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[HD2 General] eastside770:
att..........
[HD2 General] lude219:
If you dont want to pay a lot, then you might as well just get the t8585. I don't see why you would wait for the tmobile version since you're on AT&T and wouldn't have 3G anyway.
[HD2 General] eastside770:
okay i see what your sayin
[HD2 General] fracmo2000:
i live in the uk and have an x1...where i live 3g coverage is quite poor...can I do this also? If so...how and what do i type in :D

cheers folks
[HD2 General] n4v1n:
Did you have to configure anything else for the sense update to work?
[HD2 General] henryvli:
Hey I just want to know is this method legit? Also I noticed some of you guys are using $20 data plan, will AT&T every find out about it (since HD2 is a smartphone for sure) and charge you huge numbers of $?
[HD2 General] Ostthug2k:
so no one ever confirmed that this also works for T-mobile in US?
[HD2 General] henryvli:
likely not. you need t-mo's special proxy address
[HD2 General] lude219:
If it's not legit, they would've locked down proxy access to only IMEIs in their database (ie, carrier contracted phones). It's not like we're hacking into their server because the proxy address was conveniently auto-configured when you do connection setup.

Conversely, I think their network engineers would prefer everyone to be on EDGE to alleviate some of the congestion on their data tower (who also has to deal with 3G/HSPA traffic). :p
[HD2 General] n4v1n:
I don't seem to be getting the 500+ kbps. I'm running the speedtest from dslreports and am getting 130-190kbps. I have the $15 data plan, could that be whey I'm getting such a low result? The HTTP is wireless.cingular.com:80 and the SOCKS is localhost:1080 am I right in this? is there anything else I need to put in, like username and password under the proxy setting?
[HD2 General] lude219:
From my experience, you shouldn't do this under Connection/Network Management because then some of your SENSE tab (weather, stock, peep) will not be able to update. What you want to do is go into Opera and type in "opera:config" and it'll bring you to the preference editor. Scroll down until you see the proxy link and follow the direction from my first post.

and btw, I'm using the $15/mo MediaNet plan also :)
[HD2 General] n4v1n:
I'm not getting any speed boost at all though. How is your medianet connection setup? Im using the settings that were auto-configured by the phone. if you can tell me what you have in those fields it would be a great help. Thanks.
[HD2 General] lude219:
I'm also using the auto-configured settings, just that on the proxy tab of the connection, i UNCHECK the box that says "This network uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet"
[HD2 General] n4v1n:
Still have not gotten the speed boost. I'm doing the 100k dslreport test and am getting 163kbits/sec. Maybe it's something on ATT's side? I really want/need the speed increase lol. THe only culprit I can think of the TCIP tweak in bsb tweaks, I'm going to turn it off and see what happens.

edit: still getting only 160kbits/sec. Which speed test are you using, and what rom and radio do you have?
[HD2 General] lude219:
I don't know what the problem is, it could be the cell towers around your area blocking the proxy, I dunno. Honestly, I didn't install any kind of tweaks so I don't know if bsbtweaks could be the culprit. Maybe do a hard reset and try it out to see if it works before you install any other tweaks. I tested both with dslreports and mobilespeedtest and both got similar results (~300-500+kbps).

I'm using Dutty's HG v0.8 with the 2.07 radio...no other tweaks/enhancements installed.
[HD2 General] n4v1n:
hmmmm. it;s possible that your radio version might be what's giving the better speeds. Im using the stock 1.66 rom/radio that came with the phone. I'll flash it when i get a chance and get back to you. thanks for your help so far though.
[HD2 General] n4v1n:
no, still slow, i give up...
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
I tried it too. Both in opera and in the network settings. No improvement on speed. Maybe it is only select locations.
[HD2 General] v-b-n:
Instead of testing on speed test sites...you should test speed by downloading a file preferably from a local mirror or CDN.
[HD2 General] HushH:
I wonder if AT&T is just testing the following in lude's area:

http://www.cellbharat.com/blog/5213...gs-edge-solution-for-high-speed-data-service/
[HD2 General] lude219:
could be. Orange County is a pretty big phone market with population only second to Los Angeles. Though there are a lot more people in this thread who have had similar results, so it's not just in my area :D
[HD2 General] HushH:
Whatever it is, I hope we can all access it soon. Here in AL there are still a lot of areas limited to EDGE, and in those areas I usually average around 150kbps. 500kbps speeds would make that a lot easier to live with.
[HD2 General] bcrisp82:
128kbps before change

