Geeessss I've just had a 8 week argument with vodafone with b1tch slapping letters about my HTC Desire dropping calls... the recipients phone rings and cuts off.. then the Desire bleeps.. thats it... sent it back with a snotty letter saying the hardware was faulty which they wouldn’t replace..
Bought my own Desire SIM free.... put my own sim (different SIM) in it.. same problem...
The Desire is a FLAWED phone... sorry! its a piece of junk!
EBAY... this phone is a turd compared to my HD! Gess I have had enough of HTC!
This cant just be me!!!
Bye bye then
was the other sim the same network?
Not had this problem myself. But I used to be with vodafone when I had a Diamond and I had the same problem. Not had it with o2 or orange though.
noble8 said:
was the other sim the same network?
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Vodafone and TalkMobile... guess its the same network,,, Geess this phone is driving me mad!
Just tied it agian! same thing...... even my mates that I call are asking why I keep hanging up!
In just over 3 months with my Desire on T-Mobile, not once have I had a dropped call. Even though I have a pretty consistant 2 bar signal in my house, I'd say that is pretty good.
sparkyxda said:
Bye bye then
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Yeah BYE! !
Geeba said:
Geeessss I've just had a 8 week argument with vodafone with b1tch slapping letters about my HTC Desire dropping calls... the recipients phone rings and cuts off.. then the Desire bleeps.. thats it... sent it back with a snotty letter saying the hardware was faulty which they wouldn’t replace..
Bought my own Desire SIM free.... put my own sim (different SIM) in it.. same problem...
The Desire is a FLAWED phone... sorry! its a piece of junk!
EBAY... this phone is a turd compared to my HD! Gess I have had enough of HTC!
This cant just be me!!!
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Cant you just ask your operator to send you a new sim card?? Maybe your simcard is faulty or you havnt inserted it properly!
Have been using my desire for 2 month and no problem at all with call drops.
Maybe just something wrong with u dude
P.S BYE!
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Pietje_1985 said:
Cant you just ask your operator to send you a new sim card?? Maybe your simcard is faulty or you havnt inserted it properly!
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Appreciate the construtive reply... but tried this.. moved from Vodafone to Talkmobile in the UK... sorta the same company...ish, same thing try and call phone just bleeps... we have a thing here with mates ringing your phone and hanging up.. wanting a call back.. sorta like being a tight ass.... I'm fast getting that reputation! by no means of my own!
Different hardware.. same problem.
Actually had mine drop a call 20 minutes into it tonight, noticed that facebook had sync'd at roughly the same time so guess that for some reason the phone prioritised the data connection over the call?
Si
ticalo said:
Have been using my desire for 2 month and no problem at all with call drops.
Maybe just something wrong with u dude
P.S BYE!
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Nothing wrong with me DUDE! BYE!
HTC punching above their wieght smartphone wise perhaps!
Geeba said:
Nothing wrong with me DUDE! BYE!
HTC punching above their wieght smartphone wise perhaps!
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You know there is something called warranty right??
I have a lot of problems calling out. I'll dial and my Desire will wait a few seconds before bleeping and aborting.
I also have a lot of problems with sending text messages.
I live near the top of a hill and always have 4 bars!
I'm with Vodafone.
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simonf7 said:
Actually had mine drop a call 20 minutes into it tonight, noticed that facebook had sync'd at roughly the same time so guess that for some reason the phone prioritised the data connection over the call?
Si
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In the world of VoIP and QoS..... Voice will always take priortity over data....
Same SIm back in my HD... not a problem... every call, conected and crystal clear.
JustinTrouble said:
I have a lot of problems calling out. I'll dial and my Desire will wait a few seconds before bleeping and aborting.
I also have a lot of problems with sending text messages.
I live near the top of a hill and always have 4 bars!
I'm with Vodafone.
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Thank you! this is exactly what I have! I have a heap of signal! I can walk out into the field next to my house and its exactly the same!.... I put the SIM out of interest in a 9 year old Sharp GX30 which hardly holds a charge... not ONE bleep of a dropped call! same sim!
I was with Vodafone but now talkmobile (technically same people) but its strange that my 9 year old GX that I only charged up a few nights back has no problem makin the same call...
Sounds like a Vodafone problem to me.
Dexil said:
You know there is something called warranty right??
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Orange Black Desire.... ebay...... does it have warranty? can the same thing happen to two different phones.... two different sims... in the same place?
