3G signal problem???!!!! - iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading

I have O2 Atom life
Rom WM6.0 CE OS 5.2.1616(Build 18120.0.4.0)
I have the a problem with the phone carrier 3G signal, mainly it stood at 2 bars the most is full bar but just for a little while, i's a problem for video calls,
I live in malaysia using Celcom, when i switch the sim to my nokia hp the bar is always full, so my theory is, it's in the o2 software.
can anyone help me about this , i've read someting about a radio upgrade it makes the signal stronger. please help

Im using the same ROM and same network as yours. No such problem. Maybe your area's 3G coverage is not strong enough.
(Cant compare to other mobile phone since the PPC phone's signal is abit weak than other device)

splua333 said:
Im using the same ROM and same network as yours. No such problem. Maybe your area's 3G coverage is not strong enough.
(Cant compare to other mobile phone since the PPC phone's signal is abit weak than other device)
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okey i see thanks man, this is something new to me so the ppc phone signal is weaker than hp signal thank u verry much.

I'm having the same problem as you but even when it shows a weak signal, the reception is still good. But that depends on the location I'm currently at.
Regarding PPC phone signal is weaker, that is not true. My O2 Xda II mini shows a full bar while my O2 Xda Atom Life shows only 2 bars, side by side.

programatix said:
I'm having the same problem as you but even when it shows a weak signal, the reception is still good. But that depends on the location I'm currently at.
Regarding PPC phone signal is weaker, that is not true. My O2 Xda II mini shows a full bar while my O2 Xda Atom Life shows only 2 bars, side by side.
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okey is this a defect on atom life side, for 1 month i have been using the atom life the problem is the signal keep on showing up then came down when i'm using the video phone! that is really wired. any fix for that? but in the coming month my atom will only for data use only, for video call i'm using my all thrusty nokia man.

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Signal strength at 48% from MyPhone anyone get higher??

I'm using an XDA (T-Mobile PPC with 4.01.16 and RSU 6.18.00). Using MyPhone software that I just started using today in my room I get 48% (average) signal strength. I do not really drop calls here so this is about the best signal I get because drivign around I drop calls and break up ALL day. I mean honestly, the phone might as well not even work if I'm not in my room. Now when I bought this phone (on eBay of course) it does not have tha black plastic that covers up the antenna and holds the stylus in place. Now I don't know if this is causing it but this things about as useful as a tin can with string for a phone. Anyone else get % like this? I'm in Florida btw. Let me know. Also, does the XDAII get better reception? TIA
when i used that free program which show it i would get 108% most of the time and places where the reception was poor about 48%
XDA 2 signal
im using that freeware too, my signal reaches 105% at high levels and 56% at low levels, below that it's RED already.
48% man, thats low, or maybe its a programming diff. between XDA 1 and 2, guessing.
could it be because us have more CMA and gsm850 covering then gsm 900/1900 ?
I'm dying with this signal. I'm getting ready to just straight chuck it out the window. You guys think it has to do with the XDA II and the different band? I was really wondering how people using an XDAI got reception. Perhaps this is just a bum unit, I'm not really sure. If thats the case its going right back on eBay and I'll pick up another one. Anyone with an XDAI have good reception? This is actually the worst reception I've ever had on any phone. And I had that ghetto MetroPCS when it first came out and I thought nothing could compare....but this is EXTREMELY terrible. I used the Nokia 3620 before this and it had great reception so this is a big change. Let me know...tia
are you having any issues apart from the signal measure tools saying that it's 48 ?
i mean if you can call and recieve calls without problems does it really matter what the program says ?
Yes that is the problem. I'm having horrible signal strength. This phone drops calls all the time, it breaks up if it does not drop them. The only time it works if you do not move. It certainly takes the "mobile" out of "mobile phone". Any other advice?
Signal strength
Have you tried upgrading your ROM, thry this link and have a look:
http://www.my-xda.com/downloads/xda2_upgrade.html
thomo: yes I'm using the newest rom available from T-mobile (4.01.16 I think). I was wondering if maybe I should try the unofficial RSU that is on yorch.net. Anyone else using this RSU? Can I revert back to an old radio if I don't like that one? I know radio upgrades are kind of risky business.

Poor reception

Does anyone else experience a decrease in signal reception in their DUAL? I have a Nokia N95 8gb and I get a strong signal (5 bars) compared to 2 bars on the DUAL.
KS
As long as you can speak clear, I dont think there would be a problem. Probably the N95 shows full signal in areas where HTC can show 2bars but still take the full signal
The best way to test is by making a call in poor reception areas on both the devices and see which one works better or the same.
Regards,
Carty..
signal
i had that alot and i bought a signal booster from ebay which has made a diffrence it gives me two strong bars where befour i had one which came and went. they are only 2.00 and stick under the battery hope this may help.i am with orange and also have an n95 which has a good strong signal at home.
Goto>Settings>phone>band> then change from Auto to GSM in network type. It might help. soft reset.
naser404 said:
Goto>Settings>phone>band> then change from Auto to GSM in network type. It might help. soft reset.
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yup, that helped me when i saw that on another thread. if you're not using the higher speed internet, it's a good tip
shame the "auto" is biased to faster data networks - i'd like to have it search for a more applicable signal only when you need a data connection

[Q] Orange Mozart weak signal reception ....

Finally got my Mozart from Orange UK yesterday. Great phone and Windows seems serious this time
although its less than 24 hrs I'm using this phone but I'm not impressed by the signal reception. I watched it at my flat, at work, while driving, alongside road; but I'm not getting the signal bars what I used to receive on my Desire. Any body else facing the same experience?
Yeah I experience the same with my Orange France Mozart, I have less signal bars particularly in 3G/3G+. But I would say that it's only due to the algorithm used to evaluate the signal because on my other phone I've a full signal at the same place.
hmm, well for areas where full signal strengh availalbe then you lose 1-2 bars on mozart, its ok. However, where there are only 1-2 bars availalbe and mozart showing none and you cannot make a call, its a problem.
As far as I am concern Orange UK reception sucks. Compared to the HD2, the Mozart appears to have better reception even on such a bad network. And no for some reason the device won't roam to t-mobile.
Agreed, that's the other observation taht it doesn't pick T-Mobile signal and no "R" appears on the phone.
I'm having signal issues with my Mozart as well. I had no issues with call dropping on my previous phone.
Have you checked the settings
Can't say I have had any problems roaming on on t-mobile/orange.
Does it help if you go to settings..mobile network and changed data roaming to 'roam'?
I also presume you have opted in to using t-mobile on the Orange website (if that is not a dumb question).
Dam0c
Compared to my old Touch Diamond the T-Mobile Mozart I'm playing with has weaker reception but higher battery drain ...
data roam set to no roam is for data connection. The Orange/T-Mobile sharing is only for voice and sms I believe.
I did notice that phone does pick up Orange/T-Mobile signal but without any visual sign on the status bar, you need to see it setting area.
But the signal reception is really bad, with call droppings as well.
I switched from t-mobile UK to orange UK just to get the mozart early, so far the only disappointment is the signal, I assumed that was orange. Before on 3G i was clocking a good 2MB/s with t-mobile, now my very best speed i can get is about 50KB/s, I'm hoping this is a phone issue that will be sorted once updates are released...
The Orange/T-Mobile sharing does have data roaming but it's GPRS only. I did have roaming working when I set it up, but it seems to have stopped working again now.
One thing to remember with the displayed signal strength is just that, displayed. 3 bars on WP7 device could be 4/5 on another simply because they display signal levels differently.
Received sms from Orange today:
" As you've cahnged your handset, the experience of picking up T-Mobile signal might be different. For answers on any question go to orange.co.uk/share"
I've not had any signal issues at all I reside in a very remote area...
The signal so far is much better the the iphone which i have, which always drops calls...
Got the text message from orange last week as well. I seem to be covered by T-Mobile in areas that Orange fails. Orange reception is pathetic in central London. worse of all, during peak hours i can get full signal but calls to my number are never routed to my device and I can't make phone calls due to poor availability.
Anyway T-Mobile 3G appears to be faster than Orange
Also worth to mention that HTC has released new ROM updates with a new radio stack and SPL (and possibly drivers) but Orange UK havent released anything yet.
its been almost a week with Mozart and I'm quite sure now that it's actually Orange signals. But let's wait when Orange sends the updates.

[Q] xperia ray signal strength

I wonder if only my ray or all ray's has poor signal reception. Time from time while I'm talking with smb. my call simply hangs up. And as far as I noticed this happens when the signal reception is a bit lower or not very stable. In places where signal is weak (outside the city) my wife's dumb phone Nok1a got better signal with 1-2 bars, while ray no signal at all.
I've was using .42 firmware for a long time, tried 4.0.3 beta, now using MIUI based on 2.3.7 and still have the same problem, what makes me think that's not software related issue.
What about your phones ? Am I only who has this problem ?
Do you both have the same network operator? I can easily say that my ray has better reception than my girlfriends x10 mini pro. Some exterior phone protections weaken the reception as well.
Kyrius said:
Do you both have the same network operator? I can easily say that my ray has better reception than my girlfriends x10 mini pro. Some exterior phone protections weaken the reception as well.
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Yes - same operator. My Ray has rubber case on it, but I've checked signal strength with it and without it. No real difference.
jurgised1 said:
Yes - same operator. My Ray has rubber case on it, but I've checked signal strength with it and without it. No real difference.
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Try to install newest version of baseband.
Sent from my ST18i using Tapatalk
All I can say it I never saw a mobile like Ray with such good signals... much much better signals than my HTC Sensation and HTC Desire I had previously... in fact gud signals was one of major reasons I got this Xperia Ray
The Ray has absolutely terrible wifi reception though. It won't even pick up routers when its right next to the phone whereas my Desire Z could from a pretty far distance. Only major let down.
desirez_pete said:
The Ray has absolutely terrible wifi reception though. It won't even pick up routers when its right next to the phone whereas my Desire Z could from a pretty far distance. Only major let down.
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With ICS wifi reception improved considerably.
Ridho1 said:
Try to install newest version of baseband.
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Using 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-64 , guess it's the latest one...
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Using 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-64 , guess it's the latest one...
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Nope, 66 is the newest baseband! Have a look http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24650629&postcount=15!
I don't know, whether the signal strength is better now, but the batterylife is much longer!
for me,
sometime the signal is great..greater than other devices...
but some other time, at certain area, it has no signals at all while other devices have it although we are using the same network operator...
but i don't really care about it cuz i think the signals is so much better than my previous device...
My Ray is actually rather poor when going indoor first floor. But once I step outside or going to second floor, it goes 100% instantly.. So..
sent from my white ray using XDA App
I had "dumb phone" Sony Ericsson k850i (which amusingly enough used to be called a "smart phone" lol), an x10 and now Ray and they all get the same signal on AT&T in the same places. Most places I am it's full signal, a handful get less... but has been consistent across devices.
I only used the x10 (not mini or pro) as my main phone for less than 6 months (free upgrade w/ contract for refurbished) and still tinker with it but for my hands I felt it was nifty but big and clunky, so I bought an unlocked Ray (2-3 months ago). I've lived/worked and hung out in the same places, so I figure it's a pretty good comparison.
TLDR: no problems with signal for me.
Yep, my ray is having low signal reception too.. that yellow triangle always appears. I think is a hardware bugs to bad. I want too switch xperia P but still don't believe they already fix the bugs for signal prob. and. xperia p is not on coming for ICS in the few weeks later.
I've notice while using the cell tower polling monitor of the Llama application that my Ray drops the signal. It shows in the log as Cell: -1:-1:-1 (ignored) No signal/Unknown. I live and work in a big city were the signal strength is very strong and were there are 4 to 6 cell towers all around me (at work or at home).
The lost of signal is very short (a second or two) but actually drop a call once.
I have base band 203028D-64 and running Android version 2.3.4.
Since I don't want to update to version 4.0.3 as there is too many people complaining about lagging problems. I will try to update the base band to 203028D-66 and come back here for results with the Llama log.
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I've notice while using the cell tower polling monitor of the Llama application that my Ray drops the signal. It shows in the log as Cell: -1:-1:-1 (ignored) No signal/Unknown. I live and work in a big city were the signal strength is very strong and were there are 4 to 6 cell towers all around me (at work or at home).
The lost of signal is very short (a second or two) but actually drop a call once.
I have base band 203028D-64 and running Android version 2.3.4.
Since I don't want to update to version 4.0.3 as there is too many people complaining about lagging problems. I will try to update the base band to 203028D-66 and come back here for results with the Llama log.
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If you can, update to 4.0.4.
How's 4.0.4? Is it better than 2.3.4? I don't want my phone to be slower and have problems with WiFi connectivity.
hansip87 said:
My Ray is actually rather poor when going indoor first floor. But once I step outside or going to second floor, it goes 100% instantly.. So..
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same here
hansip87 said:
My Ray is actually rather poor when going indoor first floor. But once I step outside or going to second floor, it goes 100% instantly.. So..
sent from my white ray using XDA App
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You are describing my problem, but we have that problem with all our phones at home.
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Don' remove Sim Toolkit.apk
I have to reinstall ROM due to signal problem after removing sim toolkit.apk
While searching on how to ugrade the baseband for my ST18a, I came across another thread about this issue on the Sony's Forum.
If you go to Menu - Wireless & network setting - Mobile Network - Network Mode and change to GSM only, it will give you better reception.
I have tested and validated it with the "Network Signal Info" & Llama App.
The reception signal improved dramatically and no drop calls yet.
Notice you will be on the 2G network if you have a Data Plan (which is not my case) but you can always change the network back to WCDMA-GSM when you need faster data download speeds.

Bad reception

Hi all! First post in the Alpha section... Got my Alpha the other day. And i love all about it. But there is one thing thats gets me wondering. It's the reception. All my previous phones got good reception at home.. i get 1-2 bars. So my question is. Does anybody experience this issue? I have experienced SMS delays and chipped calls.
Location : Sweden
Provider : Telenor
Look at actual signal strength in dBm. Bars are arbitrary and vary from phone to phone.
phositadc said:
Look at actual signal strength in dBm. Bars are arbitrary and vary from phone to phone.
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Yeah, i have.. it's lite around -110 .. My Z2 had around -70 to -80 in the same region..
pattsy said:
Yeah, i have.. it's lite around -110 .. My Z2 had around -70 to -80 in the same region..
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Ah ok. That's a bit concerning... Huge difference.
phositadc said:
Ah ok. That's a bit concerning... Huge difference.
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It could just be a faulty device... I'll try replacing my sim first. If that's the issue.
If that's not working. I'll have it replaced.
Edit: Had my sim replaced. Still experiencing bad reception. It goes as low as -105dbm... where my z2 had around -70 (same network, same location)... that's bad. Any ideas what I can do to solve this?
Yeah keep me updated - my Alpha also seems to have noticeably weaker reception than my iPhone on 4G (800mhz band).
Hoping its a modem firmware/software power output thing and not a hardware thing.
Same here, looks like the reception is 1-2 bars worse than other phones.
But I have no experience of delayed SMS or failed calls and the speeds on internet is very good.
Location: Sweden
Provider: Telia
seem like Iphone 4s signal problem with metal frame blocking antena-reciver,hmmm
Signal problems
Hi, I'm on my second Alpha and first sim, I have an alternative sim yet to try but have chated on Twitter with another user who found no improvement with a new sim and changed phones completely. I'm with three. My signal goes completely when I'm sitting with other three users whose phones work fine. I think it's a phone fault and am considering sending it back now.
Hi guys,
I noticed something interesting with my Alpha:
As you, I have a poor signal strength. But when calling someone then the signal bar jump to full force instantly!
Could it be a link with BIG little technology?
KiDimel said:
Hi guys,
I noticed something interesting with my Alpha:
As you, I have a poor signal strength. But when calling someone then the signal bar jump to full force instantly!
Could it be a link with BIG little technology?
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Well, for those who have the same problem, I deactivated the 4G. Then the signal strength is better. I made the test: 2 bars with 4G enabled in network settings, full signal when 3G only.
As a possible future Alpha owner, question.
Are you on a USA Network with the Qualcomm Alpha ?
Or in Europe on Exynos Octacore ?
robertkoa said:
As a possible future Alpha owner, question.
Are you on a USA Network with the Qualcomm Alpha ?
Or in Europe on Exynos Octacore ?
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I am using a european Exynos one
The alpha is my second LTE able phone. Both showed a completely different signal bar reading when using LTE (and checking in lecture, how Signal strength is meassured for GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/LTE it shows, that LTE uses a completely revised scheme to calculate the signal strength)
I haven't made any speed measurements yet, but my feeling is:
(4G) With LTE, even without any highlighted bar i can use internet, webpages load fast, other lookups work.
(3G,3.5G) With H/H+ , and at least 1 bar highlighted, internet works
(2.5G) Edge and at least 1 to two bars, internet is available... three bars are better for it to be worthwhile
(2G) G only - forget it. I'll need 4 bars to surf the web, and i must wait. Chat works if i'm lucky and got at least 1-2 bars.
