Signal Strength?

[andykemp]

I have the UK T-mobile MDA Pro and am having all sorts of problems with the connection to T-mobile. If I am sat at home I get 1 or 2 bars (50-70% according to Hudson Phone Dashboard) and this is fine unless I ask the phone to do anything, open software, menu, etc.

In which case the signal strength disappears completely and then the phone sits for 1-2mins until it finds the signal again and the process then repeats...

Has anyone else seen this or do I have a defective unit??

Cheers
Andy

[hollinshead]

Mine sometimes switches between UTMS and GRPS if I try connecting to anything, but only if I'm in a shite coverage area (mainly at work).

BTW, I don't suppose u have call timers working right on hudson phone dash with the MDA Pro?

[herpi]

I have the UK T-mobile MDA Pro and am having all sorts of problems with the connection to T-mobile. If I am sat at home I get 1 or 2 bars (50-70% according to Hudson Phone Dashboard) and this is fine unless I ask the phone to do anything, open software, menu, etc.

In which case the signal strength disappears completely and then the phone sits for 1-2mins until it finds the signal again and the process then repeats...

Has anyone else seen this or do I have a defective unit??

Cheers
Andy

Andy,


I had something that looks a little bit like it. The phone kept searching for a connection when trying to work wit MSN.

I put my phone settings on : settings/phone/band and set network type to GSM, when I am in Holland. So don't keep it on "auto"

When I am here in Romania however I can switch it back to auto and do not have the problem. It switches to the battrery consuming UMTS however. If I put it back on GSM it stays on GPRS however.
Huib

[andykemp]

I have already tried setting the phone on Manual GSM - 1800... which improves the speed at which it reconnects but doesn't seem to eliminate the problem of the disconnections...

I know the signal isn't fantastic here but I have an old nokia 6210 with a tmobile payg sim in it and that always has 1-2 bars and has never lost it's signal...

I just tried putting it back on Auto... Then open messages and right on cue it lost the signal...

[andykemp]

What do other people think? Does this sound faulty to you?