[Q] Difference between basebands? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi, I was just flashing different basebands and I went from the HE to I535VRLHD. I didn't notice anything different so I flashed the I535VRBLJ1 and also noticed no difference. Finally I used the newest leak I535VRBLK1 and noticed better battery life. I've been in the same areas with all the basebands so no difference in reception. Usually all around 4-5 bars of 4g. Does this mean the newest baseband uses less battery when pulling data? If not what are the differences between these basebands? Also, which baseband would people recommend for the tri-state area?
Using the latest Synergy rom build 118. Thanks

Very curious about this too. Waiting to see what others say
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rlatjs17 said:
Hi, I was just flashing different basebands and I went from the HE to I535VRLHD. I didn't notice anything different so I flashed the I535VRBLJ1 and also noticed no difference. Finally I used the newest leak I535VRBLK1 and noticed better battery life. I've been in the same areas with all the basebands so no difference in reception. Usually all around 4-5 bars of 4g. Does this mean the newest baseband uses less battery when pulling data? If not what are the differences between these basebands? Also, which baseband would people recommend for the tri-state area?
Using the latest Synergy rom build 118. Thanks
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The posts I've read so far have said that 4g may have gotten little better but the main differences in the radios are the 3g/4g handoff. I have also noticed the 3g/4g handoff is much much better in my area. I would love to know more about it though
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I just tried all the modems until I found one I liked.. which happens to be HE. It gives me the best signal so far.

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[Q] [Poll]Which Modem is Giving You the Best Service?

Trying again with the missing modems!
Just curious what everyone is using. There are a few modem threads already, but i thought this would simplify things. Please comment regarding your location. Thanks!
Edit -> Gawdammit! The last UCKJ1 is supposed to be UCKH1!
I hope i didn't miss any this time. If i did its probably not a very good one.
ameza001 said:
Trying again with the missing modems!
Just curious what everyone is using. There are a few modem threads already, but i thought this would simplify things. Please comment regarding your location. Thanks!
Edit -> Gawdammit! The last UCKJ1 is supposed to be UCKH1!
I hope i didn't miss any this time. If i did its probably not a very good one.
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Huh about the uckj1 and uckh1?
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I would vote and add a reply with a location status, that way members can get the best modem for the area.
KJ2 modem, Infused v2.2.3, Infusion GB 1.1 Kernel, Acid Tweaks. Pittsburgh/Western PA Area. Averaging 5 Mb up, 1.2 Mb down on "4g"
Ok so i was told chaning my modem could potentially give me better reception?? How do i go about changing this? I am rooted and currently running Infused 1.6
rumdada said:
Ok so i was told chaning my modem could potentially give me better reception?? How do i go about changing this? I am rooted and currently running Infused 1.6
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Wrong place to ask this, head over to the Q&A forum.
rumdada said:
Ok so i was told chaning my modem could potentially give me better reception?? How do i go about changing this? I am rooted and currently running Infused 1.6
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1.Read everything in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293751
2.downlodad your favorite modem via that thread.
3.flash using Clockwork Mod Recovery
BTW, i'm in Houston, data speeds suck here w/ all modems.
KJ2 gave me the best speeds at my home, but bad signal and speeds at school.
KJ4 gives me good speeds at home and great signal, but it also gives amazing speeds at school and amazing signal.
So KJ4 is the best for me, since I don't need 4G at home, I have wifi.
Eastanollee, (Stephens Co.) Georgia Community V8 Kernel, stock 2.2.1 rom
UCKH1 = crap signal, and bad battery life due to it?
Its worse than my old iPhone 4.
Gonna try KJ* and see how those do, but anyone near Northeast GA on here have any info?
KJ4 for me. I'm in Fort Worth using Infused v2. And as I stated in a previous post my battery life increased after installing it.
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chicago suburbs here, H1 is working the best for me
Modem UCKJ4
Guys I have tried all the modems now and the UCKJ4 has the been the most stable for and decent connections for me. This is also the latest modem released as well.
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Guys I have tried all the modems now and the UCKJ4 has the been the most stable for and decent connections for me. This is also the latest modem released as well.
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UCKJ4 is also the best for me. Only problem is the 160 character text limit when it fails. I have to send a lot of long texts so it's hard for me to use that, haha. I went back to UCKI3 and it's not too bad, but the latest is definitely the best.
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Loving the new uckj5
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Best battery - Good signal - Good speeds - KI3
Average battery - Good signal - Best speeds - KK1
Great speeds for me on kk2 best so far going to use it for a few days to see about the battery.
i wish i could update the poll to include the newer modems...
KK1
KK2 using Richmond, VA server works best in the VA area but has issues with text character amount. Best well rounded modem in the area is KK1
I haven't done any speed tests, but judging on signal strength and battery life alone:
Running Galnet MIUI, KK3 gives me the best signal and battery life.
Running Samsung ROM's, KI3 gives me the most consistent signal.

