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[Modems] [I897] [2.3.3] Captivate kernel compatible - minor findings

The following is a list of modems I have tried with my Captivate.
Notes, Setup, etc.
Cognition 5 b2 kernel, provides root and Clockwork capabilities
Stock 2.3.3 KF1 ROM, removed AT&T bloat that's all
"Tests" were done with Speedtest
General observations were noted in the Saratoga/Albany, NY to NYC, NY area.
Davlik cache wiped before each modem flash via Clockwork
GPS testing using AngryGPS
Looks like
doesn't work here, so just follow the link to the google doc until I find an easier way of doing this.
Google Doc link
:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...cXBobFd0WHNNS2lhS0E&hl=en_US&authkey=CMC5t5kD
CWM3 Flashable versions of modems I came across(repacked in cwm3 containers)
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/0jnkdqse5w7u75o/CWM3_JH2.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8t5fh1tdy07tfwy/CWM3_JH7.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/h34f9ucm5w63n99/CWM3_JI6.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/683jsqb08voqj88/CWM3_JJ4.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3v0x6qzvmy191cm/CWM3_KB1.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/l2naltvp76c1v1x/CWM3_KE3.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/fsvszd5xjif3bbh/CWM3_KF1.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ip9ur1kuiw5r28d/CWM3_JL1.zip
I will add more as they are available

If anyone has any modems that work with I897 Captivate(!not 9000 series) kernels please feel free to list them, I am searching the forums but I know I am missing some. Clockwork or Odin doesn't matter to me. ;-)
These will continue to be tested on ONLY Captivate based kernels.

Thanks for sharing the results...upload speed of the JL3 is interesting indeed.

How did you flash these modems. I wanna try kb1, but can I flash via cwm, considering I'm on cog 5 beta 2 with cwm 4? Is it compatible?
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For2ndtwin said:
Thanks for sharing the results...upload speed of the JL3 is interesting indeed.
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I think I am going to reflash that one today and let it sit for a while, I have had poor results with any of the newer modems and this build.
Cdub3 said:
How did you flash these modems. I wanna try kb1, but can I flash via cwm, considering I'm on cog 5 beta 2 with cwm 4? Is it compatible?
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I just used Odin3 1.81 to flash these on there. The original files are in the CWM zip files and can be placed in the Phone section of Odin.

Cdub3 said:
How did you flash these modems. I wanna try kb1, but can I flash via cwm, considering I'm on cog 5 beta 2 with cwm 4? Is it compatible?
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What I did was:
1) Grab cwm2 KB1 zip and open it
2) Grab any cwm3 modem zip, open it and replace the modem.bin file with the modem.bin from the KB1 zip
3) Copy cwm3 zip to phone
4) Flash with cwm4 (yes it's compatible)
Here is the one I used. Props to devz3r0 for the cwm3 zip I used.

As a follow up the JL1 is completely unreliable in my short experiences with it.
First and Second run with Speed test were great, then I got a call and quality was so-so. Then after the call I couldn't get the data to reconnect and rebooted. Now the speeds are very slow ping times in the 2000ms range and 3G performance is abysmal at best most of the time it just locks up and says network error.
I doubt I will be able to use this much longer today.

dan_maran said:
As a follow up the JL1 is completely unreliable in my short experiences with it.
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I doubt I will be able to use this much longer today.
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I was right I couldn't deal, so I am currently running JJJV5, yes it's a 9000 modem :X I'm going to run this for a while and see if it's stable on KF1. I like the speed of 3G with this one and signal strength seems up there as some places where I would get 2 EDGE bars before I now get 2 3G bars. As stated I will keep this one for a while and post back some experiences.
Ha! Data is awesome, but you can't hear the phone.. So there you go, useless on a Captivate kernel

I see you added JJJV5 to your results.. I've been dying to try this modem after reading all of the good feedback, but I thought it was a I9000 modem and wasn't compatible.
Edit: Didn't see the above post before replying... Let us know how it goes!

