Hey guys,
I am having a few issues that someone here might be able to help me with which would be splendid. I have a rogers HTC ONE S that was unlocked and now being used with Bell. The issue however is that the connection keeps dropping after every 30 seconds to a minute. I'll get like 4 bars which would automatically drop down to 0 and then to no service/emergency services only. The phone is unlocked however. On a rogers/Fido network the connection stays solid on bell it keeps dropping every minute to 30 seconds. I am assuming this is a baseband issue?
Can somoene with an HTC One S on bell network tell me what baseband radio firmware they are using?
Regards
you have to change the file build.prop
there are few lines provider specific, you have to find those
there are few bell stock rom and ruu floating up here, go into system dir and find the build.prop file
usually the needed lines are at the top
for the baseband, fir the most of the time, bell and rogers/fido were using the same radio file; you can try however some of the European files, depending on what rom are you
ultimul said:
you have to change the file build.prop
there are few lines provider specific, you have to find those
there are few bell stock rom and ruu floating up here, go into system dir and find the build.prop file
usually the needed lines are at the top
for the baseband, fir the most of the time, bell and rogers/fido were using the same radio file; you can try however some of the European files, depending on what rom are you
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I Am currently running Trickdroid JB 4.1.1. I was able to get into my Build.prop but i am not sure what changes to make. I guess i'll search around but i dont know if this will actually help me with my signal issue.
it should and will help;
bell network and rogers network are not similar; even are build with same equipment and use mostly the same technologies
first you have to be sure you have the correct settings for bell APN in your wireless settings
then in the build.prop change at least the lines containing ro.ril.hsdpa, ro.ril.hsupa, ro.ril.hsxpa, fast.dormancy and radio.svn
Bell's signal strength here in Montreal is meh ...
hmm, dont know why are you saying that
in MTL they have almost the same number of towers with a little plus for bell, because they share the network with telus so the signal should be at least the same
it is true however that indoor, shopping malls, downtown buildings, underground town rogers is better developed in some spots, mostly in smaller sites;
on one side, bell almost finished the rolling up to real 4g, at 42Mbps; on the other side rogers is more axed on LTE rollup;
time will tell
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Story: we all have HTC's at work. My service manager with the Touch Diamond (Verizon) is running a radio to use Sprint cell towers in our area (which outnumbers all others). I was wondering if that was possible for the G1. He's running WM 6.5 and Android on it.
No,there is not one for the g1...yet. But even if there was...i think it would require extra hardware
i was thinking to flash the radio he used the same way i did when i updated to the rc33 radio. i believe he has the latest radios for att, verizon, and sprint. that's why I decided to ask just in case.
thanks
Hey, if you have hardspl installed,and the rc29 DREAIMG.NBH on your sdcard,you can give it a shot and see and give us results(i need sprint even tho i have tmobile,only 3g in area is spring)
I'll give it a try on Tuesday. That was my main purpose in inquiring. Seeming as to how Sprint had like more cell towers than all others combined. And he's been using it with much satisfaction.
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Hey, if you have hardspl installed,and the rc29 DREAIMG.NBH on your sdcard,you can give it a shot and see and give us results(i need sprint even tho i have tmobile,only 3g in area is spring)
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in this works i might have a heart attack, i really would love to get on the att towers for 3G
Sprint & Verizon use CDMA, T-Mobile & AT&T use GSM.
This, unfortunately, is not possible.
i just put a radio that was used for the Kaiser onto my dream and immediately i noticed a difference in the camera speed. almost as soon as i pressed the camera button it took the picture. i used radio 1.71.09.01 all you need to do is extract the .zip from the download, and open the .nbh in a hex editor. then i saved it as radio.img and placed it in the update.zip that contains the latest radio for the g1. then i resigned it and flashed it and voila i have a new faster radio on my phone. over the next few days i will run some speed tests on the local edge network and different radios to see which one works best in the stl area. but i am freaking excited to see that i tried something and it worked.
When I get to work I'll ask if he tried the ATT radio yet.
Manacit said:
Sprint & Verizon use CDMA, T-Mobile & AT&T use GSM.
This, unfortunately, is not possible.
