Since I first got my HTC One S it has been bouncing between 3G and H data connections every 30 seconds, causing interruptions to streaming, web browsing, and being a real pain to try and use. Even after upgrading to the TmoUS 1.84 radio I was still getting these data bounces and connection drops. But I've finally found a fix.
Fire up Root Explorer file browser
Go to /system, mount filesystem read/write
Make a copy of /system/build.prop named build.prop.bak
Open the /system/build.prop file in Root Explorer's text editor
Find and change the lines to
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ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
Save and exit. Reboot the phone.
Now when I start actively using the data connection it'll go from 3G to H and stay there without immediately dropping back to 3G and causing a data interruption. If I'm not using data it'll eventually drop back to 3G to save battery.
Anyone else? Does this work?
I'll report back once I root later
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moonrock said:
Anyone else? Does this work?
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For me, in Israel with a carrier which doesn't support the Fast-Dormancy feature, the change of those 2 lines did the trick!
Actually, the 2nd line was already there in my Build.Prop file but the 1st one was the saver!!!
does this waste data/battery?
mattmann95 said:
does this waste data/battery?
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might be battery is less saved but it makes your phone work!
As for the data, there is no change, or maybe there is but for better...
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Thanks !!
This fix seems to have worked on my One S running MIUI v4 Have been recieving download speeds in the region of 1.5Mb/s
I do not see those two lines to change the value
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For me, the power collapse was already set and the fast dormancy rule seems to make it "stick" in 2g unless the 4g signal is really great...not exactly what I would like. One other thread had you put ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=#, but didn't explain what that # meant...anyone know?
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For me, the power collapse was already set and the fast dormancy rule seems to make it "stick" in 2g unless the 4g signal is really great...not exactly what I would like. One other thread had you put ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=#, but didn't explain what that # meant...anyone know?
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Can you take a screenshot of where you see. I can't find it anywhere in my build.prop file. Thanks
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For me, the power collapse was already set and the fast dormancy rule seems to make it "stick" in 2g unless the 4g signal is really great...not exactly what I would like. One other thread had you put ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=#, but didn't explain what that # meant...anyone know?
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as much as I know, in the file the # stand for comment start. Therefore, it should be the same as 0 in this case.
Yet, for me, it seems add if the 0 works better than the #.
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Can you take a screenshot of where you see. I can't find it anywhere in my build.prop file. Thanks
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if you don't find it, add the lines to your file...
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el_smurfo said:
For me, the power collapse was already set and the fast dormancy rule seems to make it "stick" in 2g unless the 4g signal is really great...not exactly what I would like. One other thread had you put ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=#, but didn't explain what that # meant...anyone know?
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fast dormacy switches between hspa and 3g, not 2g
It worked for me. Stays on H for the moste time but i can still see that the H switches the colors a lot (from Grey to ICS Blue), not sure what that means.
HighRoIIer said:
It worked for me. Stays on H for the moste time but i can still see that the H switches the colors a lot (from Grey to ICS Blue), not sure what that means.
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It means you are losing your connection to Google services. Open Gtalk when it is white and you will find your connections greyed out.
Final thought
While this build.prop change helped keep my phone from bouncing between 3G/H all the time I was still getting a lot of data stall (1000ms+ waits) between sending and receiving data.
Turns out T-Mobile didn't update my account with the new IMEI number of this phone. That was causing the data stalls. I contacted support and had them update the IMEI again and now data sends/receives with no delay.
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Swap a couple words, and that title could be a Viagra commercial
Anyways, looking at the changes we made to reconnect to 4G faster, these values should make us connect sooner, and drop the connection later. Should be good for fringe areas. I'll describe every change and explain what they do, so bear with me:
NOTE: All these changes will be made in the EPST menu. To get there, dial ##DATA# and choose edit mode. You'll have to enter your MSL. Then choose WiMax in the menu. Don't change anything except what I tell you, because you'll eff something up most likely. If this doesn't work for you, I've also mentioned the defaults so you can go back.
WiMAX_Entry_RX(RSSI)(dBm) - Default is -89. This is the minimum signal it has to be picking up to connect. I'm not sure what the best value here is, but the lower the number, the quicker the connect, since it will connect to a weaker signal. You'll have to experiment some with this, I recommend trying about -95 to -100 first. If it's unstable, raise the value closer to -89.
