Hi,
I have an Att tilt (stock) and at work I loose phone signal.
I had a similar issue with my sprint phone and phone service. When the setting for “roaming or sprint network” was set to “automatic” I would loose signal all the time. Instead for the phone locking into the roaming stronger signal (Alltel) would try to lock into the sprint weak signal all day (going in and out resulting in lost calls). When I had that setting to “roaming only” it would lock into alltell (the stronger signal) with 5 bars.
On the tilt when I go to phone/settings/network the only option is “find network” and that option looks for att and not anything else. Is there a way to force my att tilt to roam only and therefore lock to the alltel network (very strong signal)? Or expose all the available networks and choose which one I want to lock in?
Thanks for all the help, this is a great forum
cannot locate different networks
im having the same problem. phone has bad at&t signal. I cannot locate a diferent network.
Forcing roaming with tilt
I guess the question is…Is there a way to force roaming only in a stock att tilt?
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Anyone?
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Bump again....I want to know the same thing. I have free roaming, but I can't get it to roam.
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Does the phrase “PRL file” provide any help?
Is this an editable file that can solve the issue?
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jreed012 said:
Bump again....I want to know the same thing. I have free roaming, but I can't get it to roam.
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I'd like manual n etwork selection as well, but you may be roaming and not know it. AT&T sets up all their phones so it looks like you are on your native network, even when you're not. I had bypassed this and enabled manual network search on all my Motorola phones, I'd like to do the same here with my Tilt.
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i suggest setting the band in settings/phone to wcdma. Try it.
SH4YD33 said:
i suggest setting the band in settings/phone to wcdma. Try it.
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I don't have that setting. AT&T removed it. In 3G mode the field test doesn't do much. In GSM mode it seems to work well.
-Jay
SH4YD33 said:
i suggest setting the band in settings/phone to wcdma. Try it.
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The stock HTC ROM allows this, but it didn't seem to do anything. I know because the ATT HSDPA network is available at my house (barely), and when I lose it it switches to a full signal Edge.
But! If I switch to GSM it seems to lock to the much better Edge signal at my house instead of the HSDPA. That works for me, but will it limit my signal elsewhere?
I had the same problem....the network found was AT&T all the time and no signal, so I place the Sim in a friends Nokia with manual network selection and choose T-MOBILE, place it back in my tilt...problem solved !!
Note: I'm an international user, only use roaming when in USA. But this may help you guys !
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I bought a Diamond 2 on sunday and received it today. I was able to get the phone active on my 3G sim card from my old motorola l6 phone but my service still shows a big E (to the left of the signal strength) and a little e (on top of the signal strength). I am assuming this is the Edge network, right? Is there a way for me to get on the 3G network? Or does this phone not support the At&t 3g bands?
My connection settings for Band are set to auto. I also have the "advanced network" setting set to Enable HSDPA/HSUPA and in my settings-->advanced--select my "modem type" is set to GPRS,3G under the connection of My ISP. Is there another access point url I should have in other than cingular.wap??
any input is appreciated.
Thanks.
no AT&T 3G for us sadly unless they make a specific AT&T branded TD2.
Though this is one of those times that I would be happy to be proven wrong.
shadowline said:
no AT&T 3G for us sadly unless they make a specific AT&T branded TD2.
Though this is one of those times that I would be happy to be proven wrong.
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Thanks for the response... Maybe we'll get lucky and be able to access 3G it in the future...
Don't get too excited, there is no way of implementing North American 3G data on unbranded TD2 phones since its an hardware issue, not software.
Hi,
Have a big problem in that whenever I put a rom on my new Tilt 2 (which I am running on the new HSPA Bell network). My phone thinks it is roaming.
This is a real pain and I can't seem to find away around the problem.
Please can somebody think of something I might be missing?
Thanks!!
pcuz said:
Hi,
Have a big problem in that whenever I put a rom on my new Tilt 2 (which I am running on the new HSPA Bell network). My phone thinks it is roaming.
This is a real pain and I can't seem to find away around the problem.
Please can somebody think of something I might be missing?
Thanks!!
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Test a few radios and see what happens
smokestack76 said:
Test a few radios and see what happens
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Ok will give that a try. Do I have to change th rilphone.dll as well?
No i never have and they flash just fine
smokestack76 said:
No i never have and they flash just fine
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Thanks I will give it a go and let you know how I get on.
pcuz said:
Thanks I will give it a go and let you know how I get on.
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Ok so tried a bunch of different radios but still get the same problem.
