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I wanted to post this thread do to huge hit I took in my data performance after switching over to the new radio recommended for the 2.3.4 ROMs that have been surfacing.
I was wondering if it was that I am using Simple Mobile as a provider even though they claim to be running on T-Mobiles network.
So If anyone on Simple Mobile that has/hasn't experienced data performance issues please post here your:
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Thanks for your help..
Not sure why but im getting horrible data speeds ever since flashing this radio a couple of days ago.. Ive been trying to figure out why, Ive even went back to prior ROM/radio configurations and now im stuck at the lame performance no matter what i do
Before flashing this "latest radio" I was flying smooth as far as data speeds..
I noticed an extreme difference immediately after boot-up from flashing this new radio..
And i cant seem to get it to go back..
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has anyone noticed sluggish data after flashing the 10.56 (recommended radio)?
I noticed a substantial difference
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So im trying to flash back to Radio version 10.11.9007.15_M TMOUS
After flashing Radio 10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01, which was recommended to flash the latest Insert coin 2.3.4 2.1 but i noticed...
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Well that's crazy scary. I for one love Simple Mobile.s speeds and it's significantly better than T Mobile. I hope someone else has Simple Mobile like us and who's flashed their radio so we can confirm this. I hope you get your speeds back up mate.
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It can NEVER be better or ANY different than T-Mobile guys..its the same...you just pay your bill to someone else who buys minutes from T-Mobile stock...
Its all in your mind and scientifically and realistically impossible for you to have different speeds on Simple mobile than what we have on T-mobile. You are using the same "Control Switch", "Radius" and GSM/WCDMA towers and radios we use except yours is tracked through the up-start "Simple Mobile".
You have a bad radio and I would suggest you not even play with radio flashing. they are sometimes pointless and cause more headache as you can clearly see by your case. stick to what you know works.
Trust me..They don't claim to go through T-Mobile..They are T-mobile bro...Just sub-leasing minutes...I recently stopped working for T-Mobile and I know for sure.
Similar to how my original job, Helio was buying airtime from Sprint...We were a MVNO and not an actual service provider of sorts...Just a novelty company with our own hardware and no service so we rented it from them at wholesale prices cheaper than what they gave there own customers some times...Exact same service..Different billing and company.
I hope this clears up your misunderstanding.
I have no misunderstanding boss. Should have written a more clearer post up there explaining my view but it was just a post. Anyways I can swear up down left and right I receive better COVERAGE and SPEEDS than T Mobile any damn day of the week. I've switched over so many people who were on T Mobile to Simple and they will all tell me the same. My sister is currently on T Mobile and seriously thinking of switching over to Simple because her service has been berserk lately. And its not only her but friends I know as well are complaining the same thing. I know it seems crazy and I really have no clear explanation why, but its fact here, at least in Kansas City. And its not just the phone. I change phones like the weather so I've tried it on countless number of phones and it seems to have jumped up signal wise considerably. it honestly baffles me why more people don't switch over and save considerably on bogus taxes and other nonsense. I hope this thread doesn't become a flame war. I am just trying to help the guy up there and clear my position at the same time. Oh plus I've worked in countless cellular companies and even managed my own so I guess I have some knowledge to what I'm saying here. Thanks.
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I've use Simple mobile for one year on several Android devices and performance is no different than T-mobile because its using the same infrastructure.
Regardless, I upgraded my radio and its working very well for me with the InsertCoin 2.1 firmware.
It's an illuuuuusionnnnn. LOL
But that's what it is. I put it out there for you. Wish you the best and hope you get your radio issue sorted out. Be blessed.
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Lol probably is. I'll try again on different phones and see.
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throttled?
text "info" to 848484 and check your data usage.
if your over 2gb you will, i repeat, WILL be throttled. I dont care what anyone else says, every month for the past 3-4 months ive watched my usage and right around the 2gb mark (give or take 100mb or 2) my DL speed drops from an average of 1.8-2.x mbps to .45-.67mbps.
This originally happened to me on my MyTouch 3g Slide,and i almost threw it against a wall lol. Then suddenly one day my data was back to normal. Then it again happened to me on my Vibrant, which was when i got curious. Originally thought it was the roms i was flashing, then noticed that it happened usually towards the end of my billing cycle. Now its happened yet AGAIN on my Sensation, billing cycle started on the 29th and i was throttled last week, 2,223.34mb (ive downloaded alot, 1st time on 4G )
So it may not be your radio, just your data usage.
