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Dear seasoned Xda members,
I love my GT7+ and have enjoyed the versatility of the Android Os (my first device). As I carry the device around and (attempt to) use it at work the size is perfect. However, I have terrible issues with the WIFI. At home there is no issue - but I work in a hospital, and the device is only good for me if it can get WIFI.
Well... in the hospital it will connect to both the "guest" wifi and the "secure" wifi (for which my device has been setup), but in both cases the connection just "dies" after about 2 minutes. The only way to get on again it by re-booting the device.
I had hoped that all of the firmware updates would address the issue - and I have read that some routers are troublesome for the GT7+. Unfortunately I will have little control over what routers are being used.
The device is no use to me if I can't use it at work - and Im wondering if I should sell it or if ICS will resolve the Wifi issue.... I would appreciate any guidance even if its speculation.
[btw the device is entirely stock, not rooted, and using ADW instead of TW]
Cheers!
Here's samsung's ics update list.http://androidandme.com/2012/02/devices/official-samsung-android-4-0-update-list/. You'll probebly have to wait until Q2 or Q3 for ICS, unless someone ports CM9.
bdds13 said:
...You'll probebly have to wait until Q2 or Q3 for ICS, unless someone ports CM9.
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I guess it was my fault to get the WIFI only version thinking it would be easy to switch between networks. Seems like a bug that they should have wrinkled out before shipping a "Wifi-only" device.
In any case, if anyone is looking for another device to play with - shoot me an email (aliota [at] gmail.com)
I had the same issue prior. I bought this Tab twice and with both devices the same thing happened at work aswell. At home it was working perfect. At work any wireless connected but dropped in like 2 minutes. Very Frustrating. I was actually thinking of picking it up again assuming the issue had been fixed..
Malaka_J said:
Dear seasoned Xda members,
I love my GT7+ and have enjoyed the versatility of the Android Os (my first device). As I carry the device around and (attempt to) use it at work the size is perfect. However, I have terrible issues with the WIFI. At home there is no issue - but I work in a hospital, and the device is only good for me if it can get WIFI.
Well... in the hospital it will connect to both the "guest" wifi and the "secure" wifi (for which my device has been setup), but in both cases the connection just "dies" after about 2 minutes. The only way to get on again it by re-booting the device.
I had hoped that all of the firmware updates would address the issue - and I have read that some routers are troublesome for the GT7+. Unfortunately I will have little control over what routers are being used.
The device is no use to me if I can't use it at work - and Im wondering if I should sell it or if ICS will resolve the Wifi issue.... I would appreciate any guidance even if its speculation.
[btw the device is entirely stock, not rooted, and using ADW instead of TW]
Cheers!
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Have you tied to do a factory reset on the device and then reconfigure the wifi connections? I bounce between many wireless networks during my day and the connection is stable.
I did have a few reboots until I set the wifi to turn off with the screen and never to turn off when charging, now the device is rock solid.
I believe that once ICS is dropped there will be some custom firmwares (ROMS) available for the device. Every new device I see posts like this where there is one feature or another that is flaky, once the developers start working their wonders on it the device becomes wonderful. The biggest hold up right now for development is the WiFi driver. Based on history of other devices, eventually that will be overcome as well.
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Have you tied to do a factory reset on the device and then reconfigure the wifi connections? I bounce between many wireless networks during my day and the connection is stable.
I did have a few reboots until I set the wifi to turn off with the screen and never to turn off when charging, now the device is rock solid.
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Interesting... I've tried this in the past without any luck, but will try again. I really want to keep the device because it is quite powerful and the 7" size makes it much more portable than a 10"+ tablet.
Thanks for the feedback.
I have noticed some wifi issues with mine also but they dont seem to big of a deal for what I use mine for. I would really recommend keeping it as it is duel-core, lightweight, can even fit in some pockets.
But rather you keep it or not I suppose depends what you use your tablet for mostly I suppose.
5/19/2013 Update: The bug might be dead! Like for real this time. See this post, post number 14 in this thread with an explanation of what to do.
10/25/2012 Update: TRY THE LATEST BUILDS OF BRUCE'S CM10 STARTING WITH THE 10/25 VERSION!
Bruce has made a change that helps differentiate between the regular data stream and the MMS data stream in an attempt to see if that was what was causing the instability issue. This is only on Bruce's CM10 Kang as of 10/25. If you are only another CM ROM, flash Bruce's (even if just for a minute or two) and see if the data bug goes away. Please report back if it did!
If this does cure it, I'm sure Bruce will share the sollution to all other devs and your favorite other AOSP ROm will have the cure shortly.
Updated 10/24/2012
This is a detailed description of the 6 million or so things that various people have attempted to do in order to rectify the blinking data connection problem plaguing T Mobile USA users on AOSP ROMs for the Sensation. This issue is non existant in Sense based ROMs.
The problem has something to do with how the Sensation authenticates itself with the T Mobile Data Network. It's not based on the cell towers as voice calling is unaffected. The theory is that the AOSP framework lacks the proper authentication certificates for part of the data network and when the phone is routed to that part of the network, it gets kicked off teh network, then continually retries to connect.
This was and issue on the Sense Gingerbread Stock ROM in 2011 but T Mobile and HTC patched it. All Sense ROMs are free from this bug. But no one knows what exactly the patch was so AOSP ROM's have not been able to be cured yet.
