I have the Senstaion 4G (T-mobile version) unlocked and am now on ATT.
I have 2 problems now, one is that the latest update of google maps now causes the phone to reboot everytime, and the other is that I only get 2G signal.
I called HTC and the tech there said that it is possible to change the bands it uses for 3G but it has to be done with a custom ROM. Since I am having this other problem with Goggle Maps now I've been considering rooting the phone. Does any one know if there is a ROM out there that will change the 3G bands to 850/1900 that ATT uses? I know the XE already has them used, but the T-Mobile doesn't.
Try pressing *#*#4636#*#* a menu will come up called phone information, press on that menu, from there find your current signal, press on it, another menu will pop up, you can change your bands from there. I use wdcma only and it keeps me on H or closest to 4 g signal.scroll down press refresh after you choose your signal. Now that said, it does depend on what's available in your area. So if wdcma drops or won't come through (give it a minute) then it might not be available.in your area. But this is how to change you're signal. I believe it works on non rooted devices also. It is there secret menu. It works for me. Give it a try. Hope this helps! Best wishes!
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- Do we know if the 'foreign' radios are set to 'automatic' 3g band by default?
- Any benefits to selecting "USA" (850) in the settings vs automatic?
I found this in another post -- a guide to changing these settings with a code. I haven't monkeyed with any settings but the select radio band so be careful with what you do here....
To see all the information about your phone, go to phone dialer and type *#*#4636#*#*
Click on "Phone Information"
Note the "Location:" field and note the changes, as well as Signal strength.
Press "Menu" hard button
Select "Radio Band"
EURO = Lock onto 2100MHz band
USA = Lock onto 850MHz band
pressing on usa only bricked my radio on my phone. I have a photon 4g.
I think this should be in the question section...not the dev section.
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pressing on usa only bricked my radio on my phone. I have a photon 4g.
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Thanks for the heads up, we'll be sure to not do that on Motorola phones. Oh wait, this is the HTC Inspire section - whew! we're safe.
I personally don't think changing anything in that particular menu writes to the phone or makes changes on the actual phone. It makes changes on your sim card. So I don't believe it can brick your phone. I haven't messed with that menu on this phone yet. No reason to. But on prior phones I could change bands or preferred network types and then place that sim in another phone and have the same settings. Also to mention I have an HTC CDMA verizon and sprint phone in front of me and niether has the change bands menu.
I am having an issue locking the phone to WCDMA. I live an area where the EDGE signal is stronger and it constantly drops 3G. After rooting the phone, I locked it into WCDMA and it would stick all the time, even dropping all signal when I moved into an area with only GSM coverage. However, somewhere along the line, I've lost the abillity to lock it in. I have tried going into the Mobile Networks settings and selecting WCDMA Only and also doing the *#*#4636#*#* and neither one will lock it into WCDMA. Anyone else having this issue or know of a workaround for this?
If ur in a edge based area where 3g is minimal,then setting to wcdma is the worst way to go. Wcdma will lock u into 3g/4g signals ONLY! So if your in edge area only,wcdma will not give u data or signal due to the fact the phone is searching for 3g/4g signals only. And GSM or cdma is a different ball park. Set to wcdma preferred and let it pick up what it can. If a 3g or "4g" signal is avaliable,it will automatically detect it and connect.
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mattmiller said:
If ur in a edge based area where 3g is minimal,then setting to wcdma is the worst way to go. Wcdma will lock u into 3g/4g signals ONLY! So if your in edge area only,wcdma will not give u data or signal due to the fact the phone is searching for 3g/4g signals only. And GSM or cdma is a different ball park. Set to wcdma preferred and let it pick up what it can. If a 3g or "4g" signal is avaliable,it will automatically detect it and connect.
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Its not that I don't have 3G in my area, its just that it only gives me 3 bars as opposed to EDGE which will give me full signal. When it's set on wcdma preferred, it will connect to 3G and after a few minutes switch over to EDGE. With my Captivate and the Inspire when I first got it and before I rooted it, I was able to lock it into only 3G. Somehow after flashing basically every rom in this forum, I can't get that setting to stick anymore.