WiMAX_Entry_CINR(dB) - Default is 4. This is the Carrier to Interface Noise Ratio. The higher it is, the clearer the connection has to be to connect. Change it to 3. You may be able to push it all the way down to 2, but that is probably pushing it. EDIT: Sorry, didn't realize you couldn't set this without it being 4 or higher. You can still pick it up with a weaker signal by changing the entry RSSI, but you still have to have a signal without much interference. In reality, that shouldn't matter too much though
WiMAX_Exit_CINR(dB) - Default is 2. See the entry CINR value for an explanation of it. If the signal degrades to a CINR of 2, it will drop the connection. Change this to 1. This should let you stay connected longer. If you run into problems with staying connected but having an unreliable connection, change it back to 2.
WiMAX_Exit_Delay(s) - The default is 2. Since it's measured in seconds, that means if the CINR drops to 2 or below for 2 seconds, it will drop the connection. Raise it to 5. That should be enough to cover just a random drop in signal that will pick back up right away. That way you don't drop connection if you drive under a bridge or something (I'm rocking mine at 15s here, but it'll take any value up to 600 seconds, which is 10 minutes!)
That should be it. I think I explained everything good enough. Let me know if you have any questions & I'll edit the OP. None of these should harm your device, but as usual heres the disclaimer: If you screw up and blame me, I will point and laugh.
I'm not in 4G ATM so I can't test it, but all the principles check out in theory. The only one that cause any 4G instability (ie having signal but not being able to transfer data) is the exit CINR. A value of 1 may be too low to transfer data, but I'm not sure. If you have that issue, just raise it back to 2. The rest will just make it pick up signal sooner.
Let me know how it works
EDIT: Also, if you follow this guide it'll let you reconnect sooner if you for some reason disconnect randomly. Plus it'll let you connect as soon as it picks up signal too, not 5 minutes after you first pick it up!
I've had people report to me on Twitter that this DRASTICALLY improves things for them. @cynicaloptimist said he used to get 4G a half mile from is house, and now he can get it 150 feet away. It may not seem like a lot, but a half mile more coverage is a helluva lot more when a tower (4G towers may vary, CDMA/EvDo figures here) may cover 10-12 miles.
Great work man, i just wish i could use it. Damn you Sprint for not having 4G in Long Island New York yet! All the hype for this phone and its flagship feature, 4G when you buy it and you find out, you cant even use it... smh.
That works great! Also, has anyone found out why it keeps searching for 4G when we turn it off? ALL evos are affected. Do a Logcat after you turn 4g off and watch it go crazy every 2 seconds. I think this issue has been seriously overlooked.
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That works great! Also, has anyone found out why it keeps searching for 4G when we turn it off? ALL evos are affected. Do a Logcat after you turn 4g off and watch it go crazy every 2 seconds. I think this issue has been seriously overlooked.
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Yeah I've noticed that but I have no idea what may be causing it. I'll look into it, but the gist of it is, it seems to be looking for the 4G daemon running on the device, but it's been shut down already. Could be wrong tho.
inputing ##DATA# does nothing for my evo
humor...intrigue...practical knowledge...this post has it all! two thumbs up!
epst edit password
I would love to try this but I can not get pass the password on edit on ##data#. How do I get this password? Thanks
Geniusdog254 said:
[*]WiMAX_Entry_CINR(dB) - Default is 4. This is the Carrier to Interface Noise Ratio. The higher it is, the clearer the connection has to be to connect. Change it to 3. You may be able to push it all the way down to 2, but that is probably pushing it.
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The acceptable range of values for the Evo is 4-10. The Evo just wont let me set it lower.
This was just what I was looking for, screwed up my epst.apk though so I hope I can just swap it back in with adb.
the "WiMAX_Entry_CINR(dB)" does not allow me to enter a value of 3. It says it's restricted values are between 4 - 10.
Edit: pwabbit also posted it. I guess I can confirm that he's not the only one unable to change that value.
regulator207 said:
the "WiMAX_Entry_CINR(dB)" does not allow me to enter a value of 3. It says it's restricted values are between 4 - 10.
Edit: pwabbit also posted it. I guess I can confirm that he's not the only one unable to change that value.
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The acceptable range of values for the Evo is 4-10. The Evo just wont let me set it lower.
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Thanks for the heads up guys. Updated the OP, sorry about that.
Everything else will still have an effect & pick up at lower signal, you just still have to have a clear signal
inputing ##DATA# does nothing for my evo
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Run logcat while inputing the code. You will likely see msgs that indicate the phone is trying to load a number of java classes and a reason for the failure. When I had this problem it was because I had a corrupted hosts file and the phone was failing to resolve th name localhost which is the name used to call the java classes needed to load the tool.
