hello friends, ask you about a strange problem.
i've bought a hd2 t mobile from USA ebayer, unlocked and with WINDOWS PHONE 7. I put my Italian SIM (vodafone italy) and notice that i can't use it. call seller and he wrote me unlock code. don't remember if after this i have tried to call, or if have seen the signal strenght, but i have changed to android. the seller used magldr 1.10, but i experienced that with this version the system had restart and restant such as looping mode. so i've found magldr 1.13, and this one permits to android to start.
Now everything runs well, except i can't call. the phone runs, because i can do emergency calls, and with another SIM, 3G italy, an UMTS provider, in some places i can use it normally. but is very poor signal, the most is absent. when i put inside Vodafone SIM i have no signal at all. Close to this i have italian LEgend HTC with Another Vodafone SIM and Full signal. if i ask to find network, even with vodafone, he finds only 3G.
If this problem come from bad unlocking, s there something to do to solve it? i though to try to unlock it againm but now it doesn't ask me for code. so what to do? lock it and unlock again? is possible?
another problem: with phone there is a 16 gb Sd card. i see only 200 mb, before i thought was damaged, but trying to reinstall wP7, i have read on a site that is WP7 that format 200 mb for working. now, how can i do to take back the entire 16 gb of space?
eziofulk said:
hello friends, ask you about a strange problem.
i've bought a hd2 t mobile from USA ebayer, unlocked and with WINDOWS PHONE 7. I put my Italian SIM (vodafone italy) and notice that i can't use it. call seller and he wrote me unlock code. don't remember if after this i have tried to call, or if have seen the signal strenght, but i have changed to android. the seller used magldr 1.10, but i experienced that with this version the system had restart and restant such as looping mode. so i've found magldr 1.13, and this one permits to android to start.
Now everything runs well, except i can't call. the phone runs, because i can do emergency calls, and with another SIM, 3G italy, an UMTS provider, in some places i can use it normally. but is very poor signal, the most is absent. when i put inside Vodafone SIM i have no signal at all. Close to this i have italian LEgend HTC with Another Vodafone SIM and Full signal. if i ask to find network, even with vodafone, he finds only 3G.
If this problem come from bad unlocking, s there something to do to solve it? i though to try to unlock it againm but now it doesn't ask me for code. so what to do? lock it and unlock again? is possible?
another problem: with phone there is a 16 gb Sd card. i see only 200 mb, before i thought was damaged, but trying to reinstall wP7, i have read on a site that is WP7 that format 200 mb for working. now, how can i do to take back the entire 16 gb of space?
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If I were you I'd flash back to the Stock TMOUS ROM and make sure the phone is mechanically sound before doing any more software installs. If the phone doesn't work from a stock ROM, then the device is defective. You have too many variables that could be causing the problems. Get back to stock and then add one thing at a time to your device.
EDIT: An unlock code should work regardless of what you do with the phone, so I don't think that is the issue.
Ok first off what radio version do you have on the HD2 as this might be your reception problem. Certain radio versions work better in certain areas but the latest version 2.15.50.14 seems to work well for everyone. TO flash a different radio version to your HD2 go to "[RADIO] The HTC HD2 Master Radio Thread" and download the radio version you want to use, you may want to try several different ones until you find one that works for you. If you have the international HD2 with 512MB ram you can flash any radio version. If you have the TMOUS HD2 you can only flash radio versions2.06.50.xx and up, do not flash a 2.04.50.xx, 2.05.50.xx, or any x.xx.51.xx tradio version to a TMOUS as it will brick the phone. If you have all whit external buttons at the bottom of the HD2 you have a international model, if you have a green send button and a red end button it is a TMOUS. Put your HD2 into the multicolor bootloader screen by holding the volume down button down while powering on, connect your HD2 via USB and wait for the Serial in the white bar of bootloader to change to USB then flash the radio.
