Alright, so i flashed mary's rom onto my phone...
I bought the phone from spain and it is vodafone branded..
I unlocked it and flashed a radio to it..
But for some reason it will only stay on G(gsm) mode.. with an occassional switch to E (edge)..
i know i have Both full Edge and 3G connection where i live..
Does anyone know why this is happening?
it can vary from which tower. if more people are using edge you will get gsm and vice versa
try ringing vodafone and get them to send the settings to your phone
G means GPRS but not GSM.
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Hi, i'm from Canada, PQ, Montreal and another mate in this forum from Canada, Vancouver is having the same problem.
For the first 10-20secs after the X1i has been booted succesfully. We get the G status icon(GPRS signal) in the corner and get 2-3bars of signal, during these times, we can call/text or receive calls. After this, the G signal will be replaced by E signal (Edge), this is when i cannot make any calls nor receive any calls nor send any message. I tried this while i was in the streets in a open sky place. I tried my friend's phone and i had FULL SIGNAL (its an nokia 5800 xpress) , i tried my other phone, nokia n95 8gb, i get sky rocketing signal as well.
So the only way to call me, is to keep on trying , hoping i get GPRS status. I have tested my mom's sim card prepaid , to see if it relates to 3G internet or something , still no luck. Anyone from canada having problems?? I'm with rogers. They use 850mhz/1850mhz , i have disabled HSPDA and seletected these two bands, still no luck .... I cannot update the radio rom because its locked ....
Please help =(
perhaps we might have to unlock the phone with Fido to use voice calls on edge? i'm having the same problem. ;(
Perhaps you have to call fido to disable EDGE and use GPRS only ... i'm gonna have to refund my x1 =(
Initially, Fido worked basically with 1900MHz but since the acquisition of Fido by Rogers in 2004, Rogers integrated the networks extending coverage thru 850MHz...
Better get the X1a or change provider
I live in sweden and I also have problem with my signal. it just disapears from time to time.
Same problem here on the other side of the world; in Abu Dhabi. Sometime the signal is completely lost!
AyashiFX55 said:
Perhaps you have to call fido to disable EDGE and use GPRS only ... i'm gonna have to refund my x1 =(
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is it possible to disable Edge?? THe "E" symbol only indicate edge reception but we are not technically connected to it. Can i actually ask them to cut Edge reception totally?
I only have the voice plan in the first place.
Hi,
is there anyone else that have problem with the 3G coverage in sweden? I'm using Tele2. Especial when the phone is "all clean" like after a rom update or hard reset.
On places i know there is 3G coverage it only says GSM, i have try the band settings and then i got 3G , BUT when it's out off 3G range i have no signal.
I tried my sim card in a Sony Ericsson, then i got full 3G coverage on the same spot. I got a new sim card, and no luck with that.
My friend had same problem with his phone, using Telenor. The strange thing is when we played around with the settings and left the phone on WCDMA a few days, then shift back to Auto in Network type it seems to work pretty good UNTIL i got the new rom. I tried the same metod and had no luck this time.
Anyone else that have experianced problem with 3G coverage in Sweden?
I experience the same problem with Telia. I had no problems before the last ROM-upgrade that came in april. Now the reception is very weak and the signal is just one dot in places there it was full before the upgrade. Please keep in touch if you find a solution.
I got the same problems and havnt done the new rom update yet, i think the 3g reception just was this bad and never thought about maby its the phone.. So if its someway to solve it id be very happy to know
As far as I know rom has nothing to do with it. Upgrade your radio
I think i found a solution that works.
I call a few people and found out this, go into Phone Settings, found the tab Network, put the "Network Selection" to Manual, press "Set Networks", wait a for a moment and when you got the list, move and check "Sweden 3G" (i got 2 of them) to the top of the list and after then put you provider below Sweden 3G, i got 6 Tele2 under and make sure that all are checked. So my list looks like this, (make sure that you have 3G on the spot you 're at when searching for networks)
Sweden 3G
Sweden 3G
24007
TELE2
TELE2
TELE2
TELE2
TELE2
After this i got 3G right away! And i have seen a gsm signal also when i lost the 3G.
Sweden 3G is a "network" that all 3G providers in sweden use. Then it up to your provider to put up more antennas for better coverage. So if you using Telia,Telenor,3,Tele2 etc you should use Sweden 3G.
It must be a problem with the "Auto search network" thing in HTC. The HTC Support lady told me that she got some calls about this thing, and not only for Touch HD.
I Tried with GoogleMaps on the way home from work, and it works perfect, and at last i got the speed of the map update thru 3G .. Realtime at Satellite View.
Tell me if it worked for you guys.
drgregur...you need more people to call.
drgregur...you need more people to call.
Tele2 and Telia(TeliaSonera) has their own 2G/GSM networks but share their 3G Network called Sweden 3G (SVENSKA UMTS NÄT) between themselfs.
Telenor inherited the old 2G/3G Network from (Europolitan later bought by) Vodafone who fled the Swedish scene years ago.
3 (Tre/Three) Has its own UMTS/3G network, but no own 2G network.
As you are a customer in this mixed Tele2/Telia network, you need a 64K SIM card. Speak to your customer service, and they will be able to help you.