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pongoface said:
I would love to try this but I can not get pass the password on edit on ##data#. How do I get this password? Thanks
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Call Sprint and ask for your msl or use cdma workshop to get it. Search the forum for info on cdma. There are a number of threads on the subject.
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frankenstein\ said:
Call Sprint and ask for your msl or use cdma workshop to get it. Search the forum for info on cdma. There are a number of threads on the subject.
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Silly noobz, its ##data## you didn't add the last #
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Silly noobz, its ##data## you didn't add the last #
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Umm please tell me that was sarcasm? It's definitely ##data#
Lol I'm gunna assume it was tho
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Umm please tell me that was sarcasm? It's definitely ##data#
Lol I'm gunna assume it was tho
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Nope,... its##data## for sure. I did it like that it does nothing. Seriously. Been going this for a min bro. Anyways the edits work. The sleep was also edited to 300 mins. Bty in vegas i broke the 5 mbps max i was gettin. 7.8 mbps *****es.
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Nope,... its##data## for sure. I did it like that it does nothing. Seriously. Been going this for a min bro. Anyways the edits work. The sleep was also edited to 300 mins. Bty in vegas i broke the 5 mbps max i was gettin. 7.8 mbps *****es.
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Awesome speeds. The network has just been live here in STL for about a month, started off never breaking 2.5Mbps. Now they've improved it quite a bit coverage wise & I get ~5mbps going 75MPH down I-55. I imagine it'd be better stationary.
And thats really weird. What ROM are you running? Are you using the stock HTC dialer? It should definitely be ##data# unless you're not on the HTC dialer. AAMOF it won't even let you enter the second one, as soon as you type the first it goes straight into EPST.
Lol, yeah the 4th # is silent.
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Geniusdog254 said:
Awesome speeds. The network has just been live here in STL for about a month, started off never breaking 2.5Mbps. Now they've improved it quite a bit coverage wise & I get ~5mbps going 75MPH down I-55. I imagine it'd be better stationary.
And thats really weird. What ROM are you running? Are you using the stock HTC dialer? It should definitely be ##data# unless you're not on the HTC dialer. AAMOF it won't even let you enter the second one, as soon as you type the first it goes straight into EPST.
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Yeah crazy speeds, i took a dump on myself when i hit that marker. I also have a head set plugged in with it snipped to half a inch of wire. For some odd reason i broke the barrier. With it plugged in. I think the 4g antenna is a small one compaired to the usb one. Iam using damage control 3.2.3 with the toast fps kernel and stock dialer. Great battery with dc profile set to performance and underclocked to 806 using the juice control not setcpu. When u got dc set to performance means its allowing more threads in the cpu not making it set to a full load. Just sayin.
pongoface said:
I would love to try this but I can not get pass the password on edit on ##data#. How do I get this password? Thanks
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call sprint or cdma workshop or if you were to activate a phone on sprint.com then wait like 5 min activate the evo back the one time code or secondary code can be used as the msl pw. i have never seen anyone post that about activating the phone to get the msl. that to me would be the easiest
Is there any way to switch the "H" in Revolution HD to "4G"?
ibanezbass said:
Is there any way to switch the "H" in Revolution HD to "4G"?
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Why do you want a fake representation of 4G on your phone?
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ibanezbass said:
Is there any way to switch the "H" in Revolution HD to "4G"?
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Open the framework/systemUI files, and update the H/H+ icons there to 4G.
Well it's what at&t considers 4G for now so why not? Does anyone happen to have the 4G images from the EVO?
ibanezbass said:
Well it's what at&t considers 4G for now so why not? Does anyone happen to have the 4G images from the EVO?
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Here u go. Just rename to whatever names u want.
ibanezbass said:
Well it's what at&t considers 4G for now so why not? Does anyone happen to have the 4G images from the EVO?
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But its not what att considers 4G. It is a marketing trick that apperently works. Not to mention 3.5G would be kind of tough to squeeze into the status bar
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lol, i could use 3.5G lol
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Here u go. Just rename to whatever names u want.
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these are 20x38, some of the original icons in systemui.apk are 38x38, will that cause an issue?
Hey guys. Just one question. I backed up my systemui.apk. modded the files and closed the apk. But when i try to install it it doesnot let me. Any instructions ob how to do it. Ps. I dont have a pc anymore
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Hey guys. Just one question. I backed up my systemui.apk. modded the files and closed the apk. But when i try to install it it doesnot let me. Any instructions ob how to do it. Ps. I dont have a pc anymore
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Make a copy of the backed up unmodded one somewhere where you can easily go move it back. Then make a nandroid backup just in case .