To get your full 16GB back on your memory card you will have to reformat it cause WP7 puts a funky format on the SD card as it uses the SD card as the internal memory. The easiest way to do this is to get a SD card adapter and put your SD card in it then stick it in a digital camera and format it with the camera then format it with your computer using fat 32, this will give you your full 16GBs back.
thank you both for help. i have already tried to go back to original rom and windows 6.5 for Tmous. no way. but it can call, emergency call runs and with a 3G SIM i can call. the seller said he unlocked hd2 in USA before sending me, i had to unlock it again wit my sim. so there is something strange. seems it has a low signal power, and refuse GSM signal. tomorrw i will take it in a lab for testing of signal. then i will wite here again.
eziofulk said:
thank you both for help. i have already tried to go back to original rom and windows 6.5 for Tmous. no way. but it can call, emergency call runs and with a 3G SIM i can call. the seller said he unlocked hd2 in USA before sending me, i had to unlock it again wit my sim. so there is something strange. seems it has a low signal power, and refuse GSM signal. tomorrw i will take it in a lab for testing of signal. then i will wite here again.
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Are you saying you could not flash it back to stock, or that after the flash it appears to be still locked?
i flashed back, removed Hspl, putting a rom on SD and renaming leoimg.***.
then i have installed an original win 6.5 rom.
the same i've done today again, only with a rom for win 6,5.
notice: in win 6,5 the IMEI was longer, finished with a 01 more than other view from android doing *#06#- may be is not important.
the only way to see a carrier working is to put 3G sim and the correct APN.
eziofulk said:
i flashed back, removed Hspl, putting a rom on SD and renaming leoimg.***.
then i have installed an original win 6.5 rom.
the same i've done today again, only with a rom for win 6,5.
notice: in win 6,5 the IMEI was longer, finished with a 01 more than other view from android doing *#06#- may be is not important.
the only way to see a carrier working is to put 3G sim and the correct APN.
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Ok someone correct me if I am wrong please as I am going on what I consider to be basic knowledge of both subjects here. But the APN settings are basically just for your data/internet connection to work properly with the carrier you have as you have to access their servers to go online.The radio is what is in control of voice communication along with the phone hardware. The hardware also has control over the data connection to but it is more to the extent if you can use 2G, 3G, or 4G. So in summary if you are having voice problems change your radio version, if you are having data connection trouble check your APN settings.
hardware
thank yo for your help.
i have took back the phone from LAB.
no way, there is a hardware damage, due, may be, to transport from USA to Italy. the involved side is in reception, the chip is damaged due to accidental shock, and has a very low activity. only where the signal is full, the damaged filter let it work, but it's always a strange way to do it, totally full signal and no signal in a few seconds. T.Mobile is not supported by european HTC, so i must send back the phone in USA
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Was given a SPV M700 with WM6 (Rom version 2.0.8.1), GPS and WiFi working great but not the phone - cannot get a connection and I have tried different working Sim cards! Do I reflash with a new WM6 rom (which is recommended?) or just with a Radio Rom (current version 1.46.00.11) . Oh, I have checked the IMEI and that is not blocked. I don't mind having a go at reflashing as I also have a workiing HTC P3600. Never done this work so any help appreciated.
M700 not working
I have flashed the "phone" with a new radio rom but still getting the message that it cannot register to any of my selected networks. Next step, I guess, is to try a completely new rom. Any one got any ideas why the "phone" is not registering? **Update** Have tried two different 6.1 roms this morning and still can't get the phone to register with any networks????
Replying to myself, I know.. Latest situation is that latest Radio rom and decent WM 6.1 rom installed. I have inserted a Virgin Sim Card from another working phone and it shows a UMTS T-Mobile UK connection and even the 3G icon. However, when I try to dial out, it immediatly drops the line and if I try calling the phone I get the message that "calls are not currebtly being connected to ths number". ****Any clues****
is the virgin sim new have you used it before ie is it active?
and the phone is not set to flight mode silly i know but my girl put my phone in flight mode and it took me a few hours trying to find out why i was not able to make a call but i only had the phone a few days and did nt knw it had a flight mode.
if its not some thing like that then not sure what else to look at sorry cant be more help
Did the phone ever work? You mention that you got it, did it work for that person?
what provider did he use?