Geeba said:
Thank you! this is exactly what I have!
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I never had a problem with my old Nokia before upgrading to the Desire.
I was hoping the last OTA update would fix the problem - as it fixed the re-connecting to the network problem, but nope.
I was wondering if was caused by a busy network? It's like trying to call someone at midnight on New Year's Eve! I'm not sure how to test this theory.
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Sounds like a Vodafone problem to me.
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Na, can't be i'm on Virgin UK, and i get exactly the same.
But not that often thankfully,
Sometimes when i call out, i get "beep" dead, Re-call.....
And i constantly have the sms not sent problem, somethimes even with 2 bars.
I have a feeling it more to do with the radio, I know for a fact i have one of those original HTC Desire's, Also have the dust under the screen problem....
But with all its faults, Geeba cannot say its second rate turd, its still an excellent phone, hes just had a bad personal experiance with it.
The phone fills all my needs and more and Yea with most devices their are a few niliging problems but their to be expected, as well all know HTC like to release without FULLY testing as they know the user will call and complain if its not working
But i did see a thread the other day where some guy siad he flashed the latest radio which seemed to elevate all these exact problems (apart from the dust under the screen
Anyway Geeba chin up, just try flashing a radio and see how you get on, I'm personally waiting for official Froyo as its bound to have a radio in it
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I came to this conclusion 20 minutes ago, when my Desire went to hell again after 3 f*****g days from return from repair!!!
It froze during absolutely normal usage. After pulling out battery, it stuck in bootloop. Bootloader stopped working after connecting to laptop, fastboot failed to connect to laptop and bootloader won't start at all anymore. Hard reset didn't work.
As I said: Piece of crap.
Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong"
Well, i'm sorry for that, if i was u, I'd take the opportunity to take a new phone
Not sure if I can do that.
I quite like my Desire to be honest.
Although I must say I played with a Metro UI theme today, and I liked the UI a lot.
I also finally got round to adding a custom ROM last night. Tried a few, and now settled on one.
The limited memory issue isn't one if you know what you're doing.
And I was lucky enough to get an OLED screen.
I would cry though if I had to send it in and they returned one with a SLCD.
So I can feel your pain, a little.
Question: Is it normal that Desire gets warm below battery? Because, it gets seriously warm after few seconds. Perhaps an overheating issue?
Maybe you experienced the dreaded overheat problem...
After a few seconds..?
Even on idle..?
IMHO it's not normal...
Search for the Desire reboot / overheat thread...
See if you have the same symptoms...
ok I love a piece of crap...
I think you should send it to repair again
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ok I love a piece of crap...
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+1.
A groundbreaking phone when it was released and gave Apple a shake-up they are still yet to recover from.
Sorry to hear your device is having issues, but to suggest this phone is a POS, based purely on one bad experience, is seriously missing the forest for the trees.
Best phone I ever owned and will have it for a long time to come. So glad I bought this and not anything else.
777ace said:
+1.
A groundbreaking phone when it was released and gave Apple a shake-up they are still yet to recover from.
Sorry to hear your device is having issues, but to suggest this phone is a POS, based purely on one bad experience, is seriously missing the forest for the trees.
Best phone I ever owned and will have it for a long time to come. So glad I bought this and not anything else.
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Completely agree with everything you stated.
Terepin said:
Question: Is it normal that Desire gets warm below battery? Because, it gets seriously warm after few seconds. Perhaps an overheating issue?
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It's either an overheating issue, or you are doing a lot of network intensive work. Because the radio is located below the battery. I also suspect that the processor is also located there.
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777ace said:
+1.
A groundbreaking phone when it was released and gave Apple a shake-up they are still yet to recover from.
Sorry to hear your device is having issues, but to suggest this phone is a POS, based purely on one bad experience, is seriously missing the forest for the trees.
Best phone I ever owned and will have it for a long time to come. So glad I bought this and not anything else.
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Totally agree with what you said. I have used my desire for a long time now and It's still one of the best phone I've ever encountered. So much that I've decided against getting sgs2 or even sensation. I will wait for quad core phones. LOL.
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So I requested pick up for repair. Fourth in three months....
In Germany you can request an new phone after 3 repair attempts ...
Dont know if its also in Slovakia but try it
I take I should ask new phone from HTC, right? Or from repair center?
Yes, you should definitely try that!
Not helping...
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Not helping...
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Seems logically to the repair center for me..ask they
This applies to Slovakia also:
If they do not manage to repair within 30 days, you can request your money back.