Any ideas folks??
pcuz said:
Hi,
Have a big problem in that whenever I put a rom on my new Tilt 2 (which I am running on the new HSPA Bell network). My phone thinks it is roaming.
This is a real pain and I can't seem to find away around the problem.
Please can somebody think of something I might be missing?
Thanks!!
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Are you sure its roaming and not mistaken the icon for something else? Also, if you are indeed roaming, which network is it? AFAIK, in ON, there's only 2 HSPA network Rogers/Fido or Bell/Telus. Who is your provider?
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Are you sure its roaming and not mistaken the icon for something else? Also, if you are indeed roaming, which network is it? AFAIK, in ON, there's only 2 HSPA network Rogers/Fido or Bell/Telus. Who is your provider?
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So I have the icon telling me that I am roaming and all the application warn me before they download data that I am roaming as well (which is a right pain!!).
I am on the new Bell HSPA network.
Any ideas?
roaming..
ok .. this is my experience about this problem ..
first my home base is Netherlands ! and im using Telfort network on my nokia .. buat the last 3 year .. Telfort using KPN Network .. if you turn ON the phone .. it will display Telfort .. but a few second it will change to KPN ...
maybe.. your operator also using another network...
if I put my Telfort sim to TP2 it will display Telfort but with with ROAMING icon !!!
cheers
indra9110
indra9110 said:
ok .. this is my experience about this problem ..
first my home base is Netherlands ! and im using Telfort network on my nokia .. buat the last 3 year .. Telfort using KPN Network .. if you turn ON the phone .. it will display Telfort .. but a few second it will change to KPN ...
maybe.. your operator also using another network...
if I put my Telfort sim to TP2 it will display Telfort but with with ROAMING icon !!!
cheers
indra9110
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Bell have their own network here so I dont think that could be the problem. I also have a Omnia 2 and an Iphone 3Gs that dont have this problem.
Also just tried to manually join the Rogers network and as I thought it would not let me connect.
It is only on the tilt2 after I flashed a new ROM onto it.
Thanks for the idea though.
Anybody else?
pcuz said:
Bell have their own network here so I dont think that could be the problem. I also have a Omnia 2 and an Iphone 3Gs that dont have this problem.
It is only on the tilt2 after I flashed a new ROM onto it.
Thanks for the idea though.
Anybody else?
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EDIT: read this first and then try the following suggestion
Try setting in the TP2 band selection to only HSPA and see what happens. Since bell has no GSM, and if your phone is set to 2G mode only, it's falling back on Rogers/Fido, hence, the roaming.
Start>>Settings>>Personal>>Phone>> Goto "Band" tab>>Set the GSM/UMTS band to "GSM (1900+850) + UMTS(1900+850).
Play around with the Network type by switching to GSM only or CDMA or leave it on Auto.
FYI Rogers/Fido and Bell/Telus HSPA network runs on 850/1900 band.
Food for thought....
Also another thing to consider, considering that Bell/Telus HSPA network is new, I thought i read somewhere you have to get your device "added" to their new HSPA system. Right now, only new sign-up's gets on the new HSPA network. In other words, your phone is trying to get on Bell HSPA network, but Bell rejects it since it's not in their system, so your phone hop's onto next on the list, either roaming on Rogers HSPA or Rogers GSM.
P.S: You might find better response over here
mikron15 said:
EDIT: read this first and then try the following suggestion
Try setting in the TP2 band selection to only HSPA and see what happens. Since bell has no GSM, and if your phone is set to 2G mode only, it's falling back on Rogers/Fido, hence, the roaming.
Start>>Settings>>Personal>>Phone>> Goto "Band" tab>>Set the GSM/UMTS band to "GSM (1900+850) + UMTS(1900+850).
Play around with the Network type by switching to GSM only or CDMA or leave it on Auto.
FYI Rogers/Fido and Bell/Telus HSPA network runs on 850/1900 band.
Food for thought....
Also another thing to consider, considering that Bell/Telus HSPA network is new, I thought i read somewhere you have to get your device "added" to their new HSPA system. Right now, only new sign-up's gets on the new HSPA network. In other words, your phone is trying to get on Bell HSPA network, but Bell rejects it since it's not in their system, so your phone hop's onto next on the list, either roaming on Rogers HSPA or Rogers GSM.
P.S: You might find better response over here
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Thanks for the detailed response.
I dont think I am on the Rogers network as I get the Bell operator logo appear and the phone stays on 3G (as I cant drop to Edge because Bell dont have it on their network).
Also checking my online billing from the past few days I would expect to see some nasty roaming charges which I dont have.
