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Good afternoon everyone...
I am on AOKP build 34, and it seems like my data speeds are slow no matter what ROM i use. I can't break 3-4mbps. What is the best radio to use in Ohio? Anyone know?
I am coming from a sgs2 that used to get 15mbps, sometimes even higher. So, I know we have GREAT speeds in this area...just not on this phone.
Thanks in advance
Flash a new radio onto it.
Overlord-in-training said:
Flash a new radio onto it.
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I am running baseband version 11.69.3504.00P_11.22.3504.07_M which came with the latest ICS firmware...
Any idea which radio I should flash?
idtheftvictim said:
Good afternoon everyone...
I am on AOKP build 34, and it seems like my data speeds are slow no matter what ROM i use. I can't break 3-4mbps. What is the best radio to use in Ohio? Anyone know?
I am coming from a sgs2 that used to get 15mbps, sometimes even higher. So, I know we have GREAT speeds in this area...just not on this phone.
Thanks in advance
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Well, you have TMOUS... Here in Phoenix it would be GREAT to see 15mbps!! Perhaps your sgs2 just got better signals...
try flashing the latest one from this forum post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
In addition to a different radio/RIL pair, you can also try either of the TMOUS customer radio add on components from the link near the top of the first post of the Sensation radio/RIL thread also considerately linked above by x_SCOS_x_ELITE.
3-4 mbps? That would be fantastic. I'm seeing .02-.2 mbps. Yeah, you read that correctly. As is 20 kbps. All while seeing the "4G" symbol on the phone. T-Mobile quotes "Fast" mobile internet speeds in my area.
For the OP, I'd definitely try updating your radio and ril to the latest listed in the quoted thread above. I did it today and it definitely helped my speeds.
For the poster above me, if that's all you're getting I'd try all of the above suggestions, that's SLOW
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For the OP, I'd definitely try updating your radio and ril to the latest listed in the quoted thread above. I did it today and it definitely helped my speeds.
For the poster above me, if that's all you're getting I'd try all of the above suggestions, that's SLOW
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The thing is, I am completely stock. I haven't messed with any of the radios.
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The thing is, I am completely stock. I haven't messed with any of the radios.
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Problem with data is solved via ICS-OTA update, if you are S-off you can use this one http://www.wuala.com/LuckyThirteen/Elegancia/OTA Update/
I had the same problem as you do, but as soon as i flashed this file....my data is blazing fast
dublinz said:
Problem with data is solved via ICS-OTA update, if you are S-off you can use this one http://www.wuala.com/LuckyThirteen/Elegancia/OTA Update/
I had the same problem as you do, but as soon as i flashed this file....my data is blazing fast
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Would that file be included in all of the ICS ROMs out there, such as VI, CM9, or Hypersensation?
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Would that file be included in all of the ICS ROMs out there, such as VI, CM9, or Hypersensation?
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To be honest with you i dont know i PRESUME it will , i do know that LeeDroid tweaks have it included, my (Elegancia) does have it..
Well, I've been considering about rooting and using a custom ROM. That data speed increase may be the final reason to do it. Averaging 20 kbps is just really, really slow.
Yep most of the ICS custom roms have it, I used to average 1-3mbps, I am now at 7-9mbps in the same place testing
i've been searching a bit and haven't found the answer yet.
but does anyone know which rom should i get if i'm looking for a ROM similar to the stock rom? except with a few tweaks of course, and removed bloatware.
imo, i don't like these custom builds.. the UI format always changes. if i get used to a particular ROM, i'll have to make a change later down the line when i get a new phone.
mistabeo said:
i've been searching a bit and haven't found the answer yet.
but does anyone know which rom should i get if i'm looking for a ROM similar to the stock rom? except with a few tweaks of course, and removed bloatware.
imo, i don't like these custom builds.. the UI format always changes. if i get used to a particular ROM, i'll have to make a change later down the line when i get a new phone.
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To be honest the best you will have is mohans embryo based on stock with ROM customizer very closed thing you can get with stock and some tweaks. Besides that the next thing is mohans pure stock ROM and then u can search xda to add your tweaks your self
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thanks for recommendation. i'll look up that ROM.
currently im using sky jellybean.. GPS doesn't work, as well as pinch zooming. those are 2 really important features for me, so im going to have to find a new ROM.
i have it installed, and so far so good. pinch to zoom actually works as well as GPS. that's all i really wanted. thanks.
Ya, Embryo is indeed your best option as it's stock based and ICS.
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Ya, Embryo is indeed your best option as it's stock based and ICS.
