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HD2 Handset or 3G Blackspot?

Right. You might remember I had connection issues with the HD2. I sent it off for repair, and it came back, but now displaying "3G+" at the top. This was super fast and everything was working fine. Now, all of a sudden it has gone back to 3G that is REALLY slow! Now, I see other people are having this problem. According to Vodafone, I am in a 3G blackspot and there is nothing I can do. If this was the case, I would never receive 3G+ in the first place, which they just ignore when I ask them about it. Could it possibly be the phone? I personally think Vodafone are just messing me around

Only 1 view? Any reply would be appreciated, this is an ongoing problem for me...

Edited : Was being a fool

Just because people look at it it doesn't mean they are going to have an answer i have seen some threads on here go unanswered for the best part of the day until someone comes on-line that actually has an answer, so just give it time, not every member knows what everybody else knows, that's why its a forum for people to club together and help each other out.
rant over

Oh ok, I'm sorry

Ok, so now Vodafone are ignoring me, which is just great (pfft). I would appreciate ANY help if there are any tips as to any procedures I could undertake. The HSDPA I was receiving just cut out the other night, and won't budge from 3G any more, not even to G or E, which is kinda annoying.

Have you tried it in a different area? You'll not get HSDPA coverage everywhere - that's normal. The way you're talking, seems like you're just sitting in your house testing it.

Of course I've tested it elsewhere. What you need to understand is though, I was receiving HSDPA full in my house for a good few days after I got the phone back from repair, now its just gone. All of a sudden, gone. I try doing the network selection process again, and the 3G+ flickers for a millisecond at the most, and then disappears. I don't know why this is happening, I used to get brilliant HSDPA connection wherever I went in Preston

Just to give you guys a glimpse of EXACTLY how bad the connection is, I ran a speed test on my phone via speedtest.net. Here are the results:
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There is DEFINITELY something wrong here, but what could it be?

Faz20 said:
Just to give you guys a glimpse of EXACTLY how bad the connection is, I ran a speed test on my phone via speedtest.net. Here are the results:
There is DEFINITELY something wrong here, but what could it be?
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What is wrong? that you're getting as-expected 3G speed (.38mbps is the equivalent of 384kbps 3G standard) or the fact that you're getting a 3G+ symbol but are only getting 3G speed? Just because it's showing 3G+ (im assuming that it's similar to HSPA) doesnt mean you're at the optimal cell distance to receive it. It may be VERY POOR in your case, so it bounce you down to 3G.

That's the thing, its not poor in my area. I mean, I don't think even standard 3G is as slow as I'm experiencing. A 12 second YouTube video taking a minute to buffer? www.google.com taking a LONG time to load, there's something wrong man. I feel like just selling this phone and getting a BB or something, I know the connectivity will be strong with that.

Faz20 said:
That's the thing, its not poor in my area. I mean, I don't think even standard 3G is as slow as I'm experiencing. A 12 second YouTube video taking a minute to buffer? www.google.com taking a LONG time to load, there's something wrong man. I feel like just selling this phone and getting a BB or something, I know the connectivity will be strong with that.
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How do you verify? Do you have another vodafone nearby that you can test out?

That's the annoying thing, I can't test out my SIM in another smartphone, as this is the only one I have. I have however tried another SIM in my phone and there is the same problem. This is the reply I get from Vodafone eForum:
Hi Faz20,
If it was a site fault that was to blame for this before, then it's highly likely to be the same sort of problem again. Issues like this are rarely ever the fault of the handset.
I have checked the postcode listed in your profile, and can see there are three possible HSDPA sites around you, none of which are showing any open faults at this moment, so we'll need to raise a case to our Faults Team for this to be investigated further.
I've emailed you so that we can start this process off
Jon
eForum Team
What is annoying me is that they keep ignoring me when I say I was experiencing fine internet connection with smooth speeds, and it just suddenly cut out. They just change the subject ALL the time when I mention it :angry:

One more to remember: you have to consider the speed AND QoS as well.
Try another site, I'd google for visualvare my speed.
If you have poor quality of service (you have veeeery long ping) that means: your phone tries to download.. then waits.. then tries again.. and some packets are lost.... so tries again... and so on.

1699ms ping is quite a lot I imagine? As my puter is only like 0.6ms, but surely the phone can't have that big a difference. Is there anything I could do to lower the ping, I don't want to flash and cooked ROM's atm as I am very inexperienced and don't want to void the warranty.

Faz20 said:
1699ms ping is quite a lot I imagine? As my puter is only like 0.6ms, but surely the phone can't have that big a difference. Is there anything I could do to lower the ping, I don't want to flash and cooked ROM's atm as I am very inexperienced and don't want to void the warranty.
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Then you're simply in a 3G blackspot. I know it's disheartening for having an HD2 and stuck with ****ty data coverage, but that's what seem to be the problem right now. You have a seriously high ping coupled that with slow transfer speed would only dictate that you're not in an ideal area where 3G coverage is plentiful.