Is it locked?
did you try to cid unlock it?
just installed wp7 on my hd2 and after the start up my phone keeps searching for the network. have tried automatic network selection and tap to select but no luck. am using 2.15 radio. would appreciate any help.
goto your settings, scroll to cellular, then down to add apn, in the apn box type epc.tmobile.com and leave the rest blank.
this works with tmobile us
isn't that supposed to be only for the data connection? even without entering the apn the phone should be able to find the network for just making voice calls. so mine seems to be a different problem. the phone is simply unable to catch any signals.
from my understanding of the whole cell phone fiasco is the sim card has everything the phone needs to connect your providers tower and also tells your phone what services you have voice, data, etc etc, so it should setup voice automatically. i would try searching for the program (htc connection setup) they use to install the xml files it also sets your phone with the provider.
good luck.
trent6gol said:
from my understanding of the whole cell phone fiasco is the sim card has everything the phone needs to connect your providers tower and also tells your phone what services you have voice, data, etc etc, so it should setup voice automatically. i would try searching for the program (htc connection setup) they use to install the xml files it also sets your phone with the provider.
good luck.
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Only search at the internet for your apn settings, enter them and voila you can use your data connection, nothing more nothing less and done in a minute. HTC Connection Setup don't work well but you have to use it later if you want to change phone type to HD7 for the Marketplace ^^)
Silberpfeil3110 said:
Only search at the internet for your apn settings, enter them and voila you can use your data connection, nothing more nothing less and done in a minute. HTC Connection Setup don't work well but you have to use it later if you want to change phone type to HD7 for the Marketplace ^^)
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yeah we covered that part, the concern is that the phone is/was not connecting to the towers
Maybe check out other Radio ROM. 2.15 should work well, but uses more battery.
switched back to winmo 6.5 for a while and the same radio worked fine (caught the signal etc.). Just now again tried to flash wp7 using 2 different radios, that is 2.12 and 2.14. Have already tried 2.15 with my first attempt, but the problem just remains the same.... 'no network found'. any thoughts? have even tried putting in the apn too. no luck
u know its funny cus its the exact same with mine exactley the same ive tried everything and it picks up the signals but it wont let me connect to any network at all... the phone is just fine except that one problem.. plz any body help us with this stupid problem
flunklunk. said:
u know its funny cus its the exact same with mine exactley the same ive tried everything and it picks up the signals but it wont let me connect to any network at all... the phone is just fine except that one problem.. plz any body help us with this stupid problem
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i was havin the same damn problem, and i just flashed the 2.11.50.26 radio, and boom baby!! instant network connection. no more 3 beeps and disconnection for me now to check battery life and wifi (no 3g in trinidad yet, so u can't test that)
sim lock...???
After trying different radios by flashing and re-flashing, I've noticed something I should mention. My phone dialer shows a sim icon with a lock on the top left of the screen. Does that shed a new light on things?
sim lock ???
hey sameer... I have the very same issue with my HTC HD2. It is unlocked and I am facing the very same issue that you are when I revert to WinMo 6.5 everything works fine with the same radio. I've tried almost every radio now and have no luck. However, the funny thing is that I do see the sim with a lock when I go to my dialer. I suspect the OS is SIM Locked, however, when in WinMo 6.5 every Sim Card is recognized and works properly
Any luck with the issue yet??
Let me know of your thoughts... btw I'm on Ufone's Network.
It's the sim card!
Problem solved for me and hopefully for salmanjavaid too!
