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Losing phone network randomly

I'm having a wierd problem with my Hermes. I have the Scnaps 4.01 WM6 rom on my phone right now, but the same thing happened with Blacks rom when i was running that.
Sometimes when i turn it on, it says it has signal so i try to make a call i get operation failed, and then you see the signal drop back to searching, it finds the network and then logs back on. Same thing happens even if i dont make a call, turn on the hermes, and look at it, has signal, then 10 seconds or so later it drops to searching (it never really had signal) then logs back on, and then sms's get delivered. I've also had people try to call me during this time and it's like the phone is off.
I've tried a few different radio versions recently but same behavior with all of them. 1.54.30, 1.54.07 and currently on 1.43.
Something else weird is the fact that it seems like (I could be wrong) this only happens after having the rom on for a week or so, ie after flashing a rom, the first week or so i don't get the issue, then it slowly starts to happen - this could just be my imagination.
Has anyone else had this issue? Any ideas/suggestions welcome, thanks

Hi Ferni...
This is something that is becoming quite an issue recently
Firstly, have you made sure the SIM contacts are nice and clean and everything is fitted OK - and have you tried a different rom image? If not - try these first.
Secondly, where abouts in the world are you and what network are you on?
Thirdly - when did you install 1.54.30 and 1.54.07 - did your problems start before or after you flashed a 1.54x radio - and what radio were you running before trying these.
Finally - What other information do you have about your device - is it a herm100,200 or 300, what IPL/SPL is it.
Sorry for the 100 questions, but I'm investigating these issues at the moment as a lot of users have had similar problems especially after using radio 1.54.x as this thread discusses.

Thanks for the reply. Just read the other thread you linked to (and the threads it linked to). Interesting to know i'm not the only one.
I just pulled the sim out and gave it a rub and the contacts and put it back in. I also had a bigger battery in it, so i removed that and put the standard one back in. See if that makes a difference.
I used to run the black rom, now I run the schaps one, trying to avoid flashing it again just a pain to resetup everything you know....
I'm in Australia, on the Optus network. The JasJam is actually only sold by Telstra here, but i got one 2nd hand and use it on the optus network fine (Optus sell the Dopod). The latest radio rom 1.54.30.10 i belive is actually from Telstra - in the offical WM6 rom from them for the JasJam.
As for when i flashed which rom and when the problems started happening - i can't really say sorry, i didn't keep track. I've had the phone around 6 months, flashed it with a cooked WM6 rom (black i think) when i first got it, i probably updated the radio as well.
How do i tell if it's a 100, 200 or 300? Also not sure what SPL it is, HardSPL or something?
Tempted to flash it to the official telstra rom released recently with the latest radio, so if it does die completely i can send it back for warrenty. What do you think?

Thanks for the info - every little helps at the moment!
Firstly, yes - the radio you're running is native to the area and network and so if you're running 1.54.30.10 and it goes duff you should be covered by your warranty so don't worry. Also, it's not certain yet that there is definitely a problem with this radio so don't loose too much sleep. (Most of the problems linked with this radio that I've researched so far seem to be coming from Europe and after rolling back).
As for flashing with the official ROM, that's a decision for you - however in the cases of sudden GSM death, the phone will still boot to Windows and it is still possible to flash the OS and bootloader roms (just not the radio) so if it did go bad with an unofficial ROM on it you should still be able to roll it back - again sleep easy ;-).
As for the problem - the steps you've taken are a good start, see how it goes and keep us informed here.
It may be worth also trying to manually set your band (if applicable on your network). Sometimes problems like this can be caused by issues on the network itself and trying an alternative (maybe a friends) SIM card for a different network or even manually switching the phone to GSM (if available) can "cure" a problem (although it's a pain if you specifically need to use 3G and it's data speeds!).
Finally - to see your full device information you need to enter the "bootloader" (tricolour) screen. Hang on to this information on the bootloader screen as it can be useful if you ever encounter a bad flash.
To do this, hold the OK button on the left of your phone and the power button on the right then press the little reset button with your stylus. You will then see the model at the top with the IPL version below it and then the SPL version below that. To get out of the tricolour screen, press the reset button again. Needless to say this won't erase anything or damage your device but make sure you close your apps and save your data first

