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I like a number of you have tried to get the HSDPA working on the Treo 750v. I believe I have stumbled into the solution.
First, go to a German site called fit4communication anytime at http://www.fit4cat.de/thread.php?threadid=91. Down load a program called "fit4cat Hermes Tweaker" (Windows loader version is what I used). Unzip the file and install it to your Treo 750v.
Second, go to XDA Developers at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...e=Hermes_Utils and download SetHSDPAv2.zip. Unzip the file and copy to the mobile device windows directory.
Third, on your Treo 750v start the "fit4cat" program. Scroll done and click the phone tab, select "enable" for HSDPA. Click "File" option on the bottom of the screen, selecting the save before exit option.
The Treo 750v will do a soft reboot.
Then go to DSLREPORTS.com/mspeed. I consistently get 800+.
There is a bit of hitch though. I have not been able to get my DUN working since I tweeked the Treo. But I believe I can resolve it on my portable vs my desktop.
I attached the tweeker file and the SetHSDPA is already here at XDA.
Good luck
Your instructions don't seem to say what to do with the SetHSDPAv2 file? I had downloaded the fit4cat file for the TytN and it seemed to be able to turn on HSDPA; if this works for the 750v then it would be great.
Anyone else able to get this working?
You just put the file in the windows directory and put the short cut in the windows startup folder then soft reset
I have done it but havent tested yet as i am in a bad area and can only just get gprs
Ok, couldn't resist. I just did this and the results are a bit mixed.
I tried DSLreports with 100k file before the "upgrade" and I got 190 kbits/s but I only did this once.
I did the "upgrade" and now I get 284-326 kbits/s on 600k files (did this three times), while there is an improvement, not sure if this counts as HSDPA speed. I do have UMTS coverage when I tried this so it should work. Maybe since I am trying from Hong Kong, the DSLreports site is not the best one to choose from.
Thoughts?
I've been trying to copy the sethdspa.exe file but keep getting this message: "Cannot copy sethdspa:access isd denied. Make sure your mobile has enough memory (it has!), that the file is not read only and that you have permission to copy this file type."
I also get a message saying the file is not a valid Win32 application.
btw this link doesn't work http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...e=Hermes_Utils
any help gratefully received.
thanks
Mike
Solid Results
I posted this over on TreoCentral and number have posted their results - most pretty solid. I've gotten between 550 and 890 speed. Hey, it's an inexpensive solution and should tide us over until the new ROM is released.
Some more help.
I've uploaded the file "Sethdspa.zip" Hope that helps.
Dude you are a bloody genius done the hack on mine and it works great
Thanks for all you effort
got it working and enabled hdspa with fit4cat. Only recording speeds of 330 - 375 on 1mb downloads. This is on UK T-mobile with hdspa enabled on my service. Signal strength is poor here though so i'll try it again when I have 4 bars and i'll post the results.
Had a few problems with voice calls since i switched this on, missed calls etc i am going to have to switch it off again, looks like this is the reason for palms delay
thnks... great find. its working fine on my treo 750v, getting 900kbps and more on Tmobile in east london.
will try to replicate the call issue tomorrow...
Your Welcome
Over the years, the other hackers on this site have been invaluable for help. Got a chance to return the many favors in a fairly large way.
jamichy said:
thnks... great find. its working fine on my treo 750v, getting 900kbps and more on Tmobile in east london.
will try to replicate the call issue tomorrow...
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I'm still getting 350 /375 in West London & North London on T-mobile. Are you using the DSLreports site?
As I said before, I am only getting around 330 kbits/s here in Hong Kong but I know HSDPA here is at a very high speed (one of the providers is 1.8Mbits/s and the other is 3.6 Mbits/s); however, what I want to bring up is that it appears my battery life is shorter than before but not sure if this is the cause or not.
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Had a few problems with voice calls since i switched this on, missed calls etc i am going to have to switch it off again, looks like this is the reason for palms delay
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Yea , I had that too , so totally hard reset device and still have problem , especially yesterday. I think T-Mobile is upgrading etc as I had total signal drop yesterday for quite some time.
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As I said before, I am only getting around 330 kbits/s here in Hong Kong but I know HSDPA here is at a very high speed (one of the providers is 1.8Mbits/s and the other is 3.6 Mbits/s); however, what I want to bring up is that it appears my battery life is shorter than before but not sure if this is the cause or not.
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i'm getting shorter battery life too and no speed gain. When I had a tytn hsdpa was giving me 750+ speeds. Is this really working with the 750V and if so, why wasn't it hsdpa enabled in the first place?
