yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] shadowboy23:
I don't have that problem now though. I did have wifi dropped when I covered the entire back of the phone. But tried it again a couple of days ago and I can't replicate the problem.
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
Nope.

My wifi is working better than it did on my DHD
[HTC Sensation] Spoofy:
Mine must be defective, I just can't be bothered having to set it all up again!
[HTC Sensation] smakked:
Yep i am rocking wiht a Telstra Sensation, have been since release day.

Just waiting for S-OFF now
[HTC Sensation] spookiej:
Which version do you have?

pull the back cover/battery off and have a look. If you have the z710a you have the 3G 850MHz version. If that is true, you are on Optus' 2G network and could explain the signal difference. The z710e has the 3G 900MHz radio which is what you would need for Optus.

Regardless I find that the Sensation does not receive as good reception compared to the iPhone
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
Just thought i'd let you all know that if you wanna flash the new firmware for ICS without Super CID you can use this

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21265916&postcount=847

I was having trouble getting my CID to change so someone made a firmware file specifically for the Telstra Sensation (aka Z710A).
[HTC Sensation] loopism:
Can you please repost, all links are dead.
[HTC Sensation] monstermm:
Yes please, I cant find it and need it too.
[HTC Sensation] loopism:
Found it here http://www.filefactory.com/file/c0b...0U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_197682_signed.exe
[HTC Sensation] nickdablack:
Excellent thankyou. Unfortunately the site is overloaded. I will keep trying.
[HTC Sensation] pieeatingcontest:
Hey! A Telstra sensation thread! Why after almost 5 months do I find it today? Hah

For anyone who cares.

S-off. Supercid. Updated firmware. Now running Leedroid 6.0.0.

It's a new phone.

Personal opinions. Love it.

Get ICS up ya!

Leedroid 6.0.0
[HTC Sensation] grb5521:
is supercid/new firmware a prerequisite? from what I can tell on the main thread, no, but flashing 6.0.0 doesn't get as far as the boot animation for me, and then hard reboots again and again.

I'm happy to flash the firmware, but I'm not sure if a CWM restore would be possible after that, and I need the ability to restore from backup. :)
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Yep, if you want ICS, you need to flash the new firmware.

You can revert back by flashing an old RUU.
[HTC Sensation] zaki0saad:
Does your stock Telstra rom have any differences to other roms? (enabling it to run on the 850mhz network) Or is it just a pretty much stock rom with telstra branding? I heard vodafone is rolling out their 850mhz network and I would switch to another rom if I need to.. Though I hope all roms use the quad-band radio to it's full potential :p

I have my Sensation on the voda network, and I was stupid enough to flash custom roms and S-OFF without doing any kind of stock backups :o
[HTC Sensation] ice2k2:
i thought nothing can break the 850mhz 3G support of the Telstra Z710A. are there any custom ROMs or radios that break the 850mhz 3G support?

(i use ARHD 3.6.13 with the included radio (auto installed) and i need both 850 and 2100mhz for my 3G network).
[HTC Sensation] grb5521:
The Telstra stock RUU doesn't do anything special for 850MHz, so I wouldn't be too worried. It's just Telstra branding and some apps.

Speaking of which, does anyone have RUU_Pyramid_Telstra_WWE_1.34.841.6_Radio_10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_197682_signed.exe they could put somewhere again?
[HTC Sensation] nickdablack:
Found it: http://www.fileserve.com/file/tDbw5...0U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_197682_signed.exe

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Source

http://www.gsm-forum.eu/smart-phone...5-htc-original-roms-collections-tsar3000.html
[HTC Sensation] grb5521:
cheers for that. need to restore a few bits from the old stock ROM. :)
[HTC Sensation] nickdablack:
Just a heads up. I stupidly thought the link above was just the stock Telstra radio. As it turns out it has pretty much returned my phone back to stock. It is even picking up ota updates. Hmmm now to decide if i should re-root it or just wait for Telstra to eventully release ICS
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
Just reflash a custom ROM, it'll probably take them a while to get ICS.
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
You'll be waiting a VERY long time....
[HTC Sensation] nickdablack:
http://telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/mobile-phones/smartphones/?red=/mobile/phones/smartphones.html

According to Telstra late feb early march.
[HTC Sensation] levilib:
I just got myself a Sensation from Vodafone in Australia and I plan on using it in the US on at&t. According to Vodafone's website, it has frequencies 850, 1900 and 2100 for 3G which works perfectly for at&t. My question is, I want to debrand it to get rid of all the Vodafone branding but if I install a US firmware will that effect its ability to access the 850/1900 Mhz networks since the US version of the sensation only has 1700/2100 AWS?

