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I was wondering if there was something I could download, or something from the market that i could download that would make my phone say H instead of 3G? My vibrant is not rooted.
I'm wondering why... but there won't be an app to do that. The G E and 3G icons are held in drawables. So unless you make your own update.zip with replaces drawables, I don't that's going to happen.
teedawgg said:
I was wondering if there was something I could download, or something from the market that i could download that would make my phone say H instead of 3G? My vibrant is not rooted.
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Why do you want it to display that? The H is generally displayed when you're using HSPA/HSPA+. If you're connected t 3G it will say 3G. If you're connected to Edge, you'll get an E and if you're on the barebones cell network all you get is the number of bars you have.
kelmerp said:
Why do you want it to display that? The H is generally displayed when you're using HSPA/HSPA+. If you're connected t 3G it will say 3G. If you're connected to Edge, you'll get an E and if you're on the barebones cell network all you get is the number of bars you have.
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I think he wants his phone to be like nexus one is, or other android phones are running custom roms, specifically cyanogen mod. With cm, it will jump from 3g to h icon quite often when data is used, does it to me in my area. I get hspa speeds here, but 3g is the only icon displayed. I like it this way more, the constant jump from 3g to hspa in notifications pane is annoying. Maybe he just wants people to see that his phone is on hspa and not 3g, because the icon doesn't change to that on stock rom.
I remember the first time my g1 said h... Had to call a buddy with a g1 and had to find an i*hone to make jealous...
Its worth bragging about...
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afive720 said:
I think he wants his phone to be like nexus one is, or other android phones are running custom roms, specifically cyanogen mod. With cm, it will jump from 3g to h icon quite often when data is used, does it to me in my area. I get hspa speeds here, but 3g is the only icon displayed. I like it this way more, the constant jump from 3g to hspa in notifications pane is annoying. Maybe he just wants people to see that his phone is on hspa and not 3g, because the icon doesn't change to that on stock rom.
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Not true. I have a stock rom on my Vibrant and it does toggle between 3g and hybrid. It just depends on whether or not you have the new radios broadcasting in your area. Some markets have a lot of hybrid running, while many others have little to none. One of my best friends is an RF tech for T-Mo.
Haha "H" doesn't stand for "Hybrid"
jnp1974 said:
Not true. I have a stock rom on my Vibrant and it does toggle between 3g and hybrid. It just depends on whether or not you have the new radios broadcasting in your area. Some markets have a lot of hybrid running, while many others have little to none. One of my best friends is an RF tech for T-Mo.
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gravis86 said:
Haha "H" doesn't stand for "Hybrid"
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No ****, Einstein! It stands for HSDPA, but ask any switch tech and he will tell you its hybrid. Right now in many markets, it is a true hybrid mix of HSDPA and 3g and not explicitly one or the other. Do some research before you criticize someone, retard!
Lol I'm cool too, see I'm posting from my vibrant!
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I downloaded the user manual to the vibrant (not the one that comes in the box) and it definitely says that there is a 'H' icon. I wonder why they don't have it displayed when actually connected to a HSDPA+ connection?
This is the text next to the 'H' Icons:
Displays when the 3G+ network connection is active.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the
3G+ network.
What does it mean when there's just a G?
3G means 3G
E means EDGE
H means Hybrid/HSPA or whatever. I was out of town last weekend, and noticed that it was just a G.
GPRS, slooooow slooooow data speeds
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hurrpancakes said:
What does it mean when there's just a G?
3G means 3G
E means EDGE
H means Hybrid/HSPA or whatever. I was out of town last weekend, and noticed that it was just a G.
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Grps I think it is called. Basically is faster than edge, but is still slow as ****, nit even close to 3g lol.
Gprs is a step below edge.
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I read that our vibrant is not + capable, or just not supported by tmob currently.
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I will look for some white icons and make a black bar with the H symbol
They are already in the phone...
Oh I figured they just left them out... I didn't look tho.. And haven't been to any good areas since I changed my bar... So I wouldn't see anything more than 3g...
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Not true. I have a stock rom on my Vibrant and it does toggle between 3g and hybrid. It just depends on whether or not you have the new radios broadcasting in your area. Some markets have a lot of hybrid running, while many others have little to none. One of my best friends is an RF tech for T-Mo.
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Weird, because I get speeds which are way better than 3g, yet it never goes higher. My nexus with custom rom always displayed h in my area.
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Well I got the pre release msguru radio and an h spot not too far from my house... I shall try to see the h today..
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Hey, when I was on 1.6 my internet connection was 3G above the two arrows in the upper right corner. Now that I have went to 2.1 I am using "H" which I am guessing is HSUPA. Depending on my signal strength it goes from between H - 3G - G.
Not really an issue just wondering why I now have use of HSUPA on 2.1 when I only went up to 3G on 1.6?
Thanks in advance.
Z3X
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I have a Optimus One T (P509) with 3G data plan. While I was using the stock ROM, the notification bar showed a 3G icon most of the time (sometimes G or E if the connection was bad). After I flashed cyanogenmod, though, it only shows H. I checked the download speed - it was 370kbps.
It's not exactly a problem; I was just wondering why it happens. Doesn't cyanogenmod have an icon for 3G?