Still looking for some more Captivate modems to try out, if there is anymore.

dan_maran said:
I was right I couldn't deal, so I am currently running JJJV5, yes it's a 9000 modem :X I'm going to run this for a while and see if it's stable on KF1. I like the speed of 3G with this one and signal strength seems up there as some places where I would get 2 EDGE bars before I now get 2 3G bars. As stated I will keep this one for a while and post back some experiences.
Ha! Data is awesome, but you can't hear the phone.. So there you go. Useless on a Captivate kernel. Learn something new everyday
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Unless I missed something I believe all i9k modems must have a i9k compatible kernel to work properly. Yes data will work just fine but voice will not work.

alexige said:
Unless I missed something I believe all i9k modems must have a i9k compatible kernel to work properly. Yes data will work just fine but voice will not work.
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Right as I found out, removed from the spread sheet and added the note in red you quoted

Just added CWM3 downloads to the modems in the list, just so they are all in one place.
Let me know if the links don't work for you.

JV5 works great and it uses 850 by default. No modem dance required.
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dan_maran said:
Just added CWM3 downloads to the modems in the list, just so they are all in one place.
Let me know if the links don't work for you.
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Thanks for putting these together, trying KB1 now.
Sent from my Customized Captivate.

Just an update I am moving on the testing the GPS and it is pretty bad all round.

I ended up back on an i9000 rom- Mosaic V this time (which is excellent) ,my phone just does better with i9000 modems.
Sent from my Customized Captivate.

simple man said:
I ended up back on an i9000 rom- Mosaic V this time (which is excellent) ,my phone just does better with i9000 modems.
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I have a feeling that is the way mine is looking too, the non-9000 builds simply aren't giving me the service level I require. My data speed is crap, the GPS is horrid and I can't seem to find the fix no matter what I try.

Appreciate it, cool stats!

I ended up back on an i9000 rom- Mosaic V this time (which is excellent) ,my phone just does better with i9000 modems.
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I have a feeling that is the way mine is looking too, the non-9000 builds simply aren't giving me the service level I require. My data speed is crap, the GPS is horrid and I can't seem to find the fix no matter what I try.
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I thought trying something actually made for our phones would be better, but far from it. I will now stick with i9000 roms and modems, they just work better,faster and are more feature packed. I guess the carriers requirements are the problem. Thanks for your research.
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[NEW MODEM COLLECTION THREAD] Infuse 4G MODEMS

added all the cwm flashable modems into one rar file. download winrar or 7zip to extract this. ill add the new modems as the new att leaks come along.
Download:
http://www.multiupload.com/945YOZ76P7

Thanks
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Well come on guys. Download winrar. Its not that hard
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OP could you please list what's in the archive? Thanks for your efforts.

can someone tell me how 2 flash a modem....sorry totally forgot how 2 do it

eastside770 said:
can someone tell me how 2 flash a modem....sorry totally forgot how 2 do it
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DL modem
save to phone
reboot to recovery
flash zip from SD card
select modem
flash
profit
*edit*
woohoo! 1k!

I997UCKK1 Modem
Thanks.. The UCKK1 modem really improved my gps.. I'm getting locks in the basement floor of my house which i never cud before

Well done Jordan.
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Yay finally I do not have to go all the way back to gtgs never completed modem package thanks jordan.

Could you list links to each modem individually along with the package. The package is nice and all, but I hate to have to download the entire package when a new modem comes out. Either that or dig through the leak thread for the first person to package it up. That is what made GTGs thread so amazing, having the individual link to each modem.

Update: tried KK1, got abysmal data speeds <.2 Mbps, KI3 is still king, followed by KJ2.

demonspork said:
Could you list links to each modem individually along with the package. The package is nice and all, but I hate to have to download the entire package when a new modem comes out. Either that or dig through the leak thread for the first person to package it up. That is what made GTGs thread so amazing, having the individual link to each modem.
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Perhaps you could download them all and upload them all separately - its a lot of work for you to request of someone.

jwl12345 said:
Perhaps you could download them all and upload them all separately - its a lot of work for you to request of someone.
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He can use the links from gtg's thread for the older modems, then each of the others has been uploaded and posted somewhere else, either in their own thread or in the Leak thread for that release.

demonspork said:
He can use the links from gtg's thread for the older modems, then each of the others has been uploaded and posted somewhere else, either in their own thread or in the Leak thread for that release.
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If its so little work and so easy why don't you do it?

