Hi,
I am using a T-mobile vario 2 in the UK. I recently flashed the radio rom to version 1.43 and replaced the operator rom with the official dopod wm6 rom. Most things are working ok but I have run into a few problems; hopefully someone here can help me.
First (minor) problem when the phone is first turned on it asks you to select a country. UK is not on the list, only countries in south pacific area. Does this prevent me from connecting properly to my local provider? ie do I show up as roaming?
Next problem is that I can't receive my voicemail. I phoned T-Mobile to check the number and setup etc but everything is correct. The phone just tells me "The number you have dialed is not recognised" or something to that effect.
Finally my phone frequently looses its data connection. When you open internet explorer a popup message shows saying: "Unable to connect to network for an unknown reason..." I checked all of the settings and they are ok. The only thing that fixes the data connection is to reset the phone. Probably I am also dropping calls whilst the phone is in this state.
So can anyone help? I think it is most likely the radio rom at fault but it could be related to not being able to select the correct county.
Thanks for your help
Matt
-Matt- said:
Hi,
I am using a T-mobile vario 2 in the UK. I recently flashed the radio rom to version 1.43 and replaced the operator rom with the official dopod wm6 rom. Most things are working ok but I have run into a few problems; hopefully someone here can help me.
First (minor) problem when the phone is first turned on it asks you to select a country. UK is not on the list, only countries in south pacific area. Does this prevent me from connecting properly to my local provider? ie do I show up as roaming?
Next problem is that I can't receive my voicemail. I phoned T-Mobile to check the number and setup etc but everything is correct. The phone just tells me "The number you have dialed is not recognised" or something to that effect.
Finally my phone frequently looses its data connection. When you open internet explorer a popup message shows saying: "Unable to connect to network for an unknown reason..." I checked all of the settings and they are ok. The only thing that fixes the data connection is to reset the phone. Probably I am also dropping calls whilst the phone is in this state.
So can anyone help? I think it is most likely the radio rom at fault but it could be related to not being able to select the correct county.
Thanks for your help
Matt
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try radio 1.47 which comes with the dopod wm6
Ok I followed the suggestion and have upgraded to radio 1.47 but I still get the same problems. At least I have only checked the voicemail so far but get the same message. It actually says "You have dialed an incorrect number..."
Any other suggestions?
Download and install the provider Cab settings for your provider.
Search the wiki for more information
I have already done this. The settings are correct.
Hmm, thanks for the advice... now sms doesn't work either. PS. whilst flashing radio rom I also changed to JJ's black satin.
Please can somebody suggest a radio rom that is known to work well on T-Mobile in the UK. ie. no dropped calls, GPRS, 3G and HSDPA all working, voicmail and sms working, I don't care about video calling.
Thanks
Matt
Mat,
I am on TyTn and I had the same problem after installing Dopod WM6 version + 1.47 radio - on the second day majority of programs requiring internet connection were returning in message 'Unable to connect due to unknown reason...'. Even Wi-Fi was not responding. Only Resco Radio was working ?!?!
Solved this by removing the GRPS Internet settings and updating them manually.
As to the dropping calls, did you try to switch to GSM (instead of 3G). This is a common problem if your 3G covergae is bad?
Since upgrading the radio rom from 1.43 to 1.47 I have not had the "Unable to connect.. for an unknown reason" message. So I guess this was either due to some screwed up settings before, or some bug that has been fixed between releases.
I don't know how to switch from 3G to GSM but I am not convinced that this is the problem since my push email works just fine.
Incidentally I have noticed that my phone seems to default to 3G but as soon as I open a page in explorer it jumps into HSDPA, once it finishes it goes back to 3G. Is there a way to make it stay in HSDPA or is this a bad idea for some reason?
With the above observation in mind I could be wrong in thinking 3G was not my problem. Perhaps my phone jumps into HSDPA to receive push email.
So how do you force GSM or even GPRS over 3G?
