I am really sorry to say that i face a strange problem with my HTC TOUCH with original rom during the past 20 days. The FM radio reception got very bad having as a result to receive 2-3 weak signals instead of the full list of nearly 50 stations before (we are always talking about the same place and with the reception double-checked with other devices too) Additionally, the signal strength bars are often moving like crazy or blinking like disco lights even in "no FM signal" cases!! I did not install any new software or made any change to the rom. I tried to fix the problem with the "HD tweak"'s option for radio improvement, BUT WITHOUT ANY LUCK!! What is going on? Is there an FM radio hardware problem that leads to phone's replacement (telephone and GPS are working fine, though)? Should i do a hard reset? What would you recommend? Thank you in advance for your reply!!
same thing happened to me too last couple of days. Did you fix it?
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I have problems with my SPV M1000 - I work in an area with no signal, however to regain a signal when I leave work I must soft-reset the device, once resetted I gain a signal.
When at work, rather than no bars, I have a "scrolling" 3 dots, as if it is searching.
Any ideas??
same problem
I am having the same problem in areas with a bad signal. The signal indicator shows 3 or more bars, but the quality is not good. The radio part stops working. To fix it I just enabled and disabled the flight-mode. My guess is, that there is a kind of error counter than reaches the limit...
I had a similar issue with my phone a couple of months ago. I asked for information and was told that it could ha hardware or software.
Anyway, I did a hard rest and at first it seemed that it had fixed the issue. but then i realized that it had not. So then i performed a radio upgrade and now the issue is solved.
Before looking at hardware issue i suggest youtry all software related remedies first.
1. hard reset and see if this fixes the issue
2. if it doesn.t upgrade (or in some cases downgradig has helped) the radio stack
hopefully this should help. if it doesnt then contact the manufacturer and have it checked out.
After I picked up the MDA I noticed that occasionally, while attempting an EDGE connection, the radio would appear to reset. Signal bars would disappear and the dots under the antenna would appear. The data connection would never take place and as far as I could tell the radio reset. This occurred several times in the course of a day. So did a hard reset on the phone which I hadn't done since picking it up. Now the symptom appears to have changed. Instead of it appearing to reset, it appears to "stick". Indicated signal strength never changes, the data connection is never actually made and eventually I turn the radio off and back on again via flight mode. Again, this only seems to happen while attempting a data connection, either EDGE or GPRS.
I've written Tmo support but I'm curious if this has happened to anyone else or if it may be a problem with my specific phone. And never having had a problem like this before, should I take the phone back to the store and ask for a replacement or do I need to hear that from Tmo?
Thanks!
I have a Cingular 8125 on TMO network and have the basically the same problem. GPRS/EDGE would occasionally stop working. Once it begins to "hang", I would notice the radio icon lose the bars and the dots would appear. However, It would reset on its own after a minute or two. This happens a number of times a day. Annoying the crap outta me.
The MDA ships with an older version of the radio rom. Maybe it would help if you updated it.
kamskii said:
I have a Cingular 8125 on TMO network and have the basically the same problem. GPRS/EDGE would occasionally stop working. Once it begins to "hang", I would notice the radio icon lose the bars and the dots would appear. However, It would reset on its own after a minute or two. This happens a number of times a day. Annoying the crap outta me.
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yeah, that's the one. I'll see what Tmo has to say, I'm sure as hell not flashing a phone that's days old and well within the warranty period. In the off chance it's software, I did another hard reset and prevented it from installing the extrom stuff.
update: Customer support asked me to try another SIM, which I did. When that didn't help, they told me to bring it back and they'd give me another one. Hopefully that'll be the end of it.
hi,
have the same problem. I just "loose" the signal and it searches, searches .... and again. SR or flight mode on/off usually helps. but its really getting annoying. I have feeling it is in places where there is a weak signal (but just opinio, not a proven fact). Sometimes happens, sometimes not at all. Dont know what to do about it.
I've noticed the same with the Cingular 8125 on Cingular's network. The radio version is 1.09.11. I am wondering if the later radio version would make a difference?
exchguy said:
I've noticed the same with the Cingular 8125 on Cingular's network. The radio version is 1.09.11. I am wondering if the later radio version would make a difference?
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I upgraded the Radio rom on my 8125 to 1.13.10. I *think* it helped, but to be honest, it still happens. I also now, as a habit, turn off GPRS by pressing the red button for 5 seconds. This seems to help a bit too.
