Anyone using a Radio other than the one provided by Stock Inspire?
Which one?
Any benefit to doing so? Does audio quality suffer?
gunnyman said:
Anyone using a Radio other than the one provided by Stock Inspire?
Which one?
Any benefit to doing so? Does audio quality suffer?
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I tried the M2 radio but I kept changing back to 3g all of the time. when I flashed back to the ATT stock radio I got hsdpa all the time.
I'm using the m3. Seems like my battery is lasting alot longer even with heavy usage. I played Angry birds for about 45mins and only lost like 8%. Signal stunk at first but has gotten better since I flashed it. Audio quality was tinny until I ran the audio fix then it sounds about the same as it does after flashing a rom..
I use M2 but no problems so far. Audio is good! It does switch to 3g but ironically its just about the same in speed. More of an annoyance than anything. Usually happens when I'm in areas with poor reception or interference like my campus for some reason.
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I use M2 but no problems so far. Audio is good! It does switch to 3g but ironically its just about the same in speed. More of an annoyance than anything. Usually happens when I'm in areas with poor reception or interference like my campus for some reason.
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I bounce back and forth between stock and M2. I agree that M2 bounces back and forth between H and 3G a lot, but I have a lot of screenshots being connected to "3G" that are showing speeds of 2mb down/1.5mb up...so I agree that it's more of an annoyance than anything. Not to mention I'm only connecting to GSM now so I only get Edge, since most of the time when it connects to WCDMA it will eventually stop allowing me to make/receive calls. So only using GSM, I almost always have 4 bars with M2, audio sounds the same on all of the radios I've used.
I am using 26.06.03.24_M2 and will try to leave it alone for a full week to test it in various areas that I go to. Seems OK so far......
Just flashed m3 took a while to figure out how since I have a Mac.
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Gunny what r ur findings using m3.. I've been using stock so far and its been good to me... but using cm7rc2 with mad murdock battery fix my battery life is still horrible so i was thinking bout switching due to the rumor that m3 provides extended use.... thanks
haven't been on it long enough to say for sure, about battery life, but it may be a little better.
I have been using M2 and find the battery life to be terrific - better than stock.
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I have been using M2 and find the battery life to be terrific - better than stock.
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Agreed. I have flashed m2 and i see a major battery difference.
Anybody know if theres a difference between these two radios, or are they the same with a different name?
12.35d.60.140f_26.06.03.24_M2
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12.35d.60.140fP_26.06.03.24_M2
I am using M3 seems to be btter then M2 .
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Here's a really good one for you guys....
Anyone know if one of these Inspire radios will work on an HD2 ??? I am waiting for my Inspire to arrive & am currently using my un-locked TMOUS HD2 on ATT....only getting "E" ...and I gotta tell you.....this sucks!!! Any help? ( I know it's not an HD2 thread.....but)
I would try it but nervous about the Eng s off method to be able to flash a radio
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rickf2usa said:
Here's a really good one for you guys....
Anyone know if one of these Inspire radios will work on an HD2 ??? I am waiting for my Inspire to arrive & am currently using my un-locked TMOUS HD2 on ATT....only getting "E" ...and I gotta tell you.....this sucks!!! Any help? ( I know it's not an HD2 thread.....but)
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A T-Mobile phone (assuming that's what you have) won't get 3G on AT&T's network because the frequencies T-Mob use for 3G differ from AT&T. I don't think a radio will change that.
I pretty much knew you were going to say that (ugh)....that's why I'm curious as to a possible Desire or Inspire radio? I also failed to mention.....this is NOT a windows phone anymore!...NAND cleared, rooted, unlocked & curently using TyphooN_CM7_v2.60 andriod 2.3.3 - fantastic build BTW! Do you think I may need to create the MediaNet APN ? along side the ATT APN already in use?
Wont change the fact that your phone lacks the frequencies to use 3g. It lacks the proper hardware.