Also where can I find generic firmware (2.3.4 don't want ICS yet) for this phone?
[HTC Sensation] tlgerdes:
Download the HTC Europe RUU from the dev section. Have just come back from a week in CO USA, worked a treat over there. I have a 710a.
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Firmware won't affect baseband frequencies, they are all hardware related.
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
Firmware has nothing to do with being able to access different networks.

If AT&T's frequencies match Vodafones then just flash a different ROM and it will work with a AT&T sim.
[HTC Sensation] levilib:
Well, the good news is I got the phone and Vodafone unlocked it for free so so far I have not done any hacking/rooting or any modifications and it works just fine on at&t and I'm getting access to the HSDPA network.

Where can I get a generic ROM for this phone, there is a great deal of Vodafone branding on the phone as well as a Vodafone logo boot-screen that I would like to get rid of
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1112

There are heaps of ROMs here so you need to work out what you actually want! If you like the HTC Sense look and feel but just really want rid of the branding, etc, then Android Revolution HD is probably a good place to start. It is essentially stock with some tweaks and improvements and with all the bloatware removed.
[HTC Sensation] Birddog727:
Which radios should I be using?

Hey all,

Just changed from ARHD to Virtuous Inquisition, and am loving it. Just want to ask, I changed my radios a while ago to one suggested in the ARHD thread, but I noticed a drop in reception. What radios are the stock ones, or can anyone recommend one?

Thanks,

Birddog
[HTC Sensation] dkline:
Thought I'd post this here too.Given it's an Aussie Telstra thread

Not sure if firmware,radio, ril or rom is the problem but thought I'd start here(actually started in firmware and was suggested i try here).Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have an Australian Telstra branded HTC Sensation z710a. There were network changes recently and coverage is worse.Running Elegancia 2.7,and haven't changed rom,was working ok. I think I may have had the wrong firmware for a while and the network changes just bought it to my attention.

Bootloader

Revolutionary

Pyramid PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT 1.27.1100

Quick System Info

Model:HTC Sensation XE Z715e

CID and MID using terminal emulator

cid - VODAP102

mid - PG5813000

Radio 11.69.3504.00U_11.22.3504.07_M

Ril HTC-RIL 4.0.0037HMQ

Vodafone here uses 900/2100

Telstra uses 850/2100

for 3g/Next G.

Telstra just shut down part of their 2100 network so I thought i may not be connecting to 850MHz band because of firmware?(Radio/RIL). If not any other ideas would be much appreciated.
[HTC Sensation] goatee84:
Not sure if this is any help but have a look at my sig for what I'm running on Telstra.

HBOOT 1.29.0000, MID: PG5811000 and I'm supercid.

No issues as far as reception or network connection goes.
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
The firmware isn't radio specific so I doubt that is the issue. RIL is a possibility - have you checked in the Elegancia thread for the recommended RIL? I would be inclined to try 2 things:

1) Flash the stock Telstra ROM (search this thread for the download) and see if that helps. Bear in mind that this will flash radio, ROM and you will lose root.

2) Go into the info menu and set network preference to GSM only (see here for instructions), in case there is some issue with WCDMA around the network changes you talked about.

You don't specify what you mean but "coverage is worse" - do you mean signal bars? Dropped calls? Slow internet?
[HTC Sensation] WiRe67:
Hello,

Can someone extract the radio of the australian htc sensation xe Z715a rom and put it in a pg58img.zip please?

or maybe this already exist? but unfortunately I didn't find it yet...

Thanks in advance :)

Jérôme
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Another OCAUer, welcome :cool:
[HTC Sensation] leighaus:
im on OCAU and WP.. though i dont go on OCAU that much these days. i check in on the WP sensation thread, a lot of uninformed people there though.
[HTC Sensation] smakked:
Thanks :D

Been a lurker for alot of years only recently joined up as i am right into android and am looking at getting into developing on it.
[HTC Sensation] andyboo:
Thanks for letting me know guys!

