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PeterMcClure
2nd September 2007, 12:45 PM
Hi

I have a problem with my Universal that is difficult to pin down so let me describe the symptoms and if anybody can suggest anything then I would be grateful. I think that these symptoms are restricted to the UK T-Mobile network.

WM6 (or WM5 T-Mobile UK latest release)
ROM version: 2.05.00 WWE
Radio: 1.18.00
Protocol: 42.54.P8
ExtROM: Empty
Bootloader: 1.01

These are the symptoms:

1) When the phone goes out of service, it will not pick up the GSM signal without several hard-reboots when back in an area with reception.(It is configured to pick up only GSM on 1800) When it does find reception, it works fine as a phone if I don't move :-)

2) Until the phone finds a gsm signal, bluetooth stereo streaming to my headphones does not work properly - I hear maybe 1 s of sound and then sound cuts out.If I cick stop and play in the player then I hear another 1s of sound.(I use Settings/Connections/Bluetooth, not Comm Manager, to turn on BT)

3) Until the phone finds a gsm signal, I cannot use the symbol at the top to see the phone status without the phone hanging completely

4) Until the phone finds a gsm signal, I cannot use Start/Settings/Phone without the phone hanging completely

5) Until the phone finds a gsm signal, I can access Start/Settings/System/Device Info _except_ for the hardware tab.

6) T-Mobile tell me that there are no blocks on my SIM, number or device

7) The phone works flawlessly with VF-UK and O2 (not tried 3) and picks up GSM reception immediately after coming back into an area with reception



I live in an area without T-Mobile signal so this is a real problem for me because I have to do several reboots each morning !!

Is there an application that tells me exactly what the GSM radio is doing and whether it has connected and then been forcibly disconected by the network ?

Is there an application that forcibly turns on and off the GSM radio without me using Settings / Radio or Comm Manager ?


All help welcome.
Peter

kslakhani
2nd September 2007, 05:07 PM
Hi,
I am not sure but It seems after upgrading your radio to 1.18.00 yr experiencing this prob.
Go to Setting>phone tab to Band on SELECT YOUR NETWORK TYPE put it on Auto from drop down list. restart your device.
If you still having prob then download again the Radio and install it because may be you have downloaded the radio is currupted

PeterMcClure
3rd September 2007, 10:19 AM
It's not the radio ROM that's the issue. Actually, 1.18 and WM6 seems to be the 'best' combination for finding the signal after a reboot. I've tried several radio ROMs (including the one released with the official T-Mobile updated WM5 ROM) and have the same issue with all of those.


Peter

markymanxxx
3rd September 2007, 11:25 AM
Since upgrading to 1.18 I'm having problems that aren't solved when I revert to an earlier Radio ROM.

The main problem is it seems to be "UTMS or nothing", I used to use GSM only, but now when I switch to GSM only, my Universal does not display the little G symbol at the top, it shows some signal strength but then just has the no connection icon where the G should be (or where the U/3G is when not on GSM only).

Because of this, I cannot connect to the internet when on GSM only... it just keeps trying and trying with no success.

Any ideas?