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Regain Signal on newer smartphones (SP5, qtek8310)

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Posted by: jd1280

I had a smt 5600 and the one thing that bothered me about it is the long time it took to reacquire the signal after it had lost the signal deep inside a building or something like that. My question is do the newer smartphones suffer from this same issue?

JD


Posted by: bboog

well, haven't played around with the 5600 for very long, but I will admit that my SP5 is the slowest phone i've ever had in this regard. it can take a full minute to register on the network. so, short answer is yes, the issue still exists, but its really not that big a deal...


Posted by: CeluGeek

I've had this problem with both the MPx220 and the SMT5600. Apparently some common radio driver on the OS is to blame for this.


Posted by: pdazealot

Just put it in flight mode, then take it out when back in a signal area. it will grab a signal again in just a few seconds. not ideal, but solves the issue. :-)


Posted by: guandalf

The Cingular 2125 registers in seconds. Besides that, its got the hump which improves reception a lot!!!! I used to have the 5600... there is just no comparison


Posted by: CeluGeek

Quote:
Originally Posted by guandalf
The Cingular 2125 registers in seconds. Besides that, its got the hump which improves reception a lot!!!! I used to have the 5600... there is just no comparison

Hump or no hump you are bound to find a place without a signal, whether deep inside a building or while in a carrier's dead spot. The problem is not that the phones take too long in finding a signal and registering on the network - it's that they take too long before they even bother to search for a signal.


Posted by: jd1280

Yeah this is exactly the issue I have. Inside my school the signal will fade in an out depending on how close I get to the window so the problem is that when it fades out rather then it being able to acquire the signal again right away when i move back in range (like it does with most other phones) it willtake a minute or so with the windows smart phones.

JD
Quote:
Originally Posted by cinguliano
Hump or no hump you are bound to find a place without a signal, whether deep inside a building or while in a carrier's dead spot. The problem is not that the phones take too long in finding a signal and registering on the network - it's that they take too long before they even bother to search for a signal.





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