I'm not running 1.54.30.10 right now, think i'll flash back to that monday just in case.
Since changing my battery back to the original and cleaning the sim card, still having the same problem. Seems to be happening more and more often as time goes on.
I've actually already manually set my band and tried to run without 3g turned on before i posted this thread when i was doing my own trouble shooting, and it didn't help.
When flashing i normally just push autodetect which is why i don't know my bootloader info off the top of my head.
It's a HERM100 running IPL-1.04 and SPL2.10.Olipro.
I'm starting to think it only has a limited time left in it before it doesn't pick up radio at all. When that happens i'll flash the official firmware back on it, and the orig bootloader (not sure how to do that yet, will have to look it up). And see if i can get warrenty.

ferni said:
I'm not running 1.54.30.10 right now, think i'll flash back to that monday just in case.
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What radio are you currently running? Thought it was 1.54.30.10 or did you change that the other day when trying a new ROM?
ferni said:
Since changing my battery back to the original and cleaning the sim card, still having the same problem. Seems to be happening more and more often as time goes on.
I've actually already manually set my band and tried to run without 3g turned on before i posted this thread when i was doing my own trouble shooting, and it didn't help.
When flashing i normally just push autodetect which is why i don't know my bootloader info off the top of my head.
It's a HERM100 running IPL-1.04 and SPL2.10.Olipro.
I'm starting to think it only has a limited time left in it before it doesn't pick up radio at all. When that happens i'll flash the official firmware back on it, and the orig bootloader (not sure how to do that yet, will have to look it up). And see if i can get warrenty.
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*IF* this is the sudden GSM death syndrome then it will progressively get worse unfortunately - but it might not be that (think positive!)
[edit : removed - brainfart you answered my question] Incidentally, just updated this thread here - Look at post #60, it's a long post but there is a couple of possible things for you to try there (multiple flashing on a "chilled" phone) for users who STILL have some GSM connectivity... Might be worth a go and certainly could do no more harm... The post itself is very technical but just follow the instructions about 3/4 way through the post and ask any questions back here in this thread so things don't get too confused!
In terms of flashing your ROM - when you _really_ feel the phone may die _very very soon_ then it's worth considering flashing it with the latest OFFICIAL rom from your provider while you are able to do a full flash but don't leave it until DHL are at your door to collect it just in case you need some help!
Oh yeah... and finally for tonights post - Rolling back from Olipros Hard SPL... back to the normal, official SPL - Mr Vanx has written a fantastic guide to this here complete with illustrations - That should save you some searching
The SPL rollback, of course, should be the very last thing to do before shipping it back under warranty of course tho - just incase you need it in the mean time!
Good luck - and keep us updated - particularly if all works again (or not)forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299070&page=32

I'm on 1.43 right now.
So what you think i should do is put my phone in the fridge (minus battery) for 10-15mins, then flash 1.43 a couple of times while it's still cold, and see how that goes?

ferni said:
I'm on 1.43 right now.
So what you think i should do is put my phone in the fridge (minus battery) for 10-15mins, then flash 1.43 a couple of times while it's still cold, and see how that goes?
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Yes. Crazy as it sounds, if the previous radio caused "logical" bad blocks - a combination of a couple of flashes in quick succession with the PLA at a cooler temperature might recover them! (temperature issue came from the data sheet for the chip itself - Apparently more efficient writing at temperatures a minimum of 10C below ambient).
Good luck - let us know how it goes... I've got my fingers crossed you'll have a Hermes with it's wings back shortly

Last night the phone got worse, i had a missed call, tried to turn the unit on to see who it was and it wouldn't turn on, so i soft reset it, it booted up ok, but wouldn't pick up a signal.. eventually after about 5mins it did, but then it locked up. So i pulled my sim card out put it into an old phone which i'm using for now.
This morning came into work and put it in the fridge for 15mins, and flashed the latest radio firmware on it. Then flashed the latest official telstra rom onto it (getting ready for warrenty). That's just finished, only step left is to put the original boot loader back on. May test it again for a couple of days to see if i can get it to do the same thing on the offical rom/radio before i send it back. Will let you know.
Thanks for your help so far.

