Does anyone have GPRS working on Three UK? I think the issue is with the phone running custom roms, I think some of the settings have been tweaked, 3G still works, but GPRS doesn't when it falls back to that. Data does seem to flow back and forth, but never does a page load / email / push message arrive.
I had a bit of a nightmare earlier when wanting to use google navigation, and only having a non-working GPRS connection.
Any help would be appreciated.
- Anthony
Try flashing with a modem from another firmware.
mines working using KI4 modem
GPRS or GPS? Three UK is a 3G network only, therefore you will never have GPRS only 3G H and H+
Its not the phone. Three UK data over 2g is nonexistent. You can check your account balance but surfing etc. may as well be off as it is useless. Three use orange for their 2g but data never works.
I'm seriously considering moving to giffgaff, only problem is I go roaming in southern Ireland and its free to receive calls on Three Ireland, there used to be three like home but not any longer.
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Hi there,
I have been wresteling with this problem for about 4 weeks now.
The 3G connects and DHCPs an IP address, but is unable to connect with any network.
I have tried different SIM cards, but the same problem persists. Sometimes it works very well, but most of the time it sends traffic yet does not receive traffic.
Sometimes it drops to GPRS when there is a full 3G signal from the same network on other phones next to me on the same network.
I have flashing many stock kernels/radios including the original that came with the phone. Still the 3G is next to useless.
The wireless and all other functions work well.
Has anyone had these problems with their i9100?
The network I use is Tele2 in the Netherlands (Its a virtual network on top of T-Mobile).
Regards.
Hey all, i thought i would start a thread about an issue that many canadians seem to have with the GS2, it seems to have been beat to death but there is no actual solution.
Im currently using the GS2 with Telus, its a wcdma/3G/H/H+ carrier using the frequency 1900 mostly and 850 at times on the cdma network, i used so far KG3-KG6 i placed them in that order because KG6 is the latest i tried and has proven to give me better coverage but its still really bad..
I can connect to data but only outdoors or only when the reception is full bars, if i start to lose any bars there goes my data connection and i can no longuer use any services data/sms/mms/calls i literaly cant do anything..
This is a big issue as i know for a fact that you dont need a data connection to send sms. but it seems the galaxy s2 under the current modem firmware im using KG6 wont allow me to unless im on full data coverage...
My question is this, what is the best modem firmware to use according to the frequencies that i meantioned earlier 1900/850 WCDMA i dont mind using another country's modem as long as they are oriented towards the same frequencies that i need
My phone came from Korea and i know they use 2100/900 could that be the issue? Is my hardware oriented towards that? At this point anything could help and please feel free to post thanks
SL.
What is the model # of your phone?
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GT-I9100 thats my model
im using
PDA: I9100XXKG6
PHONE: I9100XXKG6
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Hmm, I'm a SGS2 owner on TELUS as well and haven't had any problems so far, besides the GPS Lock Time which most people seem to complain about. It takes about 1 minute for the GPS to lock for me, but my data is fine. No dropped calls or sms problems here. My download speed as I checked last was at 8.31 Mbps down and about 2 Mbps up.
But again, having horrible GPS issues. Wish I could figure that one out
Sobai can u post your results to *#1234#
so i can compare my settings to yours.
I'm using KG6 on Rogers network and don't have fantastic reception either. For most situations it holds calls -- but buildings with lots of concrete I lose the signal completely. It's as if I'm not truly on the 850 band ... my G1 had the same problem until I flashed a Bell-specific modem, that solved the problem. I guess we'll have to wait until Bell launches the G2 here, we'll be able to swipe the modem again.
i have an imported gs2 that i am using on rogers and it doesnt drop calls, but i have had times in the past when it would show 3g but not download any data. once i turned airplane mode on and off data would work fine again. the best radio for me has been the kf2 modem in terms of not having the data stalling issue. i find that even if i show no bars of strength i can still download data with no issue.
if you are on telus i would make sure so set the wireless settings to 3g only so the phone doesnt try to look for a 2g signal.
KG2 on a Bell SGS2 on Rogers/Fido network in Vancouver.
GPS locks in seconds. no dropped calls. H+ all the time, never once saw a 3G symbol. no data dropouts.
over 7Mbps down on this network with the SGS2, when i had 1/3rd the speeds an HTC Desire. great reception in my office downtown, my apartment, everywhere i've been so far.