Thread cleaned.....

jwl12345 said:
If its so little work and so easy why don't you do it?
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The one stop shopping thread sticked I believe has all the modems individually linked.
@Jordan, thanks again for all your hard work, when you start college next year, make time for us!
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jwl12345 said:
Update: tried KK1, got abysmal data speeds <.2 Mbps, KI3 is still king, followed by KJ2.
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I actually got up to 9mbit down when I was driving hone from work. Seems that this modem for me is in general (wifi) not faster but much more stable with less disconnecting randomly like the last two. I haven't tried the ki3 though. Just started playing with modems since the jk1
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one SMALL request...
could you list on the first/main post... all the builds/version they came from and what their release dates are?
would most likely be helpful to all!

Ph0z3 said:
one SMALL request...
could you list on the first/main post... all the builds/version they came from and what their release dates are?
would most likely be helpful to all!
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Quick thing - the version they came from is named the same - the UCKI3 modem came from the UCKI3 firmware leak, etc.

jwl12345 said:
Quick thing - the version they came from is named the same - the UCKI3 modem came from the UCKI3 firmware leak, etc.
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i was meaning more like froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, ICS...
for the people who dont know the releases by their build-names.

[Q] Blaze 4g Modem

just out of curiosity does the Blaze 4g modem work on our phone, I heard the sgs II got a 4mbps+ increase from flashing it on theirs???
EDIT- Here is the post w/ download links for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572198&highlight=blaze+4g
EDIT- From what I hear this modem does not work, flash at your own risk!!

I sure hope so.
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Well the good news is that it flashes and loads into the OS fine. The bad news is that it won't connect to the network. Could be because I'm on ATT but I doubt it. Wifi still works. Trying to flash back to KD1 and still not able to connect to the network which I've never had a problem doing before. I'll post back after trying a few other things. I'm on Fast Don't Lie.

Tell me where to grab it, I'll give it a shot.

stephen_w said:
Tell me where to grab it, I'll give it a shot.
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Steven
You may want to hold off for a minute. I just reflashed KD1 modem and I'm still getting no signal. I"ll get back to you after I edit that first post.

hechoen said:
Steven
You may want to hold off for a minute. I just reflashed KD1 modem and I'm still getting no signal. I"ll get back to you after I edit that first post.
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Ok. Check to make sure it didn't wipe out your APN.

stephen_w said:
Ok. Check to make sure it didn't wipe out your APN.
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I'd love to check but keep getting Insert sim to access network services. Any thoughts before I odin?
UPDATE:
Reflashed the ROM I was on and all is well. So steven if you want to try and see if you get better results still being with Tmob here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572198
Just be prepared to reflash via CWM if needed.

hechoen said:
UPDATE:
Reflashed the ROM I was on and all is well.
Just be prepared to reflash via CWM if needed.
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I'll give it a shot. I flashed clean today anyway, so no loss if I have to do it again
EDIT: I gave it a shot. It wipes out the baseband version and I get no signal as well.

I here ya. Just flashed Fast now off to flash Fast V2. Let me know if the modem works for you.

hechoen said:
I here ya. Just flashed Fast now off to flash Fast V2. Let me know if the modem works for you.
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Nopers. Same issue. It's a pretty huge zip. It actually flashes two different files. If it's the same underlying modem hardware I'm sure someone could port this to our phone. I can say with 100% accuracy that I'm not smart enough to be that person

Someone over on the Sidekick 4G forum modified the Blaze's modem so that it works with the SK4G.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610449
Since the stock Sidekick modems work with our phone, any ideas as to whether this modified Blaze modem will too?