I learnt it the harder way though, by which I mean that I spent money to buy an HD7 and after inserting my sim in my brand new HD7..... no signal again! oooops! Only then it occurred to me to try some other sim cards. My network is also Ufone here in Pakistan. So first I tried a Prepaid Ufone sim (the one with white and orange colour and 64K printed on the back)...and Lo and Behold my hd7 gets the signal and network settings and data connection works fine too! Other operators' sim cards like Telenor, Warid and Mobilink worked fine too. But when I insert the sim card which is in my use back again....no signals again! This sim card is a different version, perhaps not 64K and plain black color on the back.
A call to my Personal Customer Service Executive assigned by Ufone sets the next course of action. He'll bring a replacement sim card for me, when I get back home.
My suggestion to salmanjavaid: try other sim cards first. If they work then get a replacement sim card.
Hope it solves your problem too.
id give this a shot. I'm on vacations in Pakistan and have my Sim Card from O2. I will give it a shot tonight Thanks for the suggestion.
Hello,
Basically at first, my HD2 had a problem with voice reception on other end, sent it to Hong Kong for Warranty, came back with reception good but device constantly restarting, turns out it needed a new Board, send it back to HK for a New Board, came back with a New board.
And now the Phone does not work.
I have tried the following official ROMS :
_HTC
HD2_RUU_Leo_HKCSL_WWE_1.72.831.1_Radio_CRC_Signed_15.32.50.07U_2.07
.51.22_2_Ship - "X" on the phone icon, cant detect sim at all, will
not let me turn Phone on with wireless controls
_HTC
HD2_RUU_Leo_S_HKCSL_WWE_3.14.831.3_Radio_15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14_LE
O_S_Ship
"Operation failed" while trying to make a call.
I have tried custom Roms, the current one I am using is the Maelus ROM, 3.2.2
And details on my boot up are :
2.08.50 05
15 34 50 07u
3.14 04666 8G
I even tried Task29 before flashing to the Maelus ROM.
It just doesn't let me turn my Phone on, whenever I go into the settings, and the phone is off, and I tap it, the little progress swirly thing appears in the middle of the screen, then stops and the phone does not go to the "ON" position.
With all those 3 roms I've tried (2 of the official HK ones from HTC Website), and also the Maelus custom rom, I cannot get the Phone to work.
It only worked once when i got the phone back on a good reception area, but now here I can't even actually turn the phone on.
Could anybody Reccomend me a Custom ROM + Radio Version to switch to, i don't know if the official ones didn't work I don't know what to do.
at the moment I got Maelus ROM on with the radio 2.08.50 05, I'm going to upgrade the radio to a slightly newer one to see if that helps. my HTC is on charge at the moment.
Has anybody experienced this issue before, and know any fix? I'm willing to try anything.
Thanks.
EDIT - Actually the Phone does turn on, e.g I can slide the slider on the options to "ON", but it does not pick up the carrier/provider or get any signal, any suggestions welcome.
time to return it again. Just make sure to put on a stock rom/radio/spl before you do so
Trying a newer radio is all you can do as far as software goes as the radio is the software side of what controls reception on your phone. Go to the HTC HD2 Master Radio Thread and download the newer versions of radios. There is eight radio versions newer than the one you have so I would just start at the Leo_RADIO_2.10.50.19_2 and work my way up to the Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14**. If none of the eight radios solve your issue than download the official stock ROM for your HD2 from HTC. com using your serial number from your HD2 to confirm it is the ROM for your HD2 and the go to the Flash your ROM/Radio via microSD thread to learn how to flash it via SD card so you will be reverted back to complete stock ROM, SPL, radio, and Splash screen. Then send it back for further repairs as it is no more you can do software wise. Good luck hope you get your HD2 working properly again.
Thanks for the reply.
I really don't know what to do other than try different radios, it seems that the people in Hong Kong that work for HTC don't know how to repair phones, it's been returned to me from warranty twice with defects that weren't present in the first place. They fix one defect and it comes back with another.
It seems to not get any signal in some areas where previously it would e.g in lower signal suburbs it gets NO SIGNAL at all, i'm wondering if there is some aerial unit that they forgot to plug in on the board or something, or is it all integrated.