KG2 (not the stock canadian though), in Montreal on the Virgin/Bell network. So far no complaints on the data. Since I started messing w/ the firmware however, the connection is on 3G when idle and only switches to H+ when actually in use. From what i've been reading many people have been noticing this when flashing over the stock Canadian firmware.
On the other hand however, the GPS has been having a hard time establishing a lock (whereas it used to be quite speedy and precise before I flashed). Won`t be able to test whether this is a firmware problem untill the stock Canadian is released by Samsung.
PDA: I9100XXKG6
PHONE: I9100XXKG2
CSC: I9100OXAKG6
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Wow guys I appreciate the feedback I thought I was the only one with this issue! I will definitely give kf2 a try right now and I'll also download the 3G only data app and give it a try and I'll get back to u guys with some feedback. Thanks again
Btw I'm using, touch x 3.2 rom that has kg5 on and I did notice a little improvement in the reception but the data connectivity is still very spotty so I'll give kf2 a try but so far kg5 modem is definitely the best one I seen so far to use on telus. Btw anyone trying to use the galaxy s2 on fido, I was never able to get 3G at all to work I was stuck on edge.
hondaguy said:
i have an imported gs2 that i am using on rogers and it doesnt drop calls, but i have had times in the past when it would show 3g but not download any data. once i turned airplane mode on and off data would work fine again. the best radio for me has been the kf2 modem in terms of not having the data stalling issue. i find that even if i show no bars of strength i can still download data with no issue.
if you are on telus i would make sure so set the wireless settings to 3g only so the phone doesnt try to look for a 2g signal.
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Do you know how I would be able to set it up so that it stays locked on 3G? I tried the *#301279# trick and disabling hsdpa and hsupa with revision 99 but to no avail. Even if it shows full bars and 3G I still get no data connection and also I can't send or receive texts unless there is a data connection for some reason, have you guys had this issue??
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Do you know how I would be able to set it up so that it stays locked on 3G? I tried the *#301279# trick and disabling hsdpa and hsupa with revision 99 but to no avail. Even if it shows full bars and 3G I still get no data connection and also I can't send or receive texts unless there is a data connection for some reason, have you guys had this issue??
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i have never needed to mess around with that menu. you should be able to go to
settings
wireless network
mobile networks
network mode
select wcdma only
that will lock it to 3 only. if you keep having issues you might get a new sim card from telus as that might be causing you some issues
Do you have your apn configured properly for your provider? If it isnt your data definitely work. Other then that I havent had these issues in edmonton on kg6 or maybe I just dont know what to expect reception wise. I do notice it hops from 3G to hspa to hspa+ a lot so i switched to only 3g. If anyone finds anything that improves that or reception though I would be interested
Sobai said:
Hmm, I'm a SGS2 owner on TELUS as well and haven't had any problems so far, besides the GPS Lock Time which most people seem to complain about. It takes about 1 minute for the GPS to lock for me, but my data is fine. No dropped calls or sms problems here. My download speed as I checked last was at 8.31 Mbps down and about 2 Mbps up.
But again, having horrible GPS issues. Wish I could figure that one out
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Can u post what Rom u are currently using and modem ?
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Can u post what Rom u are currently using and modem ?
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This information would be great because I am also experiencing spotty data connectivity (browser loads data, stalls, resumes centuries later) which results in severe crappy data speeds of 0.8mbps down and 0.07mbps up (done on in-browser speakeasy test and speedtest.net app.
Running VillianRom 2.4.2 on Bell's I9100M over Telus Network
PDA: I9100XXKG6
PHONE: I9100XXKG3
CSC: I9100OXAKG6
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This information would be great because I am also experiencing spotty data connectivity (browser loads data, stalls, resumes centuries later) which results in severe crappy data speeds of 0.8mbps down and 0.07mbps up (done on in-browser speakeasy test and speedtest.net app.
Running VillianRom 2.4.2 on Bell's I9100M over Telus Network
PDA: I9100XXKG6
PHONE: I9100XXKG3
CSC: I9100OXAKG6
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I wish there was a way to extract the modem.bin file from the bell sgs2 this way we could simply distibute it around. Someone should root their phone, install cwm4 and make a backup and we could simply pass the backup around so we could all have the modem
Bell modem has already been posted to the forum.