[Q] NexusMod ICS Zero Beta 7 UCLD2 Radio slowness

Yes a noob to Android and yes, first post
Before my quick question I have to say thank you to M0D1441 for this ROM (and his contributors - it is absolutely amazing, and by far - the best ROM out there for Galaxy Skyrocket I727 users.
Flashed this Rom from stock I727R Rom last week and have had huge success with it and cannot wait for the update to this Beta 7.
However, since flashing the UCLD2 radio I notice significant slower speeds compared to whatever the stock was using. I have followed all procedures correctly, am able to auto switchover from LTE and HSPA+ and have had no issues with this ROM that anyone else has reported other than significantly slower speeds.
Max down on HSPA+ has been between 5 - 7 Mbs with upload at 0.2-0.56 Mbs and LTE down: 16-22Mbs (which is not bad) but have full bars and 2.78 up.
Even my home WiFi (802.11n) connection suffers from this new radio with dowload @ 18Mbs and up @ 0.56 compared to stock ROM speeds at least 38.6Mbs down and 3.7Mbs up.
My speeds with all connections with stock radio were, at bare minimum, double to what I am getting now.
I have flashed the UCLD2 radio a few times following procedures and still no change in speeds. I have read nightmare stories about switching back to older radios on the I727R and am nervous to do so.
Wondering if other Rogers users have experienced the same issue and if need be, what radio change to?
What was stock radio on Rogers I727R and is it compatible with the NexusMod ICS Zero Beta 7?
Is/can this UCLD2 radio be not fully compatible for Rogers customers in Canada?
Thanks a million in advance!
I'm on att and I haven't noticed a drop in speed I know its not Rodgers but I can't imagine its all that different
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I noticed huge drop in speed wifi to think modem just not good with all iPhones
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xxsicknessxx said:
I noticed huge drop in speed wifi to think modem just not good with all iPhones
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Huh? iPhones?
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sKiNz-PouNdeR said:
Yes a noob to Android and yes, first post
Before my quick question I have to say thank you to M0D1441 for this ROM (and his contributors - it is absolutely amazing, and by far - the best ROM out there for Galaxy Skyrocket I727 users.
Flashed this Rom from stock I727R Rom last week and have had huge success with it and cannot wait for the update to this Beta 7.
However, since flashing the UCLD2 radio I notice significant slower speeds compared to whatever the stock was using. I have followed all procedures correctly, am able to auto switchover from LTE and HSPA+ and have had no issues with this ROM that anyone else has reported other than significantly slower speeds.
Max down on HSPA+ has been between 5 - 7 Mbs with upload at 0.2-0.56 Mbs and LTE down: 16-22Mbs (which is not bad) but have full bars and 2.78 up.
Even my home WiFi (802.11n) connection suffers from this new radio with dowload @ 18Mbs and up @ 0.56 compared to stock ROM speeds at least 38.6Mbs down and 3.7Mbs up.
My speeds with all connections with stock radio were, at bare minimum, double to what I am getting now.
I have flashed the UCLD2 radio a few times following procedures and still no change in speeds. I have read nightmare stories about switching back to older radios on the I727R and am nervous to do so.
Wondering if other Rogers users have experienced the same issue and if need be, what radio change to?
What was stock radio on Rogers I727R and is it compatible with the NexusMod ICS Zero Beta 7?
Is/can this UCLD2 radio be not fully compatible for Rogers customers in Canada?
Thanks a million in advance!
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Keep in mind the modem is for AT&T, so not surprised you're seeing slower speeds on Rogers. Also, the modem, a.k.a. Radio has no affect on Wifi as Wifi is part of the kernel.
Bottom line, your experience is more than likely going to be a "best effort" at best; think of it like trying to install a Ford part on your Chevy car.
RiPpeR_dUdE said:
Huh? iPhones?
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Keep in mind the modem is for AT&T, so not surprised you're seeing slower speeds on Rogers. Also, the modem, a.k.a. Radio has no affect on Wifi as Wifi is part of the kernel.
Bottom line, your experience is more than likely going to be a "best effort" at best; think of it like trying to install a Ford part on your Chevy car.
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Thanks for your input. Yes, I figured this radio may only indeed be for AT&T but it is such a great modem/radio. My battery life is far superior with the UCDL2 as opposed to the stock KJ7 radio. Guess it's a toss between speed or bat life
