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[SPOKE TOOO SOON] Sick and tired about Radio issues :( :(

Hi!
I'm soooooo damn tired facing thousands of radio issues day in and day out
I'm using radio rom 1.15 and i find it extremely buggy . I looked through the forums and noone seems to be complaining, so i wonder if i'm the jinx here :/
The problems i face are -
1. All of a sudden i cant make calls. It throws a notification popup saying "The call has failed". Thanks! The only way out....restarting the radio. And yea, thats a nightmare too....going to comm manager, switching of phone, and switching it back on....the damn thing doesnt work right AT ALL! I switch it off....and push the button again to turn it back on, nothing happens....i push it again and again and again a million times....it gets too painful. So what do i do instead? soft reset
2. My gprs connectivity goes for a toss every now and then. again, the same ordeal....it never connects until i soft reset or restart the radio.
3. The worst part, when the phone module has taken a crap....i.e....reached a state where no calls go thru (refer problem 1.), i cant even receive incoming calls! The person calling me gets a ringing tone, but my phone's a dead corpse here. All messages sent to me are "apparently delivered" but nothing shows up here....
Is it just me?
Is there a better radio rom?
I restart my phone roughly 5 times a day, once in the morning when i wake up WITHOUT FAIL....and all this is getting to me really bad :-/
San

Well i see you are from Banglore,im from Hyderabad,i have been using the 1.15 radio for ome time now with the pdav latest rom(.09) sometimes my phone acts a little strangely like when receiving a call sometimes the incoming call icon stays there for about 10sec before the screen comes on the call status one.I switched over to radio 1.09 which i found the most stable on my O2 exec,but in my experience radio roms also behave differently depending on location,and also the os system try to use 1.09 as i found it the best for me in India.

Radio versions works differently depending on your location.
Try other radio versions.
Or better yet, just use the radio version that came with your device.
Do not upgrade your radio unless your having problems with it.
Like our friend here at xda-developers said, "If it's not broken, don't fix it."

arvind09 said:
Well i see you are from Banglore,im from Hyderabad,i have been using the 1.15 radio for ome time now with the pdav latest rom(.09) sometimes my phone acts a little strangely like when receiving a call sometimes the incoming call icon stays there for about 10sec before the screen comes on the call status one.I switched over to radio 1.09 which i found the most stable on my O2 exec,but in my experience radio roms also behave differently depending on location,and also the os system try to use 1.09 as i found it the best for me in India.
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well, i've reverted back to 1.09, lets see if its any better!
i feel sooo sick sometimes, i think of buying another normal phone! But hell, i love my universal so much that i cant do it....i'd rather put up with all the $hit it throws at me... !
cheers, and thanks for ur help everyone! i'll post back and let u knw if its still coughing up!
San

Radio Rom?
If you are still having issues, also post back your OS Rom that you are running, this may also have some bearing on the underlying issues.
Cheers,
Beast

Using radio 1.15:
With Ivan's base it causes my device to experience problems with the phone and GPRS\3G
With Midget's base everything seems to work fine
(btw I have an O2 Exec - Just suggesting that it may be the differences in hardware...)

dreamtheater39:
Same problem here.... Since I (sim) unlocked my MDA-Pro I'm experiencing EXACTLY the same problems as you have.
I posted several items on this forum, no success till now.
I'm thinking of reassembeling my old MDA-Pro, which is sim locked but screen broken. replacing the screen with my new (sim) unlocked MDA-Pro and see if the radio problem is still there. Just to exclude if the problem can be (sim) unlocking the phone...
But it is VERY anoying, I must agree...
regards
arjan

Also,.. I've tried almoast every Radio rom!! still no success.. even te Original T-Mobile rom (ROm and radio) give me problems...
So can it be the Sim unlocking (V1 by Buzzdev)?
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adonker said:
Also,.. I've tried almoast every Radio rom!! still no success.. even te Original T-Mobile rom (ROm and radio) give me problems...
So can it be the Sim unlocking (V1 by Buzzdev)?
A.
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Hi,
I doubt it is the SIm unlock.
I used Buzz's too, originally many Rom flashes past that.
I have Exec with Radio 15 and customised Rom with Midgets as base and no issues at all.
I would advise finding out what the latest Radio Ver offered by Manufac for your model and try that one for a bit.
Perhaps we should start a poll as to what each user is using and record Radio and OS Rom info with a comments section for any issues noted. It would at least help stablise WM6 builds.
Regards,
Beast