Please forgive my ignorance.
Matt
Ok found a setting in com manager/phone/bands/ changed from auto which was putting me on umts to gsm. Was this what you meant? I have gone from 2 bars of 3G and 2 bars of HSDPA when in use to full bars of GPRS. Internet browsing was definitely faster with HSDPA but do you think I should be able to receive texts now? I know I have missed some and they still have not come through.
This is weird, after changing to GSM my htc home plugin reports 2 unread text messages but when I open up the SMS/MMS folder ther are no messages at all.
???
I find the best radio rom for Tmobile UK is 1.27 - see the wiki.
For your voicemail, set the phone to dial your own number, it works.
Ive tried all the new radios and always go back to 1.27. I am currently running Schaps lates WM6 rom (3.57a I think)
Rob
robt2379 said:
I find the best radio rom for Tmobile UK is 1.27 - see the wiki.
For your voicemail, set the phone to dial your own number, it works.
Ive tried all the new radios and always go back to 1.27. I am currently running Schaps lates WM6 rom (3.57a I think)
Rob
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I must admitt Ive always end up going back to 1.27 too
Hi i'm on T-Mobile Uk Vario II currently using Black Satin & Radio 1.43 3g, hsdpa, sms, mms, voicemail all working.
Can only suggest reflash rom with somthing like Schaps 3.57a use his operator setting tool to set T-Mobile settings and use radio 1.43 and see what happens.
Cheers
It would appear that WM6 dialer strips the leading zero from the T-Mobile voicemail number +440507... giving +44507...
I have not figured out how to fix it yet.
For the voicemail thing, the dialer does indeed strip out the leading zero on the voicemail number - I spent hours trying to fix this and in the end, it was easy - just put an extra zero in the number (in network services) ;-)
I use Black Satin with Radio 1.47.00.10 and have no problems whatsoever but I'm still evaluating - I don't know if I've tried 1.27 yet so I think I'll look into that and report back the comparison.
You say you were having problems with data "unable to connect..." - I used to have this a lot and invariably, it was because my conection had somehow developed a proxy server - turned this off and it work after that (it usually happened after I synced it with my work computer)
Could the SMS messages be on your SIM or something? Not had this problem but have a look in SIM manager see if that can find anything.
The thing about HSDPA is that it isn't on all the time - the phone will stay in 3G until you or your phone initiates a data connection, then HSDPA will kick in for the duration of the connection then fall back to 3G - this is normal as your phone cannot receive calls and stuff while HSDPA is connected (I think - i'll look for clarification on this point - the phone will should drop the HSDPA when a call comes in).
Some people do report that data speeds etc seem faster when they mess with the band settings but I've not been able to confirm this and just leave it as it is.
If you don't get anywhere with your SMS problem, you could try the threaded apps that I've customised for t-mobile (links in my SIG) but be warned - any texts you have in your current SMS inbox will be inaccessible until you uninstall the threaded app. I'm using the WM6 one on mine at the moment and it works just fine for SMS and MMS.
Smiffy
Thanks for the replies guys!
I am now very happily running the 'normal' version of JJ's Black Satin rom and radio rom 1.48.
Everything seems to be working fine now. Adding the extra 0 into my voicemail number did the trick; so easy once you know how!
The data connection can still be slow occasionally. I think this is because if you have a weak 3G signal this overrides a stronger GPRS one. Sometimes the 3G signal is so weak it can't transfer any data and the phone just keeps trying in 3G rather than switching to the stronger GPRS signal which would work. This is easy the fix, just go into com manager and disable 3G (on the black satin rom at least).
Generally I am very happy and my device is finally working the way I wanted it to.
Once again, thanks for your help
Cheers
Matt
I use whats in my sig and it works well. I get the 3g/gprs battle at my house alot. Complain to tmobile regularly and they'll sort it out eventually.
I'm sorry to put this question here, but I searched the forum, found nothing, placed my question over at the network/connectivity forum and got just one (not realy satisfying) reply...
