hi .
at the top of the HTC HD2 there are a series of icons . which depending on what you have turned on will appear at the top of your htc's screen .
i am wondering and have been since i bought my hd2 . what are the letters at the top refering to the internet?
once i click / tap on the top icons i am taken to another screen/ window and it give a bit more info . my providers name and how long i have been connected to the internet and to the right of that is a signal meter and then a letter the letter right now is "H" and sometimes it's a "G" and other times there isnt a letter and some times there is a "3G" which i can guess that the letters 3G mean i am connected to a 3g net work , but what are the other letters refering to .>?
Cheers
/T
G = GPRS
H = HSDPA
E = EDGE
3G = 3G
Different packet-switched data connection standards. Which one you receive depends on your providers support for them, and if you're in a cell broadcasting that sort of signal.
thanks .. i just went out for a wlak and took my hd2 with . i saw several different icons .
now i know what they all mean .
Cheers
/T
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i just figured it out . its the vibrate icon .
i dont know if this has been asked before , but i noticed just recently that there is a phone ison at the top of my hd2 and it has jagged lines thru it , what is this icon ?
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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!!!
rasmy said:
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?
My friend has the exact same subscription to the exact same moibile operator as me (MTC-Vodafone in Kuwait). We both have the same access point and proxy settings.
His Nokia E90 says "3.5G" right under the signal strength bars when he starts a data connection. But my O2 Atom Life just says "3G" in the white square box at the top of the screen and also in the smaller white box above the signal strength bars when I start a data connection.
Does anyone know why that is? I thought that 3.5G is the same as HSDPA. Is that true? And if so, isn't my O2 HSDPA-capable? And shouldn't it say "H" in the white box?
I'm running WM5 if that makes any difference . . .
Please help. I want my 3.5G!
WinCE displays the signal it can achieve. Maybe it's not getting an HSDPA signal where you're at.
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My friend has the exact same subscription to the exact same moibile operator as me (MTC-Vodafone in Kuwait). We both have the same access point and proxy settings.
His Nokia E90 says "3.5G" right under the signal strength bars when he starts a data connection. But my O2 Atom Life just says "3G" in the white square box at the top of the screen and also in the smaller white box above the signal strength bars when I start a data connection.
Does anyone know why that is? I thought that 3.5G is the same as HSDPA. Is that true? And if so, isn't my O2 HSDPA-capable? And shouldn't it say "H" in the white box?
I'm running WM5 if that makes any difference . . .
Please help. I want my 3.5G!
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What I can say is that you can only see "H" when you have HSDPA signal and also when your using your O2 to surf the web or checking email or doing some data transfer via 3G.
Other than that, you will only see "3G"
That is what's happening for my Dopod 838 pro.
I'm getting my Atom Life later in the afternoon
omarabdallah said:
My friend has the exact same subscription to the exact same moibile operator as me (MTC-Vodafone in Kuwait). We both have the same access point and proxy settings.
His Nokia E90 says "3.5G" right under the signal strength bars when he starts a data connection. But my O2 Atom Life just says "3G" in the white square box at the top of the screen and also in the smaller white box above the signal strength bars when I start a data connection.
Does anyone know why that is? I thought that 3.5G is the same as HSDPA. Is that true? And if so, isn't my O2 HSDPA-capable? And shouldn't it say "H" in the white box?
I'm running WM5 if that makes any difference . . .
Please help. I want my 3.5G!
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I have exactly same problem, my Hermes works perfectly well but the Atom Life never shows the H, I spoke to my operator and they showed me an Atome life (Chinese version) and that showed the H, no problem whatsoever but mine (English version) no way it will show, so the people at the operator said I should get it repaired as it should show an H when in HSDPA coverage.
O2 have now had it in for repair twice and last time even said that it does not support HSDPA, I just hope your service center in Kuwait is better than the one in Hong Kong coz they have absolutely no idea about mobile phones.
It should not matter whether WM5 or WM6 according to the operator.
3.5G is the same as HSDPA so there you are correct.
I'm not getting the H sign after I upgraded to WM6. When I was using WM5, the H sign appear when there is 3.5G service.
I contacted O2 support and they ask me to connect to internet when I am in the 3.5G area. I did and the indicator changed to H. So, I replied back to them stating that this is not what it supposed to be (in WM5, you do not need to connect) and they replied that it will be in the list of improvement... sigh...
normally without data passing thru it will fall back to 3G connection, when there is data going thru it will use 3.5G (HSDPA) if available. however i think the today screen or signal update is bugged it never show the current status when changed.
u can try downloading a big file and turn off the screen (hit the power button once) then turn it back on again. it will update the current connection speed.
btw I am using Atom Life WM6 CHT
Hi all,
had a quick search but didn't see anything...