Ok then flash the ruu of the rooted stock inspire. It is a pd98img.zip u can load and flash via bootloader. It will stay s-off and will flash updated radio and patches. Get your data fixed and GPS and then flash a rom afterwards. Attn1 has it posted in the development.
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Its not that I don't have 3G in my area, its just that it only gives me 3 bars as opposed to EDGE which will give me full signal. When it's set on wcdma preferred, it will connect to 3G and after a few minutes switch over to EDGE. With my Captivate and the Inspire when I first got it and before I rooted it, I was able to lock it into only 3G. Somehow after flashing basically every rom in this forum, I can't get that setting to stick anymore.
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Same issue here, I called AT&T and they said it's because the cell tower closest to my office is old and supports Edge only so my phone keeps attaching to that tower even though there are other towers in range (that will give me 3 bars of 3G) which are newer.
With the stock rom, even going into the testing menu and setting "WCDMA only", it kept me on the Edge network. I rooted and flashed a custom ROM (Android Revolution) and at first it was great. At the office I could force "WCDMA only" at my desk, when I went into the middle of the building or whatever I would just have no signal (which I was ok with).
Now with the newer versions of the ROM I could no longer force "WCDMA only"... And the OP basically ignores my questions when I ask. Something that worked fine, I flashed a new version of the ROM and it stopped working...doesn't take a genius to figure out it's probably something he changed in his ROM... Not to sound unappreciative of the developers here...they do great work. Just frustrating... >_<
So I I've searched for an answer or a problem similar only to come out with no luck...do what's going on right now is that I got my inspire unlocked from att and came to India because I now have to live here because in going to college here..anyway its unlocked and I purchased a prepaid plan from company Vodafone.
So I've been running with 2g for some time now and now I just sick off it and need 3g so I can also use mylaptop and connect to hotspot. Anyway I've got 3g plan however my phone is constantly staying on EDGE....which is pretty annoying because its so slow and I paid a bit to get 3g upgrade. I've tried the *%*#4636#*#* phone setting and switched to GSM/cdma auto. Also got the smsc and updated. Also I set up a new APN suited for the company with no luck..still on 2B.C. So my question is..how do you switch on 3g on inspire? Haven't been able to find that also been searching it. My Android is still 2.2.1 if that makes any difference. I've also called they company and HTC to no success...so please help me out. How do I initiate 3g on my inspire?
apparently I just need the option to turn on 3g and the phone info thing won't work...keeps me on edge.
Thanks
If you have tried going to your settings then to you mobile network settings. There should be an option to use only 2g networks. If that is checked, then you need to uncheck that.
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If you have tried going to your settings then to you mobile network settings. There should be an option to use only 2g networks. If that is checked, then you need to uncheck that.
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But that's the problem...I can't find that option.I go into mobile network settings and see data roaming...apn..network operators..and always on mobile network option. I've been trying o find a option to set which to put..for instance 3g only or 2 g only or 3g preferred..no avail. still have Droid 2.2.1 if that makes any difference..
Their is no way to get 3g. India uses a different frequency for 3g. No way to change it outside of getting a different phone with compatible bands
The Inspire radio utilizes the 850/1900 3G bands. India uses the 900/1800 bands for 3G. If you use the phone in a market where the 3G is on a different frequency than the radio in the phone, the best you'll get is Edge. This is hardware related. There is no setting you can change or ROM you can flash that will allow it to operate on 3G in your market.
So no absolute way of getting 3g on my inspire in India?
Nope
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Huh...so best bet would be to get a new phone? What should I look for in order for this problem not to happen again?
Get the correct version, The Desire HD.
Is it company -problem or a country -problem? If I switch providrs, will it work?
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Is it company -problem or a country -problem? If I switch providrs, will it work?
