[Q] Signal Identification / icon - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I just got one question related to signal. This is not blocking or changing performance but this is something I have been faced each time I used a Viper rom on my phones.
First, I am from France and problem was present while I was with SFR and still present with Orange FR.
Let me just give as example with Orange FR I am currently on.
With the stock ROM, the icon at home was switching from H to H+ depending whereI am. At the Office I was between 4G and 3G+.
Now I have installed the ViperRom, and I only see the H signal at home or around and 4G at office.
I have now installed GSM signal monitor and for example at home, I got the H icon and the monitor is displaying HSPA+ so icon does not match the band I am on ...
I also got a HTC One Mini, S-OFF, and now only got the 4G icon even at home where 4G coverage is not present.
It seems that there is a setting for French carrier that make the icon accurate ....
Where is the setting to get more details on this ?
I have a backup of the stock rom, are there parameters I can extranct and use on custom rom ?
Many thanks for answers.

Some i am also face the same thing.

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HSDPA Icon?

Afternoon guys,
I just got my Touch Pro 2 Delivered today on Vodafone!! So far, it's ok. It's replacing my Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.
A couple of gripes are the lack of a D pad for navigation, so you have to really rely on the touch screen (unless you pull the keyboard out).
A quick question, according to the spec it has HSDPA, but the icon on the taskbar at the top of the display only says "3G+" instead of "H" for HSDPA, as has been displayed on my TyTn2 and Xperia. Is that normal, or do I need to activate it somewhere first?
Any help would be appreciated, oh and how to get rid of the horrid Vodafone theme!!!
Thanks
I've never seen H displayed on mine either!
The best bet for the theme so far is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527644
It's not perfect, but better
get H fairly frequently (vodafone live in london)
Cheers.
It's strange that you have the "H" in London...I'm in Reading and I've always had it before, but not with the Rhodium.
On the Xperia, there was a specific option to turn it on, but I cant find such a thing on this phone. Am I doing something wrong?
I've got one and am on tmobile and nearly always have H
oh and you can turn hsdpa and hsupa on and off in settings->all-settings->connection->advanced
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I've got one and am on tmobile and nearly always have H
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ye same i have the H whenever i go to any town, shame where my girlfirend lives and both my jobs are t-mobile has no signal at all
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oh and you can turn hsdpa and hsupa on and off in settings->all-settings->connection->advanced
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I also have a T-mobile sim and never had the H on my Vodafone Touch pro 2 which I've always had on my Tytn 11. the Settings>connectiond>advanced tab did not work. Wish i knew what was going on...
Just wondering if you have used advanced config 3.3 to see if the icon is enabled? Just a thought.
Dont worry man. 3G+ is HSDPA. All it is is just a different icon to the H you say on other devices.
Still exactly the same speed etc.
I get the 3G icon when it's just idling. As soon as I start to pull data it instantly switches to the 'H' icon. It's no biggie. Im on an unlocked HTC TP2 with Voda SIM btw, N. London/Herts region.
mcspikesky said:
Dont worry man. 3G+ is HSDPA. All it is is just a different icon to the H you say on other devices.
Still exactly the same speed etc.
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I believe you are right. It is just an Icon. an internet search turned up results supporting this.

no network type icon (G/E/3G/H) on Tmo TP2?

