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My kaiser has a very bad signal compare with samsungi600, Nokia n73.
I flash all the radio already, however it only helps slightly.
so I wanna know is there any way to improve the signal of kaiser?
thanks
try using one of those "cell phone antenna boosters" lol
"cell phone antenna boosters"?
never heared before is it software ?
could you give me a link to the related webpage
thanks lots
http://evdo-coverage.com/cell-phone-antenna-booster.html
it is too big for carry...
are there any way to improve signal by software?
kob001 said:
http://evdo-coverage.com/cell-phone-antenna-booster.html
it is too big for carry...
are there any way to improve signal by software?
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try different radios. click below and pick one. if that doesn't help, pick another one. keep going till you get what you want. best I can tell you.
http://www.antennabooster.net/
I saw some internal antenna boosters, is it realy working?
kob001 said:
http://www.antennabooster.net/
I saw some internal antenna boosters, is it realy working?
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dont waste ur money
May I suggest flashing new radios.
My T-Mobile carrier in North Atlanta Georgia must've have did something to the local towers. For awhile I was using a radio that had full signal, untill two weeks ago, it only had two bars. After flashing a new radio, I had full bars. I flashed the old radio agian to make sure because it was the radio with the battery life, but it went down to two bars.
Make sure you have a correct radio, ie. radio for 6.0 or 6.1.
Just do a search, plenty of information, and this questions have a lot of answers.
By the way, those stick on antenna boosters don't work.
my rom versionis 3.03.405.0wwe
radio is 1.64.06.04
and also I tried 1.64.08.21
but It did not working well.
maybe I have to wait until HTC publish new radios, or all the HTC phones have pretty wake signals compare with nokia even with samsung.
thanks all your helps!
kob001 said:
my rom versionis 3.03.405.0wwe
radio is 1.64.06.04
and also I tried 1.64.08.21
but I did not working well.
maybe I have to wait until HTC publish new radios, or all the HTC phones have pretty wake signals compare with nokia even with samsung.
thanks all your helps!
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I'm in Atlanta, Georgia, US.
Radio 1.64.08.21 with 3.08.161.0 full bars.
Has the signal always been weak? On Monday, a T-Mobile tower was off for maintenance that whole day.
I am in Sydney, and useing the Three network (this company use Wcdma and GSM combination solution).
my phone is T-mobile version MDA.
maybe the version kaiser not working very well in my network.
lol, i was kidding about the cell phone booster thing, they dont work at all. just one question.......how is it that u are so sure that the kaiser has a weaker signal compared to your nokia or samsung?
because now I have three phones with me one for nokia N73, the other for samsung i600, last one is HTC kaiser. in the same place, almost sametime(I have to change the simcard) they shows different signal sutuation. for instance, kaiser only got one signal, samsung got 4 out of 5, Nokia got full.
when I use kaiser to make a phone call, in my room, sometimes it has been cut down because of low signal problem, it didnot happen for samsung and nokia.
therefore, I indicate kaiser has poor signal compare with samsung and Nokia.
and I wanna fix it as well. becasue kaiser is such a cool phone include all kind of functions.
the radio needs to change thats all test the radios till you find urs thats it.
hopefully, I can find one
I already tested
1.27.12.17
1.27.12.32
1.64.06.04
1.64.08.21
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hopefully, I can find one
I already tested
1.27.12.17
1.27.12.32
1.64.06.04
1.64.08.21
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You saying you tested both 6.0 and 6.1 roms. Since its a dual mode, go to Phone -> Band -> under Network Type, make sure its automatic. If not, I suggest just get a new phone.
I think the htc devices do have weaker reception than some other phones. I have had xv6600, 6700, and now tilt - all have worse reception than the phones my wife (moto rzr) and kids (lg venus, enV) have. Also my colleague at work gets a data signal on EDGE with his iPhone and I get no data at all at that location (4 bars for voice, rssi ~ 25-27).
Changing radios hasn't made any difference for me rssi values and #/dB of cells in fieldtest are always the same. I haven't studied the fieldtest program in depth, but that might be a way to objectively compare things.
nothing like that no diffrent than the others i have had quite a few my self i see drop signals after i flash but when i find the correct one its all good.
in your experiances, which radio has the best reception?
