O2 is down for thousands of users in the uk for a currently unknown issue, Leaving people without signal or data. Its only affecting certain users (Which is pretty weird, As in two people in the same room, one can have full signal the other have nothing). O2 have said they are attempting to fix it but its been like this for about 6 hours for me now. Just thought i would let everyone know as i was flashing and restoring left right and center trying to fix it and i now finally know the cause
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O2 is down for thousands of users in the uk for a currently unknown issue, Leaving people without signal or data. Its only affecting certain users (Which is pretty weird, As in two people in the same room, one can have full signal the other have nothing). O2 have said they are attempting to fix it but its been like this for about 6 hours for me now. Just thought i would let everyone know as i was flashing and restoring left right and center trying to fix it and i now finally know the cause
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ouch!
Love how this affected everyone else in my house except me because I'm the only one with the sense to be on 3 xD All others are on giffgaff so they're having to tether off me instead -_-
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Love how this affected everyone else in my house except me because I'm the only one with the sense to be on 3 xD All others are on giffgaff so they're having to tether off me instead -_-
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I'm on O2 and no problems
Is it possible that it affects some users yet not others because at the cell tower end it is under capacity for some temporary reason and therefore not able to allow everyone to connect to them as they should?
I don't know how they work exactly so it is just my curiosity wondering.
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Not sure if it affected every O2 user, but most were affected and Tesco piggybackers too...
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Not sure if it affected every O2 user, but most were affected and Tesco piggybackers too...
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Yeah, it seems to have taken out GiffGaff as well (they piggyback too). I was thinking of joining O2, or one of the piggyback networks because I have had a bit of hit and miss service with 3. I take it this doesn't generally happen since I can't remember reading about it occurring to O2 in quite a while.
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Yeah, it seems to have taken out GiffGaff as well (they piggyback too). I was thinking of joining O2, or one of the piggyback networks because I have had a bit of hit and miss service with 3. I take it this doesn't generally happen since I can't remember reading about it occurring to O2 in quite a while.
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The last major outage on O2 was about 5 years back and the whole system was down for a few days. I'm actually glad I came off giffgaff a couple weeks back :')
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I think it's close to be sorted because some people on my facebook are reporting that they're up and running again but my brother hasn't got internet yet, but he has got lettering which suggests that it's close to be fixed.
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Reboot your phone and it should be fine, otherwise set to 2G only as O2 reckon that network is back up.
Update from giffgaff on Facebook -
" Yesterday afternoon an issue affected O2’s network which meant some of our members could not make calls, texts or use data.
giffgaff run’s on O2’s network as do other service providers so the problem affected all parties.
We have been trying to get you as much information as possible. However, as this was being worked on through the night by O2 we were not able to give the level of information we would have liked.
We’re happy to say it has now been mainly resolved. Calls and texts are now back up and working, data services should begin to work throughout the day. Rebooting your handset may help this process.
We are very sorry and understand how frustrating it is.
You will find further updates on the giffgaff blog."
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The last major outage on O2 was about 5 years back and the whole system was down for a few days. I'm actually glad I came off giffgaff a couple weeks back :')
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Could I ask why you are happy to have left? Just curious as most of the folks I know who are on GiffGaff seem to be very happy with it. (Apologies if this derails the thread.)
Glad to hear the network is coming back up, had a couple of friends on O2 that have been missing their phone services, I am sure they will be over the moon to be able to get back to their facebooking and tweeting
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Could I ask why you are happy to have left? Just curious as most of the folks I know who are on GiffGaff seem to be very happy with it. (Apologies if this derails the thread.)
Glad to hear the network is coming back up, had a couple of friends on O2 that have been missing their phone services, I am sure they will be over the moon to be able to get back to their facebooking and tweeting
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Just because I kept getting cut off for excessive internet usage and they classes it as tethering even though I haven't got a computer or anything I could tether to, which in my book is false advertising.
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I wanted to post this thread do to huge hit I took in my data performance after switching over to the new radio recommended for the 2.3.4 ROMs that have been surfacing.
I was wondering if it was that I am using Simple Mobile as a provider even though they claim to be running on T-Mobiles network.
So If anyone on Simple Mobile that has/hasn't experienced data performance issues please post here your:
Current Radio:
RIL:
ROM:
Carrier:
Thanks for your help..
