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[Q] One V Death Grip Prob

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.

outofmyelement said:
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.

ackman said:
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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Wi-Fi dropouts

Hello,
First of all I read most of the posts and topics regarding various One X wi-fi issues, but I wish to describe what I encountered and tried to do to solve the issue.
First of all, I had an old router at home that has successfully handled several laptops and mobile phones so far.
Came home happily with my new toy, alowed to fully charge before trying anything, etc, etc.
I ran the setup fine, hooked up with my WiFi network fine, started downloading and installing my apps from the Market. Suddenly my HOX switched to mobile data. I initially said to myself, I must have copied or installed something that messed up the setting so I did a factory reset but unfortunately the pattern repeated itself half an hour later.
So I disabled mobile data and tried to reconnect. Did so using every concieveble method tried suggested here, the only way it was solved was by resetting the router. Of course, within five minutes it happened again, and again....
Pissed off and got myself a new router. After connecting everything seemed fine for the first half an hour then the problem occurred again.
Reseting the router always helps. I wonder if it is something that has to do with the built-in browser (so software) rather than what hamdir suggested as being a hardware defect. I will try Chrome tonight at home and see how it goes.
In the meantime I would appreciate any input coming from those who experienced similar behavior. I would hate to return the phone as it seemed not to have any other physical issues (except a hint of a yellow spot in the upper left corner).
Thank you,
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

i have the exact same problem! and it happens on every network i use...
is there some patch or something that will control my wifi correct? its really annoying..

Same problem here..

hhhhmm strange haven`t noticed this before..
First to start of..
Model and make of the Routers???
maybe we can find a pattern

vallandil said:
hhhhmm strange haven`t noticed this before..
First to start of..
Model and make of the Routers???
maybe we can find a pattern
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Hello, got a replacement today. After propely charging and a quick setup, connected flawlessly to an unprotected network in a restaurant, then had a friend create a WPA2 hotspot on his Galaxy Note and worked again, and finally, back home, now only disconnects when signal is weak but most important can pick up the connection again by just turning wi-fi on and off. No more need to reset the router. Taking into consideration that with both phones i came from factory settings and had the same router configuration it just couldn't just be the router.
With the first phone i couldn't even connect to free unencryped networks! so there must have been a software bug or a hardware issue.
I'm sorry i did not keep the SN of my first device but it definitely the same batch as my replacement (just the last 2 or three numbers are diferent)
Oh, and the routers... one was an old and faithfull Dlink 524 (that handled three other Htc devices out of the box, while the second is a brand new TP-Link WR741 series. Now i reencrypted the connection with the WEP protocol and everything seems fine, no dropouts.
As there a few people that have this strange issue, the best way to check is to try as many hotspots, encriped or not and see whether it is a prolblem with their own router or something else. Always remember that a factory reset may be needed - do not take it for granted that the phone is at fault.
Good luck!

oftiklaus said:
Oh, and the routers... one was an old and faithfull Dlink 524 (that handled three other Htc devices out of the box, while the second is a brand new TP-Link WR741 series. Now i reencrypted the connection with the WEP protocol and everything seems fine, no dropouts.
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For myself it works fine on one router, but has the same constant disconnects (and failed reconnects) you described on a D-link (DWL-G700AP)
Could it be related to D-link router/accesspoints?

Sounds like I have similar issues.
I find that signal strength gradually becomes weaker and leads to dropped connections. I never lose all the wifi connection it always remains with at least one bar, 20% or -85dBm to -90dBm.
I find this in strong and weaker signal strength areas, ie all over my house.
eg. In the same room the wifi router is in signal strength is on all bars. After 10 mins of watching iplayer the signal strength drops to one
bar (the dot) and the stream buffers.
If I move the device, literally wave it around the signal strength will get better and the process starts again.
Other devices, iPod touches, laptop and my wife's Desire aren't affected at all. Signal strength on these remains the same, they have never had a problem. I don't have the latest router but it hasn't skipped a beat in the 5 years I have had it
I have restarted the router changed encryption type, even turned the power up to 100%, I only needed it at 75% before but now with the one x it
seems to require a stronger signal to keep a consistent connection. Also tried setting 'best wi-fi performance' to on and setting a static IP but this hasn't helped.
Having said all this I have noticed that the one x does seem to pick up weaker signals than the desire did.
All very frustrating this is the 2nd device I have. I had to return one device due to a yellow stain in the bottom left corner of the screen.
I don't want to return this one since I feel this is a software issue, but one never knows. I have contacted HTC support and will update with what they say.
Unbranded One X on o2.
Software number: 1.28.401.9, the latest OTA update.
Router: Buffalo WHR HP 54G

