Very bad network sensitivity - HD2 General

Hello,
I'm using my HD2 on the french network of Orange.
I previously owned a P3600 and a HD1. With both of these phones I had a strong network signal inside my house (H with 2 or 3).
My HD2 is switching all the time between HSDPA, edge and GPRS.
I'm very disappointed with its network sensitivity.
Are there other users experiencing similar troubles ?
Thanks
Sebastien

+1 to that.and i am havinng another problem.
every time my phone switches from H to 3G i cannot connect to the internet.but when it goes back to H everything is back to normal.

Yes, having the same issues. Very poor signal. Every time I pick up the phone, I lose the signal completely. I have to put it down after composing a text, wait for the signal to come back and then send it.
Hopefully a future radio update might improve it.

Yes agreed - having very similar issues. My phone is also continually switching between 3G and GPRS. It does this seemingly at random. I do not change the way I am holding the phone, nor am I moving. doesn't seem overly good to me.
I seem to have form for buying phones that have poor reception quality. My previous phone (HTC G1) was just the same.
My wife has had a Nokia N95 then recently a Nokia 5800 - these have both had a far better and more stable network reception.

Ok i'm not alone !!!
I really need a new radio ROM !!

PLUS 1 more!
I AM really disappointed to pay 615 EUR for that ****! Of course the HD2 is not trash but the radio unit (with stock radio rom) is it indeed.
see signature for details.

Yes, even the stock Radio rom of my HD1 was far better than this one !

+1 more.
Even in an areas where the signal normally was great with my Kaiser it is now totally gone.

It's nice to have such a wonderful internet machine and not be able to find a good network to use it

There is a 1.48 TEST rom floating in the rom development subforum.
This has improved the signal tremendously for me as it has a new radio.
Proceed with Caution though as it is a TEST Rom, not supported from HTC.
You will lose your warranty if your phone develops a problem and if you need to send it in for repair with this Rom.
Once that has been said, its a great Rom with a lot better signal and a lot better battery life at least for me

broncogr said:
There is a 1.48 TEST rom floating in the rom development subforum.
This has improved the signal tremendously for me as it has a new radio.
Proceed with Caution though as it is a TEST Rom, not supported from HTC.
You will lose your warranty if your phone develops a problem and if you need to send it in for repair with this Rom.
Once that has been said, its a great Rom with a lot better signal and a lot better battery life at least for me
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Sorry, I'm new to WM. Is a TEST rom an official, beta ROM or some sort of custom build?

Its a beta Rom coming from HTC. It is official but not final. It is a Test

Yes, sorry to hear that guys, my hd2's radio is a **** as well. Same symptoms.
Hope a new ROM will solve this issue.

broncogr said:
Its a beta Rom coming from HTC. It is official but not final. It is a Test
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Apparently some new ones are shipping with 1.48 so there should be a stock build up soon.
Mine's due for delivery tomorrow so with any luck it will already have 1.48

Cool this new rom seems promising.
I will try it tomorrow I think !

I wonder if the crappy 3G and H (hsdpa) signal level is a 'local' ROM issue or is it common to all HD2 (WWE). Most reviews I'd read praise the reception capabilities of HD2.
I plan o migrate from HD to HD2, but if this is the case then I intend to wait till a better (official) radio is available.

me too. My previous HD had fully 4 bars 3G all the time in my flat. Now my HD2 switches between 3 and 4 bars. It has definitely worse radio reception than HD had. But only because of this I won't reinstall everything, I think a new official radioROM (and xSPL) will be out in a couple of weeks.

Kchris, yours seems very usable
On mine, the networks switchs all the time between H and E and G

What is very strange is that some people aren't experiencing any trouble with the network sensitivity.
Maybe it's just our phones which have a hardware trouble ???

That's weird, I have the WWE 1.43 ROM and the reception is actually better than on my old P3600.
It's also almost always on HSDPA (4 bars most of the time), it only switches to 3G on rare occasions (or after a soft reset, before the data connection of course )
What is the ROM version you guys have?