Not sure why but im getting horrible data speeds ever since flashing this radio a couple of days ago.. Ive been trying to figure out why, Ive even went back to prior ROM/radio configurations and now im stuck at the lame performance no matter what i do
Before flashing this "latest radio" I was flying smooth as far as data speeds..
I noticed an extreme difference immediately after boot-up from flashing this new radio..
And i cant seem to get it to go back..
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has anyone noticed sluggish data after flashing the 10.56 (recommended radio)?
I noticed a substantial difference
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So im trying to flash back to Radio version 10.11.9007.15_M TMOUS
After flashing Radio 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01, which was recommended to flash the latest Insert coin 2.3.4 2.1 but i noticed...
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Well that's crazy scary. I for one love Simple Mobile.s speeds and it's significantly better than T Mobile. I hope someone else has Simple Mobile like us and who's flashed their radio so we can confirm this. I hope you get your speeds back up mate.
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It can NEVER be better or ANY different than T-Mobile guys..its the same...you just pay your bill to someone else who buys minutes from T-Mobile stock...
Its all in your mind and scientifically and realistically impossible for you to have different speeds on Simple mobile than what we have on T-mobile. You are using the same "Control Switch", "Radius" and GSM/WCDMA towers and radios we use except yours is tracked through the up-start "Simple Mobile".
You have a bad radio and I would suggest you not even play with radio flashing. they are sometimes pointless and cause more headache as you can clearly see by your case. stick to what you know works.
Trust me..They don't claim to go through T-Mobile..They are T-mobile bro...Just sub-leasing minutes...I recently stopped working for T-Mobile and I know for sure.
Similar to how my original job, Helio was buying airtime from Sprint...We were a MVNO and not an actual service provider of sorts...Just a novelty company with our own hardware and no service so we rented it from them at wholesale prices cheaper than what they gave there own customers some times...Exact same service..Different billing and company.
I hope this clears up your misunderstanding.
I have no misunderstanding boss. Should have written a more clearer post up there explaining my view but it was just a post. Anyways I can swear up down left and right I receive better COVERAGE and SPEEDS than T Mobile any damn day of the week. I've switched over so many people who were on T Mobile to Simple and they will all tell me the same. My sister is currently on T Mobile and seriously thinking of switching over to Simple because her service has been berserk lately. And its not only her but friends I know as well are complaining the same thing. I know it seems crazy and I really have no clear explanation why, but its fact here, at least in Kansas City. And its not just the phone. I change phones like the weather so I've tried it on countless number of phones and it seems to have jumped up signal wise considerably. it honestly baffles me why more people don't switch over and save considerably on bogus taxes and other nonsense. I hope this thread doesn't become a flame war. I am just trying to help the guy up there and clear my position at the same time. Oh plus I've worked in countless cellular companies and even managed my own so I guess I have some knowledge to what I'm saying here. Thanks.
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I've use Simple mobile for one year on several Android devices and performance is no different than T-mobile because its using the same infrastructure.
Regardless, I upgraded my radio and its working very well for me with the InsertCoin 2.1 firmware.
It's an illuuuuusionnnnn. LOL
But that's what it is. I put it out there for you. Wish you the best and hope you get your radio issue sorted out. Be blessed.
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Lol probably is. I'll try again on different phones and see.
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throttled?
text "info" to 848484 and check your data usage.
if your over 2gb you will, i repeat, WILL be throttled. I dont care what anyone else says, every month for the past 3-4 months ive watched my usage and right around the 2gb mark (give or take 100mb or 2) my DL speed drops from an average of 1.8-2.x mbps to .45-.67mbps.
This originally happened to me on my MyTouch 3g Slide,and i almost threw it against a wall lol. Then suddenly one day my data was back to normal. Then it again happened to me on my Vibrant, which was when i got curious. Originally thought it was the roms i was flashing, then noticed that it happened usually towards the end of my billing cycle. Now its happened yet AGAIN on my Sensation, billing cycle started on the 29th and i was throttled last week, 2,223.34mb (ive downloaded alot, 1st time on 4G )
So it may not be your radio, just your data usage.
P.S- Didnt mean to go on a shpeel <--spelling? lol
Is anyone else using their infuse with an ATT Microcell? If so what kind of issues are you having if any. I cannot run any modem besides the two stock Froyo modems.... Any other modems cause several issues. One issue is that sms and mms messages fail at a rate of around 65% . They simply dont send...With or Without WIFI on ..Same result. Another issue is that the sound quality is deminished to an unusable level.
