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[HTC Sensation] Tinofet:
I tired to love the sensation ..

Really do ..

Moved from ATT to tmobile two weeks ago and got me the sensation .

I am so disappointing on the reception level i get from this phone .

Wifi calling is worthless as no one can hear you .

Getting 4G is like winning the lottery , where most of the time i get Edge .

But the worst part is i get Edge at my Toilet in my house !!!

And wifi doesn't get any network , while my iphone 4 worked with wifi at the same location perffectly .

How can i guy take a dump with EDGE ? So slow .. so my wife get upset im stuck in the restroom so long ,,, i keep saying its because of the reception ..

Oh well off we go to ATT store this Sunday to get the Galaxy S II
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
Did you not think to check Tmobile's reception at your house/in your city before switching? Sadly there are cities that Tmobile hasn't fully developed yet.
[HTC Sensation] Tinofet:
No

yea i did checked their map .

And i "should" have reception but its very poor .

Even in Seattle where it`s Tmobile HQ reception sucks .

So disappointing to receive an EDGE reception on 2011 ...

And to see them going with ohh we have the new galaxy for HSPDA+ when even their 3g doesn't work is a joke
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
have you tried calling them & telling them that their reception sucks at your house?
[HTC Sensation] jiggaman508:
I switched from Verizon about a month ago(to try and save some money), and also couldn't be more disappointed. I looked at the map online before I switched and it looked like I'd have decent coverage. I have one bar of 2g at home. This sucks. Wifi calling , like op said, sucks because no one can hear me at all. Honestly, I love the phone, but this whole experience has taught me that a phone is only as good as it's mobile connection. I'm lucky to have 2g unless I'm out near Boston. Coming from a thunderbolt with Verizon's solid network...I'm just so upset. Well, you live, you learn right?? Sorry about the rant folks...just wanted to share my story.....
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
I dunno, I get great coverage. I'm in NYC so that probably helps a lot.
[HTC Sensation] robotnoize:
Return both of your phones.
[HTC Sensation] hello00:
try switching roms, switch kernels, change radio, do some tweaking whatever.. these kind of threads are getting annoying as ****..everyone's phone runs and functions differently than others...nothing is perfect on this world dude..thats what xda is here for..
[HTC Sensation] Tinofet:
Amen !!!!

If the carrier sucks the phone abilities doesn't matter . Nor does the rom and tweaking ( i tried that already ) .
[HTC Sensation] goldenarms7:
I have full bars everywhere on charlotte NC :)
[HTC Sensation] RussianBear:
google voice anyone? (while it's free)
[HTC Sensation] kwiggington:
No problems with the network getting good reception the sensation is starting to suck
[HTC Sensation] Tinofet:
"starting to suck" ?

Please explain ?
[HTC Sensation] Token89:
Full bars in Charlotte, NC also..
[HTC Sensation] chili_red:
Great service here in Jackson MS area, no problems with WiFi calling either. I always have between 3-4 bars for signal strength and call quality is superb.

Data speed is double that of our old carrier, much better than our old carrier "Cellular South".

My wife has a cleaning business, she travels all over our local area, and she had problems with call reception all the time with our old carrier, now she only has one customer where her signal is a little weak, but still usable.
[HTC Sensation] detroit2hi:
This is my 3rd sensation after returning 2 within 1 week

They all have the same problem

My 3rd as well

If I'm at my house and I touch the bottom back of my phone, my t-mobile service cuts off immediately

Deathgrip

If I let go, service is back on

And that only happens at my house

But I have no issues while hooked to wifi

Go to your phone

Press *#*#4636#*#*

Go to phone information

Scroll to the bottom

Toggle ciphering off

Turn radio off

Turn radio on

Toggle ciphering on

Scroll up a little and change your settings from WCDMA preferred to WCDMA only

I do this and its stuck on 4g all the time

I'm getting between 2-5mbps at my house but 3-9mbps anywhere else

I have to do it after every rom I flash and want to keep
[HTC Sensation] nik.taylor:
I live in NYC and the reception is spotty at best. I get from 10mbps to 1mbps depending where I am in the city
[HTC Sensation] g1user101:
OMG. THANK YOU. no matter what i did, i could never get H or 4g in my house. now im on 4g thakns!

