Hi, ocassionaly I can see that the Edge icon on my Diamond turns grey (it's shadowed) - never seen this state before, anyone know what it means?
I also have been getting that. I dont think it matters if it's EDGE, GPRS, 3G, or HSDA as I have been getting it with 3G after a soft rest
when I put a 3 SIM card in.. in place of the H icon I get an icon that looks like a mountain... triangle.. what's that mean? any ideas?
happyguy82 said:
when I put a 3 SIM card in.. in place of the H icon I get an icon that looks like a mountain... triangle.. what's that mean? any ideas?
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Triangle means roaming - so beware the costs!
When it's grey, means that it's not "Attached"...
Bye
I kept getting a "Grey" H icon and I actually found that I couldnt connect to the Internet. Also some of my texts wouldnt send and I couldnt make calls either (not sure if its related or not)
The only way I found to solve it was to switch HSDPA off, now I get the 3G symbol but its not "Grey" anymore and everythings working fine.
this is issue is also reffered as "black icons issue". have a search over this forum and you will find many reports of the same.
No, that's not true. This is completely different issue.
Also it's not true that the gray icon denotes unattached GPRS. For unattached GPRS, there is no extra icon, you just see the aerial icon instead of small letter inside the "signal strength" icon.
The grey state is weird, never experienced before on any device, and it's not explained anywhere so far.
I couldn't find it right now (though I'll still search it), but I've changed a setting yesterday and after this, the "grey" icons appeared. Untill then I had the "filled"/normal ones. That setting is for telling if the data connection is ALWAYS available or only BY REQUEST/ON DEMAND (from an application that needs it).
As soon as I'll find it again, I'll post it here.
i disabled the GPRS auto attach and the grey 3g icon started to appear...no longer the filled one...
I have the same problem since yesterday with edge on my workplace: big grey "E" icon, and it's impossible to connect to the net. But I have 2 or 3 network bars and a little "E" in the top left of them. At home I have HSDPA and no problem
i have a grey 3g icon... only came on after i disabled the GPRS auto attach function in advanced config...
I had disabled that function too. I've just re-enabled it and soft reset but I see no difference, it can't connect in edge
Peio64 said:
I had disabled that function too. I've just re-enabled it and soft reset but I see no difference, it can't connect in edge
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I had an isue a long time ago.
When I disabled/detached my GPRS, it was detached from my provider, ie it was detached on the mobile central.
Only way I could get it working again was to call my mobile provider to have them enable it again.
Yeah but it works on 3G and HSDPA, it's not the same parameters?
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I couldn't find it right now (though I'll still search it), but I've changed a setting yesterday and after this, the "grey" icons appeared. Untill then I had the "filled"/normal ones. That setting is for telling if the data connection is ALWAYS available or only BY REQUEST/ON DEMAND (from an application that needs it).
As soon as I'll find it again, I'll post it here.
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This is correct. Grey means Gprs/Edge/3G/Hspda is available, but not necessarily attached. When you connect (fire up a browser/mail/any other internet proggie) it will go black (and a lot bigger and uglier I might add). It's a bit confusing cos when you disconnect, it STAYS black, which is probably a bug.
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I just got the diamond, my first htc phone my free internet browsing comes on in a couple of weeks but till then just wanted to have a quick browse, just wondered once ive closed the web page down does that mean its automatically disconnected from the net or do i have to manually turn it off, i dont want to get a huge bill from surfing the net the whole time when i think im not connected
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The icon that displays the signal strength tells you whether you are connected or not. If it has an antenna icon, you are not connected. Any other icon (such as a "H", "E" or "3G") on the signal strength icon (notice how the antenna is above the strength) means you are connected. There are options to automatically disconnect after a while, I use this.
ok thanks for that mine says 3g at the top so how do i remove that to disconnect?
many thanks
ok had a look through the manual and what i think the icon (3g) i have is showing that it is available there are no signal strenths below it and according to the manual this is what shows im connected or two arrows if its connecting does that sound right?
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Upon some reading of the user manual, I have decided to edit my post.
The service icon on my Tilt (shows the big E, 3G, H, etc), which also shows the wi-fi radio and whether I'm connected to a computer, has stopped refreshing itself.
After starting up, it shows the opposing arrows with an "x" indicating no service. I do have service, though. If I do anything (activate wi-fi, connect to a computer, etc), the icon changes to that, but once done, it stays there. It doesn't refresh back to the big H (or E) that should be there, nor does it go all the way back to the no service indicator.
The most recent thing I did before this happened was to try a registry tweak to remove the clock (and hopefully put up the battery meter) in PointUI Home 2. Even after undoing the tweak, the icon still doesn't work.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
If it helps have things make sense, it's the big connectivity icon, not the little service icon with the bars.
If I connect via wi-fi, when I turn off wi-fi, the icon stays the same. If I connect to a computer, when I disconnect, the icon stays the two opposing arrows. After a soft reset, I get the two broken arrows.
