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Hi,
Not sure if anyone else has been having this issue, but lately O2's HSDPA has been really unreliable. Today in central london it has been completely switched off reverting back to '3G' rather than 'H' and I'm finding my browsing experience to be top notch!
Therefore while they're hopefully fixing whatever issue they're having is there any known way of disabling HSDPA on the diamond?
Yes, it can be disabled under 'advanced network'... if you wish to.
Go to Settings -> Advanced Network to disable it.
Btw, I'm on Vodafone and lately they've been disabling HSDPA all over the place too.
BUTT...... I've actually got 2 HSDPA phones (the other being a Nokia 6124) and quite often the Nokia gets HSDPA signal on Vodafone but not the Touch Diamond. I'm starting to think the Diamond's internal antenna sux and so it reverts back to GPRS because the SNR is below a certain threshold
ZOMG!
Turning off HSDPA on o2 gives the diamond wings!
Seriously, its like a whole new thang.
In what aspect? battery life?
I would guess sheer download speed.
ohh right... why didn't I think of that...
Hello, if i disable hspda and 3G, i can still send sms and call people ?
I wanna disable it because they wast the battery energy !!
Thank's much!
Hi all,
I am using my Diamond on the UK Orange network and am having constant problems with the data connectivity over GRPS/3G. I have the phone synced to our Exchange server and also have an IMAP email account. It is set to use push but I often find the active sync in "waiting for network" mode rather than connected. If I keep hitting "sync", it will eventually connect and get my mail. I also find frequently that Opera times out and my IMAP mails fails saying it cannot "connect to server". Other times I can see the data connection restart or just go missing. I thought it was just my handset but after looking at a few collegues with Diamoinds, also on Orange, they seem to have similar issues. I'm going to bring this up with Orange but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas.
We are all running the official Orange 1.93 Rom. (With us having replacement insurance I am not keep on flashing a non official ROM via HARDSPL. I've had four Diamond already due to various faults!)
Any advice would be appreciated. data is a business critivcal function for us and currently either Orange or the Diamond are letting us down.
Thanks!
Steve
stevebuk said:
Hi all,
I am using my Diamond on the UK Orange network and am having constant problems with the data connectivity over GRPS/3G. I have the phone synced to our Exchange server and also have an IMAP email account. It is set to use push but I often find the active sync in "waiting for network" mode rather than connected. If I keep hitting "sync", it will eventually connect and get my mail. I also find frequently that Opera times out and my IMAP mails fails saying it cannot "connect to server". Other times I can see the data connection restart or just go missing. I thought it was just my handset but after looking at a few collegues with Diamoinds, also on Orange, they seem to have similar issues. I'm going to bring this up with Orange but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas.
We are all running the official Orange 1.93 Rom. (With us having replacement insurance I am not keep on flashing a non official ROM via HARDSPL. I've had four Diamond already due to various faults!)
Any advice would be appreciated. data is a business critivcal function for us and currently either Orange or the Diamond are letting us down.
Thanks!
Steve
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Hi i am on orange in nottingham and i am having the same problem i am running a offical HTC rom 1.93 and i cannot get online just keeps cutting out the data connection, if you call orange and get an answer please PM me as i need this fixing cos its getting bad now no internet on my diamond
Thanks
YIPPY me 3!! i thought it was just me with 3G problems!!
i'm also having issues making video calls and surfing the www via the 3G on orange i have looked and looked for settings concerning 3G and it's coverage and i'm drawing a blank.
i've called orange too and was told there should be no reasons as to why i'm having so many problems with it, as all things were normal and correct as far as they could tell and my location nottingham has 3G masts all over infact i was in the middle of 3.
i was wondering what effect changing the network type would have from auto to GSM/WCDMA and changing the GSM/UMTS band from auto to one of the others listed (too lazy to type them all out )
are there any tweek tools out there which can booost the signal reception?? it does my nut in to see the 3G icon flash up and disappear as soon as i try to use any of the 3G functions..
I've been getting this problem the last week or so too. Very odd as it used to work perfectly.
nlnasty said:
YIPPY me 3!! i thought it was just me with 3G problems!!
i'm also having issues making video calls and surfing the www via the 3G on orange i have looked and looked for settings concerning 3G and it's coverage and i'm drawing a blank.
i've called orange too and was told there should be no reasons as to why i'm having so many problems with it, as all things were normal and correct as far as they could tell and my location nottingham has 3G masts all over infact i was in the middle of 3.
i was wondering what effect changing the network type would have from auto to GSM/WCDMA and changing the GSM/UMTS band from auto to one of the others listed (too lazy to type them all out )
are there any tweek tools out there which can booost the signal reception?? it does my nut in to see the 3G icon flash up and disappear as soon as i try to use any of the 3G functions..