Finally I also have a Jailbroken Iphone and that works on the network fine without any problems.
Its just very weird!!
Just tried to connect to the Rogers network manually and it will not let me connect. So it must be something wierd on the device.
Oh, it does show Bell operator logo. I thought the phone was registering on another entwork other than Bell.
Hmm, since you are not incuring roaming charges, only thing I can think of, is the network list that comes within the ROM classifies Bell as CDMA and not updated to reflect it supports HSPA. So it reads the network id as Bell and network type as HSPA and thinks its roaming? I dunno, i could be wrong lol! ::shrugs::
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Oh, it does show Bell operator logo. I thought the phone was registering on another entwork other than Bell.
Hmm, since you are not incuring roaming charges, only thing I can think of, is the network list that comes within the ROM classifies Bell as CDMA and not updated to reflect it supports HSPA. So it reads the network id as Bell and network type as HSPA and thinks its roaming? I dunno, i could be wrong lol! ::shrugs::
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Make sense to me
I guess I can live with it if I need to. Does anybody know of a way to force the device not to flag any messages about roaming?
At least that will make it less annoying.
It seems like people with unlocked devices are able to lock 2g but AT&T branded devices are not. We've all tried these methods and they have not worked:
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The problem seems to be that we can't disable the automatic operator selection. I remember this used to be a problem on the BB but someone figured out a way to enter some type of code into the phone and enabled 2g lock... AT&T also eventually enabled it after a few years. Is it possible for this to be enabled on AT&T Atrixes?
You're trying to lock the device to 2G bands only? I can't imagine why you'd want to do that with AT&T upgrading their 2G towers (albeit slowly).
The problem is I get very weak 3G/H+ signals but strong E signals where I am and it kills my battery when the radio is flipping back and forth and trying to find a stronger 3G signal.
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You're trying to lock the device to 2G bands only? I can't imagine why you'd want to do that with AT&T upgrading their 2G towers (albeit slowly).
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maybe he want save battery where not in use the internet
So I've recently purchased an unlocked Sprint HTC One. I am able to use my current tmobile sim and am able to send/receive calls and texts. The only problem however, is that when I try to turn on the mobile data, it won't connect and just says "disconnected." Can anyone shed some light as how I can approach and resolve this problem?
Does the phone's GSM radio use the same frequencies for data that T-Mobile uses?
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coal686 said:
Does the phone's GSM radio use the same frequencies for data that T-Mobile uses?
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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I know that the Sprint HTC ONE doesn't have the 1700 Mhz band, only the 1900Mhz. I've read that even if I'm not in an area that is refarmed to the 1900Mhz band, I'll still be getting edge. I live in the Los Angeles area so I'm more than likely to be in an refarmed area.
Connect to wifi and update PRL and profile.
If nothing, try forcing hands-free activation. In the dialer: ##72786#
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xlilazndanx said:
So I've recently purchased an unlocked Sprint HTC One. I am able to use my current tmobile sim and am able to send/receive calls and texts. The only problem however, is that when I try to turn on the mobile data, it won't connect and just says "disconnected." Can anyone shed some light as how I can approach and resolve this problem?
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You probably need to setup T-Mobile's APN to get the data to work. Not sure how to do that on the One though.
BTW, expect GPRS/EDGE data to be quite slow, even if you do get it working.
I haven't had to do anything special with APNs for Tmo data. I get Edge in the non-1900mhz areas and HSPA+ in the 1900mhz areas.
In the Mobile Settings page... I have all roaming guard options unchecked. GSM data checked. Set to GSM/UMTS only. Search for networks.. click on Tmo... and away I go..
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I haven't had to do anything special with APNs for Tmo data. I get Edge in the non-1900mhz areas and HSPA+ in the 1900mhz areas.
In the Mobile Settings page... I have all roaming guard options unchecked. GSM data checked. Set to GSM/UMTS only. Search for networks.. click on Tmo... and away I go..
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I've tried unchecking all roaming gaurd options and I still get the "disconnected" message. Do you mind sharing what your APN settings are?
xlilazndanx said:
I've tried unchecking all roaming gaurd options and I still get the "disconnected" message. Do you mind sharing what your APN settings are?
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I've never touched anything related to APN. just select TMO after the network scan and use. Id assume the APN stuff is auto-populated by htc/sprint settings built in.
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I've never touched anything related to APN. just select TMO after the network scan and use. Id assume the APN stuff is auto-populated by htc/sprint settings built in.
