[Q] Strange issue with poor signal (voice/data) - HTC Sensation

Hi all,
I've been using my Sensation for nearly 2 years with no issue: tried different rom and then stick to HyperNonSense (with faux's kernel).
I used this phone on 2 diff operator in France: Free Mobile and then Orange (Business Service): I had no issue at all.
Then I switch to a GNex (2nd hand). Hence I gave my Sensation to a friend of mine. Ever since, this friend got some signal issue: call drop, no bars whereas I was having 3-4 bars sitting next to him. I tried putting back my sym card: same issue.
So I took back the device I tried different things like
- clean flash & diff roms, latest radio with no success...
- I also tried to used the back cover from my sister Sensation (which works fine): same issue. I though the problem might come from bad contacts between the phone and the back cover.
I have no explanation for this issue .
Any idea ?
Current config is:
-Revolutionary-
PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.27.1100
RADIO-11.29A.3504.18_M
OpenADSP-v05.6.0.2226.00.0418
eMMC-boot
@ home,
putting my GNex right besides me, signal looks like:
- Galaxy Nexus : -81dBm 16 asu
putting my Sensation at the same place with the same sim card, signal looks like:
- HTC Sensation : -101dBm 6 asu
Do not hesitate to tell me if more information is needed.
from France,
--
Benoit

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[Q] Recommend me a radio?

So I've been searching for the past couple days, but I'm coming up with a lot of conflicting info, and some stuff I just can't find. I've got a TMOUS Sensation 4G, S-off, running the latest InsertCoin 4.03 ROM, and I'm just not getting the same signal quality I got with my Mytouch 4G. Used to get at least 1, maybe 2 bars of HSPA at my house, but all the Sensation seems to pick up is EDGE. Can someone recommend me a radio, and a corresponding RIL? It'd be great if you can link me to it too, as I see some radios mentioned here and there that aren't linked in the radio thread. If it helps, I live in Eastern Massachusetts. Thanks much.
same situation
Hi,
I live in Boston MA.
Before I installed custom ROM, I had 4G speed with T-Mobile.
Now after installing customer ROM, I am only able to get on EDGE.
Radio: 11.21.3504.13_2
RIL: htc-ril 4.0.0012HMQ
I installed custom ROM: SensationBlitz and did not back up my old ROM so can't go back.
Anyone have success with 4G speed in Boston on HTC Sensation with T-Mobile, if so what radio / RIL?
THANKS!
No response yet, but I was able to return to stock ROM and get very good 4G speed in Boston..
I will post once I find out my radio and ril
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Stock radio: 10.14.9035.01_m
RIL 169