I have seen several other posts about the MIcrocell but none of them have produced a good result. I would love to someday be able to run a custom ROM...But if the trade is the aformentioned issues, it isnt worth it.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I use a Microcell and I do not have any problems. I use Google Voice for texting so I have no experience with messaging through the carrier.
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I use a Microcell and I do not have any problems. I use Google Voice for texting so I have no experience with messaging through the carrier.
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I tried with Google voice when i had kl2 as well. Same result. Some send some don't. Very annoying.
The only commen anomaly is the modem. Kl2 seems to be the issue...for that matter any since froyo
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Luckily for me, I had no problems with Google Voice during the short period of time I was running Gingerbread with UCKL2.
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i had a microcell for a few months..same thing happened to me all the time ..used to piss me off!! i would either have to try a few times to send a text or go outside away from microcell and resend..sometime i would even have to restart the damn phone.. i called att ..not really much they could do or explain.. idk what to tell you my friend ..i ended up moving to an area with reception
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i had a microcell for a few months..same thing happened to me all the time ..used to piss me off!! i would either have to try a few times to send a text or go outside away from microcell and resend..sometime i would even have to restart the damn phone.. i called att ..not really much they could do or explain.. idk what to tell you my friend ..i ended up moving to an area with reception
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LOL.. No way I am moving for signal. This place is too perfect. I am jumping to the note soon if I don't get a fix. Crossing fingers it wont have the same issue.
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lol ..the move was just coincidental
So ... I thought I would be an informed man if I went over to the Galaxy Note forum and post my Microcell question. I asked if anyone was having the issues that my fellow Infuse owners are experiencing with their Microcell and the G-Note.
After not getting a response and over 50 people had looked at the thread ... someone finally responded. I will some up what they said.
The ATT version isn't out yet. No one can answer this question. I immediately felt noobish and dumb.
So after my posts here about the Microcell ... I still have no fix. And after my post over at the g-note o feel stupid. No winning for me in either case. Mom and Dad both denied my requests.
On a separate note: I went my the ATT store in Marion IL. I asked the salesman when they would have a G-Note in stock... he replied " oh! You mean the Phablet ?" . I almost threw up. Is anyone actually using that term? I see the logic in the term but just saying it out loud makes that beast of a phone sound like wuss that gets picked last when choosing last for a kick ball game!
Way to wuss it up ATT.
Just my 2¢
I have had an Infuse since June and relied on a M-Cell until recently. In as short of an answer as possible the M-Cell does not work well with 4G phones especially the Infuse. SMS are sent over data signals and that is where the bottleneck is. Get used to it, my texts would fail 50-80 percent of the time and I lost about half of my calls in under 15 minutes.
FYI: I called AT&T and demanded a refund for the M-Cell as it was causing my reception issues, after the unhook my phone is tolerable though not perfect. I received a $165 credit on my bill and then sold the M-Cell on ebay.
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I have had an Infuse since June and relied on a M-Cell until recently. In as short of an answer as possible the M-Cell does not work well with 4G phones especially the Infuse. SMS are sent over data signals and that is where the bottleneck is. Get used to it, my texts would fail 50-80 percent of the time and I lost about half of my calls in under 15 minutes.
FYI: I called AT&T and demanded a refund for the M-Cell as it was causing my reception issues, after the unhook my phone is tolerable though not perfect. I received a $165 credit on my bill and then sold the M-Cell on ebay.
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I am very happy that you have signal without your mcell. I however have no choice. We have 3 4g phones and only the infuse has this issue. The other disturbing fact is that I don't have the issue with Froyo. By deduction I am left to assume that the issue is the radio.
Just my 2¢
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The other disturbing fact is that I don't have the issue with Froyo. By deduction I am left to assume that the issue is the radio.
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I'll update you on how my phone works once I upgrade to Gingerbread.
you guys paid for your microcells?????
you must learn the way of the "unsatisfied customer"!!!
I have microcell at my home, i got from ATT for free when I have signal issue with my iPhone. After getting infuse, i didnt had any issues in terms of data. I never use SMS so i dont know about it.
But when I use micro cell, my batter drains too fast. so now i stopped using microcell, and now I have better signal in my home.
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I have microcell at my home, i got from ATT for free when I have signal issue with my iPhone. After getting infuse, i didnt had any issues in terms of data. I never use SMS so i dont know about it.
But when I use micro cell, my batter drains too fast. so now i stopped using microcell, and now I have better signal in my home.