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i would say that it is an orange problem and them being them dont want to admit it cos it would proberly cost them customers and money
Problem with Diamond GPRS
Hello all,
I live in Tehran, Iran and I use Irancell network operator.
GPRS is available in this network and I could use it on my old cell phones such as SonyEricsson W810 and Nokia N81. But now I have HTC Touch Diamond and when I try to connect it to GPRS it tooks a long time to connect, showing "Connecting" but after a while it cannot connect!
Everything is OK, all settings, etc. I called Irancell but they say your phone is not compatible our network!
I think there must be a way to use this networks GRPS on my Diamond!
The first reason that made my buy this cell phone was its Internet capabilities...
and I know this networks use the same settings as South Africa Network Operator.
If anyone can help, please tell me.
Thanks.
Sounds more like a network problem than a handset problem imo. I hope I am not tempting fate but I have not had any problems with data connections on UK T-mobile. That said, I get a weaker signal than I do on my old MDA Compact III handset so I think part of the problem could be the internal aerial
The bottom line for me is that the Diamond is a good but flawed phone. ****e battery life and too clever, compact, aestheticaly pleasing for its own good
You get a very quick GPS fix for Google maps and sat nag though
Apologies for going off at a tangent
I'm on Orange, also in Nottingham and have been having this problem for the last week or so too.
Must be a network problem. I have to tap on the "H" connection icon, tap Disconnect and try again.
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Viffer800 said:
...The bottom line for me is that the Diamond is a good but flawed phone. ****e battery life and too clever, compact, aestheticaly pleasing for its own good
You get a very quick GPS fix for Google maps and sat nag though
Apologies for going off at a tangent
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I agree that it's flawed, the biggest problem being battery life. The next biggest problem is that TF3D seems to be incredibly poor and half-finished. My solution is not to use it, that way you have a normal old-style WM phone but smaller, sleeker and faster with a VGA screen. HTH
Im all good here
nlnasty said:
YIPPY me 3!! i thought it was just me with 3G problems!!
i'm also having issues making video calls and surfing the www via the 3G on orange i have looked and looked for settings concerning 3G and it's coverage and i'm drawing a blank.
i've called orange too and was told there should be no reasons as to why i'm having so many problems with it, as all things were normal and correct as far as they could tell and my location nottingham has 3G masts all over infact i was in the middle of 3.
i was wondering what effect changing the network type would have from auto to GSM/WCDMA and changing the GSM/UMTS band from auto to one of the others listed (too lazy to type them all out )
are there any tweek tools out there which can booost the signal reception?? it does my nut in to see the 3G icon flash up and disappear as soon as i try to use any of the 3G functions..
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I have a orange Diamond and live in cheshire, i have never had one problem with connecting to data services, always get a strong signal.
My phone is running duttys rom 2.3a (there are newer virsions, time of writing 2.7rc2) and the latest radio BS14, That radio is very quick at switching from Gprs, 3G and HSDPA, it has also increased my signal strenth a tad. its worth looking at that.Other than changing these, knowing orange it could be there network, it happens from time to time.
i have considered flashing my phone with a new ROM but since i've never done this type of thing before, i'm worried i'll end up creating a nice looking paper weight and with all the ROM's out there how do know which is best??
wrong answer edit.
A week ago I got a second hand Tilt. It AT&T branded but a HTC rom was flashed to it, ROM version 3.28.405.0 WWE, Radio 1.65.17.56, Pototcol 25.83.40.02H.
My issue is I see not "3G" indicator on the screen in areas where I know there's coverage (my other phone does indicate 3G coverage). So what could this mean? Is something missing??
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks!
Headroom said:
A week ago I got a second hand Tilt. It AT&T branded but a HTC rom was flashed to it, ROM version 3.28.405.0 WWE, Radio 1.65.17.56, Pototcol 25.83.40.02H.
My issue is I see not "3G" indicator on the screen in areas where I know there's coverage (my other phone does indicate 3G coverage). So what could this mean? Is something missing??
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks!
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You mean there is not reception icon, or there is icon but it doesnt show 3G? What it shows then?
Headroom said:
Is something missing??
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Having already read the HTC User Manual for the TyTN II perhaps? If you get the pdf from HTCs website (or even search for it) and have a read, you'll see that in areas of 3G coverage, sometimes the device will display a 'H' which is superior to ordinary old 3G.
My issue is that I'm in an area with 3G coverage, my other cell indicates this with a "3G" icon on it's screen, but my tilt does not indicate or detects 3G coverage. There's no "3G" or "H" on my display.
Headroom said:
My issue is that I'm in an area with 3G coverage, my other cell indicates this with a "3G" icon on it's screen, but my tilt does not indicate or detects 3G coverage. There's no "3G" or "H" on my display.
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Can u post screenshot of your screen? What icons do u have there(on the upper bar)?