P.S- Didnt mean to go on a shpeel <--spelling? lol
Is anyone else using their infuse with an ATT Microcell? If so what kind of issues are you having if any. I cannot run any modem besides the two stock Froyo modems.... Any other modems cause several issues. One issue is that sms and mms messages fail at a rate of around 65% . They simply dont send...With or Without WIFI on ..Same result. Another issue is that the sound quality is deminished to an unusable level.
I have seen several other posts about the MIcrocell but none of them have produced a good result. I would love to someday be able to run a custom ROM...But if the trade is the aformentioned issues, it isnt worth it.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I use a Microcell and I do not have any problems. I use Google Voice for texting so I have no experience with messaging through the carrier.
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I use a Microcell and I do not have any problems. I use Google Voice for texting so I have no experience with messaging through the carrier.
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I tried with Google voice when i had kl2 as well. Same result. Some send some don't. Very annoying.
The only commen anomaly is the modem. Kl2 seems to be the issue...for that matter any since froyo
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omnimanx1;22367557 The only comments anomaly is the modem. Kl2 seems to be the issue...for that matter any since froyo[/QUOTE said:
Luckily for me, I had no problems with Google Voice during the short period of time I was running Gingerbread with UCKL2.
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i had a microcell for a few months..same thing happened to me all the time ..used to piss me off!! i would either have to try a few times to send a text or go outside away from microcell and resend..sometime i would even have to restart the damn phone.. i called att ..not really much they could do or explain.. idk what to tell you my friend ..i ended up moving to an area with reception
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i had a microcell for a few months..same thing happened to me all the time ..used to piss me off!! i would either have to try a few times to send a text or go outside away from microcell and resend..sometime i would even have to restart the damn phone.. i called att ..not really much they could do or explain.. idk what to tell you my friend ..i ended up moving to an area with reception
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LOL.. No way I am moving for signal. This place is too perfect. I am jumping to the note soon if I don't get a fix. Crossing fingers it wont have the same issue.
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lol ..the move was just coincidental
So ... I thought I would be an informed man if I went over to the Galaxy Note forum and post my Microcell question. I asked if anyone was having the issues that my fellow Infuse owners are experiencing with their Microcell and the G-Note.
After not getting a response and over 50 people had looked at the thread ... someone finally responded. I will some up what they said.
The ATT version isn't out yet. No one can answer this question. I immediately felt noobish and dumb.
So after my posts here about the Microcell ... I still have no fix. And after my post over at the g-note o feel stupid. No winning for me in either case. Mom and Dad both denied my requests.
On a separate note: I went my the ATT store in Marion IL. I asked the salesman when they would have a G-Note in stock... he replied " oh! You mean the Phablet ?" . I almost threw up. Is anyone actually using that term? I see the logic in the term but just saying it out loud makes that beast of a phone sound like wuss that gets picked last when choosing last for a kick ball game!
Way to wuss it up ATT.
Just my 2¢
I have had an Infuse since June and relied on a M-Cell until recently. In as short of an answer as possible the M-Cell does not work well with 4G phones especially the Infuse. SMS are sent over data signals and that is where the bottleneck is. Get used to it, my texts would fail 50-80 percent of the time and I lost about half of my calls in under 15 minutes.
FYI: I called AT&T and demanded a refund for the M-Cell as it was causing my reception issues, after the unhook my phone is tolerable though not perfect. I received a $165 credit on my bill and then sold the M-Cell on ebay.
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I have had an Infuse since June and relied on a M-Cell until recently. In as short of an answer as possible the M-Cell does not work well with 4G phones especially the Infuse. SMS are sent over data signals and that is where the bottleneck is. Get used to it, my texts would fail 50-80 percent of the time and I lost about half of my calls in under 15 minutes.
FYI: I called AT&T and demanded a refund for the M-Cell as it was causing my reception issues, after the unhook my phone is tolerable though not perfect. I received a $165 credit on my bill and then sold the M-Cell on ebay.
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I am very happy that you have signal without your mcell. I however have no choice. We have 3 4g phones and only the infuse has this issue. The other disturbing fact is that I don't have the issue with Froyo. By deduction I am left to assume that the issue is the radio.
Just my 2¢
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The other disturbing fact is that I don't have the issue with Froyo. By deduction I am left to assume that the issue is the radio.