It's so annoying as they want me to pay them to send it back, so I use about $60 to and from every time, and it's about a 3-4 month wait every time. I don't know if I should request they just give me a whole new phone because nothing seems to be right.
I think the SPL program by Cotulla now has the option to put a factory SPL back on.
kidcash said:
Thanks for the reply.
I really don't know what to do other than try different radios, it seems that the people in Hong Kong that work for HTC don't know how to repair phones, it's been returned to me from warranty twice with defects that weren't present in the first place. They fix one defect and it comes back with another.
It seems to not get any signal in some areas where previously it would e.g in lower signal suburbs it gets NO SIGNAL at all, i'm wondering if there is some aerial unit that they forgot to plug in on the board or something, or is it all integrated.
It's so annoying as they want me to pay them to send it back, so I use about $60 to and from every time, and it's about a 3-4 month wait every time. I don't know if I should request they just give me a whole new phone because nothing seems to be right.
I think the SPL program by Cotulla now has the option to put a factory SPL back on.
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Wow that is crap man! It cost you 60 bucks to ship it to them and then 3 to 4 months before you get it back, that is totally unacceptable to me. I would most definitely request a replacement if I was you and tell them that you want the phone shipped to you with return shipping already paid so all you have to do is ship them your current HD2 back to them after you have received the replacement HD2. If you have had to wait that long and pay 60 bucks twice then I feel like you are entitled to a replacement HD2 as they twice have not returned a working HD2 to you.
Yes the HSPL utility by Cotulla does allow you to revert back to a factory SPL, but I suggest you use the SD card flashing method as it insures that you install the correct SPL for the ROM you flash, unless you know the correct SPL you had befor flashing any ROM to your HD2, this is the easiest eway of reverting your HD2 to total stock. One process vs two processes if you flash the ROM via USB.
The radio isn't the problem, if your issue was reception, or battery drain, then yea, it could be the radio, but the symptoms you describe can't be radio version related.
I'd be screaming @ the repair shop that sent you back a defective unit.
I do have an question from a friend of mine wondering about this: If he got an HTC HD2 T-Mobile version (unlocked), and he want to use the 3G AT&T bands (he is currently under their contract), is there a radio file he can use to unlock the bands so he can use the 3G network rather be stuck on EDGE? Also this is proven not to brick the device (a radio version that users on this site are using themselves to make this possible)?
If so, can someone point me in the right direction on acquiring the file? The device already has the HardSPL installed and it is running a cutomized Windows Mobile 6.5.3 ROM image (I did this for him so he can have the better ROM than the stock T-Mobile version). The SIM is unlocked as he is using it on AT&T but he is only on EDGE for now. Thank You very much
TKETZ196 said:
I do have an question from a friend of mine wondering about this: If he got an HTC HD2 T-Mobile version (unlocked), and he want to use the 3G AT&T bands (he is currently under their contract), is there a radio file he can use to unlock the bands so he can use the 3G network rather be stuck on EDGE? Also this is proven not to brick the device (a radio version that users on this site are using themselves to make this possible)?
If so, can someone point me in the right direction on acquiring the file? The device already has the HardSPL installed and it is running a cutomized Windows Mobile 6.5.3 ROM image (I did this for him so he can have the better ROM than the stock T-Mobile version). The SIM is unlocked as he is using it on AT&T but he is only on EDGE for now. Thank You very much
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can can not use ATT 3G bands on a tmobile HD2, it doesn't have the hardware to support it.
Hi,
Well an update, I took the phone to a local repair shop, and surprise surprise, the antenna wasn't even connected, it was broken in half the antenna clip, so I had to pay $200 to get that fixed....... the signal is good, but at times it will drop out, whether the initial breakage of the antenna caused it to be not so good even when repaired I don't know, they put a whole new antenna in though, maybe the refurbished board that HTC HK Put in (The repair guy said they use Refurb boards), is causing the problem.
So HTC is a slack company, that can't employ people to properly repair their phones, just putting it out there. They say they can't replace the phone.
