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Hi,
I often take my XDA2i on the move but rarely seem able to pick up a wifi connection.
I've tried sitting outsite people's homes, outside shops and all sort but rarely succeed.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?
Cheers
Simon
Sign up with a provider or an aggregator like www.boingo.com. With 3G and 3.5G wifi access is becoming less and less important imho. You must be, like me, due for an upgrade.
Vario II + Web 'n' Walk = slight need for wifi
Hi,
The thing with these directories is you have to be online to know where the online locations are! Crazy!
Not sure what you mean by 3G - is my XDA2i going to be useless soon!?
Tell me more!
Cheers
Simon
Here is a few site you might be interested in:
http://www.wififreespot.com/europe.html
http://www.free-hotspot.com/
http://www.jiwire.com/
http://en.fon.com/
simonp820 said:
Not sure what you mean by 3G - is my XDA2i going to be useless soon!?
Simon
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Yout phone is GSM/GPRS, Already there is EDGE (in some countries) which is faster and GSM technology. Also deployed is UTMS (3G) [~384 kbit/s] and coming is HSDPA. The last gives 5+ * UMTS download.
Google for any of the acronyms to learn more.
Does the Alpine not have 3G?
Does the Alpine not have 3G?
No the Alpine does not have 3g. It is GSM.
No the Alpine does not have 3g. It is GSM. ;-)
kevino said:
simonp820 said:
Not sure what you mean by 3G - is my XDA2i going to be useless soon!?
Simon
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Yout phone is GSM/GPRS, Already there is EDGE (in some countries) which is faster and GSM technology. Also deployed is UTMS (3G) [~384 kbit/s] and coming is HSDPA. The last gives 5+ * UMTS download.
Google for any of the acronyms to learn more.
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At present, HSDPA is only available within the M25 area and VERY few high-density urban areas outside of London, and it's only available on Vodafone afaik, so it's not so practical just yet
I wouldn't give up on wifi just yet, I signed up to credecard , which you pay for minutes at wifi hotspots, but every month they give you ten minutes' access at any supported hotspot FREE (yes, free) and only begin to charge you (per minute) if you go over. The first month you sign up, you get half an hour's free usage! Not bad huh, and you can use it on TheCloud hotspots and loads of other ones.
OK, so there's EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GMRS, HSDPA, HSUPA, UTMS and WiFi, so where does WAP come into all this?
lol
and I thought 3G/UTMS was about 1.8Mbps?
sebastian
Simple instructions for getting POINTUI installed on XDA11i
Simple instructions for installing the POINTUI program onto my XDA11i .
Thank you.
My alpine is great for this job. I can connect to wifi networks on 2 coffee bars (..) that have unsecured networks in my town, while i'm in the shop but also 10 meters away from it. Compared to blue angel and prophet that i have tested so far..alpine with wm2003se has great wifi reception.
Any chance of sending/posting some information on your Wi Fi settings ... please ??
It use to work before I had Shaps Rom on mine, now resco apps wont work and on occasion Windows Live Messenger wont work. . . Some other apps are Skype, zsIRC, Coreplayer(Yes I have the 1.1.3 one), some others but you get the idea. What could be the problem? I have the right MEdia Net and AT&T ISP settings.
Anyone? What could the problem be?
It would probably help if you posted your set up, i.e. rom/radio/os versions...
Ah, well, I said shaps rom. And I have the radio ver: 1.27.12.17. It could be the radio, but now I am only getting edge speeds, when I am in a city with all 3G and edge in the suburbs and ghetto areas?
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Ah, well, I said shaps rom. And I have the radio ver: 1.27.12.17. It could be the radio, but now I am only getting edge speeds, when I am in a city with all 3G and edge in the suburbs and ghetto areas?
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oh? i thought schaps had more than one rom released.
with my current setup i haven't had any problems or complaints with edge or 3g.
so, how's your rom coming along?
Oh, lol thats what you meant. . . Its the 4.31 one. I dont know. I havent been able to use certian apps. . . and a moment ago it didnt have any connection and now it does and it jumps from edge to GSPA and then sometimes I cant have 3G back and when I do it messes everything up, like the carrier logo says AT&T 3G instead of regular AT&T and it would change the HSPDA symbol to 3G and sometimes its normal with the Hspda symbol? Why does it do that? Well I'm off to be its too late here anyways. ., it could be a network problem IDK but I hope it corrects it self in the morning.