As for WiFi, I realize this radio should have no effect on it but it is definitely slower with the UCLD2 modem. Strange - I will have to try and get this under the microscope and see how/if/what is effecting it.
This may be a dumb question (sorry) but can you use the stock radio with any ICS ROM or is that just going to cause nightmare issues?
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I noticed huge drop in speed wifi to think modem just not good with all iPhones
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Ummmm....what? iPhones? What are those?
I am not on LTE but with this ROM and modem I've been getting the best speeds I've ever gotten.
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I am not on LTE but with this ROM and modem I've been getting the best speeds I've ever gotten.
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Wow. Really? That's what I figured would happen for me but... not happening. The only thing I did not do was install busybox but I can't imagine that would make any difference to the radio.
I just want to make sure i am not damaging my phone by using this modem. maybe it just needs some settling time but it has been almost a week.
What kind of speeds are you getting?
I've had trouble with both leaked radios. Went back to GB/GB radio until a new leak shows up(hopefully rogers leak)
xda1zero said:
I've had trouble with both leaked radios. Went back to GB/GB radio until a new leak shows up(hopefully rogers leak)
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Ha, when pigs fly... but I'm secretly.hoping right along with ya bud
xda1zero said:
I've had trouble with both leaked radios. Went back to GB/GB radio until a new leak shows up(hopefully rogers leak)
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I totally hear ya. However, I have noticed something interesting which completely makes sense. After having the modem settle for a week now I have noticed that my daytime speeds on HSPA+ are slower compared to daytime. Now, Daytime on average is 9.51Mbs down and 1.27Mbs up (which is actually not bad) compared to night (after 9pm) getting an average 13.72Mbs down and 2.73Mbs up. I can't really complain as this seems the norm for GTA on Rogers.
LTE daytime speeds have now been an average of 23.7Mbs down and 3.78Mbs up compared to night time speeds of 31.2Mps down and 5.71up. And, this is on the outskirts of LTE in the East end!
However, my Wi-Fi speeds still suffer. My LTE speeds are far exceeding anything I get through my 802.11n router which maybe something in the Kernel which I will check out.
So really, I can no longer complain Guess it just took some time to settle in the device.
As for the Rogers ICS, according to this article: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-reveals-us-ice-cream-sandwich-update-list , " The big picture is that if you've got a Galaxy Tab or Galaxy S II-class phone, chances are you're in line for an ICS update later in the year."
Ouch! Yet no announcement has been officially been made for North America. And, don't forget Rogers will need to test and ram it full of their bloatware before we see it!
sKiNz-PouNdeR said:
I totally hear ya. However, I have noticed something interesting which completely makes sense. After having the modem settle for a week now I have noticed that my daytime speeds on HSPA+ are slower compared to daytime. Now, Daytime on average is 9.51Mbs down and 1.27Mbs up (which is actually not bad) compared to night (after 9pm) getting an average 13.72Mbs down and 2.73Mbs up. I can't really complain as this seems the norm for GTA on Rogers.
LTE daytime speeds have now been an average of 23.7Mbs down and 3.78Mbs up compared to night time speeds of 31.2Mps down and 5.71up. And, this is on the outskirts of LTE in the East end!
However, my Wi-Fi speeds still suffer. My LTE speeds are far exceeding anything I get through my 802.11n router which maybe something in the Kernel which I will check out.
So really, I can no longer complain Guess it just took some time to settle in the device.
As for the Rogers ICS, according to this article: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-reveals-us-ice-cream-sandwich-update-list , " The big picture is that if you've got a Galaxy Tab or Galaxy S II-class phone, chances are you're in line for an ICS update later in the year."
Ouch! Yet no announcement has been officially been made for North America. And, don't forget Rogers will need to test and ram it full of their bloatware before we see it!
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Try LeeC's UCLA3 modem ported for ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567213
It says UCAL4, but it is 3. I found UCLD to be unreliable, and LeeC's fix is wonderful.
Good luck !
Thanks. I am going to give that one a try and see how it performs this weekend. Thanks for the link!