Edit: when I connect to data it says h or 4g, but the signal bars are so low now?
[HTC Sensation] TPA_Droid:
Great coverage in Sarasota,FL. Previously with AT&T on a galaxy that had horrible coverage.
[HTC Sensation] jrgnd77:
I have been to:

Hawaii(Waikiki) 5Mbps

San Diego 2Mbps

NYC(Bronx/Grand Concourse) 1.5Mbps

Savannah 3Mbps

Charleston 3Mbps

Jacksonville 5Mbps

Fairfax 1.7Mbps

Virginia Beach 1.1Mbps

San Juan 2Mbps

Miami 5Mbps

and have descent coverage. Never had a problem with WIFI Calling, even while flying SouthWest...

Also, its being my experience that if AT&T has good coverage, TMobile has good coverage...So I find it a bit odd that AT&T works well but TMobile doesn't.
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
TMobile works much better for me than AT&T ever did!
[HTC Sensation] :
Download speedtest.net app in the market and test your speeds for sure

Also download restart connections
[HTC Sensation] Tinofet:
Strange to me as well .

But this is a fact which kills me ... I wanted to save some money in order to move but this is just so bad i cant keep it ..

I hate ATT and i hate the fact i need to go there again for two years contract , but Verizon is just to expensive and i do not like the bionic .

And i did try the thing with the secret menu but didnt worked well as the hspda was to weak in most places.

I also notice after putting the revolution rom that most times its not a true 4g but a 3g ..
[HTC Sensation] NardVa:
High bars on Edge and Low bars on 4g means edge is strong in your area and 4g is weak in your area. If I leave my phone on 4g only I'll lose all bars in some locations but as soon I switch to Edge I get full bars.
[HTC Sensation] g1user101:
So is it ok to have always 4g?
[HTC Sensation] Freshly_Snipes:
You guys wanna see bad service??? Until you guys hit this then I would be happy.
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
Really man non of that will help if the carrier does not have adequate coverage in the area you live. You obviously are not a T-Mobile customer or have not ever visited the T-Mobile community (formerly the T_Mobile forums) or you would know T-Mobile has a reputation for bad coverage.

Whats up chili_red, good to see a fellow citizen of the magnolia state on XDA. You are lucky man, I live in the Tupelo and Pontotoc area and I have to go to a little one gas station town that is like 18 to 20 miles from my house to get 3G on my HD2 or 4G on my Sensation. There is always going the 200 plus miles to Southhaven or to your home town to get good data coverage. Anywhere else is edge/2G only and sometimes GSM only. I am use to it though cause I have been with T-Mobile for like a year and a half. the first 9 and a half months I had no 3G coverage in my local area. Oh and Cellular South is now C Spire.

Spotty????? Homie I would love to get those speeds everywhere. If it was not for my home WiFi I would not be able to set and watch a youtube video at home without setting and letting it buffer, check my sig for details.

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Really man non of that will help if the carrier does not have adequate coverage in the area you live. You obviously you are not a T-Mobile customer or have not ever visited the T-Mobile community (formerly the T_Mobile forums or you would know T-Mobile has a reputation for bad coverage.

Whats up chili_red, good to see a fellow citizen of the magnolia state on XDA. You are lucky man, I live in the Tupelo and Pontotoc area and I have to go to a little one gas station town that is like 18 to 20 miles from my house to get 3G on my HD2 or 4G on my Sensation. There is always going the 200 plus miles to Southhaven or to your home town to get good data coverage. Anywhere else is edge/2G only and sometimes GSM only. I am use to it though cause I have been with T-Mobile for like a year and a half. the first 9 and a half months I had no 3G coverage in my local area. Oh and Cellular South is now C Spire.

Spotty????? Homie I would love to get those speeds everywhere. If it was not for my home WiFi I would not be able to set and watch a youtube video at home without setting and letting it buffer, check my sig for details.

Not so man AT&T has #G in all most all my local area including my house but not T-Mobile and has been that way ever sense I signed with T-Mobile.

Looks like you have been throttled. :(
[HTC Sensation] Freshly_Snipes:
Hell yeah...I'm at like 6.34gb for the month and it don't flip for me until the 9th. FML
[HTC Sensation] raul602:
sorry to hear you had a bad experience, i use wifi calling all the time and it always works perfectly, i even used it in mexico both times i was out there on some open wifi the restaurant we went to had it, and it worked fine there too.