What part of town are you in so maybe you could help me?
the band switching problem is my favorite. you are lucky to only get that now. try turning off your band setting from auto to either gsm or 3g, that worked for me. you could always change your radio and see if that helps.
oh, and your apps not working, ..... hard reset yet?
i'm generally all over town during the day, but i live near the uni.
although i don't know how much help i'd actually be.
Tried that and I don't want to start all over after 6 flashes(During the time I flashed to the shaps rom out of the time I've had it). Well, it works now. It could have been my area. UNLV? I am by the community college.
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Oh, lol thats what you meant. . . Its the 4.31 one. I dont know. I havent been able to use certian apps. . . and a moment ago it didnt have any connection and now it does and it jumps from edge to GSPA and then sometimes I cant have 3G back and when I do it messes everything up, like the carrier logo says AT&T 3G instead of regular AT&T and it would change the HSPDA symbol to 3G and sometimes its normal with the Hspda symbol? Why does it do that? Well I'm off to be its too late here anyways. ., it could be a network problem IDK but I hope it corrects it self in the morning.
What part of town are you in so maybe you could help me?
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Normal operation of HSDPA is this: In a 3G area the 3G icon will show. While data is being transferred the H icon will show. Once the data transfer is complete it will go back to the 3G icon. I think part of what you are describing is normal oeration.
-Jay
Well, no. My whole town is almost 3G, so I dont think its that and it would say HSPDA all the time even with out data transfers. I think the network had a hiccup yesterday. It only did the 3G icon thing when I would have been messing with the band selection(hasent happened lately it only happened 2 weeks ago).
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Well, no. My whole town is almost 3G, so I dont think its that and it would say HSPDA all the time even with out data transfers. I think the network had a hiccup yesterday. It only did the 3G icon thing when I would have been messing with the band selection(hasent happened lately it only happened 2 weeks ago).
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You should not be on H all the time, even when no data is being transferred. My phone got stuck like that once. A soft reset fixed it.
-Jay
Well not connected, all the time it just says [H], is there something wrong with that? I thought that was 3G? When ever the [3G] symbol comes on the carrier display area not the connectivity area says AT&T 3G and when its normal it just says AT&T.
Ok so i was messing around with the settings in Kaiser Tweak.. and i have found this..
3G does indeed go faster than HSPDA(aka 3.5G) on my network here in south florida..
In New York City it was the opposite..
another thing that i did notice was that in NY i can have simultaneous voice and data sessions open, but here in south florida i cannot
(ie. Tethering whilst on the phone, or surfing web while on hold...)
i was wondering wether u you all can have simultaneous voice and data, and where??
Colorado Springs, CO: Simultaneous voice and data.
I can do both voice and data simultaneously in Nashville, and was able to do so successfully when I was in various parts of Florida (except when I was roaming off of the Edge network, obviously).
Jacksonville, FL. works fine... might have just been an issue in NY, or you need a new sim then sim updates.
Jacksonville Fl here as well and I have had no issues... I can do it all simultaneous.... where in S. Fl are you?
im in palm beach county...when i go up to martin county simultaneous voice and data works fine..
im gonna gonna be going up there this weekend and checking it out while im there again.
I see that the 3G towers dont have much range, im guessing now that each one works differently.. I dont know if i should get a new radio.
cweems said:
Jacksonville, FL. works fine... might have just been an issue in NY, or you need a new sim then sim updates.
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What would a new sim have to do with network speed?
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What would a new sim have to do with network speed?
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When I worked for ATT they had a training course on the new sim cards and it has to do with the available amount of memory on the chip and the downloads of the tower databases. Older non 3g sims have half the memory of the 3g sims and cannot hold the download that comes to your phone that tells it what towers to use. That was what Tom the network engineer in CFL had advised us of.
HSDPA in Philadelphia, PA is upwards of 1.8mbps. I frequently tether to my laptop and do not get disconnected if the phone rings. I am using the SIM that shipped with my Tilt.
Hey I'm in Palm Beach County too....Nice too see you here.... a quick question for you...do you notice a problem with MMS in Palm Beach County like I do... meaning a long delay in sending to someone not in the ATT spectrum???
Minneapolis - works simultaneous. Tested and verified many times =)
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Ok so i was messing around with the settings in Kaiser Tweak.. and i have found this..
3G does indeed go faster than HSPDA(aka 3.5G) on my network here in south florida..
In New York City it was the opposite..
another thing that i did notice was that in NY i can have simultaneous voice and data sessions open, but here in south florida i cannot
(ie. Tethering whilst on the phone, or surfing web while on hold...)
i was wondering wether u you all can have simultaneous voice and data, and where??