It's really a crapshoot. There are times when I can stay connected to GPRS for hours and hours, while other days i would get kicked within minutes. When the 2.8.7.102 rom is officially released, I will load that in hopes of fixing this problem.
I've had this same problem for months no matter device I use. At first I thought it was because I was using non T-mobile branded phones, but since using devices like the T809 as a modem and the MDA I get the same problem, edge/gprs would connect and stop working/hang after while. Most likely its a network issue, and this didn't start happening to me until T-mobile released edge data service. I'm actually a sales rep for tmo and haven't heard anything from tech support.
I've not had it happen with 1.12.10 (I think) - NOT the 1.13 version, but the one before it. Flashed it the other day - perfect since. The stock T-Mo radio ROM did it once in a while, usually in a poor signal area.
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This happened on my Treo 600 on T-Mobile. The problem seems to be city-specific, so it happened in Pasadena frequently but not in DC.
hi, i just got the tmobile MDA and everything works perfect, i dont seem to have the problem of the GPRS, the only problem i have is that the sound of the phone is too low. any suggestions?
P.S. whats the website to download updates and softwares for it?
thanks
PETER
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I've not had it happen with 1.12.10 (I think) - NOT the 1.13 version, but the one before it. Flashed it the other day - perfect since. The stock T-Mo radio ROM did it once in a while, usually in a poor signal area.
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Yep, that was my experience exactly, I haven't had a problem even once since flashing 1.12. Thought about trying 1.13 but didn't want to push my luck. The phone seems to be 100% now.
I have been having this problem for awhile and thought it would change based on different ROM and radios, but it doesn't.
Strangely I don't remember this happening right when I got the phone, but then again, I might not have noticed, or it might have started after I first reflashed (to the official 8525 update 2.15)
If I leave the phone in the default Auto band select mode, with any ROM and radio (although I never tried going back to the initial shipped one) I get almost every call dropped if I have a 3G signal. It also happens with data. I will be in a call and suddenly the sound both ways will cut out, I look at the phone and the 3G has changed to G. The call won't "end" until I press the end key, but there is no sound either way. The same thing will happen with data like if say I am streaming music. The icon will turn from 3G to G and then eventually reconnect.
If I set it on GSM only, this never (well almost, no dropped calls, but the icon will randomly flash to G now and then... maybe happened like twice) happens and no calls or data connections are dropped.
When I was in Africa I used an Areeba SIM and while the signal was only G (E in Accra, the capital of Ghana) most of the time, I never once had a dropped call.
My phone is in great condition, with a plastic case and what not, and has only been like, really lightly dropped (like fallen out of my pocket when changing or something, maybe a few inches) a couple times, but nothing remotely like bad.
I've noticed that if I set it to WCDMA only, I get only a few dropped calls and data and only if I lose service. Which led me to believe the problem was with switching from 3G to E/G.
I looked around on here and saw that a few other people had dropped calls as well, but can't help but wonder if this is a physical hardware problem or a network problem or a problem with the radio version.
What's weird is that I noticed it happens even in strong 3G areas (I'm in New Jersey) like Long Branch and New York City.
Any ideas?
This is a well documented problem. As you have discovered the solution is to use an application like Danielhererro's Bandswitch application (see commmgrpro) to force it to one band or another. The Hermes is set to constantly swap to strongest band - it does not do this well at all. Even within one room for example the signal can vary from one band being strongest to another. This is not a fault peculiar to your phone!!.
Mike
I've had my wizard (cingular 8125) for just a little but over a year, but this past month I've had some abnormal issues with it.
I've dropped this phone a few times, but randomly this past month I have noticed a severe amount of service dropping in different forms.
Sometimes I'll be on the phone and it will randomly drop and start searching for a signal, in a well serviced area. Sometimes I'll be texting, and it will have service(2-6bars, enough for texting) but it will refuse to send the message, and when I try to call, it says invalid sim, and I have to reboot.
Sometimes If I am lucky, when the service drops it will pick it up within 20 seconds, it can take up to 5min, and sometimes I have to restart it.
This phone has been stock up untill this problem started (no rom flashing/anything) I tried unlocking it and trying different roms on it recently as a last ditch effort to fix this annoying problem. If anyone knows of a solution to this problem, I'd be really appreciative of it, otherwise im getting a new phone
While my first instinct is to convince you to sell me your otherwise functioning phone on the cheap, I must resort to being the good guy (or else get spanked by the mods...)
