Hello there,
May i know how can i make sure that my current desire's H/3g icon is working properly? I am having the H icon only for most of the area. My service provider claims to have 3g data network. So hoping someone can help me or give me some advice. Thanks
Download a speedtest app and see if you are getting H speeds.
i tried with speedtest apps and the result is 2000+ kbps download. is that H speed ? I not sure about how fast the H speed would go..
Theoretical maximum with 3G/UMTS is 2000 kbps as I now, but often not mor than 1000 kbps. HSDPA, which is setup on top of the 3G protocol (which means its also a 3G Network) reaches around 15000 kbps maximum, but depends on signalquality and how many phones are near you. So something between 1000 kbps and 6000 kbps is normal.
MasterBratac said:
Theoretical maximum with 3G/UMTS is 2000 kbps as I now, but often not mor than 1000 kbps. HSDPA, which is setup on top of the 3G protocol (which means its also a 3G Network) reaches around 15000 kbps maximum, but depends on signalquality and how many phones are near you. So something between 1000 kbps and 6000 kbps is normal.
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hello.. ok.. so mean thats for me the H icon sometime better than the 3g icon ? or both of it its the same speed? because in some area the 3g icon will appears.
yongchoon said:
hello.. ok.. so mean thats for me the H icon sometime better than the 3g icon ? or both of it its the same speed? because in some area the 3g icon will appears.
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The H icon only appears when your phone is actively transmitting or receiving data, otherwise the 3G icon appears
mouth said:
The H icon only appears when your phone is actively transmitting or receiving data, otherwise the 3G icon appears
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Yes, and H is better than 3G
Yep as above - you do realise H is better than 3G right H = 3.5G
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i know what the 3G, E, G, and U icons are for, but since i updated to black 2.5i see a H icon some times.
acem77 said:
i know what the 3G, E, G, and U icons are for, but since i updated to black 2.5i see a H icon some times.
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H is for HSDPA
And, just in case you are curious, WIKIPEDIA has a nice article on HSDPA.
todd_jg said:
And, just in case you are curious, WIKIPEDIA has a nice article on HSDPA.
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yep check that right after i found out what the H icon was for.
is 3g HSDPA or H/HSDPA an improvment over 3g/UMTS?
from what i read on the wiki its seems so...
every time i connect to a stream(slingbox, live lakecam it will change the icon to H from 3g.
any real reason to that is it switching for a better connection?
acem77 said:
is 3g HSDPA or H/HSDPA an improvment over 3g/UMTS?
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HSDPA is also known as 3.5G, so it's like 3G on steroids
acem77 said:
any real reason to that is it switching for a better connection?
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In the UK, HSDPA is not available on all networks and coverage is patchy at best - maybe your streaming is too much for it, so it drops back to 3G/UMTS to get a better (slower, but more reliable) connection.
Just my $0.02
Mark.
HSDPA is only initiated when needed to conserve network resources, which is why when you will see it goto H when you are streaming and 3g when browsing.
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.
ruinertt said:
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.
kable said:
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!
how can i make sure if i am using evdo not 1x? when i goto internet,My phone show the 3G logo with up/down arrow on the top screen. but when i input ##33284# to see evdo engineering,an/aaa authentication is 0(=not authentication).
how can i confirm i can use evdo 3g network?
there is speedtest apps on the market that are free....you will know when you have 3G
magneticzero said:
there is speedtest apps on the market that are free....you will know when you have 3G
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ths ,i have downloaded speedtest.it show my download speed is 60kbps,upload speed is 20kbps. is it 1x or 3g?
Sounds like 1x. I get 1080 kpbs download and 853 kpbs upload
Bobb_o said:
Sounds like 1x. I get 1080 kpbs download and 853 kpbs upload
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my god~
now,my test result is download 54kbps,upload 1089kbps(>1Mbps)!!!!
I do have it really!
which network did i use?1x or evdo?
1x caps at 12kb/s with a upload that can range to whatever the tower allows, and 3g can cap at 250kb/s down with an upload that usually is about 50-90kb/s.
Hi,
Over the last 24 hours my connection has only shown 3G as opposed to H in the statusbar. What's weird is when I check the connection in Settings > About Phone > Status it shows HSPA+:15, occasionally dropping down to HSDPA:8. I'm on the O2-UK network.
As I understand HSPA+ should come up in the statusbar as H. Is this correct? What's the problem? Also should I be getting HSPA+:21?
Running speedtest gives me: D: 2196 kbps, U: 1319 kbps. D varies by +/-600kbps
I'm running 4.2 Kalo v5.0 on Franco r318. Radio is XXLH1. I've also added kevdliu's quick settings mod.
Thanks guys
Although not directly comparable my friend, also in London but about 10 miles away and running on giffgaff (which piggybacks the O2 network), is getting D: 3337kbps, U: 2109 kbps. Afaik giffgaff speeds should be lower than O2 pay monthly but this might be due to the area etc.
My first thought is that my statusbar is just buggy but I can't shake the thought that there's something wrong with my phone's signal/radio. Should I be getting faster speeds (HSPA+:21 or higher)?
WestHej said:
Hi,
Over the last 24 hours my connection has only shown 3G as opposed to H in the statusbar. What's weird is when I check the connection in Settings > About Phone > Status it shows HSPA+:15, occasionally dropping down to HSDPA:8. I'm on the O2-UK network.
As I understand HSPA+ should come up in the statusbar as H. Is this correct? What's the problem? Also should I be getting HSPA+:21?
Running speedtest gives me: D: 2196 kbps, U: 1319 kbps. D varies by +/-600kbps
I'm running 4.2 Kalo v5.0 on Franco r318. Radio is XXLH1. I've also added kevdliu's quick settings mod.
Thanks guys
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+1 on this issue. Had HSDPA on 4.1.x, then suddenly 3G on 4.2.
But I think you're getting the right speeds. At least I know I am.
Same here in Canada on Telus network.
Status bar never shows "h" anymore.
When downloading something network type will switch to HSDPA+:15 but otherwise is always at HSDPA:8
I think that's the way its supposed to work to save battery but i dont know why the signal bar only shows 3g now...