Reception issue with 8125

[Weststar]

Am i the only one having problems with reception? Im always getting dropped calls and my AIM always disconnects. I tried a speedtest and get 70-130kbps on edge but my bud with a sidekick gets ~200. Sort of wierd considering tmobile US only gets gprs i believe? But anyway, if theres a fix then thatd be great.

btw, hows that foil trick in the other forum?

[FrEsHaZzBuRu]

Actually, the Sidekick III (hiptop 3) uses EDGE technology also; this is just an assumption that he has an SK3 since the bandwidth hints EDGE technology.

EDGE speeds will vary depending on your location. In my house on my MDA, where i have full bars, I average about 210Kbps.

[Weststar]

Yeah sorry, he has a Sidekick 2 and we were both in the same place when we did the speed test. Cingular sucks

[banta80]

i have really crappy reception with the tmobile mda too vs when i pull the sim card out and plug it into an old unlocked nokia. :(

[GldRush98]

My reception has been pretty good. I think it does a lot better then my Motorola Razr ever did.

[drdingo21]

The 8125 or the MDA doesn't support Edge.


Also, the orginal roms had problems. Update your wixard to a 2.21-2.26 rom and all should be well.

[chudy]

drdingo21, what do you mean 8125/MDA/Wizard doesn't support EDGE?!

ofcourse they do! maybe you dont have EDGE service available in your area but all Wizard variations do indeed support EDGE. I get ~180kb/s in my neighborhood but it can fall to 40kb/s at times during peak hours....not that i care because i mostly use it to check email and stuff like that

[GldRush98]

The 8125 or the MDA doesn't support Edge.
WRONG.
The Wizard is a Class 10 Edge device... the fastest Edge device available.

Don't spout off incorrect statistics when you don't know what you're talking about.

The fastest speed test I've seen on my 8125 was in the 180kbps range....
Most of the time it's between 80 and 120 though.
I just ran a speed test and got 81kbps

[banta80]

WRONG.
The Wizard is a Class 10 Edge device... the fastest Edge device available.

Don't spout off incorrect statistics when you don't know what you're talking about.

The fastest speed test I've seen on my 8125 was in the 180kbps range....
Most of the time it's between 80 and 120 though.
I just ran a speed test and got 81kbps



how are you able to do speed tests? i've just recently upgraded my rom to the newest one and reception is somewhat better. However i'm definitely not able to get those blazing speeds that you are mentioning. Is that thru wifi or thru the phone providers data network? thanks!