I've now disabled it. The battery drain is more than I can endure and the speed gain seems to be minimal. For those that got reasonable speed gain, good on you, but I'm going to wait until the official release (which hopefully won't put such a strain on battery life).
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My Treo 750 is running at most times 850+ and when attached via PDANet as DUN generally over 900. Fortunately, I have not had the problems a few have noted here. Between this site and 1 other, there have been 3000+ hits in 2 days.
I venture to guess that the delay on the US Treo 750 with HSDPA enabled is probably the result of some the very issues noted here.
Good news is, it isn't like flashing the ROM - fairly easy to disable the hack.
Ok, after a few hours device radio stops working...
so removed and hard reset to get back to normal <sigh> will have to wait for Vodafone to do a HSDPA ROM
March for HSDPA on 750v
My TC won´t connect to the T mobile HSDPA NL network. It currently is showing 3G with full signal strength. I also have HSDPA coverage in my area.
I talked to Tmobile customer service and they say its probably a setting in th e phone. I have HSDPA enabled in the phone. I have had my sim card replaced since my old one was about 8 years old.
Any ideas?
Is there anyone on the Tmobile network that has HSDPA running on the TC?
Thanks.
Martin
I had the same problem... but the Polaris told me only GPRS network was available... After a Hard Reset the problem went away...
If you've been messing whith aGPS, that could be the source of your problem as, that's the only regedit I didn't do after the Hard Reset...
Hi,
For the poster of this thread. Check this link. It's in dutch, maybe things get clearer.
I already did a hard reset and I haven´t been messing around with the GPS registry settings.
This is really annoying me.
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I already did a hard reset and I haven´t been messing around with the GPS registry settings.
This is really annoying me.
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Maverick,
If your Polaris is showing 3G next to the connection that it is sensing the HSDPA. The only time the 3G changes to an H is during packet download. It will switch back and show 3G as a 'ready' state for high speed, 'E' for Edge Ready and 'G' for GPRS ready. The 'E' and 'G' show the same as connected. The '3G' is the only one that changes to 'H' during an active HSDPA transaction.
Exactly the same problem over here.
Pit in combination with my tmobile contract. but no hsdpa
Raskell,
I talked to TMobile customer support about this and they said I should be able to join the HSDPA network the believe the phone is stuck in UMTS mode(3G) they said it's probably a phone setting since I comply to all the requirements for HSDPA. However they couldn't tell me what setting could possibly be wrong.
How do I get it to packet download? should I try to download a large file 50 MB or something like that?
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Raskell,
I talked to TMobile customer support about this and they said I should be able to join the HSDPA network the believe the phone is stuck in UMTS mode(3G) they said it's probably a phone setting since I comply to all the requirements for HSDPA. However they couldn't tell me what setting could possibly be wrong.
How do I get it to packet download? should I try to download a large file 50 MB or something like that?
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use DSL Speed Test
reyjabs said:
use DSL Speed Test
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Already did that, stays solid on 3G
You should download a large file when te 3G sign is there. It should become an H when the dowload runs.
With PIT and PIT + it makes no sence to have HSDPA because you never can reach the speed you want.
Only with IT and IT+ it makes sence because then you can reach max speed.
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You should download a large file when te 3G sign is there. It should become an H when the dowload runs.
With PIT and PIT + it makes no sence to have HSDPA because you never can reach the speed you want.
Only with IT and IT+ it makes sence because then you can reach max speed.
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hi Jazzamataz, I´m now downloading a 50 MB file or does it needs larger like 700 MB? However I get a nice 45 KB/s download but no H remains on 3 G.
No 50MB is enough, as soon as data is downloaded it should jump in H mode.
Did you set the mode on auto in the setting of your phone?
The band settings are on auto, I already tried setting them to different bands manually, no effect though. Perhaps the fault lies in TMobiles own network(settings).
Jazzamataz said:
You should download a large file when te 3G sign is there. It should become an H when the dowload runs.
With PIT and PIT + it makes no sence to have HSDPA because you never can reach the speed you want.
Only with IT and IT+ it makes sence because then you can reach max speed.
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As i said on another forum. I have the normal PIT, but when i am on HSDPA i download with around 600kbit/sec. And this is everyday, not just a moment..i really dont understand, but to be honest, i dont care.
Yzord said:
As i said on another forum. I have the normal PIT, but when i am on HSDPA i download with around 600kbit/sec. And this is everyday, not just a moment..i really dont understand, but to be honest, i dont care.
