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Horrible signal strength after debranding |
schmoogrz
Joined: Aug 12, 2010
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My Mum bought a Sony Ericsson C510 which has an unsightly "Tesco Mobile" logo on the right softkey. On the first night, I took to 'debranding' by dumping a custom_upgrade.xml in the phone's ROM using A2 uploader and then running Sony Ericsson updater so it fetched a normal firmware ROM (Western Europe C6A, 1209-4774).
Afterwards the signal strength was abysmal so I tried a UK custom CDA then finally just went back to the TESCO CDA... (there's however no way of me knowing if it's the exact same CDA though, it was listed on A2 CDA generator). It was showing full-strength for a while - overnight it's back to abysmal strength.
There's a chance it was like this before - though I recall seeing it on full bars when she'd just got it out the packaging. Now I'm really unsettled that I've screwed her new phone.
Doesn't help that I was like "Dad, I updated the software on Mum's phone and now..." he was displeased as he remembers my motorola modding days. Ofcourse I didn't dare mention that I fiddled with the way it updated.
Is it possible I'm just noticing this now?
The CDA just changes the region/branding of the firmware SUSE fetches, right?
Is there any way to ensure I have the original CDA of the phone?
[ This Message was edited by: schmoogrz on 2010-08-12 12:08 ] |
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schmoogrz
Joined: Aug 12, 2010
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Oh okay, that's really strange - I have poor signal strength downstairs on my K800i too. Maybe it's now that I'm noticing it but on C6A, 1209-4774 and the custom UK rom I'm sure the phone had much worse signal, is this possible? |
gayannr
Joined: Jun 23, 2008
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it is possible to have reception issues with some firmware versions.
may be the tower u are getting signals from is having troubles,
I once faced such a situation, my C902's showed me no signals at all for a whole day, so I checked with my mom's phone when she got back after office and it was same with her phone too, 
Culprit was the GSM tower
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zabaro
Joined: Nov 05, 2006
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From: Bulgaria
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Hi,The Problem is the latest software R1HA035. This version installed on all models that support it shows also a very bad signal. |
gayannr
Joined: Jun 23, 2008
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From: Sri Lanka
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On 2010-08-13 12:44:24, zabaro wrote:
Hi,The Problem is the latest software R1HA035. This version installed on all models that support it shows also a very bad signal.
I wonder WTF is wrong with SE lately with signal reception, they screw up good reception with firmware updates + churn out new mobiles with shitty reception (ELM,Hazel)   
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Posted: 2010-08-12 13:07