My new HTC Touch Pro appears to have far worse phone reception compared to my HTC TyTN II for the Tmobile UK network.
Touch Pro Radio: 1.02.25.19
TyTN II Radio: 1.27.12.11
I've set my phone band to GSM to save battery.
Ot has been tweaked in no other way yet.
a) At home, I nearly always got a usable signal on the TyTN II with some drop outs. With the Touch Pro - its the other way round - mostly searching with occasional usable signal.
b) Travvelling from Leeds to Harrogate. The TyTN II would mostly hold a good signal with only a few drop outs. The Touch Pro was "Searching" most of the way.
c) Central Leeds, both phones have good signal.
d) Sat at my desk in Harrogate. The TyTN II has a usable signal where the Touch Pro only occassionally has a usable signal.
I love the device, but am very dissappointed with the phone signal performance. So much so, I am considering returning the device. I hope there's an new Radio ROM very soon.
I would be interested to hear other TMobileUK users experiences.
Thanks
Mike
Soory, this has already been discussed in several topics:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417335
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417163
Does seem to be a common TmobileUK problem!
There do seem to be a lot of comments about poor signal strength.
Personally my signal is the same as ever, but I think I may pinch my wife's T-Mobile SIM sometime over the weekend, just out of curiosity... Her MDA Touch has terrible signal in our house, so I'll have to see if the Raphael is any better or worse.
I am also tempted to buy the touch pro, and am with t-mobile due to their unrivalled web'n'walk data packages. I don't want to wait till t-mobile get their act together with the vario IV (they might include a updated version of the radio which works better with their network).
Is there anyone who is getting good coverage on t-mobile with this phone and if so where are you located in th u.k?
I'm in the Middlesex area, not very far at all from Heathrow airport.
Signal strength at home for me is pretty good, it varies between 2 and 5 bars depending on where I am in the house but I nearly always have a H at the top rather than a G! (anyone else other than me think that the Touch Pro's G icon is ugly? lol)
When I'm out and about away from home I've noticed much weaker signals though, never lost the network completely yet mind you. Thankfully I'm on a "Solo" sim only contract with T-mobile and my 30 day contract is already passed so I can now change it. Other people's comments about the network on here have scared me, so I've already got a porting authorisation code from them (I even told the T-Mobile customer service person I spoke to about everyone's comments on this forum, he seemed quite surprised to say the least) and I will be moving to Vodafone in a couple of days!
Vodafone Sim only deals are very similar to T-Mobile's prices (even better at the £20 level thanks to a limited time offer from Vodafone that's currently running) and although mobile internet use with Vodafone is more expensive than T-Mobile on a daily basis, they both do the £7.50/month for unlimited internet so I'll definitely be adding that!
Also has anyone tried these signal boosting sticky pads to improve reception? (I don't have any experience with these so don't know whether these things have any merit or are just a con)
tbh I wouldnt worry about it at the moment, the stock shipped radio version in my Hermes (1.06.00.10, or something like) was crap for me but remember people we get radio updates quite often even now for older devices so lets see , when the vario IV ROM emerges, how good the updated radios are?
Its all part of the game.
Perhaps once the issues for flashing diamond radios have been sorted then we could see if a daimond radio might remedy the issues?
Just out of interest has anyone here got a Touch Pro and is using it on Orange UK?? Since they both operate on GSM1800 and UMTS2100 any problems with the device should really occur for them also?
O2-UK and Vodafone UK (GSM900) stats would also be helpfull?
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tbh I wouldnt worry about it at the moment, the stock shipped radio version in my Hermes (1.06.00.10, or something like) was crap for me but remember people we get radio updates quite often even now for older devices so lets see , when the vario IV ROM emerges, how good the updated radios are?
Its all part of the game.
Perhaps once the issues for flashing diamond radios have been sorted then we could see if a daimond radio might remedy the issues?
Just out of interest has anyone here got a Touch Pro and is using it on Orange UK?? Since they both operate on GSM1800 and UMTS2100 any problems with the device should really occur for them also?
O2-UK and Vodafone UK (GSM900) stats would also be helpfull?
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I am not sure I understand the "game" appeal of a £500 purchase on which people seem to be experiencing poor reception on.