3G is UTMS and H is HSDPA.
HSPDA is faster than UTMS.
nocterum said:
3G is UTMS and H is HSDPA.
HSPDA is faster than UTMS.
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But while your phone is idle,the H icon is replaced by 3G,otherwise it will consume loads of battery in idle mode.
ashishv said:
But while your phone is idle,the H icon is replaced by 3G,otherwise it will consume loads of battery in idle mode.
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It actually depends on your operator and your area. Sometimes during idle they still use HSDPA, as maybe they dont have UTMS on that area(I noticed one operator does this when overseas).
Thuis is my experience:
3G icon when on 3g, H icon when also actually using data!
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Mine is always showing H..
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Mine seems to alternate, I believe if I move 1 foot to the right or 1 inch to the left the signal switches, at this moment I'm showing 3G but if I roll over it might show H
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Jrhodes85 said:
Mine seems to alternate, I believe if I move 1 foot to the right or 1 inch to the left the signal switches, at this moment I'm showing 3G but if I roll over it might show H
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you talk sooo funnny.... lol
3g is the legacy circuit switching call. Speed limited to 384 kbps.. Hsdpa is "3.5G". Has higher speeds. This is packet switching.
Both use wcdma as the underlying technology.. Hope this answers your questions
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I dont case about this
According to Cyanogenmod wiki page, HSPDA is the fastest mode and 3G is a bit slower than HSPDA. In stock ROM, always '3G' is shown irrespective of the real network. So even if you're browsing in HSPDA network, it will show as 3G. In Cyanogenmod, this has been changed.
Read here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/FAQ#Technical
Since you're always getting H, it means that your network speeds are great. Be happy
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.
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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..
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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..
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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.
I noticed I never get a 3G icon while using data. I get an H, G or E, but never 3G.
After some research, looks like my phone should work (my carrier, TIM, uses 2100 Mhz), but I couldn't find exact info if my city has this frequency.
Anyway, is this a software phone fault, or SIM card fault, or carrier or the info I got is wrong?
Felimenta97 said:
I noticed I never get a 3G icon while using data. I get an H, G or E, but never 3G.
After some research, looks like my phone should work (my carrier, TIM, uses 2100 Mhz), but I couldn't find exact info if my city has this frequency.
Anyway, is this a software phone fault, or SIM card fault, or carrier or the info I got is wrong?
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Isn't H and 3G the same thing? If you can get more than 0.3mbit then you have it just fine
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DenmarkRootN00b said:
Isn't H and 3G the same thing? If you can get more than 0.3mbit then you have it just fine
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I find it quite strange. I get a H most of the time, but I always see other phones that get the 3G icon. Heck, even Sony official images have a 3G...
Dont worry
Felimenta97 said:
I find it quite strange. I get a H most of the time, but I always see other phones that get the 3G icon. Heck, even Sony official images have a 3G...
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H is better than 3G. so it isn't a big deal.
H is HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) thats like 3.5G.
so don't worry its only better to have H.
Sinclair_C5 said:
H is better than 3G. so it isn't a big deal.
H is HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) thats like 3.5G.
so don't worry its only better to have H.
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3.5G wasn't HSPDA+, something that the XS doesn't have (I think)?
Anyway, I never got 3G. Always jumped from H to E.
H is faster then 3G.
You might get the 3g icon if you go to villages rather then a big city. (though I don't see why it should bother)
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Felimenta97 said:
3.5G wasn't HSPDA+, something that the XS doesn't have (I think)?
Anyway, I never got 3G. Always jumped from H to E.
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3.5G = HSDPA
3.75G = HSUPA (HSDPA+)
4G = LTE
meh it isn't a big deal, once you have H you never want 3G.
But it depends what data-speed your provider provides.
Well, when the data connection is idle, it shows the 3G icon. And when the transfer is active, it changes to H icon. If you notice, whenever there is H, the two arrows are lit up. As simple as that
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Rapier07 said:
Well, when the data connection is idle, it shows the 3G icon. And when the transfer is active, it changes to H icon. If you notice, whenever there is H, the two arrows are lit up. As simple as that
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I did notice it too! But only with the first ICS firmware! The newest firmware.45 when it's idle i see H with no updown arrow! It's not turning to 3G like the. 452
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I think xperia s don support 3g for data. Lol. Only 3.5g for data
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sinple said:
I think xperia s don support 3g for data. Lol. Only 3.5g for data
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Why then in Sony Oficial videos it shows 3G?
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Experiencing the same from H to E no 3g or whatever
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Felimenta97 said:
I noticed I never get a 3G icon while using data. I get an H, G or E, but never 3G.
After some research, looks like my phone should work (my carrier, TIM, uses 2100 Mhz), but I couldn't find exact info if my city has this frequency.
Anyway, is this a software phone fault, or SIM card fault, or carrier or the info I got is wrong?
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I think it's a carrier thing.
On O2 IRL at home I either have H or E . When I was on holidays, with a local SIM card I had H, 3G and E .
On my way home I seem to get 3G connection. So it's probably a signal strength thing. In my town and in the city where I work, I either get H or E. And sometimes even G alone lol