Question GSM / WCDMA (Phone question)

[Lamp]

Under Network Mode, if I ticked the box saying "WCDMA only", does that mean my phone will only latch onto 3G?

At the moment "GSM / WCDMA (Auto)" is ticked...but getting some really shitty reception this afternoon on "H" (whatever that is). Atmospherics? Had crackly car radio as well.

Ta

 

[Sydrik]

I think H is 4g but I could be wrong. WCDMA only should stop it connecting to anything other than 3g.

 

[Lamp]

Apparently...

• g = gprs
• e = edge ... 500 kbit/s to 1.6 mbit/s
• 3g = 3g .... minimum speed of ~350 kbit/s
• h = hsdpa .... 5.8 mbit/s to 672 mbit/s

 

[Cyradix]

H (stands for HSPA I think) is 3g on my samy phone

edit : bah, beat me too it

 

[Bigmac]

H is HSDPA and H+ is HSPA i think but I could be wrong. There is a fault with a batch of SGS2's with 3G not working and there is no real fix for it either except getting another from a newer batch (mine has this problem). You can get 3G working though by entering a phone code to turn off searching for HSPA and HSDPA.

 

[Bigmac]

And I think WCDMA only mode only lets you connect to HSDPA or its the case with mine anyway.

 

[soze]

But it does mean you will use more battery as it will try much harder to keep that signal and you will get drop outs when there is no coverage.