Short version....
Problem started for me on Bruce's CM10 rom. But it's reported on all CM10 variants and most CM9 ROM's as well.
One day I noticed that data wasn't connecting well. It would blink on and off. Sometimes it would stay on, but if I turn it off then right back on, it might go back to blinking.
The problem exists on all AOSP roms (AOKP, CM9, all versions of CM10) even after full wipes and restores of known working nandroids.
Cell signal for voice calls works perfectly. No problems whatsoever. So the phone is connecting to T Mobile. It just won't get data.
Long version....
To fix this I've tried the following...and how each does or doesn't work.
Switch to 2G networks only and switch back. Problem remains, and still blinks E on the EDGE networks rather than being solid on them.
Updated the radio. Problem remains.
Updated the entire firmware package. Problem remains.
Superwipe and flashed Sense, verify data works well. Then regular wipe and flash a fresh install of CM10. Problem remains.
Flashed clean version of CM10 and fixed permissions. Problem remains.
Made calls from the phone. Some people have reported that this helps temporarily.
Sent myself a text message. Some people have reported that this helps temporaliy.
Turn on airplane mode for a minute then go back to normal. Some people have reported that this helps temporarily.
It's not related to Wifi at all because I've created the error on fresh installs of CM10 before ever turning Wifi on.
Formatted SD card. Problem remains (and just to be sure I got the error while the blank formatted SD was removed from the device)
Checked the APN's 100 times. They are correct.
Spent an hour on the phone with T Mobile. Their tech said everything looked good on their end. He cleared the SIM and reactivated it. Problem remained.
Other people have gotten new SIM cards and found that while they helped right away, the problem eventually came back.
The only things that have shown any help to multiple users are in bold above. There are various reports of 100 other 'fixes' that people swear fixed the problem for them. But all of them involved the phone disconnecting from the network and reconnecting. That appears to be the key to get data working again temporarily. Making calls and sending yourself text messages also forces authentication on the T Mobile network without breaking the original connection.
If you want more details or want to review the logs to see if you can figure it out, logcats of the problem are located in this post! Click here for logcatty goodness!
Here is the real kicker....
Everyone once in a while...it connects. And once it's connected it'll stay connected until I turn the connection off or reboot the phone. Then it'll go back to blinking in and out when I try to turn it back on.
Just another note, the data is finicky on my old LG G2x also on TMobile with AOSP based ROMs, talk works, but cell data won't come back after going into airplane mode and out, until a reboot. It works fine on official TMobile ROMs. I suspect there may be some proprietary cell data negotiation between handset and Tmobile towers that AOSP code doesn't have.
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Just another note, the data is finicky on my old LG G2x also on TMobile with AOSP based ROMs, talk works, but cell data won't come back after going into airplane mode and out, until a reboot. It works fine on official TMobile ROMs. I suspect there may be some proprietary cell data negotiation between handset and Tmobile towers that AOSP code doesn't have.
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Okay here's an update on this for anyone who finds this thread through a search or Google or something....I'll try to describe this using the simplest terms possible so those of us who aren't cell tower engineers can understand it. (And I assume that's most of us, including me!)
The latest running theory is that the issue occurs due to the way the phone is handed off from 1 tower to another.
As you move your phone is handed off from one tower to the next. You get unregistered with tower 1 and reregistered with tower 2. That's normal.
However if you are within range of 2 towers you can't be on both. You have to be registered with 1, and that's supposed to be the stronger one. But AOSP ROMs lack a T Mobile certificate that authenticates which tower is supposed to have priority. So when the data is blinking you are getting bounced between 2 towers because the phone is trying to register with both.
The latest version of Bruce's CM10 ROM (Dated 10/10/12 and with TMOUS DATA in the rom name on the download page) supposedly includes patches that fix how this authentication works. And I only say 'supposedly' because the patches have only been up for about 12 hours so the jury is still out on how well it works. Personally I've been on it all day today and haven't had the data issue yet. But it can be days in between seeing it. So it'll take a while to know for sure that it's fixed.
If this turns out not to be the exact cause of the problem, it's something similar and a final sollution should be found soon.
Update: This have never been substantiated, and several users with the bug have reported knowing for a fact that they experience the problem when in range of only 1 tower.
Hi,
I have noticed with JB ROMS that you get 7 or 8 APN's,most of which do not apply to me.
Have you tried (making a note of your one first) and deleting all the APN's
Reboot,and just install yours.
malybru said:
Hi,
I have noticed with JB ROMS that you get 7 or 8 APN's,most of which do not apply to me.
Have you tried (making a note of your one first) and deleting all the APN's
Reboot,and just install yours.
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That's one of the 1000 things that's been tried, to no effect. If he APN is set to the correct one the extra APN's are ignored.
Nothing that you do within the phone can cure the problem. At most, forcing the phone to re-register with the tower is the only thing that can help, and that will be temporary if it works at all.
The best bet now is to hope that Bruce fixed it with his latest additions to CM10 now that we understand what the actual problem is (or at least that we think we do)
Update....
T Mobile data is still broken. It has not been fixed yet. The latest theory may just be one more in a long line of theories that turned out to be wrong.
There are days when I really hate this phone.
