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Help Weird Signal Problems on my SGSII

SCPadgeebar

SCPadgeebar

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I won't go into any complicated details. Too bored to type.

My room is a dead spot in our house, I only get one bar of signal or sometimes none. When I lose my signal, it automatically switches to Emergency Calls Only(ECO) as usual. When I go outside to get some signal, it still stays @ ECO even if I have four full bars of signal. Resetting the phone doesn't fix it.

I tried another carrier SIM to see if it is already a hardware issue, but the other carrier works. So I stayed in the living room for more than 3hrs to check if I will lose signal. It seemed fine already so I went back to my room. Then BAM! I get ECO again.

I only get out of ECO when I change my SIM card and it's a pain in the arse to always carry a spare sim and change it.

Any help?
 
The obvious answer Space Badger, is that your carrier has a really rubbish signal and that the other carrier has a better one. Changing your modem could help particularly if you are using a European modem, i.e. MS2, as opposed to one more suited to the Philippines. See paragraph 2 of the Modems - Dummies Guide.
 
I'm using MS2 currently and will probably switch to the modem w/c comes with DXLSD(4.1.2 for the Philippines).

I really don't know why, but to get out of ECO, I need to change carrier sim and wait for it to get ECO as well to use my original sim.
 
SCPadgeebar said:
I'm using MS2 currently and will probably switch to the modem w/c comes with DXLSD(4.1.2 for the Philippines).

I really don't know why, but to get out of ECO, I need to change carrier sim and wait for it to get ECO as well to use my original sim.
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You could try the procedure laid out in the Dummies guide I mentioned previously. Try setting your Network mode to... GSM only and then follow steps 1 - 5 that are shown, "after installing a new modem".
 
SCPadgeebar said:
Still nothing ironass, still need to change carrier sim to get out of ECO.
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OK, Space Badger... lets eliminate the obvious. Since you have not reported this problem before and it appears to be a very recent thing, have you checked that there is no problems in your area with your carriers masts/s?

Since your phone operates normally with another carriers sim card, this would seem to be a carrier signal problem and nothing to do with your phone. Try inserting your sim in another mobile perhaps.
 
Well, SIM Cards work on other phones. As I see it, it's probably a hardware fault already.

Nevermind this ironass, will have a replace unit soon. :)
 
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