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So I just thought that I would share this with everyone. I flashed the Desire HD leaked GB radio from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996630
Now my phone locks on to the tower it gets the strongest signal from and stays there... I'm monitoring my signal with Open Signal and its currently -75 whereas it would jump all over from -83 to -105 and beyond with the stock radio because it was constantly switching towers. The weakest the signal has gotten is -85 and the monitor has been running for 6 minutes now.
Call quality is fantastic and data speeds are FINALLY above junk since I'm connecting to the tower that is about 3 miles away instead of the one that is at the end of my block (when I connect to that tower, that's when I lose my signal entirely, I'm just too damn close to it). It keeps connecting to the tower that is about 3 miles away, even when I reboot the phone, put it in airplane mode, etc. I'm definitely keeping this device now but I wanted to share my success - I read through the thread over there and it seems to be a winner all the way around. And yes, GPS still has near instant locks.
EtherealRemnant said:
So I just thought that I would share this with everyone. I flashed the Desire HD leaked GB radio from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996630
Now my phone locks on to the tower it gets the strongest signal from and stays there... I'm monitoring my signal with Open Signal and its currently -75 whereas it would jump all over from -83 to -105 and beyond with the stock radio because it was constantly switching towers. The weakest the signal has gotten is -85 and the monitor has been running for 6 minutes now.
Call quality is fantastic and data speeds are FINALLY above junk since I'm connecting to the tower that is about 3 miles away instead of the one that is at the end of my block (when I connect to that tower, that's when I lose my signal entirely, I'm just too damn close to it). It keeps connecting to the tower that is about 3 miles away, even when I reboot the phone, put it in airplane mode, etc. I'm definitely keeping this device now but I wanted to share my success - I read through the thread over there and it seems to be a winner all the way around. And yes, GPS still has near instant locks.
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You do know that radio performance will vary greatly by region so what might kickass for you, might not kickass for me? Either way, thanks for the heads up on the new radio.
I've been using this radio paired with the latest CM7 nightly for a while up in Seattle and it seems to be pretty good. Much better than the LeeDroid one that was floating around for a while.
xero91 said:
You do know that radio performance will vary greatly by region so what might kickass for you, might not kickass for me? Either way, thanks for the heads up on the new radio.
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I do understand this, however radio performance should really be universal on a device, its just the actual device performance will vary based on the region.
Either way, I'm happy its not connecting to the tower that I live right under all the time anymore and my signal has increased by a good -10 to -15 across the board.
does it affect the wcdma bands?? or keeps the 850/1900??
Is there a pd98img file of this for easy flashing?
Personality for me the new m3 radio has been great improvement on GPS lock time. But my cell signal and wifi aren't as good as 12.41 or 12.35. I do live in a city that is relatively remote in regards to cell signal. But even with all that I prefer the new m3 just becuade the GPS is lightyears better than the previous ones.
harlenm said:
Is there a pd98img file of this for easy flashing?
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Nah, have to make your own. I used the radio zip from the hack kit.
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It keeps the US bands intact (I still have HSPA) and no, I haven't seen an image zip for it. Its not that difficult of a process though.
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Nah, have to make your own. I used the radio zip from the back kit.
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Do you mind sharing it? I don't have any idea how to do that. I tried once and was lost.
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Do you mind sharing it? I don't have any idea how to do that. I tried once and was lost.
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Here You Go Enjoy!!!
http://www.mediafire.com/?8densskdc9ht95t
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Here You Go Enjoy!!!
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Thanks. Keeps me from turning my pc back on
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Doo Doo said:
Here You Go Enjoy!!!
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Thanks. Flashed and booting now.
When I was on 26.06.04.06_M with di11igaf's 2.0.1 rom.. GPS lock was in seconds.. with this new radio GPS has taken 30 mins and still no lock. Data networks and WiFi were definitely faster though.. but I think I'll go back to my previous radio.
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When I was on 26.06.04.06_M with di11igaf's 2.0.1 rom.. GPS lock was in seconds.. with this new radio GPS has taken 30 mins and still no lock. Data networks and WiFi were definitely faster though.. but I think I'll go back to my previous radio.
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Same here. I use GPS a lot, otherwise I wouldn't mind...my wifi/data signals have definitely improved using this radio.
heh, well, looks like this isn't work well in my area after all, I am in salt lake city utah, might just the crappy weather tho. I will check again on a sunny day.