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Maybe you simultaneous voice and data didn't work because you had the Kaiser Tweak setting "Disconnect Data Connection after" set to something other than "never" at the time you tried it. Simultaneous doesn't work if you have a disconnect timeout set.
Maryland Baltimore Area
3G and HSDPA
approx equal speeds ( 1.7mbps verified by multiple badwidth tests)
Able to both talk and surf regardless 3G or HSDPA
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HSDPA in Philadelphia, PA is upwards of 1.8mbps. I frequently tether to my laptop and do not get disconnected if the phone rings. I am using the SIM that shipped with my Tilt.
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I'm in delaware, and this is what happens to me. HOWEVER, it doesnt happen if i'm on the edge network, go figure.
ok heres my reviews .. ive done a bit of travelling with my wife and for my job since ive bought my Tilt so i got to see its performance in a few diffrent places.
-Where i live NJ = Fast ( switches between HSDPA and Edge all the time )
-NY = semi fast ( stayed on HSDPA )
-Chicago = slow ( Edge network Only )
London = SUPER FAST ( not only did it stay on HSDPA the entire time, i watched youtube vids and flipped thru them without and lag or choppy screens )
-Boston, around the New England Aquarium = Semi Fast, Edge and HSDPA )
so the way i feel, its alot faster than my Blackberry Curve, and blows my wifes iPhone out the water while on HSDPA. BUT while im on the EDGE network its pretty much at the same speed.
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I'm in delaware, and this is what happens to me. HOWEVER, it doesnt happen if i'm on the edge network, go figure.
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It's normal, EDGE doesn't support simultaneous call and data. 3G does.
ok im in southern california and i can do both data and voice BUT i have never maxed above 800 kbit on HSDPA..really lame but i dont know why
JstarLuvsTina said:
-Boston, around the New England Aquarium = Semi Fast, Edge and HSDPA )
and blows my wifes iPhone out the water while on HSDPA. BUT while im on the EDGE network its pretty much at the same speed.
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I will attest to Boston and it's environs. I was connected yesterday during back and forth emails, when my wife called, so the simultaneous voice and data works also.
And yes, my wife was calling from her pokey slow iPhone
3G supports simultaneous voice and data and has always worked for me this way in Harrisburg PA on my Tytn II--- until recently.
I now cannot use data while on a voice call. I've tried resetting my data connections and modifying all my tweaks, but it is stuck this way. Has anyone seen this happen?
mskovrinskie said:
3G supports simultaneous voice and data and has always worked for me this way in Harrisburg PA on my Tytn II--- until recently.
I now cannot use data while on a voice call. I've tried resetting my data connections and modifying all my tweaks, but it is stuck this way. Has anyone seen this happen?
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I hate it when I answer my own question.. I just found the fix for this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2030937&postcount=11
Is there a way to force HSDPA? I have it enabled (using advance config) & rarely does it connect to it, uses Edge majority of the time.
if the place you are present have poor hsdpa support it
roam to other network types
would you rather have it loose connection ?
+1 on what Rudegar sad, also its BTS who decide for you when HSDPA should kick in. If you are in area you will recieve.
So theres no way to force the connection?
I had three bars earlier when connection & worked awsome, now Im on edge & fights to get 10kbps down. Ive noticed this in the cities Im in often like Roanoke,VA, Atlanta, Montgomery,AL, Virginia Beach, Detroit.
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So theres no way to force the connection?
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It's just like if you have a 56 kbps modem - remember those antiques from only 10 years ago - there's no way to force a higher connection speed without unreliability and connection drops coming into the equation. Maybe it's time to trial another network (perhaps with a pay as you go sim) and see how their offerings compare.
Where in Va Beach? I live in Va Beach and get HSDPA pretty much everywhere i go.
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Where in Va Beach? I live in Va Beach and get HSDPA pretty much everywhere i go.
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Like I stated above its the base station who opens up for you when you download or stream. You are not in HSDPA constantly as it does not enable until you do the above.
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Like I stated above its the base station who opens up for you when you download or stream. You are not in HSDPA constantly as it does not enable until you do the above.
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]I think that'll be very network provider dependent because where I live its always HSDPA irrespective of whether a data connection is present. Depending where I travel to, I have had cases where the connection drops to 3G but then as soon as I initiate a data connection it jumps up to H and I've had further cases where it's E or G and a data connection makes no difference.