I am thinking of selling this one and getting a T-Mobile one (I am in Australia), is there any advantage of getting a T-Mobile other than the added 1024mb Memory? Does it have better signal or run faster? I want another HD2 so wondering which flavor I should get if it comes to that.
Thanks.
Hi. I am not sure that the 1024 is limted on other devices if you hack the Bootloader and put in a different ROM version. I believe the official ROM for the devices native to your country locks out the remaining ROM space, as it may do with the amount of RAM as well. I would have to look that up. I assume that most HTC HD2 handsets would be built generally the same (with the exception of the GSM chip as I have been informed).
The T-Mobile version, i believe will not allow you to use the 3G bands in your country if you are using Telstra Wireless (unless it uses the 1700 mhz spectrum as well as the 850 for its 3G). In the USA the equivolent would be AT&T and i have also been informed that the T-Mobile version HD2 will not pick up the band, no matter what you may try to do (like flashing the radio firmware).
kidcash said:
Hi,
Well an update, I took the phone to a local repair shop, and surprise surprise, the antenna wasn't even connected, it was broken in half the antenna clip, so I had to pay $200 to get that fixed....... the signal is good, but at times it will drop out, whether the initial breakage of the antenna caused it to be not so good even when repaired I don't know, they put a whole new antenna in though, maybe the refurbished board that HTC HK Put in (The repair guy said they use Refurb boards), is causing the problem.
So HTC is a slack company, that can't employ people to properly repair their phones, just putting it out there. They say they can't replace the phone.
I am thinking of selling this one and getting a T-Mobile one (I am in Australia), is there any advantage of getting a T-Mobile other than the added 1024mb Memory? Does it have better signal or run faster? I want another HD2 so wondering which flavor I should get if it comes to that.
Thanks.
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As you live in Australia I suggest you get a Telstra HD2 if 3G is important to you. If not go for the T-Mobile HD2 it is great, but then again I have never used any other HD2.
Please help me fix my beloved HD2 I have replaced my HD2 with one I purchased off ebay a few weeks ago, as the hardware on my old one failed. Anyway, it turns out that the one I purchased off ebay is a TMOUS HD2. Anyhow, the phone works perfectly in every operation, except the most vital feature, cellular connection!
On the original Windows Mobile 6.5 rom, I just get an exclamation mark where the signal should be. When I search manually on network selection I can only see Orange that comes up. This is no use to me as I am on GiffGaff (ran on the O2 network).
On android, under the status screen I can see that there is signal being recieved, but most of the other boxes say things like provider unknown etc. The signal says something like 103db, -3asu (these are only the figures I remember), so I can see that some signal is working.
On windows phone it says No Service on the phone icon. I have tried the APN tool and it still does not work
What could this be? I have reflashed some different radios and it still does not work. The simcard worked perfectly with my previous european HD2. I have now spent about 8 hours tonight trying to get it working ;(
Many thanks
speedyracer5 said:
Please help me fix my beloved HD2 I have replaced my HD2 with one I purchased off ebay a few weeks ago, as the hardware on my old one failed. Anyway, it turns out that the one I purchased off ebay is a TMOUS HD2. Anyhow, the phone works perfectly in every operation, except the most vital feature, cellular connection!
On the original Windows Mobile 6.5 rom, I just get an exclamation mark where the signal should be. When I search manually on network selection I can only see Orange that comes up. This is no use to me as I am on GiffGaff (ran on the O2 network).
On android, under the status screen I can see that there is signal being recieved, but most of the other boxes say things like provider unknown etc. The signal says something like 103db, -3asu (these are only the figures I remember), so I can see that some signal is working.