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i just put a radio that was used for the Kaiser onto my dream and immediately i noticed a difference in the camera speed. almost as soon as i pressed the camera button it took the picture. i used radio 1.71.09.01 all you need to do is extract the .zip from the download, and open the .nbh in a hex editor. then i saved it as radio.img and placed it in the update.zip that contains the latest radio for the g1. then i resigned it and flashed it and voila i have a new faster radio on my phone. over the next few days i will run some speed tests on the local edge network and different radios to see which one works best in the stl area. but i am freaking excited to see that i tried something and it worked.
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Mind sharing the update.zip? i have edge and 3g towers in my area and would be glad to test.
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Mind sharing the update.zip? i have edge and 3g towers in my area and would be glad to test.
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unfortunately we can't get 3G from at&t as they run 3g on the 850 & 1900 mhz range, and the G1 only gets edge in that range. the G1 is set to recieve hsdpa(3G) in the 1700 and 2100 range. kinda sucks but if at&t rolls out into the 1700(download) and 2100(upload) then we can steal 3G since t-mo has failed me in getting 3G into my area.
on a side note anybody have an updated roll out schedule for 3G in 2009 for t-mo?
apparently since i am using my phone as a tether right now i can't upload my update.zip. but following the steps above should work. or PM me your email and i should be able to send it to you that way
go to Kaiser ROM development and search for "ultimate radio thread" and you will find a list of all the radios that work on the kaiser, each of them are mirrored to an external site, and you can download from there
just installed the radio you sent me,internet on edge and gprs is faster,but drains battery quicker.... But now i have another reason to get a extra battery!
I'm not testing the battery life of the phone each time, just speed testing right after flash and taking a pic to test the lag on that. Those that wanna try new radios be warned I can't tell you what radio will work best for you, I can only tell you what works for me. All problems that you come across after flashing are your faukt. I do not want 100 PMs from people asking how to fix it just cause I tried it
would one be able to extract the radio from the iphone 3g if one had the latest firmware? i have much time, and don't mind give it a try. battery life isn't a problem. have a 1600mAH for lounge nights and the 2600 for wtf (work time fun!)
if you wanted to try it it couldn't hurt to see, we aren't going to get 3G unless we have t-mo 3G in the area. but i am curious to know what the radio from the iphone would do on this phone. try it oud and look for speed test in the market and use that to test the download and upload speed. it's what i have been using, and that way we get one program doing all the tests for us and so we should all have the same margin of error
I took a look at the iphone firmare, looks like you need a Mac. Most of the files that look like ones to use are in .dmg format, here's the link to the newest firmware http://www.iphonefirmware.com/firmwares-download/ to extract the files, just download the file, and change the extension to .zip
CDMA is much different as it uses a PRL, or Preferred Roaming List to decide what towers to connect to based on roaming agreements that carriers make. I remember when I was with Verizon, you could dial *226 SEND and it would connect you to a system that would download the latest PRL to your device. Sometimes it would result in better service, other times not. The equivalent to a PRL in GSM is stored in what I believe is a write-protected area of the SIM Card.
Sadley I have to agree with you Datruesurfer, but if I may the code for vzw, I worked there till Jan of this yr, is *228. Unfortunately you have read correctly, I did some research on this a while back when I bought my sim reader. All the info for the towers are stored on the sim for GSM/3G as some like to use, although part of the info is stored in the phone as part of the firmware, this I figured out, because I see 2 not one AT&T in my net ops at all times, and my sim is a brand new 3G compatible sim. The reason for this is one of them is for Edge/GPRS, and the Other has 3G also incorporated. Unfortunately as of the moment I can only connect to the one that is Edge/GPRS.
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I took a look at the iphone firmare, looks like you need a Mac. Most of the files that look like ones to use are in .dmg format, here's the link to the newest firmware http://www.iphonefirmware.com/firmwares-download/ to extract the files, just download the file, and change the extension to .zip
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if i go out tomorrow i will get better internet(only option at home is to use my phone as a tether), and i will download and convert the .dmg to a .iso and have a look see. to be honest i don't know what to look for but i certainly wanna look around. this is the most work i have ever done with a phone. when i had my kaiser everyone else seemed to know a whole lot more than me and i felt left out and i never could help anyone, here in the dream forums i feel like i accomplish something every day
Well, I'm going to a 3g area today with the krazer radio...will report back results.
Before(from memory): download was about the same as edge...upload....well...you cant test that on a g1.