[Q] Help with Sensation signal

I get some crazy signals with my sensation. One second it fulls the next no signal all and it comes and goes randomly. Usually restarting it helps as soon as it boots I have a nice strong signal clear voice calls and all then after sometime it just comes and goes or goes altogether till I restart it again.
The sim card it only a four months old. Right now i have the stock TMOUS RUU installed because it seems to work best. The some is unlocked and I'm using it in Jamaica. For some reason it can only pick up one of the carriers well.
I'v tried a couple other radios but they didn't work any at all. I also tried some custom ROMs nothing really helps so far. I just want to know why it works fine when its just turned on and then goes crazy after and if there's anyway at all to stop it.
I've done alot of reading and gone through lost of stuff but nothing so far has really helped much.
Here's the info from the bootloader if it helps with anything at all
unlocked
Pyramid pvt s-off RL
Hbool - 1.27.0000
Radio - 11.23.3504.07_M2
OpenADSP-v02.6.2226.00.0131
eMMC-boot
Jan 13 2012,17:33:34
Thanks in advance
Try no to touch the phone!!!
I have the TMOUS version and always I touch my phone the signal drops, I tried a case and some mods and the don't help nothing, Those antennas in the back cover are very bad idea.
You think maybe I need to change the back cover?
Xyqo said:
You think maybe I need to change the back cover?
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No, it is just a flawed design... Nothing that can really be done to change it.
So why would it be ok with a good signal just sitting on my desk of even in my hand and then just drop it suddenly only to get it back after
You can try changing or locking onto a signal by pressing *#*#4636#*#* then press phone information, then there will be a drop down menu where your current signal is , I lock mine on WCDMA only because my signal kept being. Thrown to edge. Now I'm locked onto H or 4g only. It works for me. I got so tired of it constantly switching to Edge because Edge really sucks! Once you pick your signal, go down and press refresh and you will see a series of numbers appear. Then your finished. It does depend on what you have available in your area but you can test out different signals to see what you like best and what's working best in your area. But this allowed me to stop constantly switching to snail slow edge and allowed me to lock onto 4g or H. It DOES however have to be reset on every reboot. So write the code down so you don't forget it. I was going crazy constantly being switched to edge! Try a download on edge, not fun! This solved my issue completely. I really hope this helps you. It's definitely worth a try . As I said its dependant on availability of signals in your area so I cannot say it will solve your issue for sure , however it very well could if you have the availability in your area. I wish you the best and hope this does solve your issue!
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realsis said:
You can try changing or locking onto a signal by pressing *#*#4636#*#* then press phone information, then there will be a drop down menu where your current signal is , I lock mine on WCDMA only because my signal kept being. Thrown to edge. Now I'm locked onto H or 4g only. It works for me. I got so tired of it constantly switching to Edge because Edge really sucks! Once you pick your signal, go down and press refresh and you will see a series of numbers appear. Then your finished. It does depend on what you have available in your area but you can test out different signals to see what you like best and what's working best in your area. But this allowed me to stop constantly switching to snail slow edge and allowed me to lock onto 4g or H. It DOES however have to be reset on every reboot. So write the code down so you don't forget it. I was going crazy constantly being switched to edge! Try a download on edge, not fun! This solved my issue completely. I really hope this helps you. It's definitely worth a try . As I said its dependant on availability of signals in your area so I cannot say it will solve your issue for sure , however it very well could if you have the availability in your area. I wish you the best and hope this does solve your issue!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
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Thanks for your reply I tried it but I'm still having the same problem. I have to reboot at some point to get a good signal. I'll keep researching and trying different things. Hopefully I'll find a permanent solution my biggest concern is that I'm not certain what the root cause is if I did I'd at least have something more concrete to work with.
Did you know T-Mobile will give you a FREE signal booster for your home? I got one, you can look it up the name of it is cel-fi. It retails for about 3oo. But its free from T-Mobile if your having signal trouble. It really makes a difference inside the house. One catch though, a extension in contact. I really didn't mind because I'm paying for equipment anyway so the contract wasn't a big deal to me. But if your interested just call T-Mobile and they will send it out on the spot! It might be worth looking into if you don't mind the catch that is contract extension. Well At least its a option. Good luck and look up cel-fi so you can see what it is. It does really work. I have one. But some people hate the contract. It's up to you.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
So I've been doing a million and one things to get this sorted out so i decided to just post this so anyone else with the same prob might find it helpful
After installing ARHD i used the radio on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
(there are 2 the TMOUS one works just as good for me)
I still had some probs but then i uninstall wifi calling (im not with TMO anyway) that seems to have very good results so far (still not fully perfect but vastly improved) I'll still be working to see if i can get it just perfect. Thanks for all the responses
All the info was found right here in XDA so its really worth the time to search read and ask

Sensation XE Weird Death Grip (Different from others)

Hello everyone, I'm new here. Well not new to xda, but new to the Sensation family. Just sold my old Tab 7 for this baby. I've read a lot about issues with death grip on both Sensation and Sensation XE where the WIFI drops to zero in landscape mode. However, what I experience is totally different. Firstly, what's affected is my mobile network instead of WIFI which works fine in both orientations. Secondly, from what I've read, the place affected should be the top side of the phone. For my Sensation XE, it's affected when I hold the BOTTOM side of my phone. In where I live, I get 2 bars of 'H' signal, and when I hold my phone in portrait mode, signal automatically drops to zero, network not WiFi. And when I want to do landscape mode, I have to hold the top side of the phone in order to get 2-3 bars signal. But when I hold my phone using both hands, top and bottom, my signal automatically reduces to zero. Can someone tell me what's going on with my phone? I'm quite new with my Sensation and when I do research, all I can find is WiFi death grip issues, not mobile network issues. Any suggestions on what I can do since I use mobile network as my primary internet connection?
Thanks in advance,
Sensation Noob.
Are you rooted or running a stock device? I ask because being stock your limited as to what you can and can not do. If your rooted , you can try flashing a different radio/ril and see if that brings you a stronger more stable signal..
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
I am rooted. How do I do this? I never flashed radio/ril before using samsung phones. *confused*
Thanks for giving attention to my question.
What is the difference between radio and ril? In here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867 the guide shows how to flash radio file, but what do I do with the ril file?
Ram issue
My htc sensation xe show 582 mb ram after custom rom. [ROM][CM10][Kang][Beta][29 Aug].
is there anyone has any idea why this show like so?
i root my device and my hboot was 1.29.0000
after s-off its become 1.27.1111
is it related with hboot?
thanks

