[Q] Vodafone AU on T-Mobile HD2 - 3G reception problems - HD2 General

Hey everyone
I just bought a t mobile hd2 and i love what you could do with it.
But im having minor problems with coverage as it keeps dropping from 3g every 5 seconds and it makes it hard to surf the net.
Im using it in australia on vodafone.
Can this be simply fixed by flashing a new radio? Im currently using v 2.10.50.26.
Or is it a hardware issue?

You could try a new radio, have you checked with your network to see that quality of service you can expect?

ye i used to have a htc magic and the coverage pretty good, it was smooth and didnt drop 3g connection as frequent as my hd2

idasfa38 said:
ye i used to have a htc magic and the coverage pretty good, it was smooth and didnt drop 3g connection as frequent as my hd2
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yes you should try flashing a new radio.
I will suggest a 2.15xx.50 Radio as they seem to compatible with MAGLDR as well should you in future want to try Windows Phone or Android NAND.
Also the HD2 is a pretty badass phone when it comes to radio communication.
It has one of the best receivers so dropping 3G might not be an issue anymore.
But in case you still experience it..my bet shall be that you might have an internal radio defect. (MAYBE)
Here's d link to all the Radio: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
Good Luck.

To dasfa38
*bump*
I'm having the exact same scenario problem and wondering if A new radio helped you >>>

vodafone AU
Hi, I've got a Telstra HD2 and I had similar issues when using a vodafone sim in Sydney. I changed my radio to: 2.15.50.40 and I get proper reception with android nand, wp7
Are you using wm6.5?
You need UMTS(900+2100) GSM(900+1800) frequencies for vodafone
Not UMTS(850+1900) GSM(850+1900)

Hey mate thanks for the reply
Yes the operating system is wm6.5, Do u reckon i need to change to wp7 ?
My current radio is 2.08.50.08_2 and I will be updating it tonight to the 2.15.50.40 and see how it goes.
As for UMTS/GSM I'm a bit confused, The seller's specs were
Band : WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
I've read somewhere that vodafone uses in metro areas 2100Mhz and in regional areas 900Mhz?
Would switching to Telstra fix the problem ?
Again thanks for your help!

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UK Touch HD & issue connecting to Telstra 850 Mhz 3G

Issue connection to Telkstra UMTS 850
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Hi
I am in Melbourne and had purchased a Touch HD which came from UK possibly and following are the details of my handset:
ROM Version: 1.14.405.3 (22273) WWE
Rom Date: 10/24/08
Radio Version: 1.09.25.14
Protocol version: 52.49a.25.26U
I think it was shipped with possibly the following ROM and I say so because the radio and protocol versions match the ROM version below:
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RUU_BlackStone_Orange_UK_1.14.405.3_Radio_52.49a.2 5.26_1.09.25.14_Ship.exe
ISSUE:
The issue I have noticed is that the phone doesn't connect to UMTS 850 but instead connects to 2100 or GSM TELSTRA (Australian Telecom) frequencies.
Can you please help me solve this issue and tell me if possible, what can I do to make the phone connect to Telstra 850 as that is the real 3G frequency for this service provider.
Is their a Telstra Radio ROM i can get to update and if so, how to do it? Do I need to use USPL?
Thanks for your help.
Regards
KBN
If it's a UK version I don't think it will connect to the Telstra NextG network - there's hardware differences
Knazar dont you read your previous posts? you asked the same Q in threee other threads (all were answered) then started a new one!
How about doing a little research before posting left right and center, you cannot solve the issue of Telstra UMTS because we're going to assume your HD is T8282. Infact you need T8285 to use Telstra's "rip off" Next G service. As for what ROM to flash since you have or seem to have very little experience I suggest reading over the Wiki until you have a good idea of the risks involved.
homer285 said:
Knazar dont you read your previous posts? you asked the same Q in threee other threads (all were answered) then started a new one!
How about doing a little research before posting left right and center, you cannot solve the issue of Telstra UMTS because we're going to assume your HD is T8282. Infact you need T8285 to use Telstra's "rip off" Next G service. As for what ROM to flash since you have or seem to have very little experience I suggest reading over the Wiki until you have a good idea of the risks involved.
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There's no way a T8282 will connect to the 850Mhz band.
Where'd you buy it? I just placed an order with Scorptec (Melbourne) and they get a lot of goods from overseas (usually Asia though).