How would that explain that I was receiving fine connection speeds before? This is where my hair is falling out

Faz20 said:
How would that explain that I was receiving fine connection speeds before? This is where my hair is falling out
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Maybe you're hallucinating that you had fast connection before? Maybe Vodafone thought that your area doesn't deserve the bandwidth and thus prioritizing the 3G speed for other, more robust, cities? Or maybe radioactive termites have run amok on the cell tower, causing you to not get fast 3G speed?
Who knows...

Nah, I can assure you I wasn't hallucinating, I stay away from the Magic Mushrooms
I just think Vodafone are a bag of s*it. All my friends with the same phone on O2, Orange are receiving HSDPA all the time. Its stupid
I'm gonna phone up Vodafone today and kinda go mad at them. The last time I phone they "escalated" the connection, maybe the reason why I was getting HSDPA all the time, wherever I went. Now suddenly its gone again. Quick question for you guys, when your phone is on 3G Full bars, how is the speeds. Are they quick and rapid? Do Internet pages load quickly? etc. etc.

Ok, so what do I get told when I ring up Vodafone. I have bad 3G coverage in my area (blatant lie). When I ask how do I resolve this? Buy Vodafone Sure Signal, £50 one off payment or £5 a month. Great way to resolve a problem, try to sell me something else, another one of Vodafone's probably bullsh*t products. Its so frustrating, having to live with a stupid network provider with such a beautiful phone!
Can I cry on someone's shoulder?

ARRHGGG internet sharing connection

how fast are you guys get from the tmobile internet option?
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please tell me what radios you guys are using to get such good 3G speed.

I curently run android on my leo and even tho i got h indicator in my area i barely can go above 1mb/s down. I didnt test it on windows tho.
I use stock tmo radio
Just did a test with a speedtest app
1.58 down
0.8 up.
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are you serious? how is it other phone can go up as far as 8MB and we can barely get 1?!

G1_enthusiast said:
are you serious? how is it other phone can go up as far as 8MB and we can barely get 1?!
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Hold on there. First, the android builds that can run on this phone are known to get slow 3G speeds no matter what, compared to what they should be in that location. nomadwgk would get a considerably higher speed if he was testing it through winmo.
Now, your speeds don't look right, if you're in a well-covered part of the DC area. This phone can indeed get speeds all the way up to the 7.2Mb limit, I've had mine test that fast once or twice here in bursts, but I usually get around 3-5Mb avg. So, there's something preventing your phone from getting the speeds it should.
Has it always been this slow since you first got it? How many bars are you seeing when you test it? What method are you using to test the speed exactly? This info will help us troubleshoot.

Plus, how strong of a signal did you have? From what I gather, a 4 bar signal will outperform a 2 bar signal.

i don't know how you guys get such a fast connection. every time i test it using dslreports i only get about 100-130 kbs. on a 400k test. and that's on a strong 3G connection in the middle of the city.
Its says my RR Turbo gives me 339 kbit/sec 1MB test. wifi connections on android, :::checking windows::::

ddgarcia05 said:
i don't know how you guys get such a fast connection. every time i test it using dslreports i only get about 100-130 kbs. on a 400k test. and that's on a strong 3G connection in the middle of the city.
Its says my RR Turbo gives me 339 kbit/sec 1MB test. wifi connections on android, :::checking windows::::
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There's a couple of factors at play here...first, you'll probably want to test with another site that uses a larger test file. I recommend www.speakeasy.net/speedtest...it works in IE but not opera, but it's the best mobile test site I've found.
Second, I learned from a T-Mobile engineer recently that the HSDPA speeds are actually dynamic, and load-dependent. In other words, the higher speeds won't fully kick in until you're transferring a larger amount of data at once...otherwise you'll get regular 3G speeds (or less) while just pushing a small amount of data (like weather updates, etc). So, you may not be able to measure the full speed you can get, until you're transferring a large enough file. That site I mentioned above seems to use a big enuogh test file to get full-speed results from the network.