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Nice answer...this will help alot
Yzord said:
As i said on another forum. I have the normal PIT, but when i am on HSDPA i download with around 600kbit/sec. And this is everyday, not just a moment..i really dont understand, but to be honest, i dont care.
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Where are you located in NL, did you change any settings on your phone that could be related to HSDPA?
Maverick,
TMobile here in the states does not even support HSDPA. With AT&T(Cingular) they us the 850 MHz band for HSDPA and 1900 for Edge/GPRS. TMo is 1900 only. In Europe, UMTS is 2100 MHz which is not used in the USA.
I know of no phone settings to address this. I agree with the comments to use a bandwidth test site to check your 3G speeds. It may be that you are getting HSDPA. I use http://utilities.globequest.com.ph/ and run the bandwidth meter test several times to ge an average. Mine is typically in the 600-800Kbps range. If I turn off HSDPA, I generally see it drop to 150-200 Kbps. Hope this helps.
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Nice answer...this will help alot
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My answer is helping more people then this answer from you
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Where are you located in NL, did you change any settings on your phone that could be related to HSDPA?
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Nope, i live in Nijmegen...and i didnt change a thing.
I'll contact TMobile thru mail. Perhaps I get to speak someone at TMobile who's proficient.
Yzord if you didn't change anything in the settings it must be a issue with the TMobile network itself. I live in Almere and according to TMobile there should be HSDPA coverage here.
Story: we all have HTC's at work. My service manager with the Touch Diamond (Verizon) is running a radio to use Sprint cell towers in our area (which outnumbers all others). I was wondering if that was possible for the G1. He's running WM 6.5 and Android on it.
No,there is not one for the g1...yet. But even if there was...i think it would require extra hardware
i was thinking to flash the radio he used the same way i did when i updated to the rc33 radio. i believe he has the latest radios for att, verizon, and sprint. that's why I decided to ask just in case.
thanks
Hey, if you have hardspl installed,and the rc29 DREAIMG.NBH on your sdcard,you can give it a shot and see and give us results(i need sprint even tho i have tmobile,only 3g in area is spring)
I'll give it a try on Tuesday. That was my main purpose in inquiring. Seeming as to how Sprint had like more cell towers than all others combined. And he's been using it with much satisfaction.
otto888 said:
Hey, if you have hardspl installed,and the rc29 DREAIMG.NBH on your sdcard,you can give it a shot and see and give us results(i need sprint even tho i have tmobile,only 3g in area is spring)
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in this works i might have a heart attack, i really would love to get on the att towers for 3G
Sprint & Verizon use CDMA, T-Mobile & AT&T use GSM.
This, unfortunately, is not possible.
i just put a radio that was used for the Kaiser onto my dream and immediately i noticed a difference in the camera speed. almost as soon as i pressed the camera button it took the picture. i used radio 1.71.09.01 all you need to do is extract the .zip from the download, and open the .nbh in a hex editor. then i saved it as radio.img and placed it in the update.zip that contains the latest radio for the g1. then i resigned it and flashed it and voila i have a new faster radio on my phone. over the next few days i will run some speed tests on the local edge network and different radios to see which one works best in the stl area. but i am freaking excited to see that i tried something and it worked.
When I get to work I'll ask if he tried the ATT radio yet.
Manacit said:
Sprint & Verizon use CDMA, T-Mobile & AT&T use GSM.
This, unfortunately, is not possible.
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i just put a radio that was used for the Kaiser onto my dream and immediately i noticed a difference in the camera speed. almost as soon as i pressed the camera button it took the picture. i used radio 1.71.09.01 all you need to do is extract the .zip from the download, and open the .nbh in a hex editor. then i saved it as radio.img and placed it in the update.zip that contains the latest radio for the g1. then i resigned it and flashed it and voila i have a new faster radio on my phone. over the next few days i will run some speed tests on the local edge network and different radios to see which one works best in the stl area. but i am freaking excited to see that i tried something and it worked.
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Mind sharing the update.zip? i have edge and 3g towers in my area and would be glad to test.
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Mind sharing the update.zip? i have edge and 3g towers in my area and would be glad to test.