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I'll update you on how my phone works once I upgrade to Gingerbread.
you guys paid for your microcells?????
you must learn the way of the "unsatisfied customer"!!!
I have microcell at my home, i got from ATT for free when I have signal issue with my iPhone. After getting infuse, i didnt had any issues in terms of data. I never use SMS so i dont know about it.
But when I use micro cell, my batter drains too fast. so now i stopped using microcell, and now I have better signal in my home.
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I have microcell at my home, i got from ATT for free when I have signal issue with my iPhone. After getting infuse, i didnt had any issues in terms of data. I never use SMS so i dont know about it.
But when I use micro cell, my batter drains too fast. so now i stopped using microcell, and now I have better signal in my home.
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ah yes..the unsatisfied customer force is strong within you my friend!!
i had signal issues to ..got mine free as well
dont need it anymore ..sent it to my son!!
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The other disturbing fact is that I don't have the issue with Froyo. By deduction I am left to assume that the issue is the radio.
Just my 2¢
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I had the same issues with stock Froyo, Infused 2.2.3, and stock GB, this of course does not disprove your theory as there are different modems. I just saw a lack of usability across 3 builds and gave up on the gadget and got my money back.
What I don't get is that my phone always showed 5 bars, so I infer the gremlin is not the radio, but some failure between the devices to handshake properly and this borks up the whole affair. Who knows though your theory is as valid as mine.
Just my $.02
I had this same issue when I had my infuse. It drove me bonkers so I finally sold the infuse and bought the sgs2 international version. It works perfectly with the M-Cell so maybe the note will too. Hope that's at least a little help.
Got microcell free also have horrible battery drain, have to resend sms atleast 10 times for it to go out, same with inbound SMS most of the time won't get them until I walk outside and disconnect from mcell then 5 or 6 will sms will come in at once, while my girls iPhone 4 sends/recieves texts fine over mcell
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So I have had since day one of getting my S3 considerably less of a cell signal than my droids in the past (zero data issues, stock, un rooted, rooted, multi-rommed, bad signal). Trouble shot everything I could think of, finally had vzw send me a new device. Just got the new phone, popped in sim, set up, same thing, bad cell signal (not the sim, did that twice). In the Boston area, it's not a network thing, it's the device.
Now, I have a small dent on my phone, do I go through the effort to return to stock and send back my original device to not have a dent anymore and keep the "new" refurbished phone? Or keep my already customized original NEW phone?
This is a tough one, I hate the dent, but like knowing I have a brand new device.
Next thing, I assume at this point that the S3 just does not get as good reception as other phones. Any mods that can help? Love this phone so much that I will deal with a bad signal, but would rather not.
Please offer some valid, valuable input on what I should do. Have 4 days to send one of these back.
Thanks
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Hey i got a question, so they replaced your first phone because you got bad signal? Like free of charge they swapped it ?
Yes, as warranty issue. I currently have my original device and the refurbished replacement in my hands. Have to return one of them in 4 days
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So I have had since day one of getting my S3 considerably less of a cell signal than my droids in the past (zero data issues, stock, un rooted, rooted, multi-rommed, bad signal). Trouble shot everything I could think of, finally had vzw send me a new device. Just got the new phone, popped in sim, set up, same thing, bad cell signal (not the sim, did that twice). In the Boston area, it's not a network thing, it's the device.
Now, I have a small dent on my phone, do I go through the effort to return to stock and send back my original device to not have a dent anymore and keep the "new" refurbished phone? Or keep my already customized original NEW phone?
This is a tough one, I hate the dent, but like knowing I have a brand new device.
Next thing, I assume at this point that the S3 just does not get as good reception as other phones. Any mods that can help? Love this phone so much that I will deal with a bad signal, but would rather not.
Please offer some valid, valuable input on what I should do. Have 4 days to send one of these back.
Thanks
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Why would you go back to the original one, the replacement has a dent on it, not good and still issue.You should call support and get another one. Just tell them the replacement has a dent on it. The S3 has weak signal (2-3 bars where I live and I owned 3 of them), but never had call or connectivity issue. So I would ask for another one.
No, my original has a dent on it from when I dropped it, but it is a new phone. Replacement is cosmetically new, but a refurbished phone. Both have same basic signal issue, not as good as my droids in the past.