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ah yes..the unsatisfied customer force is strong within you my friend!!
i had signal issues to ..got mine free as well
dont need it anymore ..sent it to my son!!
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The other disturbing fact is that I don't have the issue with Froyo. By deduction I am left to assume that the issue is the radio.
Just my 2¢
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I had the same issues with stock Froyo, Infused 2.2.3, and stock GB, this of course does not disprove your theory as there are different modems. I just saw a lack of usability across 3 builds and gave up on the gadget and got my money back.
What I don't get is that my phone always showed 5 bars, so I infer the gremlin is not the radio, but some failure between the devices to handshake properly and this borks up the whole affair. Who knows though your theory is as valid as mine.
Just my $.02
I had this same issue when I had my infuse. It drove me bonkers so I finally sold the infuse and bought the sgs2 international version. It works perfectly with the M-Cell so maybe the note will too. Hope that's at least a little help.
Got microcell free also have horrible battery drain, have to resend sms atleast 10 times for it to go out, same with inbound SMS most of the time won't get them until I walk outside and disconnect from mcell then 5 or 6 will sms will come in at once, while my girls iPhone 4 sends/recieves texts fine over mcell
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Hi. I was using my Sensation last night, went to bed and woke up the next day only to find that my 4G connection wasn't working! The signal bars were white and the icon (currently an H) is flashing. What does this mean? How can I fix it? I can only use Wifi at the moment, and I DO NOT pay an extra $10/mo to deal with this! How can I fix this? I've checked my data settings, rebooted my phone, scanned fir viruses, but can't figure it out!
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They are referring to the number you call for T-Mobile US costumer service.
At my house edge goes is and out..flashing E.. tmo must either know or are working on it
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At my house edge goes is and out..flashing E.. tmo must either know or are working on it
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this happened to me the other day, even in 3G/4G mode my data would never connect and E would just keep flashing over and over again (in like 10 sec. intervals) thought it was a ROM problem so I restored a backup and sure enough, the problem was still happening. I could still make calls and send texts fine tho. its not happening to me anymore, but I found it weird. could it possibly be T-Mobile messing with their towers or something in preparation for LTE?
Well, I'm not sure what caused this very same issue for me a couple days ago. I can say that it ONLY effected my AOSP (CM9) rom, but my Sense rom was unphased. It seems to be a common recent complaint in the OpenSensation thread...
I've since then done a fresh install of CM9 RC1 with the addition of Tamcore's kernel. Although I'm not experiencing the described symptom any longer, I can say that my data speeds are far from exceptional. I'm not sure what is going on, but it does seem to be carrier related.
I experienced the same 1 day after flashing CM9 RC1. I re-flashed the Virtuous Inq. ROM I was using previously and the problem went away
My phone went back to normal later on. I think you were right mulletcutter, they might have been servicing it.
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Same data connectivity issue
I have two sensations, both shows similar data connectivity issue on TMobile. Data signal jump to connected and not connected for couple hours, and eventually problem will go away. I have both phones rooted running either CM9 or Kang. So far I have tried couple following things but no solutions. I believe its HTC Sensation hardware issue:
1. Flickering so far seen usually after night long charge in the morning. It will last couple hours, some time days.
2. Changing/reflashing ROMs did not help at all and saw same issue continued.
3. One of my friend has Sensation and he also has seen same issue.
4. Some time going into Phone application(Dialer) and then Settings/Advance settings and come back without doing anything helps but not always.
Please post here is you have temporary/permanent solution or even know the root cause of this data connectivity issue.
Also thinking to call Tmobile to get some kind of help but not expecting much as I bought phones more than year ago but less than 2 years. I don't want to give any more commitment/agreement with Tmobile as planning to move to value plans to save some money. If Tmobile does not help, thinking to try American Express to conver it under extentended warranty as I paid by AMEX credit card.
Thanks
Have you tried the application get ril? I was having some issues myself, I'm also T-Mobile. I tried get ril and found out my radio and ril we're not matching. The application suggested a ril for download and once I did that I went from one bar of connection to five bars of connection on H. It made a big difference for me. Perhaps it could also help you? You can download get ril from the market. It sure won't hurt to try. Best of luck.
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Its a defect in the basic aosp framework. There is nothing you can do to fix it. There is also nothing your usage did to start it.
The good news is that it should disappear on its on after a few hours.
