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Antenna Problem.

can anyone advise as to how bad the antenna problem with the handset is (experienced by users at vodafone)? i am looking to get a handset sim free and perhaps use o2 or t-mobile instead. if anyone has the handset and is with a different operator i would like to hear your experience using the handset.
thanks.

with voda, v annoyed. only let down to a perfect phone, happens 60-70% of the time sending a text will come up with the annoying ''message not sent retrying, then need to wait a min for signal to reappear

sorry to hear that mate, i read some of the comments posted on the voda forums about the handset...lots of different ideas going around as to what the problem was...looking at the last page of what was quite a long thread there didn't seem to be any real conclusion as such.
i was wondering if anyone had the handset on a different network?

Mine is fine in australia on optus. Only times I lose all reception is in actual dead zones where no one on optus gets reception such as when driving in rural areas
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No problems for me yet on non-branded Legend

I have legend on o2 UK. Have
only experienced a message not sent problem a couple of times over a couple of months. Having said that, o2's data network is crumbling at present with iPhone demand. They seem to have recently introduced a 5-10 second delay on end queries at peak time.
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I personally haven't experienced problems with SMS (I don't use it much anyway). But the general reception quality of Legend is quite poor compared to other handsets I have or had (Nokias, HTC Magic, Motorola Droid)

I have never had reception problems with my legend in belguim
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No problem at all with unbranded legend at Spain.

I'm on Voda in the UK with a Legend and have all sorts of problems with antenna.
Am waiting for either Froyo or the update firmware update thats floating about too see if that solves the problem. It MAY be software in this case, unlike Apple!

I have used legend in Serbia on Telenor network and in Montenegro on Telenor network too. In Serbia i have reception issue, weak signal on some spots but in Montenegro i didn't have any problems.

I'm in Canada with Bell and when I hold the phone at the bottom (like the iPhone 4 problem)... I lose antenna signal. I just bought a plastic case and it seems to fix the problem but not completely.

cr4yo said:
I'm in Canada with Bell and when I hold the phone at the bottom (like the iPhone 4 problem)... I lose antenna signal. I just bought a plastic case and it seems to fix the problem but not completely.
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You can measure the efect of holding Legend in the following way:
1.- Select: Menu->Settings->About->Network (apologies if it is similar but not exactly the same: my Legend is in Spanish)
2.- Look at the value: Signal Strength. When lower this value is, betther signal strenth. In my case, if I put Legend on a table I get: 87 dBm. When I hold in my hand: -99 dBm. So, holding efect is "very" low.
Maybe 3g network in your area is not very good. Try switching to 2g.

No problems here with unbranded Legend on Indosat network in Indonesia using Handcent for texting.

I have an unbranded HTC Legend brought from UK and have been using it in Dubai (UAE) on etisalat network. I have been having quite alot of problems with the signal.

[Q] Can't receive calls

I am running the latest Carphone Warehouse version of 2.1 but even though the phone shows good 3G signal, most of the time it can't receive calls. How can I fix this?

I had this problem I simply took my phone to carphone warehouse and they sorted it so I suggest that
Rob
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I gave up and bought a new phone
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just go to service centre
simple
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I dont think that the mobile is the problem... I got some problems with my provider when I was requesting the SMSes for my monthly bills and I didnt recieve them.
wish u luck

I have this on Orange on 2.1 as well as 2.3 - the only fix I found was to switch to 2G. I rang orange and they couldnt help. Im sure its a provider issue.

Its not a provider issue. Some people get this problem on orange and some get it on O2, and others get it on different networks. And another thing that supports my theory is that since getting my new phone i haven't had any issues even though im still on the same network
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Ok, I got my phone unlocked yesterday. Tried ringing it and it now rings and recieves calls on 3G. Im on Orange but I havnt changed provider. I did search for network operators which showed about 6, but as it was an Orange SIM it wouldnt allow me to join another provider which is ok. Strange that it now receives calls ok on 3G huh?