Im rocking a telstra branded sensation now as well :)

btw, just want to know if anyone has had trouble with getting a gps fix? I had to use the navigation on it recently and it took forever to get a signal! In the city (with tall buildings) and in the suburbs (all residential)!
[HTC Sensation] chalmo:
Yes please! :)
[HTC Sensation] andyboo:
Hey guys,

Didn't exactly know where i could post this and didn't want to start a new post in case its wrong, and i don't mean to be taking over this thread either, but gotta ask... has any one with a telstra branded sensation tried s-off or thinking about it? I sure am! But my concerns is that its not suited for z710a but for the z710e, and that we'd lose maybe some important things that the z710a must have or something or rather...
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
I'm pretty sure the only different is the radios in the phone (ours has 3G/NextG and the US versions support 4G). So there shouldn't be a problems.

You should probably double check by posting your question in one of the S-OFF threads though.
[HTC Sensation] thanatos1000:
Yep, I've done it, no problems whatsoever, removed a lot of Sense stuff and stuck on ADWLauncher. Also flashed on the new Market and Talk apps.

Just waiting for CM7-RC1 now. :)
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Ooh, I found the Aussie hangout of the Sensations :p

To the OP, did you end up getting a rip of the radio? I'm curious to try it to see if it actually makes any difference.
[HTC Sensation] julz:
What's the best way of killing HTC watch? What does it even do?
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
Anyone in Aus got the 2.3.4 update?
[HTC Sensation] poorhatsoap:
Telstra Customization pack for Insert Coin 2.2.2 ROM

Thanks to baadnewz for his awesome Sensation ROM and thanks to Tangcla for MMS fix.

Please use this thread for any issues.

Please hit thanks if this add-on is useful to you.
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
So it has the MMS integrated now yea?
[HTC Sensation] stevejau:
I did a clean wipe, installed 2.2.2 and then installed the new telstra custom pack and booted phone, all appears to be working fine. mms pics are perfect. and phone shows up as z710a.
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Ah great :)
[HTC Sensation] poorhatsoap:
Awesome news. Thanks for the feedback!
[HTC Sensation] poorhatsoap:
It does. My lunch break was used wisely! :-)
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Nice one, thanks ;)
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Guys, who's using what ROM and radio, and has it made any difference in speeds?

I ran a Speedtest with InsertCoin and the latest radio and I am getting about 3mbit max download and 1mbit upload.
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
I get about 3 down, 3 up, and sometimes 7 down 3 up - depends if Telstra likes me at the time or not... :eek:
[HTC Sensation] chalmo:
I get similar values.

On a side note, my Sensation came with a single dead pixel, but now I'm the happy owner of 3 dead pixels (hooray, can actually get it fixed). What's the deal with going for warranty repair without the original ROM installed with Telstra/HTC?
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
Should not matter - if they give you a hard time mention consumer affairs - the rom can not break the pixels, it's a hardware fault... You can also mention the telecommunications industry ombudsman (tio) if you have trouble, let me know...

Sent from the future using a sensational Z710a size rip in the space-time continuum
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
Still not OTA update?
[HTC Sensation] smakked:
Nah mate Telstra are slow with t here updates just grab one of here like the rest of us :D
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Thinking bout trying a different rom, I've been using InsertCoin and was thinking of trying ARHD. Has anyone compared different roms and have any advice?
[HTC Sensation] chalmo:
When I got my Sensation I used it for a few days on the stock Telstra ROM, then S-OFFed when it came out. Immediately went to ARHD with nosense and didn't like it, so I tried not removing sense.

Again, something didn't feel right, things seemed a bit sluggish, widgets would corrupt, applications would crash. I continually updated (almost every day) to the latest versions and then saw someone mention Insert Coin.

Well, I installed Insert Coin and my Sensation started to fly. I love it, it's so responsive and everything just seems to... work.

I'm currently running Insert Coin 2.2.2 with the Telstra Customisations. The only thing that I can think of that I'd like to change is (I'm guessing this is Sense 3's problem) reducing the number of pages on the home screen. Currently I have 7 and I'd prefer to just have 4 or 5. Having blank pages or pages filled with stuff that I don't really want is annoying, I'd prefer to just have it wrap around immediately.

ARHD might have improved since I last tried it, which from looking at my downloads was 1.1.8 about two weeks ago, now it's at 3.0.0 so a lot may have changed.