IBORGUK said:
I am not sure I understand the "game" appeal of a £500 purchase on which people seem to be experiencing poor reception on.
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No different to any other area of technology, the fact is that if you live on the cutting edge and get the newest of the new and the best of the best, there will be issues, and rough edges to iron out. At least with HTC phones 95% of the problems will be resolved in a few months with ROM/radio updates and the wonders pulled off by the chefs here.
For those wanting a safe stable and mature platform from day one with yesterday's-but-still-ok tech, there's the Kaiser or Hermes. Or just wait a few months before getting a Touch Pro.
Best of the best for a phone which has poorer reception on my network than the previous iteration (TYTN II) ? I don't think the logic in that statement stands up somehow.
i've got same issue with t-mobile sim and pro. same spot kaiser has full 3g reception pro none
So mine's gone back due to lousy reception on T-Mobile UK in my house (my Hermes and my other half's Kaiser have no such problem).
Gutted, 'cos compared to my current Vario II it was a Rolls Royce.
So what do I do now? Risk trying another or wait till a version with new radio is out?
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So mine's gone back due to lousy reception on T-Mobile UK in my house (my Hermes and my other half's Kaiser have no such problem).
Gutted, 'cos compared to my current Vario II it was a Rolls Royce.
So what do I do now? Risk trying another or wait till a version with new radio is out?
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I'd say go again when TMobile release theirs, at least then it's all their problem if you want to send it back (again!).
finisterre said:
So mine's gone back due to lousy reception on T-Mobile UK in my house (my Hermes and my other half's Kaiser have no such problem).
Gutted, 'cos compared to my current Vario II it was a Rolls Royce.
So what do I do now? Risk trying another or wait till a version with new radio is out?
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Or maybe wait for the SE Xperia X1. I'll skip the Touch Pro because of the reception issue. As the Diamond has the same problem since the beginning, I don't believe in a software fix for this problem.
Newbie question, sorry . I havent even fully worked out what the "radio" is! Is it the same as a new ROM?
My Touch Pro will arrive today or tomorrow. How likely is it that the signal performance of this phone will improve if a new Radio can be developed? I will have 10 days to return the phone if necessary, and change to another provider/contract, which is a shame as TMobile have arguably the best (data) contracts.
Stick or twist?
If you have this problem, make sure you report it to HTC like I did.
The more who do - the more chance of a fix.
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Newbie question, sorry . I havent even fully worked out what the "radio" is! Is it the same as a new ROM?
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A new ROM can contain various components. Official HTC or Carrier ROM's generally contain the OS (~100Mb), the Radio (~20Mb), the Splash Screens (~1Mb?), and the Bootloader (also small, but I can't remember how small). So they're fully loaded. Sometimes official Radio-Only updates are released, but from what I remember they're not that common.
Cooked ROMs around here are generally just the OS (and sometimes a compatible Radio if the OS actually relies on a specific Radio). The OS is all that you'd really notice much of a difference in, for day to day purposes, as it's the bit that contains "Windows Mobile".
It is possible to flash any one of the components seperately. For the purposes of solving signal issues, it should only be necessary to update the Radio component. If you do this, then all your settings, programs, etc would be untouched, 'cause it's just the bit of code that controls the "Phone" part of your device, rather than the "Windows Mobile" part.
If you get a Touch Pro now, and it's got bad T-Mobile 3G reception, you can either put up with 2G signals until a Radio update is released (officially or otherwise), or send it back. Personally, I'd do the former, as I can't see it taking more than a couple of weeks for the T-Mobile ROM to show it's face, and that'll have the T-Mobile optimised radio in it, which you'll be able to upgrade to...
Thanks for your reply sub69. Very helpful and much appreciated .
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If you get a Touch Pro now, and it's got bad T-Mobile 3G reception, you can either put up with 2G signals until a Radio update is released (officially or otherwise), or send it back.
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With mine, it wasn't that it was dropping from 3G to 2G. It was losing the signal totally. So I would have been missing voice calls too.
Perhaps I wasnt as clear as i intended in my last post here but, as a member has already said the reception issues are most likely down to the radio stack rather than a poor device, this was an issue with the Hermes when it was first released (August 2006) and it was remedied about a month later with a radio update, im surprised people are sending thiers back so hastily!?!?
