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8525: call reception woes

My call reception with the 8525 is easily (and by far) the worst I have ever had with any phone.
Is this typical? And/or are there any fixes? My reception is often poor and often yo-yo's up and down, with lots of dropped calls.
I'm using the default ROM, with radio 1.16.00.00 (yes I'm a newbie, and yes I've been reading the wiki, etc, and alas I'm still not comfortable figuring out which bootloader, SPL, etc etc I have). I do NOT use any of the data functions, so if another radio ROM is the answer, my only criteria is call reception.
Almost wondering if it could be loose hardware?
Thanks for any ideas.
Mike

zim2dive said:
My call reception with the 8525 is easily (and by far) the worst I have ever had with any phone.
Is this typical? And/or are there any fixes? My reception is often poor and often yo-yo's up and down, with lots of dropped calls.
I'm using the default ROM, with radio 1.16.00.00 (yes I'm a newbie, and yes I've been reading the wiki, etc, and alas I'm still not comfortable figuring out which bootloader, SPL, etc etc I have). I do NOT use any of the data functions, so if another radio ROM is the answer, my only criteria is call reception.
Almost wondering if it could be loose hardware?
Thanks for any ideas.
Mike
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Install Hard SPL V5.
Flash radio 1.27 or higher.
I personally use 1.38.30.10 and switched to that from 1.34.00.10
The instructions are in the appropriate thread for Hard SPL, and also in the Wiki.
Remember that any flashing has the potential to ruin your device, Hard SPL makes it so that the device can be recovered in most cases.
Any of the 1.27 or higher radios should fix or greatly improve your reception issues.
Also keep in mind that HardSPL will flash quickly (less than a minute or two) but the radio takes the longest of any component to flash (10 to 20 minutes). I recommend when starting a radio flash that you disable all power management and screensaver on your computer that you are flashing from, establish your activesync connection and then run the radio upgrade ruu. Once that is done leave the room and don't come back for 30 minutes. This will prevent you from tinkering while the flash is taking place.

As said above flash HardSPLv5 FIRST
and then flash a newer radio, the latest PROVEN radio is 1.38.00.10. A few people have reported battery drain issues with the later iMate radio so i still recommend the radio in the guide.
How to flash HardSPL v5
How to flash radio 1.38.00.10
These guides make it look easy but if you havent read through the wiki please do so since it contains BUCKETLOADS of info.

Thanks to both of you for the pointers.
I have read the HardSPL page and downloaded HardSPL and the .net framework.
Looking at the install snapshots, my 1st hitch was wondering what SPL I had (since it looks like you need to pick a version during the install).. but I was able to decode that by going to the settings->device info->ROM version, and then indexing down this table http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Upgrades to determine that with ROM 1.34.502.1, I should have SPL 1.06 (is there any way to determine this more directly?)
I've grabbed 1.38.00.10 and will give this all a go when I get to work in the AM (and have plenty of time to babysit) (also I figure allowing another 18 hours for other suggestions/cautions to float in isn't the worst of ideas )
Will report back when complete. Thanks again for the info.
Mike

If you READ THE GUIDE it goes through the procedure of finding your SPL and what options to select. Please read it word for word.

mrvanx said:
If you READ THE GUIDE it goes through the procedure of finding your SPL and what options to select. Please read it word for word.
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Yes, it most certainly does. (I skipped ahead and was scanning the pictures)
Thanks,
Mike

zim2dive said:
Will report back when complete. Thanks again for the info.
Mike
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I'm sure no one will be surprised, but the update the flawlessly. thanks again for the help. Now to drive around for the weekend and see how the new radio performs.
Cheers,
Mike

zim2dive said:
My call reception with the 8525 is easily (and by far) the worst I have ever had with any phone.
Is this typical? And/or are there any fixes? My reception is often poor and often yo-yo's up and down, with lots of dropped calls.
I'm using the default ROM, with radio 1.16.00.00 (yes I'm a newbie, and yes I've been reading the wiki, etc, and alas I'm still not comfortable figuring out which bootloader, SPL, etc etc I have). I do NOT use any of the data functions, so if another radio ROM is the answer, my only criteria is call reception.
Almost wondering if it could be loose hardware?
Thanks for any ideas.
Mike
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Like you, I am a newbie, new 8525, read the wiki and forums for days before taking the plunge. I flashed hard SPL and Radio ROM 1.38. The reception improvement is dramatic and my battery life is dramatically improved. Someone earlier used the word "sip" to describe the minimal power this Radio ROM uses and that is true. I actually wondered on the first day of use if the battery meter was working.
If you follow the upgrade guide to the letter, you should have no problem flashing your device but you must read the guide. I know the experts have told you this but wanted to let you know that a newbie can actually do this successfully.

