After I upgraded to wm6 I notcied that when connected to gprs the "G" over the bars that show my signal strength is now an "E" and when I go to retrieve my email it says I am roaming. Does the "E" actually mean I'm roaming or is my phone messed up and if it really does mean I'm roaming is there a way I can change this back to the way it was before without downgrading back to wm5?
Oh, and I have another problem - when I turn off my phone and put it in stand-by or hibernation mode or turning the screen off, every several minutes it turns back on. Is there a cure for this one too or is this something I will have to live with?
lalala2t2 said:
After I upgraded to wm6 I notcied that when connected to gprs the "G" over the bars that show my signal strength is now an "E" and when I go to retrieve my email it says I am roaming. Does the "E" actually mean I'm roaming or is my phone messed up and if it really does mean I'm roaming is there a way I can change this back to the way it was before without downgrading back to wm5?
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The "E" means you are on the EDGE network it does not mean you are roaming. EDGE is GRPS only faster for data. I can't answer why for email you are getting roaming messages. Maybe someone else can help.
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I'm in Cingular, always in 3G area. Using WM6, Internet connection always on.
Every time I open Explorer or any Internet application, I get the "Locating" message in the bottom bar, nothing happens for 2 seconds, then the 3G icon becomes an "H" and only then the connecting & downloading starts.
Is the HSDPA connection on a permanent "sleep mode"? I know it's only two seconds, but...
Help please.
uspino said:
I'm in Cingular, always in 3G area. Using WM6, Internet connection always on.
Every time I open Explorer or any Internet application, I get the "Locating" message in the bottom bar, nothing happens for 2 seconds, then the 3G icon becomes an "H" and only then the connecting & downloading starts.
Is the HSDPA connection on a permanent "sleep mode"? I know it's only two seconds, but...
Help please.
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HSDPA is invoked by the network hardware, since its only on when your actually downloading data you are saving alot of battery power. If you dont like the wait you can always turn HSDPA off??
uspino said:
I'm in Cingular, always in 3G area. Using WM6, Internet connection always on.
Every time I open Explorer or any Internet application, I get the "Locating" message in the bottom bar, nothing happens for 2 seconds, then the 3G icon becomes an "H" and only then the connecting & downloading starts.
Is the HSDPA connection on a permanent "sleep mode"? I know it's only two seconds, but...
Help please.
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I`m also in NY and I get the samething, sometimes it seems to me that EDGE is faster because of that locating on the 3G (HSDPA)
so i enabled wifi, but how do i know i'm really using wifi and not 3g if i see a small E on top of the bars? it seems as if I can not turn off my data connection if i have wifi on..is that correct?
judicious said:
so i enabled wifi, but how do i know i'm really using wifi and not 3g if i see a small E on top of the bars? it seems as if I can not turn off my data connection if i have wifi on..is that correct?
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as you may know the "E" is 2g not 3g. When it is 3g it will say "3g" or "H", "H" being faster than "3g".
your wifi goes into "sleep" mode when not being used, helps on battery life, when your phone demands a connection it will take the wifi out of sleep if try to connect and if it does you will see the wifi icon, and if you are not an area that has wifi it will revert back to your data connection.
alwayslearning said:
as you may know the "E" is 2g not 3g. When it is 3g it will say "3g" or "H", "H" being faster than "3g".
your wifi goes into "sleep" mode when not being used, helps on battery life, when your phone demands a connection it will take the wifi out of sleep if try to connect and if it does you will see the wifi icon, and if you are not an area that has wifi it will revert back to your data connection.
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that's very odd because i have never seen the H ever since i flashed the rom, but the 3g setting is set to be 'on', but that setting disappeared and i dont knkow how to get back to it. is there a way to turn on 3g?
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... "H" being faster than "3g".
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Not always.
AT&T purposely does not show the H and always shows 3G even if it is a HSDPA connection.
since i flashed w/ a new rom, there's no more 3g icon, but i did figure out how to bring the H back, but for some reason i have no idea why my wifi isn't working. someone told me to disable proxy, but i did that
golfer_boy said:
Not always.
AT&T purposely does not show the H and always shows 3G even if it is a HSDPA connection.
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that is true on a stock ATT ROM, but if you flashed a custom ROM it will display correctly
judicious said:
since i flashed w/ a new rom, there's no more 3g icon, but i did figure out how to bring the H back, but for some reason i have no idea why my wifi isn't working. someone told me to disable proxy, but i did that
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have you tried going to settings>wifi> click "turn on Wi-FI" select wireless networks and see if you phone detects any networks? If there is a network available then select it and set it up.
did you hard reset after you flashed?
Hi i looked around and searched but i just dont know to word it, hopefully someone can help.
So i dont know what kind of internet package i have, but im using the apn internet2.voicestream.com
epc.tmobile.com does not work for me
im want 3g interent and i dont know if i have since at the task bar its a "H" or "G" or "E", sometimes randomly the 3G shows up.
so whats the apn for 3G internet on tmobile USA?
or is it only available on the G1 data plan
thanks a lot in advance
H is 3g...apns dont change connection types..3g is 3h but H is faster 3g
deeanny said:
Hi i looked around and searched but i just dont know to word it, hopefully someone can help.