The thing i would HIGHLY recommend is (once we have HardSPL and etc...) to flash the radio stack which accompanies the Vario IV ROM once it is released /leaked. This radio version (if different) would have the TmobileUK tweaks in it if they still do such a thing?!
Im yet to see if anyone on orange UK has the same issues?? (same bands as tmobile).
Hi,
I got my Inspire and rooted,s-off, etc.
But I have signal only by a few moments and gone, when it returns is so weak and then goes away, this happened same even before rooting,s-off, etc.
I know it´s not the zone where I am located as I have an HD" behind and it has great signal.
Have tested with
stock and with 12.28b.60 both same result
Using RCMiX v3.4
EDIT: have tested all radios available from the DHD and still the same...
Any recommendation is welcome
Thanks,
Nobody?
Wow, I gues I shoudl send PM to Chefs as everyone in here is as noob as me on Inspire...
ATT's network sucks...it's built to provide the most service on major highways/populated areas, so service has never been great for me. If it's actually dropping completely often, and was doing this before you rooted, you might have got a bad device, in which case taking it back for a new one should solve your problem. Have you tried flashing a different radio to see if this improves anything?
Thanks for your reply, as stated above yes, I have tested all available radios (strange they are from DHD and not from Inspire)
I am not using the device on at&t network, I am using it on México, where I have tested several other at&t devices and always worked fine...
Well the quest for a good radio continues.
Anyone else want to contribute? I am sure I´m not the only one having this issues
Thanks,
I had a similar problem with my old one...it happened on march 1st out the blue... I think ATT fried the radio or antenna when they were doin there upgrades...
Took it back got a new on... it works good.. jumps from 3G to H when it does data transfer
Sent from my Inspire 4G
Thanks, that is not my case (I hope) and if it was I am fried because I can´t send it back
Any other comments?
Solutions?
Any light?
Please!
Thanks,
Solved!
Problem solved changing to a newer SIM card!
Can be closed now
I have the same problem with my Inspire. I bought it just a week ago. I bought it from Amazon for $69 with a plan renewal. After a few days my sons had to call me on my wife's iPhone 4 because they couldn't get through to mine. I checked it and it had zero bars. The iPhone had two bars. I began to notice dropped calls and a weak signal when compared to other phones near me. Also the speaker was very low and garbly. I called Amazon and they said to check with ATT about signal strength before sending it back. ATT said they couldn't tell what was wrong with it but sent me for a new SIM card for free. The store installed a new 4G card that they said this phone takes but the signal is still weak. I called HTC last night and they said to hard reset and if that doesn't work then the phone is bad. Well, it didn't work. Amazon is sending me a new one. If that one doesn't work either I will go to the iPhone 4. More later.
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I have the same problem with my Inspire. I bought it just a week ago. I bought it from Amazon for $69 with a plan renewal. After a few days my sons had to call me on my wife's iPhone 4 because they couldn't get through to mine. I checked it and it had zero bars. The iPhone had two bars. I began to notice dropped calls and a weak signal when compared to other phones near me. Also the speaker was very low and garbly. I called Amazon and they said to check with ATT about signal strength before sending it back. ATT said they couldn't tell what was wrong with it but sent me for a new SIM card for free. The store installed a new 4G card that they said this phone takes but the signal is still weak. I called HTC last night and they said to hard reset and if that doesn't work then the phone is bad. Well, it didn't work. Amazon is sending me a new one. If that one doesn't work either I will go to the iPhone 4. More later.
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how about a follow-up bud? my girls phones having the same prob.
Hi everyone,
I am considering buying a used, unlocked Droid 2 Global for usage with a non-USA GMS 850 MHz network with HSDPA 850 MHz 3.5G internet. I need a phone with a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a fairly modern processor. All my searching suggests that the only two fairly modern phones with QWERTY and a decent processor are the D2G and the HTC Desire Z. The Desire Z is slower and a lot more expensive. The D2G has excellent specs and I really like the design. But...
I've heard a lot of things about GSM "resets" on the Droid 2 Global. How bad is it? Are there any firmware updates that correct the problem? Any other major gotchas with a D2G on GSM? Would I be wasting my money if I buy a D2G for use on a non-USA GSM network with a SIM card?
Thanks!