[Q] HTC Merge radio upgrade?

Hi all,
Last night, thanks to jianC, I was able to put Cyanogenmod 7 on my old HTC Merge. I was thrilled, until I realized I had no "phone" icon on my screen, and no 3g service. WiFi works, as do all the apps I tried. But I can't actually make or receive calls. My phone is a Verizon, and is perm-rooted and s-off. The radio version is 1.06.00.0910. I suspect this is my problem, but haven't been able to find anything on the internet to help me upgrade the radio. I've reverted to 2fast4u's xfusion rom so I can use my phone again, but I'd really like to get cm7 working. Can anyone help?
Here's the rest of my info in case it helps (new to this so most of this means nothing to me.)
LEXIKON XC SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.82.0000
RADIO-1.06.00.0910
eMMC-boot
Sep 10 2010,22:06:02
Thanks!
Speedoo

[Q] HTC One S, CM11, and poor data/cell signal (if any)

Hey everybody:
This is kind of a last gasp for me. My HTC One S suffers from the usual that you read about - "Preparing SIM" messages, constant error reports on bootup, random reboots. I honestly hate the phone.
So I installed a custom ROM. I unlocked the bootloader via HTCDEV, then I used the 12/20/13 CM11 (KitKat 4.4.2) with the 12/15 GAPPS.
The phone worked OK except now I was able to see what I've read about, and probably unknowingly experienced with the stock ROM, and that is the phone constantly flipping between Edge, 2g, HSPA, HSPA+, etc.
So, I decided to try a new radio. Did it a million times on my old G2. In order to get S-OFF to update it, I used the RLL to bring it back to stock Jelly Bean, then Moonshine to set S-OFF, SuperCID'd, and restored it with CWM. Then I installed the 1.20.x radio and at that point, all heck breaks lose with the data network connectivity and even cell signal. I might have no cell or data signal. I might have a cell signal with Edge. If I get up and move, it might go to HSPA, then I might lose everything again. This is much more pronounced than what I witnessed when I first installed the CM11 ROM.
I've tried reflashing the original 1.13 radio and it's no better. I went back to the 1.20 radio and even wiped and reflashed CM11 and GAPPS from scratch. Still very inconsistent data connectivity, so I'm not necessarily convinced it's the version of the radio because they're both pretty darned bad including the original version.
Has anybody been through this and gotten it straightened out? This is strange that even going back to the old 1.13 radio doesn't seem to help.
Thanks for any ideas...
Type: HTC One S, S4, S-OFF, SUPERCID
HBOOT: 2.15.4444 (Moonshined)
Image: CM11 (12/20/13 - 4.4.2)
Radio: 1.20.50.05.16_10.31.50.08L
Who is your carrier? If it is TMOUS you will probably need to make some adjustments to your /system/build.prop file. When I flash a new ROM I have to make the following additions/changes before my data connectivity is stable:
Code:
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.ril.hsdpa.category = 24
ro.ril.hsupa.category = 6
ro.ril.hsxpa = 4
ro.ril.radio.svn=19
ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule = 0
The setting "ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=1" probably already exists in the file, so it will either need to be edited or removed. The other settings should not exist.
The changes that actually allow the phone to maintain a data connection (as I recall) are "ro.ril.radio.svn=19" and "ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule = 0". "pm.sleep_mode=1" allows the CPU to completely power off, and the "ro.ril.h*" settings set max speeds for different data connections. I'm going off of what I've culled from various posts and forums, so I may be off the mark on some of my descriptions.
Here's one post briefly talking about these settings:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48276115#post48276115
You will need root access and your /system partition will need to be remounted as read-write to make the changes. Ask or search if you need help with those. Of course if you're not on TMOUS, then I have no idea...
Yes, T-Mobile US is my carrier. There's another thing I found. If it go into the phone's testing facility (*#*#4636*#*#), I notice that it's set to WCDMA preferred. If I set it to WCDMA Only and give it a few, it does go to an HSPA/HSPA+ connection. However, that setting appears to be lost between restarts.
What I don't get is that when I first flashed the CM11 ROM, I at least had the intermittent E/2g/3g/HSPA connections. How, if I go into that testing facility, it is stuck on Edge (and more consistent since my last flash). I will read the thread you provided a URL to. Thanks very much!