There is a registry fix for the kind of signal dropping you're describing. I'm surprised you went for so long without experiencing the problem. I did almost right away when I got mine last year. You should try it first, if you haven't already...
I think this is the one I used:
http://www.pocketpctweaks.com/pocketpc_tweaks/fix_drop_calls
i don't think its a Rom problem,as signal reception is not depended on the Rom,its an OS,rather its more depended on the Radio Rom (GSM) of the phone.Usually,by upgrading the Radio Rom improves the signal reception quality.Instead of flashing different roms,try to flash different Radio Roms and check if it improves the signal quality.
But,here,I think,perhaps,the problem lies more on the hardware part then the Radio Rom. as you say,it has been dropped a couple of times,it may be the the External Antenna cover has lost proper connection with the Internal antenna connection.Check the fastening clips which snap in to secure the External antenna cover to the internal are properly secured in and have not come off, are not loose or broken,which might be causing it to not having proper connection.
Cheers!
Well i tweaked those settings and tore this baby apart, and honestly the service was dramatically improved for this entire week, untill thursday, when service began dropping and it began to start telling me my sim was invalid. So I'm kinda lost here, it seems no one else has had this type of issue....
And on a sidenote I am unable to connect to gprs or edge to send pictures via mms. I noticed this after I started flashing different roms, so I think its software related. I did however download that .cab package floating around that has all the cingular media net settings. But when I try to send a picture my phone just seems kinda lost lol
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I reflashed the rom to the official htc cingular rom, and that fixed the edge/gprs issue, but service is still bad.... Id like to try some different radio roms before totally giving up hope on this thing, but this site has seem to take down its ftp.... anyone have any wizard radio roms uploaded? preferably ones that work well with cingular/ at&t here in the US.... thanks
bump... guess no one has any ideas=(..... but since the ftp is back up ill try some radio roms
Ok my phone just recently started having signal issues no matter what rom i flash or where i am it will have signal for a little bit then it will say no signal. I cant figure out what the problem is. I googled it but most people have this problem with their phone brand new where as mine just started and i have had the phone for 6 months
most likely its your radio, radio is what determines your signal strength and quality, try using another radio version and see if that improves it.
thats what i thought it was to but i have tried all the radios and the problem just doesnt go away. I have tried soft resets hard resets but no luck im guessing the phones just messed up now though i have never even dropped the darn thing.
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thats what i thought it was to but i have tried all the radios and the problem just doesnt go away. I have tried soft resets hard resets but no luck im guessing the phones just messed up now though i have never even dropped the darn thing.
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What rom, and other information are you using?
What about other factors? Like your environment. Did you recently get a new case or change anything physically about the phone? Maybe opened it up or something. Maybe your phone has a case of iPhone disease or something...just grasping at straws here.
Does it occur in the same location or every location? Does it seem like its attempting to "hunt" for a signal or do you just have something like 1 bar then it drops out and eventually comes back. Or does it drop out never to reappear only when you do a hard reset (turn off and on)?
I had a radio issue with my older TYTN (I) and it drops in a really strong area starts hunting then finds the signal and its very strong. Eventually it stops finding the signal unless you turn it on multiple times. Even this would not work and it wouldn't get the radio version when the phone was turned on. Had to replace the motherboard and it was fine since. Also trying to reflash a rom/radio with a bad radio in the phone can be pretty difficult - like it won't flash. Remember mine would freeze at 15% and never go any further.
If its the radio you probably wouldn't see the radio ver code when the phone first turns on. This is if the radio chip is really dying. Try the legimate original stock radio (use TMOBILE's ROM if you are in the US) for a while otherwise the phone should still be under warranty.
Well im using elegencia rom the newest one and i have tried all the radios and the problem doesnt seem to go away. The problem happens no matter where i am even in the towns were i would never lose reception i get no bars there once in awhile every 5 mins i get no bars then it comes back then it goes away. The phone is still under warranty im going to keep searching for another fix for the next week if not im going to send back i wish they would just give me a different phone.
if you have not done so try another sim card. when the sim card gets corrupted, they have a tendency to act just like you are describing.
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if you have not done so try another sim card. when the sim card gets corrupted, they have a tendency to act just like you are describing.
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thats the one thing i havent tried im going to try that i hope thats the problem.