Thanks for the update. I've been monitoring that thread occasionally, but it has way too much traffic for me to keep up. I was close to switching to it, but I need good battery life and reliable cell service over any smoothness benefits of JB, which is why I'm sticking with HyperNonSense ICS for now.
been experiencing this issue for a couple months myself. currently stuck in a no data bout as we speak. i'm wondering if it has anything to do with the amount of data we've used. i noticed this last bout started right around the time i passed 5gb. should also be noted i'm on the unlimited 4g plan and tether like crazy. i guess i'll know if the problem persists until my next billing cycle. for now i'm stuck with a sense nandroid and crack flashing aosp daily to see if it's fixed.
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been experiencing this issue for a couple months myself. currently stuck in a no data bout as we speak. i'm wondering if it has anything to do with the amount of data we've used. i noticed this last bout started right around the time i passed 5gb. should also be noted i'm on the unlimited 4g plan and tether like crazy. i guess i'll know if the problem persists until my next billing cycle. for now i'm stuck with a sense nandroid and crack flashing aosp daily to see if it's fixed.
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I have tried the SIM swap fix. And that has apparently worked. I've been using in good for about the last 6ish hours without any problems. :good:
So i'd give that a shot if your willing.
I've been using CM10 KANG since it was available for HTC sensation. Never had the data blink issue. Recently, my phone started to have this issue. Data would simply not connect with CM10 or CM10.1 with any radio/firmware combination. I also noticed that when I travel to work, i get data say after 10 miles away from my home and it continues to work after coming back home. However, after restarting the phone, i hit the blink problem again. Wondering if its because of some cell tower maintenance/upgrade near my area.
So I was on bruce's ROM until a week ago and this never happened while on his ROM. Just upgraded to albinoman's ROM and this started happening. I have to send myself a MMS picture to get it back again. Hope this helps
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Ive had this problem on and the only thing that seems to help is flashing a new ROM but then a few weeks later it returns... I realized that this only happens when I try to send an MMS message or attempt to receive them. I don't know how to stop receiving an MMS but just delete the picture message you're trying to send and your data should stop blinking on and off. Can't guarantee it'll work for you but it worked for me! GL!!
It appears as though this stupid annoying silly obnoxious bug has finally been squished, sprayed with 3 cans of Raid, and its' mangled corpse then burned to a crisp...I hope.
3 weeks ago W1ldFl0wer brought this fix to Albinoman's attention...
In the build.prop under phone>system was the following line....
ro.telephony.ril.v3=datacallapn,signalstrength
This line appeared like this on all AOSP roms for the sensation.
The fix was to add skipbrokendatacall to the line so it looked like this....
ro.telephony.ril.v3=datacallapn,signalstrength,skipbrokendatacall
Save the file, reboot, and data should spine right up and work fine. So far the peopl ewho have run into the data bug have implimented this change and BOOM, data fixed.
So if you use any AOSP ROM 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2 other than Albino's CM10.1 Kang just add skipbrokendatacall to that line and see if it fixes it. Only do this if you on in the US on T Mobile's network. If you are in parts of Europre making this change will screw up your data.
If you are using Albinoman's CM10.1 Kang ROM, he has already included this line in the build.prop for you. You just have to activate it. About 30 lines into the build.prop is the new line that reads...
#ro.telephony.ril.v3=datacallapn,signalstrength,skipbrokendatacall
Just delete the # in front of that line. (The # makes the ROM skip the line when loading everything, but lets it stay in the file so you can read it. Deleting the # means that the phone will read that line when it reboots.) Then go up to the line that says the same thing without skipbrokendatacall and delete that line entirely. Save the file and reboot. If you don't delete the original line without skipbrokendatacall, your phone will go haywire, data might not work at all, and you might inadvertantly trigger Z Day. So if you're not ready to fight in the zombie apocolypse, only leave one of those lines in the build.prop.
Hope this cures it for everyone! Again, don't make this change if you live outside the USA or are not on T Mobile's network! Doing so on other networks in other parts of the world could make things worse for your phone!
Here is the link to the post where W1ldFl0wer informed Albinoman of this fix.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40755845&postcount=9003
I don't think W1ldFl0wer invented the fix, but he certainly is the one who made it public to Sensation users so go to that post and thank him/her bcause I might finally be able to stop obsessing over this stupid bug because of this user!!! :good:
Hello!
As my title states, I'm looking for a ROM that supports T-Mobile Wifi calling!
I do not enjoy the stock ROM and prefer ICS+
I flashed [ROM]CM 9.1 + bat drain fix + other tweaks Although I had working Wifi calling, my data reception was very SLOW. Slow enough for me to type that in all caps.
I flashed [ROM]MikXE-v0.4 and enjoyed the fast performance and working data, but Wifi calling wasn't present.
From what I have read, Wifi calling requires a few things in the Kernel in addition to the Wifi calling APK.
Anyone have recommendations for an ICS ROM (sense or no sense) that is stable, has no data issues and has working T-Mobile Wifi calling?
Cheers!
Give Virtuous Inquisition a try. You can find it on Rootz.
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Coug76 said:
Give Virtuous Inquisition a try. You can find it on Rootz.
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Seeing people say good things about it after a quick google.
Downloading now!
Is TMobile wifi calling just some app APK that can be installed? (Already looked and didn't find it on Google Play.) If yes, is it available somewhere or can it be pulled from a ROM that has it?
