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Just wanted to know.... since I am dropping calls so often, can that be ROM-related? Or does that have nothing to do with that?
Because if there is even a slight chance that it is ROM-related, than I will go back to STOCK
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I have had signal problems on every Rom I've tried.
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lotherius said:
I have had signal problems on every Rom I've tried.
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Doesn't this make you want to sell this phone and get a different one?
I found that cm7 based roms seemed to not switch towers as quickly as stock roms.might just be my device though. I get notably fewer dropped data connections on tsugi.
benyben123 said:
Hi
Just wanted to know.... since I am dropping calls so often, can that be ROM-related? Or does that have nothing to do with that?
Because if there is even a slight chance that it is ROM-related, than I will go back to STOCK
Running WeaponG2x right now
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In my area tmobiles signal sucked.The best rom I found is eagles blood 2.4.I noticed when I tried weapons my wifi and data were very slow.Now I've unlocked my phone and using at&t go phone my signal has been great.I get 2 g but its faster than the tmobiles that I had.No more dropped calls either.
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I have had signal problems on every Rom I've tried.
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Doesn't this make you want to sell this phone and get a different one?
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I found that cm7 based roms seemed to not switch towers as quickly as stock roms.might just be my device though. I get notably fewer dropped data connections on tsugi.
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Me too.
Yes, but I broke my screen and have been too poor to fix it to resell. LoL
I have had the same experience so far.
I've not had any dropped calls on any roms I've tried. Currently on Tsugi and even wifi calling is working.
My signal everywhere but home is at least 3/4 bars and I always have 4g speeds >3mbps down.
I live in central Florida, Polk County.
The G2X just seems to be a little bit less robust in low signal situations.... so you will only have a problem in marginal areas usually...
Now I just discovered something odd with mine... If I set to WCDMA only, and force 4G signal, I don't seem to lose signal at all in my apartment. When I had it on WCDMA preferred, it would constantly switch between 4G and 2G modes, and I'd lose signal frequently, even if I was on a call... so it seems to me the problem may actually be in the switching between GSM and WCDMA.... Or just with GSM... need to do further experimentation.
I live in the middle of Orlando, so I really don't think that's considered a marginal area for a signal. Tmo said there was a tower not that far from my house too. I'll have to try the forcing it to 4g next time I am out and about and see how that works... Thanks for the suggestion lotherius.
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I've been having an annoying problem lately. I'm running theory of ginger 4.2 and lately my 4G connection will just drop out and it won't reconnect for 5+ minutes. If I manually disable and reenable the connection it immediately grabs 4G back. It will stay steady for maybe 40 minutes and then drop out. This has happened on the MR2 and MR2.5 radios. Suggestions?
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Mine does this routinely on a stock phone. Dunno if it's the network or the phone.
Dont know if this phone/network was ready for primetime
Mine just started doing this a few days ago.
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So I flashed to CM7 on a froyo radio and I'm still having connection issues. How hard is it to get a replacement sim card? I think that might be the culprit honestly.
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So I flashed to CM7 on a froyo radio and I'm still having connection issues. How hard is it to get a replacement sim card? I think that might be the culprit honestly.
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just call Verizon or go to a store.
Should I take cm7 off or just don't show them my phone.
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i doubt it's the sim cards doing this... it's for sure the radio's. the mr1 radio on froyo drops my 3g to 1x alot, so did mr2 but mr2.5 was perfect for me. i just want a functional radio to ship this week.
It just started a few days ago, and a friend of mine with the thunderbolt isn't having the issues I'm having.
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Mine started doing that last week while on Gingeritis final. I flashed all kinds of roms & radios (including Froyo) with no improvement. I even went to verizon & swapped sim cards, and still no better. I went back to bone stock and finally got reliable 4G again. Very frustrating
I've been having this issue for a couple of weeks at home but at work the LTE connection is rock solid. I think it's the network where I'm at. I went back to an old Froyo build and radio set and it was the same issue. I've tried every radio combo both GB and Froyo ROM's and it behaves the same way. At work no issue...at home I have to switch to wifi. It'll show LTE with bars (sometimes full 4...usually 3) and I will have activity on the up/down arrows and it'll work for a minute and then stop working until finally the LTE icon goes away and it goes to 1x (or even sometimes 3G and I'm in LTE mode.)
