New to Android phones, (I did a search but nothing was found), I was connected to Vodafone yesterday and there has never been a 3G Icon in the notification Bar (Network Signal has the 4 full bars)
When I am at home I use a Vodafone sure signal for 3G but it does not show in the notification bar either, (obviously I am connected to 3G when at home)
My network mode is set to GSM/WCDMA auto, so have I done something wrong or can some suggest how I can have this Icon showing.
I had the same issue - called up support and had them change my SIM card to the new one that came with the phone and since then I now get up to H depending if I'm in a decent area of Liverpool...
EddyOS said:
I had the same issue - called up support and had them change my SIM card to the new one that came with the phone and since then I now get up to H depending if I'm in a decent area of Liverpool...
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Thanks for the reply, this was a new sim card supplied with the phone I moved from T-Mobile to Vodafone so I could use the SureSignal to get rid of the crappy signal in the house.
Just solved the problem, if you switch off Wi-Fi then go into "settings/Mobile network connect to the internet it appears on the notification bar"
I thought you'd have it on already - glad you're sorted though!
I have only seen 'H' in my toolbar and none of the other notification (3G etc) mentioned in the manual there. Normal? Or do I just have a good connection?
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I have only seen 'H' in my toolbar and none of the other notification (3G etc) mentioned in the manual there. Normal? Or do I just have a good connection?
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The H means you have the HSDPA connection which is quicker than standard 3G. 3.5G if you will
ive also never seen a 3g icon, had the H and G one before
I use to get a 'H' on my kaiser
but on on my desire on Orange. I get a '3G+' symbol now. is this the same as 'H'?
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Guys, remember that Android works differently from WIndows Mobile.
On WIndows mobile, you had the G, E, 3G or H all the time showing what signal you had. Android does not do that.
The 3G/H icon only appears when connected to the internet. the rest of the time it just shows signal bars.
And yeah, if wifi is on it will disconnect from the internet and that icon will disappear. cos after all, as long as you have signal when just using voice and text, it doesn't really matter whether it's 3G or not.
And Yes, 3G+ is the same as H. 3G+ is Orange's stupid marketing speak for HSDPA.
I have constant 'G' which changes to 3G/H when in areas that allow it...phone works fine so no issues since changing my SIM card
I am also experiencing this problem and to clarify it:
Sometimes (i think it has something to do with using camera) the animation stops working (the arrows stays shadow even if i am downloading) or the 3h/h icon disappears completely (but i am still connected to mobile data).
Disconnecting and reconnecting mobile data (e.g. swithing to wifi and back, rebooting phone or turning airplane on and off) solves this problem and the animated 3g/h icon (arrows are white when downloading and shadow when connection idle) is back.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem permanently?
I have had no such a bug on my Milestone
My home is well within the Sprint 4G coverage area shown on the coverage maps. When I turn on 4G (from the Settings screen) it connects to the "Sprint Network" and obtains an IP address (Signal strength = Good).
BUT:
None of the applications which require network access (browser, Market, email, YouTube, etc) can connect. They'll open up, but they can't access the network. If I uncheck Mobile networks in Settings > Wireless & Networks and then re-check it again, it reports "Service unavailable" despite the fact that the 4G Settings screen still reports Connected to Spring with "Good" signal strength and I still have an IP Address.
I should add that the phone has been doing this since I got the phone in November, but I figured it was due to the "unofficial/testing" status of the 4G coverage. I also installed the new 3.70.651.1 update hoping that it would fix the problem, but it had no effect.
After telephone support ran out of things to try they issued a Ticket # and sent me to a Sprint repair location this morning. That location couldn't test the phone on 4G because the store isn't in a 4G coverage area so they just replaced it with a brand new one (not a referb). So I get it home and try it on 4G before I make a single configuration change and the new phone does exactly the same thing as the old one: Good 4G connection but no service.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Did you find an answer for it?
Thanks!
Pete
Note: All apps seem to work fine when I'm connected to 3G.
Additional info:
For the record, switching back to 3G after trying 4G results in the battery dropping like a stone. aLogcat reveals a flood of those damned <DC Connect> failures going on in the background. Thankfully, powering the phone off and on clears the problem until I try 4G again.
Two things of note:
It doesn't matter whether I use the 4G widget or the Wireless & networks screen.
Removing the 4G widget has no effect.
Pete
i live within a couple miles of the sprint campus in ks so i get good 4g here but when my evo shows the 4g signal bars and i try to use the browser the signal bars drop to nothing and starts scanning again any help is appreciated
any one know what is wrong sometimes m phone wont even connect to 4g
Hi there;
I have recently owned a t989 Galaxy s2. Everything is OK except one thing that is data network. In my country(Turkey), there is no 4g network infrastructure yet so 3g is used currently. When I get the edge signal(it is on the status bar) it works as intended but when it turns to 4g signal (4g sign on the status bar), I am having trouble trying to connect to web. In the specs, it says it supports e/3g/4g but I have never encountered a 3g signal(3g sign on the status bar).
Is it obviously a radio related issue or something bad lying behind the ROM?
Note : Curently sitting near the PC and it is 4g that I see on the status bar and I am unable to establish a connection :S
Currently used Rom/Radio : Bullet v6 Android 4.0.4 / default radio comes with it(tried others as well)
Thanks in advance
Our phone does not have true 4g capabilities. it does have 3.5g. So if you say your area has 3g... then technically it should be able to use "4g".
I have yet to encounter the 3g signal symbol on my phone so i can't help you there... didn't even know we had that symbol lol.
Having "4g" symbol does not necessarily means you have fast data speed. It really depends on your area. My phone would say 4g but in reality.. it has no data or very slow data transfer speed. so don't trust that symbol. You should also check if your AREA supports the 3g network yet.
Couldn't find anything in the search function so.....
My phone signal often shows 'H' or 'H+' when I'm not in a 4G area but I simply cannot get an internet connection. I cannot use Chrome, Facebook, Twitter, pretty much any app that requires a network connection. This is VERY frustrating. Once I'm in a 4G area it works fine. I'm currently on a 4G contract with EE.
Any ideas?
Get a better carrier.
I had exact same problem. The signal was strong but i just didn't get any internet... until the change.