GPS takes about 30 seconds for me - are you guys using a gingerbread ROM because this radio is made for gingerbread - I am running MIUI, I have tweaked my GPS with the instructions in the MIUI first post (GPS Status I think was the biggest factor) and I get locks in 30 seconds indoors. Accurate to 5 meters after a minute with 10 satellites.
The stock radio got me accurate to 25 indoors with only 7 satellites. Even outdoors, I got 8 maximum. I just checked it. Maybe try making sure that GPS settings are set up so that Google is the SUPL server and run GPS Status?
I don't really know what to say on the fact - I just used TeleNav (BTW, the Captivate TeleNav that I ganked from the Vibrant 4G in ota.telenav.com/tn works on the Inspire as well - its definitely worth it as you gain speed traps, it tells you the speed limit of the road you're on, it even tells you what lane to be in when you make an exit) and it was dead on accurate. My Captivate would have been *****ing at me to get back on Iliff Ave because it curves so much. My Cappy got me lost more times than I can count.
this old thread discussed about this radio:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002419
someone complained about the battery drain of this radio
pollux1151 said:
this old thread discussed about this radio:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002419
someone complained about the battery drain of this radio
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Seems to have less battery drain than the stock radio IMO. I was looking at *1%* on my phone and purposely trying to drain it, I ran it through Quadrant 12 times before the phone finally died. I was losing about 1% ever 45 minutes on the stock radio.
Again though, this radio seems to prefer the tower that is further away (and thus, I actually get a signal from that tower) whereas the OLD radio preferred the tower that is literally .65 miles away - I tested it with GPS until I got to the tower - and thus I spent a QUARTER of my battery life with the phone trying to acquire a signal.
Its possible 100% that this radio has a higher battery consumption for some - but that goes for any radio. Some work better than others for different people in different situations. That's why you flash them all, monitor performance for at least a day including notations of dropped calls, battery performance, etc., then you figure out which radio works best for YOU.
The bottom line though, this radio is made for Gingerbread. A lot of people will sit there and argue that RIL hasn't changed between versions but I am willing to bet that it has. My own personal experience with it tells me that this radio is willing to jump towers if it can't get a good signal while the old radio locked on to the closest tower it could find about 75% of the time.
Anyone that knows anything about cellular technology knows that living so close to a tower is extremely detrimental to me actually getting a signal from that tower because of the way that the signal is broadcast. I won't go all technical, many people have done that before me, but if you live within half a mile of a tower broadcasting 850, you are likely to suffer dropped calls and the inability to make calls.
07th March 2011:Radio_12.41.60.19_26.06.04.14_M_Test - HTC Ace Gingerbread S Generic 2.16.0.0
17th March 2011:Radio_12.35d.60.140fU_26.08.03.07_M_Test - HTC Ace Gingerbread S Generic 2.25.0.0
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20.06.04.14M is also for Gingerbred. Have you tried and compared with the 140fU?
Ok so my girlfriend was a big iPhone fangirl but after a year of harassing her and her seeing what i can do with mine she decided to give it a try. After a while debating different screen size, shape etc she decided on nexus s in white. Of course, finding a decent nexus s for ATT in white was a pain but I eventually found a pristine one and jumped on it
I had her try out a few different roms, and she complained to no end that her battery sucked, things crashed etc. It was like she was finding reasons not to like it.
Finally got it stable on bugless beast, found a keyboard she like and all seemed well except...
The phone doesn't get service at her job where the iPhone did. As a result I think that's what's killing the battery cause when she isn't there it seems ok. It just keeps searching for signal. About everything else I was able to fix but i guess its pretty reasonable that she expects it to work where her last phone did, and so far i can't do much about it. Admittedly the reception does suck. It's consistently about 2 bars and 10+ DBM lower than my galaxy s2 both on ATT.
Does anyone have a decent remedy for this? She's back to the ifail and I'm going to have to eat my losses trying to sell a phone a paid too much for cause she had to have it immediately
Tthanks in advance
flash a different radio perhaps?
Hmm i remember doing that for my inspire a few times, assuming it's similar where certain ones seem better in certain regions does anyone have recommendations for anything that works well in the NY area or does it not matter? Flash them through hboot on here?
Thanks
The radio will make things much better. I have ATT and I have been using the KB3 radio which seems to work very well.
Not sure about ny, just be careful and flash the correct radio for the 9020a.