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unfortunately we can't get 3G from at&t as they run 3g on the 850 & 1900 mhz range, and the G1 only gets edge in that range. the G1 is set to recieve hsdpa(3G) in the 1700 and 2100 range. kinda sucks but if at&t rolls out into the 1700(download) and 2100(upload) then we can steal 3G since t-mo has failed me in getting 3G into my area.
on a side note anybody have an updated roll out schedule for 3G in 2009 for t-mo?
apparently since i am using my phone as a tether right now i can't upload my update.zip. but following the steps above should work. or PM me your email and i should be able to send it to you that way
go to Kaiser ROM development and search for "ultimate radio thread" and you will find a list of all the radios that work on the kaiser, each of them are mirrored to an external site, and you can download from there
just installed the radio you sent me,internet on edge and gprs is faster,but drains battery quicker.... But now i have another reason to get a extra battery!
I'm not testing the battery life of the phone each time, just speed testing right after flash and taking a pic to test the lag on that. Those that wanna try new radios be warned I can't tell you what radio will work best for you, I can only tell you what works for me. All problems that you come across after flashing are your faukt. I do not want 100 PMs from people asking how to fix it just cause I tried it
would one be able to extract the radio from the iphone 3g if one had the latest firmware? i have much time, and don't mind give it a try. battery life isn't a problem. have a 1600mAH for lounge nights and the 2600 for wtf (work time fun!)
if you wanted to try it it couldn't hurt to see, we aren't going to get 3G unless we have t-mo 3G in the area. but i am curious to know what the radio from the iphone would do on this phone. try it oud and look for speed test in the market and use that to test the download and upload speed. it's what i have been using, and that way we get one program doing all the tests for us and so we should all have the same margin of error
I took a look at the iphone firmare, looks like you need a Mac. Most of the files that look like ones to use are in .dmg format, here's the link to the newest firmware http://www.iphonefirmware.com/firmwares-download/ to extract the files, just download the file, and change the extension to .zip
CDMA is much different as it uses a PRL, or Preferred Roaming List to decide what towers to connect to based on roaming agreements that carriers make. I remember when I was with Verizon, you could dial *226 SEND and it would connect you to a system that would download the latest PRL to your device. Sometimes it would result in better service, other times not. The equivalent to a PRL in GSM is stored in what I believe is a write-protected area of the SIM Card.
Sadley I have to agree with you Datruesurfer, but if I may the code for vzw, I worked there till Jan of this yr, is *228. Unfortunately you have read correctly, I did some research on this a while back when I bought my sim reader. All the info for the towers are stored on the sim for GSM/3G as some like to use, although part of the info is stored in the phone as part of the firmware, this I figured out, because I see 2 not one AT&T in my net ops at all times, and my sim is a brand new 3G compatible sim. The reason for this is one of them is for Edge/GPRS, and the Other has 3G also incorporated. Unfortunately as of the moment I can only connect to the one that is Edge/GPRS.
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I took a look at the iphone firmare, looks like you need a Mac. Most of the files that look like ones to use are in .dmg format, here's the link to the newest firmware http://www.iphonefirmware.com/firmwares-download/ to extract the files, just download the file, and change the extension to .zip
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if i go out tomorrow i will get better internet(only option at home is to use my phone as a tether), and i will download and convert the .dmg to a .iso and have a look see. to be honest i don't know what to look for but i certainly wanna look around. this is the most work i have ever done with a phone. when i had my kaiser everyone else seemed to know a whole lot more than me and i felt left out and i never could help anyone, here in the dream forums i feel like i accomplish something every day
Well, I'm going to a 3g area today with the krazer radio...will report back results.
Before(from memory): download was about the same as edge...upload....well...you cant test that on a g1.
After: 149kb/s download
Edit: i also have a new sim card that customer care says its "made for 3g"...I guess we will see.
Hiya peeps well i am new at this so am not a out blown expert i did a lot of research and i could not find some answer to some wanted question on radio and stuff like that now where i should start
ok i had my treo 750 to att 2.25 and wm 6.1 and i wanted it unbranded to 2.27 so i followed the instruction and i tried to do the radio up date using cheetah but i most have did something not right, for this part i got one question
using a sim card in the network setting for band should it work on auto or its normal that i need to specified what band am using? or i did something to my radio? (and not talking what tower it should connect to that automatic am talking between gsm and umts since am on telus that uses bell/telus shared tower that on UMTS 850 / UMTS 1900 network code of 302880 since i did that at lease it said the right provider and its no longer disconnecting me or saying no service)
if i update my radio should i use from this site?
www crc.id.au/files/xda/Radio_Roms
if yes what version that is safely work with unbranded 2.27 and wm 6.1
if no then where i can find the right radio rom i can grab for my treo 750 and instruction how to install it lol
am trying to understand how the phone should be setup while using a sim card without any disconnection by the phone also gime ability of roaming as well since i like my phone to be able too for future use
anyway thanks for reading and really do hope someone reply
also P.S: about the roaming icon any solution to that?