Ok Just another update, only a couple of hours since i flashed it and it's already doing the same thing, losing network, so going to call imate and send it for warrenty. We tried

ferni said:
Ok Just another update, only a couple of hours since i flashed it and it's already doing the same thing, losing network, so going to call imate and send it for warrenty. We tried
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We did indeed - Ah well, at least you're covered by warranty
Mr Vanx has written a fantastic guide to rolling your bootloader back - complete with illustrations. (repeated for others who've just started reading this thread)

Yeah hopefully it gets covered under warrenty. That bootloader guide worked perfect

For anyone who cares, they replaced my radio board under warranty - I now have a new IMEI number. Haven't got the phone back yet to test to see if it's fixed.

Did you ever upgraded the Radio ROM ?
Or was it always 1.43.
My first ROM only upgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1462158&postcount=292

Yeah i had tried a few different radio roms before this. I suspect it didn't like being flashed so many times.

I am having same problem with 8525 here in south texas. currently running latest att official rom. I have flashed k 1.30, tnt special, schaps rom in last week and so as 1.41.xx , 1.48.00.00, 1.51.xxxx, 1.54.xx xx rom and all have same problme.
Don;t know what to do?

I live in WI and travel to rural areas where there is no 3g. I have experienced this same problem when I loose the signal from a 3g area to a non 3g area as it reacquires the signal. I did all the recommended fixes with bandswitch and activesync but to no avail. However, I did this about a week ago, and my problem seem to have disappeared
Go to advance config>data connections>gprs auto attach
disable it
I think the phone goes beserk when it doesn't find the 3g signal?
Try it and please report back if it works

gondalguru said:
I am having same problem with 8525 here in south texas. currently running latest att official rom. I have flashed k 1.30, tnt special, schaps rom in last week and so as 1.41.xx , 1.48.00.00, 1.51.xxxx, 1.54.xx xx rom and all have same problme.
Don;t know what to do?
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I flashed one of the wm6.1 roms and ended up with 1.54.07 radio and was getting the "modem disconnected" error message everytime I tried to log on to the internet.
I reflashed the original WM6.0 ROM from AT&T and then reflashed my radio to 1.48 (can't go back to 1.16 because of the radio bootloader I think) and then tried to log on to the internet.
That didn't work
But then I made a phone call to my home phone
tried logging on and it worked.
Been working fine since
crossing my fingers and hoping I dodged the bullet, not gonna flash again til ATT comes out with 6.1 then if it acts up even a little I am gonna send it in for warranty repair.
I hope this procedure works for you mate.

pedro2k said:
I live in WI and travel to rural areas where there is no 3g. I have experienced this same problem when I loose the signal from a 3g area to a non 3g area as it reacquires the signal. I did all the recommended fixes with bandswitch and activesync but to no avail. However, I did this about a week ago, and my problem seem to have disappeared
Go to advance config>data connections>gprs auto attach
disable it
I think the phone goes beserk when it doesn't find the 3g signal?
Try it and please report back if it works
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Not exactly sure where this setting is, the closest thing I could find was to install HTweakC. And now I have auto attach off. I also live in WI rural area, and 3G has been growing. Coming closer my home, and when I go to work it switches to 3G from Edge and I believe this is the biggest cause of this problem. I will let everyone know if this has helped me or not.

Thanks pedro for your suggestion. I will try that and will report back.

NoGSM after phone drop

I recently dropped my 8525 hard enough to throw battery out of phone. I reinserted battery and started phone. Though I lucked out as everything seemed to work until I couldn't make a call. During boot I get "no GSM" instead of a battery version. I have done a hard reset, but it didn't help. I going to try to install a new ROM and if needed try to flash a new radio.
Anybody else have this problem? I am afraid it is a hardware malfunction in the radio.
If I cannot get this to work (I have already bought a new phone) I will be more then willing to donate (just pay for shipping) the phone to anyone who would like to work on it or test things on it. I have one half good battery and one good battery as well. Like I said everything seems to work but the actual phone. Let me know if you want it.

meh, that is not good news my friend, hope you get it fixed!
if it is a no go however, i wouldn't mind taking it off your hands
best of luck,
tbae2

Try to reflash original or stock rom. Go with the carrier rom you are supposed to have. It might work as there have been reports to indicate this.
Hope it works for you.
Cheers...