did you try to disable wireless N and run it on wireless G only? see if there's any impact (this fixed the dropouts for me on my home network)

I don't have a wireless N router but I did try changing all settings available, nothing seems to make a difference.
HTC got back to me and said they didn't know of any wifi issues.

bb_king said:
I don't have a wireless N router but I did try changing all settings available, nothing seems to make a difference.
HTC got back to me and said they didn't know of any wifi issues.
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I returned my first HOX on Saturday, and I am glad I did. This one connects flawlessly where the other one had the described issues. Taking into account I am using the same settings as before on both router and phone, Leeds me to believe that there might be a hardware fault. Based therefore on personal experience I would advise that you get an exchange if that is still possible - and have a good vissual check (screen spots, screen fitting, creaks, ...) before you pick your device.
My second handset, despite being of seemingly the same batch, looks and behaves perfectly so far - I am so pleased with it. What I can say, having used this phone - hTC design = great; hTC Quality Control = crap
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I contacted HTC and registered a case with their support they said they were escalating it and would get back to me in 5 to 10 days.
However since I was still within the UK's 28 day exchange period I decided to take my HOX back for an exchange. Glad I did because the latest one has no wifi issues .
To summarise my issue: When using wifi and streaming content, eg. iplayer or tune in radio, connection would drop after 10 mins to 1 hour. Sometimes it would drop and go to network or just remain at 1 bar. I had no issues connecting to routers but I experienced the same issue on all routers I tried ie g or n.
The signal would also be on full strength one minute and then drop to 1 bar the next. I always had never sleep and best performance enabled.
I also found that pressing the back of the HOX (viewing from the rear, approx 1cm south east of the camera) would bring the signal up to full strength.
From this I deduced that the issue was a faulty connection to the wifi antennae. The behaviour I noticed possibly occurred when the components heated up and expanded which in turn moved a loose connection.
This is now my 3rd device in as many weeks, which is poor for their flagship device. 1st unit had a yellow spot in the bottom left corner, 2nd faulty wifi. 3rd so far so good.
In HTC's defence I could always get through to an operator and each one advised to return to the retailer or they would send a next day courier to pick up and repair. At least I have that security for 2 years.
Now I will enjoy the HOX, I have driven my wife mad for the past 3 weeks.

One X with lots of problems

I bought an HTC ONE X a couple of months ago, at first it was ok. But now it has lots and lots of problems.
WiFi problems (the well known ones)
3G and H connection problems
Random reboots
yellow spot left-hand side (some say it's glue, but I didn't notice it until today)
signal lose at random times
HTC and also the Store where I bought the phone say that they cannot replace it anymore. Does anybody know whether or not this can be fixed via an update or something? I really feel ripped off by HTC with this phone...

The yellow spot won't be something that you could fix yourself. Either get a replacement HOX or stick with it.
I've got a small yellow strip by the usb port on my HOX, and I've gotten to the point that it doesn't bug me too much. Only a little when I'm on a white page.

Bellerophr0n said:
I bought an HTC ONE X a couple of months ago, at first it was ok. But now it has lots and lots of problems.
WiFi problems (the well known ones)
3G and H connection problems
Random reboots
yellow spot left-hand side (some say it's glue, but I didn't notice it until today)
signal lose at random times
HTC and also the Store where I bought the phone say that they cannot replace it anymore. Does anybody know whether or not this can be fixed via an update or something? I really feel ripped off by HTC with this phone...
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Cannot replace. How about repaired?

Thinking to let go T_T

Dear all ....
i have always been a HTC phone fan since day one i own my first HTC Legend then down to incredible S and to this One X... among all, the worst i had experience was the One X. I have it exchange for 3 time already in 6 month times and seeing the 4th unit coming the way. No doubt HTC Malaysia has done a good job by keep on replacing a brand new out off the box unit for me but it does not really solve my problem and my bad experience on the One X at all .
1st unit - Wifi issue, have to press the right top part of the screen in order to get full Wifi Signal eventho i'm sitting next to a router
2nd unit - Random system restart , very often drop call with a message saying preparing sim card , battery can only last you like 5 hours but on any other day it preforming very good , phone auto turn off indicating battery low eventho it clearly said remaining 20% to 40% battery life
3th unit ( current unit ) Drop call with preparing sim card message randomly will come out on the screen , Wifi issue , same problem with above have to press the right top of the screen in order to get good Wifi signal , out of the box the screen have a small patch around the size of 1 to 2 mm of something similar to dead pixel but it does not look like one
i love the One X a lot .. but with all this problem keep on coming i was thinking is it time i should have give up on this particular model and move on with some other phone ? is there anyone which is used to be or still a One X user care to share me what you think about the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ? was it a good phone to try out ?
Else I'm afraid that if i got my 4th sets replacement i might have encounter some other problematic symptom again. Is it wise for me to write to HTC to complain ? would it help at all ?
Thanks for your advice

Gnex is a step down imo. Inferior screen, worse camera, etc etc only good thing about it is that it will receive updates quicker than anyone else due to it being a Nexus phone!
Keep trying until you get a fully working unit. There is nothing at the moment that tops the HOX apart from the SGS3 which is just as good.

i went through 6 of them. on my 7th, its finally working now. thank the lord
im glad i waited until i got a working one. i love this phone, was totally worth holding out.
now everything works properly it is simply brilliant! wifi is fantastic, i was walking down the road, and about 100m from my house, the wifi connected! with a weak signal admittedly, but it was still connected!
my old dhd would disconnect as soon as i walk out the door...
trust me, keep replacing until you get a good one. even the iphone 5 released 5 months after hox is inferior spec-wise

Wow and i taught that i was the only person that keep on swapping until you came alone ! ! will take your advice for it
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i went through 6 of them. on my 7th, its finally working now. thank the lord
im glad i waited until i got a working one. i love this phone, was totally worth holding out.
now everything works properly it is simply brilliant! wifi is fantastic, i was walking down the road, and about 100m from my house, the wifi connected! with a weak signal admittedly, but it was still connected!
my old dhd would disconnect as soon as i walk out the door...
trust me, keep replacing until you get a good one. even the iphone 5 released 5 months after hox is inferior spec-wise
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tangoone1 said:
Dear all ....
i have always been a HTC phone fan since day one i own my first HTC Legend then down to incredible S and to this One X... among all, the worst i had experience was the One X. I have it exchange for 3 time already in 6 month times and seeing the 4th unit coming the way. No doubt HTC Malaysia has done a good job by keep on replacing a brand new out off the box unit for me but it does not really solve my problem and my bad experience on the One X at all .
1st unit - Wifi issue, have to press the right top part of the screen in order to get full Wifi Signal eventho i'm sitting next to a router
Thanks for your advice
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Ya, I know how you feel, I've got the same wifi isue, Problem is, I bought my phone
in another country so, I can't swap it like you guys
HTC really disspointed me with this problem. I've contected they're support and they
say I can ship it to them for fix for 30euros. (and wait 6-7 weeks!!)
after the HOX I think I'm done with HTC.