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actually the data does not work. there's always something wrong with a custom ROM for me. maybe there is a fix for it, but i dont want to continue changing custom roms. think i'll just root the stock ics rom.
i've flashed to 4 roms now. sky ics was first. data did not work. then sky jellybean, where pinch to zoom didn't work along with GPS. now with this rom, then alien rom, where the rom would not load. data does not work but pinch to zoom and GPS work. kind of strange to me, since i never experienced this many issues with the galaxy s or the i777.
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actually the data does not work. there's always something wrong with a custom ROM for me. maybe there is a fix for it, but i dont want to continue changing custom roms. think i'll just root the stock ics rom.
i've flashed to 4 roms now. sky ics was first. data did not work. then sky jellybean, where pinch to zoom didn't work along with GPS. now with this rom, then alien rom, where the rom would not load. data does not work but pinch to zoom and GPS work. kind of strange to me, since i never experienced this many issues with the galaxy s or the i777.
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Embryo works great, you have a case of user error. I've used all those roms with no problem. Think about it, every Rom is not messed up, it's you that's messed up.
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Embryo works great, you have a case of user error. I've used all those roms with no problem. Think about it, every Rom is not messed up, it's you that's messed up.
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no, not really. i flashed the roms as per instructions except for the backup part. sky ICS didn't have the APN info set up by default, so i could have fixed the issue by adding the info.. but it was never provided in the original OP.
i just fixed the problem by adding all the APN info, which was not included in the OP. i was lucky and ran into a post with all the info on settings.
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no, not really. i flashed the roms as per instructions except for the backup part. sky ICS didn't have the APN info set up by default, so i could have fixed the issue by adding the info.. but it was never provided in the original OP.
i just fixed the problem by adding all the APN info, which was not included in the OP. i was lucky and ran into a post with all the info on settings.
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That's not luck; it's called reading. The dev doesn't have to include every little detail in the OP that will address every single possible issue. Knowing that data problems correlate to APN settings is common knowledge if you have read enough.
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mistabeo said:
no, not really. i flashed the roms as per instructions except for the backup part. sky ICS didn't have the APN info set up by default, so i could have fixed the issue by adding the info.. but it was never provided in the original OP.
i just fixed the problem by adding all the APN info, which was not included in the OP. i was lucky and ran into a post with all the info on settings.
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Damn....you mean you had to search and find an answer yourself? Please tell me how hard your life is. Google: Skyrocket ATT LTE Apn.....boom success
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mistabeo said:
no, not really. i flashed the roms as per instructions except for the backup part. sky ICS didn't have the APN info set up by default, so i could have fixed the issue by adding the info.. but it was never provided in the original OP.
i just fixed the problem by adding all the APN info, which was not included in the OP. i was lucky and ran into a post with all the info on settings.
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You're a real treat.
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I've only used CM10 based roms but these are the problems I'm having.
- When my phone goes to deep sleep, my WiFi disconnects. Well, it doesn't really disconnect because when I unlock the phone, I see the wifi signal but it's in grey instead of blue. I don't get my notifications while it's in deep sleep.
- Also, when I switch to data (mobile internet), it doesn't work until I switch from 3G to 2G or vice versa.
Does anybody else have these problems? What can be done? Thank you.
Info: I'm on the latest available EU radio (I live in Belgium) and hboot 1.06. Rom: Jelly Bam.
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ernestnwanu said:
I've only used CM10 based roms but these are the problems I'm having.
- When my phone goes to deep sleep, my WiFi disconnects. Well, it doesn't really disconnect because when I unlock the phone, I see the wifi signal but it's in grey instead of blue. I don't get my notifications while it's in deep sleep.
- Also, when I switch to data (mobile internet), it doesn't work until I switch from 3G to 2G or vice versa.
Does anybody else have these problems? What can be done? Thank you.
Info: I'm on the latest available EU radio (I live in Belgium) and hboot 1.06. Rom: Jelly Bam.
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Hmm I see the same sort of thing but I am still getting notifications. You could flash the JB Radio and Extra Partitions and do the same for the rom with the CM radio installer.
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Hmm I see the same sort of thing but I am still getting notifications. You could flash the JB Radio and Extra Partitions and do the same for the rom with the CM radio installer.
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Thank you.
Where can I find these Extra Partitions? Also, I'm guessing I'm already on a JB radio because it's the latest one. 1.11 EU.
Jelly Bam doesn't come with a radio installer but Dark Jelly does (I think).
I don't think it will solve my mobile internet problems but it's a start.
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Thank you.