BAMF ICS Thunderbolt ROM Data Drops

Good evening. Has anyone experienced any success with the data drops with the new radio combo. I have tried the combo for several days. As long as I have 4G data is fine. As soon as the connection switches to 3G and back to 4G, I have to reset data connection by turning on/off airplane mode. If anyone had this issue and no longer experiencing it, please advise what steps were taken to resolve. I have also performed a Wipe Cache/Wipe Dalvik.
Thanks again in advance!
This may not be helpfull because I have no idea what combos you are referring to but I can tell you I have had zero problems with 4g data drops and also no problems returning from 3g back to 4g since I loaded bamf ICS. I came from stock GB and never touched any radios.
Just tried to post a SS of my stuff but apparently its considered spam because I'm a noob? Lol
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Thanks for the reply. Can you confirm the radio versions you are using?
I have Radio: 1.49.00.0406w_1
LTE: 0.01.79.0331w_1
Thanks again.
I am using the newest radios on this ROm, and I do get the data drops, but I don't think they are related to switching from 3G/4G, I think they just drop. And I had the same problem w/ the other radios as well. Not sure what it means, just trying to get to 10 posts so I can ask some F'n questions in the devolpment section
Well sorry no help here. Mine are the exact same. Wierd
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Those are indeed two seperate problems, both of whitch swamped me with Stock GB.
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c0dblack said:
Thanks for the reply. Can you confirm the radio versions you are using?
I have Radio: 1.49.00.0406w_1
LTE: 0.01.79.0331w_1
Thanks again.
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Another noob here, but I tried the BAMF ICS as my first rom flash (I rooted to get rid of the bloatrware) and had lots of trouble dropping data with those same radios. My phone was also very laggy when running this. I just about had to count to 2 after I pressed on anything to wait for it to respond.
My second ROM flash was to Liquid's 2.6 beta ICS version. It doesn't have sense, but is much smoother and responsive. I'm also down to only dropping data once or twice a day from the multiple drops with the BAMF leak.
My biggest problem with the Liquid build is I don't know how to make the apps show up in a list instead of icon view.
Using the BAMF leak and the latest radio combo, I was having data drops at least 4 times a day. Just this morning I switched over to the Open Mobile radio combo and it's been solid the whole day.
I just flashed to liquid's ICS 2.7 last night and had data drops on .19. I moved to the leaked radio combo and it seems solid, but others have reported the opposite.
Here is the radio I am using with no data drops.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1864157
With Liquid's latest AOSP release, I'm getting less data dropping than with the leak, in fact I've had none since I flashed it this morning
Edit: I'm using the .19 radios
z28 justin said:
With Liquid's latest release, I'm getting less data dropping than with the leak, in fact I've had none since I flashed it this morning
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+1
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Honestly, I think I've dropped data maybe once with the BAMF release, yet to drop at all on the new LiquidSmooth release, however my Wi-Fi now causes my phone to freeze when it's turned on.
LiquidSmooth Data Drops
Flashed Liquid IcS last night. Great work.....! While in the house no data drops. 4g rock solid. But outside different story. Drove through the city of Atlanta about 40 miles had 5 data drops.
Running the .19 radio
pcar1947 said:
Flashed Liquid IcS last night. Great work.....! While in the house no data drops. 4g rock solid. But outside different story. Drove through the city of Atlanta about 40 miles had 5 data drops.
Running the .19 radio
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try the leaked radio combo, .19 dropped like crazy for me but the leak has been solid. Unrelated, but my battery life on liquid's build is amazing.
Mine has been solid on the .19 radio. Much better than it was on my GB rom.
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(Q)Slow data speed cm9