Its looking more and more like a network problem. Might as well save myself a trip to the Verizon store. Oh well, not that big of a deal I guess. Stand in line for 40 minutes for them to tell me they can't help.
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Mine does this but I'm on the edge of the 4G signal where I live. I just lock in 3G and don't worry about it. When I get in an area I need to use some speed I turn 4G back on.
Anyone having DL speed issues in NYC today? Speeds were awesome this morning, 20mb dl and 6mb up. Now I can't get over 1 mb in dl but uploads are still good. I'm running the 402 radio and a co-worker is running stock and his speeds are effected as well.
If so, this would be my first LTE semi-outage. I'm new to Verizon and was wondering if these things are frequent.
Same in Boston, upload speeds are fine but can't get over 1Mbps down. I've heard they're supposedly working on the networks right now. I don't use 4G all the time, this is the first I've personally seen speeds be this slow.
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I've been on 3g all day today in the Chicago area, I figured they were doing some kind of network tweaking, been having great battery life though!
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Same in Boston, upload speeds are fine but can't get over 1Mbps down. I've heard they're supposedly working on the networks right now. I don't use 4G all the time, this is the first I've personally seen speeds be this slow.
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Hmm, well atleast I'm not alone. On the phone with Verizon, they show no issues in their system. I'm rooted and my co-worker isn't, same speed issue though.
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I've been on 3g all day today in the Chicago area, I figured they were doing some kind of network tweaking, been having great battery life though!
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I'm in Chicago and 4g has been fine for me the entire day, 16 mbps down and 4mbps up right now. (jefferson park is my current location)
Seems to be the network as a whole here in NYC. Another co-worker has the droid incredible (Stock unrooted) on 3G he normally pulls 4-5mb and can't get over .40 currently. Glad to know I don't have to flash different radios, etc.
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I'm in Chicago and 4g has been fine for me the entire day, 16 mbps down and 4mbps up right now. (jefferson park is my current location)
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I work in the basement of an office in the suburbs where 4g is spotty so constant 3g has been great on battery life
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Seems to be the network as a whole here in NYC. Another co-worker has the droid incredible (Stock unrooted) on 3G he normally pulls 4-5mb and can't get over .40 currently. Glad to know I don't have to flash different radios, etc.
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I am not seeing such issues. I am over in Staten Island at the moment but when i get to work tonight *7 World Trade* I will test it again
Looks to be back in order now
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Still losing my connection unfortunately. This is driving me nuts.
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Still losing my connection unfortunately. This is driving me nuts.
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Where are you? Seems to be back to normal in NYC
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Where are you? Seems to be back to normal in NYC
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yea it was perfectly fine at work last night, was watching my shows on youtube and flash sites since my job hates me with the killing of flash and most websites access
Been on the 3G network the last 3 days here in Atlanta. Today 1X only. Called Verizon they are currently experiencing issues in my area. Also said Please allow a couple of days to regain full speeds. I recently updated roms to BAMF 1.8 Remix. Had good 4G for a couple of days befor this so Im pretty sure its not the ROM.
I've been on campus all day using wifi, but I did notice that it kept showing 3G when I moved between repeaters. NJ right across the Hudson.
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Where I work, there is generally only edge network speeds (AT&T). In my building though, we have cell repeaters. While getting close to the repeaters, I can put my skyrocket into airplane mode and then re-enable the radios and suddenly, I'll get 4G (albeit slow 4G ~ 800kb/s-1.1 Mb/s) speeds.
1. Why wouldn't the phone auto-switch to the better network
2. Why can I get 4G through the repeater, when outside my building I can only get Edge? Seems more plausible that the repeater would cause even more loss on the network throughput...
just curious to see what others think about this.
The repeater is powered with a much better antenna than your cell. So it can pick up the 4g signal where your phone can't. It then sends that signal to you. So it doesn't surprise me that you get 4g service around it when you normally wouldn't without it. What does surprise me is why your phone doesn't automatically pick that up. Dunno
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The repeater is powered with a much better antenna than your cell. So it can pick up the 4g signal where your phone can't. It then sends that signal to you. So it doesn't surprise me that you get 4g service around it when you normally wouldn't without it. What does surprise me is why your phone doesn't automatically pick that up. Dunno
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even weirder was that until I updated to ICS recently, I couldn't even get the 4G, while everyone with Iphones could switch into airplane mode and back and get 3G at least. odd.
guess it's just the wonders of working 30 miles away from civilization...