After: 149kb/s download
Edit: i also have a new sim card that customer care says its "made for 3g"...I guess we will see.
After much reading, and stumbling over the same posts repeatedly, I must ask for help.
Heres the phone:
Gt-i9100
2.3.6
i9100NEKF2
2.6.35.7-i9100XWKK5-CL754841 [email protected] #2
Checkrom RevoHD V4
CriskeloROM Gingerbreak v32
Currently have a Optus sim loaded into it, staying in Melbourne Australia.
Optus seems to be lousy, I've talked to several people who seem to agree. Since public perception is far from accurate, I cant really blame optus entirely. I havent tried any other SIM cards yet since I need the optus number at the moment.
I've tried quite a few ROMS and quite a few different Kernels, not being able to tell much of a difference in signal strength. The phone will have the 3g icon lit up, but refuse to do almost any activity. Then five minutes later in the same location it is working perfectly, with a ping of 147ms and download rate of 327.7kB/s (using Speedtest.net)
Since I am using KitchenPro I am able to change the modem easily, some dont work, others do. How do I narrow down which ones are best for the phone? The answer of "use it for a little while and you'll know" cant be the best answer. Is the carrier-shipped modem the best that is available? I've read the modem ref guide and it doesnt offer anything other than a list of letters and numbers. Some people have reported things working well with telstra on particular modems, but nothing on Optus.
1) Is a baseband or modem something that will either work, or not work? Or there a signal difference from one to the next.
2) I almost always have 3+ bars of connectivity for the cell service, it works fine, all the time, even with the modems that did not allow data connectivity the phone always seems to work. Does a modem package effect both cell service and data?
3) What would be the most effective method of testing a new modem?
4) Is there a guide somewhere that lists the guts behind the modem packages, ie frequency ranges, so that I can look up the carrier, and match it manually with a modem?
Please Help! With spotty services available, and no means of telling if my problems are carrier related or phone software issues, I find this quite frustrating.
Thanks for reading
I have a rooted Tmobile phone (Octane) and loving it. This isn't a 'root' question, but a signal issue that I noticed before and after the root (not related to rooting).
Anyhow, when I leave an area (in my vehicle) that has low Tmobile signal, it switches to ATT and says "no service". That's fine, but what I noticed is when I return to the same area, it will take an additional 4-5 miles of driving into a strong Tmobile signal area before it pick up the Tmobile signal.
In my area, there are no agreements to roam on ATT's network, so my phone is dead until I re-enter Tmobile signal area.
My question is, it is a nuisance that my phone can't use Tmobile towers as a priority. It seems to hold onto ATT's towers longer than it should. What can I do to fix this issue if possible?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: My wife has the same phone and it does the same thing.
Have you changed modems? That seems to fix many issues pwople have with connection issues.
Not sure to be honest. I used this process to install Octane's ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
I did see something in Odin about "Modem" but don't know if that is the proper way to install a modem or not.
This thread will tell you how to change the modem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192436
FB also recommends one in that thread iirc. But other members have better luck with different ones. Im told it depends on your location but nobody has said which modem is better in what part of the country.
Awsome, thanks for the leg work on finding that for me! Is there a way where I could opt out of roaming so my phone uses Tmobile as a priority 'all' the time?
This is just incase the modem doesn't seem to help. Just one idea I had.
Also, KJ6 modem is the one I need correct?
Not sure of the roaming opt out.
FB puts the KG4 modem is his personal build of VB. Im using KG4. I would try all of the GB modems to see the results.
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Awsome, thanks for the leg work on finding that for me! Is there a way where I could opt out of roaming so my phone uses Tmobile as a priority 'all' the time?
This is just incase the modem doesn't seem to help. Just one idea I had.
Also, KJ6 modem is the one I need correct?
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Roaming can be disabled in Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks.
Hi all people, some time ago i created a thread about this same issue, now that i tested some radios from the firmware thread (flasehd them through moto-fastboot) ,tested retail uae, asia and asia ops, they all get to same problem cannot get more than 2 bars on my signal, and almost all the time im on emergency call only mode, this bothers me because i have an antena like 2 blocks away ,tested signal on my p500 and my atrix 4g and both of them get full reception, i must say that its not a populated area, so i started thinking about maybe i have issues with the radio hw itself, or maybe just none of the radios ive tested is the right one? Im form chile, thats south america carrier claro chile running scv7 leak #1 rom ,is there a way to "powerup" radio's reception ? Or i need to get latam radio firmware (havent found it) ?