Regardless, I never get the E or H I used to normally have.
Help anyone?
I tried installing JUVS's Large Title Bar and while the small icon on the title bar wasn't right, the large icon for the connectivity was the large H I've been missing. I do have the small H with my signal bars, but have not had the big connectivity H icon (or E or G) for a couple weeks.
Does anyone have any clue?
Is the lack of suggestions due to things not being clear, or is everyone actually stumped?
I upgraded to R3A last week and so far everything's gone smoothly.
The only thing that's bugging me is that the network icon (H) spends most of its time greyed out (see screenshot). I only ever saw it in that state briefly in previous firmware.
It doesn't seem to affect connection or call quality. It's not indicative of a bad signal, as it'll still go back to 2.5G when 3G is lacking. The resulting G will usually be grey as well.
Presumably it means something's less than optimal, but I can't find any info about it anywhere.
Clues anybody?
Are you sure you are able to connect to a data connection, for web browsing etc? Because the last time this happened to me, i was not able to connect, and had to do a hard reset to get it fixed.
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Are you sure you are able to connect to a data connection, for web browsing etc? Because the last time this happened to me, i was not able to connect, and had to do a hard reset to get it fixed.
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Data connection works fine. There appears to be no issue with functionality of anything.
The set of "custom" status icons (colored ones) doesn't contain icon for HSDPA (or something like this, dataconnection available in you location) so it is shown as standard icon (only black&white). I bet if you have only EDGE or GPRS available, there will be the same icon as the others are.
it should mean that data connection is unavailable at the moment (because it can get back in a later time) or something is wrong with your data connection (that is why we have sometimes to reset the phone to make it work back).
Guys,
I have a Xperia for almost one month, and last night it suddenly stopped to be connected with the network. I tried to connect manually, and it worked, but the calls still couldn't be done! One hour later, the same situation started again and my phone can not connect to the network.
I don't know what to do anymore, I have already hard reset the phone, and nothing happened!!
Help me!
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I upgraded to R3A last week and so far everything's gone smoothly.
The only thing that's bugging me is that the network icon (H) spends most of its time greyed out (see screenshot). I only ever saw it in that state briefly in previous firmware.
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I get exactly the same thing, running Jacks latest lite-ROM, based on the R3A. Connection icons are greyed out, but I still have an excellent data connection.
What's more is that after a fairly long call, the phone usually looks like it's in flight mode. However, if I try calling myself from my second phone it works just fine, and I can recieve sms-es. But, I cannot send texts or call out, since the phone thinks it's cell-module is turned off. This always corrects itself after a soft reset, and usually passes by itself after about ten minutes. But the connection icons stay greyed out.
If I try to turn the phone-module back on, nothing happens.
Weird, innit?
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I’m having a problem with data connections and my network. In the top right hand corner on the home page, when the “G” box is displayed beside the signal bars everything is fine. However when the device detects another connection like 3G, H or E and is then displayed on the top corner instead of the “G” I cannot send/receive texts and it’s the same for phone calls. Is there a way to stop the device showing these as it is really annoying to only be able to send texts and make calls only when the “G square” is displayed. can i some how stop other data connections and just have the "G", as only when the “G” is displayed does my network work correctly. Has anyone else had this? And how can I fix the problem? Thanks in advance.
You might have tried this but disable GSM in the Comm Manager and see what happens. Might also make sure the HSDPA is disabled in the settings..
Are you using the stock ROM? what version?
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Hi
I’m having a problem with data connections and my network. In the top right hand corner on the home page, when the “G” box is displayed beside the signal bars everything is fine. However when the device detects another connection like 3G, H or E and is then displayed on the top corner instead of the “G” I cannot send/receive texts and it’s the same for phone calls. Is there a way to stop the device showing these as it is really annoying to only be able to send texts and make calls only when the “G square” is displayed. can i some how stop other data connections and just have the "G", as only when the “G” is displayed does my network work correctly. Has anyone else had this? And how can I fix the problem? Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for your reply. I think I may have solved it by using a new comm Manager with the option of turning 3G off, so far looks good. I will give it a few days testing and see. I will get back to you if any further problems exist, cheers.
I'm having a really strange problem on my Moto G 2nd Gen. (2014, Dual SIM, XT1068) with Lollipop 5.0.2.
When the phone hasn't been used for a while (approx. 30 minutes) I can't receive calls anymore. Every call goes straight to mailbox. When I press the power button there are exclamation marks beside the WiFi and both networks. A few seconds after "wakeup" everything is OK, WiFi and networks are working, full bars on everything.
For me it seems that the phone goes into some "extremely deep" sleep that it turns off all antennas (even though the battery is full!).
Did anybody experience something similar?