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Ugh. Tried 3 different radios. Still not good. 3g and WiFi both. I've never seen WiFi signal be fair to good in the same room as the router 15 feet from it. Makes no sense
Maybe you should exchange the phone.
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right, there may be something wrong with the phone itself. what radios have you used? have you tried the hsdpa tweak http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14587622&postcount=5
Not to get off subject but does that tweak really make a huge difference ?
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So I have had since day one of getting my S3 considerably less of a cell signal than my droids in the past (zero data issues, stock, un rooted, rooted, multi-rommed, bad signal). Trouble shot everything I could think of, finally had vzw send me a new device. Just got the new phone, popped in sim, set up, same thing, bad cell signal (not the sim, did that twice). In the Boston area, it's not a network thing, it's the device.
Now, I have a small dent on my phone, do I go through the effort to return to stock and send back my original device to not have a dent anymore and keep the "new" refurbished phone? Or keep my already customized original NEW phone?
This is a tough one, I hate the dent, but like knowing I have a brand new device.
Next thing, I assume at this point that the S3 just does not get as good reception as other phones. Any mods that can help? Love this phone so much that I will deal with a bad signal, but would rather not.
Please offer some valid, valuable input on what I should do. Have 4 days to send one of these back.
Thanks
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Hey i got a question, so they replaced your first phone because you got bad signal? Like free of charge they swapped it ?
Yes, as warranty issue. I currently have my original device and the refurbished replacement in my hands. Have to return one of them in 4 days
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So I have had since day one of getting my S3 considerably less of a cell signal than my droids in the past (zero data issues, stock, un rooted, rooted, multi-rommed, bad signal). Trouble shot everything I could think of, finally had vzw send me a new device. Just got the new phone, popped in sim, set up, same thing, bad cell signal (not the sim, did that twice). In the Boston area, it's not a network thing, it's the device.
Now, I have a small dent on my phone, do I go through the effort to return to stock and send back my original device to not have a dent anymore and keep the "new" refurbished phone? Or keep my already customized original NEW phone?
This is a tough one, I hate the dent, but like knowing I have a brand new device.
Next thing, I assume at this point that the S3 just does not get as good reception as other phones. Any mods that can help? Love this phone so much that I will deal with a bad signal, but would rather not.
Please offer some valid, valuable input on what I should do. Have 4 days to send one of these back.
Thanks
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Why would you go back to the original one, the replacement has a dent on it, not good and still issue.You should call support and get another one. Just tell them the replacement has a dent on it. The S3 has weak signal (2-3 bars where I live and I owned 3 of them), but never had call or connectivity issue. So I would ask for another one.
No, my original has a dent on it from when I dropped it, but it is a new phone. Replacement is cosmetically new, but a refurbished phone. Both have same basic signal issue, not as good as my droids in the past.
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i got mine about a week ago, i wonder if they would replace mine (got a crack in it) if i complained about bad reception in my house, because i only get 1 bar here. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/386262_10151093476528557_832449593_n.jpg
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No, my original has a dent on it from when I dropped it, but it is a new phone. Replacement is cosmetically new, but a refurbished phone. Both have same basic signal issue, not as good as my droids in the past.
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Ok got you, when you said signal issue, do you have drop calls or just low signal bar? if you have drop calls then I would try another one and if problem stills exist then you should get another brand. S3 does have low signal compared to other droid phones...or maybe the iphone 5?
The signal strength will be a little weak. The real question is does it drop calls or is the call quality really bad (ex..voice cutting out). Try your phone in different areas and if you have none of those issues then your phone is normal.
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I'll forget the implication that an iPhone would be even close to a viable replacement for my S3!
But no, not willing to change to a different device. There are dropped calls in "bad areas" that my droid would not drop in, but I can live with it. Hoping for some jacked up fix that could possibly be recommended.
And, keep original new dented device, or return to stock and send back in favor of replacement refurbished device.... Tough one!
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Personally I would return your original and start over with the replacement. Put a case on it. And wait for a signal fix from Samsung.
My friend got a replacement because the vibrator died on his first one. He is now in a replacement vicious cycle and is on #7 right now Each of them have had major issues like extreme overheating etc. His newest one won't connect to wifi. So just keep that in mind, once you get in the replacement cycle you will be getting phones that have been "repaired" for other potentially worse things.