On my Tmo TP2 the icon that notates that you're in Edge, GPRS, or 3G is missing from the task bar at the top. Is this the case with any one else?
I've been wondering since I got the phone why its not there. Its on my Tilt & on the MDA, but missing on the TP2. How do I get it back (without changing the task bar icons)?
you can see the difference in the 2 screen shots to see what i'm talking about. The first is my phone & the second is some stock image. see the H? yeah, mine should show a 3G beside the signal bars as well. WTF?
Just got my replacement Tmo TP2 (for another issue) in the mail & it still does the same thing. These were taken without modifying anything on the new phone. Again, no big G/E/3G/H right next to the signal bars
xnifex said:
On my Tmo TP2 the icon that notates that you're in Edge, GPRS, or 3G is missing from the task bar at the top. Is this the case with any one else?
I've been wondering since I got the phone why its not there. Its on my Tilt & on the MDA, but missing on the TP2. How do I get it back (without changing the task bar icons)?
you can see the difference in the 2 screen shots to see what i'm talking about. The first is my phone & the second is some stock image. see the H? yeah, mine should show a 3G beside the signal bars as well. WTF?
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What ROM is on the phone in you're picture? The unbranded HTC Touch Pro2, is there any way to put the unbranded ROM onto the TMo US TP2?
its the stock Tmobile TP2 ROM. There probably is a way, I just don't want to flash to a different ROM
I don't think I had any problems getting E,G,3G to show up when I first got my device. Now I use a different set of taskbar items so I cannot verify that.
Its replaced by the "3G T-Mobile" located on the left... when you dont have the 3G it goes down to just "T-Mobile".. there is a registry tweak that allows you to bring back the 3G, E, G, but i cannot remember where it is located in the registry, I saw it on the Raphael section
So it was brought to my attention here that even in the Tmo TP2 manual there are screenshots where the icons aren't there.
It seems that Tmobile disabled it. Stupid. Why do that? Oh well, putting a taskbar theme on the phone fixes it.
I would be interested in seeing the registry tweak you're talking about BlackAccord.
As far as the 3G "Carrier" vs "Carrier" thing, that's on all TP2s, not just the Tmobile version
I have a custom task bar that I got over on PPCGeeks and it has the 4 bars with a blue E above them AND another E next to that by itself! I want to get rid of the blue E above the bars without changing any of the other icons, but have no idea how to do it.
as far as i know, you can't change the blue E unless you revert to the white E. the E on your signal bars is to notate that you're actually connected to data while the big E is to notate that you're in an area with EDGE data coverage.
don't have it in mine either and was wondering at first why nobody at tmonews knew about it when you asked, i guess they're all hardcore tmo users with no unbranded phones
as you've probably known from your Tilt, the H or 3G shows up when not using data (2100 present), but switches to a E when the Tilt data is activated(no 1700). My guess is Tmo removed the icon in a pathetic attempt to not draw attention to the absence of their anemic 3G coverage. But the icon placeholder is there, just blacked out, since when you get a notification, there's a blank space between the message icon and the antenna bars. I too was trying to get it back, but have gotten used to the blank space, since I just canceled the data after they blocked web2go network-wide yesterday.
edit:
check out this photo of TMUS TP2 alongside Pharos Traveler 137, which has both ATT & TM 3G bands. There is good reason why TMUS would want to hide that icon
http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=12969305#post12969305

3G Icon On Notification Bar

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?
Matt2887 said:
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

[Q] Just a small question about signal quality display

Hello guys,
I´m a happy Desire owner since 2 weeks now and have a little question.
I noticed the following:
In areas with bad network coverage, signal shows (E)dge, or if it´s even mor bad it shows (G)PRS. That OK.
But in areas with good coverage it shows 3G (UMTS) all the time, and only if I transfer data, eg syncing email, it´s showing (H)SDPA, and switches back to 3G.
Is that normal?
I wonder as this is my first android device, and all my older WiMo phones where showing (H)SDPA all the time.
I´ve read else where, that often changing networks need a lot of battery power.
Oh, I´m using T-Mobile in germany with an unbraded Desire running 2.2.
I noticed this also with 2.1
Thank you!
Perhaps the question was´nt clear enough ... sorry.
I mean, I this the same at your phones, or do they show (H) all the time?
Thank you again!
Mine does this too.
If you want to lock to a single network type *#*#info#*#* in the dialer.
In the UK mine shows hsdpa most of the time, sometimes gprs when roaming. It does not show anything when on WiFi, just shows the bars. If you press from home screen the menu - settings - about phone - network, then you see the signal strength and type of signal .
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In the UK mine shows hsdpa most of the time, sometimes gprs when roaming. It does not show anything when on WiFi, just shows the bars. If you press from home screen the menu - settings - about phone - network, then you see the signal strength and type of signal .
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Thats what I thought it should do ... so it seems my SIM is having a problem.
Yesterday I put a friend´s SIM in it (also using T-Mobile) and it shows H all the time and never 3G. If Network is bad it switches to E and then back to H.
Now I´ve ordered a new SIM, so lets see ...
OK my SIM is around 12 years now ... 1998 ...