When you flash an OS ROM, it doesn't change the radio ROM. You have to flash it seperately.
I would suggest you only use the most recent radio ROM for your provider.
I have used 1.54.07 and 1.54.27 on my AT&T Treo 750 with success.
The Treo uses Hermes ROM's ... here is the repository.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtractedRadioRoms
Do not install 1.54.30.10 ... it's not a great radio from many accounts and once flashed, you will be stuck with it. You can't flash a new radio over the top of it.
ok now the radio is updated and it work i used the 1.54.07.00 so now am happy for that part but i got 1 more treo 750 i could not updated the radio due to there spl is 0.25 then 1.40 like my main one i normally test on them other treo so if they turn into a brick i would not care lol
is there a way to update a bootloader or i miss something somewhere?
Sounds like you need to Hard SPL the second phone.
well that what am trying to do when i do try with the hard spl v7 it does not work it goes blank so am trying to see if i can find a bootloader that 1.40 so i can so the same thing on the second phone to test radios and other kinky stuff
also on the side spot i notice that my phone fails to auto detect its band and the only way i can make it work is to select the right band for my provider is it coz i didn;t completely unlock my radio or i did something that bad? or re-flash the phone?
Anyone tried the 1.48 Radio ROM. Some are claiming better battery life than the 1.54.
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well that what am trying to do when i do try with the hard spl v7 it does not work it goes blank so am trying to see if i can find a bootloader that 1.40 so i can so the same thing on the second phone to test radios and other kinky stuff
also on the side spot i notice that my phone fails to auto detect its band and the only way i can make it work is to select the right band for my provider is it coz i didn;t completely unlock my radio or i did something that bad? or re-flash the phone?
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I wasn't aware there was a v7 to Hard SPL, I just used the version in the first post of the HardSPL sticky here in the Treo 750 forum. It's worked on both Treo's I have tried it on. I would say re-download and re-format the SD card and try again?
As for having to select bands on your phone, my guess is whatever ROM you have flashed might not have the carrier information for your provider included, or your radio might not support the proper bands. Telus doesn't use the same 3G bands as AT&T, but Rogers does. Depending on which version of the phone you have, that could be the issue.
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Anyone tried the 1.48 Radio ROM. Some are claiming better battery life than the 1.54.
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I tried it on AT&T and both the 1.54.07 and 1.54.27 ROMS were far better in terms of reception for me. Can't remember on the battery life since it's been awhile, but have to believe at the time if it was an issue I would have made the change back.
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I tried it on AT&T and both the 1.54.07 and 1.54.27 ROMS were far better in terms of reception for me. Can't remember on the battery life since it's been awhile, but have to believe at the time if it was an issue I would have made the change back.
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Okay - mine has 1.54.27 on it so I'll leave well enough alone. I just got this off of eBay (non camera version so I can take it to certain places at work) so I'm not sure what to expect for performance. The orginal battery lasted about 1/2 day so I just got a new OEM original battery and still burning it in.
Thanks for the tip.
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Okay - mine has 1.54.27 on it so I'll leave well enough alone. I just got this off of eBay (non camera version so I can take it to certain places at work) so I'm not sure what to expect for performance. The orginal battery lasted about 1/2 day so I just got a new OEM original battery and still burning it in.
Thanks for the tip.
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I've always been able to get through the day without issue, but can't say I'm a heavy user.
The stock battery is 1200mAh, but Innocell makes a 1600 mAh battery that fits in the OEM space if you need more juice.
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/basi16tr680s.htm
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I wasn't aware there was a v7 to Hard SPL, I just used the version in the first post of the HardSPL sticky here in the Treo 750 forum. It's worked on both Treo's I have tried it on. I would say re-download and re-format the SD card and try again?
As for having to select bands on your phone, my guess is whatever ROM you have flashed might not have the carrier information for your provider included, or your radio might not support the proper bands. Telus doesn't use the same 3G bands as AT&T, but Rogers does. Depending on which version of the phone you have, that could be the issue.
I tried it on AT&T and both the 1.54.07 and 1.54.27 ROMS were far better in terms of reception for me. Can't remember on the battery life since it's been awhile, but have to believe at the time if it was an issue I would have made the change back.
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well can ya link me the right hardspl
for my band selection problem is it the OS rom or the Radio rom and if there is one for my carrier where i can find it?