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i got mine about a week ago, i wonder if they would replace mine (got a crack in it) if i complained about bad reception in my house, because i only get 1 bar here. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/386262_10151093476528557_832449593_n.jpg
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No, my original has a dent on it from when I dropped it, but it is a new phone. Replacement is cosmetically new, but a refurbished phone. Both have same basic signal issue, not as good as my droids in the past.
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Ok got you, when you said signal issue, do you have drop calls or just low signal bar? if you have drop calls then I would try another one and if problem stills exist then you should get another brand. S3 does have low signal compared to other droid phones...or maybe the iphone 5?
The signal strength will be a little weak. The real question is does it drop calls or is the call quality really bad (ex..voice cutting out). Try your phone in different areas and if you have none of those issues then your phone is normal.
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I'll forget the implication that an iPhone would be even close to a viable replacement for my S3!
But no, not willing to change to a different device. There are dropped calls in "bad areas" that my droid would not drop in, but I can live with it. Hoping for some jacked up fix that could possibly be recommended.
And, keep original new dented device, or return to stock and send back in favor of replacement refurbished device.... Tough one!
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Personally I would return your original and start over with the replacement. Put a case on it. And wait for a signal fix from Samsung.
My friend got a replacement because the vibrator died on his first one. He is now in a replacement vicious cycle and is on #7 right now Each of them have had major issues like extreme overheating etc. His newest one won't connect to wifi. So just keep that in mind, once you get in the replacement cycle you will be getting phones that have been "repaired" for other potentially worse things.
With any samsung CDMA phone you can expect to drop more calls and have a worse signal than you would on an HTC or Moto device by a decent margin.
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My friend got a replacement because the vibrator died on his first one. He is now in a replacement vicious cycle and is on #7 right now Each of them have had major issues like extreme overheating etc. His newest one won't connect to wifi. So just keep that in mind, once you get in the replacement cycle you will be getting phones that have been "repaired" for other potentially worse things.
With any samsung CDMA phone you can expect to drop more calls and have a worse signal than you would on an HTC or Moto device by a decent margin.
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This. Also remember that the bars are NOT universal you would have to look at the dBm. From what I've read you need to use the same app on both phones in order to get a correct reading since all of the manufacturer seem to report the signal strength in various ways.
This may or may not help..
I have found that the VRLF2 baseband works better on my phone than the lastest G1 baseband. Worth a shot to try it if you haven't.
Of course the basebands can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313
That's the stuff I'm interested in. Changing baseband version, radio, etc. But I know nothing about it. I'll start researching your link.
I think I'll be sending the refurbished one back, I'll just be paranoid if things stop working. My device now is mint except for the signal.
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That's the stuff I'm interested in. Changing baseband version, radio, etc. But I know nothing about it. I'll start researching your link.
I think I'll be sending the refurbished one back, I'll just be paranoid if things stop working. My device now is mint except for the signal.
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I personally would keep the original depending on how bad the reception is... Is it just moderately below what you are used to or significantly? The samsung devices have crappy radios period. Considering they now are running the show far as top of the line android they may pay attention and start implementing better radios for our GSIII.
If it is just moderately lower than normal, I would keep the original(youre not gonna get any better with a replacement) and put a case on it that hides the dent. There ARE three different radios you can flash to see if maybe one works better for your area. Check this MODEM THREAD out and try the different radios... do it for a day on each one at least to see if one is better for you and your area than the other. Sometimes ROMs do affect your reception also. I personally think that running a stock TouchWiz ROM gives me a little better 4g signal than running a AOSP ROM but it's such a small difference I'm willing to sacrifice it for the other benefits of AOSP.
At this point, I can't agree enough. I think the key element that verizon has failed to point out to me is that Samsung's do not compare to other devices for reception. I kept getting false hopes that this was a problem that could be fixed, and it cannot. I did just try another radio with no prevail, but again, the signal is functional, just not as good as my droids in the past. I have not noticed any significant changes between rom's though, but I think that's good. Definitely keeping my original, why take a refurb if it offers no functional value other than not having a dent!
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I read this somewhere else, they said it helped them
Go settings, more settings, mobile network, access point names and make sure the lte one is checked.
It didn't make a difference for me, but I don't have any issues either
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Yeah, did that. No change
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I read this somewhere else, they said it helped them
Go settings, more settings, mobile network, access point names and make sure the lte one is checked.