Apart from that: the signal bars in 2G and 3G show the strength of the signal - but aren't any measure of the quality of the signal. They show anything that sends on the frequency/timeslot of the 2G/3G signal you're receiving. If you've got heavy interferences, you'll get full bars but it all is static.
(Like - in a disco, you've got loud music, and people speaking very loudly to you - that would be full bars, but not the best place to speak to each other....)
I don't understand exactly what the value used by 4G exactly means, but it sounds like it only represents the LTE cell you do want to receive - so it should be more accurate and cutting out the noise somehow
I think you're right ! This is my feeling too. In 4G calls are always perfect for me even with one bar.
In settings we can also have a more accurate highlight on to the signal strength in Db.
Guys this alpha is full of mysteriousness !
I think samsung did it ON purpose.. ! Save battery??
I have weaker signal too.. on iphone 5 is full and i had on my former Honor 6 full as hell..
But I dont konw IF samsung wants to save power by this .. I think it has no much influence as iphone 5 nor Honor 6 had full signal and battery never got down fast.. when I had Honor 6 100% at night it was 98 % in morning..
Another thing with aplha ,when i leave phone in sleep half hour or longer , th emobile network stops and wont come up...
I have to restart phone or turn airplane on ad off.. then H+ or 4G appears..
I have the issue with mobile data too, it seems to also do it when it has been on WiFi for a while and you change to mobile data.
no service
Hey guys,
I have a very bad reception with my Samsung Galaxy Alpha when i'm in the subway in Paris. To be honnest I have no service, no sms, no calls, and for sure no internet...
I can see people using their smartphones inside the subway without problems.
I had an iPhone 4 during 3 years, and didn't have any problem with it when I was in the subway.
I'm using the same phone carrier "Bouygues Telecom"
So what's wrong with this Galaxy Alpha ?
MaskedMarauder said:
I have the issue with mobile data too, it seems to also do it when it has been on WiFi for a while and you change to mobile data.
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it disables data carrier APN and it won't turn it auto i went it that settings and had to tap that circle manually to get green .. think it is bug .. need sorting out updating software..
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safnyght2 said:
Hey guys,
I have a very bad reception with my Samsung Galaxy Alpha when i'm in the subway in Paris. To be honnest I have no service, no sms, no calls, and for sure no internet...
I can see people using their smartphones inside the subway without problems.
I had an iPhone 4 during 3 years, and didn't have any problem with it when I was in the subway.
I'm using the same phone carrier "Bouygues Telecom"
So what's wrong with this Galaxy Alpha ?
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looks lik eit might be a software problem .. we need to contact samsung bout it or complain on their site.. but guys all of us we must complain not just one person cos they wont sort it out..
Hey people,
I'm also having connection issues:
When I boot the phone it's working is at should: Switching between 4G/3G/EDGE etc. After a while the connection sort of times out. I can only make emergency calls. It works flawlessly for up to a day, or it can only work for like 5 minutes.
Rebooting the device fixes this temporarily. My service provider (Hi in NL) has already sent me a new simcard which doesn't help. They are now saying I should send it over for repair.
Btw: When i leave it in CDMA only, the problem takes much longer to arise (like a couple of days).
I can see that people who have posted in this thread are having the same issues. I'm wondering if this is firmware or hardware related, as I want avoid sending over my phone. If it IS a firmware bug, sending it over for repair obviously isn't going to fix this.
I have sent an e-mail to Samsung BeNeLux. Like Simona Simmy says, we should all write to Samsung

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