Hi,
Tomorrow I'm going out of town for two weeks to florida, and ive checked the coverage map for tmobile, and it says there's no signal for tmobile where i'm going. How would I be able to connect to att's signal, or is that even possible? Thanks if You guys can help!
Ask your operator (-T-mobile) if he has roaming agreements with another operator in the area you will be. If so then the device will hook to the network there automatically. You will notice a new symbol on the status line at the top looking like a triangle - indicating that you are in a "foreign" network.
Mind that tarrifs are much higher if you are hooked to a "foreign" network. Usually also terminating calls cost you then.
I'm in the area now, and there's absolutely no signal whatsoever. Apparently there is roaming agreements here. My zip code where I'm at right now is 32346 (Panacea, FL). In network seletion it shows that AT&T is available as a network to select, but when I select it, it says "Cannot save settings, verify that You have network coverage or if the settings are available" Or simply, "No cell availabe''. Whats upi with this?
You say there is no signal but you can select a network?
I suspect that the default network for (T-Mobile) does not deliver a signal - which seems obvious as they do not supply coverage where you are.
When you go to select another network it usually shows you the available networks which HAVE a signal - otherwise they are not listed. You can however not tell how good the signal is (I suspect the best are listed at the top) and if you are at the edge your login may fail due to this.
I suggest you set the network selection to "automatic" and keep the device with you when you move around. It should login the network once the signal is strong enough. Be patient though - the retry to login is done in a minutes interval range to save battery. To check the network signal strength you could find people that have a phone and are logged in the AT&T network. Or go to an AT&T shop and ask there.
it doesn't matter which network your phone picks up here in florida, unless you have it unlocked and with an att simcard it won't matter, is not like when I went up north to canada with my dash, that even though it was roaming it picked up rogers , I live in a weak area for tmobile, I had to go outside my house when I had my dash , 'cause it wouldn't get a signal indoors, and it would show att indoors on my phone but it would never let me do anything , calls, text, or anything, I would have to go outside and let it find tmobile before I would be able to use it.
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I seem to be having some problem with my HSDPA connection on my desire. I'm wih Three UK and I can't tell is it is my network on the phone.
What happened is for some reason it just wont work anywhere I go. For the first few weeks its worked fine and then towards the end of last month they sent me texts saying they would cut my internet off if I carry on using it but I can't see that having anything to do with it as it is a new month.
The phone is rooted and I've flash the new DeFrOsT Rom (2.0a) and it started working again but then when I logged into the Facebook app it stopped working and went to R (also the wholetime I'm connected to a wifi and when I disconnect from wifi I still get the no connection).
I tried uninstalling Facebook and logging out and no luck
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this or it is happening to them or you know a fix.
I also attached some screenshots of the message I get, I can't actually read the full message as it cuts it off and then when you select it, it just takes you to the homepage.
the R is for roaming
how is the signal strength where you're located?
go into settings -> wireless and networks ->
tell me what roaming settings you have enabled
untick the box to allow data roaming
data roaming will take place when the signal strength is very low and you are therefore using other carrier's networks (this might also incur high data costs!)
Data roaming is disabled and the signal in my area is usually quite good. Also when I go into a city around here or anywhere nothing changes it still sticks on R.
Plus before I started to flash it with roms and rooted it, it would nearly always have HSDPA connection.
so although data roaming is disabled your phone is roaming...
can i ask why it is that 3 told you that they will disable your internet? this seems to be the main problem...
have you tried flashing a different radio?
this will definitely have some change
They sent a text I was reaching/reached my data allowance for the month (so called unlimited =/)
And yeah I've just flashed the new radio that is needed for defrost 2.0a however it did happen before I flashed it.
For some reason it has got proper signal and HSDPA for the time being and as far as I know I did nothing to make it any better.
Got a feeling it will go again but I'll keep you updated.
I'll have to ring three up tomorrow if I can't get it sorted as I'm going on holiday and I'll be screwed with out it,
sounds to me like you have a data cap where if you exceed a certain limit your internet is stopped.
the fact that you are in roaming makes me think that it is a trick so that 3 can charge you large amounts so be careful.
glad the radio update worked for you
let us know if the problem persists
although there's not much we can do unless we know it's been sorted with your provider.
Thanks for the help.
The thing I don't get is the roaming bit as when it says I'm roaming I can make calls and text fine and there is no charge or anything on my bill it just uses normal minutes
honestly it sounds to me like a problem with your provider
does it still say roaming with the new radio?
if it does then phone your provider because they can charge you a large amount for roaming
Three only run a 3G network in the UK. To provide coverage and data connectivity (mainly EDGE) in the areas between their masts they partner with Orange. Your Desire will roam onto the Orange (and possibly now T-Mobile since they merged on Monday) network when it has a weak or no 3G signal. To allow data in these circumstances you must have data when roaming enabled.