With any samsung CDMA phone you can expect to drop more calls and have a worse signal than you would on an HTC or Moto device by a decent margin.
con247 said:
My friend got a replacement because the vibrator died on his first one. He is now in a replacement vicious cycle and is on #7 right now Each of them have had major issues like extreme overheating etc. His newest one won't connect to wifi. So just keep that in mind, once you get in the replacement cycle you will be getting phones that have been "repaired" for other potentially worse things.
With any samsung CDMA phone you can expect to drop more calls and have a worse signal than you would on an HTC or Moto device by a decent margin.
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This. Also remember that the bars are NOT universal you would have to look at the dBm. From what I've read you need to use the same app on both phones in order to get a correct reading since all of the manufacturer seem to report the signal strength in various ways.
This may or may not help..
I have found that the VRLF2 baseband works better on my phone than the lastest G1 baseband. Worth a shot to try it if you haven't.
Of course the basebands can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313
That's the stuff I'm interested in. Changing baseband version, radio, etc. But I know nothing about it. I'll start researching your link.
I think I'll be sending the refurbished one back, I'll just be paranoid if things stop working. My device now is mint except for the signal.
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annoyingduck said:
That's the stuff I'm interested in. Changing baseband version, radio, etc. But I know nothing about it. I'll start researching your link.
I think I'll be sending the refurbished one back, I'll just be paranoid if things stop working. My device now is mint except for the signal.
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I personally would keep the original depending on how bad the reception is... Is it just moderately below what you are used to or significantly? The samsung devices have crappy radios period. Considering they now are running the show far as top of the line android they may pay attention and start implementing better radios for our GSIII.
If it is just moderately lower than normal, I would keep the original(youre not gonna get any better with a replacement) and put a case on it that hides the dent. There ARE three different radios you can flash to see if maybe one works better for your area. Check this MODEM THREAD out and try the different radios... do it for a day on each one at least to see if one is better for you and your area than the other. Sometimes ROMs do affect your reception also. I personally think that running a stock TouchWiz ROM gives me a little better 4g signal than running a AOSP ROM but it's such a small difference I'm willing to sacrifice it for the other benefits of AOSP.
At this point, I can't agree enough. I think the key element that verizon has failed to point out to me is that Samsung's do not compare to other devices for reception. I kept getting false hopes that this was a problem that could be fixed, and it cannot. I did just try another radio with no prevail, but again, the signal is functional, just not as good as my droids in the past. I have not noticed any significant changes between rom's though, but I think that's good. Definitely keeping my original, why take a refurb if it offers no functional value other than not having a dent!
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I read this somewhere else, they said it helped them
Go settings, more settings, mobile network, access point names and make sure the lte one is checked.
It didn't make a difference for me, but I don't have any issues either
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Yeah, did that. No change
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piizzadude said:
I read this somewhere else, they said it helped them
Go settings, more settings, mobile network, access point names and make sure the lte one is checked.
It didn't make a difference for me, but I don't have any issues either
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That's with some ROMs that for whatever reason default to having the LTE unchecked.
i think this signal issue gets blown out of proportion...i never drop calls on my s3 and signal is great. i performed a side by side comparison against my mother in-law's razr, her device pulled -102db, my s3 pulled -107db...also at that signal i pull 12-14mb/s LTE.
Is there any way to get a better signal on my s3 by flashing something? My signal is good at home but when I am at my school my signal is awful. If I'm in any basement is drops to nothing. Even around campus my signal is about 2-3 bars.
Which radio are you on? Clik on the modem sticky on development and flash different modems until you find one you like. We only have 3 to choose from
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Stock. Are any better over one another?
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I'm in the Boston area, so for me, logic should dictate that the most recent radio would be the best option to use. How or why would an older one potentially better service, especially in a mass market such as the Boston area? I just tried the version before the most current with little or no difference in reception. Are radios essentially release by the manufacturer or the carrier? Could new ones be created by the geniuses here, or only through an official update? Cool stuff either way!
kench33 said:
Stock. Are any better over one another?
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There are different radios. No one has proved one is better than the other except personal use. Some are better for some people than other people, etc....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788313 is the thread for the modems. I recommend downloading all 3 and trying each one for a day at least to see if it helps you.
New radio without any change
Hey guys, I just posted how my signal at work also sucks, as well the sgs3 drains my battery out without any signal. It doesn't make sense, but I have been having this problem this whole week at my new job where the signal indoors is Zero, and battery keeps draining down to 15% by the time I leave the office.
