Kernel+Radios=Bad reception ? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there, I have a question!! Is it possible that a kernel x with radio x can interfere with the cellphone reception and cause bad reception on devices?
I used to be on aosp iml74k build 3 with Eugene's kernel and now I'm on glados 2.7 that comes with CyberGr Mod v3 Hybrid_ics rom and always used xxxkb3 radio. When I installed the new rom I did a full clean install even format my SD card.
Used to have at least umts and more but now after reboot or battery pulled I'm always on 2g and my settings are ok I checked it.
Am I missing something or it's not compatible?
Thanks in advance!!
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rener78 said:
Hi there, I have a question!! Is it possible that a kernel x with radio x can interfere with the cellphone reception and cause bad reception on devices?
I used to be on aosp iml74k build 3 with Eugene's kernel and now I'm on glados 2.7 that comes with CyberGr Mod v3 Hybrid_ics rom and always used xxxkb3 radio. When I installed the new rom I did a full clean install even format my SD card.
Used to have at least umts and more but now after reboot or battery pulled I'm always on 2g and my settings are ok I checked it.
Am I missing something or it's not compatible?
Thanks in advance!!
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Good luck with you answer... people here don't seem to care about others with signal problems.. I too would like to know about a fix for signal.. 1more day in my return period or else this things a goner
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Cant really say for NS4g but gsm phones have multiple radios to choose from this is really only way to improve your signal
if you guy have more radios to choose from old or new try flashing another radio.
some have better luck with older some with newer
Or wait for proper ICS OTA for your 4g phone that will include new radio
bdubs4200 said:
1more day in my return period or else this things a goner
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IMO i would have gotten a galaxy s 2 from sprint much better phone than NS even better than the galaxy nexus. galaxy nexus is an overpriced watered down Gs2 with ****tier CPU and GPU only thing better is the qHDscreen.

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New radio = hot phone

Anyone else experiencing a hot backside of their tb on the new radio. Im even running battery saver mode, undervolted and no overclock.
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no but im not a fan of this new radio.
I agree the radio is great. Just im cooking eggs with my tb.
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i have been experiencing the same thing... big time !
regardless of what rom i use, sense/de-sense or aosp, the phone gets really hot after awhile. i've had a few instances where it got so hot that it froze the phone and i had to yank the battery and let it cool down.
for the hell of it, tried going back to an older radio and the problem went away.
damn.. did have a tad bit better battery on the new radio as well as a very slight improvement in reception... but considering the consequences of the new radio, it's better just to stick to an older one for now.
Was this only happening when using a 3G/4G connection or all the time? I haven't experienced that but I only switched to the new radio a few days ago and haven't done any long term mobile data usage with it yet. I do seem to pick up 4G at my work quicker and in places in the building where I couldn't before.
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I thought I was the only one experiencing this. When I use it too much it gets like this. Or when I play madden 12 it gets that way too
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I know i read if you undervolt it too much it can cause a phone to run hot if done incorrectly. Causes phone to work harder since it needs more power.
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Refering to a couple of the posts above, i am in a 3G only area but i do heavy usage(web, movies) so the phone will be on for a few hours at a time.
As for "undervolting", i use DreamKernal + SetCPU and just overclock to like 1222. I also have a profile set so when the screen is off it is set to max out at 368.
Oh, and for the heck of it tried that VZW thing with pulling the battery to reset location and.it didnt help with the heat either.
On a positive note, at least if your hands are cold(or other body part), then hey!
i think the kernels have alot to do with the heat as well. i doubt the leaked 802 radio will harm anyone's phone. i will admit its a very wonky radio for me. ive just recently combined the cdma 627 radio and the lte 802 radio and all is well. i went 23hrs on a stock battery with lte on all the time. im running cm7+kangbang kernel.
AND YOU ARE RUNNING TWO RADIOS ALL THE TIME WHEN ON 4G.
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jbh00jh said:
AND YOU ARE RUNNING TWO RADIOS ALL THE TIME WHEN ON 4G.
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SOMEBODY SET US UP THE ROM !
as i said above, i get the "hot" phone issue also even though i'm in a 3G only area and have my phone set to CDMA auto (PRL).
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I've been running the latest leak (2.11) rooted, along with the latest radios, for about a week now, and haven't noticed the back getting any hotter than it did before. I'll have to pay more attention and see.