510kbps with change

4x the performance...

i was very skeptical when first reading this thread. now, i'm shocked, and convinced.
[HD2 General] henryvli:
what radio do you guys have???

before change, 30kbps

after change, 245 kbps...

i want that 500+kbps!!!
[HD2 General] henryvli:
OK so I tested 1MB using mobilespeedtest.com and I got 700+ kbps. It's not possible. The only reason of that could only be opera server is doing all the work.
[HD2 General] henryvli:
hey you guys, last question. How long does it take for you guys to open Engadget.com? After the tweak it still takes me about 30+ secs...
[HD2 General] DialecticThought:
dslreports: before - 212 / after - 484

mobilespeedtest: before 255 / after - 645
[HD2 General] henryvli:
maybe it is because you guys are all from CA? is that the reason?
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
I tried again in PA with adding the proxy. To opera and network settings. No change at all. Must be only certain areas.

Also to be clear, those that got this to work, this only affects opera? The proxy settings should only be done with the opera:config and not in the network settings of the phone? So this will not improve streaming video for example using the youtube application?
[HD2 General] kilrah:
For the record, it takes me 30 secs as well on wifi and 3G. I guess it's not the data connection speed being the limitation there, but opera struggling to render that awfully heavy page.
[HD2 General] Elemental_Fire:
On 3 UK...tried the settings out...is this normal?:eek:
[HD2 General] eastside770:
does this work on the tmous?
[HD2 General] Signo371:
Amazing how everyone is asking about TMobile settings in the ATT post. Just to reiterate, TMobile is already set up with 3G on your phones. You have to disable 3G and tweak the proxy for TMOBILE, NOT ATT in order to use a variation of this method.

(Sidenote, why would you disable your 3G when it's blazing fast and makes me envious with my puny ATT Edge HD2?)
[HD2 General] lude219:
This is the HD2 general board, where you ask first and acquire logic later :p

I find it funny myself.
[HD2 General] HushH:
I believe he's using the T-Mobile HD2 on AT&T and is asking if the same settings would apply to that version - which they should.
[HD2 General] eastside770:
thank you mane what do you have to do around here for someone to read a signature??? and yes it does you can see the difference
[HD2 General] mattlieblong:
radio band limitations on t-mobile version HD2

I've been reading through everything I can find about the radio limitations for the US T-mobile issued HD2's and how they won't work on AT&T's 3G, only AT&T's Edge network.

I'd say I'm a novice in radio frequency logic, built some wifi antennas (no pringles crap but real omni's) back when wifi and warxing first was possible....and what I learned was that ideally radio antennas are tuned to the target signal frequency for performance issues, but not always (think about cheap FM radio antennas, they are not tuned to quarter-wavelengths, they just use expanding arial antennas). So I can see where cell-phone makers may build their antennas to be tuned to say the T-Mobile's 1700mhz(or whatever freq) 3G radio band and thus the tiny antenna in the phone is tuned (sized) accordingly, or i can see them using more general arial-type approaches to pull in all signals, then just decipher them internally at a ROM or frequency settings level.

So my question: is the T-mobile HD2's band limitation a hardware issue or a firmware/rom/settings issue? Since everyone says it won't work and I know there are lots of experts here, I lean towards a physical hardware limitation, but is it possible that the frequency setting could be changed with a ROM, firmware, or other setting?

Kudos for the Opera proxy setting post many pages back, I see an improvement.

I'm running a now-unlocked T-mobile HD2 purchased on opening day from reseller RadioShack (no real tmo stores nearby) for $550 off contract.

heads up, if you get a Tmobile HD2 off contract, Tmobile will send you an unlock code for free after faxing proof of purch, just make sure you use the IMEI off the back as the *#06# method gives the IMEI with an appended "01" which if submitted entirely will get you an "unknown IMEI" code in your request and probably cost you another week of waiting. Also Tmobile removes the Wifi Router app/feature (from their ROM I believe), but the one you download from other posts here at XDA works perfectly and installs like any other app in seconds. No ROM changing required.
[HD2 General] eenbox:
*** Edge is satisfactory for users who do not load / use high bandwidth content.