I have recently gone through similar problems, there are numerous things that can cause the NO GSM error on post. So here is the complete solution:
1. Some hard drops can jostle the antenna connection on the board, (a dodgy way of testing if this is the issue is to give the phone a shake and a few soft resets, the NO GSM error will sometimes disappear and state your radio version). There are numerous service manuals that describe how to disassemble and reassemble your handset (read the forums). It sounds scary at first, but so does not having a working phone (be sure you are out of warranty first). You will want to get some electronic circuit board cleaner and give the area around the golden clip on the top left (back facing up) a good spray (while you are at it, why not clean out some dust scroll button detritus). Then dry and reassemble, taking care to force the antenna all the way into the clip.
2. If step one really scares you or you are still in warranty, skip straight to here. A program called mtty (i use vers 1.42 , check the forums) can be used to interrogate the board logic from the bootloader, there are numerous tasks that can be used to clear registers and check gates for errors (for lack of a better word), the wiki has a great entry on all these.
3. A reflash of the radio and maybe even the os isn't a bad idea either... although remember that the latest radio may not be the best for your area/network (READ THE FORUM on this too)
Let us know how you go with it all, and good luck
if you need any further assistance PM me.

ultramag69 said:
Try to reflash original or stock rom. Go with the carrier rom you are supposed to have. It might work as there have been reports to indicate this.
Hope it works for you.
Cheers...
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This was my idea last night as well. Froze on bootloader. I tried to also Install new radio but also a no-go. I am now downloading a new ROM without radio to see if I can get something other then bootloader. I will keep posted.
I can take the phone apart if I need to, I will make it a last resort. I am not afraid to though as I already have a new phone.
Seeing as I still cannot figure out how to make a ROM to contribute (vista and lack of programing skills) This would be a way I can assist If it would be more useful to someone here not dismantled I would like to look into it.
Update:
The radio hardware must be bad. I cannot flash a new radio or any rom with a radio. Schap's EM6 is working fine. I am going to look into discodergenson 's suggestion of taking the phone apart.

Schematic Diagram
Hi, I have a HTC 8525, with the same problem, doesnt start phone module.. anyway, in my phone, the sim card is not detected. Anybody have schematic diagram for this model? Or any other htc model, for reference.
I think this problem can be caused by dry solder in the driver of sim card, must identify it.
Thanks in advanced
(Sorry for my bad english)

datachaos said:
Hi, I have a HTC 8525, with the same problem, doesnt start phone module.. anyway, in my phone, the sim card is not detected. Anybody have schematic diagram for this model? Or any other htc model, for reference.
I think this problem can be caused by dry solder in the driver of sim card, must identify it.
Thanks in advanced
(Sorry for my bad english)
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I don't think a bad SIM card connection is a problem. Without a SIM card the phone still needs a radio connection to make 911 calls.
also obviously I only have a t8 and higher, not a t6 which is needed to take phone apart. I will update when I get phone apart.

Thank you CMONEX for fixing my device....but can anyone help with my NEW problem :)

With a lot of help from CMONEX I got my device booting up and I now have a working, booting device. Previously I had been unable to boot the device or update it at all due to having a REALLY old radio running on my preproduction device which didn't let any .nbh flash.
Now I have a new problem and I'm not sure if it's a pure hardware fault or radio firmware incompatibility with my older device....
I put my sim in, boot the phone and it recognises the card and sets up mms etc fine....then I notice that my signal is really bad - like, one or two bars. In my iPhone with another contract T-Mobile SIM in I'm getting full bars.....
I test an Orange SIM in the handset and it can't find ANY signal.
So I take the phone to work (luckily in a way as my iPhone uses a tethered jailbreak and restarts on me, meaning until I get to a pc and run Blackra1n I can't boot it past the Restore Mode screen). I cannot get a signal at all indoors, but upon leaving work I head into town and BANG - full bars, HSDPA. I get on the bus, signal stays, but then as I start to move the signal keeps dropping. By the time I get home again I'm down to one...maybe two bars. Often in the house the signal will disappear completely and I will lose service.
I have tried the latest radio and a preproduction radio an both show the same issue.
Does anyone have any experience of something like this happening? If it is a hardware fault, what caused it in their device? Could my early hardware simply need something doing to it in a software level to sort things out?
As I said, I CAN get service, I CAN receive calls and texts, but my signal is appalling unless I go outside in the centre of town. It is as if getting, keeping and maintaining service is the least of its priorities!
If anyone can help here I'd be very grateful. I don't want to take the device apart if I can help it as everything is so carefully and tightly packed in there that I fear I'll never put it back together again, and I've heard a scare story or two....
Thanks in advance.