Telstra HD2 on AT&T 3G in US | Best ROM / Radio To Use

I am going to be using a Telstra HD2 in the US on AT&T's 3G network.
After SIM unlocking I am going to flash another ROM as I hear the stock Telstra ROM sucks on AT&T.
Anyone know what is the best ROM / Radio combination to use on the Telstra HD2 for best performance (phone & data) on AT&T 3G?
Thanks.
You do not need to sim unlock the phone. It is unlocked. And the Telstra radio works fine if you know how to set it up. You will need to use HSPL and flash a new rom on your phone. You could either use a signed WWE version from europe or southeast asia or a custom rom.
I have tried five radios on my phone. Did not test for battery length. But all 5 including the telstra radio gave me the same reception and speed.
I installed the 1.66 rom from southeast asia. But its your choice. I would spend some time reading before you do anything.
I'm using telstras hd2 with duttys latest rom. I also tried Miri's and Artemis. With Miri's for some reason I could only get 3g with entering additional bands in the registry. One or two bars of H. With Artemis I did not try the reg settings, but could not get any 3g as is. With duttys all I had to do was enable 3g and umts in the settings and got 3 BARS H right away. Speedtested 1011k with 2 bars.
Agoattamer said:
You do not need to sim unlock the phone. It is unlocked. And the Telstra radio works fine if you know how to set it up.
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How do you set it up ?
Alex Krycek said:
I'm using telstras hd2 with duttys latest rom. I also tried Miri's and Artemis. With Miri's for some reason I could only get 3g with entering additional bands in the registry. One or two bars of H. With Artemis I did not try the reg settings, but could not get any 3g as is. With duttys all I had to do was enable 3g and umts in the settings and got 3 BARS H right away. Speedtested 1011k with 2 bars.
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I have a HD2 from telstra. I have flashed a WWE ROM and now the +UMTS 850 band has gone from band settings. What do I edit in the registry to get these bands back?
Cheers!
Radio 2.08?
Has anybody tried newest rario 2.08?
2.08 radio works fine...
Scooby, it doesn't matter, the hardware controls the bands.

Telstra HD2 - (Australian Users)