Here's how I've done it. Probably a better way, but it's worked for me. Make sure the modded apk is renamed to exactly what the existing one is "SystemUI.apk". Using Root Explorer, move the modded apk anywhere NOT on the SD Card - like the root internal memory, for example. In Root Explorer, keep moving up a level until you see the system, sdcard, etc. folders: then move it here, but not in a particular folder yet (this will allow you to change the permissions). Change the permissions to rw-r-r (check the first two boxes on the first line, and the first box on the next two lines). Make sure it says "permissions changed successfully". Move the apk to system/app, override the prompt to replace the existing one. Your status bar will disappear. Turn off the device, then back on. You should see your changes.
Works great. But only one problem. My statusbar dissapered for ever. Y reatarted and its still gone. I only modded the pics.
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Works great. But only one problem. My statusbar dissapered for ever. Y reatarted and its still gone. I only modded the pics.
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Verify permissions and reboot once more.
What did you use to mod the pics? What program did you extract the apk with?
luistmw said:
Works great. But only one problem. My statusbar dissapered for ever. Y reatarted and its still gone. I only modded the pics.
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You have to set permissions correctly, like screenshot... then reboot.
Hey guys thanks. It works great. The permissions trick fixed.
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luistmw said:
Hey guys thanks. It works great. The permissions trick fixed.
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You welcome... Take care.
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[Q]Changing Signal Icons?
Sorry to bring this thread back to life, but I didn't know where else to put it and didn't want to start a new thread.
I was wondering if someone could make a flashable (CWM) .zip where GPRS shows G, EDGE shows E, UMTS shows 3G, HSDPA shows 3G+, and HSPA+ shows 4G? I know you can see the network you're connected to under About Phone/Network, but I'm tired of AT&T's 4G gimmick and would rather see what network I'm actually connected too.
I tried searching around, even got into the APK Manager thread and everything to try to mod the icons myself but was pretty unsuccessful since editing XML's got pretty complicated. So, as much as I didn't want to, it's time to admit how noob I am.
I have the icon images I'd like to use already, so if anyone could help me out that'd be great.
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Sorry to bring this thread back to life, but I didn't know where else to put it and didn't want to start a new thread.
I was wondering if someone could make a flashable (CWM) .zip where GPRS shows G, EDGE shows E, UMTS shows 3G, HSDPA shows 3G+, and HSPA+ shows 4G? I know you can see the network you're connected to under About Phone/Network, but I'm tired of AT&T's 4G gimmick and would rather see what network I'm actually connected too.
I tried searching around, even got into the APK Manager thread and everything to try to mod the icons myself but was pretty unsuccessful since editing XML's got pretty complicated. So, as much as I didn't want to, it's time to admit how noob I am.
I have the icon images I'd like to use already, so if anyone could help me out that'd be great.
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I like this
xxprolmracerxx said:
Sorry to bring this thread back to life, but I didn't know where else to put it and didn't want to start a new thread.
I was wondering if someone could make a flashable (CWM) .zip where GPRS shows G, EDGE shows E, UMTS shows 3G, HSDPA shows 3G+, and HSPA+ shows 4G? I know you can see the network you're connected to under About Phone/Network, but I'm tired of AT&T's 4G gimmick and would rather see what network I'm actually connected too.
I tried searching around, even got into the APK Manager thread and everything to try to mod the icons myself but was pretty unsuccessful since editing XML's got pretty complicated. So, as much as I didn't want to, it's time to admit how noob I am.
I have the icon images I'd like to use already, so if anyone could help me out that'd be great.
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You don't need to edit XMLs to change those icons. See my post here about using APK manager:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15992246&postcount=14
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xxprolmracerxx said:
Sorry to bring this thread back to life, but I didn't know where else to put it and didn't want to start a new thread.
I was wondering if someone could make a flashable (CWM) .zip where GPRS shows G, EDGE shows E, UMTS shows 3G, HSDPA shows 3G+, and HSPA+ shows 4G? I know you can see the network you're connected to under About Phone/Network, but I'm tired of AT&T's 4G gimmick and would rather see what network I'm actually connected too.
I tried searching around, even got into the APK Manager thread and everything to try to mod the icons myself but was pretty unsuccessful since editing XML's got pretty complicated. So, as much as I didn't want to, it's time to admit how noob I am.