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Wellllll....can I borrow a hammer & a screwdriver?....hehe....thanks gunny
Rofl
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I'm still somewhat of a noob to android, so please forgive me.
I'm currently running paranoid android 2.13 on my one x and was wondering what radio would give me the best signal. I can almost get 3g/HSDPA at my house, but need a little extra boost. I can get it in my driveway, but not inside of my house.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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In the radio thread op there is a map that shows users' speeds across the US. Or...flashing them takes all but a minute. I suggest flashing one every night and see how it performs through a day with reception and battery, keep notes and see what is best for your area.
Definitely check out the radio thread. A lot of users have been having good luck with the O2 2.26 radio.
For me, I have been happy with AT&T 1.85. I get better signal strength with 2.26, but I get amazing data speeds with 1.85 and haven't seen it on the other radios. Best to try a bunch for a day or two each, and see which one you like best.
Thanks! I'll take a look at the 2.29 radio
Edit: great luck with the o2 2.29 radio so far. I have 2 bars of HSDPA where I would normally have none. I'll have to see if it makes an improvement at the house.
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Would like to know about the different radios avail for this phone as i would like to flash to see if i notice an improvement. what were your results?
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Would like to know about the different radios avail for this phone as i would like to flash to see if i notice an improvement. what were your results?
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It's kinda hit or miss. I flashed the HD radio and don't really notice any difference... but that's just me. You gotta try them yourself to see which works.
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Would like to know about the different radios avail for this phone as i would like to flash to see if i notice an improvement. what were your results?
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I've tried three radios from rootzwiki and haven't noticed a difference with either one of them. Im currently running the HD one
Tap'n
Same here. Have to try them all. Not much difference on 4G although I did pick up a couple dBm on HD. May see biggest difference in 3G depending on how old the tower is. 4G towers are newer upgrades so most are pretty much the same on either band.
I could not make a call in my shop with all of the radios except for the HD one. A clear standout for me. (Boston area if that helps)
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annoyingduck said:
I could not make a call in my shop with all of the radios except for the HD one. A clear standout for me. (Boston area if that helps)
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i notice that the HD modem is slightly better aswell... and i also notice slightly more battery use aswell. Not 100% if its modem related tho...how is your battery life with it?
Seams the same. Though I just switched to lean kernel and am noticing an improvement.
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Comparing four s3's from three different radios, all the exact same no matter where I take them in my area.
I feel like my battery is crap but that may be because of aokp. But the HD modem is nice.
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zedocus16 said:
Comparing four s3's from three different radios, all the exact same no matter where I take them in my area.
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Thank you, my findings as well tested 5 times on same phone ....
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I have been running the HD with both JB and ICS ROMs and have alway had good signal in both 3g and LTE.
I have tried them all as well. What I have noticed is this, the G7 radio worked better for me after my phone was updated to the G7 base. I tried flashing just the radio and it didn't make a difference at all. I then read Dev Scott C.'s take on how these radios depended on part of the software in the base for them to work properly. No mixing and matching, use the radio to match the base that you are on. I can only say that he is correct with the testing that I did on my phone. Try it for yourself and see, I am curious to see how many just swapped radios and stayed on the same base.
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I have tried them all as well. What I have noticed is this, the G7 radio worked better for me after my phone was updated to the G7 base. I tried flashing just the radio and it didn't make a difference at all. I then read Dev Scott C.'s take on how these radios depended on part of the software in the base for them to work properly. No mixing and matching, use the radio to match the base that you are on. I can only say that he is correct with the testing that I did on my phone. Try it for yourself and see, I am curious to see how many just swapped radios and stayed on the same base.
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I'm prone to agree with this.
I noticed a nice improvement when I went from G1 to G7 with both Baseband and Build Version. But when I only updated the Baseband from G7 to HD and not the Build Version, I didn't really see any improvement in performance out of my device.
In my experience G7 gave better 3/4G speeds but HD gave me much better batterylife. The G7 had my battery discharging like mad.
