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T-Mobile MDA 2.26 Upgrade -- Roaming?

Hey Guys,
I've upgraded my MDA to the latest firmware from T-Mobile and did the soft-reset trick to avoid the installation of the T-Mobile extended rom junk.
The phone works great but it says that it is roaming even though I'm on my home network. It never did this on the old rom. FYI... the phone is unlocked and is being used on the Rogers network in Canada (which is my home network and where the SIM is registered).
Any ideas?
- Tatusmi

roaming update
Well I've made phone calls to Rogers and T-Mobile and here's the verdict.
The phone is not actually roaming, there is no roaming charges applied, the SIM card still knows where it is; however, the new ROM from T-Mobile is a USA based rom and it makes the phone think it's not on it's home network and therfore display the roaming icon.
Fortunatly, a bug in WISBar hides the icon most of the time so I guess I'll just live with it. If anyone has a solution to get rid of the icon I'd love to hear it though.
- Tatusmi

Although I'm a T-Mo USA customer, my MDA always showed roaming as well (without the extended ROM to disable it) because my SIM is from T-Mo's predecessor, "Voicestream" which had a different MNC.
To fix it, use a registry editor and change \HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\DisableRoamingIndicator to "1" and the roaming icon is disabled.

elecconnec said:
To fix it, use a registry editor and change \HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\DisableRoamingIndicator to "1" and the roaming icon is disabled.
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If I disable the icon, will it show up when the phone actually is roaming?
Also, you mentioned without the tmo extended rom software to disable it... will this work correctly with the addition of the tmo ext rom? Is there a .cab we can extract to run on it's own?
- Tatusmi

Going from Edge to GPRS where previously didn't

I am on a Tilt with the HTC bigstorage rom. I have tried both radios that are available, the .11 and .17. My network is ATT and we don't have 3G in my area yet. On my Wizard I never have anything but full Edge service at home. On my Tilt I am almost always on GPRS with low signal. Is this something I just need to wait for a newer radio rom to fix or is there some other cause? The problem is unchanged whether on the stock rom, the htc ship rom, and the bigstorage rom I am on now. The radio change also made no difference.
Thanks guys.

Disable the 3G radio in the Comm Manager - should only pick up edge after that.

I am sometimes getting Edge now, so it's not like its not enabled at all. Sometimes it jumps from gprs to edge and back to gprs within seconds. My Comm Manager does not have a 3G button, just a data connection button. Do I need to get a new Comm manager?

Try this cab: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54098&d=1192271410
I've been using it since yesterday...I only get E now, sometimes G, but never 3G.

You disable 3g in the phone settings, band.

Hey thanks for the comm manager, its works great, there is now a 3g button which disables the phone settings band quickly without having to go to the settings. And I'm sitting at home right now and on Edge so it seems like this works.
However, with this comm manager, I am no longer able to completely turn off data completely from within the comm manager right, since the data button is gone and replaced with the 3g? Not a problem because I use NoData when I go out of the country but just would like to clarify.
Lastly, we are supposed to get 3G in my area in another month or so. When I renable 3g to use it, will i have to live with the bad service, or have to toggle the 3g off each time i want to have good service?

I beleive it only turns off 3G but leaves edge on. NoData is program right?
About the data thing - you might have to turn of 3G if it gives you a bad phone signal, but I wouldn't see why it would...

Update: tried the NoData program, seems to work well but how can I turn off data complety? It doesn't let me disable edge - or is that even possible?

Phone Options Band Selection Tab?

I can't figure out how to enable the band selection Tab under Phone/Options.
I found another thread mentioning a registry entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oem\PhoneSetting
ShowUTMSBandPage=1
This didn't show the tab for me, even after soft reset.
I'm using the XDA Live rom, but I'm somewhat sure this didn't work for the stock AT&T rom either. I do remember seeing this tab in many of the HTC modified roms I've tried but I'm sticking with the XDA Live rom.
Does anyone know how to get the band settings tab in Phone Options?
I can use the comm manager, but it only switches between GSM and 3G, but not to auto, so in some places where 3G signal is week, I don't get service at all because I can't set it to AUTO from the comm manager.
-James

Tilt Locked in Edge Mode (bandswitch fallout?)

I demo'ed bandswitch, and it expired. I decided not to purchase it, and uninstalled it.
It seems that since the last mode I was in within bandswitch was GSM, and now my Tilt is always in Edge...
How can I fix this?
Thank you!!!

Did you try the "normal" way of switching bands? Telephone - Menu - Options - Band - Network Type: Auto or WCDMA as you like?

Yes, I shoudl have mentioned that I did some searching and found that in a wiki. I attempted that. I do not show the "band" screen in my Tilt.
I'm running the standard AT&T software....

A hard reset should fix it...

If it doesnt show the band page in the phone settings then download Kaiser Tweak and enable it. A hard reset may be an option, but use it only as your last.

it depends on what rom your using the AT-T roms will not show the band option even if you enable it using KaiserTWEAK

austinsnyc said:
it depends on what rom your using the AT-T roms will not show the band option even if you enable it using KaiserTWEAK
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I am using the original AT&T Tilt software/rom

Browsing the NET while on a call

Is this possible? And if so can someone send me a cab file or instructions on how to make this happen. And sorry if this has been addressed already. This is my 1st official post. I have an AT&T Tilt with STOCK HTC AT&T ROM. Just upgraded the HTC Camera with one of the cab files I found on this site. Also I am having a bit of difficulty uninstalling two applications.
Wizard_reTouched_dial2.cab and today_wallpaper_pack.exe
I went to the normal start/settings/system/remove programs and I see them both in the list but i am unable to uninstall them. HELP!!!!!!

As long as you have a 3G / HSDPA / UMTS signal, you will be able to talk and use internet at the same time. If you are only on edge or gprs, you can NOT. This is covered many places in this forum........ Searching is your friend.....

Hey i'm using an AT&T TILT on Tmobile's Network with Stock Rom from HTC "AT&T's"
How can I force my phone or get my phone to use something other than Edge?

babyface215 said:
How can I force my phone or get my phone to use something other than Edge?
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Travel to a location where there's clear 3G reception. Unless you've configured your phone away from default settings, it'll automatically default to the most useful signal it can get.

If you're using the stock ATT ROM then use bandswitch. If you're using custom ROM then it's in the phone settings. I use Garmin DK3 Final and it's in the phone settings. I can set it to connect only to UMTS band and only to HSDPA. I cant stand the 2G buzz when ever I'm around any speakers.

Are you referring to the Radio Version
or the actual ROMPaq? I am using AT&T/HTC Stock Rom but I am using the Radio Version from Japan.. 1.71.09.01

babyface215 said:
I am using AT&T/HTC Stock Rom but I am using the Radio Version from Japan.. 1.71.09.01
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From what I know of, Japan uses a different frequency band than the rest of the world for 3G (800MHz). So you might not be able to connect to 3G networks in the US with that radio version. Do you ever see a "3G" or "H" icon for the network status?

No only E of course for EDGE
Cot Darnarbit!!! I might as well go back to the STOCK Radio Version I was running.