Give it a go and report back here.
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
About to send mine for repair, but wanted to get it back to stock as much as possible.

I know we dont have the Telstra RUU, but need to get back as much as possible. I guess I can just flash another unbranded RUU.

Can someone please post a copy of the Telstra boot screen, the animated one?

Or does someone have a backup of the stock ROM?
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
I backed it up and put it somewhere safe..

Do you think I can find the bloody thing?

Well, at least its safe...

I will keep looking...

If you feel it will be a real big problem, you know if your phone is faulty & wont turn on, they will never know it has been rooted.

Warmly, Marty

Public Service Announcement: 12 volts from a computer psu can be very damaging to computer chips that usually run on 3v or so... Very wise to play safe with electronic devices...
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
lol...it's only to seal the screen as im on my second sensation and again have dust under the screen. Nothing affected by s-off, but i want to be safe.

I'm just going to flash an EU HTC unbranded ROM with similar ROM/radio version, then remove custom recovery etc...that should be enough.
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Yeah I think WWE RUU would be your best bet.

Flash

Temproot

Copy bootanimation

Reboot
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Yep, have flashed

RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.35.401.1_Radio_10.43a.900 7.00U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198179_signed

and gone back to s-on.

I had thought about going temp root, changing bootanimation.zip, then rebooting, but with temp root it seems all changes are lost on reboot, if I'm reading that right?
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Yep, temproot is temp for a reason ;) this way you can have filesystem access to resetore your bootanimation, reboot and it's gone.
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
lol :p

That's what I meant...temp root would be no good to me here, as the bootscreen would be back to default when they turn it on.
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
What do you mean?

WHen you temproot, you have root access to filesystem - make your change, then reboot, the changes you make will stay.
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
As I understand it, temp root gives you just that, a temp root for that session, so the phone thinks it is rooted. However as its not a true root, as soon as you reboot all changes disappear.

Sent from the future using a sensational Z710a size rip in the space-time continuum
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
That was my understanding too. So If I used temproot to change the boot screen, it would change back to default on a reboot.

But all that aside, I have found a source for the the RUU, but it's gonna cost a few $.
[HTC Sensation] MontAlbert:
how much is a few $? i am sure there are a few of us willing to chip in to get it "just in case"...

BTW: GO CATS! lol
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Not much actually. Will have it in a few hours and post it here once I reupload it somewhere ;)

Oh and go Manly! (NRL FTW :cool:)
[HTC Sensation] MontAlbert:
thanks- Manly? hehe.. go storm?
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Are you sure? I thought it meant that it's still rooted, just temporary (i.e. when you reboot you lose root access) but you still have read/write access to the system.

edit: happy to be proven wrong though :)
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
I assume you mean the 2.3.4 RUU :confused:
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Yep, quite sure. Even the OP says any changes you make are lost on reboot.

I mean the RUU that the Telstra Sensation ships with. It's not available anywhere yet as far as I know/can find. I'll have it in 10 minutes, downloading now. Though I'm too intoxicated to try it tonight. Will test it tomorrow, and post it is all is ok.
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
How much did it cost?

Sent from the future using a sensational Z710a size rip in the space-time continuum
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Ok guys, here we go :cool:

Official Telstra RUU

I've tested it, and confirmed it's good :)
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
What ROMs/Radios are you all using?

I'm sick of waiting for the official 2.3.4 OTA update
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
ARHD and the latest radio.
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
How do you find ARHD compared to InsertCoin?
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
Need some help from Australian people - my phone is a Z710a but it displays z710e after I rooted it. Any ideas on how to change it back?

What does yours say? (in about phone/hardware)

I've tried doing a full wipe and then install a rom with a build.prop that has been edited to say Z710a before first boot as someone suggested but that didn't fix it....

Any ideas?

Marty

Sent from the future using a sensational Z710a size rip in the space-time continuum
[HTC Sensation] rimonayoub:
Change the build.prop -> ro.product model.. give that a try
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Yea, that's how I do it.
[HTC Sensation] CdTDroiD:
Ive got the NZ Telecom XT ROM which would be pretty much the same, same radio and everything. The latest radios work fine also.
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
Nope, I try that and it does not change Settings/About phone/hardware

It does however change things like the xda app that can give you a preset signature - it auto detects the phone depending what is in the build.prop

but not the Settings/About phone/hardware no matter what I do that stays as a 710e

weird...
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Search the whole of build.prop for z710e and replace all occurrences. I know this is the way I did it, and it does work.
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
Hmmmm. I checked through the build.prop again and its only in there once. I also put it in there as the last line, still no luck..