I have the icon images I'd like to use already, so if anyone could help me out that'd be great.
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Attached should be what you're looking for. It comes from Virtuous Unity's SystemUI.apk, so might only work with Sense 3.0 ROMs? Or maybe only Virtuous Unity? Maybe someone else will be able to better specify. Either way, I still recommend you do a backup before installing. But it has E for EDGE, 3G for UMTS, 3G+ for HSDPA, and 4G for HSPA+. I've attached just the SystemUI.apk (has 5 bar signal strength mod as well, let me know if you want 4 bar) as well as a flashable Clockwork .zip that has Digital % battery and 5 bar signal strength mods (If you don't want the Digital% mod just delete the "framework" folder from the .zip and then flash). All I did was replace the pictures, the UOT kitchen did the rest of the mods.
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Attached should be what you're looking for. It comes from Virtuous Unity's SystemUI.apk, so might only work with Sense 3.0 ROMs? Or maybe only Virtuous Unity? Maybe someone else will be able to better specify. Either way, I still recommend you do a backup before installing. But it has E for EDGE, 3G for UMTS, 3G+ for HSDPA, and 4G for HSPA+. I've attached just the SystemUI.apk (has 5 bar signal strength mod as well, let me know if you want 4 bar) as well as a flashable Clockwork .zip that has Digital % battery and 5 bar signal strength mods (If you don't want the Digital% mod just delete the "framework" folder from the .zip and then flash). All I did was replace the pictures, the UOT kitchen did the rest of the mods.
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Awesome thanks. I'm actually already running VU (pretty unfortunate that they had to put the project on hold with everything thats going on with them), so even better =]
(to Simba) Correct me if I'm wrong, (I haven't actually tried this so I can't say for sure) but I wanted to keep the regular 3G (for UMTS) and 4G icons I have set up right now. I thought replacing the 3G icon with 3G+ would change the icons both for UMTS and HSDPA to 3G+, which isn't what I'm aiming for either.
[EDIT] The attachment didn't work. HSDPA is still showing 3G. I haven't checked UMTS yet, but I'm going to assume that it's showing 3G too. But yes, the icon pack I wanted to use is in the VU 1.29 SystemUI.apk, I just can't figure out how to make HSDPA show 3G+.
I just checked my t-mobile account and noticed I used 220mb of data since yesterday afternoon. How in the world is this possible if I was on wifi 90% of the time?
This sucks because I lose 4g speeds after 2GB of data.
are you sure that's only since yesterday & not from the start of your billing cycle?
I'm a brand new tmobile customer. Signed up yesterday.
Might be the T-Mobile app thing. There was somebody else complaining of high data usage and traced it back to this app.
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I'm a brand new tmobile customer. Signed up yesterday.
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it's probably not accurate then
redbullcat said:
Might be the T-Mobile app thing. There was somebody else complaining of high data usage and traced it back to this app.
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hmm. source link please? i'd really like to read in to this. that app is always shown as running on my phone, even after killing it.
xnifex said:
hmm. source link please? i'd really like to read in to this. that app is always shown as running on my phone, even after killing it.
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I'll see if I can find the thread for you
Couldn't find the specific post/thread I was quoting, but I did find this, on Android Police:
Update: Don’t install this app until it gets an update – it will turn your GPS on every 10 seconds to update your location info, and won’t stop unless you Force Stop it from the Manage Applications screen. It was at 68% on my phone’s battery usage menu after 6 hours of doing little with my phone aside from checking e-mail sporadically. Yuck.
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If it's using GPS to update your location every 10 seconds, that needs data. So I suspect, if you have this app installed, this could be your problem.
Get a data usage app that tells you what app is using how much data. If it shows that it is indeed this new T-Mobile app, there's your problem
From this post: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...more-for-me-though-were-not-sure-why-exactly/
EDIT: Not the thread I was talking about (and still trying to find!) but I have found this, which may or may not be of use: Click
redbullcat said:
I'll see if I can find the thread for you
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thanks (will even press the button when link is provided)
xnifex said:
thanks (will even press the button when link is provided)
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Look above. I'm still searching for the specific thread, if/when I find it
Hmm I don't have that app installed. There are other Tmobile apps though that seem to always be running & match the Uptime of my phone.
Get Traffic Counter from the Market and trace the data.
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Get Traffic Counter from the Market and trace the data.