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I tried resetting the APN to default and reconnecting to the TMO network, however, I still can't get any mobile data. I'm hesitant to seek TMO for help as often times, they'll just reply saying that it's a Sprint model, so not everything will work.
So I got the mobile data to work, however, only when I'm out and in certain areas. At home, it still says "disconnected" however, if I'm out in some areas, I'm able to connect to the 1900MHz band. Is there a reason for this happening? Mind that I was only probably a mile away from my house.
Was there a solution to this ? This is my problem also in los Angeles
xlilazndanx said:
So I got the mobile data to work, however, only when I'm out and in certain areas. At home, it still says "disconnected" however, if I'm out in some areas, I'm able to connect to the 1900MHz band. Is there a reason for this happening? Mind that I was only probably a mile away from my house.
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Hey guys
So I looked around the forum for an answer to this question and i found similar topics but not exactly what I was looking for. I have the HTC one with sprint and the only issue I have with it is how it handles its preferred networks. If have 2 bars of LTE but 4-5 bars of 3g its going to stay on 3g and not switch to LTE. Is there anyway to change how it gives each signal preference. Currently it will wait till there is no 3g signal before it switches to 2g but LTE is not giving the same preference. I know it's just this phone because I had the iphone 5 before this and when I was on campus at my university it would stick to the 1 bar of LTE i had rather than switching to 3g. If I force the phone in LTE only mode then it will pick the LTE signal but then I can't call and text obviously so it's not very useful.
There are two things that the iphone 5 did which I miss but otherwise love this phone. One is getting LTE in places that has low coverage and the other is roaming on verizon network on 3g. The iphone would always roam on 3g but the htc one only roams on 2g.
Is there a way to change those things with this phone? Thanks in advance!
onelight17 said:
Hey guys
So I looked around the forum for an answer to this question and i found similar topics but not exactly what I was looking for. I have the HTC one with sprint and the only issue I have with it is how it handles its preferred networks. If have 2 bars of LTE but 4-5 bars of 3g its going to stay on 3g and not switch to LTE. Is there anyway to change how it gives each signal preference. Currently it will wait till there is no 3g signal before it switches to 2g but LTE is not giving the same preference. I know it's just this phone because I had the iphone 5 before this and when I was on campus at my university it would stick to the 1 bar of LTE i had rather than switching to 3g. If I force the phone in LTE only mode then it will pick the LTE signal but then I can't call and text obviously so it's not very useful.
There are two things that the iphone 5 did which I miss but otherwise love this phone. One is getting LTE in places that has low coverage and the other is roaming on verizon network on 3g. The iphone would always roam on 3g but the htc one only roams on 2g.
Is there a way to change those things with this phone? Thanks in advance!
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Have you tried changing the preferred in the *#*#4636*#*# > Phone Information?
Hi thanks for the response. Yes I have messed around with that. That's how I got the LTE only option. It isn't a matter of not finding LTE signal. It's just the way the phone handles what is perferred. The phone first sees if there is a strong LTE signal and it catches that but the moment it goes to about 3 bars or less it will switch to 3g. I want it to continue sticking with LTE until the signal is gone completely like it does with 3g -> 2g.
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Hi thanks for the response. Yes I have messed around with that. That's how I got the LTE only option. It isn't a matter of not finding LTE signal. It's just the way the phone handles what is perferred. The phone first sees if there is a strong LTE signal and it catches that but the moment it goes to about 3 bars or less it will switch to 3g. I want it to continue sticking with LTE until the signal is gone completely like it does with 3g -> 2g.
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If its that way then I belive a builder will be able to forge a flashable zip for that purpose.
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If its that way then I belive a builder will be able to forge a flashable zip for that purpose.
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I see. And who do I ask for that? Or how can I build one? Sorry I am a bit of a rookie in this. I don't want to mess around with it too much but can learn. I thought there might already be some sort of hack or a modded PRL.
any new insight on this by anyone? thanks
I have lte at my work if I do lte only but it will switch to 3g when i turn everything else one because 3g signal is stronger than lte. id rather use lte however but still have my texting and calling capabilities.
onelight17 said:
any new insight on this by anyone? thanks
I have lte at my work if I do lte only but it will switch to 3g when i turn everything else one because 3g signal is stronger than lte. id rather use lte however but still have my texting and calling capabilities.
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I know it's not an optimal solution, but have you considered using Google Voice integration in the meantime? With LTE only mode, so long as you're signed into an app of choice (Google Voice/Hangouts should be able to handle your calls and texts if you tweak at it a bit), you should have the desired service until you can get some dev help.