for some days now my phone is acting weird.
The sign in the corner for example saying "3G" sometimes changes into a G or E, what does that mean? which stands for what?

i think that causes my main problem: i cant recieve sms and sometimes calls from another country. calls sometimes work but sms- no chance.
Why does this happen and what can I do to fix this problem?


btw I got a HTC touch 3G with WM 6.1

G is the same as 3G AFAIK and E stands for EDGE or 2.5G

3g is obviously better than EDGE then. how do i change between those manually`?

AFAIK you cannot change them (maybe someone else may tell you i do not have a 3G phone) it all depends on the reception quality if 3G reception is good it will select that if not it will drop to the next lower level ie EDGE

but edge or not, i should still be able to recieve sms properly, why doesnt it work though?

I don't get the E icon, but the H icon, anyone knows what that stands for?
concerning sms, did you check your operator's sms settings on your device?

[XVI]

that has nothing to do with sms

there was nothing wrong with my sms until those icons started to change.
i think it does have something to do with sms if they are about network etc.

there are some settings but i dont know if i should play around there. for example for sms i can chose between gsm, gprs, gsm favoured and gprs favoured. i changed it to grps favoured now which seems to be more modern?

[antt]

I think XVI is right. It have nothing to do with the SMS. The symbol 3G, E, G or H (HSDPA) only shows which data service is available at your current location.

Have you change any SMS setting recently? You can try to change your sms settings or call your local network service provider for assistance.

Yesterday I made a hard reset hoping that everything would go back to normal but its still the same.

[XVI]

Have u got ur carriers service centre number set in ur phone?

[andree]

Just wanna share something. No matter the symbol is - 3G, G, E, H - sometimes the phone provider traffic is heavy which prevents us to receive/send sms. It happens to me in certain areas, say, business area. My 2-c only.

Have u got ur carriers service centre number set in ur phone?

sry need more details, thats too high for me



btw im thankful for every opinion

[XVI]

Have u got ur carriers service centre number set in ur phone?

sry need more details, thats too high for me
btw im thankful for every opinion

In phone settings, somewhere should be the text message service center #.

Ok i think i found it, i found an sms service number. what am i supposed to do now`?


edit_ do you know where to find the settings to chose how long an sms should be sent?`(if you get what i mean)