I’m really confused as to why there is not a huge outcry by Kaiser users regarding dropped calls and complaints from people on the other end indicating voice drop outs.
Is this limited to certain areas only? It happens to me regularly here in south Florida. The voice drop out issue is fairly serious to me. I have read only a few posts regarding this issue.
Should this issue be raised a little louder to the powers that be? The Kaiser is a phone after all and conversations should be a no brainer for any phone!
Anyone else?
Thanks.
Joe
I have never had any of the problems you speak of here in south carolina.
Have you installed the bluetooth fix available from HTC to deal with 'dropped calls' problem?
Works fine for that here in the UK too...
I had the same problem but only when I was calling with my g/f, then I realize that my girls phone is damaged and my keiser is ok.
So in Europe its fine
I live in Tampa and haven't had any issues. ROM and radio version issues, perhaps?
I am in Chicago and I don't have any of those problems, you must be in a bad cell area.
Are you on bluetooth? are you using speaker phone? or does it always happen? are you talking to people on same network?
As far as reception, dropped calls, and audio quality; the Tilt is probably the best phone I've ever used. I remember when I first got it, people would ask if I had a new phone. Just about everyone commented that it sounded great on their end.
BTW, I'm in the DFW, Tx area.
I'm in UK, but have also used my Kaiser in France, Germany and Romania - all ok. Maybe you've flashed a ROM and not selected the right radio.
If you've flashed a ROM check here for which radio is correct.
Been using my phone in Thailand and India, without any problems so far relating to the Signal and call drops.
The signal is actually better with the Tytn II than my previous P3300.
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I’m really confused as to why there is not a huge outcry by Kaiser users regarding dropped calls and complaints from people on the other end indicating voice drop outs.
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Ummmm, because simply because this is happening to you doesn't mean that it is happening to everyone else?
Frankly, it sounds like a geographic issue.
rush242 said:
Ummmm, because simply because this is happening to you doesn't mean that it is happening to everyone else?
Frankly, it sounds like a geographic issue.
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Well, it certainly is not happening only to me but I guess it is not as wide spread as I ASSumed it was. I definitely recall reading others with similar issues but....
Maybe it is just at&t’s network in south Florida. Had these issues with 3 different Kaisers.
Joe
I'm at work now (I work at an AT&T store) and I'm looking at the internal coverage map. Florida has decent coverage overall but it is admittedly weaker in the southern areas (Pretty much everything south of Tampa). There are good spots but it's mostly "moderate" coverage. This basically means that your phone will work in the open but there are no promises indoors or in cars. Hope this clears things up a bit.
No problems of the sort here in New Orleans, La. I believe i had one hiccup on a call and dropped it once when it switched from 3G to Edge.
You might want to try a new ROM and radio. I do some business in Miami and forgot that I had the Tilt the last time I was there. Think I was using Alex's UC then (Dutty's v2 Medium now) and had no problems - both via the phone itself and bluetooth. Good luck.
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Hi guys!
This question is for those of you who upgraded from TyTN. How is the reception compared to TyTN? Same? Better? Worse?
Especially, interested in AT&T service.
I've recently moved and reception in my new place really sucks, particulary in-doors. Over than that, I really like my phone. But i keep thinking if I should upgrade to get better reception.
And yes, I had tried different ROMs and different Radios.
Thank you!
I had a tytn and the reception is the same. Compared to my other phones:
Nokia is the best, then my imate SP5, Tytn II and the worsed is my palm treo 750v.
I'd say it's at least as good as my TyTN, maybe slightly better.
Anybody else?
Anybody else would like share their opinion on this topic?
Please!
Seriously, I am sick and tired of those dropped calls.
my Tilt (as-shipped radio/rom) gets a better signal than my 8525 (numerous Black roms and at least 5 different radios)
Thanx!
Thanx for the input, roboHaxx!
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Anybody else would like share their opinion on this topic?
Please!
Seriously, I am sick and tired of those dropped calls.
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You might want to do a search as there have been many many threads on this.......................
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Terrible!! Yesterday we were out in the desert. We were 9 in total, I was the only one without signal. Others either had Nokia or SE.
thanks for the comment, CorruptedSanity.