If your phone gets broken 3 times (not sure if it should be the same problem) you can get your money back.
So found it, sorry for posting in slovak language:
V prípade, že má vec súčasne najmenej tri rôzne odstrániteľné chyby, pričom každá z nich bráni v riadnom užívaní, má spotrebiteľ právo rozhodnúť sa, či uplatní právo na výmenu tovaru alebo na vrátenie peňazí. To isté právo má aj vtedy, ak sa rovnaká chyba, aká bola najmenej dvakrát opravovaná, vyskytne tretíkrát v záručnej dobe.
So it has to be the same fault.
Anyway I would still try to get my money back, or a replacement phone.
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I had a few similar situations like yours. All of them happen when I was using a 3rd party battery. Maybe you want to ask the repair center to check the battery?
Is just a piece of hardware which will brake down.
Unfortunately you are unlucky and it happens often then to others (I'v send mine once for repair in 13 months).
If I was in your position, I would ask for new phone (as it broke so many times).
When you get a new one sell it on eBay, add couple hundreds $ and you have an upgrade .
Easy
Or if you really don't like it. Sell it and buy an iPhone ;-P
Hi...Anyone noted signal drop in wifi and radio signal when holding the in normal position?
Oh yes, I'm happy because I have an iPhone 4 feature :-(
Yes even i feel the signal drops when u hold it in a certain way. Not very sure where though.
I'm not losing signal (yet) but it definitely is dropping 1-2 bars.
Will a case help like it did for the iPhone deathgrip?
edit: fail, somehow i was in the V instead of X forum. but sounds like the same problem for all of them from what I'm reading/experiencing.
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edit: fail, somehow i was in the V instead of X forum.
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I think you were out of your element (somebody had to say it!)
mine too. when I put it on the table I got 4-5 bars. but when I pick up the phone to reply a message, my signal drops a.k.a. No Service... ****. it's supposed to be a great budget phone, isn't it? if this death grip is one of their feature, this feature is definately uncool.
if this problem can be fixed, they better fix it soon..
Just use the one V for a short period of time but did not encounter this problem.
Flame0n said:
Just use the one V for a short period of time but did not encounter this problem.
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Same here..
My One V absolutely does not have this problem. Neither did the unit reviewed by gsmarena.com:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_v-review-750p7.php
We tested the phone for death-grip and we didn't find any problems - Wi-Fi signal drops if you completely cover the top plastic panel on the back, but the reception still remains quite strong. Cell signal didn't budge.
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I also have this problem. My One V always drop 2 bar when I pick up the phone. While other mobile with the same network, the signal is full.
I contacted Call center once. He told me it's because of my network operator. I should try other operator but I don't want to change my number.
So, I still hope new firmware will solve this issue.
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I also have this problem. My One V always drop 2 bar when I pick up the phone. While other mobile with the same network, the signal is full.
I contacted Call center once. He told me it's because of my network operator. I should try other operator but I don't want to change my number.
So, I still hope new firmware will solve this issue.
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There is a solution posted in this forum...try it...
I don't know why my V is probably the most faultless phone I have ever bought only seconded with the Desire..
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I am not having any such problem so far.. however for me maximum in call volume is very low..
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So I lost my phone last night, think it may have been in the taxi and have been in touch with the company so will hopefully hear back but I am doubtful, seriously gutted. Lesson being, turn on the GPS and find my phone crap, as much as you may think it drains battery etc DO IT. Wish I had done now, tons of pics of my 2.5 year old twins gone now. Next phone I get will definitely have all that crap turned on 24/7.
Plan B by Lookout
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Hit the install button which should push it to your phone.
The app will auto start and send location details to your Google account email address.
(further instructions in the link)
Leaving GPS on in the background uses little battery power as long as you don't have apps accessing your location every few minutes as it only uses power when it needs to update the location.
Regarding your photos. I would recommend using a feature built in to both Dropbox and GooglePlus which uploads your photos and videos to the cloud. I have mine set to do this when on charge and connected via wifi so that it syncs every night and doesn't waste data and power during the day.
Good luck
+1 to drhunter's suggestions. PlanB for now, install something like Lookout (or one of the many others) once you've got it back (or replaced).
Also, as drhunter said, having GPS on drains no battery unless the GPS is used (unlike Bluetooth or Wifi) - that it is thought to do so is nothing but a myth.