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Just downloaded it. I'm not concerned with data (tho still want to read that post), I'm more concerned with why a lot of apps that I don't even use seem to always be on.
I think it's because they're stock apps and the default is always on. Once we have root, we should be able to get rid of them, and once we can flash ROMs, we can install stock HTC software, or Android Revolution HD
Just another reason to have s-off and root
Ok, after downloading traffic counter, it looks like it IS my fault for the excessive data usage.
It's showing the speed test app as using 130mb of data (since last reboot, which was yesterday). I admit I went a little crazy on the speedtest app yesterday and today (I've never had 4g speeds before switching to tmobile), but why does it use SO much data? I did quite a few tests, but still.
I tried that traffic counter app. XDA is killing my data 27mb. I spend to much time at this place.
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As I'm on an unlimited data plan, I don't really care about data usage. I can go up to something like 5gb and my network (giffgaff, easily the best network in the UK) doesn't really care! The only thing I can't do is tether, but I can create a wifi hotspot for when I need to get on the internet on a bigger screen
If you're in the UK, I strongly implore you to take a look at giffgaff. Link in my sig
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Ok, after downloading traffic counter, it looks like it IS my fault for the excessive data usage.
It's showing the speed test app as using 130mb of data (since last reboot, which was yesterday). I admit I went a little crazy on the speedtest app yesterday and today (I've never had 4g speeds before switching to tmobile), but why does it use SO much data? I did quite a few tests, but still.
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if you have a fast connection it needs to send/receiver bigger files to get an accurate account of what your speed it. if it only used like a 512KB file then it'd show your speed as 1028238234978234978MBps.
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The only thing I can't do is tether, but I can create a wifi hotspot for when I need to get on the internet on a bigger screen
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FYI that's still tethering, just wirelessly
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I think it's because they're stock apps and the default is always on. Once we have root, we should be able to get rid of them, and once we can flash ROMs, we can install stock HTC software, or Android Revolution HD
Just another reason to have s-off and root
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I'm curious then why some of the other apps show that they're running that aren't stock?
Makes sense. Time to stop using that app lol
brian85 said:
Makes sense. Time to stop using that app lol
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just did 2 tests to test the theory. 30MB down/8MB up
Post all the questions here and we will try to answer as best as possible for all the users....
WC
Hey can you add Q & A to the title? That way Zel can get this stickied.
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Fixed the title the title.
Stuck
is any one else having this issue...
When i connect phone to computer via usb cable, and select USB tethering it keeps asking me how i want to connect and i lose connection...
i.e I select USB tethering and it will give me internet connection, then after short period it will ask me again weather i want charge only/disk drive/tethering... etc.
It sounds like a cable issue but it does it with all 3 of my cables.......
Eventually after selecting tethering 5 or 6 times it remains on this setting...
Is it just my phone?
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is any one else having this issue...
When i connect phone to computer via usb cable, and select USB tethering it keeps asking me how i want to connect and i lose connection...
i.e I select USB tethering and it will give me internet connection, then after short period it will ask me again weather i want charge only/disk drive/tethering... etc.
It sounds like a cable issue but it does it with all 3 of my cables.......
Eventually after selecting tethering 5 or 6 times it remains on this setting...
Is it just my phone?
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Could be an issue with tethering. Not sure as I don't have a tethering plan to be able to use it.
^thanks..
Just some other questions:
2- Im in australia and am wondering should i be changing the radio or just leaving it alone?
3- whats the 'flip animation' mentioned in one of the battery logo update zips?
i have got two zips for battery percentage one is called WCX_Stock %_battery_lg and the other is flip&bat%35
what is the difference? All i want is percentage in stock battery logo.
PS. also loving my phone now with the sense 3.5 rom
psupernak said:
^thanks..
Just some other questions:
2- Im in australia and am wondering should i be changing the radio or just leaving it alone?
3- whats the 'flip animation' mentioned in one of the battery logo update zips?
i have got two zips for battery percentage one is called WCX_Stock %_battery_lg and the other is flip&bat%35
what is the difference? All i want is percentage in stock battery logo.
PS. also loving my phone now with the sense 3.5 rom
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Use the radio that works best in your area. If you don't know which one that is, you will need to try some out to find out. Make sure you flash the matching ril with each radio.
The following link is a video showing flip animation. If you don't want it, don't flash the battery mod with it. Altough, you could also disable animations in settings, and it would be inactive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqrBF0TE3Qk&feature=player_embedded
So its just the way the windows open?
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So its just the way the windows open?
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That's it, just adds flip type animation to screen changes.