On windows phone it says No Service on the phone icon. I have tried the APN tool and it still does not work
What could this be? I have reflashed some different radios and it still does not work. The simcard worked perfectly with my previous european HD2. I have now spent about 8 hours tonight trying to get it working ;(
Many thanks
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run htc connection setup obtained from the htc marketplace part of the windows phone marketplace. those numbers you see under android is the signal strength numbers. did you not know you were buying a tmous phone from ebay and not the european version? the phone should still work as the hd2 is a quad band phone.
anyway, the connection setup app is what you need. make sure your cellular connection is on in settings.
speedyracer5 said:
please help me fix my beloved hd2 i have replaced my hd2 with one i purchased off ebay a few weeks ago, as the hardware on my old one failed. Anyway, it turns out that the one i purchased off ebay is a tmous hd2. Anyhow, the phone works perfectly in every operation, except the most vital feature, cellular connection!
on the original windows mobile 6.5 rom, i just get an exclamation mark where the signal should be. When i search manually on network selection i can only see orange that comes up. This is no use to me as i am on giffgaff (ran on the o2 network).
On android, under the status screen i can see that there is signal being recieved, but most of the other boxes say things like provider unknown etc. The signal says something like 103db, -3asu (these are only the figures i remember), so i can see that some signal is working.
On windows phone it says no service on the phone icon. I have tried the apn tool and it still does not work
what could this be? I have reflashed some different radios and it still does not work. The simcard worked perfectly with my previous european hd2. I have now spent about 8 hours tonight trying to get it working ;(
many thanks
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you should try different roms. I had it before and after switched to cm7 it gone
hjhjhj said:
run htc connection setup obtained from the htc marketplace part of the windows phone marketplace. those numbers you see under android is the signal strength numbers. did you not know you were buying a tmous phone from ebay and not the european version? the phone should still work as the hd2 is a quad band phone.
anyway, the connection setup app is what you need. make sure your cellular connection is on in settings.
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hey man, cheers for the reply! I thought that it was a european phone, the pictures showed a generic HD2 with white buttons, so they must have just used a stock picture, I was quite happy that it was a tmous one, because of the extra ROM. Anyhow, in windows phone 7 I did actually run the HTC connection setup, and configure it to giffgaff, but I still cannot call people as it says there is no service :/ I have reinstalled android and the signal strength is -95dBm and 0asu, is that a bad signal?
Legolas90 said:
you should try different roms. I had it before and after switched to cm7 it gone
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I just installed typhoon's cm7, but I had no such luck ;(
try locking the radio to 2G GSM in settings & see if you can get on the GiffGaff network.
Try some other sims to help eliminate a network issue.
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try locking the radio to 2G GSM in settings & see if you can get on the GiffGaff network.
Try some other sims to help eliminate a network issue.
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I have enabled 2G in the android preferences on the typhoon rom, I have also inserted a different simcard (BT) and the same issue occurs
Could it be a radio issue? I have my suspicions that this is a refurb phone, could the antennas not be touching the chassis properly?
speedyracer5 said:
I have enabled 2G in the android preferences on the typhoon rom, I have also inserted a different simcard (BT) and the same issue occurs
Could it be a radio issue? I have my suspicions that this is a refurb phone, could the antennas not be touching the chassis properly?
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I just wiped data/factory reset in the recovery, rebooted phone and got signal for about a second. I got two texts through and now the signal has gone, now it is at 0dbm and 0asu????
Sounds odd, try a WM6.5 rom such as NRG & one of the top radios such as linked in my sig & see if you get it working then move on to ROM of your choice or pin it down to hardware issue ...
I have a TMOUS HD2 & have used it fine on Orange, Vodafone in the UK. If issue persists on WM6.5 I would suspect hardware issue !
Mister B said:
Sounds odd, try a WM6.5 rom such as NRG & one of the top radios such as linked in my sig & see if you get it working then move on to ROM of your choice or pin it down to hardware issue ...
I have a TMOUS HD2 & have used it fine on Orange, Vodafone in the UK. If issue persists on WM6.5 I would suspect hardware issue !
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Hey, cheers for trying to help!
I installed the stock WM6.5 rom and suddenly I got 5 texts and there were 4 bars of signal. A minute later all signal was gone and no matter how hard I tried I could not get any
This was after I opened up the phone and made some fixes.