Check my threads started history. You will find a thread near the top of that list showing almost all there is to know about this issue. I think my thread might be linked in the first 2 posts of the cm10 faq thread too.
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Just get one s and everithing is working fine except phone losing signal I mean am in same 4g area, but phone shows no bars, big X sign and that's it.
Restart phone or airplane mode on off is restarting connection.
I can't find any situation when this is happened so to me this is randomly
Sim card is changed for small one in T-Mobile store.
What's interesting bars going to 0 but 4g is still working, then big X shows and all gone
Access point setup to t-mobile
Thanks for any help.
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Same thing happens to me...
Same here sometimes, in Europa, losing signal for no reason.
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It was found that the fast dormancy feature is not compatible with all network carriers.
Therefore, fix for that (only for ROOTed phones) is available using a change to the build.prop file.
The needed change is detailed here:
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=1 change to =0
I have just spend 2 hours on phone coping first HTC and T-Mobile.
In HTC they told me there is issue with towers in my area.
I call T-Mobile and after 1 hour 30 min they figure it out they have technical issue with towers I ask why my wife's wildfire S is doing great "my personal technician" it depends on witch tower, witch channel and finally witch device so hopefully they will fix floating signal in 72 hours and that's will close m y case. If not HTC this time will not get any reason to denide warranty and will send me new phone
Greetings Pawel
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I have just spend 2 hours on phone coping first HTC and T-Mobile.
In HTC they told me there is issue with towers in my area.
I call T-Mobile and after 1 hour 30 min they figure it out they have technical issue with towers I ask why my wife's wildfire S is doing great "my personal technician" it depends on witch tower, witch channel and finally witch device so hopefully they will fix floating signal in 72 hours and that's will close m y case. If not HTC this time will not get any reason to denide warranty and will send me new phone
Greetings Pawel
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Standard CS BS. I think you'll find that the new phone will have the same problem. I believe it is a radio issue. I hear flashing the European radios helps but not brave enough to try.
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I'm also having this problem.
Just randomly the phone will just disconnect from the network. Takes it about a few minutes (1 to 5 minutes) then it suddenly reconnects.
I've heard changing the micro-sim was a fix but that didnt work for me. I thought maybe it was a ROM issue but I've been rooted for about 2 months now (the issue started happening a day later).
Has anyone actually tried the build.prop fix?
Well after yesterday phonecalls TO HTC and t mobile situation gets a lot better.
Usually was 10 15 times per day today only 2 times on lunch time.
I don't know maybe my phone get a better day or they really fixing something
We will see tomorrow
Ps
I don't won't to root mine until devs will not find other way to s off. I don't won't to lose warranty
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I think i read that's a prob with the US Tmo variant. Radio. Supposed to be fixed with latest RUU 1.84. If not, go bug HTC about it. Most likely their crap.
You could also try to flash the latest Radio from EU RUU 1.78 (0.16.31501S.17_2_10.23.31501S.10L) which is one generation ahead.
Check my MediaFire folder. Got the zip's in there. untested though. need be brave for this. And u'll need a custom recovery. and be unlocked of course.
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I have just spend 2 hours on phone coping first HTC and T-Mobile.
In HTC they told me there is issue with towers in my area.
I call T-Mobile and after 1 hour 30 min they figure it out they have technical issue with towers I ask why my wife's wildfire S is doing great "my personal technician" it depends on witch tower, witch channel and finally witch device so hopefully they will fix floating signal in 72 hours and that's will close m y case. If not HTC this time will not get any reason to denide warranty and will send me new phone
Greetings Pawel
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Don't let HTC fool you. Their ICS radios SUCK. Same issues with the Amaze 4G when it updated from GB to ICS. Its not the towers
I think I'm gonna flash the EU radio just because I've got nothing to lose at this point.
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The EU radios are not a problem for the device. They also work in the US. The problem is rather to get them flashed. I couldn't really swap radios. My device just didn't accept the flash.
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pawel_podgorski said:
Well after yesterday phonecalls TO HTC and t mobile situation gets a lot better.
Usually was 10 15 times per day today only 2 times on lunch time.
I don't know maybe my phone get a better day or they really fixing something
We will see tomorrow
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I don't won't to root mine until devs will not find other way to s off. I don't won't to lose warranty
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I've also noticed it's gotten better so something is changing somewhere. But still the problem persists.
FWIW, I've rooted every device I've had since the G1 (6 devices[G1, N1, G2, MT4G, MT4GS and 1S]) and never had any issue initiating a warranty exchange or getting warranty service.