I think this is the most active forum on xda-developers, so at least someone should have an answer to my question:
is it possible to have an active network connection (with WM6 on the Hermes, or using the hermes as a modem) and place/receive phonecalls at the same time?
I don't use 3G at this moment, but am planning on using it.
But I need my phone to be able to place/receive calls while having an active internet connection.
has anyone any info for me about this?
thanks
If you have 3G yes you can. I often use my laptop with my 8525 as it's modem to Remote Desktop into a file server while talking to the client with my BT Jawbone.
But... if you don't have 3G in your area you're limited to a single channel for voice and data.
Internet Connection and voice calls
I have tested and only is possible if you use a simple 3G connection, if you use a HSPDA connection (internet at 1,8MB if avaliable by your provider) you don't recibe or make any call, all the calls that you recive go automatically to your voicemail. I don't know if is a problem with my provider or if is a any limitation of the software/hardware.
I have a SPV M3100 with Schap's 3.54b PTG ROM, 1.50.00.00 radio and 32.83.7020.20w protocol
in my case is strictly a case of what radio version I use.
on radio 1.50 I could not receive calls both while GSM or HSPA data connection was active.
on radio 1.40.30 i can do that and on the newest 1.51 I am still testing...
my network vodafone RO.
Hello again a have flash the new radio version 1.51.00.10 and have activate the HSPDA on my Herms (by default I have the HSPDA deactivated because I have a Direct Push Mail activated and if a have the HSPDA ativated I never recive a call) and I try to make a call and recive but nothing, I don't revice and I can't make any call
Whenever my friend is connected to net on a laptop using a WM6.1 machine with Internet sharing on a USB link and GPRS/Edge Internet connection she gets a Voicemail reply to any callers? Is this a problem with the phone or GSM provider.
It´s a network thing. Some providers set higher priorities to voice calls, so an active GPRS data connection is interrupted, others (like the one I have) unfortunately send incoming calls to voicemail and hold the data connection active.
Thought as much, thanks for the heads up.
Hello,
I have my phone for few weeks already and today i noticed one major issue. I will try to explain everything as clear as it is possible.
While i am on 3g network, there are no problems at all. I can make a call, i can receive a call, i can receive SMS etc... Everything works as it should be.
When i switch to 2g that's when the problem comes in. In the first 15 seconds after switching to 2g, i can operate my phone as in 3g - i can send and receive calls, i can send and receive SMS'es. After 15 seconds there is no ability to receive any call. The caller alway hears the same song: "the phone you are trying to reach is either turned off or out of radio coverage...". Also no SMS'es can reach my phone. Despite of this, i can send a call any time i want...
There's one thing i've noticed. When i turn my mobile data on - everything works just fine (you should be familiar with turning off mobile data function), but this is unacceptable to my mind. It seems that when i want to receive a call, i should be on 3g (doesn't matter if mobile data is turned off or on), or on 2g but with mobile data turned on...
I did one test - changed the APN's entry to a messy one, and left the mobile data on. Still wasn't able to receive any calls. Thats leads to a statement: while on to 2g, i have to be connected to the internet to receive a call, while on 3g, i can disconnect form the internet and still be able to receive all calls.
Additional info: HTC Desire - unbranded, non-rooted, stock ROM.
Can anyone help me to solve this issue?
It seems this problem only appears at home. At work (15 miles away form home) i can be on 2G and still able to receive incoming calls... Any ideas?
On t-mobile note 3 my phone while on LTE automatically redirects calls to voice mail after two rings. If I switch to 3g(h) everything's works perfect. What could be causing the problem? It worked fine before. I flashed different roms and is still the same issue. Why my phone can't auto switch from LTE to 3g to ALLOW incoming call? PLEASE HELP. I'm frustrated.
solved
I called my carrier and have them refreshed my signal and within 30 minutes. Everything was working flawlessly. :fingers-crossed::laugh: