HTC Hero, coming July on Orange and T-Mobile, makes me want!

insane200 · 26 Aug 2010 at 19:59

FroyDvillian Ota 1.4.4 is out not :cool:

indyskyz · 26 Aug 2010 at 20:10

insane200 said:
FroyDvillian Ota 1.4.4 is out not

damn i was just about to post that installed about half an hour ago
+ kernals are on ota now

insane200 · 26 Aug 2010 at 20:57

indyskyz said:
damn i was just about to post that installed about half an hour ago
+ kernals are on ota now

i did try the 19-768 kernal but my phone didnt like it

so its back to the 19-748 one :cool:

havent tried the gps tonite, but its been better than the stock rom for me so far on villians froyo rom.

5ingh · 26 Aug 2010 at 22:08

this phone official sucks if you want to use 3g/h. its totally ****** up

[SKR]Phoenix · 26 Aug 2010 at 22:10

5ingh said:
this phone official sucks if you want to use 3g/h. its totally ****** up

Really....

Works fine here and I am sure many have no problems with it either. Instead of sounding like a troll and just moaning that it sucks because something doesn't work for you, try posting what the problem is and maybe, just maybe ask for help!

you really might want to get some facts involved before you spout crap.

LOL!

the_running_man · 26 Aug 2010 at 22:48

Just got notified about a system update.

Update: Install G-Sensor Calibration Tool

Anyone else got this?

insane200 · 26 Aug 2010 at 22:58

the_running_man said:
Just got notified about a system update.

Update: Install G-Sensor Calibration Tool

Anyone else got this?

no but im on a custom rom, the old 1.5 firmware had a calibration tool, maybe the 2.1 doesnt ? what are you running ?

5ingh · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:02

[SKR]Phoenix;17247383 said:
Really....

Works fine here and I am sure many have no problems with it either. Instead of sounding like a troll and just moaning that it sucks because something doesn't work for you, try posting what the problem is and maybe, just maybe ask for help!

LOL!

I have done in the past in this very thread.

I'll explain again.

My network is orange and 3G coverage in my area is good so there shouldn't be any problems. When the 3G sign is showing = 0 data, no connection. However, when it has 'H' its fine. But the problem is, it switches between H and 3G too often which leaves me with a very unstable connection (I'm using that term lightly). If it had the H signal all the time things would be fine. I have this problem where ever I take the phone even in central london.

Many people are suffering this (google) as well as some people on here. So it's not just me.

I've tried all the radios, including the latest one but no luck. I've even fiddled with the network settings (WCDMA etc) and its made no difference.

Any ideas?

the_running_man · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:05

insane200 said:
no but im on a custom rom, the old 1.5 firmware had a calibration tool, maybe the 2.1 doesnt ? what are you running ?

MoDoCo r5 custom ROM

It looks like an official update but I've just ignored it and turned off the scheduled check.

unwashed potato! · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:22

i have the exact same problem and always have afaik. it's a pain as i lose all connections so no one can call; not great for business. it changes sometimes every 10 seconds from g to 3g to h etc, but then when it's on a call it usually sticks to what it's on :confused:

indyskyz · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:29

no such network problems here

orange
sits on H when downloading/uplading
drops down to 3G when idling
(as it should)
never even seen the G/E icons

have had all sorts of roms on the phone and never any issues (apart from lastweek when the orange data network was down)

maybe your experiencing a backlash of that?

5ingh · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:35

Mammalian said:
i have the exact same problem and always have afaik. it's a pain as i lose all connections so no one can call; not great for business. it changes sometimes every 10 seconds from g to 3g to h etc, but then when it's on a call it usually sticks to what it's on

ditto mate

indyskyz said:
no such network problems here

orange
sits on H when downloading/uplading
drops down to 3G when idling
(as it should)
never even seen the G/E icons

have had all sorts of roms on the phone and never any issues (apart from lastweek when the orange data network was down)

maybe your experiencing a backlash of that?

interesting....i've had the problem since i've had the phone (september)

indyskyz · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:53

5ingh said:
ditto mate

interesting....i've had the problem since i've had the phone (september)

is your phone stock 1.5 or 2.1
do you have root
maybe you should try reflashing your rom (if you havent already) + radio

5ingh · 26 Aug 2010 at 23:59

indyskyz said:
is your phone stock 1.5 or 2.1
do you have root
maybe you should try reflashing your rom (if you havent already) + radio

was 1.5 originally for like 2 days!

I've had the problem on every rom I've tried (and the updates) - modaco, villainrom, froydvillain. Yep, tried the radios as well :/

indyskyz · 27 Aug 2010 at 00:07

5ingh said:
was 1.5 originally for like 2 days!

I've had the problem on every rom I've tried (and the updates) - modaco, villainrom, froydvillain. Yep, tried the radios as well :/

tbh i would have RMA'd it

indyskyz · 4 Sep 2010 at 12:32

wow i had to go 3 pages back to find this thread
hero's getting no love these days

anyway nippo just pooped out a fresh new rom
FroydVillain 1.5.0 "So fast it waits for YOU to boot."
looks like hes done a lot of work with dalvik and other things

nippos humorous change log here allong with download and kernal links
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?2358-FroydVillain-1.5.0-quot-Alive-and-Kicking-quot

jr1104 · 4 Sep 2010 at 14:43

Nice, was hoping there would be an update soon.

Broken Hope · 4 Sep 2010 at 14:46

Mammalian said:
i have the exact same problem and always have afaik. it's a pain as i lose all connections so no one can call; not great for business. it changes sometimes every 10 seconds from g to 3g to h etc, but then when it's on a call it usually sticks to what it's on

I have no problems with 3G/H on my hero on the o2 network.

Stellios · 4 Sep 2010 at 15:07

5ingh said:
I have done in the past in this very thread.

I'll explain again.

My network is orange and 3G coverage in my area is good so there shouldn't be any problems. When the 3G sign is showing = 0 data, no connection. However, when it has 'H' its fine. But the problem is, it switches between H and 3G too often which leaves me with a very unstable connection (I'm using that term lightly). If it had the H signal all the time things would be fine. I have this problem where ever I take the phone even in central london.

Many people are suffering this (google) as well as some people on here. So it's not just me.

I've tried all the radios, including the latest one but no luck. I've even fiddled with the network settings (WCDMA etc) and its made no difference.

Any ideas?

Nice to know its not just me then. Im not too bothered as im gonna buy a new phone shortly (Motorola Milestone 2). I spoke to Oranges customer services a while back and they told me to contact HTC and tell them what was happening, and they said to quote the fault code FW140 to them, what the code means I have no idea though.

Robbo · 5 Sep 2010 at 02:48

I dug out my old HTC Hero on Orange tonight and wanted to stick 2.1 on it as my dad wants a new phone and I said he could have that.

Google and 20 mins later I have a rooted HTC Hero running Android 2.1, and what an improvement it is! It's basically just like the Desire but on slightly older hardware.

I stand by my opinion that this is the phone to buy for anyone on a sub £200 budget.

Shame there is no free method to unlock it though...

Damn Orange