It sucks!! The new radio/modem didn't do any changes or helped in any way. Signals are still the same everywhere.
Sorry for the bad news..
Only a fool leave his data radio ON...on a terrible signal area for long periods of time.
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I always turn it off if the signal is bad or put airplane if I get no signal at all.
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It's easily 50% worse than my last phone (palm pre 3) and I've never had issues at my home with anyone's verizon phone.
I did flash LK1 RPM and Radio from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007414
I'm not sure if that has any bearing on it and am also not sure if it was like that before. I did it all when I was in town.
Is there another radio I can flash and see if it's better? Or does the GSIII just have garbage reception on the outskirts?
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Diddo on all that..here is a list with all the modems.let me know if you find the best
Good luck
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-of...zon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/
What ROM ya runnin?
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What ROM ya runnin?
Better and funnier than your tapatalk signature
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I've tried the miui 4.1
stock JB
and the mean jellybean one I posted above.
To be honest when I first flashed any ROM on to my GS3 my reception was terrible. Every ROM that I used was the same, I also tried every radio available.
My only solution was just to go back to stock which I did now this Stock ICS has me at 4-5 bars everywhere I go.
My last CM ROM had me at 0-1 bar in the same places.
I hope this helps.
Check to see if you have the updated prl version 15154. Do this by going to settings, about phone, status. I think that is an updated list of the towers and that could be your problem. If its not the updated version just shut phone off take out SIM card for 2 min and then just start it up and it should automatically update. I read this somewhere in another post and just figured i'd pass it on. Hope it helps.
Txs mike..I was on something like 14015::' 1 month of fiddling of different modems and radios
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Check to see if you have the updated prl version 15154. Do this by going to settings, about phone, status. I think that is an updated list of the towers and that could be your problem. If its not the updated version just shut phone off take out SIM card for 2 min and then just start it up and it should automatically update. I read this somewhere in another post and just figured i'd pass it on. Hope it helps.
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Unfortunately I'm already on this PRL
Going to try some ICS roms I guess.
I have tried each radio as they have come out with mixed reviews. Some are better than others for me but YMMV. I have found the latest VRLK1 is what works best for me. I came from the Thunderbolt, and I really miss the reception I had with that phone; however, that is the ONLY thing I miss about it. I am currently running CleanRom v5.0 and VRLK1. I definitely get the best reception, and can maintain 4G at work while the other radios would drop to 3g or 1x. I only hope it continues to improve, but I don't think it will ever be as good as I had with the Thunderbolt. Good Luck.
Did you try all the radios, even the ICS ones.
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Mark as solved!
I tried every radio I agree the newest seemed to work best but still was ridiculous. Barely any service even though I had two bars at times. Not enough for a single call and had to be by a window to get spotty text service.
Traded for a lumia 822. Works perfect.
This is funny. Coming from the nexus this phone has way more signal and better reception. Instant switching from 3g to 4g and to wifi. Ive tried every radio and they all work very well. Tried on my nexus and all were horrible. Just my .02 cents but this phone rocks.
mcbrocker said:
This is funny. Coming from the nexus this phone has way more signal and better reception. Instant switching from 3g to 4g and to wifi. Ive tried every radio and they all work very well. Tried on my nexus and all were horrible. Just my .02 cents but this phone rocks.
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Same here. If my i535 shows even 1 bar it still calls/uses data great.
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I've tried the miui 4.1
stock JB
and the mean jellybean one I posted above.
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Two things. One: might need a replacement. Two: uh, all the MIUI builds say there are radio issues. So, yeah....
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corn13read said:
It's easily 50% worse than my last phone (palm pre 3) and I've never had issues at my home with anyone's verizon phone.
I did flash LK1 RPM and Radio from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007414
I'm not sure if that has any bearing on it and am also not sure if it was like that before. I did it all when I was in town.
Is there another radio I can flash and see if it's better? Or does the GSIII just have garbage reception on the outskirts?
TIA TIA
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As others have said try out all of the older radios and use whichever one works best for you. Unfortunately, this phone is not particularly known for having a strong radio (and no software update is ever going to really fix that).
If you are really on a fringe area of service, this might not be the best phone for you. In my experience, Motorola phones have always had the best radios in the industry, and are the most reliable in fringe service areas.