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well can ya link me the right hardspl
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It's the first 'sticky' thread in this forum as I previously mentioned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334100
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for my band selection problem is it the OS rom or the Radio rom and if there is one for my carrier where i can find it?
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It's likely not the OS ROM causing it. Assuming you have other phones that lock onto a signal properly in the same locations, then it's probably the radio ROM. However, if the Treo in question was not originally sold for your carrier (which I assume is Telus) then it's possible that the phone is trying to find a frequency for 3G that is not supported by Telus. For example, AT&T shares the same 3G frequencies with Rogers, which are different from Telus'. If you have a Rogers or AT&T version of the Treo, you would probably be better off just locking the phone down to GSM only.
As for finding the proper radio, you would need to try to find any Telus radio ROM that you can. Have no idea what that would be, or where to find it. If you have the original WM5 or WM6 official Telus installer package it would likely be included there. Otherwise you are just going to have to scour the net in seach of it.
Hmm, in my tests it is the OS that handles the Band selection only, what bands the Treo supports is up to the Radio firmware. You can flash a radio that, say, doesn't support UMTS 850, and yet it's possible to write a code to have it selectable.
And a word of advice. If you flash any of those Hermes ROM's, there's no taking it out. No overwriting. So, say if your wireless carrier upgrades their network like mine did, there's no going back to any of the suitable Radios that you can find.
And, just to be helpful, I'll write down which Official Treo Radio can be found in where(the ones I have):
CNG 1.16 (Cingular WM5) with Radio 1.12c [no HSDPA enabled by default]
VFU/VFE 2.18 (Vodafone UK and EU WM6) 2.18 with radio 1.47.02.00 [fast HSPDA on UMTS 2100 band]
H3E 2.19 (H3E Australia WM6) with radio 1.52.30.00 [no GSM locking, AUS band]
ROW 2.23 (WWE Generic WM6) with radio 1.54.00.00 [equal performance on all bands]
ATT/CNG 2.25 (AT&T WM6) with radio 1.54.27.00[Optimized for 1900/850 UMTS bands]
TEL 2.26 (Telstra WM6) with radio 1.54.31.00 [Extra band locking to single UMTS band (850)]
ROG/ROW 2.27 (Rogers and WWE WM6) with radio 1.54.01.00 [Slight performance increase over ROW 2.23]
VFE 2.30 (Vodafone New Zealand WM6) with radio 1.54.02.00 [bug fixes and improvements over ROG/ROW 2.27]
All personally flashed and extensively tested by me on two wireless carriers testing all bands.
mangatron said:
Hmm, in my tests it is the OS that handles the Band selection only, what bands the Treo supports is up to the Radio firmware. You can flash a radio that, say, doesn't support UMTS 850, and yet it's possible to write a code to have it selectable.
And a word of advice. If you flash any of those Hermes ROM's, there's no taking it out. No overwriting. So, say if your wireless carrier upgrades their network like mine did, there's no going back to any of the suitable Radios that you can find.
And, just to be helpful, I'll write down which Official Treo Radio can be found in where(the ones I have):
CNG 1.16 (Cingular WM5) with Radio 1.12c [no HSDPA enabled by default]
VFU/VFE 2.18 (Vodafone UK and EU WM6) 2.18 with radio 1.47.02.00 [fast HSPDA on UMTS 2100 band]
H3E 2.19 (H3E Australia WM6) with radio 1.52.30.00 [no GSM locking, AUS band]
ROW 2.23 (WWE Generic WM6) with radio 1.54.00.00 [equal performance on all bands]
ATT/CNG 2.25 (AT&T WM6) with radio 1.54.27.00[Optimized for 1900/850 UMTS bands]
TEL 2.26 (Telstra WM6) with radio 1.54.31.00 [Extra band locking to single UMTS band (850)]
ROG/ROW 2.27 (Rogers and WWE WM6) with radio 1.54.01.00 [Slight performance increase over ROW 2.23]
VFE 2.30 (Vodafone New Zealand WM6) with radio 1.54.02.00 [bug fixes and improvements over ROG/ROW 2.27]
All personally flashed and extensively tested by me on two wireless carriers testing all bands.
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I guess we have different experiences then. I have had improvements in my phone locking onto a signal by changing radio ROMs without changing the OS ROM. I also have also used several of the Hermes radio ROM's and have been able to flash new radios without issue. The only exception I have ever seen is the 1.54.30.10 ROM which was widely reported to be impossible to flash over once installed (which for that reason I never tried).