Anyone notice if their signal strength bar in the top taskbar shows a 'lower' level?
I transferred my o2 Sim from my Orbit 2 into the touch HD and immediatley it showed just 'one' signal bar on the meter.
I plugged in my 'other' pay as you go Sim into my Orbit 2 and that, as expected went to full signal strength - oh, yes, thats an o2 sim as well !
So I sit here, both devices in front of me and the HD showing one bar and my orbit2 showing full strength - same operator !
Is this something to do with the fact I've left the HD in some kinda Auto mode? ie it'll look for a 3G signal when it can and 'fallback' when it cant? i walked outside and saw the '3G' logo appear for the first time.
As I don't ever use 3G services (as yet) can I switch that off ?
cheers!
Dennis! West London UK!
What radio version are you running? I think you will have to find a better working radio version, but I don't know if there are already options to change it.
DennisCooper said:
Hi all,
had a quick search but didn't see anything...
Anyone notice if their signal strength bar in the top taskbar shows a 'lower' level?
I transferred my o2 Sim from my Orbit 2 into the touch HD and immediatley it showed just 'one' signal bar on the meter.
I plugged in my 'other' pay as you go Sim into my Orbit 2 and that, as expected went to full signal strength - oh, yes, thats an o2 sim as well !
So I sit here, both devices in front of me and the HD showing one bar and my orbit2 showing full strength - same operator !
Is this something to do with the fact I've left the HD in some kinda Auto mode? ie it'll look for a 3G signal when it can and 'fallback' when it cant? i walked outside and saw the '3G' logo appear for the first time.
As I don't ever use 3G services (as yet) can I switch that off ?
cheers!
Dennis! West London UK!
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I have the same problem. Sometimes 1-2 bar of strenght is not enough to make or recieve a call, so I switch to only GSM and now signal strenght is full.
Hi there
ROM 1.14.405.3 (22273) WWE
ROM date 10/24/08
Radio Version 1.09.25.14
Protocol Version 52.49a.25.26U
I've also just changed my Phone 'band' to GSM on network type and left Auto in select your GSM/UMTS band... now showing full signal strength.
So is it just a case of having a 'low' signal strength for 3G services in my area!?! that's kinda bit of a shame, seeing as I live within a mile of the O2 HQ offices!
Cheers!
Dennis! West London & Slough UK!
Signal problems
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I have the same problem. Sometimes 1-2 bar of strenght is not enough to make or recieve a call, so I switch to only GSM and now signal strenght is full.
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Ive got the same problem!! see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466019&highlight=signal
Ill try to switch to gsm mode later.
Didnt work for me..
Hi i have the HD2 on 02 and when im in a 3G area my network operater changes to show 3G 02-UK but my signal bars dont change they stay the same as
(the 8th one down on the left of page 39)
the symbol to the left of the signal bars shows H with two arrows i havent seen my signal bars change to show
(5th one down on the right of page 39)
why is this?
Am i connected to 3G?
I have never seen my signal bars change like the ones on page 39/40?
http://www.o2.co.uk/deviceinfo/device-pdfs/htchd2eng.pdf
The manual is wrong.
My O2 HD2 on t-mobile shows 3G/G/H in a white box when no data connection on.
When data connection is on, you will see 3G/H/G (and possibly E [t-mobile dont have E]) with arrows, indicating data is on.
The manual suggests that the signal icon will intregrate with the data icon whereas we see it as data icon then signal icon.
What you are seeing is correct.
When it shows 3G with arrows, you are connected to 3G, H is slightly faster 3G, E is edge (slightly faster 2G) and G is GPRS 2G.
ok thats cool so when i see the H with arrows this is faster than 3G so what are the actual speeds of 3G & this H thingy? and does this mean that my HD2 is connected to a faster connection than my mates iGay 3GS
HSPDA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access
The actual speeds may vary, depending on network, tower distance, how many people connecting on that tower etc etc.
basically
GPRS=2G
EDGE=2.5G
3G=3G
H (HSDPA)=3.5G
can any one help please
i just moved house and in that area all i can get a is crap connection
i get the g icon connection
but i really want the h icon connection is there any way so that it only used the h icon connection???????????
No.
You need to be in an area with 3g.
Where I am I mostly get G, only exception is large towns.
argh i just dnt understand i only moved 3 miles down the road lol strange the connection is so slow as well like a snail