Calling works great on gsm,signal is ok,but you must switch manual in settings on GSM,and if u loose u'r signal somehow there comes annoying pop up if u wanna switch to global...internet on edge working fine...im satisfied with phone,and there will be updates in software for shure...
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It works just fine although the "apparent" signal seems to be low.
But even when I'm getting one or two bars, I experienced absolutely no dropped calls, no data connection failures, no messaging failures whatsoever.
So, yeah, I definitely recommend using D2G on GSM.
And I think the signal's getting better these days...I don't know why lol
i think the low gsm signal might be a software issue, ive seen tests that show that when the signal being received by the d2g and other gsm devices are the same, the d2g has less bars than other phones, something to consider.
The D2G has serious connectivity issues when used on a GSM Network with a foreign sim card. So far motorola did nothing to solve this problem. I suppose it is a software related issue because the milestone 2 works flawlessly on GSM.
In my case, the signal is usually lost 48% of the time.
Is Motorola working on fixing this?
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Both my girlfriend and I use D2Gs in Australia. I have always been on Telstra and she was on Vodafone and just switched to telstra. Reception is great, I have been many very remote places with this phone and the reception is as good as any phone I have every had. Using the fission rom it is stable and fast and has good battery life. This is the best android phone I have had so far, I love it way more than the galaxy it replaced.
My gf initially had issues with GSM crashes and resets and it was due to an older sim card, updating to a newer one solved the issue.
I bought the phones new from the US and then paid $10 to unlock them, both codes worked first time.
My phone is rock solid, I have never had a crash or unexpected reboot. (since i removed cpu tuner, that used to crash it every couple of days)
@mactherapy
Hi, may I ask you where you bought the unlock codes? I have five phones coming in and I need them all unlocked. Thanks in advance.
No problems using it in GSM mode with a foreign sim card here.
Got the phone 2 days ago, currently at about 40 hours uptime. Everything works as intended (using a SoftBank UICC with USIM).
Gasai Yuno said:
Got the phone 2 days ago, currently at about 40 hours uptime. Everything works as intended (using a SoftBank UICC with USIM).
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wow 40 hours!
you're using the extended battery?
No. The stock battery.
It works fine. I am using the Fission ROM on Bell Canada's network. I have been using this setup for about six months now and I think the issues are overstated.
I'm using it for about a month now everything is good and stable.
I had to set it to GSM only (because the phone is locked and i'm using TurboSIM).
I was on Fission but flashed yesterday to Hexen (search Droidforums), works even better!
Regards,
mikee
Does these ROM's solve the problem of using the NAB 3g 850/1900?
I am trying to find a phone for Mexico and it is a b i t c h. Only the Desire Z A7275 is even close. And it is expensive if you can even find one.
Has anyone been able to get the D2G to work on the At&T - TelCel NAM 3G Bands for Data???
Using a custom rom doesn't solve the gsm problem. The only way to get a decent signal strenght is switching to GSM only mode, but of course you don't get 3G.
Is Motorola working on solving this issue on the upcoming Gingerbread update?
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Well if you get good signal on 2G and bad on 3G, it probably means that your carrier's 3G coverage sucks. No?
Myself, I have zero issues with 3G signal strength on my primary carrier's network. HSPA always shows 80% to 100% signal strength.
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Well if you get good signal on 2G and bad on 3G, it probably means that your carrier's 3G coverage sucks. No?
Myself, I have zero issues with 3G signal strength on my primary carrier's network. HSPA always shows 80% to 100% signal strength.
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Not really. D2G has issues with WCDMA reception. Good signal you only get if you are in very close proximity of the base station.
I usually get 1-2 bars only and any other phone displays full signal strength at the same spot. This is a known bug of D2G. Hopefully will be fixed in upcoming update.
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Not really. D2G has issues with WCDMA reception. Good signal you only get if you are in very close proximity of the base station.
I usually get 1-2 bars only and any other phone displays full signal strength at the same spot. This is a known bug of D2G. Hopefully will be fixed in upcoming update.
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Is Motorola/Verizon aware of this known bug of D2G?
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I've bought 3 D2Gs. Sold one to a friend, used a properly unlocked one for a while and then I lost it. Bought a new one but it had bad ESN so it couldn't be unlocked (used TurboSIM).