Daley87 said:
So I lost my phone last night, think it may have been in the taxi and have been in touch with the company so will hopefully hear back but I am doubtful, seriously gutted. Lesson being, turn on the GPS and find my phone crap, as much as you may think it drains battery etc DO IT. Wish I had done now, tons of pics of my 2.5 year old twins gone now. Next phone I get will definitely have all that crap turned on 24/7.
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Try to report to HTC support central , may be they can track or phone with S/N and block the sinal ... may the phone don´t appear any more but if some one use it they can bock or phone with the IMEI ...
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Try to report to HTC support central , may be they can track or phone with S/N and block the sinal ... may the phone don´t appear any more but if some one use it they can bock or phone with the IMEI ...
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Friends phone got stolen, and htc didn't do ****!
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I feel for you mate, makes you feel sick to the pit of your stomach, I hope you get it back, keep us updated.
xmoo said:
Friends phone got stolen, and htc didn't do ****!
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I know they don´t find the phone , but if they bock the phone with IMEI no one will use it any more ...
Lesson being, turn on the GPS and find my phone crap,
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That's the thing to do and as far as I'm aware, having GPS enabled doesn't drain the battery until an app makes use of the GPS.
I use Seekdroid on my phone and Tab, I haven't needed to use it yet, but it's reassuring to know that it's installed .... just in case!
I hope your phone gets returned ASAP. Good luck.
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I know they don´t find the phone , but if they bock the phone with IMEI no one will use it any more ...
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You need to contact your network provider, they will block the sim card, and should be able to block the imei also, least that way no one will be able to use any part of your phone
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I lost my hd2 and some numpty was using it and deleted my contacts added his own and synced it with my Google account lol I got his mum's number and rang her and told her that her son had stole my phone she rang me back the next day I met her and got my phone back
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Help Tips http://www.forumhookers.com/topic/58-how-to-find-a-lost-android-phone/unread/
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I know they don´t find the phone , but if they bock the phone with IMEI no one will use it any more ...
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IMIE blocks are done by the operator not the handset manufacturer, And are operator independent, so block it at att&t and till still be usable in version (i assume these are your primary American networks)
bugger about the photos, shame you don't sync to dropbox/google/home pc
whynot66 said:
I lost my hd2 and some numpty was using it and deleted my contacts added his own and synced it with my Google account lol I got his mum's number and rang her and told her that her son had stole my phone she rang me back the next day I met her and got my phone back
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That's pretty dam funny
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Daley87 said:
So I lost my phone last night, think it may have been in the taxi and have been in touch with the company so will hopefully hear back but I am doubtful, seriously gutted. Lesson being, turn on the GPS and find my phone crap, as much as you may think it drains battery etc DO IT. Wish I had done now, tons of pics of my 2.5 year old twins gone now. Next phone I get will definitely have all that crap turned on 24/7.
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Wont help you much but I prefer this, it work over network and keep working over the internet
https://cellagent.net/en/Login/
1$ registration is quite good imho
hopefully it will help someone...
whynot66 said:
I lost my hd2 and some numpty was using it and deleted my contacts added his own and synced it with my Google account lol I got his mum's number and rang her and told her that her son had stole my phone she rang me back the next day I met her and got my phone back
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Epic
Don't forget to block EVERYTHING. Including account on the phone like gmail and facebook.
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I know they don´t find the phone , but if they bock the phone with IMEI no one will use it any more ...
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Funny thing is... his phone was s-off and was running the 2.15 TEST ROM.
HTC Test roms have location enabled all the time, you cannot disable it, even with root.
Good day guys!
I need help in fixing my Sony Xperia SL. Most of the time my friends keep telling me that they are unable to call me. They keep getting the "subscriber cannot be reached" message despite the fact that I have good signal reception.
I transferred my sim to a different phone and the problem is gone. I try a different sim in my xperia SL and the same problem, no calls get through.
I really need help guys as my phone is barely a week old and is not rooted.
I can send/receive texts. I can make calls though sometimes I get the busy tone as soon as I dial the number.
Any ideas on how to fix this problem???
THANKS!!!
Try re flashing firmware, a lot of U owners had problems with updates and just a re flash sorted em
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Ben36 said:
Try re flashing firmware, a lot of U owners had problems with updates and just a re flash sorted em
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
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Thanks for the reply!!! I have restored my firmware several times now. Factory reset doesn't help as well.
qtlestat said:
Good day guys!