I mean what is the purpose of a mobile phone if I can't receive calls anymore??? This is sooo frustrating.
drunken_m said:
I'm having a really strange problem on my Moto G 2nd Gen. (2014, Dual SIM, XT1068) with Lollipop 5.0.2.
When the phone hasn't been used for a while (approx. 30 minutes) I can't receive calls anymore. Every call goes straight to mailbox. When I press the power button there are exclamation marks beside the WiFi and both networks. A few seconds after "wakeup" everything is OK, WiFi and networks are working, full bars on everything.
For me it seems that the phone goes into some "extremely deep" sleep that it turns off all antennas (even though the battery is full!).
Did anybody experience something similar?
I mean what is the purpose of a mobile phone if I can't receive calls anymore??? This is sooo frustrating.
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Are you using Stock or a Custom Rom? 4.4.4 or 5.0.2?
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Are you using Stock or a Custom Rom? 4.4.4 or 5.0.2?
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I'm using stock 5.0.2, but it's rooted (for the Sixaxis controller).
It would appear that your phone is entering in airplane mode automatically.
My suggestion, do a factory reset and test. That's what I would do.
You can check the battery stats to see if in fact all radios get turned off after 30 minutes of no use.
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SirRhor said:
It would appear that your phone is entering in airplane mode automatically.
My suggestion, do a factory reset and test. That's what I would do.
You can check the battery stats to see if in fact all radios get turned off after 30 minutes of no use.
Sent from my XT1063/64
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Hi,
nope, not airplane mode (the little airplane should be there in the notification bar, but it isn't).
Meanwhile I read up on the exclamation mark and (this was new information for me) it seems, that Lollipop puts an exclamation mark on the networks if I have data disabled (which is true) and there is no WiFi connection.
So, basically I misinterpreted the symbols. Now a rant follows: who the f*** thought that it is a good idea to put up an exclamation mark on the NETWORK meter when there is no data connection? Searching on Google this confused many people and left them scared thinking, that they have no network. Instead I see this just as a scare tactic to have people constantly online so every move they make can be followed. Sounds paranoid? Why yes, it is!
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Hi,
nope, not airplane mode (the little airplane should be there in the notification bar, but it isn't).
Meanwhile I read up on the exclamation mark and (this was new information for me) it seems, that Lollipop puts an exclamation mark on the networks if I have data disabled (which is true) and there is no WiFi connection.
So, basically I misinterpreted the symbols. Now a rant follows: who the f*** thought that it is a good idea to put up an exclamation mark on the NETWORK meter when there is no data connection? Searching on Google this confused many people and left them scared thinking, that they have no network. Instead I see this just as a scare tactic to have people constantly online so every move they make can be followed. Sounds paranoid? Why yes, it is!
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Its on the network meter because your data connection and your phone network connection are one and the same thing. Your data comes in from your network. They have always been the same icon on any android phone you have ever owned. the little flashing up and down arrows on your network meter means there is data currently being transferred, the little E 3G or H symbols on it tells you what speed of network you are connected to. The only difference is that now they have added a new symbol telling that you have no data connection. I don't see what the problem is here? If you weren't able to receive calls and your cell radio was switched off your network meter would have been empty, not full with an exclamation.
And by the way, they don't need you to have your data enabled to track you, they can do that with cell tower triangulation even if your phone is off
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Its on the network meter because your data connection and your phone network connection are one and the same thing. Your data comes in from your network. They have always been the same icon on any android phone you have ever owned. the little flashing up and down arrows on your network meter means there is data currently being transferred, the little E 3G or H symbols on it tells you what speed of network you are connected to. The only difference is that now they have added a new symbol telling that you have no data connection. I don't see what the problem is here? If you weren't able to receive calls and your cell radio was switched off your network meter would have been empty, not full with an exclamation.
And by the way, they don't need you to have your data enabled to track you, they can do that with cell tower triangulation even if your phone is off
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My problem is mainly with the exclamation mark, used as a symbol = it usually means something bad or that something is wrong. Turned off data is not bad or not wrong. It's simply off.
Android < 5 did it much better in my opinion. If data was not enabled it was simply off. No up/down arrows, no E, 3G, H or H+ ... and most of all: no exclamation mark to "scare" you into thinking that there is something wrong with your network. (I usually have data off on my Moto G, because my company pays for my mobile data on my Galaxy S4).
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My problem is mainly with the exclamation mark, used as a symbol = it usually means something bad or that something is wrong. Turned off data is not bad or not wrong. It's simply off.
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OK, I see where you are coming from, but I disagree. The very definition of an exclamation mark is to draw attention to something, whether it be good or bad. Smartphone functionality for the most part relies on some form of internet access, so if you have no internet access on the phone many of the device functions will not work. This is something that should probably be drawn attention to. I find the feature useful actually. Sometimes I turn my data off and forget to turn it back on when I need it and at least with the exclamation I can see straight away that it is off.