Am wondering if it's something to do with how the phone was rooted - I was one of the first to do it, and they did change a few things after mine as there were some issues.

I also have run fix permissions...

You know, if i go into cf-bench it says Z710a, it's just the settings/about phone that displays z710e...

Wahhhhhhh! :|

Sent from the future using a sensational Z710a size rip in the space-time continuum
[HTC Sensation] nisbne:
hey guys ive tried several things to try and fix the issue with small mms pictures, it seems to be between android phones only ? tried several different roms and fixes anyone had success fixing this issues ?

thanks david
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1223149
[HTC Sensation] nisbne:
thanks ill try that

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fixed thanks guys didnt need full wipe
[HTC Sensation] davjak:
Nice to see a lot of OCAU and whirpool users.. also a long time lurker here..

Good to see you tangcla (David from Monash Uni - you also put blue leds in an old nokia I had)

Does anyone know which radio to use when using this phone on the 3 network?

I have been using ARHD for Desire HD with 3 months without problem. Got my sensation, rooted it and updated to latest radio and no signal..

I will try 10.43a.9007.00U_10.51.9007.27 as this is stated to be the radio in the Telstra RUU, but suggestions or advice is appreciated
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
I'm surprised flashing to the newest radio meant you lost signal completely?

Did you have the back battery cover off, as this will do the same thing :p

I'd try reflashng the radio again, as that doesn't seem right at all.
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Welcome, long time no speak!
[HTC Sensation] matm:
Can you just run this RUU if you have a custom recovery and S-OFF?

Will you lose either of them by doing it?
[HTC Sensation] MontAlbert:
yes. the ruu will revert back to stock everything... its for warranty purposes to reset a rooted phone to telstra stock.
[HTC Sensation] matm:
Thanks for the quick reply.

So just to confirm, is there any particular risk to doing this? Can I just run it as normal on a S-OFF'd and CWM phone without bricking it?
[HTC Sensation] MontAlbert:
i doubt it maybe pm the scotsman or frasertag about it

-here or at whirlpool.- i know both of them have used it to restore their phones to stock...
[HTC Sensation] poorhatsoap:
Hi. Haven't been on the forums for a while sorry.

The setting you need is in /system/customize/CID/default.xml

This is one of the files I edit to make the Telstra customization.

Note however that the setting only seems to be picked up if modified before the first boot. Hence the direction to flash the Telstra zip straight after flashing your ROM and before rebooting.

You might need to wipe and re-flash, or someone with more time than me might figure out how to trigger this value to be re-detected.
[HTC Sensation] sromer:
I just S-OFF'd & installed the ROM Revolution HD on mine

It's so much faster :D

Was totally worth doing
[HTC Sensation] the_scotsman:
Yes you can, but you will still need to s-on, as per http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192300
[HTC Sensation] alexbob1318:
Hey guys

What's the Sensation like? Battery life?

I've got a Telstra SGS 2 that I got two days ago and am already regretting it - incredible phone, but I just want Sense, so I'll be trading that up for a Telstra Sensation somehow (store wouldn't do it :()
[HTC Sensation] matm:
Sensation battery life is typical of HTC handsets. Doesn't last very long if you are using it heavily, but will last a day or two with light use.
[HTC Sensation] artymarty:
YESSSS!

That's the one baby... Fixed :D
[HTC Sensation] alexbob1318:
That's annoying - are there any good extended batteries that don't change the size of the phone?
[HTC Sensation] MontAlbert:
i just carry a spare cheap ebay battery if requires. I also have the faux kernel and have undervolted it as well which helps heaps with battery life
[HTC Sensation] matm:
I remember reading somewhere that custom kernels that undervolt and overclock can reduce the device's lifespan. Does anyone know if this is true?

Also, the Beats (XE) version of the Sensation, does anyone know if the 1.5GHz processor is a hardware change or overclocked from 1.2GHz?
[HTC Sensation] tangcla:
Overclock can reduce lifespan, but I don't think underclock will. I could be wrong though.