Radio problem
Hi there...my sugestion is too not even think opening your unit...you might damage your HD2.
This seams to be a soft problem...If you are able to reflush your unit using a goldcard will be a first solution and use WWE room (European).
Next step is to take your time as I do and wait for release of HSPL and there you GO man...your world is open for you for all kind of ROMS's and Radio.
Regards

What radio ROM are you running? It could cause an issue like this, or could it be something to do with the preproduction hardware not being identical to the release hardware?

try bsb tweaks. it has a radio de-emphasize option. might help

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try bsb tweaks. it has a radio de-emphasize option. might help
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Thanks i'll give that a try.....what does it do exactly???

Further update. I turned radio de-empahsise on and it seemingly made little difference. However when fiddling with advanced connection settings suddenly my signal shot up to 5 bars with 3g....it then quickly ebbed away to a complete lack of service! Very disappointed.
More and more I'm starting to think this might not be a hardware issue as such but a problem with my proprietary radio hardware and the radio software for shipping HD2s. Is there any way to test what's going on with the radio to see what's going wrong?
I've tested four different ROMs, two of which had different radios. I've also tested all ROMs with a test radio, and all have the same disappointing result. The only difference I found was that one of the ROMs made my device recognise only 340mb of RAM as existing....
All further help or experience in this issue will be much appreciated.

the reception on the stock hd2 isn't amazing but its not as bad as yours sounds. although mine can jump from a couple of bars to none instantly with a movement of about 10 cm. in the house
it could even be down to the previous owner dropping the one you bought..
may have dislodged something
the radio 206 gives best results for me so far, but I hope htc can come up with a better radio, although nothing they can do will help compensate for vodafones crap coverage locally.
curious does wifi show the same symptoms?

Wifi/Bluetooth etc work fine. I don't think anyone has the the same problem as me: it's definitely not my network as I'm sat with an iPhone 3gS and the HTC HD2 both with T-Mobile Flext 40 contract SIMs installed. The HD2 has no signal and a big fat exclamation mark; the iPhone 3gS has full bars and the 3G logo lit up nicely.

[Q] problems problems and more problems

Uk HD2
Right heres the story; please bare with me....
managed to drop my hd2 a while back whilst jumping up to help a lady carying a baby who tripped. the phone turned off immediately but came back on once i hasd removed and replaced battery. the phone would then switch off randomly, or at least appeared to. to turn the phone back on I would have to remove the battery, replace and switch it on. which worked for about a fortnight then the screen wouldnt work. I knew the phone was working (if nto the screen)because it was synching with my exchange server. (perhaps it was the screeen all along?) so I put in an insurance claim for the damage and got my phone back however
on receipt the phone wouldnt boot just a white screen. I did tried the phone a number of times and eventually gave up decided to return it. I was just about to send it and tried it one last time and it turned on.
however I still get repeated the phone turning off randomly, with a battery out and repace as the only way to get it working. it will often require this a few times as it freezes on the white screen or occasionly just get the green HTC. sometimes when the phone works it has really really poor performance, no scrolling, video playback is terrible etc.
It appears that during the repair the phone software has been updated to
os 5.2.21913 (21913.5.0.94)
manilla 2.5.20181527
rom 3.14.405.2 (0466) wwe 09/29/10 I cant find a rom on the htc website with this date??
radio 2.15.50.14
protocol 15.42.50.11u
which has few things im not keen on such as a split volume control for system and phone, i cant use the camera as a torch anymore....
I also played around with changing the hspl to 2.08 and trying an andriod build that works fine on the wifes hd2 but occasionally this will regulalry fail to boot on mine?
so can I hve peoples opinion on
1. Is this a continuing phone issue not fixed the first time
2. Was the new rom not installed correctly hance the boots, freezes and bad performance?
3. other ideas as to what the problm is to steer the repair if I go back down that road.
should I just put spl 3.03 back on and send it back
cheers for reading and keep up the great work.
G.

