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I have noticed that once the signal is lost, sometimes the xperia mini can't find the signal again. You are left with the little yellow triangle in the notification bar, but until you toggle the radio on and off, it will not find the network! Or is it just mine, latest firmware on 3 in the uk.
I have not noticed complete loss of signal but even if its laying still on my desk it keeps going between GSM and UMTS for no reason at all (xperia mini pro model). My old X10 mini pro on the same spot on the desk was rock solid on UMTS.
I also noticed that it sorta gives up searching for a signal after a while. I guess it's good in the sense that it'll save battery...
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I have noticed that once the signal is lost, sometimes the xperia mini can't find the signal again. You are left with the little yellow triangle in the notification bar, but until you toggle the radio on and off, it will not find the network! Or is it just mine, latest firmware on 3 in the uk.
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Same here, also on 3 network in UK. Actually it's on my OH phone so it's imperative I get this fixed ASAP!
She has discovered that it also affects texts and Gmail too, nothing is sent or received until the yellow triangle goes. She has discovered that if she tries to make a phone call (but not needed to actually answer the call, just wait for the call to start ringing and then hang up), it clears the triangle and the phone reconnects to the network again. Then she will receive any outstanding texts and emails etc.
I wonder if this is a 3 network specific issue? If so, then I am sure flashing a custom ROM and Radio should then fix this issue?
Actually, you know what, I think you may have a point there with it being with 3, cos I had major problems with this 3g H H+ switching issue on my galaxy s 2, it seemed to only affect some ppl on some networks, 3 being one of them, however, I also have a galaxy s 2 again now, and now, (a few months on) it seems to have fixed itself. A lot of the networks, it seems are rolling out software updates or changing actually hardware to get themselves up to speed with protocols such hspa+ so it could be something that irons itself out eventually. Lets hope.
I have the same problem. The duration of loosing network can be shortened if you set WCDMA or GSM only. In case of choosing both of them the phone switches between and can loose the network for a long time. But even if I use GSM only after loosing network it can reconnect after 1 minute and more. It annoys me in the underground - the cells are located at the stations so the phone sometimes can not connect to the next cell on the station during passing it and I have to wait for the next station for recovering of connection.
Hi, I also have the same issue.
Sometimes I turn the screen on, I see a yellow warning in the status bar and have no signal.
A few secons later the device is registering again in the network.
I observed that the signal is also not very stable. There are many signalchanges on the same position, between cdma and gprs (3g,hh,edge)
I don't think it's the Provider, because my old x10 mini pro as not the effects.
my Provider: Germany Telekom (D1)
my Firmware: 4.0.A.2.335
I have no idea what cause this problem. I hope it's the firmware. Maybe the rest can check if you got the same like me.
I have the same problem. Often the signal just goes away during conversation as if I went into a tunnel, even if I don't move at all and I am in the place where there is good signal. The call hangs and the yellow triangle appears. After 10-20 seconds, the signal is recaptured and I get full bars again. This is obviously some kind of software or hardware bug. It is as annoying as the famous noise problem and it MUST be addressed.
Yeah, I've got the same issue w/ T-Mobile in the US.
My G1 never had this problem...
This happened to me also with my ST15i mini. What I did, was i switched into manual in network selection from automatic and after which it never looses its signal.
kenchi27 said:
This happened to me also with my ST15i mini. What I did, was i switched into manual in network selection from automatic and after which it never looses its signal.
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I'll give that a shot. Did you also select GSM only, or did you leave it as GSM/WCDMA prefered?
edit: Doesn't seem like it worked... GSM only and T-Mobile selected manually, and I still lose network sometimes for no reason.
I also having the same problem on my sk17i...
Normally once I start holding my phone, the signal will completely gone
happened to me also with my sk17i.
Same problem here with my sk17i. That's really annoying!
Carrier: Orange
Firmware: 4.0.A.2.335
OS: 2.3.3
Yup. Happened to me aswell
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happened to me also with my sk17i.
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No more problem since updating to latest firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42
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+1 for reception issues in Australia on Optus on populated areas and even in the open. Shouldn't be happening. Still on .368 but.
Same thing here in Australia. signal is weak and sometimes it gone 4 ever with the yellow sign !
3G signal drops to me!
I have an ST15 using firmware 42, I'm in Brazil!
Xperia Ray, 42-Firmware: Also bad 3g-Signal in Germany, Eplus!
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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Hi All,
I am having a strange problem with my S2 since last few months. I am from Mumbai, India and using Airtel network. There is a spot in my apartment which has very poor network reception of Airtel and I face issues whenever my cell is in that spot for a while. It happens that whenever I take my cell in that area, it starts losing signal bars till no bars are highlighted on the status bar at the top. It keeps showing zero bars but does not show "no signal" icon. Then, after keeping my cell in that spot for a while when I bring it in a better connectivity spot, signal bars start increasing and it appears that my cell has better reception again. However, if anyone tries to call me or I try to call anyone, they get "Out of coverage area" message or I get "Network registration failed" message respectively. I am having this problem since the day I started using Airtel and have tried a lot of remedies but only thing that works is rebooting my cell. I have tried using OpenSignal app to reset my connection whenever my cell comes back from the spot but even that fails to revive it and ultimately I have to reboot.
