On Tuesday 04 October 2011 10:38:43 Paul Makepeace wrote: > My 3-supplied UK HTC Desire isn't picking up 3G in the US so I'm stuck with > Edge (as, say GPRS would be). Not horrible, but still. By comparison my US > Nexus One picks up 3G on both sides of the Atlantic.
I don't know if it'll be the cause, but you can switch between what type of networks it should connect to. If I switch mine to GSM/WCDMA auto then I get 3G (HSPDA) in supported areas, but often with a slightly weaker signal; if I set it to GSM-only, it gets a stronger signal, but with slower data. You can find it under Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Network mode. More fun, though, is to "dial" *#*#4636#*#* to get into the testing widget, where you can get all sorts of info and set preferred network type, etc.
