming calls go straight to voicemail, paricularly since with the IMAP IDLE function on FlexMail is frequently connecting. When I try to make calls I end up having to close FlexMail before making a call. By coincidence, I just contacted T-Mobile yesterday, and I found two other reasons for switching: 1) Web 'n Walk -- up to 1GB per month under their fair usage policy, the closest I have found to unlimited data in the UK and at a very reasonable price, and 2) Business One Plan which allows you to use your inclusive minutes for calls to North America and Europe for no extra charge. The only downside that I can see with switching to T-Mobile is that sms bundles are separate, while with Vodafone they are included in the data packages, and I will lose access to Vodafone Text Centre, which allows me to send sms messages from my computer within Outlook over the internet (and interestingly counts these as sms messages sent from the UK no matter what country I am in, so all messages I send using this are included in my bundle).
I can now confirm now at least all Vodafone UK customer will have this problem when they connect to HSDPA, i have cancell my contract with them, i pay my remaining contract fee which is £320 ! I wrote a 3 page long letter to them explaining this to them, the reason of my cancellation is because their network issue, not mine. I have phone them a lot of times as well, the answer i got is "don't use 3G then, just use GPRS!".
Anyway, i am now on T-mobile network, and the above problem is no longer here, i connect to HSDPA, if calls comes in, the network will drop itself to 3G for me to answer the phone, then up again to HSDPA once the call is finish, sweet!
wu5262 said:
I can now confirm now at least all Vodafone UK customer will have this problem when they connect to HSDPA, i have cancell my contract with them, i pay my remaining contract fee which is £320 ! I wrote a 3 page long letter to them explaining this to them, the reason of my cancellation is because their network issue, not mine. I have phone them a lot of times as well, the answer i got is "don't use 3G then, just use GPRS!".
Anyway, i am now on T-mobile network, and the above problem is no longer here, i connect to HSDPA, if calls comes in, the network will drop itself to 3G for me to answer the phone, then up again to HSDPA once the call is finish, sweet!
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Glad you got it sorted Wu & welcome to the T-Mob club.
How do i use HSDPA?
I get GPRS/3G as options in the connections box...
I only ever see 3G in the icon at the top.
Im on t-Mobile UK
All,
Are you experiencing problems with the 3G network?
I work in the city near Liverpool Street and for the last couple of weeks I am experiencing problems when logged on to the 3G network.
For example when I dial my mobile it goes straight to my voicemail.
Some of my work colleagues are unable to connect to the 3G data network.
Anyone else experiening this?
If I switch back to the GSM network everything works fine.
I have tried ringing T-Mobile and can not get through to them,
I am using Black 2.5 WM6 and radio 1.41
Thanks
Msuk
not experienced probs
Been OK for me. I use a virgin sim but believe it uses T-Mobile network. Work in same area.
Same problem here in Manchester - 3G has been fine and rock solid until Saturday night and all hell has now broken loose....
Works OK at first, then no calls can get through - datarates are up and down like a tarts knickers (if available at all) and occasionally cell disappears totally. Move into city centre and all is well again :-/
Ruled out a device problem by trying another device
T-Mob are aware there is a problem with 3G at the moment but customer services were unable to point to a resolve time.
In the interim tho (incase you didn't guess) you can force your device onto GSM rather than 3G if missing calls is critical for you when the network's having a play up.
Hey Guys
yeah t-mobile have serious issues with the 3g network at the moment (as of this lunch time). Its there number 1 priority issue and have every one and his brother looking into it.
In the meantime, they have told me to drop my calls down to GSM - in reality this means that you won't be able to make video calls but thats pretty much it.
Start->Settings->Phone->Band-> "Select your network Type" to GSM (from Auto.
London/ Canary Wharf - same problem
Same problem with 3G in Canary Wharf in London - both on Hermes and Trinity. Switching to GSM solves the problem.
Sometimes people can not contact me.
Outgoing calls - people hear me fine, but I can hardly hear them.
Have tried various radio 35, 38 and 41. And various ROM - WM6 and official HTC WM5... Same problem.
So when I leave all the band settings to auto on the phone, it immediately connects to AT&T's 3G network and shows the "H" in the title bar it worked for a little while then calls stopped coming through, after a hard reset it works again with calls for a few hours, then it begins to fail.
If I switch the bands to GSM and manually select the frequencies (850 + 1900, according to wm) then it connects to the EDGE network, and I can make and receive calls as I please, no problems, except for the crappy network speed.
So someone help me out here please, is the phone defective, or is it not working as it should because of the lack of the 850 band? I know that AT&T works on either or but this problem has me stumped.
Other than this rather huge problem (phone that cant make calls), I absolutely love the Xperia and would hate to return and wait for another.
did you try to use the connection wizard to let the phone config itself?
after I put my iphone sim in it shows the H/3G icon on anf off all the time, while I can receive call I was unable to go online.... after someone suggested me to call att to update the imei on my account to the x1, I found that I still have to go to connection and change the setting myself b4 it can go online. you will have to remove the user name and pw in media net setting and uncheck the proxy server.