I have 4g nearly everywhere in phx and even had it in nogales az lol
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
Oh yeah glad you mentioned the WiFi calling. I forgot to mention that everybody that calls me while I am using the WiFi calling tells me they can barley hear me. Which really sucks caus signal at my house is spotty to say the lest and I have WiFi at home so I try to use it a good bit.
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
I've posted this in another thread, but this one certainly seems more appropriate. I live in Brooklyn, NY, where I used to get between 2 - 2.5 Mbps downstream in my neighborhood, both indoors and outdoors. About 6 weeks ago, the downstream speed dropped to about 0.5 Mbps and stayed there ever since. I've already reported the issue to T-Mobile about 4 weeks ago, and was informed that there is a major data outage in NYC. Nothing has changed since then.

My wife has a G2 and is experiencing the same issue. I'm really at my wit's end with T-Mobile. It seems that, since the announcement of the AT&T acquisition, all facets of T-Mobile's service began to decline.
[HTC Sensation] Madcaddie:
I'm in the Los Angeles area and to he honest I get better reception here than I did with Verizon.

I work on miracle mile in Wilshire and there my Droid incredible would get little to no reception. And now my sensation has full bars and "4G"

I guess it just varies on people... but no complaints on my part, this is an awesome phone ^_^
[HTC Sensation] chili_red:
Hey, T-Magnolia, yeah we're really lucky on the service around this area. Know in the out lying areas C Spire ;) is going to probably have the best coverage but it's still spotty whoever you go with. We were with them for two years and no real complaints other than just plain call quality. Didn't realize the difference till we switched, guess we just got use to it. Really enjoying the Sensation, it's a huge improvement over the Milestone.
[HTC Sensation] Paul22000:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this...

A) Move your router

B) Or get a WiFi network extender?

Really, how did no one else, including the OP, not think of this?

It's $20: http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRE54G-Wireless-G-Range-Expander/dp/B002LPV6LY

Seriously, just buy one. $20 and all your problems will be fixed. :cool:
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
Sensation is, indeed, a great phone. Unfortunately, T-Mobile's service in NYC seems to have been suffering.

This situation is not limited to Brooklyn. My wife works near W. 14th St. and 9th Ave. in Manhattan. I did a couple of speed tests when picking her up from work, and got results similar to the ones in Brooklyn. I've been with T-Mobile for 7 years and, until recently, really liked their service. However, I'm thinking of eating the ETF and going elsewhere.
[HTC Sensation] agentaaron:
I live near Albuquerque New Mexico and have good coverage in the city...I'm always on 4G and can usually average about 5mb download speeds.

At my house is a different story, I am on edge with 1-2 bars and often my phone will bounce over to att networks. But I use wifi calling and it works wonderfully. I accept the fact that I live in the sticks...

...last week I did see a network improvement map that shows my home to have HSPA by the end of the year...I have lived with edge speeds on Tmobile at home for close to 13 years...so I can wait a few more months.

What I find funny is that ALL wireless carriers have a "test drive" period. If the service is not working for you in the first 14 days...why stick around? So you can have something to whine about? I know that is not the case with everyone...but most.
[HTC Sensation] Master&Slave™:
Type this into the dialer *#*#4636#*#*

Change to wcdma preferred and shut up and enjoy
[HTC Sensation] Ladicx:
Verizon def has better service. If I could afford the deposit I would have switched a long time ago..
[HTC Sensation] farfromovin:
I've had all the big 4 in the US over the last 10 years. Reception definitely depends on location, but I'd tend to agree verizon is probably best overall. I'm my recent move from ATT/iPhone to TMOUS/Sensation, my reception increased greatly at home and at work which is also important. I'm stuck on 2g now, but I live on a desolated island. Whenever I go to cities and pick up HSPA+, it's way faster than ATT's overcrowded 3g.

Plus, I'm moving to San Diego soon and I've used TMOUS's HSPA+ network there at 5-9mbps while ATT only gets .1-3mbps. Bottom line is it all depends on where you use the phone.

Now, the new LTE networks rolling out will crush TMOUS's little antiquated HSPA+ when fully rolled out. However, you'll pay for it too! I'd love to jump on the VZW LTE network, but I'm not paying the price for my 4 lines of service!
[HTC Sensation] thebluecoat:
Looks like your ability to do your research is FAIL ;)

The coverage map works like this. no coverage (no bars), partner coverage (cannot tell since its not their equipment), moderate (2-3), good(3-4), excellent(4-5).

In terms of moderate coverage, that is the most deceptive to customers. its not the lightest shade of green but what that means on t-mobile side is "you can place calls outdoors, in-car, and OCCASIONALLY in SOME buildings.