That damn radio issue!
I think it is time to stop discussing whether there is an issue and start looking for a fix!
First off: basically all HTC-phones have had a similar probblem, going back to the MDA 2. The key problem has been, that the data connection does not properly switch between mobile cells when you are on the move.
My device loses data connection every time I go into the parking garage, where there is no reception. Also, when I'm sitting in an area with very poor UMTS-coverage, the MDA-PRO loses connection after a few successful switches to GPRS. BTW: You can see you have a problem when Active Sync on the MDA says "Waiting for Network".
This wasn't such an issue as long as we didn't have the data connection constantly on. But, latest with the MS-Pushmail this has changed - the data connection is always on.
HTC and the operators have seemingly been working on this issue for quite some time. The only ROM on the MDA-PRO that was quite stable on this was actually the last T-Mobile WM-5 ROM.
With WM6 we are back to the issue. I no longer believe it is a problem with the Radio-ROM. Most likely is that there are differences in the driver dll. THis might explain why Midget's ROM seems to be better than IVAN's.
So, guys start troubleshooting!

Yes dreamtheater, are you running WM6? It is WM6 that seems to display these problems, regardless of the Radio. If I roll back to the official T-Mobile Rom (WM5) or Orange Rom (WM5) my problems disappear

HA!
Finally some usefull information. But very strange, buying a very expensive devise, but not being able to make a proper phonecall with it....
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YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I installed Radio 1.09 and so far sooooooooooo good!!!! None of the issues i mentioned, it works like a charm!!!
The only noticable issue i've found a couple times is, the gprs automatically disconnects once in a while, but i can ask it to reconnect and it does so without a fuss! Wowwwweeee!!!!
A BIGGG thanks to Arvind09 for this!!!!
So guys, i guess you got to try all radio roms and find which one works best for you, no other go as i see it
Cheers!
San

OH CRAP!!!!!!!!! I SPOKE TOOOOO SOON
Woke up early morning and the damn things crapped again :-/
The sobbing continues

If you tried different Radio Version and still does not work, it is time you change a service provider, provided you are sure that your hardware never had problems before.
Bangalore is a big city, coverage should be good, could it be the part of area you are in has bad coverage, try asking you friends about service provider other than your current one in that particular area.
If changing provider still does not work, make a complaint to the providers, it nothing improves, its time you need to move somewhere else.

I have the same issue when I keep the Radio Band in Auto mode (GSM/3G) I change my phone to GSM and it is better.

Ye, I did the same too. only switch manually to 3G when needed. I almost forgot about this point.
Furthermore, GSM mode makes the battery last more days than 3G mode.

encountered the same probs, 4 me radio 1.12 is the most stable one (I believe it's an exotic/not commonly used version)

I have been struggeling with this since the first WM6 Pre-release ROM came out on this forum. Tried all the radio ROMs available, without succes. As said, the only ROM that does not suffer from this, is the latest WM5 ROM.

dreamtheater39 said:
OH CRAP!!!!!!!!! I SPOKE TOOOOO SOON
Woke up early morning and the damn things crapped again :-/
The sobbing continues
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Ok could you tell me which provider are subscribed to? I use Airtel and hutch on both my pocket pc(universal and orbit)Ive noticed that airtel tends to loose its signal whereas hutch has never given me a problem.for this reason i use hutch on the Uni,though i cannot say that im very happy with their service,they are any day much better tha Airtel and Idea both.Also try to change the rom and see if the problem still persists.

Tmobile UK Radio Rom 1.27.12.17 any good?

Im currently using 1.27.12.11 radio rom - i find that it looses signal quite a lot has anyone on tmobile had any experience of using 1.27.12.17 and does it improve signal and battery life?

hey i would have to say that i get a poor signal around my house...had the mda vario..and wherever i am in my house i get full reception with that
as for battery life i have no idea jus yet...

so .17 is definately better for reception!