benyto said:
Who is your carrier? If it is TMOUS you will probably need to make some adjustments to your /system/build.prop file. When I flash a new ROM I have to make the following additions/changes before my data connectivity is stable:
Code:
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.ril.hsdpa.category = 24
ro.ril.hsupa.category = 6
ro.ril.hsxpa = 4
ro.ril.radio.svn=19
ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule = 0
The setting "ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=1" probably already exists in the file, so it will either need to be edited or removed. The other settings should not exist.
The changes that actually allow the phone to maintain a data connection (as I recall) are "ro.ril.radio.svn=19" and "ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule = 0". "pm.sleep_mode=1" allows the CPU to completely power off, and the "ro.ril.h*" settings set max speeds for different data connections. I'm going off of what I've culled from various posts and forums, so I may be off the mark on some of my descriptions.
Here's one post briefly talking about these settings:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48276115#post48276115
You will need root access and your /system partition will need to be remounted as read-write to make the changes. Ask or search if you need help with those. Of course if you're not on TMOUS, then I have no idea...
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OK, I did these build.prop edits. Unfortunately, they've gotten me nothing. Then I went and investigated them a bit more and tried two other minor changes to build.prop (one of your parameters and added another). I'm still stuck on the Edge network. If you do a lookup, you'll see plenty of others. I think this phone is pretty much worthless - as it's been from day one. It will be my last HTC phone. By contrast, my old G1 and G2 are still working. There are tons of reports about One S phones suffering serious issues like this.
I appreciate your help and certainly, if anybody has a eureka moment, I'd love to hear about it. For the time being, I'll most likely see about getting my old G2 reactivated. Others have reported that the only way they've gotten this fixed is sending it back to HTC under warranty. Mine is out of warranty, which is the only reason I decided I'd do it. It was such a bad phone, I had nothing to lose. The next one I buy will most likely be the Moto X.
Thanks again for the help. I absolutely appreciate it.
whealton said:
Yes, T-Mobile US is my carrier. There's another thing I found. If I go into the phone's testing facility (*#*#4636#*#*), I notice that it's set to WCDMA preferred. If I set it to WCDMA Only and give it a few, it does go to an HSPA/HSPA+ connection. However, that setting appears to be lost between restarts.
What I don't get is that when I first flashed the CM11 ROM, I at least had the intermittent E/2g/3g/HSPA connections. How, if I go into that testing facility, it is stuck on Edge (and more consistent since my last flash). I will read the thread you provided a URL to. Thanks very much!
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Sorry I can't be of more help. I'm still fairly new to this phone, but I quite like it. I suppose I've been more fortunate than others in that I haven't had any real problems with it.
It's not a problem and I'm grateful for you trying. The information you provided was also interesting from a learning perspective.
I reran the RUU on it, just to see if it would make any difference. This made it so I USUALLY have 2g connectivity, but that's as far as it goes and it's not good enough. I have lost that at times, but for the main part, it's consistent with 2g.
T-Mobile is sending me a new SIM to get my old G2 reactivated. While it's only about a quarter of the One S speed, it'll suffice. Unfortunately, the SIM it had couldn't be used because too much time had elapsed since the phones last use. That should be here Monday and that particular phone was WAY more tolerant of different images and radios (knock on wood!). It's currently running a Jelly Belly image of Android 4.2.2 (if I remember), so this should be interesting.
As for my HTC One S, I'll most likely give it to my son to use for games and media. With nothing more than 2g speeds, it's worthless to me. This phone has been a complete and utter piece of garbage since the day I got it. It's funny that my excellent experience with the T-Mobile G1 and G2 by HTC was my reason for buying the One S over a Samsung model. Now that phone is the reason I won't be getting another HTC. Strange how that works.
Again, thanks VERY much for the help!
benyto said:
Sorry I can't be of more help. I'm still fairly new to this phone, but I quite like it. I suppose I've been more fortunate than others in that I haven't had any real problems with it.
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Weird, I had a desire z (same phone as g2) and it had really bad reception while holding it. Would lose all signal in the house. All my other phones used have been fine and pretty well equal - nexus one, desire hd, one s, my girlfriend's iPhone are all about the same.
This summer at a cottage my sister gs3 had no service all week, same network and the one s and iPhone
4s both could squeak some signal if you didn't touch them. A slight edge going to the iPhone most of the time I think.
Probably either a radio issue with that phone on your provider or defective hardware?
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It's not the provider (T-Mobile). My wife's Samsung has 4g here in the house - no issues. I took the One S out and had 2g everywhere. It's the phone.
I'm also guessing it's most likely the radio, as in a bad chip. Once you try to burn a new firmware into it, it finishes it off. Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly no engineer. It may or may not be that, or may be WAY more involved. Some people said the only way they got it fixed was by HTC replacing the main board.
The phone was a POS even before installing a custom ROM. Random reboots, constant startups with messages asking if I wanted to report the errors to HTC, random instances of NO data connectivity and then a message saying the phone is "Preparing the SIM card". I finally realize now that the occasional drops I would get while working remotely in Mexico (using a Movistar SIM) were most likely a result of this thing losing it's data connectivity while "Preparing the SIM card." The issues with this phone and the fact that it was out of warranty were the only reasons I took a chance on installing a custom ROM.
I'm sorry that I most likely sound like I'm ranting. However, I've searched all over and found SO MANY issues with this phone, that there's no way they should NOT have been recalled. Even T-Mobile told me there were many reported issues with these things. Both companies failed their customers.
350Rocket said:
Weird, I had a desire z (same phone as g2) and it had really bad reception while holding it. Would lose all signal in the house. All my other phones used have been fine and pretty well equal - nexus one, desire hd, one s, my girlfriend's iPhone are all about the same.
This summer at a cottage my sister gs3 had no service all week, same network and the one s and iPhone
4s both could squeak some signal if you didn't touch them. A slight edge going to the iPhone most of the time I think.
Probably either a radio issue with that phone on your provider or defective hardware?
Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app
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Here in Canada we don't even have 2g on Telus, Bell, virgin mobile and koodo (I am on Telus), so the several phones that seem to have network problems on 2g or switching back And forth only have those issues on Rogers/fido or the small carriers like wind.
A guy I knew from highschool years ago works at fido and I remember him telling me last year this phone had some reception issues.
When telus had this phone on their website still they had pretty well all 5 star reviews. So my phone would probably be a piece of **** on a 2g/3g network too luckily they work perfectly on hspa only.
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Interesting. It's nice to have the option in the case of there ONLY being Edge/2g/3g service available, but not to be stuck on it when HSPA is there.
350Rocket said:
Here in Canada we don't even have 2g on Telus, Bell, virgin mobile and koodo (I am on Telus), so the several phones that seem to have network problems on 2g or switching back And forth only have those issues on Rogers/fido or the small carriers like wind.
A guy I knew from highschool years ago works at fido and I remember him telling me last year this phone had some reception issues.
When telus had this phone on their website still they had pretty well all 5 star reviews. So my phone would probably be a piece of **** on a 2g/3g network too luckily they work perfectly on hspa only.
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True, at least around here though the amount of area without service for Telus/bell or Rogers seems to be pretty equal. So I'm happy not to have the issues with switching between 2g, 3g and LTE. It's hspa or hspa I guess.
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