It didn't make a difference for me, but I don't have any issues either
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That's with some ROMs that for whatever reason default to having the LTE unchecked.
i think this signal issue gets blown out of proportion...i never drop calls on my s3 and signal is great. i performed a side by side comparison against my mother in-law's razr, her device pulled -102db, my s3 pulled -107db...also at that signal i pull 12-14mb/s LTE.
So my and my girlfriend switched both from Droid X's back in September, with that said we never had any issue with signal at our house(all ways had full bars 3G). Soon as i came home with my S3 i noticed that both of our phones had poor signal strength 3G 1 bar or 1x. I called verizon tech support they had no idea what was going on and were wanting to replace my phone, saying my phone was the issue. However my Girlfriends S3 was having the same problem now i don't think that both phones are defective and the tech rep was wanted to replace my phone with w refurbished one which i just bought this one brand spanking new. So i was wondering am i the only one with signal issues? And my other questions are .... Is it hardware or a software (radio) issue? Will there be a fix / Update?
It's just Samsung doesn't have good radios.
There's suppose you be an vrlhd update that suppose to help with signal and data
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So there is no hope to get a new radio update at all?
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Theres a update coming soon that'll improve the signal issues with the S3. Its not JB update.
Good at least some hope for my S3.
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I got the vrlhd radio and I don't think it really did anything. It might even have made my wifi at home slower! But maybe I'm just paranoid lol
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I don't think the HD radio did anything to improve my already piss poor reception either.
Synergy r73, Trinity Alpha 7 thanks to the monkey
Yeah none of the radio updates have made any significant difference for me. At my house, my old Motorola phones always had full (4 bars) of 3G, and my bionic actually could pick up a bar or two or 4G every now and then.
My GSIII gets a bar or two of 3G at best, and my reception fluctuates between -100 and -80. I would've never gotten this phone had I known the reception would be this weak.
Everything else about the phone is good, but none of it matters when you can't really use it like a phone and have to depend on wifi, which is somehow also weaker than any other device I've ever used.
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There's no two ways about it - Samsung radios suck @$s. I dumped a Galaxy Nexus earlier this year for this very issue and switched to a rockin' radio Moto razr maxx.
It may be hard to believe, but the s3 radio is actually better than the Nexus was. Fortunately for me I moved to an area with strong 4g almost everywhere, hence I can enjoy the rest of the s3. If I hadn't moved, however, there is no way I would have given up the moto.
It would be nice to see Samsung get their act together. Oh, and don't expect a software update to fix anything.....it won't.
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Theres a update coming soon that'll improve the signal issues with the S3. Its not JB update.
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If you are referring to the HD verison it's not making much difference for most. Or do you have information on something else?
I can barely if at all use my phone at my house or my neighbors across the alley..I have to be on WiFi..I have tried every radio including the leaked HD radio..all horrible..part of me really hoped Samsung would somehow fix this seeing as how they have acknowledged that it is an issue...is there any other way they are going to be able to fix it? Meaning is it just the radio and all they can do is keep trying? Or is there stuff they can fix more on the software side..maybe the RIL (radio layer interface) which as I understand is kind if the middle man software wise between the radio and the operating system..idk just sucks to have such an amazing and fast phone and to really be ready to get rid of it because it is that un usable..and don't get me going with touch wiz..I can't believe how sloe that makes this phone..aosp ROMs are easily 3 times as fast but then they have the data drop issues which are just starting to be fixed now by the RIL patch... ugh so much to think about..wish there was another phone out with a big developer community that was good unlike the galaxy nexus
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I can barely if at all use my phone at my house or my neighbors across the alley..I have to be on WiFi..I have tried every radio including the leaked HD radio..all horrible..part of me really hoped Samsung would somehow fix this seeing as how they have acknowledged that it is an issue...is there any other way they are going to be able to fix it? Meaning is it just the radio and all they can do is keep trying? Or is there stuff they can fix more on the software side..maybe the RIL (radio layer interface) which as I understand is kind if the middle man software wise between the radio and the operating system..idk just sucks to have such an amazing and fast phone and to really be ready to get rid of it because it is that un usable..and don't get me going with touch wiz..I can't believe how sloe that makes this phone..aosp ROMs are easily 3 times as fast but then they have the data drop issues which are just starting to be fixed now by the RIL patch... ugh so much to think about..wish there was another phone out with a big developer community that was good unlike the galaxy nexus
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Maybe the JB update will have better software side support? Or maybe you could take it to your Verizon store and see if it's an issue with your phone? Idk
Well I know its a known problem and I read somewhere that Samsung acknowledged the issue but either way I'm going to call for a replacement just to see if it makes a difference..just gotta think if what to say..cause I know if I just say I have signal issues they will say that smasung is working in an update to fix it..lots of people on all the forums have said that's what they were told when they called for signal issues
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It's easily 50% worse than my last phone (palm pre 3) and I've never had issues at my home with anyone's verizon phone.