Can Australian users please tell me which radio rom they're using and whether they've had any problmes with the one they use?
I'm currently using "Radio 2.08.50.08_2" and the person on the other side of the phone seems to fade in and out, so i'm always asking them to repeat themselves...
When that happens, I look at the phone and there's almost full bars of reception.
I've also tried Radio "2.07.50.27_2" but that sems to do the same thing.
Thanks guys
hi mate,, my ROM version is 1.49.841.1(71528)wwwe
radio version 2.05.51.11
telestra user..
anish said:
hi mate,, my ROM version is 1.49.841.1(71528)wwwe
radio version 2.05.51.11
telestra user..
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hi anish.. fellow aussie!
i forgt to mention that i'm using Optus in Australia (using Dutty's 1.5 ROM)... i actually did try using the 2.05.51.11 when i first got the the fone... didnt actually notice any problems in that first day or two.
There's been so many newer versions since 2.05 and i'm hoping that someone has used a newer version and found it have no problems.
i'm just praying the problems i'm arent hardware-related
bobbified said:
Can Australian users please tell me which radio rom they're using and whether they've had any problmes with the one they use?
I'm currently using "Radio 2.08.50.08_2" and the person on the other side of the phone seems to fade in and out, so i'm always asking them to repeat themselves...
When that happens, I look at the phone and there's almost full bars of reception.
I've also tried Radio "2.07.50.27_2" but that sems to do the same thing.
Thanks guys
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I'm on Telstra and haven't noticed any issues
Hey,
I'm a high user of the next G network and I'm using radio 2.08 and I have no issues whatsoever.
Using Radio 2.08.50.08_2 and Miri's Version 6 Xtralite ROM on an HD2 bought from Telstra
SIM is 3G Telstra
No issues whatsoever - a clean ROM without Telstra's marketing straight-jacket, all radio functions (GSM/GPRS/3G/BT/GPS/WiFi) work perfectly, battery consumption minimal, Telstra's Roam works perfectly in other countries
In short, the best PDA I've ever had ... I like Acer's S200 very much as well, but its' hardware cannot access the UMTS 850Mhz frequency that Telstra uses in regional areas of Aus - the Telstra HD2 is hardware-unblocked for this frequency, of course
bobb
Unfortunately your problems is a hardware one. To have maximum optus coverage on 3g you need 2100 and 900 frequencies
The Telstra HD2 works on 850 and 2100, so you lose the 900 coverage, and can only run off 2100.
To maximise coverage you would need a new phone, or switch to Telstra
FWIW I've found the 2.07.51.22_2 radio best onTelstra so far (using stock HTC 1.66 wwe ROM)
t9193 from telstra
ozrom 1.60 6.5.5
2.08 radio
hobart tas
no problems at all,actually got better with all the latest
good luck
reggrd2000 said:
bobb
Unfortunately your problems is a hardware one. To have maximum optus coverage on 3g you need 2100 and 900 frequencies
The Telstra HD2 works on 850 and 2100, so you lose the 900 coverage, and can only run off 2100.
To maximise coverage you would need a new phone, or switch to Telstra
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Agreed, of course. If you purchased an HD2 from Telstra, it is hardware-filtered for UMTS 2100/850 Mhz. Optus broadcasts for 3G on UMTS 2100/900 Mhz, so Optus 3G will not work in regional areas on a Telstra-bought device - both devices will work on UMTS 2100 Mhz in the larger cities for 3G
That said, Telstra 3G area (distance) coverage at 850Mhz is very much larger than Optus 3G at 900Mhz
If you want an Optus 3G HD2, use an HD2 from (say) a UK supplier - this will be hardware-filtered for 2100/900 Mhz. For Optus, a cheaper (much) and equally powerful device is an Acer S200 from a UK dealer
None of this affects the GSM segment (normal phone conversations) of these devices
Email - through Telstra
I have no problems using Telstra and either stock or custom ROMs - except for emails.
For the life of me I can only send/receive emails when wi-fi is turned on.
It will NOT send/receive emails when wi-fi is turned off.
So I presume it is some settings.....
At the moment in Settings – connections – connection – advanced tab – select networks...
Telstra Internet (top pull down)
My Work Network (bottom pull down)
Any good suggestions ppl?
Cheers
FG
I use both Telstra and Vodafone in Oz and the best radio by far is 2.07.51.22_2.
No problem with email either way.
Cheers
radio
I'm using radio 2.08 and I have no issues whatsoever
I've found various differences between radio version on Telstra...but none of them are too bad really...
Telstra is a bad boy
Flash_Gordon said:
I have no problems using Telstra and either stock or custom ROMs - except for emails.
For the life of me I can only send/receive emails when wi-fi is turned on.
It will NOT send/receive emails when wi-fi is turned off.
FG
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Telstra stock ROM forces you to use proxy, with Telstra stock ROM you cannot untick the proxy. Telstra proxy blocks email sync unless you pay $7 per month.
Use other ROM, go to comm manager, menu, connections, you'll see "Telstra internet" and "setup my proxy server", untick "this network uses a proxy..."
In my case email works after removing the proxy.
Kurni said:
Telstra stock ROM forces you to use proxy, with Telstra stock ROM you cannot untick the proxy. Telstra proxy blocks email sync unless you pay $7 per month.
Use other ROM, go to comm manager, menu, connections, you'll see "Telstra internet" and "setup my proxy server", untick "this network uses a proxy..."
In my case email works after removing the proxy.
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Actually, I am using a "clean" non branded HD2...and as of last weekend have a custom Rom on it - although previous HTC ROM was good....but no email with either of them.....
Till now...!
Many Thanks....your solution worked for me
I'm using a Telstra version HD2 but on at&t 3G in the US. I am using radio 2.08.50.08_2 and haven't hadany issues at all.
Thanks guys
I forgot to mention that I tried switching the phone to 2G only before and the problem was still there.
I took into consideration the 850/900Mhz hardware issue at the time I bought the phone, but i wanted it so badly that i got the telstra one anyway because it's not often I venture into the regional areas where Optus operate their 3G 900Mhz system. Plus it was cheap on the telstra staff plan..
I flashed another ROM yesterday (Dutty's HG V1.2) that comes with the 2.08 radio - the problem didnt appear in any of the calls last night, so hopefully it's gone for good!
btw.. it's great to see other aussies on this board and their willingness to help out!
Nice to see people helping out. Yes the proxy thing is a problem so keep it unchecked
Cheers
bobbified said:
Thanks guys
I forgot to mention that I tried switching the phone to 2G only before and the problem was still there.
I took into consideration the 850/900Mhz hardware issue at the time I bought the phone, but i wanted it so badly that i got the telstra one anyway because it's not often I venture into the regional areas where Optus operate their 3G 900Mhz system. Plus it was cheap on the telstra staff plan..
I flashed another ROM yesterday (Dutty's HG V1.2) that comes with the 2.08 radio - the problem didnt appear in any of the calls last night, so hopefully it's gone for good!
btw.. it's great to see other aussies on this board and their willingness to help out!
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I think those that responded earlier were well-intentioned but your initial complaint had nothing to do with carrier frequency differences.
Personally - though I'm not in aus - I had horrible luck with the 2.08.50.08_2 radio, but much better with 2.08.50.05, which I am currently running.
If you look at the recent radios for our phone, you'll see some themes in the naming convention. Namely, 50., 51., and _2.
The 51 radios are NOT 512MB enabled, I know that for sure. I'm not positive on the exact difference between normal 50 and _2, but I know I get better performance, battery life, and audio quality with the 50!
In any case, that's my ramble, glad to hear you got it solved. If it comes back, just flash down to a different radio. Don't go before 2.06 if you're gonna use 'newer' ROMs, or your phone won't work!
mazzarin said:
I think those that responded earlier were well-intentioned but your initial complaint had nothing to do with carrier frequency differences.
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I disagree with the " ... nothing to do with carrier frequency differences" section of your post
On the information supplied in the initial post, connecting to the internet for email transfer may well have been the underlying issue.
As it transpired, the poster doesn't much "venture" out of the city (predatory, carnivorous kangaroos, you know) so UMTS frequency in regional areas was not important