Same problem
i live in vegas by the strip so OF course its gunna be good service,
I have 4 bars on "H" some times it will change to "3g" but it will still have 4bars... and my internet speed is like not even close to a MB, i took your advice about higher file transfer so i hooked up my xbox to my internet through my phone it worked, but it was really SLOW!
how can i fix the internet speed.

sirphunkee said:
Hold on there. First, the android builds that can run on this phone are known to get slow 3G speeds no matter what, compared to what they should be in that location. nomadwgk would get a considerably higher speed if he was testing it through winmo.
Now, your speeds don't look right, if you're in a well-covered part of the DC area. This phone can indeed get speeds all the way up to the 7.2Mb limit, I've had mine test that fast once or twice here in bursts, but I usually get around 3-5Mb avg. So, there's something preventing your phone from getting the speeds it should.
Has it always been this slow since you first got it? How many bars are you seeing when you test it? What method are you using to test the speed exactly? This info will help us troubleshoot.
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i'm not using android OS man i'm using the latest energy rom, you got any good radio to reccomend me? i'm using 2.12.50.02 radio and constantly getting that H instead of 3G wth and its about 4 H bar most of the time but sometimes 3G coming in and out.

sirphunkee said:
There's a couple of factors at play here...first, you'll probably want to test with another site that uses a larger test file. I recommend www.speakeasy.net/speedtest...it works in IE but not opera, but it's the best mobile test site I've found.
Second, I learned from a T-Mobile engineer recently that the HSDPA speeds are actually dynamic, and load-dependent. In other words, the higher speeds won't fully kick in until you're transferring a larger amount of data at once...otherwise you'll get regular 3G speeds (or less) while just pushing a small amount of data (like weather updates, etc). So, you may not be able to measure the full speed you can get, until you're transferring a large enough file. That site I mentioned above seems to use a big enuogh test file to get full-speed results from the network.
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try ur site i'm getting .65Mbps down and .71 up

G1_enthusiast said:
i'm not using android OS man i'm using the latest energy rom, you got any good radio to reccomend me? i'm using 2.12.50.02 radio and constantly getting that H instead of 3G wth and its about 4 H bar most of the time but sometimes 3G coming in and out.
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I didn't assume you were using android, I was just letting you know his results definitely weren't indicative of what the phone is capable of.
I use the radio you'll see in my signature below, it may make a difference, I don't know...it's the only one I've ever used on this phone.
You might want to double-check these three things:
1) Go to settings (WM settings, not Sense settings), and in the "connections" folder, choose "advanced network". Make sure "Enable HSDPA/HSUPA" is selected on the first tab there.
2) Also in the connections folder, choose the "connections" icon. Choose "manage existing connections" under the "T-Mobile Data" heading. On the "Modem" tab, make sure the T-Mobile Data connection shows "epc.tmobile.com" under the "Number" header.
3) On the Proxy Settings tab there, make sure "This network uses a proxy server..." is unchecked.

[Q] mobile network connection failed on wcdma, but works on gsm only

hey all, i've been a longtime lurker of the xda forums and always appreciated the fantastic work everyone here does. i searched the forums for this problem but saw many discontinued threads with no answer which is why I'm bringing it up (apologies if i wasn't thorough enough) .I was running the latest iced glacier rom 1.1.6, i checked that thread but found nobody with the same problem, making me think it was most likely my mistake and not a glitch in the rom. i was running wifi all day so i didn't notice until tonight that i can't connect to the mobile network when set at the "auto gsm/wcdma" and "wcdma only" setting, and only connects to "gsm only". its only when i connect to "gsm only", turn on mobile network and then go to the settings and select "auto gsm/wcdma" that it will connect me to 3g data . everything else gets me a "connection failed". I punched in the APN to no avail. I'm glad i found the way around the problem but I'd rather not have the problem at all. i did a factory reset and put the APN again to make sure, but still the same problem. does anyone have some insight into this problem and can help me? much appreciated
tl;dr HDSPA connection attempts fail, only Edge works

marky310 said:
hey all, i've been a longtime lurker of the xda forums and always appreciated the fantastic work everyone here does. i searched the forums for this problem but saw many discontinued threads with no answer which is why I'm bringing it up (apologies if i wasn't thorough enough) .I was running the latest iced glacier rom 1.1.6, i checked that thread but found nobody with the same problem, making me think it was most likely my mistake and not a glitch in the rom. i was running wifi all day so i didn't notice until tonight that i can't connect to the mobile network when set at the "auto gsm/wcdma" and "wcdma only" setting, and only connects to "gsm only". its only when i connect to "gsm only", turn on mobile network and then go to the settings and select "auto gsm/wcdma" that it will connect me to 3g data . everything else gets me a "connection failed". I punched in the APN to no avail. I'm glad i found the way around the problem but I'd rather not have the problem at all. i did a factory reset and put the APN again to make sure, but still the same problem. does anyone have some insight into this problem and can help me? much appreciated
tl;dr HDSPA connection attempts fail, only Edge works
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Hmm weird. Same thing happened to me today but it happened to me a different way. I was running CM Nightlys Build #3 and decided to do a nandroid that was from 2.x. After doing that Nandroid i ended up getting into a bootloop. So i figure okay, i'll just wipe everything and reflash CM since it was in my internal SD. Everything booted up fine but then i had no access to my data. Couldnt even connect to wifi. I then tried to go back to stock by installing the Pd5.img thats in the develop. forum and it returned me back to stock fine. Now my Wifi works but the data on my phone is still broken. I try to check and uncheck the Mobile Network and it just keeps saying Connection Failed. What do i do?