So i dont know what kind of internet package i have, but im using the apn internet2.voicestream.com
epc.tmobile.com does not work for me
im want 3g interent and i dont know if i have since at the task bar its a "H" or "G" or "E", sometimes randomly the 3G shows up.
so whats the apn for 3G internet on tmobile USA?
or is it only available on the G1 data plan
thanks a lot in advance
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When you see the "E" or the "G" (by itself), those mean you're connected through the older/slower GPRS/EDGE. The "H" by itself means you're connected to a 3G tower that has been prepped for the new higher-speed 3G that t-mo is rolling out (although the backend elements to get the full speed are only just now starting to be turned up as well).
I don't know what APN to tell you to use...are you with Tmobile US?
sirphunkee said:
When you see the "E" or the "G" (by itself), those mean you're connected through the older/slower GPRS/EDGE. The "H" by itself means you're connected to a 3G tower that has been prepped for the new higher-speed 3G that t-mo is rolling out (although the backend elements to get the full speed are only just now starting to be turned up as well).
I don't know what APN to tell you to use...are you with Tmobile US?
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dkdontforget said:
H is 3g...apns dont change connection types..3g is 3h but H is faster 3g
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Thank you for this knowledge guys, yes im on tmobile US
i guess i have the 3g internet since most of the time at the top its says "H
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thanks again!
I am a bit confused as to what constitutes roaming with Sprint. As far as I can tell, the only way to tell what network I am on is the little network indicator on the notification bar. I have a few questions, and I apologize if they are stupid ones. I tried searching for the answers, but have come up short.
Is there ever any time where my network indicator will read 3G and I will be roaming?
Am I always roaming whenever it says 1X?
I hear people mention EVDO, is that the same thing as 1X? If not, is EVDO considered roaming or not?
Also, I have a couple of questions about the roaming options on CyanogenMod. If I change my network to "Affiliated Networks," I am unable to get data transfers to work unless I turn on both Data Roaming and International Data Roaming, despite the fact that I am well inside the borders of my country. Is this a well known issue, or am I experiencing something out of the ordinary?
Thanks in advance.
Saturn2K said:
I am a bit confused as to what constitutes roaming with Sprint. As far as I can tell, the only way to tell what network I am on is the little network indicator on the notification bar. I have a few questions, and I apologize if they are stupid ones. I tried searching for the answers, but have come up short.
Is there ever any time where my network indicator will read 3G and I will be roaming?
Am I always roaming whenever it says 1X?
I hear people mention EVDO, is that the same thing as 1X? If not, is EVDO considered roaming or not?
Also, I have a couple of questions about the roaming options on CyanogenMod. If I change my network to "Affiliated Networks," I am unable to get data transfers to work unless I turn on both Data Roaming and International Data Roaming, despite the fact that I am well inside the borders of my country. Is this a well known issue, or am I experiencing something out of the ordinary?
Thanks in advance.
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1. it wont show 3g if you are roaming, normally.
2.not always roaming when it says 1x but if you are roaming it will always show 1x
3. evdo is 3g so see above.
cant help you with the last one thought.
aimbdd said:
1. it wont show 3g if you are roaming, normally.
2.not always roaming when it says 1x but if you are roaming it will always show 1x
3. evdo is 3g so see above.
cant help you with the last one thought.
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#2 isn't exact, I used to get 3g (EVDO) on my HTC touch diamond when roaming at work.
robbyhousley said:
#2 isn't exact, I used to get 3g (EVDO) on my HTC touch diamond when roaming at work.
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its not supposed to connect to 3g when roaming.
Don't you get a triangle next to your signal bar if you're roaming? I do. That would also indicate data roaming as well....
is there an advantage to roaming? I get free 3g data but I usually keep in on the sprint mode and turn off roaming.
Whats the benefit of keeping it on?
kinextions said:
is there an advantage to roaming? I get free 3g data but I usually keep in on the sprint mode and turn off roaming.
Whats the benefit of keeping it on?
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If you leave roaming turned off, you can hit areas where you either need to roam or you will get 1x data. Turning on roaming gives you the best chance to maintain a fast connection.
The settings for data roaming on this phone is confusing. At first I was getting messages that I am getting into an area where there is roaming and click on roam to continue even though I am at home where I have service without roaming. I clicked never show this message again and clicked roam. I still get the message. Also when I woke up this morning the signal bar had a triangle above it while the bars were unlit as if i didn't have any service and then in a second it returned to normal. It also does that frequently when I have 3g off and on. What is the meaning of that?
How I do I set up the data roaming where I don't get messages? What is data guard? Also how do I set up the data roaming options where I can save battery.
What is everyone setup for data? Do you guys have it as sprint only or automatic? I would appreciate anyone's help. Thank you.
put ur roaming into sprint only by default its on automatic.
If I turn it off and go to an area where I don't have service, can I turn on roaming manually to see if I get service?