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(Q)HTC one low signal bars UK EE/Orange

i recently unlocked, rooted and s-off my htc one, on stock i used to get around 5/4 signal bars and now i only get two/three.
im currently running trickdroid 7.5 rom 4.2.2.
so im looking for a radio which would work for orange/EE in the UK.
please can someone help, or point me into the right direction

this is the one for the 4.2.2 firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42139108&postcount=18404

Are you sure that it is not the same level? Don't be fooled by the bar looking different, remember that it might show 2 bars of LTE but that could still be better than 5 bars of H+ (as an example).
So if you used to get 5 bars of 3G but your now getting 2 bars of H or H+ then you are better off even though its less bars.
Please do not take this as me treating you as if you are stupid, I am not, I have come across a lot of people recently who thought the same, and it turned out to just be a different type of signal.

fixed
okk i just flashed 1.29.401.12 Radio and it's back to normal.
i found it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245615

Lennyuk said:
Are you sure that it is not the same level? Don't be fooled by the bar looking different, remember that it might show 2 bars of LTE but that could still be better than 5 bars of H+ (as an example).
So if you used to get 5 bars of 3G but your now getting 2 bars of H or H+ then you are better off even though its less bars.
Please do not take this as me treating you as if you are stupid, I am not, I have come across a lot of people recently who thought the same, and it turned out to just be a different type of signal.
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thanks for the input but!
i never said i was using my data connection,

Same principle applies even with data off.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Lennyuk said:
Are you sure that it is not the same level? Don't be fooled by the bar looking different, remember that it might show 2 bars of LTE but that could still be better than 5 bars of H+ (as an example).
So if you used to get 5 bars of 3G but your now getting 2 bars of H or H+ then you are better off even though its less bars.
Please do not take this as me treating you as if you are stupid, I am not, I have come across a lot of people recently who thought the same, and it turned out to just be a different type of signal.
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So if I have 5 bars when set to "GSM" only but 2-3 when set to "GSM/CDMA" .. that's as good?
I'm being serious btw, I normally set mine to just GSM as I seemed to have more signal but if there isn't any point then I won't bother lol ..I'm in the UK btw and on a network that doesn't support LTE (I think)

AllAboutTheCore said:
So if I have 5 bars when set to "GSM" only but 2-3 when set to "GSM/CDMA" .. that's as good?
I'm being serious btw, I normally set mine to just GSM as I seemed to have more signal but if there isn't any point then I won't bother lol ..I'm in the UK btw and on a network that doesn't support LTE (I think)
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You can confirm the 'type' of signal you are getting at any time in the menu > settings > about part of the phone.
Your phone will automatically switch to whatever the best signal is available at any time, you don't really need to change your GSM/WCDMA settings, unless you really want to force it away from 3G connections (again this does not mean you have to have data turned on).

Cool, I'm not too fussed about what data type it uses as I rarely have data turned on, I just naturally assumed that by switching it from GSM'CDMA Auto to just GSM, meant that I'd have better reception, being that the signal bars went from 2/5 to 5/5 ... You learn something new everyday lol
EDIT: I checked my signal, and I mean my reception, not the data connection type, when switched between GSM/WCDMA Auto and GSM Only and there is a huge difference. I found this guide:
dB Signal - A basic guide
-50 to -60 (very strong, near a cell tower)
-60 to -70 (extremely good, rare)
-80 to -85 (normal downtown)
-90 to -95 (getting on the weak side)
-95 to -98 (weak, dropping calls)
-98 to -100 (bad, hard to stay connected)
-100+ (basically no usable signal)
When I set my phone to GSM Only I hover around -70, which is good, when I switch to GSM/WCDMA Auto it is a different story. I know it changes and finds the best signal, which I might add drains more battery on an already power hungry beast, but I was hovering at -100 which is terrible and often calls were dropping or people were saying it was engaged when infact I hadn't used it.
It's clear to me that in my case, GSM Only is the far better option if I actually want to use my phone to make calls ... Data speeds I'm not arsed about so EDGE is just fine with me.

Signal problems

I already posted about this problem but then I thought it was due to sleep mode.
So I still have signal problems with my One.
I saw that I had only one or two bars for the signal where I had a lot better reception with other phones.
I already put my sim card into a Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Y, both of them have a far better reception than the One (4 to 5 bars).
My phone was already sent back for repair three times, they already swapped my motherboard two times, but it does not help.
The last time I got a bit angry in the shop so they took my phone in to test it out.
After four days they said they had no signal problems.
Last resort, another swap of the sim card card but now the signal is even worse.
I did notice when rebooting the phone it starts of with five bars and after two minutes or so it goes down to one or two.
When making a call with one bar it goes up when calling to four or five, some time after the call it goes down to one or two.
I already installed signal Guard Pro to check for effective signal loss and I had quite a lot durng the day as during the night.
I got the name of the customer service manager for the Benelux and France (Aernout Arends) but I do not have any contact information of this man apart from his linkedin.
So I sent him a Linked In invitation. If he responds I can ask him about this phenomenon.
Before the One I had a Sensation XE which I was very pleased with, since running on the One this problems started after a couple of months and since then it keeps on going.
I'd like to solve this since it was an expensive phone, apart from the signal loss I'm still very pleased with it but in the end a phone is used for calling and with a bad signal this is compromised.
I hope anyone out there can help me (or somebody at HTC), if not I need to buy another phone and I think I cannot sell this one since it isn't working properly.

deboopi2 said:
I already posted about this problem but then I thought it was due to sleep mode.
So I still have signal problems with my One.
I saw that I had only one or two bars for the signal where I had a lot better reception with other phones.
I already put my sim card into a Galaxy S3 and a Galaxy Y, both of them have a far better reception than the One (4 to 5 bars).
My phone was already sent back for repair three times, they already swapped my motherboard two times, but it does not help.
The last time I got a bit angry in the shop so they took my phone in to test it out.
After four days they said they had no signal problems.
Last resort, another swap of the sim card card but now the signal is even worse.
I did notice when rebooting the phone it starts of with five bars and after two minutes or so it goes down to one or two.
When making a call with one bar it goes up when calling to four or five, some time after the call it goes down to one or two.
I already installed signal Guard Pro to check for effective signal loss and I had quite a lot durng the day as during the night.
I got the name of the customer service manager for the Benelux and France (Aernout Arends) but I do not have any contact information of this man apart from his linkedin.
So I sent him a Linked In invitation. If he responds I can ask him about this phenomenon.
Before the One I had a Sensation XE which I was very pleased with, since running on the One this problems started after a couple of months and since then it keeps on going.
I'd like to solve this since it was an expensive phone, apart from the signal loss I'm still very pleased with it but in the end a phone is used for calling and with a bad signal this is compromised.
I hope anyone out there can help me (or somebody at HTC), if not I need to buy another phone and I think I cannot sell this one since it isn't working properly.
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is it switching networks (3g/4g LTE)? voice can't use LTE 4g, so it will drop back to 3g for calls and then go back to LTE 4g once the call is done.
signal bars are a really poor way to understand your signal strength. there are some apps that help (network signal info for example) which show your strength in a more efficient manner, as well as what network type you're connected to.

cr1960 said:
is it switching networks (3g/4g LTE)? voice can't use LTE 4g, so it will drop back to 3g for calls and then go back to LTE 4g once the call is done.
signal bars are a really poor way to understand your signal strength. there are some apps that help (network signal info for example) which show your strength in a more efficient manner, as well as what network type you're connected to.
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I turned 3G/4D off, I only turn it on when necessary, so that won't be the cause.
I installed network signal info right now and when I have one bar signal, this app gives me -102 db to -105db and it's over haf of its bars here, this info seems to look like mi signal is a lot better than the one bar I got.

deboopi2 said:
I turned 3G/4D off, I only turn it on when necessary, so that won't be the cause.
I installed network signal info right now and when I have one bar signal, this app gives me -102 db to -105db and it's over haf of its bars here, this info seems to look like mi signal is a lot better than the one bar I got.
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you can set a value in your build prop that is specific to signal 'adjustments' from your particular provider. might then give you more realistic values along the lines of the Network Signal Info app.
I'm sorry I can't direct you to the link as I don't have it bookmarked.
*edit*
found it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594804

Z3+ Signals, No GSM, jumping 3g.

Hello.
I bought my phone just 3 days ago together with my gf.
She bought the exact same phone and same carrier as me on the same shop..
Around here we are supposed to have good 3g signals all over, but not inside our house, there we can only use GSM.
Her phone works perfectly, with 3-4 bars gsm signals inside house.
But i get nothing when entering house. NO bars what so ever, (even if i pick GSM ONLY from settings).
I got to service menu and read "0 db" on signal.
I tried everything, Clean sim, restart phone, factory settings, changing GSM/3g/4g priority etc, and even tried MY sim in HER phone.
Its defo a hardware/software issue on my phone.
My experiences from 3g and 4g with this phone is that 4g seem stable and good, while 3g (outside my house) seem to often go from max to none all the time. jumps up and down
and sometimes leave me with no signal for 5 minutes until they are back.
I contacted the carrier to check and everything seems fine over there.
Any suggestion? Could it be really possible that i got a faulty antenna? if im going with my phone to the store for a replace they would probably not belive me or take my reason for real
EDIT: Have to add that the past 12 hours of constant trying to figure out the problem i had a few cases with signals while i was trying to switch to "gsm only" but they lasted for 5 seconds and were gone again.

Had the same, send mine back, saw in the log of the repair department that you refreshed the software. But will check
if they have changed something. Comes back in a few days from now.

Galaxy S5 Active reception issues

My brother-in-law gave me an S5 Active (5.0) last week . I played around with it on Wi-Fi and decided to put my SIM card in and try it out for a while. I'm really trying to like this phone, but it's got some issues that are terribly annoying. The cell signal is terrible just about everywhere I am it seems. It's mostly stuck to 4G, but frequently switches between 4G and LTE. I came from a Lumia 640, and I had LTE and excellent signal everywhere the S5 struggles to even get 2 bars of 4G. My mom lives in a rural area and my 640 had LTE in several parts of her house while the S5 cant obtain a signal to save it's life, let alone it's battery. When it loses its signal or I switch on Airplane Mode to reset it, it takes forever to get a signal back, sometimes I have to reboot the phone to get connected again.
I would really like to root it and flash a different radio if that is even an option. But from what I've seen on the forums you can't downgrade from 5.0. I'd also like to change the DPI because Lollipop really knows how to make a 5" screen look small.. But doing this requires root also.
Does anyone else have signal issues like this with their S5/Active? Anything I can do to fix it? Btw, I'm on Cricket and my location is Southeast Michigan.

Moto G5S plus always has low signal

Hello. I have a Moto G5S plus using a Verizon Sim. I had a Moto G5+, but gave it to my cousin and got the G5S+. The G5+ always had full bars in my house. However, the G5S+ has full bars sometimes, but gets only 1 bar a lot of the time. It fluctuates a lot. It seems to mostly become low signal when its asleep. They both will be using the same Sim card and network, but their amount of signal differ greatly. I also tested the signal with a Nexus 6P, Galaxy S4, iPhone 6S plus, Moto E2, and Moto E4. Each of them have full signal in my house all the time while the G5S+ gets 1 maybe 2. The wifi range also seems to be less compared to the G5+. I thought maybe I got a defective unit, but I got a replacement from Motorola and the replacement is exactly the same way. Is this just how the phone is? Did I possibly get a 2nd defective device? Or is it potentially a software problem and can be fixed with an update, if Motorola ever ever decides to? Not having signal when another phone will somewhere is a deal breaker for me. Can this be fixed, or should I just get a G5+? Thank you.