I know that at least Telia is blocking less than 64k SIM cards in their 3G network.
Svedis
(Swedish)
I cahcked, and i got the 64k simcard already. Same problem, seems to be some problem with the phone. My friend uses telenor and got smiliar problem. I running on my solution that i wrote above and it works.
coverage gsm problems. gsminstallations.co.uk
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I just bought an hd from a store in canada but used (demo)
cid=htc_001 0
1.14.405.0 (21010) wwe
10/20/08
radio 1.09.25.14
prot = 52.49a.25.26u
blac100 32M spl-1.14.olinex. microp-blackstone (led)v6
cannot seem to register on the gsm network.
fido gsm is 850-1900.
I know g3 wont work but gsm should and is not.
try changing the radio, check the wiki, might end up being a bit of trial & error. You could also try going back to a stock rom first.
thanks i may try the radio.
I think my rom is a stock one?
No one here using fido?
I was able to register onto the network when hard reseting with the sim in the phone...
took a long time to get a signal...
signal was there, gprs icon was on... but wsn't able to receive calls or make calls.
When calling my cell, i got the answering system.
how to be sure it is not locked?
Still cannot make or receive calls
flashed with RUU_BlackStone_HKCSL_WWE_1[1].19.831.0_Radio_52.49a.25.26_1.09.25.14_Ship.exe. Still same radio as before.
now registers fast in network
gets signal and Edge icons but cannot make or receive calls - no line...
could it be it is not unlocked?
They told me it was...
how to be sure?
changed the sim card to a newer one made after 3G introduction and it now works.
ecb5 said:
changed the sim card to a newer one made after 3G introduction and it now works.
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But only works when the network icon is G. It doesn't when icon is E.
Here in Canada the phone's 3G capabilities are not used.
When i am somewhere where the network icon is E, i got a signal icon but no line. I cannot make or receive calls
Anyone has seen this.
Phone band and network are in Automatic... if i try to asiggn a band and network manually...same problem.
it honestly sounds to me like something is damaged with the phone, i think you should see if there is an HTC partner in Canada, and check to see if maybe the device is under warranty and can be repaired.
Im in Canada with rogers and have no problem making or receiving calls with my hd. 3G dont seem to work though
well it seems it is a known issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=476139&highlight=edge+gprs+drop
mine has also a SN beginning with HT845 as many faulty devices have.
My problems is i have olinex 1.14 on it
I have a Touch HD too and works fine with Fido here in Canada.
I used the factory rom for about a week then used the custom rom.
have tried several roms and they all worked on my HD with the fido network.
the only thing is i have the roaming icon on all the time, but luckily i dont get charged roaming once i'm in my local area.
Dont know why you are having problems with yours, but like someone said i'm also guessing there may be something wroong with your handset.
try taking it to a repair shop (HTC authorized at least) and see what they also say.
best of luck
HTC Touch HD with Fido
I have also bought touch HD and having same issue, I can dial and recieve calls while I am outside but when I am any where inside I can not recieve or call any one from HD, I think touch hd that I have has 900 frequency that is why I am having issue, Fido and Rogers works good on 850 frequency. Does any one know how can I solve this problem
As I said before I have touch HD with rogers network. I have no problem recieving or making calls even indoors. I bought mine at pacific mall a year ago
Only HTC Touch HD T8285 will work on Fido/Rogers/Bell/Telus 3G network.
I think you have T8282 and this is the reason that you cannot get 3G or H icon on the top bar.
I have T8285 and it works fine on Fido 3G network It show 3G and H on the top bar.
no matter you do (like flashing radio or rom) it will not chnage the UMTS signal. It is hardware related.
Howzit
I've noticed there are a few South Africans on this forum. Anyways I have an HTC Aria which I brought in USA on AT&T's network. When I got back home in SA my brother (who has a HTC Hero) helped my flash the phone, or root, or whatever its called. Bottom line is the phone is now unlocked and working on Vodacom network and its running Froyo 2.2 100% no problems with apps or anything.
The major problem I am having is network related. I can't seem to get 3G or HSDPA on my Aria. My brothers Hero get's HSDPA signal no problem, the only thing my phone displays is a "G" above the signal meter. I've got Vodacom settings and I can connect to the internet with my phone, but it's slow cause it's only GPRS.
If I go to settings and change Network Mode to WCDMA only, then I don't get any service at all.
Can anyone help out?
Regards!
Hi all,
Flashed the new (...015) baseband version to my e15a phone a few weeks ago (chose the correct 'a' baseband), and since then have not been able to get any 3G coverage in my home town which originally had almost perfect coverage, if I put my sim into other phones it will detect 3G, which leads me to believe the problem is my phone. Weird thing is, I still get decent 3g coverage in the city, and I can pick up the 3G signal on other networks in my home town, so I know my 3G signal hasn't been fried completely. I've tried restoring my phone to factory settings via PCC, re-installing the old baseband, and trying a new sim, all to no avail. Is it possible that i've partially fried the 3G receiving hardware in my phone?, or maybe vodafone (my network in Australia) runs on a different 3G frequency in my home town that this new baseband doesn't recognize? any other possible suggestions?