I guess my case is a little different than yours but I guess you can give it a try... good luck =)
Thanks, I actually haven't tried that since i figured it would be the same as what happens when you turn the phone on for the first time, when it autoconfigs.
if it say it detect a new sim and ask if you want to do the auto config then I guess its the same... but again I did need to change some settings inside the network config to make it work too... so I am guessing the "auto config" has some flaw in it
No problem with my X1i when I venture in a1900mhz area close to my home. I live in a small town in Ca. only 850mhz here. But in the larger Metro area around me... No Problems with calls or hspeed data access...
Stuart
Thanks for the replies, It looks like the Configuration wizard in the settings menu did the trick. It do something else that the autoconfig doesnt. The phone seems to work now just fine, although it doesnt hang on to the signal as well as my old k790a. The office I work in is an ATT dead zone and I could make calls using the K790a with only one bar, with the Xperia it either doesnt go through or drops the call.
Again this is better as it works now, just not as well as my old phone.
Also, scl_electronics, so you are saying the X1i has both 850 and 1900mhz bands? I had a feeling mine did too, but I thought it was put to rest that that wasnt the case with the X1i....
Sorry Aaron J,
i should have been more specific!! Where I live, 3G is only on 850mhz band so I don't get access..Just The edge network. When I venture about 10 mile away toward the major Metro areas..The 1900mhz band are used. So the H is displayed, but I don't have those access problems for calls or data!!
But i am waiting to see if they can crack the rom for 850mhz-3G access!!
Stuart
scl_electronics said:
Sorry Aaron J,
i should have been more specific!! Where I live, 3G is only on 850mhz band so I don't get access..Just The edge network. When I venture about 10 mile away toward the major Metro areas..The 1900mhz band are used. So the H is displayed, but I don't have those access problems for calls or data!!
But i am waiting to see if they can crack the rom for 850mhz-3G access!!
Stuart
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Oh ok thats kind of makes, sense although I thought the X1i didnt have an 850 band at all, so what frequency does it work off then?
Anyways, back to my problem....I spoke too soon, it dont work on 3G switched to EDGE. I might just try getting a new sim card, mine is a Cingular one from 2005, that has been in at least 4 different phones now including the X1i.
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Oh ok thats kind of makes, sense although I thought the X1i didnt have an 850 band at all, so what frequency does it work off then?
Anyways, back to my problem....I spoke too soon, it dont work on 3G switched to EDGE. I might just try getting a new sim card, mine is a Cingular one from 2005, that has been in at least 4 different phones now including the X1i.
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Well out here in Ca... 850mhz gsm/edge is used ..So I quad band gsm phone is handy!!!
Stuart
Yes it is! My little problem is a little confusing though as one thing I just realized that I didnt say before is that the phone has no problem connecting to the 3G network using HSDPA. I get full bars with the H icon pretty much everywhere in my area and my data speeds are very good. So I can surf the net, download programs, watch high quality youtube videos using the app in touchflo and even send and receive texts just fine.....just no calls when on 3G. I'm hoping its just setting somewhere and not a faulty device.
I live in Raleigh NC by the way so maybe it could be a faulty tower?
Well when venture into Stockton Ca. my phone switches to 3G-HSDPA:1900MHZ Without a connection hitch....
Have you tried a soft reset......
But when all else fails Hard Reset to the Rescue!!!
Btw... in several of my ppc-wm units when restoring to OEM setting(hard reset) there has been many time the process had a problem. So something would be screwed up!! So when You don't succeed, try another hard reset!!
Good luck,
Stuart
hey i was wonder if your problem is HSDPA/HSUPA being on, i have at&t also and it worked for the first few weeks fine with it being on then all of a sudden it stopped and couldn't connect to the internet, before i had the H/Edge showing up and also my email never updated when it was set to do it every 15minutes. Now that i disable the HSDPA/HSUPA i see 3G/Edge and email update all the time on the X1i. Just wonder if that might fix it, I'm all kinda still new to all this but i had my X1i for 2 1/2 weeks now.
Hello thanks for all the suggestions, Experiaenjoy, no I haven't tried mainly because I can connect to the data network just fine and get awesome speeds with full bars pretty much everywhere, all of my data related activities and programs work just fine (aka murder my battery life ). I just cant make calls while on 3G.
I talked to a coworker today who used to be a regional manager at AT&T hee said that he saw many cases of people who were having problems where it was due to the SIM card. He said they all had the older orange Cingular card and that an update to the new blue AT&T card solved all problems. So right now I'm trying to see if I can get mine updated (I do have an older Cingular SIM). Once I get that, I will do a hard reset (3rd one also done about 20 soft resets since I 've had it-I've installed a bunch of programs and tweaks) and skip the auto config and go straight to the connection wizard.