t-mobile: only getting G sybmol (never 3G, E or H) in London

[royal23]

hi forum

reading through the sticky tips & tricks, i now know what the symbols mean.

got my desire on T-MOBILE just over a week ago and anywhere in London i'm only getting the G (GPRS) connection. both at home as well as in the office (soho square).
my colleague who has the desire on O2 is getting H.

now i believe H and 3G and E are all much faster than G, right? so i'm getting the lowest possible connection speed?

what's the order of speed, is it
H > 3G > E > G or something like that?

thanks for your help

 

[mat]

This could be your problem, go to:

Menu > Settings > Wireless and Networks >Mobile Networks > Network Mode.

You need to set it to GSM/WCDMA Auto. If its set to GSM Only you'll only get "G".

Also yeah, in order of speed from Lowest to Highest:

G > E > 3G > H

 

[royal23]

ok i'm a noob; i had the network set to GSM only...

tried auto, but that still gives me G...

then just tried WCDMA only, and THAT gives me an H. nice one!

t-mobile 3G coverage is great both at work and home according to this page
T-Mobile Coverage Street Check - Mobile Phone Coverage - T-Mobile

so what's better, set it to
1) AUTO or
2) WCDMA ONLY?

bearing in mind that when i had it on auto, i only get G

 

[mat]

ok i'm a noob; i had the network set to GSM only...

tried auto, but that still gives me G...

then just tried WCDMA only, and THAT gives me an H. nice one!

t-mobile 3G coverage is great both at work and home according to this page
T-Mobile Coverage Street Check - Mobile Phone Coverage - T-Mobile

so what's better, set it to
1) AUTO or
2) WCDMA ONLY?

bearing in mind that when i had it on auto, i only get G

Well just because you switched it to Auto and your only getting G now doesn't mean it will stay like that, I think it changes based on your location and what you are doing.

It depends on where you live etc, I can't get 3G at home but when I'm at Uni I get H so I leave mine on Auto and it switches over when it can . The problem with WCDMA only is that if you went somewhere that didn't have a 3G signal your phone will go tits up from my experience and you'll lose all signal etc.

 

[royal23]

thanks mate, that's great to know. will keep experimenting with it. looks like pretty much the whole of london where i live and go about is covered by t-mobile 3G, but just in case i'll try setting it to auto as well to see what happens.

 

[mat]

thanks mate, that's great to know. will keep experimenting with it. looks like pretty much the whole of london where i live and go about is covered by t-mobile 3G, but just in case i'll try setting it to auto as well to see what happens.

No problem, setting it to auto might do some favours to your battery life too.