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Signal strength - switching networks

Meeks70

Newbie
Jul 22, 2010
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Hi Guys,

Can someone help me please? I only got the HTC desire yesterday and its my first smartphone.

1. Is there any way of getting the home screen to show what network you are currently connected to?
2. I live in Northern Ireland and have a 3uk phone but work near the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland. All other phones that I have had allowed me to have a 3uk network connection within my workplace, but now with this phone it will not come off 3Irl and sometimes transfers into O2 Irl, which will cost me a lot if I answer. On 3Irl I can receive calls and messages free but it cost to send out.

Can anyone help, Please....:thinking:

Best Regards

Kevin
 
I'd conclude, talk to 3 about it, they do make their own changes to the firmware which could be causing the issue.


Contacted 3, they said they cannot do anything for me as I am out of the UK when it happens and its down to roaming and how much signal the type of phone picks up. Which is correct but it just that older phones that I had always picked up the 3uk signal from my workplace and now this new more expensive phone cant.... doesn't seem right to me, there must be a way round this.

Please can anyone help me

Best Regards

Kevin
 
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Would using call barring for incoming calls when roaming not help?? Thus diverting to voicemail??[/QUOTE

Its free with 3irl to receive calls and texts, but it the outgoing calls and texts that costs me.

Originally Posted by nacatomi
My bad didn't read it was just at work, one last thought... Have you tried switching to 2G at work?, you will still roam but you might be able to jump onto oranges network which will be free

How do u change to 2G? and how do I get anything for free on orange when I'm on Three Mobile??? :thinking:

Thanks for your help

Kevin
 
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you can get a 2g/3g widget from the market that will turn off 3g easily... 3UK are 3g only so they have partnered with Orange as a fallback 2G network when you are in patch 3G coverage. Its free to make and recieve calls\texts and have just found out also data (slow 2g tho) its def worth a try.
This is def the case as at my desk I switch onto Orange Roaming and never been charged yet.
 
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you can get a 2g/3g widget from the market that will turn off 3g easily... 3UK are 3g only so they have partnered with Orange as a fallback 2G network when you are in patch 3G coverage. Its free to make and recieve calls\texts and have just found out also data (slow 2g tho) its def worth a try.
This is def the case as at my desk I switch onto Orange Roaming and never been charged yet.

Thanks Nacatomi

I will get the widget tonight when i get back on three and try it tomorrow when i'm bac in work. Just one more thing before i try it, does it have to roam on Orange uk?

Regards

Kevin
 
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I think so yes, its 3's chosen partner network... FYI it still shows as 3 in the network status page even though you get the little R. You can do they same thing without the widget in the network page (which you are familiar with :p) you can set network mode to gsm only, which should do the same thing.
 
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I think so yes, its 3's chosen partner network... FYI it still shows as 3 in the network status page even though you get the little R. You can do they same thing without the widget in the network page (which you are familiar with :p) you can set network mode to gsm only, which should do the same thing.

The only thing it shows when choosing network mode is

WCDMA only
GSM/WCDMA auto which is ticked

it doesn't have gsm only :thinking:
 
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