Where can I get that radio ROM JPHCCFC? I get bery poor T-Mopbile reception in my house.
Also does burning it wipe all settings and stuff on the phone (sorry, newbie)

mega_jamie said:
Where can I get that radio ROM JPHCCFC? I get bery poor T-Mopbile reception in my house.
Also does burning it wipe all settings and stuff on the phone (sorry, newbie)
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get it here - wont overwrite your settings but you need to reed the instructions on upgrading
ftp://xda:[email protected]_CustomRUU.rar

JPHCCFC said:
get it here - wont overwrite your settings but you need to reed the instructions on upgrading
ftp://xda:[email protected]_CustomRUU.rar
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the link didnt work for me...am i doing something wrong?

I'm having horrible problems with my vario3! People can't even call me, says that i'm unavailable... sometimes it won't send text messages, I can't make calls on it!
I'm going to send it back and see if they can fix it. My second vario so far.... first one kept on freezing.
Has anyone got the full t-mobile rom? I want to flash my phone to see if that helps but I want to be able to get back to factory t-mobile rom if I need to send it back for warranty.

Can someone post the link in its entirity please?
The link shown is not working
Many Thanks,

Aeroadster said:
Can someone post the link in its entirity please?
The link shown is not working
Many Thanks,
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ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/Kaiser/Radio/KAIS_Radio_Only_1.27.12.17_CustomRUU.rar
Try that.

The thing I've most noticed about this radio stack is the improvement to BlueTooth. It seems to hold onto 3g/hsdpa signals better as well.

the_ape said:
The thing I've most noticed about this radio stack is the improvement to BlueTooth. It seems to hold onto 3g/hsdpa signals better as well.
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But radio ROM isn't related to BT or Wifi functions...
Anyone have tried this Radio ROM and can post compared results with the 1.27.12.11 about 3G coverage and battery consumption?
Thanks.

Hmm interesting might have to try this radio ROM myself... anyone else tried it and noticed better signal/HSDPA signal etc?

still getting poor radio with .11 anyone tried .17 lately??

JPHCCFC said:
still getting poor radio with .11 anyone tried .17 lately??
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I install this ROM and found no major problems till now, everything looks the same as vers. .11 only I had 1 problem with .11 I must always click a few times on the send button with a incoming call before it connect now only 1 puss and it takes the call

Installing this radio now, report very soon... bye

No any problem reveald during the new radio installation.
Phone restarting normal, no problem.
Installed on no branded Htc Italian phone.
Test in progress for duration life battery and antenna function, bye

First impression 3G signal are more stable(first only one line power) at this moment same position have a maximus power, no disconnession and work very good, and more better reception.
For battery report, wait same day of use.
Bye

Same impressions as previous post, stable, signal seems to be more powerful, for battery you have to wait
Bye and tnx u all !!!

As per the other replies, I too am experiencing better hold on signal.
I also note that the radio seems to update loss of signal faster than .11
(Installed on an unbranded HTC TyTN II - UK)

Yes, another good report....

Grey signal with x wont reconnect

I have this issue when im at work where i get crap att coverage where eventually from being low for so long and staying on wifi my phone signal goes to zero and a grey x shoes up above them.
This wouldnt be so bad but it wont reconnect with a reboot or airplane mode reset which means if i dont check my phone i get no calls or info.
Is this normal? Is there a fix?
Thanks
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

tevil said:
I have this issue when im at work where i get crap att coverage where eventually from being low for so long and staying on wifi my phone signal goes to zero and a grey x shoes up above them.
This wouldnt be so bad but it wont reconnect with a reboot or airplane mode reset which means if i dont check my phone i get no calls or info.
Is this normal? Is there a fix?
Thanks
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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This is an old issue. I'm not sure when the fix happened or what ATT radio would fix it for you but there is a simple (ish) solution. Basically, whats happening is that when your phone loses signal for an extended period of time it shuts off the radio and then cannot restart it. Using NoBars will stop your phone's radio from dying like that and will just periodically poll for signal.
That will fix the issue but just to satisfy my own curiosity, on your SDcard are there a bunch of files called Radio Dump and then a bunch of numbers?