status on how well the radio works
--I flashed hard SPL and Radio ROM 1.38. The reception improvement is dramatic and my battery life is dramatically improved. Someone earlier used the word "sip" to describe the minimal power this Radio ROM uses and that is true.--
James, HOw long ago did you do this? how long has it been working for you? Just curious. I have had a horrible time with reception and i have tried several of the 'upgrades' but have never touched the radio. So far, not much improvement...so i am curious abot the radio rom upgrade.

autiger said:
--I flashed hard SPL and Radio ROM 1.38. The reception improvement is dramatic and my battery life is dramatically improved. Someone earlier used the word "sip" to describe the minimal power this Radio ROM uses and that is true.--
James, HOw long ago did you do this? how long has it been working for you? Just curious. I have had a horrible time with reception and i have tried several of the 'upgrades' but have never touched the radio. So far, not much improvement...so i am curious abot the radio rom upgrade.
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My god please try upgrading the radio right now, generally the radio is responsble for any battery drain issues people are having.
Follow my guides, first make sure you have HardSPL on the device and then flash a newer radio.
See how it goes?

I will I will
MrVanx,
I am trying now. But i am trying to read everything first and your message said upgrade to hardsplv5 and your guide has v6 attached. was there a reason you said v5 instead of v6...i am not having battery drain issues at all, i am only having dropped calls. Thanks for your wisdom. I will wait for your reply on v5 vs v6 and then will flash the radio to 1.38.

autiger said:
MrVanx,
I am trying now. But i am trying to read everything first and your message said upgrade to hardsplv5 and your guide has v6 attached. was there a reason you said v5 instead of v6...i am not having battery drain issues at all, i am only having dropped calls. Thanks for your wisdom. I will wait for your reply on v5 vs v6 and then will flash the radio to 1.38.
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the post said v5 because i wrote that before v6 was released
The guide is updated for v6, please use that.

DISREGARD...I GOT IT
mrvanx, i am following the guide, but i have a file called ruu wrapper instead of romupgrade.exe. when i try to run this file it fails to execute and gives a windows error. i had .net framework 3.0 running and i have since uninstalled it, but i am still unable to run the ruuwrapper file to upgrade the hardsplv6. any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'd like to go back and ask about hardware again.. I've installed the new radio, and my reception still bounces around like a yoyo. Start a call with 5 bars, then 10 seconds later down to 0 and drop the call. I'm frankly more comfortable opening up and soldering itty bitty pins on chips vs. my knowledge of the ROM upgrades (so far) anyway.
Thanks for any leads,
Mike

zim2dive said:
I'd like to go back and ask about hardware again.. I've installed the new radio, and my reception still bounces around like a yoyo. Start a call with 5 bars, then 10 seconds later down to 0 and drop the call. I'm frankly more comfortable opening up and soldering itty bitty pins on chips vs. my knowledge of the ROM upgrades (so far) anyway.
Thanks for any leads,
Mike
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You're not in one of those areas that has both 2g and 3g coverage are you? If so limit phone to 2g only, otherwise Hermes goes crazy by automatically trying to swap between the two and will drop calls in the process.
Mike

mikechannon said:
You're not in one of those areas that has both 2g and 3g coverage are you? If so limit phone to 2g only, otherwise Hermes goes crazy by automatically trying to swap between the two and will drop calls in the process.
Mike
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EDIT: ok, now I see Enable/Disable GSM/UMTS Band Selection in the Wiki tweak section. This appears to be a big step towards what I need... will test for a few days.
Thanks,
Mike

zim2dive said:
EDIT: ok, now I see Enable/Disable GSM/UMTS Band Selection in the Wiki tweak section. This appears to be a big step towards what I need... will test for a few days.
Thanks,
Mike
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Yes, worth a try at least. Hermes tries to go for strongest signal. However even within one room that can switch about from 2 to 3g. I may be wrong but I believe danielhererro's bandswitch application could make things easier here. Has a nice interface to make it easy to switch bands etc.
Well worth posting back to let us know how things go - even if it's not good news!!
Mike

