[Q] Defy+ with Custom ROM loses network

leigh8904 · May 4, 2012

Hi recently bought a Motorola Defy+ 2.3.6, of course which has Motoblur I want to get rid of. I tried a number of custom ROMs (CM7.2 & WhiteRabbitEdition), I could get them to install and run fine. The problem is that after a few minutes (or hours), the phone seems to lose connection to the mobile network. The phone still shows 2 or 3 bars of coverage, but cannot make a call or send SMS. Reboot fixes the problem, but only for a while. I am on the Telstra 850/2100 network in Australia, baseband was set using baseband switcher. Wifi seems to be working fine.

I have tried:
- cm72-20120429-NIGHTLY-Defy+.zip from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618904.
- an earlier Epsylon3 build
- WhiteRabbitEdition v1.5.1 & v1.3.1 from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1510063.

No such problem occurs when I revert to standard Motorola build.

Any ideas what could be wrong? Is anyone else successfully using custom ROM on Telstra?

Leigh.

lief.erl · May 4, 2012

Have you tired changing your baseband to your country. it is some where in CYANOMODGEN settings.

leigh8904 · May 4, 2012

Yes, I changed the baseband to Australia -> Telstra (850/2100).

Christiancs1969 · May 4, 2012

On boot after h or 3g connects quickly switch to 2g only for a min then back fixes it for me have a try I use euro skank roms quick and stablest

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leigh8904 · May 5, 2012

Thanks for the suggestion, it does seem to fix the problem, providing I leave it on 2G only. If I switch back to 3G, the problem re-occurs, albeit seems to take a bit longer to happen. 2G is fine for calls and SMS, but if I want to use high speed data, this is a bit of a pain. Also Telstra has broader coverage on 3G rather than 2G.

I also noticed that once it has "gone deaf" to the network, the "Search networks" never finds any mobile networks either. Also, I cannot change the "Use only 2G networks" setting any more.

My Defy+ model number is MB526.

Christiancs1969 · May 5, 2012

What rom are u using

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lufc · May 5, 2012

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting

Moving to Q&A

leigh8904 · May 7, 2012

Christiancs1969 said:
What rom are u using

The more detailed testing I carried out with WhiteRabbitEdition-1.5-Plus.zip.

Christiancs1969 · May 7, 2012

Give euroskank a try just Google it

defy euroskank

leigh8904 · May 7, 2012

Christiancs1969 said:
Give euroskank a try just Google it

Just tried update-cm-7.2-20120507-Defy+-signed.05072012-0137 from http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/gigglebread/?id=jordan_plus, but sill no good

. this one seemed to last quite a bit longer before the problem occurred, not sure if that was statistically significant though.

Any other ideas?

Thanks for your help,
Leigh.

Christiancs1969 · May 7, 2012

On each reboot switch to 2g before u reboot .......have u tryed roaming options in cm settings sometimes on the sim the default is a different network

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leigh8904 · May 9, 2012

Christiancs1969 said:
On each reboot switch to 2g before u reboot .......have u tryed roaming options in cm settings sometimes on the sim the default is a different network.

Yes, tried setting to 2G only prior to reboot. After the reboot, if I switch off 2G only, it again loses connection after a while.

I have not changed roaming options, that is all fine. The SIM works perfectly in another phone, and also with Motorola standard ROM.

My next plan is to try CM9, see if that makes any difference.

Christiancs1969 · May 9, 2012

Try with all roaming options ticked am looking into it more

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leigh8904 · May 9, 2012

Christiancs1969 said:
Try with all roaming options ticked am looking into it more

No, that did not help.

I also tried CM9-NIGHTLY-20120420-Defy+.zip (from Quarx I think), but that could not get past setup.

Leigh.

Christiancs1969 · May 9, 2012

Have noticed on reboot baseband always goes to a default setting mine is T-Mobile 2-52 but only 2-21 stays connected I change on every reboot at mo am sorry I could not help still someone might be able to help

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Christiancs1969 · May 9, 2012

Cyana mod settings notification bar setting Widgets buttons at bottom use 2g ;3g;2g+3g setting its the third one a mate said it worked for him

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leigh8904 · May 9, 2012

Christiancs1969 said:
Cyana mod settings notification bar setting Widgets buttons at bottom use 2g ;3g;2g+3g setting its the third one a mate said it worked for him

Could you clarify what setting is that? I could not find it.

Christiancs1969 · May 10, 2012

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Christiancs1969 · May 10, 2012

Here's hoping your prob solved mines holding connection 2days so far.

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corrinti · May 11, 2012

Found this thread with the same problem (T-mobile Poland). Only stock froyo worked fine, tried different ROMs (CM7, CM9) with no result, but your way helped - for the first time data connection is stable for 24 hours now.

Thanks a lot.

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