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Software Bugs/Orange

Guys
Im a newbie so read this with a forgiving hat on. I have done a search too before anyone says it
My htc touch HD appears not to be perfect. It works, but after calls it can take up to 10 secs to update the screen which is truly annoying. However, my biggest bugbear is the fact that iPlayer from BBC works for 5 mins and cuts out. This is a constant.
I spoke with HTC and they said they have come across this bug however, it's only with Orange network phones that they cannot upgrade due to a Ms licence agreement with Orange. Orange have my query and are considering it (helpdesks eh!)and neither have they realised their version of the htc ROM update from early april either.
Anyone seen or experienced this and sorted it ? Thanks . The 'Lhad.
I didn't quite realise that Iplayer stopping was a bug. Its hugely frustrating watching iplayer and it happening. I put it down to dodgy wi-fi connection, so just stopped using my phone to watch stuff on.
I do have an issue with my phone in that I seem to miss loads of calls, I just get a text a few minutes later saying somebody rang but left no message even when I'm in signal. But I'm sure thats down to Orange rather than a bug in my Touch HD.
Flash with Dutty's ROM. It seems to resolve most of the problems with the Orange version
I have to admit... flashing new ROMs is the way forward. I spent three months tweaking my HD daily to try and make it less buggy and more functional overall (literally hundreds of tweaks, and just about every app under the sun). I finally decided to bite the bullet and flashed Dutty's v3 XT ROM when it reached version 3.0 (final stable release - except for the version 3.1 that came out today)... and... it really does make a huge difference in overall functionality. I am soooooo much happier with my device now.
At some point I will post the ridiculous list of tweaks and apps I tried, just for other peoples reference, but... ROM flashing is the way forward. Honest.
(Caveat: - Flashing will invalidate your warranty - but definitely worth it for a fluid functional device that doesn't crash at any and every opportunity).
Also... there's a lower resolution iPlayer APP on here called myPlayer... which is truly brilliant if you're not fussed about the loss of picture quality, but prefer an achievable data stream! Not very pretty, but very functional if you're on the move.
many thanks to sbarts and especially flid. I've downloaded dutty's XT Rom but really worried about doing the install. Is there a level of software that wont work etc?
Dont really know the questions to ask... just dont want to break the phone when it's only 3 month old! Again, thanks in advance for any advice.

Better Radio

i have a TMO HD2
OS-5.2.21892
Manilla Version-2.5.20121412.2
ROM-2.13.531.1
Radio Version-2.10.50.26
Protocol Version-15.39.50.07U
I have pretty good service, and have been searching for a better Radio. I am a US TMO user, in southern New Orleans, La.
This thread is for best users in my area or around my area that have used different radio roms to increase call/ and 3g quality,
thank you
Your best bet would be to just start trying them. I know it's great to have somebody else telling you what has worked best for them but it's just that. What one person might see as good another might not. One person might see better reception but huge battery lose as acceptable while another person might take a hit with reception for better battery life. There is only one person that can answer that question for you and that is yourself.
right now im using chucky's rom latest version with radio 2.10.50.26~2 with bangsters adnroid rom and i get tmobile's H rather than 3g although sometimes in some areas around new orleans i get a E signal but its pretty good for the most part
Based on the what folks have been posting in thread below, you have the best radio for call quality (but it uses up battery). Another radio version (2.12.50.02) has better battery life, but poor call quality. I read all 38 pages, but for tl;dr, that's the gist of everyone's experiences.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669733
I was also using 2.10.50.26 for the longest time but it has a lot of problems with android roms............. that's if you ever decide to start using Android.

Radio Update

Any new radio updates for the MyTouch 4G? I dunno why but my data signal strength is very poor....
I got my MT4G like less than 2weeks ago and already flashed it like 800times lol and I do mean it literally. I like to have custom control of my device and I haven't came across much Radio ROM's for MT4G other than stock. Which I kind of found very odd as moving from HD2; we all know the superior hackablity of that device. ATM where I am I am getting UMTS and very low speed I know for fact I can get HSPA here and get close to 3+mbps as I did before. But couldn't find any Radio updates ooh well lets wait and see so far MT4G is like 1/100th in Dev compared to Leo.

[Q] How well does WP7 work?