I just flashed HD with CWM and went from -90 to -78 on 3g. I don't have 4g in my area, so I can't give updates on that. I'm on CODENAMEandroid 3.6.0.
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HHF2 said:
I have tried them all as well. What I have noticed is this, the G7 radio worked better for me after my phone was updated to the G7 base. I tried flashing just the radio and it didn't make a difference at all. I then read Dev Scott C.'s take on how these radios depended on part of the software in the base for them to work properly. No mixing and matching, use the radio to match the base that you are on. I can only say that he is correct with the testing that I did on my phone. Try it for yourself and see, I am curious to see how many just swapped radios and stayed on the same base.
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In my case, one phone is still on G1, the other two took the update to G7 (no flashing, just complete ota). My phone is on HD, but as I said earlier, side by side they are all identical - that's traveling all over Utah and southern Nevada. That doesn't necessarily mean the same thing for any other area - also I did not compare battery life (too many variables) so I have no idea there.
Overall though, it doesn't hurt to try a new radio if you are not sure.
Hd radio and haven't experienced any drops of radio since. 3 days uptime.
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Hey,
I had this problem now for very long time (actually more than 1year) and I tried all the solutions that were proposed in other threads specially this one that reduced the number of reboot but not totally
What I remarked is that when the phone is on the edge of the cell on 3G and trying to move to 2G it will automatically reset especially when the battery is below 50%.
I tried locking the phone on 3G and the number of reset has reduced but the downside of this is that I don't have most of the time connectivity (all the way in the metro for example).
Does anybody know if there is custom ROM or Kernel or Radio (I don't which part do control this) that deal with this issue?
I was running ARHD 6.7(and previous versions) with recommended radio till this morning and now I'm on CM9.
I changed the battery to Anker 1700 so the issue is not coming from the battery.
My phone was bought from French Operator Bytel (SN : SH169V..... if it helps)
Sorry for this long Message
Have you tried get Ril? It's an application in the play store that's a great app. It will let you know if your ril is matching your radio, and if it is not matching it recommends and downloads a matching ril. This really helped me a lot. I was getting a pretty weak signal and found out my ril was not matching my radio. Once I downloaded the matching ril, my signal went from one bar to four and five bars! I was pretty amazed on what a difference it made for me. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try and see if it helps you. If not you can also change your radio and ril yourself and see if you can come up with a better signal. Thing with radio is we all live in different areas so it must be experimented with by you because what works for me might not work in your area. You would start by looking in the generic ics radios and matching rils. Remember your radio now so you can return to it if need be. But before I'd change my whole radio do try Get ril. Hopefully it will make a positive difference for you! Also I believe you must be s off to change radio. Don't know if your s on, or off? But give get ril a try and see how that goes. Best wishes. Hope this was helpful.
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Have you tried get Ril? It's an application in the play store that's a great app. It will let you know if your ril is matching your radio, and if it is not matching it recommends and downloads a matching ril. This really helped me a lot. I was getting a pretty weak signal and found out my ril was not matching my radio. Once I downloaded the matching ril, my signal went from one bar to four and five bars! I was pretty amazed on what a difference it made for me. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try and see if it helps you. If not you can also change your radio and ril yourself and see if you can come up with a better signal. Thing with radio is we all live in different areas so it must be experimented with by you because what works for me might not work in your area. You would start by looking in the generic ics radios and matching rils. Remember your radio now so you can return to it if need be. But before I'd change my whole radio do try Get ril. Hopefully it will make a positive difference for you! Also I believe you must be s off to change radio. Don't know if your s on, or off? But give get ril a try and see how that goes. Best wishes. Hope this was helpful.
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I tried the App GetRIL and it says RIL/baseband is matching (RIL 4.0.0013HMQ, 11.69.3504.00P_11.22.3504...)
Thanks anyway :good:.