surfnhawaii808 said:
This is weird but I must live between several towers because I have a solid 2-3 bar H signal but my phone will drop to E aka edge at times and phone download speed takes a nose dive.... however if I change phone settings to connect only to wcdma the speed stays constant and super fast...
I have only noticed this happening at my home and no place else....
Anyone else ran into this?!
Aloha from Hawaii
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Aloha from Hawaii!
Aloha from Hawaii!

aloha guys. well i woke up today and my mobile data could connect fine. i'm thinking since i was messing around with my phone at the time of this supposed outtage, it tricked me into thinking i messed something up. 651stp, did your problem go away as well? i feel kinda dumb now cuz i wiped my phone clean, s-on and everything, and it still wasnt working and give it a night of sleep and now its fixed but i'm gonna have to set my phone up again. ah well...
aloha

marky310 said:
aloha guys. well i woke up today and my mobile data could connect fine. i'm thinking since i was messing around with my phone at the time of this supposed outtage, it tricked me into thinking i messed something up. 651stp, did your problem go away as well? i feel kinda dumb now cuz i wiped my phone clean, s-on and everything, and it still wasnt working and give it a night of sleep and now its fixed but i'm gonna have to set my phone up again. ah well...
aloha
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yes, my phone connected to data today LOL. damn that sux, i stayed up an extra 3 hours till 8am when i only usually stay up till 5am. almost made me late for work lol. data connects fine now but s is still on. maybe i'll re-root and then retry it to take it off. i need to return the phone and buy it elsewhere for cheaper.

I have been having the same problems even after changing out the phone. I believe it to be a problem with the software that runs the radio or the radio itself. It switches to different bands on it's own. I hope someone can address this with HTC or T-Mobile or both...

Why do you all quote the entire previous posts? It's obvious who you're replying to, so what's the point of that?
Anyway, I have somewhat of a similar problem, but haven't spent time trying to track the cause.. It might be related to wifi or maybe not, but at some random time after turning off my wifi, I will lose complete mobile network connectivity. No data will download or upload at all, until I reset my phone which seems to be the only way of fixing the problem.
I'm running Iced Glacier 1.1.5.1

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Why do you all quote the entire previous posts? It's obvious who you're replying to, so what's the point of that
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You know, now that you mention it, I dont know why.
Just kidding! Dont beat me up!
Anyways, as far as my phone goes, its gone all day with no problem. Re rooted and restored so im 100. Never doubt that your local t mobile signal could be going through some maintenance.
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Location, Mobile Networks, GSM vs WCDMA, etc.
I was about to post a new topic on this, but the nifty little Ajax monkey robot showed me this thread matched my keywords.
So I'm one of those d-bags that uses Facebook Places (Check-in). Not a lot and I don't frickin' check-in everywhere I go. I hate it when people do that. (Thanks for letting all of Facebook know you're not at home, so we can go break-in to your house.) I do use it though, as well as Yelp.
While I'm out, I'll go to check-in and it just spins its wheels - i.e. no Places load. I can be outside, clear sky and have GPS enabled and it still can't find my location. I noticed the same with Yelp, but Yelp actually errors out and tells me it cannot determine my location and prompts to go to my Location settings. Even with GPS enabled, Yelp still cannot determine my location. I noticed this here in Orlando/Longwood, FL and all the way down and through Ft. Lauderdale.
Obviously, if I enable WiFi my location can be determined instantly - e.g. Facebook Places finds it, Yelp finds it, etc. I'm not on WiFi all the time, so I don't really want to only be able to check-in at home.
I checked my APN and it has't been touched, it's at the default. I am on Ice Glacier, so I was willing to believe something could be different, but APN is correct. I also checked my stock ROM (Nandroid backup) AND my fiancee's phone, which is running stock (rooted).
I'm thinking it's got to be something to do with how my/our device(s) are registered on the network. So I look at the Network Mode and notice the default on my/my fiancee's phone is GSM/WCDMA Auto.
Just for giggles, I decided to knock it down to GSM Only. The radio restarts and then no H comes back - only Edge. I'm not just talking about the icon, I'm talking about the actual speed. Here's the cool part - once I went down to Edge (forced by being on GSM Only), guess what? Locations work perfectly now. Albeit a bit slower, but Facebook Places loads Check-ins immediately and Yelp is able to find my location now.
If I switch back to the original setting, the radio restarts, I get H back and for anywhere between a few minutes to a few hours, my location can be found. After a bit of time, I'm back to the same boat - location cannot be determined by mobile network.
I tried this on my ROM, my stock ROM and my fiancee's MT4G running stock - I can reproduce this 100% of the time.
I figured next, I'd try WCDMA Only...
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To my surprise, location works perfectly now, 100% of the time. I switched to WCDMA Only last night and I have been able to use any/all apps that determine location by mobile network.
I will record a video of this, as again, it is 100% reproducible on multiple MT4G's and various ROMs. Our signal strength and network speeds in this area are amazing (Orlando/Longwood, FL). I consistently get 7-9 mbps down and never go below 6. My battery life is fantastic, as my radio is never switching between network types (note: In other cities, like in south Florida, battery can die super quickly because it's constantly jumping from Edge to H and back again).
Even better, when I use the Speedtest app, my server list no longer only has Atlanta or Washington, D.C. as my closest servers. I now have a ton of servers here in Florida, out by the coast, etc.
So there's my brain dump for now. I am not saying I have a fix, but I am saying there is definitely an issue w/ how these devices are registered on the network. I'm not saying I should be on WCDMA Only either, but I can say that in our area, my connection is perfect and now I have no issues with location via mobile network.
What the heck could the issue be? Why wouldn't the device be able to be found on the network when on GSM/WCDMA Auto? Edge does location flawlessly (when forced via GSM Only) and WCDMA Only does location flawlessly as well.
I'll do my best to record the video this weekend and show this top to bottom, but I figured I'd share what I could to see if A) this would help anyone with this issue and B) to see if anyone could shed any light on all of this.