Doesn't sound very encouraging.
For me, I don't have problems with my TyTN outdoors. But the indoors things age getting real ugly. Like, 9 people in the room and I am the one without the signal.
Strange thing, sometimes it does show 2 or 3 bars before I start dialing, but it cannot connect and call ends with no bars.
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Strange thing, sometimes it does show 2 or 3 bars before I start dialing, but it cannot connect and call ends with no bars.
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Thats exactly what I faced yesterday. I had signal bars from 1 to 3 but it would not connect the call. It would say dialling or I dunno connecting but would never go through. I got up,walked around, even stood on the car but nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dwella got a link? Im not sure which terms to use in my search.
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Terrible!! Yesterday we were out in the desert. We were 9 in total, I was the only one without signal. Others either had Nokia or SE.
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Damn, I hate that, being out in the desert in Abu Dhabi.
No way am I upgrading to Kaiser.
Where abouts in the Abu Dhabi desert? I think my situation was a single anomaly.
It's been driving me literally mad for the last few days. I've tried different handsets and different SIMs and the problem appears to be with any T-Mobile SIM + 3G handset. Works fine when 3G is disabled. I've lived at DY5 for almost a year now and the reception never let me down until now - from time to time whoever calls me think my phone's off! Did Hard Reset my Kaiser a few times and changed the radio to 1.65.24.36.(Dutty's 6.1 19209 ROM). The other handset MDA Touch Plus(aka Niki) is brand new and has 1.58.21.23 radio. So my questions are:
1 Is there anyone else with a similar problem?
2 How do I fix it?
3 Best radio to ensure good reception in UK?
Any advice is welcome
It looks like everyone in the UK has a fantastic signal....except me of course...
You should probably speak directly to T-mobile because if you look at the Dudley DY5 postcode area here: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/coverage/street-check/ you can see that the coverage should be perfect.
We had a problem at Castle Donington for a while and it turned out that there was a transmitter problem in the area that they were working on. Where I live in the East midlands has terrible reception for an urban area.
The vodafone map is probably more realistic as a lot of companies share the transmitters http://maps.vodafone.co.uk/coverageviewer/web/default.aspx
I can see in the DY5 area there are a few pockets of areas that aren't covered at the moment but will be in 6 months.
Rob
Thanks for your reply mate! I'll call them tomorrow...again! For the last couple of weeks or so T-Mo had some DNS problems here and now this...
By the way I couldn't follow your second link - it says my browser's no good. In fact all three of them. I guess one needs a special voda-complient super browser to access that site
User X said:
Thanks for your reply mate! I'll call them tomorrow...again! For the last couple of weeks or so T-Mo had some DNS problems here and now this...
By the way I couldn't follow your second link - it says my browser's no good. In fact all three of them. I guess one needs a special voda-complient super browser to access that site
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I use Firefox 3 ( http://www.mozilla.com ). I just tested it with IE and it worked too. Check that you haven't locked down the javascript too strongly or add maps.vodafone.co.uk as a trusted site in your browser.
It's probably worth you reading this particular post and thread http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread.php?t=79628&p=382191
Rob
rfarnell said:
I use Firefox 3 ( http://www.mozilla.com ). I just tested it with IE and it worked too. Check that you haven't locked down the javascript too strongly or add maps.vodafone.co.uk as a trusted site in your browser.
It's probably worth you reading this particular post and thread http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread.php?t=79628&p=382191
Rob
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I had the same problem when i was with t-mobil, went to the shop, and they told me to disable 3G, all staff had been advised to do it in the shop aswell.
Im in dudley, and it was the merry hill shop i went to, so maybe it is something to do with the area ?
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I had the same problem when i was with t-mobil, went to the shop, and they told me to disable 3G, all staff had been advised to do it in the shop aswell.
Im in dudley, and it was the merry hill shop i went to, so maybe it is something to do with the area ?
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I discovered that disabling 3G fixes the problem,but then there will be no point for me in staying with T-Mobile. I live a couple of miles away from Merry Hill, so I guess you're the first one to confirm that the reception problem does exist here.
