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[HD2 General] starstreak:
Interesting. I just tried this. My signal jumps from 1-4 bars but not moving to edge. WHen I did this it said it would disable: pdp context/data what is that?
[HD2 General] dallastx:
To charm in on my experience it is t mobile or HTC.... Since HTC performs to T Mobile specs unfortunately its the small limited towers T mobile has. I had Nexus one and now HD2. Same issue. It drops to edge I might as well not use the internet. 3g is like dial up..And HSPA is like normal 3g on Verizon and sprint. Its all T mobile and not a radio issue. Have changed many radio's on Google Nexus with same results...This my first yr with T mobile and luckily they canceled my contract without a ETF after about 10 calls. When Metro PCS is better then T mobile...We definitely have a problem!
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
naw i wouldnt move to a non gsm carrier i like having the freedom of getting unlocked devices from over seas even if they dont have 3g
[HD2 General] agentaaron:
I believe it has to do with the radio in the device...I am having the exact same problem as you (at work instead of home). I have had T-Mobile for about 15 years, we have only had 3G coverage in my area since Oct 2009 but on both my G1 and my MT3G I can hold a 3-4 bar 3G signal (after rooting and applying a radio update). On my stock HD2, I get 1 bar 3G for about a minute then jumps back to 4 bars Edge all day long.

Just hang in there a bit longer...a new radio will come from HTC sooner than later and will most likely solve many of the problems we are having.

Its not the coverage...because my desk at work has not moved in 4 years and with both my MT3G and my HD2 on my desk side by side right now, one is on edge and the other on 3G :(
[HD2 General] yzf750:
I jumped to ATT back when they beat tmobile with the 3g rollout. and now back to Tmobile just to get a HD2 after 3 years. I am more then disapointed. My HD2 drops 3g anytime I go inside a house or building. I have to disconnect and reconnect the data connection on the phone 4 times a day when it hangs and wont connect like others are experiencing too. All this in a major metropolitin area. I love the phone but man I wish I was back on ATTs 3g solid network. Tmobile is so frustrating. Lets hope they come out with a radio fix for this phone soon.
[HD2 General] sclui56:
I have trouble on TMO with this device flipping back & forth between 3G & Edge in my house. FYI, my unit was unlocked and I also tried using my ATT SIM running on Edge, the ATT Edge is running so much better than TMO's. I would have kept the unit had it not been the freeze/lag issue, this happened to me multiple times and I thought it might be some of the apps, and I even hard reset 2x loading minimum info to no avail...
[HD2 General] FrEsHaZzBuRu:
Anyone getting "H" symbol?

I've lately been getting the "H" symbol in addition to "3G" and "E" on my HD2. I've never noticed this before - seems as if T-Mobile turned on their HSPA towers? On the home screen it still says "3G T-Mobile" when on both the "H" and "3G" symbol and just "T-Mobile" when on EDGE. I don't notice any speed difference between the two, however. Anyone want to chime in?
[HD2 General] addicus:
I still have 3G at almost all times. I'm 50 miles out from Los Angeles. I still have never seen the H though.
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
I think some roms use the H symbol instead of 3g while transferring data. I remember it was like that with my at&t fuze... it said 3g when i had a 3g signal, but switched to H when it was actually tranferring data or was connected.
[HD2 General] Babyexp:
Confirmed

My phone is doing the wave all over North Dallas. The signal is up and down at home in Carrollton, in class in Frisco, or Plano, at my wife's job in Addison. 3G and below. S2U2 shows the H when I am on the tollway between places though. No H otherwise. What are some of the bandwidth tests being used???
[HD2 General] wingman1487:
Unable to send texts...

Recently I seem to be plagued with 'Unable to send text message' error message... I don't understand, it does it even if I have service. And if I click the try again immediately after it will generally work (sometimes I have to click it twice)... This is a tad bit ridiculous...
[HD2 General] WaveyKat:
am getting this Issues ALOT ALOT for the past 4 days
[HD2 General] stim141:
Same problem in Chesterfield MO - AT&T always in my house got 3G (speeds were all over the place though). Out of the box it was in Edge only had it jump to 3g once then it never came back. Granted its only been an hour or so since it was turned on. Will have to try it in a more populated area tomorrow. Hopefully things will improve. Great phone - huge device improvement over TYTN I and II and the FUZE.
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
so is the problem the network or the phone?
[HD2 General] georgi55:
So far it looks like it's the phone. I just read the whole thread and people who have had other phones like G1 say their G1 constantly held 3G and never switched to Edge, but the HD2 is constantly switching back and forward.