The wifi calling reception, you could consider enabling a setting in your advanced wireless menu that turns on best wifi performance, also checking your antenna position, and also sim card. if you do not have the lastest simcard, you WILL have wifi calling issues. I work for tmo, and this isa known technical issue with old sims + wifi calling. hope what i said helps ;)
[HTC Sensation] hello00:
what am i doing here for if im not a tmobile customer? im obviously a tmobile customer and the tmobile does not have a bad reputation you just happen to live in an area where the reception sucks
[HTC Sensation] g1user101:
True that. My area has4g, but apparently at my house its edge'(
[HTC Sensation] Jrbourque:
I get amazing reception in buffalo/Niagara falls NY area.....here t-mobile well surpasses other carriers
[HTC Sensation] tibere86:
So you are saying swapping to a newer SIM card will fix the low mic volume issue on WIFI calling? I had no such problem on my BB 9700.
[HTC Sensation] Towle:
I have TMOUS and I've never seen edge on my phone in MN. I always have 4G unless I go north then its 3G
[HTC Sensation] DaClowns:
I have something even worse...

I had a Samsung Vibrant on T-Mobile, had full bars at my house 24/7..

Just got HTC Sensation.. Im getting 3g and at maybe 2 bars, or less.. like WTF
[HTC Sensation] kwiggington:
Went through 3 of them
[HTC Sensation] ikrispyyy:
I have 3G all the time everywhere in DC.
[HTC Sensation] Freshly_Snipes:
Look what I changed to... Happy now. Phone works a million times better and I should never get throttled again hopefully.

10gb Ultra plan is Expensive but well worth it.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
Is that the 10 gig data plan, or is it even higher than that? I thought the 10 gig plan was the largest T-Mobile offered. Or did you get the 10 gig plan with tethering?
[HTC Sensation] almostinsane:
Google Voice sucks.
[HTC Sensation] superman63:
i am in your area well Seattle area. i lived in Edmonds and got no signal sad but maybe a bar occasional 3g, edge in every other room in bellevue and kent now and 3 to 4 bars all 4g. that can still vary in my apt tho. i can have 4 bars and then notta and wifi kick in so being a long time t-mob custumer (idiot) service can change 2 ft away kind of like our sports teams lol. in louisiana visiting my folks back home i hit 3g constantle and sometime a 4 but i had better service hard to figure out
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
I get EDGE at my house but it's really not a problem because I have WiFi. Sprint's 3G speeds are atrocious everywhere instead of just a few places. The 4G is a joke and it's always disconnecting.

Verizon 3G speeds are more consistent but they still don't peak as high as T-Mobile's (obviously). LTE is good, not everywhere yet and doesn't have the best phone selection.

AT&T is straight up garbage

T-Mobile has EDGE only towers still in 3G/4G coverage areas, and they run low power on 3G sectors so coverage is low to mitigate usage and keep capacity high. They also have deactivated cell sectors entirely so that only 2 out of 3 have a 3G/4G signal emitting and the other one is just GSM/EDGE which means little to no 3G at all on that serving side.

Compared to the other carriers, and their related costs, I'm OK with my EDGE.. however, they need to find a solution because it's not going to cut it forever.
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
I totally agree with you on this.
[HTC Sensation] morganpants:
lol i get alot of edge at the beach area (panama city florida) and i honestly dont mind it it's still alot faster then verizon 3g ever compared to. on edge i'm capping 0.20down AND 0.10-0.20 up. so i honestly dont mind edge technology coming from verizon when the highest i could get was no more then 0.15 down :)
[HTC Sensation] Freshly_Snipes:
Yeah that's the 10gb plan. It's just called the "Ultra Plan" on paper now. It's comes with tethering allowed automatically. But they won't tell you that. Now my bill just went up $40 bucks but it's worth the comfort of no throttle.

Throttling had me at 0.06mbps... That's unusable. I cursed them out and they offered me this plan. LOL

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] calyco:
I'm getting excellent reception in Nyc, calls, WiFi and just tried 4g other day. Almost always full bars so def not the phone for me. Way better than at&t
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
Lucky you! I'm in Brooklyn, and I haven't been able to get more than 0.5 Mbps (on a good day) downstream since the beginning of August. The past few days, it's been more along the lines of 0.2-0.3. I've called T-Mobile at the end of August to report the issue, letting them know that I normally used to get steady downstream speeds of 2-2.5 Mbps. They acknowledged that there is a data problem and that they are working on it, based on an already existing ticket. A month passed by, nothing changed. I called again last Sunday to inquire about the progress. The rep checked the coverage map and stated that the data coverage in my area should be perfect, and agreed to create a problem ticket. When he was ready to submit the ticket, he informed me that the system wouldn't accept it, due to the fact that another ticket was submitted "a few days ago". The rep asked me to call back in 72 hours. Back to square one.