Check weekendsR2short's mirror thread
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Is TMobile wifi calling just some app APK that can be installed? (Already looked and didn't find it on Google Play.) If yes, is it available somewhere or can it be pulled from a ROM that has it?
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I think its a bit more in depth than that. edkeys did some nice work on it for the g2/dz. not sure what needs to be done to the doubleshot to get it working right but this is what works for the vision:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26336049
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I think its a bit more in depth than that. edkeys did some nice work on it for the g2/dz. not sure what needs to be done to the doubleshot to get it working right but this is what works for the vision:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26336049
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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WiFi calling already works for this device there is a flashable zip that has the apk for it + some RILs. Then you need the gan optimizer apk pushed to system/apps. WiFi calling works great!!!
While living in China I found that the Sidecar app actually worked better than the built-in WiFi Calling did on my phone. Better call quality, and all calls to US/Canada numbers are free for now. Sidecar now has the capability of using mobile data if you want and have it, but that can be turned off and make it WiFi only.
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While living in China I found that the Sidecar app actually worked better than the built-in WiFi Calling did on my phone. Better call quality, and all calls to US/Canada numbers are free for now. Sidecar now has the capability of using mobile data if you want and have it, but that can be turned off and make it WiFi only.
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I definitely need to find time to look at this.
Stock wifi calling is a cancer slowly murdering the end-user perception of this devices capabilities.
One of the things I was working on for Bulletproof was a patch to remove wifi calling from an already installed copy of it. What a nightmare that was, for as far as I got anyway. Still lacking in sufficient diagnosis.
The difference in performance and responsiveness in my rom with stock wifi calling and with that removed as the only change to the install is - to put mildly - is observable just through using it, without a benchmarking app.
It's not something i'd ever use anyway - so I see all that extra load as needless waste instead of a sacrifice for something I want. Conversely that means i'll never find a replacement unless someone brings it to my attention.
Can't say when i'll get a chance to look at it, but it's infinitely more likely to happen sooner then later with a lead to go on.
Whenever I sit down with the time to go learn about something I know nothing about (directly) - such as wifi calling - it inevitably loses out to something like starting on the aosp site and reading every snippet on bluetooth before branching out to other sources for info on how it works in android.
Having a reference point places it in a different category entirely - thanks!
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I definitely need to find time to look at this.
Stock wifi calling is a cancer slowly murdering the end-user perception of this devices capabilities.
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It's not something i'd ever use anyway - so I see all that extra load as needless waste instead of a sacrifice for something I want. Conversely that means i'll never find a replacement unless someone brings it to my attention.
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Having a reference point places it in a different category entirely - thanks!
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For me it's a bit of the opposite. I stick with T-mobile for two reasons.
GSM - BYOD portability and upgrades when I want.
WiFi Calling - I seem to work and live in low signal areas. WiFi calling is a Godsend, keeping me connected without switching to more restrictive carriers.
If the official app is such a system hog, I'm fine with it being left out as an option. But I either want it in a ROM, available to install, or a viable replacement must be available.
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For me it's a bit of the opposite. I stick with T-mobile for two reasons.
GSM - BYOD portability and upgrades when I want.
WiFi Calling - I seem to work and live in low signal areas. WiFi calling is a Godsend, keeping me connected without switching to more restrictive carriers.
If the official app is such a system hog, I'm fine with it being left out as an option. But I either want it in a ROM, available to install, or a viable replacement must be available.
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I was the same way, when I live in China I need the WiFi calling in order to stay in contact with friends and family back home. But, as I discovered, that Sidecar app that is freely available in the Play Store has better call quality than the built-in WiFi Calling on my stock-based ROM. I compared the two and ended up using Sidecar all the time. Now, the Sidecar app can only receive calls from other Sidecar users, that's the only drawback to it versus WiFi Calling.
WildChildIcE last nightly has it & it seems to work fine although I don't use it all the time. It may be worth checking out since everything else in the ROM seems to be just fine.
Another thing that I find pretty cool is grooVe IP from the market. It connects to Google Voice and uses your G Voice number for free incoming and outgoing voice calls to any number in the US and Canada, using mobile data or wifi. Works great, I've been using it on an Android that I have that has no service at all on it, except wifi. The only single drawback i've found so far is there is maybe a 2 second delay when I've used it, so I've had to wait for the person to hear what I said. All in all tho I find it great for a completely free service(well, there is a paid and free version of the app).
Sorry, I liked this app so I had to throw it in here. I might check out Sidecar as well
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For me it's a bit of the opposite. I stick with T-mobile for two reasons.
GSM - BYOD portability and upgrades when I want.
WiFi Calling - I seem to work and live in low signal areas. WiFi calling is a Godsend, keeping me connected without switching to more restrictive carriers.
If the official app is such a system hog, I'm fine with it being left out as an option. But I either want it in a ROM, available to install, or a viable replacement must be available.
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I agree wholeheartedly with number 2. I work in a building where nobody using any carrier gets cellphone signal for whatever reason. That is, nobody except for me because of wifi calling on T-Mobile. This device is first and foremost a phone and it needs to be able to make phone calls and if that means a little lag on some silly game being played on the phone or whatever then so be it.
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IrefulSoul said:
Hello!
As my title states, I'm looking for a ROM that supports T-Mobile Wifi calling!