Sorry posted on my phone and didnt notice the grammar errors
Yes i have the radio dump files but havent checked since installing the F1 radio.
I will try that app since this issue has followed me on multiple roms and radios
If there was a fix i havent gotten it
Thanks man
Edit
Just installed nobars but realized its a battery saver like juice defender
I will keep my hopes up tho
This ONLY happns when at my desk at work where att has no dark hold on me
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

you could try manually resetting your radio if that is actually the problem. just dial *#*#4636#*#* next time you're at your desk and go to phone information. if you scroll down it should say either turn off radio or turn on radio. try turning it on if it's already off, or resetting it by turning it off and then on again. I don't think this would be a permanent fix though. just a temporary solution when the problem arises.

tevil said:
Sorry posted on my phone and didnt notice the grammar errors
Yes i have the radio dump files but havent checked since installing the F1 radio.
I will try that app since this issue has followed me on multiple roms and radios
If there was a fix i havent gotten it
Thanks man
Edit
Just installed nobars but realized its a battery saver like juice defender
I will keep my hopes up tho
This ONLY happns when at my desk at work where att has no dark hold on me
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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Nobars will shut off your radio and stop it from dying. Trust me it works. My wife and I used it foe months waiting for the issue to be resolved. The radio dumps mean you're having the same issue.
Sent from my Nexus S MV from the XDA Premium app.

hoponpop said:
you could try manually resetting your radio if that is actually the problem. just dial *#*#4636#*#* next time you're at your desk and go to phone information. if you scroll down it should say either turn off radio or turn on radio. try turning it on if it's already off, or resetting it by turning it off and then on again. I don't think this would be a permanent fix though. just a temporary solution when the problem arises.
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I actually go into the carrier menu when i install a new radio anyway. Going in and out of airplane mode resets the radio but the problem is if I dont actually look at my phone (in my pocket) i wont know the radio shut off and can go through the day without getting any contact. I know its not the rom cause Im on stock. I know its not the radio cause I have tried about every one.
Its got to be a mix of crappy ATT service (which makes me wonder if resigning was worth this phone for free) and the nexus s hardware.
I am seeing if noBars will help. You would think this would be something google would fix ASAP tho as its happened since day one almost.

tevil said:
I actually go into the carrier menu when i install a new radio anyway. Going in and out of airplane mode resets the radio but the problem is if I dont actually look at my phone (in my pocket) i wont know the radio shut off and can go through the day without getting any contact. I know its not the rom cause Im on stock. I know its not the radio cause I have tried about every one.
Its got to be a mix of crappy ATT service (which makes me wonder if resigning was worth this phone for free) and the nexus s hardware.
I am seeing if noBars will help. You would think this would be something google would fix ASAP tho as its happened since day one almost.
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It is odd since this was a massive issue from day one of the Nexus S but that was before any of the other variants and it was fixed before any of the other variants launched. Since that fix, I've not heard of anyone having the issue any more with any variant. Part of the issue for my wife and I was that we lived in an area where there was really no good cell coverage from any company, so we stayed with T-Mo in spite of that knowing that we were moving soon to an area with great T-mo coverage, but being out of service so much resulted in similar issues as you've had: we would be constantly restarting our phones to see if there was anything we were missing. I do believe this will work for you, and I hope you find a permanent solution soon.

Thanks for the tip but i guess i am the lucky guy who still has the issue lol
Maybe hardware related? I will see what ice cs brings me
For today nobars helped but i did notice some batt drain from it but very minimal so its a keeper for now
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Random disconnects, HTC One S

My new HTC One S randomly disconnects very often. It will have the bars there, show 4G connectivity, but it won't go to any websites, all outgoing calls stay stuck on dialing, and incoming calls do not work.
I'll reboot the phone twice, and it will work. This happens consistently in locations where a Galaxy S 4G and an HTC Sensation have worked flawlessly.
I have read about this issue on the forum for the HTC One X, but not for the S. This is really disappointing. My HTC Sensation dropped wifi often and the bluetooth range was unusable if you put the phone in your pocket and wear a bluetooth. This phone worked on wi-fi great, and the bluetooth was on par with my old Samsung phones, but this is of no use when it can drop service and not even tell me.
Has anyone else had this problem? I got the phone brand new at a dirt cheap steal price. If this is one of those "yeah that will be fixed in a future update" problems I'd like to know so I can dump it on eBay and get something good before its price depreciates.