I switched from AT&T to T-mobile as well - well not yet, I just got a new number before I port but looks like this phone is going back to the store or ebay.

As much as I love Winmo, I've given it enough chance over the last 4.5 years and I'm jumping ships to either Android or newer iPhone if one comes out this June.
[HD2 General] dkb218:
You can do this already:

Comm Manager>Phone>Band>WCDMA

However, it doesn't solve the problem.
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
It appears to be the network in my case. Outside my house, I pick up a strong 3g signal... it holds strong and never jumps around. Once I go inside my house or a building, it immediately drop to edge. I had t-mobile years ago, also, and I remember back then I couldn't even get a gsm signal inside my house. At least that no longer happens, but that was why I left T-mobile and went to AT&T (Cingular at the time). I've always had problems with T-Mobiles coverage. I really hope things improve.... I have a 2 year contract with them now.
[HD2 General] srgntdvs:
i have the same problem. im in arizona. how did it force it to use edge?
[HD2 General] dkb218:
It's only certain phones. Usually those purchased on the March 24 - release day. Mine jumps all over the place when I'm indoors. Outside its not a problem at all.
[HD2 General] mjaweeka:
Hey, I can't test this out myself right now, because I'm at work, but I was just browsing some Leo ROMs in the other forum, and came across a link to an apparent TMobile radio quality fix .cab. Here's the link:

edit: I removed the link because I am not sure if it changes the radio in our devices to something harmful, and I don't want to be responsible for bricking people's phones.
[HD2 General] stim141:
Don't know if its a phone problem for me or not. In my house or around my neighborhood I get EGDE. When I had AT&T it was 3g. Leave the area and get 3G all the time as I get closer to ST Louis. When I was driving home looked at my phone and it was 3G until I got near my exit. Immediately dropped to Edge and stayed there. Called TMobile and they said something like there was network problems in my area - will try again tomorrow. Don't know anyone with Tmobile so its going to be hard to compare. Will try at the store tomorrow and see. Have to purchase a screen protector anyway.

Mobile speed tests were pretty dismal though - only get around 850 down - my Fuze and Tilt numbers were in the 1200-1500 range.
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
I been checking my phone i think its both issues but mainly the phone. i notice when service drops to edge and then to 3g it seems that data cuts out instead of still be connected but slow it wont fix itself until a good while unless u reset the data manually.
[HD2 General] polytalk:
change to WCDMA

i did the suggestion to change to WCDMA by going to Comm Manager>Phone>Band> and selecting WCDMA. it seems to be forcing 3g only connection. yes the bars are low at certain location, but hd2 does not jump to edge and i always have a data connection.

Happy in Memphis.:):):):)
[HD2 General] starstreak:
I did that. And it worked, BUT I had it actually drop phone signal. Not sure if it was because I was in 3G only or if the area is just THAT bad with T-mobile. I switched back to 3G/Edge again. Unlike some people, I loose connection(off/on on wifi will fix it) maybe once a day when I use it. A week ago, I guess since the phone was "new" to me, I did see lockups 2-3 times a day.

BTW, ANybody try that fix I posted a few posts back?
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
When I do that, I don't get any signal. I'm sure these problems are network related. The signal just can't penetrate into buildings well.
[HD2 General] a_ok2me:
Problem the network or the phone?

I think it's the phone. I took out my sim card and used it on my old phone and I get 3G - all bars. Put it back in the HD2 and 95% of the time I get Edge, the other 5% I get 1-2 3G bars. I sold the phone for $550. Paying $450 + $50 tax, it should be expected to work correctly.
[HD2 General] micahlarson:
go to

settings > wireless controls > Data Connection > Manage existing connection > Select "T-Mobile Data"> Click "edit" > click "next" > Change the access point name to "wap.voicestream.com" instead of the "epc......" they have in there.

I've switched that and my data connection has been much more stable but it will not resolve reception problems.
[HD2 General] josemedina1983:
thats not gonna work i tried it and does the same thing its something with the phone and tmobile wont admit to it
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
I've already said this in other threads, but I wanted to post here since it's the main thread for the topic...

As you can see by my carrier/location information at the top right of my post, I am on T-Mobile and live in Austin Texas.