There is no additional charge for 3 customers to use data roaming while in the UK. It is part of your monthly bundle. However, please remember to turn data roaming back off when you travel abroad or it'll cost you a fortune!
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+1 for the above, roaming is all well and good but of you leave it on when your on holiday youll definately remember it!
McMichaeli said:
Three only run a 3G network in the UK. To provide coverage and data connectivity (mainly EDGE) in the areas between their masts they partner with Orange. Your Desire will roam onto the Orange (and possibly now T-Mobile since they merged on Monday) network when it has a weak or no 3G signal. To allow data in these circumstances you must have data when roaming enabled.
There is no additional charge for 3 customers to use data roaming while in the UK. It is part of your monthly bundle. However, please remember to turn data roaming back off when you travel abroad or it'll cost you a fortune!
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Thanks I didn't realise I could use data roaming as when I clicked to enable it it said I may be charged so I didn't bother but now I will as I wont get charged
I was just about to say that the original problem had gone but it's decided to happen again just as I tried to log into ebay and download something from the market. However I think it has started to use data roaming as there is now an R in the signal box but a G next to it where the H would be.
Think I'll be ringing them up today
I work on the border of Texas and Mexico; the stock ROM, which I'm currently running, does not have the ability to select which phone network to connect to, so if the Texas tower is weak and the Mexican one is strong, I'm on International Roaming, which is not cheap!
I've turned off Intl Call Roaming for now, but what happens is that the phone still gets 'captured' by the Mexican signal, I just don't have any service at all.
The stock ROM allows turning off data roaming, but not voice roaming [that menu item is grayed out]. I'm considering rooting and installing a custom ROM; if anyone call tell me which ROM(s) allow network selection, I'd much appreciate it.
I recently switched from AT&T to T-Mobile, and like the rest of us was suffering without 3G due to our lack of compatibility with the 1700MHz WCDMA that T-Mobile uses. One of my friends (a T-Mobile employee), however, informed me that it is indeed possible to get 3G by using the 1900MHz band, which T-Mobile is currently re-farming to support WCDMA. This trick is simple and easy, and I've had success with it thus far, albeit only in one location as of yet. There is a downside, however... as long as the trick is in place (as long as your phone is set to "WCDMA only" below), you cannot connect to EDGE. In other words, in an area where there is no 1900MHz 3G coverage, this process must be reversed to fall back to EDGE. As such, you may lose connection randomly and be completely unaware of it for hours, and I will mock you openly for attempting to blame me if you lose your job because you missed a call from your boss, lose your girlfriend because you stopped texting her, or lose your bacon because your remote bacon-protection app couldn't connect.
Remember, this is in the testing phase. It WILL get better over time and hopefully one day we won't even have to consider whether a phone supports 1700MHz... for now, though, report your findings below, preferably with location, signal strength/type, and down/up speed.
==PROCEDURE==
Go to dialer and enter *#*#4636#*#*
In the menu that pops up, tap "Phone Information"
Scroll down to the menu labelled "Set preferred network type" (it should be the first one) - this will likely be set to WCDMA preferred
Change it to WCDMA only
Switch to your main Settings app, then navigate to "Mobile Networks" (under "More..." by your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth)
Tap "Network Operators" and wait for the search to complete
Tap T-Mobile if it appears in the list
Once the phone has acquired a signal, you can return the Network Mode setting to WCDMA Preferred. Your phone should now switch back and forth between EDGE and HSPA+ fairly reliably.
===My Results===
At my home (approx. Colfax and Yosemite in Aurora, CO) I get 0-2 bars, mostly 3G but some H+ if I'm holding my phone and moving around, and 2-3 bars H+ if I set my phone down. Speedtest results range between 4 and 10 Mbps, with around 90ms ping. I've been keeping my phone set down with wireless tethering enabled, and it's been 100% usable thus far.
--Update--
Having used it daily for a few weeks, I'm pleased to report that there is moderate to good connectivity to at least 3G in most places. I still find myself on EDGE regularly, but I usually can get a WCDMA connection. Now, however, I'm annoyed because I exceeded 5GB data usage and am being throttled to below-EDGE speeds, which defeats the purpose of having 3G. >_<
what about AWS band ????/ its work
saqi4you said:
what about AWS band ????/ its work
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Almost certainly not; see here.
If you have it working for some reason, go over there to tell everyone.
I'll test this later tonight. I'd be cool with 3G or H+ if it works. I have a T-Mob pay-by-the-day sim card that I'd like to use to tether my Nexus 7 to when I'm traveling (which is fairly rare).
I'm new to all this but how is this different from changing the APN settings?