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I use Firefox 3 ( http://www.mozilla.com ). I just tested it with IE and it worked too. Check that you haven't locked down the javascript too strongly or add maps.vodafone.co.uk as a trusted site in your browser.
It's probably worth you reading this particular post and thread http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread.php?t=79628&p=382191
Rob
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Someone had the same problem 3 years ago and all T-Mo could tell him is to swith to GSM...
Today I had no problems with phone calls, still 1-2 bars of signal, but if it happens again I'll have to insist they do something about it...
IE, Opera and Mozilla Firefox(not fan by the way) are all the three browsers I tried and all up to date. But that was smth to do with the fact that I'm using W'n'W with laptop, coz the site is accessible via online proxy...
Hi guys
I've had my Ignito for a few weeks now, love it. But, I can very rarely get an HSDPA signal?? my old Orbit II always had a full signal where I work. Has anybody else got the same problem, or changed radio ROM and found one that works better (im using 05 at the mo)??
Thanks for your help
Some people are claiming that .08 gives them a better signal, but you will get wildly varying reports depending on who you speak to.
Best bet is to just try them all for yourself, you can flash a radio without affecting anything else....Always a good idea to make a backup tho just in case.
I've got the Ingnito as well and have never once had an HSDPA signal, the only thing I ever have displayed is the E icon for EDGE despite living and working in an area with solid HSDPA coverage according to O2's website. I'm not massively bothered about it as EDGE is fast enough for my needs generally, but it is mildly annoying to pay for a 3G handset and never be able to take advantage of it.
Glad im not the only one having that problem. I'll try a few of the radios and report back.
Thanks
I've had the Ignito for two weeks now, and whilst it the HSDPA signal isn't as good as on my Touch Cruise, it's still there and seems to work perfectly, both in the UK, and when I was in Barcelona last weekend.
(Slightly off-topic, but I've noticed the battery getting better and better every day, to the point where it still had 30% last night before I went to bed! )
I am a pilot.. Usually my signal fades out around 2000feet or so. This seems to be worse with T-Mobile. I flew with a guy who had an iphone on att and it worked fairly well at 9,00ft. I had a CDMA phone a few years ago and it would work at very high altitudes 30,000ft plus. Nowadays, I usually cruise at less than 10,000ft, but I still have no service.
It seems to me that I should get better service at altitude, but this is not the case..It seems like one might have the same problem at high altitude in mountainous regions... .I have googled this for years but never found the answer... I was hoping someone on here might be able to answer my question: Why does my cell phone signal drop out at altitude? (I understand this :http://ashsd.afacwa.org/print_article.cfm?homeID=17917 but I am on a private aircraft) I understand the rules, but they don't explain the loss of signal...
I hope this is the right place to post this and thanks for your help!
iflyabeech said:
I am a pilot.. Usually my signal fades out around 2000feet or so. This seems to be worse with T-Mobile. I flew with a guy who had an iphone on att and it worked fairly well at 9,00ft. I had a CDMA phone a few years ago and it would work at very high altitudes 30,000ft plus. Nowadays, I usually cruise at less than 10,000ft, but I still have no service.
It seems to me that I should get better service at altitude, but this is not the case..It seems like one might have the same problem at high altitude in mountainous regions... .I have googled this for years but never found the answer... I was hoping someone on here might be able to answer my question: Why does my cell phone signal drop out at altitude? (I understand this :http://ashsd.afacwa.org/print_article.cfm?homeID=17917 but I am on a private aircraft) I understand the rules, but they don't explain the loss of signal...
I hope this is the right place to post this and thanks for your help!
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I believe that most cell sites work by line of site. If you are above them then I can see this happening. Besides, cell sites have a limited range anyway. Going straight up... who knows. But I only put my phone on Airplane mode while on flights and turned it on once (feeling rebellious) and had no signal. Of course I wasn't really surprised. Besides, cell towers have to hand off the signal from one tower to another to prevent dropped calls. If your travelling at 300+ mph I can see how that might complicate things as well. But these are just my own theories. CDMA signal is possibly more powerful than GSM. I've been out of the game for a while but again... it's just a theory.