I've had my HD2 for nearly a week now and I've never had issues with 3G connectivity. My icons always show either [3G] or [H] at all times, unless I manually turn off the data connection in System->Comm Manager->Data connection. That is the only time I have ever seen the [E] for Edge.

At home, I normally see 1 to 2 bars for 3G, HSDPA or Edge. Once I step outside, my signal strength goes up. I travel all around Austin daily and have never seen my 3G connection drop.

A few days ago, I travelled about 100 miles south of Austin to a small community. Halfway there, the 3G disappeared and I didn't see it again until I returned. The phone stayed in Edge for the rest of the trip.

For the past 4 years, T-Mobile has been the perfect provider for me and my family here in Austin. From what I read on this and other threads, I might change my mind if I ever have to move, since it seems that 3G isn't quite as widespread in other cities...
[HD2 General] dallastx:
Not the phone..Google Nexus and HD2 both have same issue. T mobile sucks in Dallas TX. I can only speak for my city but never been so dissatisfied with 3g service...Its like T-mobile is going back in time and cant provide the proper service for HTC phones.
[HD2 General] Zoskalon:
Anybody have any updates on the issue? I have the same problem where I'm jumping all over the board: 3G > E > 3G > H > G > E > G > 3G > G etc etc...

At my university, I usually have a solid 3G all day (closer to downtown Chicago), however, I STILL have connection issues just like back at home. With 3G and 4 bars, I sometimes can't access the internet, google maps gives me connection error, youtube videos refuse to load or stop halfway. I keep checking up on my signal, and it is always 3G at school but still plagued with this problem.

I don't know what to do at this point, I bought the phone outright, so I have until April 24th to return it. I don't want to risk keeping the phone past the 24th if no updates come out. Does anyone have any solutions or suggestions? I sure miss AT&T right now :(
[HD2 General] KidTech:
Same issue here, started monday and i got this phone friday brand new through Ebay and at times it goes from 3G-E with out being moving feet...Its quite annoying i hope T-mo/HTC releases an update soon. Never had an issue with my BB 9700..Also how do i do a a soft reset?
[HD2 General] illconn:
Just read the whole thread, and im having same issues here... i have my "Mytouch 3G" and HD2 sitting side by side, both "hacked" and using Cooked roms. MT3G is always on 3G cept for 2 or 3 places around the house, and the HD2 has a full set of Edge Bars. In Certain areas of the house the HD2 Will get 2 or 3 bars and mostly everywhere else only Edge. At work i always saw 3G with the MT3G, and now with the HD2 i only see Edge all the time!

Frustrating for sure! i think its the phone. Why would it be the network if on one phone there is no problem at all Solid 3G and on the HD2 a ton of fluctuation. I like this HD2 but im starting to get sick of the constant Edge bounce.

On another note, When the band is set to auto i see either H or E, when i set the phone to CDMA only i only see 3G.... interesting. Oh yea and when i run the Speedtest at MobileSpeedtest dot com im getting slower than edge speeds!!! download of 152 - 230kbs!!! boo!!
[HD2 General] noellenchris:
I just found TMOUS radio 2.08.50.05 and trying it now. Seems to work the same. But it's holding a bit better on 3G one bar in my house. Only switched once to edge. I'll test tonight and all day tomorrow and see how it does. I don't know why the HD2 Radio rom thread first post doesn't have it listed. I can host it on 4 shared if anyone has trouble finding it. The first one I downloaded was bad and had to find another link...
[HD2 General] a_ok2me:
You might only have 14 days depending on your state. They might also charge you restocking fee even if the phone does not work so you might want to make some vids comparing it with your mytouch and save it in the phone when you bring it back in.

