i did the registry hack so that i could get the H icon instead of just always having 3G but the icon that goes on the signal meter when connected to the internet still says 3G while i have the larger icon with the H. is this normal?
yup, it is
att changed the h to a 3g too over the signal bars. which is funny because if you do the hspa icon disable registry edit with the h icon intact, it still does 3g. dunno why att had to go that far to make sure people never see that they are on hspa.
oh ok. thought it was weird since it was always both the H sign on both places
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I've seen E for EDGE, 3G and at home I always have H, but next to T-Mobile it says 3G. What does the H stand for/represents?
hsdpa, its the fastest out of the lot
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That explains why when I'm home and on the net it's just as fast as if I was connected to WIFI. I don't even connect to my WIFI at home anymore because H is pretty fast.
Thanks for the reply.
at least yours shows those icons. mine doesn't. I only know what i'm connected to when i actually connect & it shows in the signal bars. & i disabled showing 3G next to tmobile because that was just annoying.
haven't encountered the H here in phoenix either.
xnifex said:
at least yours shows those icons. mine doesn't. I only know what i'm connected to when i actually connect & it shows in the signal bars. & i disabled showing 3G next to tmobile because that was just annoying.
haven't encountered the H here in phoenix either.
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I believe that the "H" will depend on the icon pack that you pick. I'm trying to recall if I saw an "H" when I had the stock T-Mobile icons or if it was just "3G" instead.
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I believe that the "H" will depend on the icon pack that you pick. I'm trying to recall if I saw an "H" when I had the stock T-Mobile icons or if it was just "3G" instead.
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I think you're right because when I had the T-Mobile stock ROM I had no H it was just 3G. Until I got the Europe MW 6.5 ROM I saw it and now I'm on the EnergyROM.
yes i only started seeing the H after i installed the 1% battery on the stock rom.
It stands for HSDPA which in turn stands for High Speed Downlink Packet Access
My 3G is faster than your 4G
If and when you see your buddy bragging about hdmi in their HTC EVO, the H on hour phone allows you to quip back:
[bold] "My 3G is faster than your 4G" [/bold]
here's the proof:
http://pocketnow.com/software-1/video-htc-evo-4g-vs-htc-hd2
H = HSDPA
H+ = HSPA+ (On the T-Mobile G2, which is considered 4G for T-Mobile)
I just purchased T-Mobile's version of the Touch Pro 2 about a week ago. I moved from AT&T and the TyTN II.
On the TyTN II, whenever I was on HSDPA, the connection icon would display an H. On my Touch Pro 2, I only ever see a "3G" icon. However, my connection settings are set to use HSDPA/HSUPA. I have unlimited web service, for what's it's worth.
Is this normal? Am I in fact getting HSDPA service? If not, is it a registry fix? Is there anyway to check for sure what protocol I'm connected with?
I would like to know that as well, Its normal same thing on my tmo tp2
I see the "H" symbol, but only when actively downloading data. It switches back and forth which I think is a good thing. No problems on this end running the stock T-Mo ROM
yeah I kept getting the 3G icon too, but after i put on tsowen's taskbar, now I get the H & i don't think i've seen the 3G at all.
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yeah I kept getting the 3G icon too, but after i put on tsowen's taskbar, now I get the H & i don't think i've seen the 3G at all.
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I have only seen the H icon after installing a custom taskbar as well. I'm not sure if it just replaced the 3G icon right out or if it is correctly displaying it.
My g1 displayed 3g when i had the t-mobile firmware on it. When i put a different one, H or something was displayed. The tp2 i have is the same way. I put a different firmware on it and it went from 3g to H now. I am not using the t-mobile firmware but one of the 6.5 roms. I would bet t-mobile put the 3g icon on purpose.
H and 3G are the same thing on the phone. It just depends on what your ROM is setup to show it as.
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H and 3G are the same thing on the phone. It just depends on what your ROM is setup to show it as.
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they are not the same:
3G = 364 Kbps
HSDPA (3.5G) = 1.5-3 Mbps
i get at least 650kbps with 3G only icon. So i think im on the H
xnifex said:
they are not the same:
3G = 364 Kbps
HSDPA (3.5G) = 1.5-3 Mbps
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I was referring to the phone just showing 3G or H not the actual speeds.