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I wish there was a way to extract the modem.bin file from the bell sgs2 this way we could simply distibute it around. Someone should root their phone, install cwm4 and make a backup and we could simply pass the backup around so we could all have the modem
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Or flash KG6, KH1, whichever modem you please.
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I have read somewhere that some people are experiencing their data connection to freeze or have idle times even with good reception.
Now I have never had an Aussie firmware, in particular the modem part of the firmware which I believe is the part related to the phone performance?????
I have tried disabling and enabling the fast dormancy. Turning off data and enabling it again fixes the problem. The hang isn't permanent so things like email, syncing, weather all update fine, its just web pages can sit loading for ages or time out with no acitivity shown. But try again a few minutes later and the internet is super quick without the reception of tower changing.
Does anyone else with Optus Australia, or vodafone or telstra for that matter, have the data stalling issue? What exact modem version are you using?
Yeah i think this is actually related to Optus's network.
I have scrubbed my phone and applied the XXKH3 firmware and it seems a bit better to me. I also disabled Fast Dormancy.
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Yeah i think this is actually related to Optus's network.
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I have too agree with Simmo3D the current state of not just optus is abysmal.
But there is a light at the end of the tunnel with the NBN it should is ease the congestion that we have been having to deal with because of the explosion of people updateing there facebook status.
Also we have both telstra and vodafone putting in new 850MHZ tower which can handle a much larger amount of traffic which means the Que time or "Idle time" will be reduced.
I had wondered about it being Optus... but turning data off and back on straight away seems to fix it instantly so wondering whether it isn't because of congestion otherwise it wouldn't always fix the problem temporarily .... but I am no expert. It isn't a slow down, its a complete stop with no data going either way. Occasionally it will sit there sending permanently but that isn't always the case when it stalls.
I am not disagreeing just trying to confirm whether this is definately optus or something else related ot the wrong modem component for optus network.
I never noticed this on my previous phone (i8000 on win mo and alos a buggy android port) but to be honest I didn't really play around on the net so much because I didn't have anywhere near this amount of data I have now and it wasn't as appealing to play round with online....
Were either of you on Optus with another phone you used data on a lot? Did that experience the same stalling of data.
no problems on telstra here
My dad is optus and has the same issue on his phone. Me and my gf are on Vodafone and have a slight issue but not as bad becuase were mainly on the new network. Telstra finally turned on QoS so there is no problem on that network.
Remember there are 800 open cases with the ombudsman over optus's delivery of service.
There are tweaks to the build.prop file to mitigate phone issues but won't help as much as if optus fixed there infrastructure
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Thanks all. Looks like concensus says optus is the main culprit and i don't need to head down the flashing of a typical optus modem firmware with my imported phone to fix these dramas. Thankfully its not all the time so I can live with the slight frustrations at times. At least the voice calls aren't doing the same thing...
Was reading 2 articles this morning that you might like.
http://m.itwire.com/it-industry-news/deals/49770-optus-to-use-huawei-for-700mhz-lte-trial
http://m.itwire.com/business-it-news/networking/49768-optus-announces-lte-rollout-for-2012
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As far as I know there is a known bug in the phones software that stalls data transfers when switching between 3g and h. The fix is to lock the phones data out of h.
To do this use the stock phone dialpad and key in *#301279#
Select option 2
Select option 1
Then use menu key and go right back or end.
Should not be using h network now and your stalling should be fixed.
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Try the Irish Modem stronger locks .
jje
Hi guys. Me and my wife both have gs2 and we both are on tata docomo 3G network. The speeds are good and this phone is awesome, specially for someone coming from a blackberry like me. However there is a peculiar problem both of us are facing. The data xonnection sometimes hangs on 3G and does not move to h or h+, and in 3g therd is no data transfer. The data transfer happens only on h+. That means for all practical purposes there is no data transfer. Sometimes it alsi so happens that the phone is showing the h+ icon but again there is no data transfer and i cannot access any internet related app. In these cases when the data hangs the only option is to activate the flight mode and then again reconnect. Then the data works fine. Off late this has started happening a lot. I have tried a couple of things like deactivating h and h+ and working only on 3g but to no avail. Can anyone help with this. I have not been able to test on other networks so i cannot be sure whether this is a device related problem or due to the network. Any help would be highly appreciated.