I ended up selling my phone for $100 over msrp, but after tax and the service charges, I almost broke even.
[HD2 General] rezn8:
My wife and I are both having the same signal hunting problems. Called tech support and they said they'd send someone out to check the tower. Should know by tomorrow whether that makes a difference. I, like others, switched over from AT&T and am starting to regret it.
[HD2 General] dallastx:
All you have to do is drive a few blocks down and see if you have the same issue. If so i would call back and tell them. No point of testing signals at your home radius. T mobile signal is very weak and they would have to do major rehauling to fix these connection issues.
[HD2 General] illconn:
centain areas of my house i get full signal and run test on IE getting over 2mbs down.... Opera yields me 200kbs to a maxiumum of 600kbs. I am just going to start using IE from now on, although im gong to miss pinch to zoom :(.
[HD2 General] dallastx:
Yea i just ran that test on my computer just to see if mobilespeedtest optimized correctly. I have 30MB connection and downloading 7mb only show 5 kbps. I also have a program that strictly test your data for windows phone and 200-500kbps is the max in Dallas TX..I went to the store yesterday since the customer service center feeds me lies all the time...I told the guy tell me the truth does t-mobile data just suck. I am coming from CDMA carriers and never seen such slow speeds. He said i am in the mood of no sugar coating, so to answer your question Tmobile is very slow in Dallas and other places. 500 kbps is normally the max, you might go over alittle, but 200- 500 is normal. He stated there largest selling phone Blackberry storm people complain all the time. Speeds just dont match the services that people want to use there phone for.
[HD2 General] Agoattamer:
There is no way I would leave ATT for T-mobile. T-mobile speeds and locations for service is just way below par. And I don't care what anyone says. It is basic fact. They feed you nice phones, low cost plans, and a promise of 4G. What good are they if they can not give you service. Still with ATT using Telstra T9193 and not regretting paying the extra money for it.

@illconn As far as one browser being that much faster than another is a load. Opera is faster than IE for rendering. Your connection speed has nothing to do with the browser. Mobilespeedtest.com gives innaccurate results. If IE yields 2MB then so should Opera. But I don't believe you are getting anywhere close to 2MBps with IE. Try a better speed test service like http://i.dslr.net/iphone_speedtest.html You have T-mobile and that 600kbps sounds more realistic if that good.

And even the T-mobile website says that you should step outside to make a phone call. Now that's funny.
[HD2 General] dailydriver:
3G is great in stockton, ca. spent 2 weeks there. now in madison, wi and it is mostly edge. I was getting 3g before I left.I felt like it is bait and switch.
[HD2 General] schmao:
This has happened to me. However it does not occur very often.
[HD2 General] illconn:
yea umm i thought it was hilarious taht i was getting those speed lol.... I know that opera sposed to be faster at rendering but honestly the ie loaded the page faster... dont knwo maybe it was fluke, but will try to run a few page loads. My wife has a HD2 as well and that is how i was doing the testing..... gracias.
[HD2 General] mrsh0llywo0d:
its happening to me too and i'm in the rhode island area. i was receiving just EDGE on my first week of purchase and about 3 days ago started receiving mediocre 3G.
[HD2 General] heygrl:
This is really a no brainer. The HTC Incredible has already been noted for doing the 3G bar dance on Verizon. It's made by HTC. The N1 has terrible reception. The HD2 is also made by HTC and it has 3G issues.. HTC can't make a smartphone with good reception. It's like, impossible for them to put some research into making a phone with good reception.
[HD2 General] egzthunder1:
... so, your solution to this particular issue is... (saying "switch phones" is not an option because we have all paid good money for these)

Besides, I have had the following devices (with different carriers) and have never had this issue (until now)

Wallaby (TMOUSA)

BA (SX66 Variant) (TMOUSA and AT&T)

Wizard (TMOUSA)

Raphael (Fuze Variant) (AT&T)

Vogue (Sprint Variant) (MetroPCS)

Rhodium (Tilt2 Variant) (AT&T) <------ This one is really my dad's, but I've played with it enough to see that reception is good.

All of them made by HTC, and never once experienced the bar dance, until now (never experienced anything above Edge while on TMOUSA, so I never experienced their 3G until now). AT&T is pristine and really fast...
[HD2 General] heygrl:
I have the Tilt2/Touch Pro 2. The only reason why reception is OK at best on that phone is because the antenna is at the top and not the bottom. Even still with this advantage it loses 3G faster than any other phone I have right now in the same exact areas. Hold it from the top like you do with any other phone with the antenna in the same place and the reception goes out the window.. or just try typing on it with both hands.

I'm saying HTC is average at BEST, and worst with this latest outpour of Snapdragon candybar phones. I'm glad you have no problem being oblivious to the fact that all of these phones are HTC and have reception issues on any carrier but spend some time with a good Motorola. If you try to tell me that any phone HTC has put out has the same or better reception than a Motorola, you're a liar flat out. The HTC HD2 was the ONLY phone in the T-Mobile store to switch over to EDGE. All of the other phones maintained a good 3G connection and some was worse than others (Samsung). AT&T's network quality is trash regardless of the number of bars.