I'm in the same boat as you guys. When I was on the stock ROM I only saw 3G with 2 bars and this was at my house. Now that I'm on a cooked ROM, I see H all the time with my 2 bars at my house. I only get the H when I'm at home, but when I'm at work I get 3G with full bars. I don't even have the option to use HSDPA checked, I have it unchecked in the options.
I'm sure the H has to do with the cooked ROMs or custom taskbars. Idk!
When connected to HSPA+, does the 3G in the status bar change to an H? I'm hearing conflicting things.
the only time i have seen the H is when i am on legend it switches frequently between 3G and H, i know in my area there is one HSPA+ tower(only spot i get more than 1Mbps) but it's literally 50 feet out of range from work
Hmm, I just called T-Mobile and they kept telling me it doesn't change to an H. Guess I'll keep an eye on it and keep running speedtest. They said it's just lighting up around my area as of today.
No, your 3G icon does not switch to an H. The only time it would switch to an H is if you have a custom rom. If I recall correctly there was talk about HSPA using the same icon as the 3G icon, so the Legend rom tubaking is using must have the H icon for hspa
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No, your 3G icon does not switch to an H. The only time it would switch to an H is if you have a custom rom. If I recall correctly there was talk about HSPA using the same icon as the 3G icon, so the Legend rom tubaking is using must have the H icon for hspa
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Thanks. I remember some of those Hero roms on the G1 would use an H instead of 3G.
In the documentation for the Slide from HTC's website that is specific to T-Mo, it does list "H" as an option under the Phone status icons section. It lists G (GSM), E (Edge), 3G (3G) and H (HSPA) as valid options. Doesn't mean the H will actually show up, though.
Im in Minnesota and we have no HSPA tower yet but when i was using a custom rom on my G1 i did see the H
thugmafia said:
Im in Minnesota and we have no HSPA tower yet but when i was using a custom rom on my G1 i did see the H
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What part of minn. are you from?
thugmafia said:
Im in Minnesota and we have no HSPA tower yet but when i was using a custom rom on my G1 i did see the H
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You'll see the H because the same icon is used for HSDPA 7.2 and HSPA+. When CM had the H icon in his rom I saw it frequently on my G1, but he's removed it since then.
It changes on my Galaxy Tab with Euro firmware, but the H is not listed on the SGT-T849 (P1000) TMO
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You'll see the H because the same icon is used for HSDPA 7.2 and HSPA+. When CM had the H icon in his rom I saw it frequently on my G1, but he's removed it since then.
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I always thought the H meant HSPA not HSPA+ for non-HSPA+ compatible phones. It just indicates the phone is HSPA compatible, but not HSPA+, they're 2 different things.
I think the H is HSDPA or HSUPA, not the HSPA+...Because the MT 3GS can't use the HSPA+..
I saw the H every day, in China ,most place have the HSDPA..It's more quickly than UMTS...
I know that H stands for HSDPA i have a little question, my phones status bar shows H and E, but it never shows up the 3G icon i dont know why i tried the sim cards of many operators but couldnt get it, i saw screenshots of our phones from differnt custom roms in where the 3g icon was visible in the status bar..........ANY help please
just go to settings, wireless & network, monile networks then check the use pocket data to enable it.. 3g.. or data connection..
I am Fed up of asking again and again this is my third thread but no one cares to reply..................Just a simple question....does your status bar of galaxy y shows 3g icon in status bar,,,,,,my phone shows E and H from the Day i bought my Phone....but it never shows 3g..........please someone cares to reply :-mad:
H is better than 3G.
daadeguzman said:
H is better than 3G.
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true story ~~
i know it H+ > H > 3G > E...........i am only talking about is the icon there 3g
rohit589769 said:
i know it H+ > H > 3G > E...........i am only talking about is the icon there 3g
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Not in Airtel Too... i only saw H and E...
Yeah me too. Usually using the less famous telco, I only see H instead of 3G. But when I use the more popular ones, I can see the 3G.
3g
my phone show 3G icon in BSNL network ........but whn i use vodafone/aircel its show H
just a wild guess, you can disable H in your status bar in setting/wireless and networks. But H is really better than 3G but worse if you are using prepaid cause it really eats up your load a lot.
is ur phone is displaying H(HSDPA), then u r gud. H is far better than 3g. you need 3G for HDSPA. hope u got it
In my Airtel it shows 3g smtyms H Smtyms E it depends on network just check out if u have activated 3g on ur sim
does anyone knows why does 3g signal sometimes not showing up even though i enabled the data.