I do not enjoy the stock ROM and prefer ICS+
I flashed [ROM]CM 9.1 + bat drain fix + other tweaks Although I had working Wifi calling, my data reception was very SLOW. Slow enough for me to type that in all caps.
I flashed [ROM]MikXE-v0.4 and enjoyed the fast performance and working data, but Wifi calling wasn't present.
From what I have read, Wifi calling requires a few things in the Kernel in addition to the Wifi calling APK.
Anyone have recommendations for an ICS ROM (sense or no sense) that is stable, has no data issues and has working T-Mobile Wifi calling?
Cheers!
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The CM 9.1 ROM you mentioned has the 2G data speed enabled by default to conserve battery. Did you uncheck this? I believe its the only ROM I've ever tried that came that way out of the box. Options > More > Mobile Networks > Use only 2g (uncheck).
Inquisition works well with the right T-Mobile wifi calling package applied (WifiCallingICSAOSP.zip), but it doesn't appear to have as much customization built in (I can't find how to edit the lock screen for example).
I have not had luck installing Infinity and pairing it with a working Wifi Calling package. Supposedly other have, but I can't get a straight answer for the last few weeks when I've tried to find out - even in their IRC channel. On my G2 however, Infinity worked great with WiFi calling, so my guess is that I've just not run across the right package to install.
I'd like to use a Virtuous ROM primarily, because I've been a long time user of Virtuous ROMs (third device now I've followed them). Inquisition seems the most complete, meaning it is the only ICS ROM I've tried where everything worked, including the little LED's for the caps and special keys. The development for this particular device just doesn't seem high on the radar though, and the community around Virtuous has nearly completely died out.
Beyond that, I've not tried any other ROM's for my MT4GS. I'm in a similar boat though apparently, I require WiFi calling, and I want ICS or Jelly Bean.
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The CM 9.1 ROM you mentioned has the 2G data speed enabled by default to conserve battery. Did you uncheck this? I believe its the only ROM I've ever tried that came that way out of the box. Options > More > Mobile Networks > Use only 2g (uncheck).
Inquisition works well with the right T-Mobile wifi calling package applied (WifiCallingICSAOSP.zip), but it doesn't appear to have as much customization built in (I can't find how to edit the lock screen for example).
I have not had luck installing Infinity and pairing it with a working Wifi Calling package. Supposedly other have, but I can't get a straight answer for the last few weeks when I've tried to find out - even in their IRC channel. On my G2 however, Infinity worked great with WiFi calling, so my guess is that I've just not run across the right package to install.
I'd like to use a Virtuous ROM primarily, because I've been a long time user of Virtuous ROMs (third device now I've followed them). Inquisition seems the most complete, meaning it is the only ICS ROM I've tried where everything worked, including the little LED's for the caps and special keys. The development for this particular device just doesn't seem high on the radar though, and the community around Virtuous has nearly completely died out.
Beyond that, I've not tried any other ROM's for my MT4GS. I'm in a similar boat though apparently, I require WiFi calling, and I want ICS or Jelly Bean.
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use the same wifi calling zip you mentioned. go to the mirror thread download the gan optimizer.apk use root explorer to push to system/apps then set permissions and you are good to go. i have used on infinity for a while.
pyro9219 said:
The CM 9.1 ROM you mentioned has the 2G data speed enabled by default to conserve battery. Did you uncheck this? I believe its the only ROM I've ever tried that came that way out of the box. Options > More > Mobile Networks > Use only 2g (uncheck). .
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You know, I remember seeing H indicators on my signal meter and trying unsuccessfully to look for new towers (Mobile Networks-=>Network operators).
I have flashed again and see "Use only 2G Networks" checked. Even though that was checked, my phone indicated H in my Downtown Area.
pyro9219 said:
Inquisition works well with the right T-Mobile wifi calling package applied (WifiCallingICSAOSP.zip), but it doesn't appear to have as much customization built in (I can't find how to edit the lock screen for example).
I have not had luck installing Infinity and pairing it with a working Wifi Calling package. Supposedly other have, but I can't get a straight answer for the last few weeks when I've tried to find out - even in their IRC channel. On my G2 however, Infinity worked great with WiFi calling, so my guess is that I've just not run across the right package to install.
I'd like to use a Virtuous ROM primarily, because I've been a long time user of Virtuous ROMs (third device now I've followed them). Inquisition seems the most complete, meaning it is the only ICS ROM I've tried where everything worked, including the little LED's for the caps and special keys. The development for this particular device just doesn't seem high on the radar though, and the community around Virtuous has nearly completely died out.
Beyond that, I've not tried any other ROM's for my MT4GS. I'm in a similar boat though apparently, I require WiFi calling, and I want ICS or Jelly Bean.
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I just came from Virtuous Inquisition after reading the forum on Roots.
I ran the ROM for a bit, and Wifi calling kept dropping or staying quiet.
On 2-3 days with the ROM, I tried flashing WifiCallingICSAOSP.zip, and on reboot, Wifi calling would crash.
Was I supposed to do anything special to flash that WifiCallingAOSP package?
Now I'm on CM9.1 + Fixes with the WifiCallingAOSP package, and when I pick up the phone to answer, my phone defaults to speaker. It requires a double toggle of speakerphone mode during calls to get to handset.