Very much another question of ignorance, but might be too basic for the XDA wiki, yet mildly too in depth for Wikipedia...
I do apparently have both GSM and WCDMA in my area (I had previously associated 2G and 3G only with data connections, not voice, so tonite has been educational for me) (it also didn't help that Cingular hides the 'Band' menu from users, so I had no control, nor awareness, before using the registry tweak)
With the Hermes, with both GSM and WCDMA available, is there an obvious preference for me? Or is it a tradeoff of power vs. quality? Or just dumb luck of whichever coverage happens to be better in the exact spot I happen to be?
Thanks,
Mike

I can't say my reception is improved, but I do seem to be dropping fewer calls now....
Mike

Still poor reception
I have a newer 8525 latest rom and 1.40.30.00 raido rom, and it still gets poor reception, I have tried my sim card in a 8125 and V3 and get exelent coverage in the same spot... its always egde if that helps..
anyone have any ideas? If I can't figure it out i'm gonna have to sell it and go back to an 8125..
Thanks
-R

Better radio version than 1.15?

Hi I am in fringe area reception. Find that this ROM seems to lock its AGC high eg after reasonable signal, then reduced, it seems to sometimes lose signal altogether, needing a reboot. Yesterday even in a strong signal area, and reboot a few times it took 3 reboots until the radio came 'unstuck' and started to receive again.
Question is for WM6, is there a radio rom that is more reliable than this one?
If so, url pse.
Thanks vm.
Alistair.

All U can do is to test also 1.13 version. There is also possibility of faulty GSM module.

Alistair George said:
Hi I am in fringe area reception. Find that this ROM seems to lock its AGC high eg after reasonable signal, then reduced, it seems to sometimes lose signal altogether, needing a reboot. Yesterday even in a strong signal area, and reboot a few times it took 3 reboots until the radio came 'unstuck' and started to receive again.
Question is for WM6, is there a radio rom that is more reliable than this one?
If so, url pse.
Thanks vm.
Alistair.
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I had problems with the radio that were caused by the old battery.
replacing a new battery, fixed many of my BA's strange problems.
If your BA's battery is old, too, then give it a shot by changing it.

True True, i had some weird problems which were solved by purchasing new battery

xplode said:
True True, i had some weird problems which were solved by purchasing new battery
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Can understand that, because the power saving mode would lock down on radio activity, however, the battery in this unit lasts at least 3 days, and the problem occurs regardless of battery level; eg it can be on the charger when it loses signal.
Why I asked is there was a thread a while back on various radio problems and I thought some indicated a different rom was the cure. Unfortunately, could not find the thread or url for the radio roms.
Cheers,
Alistair.

yep, i used to experience faulty battery stuffed up the radio big time.

Dain your battery completely.
I was having the same issues on my BA, so that when i dropped it (5" onto a desk) and cracked the digitizer, i went out and purchased an elfin.
But i couldn't abandon my BA, so i fitted a new digitizer last night, recharged the battery which was completely drained, installed a new rom "Black Diamond Manila2D", then loaded my sim card, i had signal straight away, where i was getting none at all. I would have to drive 5 K's away from where i live to be able to get the phone to "lock on" once it lost signal, so it was a bit of a shock.
Anyway give it a go and see if it works for you.

I usually get "no signal" when I restore "pim.vol" from previous rom, it resolves when I change the above file with original one.
I did try different radio versions with same result.
pls check if this is not your case as well.
I m on fido network in canada, and 1.13 work better according to my exprience.

pkcn said:
I usually get "no signal" when I restore "pim.vol" from previous rom, it resolves when I change the above file with original one.
I did try different radio versions with same result.
pls check if this is not your case as well.
I m on fido network in canada, and 1.13 work better according to my exprience.
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Can any body help me I cant get the signal I need 800/1900 frequenc in my pda2k wtih wm6.5 please reply to [email protected]

aliraza747 said:
Can any body help me I cant get the signal I need 800/1900 frequenc in my pda2k wtih wm6.5 please reply to [email protected]
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which radio version are you using (and also which 6.5 rom)?