Bump,
Did you resolve the issue? I'm having the same problem.

mine works fine on cm7 and set to GSM/WCDMA Auto. It might be the towers in the area, call TMO support and tell them your problem and your fix. They'll send a tech out there to check the tower

That's exactly what I was thinking, but I wanted to see others' opinions.
I'll let ya know what TMO says...
[[[Ice Glacier beats Rock ~ via XDA App]]]

Its the towers. I am returning my mytouch today. Already switched to Verizon
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.:Dualtouch Kernel (DoCoMo) After-Effects:.

Hello everyone! As I am very gratefull for all the progress done by the xda-members to improve our devices I would also like to point out some weird after-effects that have appeared on my phone as of lately.
The starting point of those effects' appearance would be my flashing the DoCoMo Kernel to my device so as to add Dualtouch functionality though this might not be the case.
Anyways , I've been running 2.0.2.A.0.24 Firmware with Dualtouch Kernel as I mentioned before and I've had the following problems.
When turning Data Traffic [ON] and Network Mode set to: GSM/WCDMA Preferred , I notice that when I'm on a call I don't have any internet coverage (usually I get a 3G or an H but they dissapear as soon as I call someone and he/she answers the call - aka call is established.)
Also (similar case) when I'm on Network Mode: GSM/WCDMA all Messaging applications (tried Default , Handcent , chomp , GoSMS) will fail sending my text message (1 out of 2 times) and also fail for sure if it's more than 1 text message (aka 2-3 text messages together - sometimes I type a lot! ).
Battery consumption is off the hook , I've checked my device again and again for nasty applications , done all the necessary changes to save battery (even dropped brightness to lowest) , calibrated my battery, don't use any kind of Livepaper , checked with spare parts for applications that won't let my phone sleep ... nothing! Everything is clean & clear but still can't get more than a day of battery life with moderate usage.
That's all for now. I'd like to know if other users are experiencing the same problems. For statements 1 & 2 I'd also like to add that my carrier is VodafoneGR if that plays any part in the matter. More about my device on my signature!
Regards,
mr_element.

Your point #1 used to happen to me since the day I bought my Phone, i.e on 1.6 as well

My battery does seem to last far less than before the multitouch kernel.
I used to be able to charge it once a day with 15-25% left, but now it is barely making it to the evening.

AFAIK point #1 is a limitation of GSM - you can't use voice & data in the same time.
Moreover - during intensive use of mobile internet you can miss calls (calling party gets "unreachable" message) and incoming SMS can be delayed.

I don't notice a change in the battery life, still good.
It holds from morning till evening, like before and mostly I have more than 15% of battery left sometimes more than 30%, belongs to how I use it.