I haven't seen that as an issue for most people. Esp the way you describe it. Where did you buy it. Maybe a lemon unloaded on you. You could root and see how it goes. LeeDroid/TrickDroid/Axiom good roms.

thasp said:
My new HTC One S randomly disconnects very often. It will have the bars there, show 4G connectivity, but it won't go to any websites, all outgoing calls stay stuck on dialing, and incoming calls do not work.
I'll reboot the phone twice, and it will work. This happens consistently in locations where a Galaxy S 4G and an HTC Sensation have worked flawlessly.
I have read about this issue on the forum for the HTC One X, but not for the S. This is really disappointing. My HTC Sensation dropped wifi often and the bluetooth range was unusable if you put the phone in your pocket and wear a bluetooth. This phone worked on wi-fi great, and the bluetooth was on par with my old Samsung phones, but this is of no use when it can drop service and not even tell me.
Has anyone else had this problem? I got the phone brand new at a dirt cheap steal price. If this is one of those "yeah that will be fixed in a future update" problems I'd like to know so I can dump it on eBay and get something good before its price depreciates.
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The One S and all DC-HSPA+ phones have latency issues when you first use the connection after a long period of no data activity. Latency during that time can be upwards of a second as they negotiate from a sleep state back to DC-HSPA+.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
The One S and all DC-HSPA+ phones have latency issues when you first use the connection after a long period of no data activity. Latency during that time can be upwards of a second as they negotiate from a sleep state back to DC-HSPA+.
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I'm talking 10-15 minutes of waiting before rebooting the phone due to no connectivity. I'll try another ROM & rooting and see what happens.

That length of time is not something I have seen posted anywhere before
Good luck--

Probablt an outdated radio?you could try to supercid,install a newer rom with newer radio..
Sent from my HTC One S

thasp said:
I'm talking 10-15 minutes of waiting before rebooting the phone due to no connectivity. I'll try another ROM & rooting and see what happens.
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Try TrickDroid 7.0 or S e n s e i s s i m O, they are on 4.0.4. Are you S4 or S3, it matters.
You don't need Super CID to flash new radio if your HBoot is earlier than .13, just flash thru recovery--ck md5 if provided
TWRP is a good recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677670
Latest Radio
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zvi1a70n41yy2ri/radio_OTA_19072012.zip

rugmankc said:
Try TrickDroid 7.0 or S e n s e i s s i m O, they are on 4.0.4. Are you S4 or S3, it matters.
You don't need Super CID to flash new radio if your HBoot is earlier than .13, just flash thru recovery--ck md5 if provided
TWRP is a good recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677670
Latest Radio
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zvi1a70n41yy2ri/radio_OTA_19072012.zip
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So HBOOT 1.09 is good to flash radio? Do I need TWRP or can I flash with CWM
T-MobileUS HTC One S

Yes, .09 ok to flash
I like twrp and you can flash thru recovery. With cwm I would use fastboot. Although fastboot is recommended for all radio flashing.

I have exactly the same problem. I constantly put it in and out of airplane mode to "reset" the radios. If its really bad, I end up rebooting several times. There is another thread that's sort of like this. I'm extremely frustrated with this and have tried 4 or 5 different roms and radios. Nothing seems to be working. Thinking about calling it quits on the one s and coughing up the cash for a Nexus.