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]I think that'll be very network provider dependent because where I live its always HSDPA irrespective of whether a data connection is present. Depending where I travel to, I have had cases where the connection drops to 3G but then as soon as I initiate a data connection it jumps up to H and I've had further cases where it's E or G and a data connection makes no difference.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSDPA
Fast packet scheduling
The HS-DSCH downlink channel is shared between users using channel-dependent scheduling to make the best use of available radio conditions. Each user device periodically transmits an indication of the downlink signal quality, as often as 500 times per second. Using this information from all devices, the base station decides which users will be sent data on the next 2 ms frame and how much data should be sent for each user. More data can be sent to users which report high downlink signal quality.
The amount of the channelisation code tree, and thus network bandwidth, allocated to HSDPA users is determined by the network. The allocation is "semi-static" in that it can be modified while the network is operating, but not on a frame-by-frame basis. This allocation represents a trade-off between bandwidth allocated for HSDPA users, versus that for voice and non-HSDPA data users. The allocation is in units of channelisation codes for Spreading Factor 16, of which 16 exist and up to 15 can be allocated to HSDPA. When the base station decides which users will receive data on the next frame, it also decides which channelisation codes will be used for each user. This information is sent to the user devices over one or more HSDPA "scheduling channels"; these channels are not part of the HSDPA allocation previously mentioned, but are allocated separately. Thus, for a given 2 ms frame, data may be sent to a number of users simultaneously, using different channelisation codes. The maximum number of users to receive data on a given 2 ms frame is determined by the number of allocated channelisation codes. By contrast, in CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, data is sent to only one user at a time.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSDPA
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I was actually looking at that page a few days ago with regards to speeds but it doesn't change the fact that in some locations my phone shows the H icon when there isn't even a hint of a data connection present and no voice call taking place at the time either. Under such circumstances, it could have quite easily dropped back to a 3G icon until HSDPA is needed but it nearly always doesn't. The only place I've found it does work like this, interestingly enough, is when I'm going past the O2 UK HQ beside Slough train station where it will drop back to 3 G unless a data connection is in place.
When I was using Vodafone UK, this did not happen in the same loacation (never tested for this near their HQ out at Newbury) but again I experienced many cases where the H icon was shown on the phone but not needed. Thats why I've mentioned it's network dependant. I take your point that the specs dictate it should work otherwise but in my case thats not played out to be how it's gone.
If you want I can make your icon show a Q or Z for that matter, 3G as ONE a connection is a misleading term as it describes many technologies. Normal HSDPA suppose to show H when used and 3G idling. Remember the 6.1 ROM`s who displayed H all the time HSDPA or not? If you read up on wiki you will understand what I sad about HSDPA in earlier post. You cant draw conclusions based on what icon your phone is showing as the HSDPA technology will work as it always has.
So as long you do not stream/call of use for HSDPA you will not stay in it. So if you going to force it to stay in HSDPA you need to constant stream, an idle HSDPA connection swich over to 3g and back once called upon. So correct me if I am wrong here ... And I preferred documented. The only thing that is provider dependent here are if they support it and the coverage of it. The technology which I was talking about has nothing to do whit just that.
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I was actually looking at that page a few days ago with regards to speeds but it doesn't change the fact that in some locations my phone shows the H icon when there isn't even a hint of a data connection present and no voice call taking place at the time either. Under such circumstances, it could have quite easily dropped back to a 3G icon until HSDPA is needed but it nearly always doesn't. The only place I've found it does work like this, interestingly enough, is when I'm going past the O2 UK HQ beside Slough train station where it will drop back to 3 G unless a data connection is in place.
When I was using Vodafone UK, this did not happen in the same loacation (never tested for this near their HQ out at Newbury) but again I experienced many cases where the H icon was shown on the phone but not needed. Thats why I've mentioned it's network dependant. I take your point that the specs dictate it should work otherwise but in my case thats not played out to be how it's gone.
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You cant draw conclusions based on what icon your phone is showing as the HSDPA technology will work as it always has.
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Why would my phone lie to me like that given (in the same locations) it reliably and correctly detects that it is in 3G and then when a data connection is initiated bumps up to H. There is no doubt to me that it is reliably detecting the connection type as it does this every time I travel through Slough on the train if I initiate a data connection. Similarly it seems as if the H, 3G, G and even E, do correctly display under the right circumstances. Again, I've no dobt about the HSDPA specs and how it should work, I'm just saying in reality with my HTC Official ROM'd phone (both using my current setup and previously WM 6.1), it's behaved that way in practice.