Networks in UK

Witch is the best network to put wildfire on in the UK I am on o2 and in lake district thorts please
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I would say either t-mobile or Orange as they use each others network if you lose signal and at no extra cost.
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nwpmikey said:
I would say either t-mobile or Orange as they use each others network if you lose signal and at no extra cost.
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exchanging the signals. is it for calls and messages only, or is it for gprs & 3g also.

bharatgaddameedi said:
exchanging the signals. is it for calls and messages only, or is it for gprs & 3g also.
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GPRS & 3g also as far as i can tell.....
The reason they did this is 'i suspect' because there coverage is crap.
They don't seem to like investing in signal stations, even with the T-Mobile deal my experience of coverage with Orange is not good, but they are cheaper then most.
I will be dropping the Orange plan like a stone as soon as the contract is up, and am switching to 3-Net.
This because no matter where i, or people known to me go with an Orange phone there never quite seems to be a strong or stable signal, this T-Mobile Orange interchanging, to me seems to have made little or no difference, i think they were broadly sharing the same stations anyway, to me it just looks like marketing, 'we have more coverage because we work together' rubbish, in fact the opposite seems true.

It works with everything. Can't fault it tbh. If you choose t-mobile, you just text yes to 2121 and wait for text reply and phone auto changes network when needed. I'm on T-Mobile but have phone set to use t-mobile_Orange manually as it better signal and get full 3g coverage all time at no extra cost.
I was with 3 but signal started dropping off every so often then nothing. Called up to query it and was told that 3 stopped paying orange to use their network when weak signal so managed to get out of contract .
This won't happen with t-mobile orange as the 2 firms merged in Sept 2010.
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Whereabouts in the Lake District are you? My experience is that Orange seem to be the best network in the Lakes. I'm from Preston btw so this is only experience from the many visits I have made.

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Asda Mobile (vodafone based network) is the best so far. In area's where i live is loads of black spots and i can still use my phone, its funny watching people on a train going HELLO HELLO f**k and i am still chatting away they are cheap too 8p per minute to all phones and 4p a text.

I'm with T-mobile, they give me a generous 1GB internet buffer, and ACTUAL unlimited texts. Signal's usually fine, as people have said, you can share Orange's signal. It is 2G ONLY though, so no 3G. Although you can still get EDGE or something like that for 2G data, it's really slow though.

The problem with o2 is you pay x pounds a month for 500mb or 1gb of data and if you go over it it is 3 pounds (can't find the icon on this gingerbread Keyboard - anyone want to port the HTC one to a galaxy tab?) Per MB whilst on T-Mobile you get unlimited web browsing but there is a 500 MB fair usage for streaming video (YouTube) and downloading. Files (you can wait until you are on wifi) and they stop you streaming and downloading when you reach 500mb and don't charge you from what I read on their site. Try getting a payg. Sim and seeing which network. Has best coverage
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NickHu said:
I'm with T-mobile, they give me a generous 1GB internet buffer, and ACTUAL unlimited texts. Signal's usually fine, as people have said, you can share Orange's signal. It is 2G ONLY though, so no 3G. Although you can still get EDGE or something like that for 2G data, it's really slow though.
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I can never get edge on o2! (I'm near London) its either 3g or gprs
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Thanks all for your thorts
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bharatgaddameedi said:
is it for calls and messages only, or is it for gprs & 3g also.
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if i remember it should be for calls and texts only, i think you may be charged for data usage, mind you that was at the beginning of the year and knowing t-mobile they like to change there T&Cs with out telling people so i could be wrong

hey guys over UK.
have u got any 3G networks with unlimited data usage (download).
if so, can u add a note of cost per month.

T-mobile is deffo 3g and no charge for data when on orange network. I queried this. Was 2g only to start but now 3g and data included. Been in since Jan and never charged any extra. I'm contracted T-Mobile and use orange most of time as its better signal out in the sticks
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nwpmikey said:
T-mobile is deffo 3g and no charge for data when on orange network. I queried this. Was 2g only to start but now 3g and data included. Been in since Jan and never charged any extra. I'm contracted T-Mobile and use orange most of time as its better signal out in the sticks
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I can also confirm this.

