Horrible Service with at&t tilt...

[jay487]

For comparison sake I have an old stock razr v3xx and I get FULL service in my room with it.

On my at&t tilt, I get 1-2 bars.

Im running Slueth 3.0 (WM6.1) and I've tried different combinations of HardSPL's and Radios but each one gives me problems that I can not fix. (i.e. - some SPL's have certain bugs where i get a text and it vibrates until i change the ringer to silent, and any other radio than the stock slueth (1.64.08.21 - which I need a link to if anyone can find?) makes my camera not work and I get a black screen.

One thing Ive noticed is on my razr, the band always says 3G. On my tilt, it says "H" - which Ive never seen before. What is "H" - and could this be the reason for poor service?

Again, if anyone knows where I could find Radio 1.64.08.21, and the disable xt9 cab I would greatly appreciate it. (I have searched for both but to no avail for a working link)

[joel2009]

H is for hsdpa its just a nother type of service, gprs hsdpa 3g are the main in the US.

No "h" it isn't the problem.

try the ultimate radio thread for the radio you are looking for.

[jay487]

yeah i did, 1.64.08.21 isnt in there

can I force my tilt to choose 3G? My razr picks up 3G with full service yet the tilt uses H with hardly any

[MiniDevil]

I have really awful service too. It loses connection from 3G every 10-30 seconds sometimes, but other times it can sit connected to the 3G.

Sometimes it won't even connect to 3G, then when I soft reset, it connects at 2 bars. Right now it's sitting connected at 3 bars.

What's up with this, and is there any way to improve it? The nearest base station is only 2-3 miles away.

[fone_fanatic]

I'd recommend trying out different radios.

Also H stands for HSDPA which is considered to be 3.5g but it actually is 9x faster then 3g.

jay487, search harder.. i found the disable xt9 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=63520&d=1198925369) cab in one search for "xt9". as for the radio your looking for, check out the wiki.

[MimoG3]

if you change the band to GSM in the band tab in the phone settings the signal will get better if you turn off WCDMA which is 3G or HSDPA, if you don't use 3g for internet then turn it off it will help

[jay487]

yeah I changed the band to GSM out of curiosity and it definitely seems to help so far. I dont use 3G for internet just for picture messaging, this shouldnt be affected correct? I also just did a complete reload of Sleuth to resolve the radio issue.


One problem I still notice on occasion is my sounds will just stop working. If i get a text the sound doesnt play, and if i set it to vibrate when i get a text too sometimes it constantly vibrates until i change the sound to silent and then back. I can fix it with a soft reset but having to do this everyday is anoying.

[tone21705]

Do you need a specific program or app to disable 3g or hsdpa? i have the exact same problems, ATT +tilt= bad recep and lots of dropped calls


thanks

tone