Hello, a friend of mine just picked up a HTC Touch2 from a family member in Singapore, we are trying to get it to work on her Tmobile USA line but are having some issues. In the connection setup it has the option for USA/Tmobile however running that seems to have no effect, the phone doesn't connect and I just get a (!) next to the signal. With the software option to set it up for so many carriers does it still need a sim-unlock or something? Or am I missing something else about the setup? Thanks for any help.
ok, so given enough time I figured this out myself, here's what worked in case anyone else comes across this problem. I forget where in the phone settings but there was an option to 'Auto' select gsm/wcdma and the frequency, I manually selected the frequency set that included Tmobile's range and now its working (edge only of course).
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I cannot get my brand new Jasjar to pick up any signal or network for T-mobile in the Atlanta area. What settings should I be using in phone settings? Right now it is set to Auto & I had an MDA Vario (that someone stole this past weekend when I send out of town) & it worked fine in the same place. What am I missing? Thanks
Set the frequency band to PCM 1900 and pray that they transmit on that frequency in your area.
This may sound like a silly suggestion, but is your Jasjar unlocked?
There really should not be any need to change the frequencies manually (particularly since it is set to automatic)
Try unlocking the phone with one of this forum's unlocking utilities, and if that does not work, there is always a good hard reset to solve most problems in M$ devices.
Hope this helps.
how do access the Internet settings such as change dns serer address
I don't see the DNS anywhere but there are a lot of options if you go to the Browser->Menu->More->Settings
Anyone else have a G1 with no internet connection?
I got mine the morning of the 22nd, and since then I've not been able to access the internet by either means of Edge or 3G. I also live in a very good 3G coverage area. Anyone else having this issue?
I called T-mobile, they escalated it up to engineering and told me they are working on it. Was told I'd more than likely get called back today, and i didn't... Seems everyone I know has no issues with the net and their new G1's.. Anyone here having this problem?
I'm liking the phone OK, but for the 349.99 and 30 bucks tax (I wasn't eligible for the upgrade)and 4 hours in line... I'd like the internet to work out of the box. .
Half tempted to get the Touch Pro, since it appears to be at a local best buy...
I had a HTC diamond touch with WM6.1 same processor pretty much a kickass phone and I can tell a big different when it comes to internet speed.I don't live in a 3G area but the G1 browser is faster than Mobile Internet Explorer and Opera.Mine started working out of the box.
If I were you I would go to your Tmo store and ask and think about the other phone....it's gonna be more expensive too.
See ya.
I did for the 22nd
the chick put the g1 data plan on the wrong line, so I got no joy till I called and had it fixed then waited 8hours for the setting to change...
but now all is well
bhang
Does anyone else's EDGE randomly go off and on? And not the no-service so no-edge thing, i mean i'll be in the same position and it will randomly disappear and reappear...other times it just doesn't connect.
another thing PLEASE HELP WITH...
i have cincinnati bell and they recently rolled out Dual-band WCDMA 1700/2100 network.
is this NOT the same as t-mobiles? i partially bought this phone because it would work with cinci bell because they were both on the 1700/2100 band, but apparently not because i can't get 3g signal...well i've seen it flash 3g before for like 1 second but then it goes away.
any suggestions? i also have mms troubles but thats another thing i'll worry about after fixing my current problems.
I'd guess you need to change the APN settings. Google "g1 att apn" and you should get plenty of instructions for AT&T. Just modify them to work with Cincinnati Bell. And yes, Cincinnati Bell is using the same 1700/2100 AWS-1 T-mo is using.
i have the correct APN - internet DOES work and has worked on all other devices using my current APN configuration.
Hm. Beats me then. Are EDGE and 3G rock solid right now with your other devices?
i hope thats it...EDGE works...most of the time. i haven't gotten G yet. i have no other device to test 3g on...except my brother's super un-smartphone nokia 3555 which displays "3g" at the top almost always...that's the only other 1700/2100 mhz phone that i know of.
hopefully this gets fixed in an update? also, should i delete all other APN's from the list besides my CBW one? and should i have a separate APN for mms and data (cause under the tmobile ones the apn type on the data is set to default and apn type under mms is mms...i copied this format...no luck either...mms still doesn't work).
EDGE and GSM is Smoothest across all HTC i have used.
and GPS is the fastest in all HTC Device may be becuase of Dedicated Antena on Body below Battery cover
I just received mine yesterday and have been using internet all day. the only problem i had was at 2am (gmt) i was dropped down to 2g. But that was a t-mobile problem, my PC broadband was dropped down to 2g also.
Both were back on 3g when i got up.
In you case it may be the phone, id phone up your operator. If your network isnt experiencing any problems then you should send your phone back.
So when I leave all the band settings to auto on the phone, it immediately connects to AT&T's 3G network and shows the "H" in the title bar it worked for a little while then calls stopped coming through, after a hard reset it works again with calls for a few hours, then it begins to fail.