I'm just wondering if it's not a HW or firmware defect on the serie of my phone (no limitation on the power usage during IRAT HO).
BTW I didnt get a reboot with CM9 till now but I'm in well covered area, I will see if it crashes again when i'm on the edge of the cell.
Had exactly the same thing last week, purchased a new battery and now the problem has gone away
Looking at the old battery you could see it was swollen
I picked up a battery new for £5 off ebay
I have already changed the battery and the issue is still happening. Anyway with the new ROM it looks stable so far.
I will test it for some days and see if it will happen again
CM Definitely solved the issue
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I have already changed the battery and the issue is still happening. Anyway with the new ROM it looks stable so far.
I will test it for some days and see if it will happen again
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It looks like it's something related to Sense based ROM. with CM it's not happening anymore
Hi walo1,
Which version of CM are you using?
I've installed CM9 on my Sensation some months ago and it worked for a while. But now I'm getting random reboots again...
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Hi walo1,
Which version of CM are you using?
I've installed CM9 on my Sensation some months ago and it worked for a while. But now I'm getting random reboots again...
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Hi,
I was using CM9 Opensensation ROM XDA Page and I never got any random reset
Three days ago I flashed CM10 Opensensation2 and I started getting Random reset again
I have no idea what can be the cause but at least with CM9 I didn't see any reset after 1 week usage. I have to go back to CM9.
Rgds
Yes I tried open sensation myself and although I didn't get rebooting, I had NO data connection!! Have you tried some of the other jelly bean roms? I really like paranoid Android by Dragun. It's fast and smooth like butter with tons of available customization! I have had zero problems with this rom. I'm using version 17. With kernel 3.0.53, and my battery life is excellent! You might want to give it a try? Best wishes to you.
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Yes I tried open sensation myself and although I didn't get rebooting, I had NO data connection!! Have you tried some of the other jelly bean roms? I really like paranoid Android by Dragun. It's fast and smooth like butter with tons of available customization! I have had zero problems with this rom. I'm using version 17. With kernel 3.0.53, and my battery life is excellent! You might want to give it a try? Best wishes to you.
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It looks good, I will give it a try next weekend
Thanks
I think I'll try Paranoid Android too then. And that way I'll try JB too.
It's radio Issue
Finally I found what the problem is coming from
Changing the radio to the latest European version two month ago made the phone much more stable with using various versions of CM10.
The version I'm using now is : 11.76A.3504.00_11.24A.3504.31_M with the RIL provided by default in the rom(it shouldn't be impacting)
Hope this will also solve your problem.
What's the best working modem for cm10? I've heard a lot of complaints so I wanna know what the best results you have been getting.
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What's the best working modem for cm10? I've heard a lot of complaints so I wanna know what the best results you have been getting.
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I don't think there is a "best" modem for CM10. From what I understand, it depends on your actual device, your distance from towers and your usage patterns (e.g. how often you hop from 3G to 4G). I could tell you my limited experience with various modems and CM10, but it could prove to be unhelpful for your specific case. That said, the G7 modem worked better for me on both AOSP and JB/TW roms. I live in a cellular blackhole and my phone bounces between basic phone service coverage to 3G to 4G. When I was using the latest modem (K1 I think) and an AOSP rom, I don't think I ever saw my phone get a lock on 4G. And TW roms would always say "Network Extender" (instead of Verizon Wireless) on the lock screen.
In short, try 'em out for a day or two and see which one works best for you.
Every radio/modem is going to give every single user a different experience. There is no single "best" one because everybody gets various results. What's "best" for me may not be "best" for you. Only advice i can give you is to try out different ones and if you find that gives you really good results then stick with it, there's no reason to fix something that ain't broken
Okay. Thanks both of you! I live in a cellular black hole too and am very surprised I get to send texts at all because its just my phone,my bros iPhone, and Motorola phones that even get service in my house. I'll try swapping them around a bit starting with the factory one and ending with newest. Thanks!