Manumission said:
Someone over on the Sidekick 4G forum modified the Blaze's modem so that it works with the SK4G.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610449
Since the stock Sidekick modems work with our phone, any ideas as to whether this modified Blaze modem will too?
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Try it out and report back might be a headache or work great! I'd be hesitant with original modem removing information giving the "insert Sim".. Also I flashed a modem a while back (infuse kk3 modem) it worked, but my clock time was off many hours. It didn't matter what modem I used after. I ended up doing a hard reset using gps aids to fix issue an fyi.
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Yeah, someone who is willing to do it. Try it out! I'm interested in how much of an improvement this would make
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I just flashed it and so far it is fine. My upload & download speeds are a little higher for being at home and have 3 bars instead of 2.
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Hi eb13
Please track battery life as well.
I'm using the sidekick KD1 modem, which gave me better receptions, but I was told it costs some battery drain.
Also, can you please post modem here? I don't want to sign up just to download it. 10x!
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I also flashed it last night. No problems whatsoever, and I got the fastest upload and download speeds I've ever gotten (max. 9100 kbps download, 3400 kbps upload). Battery usage seems fine - I left the mobile network on overnight, and the battery only went down a couple of percentage points.
I think we have a winner here, but obviously individual results will vary. I'll try to post this in a separate post to make it more visible and include a download site that doesn't require a sign-up.

ChadBFlores said:
just out of curiosity does the Blaze 4g modem work on our phone, I heard the sgs II got a 4mbps+ increase from flashing it on theirs???
EDIT- Here is the post w/ download links for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572198&highlight=blaze+4g
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Considering it does not work wouldn't it be considerate to remove the link, just to avoid the risk of someone messing up their phone?
eb13 said:
I just flashed it and so far it is fine...
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I also flashed it...
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Which files did you two download?
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@Quietly: The file that is at the link in my post at the top of this page.

Yeah I lost you regarding the download link.
LB7 is not the port suggested (that was kj2) and it's also 20MB instead of 9MB...
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@itzik2sh: LB7 doesn't show up in the baseband version area in the Settings menu - people also reported this in the SK4G forum. But as I was flashing it in CWM, the phone reported that it flashed both the mdm.bin and amss.bin files. And I'm getting much better speeds. So you can take it or leave it.
The reason the file is so large is due to the presence of both .bins.
For reference, here is a link to the LB7 modem file that I uploaded to mediafire:
http://www.mediafire.com/?7rt7z4p5hd1os1p

Radio and modem questions

OK since this is a question I'm assuming that I post this here so if I'm wrong sorry. And I have searched for answers to these questions on xda and Google and if info is out there I can't find it so if someone knows where it is point me in the right direction and I'll read the info myself as I'm not to lazy to research info when I can find it now that that's out of the way my questions are as follows...
1. What does the modem in my phone control the wifi or data and basically what does it do? The quick version will be fine.
2. What does the radio do and controll? Quick version OK.
I just updated to the latest ics leak that came out a couple of days ago I think it UCLD2 correct me if I got that version wrong. I've also tried UCALC4 and with neither I get many bars. On gingerbread I got 2 or 3 bars in my home recliner with UCALC4 I got 1 and with UCLD2 this new leak I get 0. I've read flashing the galaxy note radio will fix this if so I need a link to that radio with instructions on flashing it in cwm. And if that radio does not fix the problem can I flash back to this one or maybe a gingerbread one?
And lastley I'm getting a notification at the bottom of my screen every few minutes that says connected to belkin wifi etc. I did not get this on gingerbread is this also a radio problem or a modem problem or a tottaly different issue? And what can I do to fix it? Should I just restore the backup of gingerbread I made and wait for the official update whatever year that may be lol?
Thanks ahead of time for any help or advice...
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I typed "android phone modem" in Google and got an answer on the first page, I'm sorry but I highly doubt u searched anything. None the less, as a new user I will spoon feed u this one time
Radio and modem are interchangeable terms used on CDs to basically describe the firmware used to control your phones cellular radio. Different firmwares enable different functions and frequencies. Basically with no modem, u have no cell data, or signal. No calling, no texting, nothing
UCLCL5 has been pulled due to it causing too many instability issues. getting a phone that works with it is luck of the draw. Use leeC UCLA3 radio for ics instead
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24227420