If I switch the bands to GSM and manually select the frequencies (850 + 1900, according to wm) then it connects to the EDGE network, and I can make and receive calls as I please, no problems, except for the crappy network speed.
So someone help me out here please, is the phone defective, or is it not working as it should because of the lack of the 850 band? I know that AT&T works on either or but this problem has me stumped.
Other than this rather huge problem (phone that cant make calls), I absolutely love the Xperia and would hate to return and wait for another.
did you try to use the connection wizard to let the phone config itself?
after I put my iphone sim in it shows the H/3G icon on anf off all the time, while I can receive call I was unable to go online.... after someone suggested me to call att to update the imei on my account to the x1, I found that I still have to go to connection and change the setting myself b4 it can go online. you will have to remove the user name and pw in media net setting and uncheck the proxy server.
I guess my case is a little different than yours but I guess you can give it a try... good luck =)
Thanks, I actually haven't tried that since i figured it would be the same as what happens when you turn the phone on for the first time, when it autoconfigs.
if it say it detect a new sim and ask if you want to do the auto config then I guess its the same... but again I did need to change some settings inside the network config to make it work too... so I am guessing the "auto config" has some flaw in it
No problem with my X1i when I venture in a1900mhz area close to my home. I live in a small town in Ca. only 850mhz here. But in the larger Metro area around me... No Problems with calls or hspeed data access...
Stuart
Thanks for the replies, It looks like the Configuration wizard in the settings menu did the trick. It do something else that the autoconfig doesnt. The phone seems to work now just fine, although it doesnt hang on to the signal as well as my old k790a. The office I work in is an ATT dead zone and I could make calls using the K790a with only one bar, with the Xperia it either doesnt go through or drops the call.
Again this is better as it works now, just not as well as my old phone.
Also, scl_electronics, so you are saying the X1i has both 850 and 1900mhz bands? I had a feeling mine did too, but I thought it was put to rest that that wasnt the case with the X1i....
Sorry Aaron J,
i should have been more specific!! Where I live, 3G is only on 850mhz band so I don't get access..Just The edge network. When I venture about 10 mile away toward the major Metro areas..The 1900mhz band are used. So the H is displayed, but I don't have those access problems for calls or data!!
But i am waiting to see if they can crack the rom for 850mhz-3G access!!
Stuart
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Sorry Aaron J,
i should have been more specific!! Where I live, 3G is only on 850mhz band so I don't get access..Just The edge network. When I venture about 10 mile away toward the major Metro areas..The 1900mhz band are used. So the H is displayed, but I don't have those access problems for calls or data!!
But i am waiting to see if they can crack the rom for 850mhz-3G access!!
Stuart
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Oh ok thats kind of makes, sense although I thought the X1i didnt have an 850 band at all, so what frequency does it work off then?
Anyways, back to my problem....I spoke too soon, it dont work on 3G switched to EDGE. I might just try getting a new sim card, mine is a Cingular one from 2005, that has been in at least 4 different phones now including the X1i.
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Oh ok thats kind of makes, sense although I thought the X1i didnt have an 850 band at all, so what frequency does it work off then?
Anyways, back to my problem....I spoke too soon, it dont work on 3G switched to EDGE. I might just try getting a new sim card, mine is a Cingular one from 2005, that has been in at least 4 different phones now including the X1i.
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Well out here in Ca... 850mhz gsm/edge is used ..So I quad band gsm phone is handy!!!
Stuart
Yes it is! My little problem is a little confusing though as one thing I just realized that I didnt say before is that the phone has no problem connecting to the 3G network using HSDPA. I get full bars with the H icon pretty much everywhere in my area and my data speeds are very good. So I can surf the net, download programs, watch high quality youtube videos using the app in touchflo and even send and receive texts just fine.....just no calls when on 3G. I'm hoping its just setting somewhere and not a faulty device.
I live in Raleigh NC by the way so maybe it could be a faulty tower?
Well when venture into Stockton Ca. my phone switches to 3G-HSDPA:1900MHZ Without a connection hitch....
Have you tried a soft reset......
But when all else fails Hard Reset to the Rescue!!!
Btw... in several of my ppc-wm units when restoring to OEM setting(hard reset) there has been many time the process had a problem. So something would be screwed up!! So when You don't succeed, try another hard reset!!
Good luck,
Stuart
hey i was wonder if your problem is HSDPA/HSUPA being on, i have at&t also and it worked for the first few weeks fine with it being on then all of a sudden it stopped and couldn't connect to the internet, before i had the H/Edge showing up and also my email never updated when it was set to do it every 15minutes. Now that i disable the HSDPA/HSUPA i see 3G/Edge and email update all the time on the X1i. Just wonder if that might fix it, I'm all kinda still new to all this but i had my X1i for 2 1/2 weeks now.
Hello thanks for all the suggestions, Experiaenjoy, no I haven't tried mainly because I can connect to the data network just fine and get awesome speeds with full bars pretty much everywhere, all of my data related activities and programs work just fine (aka murder my battery life ). I just cant make calls while on 3G.