IrefulSoul said:
Now I'm on CM9.1 + Fixes with the WifiCallingAOSP package, and when I pick up the phone to answer, my phone defaults to speaker. It requires a double toggle of speakerphone mode during calls to get to handset.
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I have the same issue. I've kinda just grown used it.
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mattlowry said:
use the same wifi calling zip you mentioned. go to the mirror thread download the gan optimizer.apk use root explorer to push to system/apps then set permissions and you are good to go. i have used on infinity for a while.
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The problem I have is that it keeps telling me "Reading SIM" in the wifi calling app, its not that typically "drops calls" problem I see most people with. When I try to toggle the mode on/off, it says "Calling Preferences can not be changed as the SIM is invalid" I even went into T-Mobile and swapped out my two year old SIM card for a new one.
EDIT: just tried Infinity 1.35 with the path and gan optimizer.. same thing..
IrefulSoul said:
I just came from Virtuous Inquisition after reading the forum on Roots.
I ran the ROM for a bit, and Wifi calling kept dropping or staying quiet.
On 2-3 days with the ROM, I tried flashing WifiCallingICSAOSP.zip, and on reboot, Wifi calling would crash.
Was I supposed to do anything special to flash that WifiCallingAOSP package?
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I have not stayed on Inquisition for any grand length of time, but the few times I've had it on my phone it worked out well using WiFi calling.
I'm personally hoping that Jelly Bean re-inspires the developers for this phone to give us some great things. I'd imagine they kinda lost steam after so much fighting with ICS.
Wicked ROM supports WiFi Calling.
I just purchased a used HTC One X from the Rogers network and unlocked it. Before rooting it, on the Sense rom WiFi was working great. Very strong signal and it never dropped. Upon flashing CM10, it's not picking up my home network (which I know is working because I'm typing on it right now and the device was connecting to it earlier).
I downloaded WiFi analyzer and it's jumping between networks, some networks pop up and then disappear and then new ones pop up. WiFi is just acting very strange. I did all the appropriate wipes before flashing.
I found a lot of WiFi issues surrounding the international One X but I don't think this is a defect since it was working fine with Sense.
Does anyone else have any experience with this?
Thanks!
Just flashed back to a Sense rom, and low and behold my WiFi is working properly again.
I've had the same experience with CM10 (different nightlies) and AOKP, WiFi is just not reliable. I can connect just fine and the signal strength is the same as with Sense (including CleanROM) but at random times transfer speeds will go down or just drop completely, usually turning WiFi off and on fixes it but it happens again within a couple of hours.
I've tried a couple of tips from those threads like turning off the 5GHhz radio on my router but that doesn't seem to help
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I've had the same experience with CM10 (different nightlies) and AOKP, WiFi is just not reliable. I can connect just fine and the signal strength is the same as with Sense (including CleanROM) but at random times transfer speeds will go down or just drop completely, usually turning WiFi off and on fixes it but it happens again within a couple of hours.
I've tried a couple of tips from those threads like turning off the 5GHhz radio on my router but that doesn't seem to help
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I can't even detect my home network. There's a few of the neighbors networks that pop up on and off but it's not consistent.
I'm literally sitting on my workstation which is connected to my home network and I have full bars. On Sense, I also get full bars and WiFi works as expected.
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I can't even detect my home network. There's a few of the neighbors networks that pop up on and off but it's not consistent.
I'm literally sitting on my workstation which is connected to my home network and I have full bars. On Sense, I also get full bars and WiFi works as expected.
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I've had troubles as well with WIFI on my device running CM10. I've posted numerous time to the CM10 dev forum but nothing comes from it at all. I had very good wifi with the Oct nightlies but now my Wifi is chocked off and doesn't perform as expected. I've tried rebooting my modem, router, switch everything and still the same results. Is there anyway to bring some attention to this or figure out the problem?
Help others and myself figure this problem out, anyone?
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I've had troubles as well with WIFI on my device running CM10. I've posted numerous time to the CM10 dev forum but nothing comes from it at all. I had very good wifi with the Oct nightlies but now my Wifi is chocked off and doesn't perform as expected. I've tried rebooting my modem, router, switch everything and still the same results. Is there anyway to bring some attention to this or figure out the problem?
Help others and myself figure this problem out, anyone?
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Are you on the stock kernel for CM10? Try flashing another kernel. It could be a kernel issue that you're having. I had this problem When I flashed PACman, and all i did was just flash Rohan's Build 5 and now my WiFi is working just fine.
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Are you on the stock kernel for CM10? Try flashing another kernel. It could be a kernel issue that you're having. I had this problem When I flashed PACman, and all i did was just flash Rohan's Build 5 and now my WiFi is working just fine.
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I'll download rohans kernel as I've been using the built-in Kernal with that comes with CM10.
**Edit: I've installed RoHan's kernel but still the results are the same. The wifi and network become grayed out from time to time and websites fail to load. I know my home connection isn't quite that fast but there is no reason that the connection all together would drop.
my wifi icon on cm10 just turns grey after a while and doesn't receive any data. So i have to toggle it off and then on again to get it to work again
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The CM10 stable rom is out for the LTE One X. I'm going to give it a go and see if any thing changes.
Check your region code under Wifi -> Menu -> Advanced Settings -> Region Code
Make sure it's under US (or wherever you are), reboot and see if that helps.