[Q] might be coming back to G2x...?'s

How is CM7 working now? when I had one, it would drop data, boot with no data, and the battery drivers were all screwed up...how is it now? Have a lot of the mistakes been corrected from the original G2x's that were shipped? (reboots, data drops, etc)...??? Any help would be appreciated. Tired of this Single core phone, and found a good deal on a G2x.
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muzicman0 said:
How is CM7 working now? when I had one, it would drop data, boot with no data, and the battery drivers were all screwed up...how is it now? Have a lot of the mistakes been corrected from the original G2x's that were shipped? (reboots, data drops, etc)...??? Any help would be appreciated. Tired of this Single core phone, and found a good deal on a G2x.
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Mine is working great.. Came running 2.3.3 with no problems. I rooted and left stock rom for awhile still no problems. Then flashed faux123's oc/uv kernel ran fantastic. Tried a few different roms and settled on triggers 8/22 2.3.5 rom with faux123's oc/uv kernel as my daily driver with no problems so far...
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Running the CM7 nightly on my G2x for past two days. Haven't noticed any problems. Been stable, battery life is good.
The APN Issue is still there, but it no longer drops data. Battery life is AMAZING now.
I couldn't deal with the piece of **** iPhone 4. I came running back to the G2x. Ive kept it stock so far and it's amazing!
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I've been running MIUI. WiFi Calling isn't working yet (which sucks) but I'm using Faux's 4.2 Kernel and getting great battery life and very little issues.
With Faux's kernel, WiFi will sometimes fail which requires a restart, and sometimes using USB Mass Storage will lock up.
Sounds bad, but aside from WiFi calling not working, the other issues are pretty rare.
player911 said:
I've been running MIUI. WiFi Calling isn't working yet (which sucks) but I'm using Faux's 4.2 Kernel and getting great battery life and very little issues.
With Faux's kernel, WiFi will sometimes fail which requires a restart, and sometimes using USB Mass Storage will lock up.
Sounds bad, but aside from WiFi calling not working, the other issues are pretty rare.
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Also running MIUI, runs great, some FC (music player) but mostly its pretty stable, my favorite rom thus far.
Just picked it up...it is currently running Warrior rom...is it any good? Seems ok so far, but it's only been 30 minutes or so...
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muzicman0 said:
Just picked it up...it is currently running Warrior rom...is it any good? Seems ok so far, but it's only been 30 minutes or so...
mm0
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hahahahaha warrior??? im pretty sure u mean the weapon rom
yep...not sure why I typed that...anyways...know much about stability of that rom?
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yep...not sure why I typed that...anyways...know much about stability of that rom?
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yes one of the most stable roms, it is based off stock 2.3.3 but imo way better with the edt tweaks such as lockscreens and battery configurations, very fast and reliable
By the way. Has the reboot issue been fixed if i flash the newest weapon?
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I'm running jboogies 2.3.3 right now with fauxs 1.3 kernal ... Its his first g2x rom. I guess he usually devs for motor but I haven't had any problems .... Fits has a real good kang out right now with some awesome lockscreen rings... but he's not posting here so you have to Google for it...
formeforfree said:
By the way. Has the reboot issue been fixed if i flash the newest weapon?
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For me, I had absolutely no reboots at all on the newest version until I went and flashed Faux's OC/UV kernel. To be fair, my battery life is plenty better, just a little unstable. Weapon by itself is amazing.
EDIT: Forgot to say I came from 2.3.5, so I came from a complete wipe.