I'm afraid I've got the same problem with a straight talk verizon sim. I was running unofficial lineage 15 and now i'm running gzr validus (also oreo). In both cases I get either a very poor 1 bar of 4g, or 2 or 3 bars of 3g at home while my girlfriend is pumped all the way with lte on her verizon iphone. We have been in several other places where I complained about the signal and hers was fine. I switched to this phone because it can handle verizon (I WAS on virgin mobile/sprint with my moto G osprey getting FINE lte coverage but wanted to switch to verizon because their coverage is just a little better around here)! Well Now I'm On Verizon and guess what, my coverage sucks worse than ever. I actually hit 1x pretty frequently while driving around. It's pretty sad actually. I wish I could take the cameras and internal storage of this phone but have them back in my osprey. sanders looked great on paper but in practice has not been good to me.

Same with straight talk (which uses att). Same sim in my 6p in same location shows at least 3 bars. This drops to none sometimes, but everything still works fine, speed tests are the same regardless of bars. Even flashed a newer modem, no difference. Really wish the 6p wasn't about to die. But really, for $300,v this isn't a bad device, except for the camera. Hoping to see more development for this. I haven't but a rom in years, but was thinking about doing it again. Need more options!

It may not exactly answer your doubt but the network bars are not true indicator of the signal reception.
Check the network strength in Settings ->About Phone -> Status -> SIM status.
Less negative means more powerful signal. You can compare the signal receptions of the phones this way.

tarun0 said:
It may not exactly answer your doubt but the network bars are not true indicator of the signal reception.
Check the network strength in Settings ->About Phone -> Status -> SIM status.
Less negative means more powerful signal. You can compare the signal receptions of the phones this way.
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Hello and thank you for your reply. Here is a screenshot. It seems to have -84. The Moto G5+ would have the needle slightly better around -76 and the Wifi one completely to the right. It seems less strong than the G5+. Though what I mainly have been looking at the battery stats of G5S+ where it shows yellow being yellow for a long time or just alternating, while the G5+ would be green the entire time. It also seems to stay yellow when my screen is off for a while. Do you think this is a fixable through updates problem?

Mine is also unstable. It can goes from 4 bar to 0-2 bar in a blink. I checked with LTE discovery, it is even funnier, -89dbm 1 bar, -84dbm 3bar and it goes to 1 bar, then -88dbm 3 bar. I don't even know what the programmed range for each bar anymore.
It seems like this is quite common, even at Lenovo Moto forums, there are a lot of thread complaining about this problem.
Funny thing is the direct rival of this, the MiA1, also suffered this and partially fixed the problem with a patch last month so finger crossed that this is fixable by patching. Maybe you guys should also flood that forums as well or flood the moto email support.
Added picture to show the wonkiness https://imgur.com/a/HETWp

I know that this thread is dated but I am VERY frustrated with the cell signal on my moto G+. I have had it since 11/17 and have been dealing with VERY POOR cell reception. We are in an area where there is little signal. We installed a cell booster and that gives a small signal on most phones, but my moto G+ is less likely to get or keep a signal. Hubby has Moto ext that is about 3 years old and he always has a better signal then me. I love the phone, but all the bells and whistles mean nothing if you cant gat a signal. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Really poor signal.
I also have this problem. Thought it was just me. I can't use it at all inside most buildings, and even outside my g5s+ often looses signal all together.

I have the same problem. I just moved to another city, inside my house (poor signal zone) i am having zero bars. I though it was the zone but a friend of mine has 3 bars, same operator but another phone.

Network problem
When I am install the stock ROM after using custom ROM my mobile network show emergency calls network are not present what I will do my phone is moto g5s plus Indian variant

have you solved? tips?