I talked to a coworker today who used to be a regional manager at AT&T hee said that he saw many cases of people who were having problems where it was due to the SIM card. He said they all had the older orange Cingular card and that an update to the new blue AT&T card solved all problems. So right now I'm trying to see if I can get mine updated (I do have an older Cingular SIM). Once I get that, I will do a hard reset (3rd one also done about 20 soft resets since I 've had it-I've installed a bunch of programs and tweaks) and skip the auto config and go straight to the connection wizard.
Hi There,
I'm a rather new nexus owner and I'm also quite new to the android world.
I own a nexus S wehich I bought second hand, it came with Superaosp 8 preinstalled.
I flashed 8.2 and yesterday 8.6 and I have a rather nasty issue wich I recognized only one week ago.
I'm living in a city with quite good 3g network however in case I go countryside or have bad 3g network my nexus does not switch to 2g automatically.
Even if I try to enable 2g manually it does not find any connection. only a reboot helps and it gets online again.
on the "hidden" menu which I reach with *#*#4636#*#* I set it to WCDMA preferred and this did not help.
Is there anybody who can giveme some hint what else I can do or check?
thanks in advance.
Dear All,
I've bought a RAZR M in the states a few weeks ago and was using it with net10 after unlocking the device for other carriers than VZW. I found the instructions on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2166542) and it worked like a charm.
Two days ago I went back home to Germany and in joyful anticipation i popped my german O2 sim into the phone. To my surprise the phone did not connect to the O2 network. Since I've read about Germanese experience with O2 in Germany (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017987) I was positive it'll work. However, when I set the network mode to "GSM/UMTS" and try to select a network manually, the list of available networks is empty (see screenshot).
@Germanese: Am I missing something?
I continued fiddling with the parameters available in the hidden radio menu (dialing *#*#4636#*#*), tried all options on the "preferred network type" parameter and changed the radio band from "USA band" to "Cellular". Still no connection.
Then I've proceeded with unlocking the bootloader and installing CM 10.1 to check if I get a few more options. Surprisingly in CM 10.1 I wasn't even able to choose a network provider manually, the option simply doesn't exist. In the hidden radio menu (which can be accessed in the same way as in the stock system) on the other hand the list of radio bands looked slightly different: I was offered to choose between US band, Japan band and two other options (can't exactly remember what it was and already reverted back to stock), while for all of them the actual frequencies were displayed. It caught my attention right away that there wasn't an option for a 2100Mhz band (which is the frequency all German carriers use). Needless to say I didn't get it working on CM 10.1 either.
Anyone can point me in the right direction?! Maybe flashing the AU radio from xt905 firmware? Although Germanese pointed out it works just fine with stock ROM?
Any help is super appreciated!!!
All the best!
Henry
Dear Henry,
My Girl is actively using Razr M (Verizon Model) In Germany Munich.
The stock Rom works but has very Poor signal as you see yourself.
We got her working nicely with the Australian Radio.
The other way was to modify some codes with the RadioCom But not advisable if this is your first run.
So yes the best thing to do is to do the AU Radio Flash Mod.
Hope this helps...
Thanks for the fast reply! Do you have a link to the RadioComm Mods you're talking about? I've used RadioComm for the "00" NV tweak to get the phone working with net10 in the US - so I have a little experience
Wooohoooo!
AU radio is working! What a hike
Can't say anything about data for now as I don't have a data plan activated yet. However, signal strength is good and call quality is absolutely fine.
Cheers
Henry
data working, but only egde/gsm
Dear All,
Got myself a data plan with O2 two weeks ago and it works on EDGE/GSM. However, I can't use UMTS/CDMA network.
@Germanese: How did you configure your girlfriends phone to make 3G work?
The NV value @8322 is still 00 - the factory reset I performed after changing it didn't have any impact on this setting. I've tried to change the preferred network type in the *#*#4636#*#* menu without any success. The radio band selection holds only one option: GSM/UMTS band.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
Cheers
Henry
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Dear All,
Got myself a data plan with O2 two weeks ago and it works on EDGE/GSM. However, I can't use UMTS/CDMA network.
@Germanese: How did you configure your girlfriends phone to make 3G work?
The NV value @8322 is still 00 - the factory reset I performed after changing it didn't have any impact on this setting. I've tried to change the preferred network type in the *#*#4636#*#* menu without any success. The radio band selection holds only one option: GSM/UMTS band.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
Cheers
Henry
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She stays in Munich.
Runnig the Aussie Radio.She then set the Radio to World.
That's it sorry about the late reply.
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Germanese said:
She stays in Munich.
Runnig the Aussie Radio.She then set the Radio to World.
That's it sorry about the late reply.
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Thanks for the reply!
Sorry for keeping bugging you, but how do I set the radio to "world"?
Cheers
Henry