Anybody has simple mobile? i switched today from att to get 3g and still on edge?

hello, i have been having problems with my hd2 no 3g at all with 2 networks?
i know the phone came factory unlock can anyone help me find out in what radios my phone runs on?
i should be able to get 3g with simple mobile right? (t-mobile prepaid)
i had the nexus hd2 rom now i am trying typhon's rom see what happens.
Thanks
http://simplemobile.webs.com/index/Android Configuration/Android Configuration.html
did that and same result (althou it shows e and signal bars on green)
you get like 100kbps on speedtest
i use to get 1mb on att tho is 3g that slow?
i have MAGLDR 1.13
NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.2a
radio 2.08
erick3000 said:
did that and same result (althou it shows e and signal bars on green)
you get like 100kbps on speedtest
i use to get 1mb on att tho is 3g that slow?
i have MAGLDR 1.13
NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.2a
radio 2.08
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What version of hd2 do you have: TMobile,european/international, Telstra?
Because they have slightly different capabilities on 3g, depending on operator/frequency!
bib*oops said:
What version of hd2 do you have: TMobile,european/international, Telstra?
Because they have slightly different capabilities on 3g, depending on operator/frequency!
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hey thanks for the answer
how do i check what i have? although i tested the sim on another phone and it does take 3g, before i had the phone with wp7 and att and same only 2g so i figured 3g will only work on t-mobile or simple mobile. But nothing
also notice the phone is factory unlock it has no company brand anywhere and pick up carriers automaticly.
HELP PLEASE!!!!

[Q] HD2 T-Mobile functional in Europe ?

Hi all
I've a litte question regarding HD2 T-Mous compatibility in Europe.
If I buy a T-Mobile HD2 (because more ROM, etc) can it will be used in Europe (France). I've read that T-Mobile WCDMA/HSPA is 1700MHz/2100 MHz vs Europe 900/2100 MHz, but I don't know if this is important.
Thank in advance.
Yes mine works...but not very well, it has a hard time keeping the signal from the network (tried Orange and Bouygues) and that happens regardless of the ROM (Android, WM6.5 or WM7) and I've tried several radios too.
I only used it briefly in the US with a T-Mobile prepaid card and it seemed to work fine, so...dunno, if you give it a try let us know how it goes for you, might be a problem with my phone.
Hi webvan
What do you mean by : it has a hard time keeping the signal from the network ?
You're taking about data or phone signal ?
CK+
Both, there seems to be a sensitivity issue.
Used my HD2 TMOUS a lot on 3Network, Vodafone, Orange, True, AIS, iKool in UK, Europe & Asia & 3g function has been perfect.
GSM & Edge obviously works good ...
I've used my T-Mo HD2 on AT&T [ I know that's still in the US, but it's a different carrier than the official one so I figured I'd count it], and 2G was fine. Watching videos on Youtube = slow, but webpage loading, texting, and calling was all fine. I also used it on FarEasTone in Taiwan, and it worked fine there as well. I only texted and called though, no internet there.

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