I've tried several different ROMs & radios to no avail. Same connectivity problem. I'm on S4 so I have a better selection of ROMs. I tried every radio, not simply the newest radio.
My experience with HTC has been a rocky one. First I had the MyTouch 4G on T-Mobile, which was the slowest phone I've used outside the BlackBerry Storm. I had two separate HTC Sensation 4G phones, which were interesting. Some phones connect to wi-fi networks. These two begrudgingly hung off wi-fi networks with 1 or 2 fingers until the wind blew the wrong way and caused them to fall off. The bluetooth signal on both was abysmal - excellent off a desk, but put the phone in your pocket and static would ensue in a manner no Motorola or Samsung device I've used would. Now, the next natural step, no mobile network connectivity without turning airplane on & off.
I love the way HTC devices feel, I love the way HTC Sense works, but at the end of the day, the issues I encounter are just not for me. I dislike the plasticy fingerprint laden back of a Samsung device, and the less impressive UI, but I need these things to functionally work properly all the time - speed, wireless connectivity, mobile network and all. Reading the forums and finding so many complaints on One X connectivity, combined with my past HTC experience, I have a feeling replacing this with another One S isn't going to solve my problem.
Thank you very much for your suggestions, opinions, and input. I highly appreciate it. Should any of my last ditch efforts result in success, I will happily post precisely what I did to make it work. I am rooting for it because it is such a cool damn phone. If nothing works, I am confident HTC will be just fine without a whiny malcontent like myself as a customer.
Thanks again!

rugmankc said:
Try TrickDroid 7.0 or S e n s e i s s i m O, they are on 4.0.4. Are you S4 or S3, it matters.
You don't need Super CID to flash new radio if your HBoot is earlier than .13, just flash thru recovery--ck md5 if provided
TWRP is a good recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677670
Latest Radio
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zvi1a70n41yy2ri/radio_OTA_19072012.zip
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New radio has done wonders for me so far.
T-MobileUS HTC One S

Having same issue with tmo one s.
Data randomly not working
4g shows good signal
Wait >1 minute with no improvement or change
Airplane mode on/off....doesn't recover
Menu >>Settings>>mobile network on/off.....doesn't recover
Menu >>Settings>>more>>usage>>mobile network on/off.......recovers/data ok
OR
Reboot phone.... ..recovers/data ok
Stockunrooted
Software ver 1.84.531.2 710RD (CL63329)
Baseband 0.16.31501S.16_2_10.22.31501S.10L
Contacted HTC and they said they are looking into it with a few others and will call me back.
Will post if I get useful info.
ALSO
Wi-fi is much better...but is still pretty wonky. I have almost stopped using my phone for data. 4G is pretty much useless at this point. Out of town all last week with no wifi available and couldn't use phone because data was always out. Uses all battery as it fails to load page....continues wearing down battery if you give up and let screen turn off. When it happens you almost have to stop the browser or background sync to keep it from wearing down battery.

androph said:
Having same issue with tmo one s.
Data randomly not working
4g shows good signal
Wait >1 minute with no improvement or change
Airplane mode on/off....doesn't recover
Menu >>Settings>>mobile network on/off.....doesn't recover
Menu >>Settings>>more>>usage>>mobile network on/off.......recovers/data ok
OR
Reboot phone.... ..recovers/data ok
Stockunrooted
Software ver 1.84.531.2 710RD (CL63329)
Baseband 0.16.31501S.16_2_10.22.31501S.10L
Contacted HTC and they said they are looking into it with a few others and will call me back.
Will post if I get useful info.
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Wi-fi is much better...but is still pretty wonky. I have almost stopped using my phone for data. 4G is pretty much useless at this point. Out of town all last week with no wifi available and couldn't use phone because data was always out. Uses all battery as it fails to load page....continues wearing down battery if you give up and let screen turn off. When it happens you almost have to stop the browser or background sync to keep it from wearing down battery.
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Yeah, you are going to be stuck with that until T-Mobile releases an update. I flashed the radio from recent European update and it seems to have fixed that issue for me so far.
T-MobileUS HTC One S

rugmankc said:
Try TrickDroid 7.0 or S e n s e i s s i m O, they are on 4.0.4. Are you S4 or S3, it matters.
You don't need Super CID to flash new radio if your HBoot is earlier than .13, just flash thru recovery--ck md5 if provided
TWRP is a good recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1677670
Latest Radio
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zvi1a70n41yy2ri/radio_OTA_19072012.zip
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Would it be better to get radio by running ruu?
T-MobileUS HTC One S

fmedrano1977 said:
New radio has done wonders for me so far.
T-MobileUS HTC One S
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Thanks for letting us now that the newer radio helps with this problem. I have to restart my phone twice a day most of the time, sometimes three times and it's really annoying. I keep thinking I should just get rid of the phone and get a different one, but then I think, well.... that's more money and they might actually release an update, maybe....