I took from the OP that he was having trouble with his phone locking onto a signal and it was showing up as roaming a lot. I guess my thought was that perhaps he had a phone that wasn't originally sold for his network and it was trying to lock onto a band his carrier didn't support. Logically it seems like that might cause his problem, but I'm not well versed enough to know for sure.
As I mentioned, I am on AT&T and am using the 1.54.27 radio you report. It's the best of the radio ROMs I have tried. The Hermes 1.54.07 was the second best I tried. Thanks for the list, I'm sure it will help a lot of people. Of course you will now start getting requests to post them ...
Heh, when I said it's the OS that controls th selection, I mean just that, basically the drop-down menu in Band Selection. I too know that one can flash new radio's without changing OS's (you don't even have to Clear Data to use the new radio, just edit your choice of Data Connection setting, save, and your phone will automatically re-list your internet setup for use), and that's the thing. The OS will retain the Drop-down menu selection of bands, as it is tied to the OS (or both .pxp packages), an example is several tests I tried, for example the H3E ROM, does not have a selection for "GSM only" in the network type list. Say, if you flashed the ATT radio only then it will still retain the lack of GSM, because it is tied to the OS.
And yeah, I'm sure there would be at least one request. The problem is, I lost my source of instructions for ripping the Radio Firmware from the .nbh files and I do not want people having bricked Treo's all because I didn't follow instructions [I don't have]. Other course of action is to share th ROM itself, but that's large and I don't have an always on connection (this here Treo is my only source for internet, tether and built-in browser)
By the way, there are a lot of others who could not flash over other Hermes Radios, not that .10 one. I myself have 2 AT&T Treo's, and I flashed radio 1.50.00.00 and it remained no matter what I used to flash over it. I eventually gave away that half past dead Treo :/
well it used to be on auto with my telus card and it works on 3g network, the problem happend when i updated my treo 750 to 2.27 from 2.25 with wm6.1 am starting to think i mightn eed to reflash the rom it self
ok my wife as a fido sim card indeed i think its telus sim card the problem i have to use selective band it didn't needed that before i turn the phone from 2.25 ATT to 2.27 rwe the fido card work with the last radio version and i finally updated the bootloader
telus work with selective band >.>
now to know why fido card work auto but not telus
what does the radio do?
i got radio 1.54 .and i got two battery indicator when i installed HTC home (six tabs)
one bat is full and the other is like by bar. i want to remove the two battery because i got some newer/cooler battery indicator.
and i search some radios (idk why) so i try to installed other radios. and my phone stucks at the three colors.
and something pops up to my mind. i use cheetah unlocker. it got
FLASH SPL
RADIO.
idk the one.
so i flash spl and till i get to radio. it automatically updates to 1.1six some other icons on task bar changes.
but what does the radio do? and i dont know.
-sorry for the Six. because my Sixth button on keyboard is broken.
I've been scouring the internet trying to find a solution. I've been wanting this for a while. I did my research to figure out which model of the G pro2 worked with AT&T. It arrives and now nothing. I'm only getting G not 3g or LTE. I am a bit new to smart phones. I've tried everything I can think of. Am I using the wrong apn settings? Is there something in the band selection menu I'm missing. I'm at a complete loss what am I doing wrong?
In Dialer 5754#*350# and activate your Bands or 5457#*350#
Still no dice
I've gone into the menu and specifically selected the required bands but still not dice. I went into the lte band selection menu. Is there another menu I should go into?
CuddlexFish said:
I've gone into the menu and specifically selected the required bands but still not dice. I went into the lte band selection menu. Is there another menu I should go into?
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My wife has an G2 F320 korean Version and in the hiddenmenu select your Bands for Lte and Press the save Button,the Phone reboot automatic and this works.
Is your Phone rooted?
My phone is merely unlocked with Factory settings
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My wife has an G2 F320 korean Version and in the hiddenmenu select your Bands for Lte and Press the save Button,the Phone reboot automatic and this works.
Is your Phone rooted?
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I have yet to root my phone I am a bit of a newb when it comes to things like this. I do plan on rooting it and giving it a Skin that has a lot more english. I have done this I selected bands 17 and 5 for lte and 850, 1900 for wcdma and gsm. In the Band Selection Menu. Should I be doing anything with WCDMA Channel, LTE Channel, WCDMA Security, RAT mode, RRC Version, SMS MO Domain, Service Domain, any specific APN setting what is it on your wife's phone, EF file edit, HSPDA category, HSUPA category, GCF Test, OEM RAD Settings, SKT Auto Test, IRS Setting, CA Setting, LTE 3GPP Rel. VER. or anything else I am missing?