3s one plan is unlimited data for 20 a month sim only
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I`m on T mobile payg and got a"Booster" which is unlimited internet for £20 for 6 months, and as previous posters have said there is no problem anywhere I`ve been with the signal.Just switch on roaming and the phone picks up the strongest signal,although by default it goes for the T mobile one.
And as mentioned before there is a fair usage policy for the data, but I think you would have to be using youTube heavily or something similar to get a problem.In my local T mobile shop they said they send you a polite letter asking you to cut down first,but if you persist using heavily they would then limit you,but as i only do the occasional browsing and e-mails it has not bothered me

any VODAFONE UK members.
how is the network. is there 3G and what about data plans.

I'm on t mob and for me the signals always fine check out the company's websites for covrerage checkers...
I get (for £10 a month)
100 free texts - although its always unlimited cos of flexible booster!
100 min
Unlimited data
That's a win right?
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Update: for 2 years.

Telus DHD losing service

I'm running a stock Telus DHD and 3 or 4 times a day in areas that I know I get good service I'll lose service temporarily. Sometimes it can be 30seconds sometimes up to 5mins. Telus says it's because they don't have enough towers, but never had this issue on my N1 nor do my two friends have this issue with their DHD's. Anything I can do? Telus doesn't seem willing to swap the handset and claims the issue is on their end.

I seem to b experiencing same thing lately. Network signal just drops... have to either select it manually or restart. No issue with my other phone!
Mayb a phone issue....im stock 1.72
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I had to threaten to cancel our corporate accounts before TELUS would take the matter on my personal phone seriously. Pathetic. They are going to send me a loaner to see if it is a device issue or a network issue.
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Htc hd2 - terrible reception - drops when picked up ( .. Yeah i know..)

Ok hello everyone i got a huge problem in my hands. I bought a HTC HD2 for my girlfriend and proceeded to go through the awesome process of flashing all the recoveries and what not.
Its currently sitting with latest MAG/HARDSPL and latest MIUI rom working great.
The biggest issue i have encountered is the fact that the signal is horrible, wont go over 2 bars EVER, unless it drops all the way down and switches over to Edge then has full bars (witch i don't get) She gets a connection to H for maybe 15 seconds then drops to 3G then drops to nothing.
Funniest thing is once you pick it up you can see the bars just go way down, i have goggled like a madman, researched the most i can, tried different Radio and Rom combinations.
We both are under the Simple Mobile network and i have a G2x and the signal is perfect on my phone her struggles wherever we go
I've been reading this guide and i might decide to do this, unless someone with the same issue has found a different solution to the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180
I would appreciate any help and thank you guys for taking the time to read this.

I've been going through this latley I'm on my 4th hd2 since February and 3rd sim card...second phone this week they mailed to me...but anyways I finally talked to a network tech from T-Mobile and he said its not the phone or sim its actually the transmission line on the network and that they will have a tech come out and rerun my codes through the system and basically restart the network router.I'm suppose to hear something back n upto 72hrs so it may be possible u have same issue as me..
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Welcome to the HD2 - have had this phone for around 16months and it has the WORST reception/signal of any phone ive ever had..
Still love it though!

Just finished this guide on checking the Hardware antennas inside the phone.
Result: works 100% i had a really bad leg connecting with the antenna.
Worked for me and phone has full bars on H!!!!

bigfdaddy said:
I've been going through this latley I'm on my 4th hd2 since February and 3rd sim card...second phone this week they mailed to me...but anyways I finally talked to a network tech from T-Mobile and he said its not the phone or sim its actually the transmission line on the network and that they will have a tech come out and rerun my codes through the system and basically restart the network router.I'm suppose to hear something back n upto 72hrs so it may be possible u have same issue as me..
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Well they basically said I'm screwed its not the phone,not the network,not the sim card...so I know getting a 5th hd2...or I can exchange it for a stupid Samsung slider....sorry couldn't help more....
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