[Q] Data connection problems

Hi,
I have some data connection problems since the first day i bought my DHD.
The phone reception signal bar are always changing even when i am not moving at all.
It can generally move from H to 3G a few times, then go to E and then G, in a few seconds.
it always moves, my internet connection is very slow.
It's as if the radio was always trying to renegociate the method of communication (GPRS, 3G, etc) with the operator's antenna
When i am in a phone call, i got disconnected sometimes or the sound stop during a few seconds (the time the radio switch from 3G/H to E/G i guess)
When i disable WCDMA from the settings i get a quite stable sound during my phones calls (maybe because the phone no more tries to negociate). But for Internet... it's just slow.
I tried a few ROMs, and their respectives radio rom (the one with the IRL branded in the ROM) i sometimes thought it was better but always it's still too unuseable.
I tried my SIM card in an iphone 3GS and i am usually in Edge (sometimes 3G) but when its 3G i can surf quickly during hours (if i don't move). This is not the case with the DHD.
btw i am on the french carrier SFR
If any of u had any clues i would really appreciate your help.
Thanks you
what rom are you using and what radio and ril................... now what radio are you on now
OP already stated he tried numerous ROMS and their cooresponding radios. Sounds like the signal is that degraded that any radio/ril combination will not help.
Thanks for your replies.
As said i tried many ones with their respective recommanded radio.
I am actually trying Radio_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19_M with Android Revolution HD 4G_6.1.1 with no sense script.
Are there tests i could do to identify if its a hardware problem (like standing in front of an antenna and running some special tool maybe)
Btw, i also tried :
-RCMix3D_Runny_v1.3 but does work with internet pass through (wich is really important since i can't use internet from my phone carrier...)
-niarkMIUI-3.9.1
-LeeDrOiD_HD_V4.0.0-SE-3.0-BETA with Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2
-cm_ace_full-203 with my stock radio ROM
-virtuous_unity-v2.37.0 with i don't remember wich one...
P.S : i would be Glad to test any ROM / Radio combinaison you would suggest me.
Thanks by advance for your attention
if you tried all those roms and diffident radios seems like its more like a hardware or provider issue does it happen off different towers or maybe you can go to one of the stores and try the phone at the store with yours at the same time?
Thank for the advice indeed i need to try this.
Do you know what i need to revert back for the tech not to tell the waranty is over since i have flashed my phone ?
Does i need to reflash the recovery etc? is there some tutorial in this subject because if i go to the store with my custom rom i guess i won't get too much help :/
Don't even take out your phone, your going to say your just looking, don't show anyone your phone, they won't even know what to look for, just test your phone to the one at the store, make sure apn's match. But if you return your phone you'll need to ruu back to stock. You can search easy s-on
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What happens if you manually select 3G only, or 2G only from the settings menu? Does it just lose signal, or stays strong?
Hi
If i select 3G only
I first get no reception (as if when switching from 2G to 3G the radio had to restart)
Then the 3G signal appear strong, decrease slowly in less than 30 seconds, and after all, it seems quite stable.
The bandwidth is good i am downloading fastly
(i am commenting in real time)
Still no deconnection.
I will try it during the whole day and tell how it is behaving.
umm during a few seconds, there were no indicator (no 3G or H), just 3 bars.
It then restarted in H with 1 bar (i am not moving at all)
What will happen if i have no 3G in my area ? I won't be able to receve a phone call ?
Thanks
elfrancesco said:
Hi
If i select 3G only
I first get no reception (as if when switching from 2G to 3G the radio had to restart)
Then the 3G signal appear strong, decrease slowly in less than 30 seconds, and after all, it seems quite stable.
The bandwidth is good i am downloading fastly
(i am commenting in real time)
Still no deconnection.
I will try it during the whole day and tell how it is behaving.
umm during a few seconds, there were no indicator (no 3G or H), just 3 bars.
It then restarted in H with 1 bar (i am not moving at all)
What will happen if i have no 3G in my area ? I won't be able to receve a phone call ?
Thanks
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If you force it to 3G only, and you move out of 3G area, then you should either get a no signal indicator, or if you have roaming enabled, you would get the roaming indicator. I'm curious now because as you said you aren't moving, and it's still changing. That shouldn't happen. Hmmm

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