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Check your region code under Wifi -> Menu -> Advanced Settings -> Region Code
Make sure it's under US (or wherever you are), reboot and see if that helps.
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I'm located in Canada, and I've tried setting it to US and Canada. No dice.
I tried the a different kernel, CM10 nightly, CM10 stable, AOKP, and none of them are working.
I'm having a similar problem. My wifi won't turn on for some reason. It's related to the phone hardware, not my network. And I'm only seeing this problem when flashing the most recent nightly of CM10.
I'm not sure what else to try. Any ideas?
I've tried rohan's kernel as well as setting the region for the WiFi adapter but eventually it happens again. It's not as bad as some of the other posts I've seen, but it does kill data through WiFi at some point and transfer speeds drop.
Is there anyway to get further data on this? I know that my phone doesn't have the hardware "bug" first reported with a few of the devices. Any logs or error reports we can try and gather?
I managed to connect to my home wifi which I was previously unable to connect to, I had to change my router's wireless signal channel from 13 to 1. I am able to hold a signal fine, however I know many of my neighbors networks are not showing up like they should. Similarly, I am also unable to pick up my university network at school.
As I've said, Wifi works fine on Sense.
Is there any way I can help with error reporting in any way? I don't mind donating a bit of money to the CM team and help them get some logs.
It's nice to know I'm not the only one affected.
I would have to say this is completely a Kernel problem. I am having a similar issue in cm10 on N7000. But it's only happens to the some of the routers.
My house's router is a d-link product. And when you are connected you will having no issue, but once you restarted your phone you are getting trouble to reboot the router once to get your self connected again, in the phone, the wifi will stating "Connecting" like forever.
But I am not getting the same trouble when I am with my company's wifi and the Wifi of my friends lynsys. So its hard to tell the developer about this issue because it's not happens to all people. I hopes this info helps. Reboot the router usually works for me.
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I would have to say this is completely a Kernel problem. I am having a similar issue in cm10 on N7000. But it's only happens to the some of the routers.
My house's router is a d-link product. And when you are connected you will having no issue, but once you restarted your phone you are getting trouble to reboot the router once to get your self connected again, in the phone, the wifi will stating "Connecting" like forever.
But I am not getting the same trouble when I am with my company's wifi and the Wifi of my friends lynsys. So its hard to tell the developer about this issue because it's not happens to all people. I hopes this info helps. Reboot the router usually works for me.
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Unfortunately it's not always possible to reboot the router.
Like I said, I can confirm this issue and anything I can do to help I will try to provide.
These issues with CM10 and the new AOSP will almost make me *shutter's to think this thought* move back to sense.....I'm just not sure what to do. Should we link this to the dev thread?
Edit: I've captured a logcat from me turning on wifi, connecting to a website, and loading a second website to see the behavior. PM me if this would be of use.
This is the only reason I'm using a Sense-based ROM (CleanROM), nightly builds for CM10 run great and I have no other issues, but this one is kind of a deal-breaker for me.
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These issues with CM10 and the new AOSP will almost make me *shutter's to think this thought* move back to sense.....I'm just not sure what to do. Should we link this to the dev thread?
Edit: I've captured a logcat from me turning on wifi, connecting to a website, and loading a second website to see the behavior. PM me if this would be of use.
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Would it be possible for us to get in contact with a developer?
How would I go about getting a logcat of my own?
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This is the only reason I'm using a Sense-based ROM (CleanROM), nightly builds for CM10 run great and I have no other issues, but this one is kind of a deal-breaker for me.
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I feel you man. I'm sticking with AOSP because I managed to at least get my home network working but it's definitely annoying not being able to get onto my university network.
I'm back in love with my Transformer since installing KatKiss Rom. However, my download speed is about 1/10th of what it should be. When running the speedtest.net app I'm getting about 3.7Mbps download and upload was the normal (for me) 10Mbps. My dl speed should be closer to at least 40-45 Mbps. I've search for similar issues however have only been able to see problems people have with the inability to actually connect. I can connect to the network/Internet with not problem there. It's just my dl speed is significantly slower than it should be.
Any ideas or suggestions on resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Sorry, forgot to add, I'm running KatKiss 4.4.4_32b
Settings > WiFi > Advanced > WiFi Regulatory Domain
Make sure it is set to the correct part of the world for you
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Settings > WiFi > Advanced > WiFi Regulatory Domain
Make sure it is set to the correct part of the world for you
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Thanks for the reply but I had already checked that. Besides, if that was set incorrectly, wouldn't that prevent any connections at all? My problem isn't a connection issue. It is a speed issue.
Try KK #33, maybe it has been fixed since 32b
Im running #33 and have no speed issues
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Try KK #33, maybe it has been fixed since 32b
Im running #33 and have no speed issues
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I was thinking of doing that however I was hoping there was another option. I thought it was funny that my Transformer hasn't already informed me that there was an update available. Oh well. I'll try and get to it sometime this weekend. Unfortunately, homework takes priority. Only 10 more weeks until I graduate with my BSIT!!