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As for the radio...
This morning I did a speed test in my hometown and got 4.7 Mb/3.5 Mb..
That's unusually quick for my area but is it safe to say I don't need to change anything? Typically id get 2 Mb/ 0.9 Mb..
Also my CBD has 4g which is just rolling out now... Will my phone utilise the 4 g network? If so how will I know other than speed test? As I've done speed test in the city and get similar to above results.
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As for the radio...
This morning I did a speed test in my hometown and got 4.7 Mb/3.5 Mb..
That's unusually quick for my area but is it safe to say I don't need to change anything? Typically id get 2 Mb/ 0.9 Mb..
Also my CBD has 4g which is just rolling out now... Will my phone utilise the 4 g network? If so how will I know other than speed test? As I've done speed test in the city and get similar to above results.
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No thats LTE i'm on AT&T and while they call it 4G, It's really 3g 2.0
heathroi said:
No thats LTE i'm on AT&T and while they call it 4G, It's really 3g 2.0
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I'm from Australia and my.carrier is telstra. It's funny cos my home is not in the 4g coverage map.. I don't ususally get 8 mb but ill do another test and see what I get. From what I read our 4g uses a band width of 1800MHz....
Will this Rom enable my inspire to make the most of 4g capabilities?
How stable overclock to 1536 MHz? It might better be limited to ~ 1200 MHz? I fear for the processor in my device, suddenly it fry my ears
Any themes for this Rom that I can use
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How stable overclock to 1536 MHz? It might better be limited to ~ 1200 MHz? I fear for the processor in my device, suddenly it fry my ears
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You can under clock with SYS. Tune / Set cpu, and adjust to your liking.
Only you will most likely have to adjust every time after boot.
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arrom1983 said:
Any themes for this Rom that I can use
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No themes for us yet. Hopefully someone with skills will take interest in our
awesome Rom..
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I'm from Australia and my.carrier is telstra. It's funny cos my home is not in the 4g coverage map.. I don't ususally get 8 mb but ill do another test and see what I get. From what I read our 4g uses a band width of 1800MHz....
Will this Rom enable my inspire to make the most of 4g capabilities?
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I think you'll need to use the APN' configuration for your carrier's region. This Rom is setup pacifically for the U.S..
I hope this isn't a silly question...
Will the overclocking have any negative repercussions?
I have checked out the temperature using SetCPU and it usually is 75° even while charging.. I got it to go up to 82° once though while playing a graphics intense game... SO not too worried
Also noticed that it under-clocks while not in direct-use? Which makes me less worried!!
Worse-case I fry the CPU and go get a Vivid, right? HAHAHA
LOVE THE ROM!!!
True it is set high, but i use system tune pro to keep it lower. You will have to set it every time you reboot.
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WCX ROM
Hi YA
I have downloaded the rom..
It runs great, but I was noticing when running Bench mark apps it does not report as a WCX... is that an oversite or whaa...
Other that that, MY HATS OFF TA YA!! Good Job!!
sloanster
How do I flash this rom
I downloaded this to my pc but it's a zip what do I do next?
Does anyone know how to get the Wifi calling App to work on Ravers New ROM.
I installed the Zip that was was posted by Asianboy (sorry if I have your name wrong) and it still does not work.
When I go into the app it says enabling and the switch to activate it is greyed out and cannot select it, then after a few seconds it closes. when I go to setting it only let's me choose Wifi settings and the one time I was able to get into ping network it had invalid listed as address.
The app is very handy in NYC because a lot of building have weak TMOBILE signal but have Wifi available.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Give up on it or flash rc3.1 or wait for Raver's next update.
Or do this...
1) Go to /system/build.prop and open using Super Manager or some similar file manager with ROOT permissions.
2) Go to the very BOTTOM of the prop, and add this:
## start GAN-Lite ##
rild.libpath=/system/lib/librilswitch.so
rilswitch.vendorlibpath=/system/lib/libsec-ril.so
rilswitch.ganlibpath=/system/lib/libganril.so
## end GAN-Lite ##
3) In Super Manager hit menu then Save
4) Reoot into recovery and wipe cache & Dalvik Cache just to be safe
5) Reboot and let phone sit 10 mins to rebuild cache
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Yeah... give up on it or flash rc3.1 or wait for Raver's next update.
Or if you are feeling ballsy try this...
1) Go to /system/build.prop and open using Super Manager or some similar file manager with ROOT permissions.