My (and my friends' experience) so far:
SMS worked just fine on my first phone, received and sent messages instantly. However, my friends' phone would not receive some (around 10%) of his incoming messages until he rebooted the phone. Mine and his phone had no problems sending the SMS.
We shared the same "incoming calling" problem, some of the calls that other made to us were simply denied and redirected to our voicemail. We tested this a lot of times from different phones, and it seemed like most of the calls were voicemailed when the phones were in standby. If the screen was awake the phone would ring as usual.
Signal strength wasn't reliable at all, not like I care since the call quality never took a hit even on almost 0 signal strength. So when it actually worked, it worked superb.
Using a locked D2G with TurboSIM is a real ****ty solution. Calls worked fine, outgoing messages worked, but incoming messages were only received when I made a call.
Long story short, we sold both our phones and are looking for something new, as this was not a reliable phone at all.
My experiences with the D2G GSM radio, using the original firmware (2.4.29 I think it is):
- the radio itself is very good at grabbing a signal, and hanging on in low coverage areas. Call quality is great too. The only phones I've found that are better in this regard are the iPhone 4 (antenna on the outside, mind the seam) and Sony Ericsson Cedar (100% plastic casing, no metal anywhere).
- the signal strength meter ('bars') are faulty in UMTS/HSDPA mode, reporting bars too low. It reports OK with a GSM signal. This is purely cosmetic and doesn't affect call quality in the slightest; e.g. I've had crystal clear calls on a UMTS signal that showed no bars.
- if the phone does lose signal, watch out - it will try to register with the first signal it finds, regardless of what SIM you have or the network settings you have set. e.g. I have a Telstra SIM, and told the phone to connect only to Telstra; when losing a signal it sometimes re-connects to Optus or Vodafone, and sits there. It doesn't realise it's on a network it can't register on, so when this happens you have to manually force it to re-scan for a network.
- switching between GSM and UMTS mode will crash the phone; it's more reliable if you specify a carrier in network settings - then it will crash only 20-30% of the time. (This also happens in 2.4.330)
In my (and some others' experience), 2.4.330 is completely broken on GSM. None of the above are fixed, and worse still, the radio works for about half a day to a day, then will start ignoring calls and messages until you reboot.
Right now I'm using the Sony Ericsson Cedar (much better than its $50 price tag implies), with the D2G back in its box hoping that (a) the GB update arrives before the iPhone 4S/5 does, and (b) that update finally fixes these GSM radio bugs.
hi
looking to purchase HTC one S. Quite keen on it but a bit concerned with battery life and home screen issue.
However any ideas re its's successor? Is HTC likely to announce another line at MWC 2013? as its only a month away, i am thinking if its worth waiting for to see if the price drops to below £200!
ta
What home screen issue?
I use one and battery life is more than enough for day and half of hard use
Not sure what your referring to in regard to home issue. My battery life improved dramatically with the use of custom roms.
But don't count on a huge price drop just because of a newer phone launch. I have yet to see them do that big of price drops here in Canada on newer launches.
xyz321 said:
hi
looking to purchase HTC one S. Quite keen on it but a bit concerned with battery life and home screen issue.
However any ideas re its's successor? Is HTC likely to announce another line at MWC 2013? as its only a month away, i am thinking if its worth waiting for to see if the price drops to below £200!
ta
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I believe you're referring to the home issue in this thread. It explains various ways to ensure you get a One S without the helicoptering problem. I think it's basically any One S with a serial number starting with >SH24 is okay and won't helicopter, don't take my word on it though.
I got a ceramic black One S from T-mobile on the beginning of last month and haven't had that problem even once.
Does anyone still have the problem of the data (cellular) signal dropping out occasionally, then returning after a couple of minutes? I'm on stock 4.0.3 in Canada on Bell. Hope the coming JB update fixes it.
ChrisAG said:
Does anyone still have the problem of the data (cellular) signal dropping out occasionally, then returning after a couple of minutes? I'm on stock 4.0.3 in Canada on Bell. Hope the coming JB update fixes it.
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That sounds much more like a service area problem then a phone problem. I also experienced this issue. I installed a booster at my house. :good:
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That sounds much more like a service area problem then a phone problem. I also experienced this issue. I installed a booster at my house. :good:
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No, it happens when out too. Goes from 5 bars to an "X" and drops the call or data. Recovers after reboot or on its own after two minutes.
