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paulhol
28-02-2008, 11:59 PM
Hello, long time lurker here finally posting :D

I got the Touch Dual 2 days ago on Orange, and so far ive been pretty perplexed by the reception. It is consistently 1 or 2 bars lower than my old Blue Angel that i have sat next to it, and it loses signal at work in places where my previous TyTn never did. The main problem however seems to be regaining signal after losing it. It will stay offline for literally hours...the only fix is to switch it off and on again, and even that doesnt always work. The strange thing here is the 3G icon comes back up instantly and it will go online even though it cant make/receive calls.

Is it a dud handset, something wrong with the network or can anyone shed any light on the matter? I really want to avoid getting a replacement from Orange as i have already had 5 refurbished TyTn's since Christmas that were all faulty.
kerrance76
29-02-2008, 12:20 AM
have you flashed a different radio to it or left it with the original?

I had flashed the latest from NetRunnerAT folder but started having the same problems, reflashing the original sorted it out
erkv
29-02-2008, 12:34 AM
happen the same to me,
i change the config to gsm only. that helps.
still im looking for a signal booster cos i think its a touch dual matter.
maybe it can help a little. at least thats what i heard. im thinking about a generation x.
dont know yet.
what u think?
paulhol
29-02-2008, 12:55 AM
happen the same to me,
i change the config to gsm only. that helps.
still im looking for a signal booster cos i think its a touch dual matter.
maybe it can help a little. at least thats what i heard. im thinking about a generation x.
dont know yet.
what u think?


ha...changing to GSM only jumped the signal from 1 bar to the full 4. Kind of annoying such a small thing should make such a huge difference :rolleyes:

Thanks for the tip!:D
RetroFlux
29-02-2008, 02:53 PM
I think this is more to do with HTC phone as I have a nokia which when side by side with my touch the nokia gets a full 3g signal and the touch only get 2 bars.

I also had the problem that it takes ages to pick up a signal after being in flight mode or doesnt pick up a signal at all. Anyway I ended up sending it to HTC for reapir (for this and many other problems) have just got it back from repair and they said the replaced the mainboard but it does seem to be picking up a signal now.