*** Who is using Internet while talking (to me that's just stupid but some people seem to like it) and even if so, device can place data connection on hold (with opened webpage on the screen) and then re-activate data connection once call is done...
[HD2 General] fracmo2000:
does this work for uk? anybody know what o2 customers use?
[HD2 General] Elemental_Fire:
I would like to know the settings for Hutchinson 3G UK? If that's possible ofc. Thanks :)
[HD2 General] shoveldirt:
First of all, thanks to those that have assembled this thread and done the legwork. I need some further assistance. I change the settings in Opera to your recommendation, save, exit, and restart. When Opera starts, I have the home page set to Google, but I get "Access to this URL has been blocked". Please point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.
[HD2 General] mattlieblong:
still wondering if TMOUS HD2 3G freq can be changed to ATT?

Still wondering, does anyone know if it is possible to tweak the 3G frequency set in the TMOUS HD2 to work on ATT's 3G? Is the circuit board antenna for the 3G radio tuned to the TMOUS 3g frequency, what is it 1900mhz? Or is there a way in the settings of the phone, mod, rom, whatever that could allow you to change that frequency setting to work on ATT's 3G of 2100mhz (is that right?)

Unless the 3G radio antenna in the TMOUS HD2 is tuned to TMOUS's 1900mhz 3G frequency then this should be possible.
[HD2 General] rodrigofd:
Although i am not an advanced expert on the HD2 electronics, as far as i know, MOST GSM phones, in particular HTC and , for what i recall, all HTC WM phones, have radio frecuencies hard-written on the radio chips, at least for the UMTS radio chip. I don't have any quotes or references to justify it now, but i'm sure to have read such thing on several places, for years now. Many times i tried to the impossible, to make an european-3g high end phone, to work on my american-3g bands, with no results.

So, i wouldn't insist on such thing , if i were you. it's a dead end...

Just to give an example: i own a Telstra T9193 HD2, which is a special australian edition that uses 850 and 2100 UMTS bands... And i regularly flash it with WWE european Radios (radio firmware)... so if bands would be hard coded on radio firmware, i should loose my american 850 Mhz band, but i don't. So either there is a special, separate memory area on the chips, that stores such setting for the radio, or it is hard-programmed on radio chip...

Not to mention the ROM part... flashing european ROMs doesn't change 3g frecuencies either....
[HD2 General] sleepwalkers:
Simple answer: No. You cannot get AT&T 3G on any HTC phone with Euro or US T-Mobile frequencies. Nobody currently makes a chip that could use both US T-Mo and AT&T frequencies.
[HD2 General] eastside770:
Is there anyway we can gett this cabbed?
[HD2 General] INeedYourHelp:
Does this work on any at&t USA smartphone?
[HD2 General] :
I have tested this a little bit different than I have seen mentioned anywhere else in here. I have that fun little app that allows you to use your phone as a wifi router. With these settings and with out I have tested the connection speed through my laptop using dsl speed reports.com and have had the same speed both ways. I have tried over 3 different days in 2 cities with NO speed improvement whatsoever.

I am not saying that it doesn't work, but I am asking for someone else who has had a speed improvement to test it the same ways I have to see if there is any difference... (wifi router to laptop...)
[HD2 General] lude219:
im just curious, where did you apply the proxy setting on the phone?
[HD2 General] Stalix:
Just got it working, in opera 10. I just put "wireless.cingular.com:80" in all the fields under proxy.

got 840kbps wow.
[HD2 General] 2002wrex:
sorry guys, to dredge up an old topic (but a really good one). I cannot for the life of me get this to work. i am running a T8585 unlocked on AT&T. i thought maybe at first the problem had something to do with the fact that i am using opera10 while most everyone else was using 9.7. i read all of the eleven pages and found the one member who was using opera 10.

i need some help here, after doing the opera:config, making the necessary changes, soft reset, went to mobile speed test and got a blistering

15.84kbps!!!!!

which i believe, because it took forever for the page to load... can someone help me out???

EDIT: after my last reset, while i was typing this post, i was able to get 184.758kbps. much faster than i had before, but a far cry from 500+. the reason for my last reset was turning off opera turbo (not sure how it got turned on in the first place.). but i still need some help!!!