Sorry but I typed in cell phone modem and of course with that all I got was ways to connect your PC to the internet thru the cell phone. Didn't think about putting android in cause I figured modem would be in all phones oh well I will try that too see what I come up with. I'm in a real wooded very rural area so im not sure if the radio is the main problem I do know other phones like pan tech link a non smart phone gets full signal here but none of our android phones do. My main concern is the wifi saying connected every few minutes and my connection seeming like its slower that problem I did not have on gingerbread or UCALC4 is anyone else having these issues on the new leak
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OK I flashed that modem that you gave me the link to then rebooted and BAM!!!!!! Instant signal bars... Thanks man you are awesome and I may be a noober but I'm learning a lot fast thanks to guys like you. I am a computer programmer/web developer/ net worker but phones are new to me but I'm learning in many ways there similar but in other ways miles apart... But thanks again.. oh yea by the way in baseband version it says UCALC4 but in build number it says UCLD2 but the modem I flashed said UCLA3 so I'm not sure what that's all about but its working so if it ain't broke you don't go messing with it...
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yeah, you'll learn about that as u go along, but they're basically different build numbers. UCLD2 is the newest, UCLA4 is the previous ics leak build, and UCLA3 is actually a gingerbread radio (2.3.6), but it works really well.
If I helped I u, and if others do in the future, hit the thanks button!

icenight89 said:
I typed "android phone modem" in Google and got an answer on the first page, I'm sorry but I highly doubt u searched anything. None the less, as a new user I will spoon feed u this one time
Radio and modem are interchangeable terms used on CDs to basically describe the firmware used to control your phones cellular radio. Different firmwares enable different functions and frequencies. Basically with no modem, u have no cell data, or signal. No calling, no texting, nothing
UCLCL5 has been pulled due to it causing too many instability issues. getting a phone that works with it is luck of the draw. Use leeC UCLA3 radio for ics instead
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24227420
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UCLA3 ?? You mean UCLA4? Seriously, I would like to use UCLA3 on ICS if I can, but the link you post is UCLA4. I am searching........but if you know please advise.
THANKS.

chappatti said:
UCLA3 ?? You mean UCLA4? Seriously, I would like to use UCLA3 on ICS if I can, but the link you post is UCLA4. I am searching........but if you know please advise.
THANKS.
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Wrong. The downloadable link in the last post on that page is by leeC, ics_rogers_base.zip, and its ucla3. its what I'm using right now with ics

LeeC said:
It's from stock rogers GB but works on ICS. I flashed on my phone and it still shows I727UCALC4 but the baseband file is indeed the old UCAL3 one.
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That is a quote straight from that forum post. Even though it says ucalc4 it is ucal3. Read the whole forum posts and you will find out a lot more info
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chappatti said:
UCLA3 ?? You mean UCLA4? Seriously, I would like to use UCLA3 on ICS if I can, but the link you post is UCLA4. I am searching........but if you know please advise.
THANKS.
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Wrong. The downloadable link in the last post on that page is by leeC, ics_rogers_base.zip, and its ucla3. its what I'm using right now with ics
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garydv2002 said:
That is a quote straight from that forum post. Even though it says ucalc4 it is ucal3. Read the whole forum posts and you will find out a lot more info
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Yep, I used LeeC's UCLA3 modem for a good while. I tried the others but kept going back to it for the connectivity. Of course, everyone's phone and conditions differ so you have to try anything for yourself before you know if it is going to work for you. Like mentioned, it will probably show "Unknown" for a baseband, but it works. I am using the latest ICS modem (UCLD2) now with the Alien 7 ICS ROM and it seems to work just as well as the UCLA3 modem did for me.