Hey,
My iPhone has died so I am looking to buy cheap phone whilst I wait for decent WP7 phone to come out this year.
I was wondering how well does Windows 7 work on HD2? Any lag? Do major features like GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, etc work properly? Finally, any of you guys use Windows Phone 7 as your day to day OS?
I couldn't find these answers so I apologise if these have been asked recently.
Thanks.
Basically, everything works. Camera lighting is off, sound is a too loud (at 2/30 sounds like its at 25/30). Very snappy, looks good on the HD2.
Pretty tempted myself especially since I just read about dual booting WP7 and Android (Froyo presumably). It's the only phone to allow that, right?
Price is still pretty high though, $480 at Amazon and eBay is a bit of a maze on finding a nice one.
I use it full time for a few week now (DFT rom) and I am real happy. Everything works well, and looks great.
Got all the features working (activation, live, marketplace, GPS, Navigon, Custum ringtones, etc.). Things already said that need to be fixed are: battery leak, 3G data leak, volume, camera (no focus, green with flash).
But above all: I will NEVER go back to wm6.5 (if I don't need to). I LOVE IT ! Respect to DFT.
My HD2 works with WP7 like its a native WP7-Phone.
You can fix the battery issue by installing 2.12 Radio ROM (3G slower)
And you can fix 3G Connection by installing 2.15 Radio ROM (Battery weaker)
Just as you need more, you can choose.
Volume is maybe a little bit high, but i like it. Now at least i can hear my phone when it rings ^^. You can use the Autofocus by changing in video mode, autofocus is sharpening picture, change back to photo mode and take the picture. You can get the green colour away by downloading HTC Photo Optimizer from the Market (free) and choose the option which looks best.
WP7 is great <3
WP7 on HD2 has been a successful "try before you buy" for me. Even if it gets wanked after the next update I will probably go with a "real" HD7. The potential for this OS is awesome. I think MS (and the devs) have only scratched the surface.
I just went to compare an HD7 with my Leo70 - and even sales people were stunned. It feels the same, it looks the same, speed is same... well, no wonder, hardware-wise, they are on par, aren´t they?
Since there is no other device comparable to the multi-OS capable HD2, I will keep that device at least for another season... means, I will be using it at least until the successors of HD7/Omnia 7 will be launched AND successful on the market. I won´t buy the first series though, as I did with HD2, to avoid the mass field test phase of HTC and Microsoft...
loving it too.... and actually thinking of getting the real hd7
only thing that i dont really love.. is the integration of social networks and contacts in the same place...oh oops and the non ability to use the myphone service...sucks
You can turn off social contacts in your phonebook by turning it off in Settings, Applications (swipe left) > Contacts ^^
And the HD2 and HD7 are actually the same, only little diiferences, but nothing that matters really... And when I'm getting enough of WP7 I can change back to another OS whenever I want (but I think i will stick with WP7 ^^)
I am loving WP 7. I will alos upgrade if they disable it after the next upgrade. It works wonderfully on the HD2. Here's praying Microsoft will relent to the pressure and give us an official upgrade to our beloved HD2. (I know I'm dreaming)
lhernana2j said:
I will alos upgrade if they disable it after the next upgrade.
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Don't encourage them. Some of us don't have the money to throw at phones every year
That does it, WP7+Android 2.2, I am now on a quest to find a used HD2! If anyone has tips ;-)
webvan said:
That does it, WP7+Android 2.2, I am now on a quest to find a used HD2! If anyone has tips ;-)
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There are so many people that think the HD2 is 2 years old and they have to buy a new one. So many people who don't even know what they can get out of their HD2. That's your chance. Look in eBay or other sites where people can sell their used phones. I also bought a used HD2 1 month before for 180€ and that price is more than fair
Yes that's a good price, hope I'll find one for that price too! Will check eBay...
Try the Marketplace you can always find someone selling a htc hd2 there, i'd make sure you get a tmobile htc hd2, not the Euro verision as it runs low on memory.
Good idea, are there any 3G bandwidth issues with the HD2 though, T-Mobile means 1700 and 2100 I think, AT&T is 850 or 1900 and Europe is 1900 or 2100.
They are giving them away frr for new users.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Default.aspx?uid=Shop_1_1
Thanks, can't go for a two-year contract, but $360 may not be too bad for refurbished device...except I can't seem to find it without a plan, hum...
It does have UMTS 2100Mhz, so that's good for Europe, also UMTS : AWS, not sure what that is.
I went back to wm 6.5
Wp7 is great but it ****ed up alot...
couldn't watch more than any video, be it netflix or youtube for more than 5 minutes...
phone froze if i used games for more than 7 minutes...
the back got really hot
whats really annoying is during boot up it would restarts like 5 times after gogogo screen....but it never reached the dft logo...when it reached the dft logo, it meant it would boot, but it still kept crashing
WP7 on HD2 is amazing, a real THANX to DFT Team,they always do good work.
i use WP7 for daily usage and it works well, Just need to improve some things that will come with next update (i hope). Im glade of this new os.

GingerYoshi signal bug

Hi there guys,
I've been using for a month GingerYoshi rom and I was very pleased with all those options available, although I had two serious problems.
1. When i lose signal (let's say because i am in a tunnel), it will never recover back to signal, even if i stand next to an antenna (!!). The only solution is to reboot. However I cannot check every 15 minutes whether i have lost signal or not..
2. My battery doesn't last very long. I thought maybe because it's old phone or whatever, but i flashed diet gingerbread again and with the same usage I get almost 2,5 days (as I was used to) whereas on GY i get 1,5 days...
So is there any solutions or tricks for both - especially for the first?
P.S. I have the new radio
Thanks for any answer and from my behalf i have to say many many thanks to yohshua for all his awesome work to upgrade our phones

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