Just ordered the G2x

I order a free G2x from tmobile on the promotion which is about to end on the 21 of this month.
What is the best from this phone? Tell me your opinion about it
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androidfeen809 said:
I order a free G2x from tmobile on the promotion which is about to end on the 21 of this month.
What is the best from this phone? Tell me your opinion about it
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CyanogenMod... Hands down, fastest ROM out there IMO
Running Eagle Bloods rom with faux123 kernel. Overclocked my phone 1.5gHZ with it undervolted as well. Getting over 15 hours of HARD power use while listening to music for 3 hours, web 2 hours, great GPS and mass amounts of texting.
Add in the few levels of World of Goo and being able to run this bad boy on the BIG SCREEN with the hdmi useing a 30 foot cable.....
This is the phone to have. Period.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20452048&postcount=2609
Zspy1985 said:
Running Eagle Bloods rom with faux123 kernel. Overclocked my phone 1.5gHZ with it undervolted as well. Getting over 15 hours of HARD power use while listening to music for 3 hours, web 2 hours, great GPS and mass amounts of texting.
Add in the few levels of World of Goo and being able to run this bad boy on the BIG SCREEN with the hdmi useing a 30 foot cable.....
This is the phone to have. Period.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20452048&postcount=2609
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Noob question: so flashing the kernel gives better battery life? or the fact that it's undervolted?
jwslam said:
Noob question: so flashing the kernel gives better battery life? or the fact that it's undervolted?
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The fact it undervolted but not all g2x cpu are built the same, undervolting can kill your cpu if it cant handle it
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The SPEED! 'Nuff said
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Best thing about this phone is the games made for tegra. They are enhanced!
There isn't really a need to change kernal because this phone is fast as is. I tried it, oc'd it and never saw real time improvements. I actually underclock mine to 816mhz and it still plays all games the same.
This phone operates the best for me on Baldwin's kang cm7. Its fast and reliable. Either way you will want to use anything that uses the external sd card for app storage.
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jetbruceli said:
Best thing about this phone is the games made for tegra. They are enhanced!
There isn't really a need to change kernal because this phone is fast as is. I tried it, oc'd it and never saw real time improvements. I actually underclock mine to 816mhz and it still plays all games the same.
This phone operates the best for me on Baldwin's kang cm7. Its fast and reliable. Either way you will want to use anything that uses the external sd card for app storage.
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Lol its actually for my grandma, I ordered the phone for her but I will be playing with the phone for sure lol. I'm keeping the slide untill a quad core htc devices comes out with a good gpu
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I know this is an old thread but just wanted to say this phone is pretty awesome, my grandmother loves it and so do I. What I love the most about it is the stock build of the phone, the phone seems to respond faster when tapping on capacitive buttons then when I click them on my mytouch 4g slide which isnt stock like the g2x. I notice stock will always be faster then phones which have sense, touchwiz, and other crap of layer on top of android
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G-ma's stock G2x. Updated software?
You mentioned the speed of the stock build. I am curious if GRANDMA has the recent software update. It's V21Y and brings the phone up to Gingerbread 2.3.4 (as opposed to 2.3.3 previously. My wife has been on it over a month now w/o rebooting. It's an awesome stock build! My G2x is rooted and running recent Cyanogenmod real well too. The stock is so good now that even I sometimes restore a rooted stock nandroid for ZERO bugginess!
Joining in the dredging of an old thread - I loaded V21y on both my and my wife's phone - both run slower with noticeably more lag than stock Froyo. But no dreaded Black Screen Of Death, which is what my wife hated (she is on call sometimes). So I guess I'm happy. Someday I should try a dev rom I guess... But I NEED WiFi calling and a2dp - not sure if I can get that in a dev rom...
namklak said:
Joining in the dredging of an old thread - I loaded V21y on both my and my wife's phone - both run slower with noticeably more lag than stock Froyo. But no dreaded Black Screen Of Death, which is what my wife hated (she is on call sometimes). So I guess I'm happy. Someday I should try a dev rom I guess... But I NEED WiFi calling and a2dp - not sure if I can get that in a dev rom...
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wifi calling and a2dp work in almost all of the roms, even on the new baseband (except bluetooth calling, but streaming music works), just try one and find out. CM7 is the best place to start
hairycheapo said:
You mentioned the speed of the stock build. I am curious if GRANDMA has the recent software update. It's V21Y and brings the phone up to Gingerbread 2.3.4 (as opposed to 2.3.3 previously. My wife has been on it over a month now w/o rebooting. It's an awesome stock build! My G2x is rooted and running recent Cyanogenmod real well too. The stock is so good now that even I sometimes restore a rooted stock nandroid for ZERO bugginess!
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Yea she got the update 2.3.4, the stock build is awesome fast, faster than the htc sense obviously but I still love the htc sense animations are just better on sense if sense could be just as fast as stock id loved it even more lol. Stock makes a big difference even the single core G2 is fast on stock faster than the mytouch even with 2 cores. I've done the test I tap the menu at the same time on the 3 phones and the mytouch is the slowest. However you do see the difference when not on the UI, for example on apps, the browser, and loading obviously the mytouch wins on that aspect 1.2 ghz dual core
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theres still some minor issues with the 2.3.4 got one rare SOD and a few odd reboots. cm7 has none of the issues. guess thats the tradeoff for proper quality of calls and a working gps.
I downgraded my baseband back to the March 2011 firmware, loaded up Hell Fire Phoenix with Faux's stable kernel, running V6 SuperCharger, and a Team Carbon theme that I'm currently modifying to my specific likings.
This phone flies for me. Everything works and it looks great while doing it. I really don't see a need to get a new phone, unless I decide I want a larger screen.
I still hate LG, but hey...
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I downgraded my baseband back to the March 2011 firmware, loaded up Hell Fire Phoenix with Faux's stable kernel, running V6 SuperCharger, and a Team Carbon theme that I'm currently modifying to my specific likings.
This phone flies for me. Everything works and it looks great while doing it. I really don't see a need to get a new phone, unless I decide I want a larger screen.
I still hate LG, but hey...
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I'm using the mytouch and my grandma won't be changing phones in a long while maybe untill her upgrade is due. And for me would be the same, I'm waiting for the quad core htc mytouch to come out.
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Rooted, flashed Virtuous ROM, now what else to do?