WiFi has always been shaky in my apartment, so it's not really an option. I have no clue what's been up with T-Mobile lately. Since getting the G1 back in October 2008 (my first smartphone), there have been a few data outages/slowdowns, but nothing that lasted 2 months.
[HTC Sensation] HigherSensation:
What part of Brooklyn you're located at im in Williamsburg and i get about 5-6mbps download and about 3-4mbps upload,im using the 10.58 radio on ARHD 3.6.1
[HTC Sensation] calyco:
kgbkny, yeah you just gotta give it a bit of patience. Tmobile does seem responsive and they send techs out to the towers to check (what I was told). I complained around 2 years ago about dropped calls and spotty reception, they confirmed people in my area also had problems. After about a month after my calls everything has been perfect till now and great reception.
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
I'm in Bensonhurst, using the same exact setup as yours.

I've been with T-Mobile since 2005 and would hate to drop them - until recently, I've been satisfied with the service. However, it's been 2 months, and it doesn't seem like they are doing anything. Since the 72-hour deadline has passed, I'll call back tonight.
[HTC Sensation] Rhiannon224:
Same data speed issues in South Florida

I have been riding T Mo for 2 months about their ****ty data speeds in South Florida, I can have 4 bars of 4g coverage and be lucky if I can pull 2 mbps. It ha been escalated to a manager in the Engineering department. 48 hrs to go before I get my call back, we shall see.

I stopped by my local T Mo store to pay my bill and I was talking to the guys that work there about the lack of speed and they acknowledged the issue as well, we were laughing over the Amaze and how they expect to get the 42mbps it is supposed to be able to get when we can't get 14mbps on Sensations. They said customers are not going to be happy paying more and not getting the speeds they think they will.

I live in a 4g area, less than a mile from the tower and the speeds are unacceptable, the rate plans are really good and it works the same as my AT&T device so I guess as long as it does work i will stic it out. Everyone I know with a smartphone on any carrier is having issues with data speeds, I think so many people are jumping on board with smart phones no one can keep up with the increase in network traffic.
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
@Rhiannon:

Oddly enough, I always have full 4 bars of 4G in my neighborhood - it's the data speeds that can hardly even be classified as 3G!

I work in midtown Manhattan, which is probably one of the densest data usage areas in the country, and can easily get 5-7 Mbps downstream at any time of day. In NYC's case, it's definitely not user oversaturation. While the rate plans are certainly a bargain, I'm more concerned with being able to get the fast data speeds that T-Mobile should be able to provide.
[HTC Sensation] NikolaiT:
Me: Katy, TX

Running InsertCoin Sense 3.5 3.1.7

Using radio kmobs recommended (the one mentioned in the CM thread)

Always on H (aka 4G)

3-5 bars always

It's not the phones fault, its where your located.
[HTC Sensation] Babydollll:
I have the ultra plan for my Sensation as well. (Bloated Sense ROM dl's killed my data cap Although, I have the 5GB android preffered web for my Nexus S) It's, definitely worth it....

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[HTC Sensation] Rhiannon224:
@Kgbkny, I am in a great 4g location, I agree I also would like to have data speeds where they are supposed to be.

I dont fault the device but the service provider.
[HTC Sensation] heygrl:
If you we're getting 200Kbps, I'd say you have a problem.. but you're complaining about decent speeds. You're not going to get 14Mbps on the regular. You're not even going to hit 14Mbps with a Sensation 4G even if the signal is excellent and the tower is empty.

Because the speeds are theoretical maxes and not guaranteed maxes.

42Mbps will use ANOTHER HSPA carrier, of which should have only other 42Mbps devices using it. Another HSPA carrier means more bandwidth. That means higher speeds where available. That still doesn't mean you will hit 42Mbps. Under ideal conditions you will be in the 20Mbps range and even hit some 30 peaks on an empty tower with excellent signal. Otherwise you will probably be in the higher 6-15Mbps range
[HTC Sensation] Rhiannon224:
Lucky if I get 2 mbps on 4g, not what I consider 4g speeds. I can get 12 on WiFi at home.
[HTC Sensation] LD6:
have u tried changing the radio?