Wi-Fi problem after update to Dutty V3

I am huge fan of Dutty's ROM. Had v 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 and 2.6. Everything was always working smoothly and nice.
Last weekend I updated to V3 and then where wi-fi problem started.
It is like this right now:
When I set to Best Battery or to a "middle" position, the wi-fi basically does not work AT ALL. When I switch to Best Performance the wi-fi works but like 30% of speed and quality of previous versions.
At first I thought it was the radio rom, which during long process of updating in accordance to THIS guide took downgraded to 1.09.something. So I updated the radio to the newest 1.14.something but the problem is still the same.
Everything else works great but wi-fi works like 30% of its power;( WHAT IS WRONG? Has anyone experienced it before?
Of course I could try use Best Performance but then battery is sucked like crazy!;(
Thank you for help!

Cant help on your issue but mine works great on Duttys new rom

IrfanSEAT said:
Cant help on your issue but mine works great on Duttys new rom
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glad to hear this ,dude but rather looking for someone who has the same problem

I dont have this issue either. Perhaps a hard reset might be your best option

ASK768 said:
I dont have this issue either. Perhaps a hard reset might be your best option
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you think? I did HR after the rom update.... One is not enough these days?
OK, will give it a try...

i didnt do any hardreset and its working fine

reflashed, double HR and.... it helped
I still have NO IDEA what was the cause firstplace.
Thanks for help!

I didn't try this ROM yet. But, I'd like to have a try on Dutty's ROM! I will report if I will have caught this problem in the future. Sorry, cannot help you this time.

And why don't you report this at Dutty thread instead opening a new one????

I am using Dutty's V3 Rom and has no problem with the WiFi issue as stated.

More WiFi Fixes & Problems ?!!
Please excuse me if this is the wrong place to post this, but whenever I hear WiFi problem my ears perk up.
I have been experencing WiFi connectivity problems for while now; my HD would try to connect to an AP and after a ltte while of watching the "connecting" animation, the device would just quit with a warning message that it could not connect with the current settings..bla.bla.bla... even after it had connected to the same hotspot afew hours before.
Well, after installing Dutty's V2.9 (Highly recommended!) ROM the WiFi issues disappeared for 5 days. Mind you with my HD this is a record usually WiFi only works for a whole day at most, so I am guessing anyone experiencing problems with WiFi and Dutty's ROMS has a problem that might not be related to the ROM itself, as in my case the ROM actually "fixed" the problem, if only for a while.
By the way, I have just flashed the new (1.14) radio and the WiFi problem still persists;nevertheless I will keep testing anithing new that comes along and posting my results here.

I was celebrating too soon(((
After double HR I had to reset once more - had issuescwith ActiveSync.
Anyway I HR once again and the problem back again. The wifi actually does not work at all or work very slowly
Since not only me experience this problem I guess it is not the radio problem but the rom itself.
What is even more strange, I was able to resolve it once because it already worked one... the problem is I don't remember what EXACTLY I did to restore perfect wifi functionality.(

Sorry this is a bit off topic but where do I find the best battery setting, I have had a look under setting->power bu can only adjust the backlight.
Thanks
Sully

Have you tried upgrading to newer SPL ?
I have recently upgraded from 1.14 SPL to 1.56 HSPL and from 1.19.XX rom to 1.56.405.1(HTC official ROM UK WWE) - what is more imp here is there is also an radio update in this RUU - i guess from 1.09.XX to 1.13.25.24. Hope this solves your problem.
Keep posting your progress

Telstra T9193 - Energy Rom [Radio]

Hi,
I've got a telstra T9193 and using the recomended energy radio 2.07.50.27_2 from:
http://www.energyroms.com/PostGraphics/Leo/Leo_RADIO_2.07.50.27_2.rar
Energy.Leo.23563.Sense2.5.Cookie.HomeTab.Apr.23 is currently running.
I'm experiencing quick battery drainage with push activated, data always on.
The phone freezes, and have to remove the back cover to reset quite often. Screen freezes with backlight on, no buttons work.
The phone freezes just by browsing xda with IE. This is pretty frustrating when you'd think a simple train ride to or from work with browsing IE would just work. 45 minutes of browsing forums on the train will waste 20% of the battery [half of the browsing includes waiting for proper reception].
I don't have crap installed, and most apps are installed on storage card.
Cleanram and cleantemp don't seem to help with reducing suprising freezes.
CHT contact links on home screen ramdomly doesn't load/show contact pics when loading. Every reboot a different contact pic is hidden. Manila reset resolves it sometimes.
Arkswitch displays an error before manila loads so i've got it working as an app, and not from top taskbar.
I was thinking of maxsense but it looks ugly compared to CHT.
Telstra HD2 users that have energy installed:
What radio are you using?
What problems are you experiencing?
Have you fixed any of your problems?
Is your HD2 constantly freezing?
Has any experienced simliar difficulties and they have been resolved with an updated rom?