I need help in fixing my Sony Xperia SL. Most of the time my friends keep telling me that they are unable to call me. They keep getting the "subscriber cannot be reached" message despite the fact that I have good signal reception.
I transferred my sim to a different phone and the problem is gone. I try a different sim in my xperia SL and the same problem, no calls get through.
I really need help guys as my phone is barely a week old and is not rooted.
I can send/receive texts. I can make calls though sometimes I get the busy tone as soon as I dial the number.
Any ideas on how to fix this problem???
THANKS!!!
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My brother had a problem similar to this... He had 16k SIM and had same problems than I told him to buy a new one 64k SIM and it worked... Though I dont really know technical detail about 16k SIM all I know its the old one... So if you have an old SIM than its time you say your last words to it and maybe crush it with hammer an axe or a two handed sword... Or become a dragon born and recite these words Ro Da
|HBHs| Acidburns said:
My brother had a problem similar to this... He had 16k SIM and had same problems than I told him to buy a new one 64k SIM and it worked... Though I dont really know technical detail about 16k SIM all I know its the old one... So if you have an old SIM than its time you say your last words to it and maybe crush it with hammer an axe or a two handed sword... Or become a dragon born and recite these words Ro Da
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HAHAHAHA.. well I guess I have no choice but to try replacing my sim. Hopefully my problem will be resolved. Although I tried inserting a different sim from a different network provider and the problem is still present. The sim I inserted is more than a year old though...
Thanks for the reply guys!!!
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HAHAHAHA.. well I guess I have no choice but to try replacing my sim. Hopefully my problem will be resolved. Although I tried inserting a different sim from a different network provider and the problem is still present. The sim I inserted is more than a year old though...
Thanks for the reply guys!!!
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If you have problem using the other SIM than I suppose you search over the internet and hope that someone else had such problem and he/she solved it the other way... There is no point in buying the SIM if it wont solve your problem
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If you have problem using the other SIM than I suppose you search over the internet and hope that someone else had such problem and he/she solved it the other way... There is no point in buying the SIM if it wont solve your problem
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Decided to search google for "android loses signal when screen is off" As I have isolated the problem that my phone disables the network a few minutes after I have switched the screen off...
Turns out that build 4.0.4 of android has this problem and that it affected a lot of galaxy nexus owners. I know that I have a Sony but I am guessing that, unluckily I may have been affected by this bug as well :'-(...
Anyways thanks for the help!!!
hei eveyone i am new to xda developers forum. so am posting this in the QA board. My HTC Desire has radio problem i think. it shows me network strength full though its fake, whenever am calling that number gives an out of service message. i have updated my radio to its latest, even used several roms, stock roms , flashed with RUU . but **** happens again and again. pls anybody who have survived this or resolved this show me some way. :crying:
tanmoyrock said:
hei eveyone i am new to xda developers forum. so am posting this in the QA board. My HTC Desire has radio problem i think. it shows me network strength full though its fake, whenever am calling that number gives an out of service message. i have updated my radio to its latest, even used several roms, stock roms , flashed with RUU . but **** happens again and again. pls anybody who have survived this or resolved this show me some way. :crying:
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If you have even flashed a RUU, then it may be a hardware problem. Try with another sim card. Same thing happening?
abaaaabbbb63 said:
If you have even flashed a RUU, then it may be a hardware problem. Try with another sim card. Same thing happening?
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yes same thing for other sim cards too.
tanmoyrock said:
yes same thing for other sim cards too.
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As abaaaabbbb63 mentioned, this must be hardware problem. My old Desire has same problem and after changing sim, moving to a new ROM and doing many crazy things I have to buy a new Desire (I love this device :laugh
jnovax said:
As abaaaabbbb63 mentioned, this must be hardware problem. My old Desire has same problem and after changing sim, moving to a new ROM and doing many crazy things I have to buy a new Desire (I love this device :laugh
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but can we get a help from the service centers? if i paying them the repairing charge?
tanmoyrock said:
but can we get a help from the service centers? if i paying them the repairing charge?
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I don't think this old Desire could be repaired, especially in my country.
But you could give it a try, just make sure to ask for the price. Sometimes it's better to buy a new one :laugh:
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I don't think this old Desire could be repaired, especially in my country.
But you could give it a try, just make sure to ask for the price. Sometimes it's better to buy a new one :laugh:
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yes thats the matter, if they ask for somehing huge then it will be meaningless not to buy a new phone. anyway thanks. i have already submitted it to the serice center. lets cee what they would say.