I've determined that my phone is a very good fake
IDK if this is real issue but if some does have this problem and comes up with a solution. Please post it here I was beyond frustrated and hope this problem can be solved for someone.
Try going back to 4.4 and using LTE
Try taking your phone to an AT&T store and explain it to them. They will install a new SIM card and associate it with your IMEI #. Then you will have LTE!
CuddlexFish said:
IDK if this is real issue but if some does have this problem and comes up with a solution. Please post it here I was beyond frustrated and hope this problem can be solved for someone.
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Don't know if you resolved your issue or not. If not, please refer to my post right above this one.
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Don't know if you resolved your issue or not. If not, please refer to my post right above this one.
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Any help for similar issue i have f350 and tmobile. Seem to only get 3g. Ive gone to 5457# menu and oh man a ton of settings there. Any suggestions as to actual lte settings in 5457 menu and apn settings for tmo for this sweet device?
wiseguyy said:
Any help for similar issue i have f350 and tmobile. Seem to only get 3g. Ive gone to 5457# menu and oh man a ton of settings there. Any suggestions as to actual lte settings in 5457 menu and apn settings for tmo for this sweet device?
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Have you tried taking the phone to a TMobile store, and asking them for help? I'm pretty sure they can correct the issue. Good luck!
TSF14 said:
Have you tried taking the phone to a TMobile store, and asking them for help? I'm pretty sure they can correct the issue. Good luck!
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I'm sitting in front of a Tmo store waiting for them to open and see where that goes. Hey guys how's battery life with this device. For what ever reason when I did put a Tmo sim in this phone it got only 3g now the chip was a nano from my nexus 6 using a quality adapter but holy crap I've never seen a phone eat a better like Godzilla. Hell it killed the device in like 3hrs. Although when removing the sim it seems to go normal using just WiFi connection. Very strange device behavior. Does this phone have bad battery life in its normal state? Since I am a huge "Big Screen" fanatic I would probably just get the extended battery from the Japan guys on amazon. Your thoughts?
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I'm sitting in front of a Tmo store waiting for them to open and see where that goes. Hey guys how's battery life with this device. For what ever reason when I did put a Tmo sim in this phone it got only 3g now the chip was a nano from my nexus 6 using a quality adapter but holy crap I've never seen a phone eat a better like Godzilla. Hell it killed the device in like 3hrs. Although when removing the sim it seems to go normal using just WiFi connection. Very strange device behavior. Does this phone have bad battery life in its normal state? Since I am a huge "Big Screen" fanatic I would probably just get the extended battery from the Japan guys on amazon. Your thoughts?
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Ok so got the device on tmo w new sim card i only get 3g. Need to figure out what att (hidden) 4g settings are or who knows whats next ?
TSF14 said:
Have you tried taking the phone to a TMobile store, and asking them for help? I'm pretty sure they can correct the issue. Good luck!
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letschky said:
My wife has an G2 F320 korean Version and in the hiddenmenu select your Bands for Lte and Press the save Button,the Phone reboot automatic and this works.
Is your Phone rooted?
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What provider is your wife using? ATT?
wiseguyy said:
Any help for similar issue i have f350 and tmobile. Seem to only get 3g. Ive gone to 5457# menu and oh man a ton of settings there. Any suggestions as to actual lte settings in 5457 menu and apn settings for tmo for this sweet device?
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1. You Should have an LTE Sim
2. LTE Data service Should be enabled on It.
3. You have correct APN settings From your Carrier
4. You should be in LTE Coverage Area
Now go to Hidden Menu of the Phone. 5457#*350#
in WCDMA Service Menu
1. Slecect WCDMA Channel and Slecect Full
2. In LTE Channel Select your Preffered band ( You should Knew your LTE band or ask from Carrier)
3. In Band Selection Select your bands or select automatic
4. In RAT Mode select automatic
5. Check mar APN Edit Function.
You can also increase RRC Version, HSDPA Category, HSUPA Category and LTE 3GPP Rel. Ver. if your carrier supports you can get higher speeds.
Reboot Again
Press the Thanx Button
@ Murshad007
Brother I have 2 questions from you .
First is i have f350s what should be setting for 3g or 4g i have ufone service.
Second i have rooted my set but was not able to install any recovery i am using 4.4.2 android, i have failed to able to unlock bootloader please guide
Thanks
Khizar