re telstra T9193 and radio
Hi there,
I am using T9193 in Sydney as well.
Actually, I have found that the 2.07.50.27_2 is the best radio so far. I have tried 2.08.50.08,2.08.50.05, 2.09, 2.10, and 2.11 as well. 2.07 give me the best reception/ battery and the sound is more natural compared to 2.11, which sounds like a robot with echo sometime.
I am using 19Jun10 energy rom, downloading 22Jun10 right now. From the update log, it seemed that 22Jun10 is a good bulid and with alot of people already tested and reported it's a good one.
So, a few check points to try to solve your myths.
1. Have you changed setting for auto backlight level? This eat up battery.
2. Have you applied 2100/850MHz fix? this is important if you're with telstra next G network.
3. err... that's all I can think of, but i would suggest you to stay with 2.07.
good luck mate!

hmm....
im on vodafone 900/2100..
backlight is on 65%. might try 22June =/ cbf recustomising to my liking..
I dn't think there alot of vodafone hd2 users in australia.. If there is give us some feedback on data speeds aswel.

Dude, for the ABSOLUTE BEST experience with your Telstra T9193 model HD2, I IMPLORE you to PLEASE flash ROM in the thread below! You will have NO issues I promise! Energy ROM's are OKAY at best, but he cooks too fast and... well I'll just say I prefer QUALITY over QUANTITY... at least in this case
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=615098
***BTW, I'm using this radio as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705098

b84 said:
im on vodafone 900/2100..
backlight is on 65%. might try 22June =/ cbf recustomising to my liking..
I dn't think there alot of vodafone hd2 users in australia.. If there is give us some feedback on data speeds aswel.
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I am on Vodafone and I use Dutty's HG with 2.10.50.26 radio and I have excellent data speeds and fairly good battery life. I am on a corporate plan for work and I have no problems. The latest radio 2.12xxx seems to give me poor battery life and 2.11xx is not too bad - but 2.10.50.26 seems best at the moment.

My Phone
T9193 in Brisbane
Energy ROM CHT (19 June)
Radio - 2.08.50.05
I have flashed quite a number of ROMS. This one uses a bit of juice but I find is quick and stable. I have had no issues with it whatsoever. It does not freeze.
I would consider:
1. Flashing Task 29
2. Flash either a fresh download of ENERGY CHT or consider flashing EVOLUTION.
Good luck

ray_mond said:
Hi there,
I am using T9193 in Sydney as well.
Actually, I have found that the 2.07.50.27_2 is the best radio so far. I have tried 2.08.50.08,2.08.50.05, 2.09, 2.10, and 2.11 as well. 2.07 give me the best reception/ battery and the sound is more natural compared to 2.11, which sounds like a robot with echo sometime.
I am using 19Jun10 energy rom, downloading 22Jun10 right now. From the update log, it seemed that 22Jun10 is a good bulid and with alot of people already tested and reported it's a good one.
So, a few check points to try to solve your myths.
1. Have you changed setting for auto backlight level? This eat up battery.
2. Have you applied 2100/850MHz fix? this is important if you're with telstra next G network.
3. err... that's all I can think of, but i would suggest you to stay with 2.07.
good luck mate!
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what is this "2100/850MHz fix" you are talking about??

vodafone
kit0515 said:
what is this "2100/850MHz fix" you are talking about??
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telstra band.
i've got a 2gb plan which is enuf for me...
Pablo11 what's your average/max speeds on vodafone
I'm mostly in sydney cbd with excellent reception max 200KB/s

yeah i'd like to know about this fix as well......not that i have any problems with energy rom and radio 2.12!
is there a cab that us telstra customers need to apply?

Here is the Telstra band cab.
Also, you'll find battery usage depends a LOT on your location...ie how good a signal you get. 2 people on the same ROM/radio can have very different results. If you are on the edge of a 3G network where the reception comesd and goes, you'll have higher battery usage as the phone keeps searching for a signal.
I'm on Telstra, and with my ROM I get several days usage.
If you're having freezing/other issues, I'd suggest you post in NRG's thread to request help.