I did flash LK1 RPM and Radio from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007414
I'm not sure if that has any bearing on it and am also not sure if it was like that before. I did it all when I was in town.
Is there another radio I can flash and see if it's better? Or does the GSIII just have garbage reception on the outskirts?
TIA TIA
Diddo on all that..here is a list with all the modems.let me know if you find the best
Good luck
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-of...zon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/
What ROM ya runnin?
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What ROM ya runnin?
Better and funnier than your tapatalk signature
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I've tried the miui 4.1
stock JB
and the mean jellybean one I posted above.
To be honest when I first flashed any ROM on to my GS3 my reception was terrible. Every ROM that I used was the same, I also tried every radio available.
My only solution was just to go back to stock which I did now this Stock ICS has me at 4-5 bars everywhere I go.
My last CM ROM had me at 0-1 bar in the same places.
I hope this helps.
Check to see if you have the updated prl version 15154. Do this by going to settings, about phone, status. I think that is an updated list of the towers and that could be your problem. If its not the updated version just shut phone off take out SIM card for 2 min and then just start it up and it should automatically update. I read this somewhere in another post and just figured i'd pass it on. Hope it helps.
Txs mike..I was on something like 14015::' 1 month of fiddling of different modems and radios
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Check to see if you have the updated prl version 15154. Do this by going to settings, about phone, status. I think that is an updated list of the towers and that could be your problem. If its not the updated version just shut phone off take out SIM card for 2 min and then just start it up and it should automatically update. I read this somewhere in another post and just figured i'd pass it on. Hope it helps.
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Unfortunately I'm already on this PRL
Going to try some ICS roms I guess.
I have tried each radio as they have come out with mixed reviews. Some are better than others for me but YMMV. I have found the latest VRLK1 is what works best for me. I came from the Thunderbolt, and I really miss the reception I had with that phone; however, that is the ONLY thing I miss about it. I am currently running CleanRom v5.0 and VRLK1. I definitely get the best reception, and can maintain 4G at work while the other radios would drop to 3g or 1x. I only hope it continues to improve, but I don't think it will ever be as good as I had with the Thunderbolt. Good Luck.
Did you try all the radios, even the ICS ones.
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I tried every radio I agree the newest seemed to work best but still was ridiculous. Barely any service even though I had two bars at times. Not enough for a single call and had to be by a window to get spotty text service.
Traded for a lumia 822. Works perfect.
This is funny. Coming from the nexus this phone has way more signal and better reception. Instant switching from 3g to 4g and to wifi. Ive tried every radio and they all work very well. Tried on my nexus and all were horrible. Just my .02 cents but this phone rocks.
mcbrocker said:
This is funny. Coming from the nexus this phone has way more signal and better reception. Instant switching from 3g to 4g and to wifi. Ive tried every radio and they all work very well. Tried on my nexus and all were horrible. Just my .02 cents but this phone rocks.
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Same here. If my i535 shows even 1 bar it still calls/uses data great.
corn13read said:
I've tried the miui 4.1
stock JB
and the mean jellybean one I posted above.
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Two things. One: might need a replacement. Two: uh, all the MIUI builds say there are radio issues. So, yeah....
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corn13read said:
It's easily 50% worse than my last phone (palm pre 3) and I've never had issues at my home with anyone's verizon phone.
I did flash LK1 RPM and Radio from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007414
I'm not sure if that has any bearing on it and am also not sure if it was like that before. I did it all when I was in town.
Is there another radio I can flash and see if it's better? Or does the GSIII just have garbage reception on the outskirts?
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As others have said try out all of the older radios and use whichever one works best for you. Unfortunately, this phone is not particularly known for having a strong radio (and no software update is ever going to really fix that).
If you are really on a fringe area of service, this might not be the best phone for you. In my experience, Motorola phones have always had the best radios in the industry, and are the most reliable in fringe service areas.