EDIT2: after some more messing around in opera config, i turned off anything not having to do with proxy, i pulled 246.154. any opera10 users have this working that can give me some tips as to what setting to check/uncheck???
[HD2 General] br4nd0nh347:
I am awaiting the answer to this also.
[HD2 General] soviet1942:
Got 340.426kbps Would upgrading to a newer Opera version help my speed?
[HD2 General] g2tl:
I call BS on this.

Has anyone actually tried loading actual webpages instead of using that mobilespeedtest thing?

For example, clear your cache, try few websites such as ebay and engadget, and note the time for each. Enable this "tweak" and repeat the same procedure and see what "difference" it makes. In some cases, I got slower results with the proxy on.
[HD2 General] hassan023:
does it have to be in opera? coz u can use internet explorer too instead of opera right?
[HD2 General] ilordvader:
how can Edge be faster than 3G :confused:
[HD2 General] ilordvader:
ONTHEGOSOLUTIONS.COM

WORST place to buy phones

why pay more to them when can get it cheaper

on other sites
[HD2 General] lude219:
and how are you going about setting up proxy with IE? This was done under opera config because that's the only way I could go.

Of course. In terms of downloading, don't expect anything spectacular, but for surfing, it is indeed a lot faster. Remember that you're going through AT&T proxy, so however they configure their proxy to operate is up to them. I have a T9193 myself so I don't find the need to use EDGE but when i first started messing around with this at the beginning of the year, almost all websites load faster than before. Results may vary depending on your cell tower and I've heard that for most places the proxy setting just don't work. AT&T might have updated their network altogether so it's a hit or miss with this tweak.
[HD2 General] 2002wrex:
I know this is an old thread, and one I have used many times with success, but since going to full NAND Android,Ii can't use these proxy settings. So my question is, is there any way to apply these settings to android? APN's and VPN's seem pretty flexible in Android. Any suggestions?
[HD2 General] ilordvader:
Hey I want to know if your useing a 4g Att phone

can we tethering on it without att finding out

Thanks
[HD2 General] 2002wrex:
no, using T-Mobile T8585 HD2. Sure with root and superuser and a wifi hotspot app, i don't see why you couldn't...
[HD2 General] polo735:
I would like to see this working for android as well.
[HD2 General] 2002wrex:
Anybody? someone out there has to be smart enough to figure out how to use these settings via APN???
[HD2 General] D-love:
Not working

I still can't get my htc hd2 to work i went in opera and did all the steps but it still won't work...i need major help
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Dking7:
Hi, I don't have any specific ROM preference, so I download few types and install one by one. I wondred if there is anyway I can preview roms and see how they are like.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] cmstackar:
No way to preview them except to read the comments in the thread were you got it from
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] wanthony127:
Hi, I have a rooted mytouch running SuperD 1.8 (fried donut) and love it, I have had basically no problems doing anything I wanted. However I recently tried to add music using doubletwist. It synched perfectly and after I tried to open the music app, the songs did not show up. Using AndExplorer I saw that the .mp3 files are all there, with normal looking names except they all have 00- designations on the front of every music file. However when I click on them from AndExplorer they will play in some music player (I am unsure if it is the mytouch music app or some AndExplorer equivalent) perfectly, but the name and album cover art, none of the tags, are displayed. Its not like they show up as unnamed, they simply do not show up in the music app at all. I tried using mixing and other third party music apps from the market, and they did not show the music files either. Again, there seems to be no problem with getting the files onto my flash drive (class 6 8 gigs) and I think it might be a tagging issue. If it is, how would I correct that? I tried to manually change the names of every file i imported but it did nothing.

If there is anymore information needed please let me know, and thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully answer my question. Thank you, and sorry if a similar question has been posted elsewhere. If so a link would be much appreciated.

Winston Anthony
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tactic3:
download "mediamonkey" (for your computer) and try to tag your music witch it
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] lucian777:
Acer Liquid original apps..extracted from CSL ROM

apps.rar - 31.85MB

mirror http://www.2shared.com/file/11088972/607d2615/apps.html
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] [[ Cold ]]:
which (specifical) apps are included in your link?
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] rocky58:
The apps.rar file seems to be unavaliable...is it true?
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] GyTe:
Seems to be not available the file... Anyway thanks for sharing
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] lucian777:
from my location is working fine...i will try another server.
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] windsofchange:
The mirror works fine, thanks a lot I'm downloading it. :D
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] fenixnr:
What is the name of the widget that spins prebuilt on you all's phones?
[Liquid S100 Themes and Apps] gwilo:
Thanks for the file, but it is missing the one I need "OOBE" (Out of Box Experence)

I deleted it by accident and now I need it.