It turns out the phone is a refurb unit that the seller was trying to sell as brand new! I was first alerted to this when I saw the original sticker seal was replaced with a Chinese one, and the grill near the earpiece had dirt in it. Most of the antenna prongs on the mainboard were bent down, so I bent them back up. All of the screws that were meant to be securing the main board down were also missing. This is a word of warning to those buying off ebay. The company I bought this off were a very large Chinese company, but it would appear that they refurbish phones, make them look new and try to sell them as new, and most of them work. The link to the seller is below:
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/cellphoneforever
Do not buy from them!
Thanks for everyones help with this, I have given up trying to fix this piece of ****, anyone have any ideas what I can do with two broken HD2's? Any buyers?
speedyracer5 said:
Any buyers?
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Hi,
i have installed NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_V2.7 nand through MAGLDR with lastest radio to my HD2 but keep getting no service i have tried re-installing from scratch factory reset and other roms still get the same problem eveytime,
does any body have any ideas ? should i downgrade the radio? if so to what version ?
any help would be great , everthing else seems fine WIFI usb etc ....
a problem like that isn't down to what radio you're using, so dont bother going down the route of trying loads of radios, , , flash one of the later ones (many people settle on 2.12.50 2.14.50 and 2.15.50) and then move on.
No service is more usually a dodgy sim card, knackered/dirty sim card slot (can you read the contacts to/from the sim card? tested the sim in another phone?((though even that isn't 100% accurate, there have been threads where a sim card worked in other phones, but not in the hd2, a new sim sorted it)), a blacklisted phone, perhaps, or (and i think I've seen this mentioned) even the sd card can mess up the sim card.
Or, if you mean it connects to the network a bit, but drops out a lot, then it could be down to the two prongs inside that press against the inner casing to use it as an aerial, they can be pried up a little to connect more firmly against the casing, , there's a thread about it, google 'improving reception hd2 inurl:xda-developers' or something similar.
samsamuel said:
a problem like that isn't down to what radio you're using, so dont bother going down the route of trying loads of radios, , , flash one of the later ones (many people settle on 2.12.50 2.14.50 and 2.15.50) and then move on.
No service is more usually a dodgy sim card, knackered/dirty sim card slot (can you read the contacts to/from the sim card? tested the sim in another phone?((though even that isn't 100% accurate, there have been threads where a sim card worked in other phones, but not in the hd2, a new sim sorted it)), a blacklisted phone, perhaps, or (and i think I've seen this mentioned) even the sd card can mess up the sim card.
Or, if you mean it connects to the network a bit, but drops out a lot, then it could be down to the two prongs inside that press against the inner casing to use it as an aerial, they can be pried up a little to connect more firmly against the casing, , there's a thread about it, google 'improving reception hd2 inurl:xda-developers' or something similar.
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Thanks for the reply,
I tried 3 different working sims but still have no service, if i try make aphone call it says turn off airplane mode which is off, ive tried turn airplane mode on then off but to no avail , i have also tried mobile setting but nothing ever appears
3 different sim cards and non of them worked? Install WinMo and see if you get a signal there.
Marvlesz said:
3 different sim cards and non of them worked? Install WinMo and see if you get a signal there.
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tried windows mobile dark forces ultra fruit get "sim error sim card is missing or invalid"
Winmo = Windows Mobile 6.5 (Stock HD2's OS, and NOT DFT's UltraFruit Windows Phone 7)
Anyway, since you tried the sims on another operating system regardless of what it is and you still got an error, it's probably a hardware thing.
Try to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31975638&postcount=2 again!
deecolan said:
tried windows mobile dark forces ultra fruit get "sim error sim card is missing or invalid"
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got this to work with above windows mobile after re-installing 2.08 normall hspl, really want ICS install, windows mobile is of not interest to me
any ideas ?? don't seem to get sim card error now , just will not find network, network is o2 ireland btw