+1 my wifi is even much faster and alot better range on ucld2 radio. Ucld2 is in every aspect. Far superior
Smoother. Faster. Less bugs
And easier to build from
I built my new rom. The ucld2 one. And did the themeing. In 1 afternoon.
Of course i have a great setup i ended up with from dealing with. The other leak. But i still say its much more refined

The UCLA3 modem worked good for me no doubt but as you said every phone is different and I like to try new things and stay cutting edge so I flashed the UCLC5 modem out of the galaxy note and my download speeds are faster with it but like you said it seems to depend on the phone itself and I would suggest anyone who is gonna try a new modem to try each one for a day or two to see which one is the right fit for your specific phone...
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That note radio is screwing up a lot of peoples phones. I would stay far away from that one
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xcrazydx said:
That note radio is screwing up a lot of peoples phones. I would stay far away from that one
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Yea, it worked OK for me (a few fc's in the background) but nothing major, but I too have read about the troubles some people get from the Note modem. Like you said, its probably not worth the gamble...especially now that UCLd2 modem is out.

Scott can you post a link to a zip file for the UCLD2 modem. The post I seen it in the other day I can't find now. I lost all my favorite XDA forum posts when I upgraded to premium. I want to try it on my wife's captivate just for an experiment.....
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garydv2002 said:
Scott can you post a link to a zip file for the UCLD2 modem. The post I seen it in the other day I can't find now. I lost all my favorite XDA forum posts when I upgraded to premium. I want to try it on my wife's captivate just for an experiment.....
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The version of the UCLD2 radio I am using can be found in the "Alien 7 ICS" thread in the DEV section. romracer posted it in the OP so be sure to thank him for it...it is his work.
Here is the link to the Alien 7 ICS thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608088
SeanZscreams posted another version and it is his work so be sure to thank him if you use it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600420
They are both the same modem, but I'm not sure if they were cooked differently or not.

[Q] Blaze 4G Modem in the UK?

Hey guys,
Sorry if this is the wrong forum but I looked at the Blaze 4G thread in the Development forum and searched but didn't really find an answer / didn't wanna revive the thread so anyhow, two questions!
1. Some ROMs ask you to flash this after flashing the ROM. Is that for speed or is it because the stock radio / modem gets erased / doesn't work as well with the ROM? Sorry, I feel like this is a noob question but I'm asking because some ROMs have custom kernels (which I'm guessing replaces stock kernal? Or maybe you flash that separately?) so if the ROM asks you to flash radio, is it because it doesn't have radio and stock radio gets deleted / doesn't work?
2. If they tell you to flash the Blaze 4G modem just for speed (and the stock radio doesn't get removed / works just fine), is it worth flashing it when where I live doesn't have 4G capabilities (yet)? Like would it mess up the frequency or something / change it from GSM status to like CMDA or something? sorry, ANOTHER noob question, OT but I read somewhere in XDA that they had a radio (or something, I can't remember what sorry) that could unlock Droid 4 from CDMA to GSM or something so I'm worried that flashing this might make it not work in the UK frequency anymore / not really be worth flashing because it wouldn't affect speed much anyway?

Its useful for internet speed and range. Its 4G only, so this wouldn't be of use to you, sorry.
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TheLastSidekick said:
Its useful for internet speed and range. Its 4G only, so this wouldn't be of use to you, sorry.
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Thanks for the reply! So I'm guessing stock radio would work as normal? I'm thinking about flashing GOV3 and it said to flash Blaze 4G after flashing ROM so I wasn't sure if it was necessary or just a preference

No problem. Well in your case, 4G isn't supported so keeping the default stock modem is perferred, this will present less problems.
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I'm using the blaze modem in romania and the signal strenght is better and the net speed also. So flash it not gonna brick your phone relax

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I'm using the blaze modem in romania and the signal strenght is better and the net speed also. So flash it not gonna brick your phone relax
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Good feedback. For future reference, what network in Romania are you using? (I wasn't aware it increased signal strength on different carriers, but that's good to know!)

bugyika said:
I'm using the blaze modem in romania and the signal strenght is better and the net speed also. So flash it not gonna brick your phone relax
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If it ain't broken don't try something that could break it?! Haha thanks for the info though if I'm having noticeable issues with stock radio, I'll look into flashing this!
How do I back up stock radio though? Not flash a version of the stock radio uploaded here, but the one that came with my phone? Ya'know ... just in case

Flash any ROM (I mean ANY) and it'll come back.
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