You may want to look for something like Kaiser Tweak or something else that disables 3g.. Also you can try tapping on the signal icon at the top and make sure that all the data/3g stuff is turned on at the bottom.
Don't know how to get screenshoot. On the top of the Today screen there's, from right to left, the task manager, the battery, the signal strength (just the little antenna and the bars) and the WiFi icon.
Where in Kaiser Tweak or Advanced Configuration Tool could disable 3G?
Kaiser Tweak = under Data
Advanced config = again, under Data.
Tried it...no joy!
Went to Adv. Config. and eneble everything under data connections. Still nothing.
Does your sim support 3G?
Headroom said:
Went to Adv. Config. and eneble everything under data connections. Still nothing.
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Did you check in Advance config to see if just the icons are turned of ? I believe you can just turn the icons off ( because some people find them annoying ) but still call and connect at 3G speed. Are you lacking speed or just the icons. ?
Let me re-state
I've had this Tilt for about a week, my other cell (Samsung A737) indicates "3G" all the time while I'm at work so yes my sim is 3G. This Tilt has never indicated "3G".
I went to Adv. Config under data connections and enabled everything.
What I'm trying to figure out, is this Tilt unable to detect "3G" or is it a missing icon thing.
IF
1. you have a 3g sim
2. Kaiser Tweak and Advanced config don't have 3g disabled
3. you don't have the "nodata.cab" installed
4. 3G data is turned on in the comm manager
5. HSDPA is turned on in /settings/connections/advanced network
6. All the proper info is set for your connection "media net"
and you still don't have 3g.
I would say at the very least do a hard reset or update your ROM.
Anything I'm missing?
Ok...more data...new questions
Where in Comm Manager can turn 3G on/off?
What does Medianet settings has to do with 3G?
Thanks for your answers ChumleyEX!
Headroom said:
Don't know how to get screenshoot. On the top of the Today screen there's, from right to left, the task manager, the battery, the signal strength (just the little antenna and the bars) and the WiFi icon.
Where in Kaiser Tweak or Advanced Configuration Tool could disable 3G?
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Hehe, when u have wifi enabled the 3G icon changes to the wifi icon, just try to turn of wifi and see if the 3g,H,E or G icon will appear.
That's a thought Mikulec! Tomorrow at work I will try this. I'm home now & reception here is crap!
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Ok...more data...new questions
Where in Comm Manager can turn 3G on/off?
What does Medianet settings has to do with 3G?
Thanks for your answers ChumleyEX!
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do some research and you will find all the answers you seak.
Say what?
I'm sorry ChumleyEX but that's not an answer...I dont have a data plan so MediaNet is, in my opinion, not an issue. Like I said before, that didn't keep my other (and less sophisticated cell) from detecting 3G coverage... anyway more data!!
I tried turnning off wifi to see if wifi icon becomes "3G", that doesn't work, the wifi icon gets an "X" over it & does not become "3G".
Yesterday I found out that if you try to make a video call the cell tells you if there's a 3G network available, so I tried this in my office & it answers no 3G network available.
Last night I started experimenting with flashing, I knew this cell had been flashed before by someone else, for one this is an AT&T branded Tilt but the previous owner has using it on another carrier and when I access the bootloader among the information there was "Spl 1.0 Olipro".
I flashed a couple of Hard SPLs & a couple of radios to try and it got me thinking, could the lack of "3G" be a radio or ROM issue??
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I'm sorry ChumleyEX but that's not an answer...I dont have a data plan so MediaNet is, in my opinion, not an issue. Like I said before, that didn't keep my other (and less sophisticated cell) from detecting 3G coverage... anyway more data!!
I tried turnning off wifi to see if wifi icon becomes "3G", that doesn't work, the wifi icon gets an "X" over it & does not become "3G".
Yesterday I found out that if you try to make a video call the cell tells you if there's a 3G network available, so I tried this in my office & it answers no 3G network available.
Last night I started experimenting with flashing, I knew this cell had been flashed before by someone else, for one this is an AT&T branded Tilt but the previous owner has using it on another carrier and when I access the bootloader among the information there was "Spl 1.0 Olipro".
I flashed a couple of Hard SPLs & a couple of radios to try and it got me thinking, could the lack of "3G" be a radio or ROM issue??
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It definitely could be radio rom issue, but ... I am flashoholic, that means I flash almost every rom that comes out. And on most roms that I flashed the 3G icon changes after some time to the X, but after going to the internet via gprs the 3G appears once again. I dont know why is this happining, there was a disscusion about this, but I dont know in which thread.
The funny thing is although I have the X icon, I am in 3G area and I can make video calls and use the 3G cappabilities. So I dontknow why u can not.