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I believe you're referring to the home issue I think it's basically any One S with a serial number starting with >SH24 is okay and won't helicopter, don't take my word on it though.
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that's not true. I have SH26 (S4) and I had to totally block home button to be able to use phone in 2g areas. I think every ONE S is affected by this, but it depands on your mobile provider signal strength/3g coverage, that's why not all experience this. otherwise HTC would be able to fix phones sent for repair, but they can't - problem always returns.
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that's not true. I have SH26 (S4) and I had to totally block home button to be able to use phone in 2g areas. I think every ONE S is affected by this, but it depands on your mobile provider signal strength/3g coverage, that's why not all experience this. otherwise HTC would be able to fix phones sent for repair, but they can't - problem always returns.
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yeah i had problem to, it was a HT23 ,had to send back then they sent sent me a c2 back :'( no problems with the c2 except it was horrible and couldnt do anything with it fortunently i swapped it for an s4 again,wiard issue but honest to god its a gorgeous phone and with krait will give the one x a kick in the teath,keeps even my s2 on its toes
ChrisAG said:
No, it happens when out too. Goes from 5 bars to an "X" and drops the call or data. Recovers after reboot or on its own after two minutes.
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Are you in Eastern Canada or out west ?
Jokester_wild said:
Are you in Eastern Canada or out west ?
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Toronto, on Bell.
I'm not sure I've heard about a Successor coming yet.
I have no reason to upgrade, love my One S.
I love my One S too
I've got a SH24 too, but I haven't got any problems with the homebuttonbug so far. And I'm very often in areas with bad reception and nothing happens. And with the new frame it looks like new.
I've got the same phone id, but never seen this issue.
from Nederland
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I also had problems with cellular data dropping on my One S. I live in finland and this is a common issue with this particular phone and a certain carrier. I have personally seen three One S's with this carrier and they all dropped data after using the connection for a while. Also many others have reported similar issues on a finnish forum.
What makes the problem more interesting is that it only happens in more populated areas (larger cities so maybe more traffic or better and newer networks or something...). Problems are not found from phones or networks and only "fix" seems to be changing carrier. That's what i did and have not had any problems since.
This problematic carrier roams in another carrier's network. Idk if this has something to do with the problem but this carrier is the only consumer carrier that roams here in finland and also the only one with this issue.
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bigystyle84 said:
I'm not sure I've heard about a Successor coming yet.
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I've got an upgrade due. T-Mobile UK have pulled sales of the One S in the past week and are suggesting the 4G One SV in its place. Not exactly a successor though as except for the 4G the SV is a lower spec phone. I was offered the SV for free with a £26 3G contract.
zaak00 said:
I also had problems with cellular data dropping on my One S. I live in finland and this is a common issue with this particular phone and a certain carrier. I have personally seen three One S's with this carrier and they all dropped data after using the connection for a while. Also many others have reported similar issues on a finnish forum.
What makes the problem more interesting is that it only happens in more populated areas (larger cities so maybe more traffic or better and newer networks or something...). Problems are not found from phones or networks and only "fix" seems to be changing carrier. That's what i did and have not had any problems since.
This problematic carrier roams in another carrier's network. Idk if this has something to do with the problem but this carrier is the only consumer carrier that roams here in finland and also the only one with this issue.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app
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I've got the signal drop issue with 2 One S phones one with Sense ROM the other with AOSP both with newest radio 1.15 and with any other radio but do not have this issue when i put my SIM card into my GNex so it's not a carrier issue and don't think it is a software issue. I know I need help with it it drives me nuts lol
odl said:
that's not true. I have SH26 (S4) and I had to totally block home button to be able to use phone in 2g areas. I think every ONE S is affected by this, but it depands on your mobile provider signal strength/3g coverage, that's why not all experience this. otherwise HTC would be able to fix phones sent for repair, but they can't - problem always returns.
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Personally I use a HOS since past september. (SH24... ) I ve been to rural areas with only 2g coverage (till clinging to death of signal ) but never had problems with home button aka helicoptering issue. On the other hand fast dormancy problem sometimes occur although for very short period of time like 30sec-1min.