Actually i had the same issue with you ... i got mine from another country as well but lucky i can get someone to send it back for me every 1 or 2 month times
Doorman404 said:
Ya, I know how you feel, I've got the same wifi isue, Problem is, I bought my phone
in another country so, I can't swap it like you guys
HTC really disspointed me with this problem. I've contected they're support and they
say I can ship it to them for fix for 30euros. (and wait 6-7 weeks!!)
after the HOX I think I'm done with HTC.
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Whatever you do, don't go for the galaxy nexus. I'm a bit surprised another issue seems to have appeared that's to do with my screen.
A friend of mine has a galaxy nexus, yes it's actually not that bad to be honest. But battery life is very bad.
I'd honestly wait or pick one of those (if you really want a phone now)
One X (so basically keep on trying and hope for the best) / Galaxy S 3/ Nokia lumia 920 (if you're willing to try a new os, probably nokia is best to choose from on windows) / wait for something better to come out (?)

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Whatever you do, don't go for the galaxy nexus. I'm a bit surprised another issue seems to have appeared that's to do with my screen.
A friend of mine has a galaxy nexus, yes it's actually not that bad to be honest. But battery life is very bad.
I'd honestly wait or pick one of those (if you really want a phone now)
One X (so basically keep on trying and hope for the best) / Galaxy S 3/ Nokia lumia 920 (if you're willing to try a new os, probably nokia is best to choose from on windows) / wait for something better to come out (?)
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Actually I was thinking of selling my one x and getting the nexus.
The battery is bad enough the hox, how much worse can it be on
the nexus? (and I read mostly on Black Screens)
oh, You forgot about Motorola, and it's mighty Razr HD Maxx!
BTW, I've just asked a local phone shop to fix my hox,
they want 80-90$ for this! This sucks.

Faint ringing noise

For the last two days I have experienced a faint ringing noise coming from my ear piece. The ring sounds like the phone is ringing but there is nothing that is running or any notifications. I experienced this once on my HTC evo LTE on sprint when I was still with them. The only way to get the noise to stop is to either reset the phone or make a call. It happens at random times. I have searched the Web for answers but got nothing. Anyone experiencing this or know of a fix?
Sent from my HTC One

Maybe you are going insane?

GrayTheWolf said:
Maybe you are going insane?
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Ha this could be an explanation, but I have read where other HTC ones on Verizon are experiencing this. I also had the one on sprint and never had this problem.
Sent from my HTC One

I experienced the same thing sans ear piece a couple of weeks back. A reset was the only thing I could find to get rid of it for me and it hasn't seemed to come back. I was riding passenger in an unfamiliar car about a week after I had just started using my one and took a good 15 minutes trying to hunt down the sound haha.
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I had the exact thing happen to me a couple of nights ago. I thought maybe it was caused from being on the charger. I had to restart the phone to get it to stop and haven't heard it since.

Check that the roaming notification is turned off and also check for data notifications. Fixed mine.
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Turned both of them off as soon as I bought the phoen
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I've noticed mine would do it in a low service area. It eventually quit doing it.
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I have this problem at least once a day while at work. I've talked to Verizon and HTC over this and each time they act like they've never heard of this problem. It looks like we have narrowed it down to low signal and either trying to connect to a certain band or switching between bands. You can get the ringing to stop by switching your phone to gsm only. I have the app LTE on/off and it has been said that disabling EvDo utilizing only LTE/CDMA resolves the problem. That basically disables your 3G coverage. I will be testing it out this upcoming week.

My one did this when I got a robo call. When I answered the ringing started
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Me too + solution
Mine does this too (or at least I believe it's the same thing) seemingly at random. My simple fix is to place a phone call, even to just voicemail, and it goes away right away.
It also must be hardware-related because it would even ring faintly for like 10 seconds after I turned off my One completely. It would then immediately startup when I pressed the power button even without holding it to turn the phone back one.
As a funny side note, I literally spent nearly an hour searching for the noise in my house and wondering why it seemed to be coming from every direction and following me
Only happened to me once though since I've gotten the phone.