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guess it's just the wonders of working 30 miles away from civilization...
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4G that far out? That would surprise anyone
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4G that far out? That would surprise anyone
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By 4G I'd assume we're thinking of HSPA+.
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By 4G I'd assume we're thinking of HSPA+.
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yeah, it's not "real" 4G for sure. I'm only getting a max of 1Mb/s down. Usually around 400-500kb/s. but definitely beats out 15kb/s that I WAS getting
The phone indicates it as 4G on the icon.
Whats the best Kernel to use with the i727UVLE1 radio? Im on stock 4.0.4. Using T Mobile on my Unlocked Skyrocket. Im trying to get better signal bars. Mine is 1 to zero most of the time.
Just wondering...does different ROMS help increase the bars? If so...whats the best combination that somehone has while having 3 or more bars of signal constantly.
By the way..mine is showing 3.0.8 in the about phone.
Kernels and roms don't increase signal strength that has has to do with the radio.
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Kernels and roms don't increase signal strength that has has to do with the radio.
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Man...what can i do to increase my signal bar if you know? I see the 4G...but 1 or zero bars. I did a reformat 2 hours ago thru odin. It had the wrong radio because i had no 4G or edge...BUT...the signal bar was all the way FULL. In my room..where its never full. That makes me thing my room IS capable of getting the signal. But what can i do...tweak wise...to get the bars high?
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Man...what can i do to increase my signal bar if you know? I see the 4G...but 1 or zero bars. I did a reformat 2 hours ago thru odin. It had the wrong radio because i had no 4G or edge...BUT...the signal bar was all the way FULL. In my room..where its never full. That makes me thing my room IS capable of getting the signal. But what can i do...tweak wise...to get the bars high?
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You could try flashing some other radios that might do the trick.
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Kernels and roms don't increase signal strength that has has to do with the radio.
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You could try flashing some other radios that might do the trick.
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I tried the Blaze...which people say is the best. Gave me 4G...but 1 bar of signal. Then now i have the i727UVLE1....4G...but 1..maybe sometimes 2 to zero bars of signal. I mean...there has to be some tweaks that i dont know about. In the settings or anything. Ive only tried those 2. I see a KiD radio....same base..T989...isnt it all the same...just different people uploading em?
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I tried the Blaze...which people say is the best. Gave me 4G...but 1 bar of signal. Then now i have the i727UVLE1....4G...but 1..maybe sometimes 2 to zero bars of signal. I mean...there has to be some tweaks that i dont know about. In the settings or anything. Ive only tried those 2. I see a KiD radio....same base..T989...isnt it all the same...just different people uploading em?
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I'm not sure if they're different. The area youre in may not have great coverage. Ummmm you could try some other T-Mobile apns if there are any. Not sure since I don't use mine with tmo.
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I'm not sure if they're different. The area youre in may not have great coverage. Ummmm you could try some other T-Mobile apns if there are any. Not sure since I don't use mine with tmo.
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It has to have good coverage. When i put this sim card into my old Slide phone right now...i get 4 or 5 bars. With a 3G symbol. Also...when i factory reset my skyrocket a few hours ago...all my bars were FULL. I mean perfect...but no 4G. Because the radio was wrong. So when i put the radio i had in it before....4G came back...but so did the suck signal with 1 bar. So i know this area CAN get good signal. I need to know what some people on here are doing to get it. What combinations to use and stuff. Im on stock 4.0.4.
Can this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1763195
[ROM]SKY-ICS 4.2F6-2.5 (8/2) (UCLF6 Base) AT&T-OFFICIAL ICS.PROJ MARGARINE, W/ G-NOW be used on my skyrocket unlocked to T mobile? Or is this radio in here NOT for T Mobile?
[Edit] See,,right now this second...i just installed the 4.0.4 tar again from odin. It has 5 strong bars of signal right now. But no 4G. meaning the radio in there is wrong. Its showing i727UCLF6. Which is (I think) the AT &T radio. I have a T Mobile sim in it unlocked with TMO. Any radio i add from here...will make my signal go down to 1 bar. BUT...it has 5 strong bars now. Man..wish there was a way to keep those bars.