I think the OP wants the same sort of performance and indications from his phone that I'm getting from mine and I know no way to 'force' an HSDPA connection and get appropriate speeds if the network infrastructure and signal strenth aren't up to the task. On the other hand there maybe another network that operates much better in a given area which will provide whats required and there's little cost in doing some 'trialling' of competing networks in the areas involved.
Raiisak said:
You cant draw conclusions based on what icon your phone is showing as the HSDPA technology will work as it always has.
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Why would my phone lie to me like that given.........
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Listen mate, I dont know why you want to argue or what you want to argue about???? Twisting and turning my answers are not going to do the trick here, OP asked about forcing he`s device in HSDPA, I answered that it would not work cause HSDPA does not work like that. Then you come in and start talking about something completely else and nagging on my answer?? I do not care what your phone shows and how it work in local area`s nearby you as it has nothing whit my answer or on topic IMO to do.
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Like I stated above its the base station who opens up for you when you download or stream. You are not in HSDPA constantly as it does not enable until you do the above.
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]I think that'll be very network provider dependent because where I live its always HSDPA irrespective of whether a data connection is present. Depending where I travel to, I have had cases where the connection drops to 3G but then as soon as I initiate a data connection it jumps up to H and I've had further cases where it's E or G and a data connection makes no difference.
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This comment triggered it all, if I had knew that you would not be interested in my answers on your comment I would not have taken the time to explain about HSDPA.
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I know no way to 'force' an HSDPA connection
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Then what do you argue about here? I am not going to comment this further as what ever I say does not get to you and there is nothing to more discuss.
Nothing personal
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Listen mate, I dont know why you want to argue or what you want to argue about???? Twisting and turning my answers are not going to do the trick here, OP asked about forcing he`s device in HSDPA, I answered that it would not work cause HSDPA does not work like that.
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There's no need to bring out the 'listen mate' with multiple questionmarks on the end. I do listen where I think something is clear and correct. If I think there's more to an issue, I chime in. In response to your link to that wikipedia page which outlines how it should work (in an ideal world), I'm telling you that some networks do not appear to implement things according to the official specs so it won't necessarily behave that way. My examples based from usage/observations in many different locations around the UK prove that point and as I mentioned that was also the case when I was with Vodafone here so that's all, no more, no less and no intention to offend.
Then you come in and start talking about something completely else and nagging on my answer?? I do not care what your phone shows and how it work in local area`s nearby you as it has nothing whit my answer or on topic IMO to do.
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There's those multiple questionmarks again, calm down, I'm not having a go at you. I think it's best for the OP to make that determination whether my comments are relevant as we both replied in order to try and help that person out. You with some might say the 'official' line and me with the 'in practice' line. In the end we agree the answer as to what can be done to force HSDPA is the same ie nothing. I added the possibility that if better performance is saught, a network change may provide this.
This comment triggered it all, if I had knew that you would not be interested in my answers on your comment I would not have taken the time to explain about HSDPA.
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I was interested all right, I felt your original answer and the subsequent wikipedia link didn't paint the whole picture so that's why I came in. I trust that you will eventually understand and accept that. Remember, I'm not having a go at you
My wife has poor service at her work and it seems that wifi calling/texting is blocked through the network there as it works everywhere else. The IT guy is a **** and no help. The texting part is more important., but is there a way to change the outgoing port to another that may be unblocked? I'm newer to tmobile so I'm not familiar with exactly how it works yet. I believe she is getting an error reg99 when she is on the network there. Any help or advice is much appreciated since I'm my household IT guy and I'm tired of hearing about it!
You can't do anything to change the port.
Does her phone have coverage if she leaves it in her car? She could do that and use MightyText on her desktop (if not blocked by dickish IT guy) to enable text messaging.
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My wife has poor service at her work and it seems that wifi calling/texting is blocked through the network there as it works everywhere else. The IT guy is a **** and no help. The texting part is more important., but is there a way to change the outgoing port to another that may be unblocked? I'm newer to tmobile so I'm not familiar with exactly how it works yet. I believe she is getting an error reg99 when she is on the network there. Any help or advice is much appreciated since I'm my household IT guy and I'm tired of hearing about it!
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Try this
http://www.techooligan.com/2014/07/how-to-fix-reg99-unable-to-connect.html?m=1
BAD ASS NOTE 4 + BAD ASS GEAR S
I wouldn't recommend that procedure seeing as your wifi calling works at other locations.
Yea I tried that. The odd thing is works at home so it almost has to be a work/network issue. I'm confused on why it would be a reg99 error though. I belive thats related to 911 address issues. Tmobile has sent 2 updates to her sim card but no change.