"Battery consumption is off the hook , I've checked my device again and again for nasty applications , done all the necessary changes to save battery (even dropped brightness to lowest) , calibrated my battery, don't use any kind of Livepaper , checked with spare parts for applications that won't let my phone sleep ... nothing! Everything is clean & clear but still can't get more than a day of battery life with moderate usage"
I too had this issue and over 85% of battery usage was the screen. I presumed this was due to the dualtouch driver. I tried everything you done also but was still only getting about 4 hrs batterylife
I'm really surprised at the individuals who are not experiencing this issue. I had to remove the driver but on a more positive note I discovered the ROM SE should have made and now experience 56 hrs on moderate usage
Though even this rom with dual touch added drops to around 7 hrs
Very confusing for my limited brain

My battery life sucks too

My battery is significantly better since the firmware upgrade... and I haven't noticed it getting worse in the couple of days since I flashed dual touch. I'm at the end of my working day with 47% remaining and quite heavy use (work's slow at the moment). I'd have been down to 20% at least with the previous firmware.
I've quite often had 'failed to send' problems though, since 1.6.
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Karlson2k said:
AFAIK point #1 is a limitation of GSM - you can't use voice & data in the same time.
Moreover - during intensive use of mobile internet you can miss calls (calling party gets "unreachable" message) and incoming SMS can be delayed.
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im able to use data and make calls still after i added dual touch. no problems here. was able to browse the web and call stayed on the whole time

Oh, and that's 55% display too, 15% cell standby.
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2G mode does not support simultaneous use of voice/sms and data.
To use voice/sms and data simultaneously u need to be on a 3G network..

isiyou125 said:
im able to use data and make calls still after i added dual touch. no problems here. was able to browse the web and call stayed on the whole time
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Are you able to browse web and be on call or receive calls?
And I mean intensive mobile internet usage when you are using near 100% of bandwidth (it's hardly reachable with just web browsing, especially with 3G).

yes. able to check my banks. email. search google, watch youtube. my network allows that if youre on 3g. while i am on a actually phone call

Karlson2k said:
Are you able to browse web and be on call or receive calls?
And I mean intensive mobile internet usage when you are using near 100% of bandwidth (it's hardly reachable with just web browsing, especially with 3G).
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I was able to do everything on 2.3 , 2.2, 2.1 and MiUI
Still running 2.3 without problems
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javagreen said:
Your point #1 used to happen to me since the day I bought my Phone, i.e on 1.6 as well
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Never had that kind of issues , not in 1.6 nor in 2.1 up to .504 ... after that it gets kind of blury because I applied a heck of mods.
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AFAIK point #1 is a limitation of GSM - you can't use voice & data in the same time.
Moreover - during intensive use of mobile internet you can miss calls (calling party gets "unreachable" message) and incoming SMS can be delayed.
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No mean of questioning your knowledge but is this natural? I mean what I knew is that you chose GSM to be able to make simple calls and have speeds of simple "G" , you chose WCDMA to be able to have the maximum connectivity (HSUPA) but no calls and you chose GSM/WCDMA Preferred so that you can have calls plus some connectivity that varies in a range from G to 3G. At least that's how it's been for me for a long time...
BackOrLay said:
Though even this rom with dual touch added drops to around 7 hrs
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I'm possitive that the new driver is sucking up the battery. But as I'm not a developer and my knowledge is limited I can't be 100% sure of it.
curious_yellow_eyes said:
I've quite often had 'failed to send' problems though, since 1.6.
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That's not natural , you should've checked it out right away.
cvchetan said:
2G mode does not support simultaneous use of voice/sms and data.
To use voice/sms and data simultaneously u need to be on a 3G network..
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I'm mostly on 3G and above (99% of the time I'm actually on H(SUPA) ).
Still whenever call is established internet connectivity completely disappears. This didn't happen to me with firmware version:
.504
i'm not so sure about (can't remember clearly):
.024
now on:
.024 + DT kernel it happens for sure!

I haven't noticed the data issues, but I'm usually only on wifi...
I have to agree though, my battery seems to be having a harder time making it through a day after flashing the DT kernal.
It would be cool if there was a way to improve the battery consumption.

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That's not natural , you should've checked it out right away.
I'm mostly on 3G and above (99% of the time I'm actually on H(SUPA) ).
Still whenever call is established internet connectivity completely disappears. This didn't happen to me with firmware version:
.504
i'm not so sure about (can't remember clearly):
.024
now on:
.024 + DT kernel it happens for sure!
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If I copy the text I was going to send into a new message, it works. Same with forwarding.
I must say btw that if anything my battery seems to be lasting better in the last few days since I applied the dual touch kernel...
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#2 ive big Problems with sending SMS which are longer than 160 characters! I have this since the 2.1 Update! Im now on z´s2.2beta3 Rom and have the same Problems! The Problems are with stock sms app, handcent, chomp, ... or whatever! It always sasy "failed", sometimes not, but the sms dont arrive my contact! Im very confused

I'm not having any problem with the DT kernet and my battery is working as usual:
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No mean of questioning your knowledge but is this natural? I mean what I knew is that you chose GSM to be able to make simple calls and have speeds of simple "G" , you chose WCDMA to be able to have the maximum connectivity (HSUPA) but no calls and you chose GSM/WCDMA Preferred so that you can have calls plus some connectivity that varies in a range from G to 3G. At least that's how it's been for me for a long time...
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I can confidently say:
* in GSM mode (GPRS, EDGE) you can't use internet while you on call
* in pure WCDMA mode you can easily make phone calls
* when you set GSM/WCDMA mode, your phone can't use GSM and WCDMA channels in the same time, instead it dynamically switches between GSM and WCDMA (both for voice and data) depending on conditions.
So if connection indicator show "G" - that's means you on GPRS (GSM) channel, "E" - "high speed" GPRS (GSM) channel and only "3G" or "H" mean that you are actually using 3G connection.