Has anyone faced such an issue and any ideas about a fix? Does it look like an issue with my cell or could it be an issue with my network provider? I would prefer not to root my S2 since I have 3 years warranty on it but if you think that it's the only way out of this, please let me know your opinion.
Thanks.
Sounds like a carrier issue to me. You pretty much said exactly that yourself when you said 'There is a spot in my apartment which has very poor network reception of Airtel and I face issues whenever my cell is in that spot for a while'.
That's normal in many buildings. Particularly if the network coverage in your area is borderline or poor. I have a similar issue in my house, in a few rooms I get no bars & sometimes coverage drops out completely, whereas in my loungeroom/dining/kitchen at the back of the house I get good coverage (for me, anyways).
You could try different modems, which might improve things. You don't have to be rooted to flash these, you can flash them using Odin. Tho it is easier to flash them with CWM if you're rooted.
I use to had the same issue with my 3 carrier at my desk in the office, and still on 2g services. I but since last month they already improved to hsdpa network added more bts and now my blank spot became H.
Yes you may try to change other service providers
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Thanks for your suggestions guys. Yes, it might be only related to the carrier. But, I think that if signal goes down to zero and then when my cell is back in better coverage zone, shouldn't the modem take care of network registration by itself? My problem is that it doesn't. I have to reboot my cell every time after I come to know that my cell is showing signal bars but is not actually registered on the network. If I reboot my cell, everything becomes normal and so if it was just an issue with the carrier, shouldn't it continue like that even after reboot? If I think about it logically, I think following should help me out:
1. Try out a different cell for a few days and see if I face this issue or not.
2. If answer to 1 is no, then try out different modems on my S2 and see if that helps.
Actually, I just wanted to check if anyone else has faced this issue and figured out that something is not right with S2 drivers or something? That would help me with quick resolution of my problem.
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Yep, your logic is sound ;-)
One thing tho. With regard to trying your sim out in another phone, you have to keep in mind the radio hardware is obviously different in different phones. And what that means is (and this is something I've observed on XDA), chances are you'll find the sim works perfectly in the other phone & you have no issues at all. This might be due to the actual equipment your carrier is using in the cell tower(s) you're close to, also the frequencies that gear is using might also be playing a part in your problems.
So definitely try it out in another phone & see what happens, but you could do worse than try out a bunch of modems in the S2 & see if that improves things.
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1. Try out a different cell for a few days and see if I face this issue or not.
2. If answer to 1 is no, then try out different modems on my S2 and see if that helps.
Actually, I just wanted to check if anyone else has faced this issue and figured out that something is not right with S2 drivers or something? That would help me with quick resolution of my problem.
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Those are carrier issues, and maybe even the material of the constructions, in my house there are rooms where there's almost no signal at all, and in the living room it's ok, you should try to see in which tower you are connected maybe thats the problem
I have also had these problems on various networks here in Australia. If you don't need the data network, you could try using 2G only option. But that's not really a fix, is it? I suggest you try a pre-paid SIM from another network provider, to test them out first, before re-contracting.
Good luck. :fingers-crossed:
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One thing tho. With regard to trying your sim out in another phone, you have to keep in mind the radio hardware is obviously different in different phones. And what that means is (and this is something I've observed on XDA), chances are you'll find the sim works perfectly in the other phone & you have no issues at all. This might be due to the actual equipment your carrier is using in the cell tower(s) you're close to, also the frequencies that gear is using might also be playing a part in your problems.
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Yes, I was also thinking about it. It could be the combo of cell tower and S2 that are not liking each other that well.. And, if that's the case, I really hope that the issue can be resolved by switching modem drivers. I will have to do some what-ifings to nail this down now.
I like the other suggestion by HotrodHarry on trying out 2G only option - not the best way out but will help me in zeroing down on the cause.
Hi
I'm currently experiencing the issues as per this thread: http://community.koodomobile.com/koodo/topics/samsung_galaxy_s4_4_4_2_connectivity_issue
Basically, I cannot use LTE mode as the signal will drop out and I will need to reboot the phone, I have to go back down to 3G for the signal to be stable. I am currently on KitKat 4.4.4 and still experiencing this problem on my Galaxy Alpha.
Any way to resolve this?
this is maybe a sim card problem? If phone replacement and software update do not help this might be the trick?could not read the whole thread but maybe this helps?
got it working, downloaded the stock firmware off sammobile.com and flashed it. works alright now.
cheers
maybe you have modem like me without LTE support
hmm i'm still experiencing issues. I'm almost certain this is a firmware issue and nothing to do with sim cards or the device itself.
Not sure what to make of it really.
Does it happen with an untouched firmware (or resetted?). An app that does the trouble?
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Does it happen with an untouched firmware (or resetted?). An app that does the trouble?
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Untouched firmware, perhaps I should reset my phone and start from scratch. That may resolve. No real app that does the trouble. The issue happens when 4G reception is low and it goes on to 3G reception or 3G reception going into a 4G area. I think that is what triggers it.
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Untouched firmware, perhaps I should reset my phone and start from scratch. That may resolve. No real app that does the trouble. The issue happens when 4G reception is low and it goes on to 3G reception or 3G reception going into a 4G area. I think that is what triggers it.
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I have the same issues as you're having: please see other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-alpha/help/bad-reception-t2894402/page3