3.14 roms will fall apart stability wise when the spl is NOT , 3.03.0000 or 3.03.hspl
However, for me I'd be straight back to stock and straight back for further repair from what you've said.

Somebody else has the same problem as me. I don't really think there's a fix for it.
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samsamuel said:
3.14 roms will fall apart stability wise when the spl is NOT , 3.03.0000 or 3.03.hspl
However, for me I'd be straight back to stock and straight back for further repair from what you've said.
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Cheers
Yes I think its going back, just going to be difficuilt to convey the issues with the handset.
I didnt imagine it could be the spl due to the lack of boot with the 3.03spl, prior to going to the 2.08hspl, athough it would explain the poor video performance, however I just watched a film for testing purposes without a glitch... just need some consistency.
I think something inside is on its way?
G.

Btw by any chance does the bottom of your HD2 ever get really hot?
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yes very hot. often.
usually using wifi.

Like say the bottom part under the battery plate thing? I think something that's housed there is the problem as I have the same problem and its hot in the same place too.
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thats exactly the place. thouht it ws due to gel case so i take it off for a long browse. i think the wifes gets hot too though, although she has same case...
my n95 + n96 did it too so i thought it ws normal

Yeah that might be a problem with all HD2's but wouldn't know possibly. My HD2 can work perfectly and then I'd just pop it in to my pocket and white screen again. Usually a soft reset (little button under the cover) will do the job but then sometimes it doesn't work for a few days (like it is now).
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when you say wont work for a couple off days you mean you just get the white screen for a few days instead of a full boot? like when I got it from the repairer.
if so what causes it to start working. that's why I think something is not quite right, its like something is not seated correctly.
I get the same blank phone when its in my pocket. we must be hot in the trouser department lol.

Yeah like it'll stay on the white screen for a few days and won't do anything. Then sometimes it'll just work for a day and then go back to the way it was before. It's so weird. Nothing ever happened mine either. Have you ever had any problems with some parts of the screen going blue or anything?
Oh the hot trousers crew, you know what causes hot trousers? Having a big ****. Haha
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i ve the same problem

@ skelly
Ive not had this happen for a few days now so I'm not sure what to do if I send it back they will just say its working fine... so i think I will hang on to it, unless its a problem that s gets worse with time. so has yours got worse over time or is it just random?
I really like the HD2 so I dont want to be without it but dont want to risk it getting worse.
cheers for your help

[Q] Cant find any WiFi AP's

Hi all, I normally don't like to post questions because i feel like the answer is somewhere online, and i almost always find it. Apparently this is one of those times i can't. Bear with me as i wanna make sure i dont leave anything out.
My problem is simply that my HD2 will not find any access points when i turn on my wifi. This started happening to me with a previous HD2 i had about a month ago for no aparent reason. I had not changed or flashed anything on my phone around the time the problem happened. I figured i would ignore the problem because i had 3g anyways but then that HD2s touch screen failed so thats why i ended up sending it in for a warranty replacement.
Now i hoped that since i had a new HD2 that the problem would be gone, i mean how could it be possible that the problem would appear on a brand new phone. So i went about doing my usual. Installed 2.08.HSPL, followed by MAGLDR, followed by MIUIAndroid.com rom, same setup i had before the problem began. I made sure the first thing i did was turn on WiFi on first boot of the phone. To my suprise, No access points found. I know it is not my router as i have connected every other device im my house to my router, including other androids and windows phones. I thought maybe its a MAGLDR/Android issue. Flashed back to WinMobile 6.5 and still no acess points. Tried every radio available and still no access points.
Bottom line is im really confused how this can be with a brand new phone. Im pretty sure its a software issue but im out of ideas.
SO please if anyone can help. Please :'-(.

Just found out this morning that it can find my access point, but only if i literally lay it on top of my router. if i go more than maybe a foot away from it then nothing.

