-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sam Bull wrote on 07/06/14 22:57: > ... > > So, in my house I have really bad signal, so it looked normal that > the network indicator showed the 0 bars icon, for a really weak > signal. But, when I tried to send a text message, it became > apparent that I actually had no connection, as it refused to let > me send a text message or attempt a phone call despite the > indicator telling me I'm connected. > > ... > > If this kind of situation happens, what is the network indicator > supposed to do? From this experience, I expect that if this > initialisation fails, the network indicator just shows the 0 bars > icon. If this is correct, I think we can say that this is the wrong > behaviour, the indicator is thus explicitly telling me I have a > phone connection, when in fact nothing is initialised. If the > indicator had shown an error icon, no icon, or even no signal, I > would have noticed the problem several hours earlier and not > missed several attempts to contact me. > > ...
You're right, this is a mistake in the design. Just showing zero bars is not enough to indicate that you have no signal, regardless of what the cause is. (Various people have suggested I shorten other cellular error cases, "SIM error" and "No service", to just icons too. I've maintained that an icon alone wouldn't be obvious enough.) I've updated the design and reported a corresponding bug. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Networking?action=diff&rev2=195&rev1=194> <http://launchpad.net/bugs/1329712> - -- mpt -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlOa8/wACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecobVACeIIxVLZcUsiuS70lEgFzuSeHc 4GMAoM4mVtgh7vuQyCAZIwBnjwhN1BXw =vzYk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