Is this method better than changing APN settings?
This didn't work for me, Portsmouth, NH. It picked up the T-Mobile network in Network Operators but when I tried to select it it took forever and then said unable to connect, failed to register. Attempted a few times on a ucdlk3 stock based custom rom (Intergalactic II) and also on stock rooted.
Probably just not in a good location for this to work.
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Ive recently attained a captivate glide and unlocked it to use on t mobile. Like you would assume at first glance i had an edge connection. Although after messing around with it i realized by going to
Wireless and network > Mobile networks > Network operators >Default setup > Manual it gives me the option to choose to connect to att/ tmobile and when i chose tmobile and it registers on the network i get H+ speeds for a few minutes then it just defaults back to edge
is there a way i can keep my phone on H+ at all times because its capable
bump!
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Ive recently attained a captivate glide and unlocked it to use on t mobile. Like you would assume at first glance i had an edge connection. Although after messing around with it i realized by going to
Wireless and network > Mobile networks > Network operators >Default setup > Manual it gives me the option to choose to connect to att/ tmobile and when i chose tmobile and it registers on the network i get H+ speeds for a few minutes then it just defaults back to edge
is there a way i can keep my phone on H+ at all times because its capable
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I have this problem too, but only into my house. Outdoor that´s right. I´ve tested with all modems, and I think the best for me is i927UCLH2.
Which rom, kernel and baseband do you use??
I´ve done some tests with my glide and my mother´s galaxy chat, in different places. In the street I have H+ and she H, but when we are into any house, under any roof, she still has H, and I only have E.
Does it happen to you?
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mario_isp said:
I´ve done some tests with my glide and my mother´s galaxy chat, in different places. In the street I have H+ and she H, but when we are into any house, under any roof, she still has H, and I only have E.
Does it happen to you?
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Doesn't this just sound like a basic signal issue? When the signal gets worse (indoor vs. outdoor) it will drop down to a lower signal.
Also, are you sure Tmo has fully rolled out the 1900mhz band in your area? They may not have complete coverage yet.
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Doesn't this just sound like a basic signal issue? When the signal gets worse (indoor vs. outdoor) it will drop down to a lower signal.
Also, are you sure Tmo has fully rolled out the 1900mhz band in your area? They may not have complete coverage yet.
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i'm sure that it is a phone or a software phone problem, cause i've put my sim card in my last phone (xperia pro) and it has H signal too
i've tested all rogers and att modems, and still have the problem..
Hi, I have a similar prob, I'm in the uk and need it to stay on H+, as it'll drop off to 2g in the house, I've always used miui roms in the past and they have the option to force 3g etc. The only way round this I could find is to use 'pimp my rom' which allows you to select which network you want manually, such as gsm, edge, wcdma etc. Download it, go to tools, device hidden menu, turn off radio, wait, turn radio back on, then quickly select from the drop down box what signal you want, I select wcdma only. If the radio does not come back on, put on flight mode then off again, and will work.. bit annoying but works..
That happen to me too, but not for t mobile, for a operator that use 1900mhz in my country.
I have a G3 D855 International (or is it Taiwanese?) version - running the latest stock LG build, which identifies itself as LRX21R.A1440231662, version V20u-TWN-XX, Kernel 3.4.0, Android 5.0.
I have a Three (UK) SIM, and have recently been in California, where I observed some odd behaviour. I'd be glad if anyone is able to comment or explain any of this!
1) I never saw any 4G (LTE) connections. From other posts in this forum it does appear that this model of G3 may be incompatible with T-Mobile US and AT&T network frequencies, and if so that's understandable.
2) It seemed to have a very strong preference to connect to T-MO, but on that network it would frequently lose data connectivity, despite the phone showing a strong signal. My wife's Galaxy S3, also on Three, would stay connected all the time. If I tried manually searching for networks and selecting either T-MO or AT&T, usually that would restore connectivity. However...
3) Entering manual network selection from this state (connected to T-MO but not getting any data), the phone would display a warning along the lines of "Do you want to search for networks while there is an active data connection?" -- yet there was no data connection icon in the status bar, and no throughput. This feels like some sort of bug - the phone thought it had a data connection but really didn't?
3) Even though I would manually select the AT&T network, and get some throughput, the phone would fairly soon spontaneously reconnect to T-MO, and shortly afterwards again lose data connectivity. This became tedious and frustrating. Other phones I've had have always respected a manual network selection and stuck to the selected network, even when if another available network had a stronger signal. Not so this G3. Is this known, normal behaviour?
The only other thing that may be relevant is that for most of the time I had the phone set to connect only to WCDMA networks, because the data capability of GSM is next to useless, and since I'd not seen any LTE, and WCDMA + LTE only is not an option, WCDMA was really all I was interested in.