It sounds like a hardware issue. I read about these things having issues with a connection to the antennae that can be solved by taking apart the phone and cleaning some leads.

joshnchen said:
It sounds like a hardware issue. I read about these things having issues with a connection to the antennae that can be solved by taking apart the phone and cleaning some leads.
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Sounds strange that such a new phone would have a hardware issue already. at this point though, im willing to try anything. how/where exactly would i clean/find these leads?

Check this: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834199 and this: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180, but be aware that opening your phone might void your waranty. Good luck

is that the only rom you have flashed? and was it nand, or sd etc...??
make sure because it could be a simple error in software as well..
something you can try and report back before opening up the phone

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Check this: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834199 and this: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180, but be aware that opening your phone might void your waranty. Good luck
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thanks. will take a look at those.
tecle2595 said:
is that the only rom you have flashed? and was it nand, or sd etc...??
make sure because it could be a simple error in software as well..
something you can try and report back before opening up the phone
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I first got the problem while it was still stock. then i flashed miuiandroid.com's rom with MAGLDR and still. then i went to tytungs ICS Beta4 roms and still. now im back to the miuiandroid rom. so it doesnt seem to be a rom issue.

also all the roms were nand

gotenksnath said:
Just found out this morning that it can find my access point, but only if i literally lay it on top of my router. if i go more than maybe a foot away from it then nothing.
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Hi my Friend,
your black Wifi Coaxial-Cable inside your HD2 is unpluged and not correct Connected. I had this three times at three different EU-HD2 Devices, too ( the Distance for a working WIFI Signal was 1 Feet. Normal, without Antenna ;-)). Regular the Connector at the PCM at the upper Corner fall of...
If you Still have Warrenty you have to bring this Phone to a Service. If not, you have to fix this little Problem by yourself ( you need 2 Minutes to do that ). Be Carefully when you Bring the whole HD2 inside your Backcover. You have to Tape the Vol-Rocker with a little Sticky-Tape. So this Plastic can´t fall off during the reassembling and is not to Deep to kill the Vol. Buttons...
The Opening is easy. You need only a Guitar-Plectron and t Torx-Screwdriver. Here you find Pictures:
http://mperlitsch.hintergrundbild.com/htc_hd2.htm
Here a Picture from you Sick-Zone:
http://mperlitsch.hintergrundbild.com/htc_hd2/hd2_23.jpg
Where the RED ARROW is, you see One Wifi-Connector and i bet a Sex-Pack good German Beer, this one is your Problem. Put this Connector Back and everything works fine...
Best Regards,
Micha
P.S. Sorry for my poor english !

Perlitschke said:
Hi my Friend,
your black Wifi Coaxial-Cable inside your HD2 is unpluged and not correct Connected. I had this three times at three different EU-HD2 Devices, too ( the Distance for a working WIFI Signal was 1 Feet. Normal, without Antenna ;-)). Regular the Connector at the PCM at the upper Corner fall of...
If you Still have Warrenty you have to bring this Phone to a Service. If not, you have to fix this little Problem by yourself ( you need 2 Minutes to do that ). Be Carefully when you Bring the whole HD2 inside your Backcover. You have to Tape the Vol-Rocker with a little Sticky-Tape. So this Plastic can´t fall off during the reassembling and is not to Deep to kill the Vol. Buttons...
The Opening is easy. You need only a Guitar-Plectron and t Torx-Screwdriver. Here you find Pictures:
http://mperlitsch.hintergrundbild.com/htc_hd2.htm
Here a Picture from you Sick-Zone:
http://mperlitsch.hintergrundbild.com/htc_hd2/hd2_23.jpg
Where the RED ARROW is, you see One Wifi-Connector and i bet a Sex-Pack good German Beer, this one is your Problem. Put this Connector Back and everything works fine...
Best Regards,
Micha
P.S. Sorry for my poor english !
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Thanks so much to you and everyone who helped me out. Im going to see how much longer my warranty is because the only reason i would really send it back is if the touch screen fails AGAIN (happened twice already) but that wont happen for at least a year. So if warranty is gonna expire before then ill fix myself. again thank you to everyone.