" I knew this cell had been flashed before by someone else, for one this is an AT&T branded Tilt but the previous owner has using it on another carrier and when I access the bootloader among the information there was "Spl 1.0 Olipro"
So it's possible that the media net info is incorrect. Also, your simple phone that has the 3G show up is just that, a simple phone. This tilt isn't so simple.
if this link works, download the file and run it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70973&d=1203219889
For comparison sake I have an old stock razr v3xx and I get FULL service in my room with it.
On my at&t tilt, I get 1-2 bars.
Im running Slueth 3.0 (WM6.1) and I've tried different combinations of HardSPL's and Radios but each one gives me problems that I can not fix. (i.e. - some SPL's have certain bugs where i get a text and it vibrates until i change the ringer to silent, and any other radio than the stock slueth (1.64.08.21 - which I need a link to if anyone can find?) makes my camera not work and I get a black screen.
One thing Ive noticed is on my razr, the band always says 3G. On my tilt, it says "H" - which Ive never seen before. What is "H" - and could this be the reason for poor service?
Again, if anyone knows where I could find Radio 1.64.08.21, and the disable xt9 cab I would greatly appreciate it. (I have searched for both but to no avail for a working link)
H is for hsdpa its just a nother type of service, gprs hsdpa 3g are the main in the US.
No "h" it isn't the problem.
try the ultimate radio thread for the radio you are looking for.
yeah i did, 1.64.08.21 isnt in there
can I force my tilt to choose 3G? My razr picks up 3G with full service yet the tilt uses H with hardly any
I have really awful service too. It loses connection from 3G every 10-30 seconds sometimes, but other times it can sit connected to the 3G.
Sometimes it won't even connect to 3G, then when I soft reset, it connects at 2 bars. Right now it's sitting connected at 3 bars.
What's up with this, and is there any way to improve it? The nearest base station is only 2-3 miles away.
I'd recommend trying out different radios.
Also H stands for HSDPA which is considered to be 3.5g but it actually is 9x faster then 3g.
jay487, search harder.. i found the disable xt9 cab in one search for "xt9". as for the radio your looking for, check out the wiki.
if you change the band to GSM in the band tab in the phone settings the signal will get better if you turn off WCDMA which is 3G or HSDPA, if you don't use 3g for internet then turn it off it will help
yeah I changed the band to GSM out of curiosity and it definitely seems to help so far. I dont use 3G for internet just for picture messaging, this shouldnt be affected correct? I also just did a complete reload of Sleuth to resolve the radio issue.
One problem I still notice on occasion is my sounds will just stop working. If i get a text the sound doesnt play, and if i set it to vibrate when i get a text too sometimes it constantly vibrates until i change the sound to silent and then back. I can fix it with a soft reset but having to do this everyday is anoying.
Do you need a specific program or app to disable 3g or hsdpa? i have the exact same problems, ATT +tilt= bad recep and lots of dropped calls
thanks
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My UK O2 XDA Diamond is running fine on a cooked ROM but I keep getting the connection go to HSPDA with one bar strength instead of the more reliable (ie stronger signals) GPRS or EDGE. Consequently the line drops out while I am on a call.
What setting do I need to change this?
I never saw HSPDA come up on the stock ROM, am I better off without this?
Thanks in advance
Vero44 said:
My UK O2 XDA Diamond is running fine on a cooked ROM but I keep getting the connection go to HSPDA with one bar strength instead of the more reliable (ie stronger signals) GPRS or EDGE. Consequently the line drops out while I am on a call.
What setting do I need to change this?
I never saw HSPDA come up on the stock ROM, am I better off without this?
Thanks in advance
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Even with just one bar you shud have far faster internet access with hsdpa over gprs .....
Thanks but my problem is actually dropping the calls, not internet access, although this drops out too.
When I am in a call the HSPDA signal drops to zero and I lose the call. This didn't happen before this rom was loaded, I didn't see the HSPDA icon at all.
Is it a setting for the band that I need to change or is it a matter of loading a different radio?
Vero44 said:
Thanks but my problem is actually dropping the calls, not internet access, although this drops out too.
When I am in a call the HSPDA signal drops to zero and I lose the call. This didn't happen before this rom was loaded, I didn't see the HSPDA icon at all.
Is it a setting for the band that I need to change or is it a matter of loading a different radio?
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go to comm manager and turn 3g off, that shud make you fone stay in gsm mode
Comm manager has simply 'Data connection' on or off. I don't want to lose 3G as I use the phone for data too - quite heavily. Just can't put up with the loss of voice calls.
Any other suggestions?
duz advanced config tool have an option to disable hsdpa? i cant remember have a look
Vero44 said:
Comm manager has simply 'Data connection' on or off. I don't want to lose 3G as I use the phone for data too - quite heavily. Just can't put up with the loss of voice calls.
Any other suggestions?
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Try Settings>Connections>Advanced Network, then select "Disable" in HSDPA/HSUPA. This should get you to 3G.