USA, packet data reception issues on AT&T :(

OK I am giving up. My first ever complain thread related to any phone I ever owned.
The 3g/4g reception on SGS2 - am I the only one with a not acceptable reception on AT&T in the States, New York City in particular?
I used to have the Captivate, and at work I would always get bad reception: it would show a bar or two or 3, but it would ALWAYS stick with that and stay on the data network. So basically speed would go down, but the connection would still be present, if I am downloading something.
My Captivate was stolen. So a month or two later I buy the SGS2.
It seems the same at first - not ideal data connection.
But now I am noticing a very annoying thing. The phone would constantly switch like crazy between E, 3G, H, H+, and would sometimes DROP data connection altogether. When it drops the connection I have to either reboot it, and it comes back on H+, or I have to put it on the window sill where the signal is better, and then the signal will get reacquired in about 5-10 minutes (not immediately).
What is wrong?
I have the latest firmware from last night (the problem existed before too).
The phone is not rooted, and has minimal apps installed. Only gmail is set to push, plus the default widgets. I did try factory reset 2 days ago.

I'm not certain with this phone but I have owned several that once they lose the data connection and cant find it for a set time they stop looking for a period of time before recommencing a new search. This to save battery. While it doesnt speak to your problem directly I live in a low signal 3g area and I actually get better speed by switching to edge only than I do on 3g and without the hassle of it constantly losing its signal and then switching to edge, back to 3g, etc. Another thought is that it does not have to be your phone, it could be a tower issue.

its possible that since the SGS2 antenna is located on the bottom back left of the device, this time you are experiencing worse signal attenuation from your hand blocking the antenna. have you tried sitting the phone on the desk or table and see if it is any more stable? if so then you may have to learn to hold the phone with the antenna exposed away from your hand.
if none of that works, then i dunno...

I am ALWAYS placing the phone on wooden desk when I test connectivity
I agree that it may be disconnecting and waiting for longer time , to save time, I am just curious why my old Captivate did not do the same thing and worked my better in terms of reception.
I ALWAYS could rely on 3g on the Captivate.
Now with my SGS2 on my desk, I look at it and it shows no data, and the emails are not synched, etc.
Extremely annoying.

ok so now i noticed more people are facing this problem. i am wondering if this is a hardware or software fault.
look at my post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073958
regards,

Same here....Data network absolutely is rubbish and I live in the middle of a large City!!
I get disconnections, slow or broken downloads, network errors and constantly changing from H, 3G, E, G. Seriously its like going back to WAP! its unusable i cant even check e-mail reliably unless im on WiFI thank good im on BT broadnband with its FON & Hotspots.
I.m on Orange in the uK, Ive flashed to KE1 but not KE2 because that has problems with Orange...grrrrr I was on O2 before on an iphone at it was reliable at least. I am just going to put mu orange Sim in my ipone to see how it goes......
Spoiling the love of this otherwise fabulous phone.

Hmm it's odd
my phone isn't connecting to the data service either. Are you on medianet or smartphone plan? Also one of my co-worker's iphone isn't connecting either but another one did barely hitting 1mbit. Anyone else from nyc having issues with data service?
I just rebooted my phone for the first time ever and it's showing servers in kansas as the closest server for speedtest.

I'm in NYC and have had not so ideal connections the past couple days. It was fine last week. Now when I run the speedtest app, I get spikes in the packet speeds (like Dirac functions) and the results are always inconsistent
i just ran the speedtest and the server was in Sayreville, NJ

i am having the exact same issue..at least yours keeps switching the band..on mine..once it looses 3g it wont even switch to edge..just disconnects the data connection..until i reboot or cycle thru the flight mode.if i force it on gsm only than the data connection is solid on edge..but whats the point..i need a fast data connection...and this is the most important thing that i need on a phone..good and fast data connection..for voip and other apps.my previous phone, desire hd does this band switching smoothly and does not loose data connection.
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iznee said:
i am having the exact same issue..at least yours keeps switching the band..on mine..once it looses 3g it wont even switch to edge..just disconnects the data connection..until i reboot or cycle thru the flight mode.if i force it on gsm only than the data connection is solid on edge..but whats the point..i need a fast data connection...and this is the most important thing that i need on a phone..good and fast data connection..for voip and other apps.my previous phone, desire hd does this band switching smoothly and does not loose data connection.
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It did it smoothly on mine until today.
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First, one of the advantages of an international non-branded phone is the lack of carrier modifications and crapware. The downside is the radio is also not optimized for a specific carrier's network. That's the answer to the different behavior between the Captivate and SGS2.
Second, New York's the worst possible market to comment on AT&T's network performance. The problems and congestion they have there are legend. Also, if they're working on the network (EG: upgrading more back haul) you're going to get funky performance while they're doing it.
Third, my Arabian friends, this has nothing to do with the issues a handful of you are having.
I'm in a smaller market with little congestion and mine phone works flawlessly and consistently. Like everyone else, my phone drops from H/H+ when no data's being transmitted but kicks back in instantly when needed.