Does any one have a copy of the app?
[HD2 General] Impunitus:
Hello everyone.

I got my HD2 a couple of weeks ago and as usual with new toys, am still taking some extra care with it. I had a Touch HD before that withstood quite a few bumps and two small drops. I saw people carying iPhones in pants pockets, back and front. Given that HD2 screen is significantly larger, how fragile is it, really? I usually carry my phones in jacket pocket, screen towards the body, without any case or sleeve. Do I need to take so much care for it or is it actually more resilient than it seems? Yes, I've seen the threads with broken screens. Anything can break, given enough force.

Any serious feedback is welcomed. Thanks.

Cheers, R
[HD2 General] fad3d_uk:
Well I have had mine since it was released in the UK and have had it in my right hand side front pocket in my jeans/trousers etc, sat on floors etc and all sorts and nothing has ever happened to it at all. Its a pretty tough screen I think, as long as when its in you pocket its not at an odd angle, I cant see any problems keeping it in there. I certainly have no problems.
[HD2 General] Sherbet66:
Scratch test

There is a YouTube video of a scratch test of the screen of an HD2, its in foreign but gives a good idea of its screen tolerances (those of a nervous disposition may wish to look away towards the end)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcEaehKWr2s
[HD2 General] Maeffjus:
Hmm I can only speak for myself and my HD2... but my screen has 2 (really small) scratches..

I think these are from a keychain or maybe a lighter in my pocket. I don't really know where the came from - but not from dropping it.

I would recommend to use a (thin - not that thick vikuti) foil to protect it against scratches.

--> Question: What would you recomment regarding a foil to cover the screen? I bought 1 Vikuti foil and really disliked it - it is sooo thick :-)

Edit: I think the knife in the video would be able to scratch the screen... only a matter of right angle an pressure :-)
[HD2 General] TheDynamo:
I dropped mine on new years eve - drunk and the only thing i noticed the following day was that i had lost the backplate lol

Someone on here very kindly gave me a replacement.

Other than that - no scratches so far
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Had mine three weeks, using front trouser pocket though I am very conscious of checking the pocket for keys etc first.

I have a full body invisibleSHIELD skin, and i'm extremely happy with it.

I've knocked it a few times on the edge of tables and chairs, once on the metal hand grip on a bus seat, and theres not a mark on it anywhere.
[HD2 General] Spike15:
I have a screen protector that covers the entire screen, and carry the phone in my pants pocket in the leather case that came with the phone (I'm waiting on a holster from eBay).

The screen is in perfect condition, however, I did scuff the corner of the HD2 by dropping it (in its leather case) as I went to put it in my pocket coming out of a movie theatre...dropped onto cement.

: /
[HD2 General] Archer:
I use a screen protector and have a very nice silicone case for it that fits very snug, but I'm just being careful.

I believe that common sense is enough to keep this device from being damaged. As you can see from the linked video above, the screen is very resiliant, but it's

not

scratchproof. Also, why on earth anyone would put it in the back pocket of their trousers and sit down is totally beyone me, but people have done it (and probably still do), but they end up on here asking how to fix their damaged screen. (My advice to them is to hook up a flex capacitor to their car, drive at 88mph, go back in time to before they broke it and slap themselves round the face and say "STOP BEING SILLY!!!")

It's tough, but not unbreakable. Just treat it with respect, look after it sensibly, and DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR BACK TROUSER POCKET OR FRONT SHIRT POCKET!!!

As the meerkats say... simples :)

(I hate those adverts, but I do like Back To The Future :))
[HD2 General] Spike15:
Why not...I put it in there all the time?

So it won't fall out or...?
[HD2 General] Archer:
lol - I've NEVER seen anyone on this forum say that that has happened to them <sarc mark> :p
[HD2 General] Spike15:
Just making sure I wasn't missing something.

Personally I don't bend over when I need to get something on the floor et cetera...I bend my knees...I've heard that bending like that is bad for your back.
[HD2 General] Archer:
Yes, and even moreso if you have a hernia! Good to see that xda is also responsible for good health advice too :)