Dropped Signal in unlocked HTC phone - Please Help

[Cinamon]

I bought a used unlocked HTC Viva (Quad Band GSM ) on impulse and truthfully I love it - when it works. It sometimes holds on to a signal for an entire day, but other times the signal drops, searches, reconnects, drops, searches, reconnects endlessly. I have taken the SIM card in and out. I have tried changing from automatic to manually selecting networks ( I use T-Mobile) . I have browsed through the registry to try to find some clue as to whether it was originally locked to a network it may still try to find. I flashed the Rom. Now I am giving up and asking the experts - is there any reason for a phone to drop signal so frequently while other t-mobile phones in the same room have a strong connection? Is there anything else I can try??

Thanks so much for any suggestions,
Susan

[timmymarsh]

Hi there,

There are many reasons for signal problems, but need to start somewhere..... so you say you have flashed the rom, to what? DId it come with a radio? What is signal like compared to a different phone in the same room? Have you dropped the phone or is there any damage to the casing etc?