Just hit 5424kbps/1254kbps on Speedtest using a local server. Could it be a regional issue in NY?

well a wonderful thing happened today.
people were calling me all day on the office number and asking "why do not you pick up your cell?"
I look at the cell , see 5 full bars on it and think to myself that they must have dialed a wrong number by accident.
Eventually I get suspicious, and dial my cell from my office phone - sure enough, it goes to voice mail after about 6 tones.
I had 5 bars on the phone. I then tried walking close to my office window, and even went downstairs and outside of the building. Still 5 bars, but can't reach that number. And when I tried calling FROM sgs2, it would just say "dialing" and then "call ended" after about 30 seconds of silence.
It took a phone reboot to properly get on the network.

kreoXDA said:
well a wonderful thing happened today.
people were calling me all day on the office number and asking "why do not you pick up your cell?"
I look at the cell , see 5 full bars on it and think to myself that they must have dialed a wrong number by accident.
Eventually I get suspicious, and dial my cell from my office phone - sure enough, it goes to voice mail after about 6 tones.
I had 5 bars on the phone. I then tried walking close to my office window, and even went downstairs and outside of the building. Still 5 bars, but can't reach that number. And when I tried calling FROM sgs2, it would just say "dialing" and then "call ended" after about 30 seconds of silence.
It took a phone reboot to properly get on the network.
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Odd.
One of my co-worker said he had called me in the morning to see what i wanted for breakfast but i didn't pick up. Unless i received the call while i was in the elevator, i would have noticed the call. It didn't have a missed call notification or show up in the log.
Also i was able to use the phone during the day without a reboot.

I just reran the tests, it looks like my speeds are back to norm.
Just clocked in 4.38, 3.86, 4.7 and 5.75 down and 1.41,.97, 1.26, and 1.45 up. For those of you in nyc, run your tests again and see if it works

kreoXDA said:
well a wonderful thing happened today.
people were calling me all day on the office number and asking "why do not you pick up your cell?"
I look at the cell , see 5 full bars on it and think to myself that they must have dialed a wrong number by accident.
Eventually I get suspicious, and dial my cell from my office phone - sure enough, it goes to voice mail after about 6 tones.
I had 5 bars on the phone. I then tried walking close to my office window, and even went downstairs and outside of the building. Still 5 bars, but can't reach that number. And when I tried calling FROM sgs2, it would just say "dialing" and then "call ended" after about 30 seconds of silence.
It took a phone reboot to properly get on the network.
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Have you tried forcing 1900 or 850 to see if that helps? I'm near Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton in Pa, and 1900 does have a much faster ping and more bars, but 850 is generally faster and more reliable. In my particular case of course.

As further support of data being dormant on purpose, the Music Hub just popped up a dialog when I launched it that said "Activate data? Charges may apply." I get to NYC pretty frequently, you guys are really making me look forward to it.

rwj5279955 said:
Have you tried forcing 1900 or 850 to see if that helps? I'm near Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton in Pa, and 1900 does have a much faster ping and more bars, but 850 is generally faster and more reliable. In my particular case of course.
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I have not yet. I admit I panicked and bounced the phone Thought the phone just self destructed inside or something - never ever have I had a problem like this on AT&T in NYC in my 15 years with AT&T.
I can vouch this also never happened with my Captivate that I got on its release day.
Next time this happens I will try forcing bands.

kreoXDA said:
I have not yet. I admit I panicked and bounced the phone Thought the phone just self destructed inside or something - never ever have I had a problem like this on AT&T in NYC in my 15 years with AT&T.
I can vouch this also never happened with my Captivate that I got on its release day.
Next time this happens I will try forcing bands.
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i've had a few instances of network connectivity issues with my captivate where i couldn't connect. That could have been from the custom rom. Now my buddy swears that he gets barely any network connection at his apartment
Anyways i'm getting much better network performance now. Even better than before
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I spent the majority of the day today in NYC and definitely experienced this, I actually tore through my battery completely bc of the lack of consistency with data connection. I even gave up checking xda.
I cannot wait till we have different modems to test!