I have also got this phone and am wih vodafone in melbourne and am using the 2.14.50.04 radio and this gives the best battery life so far, usually for 10 hours of standby I only loose 4%. I tried 2.15.50.14 the other day but the battery life isn't as good as 2.14. Thought I might mention this incase those people in Aus want to be kept up to date with their radio.

ajt320 said:
T9193 in Brisbane
Energy ROM CHT (19 June)
Radio - 2.08.50.05
I have flashed quite a number of ROMS. This one uses a bit of juice but I find is quick and stable. I have had no issues with it whatsoever. It does not freeze.
I would consider:
1. Flashing Task 29
2. Flash either a fresh download of ENERGY CHT or consider flashing EVOLUTION.
Good luck
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can I have to link for this ROM 19 june. plus the Radio

b84 said:
I'm experiencing quick battery drainage with push activated, data always on.
The phone freezes, and have to remove the back cover to reset quite often. Screen freezes with backlight on, no buttons work.
The phone freezes just by browsing xda with IE. This is pretty frustrating when you'd think a simple train ride to or from work with browsing IE would just work. 45 minutes of browsing forums on the train will waste 20% of the battery [half of the browsing includes waiting for proper reception].
I don't have crap installed, and most apps are installed on storage card.
Cleanram and cleantemp don't seem to help with reducing suprising freezes.
CHT contact links on home screen ramdomly doesn't load/show contact pics when loading. Every reboot a different contact pic is hidden. Manila reset resolves it sometimes.
Telstra HD2 users that have energy installed:
What radio are you using?
What problems are you experiencing?
Have you fixed any of your problems?
Is your HD2 constantly freezing?
Has any experienced simliar difficulties and they have been resolved with an updated rom?
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Hi, i know this is old, but its relevant.
Your issue is a faulty motherboard. Get it replaced under warranty. But do not send it to the Telstra Repair Centre, because they dont test it long enough to see the fault. Try Fonebiz in your state! Trust me, mine 2 HD2s went to Telstra Repair Centre twice and came back saying no fault found.
then within 10mins of leaving the store it would lock up.
I use Energy Roms and radio 2.15.xx.xx
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If you're having freezing/other issues, I'd suggest you post in NRG's thread to request help.
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Posting there wont help, as its a device issue. Plus its a mamoth thread now.

which phone systems are telestra compatible with?

khali34374 said:
can I have to link for this ROM 19 june. plus the Radio
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You might want to try the newer roms, those are quite old.
GLO said:
Hi, i know this is old, but its relevant.
Your issue is a faulty motherboard. Get it replaced under warranty. But do not send it to the Telstra Repair Centre, because they dont test it long enough to see the fault. Try Fonebiz in your state! Trust me, mine 2 HD2s went to Telstra Repair Centre twice and came back saying no fault found.
then within 10mins of leaving the store it would lock up.
I use Energy Roms and radio 2.15.xx.xx
Posting there wont help, as its a device issue. Plus its a mamoth thread now.
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I had the same problem, couldn't even charge the phone while backlight was on without it overheating.
Decided to avoid the run around and flashed a radio I knew would brick my phone. Then played stupid (I'm good at that).

HBOOT-0.35.0017 and 3g connectivity issues read here

EDIT: The problem is still occurring. I thought it was fixed.
Myself and a couple other people experienced stange 3g connection problems while running the cm7 nightlies (among other ROMs) with the new HBOOT-0.35.0017. I know it's been said that HBOOT shouldn't have anything to do with your data connection but nonetheless it is causing problems.
Follow the instructions on this thread to downgrade (AMOLED NEXUS OWNERS ONLY!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726258
After downgrading back to HBOOT 0.33.0012 my connection problems vanished (still running the same CM7 nightly)
Credit goes to user Prgopala for noticing this and posting here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10902092&postcount=12533
Thanks!

I'm sorry to tell you, but hboot has NOTHING to do with the radio part of the phone: it controls the system partitions table and boots the system... nothing else, it doesn't even touch the RAM parts dedicated to the hardware, the kernel does it.

I almost made up my mind to downgrade until seen the edit part. 3g part of signal is very very frustrating experience on my side while call part rarely let it down. Also signal always in close to100 reading while my Acer liquid on T Mobile stays to perfect 75-80 reading.