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Doubt it. Pretty much everyone except the US uses 900/1800, and att uses 850/1900 on it's phones (the inspire) - as previously stated this is in the phones hardware. So unless you can find a provider that uses 850/1900 for 3G your SOL - best bet is to get a new phone (DHD uses 900/1800 for 3G and is the same device as the Inspire, very minor differences)
Even i too have the same problem and I am from India.I have tried with my network operators many times but nothing works,i have to pay for 3g data and use 2g.Is there no fix for this issue?
omg, SEARCH. its what you agreed to do before posting.
ill put it simply for you. your inspire will never get 3g outside of the united states.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
if you are in purple, u need a desire hd, orange, you need an inspire.
Darunion said:
omg, SEARCH. its what you agreed to do before posting.
ill put it simply for you. your inspire will never get 3g outside of the united states.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
if you are in purple, u need a desire hd, orange, you need an inspire.
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Oh god!!guess i need to buy another phone in order to use 3g in my country.
Hello All,
I'm on the WIND mobile network and I'm trying to prevent my MyTouch 4G Slide from roaming on Rogers. I'm running pyr-o-ice 1.12 desensed, and I can't figure out how to get the WCDMA only mode to stick.
I only recall one ROM (don't recall which one) being able to set WCDMA only as persistent, and this one doesn't seem able to. I've read that there is an app available on the market, but I'm wondering if there's any way to do this straight through Android. *#*#4636#*#* menu settings are NOT persistent. Even without rebooting, the phone will switch to WCDMA preferred even after I have set WCDMA only mode.
Does anyone have a persistent solution on ROM-agnostic Android? I don't mind editing files through adb. Thanks!
It may be a glitch in the ROM. I have the stock Rom and run WCDMA Only mode all the time. T-Mobile's 2G at my work is terrible so I just use WiFi or WCDMA.
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I have full bars on both 2G and 4G, but the 4G is slooooooow... Anyone know why? Sometimes 2G is faster... The phone on 4G just seems to keep downloading "something" but doesnt show much... And takes forever to load. So i have to use wifi but when i am out id like to use 4G... Thanks
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4g in your area can just be borked....
Have you tried Toggle2G? (You need to flash the ...update.zip)
Stefan
Recently, I got a AT10 version of mate 8, 64GB/4GB version.
Now I'm using EMUI 4.0, got an update when I first launch the phone (Android version 6.0)
No unlocking bootloader, no rooting.
And I'm using AT&T in Texas.
So far I never saw 4G/4G+/LTE on my phone.
Sometimes H/H+, sometimes just 3G.
The highest download/upload rate I could get is around 7.5MB (in H+)
If it shows 3G, 1.5MB only.
Anyone knows what's going on?
Any solution?
Thanks in advance!
Check what 4g bands your network privoder offer in your country. In uk for my provider is 800 and 1800 but I now have 4g and for next 2 hours no 4g. Maybe signal coverage is bad. First lunch 4g at your phone and find option aggregation band is somwhere in settings and swich off. It helps me in my nxt al10
gimbu said:
Check what 4g bands your network privoder offer in your country. In uk for my provider is 800 and 1800 but I now have 4g and for next 2 hours no 4g. Maybe signal coverage is bad. First lunch 4g at your phone and find option aggregation band is somwhere in settings and swich off. It helps me in my nxt al10
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You see 4g on switcher should be enable
According to this information, it should work.
As gimbu said, try to check 4G option.
Till yesterday I have 4g rare. Now I have from 24hours all of time after switch off phone and switch on with power button and vol down key. I dont know if exactly it helps but it working now
Thanks a lot for your help.
I live in Texas, USA. Definitely AT&T has LTE in this area, no problem with my old G2.
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UPDATE: I went to an AT&T store yesterday, they helped me set up again, now I have 4G (App can recognize as LTE).
The download speed is around 11MB/s, upload for 7MB/s.
It seems AT&T staff made some mistakes when porting my number from my old phone to my new Mate 8.
Also some people mentioned about APN setting, that could be the error why I didn't have 4G and AT&T staff made mistakes.
Again thanks.
gimbu said:
You see 4g on switcher should be enable
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Thanks, I didn't see this switcher until now.
Maybe AT&T staff helped me turn it on already.
Its hide. If you set up quick switchers you can choose which you wanna see after slide down but if works its fine