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The EU radios are not a problem for the device. They also work in the US. The problem is rather to get them flashed. I couldn't really swap radios. My device just didn't accept the flash.
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Just curious what issues did you see? I'm wanting to try flashing the EU radio but I use TWRP recovery.
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Just curious what issues did you see? I'm wanting to try flashing the EU radio but I use TWRP recovery.
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It flashed alright with success message but the radio didn't change. The chip wouldn't accept the write. Probably S-OFF required.
I've spent some two hours waiting at the hospital today and had enough time to check out the connection under bad signal conditions.
I must say, the HOS radio of the latest EU ruu is having severe problems with keeping the connection alive. Even my HD2 with gingerbread was a lot better. This phone suxx with bad signal. And this is not in the US where this problem has mostly been reported. This is in Germany.
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I'm glad that I'm not the only one. I really like this phone a lot but with the signal dropping so much I really want to change phones. I bought it off wirefly so in pretty much stuck with it for the next two years.
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It happens to me too sometimes. I just flashed the latest European radio and it worked fine for me.
I'm having the same issue. I've tried three different radios and several different roms and now i'm back to stock by using a restore I had before going crazy on my phone with the available roms... It seems that the stock rom drops signal as well. It just elegantly drops the connection and then reconnects whereas all the custom roms I've tried don't. Not sure what to do... I mostly purchased the One S for its hardware.
These are the radio's I've tried and they all have much of the same problem on my phone.
Radio from RUU_Ville_U_HTC_Europe_1.78.401.2
0.16.31501S.17_2_10.23.31501S.10L
Radio from OTA_Ville_U_TMOUS_1.84.531.2
0.16.31501S.16_2_10.22.31501S.10L
Radio from Stock T-Mobile US
0.16.31501S.02_10.18.31501S.08L
If anyone knows of a fix for this, I'd be more than happy to try it.
After hours with t-mobile personal technician they figure out they will replace my phone. Phone was bought on craig's list - something like e bay but free - and what's interesting T-Mobile will exchange for new one. We will see what's the story with new one
good luck to everybody
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I`m having signal issues, as well. Whereas my wife`s phone has very good connection whatever the places we`ve been to, mine was struggling. And strange ups and downs with full and suddenly no connection at all within same area. I tried several ROMs and flashed the latest radio but still suffers. Regardless I`m in an area with full signal, when I switch to 3G then the signal instantly drops some bars. Very annoying....
Hi @ll. To me subject is over. Im using new replacement phone for 3 days and none of previous problems appear. I have no clue what was a problem. HTC blame t-mobile and t-mobile blame HTC. After all I get replacement device and 3 days phone work without any problem. Battery life is now much better because phone is not looking for signal. Still signal is floating but it is not going under 2 bars and device is all the time login in network.
So good luck to everybody. Greetings.
Pawel
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So even if I flash the stock ROM and put a custom ROM (like CM9 for example), this problem will not be fixed ??!! Even if I update the radio ?
Hi everybody. I recently moved into the top floor of a house but for some reason have terrible service. Can't even have a phone conversation. I've tried numerous radios and modems and touchwiz and aosp ROMs. I'm getting very frustrated and am looking for some ideas of what to do. Anyone experienced this or know any possible solutions? Very frustrating not being able to have a phone conversation at your own home.
Thanks
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babygetoboy said:
Hi everybody. I recently moved into the top floor of a house but for some reason have terrible service. Can't even have a phone conversation. I've tried numerous radios and modems and touchwiz and aosp ROMs. I'm getting very frustrated and am looking for some ideas of what to do. Anyone experienced this or know any possible solutions? Very frustrating not being able to have a phone conversation at your own home.
Thanks
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3 options.
1. Buy an expensive amplifier
2. Use your WiFi with google voice and a program like Talkatone. Just gotta deal with the whole having a new number thing. ("hey let me call you back")
3. Deal with it
I have the same issues. You could have a friend come over, with a different service, and see if they get a signal. Then consider switching carriers.
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4. Tell Verizon and they might let you switch to a different phone of equal value... Like the DNA which is better at signal.
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I had similar problems. When I contacted Verizon about it, they gave me a free network extender. You plug it into your existing internet connection and it uses that to make phone calls. Your connection has to support voip and they'll make you run some tests. The free one I got was refurbished, but it looks and acts completely like new. My other choice was 100 dollars off of a new one.