I have been experiencing terrible connection speed after switching to cm9. Is this common? Is there a solution i am not aware of?
My apologies if this has been covered, i did try searching
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I was going to ask a similar question because there is a noticeable difference when coming from GB to ICS as far as data speed and connection is concerned. Being this is XDA I didn't want to be ridiculed for asking a simple question so I commend you. I'm curious as to what changes were made, because there is a difference and not just what the signal bars show me
Edit -- I assumed the question was about cellular data speeds, not WiFi speeds.
Hard to say if there is a generic problem with transfer speed for ICS vs. GB. I hadn't "felt" anything and did a single-point test using Speedtest.net Android software and saw 7.7 Mbps down and 1.3 Mbps up on T-Mobile in the San Francisco Bay area. Others are reporting good data rates under ICS. To a great extent, the "radio" functions independently from the kernel. That the transfer from the radio to the kernel to user-space Android doesn't seem "choked" in at least this test seems to suggest that the issue is in the modem and how it interacts with your carrier's equipment.
That suggests to me that trying different modems may help your specific situation. It may be that flashing ICS changed your modem version from what you were running under GB. Other than zero-padding the modems to "fit" properly in the ICS filesystem, they are bit-for-bit identical with the Samsung-supplied GB modems.
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Edit -- I assumed the question was about cellular data speeds, not WiFi speeds.
Hard to say if there is a generic problem with transfer speed for ICS vs. GB. I hadn't "felt" anything and did a single-point test using Speedtest.net Android software and saw 7.7 Mbps down and 1.3 Mbps up on T-Mobile in the San Francisco Bay area. Others are reporting good data rates under ICS. To a great extent, the "radio" functions independently from the kernel. That the transfer from the radio to the kernel to user-space Android doesn't seem "choked" in at least this test seems to suggest that the issue is in the modem and how it interacts with your carrier's equipment.
That suggests to me that trying different modems may help your specific situation. It may be that flashing ICS changed your modem version from what you were running under GB. Other than zero-padding the modems to "fit" properly in the ICS filesystem, they are bit-for-bit identical with the Samsung-supplied GB modems.
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Yes, i was referring to mobile data. Sorry, should have clarified. Wifi works great
I have tried all three of the padded modems. I see no improvement with any of them. Are there any of modems i can try that i am not aware of?
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Some people are experimenting with LB6, which shipped with the "sister" phone, the T-959W, from Wind in Canada.
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Some people are experimenting with LB6, which shipped with the "sister" phone, the T-959W, from Wind in Canada.
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Will try it out, thanks :thumbup:
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D2VZW - Much Better Batt Life on LTE vs EVDO w/ JB ROMs

Has anyone noticed that their battery life is significantly better on LTE vs EVDO after switching to a JB ROM and/or baseband? I'm not sure which caused the impact as I switched both at the same time. It does stand to reason as LTE would be in use for less time than the same usage on EVDO, based on the speeds. I did not however see this behavior in ICS. Am I the only one? I admittedly have no numbers to back this up as usage habits do very, but I work where there is solid LTE coverage and live where there is only EVDO, and despite using my device more at work, my batt lasts longer there.
I realize this would seem much better to ask in a ROM thread (I for one am running CleanRom 4.5) but since I've spent my ~20 months on XDA reading the vast knowledge already out there and searching, instead of posting, I can't post in dev forums
BH
I have noticed this as well. It seems JB overall is much better in battery though, I IMO.
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Its the rom. I have a sgs3 still running the ota vrlhe with adamcoulters #2 leak and my daioy driver is running clean rom with the J1 baseband leak. Both have fantastic battery life. I run pandora on both a lot.
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