Where can I find these Extra Partitions? Also, I'm guessing I'm already on a JB radio because it's the latest one. 1.11 EU.
Jelly Bam doesn't come with a radio installer but Dark Jelly does (I think).
I don't think it will solve my mobile internet problems but it's a start.
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Where are you looking for radio info? This one here will update the radio that works for Sense and one for AOSP roms and for here for Extra Partitions.
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Where are you looking for radio info? This one here will update the radio that works for Sense and one for AOSP roms and for here for Extra Partitions.
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I already flashed the EU 1.11 radio from the first link so I should be good as far as the radio is concerned. Are you sure the second link (the one for the extra partitions) works on Jelly Bam (CM10)?
OP says it's Sense only on the first page in the comment section.
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I already flashed the EU 1.11 radio from the first link so I should be good as far as the radio is concerned. Are you sure the second link (the one for the extra partitions) works on Jelly Bam (CM10)?
OP says it's Sense only on the first page in the comment section.
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You know what I'm not sure but the extra partitions are for wifi and it seems better then what ever ones I had before that.
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You know what I'm not sure but the extra partitions are for wifi and it seems better then what ever ones I had before that.
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I see.. I'll have to sit tight until someone can confirm that it's safe/it works. Thanks though.
EDIT: I checked my radio version again and it was still the old one. It's like some roms come with their own radio versions.
Reflashed the latest one and all is well for now. I'll do some more testing and report.
ernestnwanu said:
I see.. I'll have to sit tight until someone can confirm that it's safe/it works. Thanks though.
EDIT: I checked my radio version again and it was still the old one. It's like some roms come with their own radio versions.
Reflashed the latest one and all is well for now. I'll do some more testing and report.
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Only up to date roms will have JB radio but you can install the Sense radio so it matches up and its safe.
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Only up to date roms will have JB radio but you can install the Sense radio so it matches up and its safe.
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Don't I have to use a Sense rom then? I don't fancy Sense tbh..
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Don't I have to use a Sense rom then? I don't fancy Sense tbh..
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Nope but if you did go back it there. On mine I have Sense and AOSP radio and the extra partitions
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Nope but if you did go back it there. On mine I have Sense and AOSP radio and the extra partitions
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So the extra partitions are compatible with an AOSP radio?
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So the extra partitions are compatible with an AOSP radio?
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Seems to help so I'm going with ya but it wont harm it to have it. The extra partitions are the wifi partitions.
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Seems to help so I'm going with ya but it wont harm it to have it. The extra partitions are the wifi partitions.
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Don't want to risk flashing the wifi partitions on a CM10 based rom unless it's safe.
Any ideas anyone? I really need this fixed. It's not just WiFi, but data too that's wonky.
ernestnwanu said:
Don't want to risk flashing the wifi partitions on a CM10 based rom unless it's safe.
Any ideas anyone? I really need this fixed. It's not just WiFi, but data too that's wonky.
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All I can say is that its working fine for me and I have the Sense and AOSP radio and the extra partitions so it all matches up and is safe to flash.
Anybody?
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Anybody?
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Did you try what I said?
Yep tried partitions and radio. Resetting router didn't help either.
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So guys, I tried Jellybean Nonsense and all is well on that rom... Any clues? I kinda prefer AOSP but the rom is fine. Just want to figure out what the problem could be. (At least I know it's not hardware related)
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Nope but if you did go back it there. On mine I have Sense and AOSP radio and the extra partitions
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Ok thats just wrong. AOSP will only use the radio in the rom. so if ur on Jellybam just flash the AOSP radio. Thats it
If you are on a sense JellyBean 4+ rom then u can flash the Sense Radio and Wifi partitions.
Its one or the other. Not both.
The AOSP radio is which one? I always flashed the latest available one in the CM10 Aroma Installer.
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After upgrading my rom i have noticed that my reception seems to have dropped a fair bit. The cm10.1 rom thread doesn't say what the best radio to use is so i was wondering if anyone else might know which radio is the best.
Thanks in advance.
hellfire191 said:
After upgrading my rom i have noticed that my reception seems to have dropped a fair bit. The cm10.1 rom thread doesn't say what the best radio to use is so i was wondering if anyone else might know which radio is the best.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
Did you have a good signal before installing this ROM?
Are you s-off?
I have seen many people having signal problems on 10.1.
Well, my reception just seems to drop from time to time with this rom. Whereas the other rom seemed to be fine. So I figured that it might be the radio installed.
Edit: And yes I am s off
hellfire191 said:
Well, my reception just seems to drop from time to time with this rom. Whereas the other rom seemed to be fine. So I figured that it might be the radio installed
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Hi,
I have the same problem with albino's ROM.