Hey all,
I have a very fun and exciting cell phone now thanks to rooting my phone and installing the Virtuous Inquisition ROM on my phone.
However, now that I've done all that, I've got the itch to do more to my phone. I really like VI as a ROM, but is there anything else I can do to my phone?
Thanks!
Flash hypernonsense, it's like VI but with the remaining few bugs fixed, better battery life (with stock kernel) and a later ICS build. Make sure you have firmware 3.33 to avoid reboots.
boomboomer said:
Flash hypernonsense, it's like VI but with the remaining few bugs fixed, better battery life (with stock kernel) and a later ICS build. Make sure you have firmware 3.33 to avoid reboots.
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I've been tempted to flash hypernonsense too, as its basically like an updated VI. How is firmware 3.33, do you have any wifi signal issues and if so where are you based? Its the only thing holding me back, as I've seen people saying that their wifi is affected after upgrading to 3.33.
gsmyth said:
I've been tempted to flash hypernonsense too, as its basically like an updated VI. How is firmware 3.33, do you have any wifi signal issues and if so where are you based? Its the only thing holding me back, as I've seen people saying that their wifi is affected after upgrading to 3.33.
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I'm in the UK, 3G signal strength is improved and wifi is no different than it was in VI - it all works perfectly including tethering.
The biggest improvement is battery life - over 1d 16hrs, with 5 to 7hrs screen on time is the norm now (using the Anker 1900).
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I'm in the UK, 3G signal strength is improved and wifi is no different than it was in VI - it all works perfectly including tethering.
The biggest improvement is battery life - over 1d 16hrs, with 5 to 7hrs screen on time is the norm now (using the Anker 1900).
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Thanks, im also in the UK, so might just give this a shot. Just biding my time for a fully stable CM10 release as it doesnt seem to far away now, so will feed my flashing needs for now. Also been looking at the Anker battery, looks good value for a tenner. On the stock battery on VI, I'm getting around 20-24hr(+) with 3-3.5 hrs screen on time.
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I'm in the UK, 3G signal strength is improved and wifi is no different than it was in VI - it all works perfectly including tethering.
The biggest improvement is battery life - over 1d 16hrs, with 5 to 7hrs screen on time is the norm now (using the Anker 1900).
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really? hrm... (I also use the Anker 1900s).
I'll check it out. I think I had HyperNonSense before I had VI and switched for some reason.
Thanks.
boomboomer said:
Flash hypernonsense, it's like VI but with the remaining few bugs fixed, better battery life (with stock kernel) and a later ICS build. Make sure you have firmware 3.33 to avoid reboots.
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Does this rom have any bugs that stop you using it on a daily basis?
I'm experiencing a GPS issue with CM9.1 so may need an alternative but I'm not keen on sense anymore so want to stick with the whole stock android look/feel.
Really like the way CM9 works in comparison to CM7, it may just be the change over from gingerbread to ICS but its awesome.
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You can find the "bug" list for this Rom .and for all other roms on the first page of download section .'
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Repoman123 said:
Does this rom have any bugs that stop you using it on a daily basis?
I'm experiencing a GPS issue with CM9.1 so may need an alternative but I'm not keen on sense anymore so want to stick with the whole stock android look/feel.
Really like the way CM9 works in comparison to CM7, it may just be the change over from gingerbread to ICS but its awesome.
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No bugs, been using it as my daily for months now. The only thing not working is the fm radio.
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No bugs, been using it as my daily for months now. The only thing not working is the fm radio.
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Thanks for the response.
So you think this could be one of the closest roms to CM9? In terms of user interface and features?
(Sorry for the noob questions, I've only ever used 2 roms. CM7 and CM9!)
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Repoman123 said:
Thanks for the response.
So you think this could be one of the closest roms to CM9? In terms of user interface and features?
(Sorry for the noob questions, I've only ever used 2 roms. CM7 and CM9!)
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I have no idea, never installed either of those. I aim for a lightweight ROM with maximum battery life as I need the phone for what it can do, rather than eyecandy and features I don't use.
It's as close to an AOSP ROM that has everything working, if that helps.