Sounds like you're in a good 3G area...but only borderline 4G area.
I travel constantly & have encountered this many times.
So..shouldnt i at least have bars with a H or something? Bars are 1 or none. Weird. I flashed thru odin 1 hour ago. Got done...5 bars strong. Filled. But no 4G or data. Had put in the right radio. When i did....4G and data came back...bars gone.
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So..shouldnt i at least have bars with a H or something? Bars are 1 or none. Weird. I flashed thru odin 1 hour ago. Got done...5 bars strong. Filled. But no 4G or data. Had put in the right radio. When i did....4G and data came back...bars gone.
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Just keep trying radios, t-mo blaze radio worked perfect for me
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Just keep trying radios, t-mo blaze radio worked perfect for me
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Can you share what rom and kernel you are also using.
I experience the same issues as DJR0D. The blaze radio gets me worse signal, I lose about 4 bars. This was with sky ics and stock kernel.
Right now I am back to the att modem since I need good call quality. It might be a placebo, but I think the calls sound worse with the blaze modem.
No one can help you pick a modem. Its relative to area and device. Flash compatible modems until you get the "best" one for you. Locked
Alright, so currently I am on aokp milestone 5 and I've been getting very poor WiFi and 3g/4g signal.
Is anyone else having that issue?
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My service has been top notch, but I am on Paranoid rom.
Anyone of aokp who has bad signal?
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I also have ****ty signal since I have been on Liquid Smooth and am curious what's causing it.
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gerb45 said:
I also have ****ty signal since I have been on Liquid Smooth and am curious what's causing it.
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I'm going to do a clean install of cm10 stable and see if it fixes it.
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I'm going to do a clean install of cm10 stable and see if it fixes it.
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I flashed the stable version of CM10 last night from stock ICS 4.0.4 and my signal sucks. I tried flashing the new VRLJ1 Radio + RPM and still nothing. I used to get 3-4 bars at home now I barely get 2.
I am looking for a ROM that can fix this problem.
Let me know if you find a fix.
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You might want to check w/vzw to see if work is being done in your area (towers down, etc). My signal has been solid and improved on eclipse 4/new j1 radio. Was on liquid 7 prior with no issues signal wise. If anything signals are improving.
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You might want to check w/vzw to see if work is being done in your area (towers down, etc). My signal has been solid and improved on eclipse 4/new j1 radio. Was on liquid 7 prior with no issues signal wise. If anything signals are improving.
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Great advice to follow, sometimes its not always your radio but rather maintenance, if the problem arose switching to your said ROM, ask in that specific if anyone else has the same problem, or switch between radios and see what works for you. It is known that not all radios are great for everyone, sometimes an old one works better for specific people in different areas
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You might want to check w/vzw to see if work is being done in your area (towers down, etc). My signal has been solid and improved on eclipse 4/new j1 radio. Was on liquid 7 prior with no issues signal wise. If anything signals are improving.
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Great advice to follow, sometimes its not always your radio but rather maintenance, if the problem arose switching to your said ROM, ask in that specific if anyone else has the same problem, or switch between radios and see what works for you. It is known that not all radios are great for everyone, sometimes an old one works better for specific people in different areas
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Thanks. Ill check both.
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Fwiw- aosp ROMs don't seem to have the signal strength compared to touch wiz ROMs. Until ril and kernel source is released there's going to be this issue. However, after flashing the latest jellybean radio I've had much better data and phone signal reception.
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So I should switch to a TW ROM in order for the service to improve?
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I to have bad signal. At my house my phone jumps from 4G to 3G. I do not have problems with the phone everything else work flawlessly.
My wife has an old 3G phone (first gen) it works great. My old 3G Driod X gets great signal. The wife got a LG Envy 4G phone a few weeks ago. Always has 4G she even gets 4G on the bottom floors of the hospital. My SIII get no service. I think it is a Samsung thing my self.
Samsung doesn't have the best radios, that's for sure.
That being said TW is definitely the way to go if you're in a fringe area. AOSP just can't do it right yet...which is really annoying...
Why are folks comparing signal bars? Its been said time after time that its meaningless. The only way to compare is go into settings/about device and look up the signal -db. I can gurantee aosp signal is no worse than touchwiz...now in fringe coverage areas i believe touchwiz is still slightly better.