Regards
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I am also facing this exact issue. I am on Airtel (India) network. For me, it seems to happen when I am at some particular locations, and works smooth at some other locations.
I just deactivate data network mode and re-activate it (long press power) instead of flight mode, takes only 10-15 seconds.
Don't know if rooting and using custom roms will fix this issue, because I strongly believe it to be network-related. I used to have similar problems with HTC Desire with various sense/AOSP custom roms.
He y buddy. But if ur on airtel and i am on tata docomo and we both r having the same problem, maybe it is not a network problem and is rwlayed ro some handset setting. Did u try the *#302179# trick. Did it work for u. Same problem in othe networks and for some of them this trick worked.
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And by the way thanks for the data connection mode trick ( long press). Atleast it is a better way to make it work.
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Anyone please any more ideas as this issue is very frustrating
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i have the same problem i.e data loses connection. after a fresh flash of stock rom and factory reset , it starts working fine for a week or so and then the shyt happens again . i can tell u , its not a hardware issue, it more like a software issue.
i m not good at android but wen i used to run squid on a linux machine as a proxy server , i recall i had to clear a log file to make data flow possible every few days. i think android has a similar issues some logs files build up or some **** like that.
Happening to me as well.
I always thought it was vodafone's poor network as my phone never downloads data when 3G is showing, it will only show upload arrow, then when it change's to H I get both uplaod and download arrows and starts working fine.
One thing I did notice though is when in Gran Canaria 3G was showing and working and data speed were ridiculously fast compared to here in the U.K
Surely this must be related to kernel used???
I have the same issue on my I9100 KI3, KF4, KG2 stock rom with either KG2, KF4, KI3 or KI4 modem. This is a combination of tower and our phone modem or kernel issue. I am having this issue with AT&T USA on KI3 and KI4 quite often in Champaign, IL. But when I went back to my country in Asia(Taiwan) 3 months ago, KI3 rom and modem have no 3G issue at all. I was on 3G 24/7 for 3 months without any issue there. However, I had the same 3G issue in Taiwan when I was on KF4 modem with KF4 rom when I first bought the phone. This is really a funny issue. I tried all the tricks and switching so many rom and modem, but 3g hang still happens to me with AT&T network. Now I am trying to lock the WCDMA band to 850 only, see whether it helps.
having the same issue here, but im quite sure its network related, inside my office the 3g dissapears at all and the same happends to a friend of mine who owns a SGS2 as well. whenever my outside the internet works as intended
also flashed trizillions of roms and modems before i gave up and blamed it on network rofl
I have found no similar problems reported elsewhere, but maybe someone else has had this problem (and knows of a solution). I am on iwireless which is a T-Mobile partner in Iowa. My problem is when I am outside my primary area, my phone has a difficult time, or completely refuses, to register to a network. Usually that network should be a T-Mobile network, but here at my parents in western Illinois it will not even connect to an iwireless network. It will very occasionally connect, such as if I am driving on a highway, and it will show new emails when I check it on arrival. I have tried numerous ROMs (I generally run Slim Bean, but have tried CM7, CM9, stock, Axura) and none seem to make a difference. I swapped my SIM into my wife's phone and it can register on the network, and when I put her SIM in my phone it will not register. The IMEI seems to be fine (same on stock as every other ROM). So everything points to the phone (I think), but how could it work perfectly in my home area if it was physical damage to the phone? And to potentially add more confusion, it seems like it has gotten worse over time ... it used to do this sporadically but I could mess with settings, airplane mode, etc. until it would connect but these last few trips I have been unable to connect at all. I will be back in my home area tomorrow probably for awhile, so I will lose my "test" ground.
Do you have data roaming turned on? Do you have hspa only selected?
One of those could be your issue.
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Do you have data roaming turned on? Do you have hspa only selected?
One of those could be your issue.
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Data roaming is turned on (note that with this problem I have no phone or data).
Where do I check if HSPA only is selected? I assume it is not since I tried multiple other ROMs including heimdall-to-stock. I have been in 2G areas (Edge) mostly for the last week at my in-laws and my parents, if that matters, but I have driven through a couple 3G areas.