It is not my radio,because I get good reception with all other ROMS.
So,changing your radio will not help.
The problem is in the ROM.
It is also not permanent.
It varies a lot.
Maybe the ROM is not for you.
I like the rom a lot though, it's just the dodgy radio
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I like the rom a lot though, it's just the dodgy radio
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Hi,
I have been on this ROM for some weeks now.
It has not been every version that has had bad reception.
So, maybe ,be patient,and wait for another version to come out.
Hey guys
I recently got into the s3 (I know, I'm late to the game...)
I am using the latest elemental X from Nitro...and I love the ROM!
The one thing I noticed is that I can never get above 1 or 2 bars on 4g. Speedtests never go above 4 or 5 Mbps. However, My Bionic will do 25+ in same area.
Any suggestions where I should start investigating?
Thanks!
About the only thing I could suggest is to try another modem and rpm
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Hey guys
I recently got into the s3 (I know, I'm late to the game...)
I am using the latest elemental X from Nitro...and I love the ROM!
The one thing I noticed is that I can never get above 1 or 2 bars on 4g. Speedtests never go above 4 or 5 Mbps. However, My Bionic will do 25+ in same area.
Any suggestions where I should start investigating?
Thanks!
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How was your signal on stock ? ROMs don;t change the radio, so should be the same. Did you make any other changes?
DigitalMD said:
How was your signal on stock ? ROMs don;t change the radio, so should be the same. Did you make any other changes?
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Hmm, to be honest, it seemed ok...
Here is what I did when I got the phone...
I ODIN's back to stock 4.1.2, rooted and unlocked bootloader.
Went into clockwordmod...wiped etc, installed elemental X, and gapps.
Should I have done the OTA update 1st?
I just checked the baseband version..., it says "I535VRBLK3"
Could that be it?
Elemental is aosp right ? If it is then that's you're answer . try a touchwiz ROM and you'll see the bars falling off your screen . tyres ROMs have to do with your signal . touch wiz ril will always be superior to aosp's ril.
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I just checked the baseband version..., it says "I535VRBLK3"
Could that be it?
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Your modem should be VRBMB1 , you are on an older modem/radio version
You should install the latest OEM verizon 4.1.2 full.
Then root and install the ROM you want.
The radio is the radio and custom ROMs shouldn't mess with your actual signal if you install via recovery, but GUI changes to the status bar may cause the display to be different.
Thanks....Thats exactly what I just did....
Stock ROM still giving lousy signal....speeds aren't that much better...
Ill try a touchwiz rom also...
docluv01 said:
Thanks....Thats exactly what I just did....
Stock ROM still giving lousy signal....speeds aren't that much better...
Ill try a touchwiz rom also...
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And your modem version is? Data rates might get a little boost from some tweaked ROMs, but actual signal strength won;t, it simply doesn't because custom ROMs still run the stock modem and radio. And the stock ROM IS TW . when I run stock , I get 25+ mbs down in a 4g area, same as on Synergy custom, even when I have only 1 bar I get 10 mbs down
DigitalMD said:
And your modem version is? Data rates might get a little boost from some tweaked ROMs, but actual signal strength won;t, it simply doesn't because custom ROMs still run the stock modem and radio. And the stock ROM IS TW . when I run stock , I get 25+ mbs down in a 4g area, same as on Synergy custom, even when I have only 1 bar I get 10 mbs down
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Hmm, forgive me, but which would be the modem version?
I put everything back to stock, rooted for now....
Thanks again my friend!
ive read that hte AOSP roms show less bars but get similar signla.
ive seen it in practice when with my mother.
check the signal strength on TW, then on AOSP and see if theyre equal. my moms stock S3 gets the same signal as my aosp phone does in our location.
Go here. Download the latest. It is an all in one. With the latest trust zone. It may alleviate your problems.
Or not.
I am running the PACMan ROM. And it shows less bars. Yes, it annoys the living daylights out of me. But, the speed is there when I use it and do speed tests. Any way, good luck.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-modemrpmtz-vrbmb1-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535-recovery-flashable/
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Jaytronics said:
Go here. Download the latest. It is an all in one. With the latest trust zone. It may alleviate your problems.
Or not.
I am running the PACMan ROM. And it shows less bars. Yes, it annoys the living daylights out of me. But, the speed is there when I use it and do speed tests. Any way, good luck.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-modemrpmtz-vrbmb1-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535-recovery-flashable/
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Thanks ! ill give it a try tonight....apprecviate the help!