fmedrano1977 said:
Would it be better to get radio by running ruu?
T-MobileUS HTC One S
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No, why go thru all that when you just flash it thru twrp recovery or fastboot if using cwr

rugmankc said:
No, why go thru all that when you just flash it thru twrp recovery or fastboot if using cwr
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Isn't there more to the firmware update than just radio.img?
T-MobileUS HTC One S

fmedrano1977 said:
Would it be better to get radio by running ruu?
T-MobileUS HTC One S
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if you are running a custom rom that includes the the latest OTA, I don't think so

jillora said:
Thanks for letting us now that the newer radio helps with this problem. I have to restart my phone twice a day most of the time, sometimes three times and it's really annoying. I keep thinking I should just get rid of the phone and get a different one, but then I think, well.... that's more money and they might actually release an update, maybe....
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Can you let us know if the new radio you put on fixes the problem? I'm still browsing for a new phone, but if this one works in the meantime, I have an excuse to save myself some hassle.

HTC One S (Helicopter SOLVED)

Hi there!
I just figured out that in "WCDMA Preffered" mode, in call time signal strength reach 16-17 asu makeing screen go crazy, than I simply set "WCDMA Only" and signal strength has stabilized with 12-13 asu or less in call time. The issue dissapear..
You can set it up eighter entering "Test menu" (*#*#3424#*#*) or in "Settings - Mobile Data - Network Mode - (WCDMA Only)
NOTE: The setting persist after reset so you don't need to reapply it every time.
Later edit: My test was made in a high signal area from my carrier. Now I'm testing in a lower signal strenght area (neutral zone) and my asu is 6-7 and this is great.
Enjoy your HTC One S

Soo far the issue gone. Keep this up (vote and say thx)

Hi again, after 3 days testing my theory the issue seems to completely gone. I reactivate long press home button eveything is normal.
Ohh.. just a little thing forgot to mention that doing this you lost 2 lines of signal. No more helicopter but -2 lines cover and probably this ain't so helpfull those with allready low cover in some areas. BUT this seems to be the only way to get rid of this issue.
My final decision!
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I have tried that but it resets to the default setting when you restart the phone.
EDIT: Seems to stay at that setting now. Will see how it goes.

scorpionatthepc said:
I have tried that but it resets to the default setting when you restart the phone.
EDIT: Seems to stay at that setting now. Will see how it goes.
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This issue manifest most often durring calls when gsm signal interact with capacitive sensor. So you can test it very simple by makeing a call even to your free carrier number, put on speaker and tri to browse the web durring call or just play with the menu.. open / close apps..

Up topic

Its 9 days for me since the issue gives no signs comming back.
UP topic , Please pin my topic!
Thx

HTCExplorerPico said:
Hi there!
I just figured out that in "WCDMA Preffered" mode, in call time signal strength reach 16-17 asu makeing screen go crazy, than I simply set "WCDMA Only" and signal strength has stabilized with 12-13 asu or less in call time. The issue dissapear..
You can set it up eighter entering "Test menu" (*#*#3424#*#*) or in "Settings - Mobile Data - Network Mode - (WCDMA Only)
NOTE: The setting persist after reset so you don't need to reapply it every time.
Later edit: My test was made in a high signal area from my carrier. Now I'm testing in a lower signal strenght area (neutral zone) and my asu is 6-7 and this is great.
Enjoy your HTC One S
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The problem is only repressed... when you are in an area without WCDMA/UMTS your phone is dead...

Indeed... I sayd before..on 31 jan but at last is an improvement when no one comes with any solutions, I did..