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Why does the Signal suck so bad on the SIII. I am rooted and running the cleanrom with the latest radio and it still sucks.
I ended up retiring the SIII and went back the Mot RAZR MAXX and wow what a difference.
It doesn't suck for everyone. My call quality is better on this phone compared to my incredible. Dbm's are plus or minus 5 compared to the incredible as well.
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Well I tested it side by side in several different places here in Florida and this a good strong signal area and the SIII just can't keep up with the Razr MAXX.
You think I got a dud for a SIII and there is probably nothing I can do about it other than get another phone. I can sell it and buy something else.
It's works great is most areas it's just when you get in the areas where it may down to one or two bars. Hell I had two bars and 3G and it won't even send a text. It will fail sending. I use the MAXX in the same area no issues at all.
I feel the SIII has a weak antenna in it.
For me it's not work using. I want a phone that will work in the areas I am in. I never had an issue until going to the SIII
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It doesn't suck for everyone. My call quality is better on this phone compared to my incredible. Dbm's are plus or minus 5 compared to the incredible as well.
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It's a problem for some. I haven't had it ever switch off 4g. Pretty decent coverage all over Indiana. Moto is famous for their radios, its nice you were able to switch to another phone.
Yea I always keep a couple of extra of phones just for that purpose. I tried turning off the 4g and going 3G only still the SIII sucks in certain areas and the other phones have rock solid service.
I think I am going to ditch the SIII soon and replace it with something else.
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It's a problem for some. I haven't had it ever switch off 4g. Pretty decent coverage all over Indiana. Moto is famous for their radios, its nice you were able to switch to another phone.
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Have you tried switching out the radio? (Assuming you are rooted/unlocked) I had horrendous data speeds/connectivity issues after the initial JB OTA ... switched back to one of the JB leaked radios and have been blazing along ever since.
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Have you tried switching out the radio? (Assuming you are rooted/unlocked) I had horrendous data speeds/connectivity issues after the initial JB OTA ... switched back to one of the JB leaked radios and have been blazing along ever since.
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Yes I just flashed I535VRBMB1 Radio the other day and it did not help at all...
Please provide links to which radio worked for you.
I am running clean Rom 5.6 right now. Just noticed there is a 6 out now...
So What Radio are you all running that gets good signal?
Just flashed JB Build 12 and if this does not help. This phone will be gone...
Well wiping and flashing JB and the latest radio leak did not really help. The SIII still had issues with signal with the RAZR MAXX did not.
The SIII is nice but not usable to me. Not when you can do a side by side comparison to other device and the SIII can't even keep signal when the other device has three bars.
I don't think the new S4 will be any better.
I might find me a HTC DNA I heard the radio is great in them.
I miss my thunderbolt and good old skyraider... Those were the good old days.
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Well wiping and flashing JB and the latest radio leak did not really help. The SIII still had issues with signal with the RAZR MAXX did not.
The SIII is nice but not usable to me. Not when you can do a side by side comparison to other device and the SIII can't even keep signal when the other device has three bars.
I don't think the new S4 will be any better.
I might find me a HTC DNA I heard the radio is great in them.
I miss my thunderbolt and good old skyraider... Those were the good old days.
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Did you download and install the RPM? I get fabulous reception with my SIII running same SW. I have found that the RPM, helps signal and certainly helps battery life, which makes sense. Try it. Locate and install the RPM that matches your modem.
http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/rpm
I had the same issue since moving back to an AOSP ROM (Liquid Smooth). One of the leaked radios, VRMBA2, seems to work the best for me with good pings () and DL speeds ranging from 12Mbps - 34Mbps depending on sig. strength.
I did not try the RPM... I will do that now.
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Did you download and install the RPM? I get fabulous reception with my SIII running same SW. I have found that the RPM, helps signal and certainly helps battery life, which makes sense. Try it. Locate and install the RPM that matches your modem.
http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/rpm
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