2) Go to the very BOTTOM of the prop, and add this:
## start GAN-Lite ##
rild.libpath=/system/lib/librilswitch.so
rilswitch.vendorlibpath=/system/lib/libsec-ril.so
rilswitch.ganlibpath=/system/lib/libganril.so
## end GAN-Lite ##
3) In Super Manager hit menu then Save
4) Reoot into recovery and wipe cache & Dalvik Cache just to be safe
5) Reboot and let phone sit 10 mins to rebuild cache
Let me know if it works. If I read correctly asianbobo15 said it worked.
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Thanks for you suggestion, will try.
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I tried that and did not work. Well wait for next update.
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lumin30 said:
Yeah... give up on it or flash rc3.1 or wait for Raver's next update.
Or if you are feeling ballsy try this...
1) Go to /system/build.prop and open using Super Manager or some similar file manager with ROOT permissions.
2) Go to the very BOTTOM of the prop, and add this:
## start GAN-Lite ##
rild.libpath=/system/lib/librilswitch.so
rilswitch.vendorlibpath=/system/lib/libsec-ril.so
rilswitch.ganlibpath=/system/lib/libganril.so
## end GAN-Lite ##
3) In Super Manager hit menu then Save
4) Reoot into recovery and wipe cache & Dalvik Cache just to be safe
5) Reboot and let phone sit 10 mins to rebuild cache
Let me know if it works. If I read correctly asianbobo15 said it worked.
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Followed your directions and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for the help!
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payazo915 said:
Followed your directions and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for the help!
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I thought it would work. I am glad you tried it successfully!
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cmhjr said:
I tried that and did not work. Well wait for next update.
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You might make sure that you actually saved the build.prop. You need to make sure the /system folder is set to r/w.
next update will have this back in the build prop
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next update will have this back in the build prop
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I don't even use it...
RaverX3X said:
next update will have this back in the build prop
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Thanks, did not want to put this in the ROM thread because it did not being there.
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THANK YOU! This worked for me!
Since I rely on Wifi Calling and have to have Raver's latest.. it was a tense evening last night while I tried to decide if I needed my phone to work or run the best rom. I'm so glad I didn't have to choose.
jasoncallahan said:
THANK YOU! This worked for me!
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Great!
10 char
What I'm wondering is, how many people that are worried about the wi-fi calling realize that without an add-on to their phone plan wi-fi calling still uses minutes?
"Wi-Fi Calling is a free feature for T-Mobile customers with a Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Calling capable phone. Wi-Fi Calling is an excellent solution for coverage issues in and around the home or wherever cellular coverage is limited. Minutes used while connected to the Wi-Fi network count against available rate plan minutes unless the Free Wi-Fi calling feature is added to the rate plan. With the Free Wi-FI Calling feature, voice minutes are no longer decremented on calls over Wi-Fi."
http://t-mo.co/xRJ1zc
Core
Seems like a lot of people are using it because the cell coverage aroung their house sucks. It is Tmob after all. I'm sure some of them don't realize it uses minutes, but if it's your only option I can see why people want it back.
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Core
Seems like a lot of people are using it because the cell coverage aroung their house sucks. It is Tmob after all. I'm sure some of them don't realize it uses minutes, but if it's your only option I can see why people want it back.
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Tmobile wifi calling doesn't use your minutes anymore but you have to call in and request the change. I read back in August if last year about this change and call tmo..they switched me over and didn't pay extra.
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Core618 said:
What I'm wondering is, how many people that are worried about the wi-fi calling realize that without an add-on to their phone plan wi-fi calling still uses minutes?
Minutes used while connected to the Wi-Fi network count against available rate plan minutes unless the Free Wi-Fi calling feature is added to the rate plan. With the Free Wi-FI Calling feature, voice minutes are no longer decremented on calls over Wi-Fi."
http://t-mo.co/xRJ1zc
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There are a lot of dead zones around NY area and long island. I have unlimited minutes so it does not bother me if it takes from my minutes.
Also service in skyscrapers is hit or miss at times but there is a lot of wifi access.
But the best part is that when traveling out of country just connect to wifi and calling back home just uses my unlimited minutes and no roaming charges.
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I also have unlimited minutes, but still use wifi calling in my condo because of the weak reception there. I've been staying away from all the new ROMs because I need to have wifi calling.
now, with this recent fix, it looks like I can finally upgrade to ICS!!!
Don't think the fix talked about in this thread is for ICS roms. Check the dates.
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LOL good catch haha. glad I decided to check back before doing anything.