Binary100100 said:
I believe that most cell sites work by line of site. If you are above them then I can see this happening. Besides, cell sites have a limited range anyway. Going straight up... who knows. But I only put my phone on Airplane mode while on flights and turned it on once (feeling rebellious) and had no signal. Of course I wasn't really surprised. Besides, cell towers have to hand off the signal from one tower to another to prevent dropped calls. If your travelling at 300+ mph I can see how that might complicate things as well. But these are just my own theories. CDMA signal is possibly more powerful than GSM. I've been out of the game for a while but again... it's just a theory.
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Sure...but I am usually less than 2 miles high and usually under 200MPH..Signal usually goes out when climbing out at under 150mph...
Thanks for your reply....
I was told a few years ago that it's the association with cell towers being the problem.
If you are going over them at 150mph+ its going to struggle to keep a decent signal....
Although i can confirm satelitte phones do not have this problem (neither does GPS tracking)
Burko said:
I was told a few years ago that it's the association with cell towers being the problem.
If you are going over them at 150mph+ its going to struggle to keep a decent signal....
Although i can confirm satelitte phones do not have this problem (neither does GPS tracking)
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I suppose I should have also stated that the same thing happens when I climb into a strong headwind and travel over the ground at 100mph or less..does not seem to be speed dependent..
I know this thread is kinda old.. but I am still wondering..
I don't think it was anything to do with speed.. I could do very tight circles in the plane and still have the same results....
Just guesswork here, but it could have a lot to do with antenna design. In a prior life I had to design a couple of wireless WANs and found a wide variety of dispersal patterns available in different kinds of antenna. By restricting the pattern you can concentrate all your available power in any particular direction. I'm guessing they narrow the vertical dispersion to get more effective signal strength horizontally. Don't know if that's actually the case, but it sounds good to me.
Hey guys, I bought my N1 2 days ago right when Google announced they were closing down N1 sale..... I was on the fence for long!!! I am trying hard not to like the phone yet since I have seen some signal issues with this phone! I live in downtown and work around the same area, T-Mobile coverage map shows strong signal but my phone keeps switching between Edge and 3G. If that is bad enough, some times it shows 3G and if I try accessing Market, I get data connection lost error!!
When phone was shipped, it came packaged with 2.1.1 and soon after I got an OTA and upgraded to 2.2!!
Is it how it is going to be? I use this phone for work so definitely can't keep it if I can't get good signal. Is there a fix without rooting? Can I try a different radio or something!??
Also, I have contacted all 3 companies in the mix and waiting for the response! Any help to get this thing fixed, if possible, would be greatly appreciated!!!
It could be that you are just in a bad Tmobile/Att area, the Nexus One has a small problem with signal strength, nothing that has EVER dropped a call or stopped me from surfing.
its really sensitive to your hand blocking the antenna. leave the internal antenna exposed by slightly spreading your fingers apart. antenna is on the bottom behind the words HTC.
question: why are so many recent cell phones so sensitive to the hand obstructing the antenna? samsung galaxy s is it worst that i've ever seen. HTC nexus one has this issue, htc incredible, desire, nokia e71, etc. is it because these phones are getting so thin that it puts the distance between our hand and the antenna that much closer? i cant think of any other reason. i refuse to believe that its from poor components considering samsung, htc, nokia, all different manufacturers have the same problem. so it cant be quality of components.
Ive been having the same issue from Day 1 with my nexus but only in certain areas. Buildings where the T-Mobile coverage map shows 3g but it just switches back and forth edge/3g when i pick it up(block antenna)
Thanks a lot for all your response guys! So if I buy a rubberized cover, should it improve the situation?
Don't trust carrier coverage maps. Where I live tmobile promises good coverage. I got zero bars. Try to compare the reception with another phone on tmobile.
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Don't trust carrier coverage maps. Where I live tmobile promises good coverage. I got zero bars. Try to compare the reception with another phone on tmobile.
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Its a bummer that carriers lie on their coverage map! This is the only T-Mobile phone I ever owned and I don't know anyone else with T-Mobile 3G handset!! Well I just have to see next few days and decide whether I want to stick with it or not! I really hate to return it though!