Generally only stock ROMs get OTA updates, Custom ROMs need updating manually, iirc back in the days, one of the custom ROM devs did manage to get OTA updates running with his custom ROMs, but never seen that again for years
Need to keep checking the dev thread for new custom ROMs, everything is manual apart from app updates
Good luck with your BSIT
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Generally only stock ROMs get OTA updates, Custom ROMs need updating manually, iirc back in the days, one of the custom ROM devs did manage to get OTA updates running with his custom ROMs, but never seen that again for years
Need to keep checking the dev thread for new custom ROMs, everything is manual apart from app updates
Good luck with your BSIT
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Well, tried to upgrade to v33 but still no go. Wifi speed is still about a 10th of what it should be. I'm definitely connected but not very fast. Also, I forgot to mention it in my previous posts but the auto-rotate function doesn't work either. It will open apps in the orientation that the app needs but will not switch between land and port when rotated on the home screen.
I'm going to try an earlier version (4.4.2 v26) because I've read that this might fix the auto-rotate issue at least.
Still lovin the Rom...just a couple hiccups that need to be ironed out.
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Well, tried to upgrade to v33 but still no go. Wifi speed is still about a 10th of what it should be. I'm definitely connected but not very fast. Also, I forgot to mention it in my previous posts but the auto-rotate function doesn't work either. It will open apps in the orientation that the app needs but will not switch between land and port when rotated on the home screen.
I'm going to try an earlier version (4.4.2 v26) because I've read that this might fix the auto-rotate issue at least.
Still lovin the Rom...just a couple hiccups that need to be ironed out.
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Well, installing KatKiss Rom 4.4.2 v26 didn't resolve either issue. Anyone have any other ideas? TIA
Have you seen faster speeds than that with the TF101 before?
You'll likely only connect at around 65Mbps with the TF
With a Wireless G 54Mbps you get about 20-30Mbps because of overheads (Encryption etc)
That results in around 2-3MB/s real world download speeds
So with 65Mbps, you won't see a great deal more than that
Plus those speedtest apps are pretty crappy if Im honest, best to download something you get good speeds on your PC from, and test it on the TF
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Have you seen faster speeds than that with the TF101 before?
You'll likely only connect at around 65Mbps with the TF
With a Wireless G 54Mbps you get about 20-30Mbps because of overheads (Encryption etc)
That results in around 2-3MB/s real world download speeds
So with 65Mbps, you won't see a great deal more than that
Plus those speedtest apps are pretty crappy if Im honest, best to download something you get good speeds on your PC from, and test it on the TF
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I was using the Speedtest.net app. Same one I use on all my computers and devices. I'm at work by my wife has the same tablet as I do however her's isn't rooted and has the original OS. I'll test her Wifi speed to be sure I'm reporting correctly. I'm pretty sure I am though. :cyclops:
I'll report what my wife's native T101 Wifi speed is later tonight.
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I was using the Speedtest.net app. Same one I use on all my computers and devices. I'm at work by my wife has the same tablet as I do however her's isn't rooted and has the original OS. I'll test her Wifi speed to be sure I'm reporting correctly. I'm pretty sure I am though. :cyclops:
I'll report what my wife's native T101 Wifi speed is later tonight.
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Just tested my wife's stock, unrooted T101 Wifi speed and it is running well over 35 Mbps. 10 times faster than my T101 using the same router, same room, etc.
I'm not sure what to do at this point.
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I was using the Speedtest.net app. Same one I use on all my computers and devices. I'm at work by my wife has the same tablet as I do however her's isn't rooted and has the original OS. I'll test her Wifi speed to be sure I'm reporting correctly. I'm pretty sure I am though. :cyclops:
I'll report what my wife's native T101 Wifi speed is later tonight.
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Status update:
I've tried two different Recoveries (CWM & TWRP) and two different ROMs (KatKiss and OmniROM). All have installed with no problems however I still haven't resolved the slow download speed issue. I'm still baffled as to why my upload speed is normal. Side by side comparison with my wife's non-rooted stock TF101 in the same room had normal download speeds which were 10 times as fast as my TF101.
Any other ideas I can explore?
Using 4.4.4_034 in the US I had to choose "EMEA & rest of world" to get 36Mb/s.
This amazing WiFi app might not help you now, but it could down the road: http://surl.im/PkSQn
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Status update:
I've tried two different Recoveries (CWM & TWRP) and two different ROMs (KatKiss and OmniROM). All have installed with no problems however I still haven't resolved the slow download speed issue. I'm still baffled as to why my upload speed is normal. Side by side comparison with my wife's non-rooted stock TF101 in the same room had normal download speeds which were 10 times as fast as my TF101.
Any other ideas I can explore?
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Bit of a strange one indeed, you could try changing router settings just in case, change the wireless channel to a clearer one, as above use WiFi Analyser to check the best channel to use
Other options would be to clear the DHCP pool on the router, forcing all devices to reconnect on a new IP
On the tablet side, you could try setting a static IP instead of using DHCP
Try a different DNS server, not that it should affect the download speed, but 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are Googles public DNS servers
(Gateway is the IP of your router)
Solved - Still not sure why though.
I've somehow solved my download speed issue. I took my tablet to work and discovered that my WiFi speeds were what they should be so I knew it wasn't a device issue. Brought it back home and connected to my home wireless and found my speed issue was miraculously fixed. I'm still not sure why but I'm guessing something was reset or timed out in the router to where the tablet was now a new device. I don't know why removing the device from the network for a few hours would have a different effect than a manual reboot of the router. I guess I'll keep this in my bag of network troubleshooting tricks for the future.
Pleased you got it sorted