I'm on HBOOT-0.35.0017 and sometimes I get x gray bars but after it picks up signal and gets connect to H it seem to work fine. Until I lose the signal or I switch to airplane, etc. Takes a while sometimes to get back signal or the H.
I did notice that when the screen goes off my download stops or sometimes when I download certain files it stops right away. I been updating roms so not sure if it related to them, but overall its been like that.

Tiberx said:
I'm on HBOOT-0.35.0017 and sometimes I get x gray bars but after it picks up signal and gets connect to H it seem to work fine. Until I lose the signal or I switch to airplane, etc. Takes a while sometimes to get back signal or the H.
I did notice that when the screen goes off my download stops or sometimes when I download certain files it stops right away. I been updating roms so not sure if it related to them, but overall its been like that.
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yes screen off downloading stopping is quite annoying...

I dunno but since I upgraded my Hboot and used CM7... my data sucks. It will work then not work. I typically have to reset to get it back. Even switching in and out of airplane mode will not work.
And by 3G I mean my data connection. I'll have full bars and 3G coverage... but no data from the browser, no pings, no online apps, nothing. Seems like the only way to fix it is to reset the phone.
I also noticed my signal is noticeably less at home. Typically I have full bars but now I notice that it's been dropping out and bouncing.
Could be a carrier issue. But I haven't upgraded my radio since 5.08 first came out. I updated my HBoot for the early builds of GB. So I'm willing to test out this theory.

lol, hboot has nothing to do with the phone's radio. The radio version does.
If you're having a problem with the radio (voice/data) then you should look at the radio version you're running.
Again, hboot has nothing to do with your issue.

Ive had the data sticking problem since I got my n1. Remember reading somewhere that if you go into settings - wireless networks - mobile networks - network operators, when it finishes searching select "automatically select". I got T-Mobile & it works for me until the next time I flash a new rom.

FYI when I was on CM 6.1 I had your problems. I then switched to MicroMod777's Gingerbread and those problems disappeared. I've now flashed Enmother's TheOfficial Nexus1 and I'm testing. Absolutely a ROM problem.

elegos said:
FYI when I was on CM 6.1 I had your problems. I then switched to MicroMod777's Gingerbread and those problems disappeared. I've now flashed Enmother's TheOfficial Nexus1 and I'm testing. Absolutely a ROM problem.
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Kinda the opposite for me. No data issues when i tried CM 6.1.1 but on MM Gingerbread i had no data connection at all!
"You pays your money and you takes your chances"

then it must the crap of our carriers

DirkGently1 said:
Kinda the opposite for me. No data issues when i tried CM 6.1.1 but on MM Gingerbread i had no data connection at all!
"You pays your money and you takes your chances"
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Same here. I tried MM and nothing worked! lol. So I went back to the latest CM7 (#24). I'm not sure what the problem is. Now I'm on an older HBoot and an older Radio. I shoulda just left 5.12 and .35 on there.
Once I get my phone pieced back together, I may try one of the older CM6.1 roms to see if that fixes it. I think we are all using Gingerbread roms here, no? Perhaps that just is an issue that comes with it.

youareme7 said:
EDIT: The problem is still occurring. I thought it was fixed.
Myself and a couple other people experienced stange 3g connection problems while running the cm7 nightlies (among other ROMs) with the new HBOOT-0.35.0017. I know it's been said that HBOOT shouldn't have anything to do with your data connection but nonetheless it is causing problems.
Follow the instructions on this thread to downgrade (AMOLED NEXUS OWNERS ONLY!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726258
After downgrading back to HBOOT 0.33.0012 my connection problems vanished (still running the same CM7 nightly)
Credit goes to user Prgopala for noticing this and posting here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10902092&postcount=12533
Thanks!
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Same issue here, wondering if this hboot is incompatible w/ my old radio.
just received my new nightly, will give this method a try as soon as i upgraded.
thanks!
-- just saw the updated post, thanks anyway

Perhaps the OP should change the title and original message to exclude the HBoot details as the problem is with Data connection.
This will let us continue discussion about the data connection problem that we are, I am at least, experiencing.
Using CM7 #24 from 1/30, it seems to be less of an issue. I notice that I'll have 3G and full bars, but no data will work until it changes to an "H". Seems like it might just be the rom. The latest nightly seems to correct the issue better then before. Now if I open a browser, after 30s-1minute, it will start chugging along.