Help Signal Indicator - H in UK

[Fluffer]

Hey, well after reading on this forum and getting some great responses to previously posted questions, I got my gorgeous Galaxy S2 and am loving it!! I've downloaded the full user manual to find out what the H signal indicator stands for but it isn't listed.

I think its for HSDPA network when 3G isn't available but I don't know which is the quickest or best signal for data? Does anyone know about this?

 

[steslatt]

HSDPA is the faster one and the best

 

[lotus49]

It is HSDPA.

The order of desirability (ie potential speed) is HSDPA, 3G, GPRS from best to worst.

 

[heshanj]

i think its H (HSDPA), 3G, E (EDGE) and G (GPRS) from best to worst

 

[Deleted User]

HSDPA (H) can be as fast as 14.4mbps in this country

 

[XplosiV]

If you have 3g turned on, then you get the 3g symbol, however as H is faster, when you download over 3g, your phone automaticly switch to H for your convenience.

 

[Tye]

While we are on the topic of signal strength. I am with T-Mobile (UK) and while sitting at my desk at work I usually have G which is obviously very slow but occasionally it will switch to H. Is there anything I can do to ensure that I have the H signal at all times?

 

[Rhydian]

While we are on the topic of signal strength. I am with T-Mobile (UK) and while sitting at my desk at work I usually have G which is obviously very slow but occasionally it will switch to H. Is there anything I can do to ensure that I have the H signal at all times?

3g signal boosters maybe?

I'm with orange(uk) and I nearly always get H or 3g even when in transit which is cool. I must say orange coverage is a lot better then most people have experienced in the past.

 

[Slug]

Is there anything I can do to ensure that I have the H signal at all times?

HSPA is only used when data is being transferred.

 

[Tye]

3g signal boosters maybe?

I'm with orange(uk) and I nearly always get H or 3g even when in transit which is cool. I must say orange coverage is a lot better then most people have experienced in the past.

Excuse my ignorance but what is a 3g signal booster?

Slug - It is when I am trying to surf the internet that I usually have the G displayed which is very slow. However when H is displayed it is blisteringly fast. The annoying thing is that I get G much more than I get H.

 

[Rhydian]

Excuse my ignorance but what is a 3g signal booster?

Slug - It is when I am trying to surf the internet that I usually have the G displayed which is very slow. However when H is displayed it is blisteringly fast. The annoying thing is that I get G much more than I get H.

Think they're just aerials to increase the effective range of a 3g connection.

 

[Burner2004]

Excuse my ignorance but what is a 3g signal booster?

Slug - It is when I am trying to surf the internet that I usually have the G displayed which is very slow. However when H is displayed it is blisteringly fast. The annoying thing is that I get G much more than I get H.

I get usually H, but Cyprus is not famous for fast serfing and usually it is so slow the speed. I would say it depends completely of the provider (Voda or others) because the phone is fully equipped.

 

[Slug]

The annoying thing is that I get G much more than I get H.

I can only think that you're located on the edge of HSPA coverage.

 

[XplosiV]

H is not ment to show up all the time.

G or 3g are displayed to show that your in that area of coverage

If you see H flash up for a second or two, it's probably because a widget or email is updating and downloading a quick burst of data

As I said before, your phone will automaticly switch to H speeds if available and if g or 3g is under heavy load, otherwise only g or 3g is displayed, again, just to inform you that your in a comparable area.

 

[daz_2000]

I've seen H+ in London

 

[Deleted User]

where i live the only connection available is G - i love going out places where I have 3G and H because its just so fast

 

[XplosiV]

I've seen H+ in London

In major cities like London, there is a high concentration of people with mobiles, using data left and right. It's understandable that these major cities have a wireless data infrastructure thats more advanced or just on a bigger scale to cope with the bigger flow of data.

 

[Tye]

While Sidcup is not directly next to London I would have liked to have thought that the Signal would be quite strong and yet it is weaker than when I'm out in the countryside at my girlfriends house. I may contact T-Mobile and have a chat to them about it, I remember reading that there is a different kind of Simcard available for Smartphones, what truth there is in that i'm not sure.