Here you go -

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/htc-droid-eris/26934-poor-reception.html
[HD2 General] egzthunder1:
I know all too well about the HD2 switching to edge (in fact, that is part of the reason this thread was started, as well as many others talking about the same issues, not only here but in other forums as well, including TMO's forum)

I simply pointed out that I have had HTC phones for a little shy of 10 years and never once have experienced what I am going through with the HD2 (or as you called the Eris' problem, the bar dance). There really is no need to start giving me attitude for expressing my experience with a company's products and several different carriers. Calling me a "liar" and saying that I am "oblivious" to something is completely out of place as I am not being disrespectful to you in any part in my post.

I have in fact had many, many devices prior to and in between my HTC devices (including Motorolas, Nokias, Sony Ericssons, BlackBerries, and Samsung devices). I was in fact rather pleased with the performance by most of these devices, which is why the objective of my post was not to compare to other device, but to rather give an opinion based on my own experience.

To sum it up, there is one device that I left out of the list (I forgot about it) and this was the Herman (aka TP CDMA). This device's problem was not the reception (in fact, it was rather good, but it had a slew of other, more important issues (overheating, development of Newtonian Circles on the screen, low in call volume [fixed through reg mod], among other things)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
1) System wigets (google+old facebook):

Combined all my transparent morphs into one package for easy application.

Apply with MetaMorph, place the zip in <sd>\AndroidThemes

Includes:

Calendar

Power Control[also: trans with blue lights]

YouTube

Google Search

Music

Facebook (follow link for other versions including transparent with WHITE text)

Genie (News and Weather) (works on Desire A21),[ 50% transparent version] [New 100% version]

2) Standalone Widgets: (not included in the .zip, follow links)

Latitude Widget

Buzz Widget

Scoreboard Widget

Pandora

Slacker

Audiomanager Pro/Free

Sportstap [Update 10/12/10 3.0.3]

Digital clock widget

Taskbar for TasKillerFull and TasKillerFree

Engadget

3G Watchdog

3 Cubed Music Player/rockonnggl

Touiteur - Twitter for Android

SetCPU (by MYxdaUSERNAME)

N1 Torch

Google Calendar, with white text

RSS Widgetboard

Agenda Widget

Seesmic

ChompSMS

Twitter

Mint.com

AutoRotate

IP Address Widget [Mod]

"My Location Widget" by Futon Redemption

DoubleTwist Player

Daily Text [Mod]. Two versions Black and White.

Moxier World 1.2.6 [Mod]

Genie (News and Weather) [Mod]

SpringPad 1.2 [Mod]

FriendCaster 3.9 [Mod]

Dictionary 3.1 [Mod]

3) Other good threads:

[MetaMorph] Thread for Morphs for the Nexus One.

[THEME l MOD] Transparent widget skins. (quite active)

Transparent/Black/Cyan/Blue... Market, facebook, gmail

Did I miss any? Request them!

Changelog:

3/26: Added Facebook. YouTube logo transparent, divider transparent. AddedGenie.

3/27: Updated with Links

4/4: Added Buzz link

4/13: Added Google scoreboard

4/16: Added Slacker, Pandora

4/18: Replaced zip with one containing an xml control file. The new MM is not backward compatible :(

4/20: Added link for AudioManager Pro/Free.

4/28: Added a whole bunch more.

4/30: Added Seesmic, ChompSMS, Twitter

5/10: Added Mint.com, AutoRotate

6/8: Added semi trans genie, "My Location Widget" by Futon Redemption

7/26: Doubletwist player

10/12: updated sportstap

12/08: Added Moxier World

1/27/11: Added Genie (News and Weather)

3/17/11:FriendCaster free 3.9 (mod)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
Thanks dud. Looks nice :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RevJesseJ:
Awesome! Exactly what I was looking for! Great job!

After applying the entire widgets.zip and even the individual search, the search bar widget remains non-transparent. Any clues?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
Maybe your not using Launcher2.apk?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Gonesingle:
where can i get the lower 4-icon tray for my CM 5.0.5.2 build?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
Get the modded launcher2 from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=641216
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] frankzua77:
!!

______________

Same here, I am using Launcher 2, but great job Britoso!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Daswolven:
This is great work, but I'm still mainly trying to get the genie widget in a transparent via morph or recovery. Searching Nexus threads and coming up empty handed here. :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djdarkknight96:
Nice work, Thanks!