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Mine does this too (or at least I believe it's the same thing) seemingly at random. My simple fix is to place a phone call, even to just voicemail, and it goes away right away.
It also must be hardware-related because it would even ring faintly for like 10 seconds after I turned off my One completely. It would then immediately startup when I pressed the power button even without holding it to turn the phone back one.
As a funny side note, I literally spent nearly an hour searching for the noise in my house and wondering why it seemed to be coming from every direction and following me
Only happened to me once though since I've gotten the phone.
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If you didn't have fastboot turned off when you restarted the ringing won't stop, your phone doesn't fully shut down on a restart with fastboot enabled.

Took mine back to Verizon and I was outside of my 14 days but they still gave me a brand new one. Went through about three of them getting one without gaps and a good camera. Woke of this morning and this one was ringing too. I am in low service area part of my house where I sleep.
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I just got off the phone with HTC and they have started tracking this problem. They asked for the location that it occurs, the MEID #, software version, and baseband #. I would advice everyone who has the problem to call HTC and report it. The more people who call to complain may speed up the resolution to this problem.

if you search for this issue with the DNA it happened with that also.
I reported it on the 3rd day the phone was out. I was driving and using it for Navagation, Pandora, and making a call (My phone didn't like me for a while when I was testing its limits) and it started making the beeping noise.
I agree it appears to either be a low service area (Since I was driving cross country) or the other thing DNA users said is it may be the internal battery temp warning, as mine was blazing hot (Obviously)
The annoying thing about this ringing is that it goes through bluetooth audio. so within pandora you could hear the ringing. A phone call didn't solve it for me. I had to turn off fast boot and shut down for 5 minutes and boot back up.

I'm thinking it has to do with low signal or switch between bands. Everytime it happens I am in the same part of my house where I fluctuate from 3g to 1x to no signal without even moving. My phone was not even being used any of the times it Happened, so I'm not thinking it is a temp issue
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I'm thinking it has to do with low signal or switch between bands. Everytime it happens I am in the same part of my house where I fluctuate from 3g to 1x to no signal without even moving. My phone was not even being used any of the times it Happened, so I'm not thinking it is a temp issue
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that wouldn't surprise me. I am very disappointed with the reception of this phone. I've had sms failures, and dropped calls. Signal seems worse than my note 2. My rezound and kids dna's work great at my house, so this is disappointing. My only guess is that the aluminum body is blocking the antenna.
Bought this on edge and am past my 14 days. Wonder if they would swap for the droid ultra.

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that wouldn't surprise me. I am very disappointed with the reception of this phone. I've had sms failures, and dropped calls. Signal seems worse than my note 2. My rezound and kids dna's work great at my house, so this is disappointing. My only guess is that the aluminum body is blocking the antenna.
Bought this on edge and am past my 14 days. Wonder if they would swap for the droid ultra.
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My reception is on par with my dads S4 and my moms droid mini. We just live in an area where any kind of cell service is spotty.
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HTC is aware of the problem
It's happened to me 3 times in the few weeks I've owned the phone. Spoke with Verizon & they spoke with HTC and told me that they are aware of the issue and looking into a fix. Who knows how long that'll take. For now we're stuck rebooting. Not necessarily a bad thing to reboot every once in a while, tho it'd be nice it I could pick when that time is.....
I can also verify that fiddling with the roaming options doesn't help.
Sure would be nice to be able to install some custom ROMs on this thing. I bet that'd fix it.....If it weren't for my unlimited data plan and the network coverage, I'd be with a carrier that didn't lock **** down so hard.

teamrealtree said:
For the last two days I have experienced a faint ringing noise coming from my ear piece. The ring sounds like the phone is ringing but there is nothing that is running or any notifications. I experienced this once on my HTC evo LTE on sprint when I was still with them. The only way to get the noise to stop is to either reset the phone or make a call. It happens at random times. I have searched the Web for answers but got nothing. Anyone experiencing this or know of a fix?
Sent from my HTC One
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I've ran into it twice. Happened when I was sleeping once and I woke up and went insane trying to find it. I then figured out it was my phone. Weirdest part about it was the fact that it "Pulsed" so it was hard to find.