[Q] When connected to HSPA+, does the 3G in the status bar change to an H?

benmarvin · 27th June 2010, 12:29 AM

[Q] When connected to HSPA+, does the 3G in the status bar change to an H?

When connected to HSPA+, does the 3G in the status bar change to an H? I'm hearing conflicting things.

tubaking182 · 27th June 2010, 01:10 AM

the only time i have seen the H is when i am on legend it switches frequently between 3G and H, i know in my area there is one HSPA+ tower(only spot i get more than 1Mbps) but it's literally 50 feet out of range from work

benmarvin · 27th June 2010, 01:11 AM

Hmm, I just called T-Mobile and they kept telling me it doesn't change to an H. Guess I'll keep an eye on it and keep running speedtest. They said it's just lighting up around my area as of today.

Anartic · 27th June 2010, 05:35 PM

No, your 3G icon does not switch to an H. The only time it would switch to an H is if you have a custom rom. If I recall correctly there was talk about HSPA using the same icon as the 3G icon, so the Legend rom tubaking is using must have the H icon for hspa

benmarvin · 27th June 2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Anartic

No, your 3G icon does not switch to an H. The only time it would switch to an H is if you have a custom rom. If I recall correctly there was talk about HSPA using the same icon as the 3G icon, so the Legend rom tubaking is using must have the H icon for hspa

Thanks. I remember some of those Hero roms on the G1 would use an H instead of 3G.

ArticosX · 28th June 2010, 08:49 AM

In the documentation for the Slide from HTC's website that is specific to T-Mo, it does list "H" as an option under the Phone status icons section. It lists G (GSM), E (Edge), 3G (3G) and H (HSPA) as valid options. Doesn't mean the H will actually show up, though.

thugmafia · 28th June 2010, 11:43 AM

Im in Minnesota and we have no HSPA tower yet but when i was using a custom rom on my G1 i did see the H

nomadrider123 · 28th June 2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by thugmafia

Im in Minnesota and we have no HSPA tower yet but when i was using a custom rom on my G1 i did see the H

What part of minn. are you from?

Anartic · 30th June 2010, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by thugmafia

Im in Minnesota and we have no HSPA tower yet but when i was using a custom rom on my G1 i did see the H

You'll see the H because the same icon is used for HSDPA 7.2 and HSPA+. When CM had the H icon in his rom I saw it frequently on my G1, but he's removed it since then.