Since I've updated to official update 3.19.401.102 the problem seems to of gone.
I have switched back to gsm/wcdma auto with no problems so far.

scorpionatthepc said:
Since I've updated to official update 3.19.401.102 the problem seems to of gone.
I have switched back to gsm/wcdma auto with no problems so far.
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My One S is not rooted yet and as every one knows HTC didn't update nothing for us. Before knowing about this issue i though my phone have some problems and i need to go to a service or something.. after i heard about the issue.. i was thinking.. mabe HTC will develop some update, but now that i realize that HTC will never do such a thing i was looking for something to stop the issue without doing any sofware changes.
Please keep me up to date about your ROM and if the issue is not comming back, i'll think about a software change..
As a fact you can give us some fresh links with your ROM
Best regards,
Andrew

HTCExplorerPico said:
My One S is not rooted yet and as every one knows HTC didn't update nothing for us. Before knowing about this issue i though my phone have some problems and i need to go to a service or something.. after i heard about the issue.. i was thinking.. mabe HTC will develop some update, but now that i realize that HTC will never do such a thing i was looking for something to stop the issue without doing any sofware changes.
Please keep me up to date about your ROM and if the issue is not comming back, i'll think about a software change..
As a fact you can give us some fresh links with your ROM
Best regards,
Andrew
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I'm not rooted but phone is s-off. I only updated software yesterday but will let you know how I get on.

scorpionatthepc said:
I'm not rooted but phone is s-off. I only updated software yesterday but will let you know how I get on.
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Ok than.. i'm S-OFF my phone now! Give me some minutes..
Later edit: for s-off you need unlock bootloader and rooted phone.. i don't know how the hell in the world you s-off without root.. anyway i unlock my phone but unable to root coz i'm not able to find ClockworkMod Recovery .. i lost all of my apps for nothing. s-off didn't work just with phone unlocked .

HTCExplorerPico said:
Ok than.. i'm S-OFF my phone now! Give me some minutes..
Later edit: for s-off you need unlock bootloader and rooted phone.. i don't know how the hell in the world you s-off without root.. anyway i unlock my phone but unable to root coz i'm not able to find ClockworkMod Recovery .. i lost all of my apps for nothing. s-off didn't work just with phone unlocked .
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Helicopter still happens with the update but not as much.

Hi every one!
I did managed to Unlock / Root / S-OFF my HTC One S, i had some issues with the CWM untill i got a good recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-villec2.img but i still not receive any update from HTC..
Finally the issue is continue to manifest so.. the only thing we can do at this moment is switching to "WCDMA Only" as i sayd before.
This is a hardware issue that i read about .. there are 2 HTC One S models (probably motherboard series) and one of them has this issue.. so do what i did and stop searching for answers, this is the only way without risking of bricking your device or void your warranty searching for a better solution.
Enjoy it as it is or.. buy a new one if you can't live with it the setting !

Could a software update not solve the problem? I thought htc knew about the issue.

If you look at this link it seems htc know about the issue
http://community.o2online.ie/t5/HTC/HTC-ONE-S-Home-Button-Problem/td-p/547346

Yea HTC know about it but it doesen't do nothing .. coz they don't have nothing to do.. you think will HTC knock on your dor .. and say "hi, this is your new phone" or "helo, please let me change your phone board" this will never happend.. probably they want you to walk over this and buy the new brand. its commercial s**t

HTCExplorerPico said:
Yea HTC know about it but it doesen't do nothing .. coz they don't have nothing to do.. you think will HTC knock on your dor .. and say "hi, this is your new phone" or "helo, please let me change your phone board" this will never happend.. probably they want you to walk over this and buy the new brand. its commercial s**t
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Been on the phone to HTC and they said it wasn't an issue with this phone and to do a factory reset.
Not very helpful.

scorpionatthepc said:
Been on the phone to HTC and they said it wasn't an issue with this phone and to do a factory reset.
Not very helpful.
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I know that.. you'r not the only one going to htc .. they give us the same answer. My solution is the only and best one, we tot nothing to do ..