3.16 ROM dropping EVDO - Possible correlation?

[SweetBearCub]

I just upgraded to 3.16 tonight, and have experienced my EVDO connection dropping every hour, on the hour, like clockwork. (3 times in a row so far..)

Background - I tether my Mogul to my XP desktop via USB. The selected connection is "Sprint PCS", not "Phone As Modem".

This got me thinking - Could there be a setting that I missed somewhere that is causing this annoying behavior?

FWIW, my Mogul isn't going to sleep when the connection drops, at least as far as I know - It just sits at the "My Info" screen w/ my name & address on it, very dimly lit, until something causes it to "perk up", such as an incoming call or text message, or the EVDO connection dropping. By perk up, I mean the screen goes to full brightness.

I didn't write it down, but I think that there was a message on the Mogul's screen each time the connection dropped, something about the remote party ending the connection, with a 'Dismiss' option.

Hopefully this bit of info will start some more informed members brainstorming!

[wILLk0r3 818]

A handful of people are experiencing the same problem, myself included.

[Zekeman]

Happened to me 3 times tonite too right on the hour. And Im not doing anything special just a reg EVDO connection.. anyone make any progress of isolating this prolem?

[tazfurbie]

I dont think it is the rom, I think it is the 3.27 radio. I have been having intermittant connections. I loose 1 of 4 packets and the latency is high like like 160 to 260ms. Normal is around 40ms. I could be wrong but I have tried several roms and the only thing that stayed the same was A. the radio 3.27 B. The guts of the WM6.1 rom

[watson540]

it's quite obvious by the error what is happening here.

the question is..why would 'the remote party' aka/sprints servers be ending the connection?

my guesses would be something is not authenticated right. the ##debug# code should help you there..

another far off theory (or is it?) is that sprint hasn't officially released evdo rev a yet..so maybe the servers are set to disconnect anyone using it? (test markets excluded)..maybe it's not that sophisticated. what if the server just see's you're pulling a way faster speed than you were, and assumes something is awry and d/c's you??

just some thoughts..

ive also seen this same error message when tethering. i always thought sprint/servers knew what i was up to and disconnected me..cant remember if i had this error message since we all learned about the rilphone.dll reg entry though..cause i never tether

[land2634]

Originally Posted by watson540

it's quite obvious by the error what is happening here.


another far off theory (or is it?) is that sprint hasn't officially released evdo rev a yet..so maybe the servers are set to disconnect anyone using it? (test markets excluded)..maybe it's not that sophisticated. what if the server just see's you're pulling a way faster speed than you were, and assumes something is awry and d/c's you??

If I remember right though, there are data connection cards that have been running on Rev. A for some time now. I live in an area where EVDO is only available by roaming and with this ROM I can't connect to EVDO like I could before.

[watson540]

Originally Posted by land2634

If I remember right though, there are data connection cards that have been running on Rev. A for some time now. I live in an area where EVDO is only available by roaming and with this ROM I can't connect to EVDO like I could before.

i dunno, i cant comment any further because i dont even get evdo where im at.. just throwing out ideas

as for you losing evdo roaming, i saw a few posts that might suggest an upgrade/downgrade of your PRL..im running 60610

[Zekeman]

Yea Im going to chalk it up to the 3.27 radio... Im going to assume no matter what new rom (with 3.27 radio) is going to give the same affect. Sprint must of done this on purpose. Now this is going to be a pain because now it seems it isnt reactivating until I force it.. So I guess I wont be able to run Agile in background since it will lose connection every hour... damn and the GPS was awesome, guess Ill have to wait for the official...

[jude_b23]

can anyone else verify this

i have been trying to connect through wifi, and its behaving the same way,

stays on connecting the whole time, even on wifi

[sprinttechy]

This is with the new ROM and radio tethered the the PC through WMWifirouter. I live in Tulsa which does have revA. Before my upload topped out at ~100. I sometimes get up to 2.4mps.
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