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I wouldn't recommend that procedure seeing as your wifi calling works at other locations.
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I actually started with that process, and Tmobile updated her sim, but same thing. I was hoping there was a APN change or something to change the outgoing direction. I was unaware that wifi texting uses specific ports or maybe they block all uncommon ports on their network. It sucks cause she had a paid for unlocked ATT s4 but the service was crappy. We upgraded for the wifi calling feature and it still doesnt work. I appreciate the help.
It's take your signal booster to work day.
Have her call Tmobile and get one.
Eg
"My signals no good."
Plug it in out of site. "Behind a plant."
Have her not log into the WiFi at work.
Installing outside (non-corporate) equipment at a lot of companies is a major NON and usually grounds for a trip to HR.
Cellular repeater?
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Cellular repeater?
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Thats an idea. They are about 100 bucks right? Passing it by HR first is definitely a good idea. Its a shame there are so many road blocks for this to work. In this case it is not necessarily Tmobiles fault. The tools are there to overcome the issue. For what its worth, I'll dig deep into options and report back in case someone else has this issue. Thanks
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Thats an idea. They are about 100 bucks right? Passing it by HR first is definitely a good idea. Its a shame there are so many road blocks for this to work. In this case it is not necessarily Tmobiles fault. The tools are there to overcome the issue. For what its worth, I'll dig deep into options and report back in case someone else has this issue. Thanks
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You don't pay for the LTE booster, you just pay a $25 deposit until you return it and they will give it back to you. If you break it or damage it, you will pay about $100+
I have one in my room, I get full bar in my living room and 10-20 mbps but in my room I get 0 signal (they said my room is at the edge of the lte tower and edge of a 2g tower which sucks) So I tried the wifi calling router they have, didn't do any better than my regular router because my room is far from it, so I returned it.
Now that I have an LTE booster, it helped it a lot. Some days I get full LTE bars and 10mbps which is rare, most of the time it shows full LTE signal and 1.20 to 1.50 mbps, sometimes it gives me a 4g signal with slow speeds.
At the end of the day, it's t mobiles network that is the problem (I can't complain because my sister is paying for my bill and paying for my Note 4) Even with wifi calling, I would get voicemails and find out someone called me and my phone didn't even ring or give a notification. Same with an LTE booster, T mobile has great service outside the house but the only problem I have is inside buildings
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You don't pay for the LTE booster, you just pay a $25 deposit until you return it and they will give it back to you. If you break it or damage it, you will pay about $100+
I have one in my room, I get full bar in my living room and 10-20 mbps but in my room I get 0 signal (they said my room is at the edge of the lte tower and edge of a 2g tower which sucks) So I tried the wifi calling router they have, didn't do any better than my regular router because my room is far from it, so I returned it.
Now that I have an LTE booster, it helped it a lot. Some days I get full LTE bars and 10mbps which is rare, most of the time it shows full LTE signal and 1.20 to 1.50 mbps, sometimes it gives me a 4g signal with slow speeds.
At the end of the day, it's t mobiles network that is the problem (I can't complain because my sister is paying for my bill and paying for my Note 4) Even with wifi calling, I would get voicemails and find out someone called me and my phone didn't even ring or give a notification. Same with an LTE booster, T mobile has great service outside the house but the only problem I have is inside buildings
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Thats a great idea. I will look into that. Thank you.
I wonder if would be possible to set google voice account and send messages to that number (google voice) while she is on wifi.
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Lol WiFi at work does mean that all of data is potentially able to be packet sniffed, I.T. dept love to packet capture, lol its their job. Have you tried VPN if the work network would allow?
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Lol WiFi at work does mean that all of data is potentially able to be packet sniffed, I.T. dept love to packet capture, lol its their job. Have you tried VPN if the work network would allow?
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I had considered that but I'm not really familiar with enough. I didn't know if it would work. Doesn't it also slow down the internet speeds depending on the service? If her work was close enough I would try one of the network sniffer apps to see how things were working but I'm not even sure yet what ports are strictly for wifi texts and how it differs from calling.
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I wonder if would be possible to set google voice account and send messages to that number (google voice) while she is on wifi.
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We do just gmail eachother if its important, but texts from other people is the concern. If she doesn't go out for lunch, when she leaves its a incoming text explosion sometimes. Rarely is it an important text but you never know.
Like I said give a try to google voice. When using google voice you can send and receive texts on your desktop too.
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