[Q] Please Help with overheating problem

im sure many of you guys seen or experience this problem...i have yet to see a fix for it so please help me...randomly the phone will heat up, and its really hot near the back camera. when it starts to heat up my battery drains fast (35-50) mins.. if anyone knows a solution please help me out thanx
What ROM are you running?
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Team venom
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Mine does it on occasion. I got it to lessen slightly by uninstalling gsam battery monitor. It gets bad on mine playing hd games.
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Is it heating up while doing anything in particular?
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No its always random... It's really annoying
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Try flashing anther ROM.
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No its always random... It's really annoying
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If you're running Venom 4.0 (Sense 5 4.2.2 Base), and your phone is getting hot, it's essentially a bad flash.
Try this:
Recovery
Nandroid (as always)
Wipe: System, Cache, Dalvik/Cache
Factory Reset
Wipe: Dalvik/Cache
Install ROM, Beastmode Kernel 2.0, Beastmode Kernel 3.5 (add these zips to your flashing all in a row). Choose your voltages in Beastmode 3.5.
Once you've set up your phone, be sure to download something like CPU Tuner or NoFrills CPU Tuner. Charge to 100% and ensure you set your CPU Tuner app to whatever voltages you want, hit apply on boot, and then reboot.
I have been having this same problem. I recently started to use data on my phone and as soon as i enable it my phone gets extremely hot and slow, and the battery starts to run down extremely fast. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
htcmagicuser said:
I have been having this same problem. I recently started to use data on my phone and as soon as i enable it my phone gets extremely hot and slow, and the battery starts to run down extremely fast. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
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More information required. Is your phone stock or modified? If it's modified what ROM/kernel/radio are you using?
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Hey thanks for the quick reply.
Phone is stock, but has been rooted and s-offed
I am running 3.18.502.6 710RD
kernel: 3.4. 10-g310e8f1
baseband: 0.24p.32.09.06_10.130.32.34L
I am using this in New zealand if it makes any difference, bought this one x cheap off ebay and bought an unlock code for it. txt's and callling works fine
Ok, so you're running the stock at&t ROM and the at&t radio. How is the signal strength in the area you're using the device? You can find the specific strength by looking in Settings/About Phone/Network (where -51db is good strength and -110db is poor strength).
If you're dealing with poor signal strength that might explain why the phone heats up so much and the battery dies so quickly, it'd be working too hard to maintain a solid connection.
Following on from that, if you find you have poor strength, it might be worth experimenting with some different radios (baseband). Even if your strength is ok, trying out a few different radios could yield a positive result.
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Also, the AT&T version is locked to having the LTE radio on, which means its constantly looking for AT&T's LTE network, which may be contributing to the battery drain.
This is assuming you are not using LTE, since the carriers have done a pretty good job of having no standard bands between countries/regions.
You might consider flashing a non-AT&T ROM, as it will let you turn off the LTE radio. In addition, since you are s-off, you can try other radios as timmaaa suggested.

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