Thanks in advance
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demonoid phenomenom said:
Hi all people, some time ago i created a thread about this same issue, now that i tested some radios from the firmware thread (flasehd them through moto-fastboot) ,tested retail uae, asia and asia ops, they all get to same problem cannot get more than 2 bars on my signal, and almost all the time im on emergency call only mode, this bothers me because i have an antena like 2 blocks away ,tested signal on my p500 and my atrix 4g and both of them get full reception, i must say that its not a populated area, so i started thinking about maybe i have issues with the radio hw itself, or maybe just none of the radios ive tested is the right one? Im form chile, thats south america carrier claro chile running scv7 leak #1 rom ,is there a way to "powerup" radio's reception ? Or i need to get latam radio firmware (havent found it) ?
Thanks in advance
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Are you sure your sim is correct? I had a friend who had a 3G phone, they upgraded and got a 4G phone and put the old sim from the 3G into the 4G phone. They had the same problem you're describing. Poor reception, constantly switching into 'emergency call mode', etc. They finally got a 4G sim and all was well. You might dial in *#*#4636#*#* and check your preferred network to make sure it isn't on anything funky like GSM only. Also you can check your signal strength and service connections from there.
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Are you sure your sim is correct? I had a friend who had a 3G phone, they upgraded and got a 4G phone and put the old sim from the 3G into the 4G phone. They had the same problem you're describing. Poor reception, constantly switching into 'emergency call mode', etc. They finally got a 4G sim and all was well. You might dial in *#*#4636#*#* and check your preferred network to make sure it isn't on anything funky like GSM only. Also you can check your signal strength and service connections from there.
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The sim came along with an razr i phone (xt 890) is a micro sim, but i dont think thats the problem, also *#*#4636#*#* dosnt work for me it shows nothing after dial it it just disappear when the last * is dialed
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The sim came along with an razr i phone (xt 890) is a micro sim, but i dont think thats the problem, also *#*#4636#*#* dosnt work for me it shows nothing after dial it it just disappear when the last * is dialed
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I assume you're on stock ICS? If so you can boot into recovery and select BP Tools <-- not sure if that the exact name, but it's close. Either way, when you reboot you'll have a new app (can't remember the name either, but you'll see it), it's a debug app and it might let you see your mobile network info similar to the dial code. Once you reboot again, the app will be gone, and you'll be back in normal mode. I'm on CM10 and have been for awhile, so I don't have ICS in front of me, I apologize for the vague info, but hopefully it helps.
Im on scv7, cannot find bp tools anywhere ,also would be great if someone point me out to a GB fxz firmware
Edit: just found it ,dunno if its temporary (stability) or i got it, extracted radio.img from jimbridgam's return to gb from ics fxz script utility ,will test tomorrow morning while on the road and also post results if anyone is having the same problem i was
edit2: worked like a charm ,no more low signal issues
demonoid phenomenom said:
Im on scv7, cannot find bp tools anywhere ,also would be great if someone point me out to a GB fxz firmware
Edit: just found it ,dunno if its temporary (stability) or i got it, extracted radio.img from jimbridgam's return to gb from ics fxz script utility ,will test tomorrow morning while on the road and also post results if anyone is having the same problem i was
edit2: worked like a charm ,no more low signal issues
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Im on stock ICS rooted at&t and out off no where i have no signal and emergency calls only for the past few days. ive tried factory reset and still same problem. it was working fine all these days some please help i cant text or make any calls
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Im on stock ICS rooted at&t and out off no where i have no signal and emergency calls only for the past few days. ive tried factory reset and still same problem. it was working fine all these days some please help i cant text or make any calls
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Go to settings > mobile networks > Access Point Names - then hit the menu button and choose Reset to Default
morphfxf said:
Im on stock ICS rooted at&t and out off no where i have no signal and emergency calls only for the past few days. ive tried factory reset and still same problem. it was working fine all these days some please help i cant text or make any calls
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use jimbridgman's return to gb from ics utility (it's on dev section) then download the file, op3n with winrar, extract radio.img, then flash through moto fastboot (type moto-fastboot xda developers on google and it will show up an atrix og forum's thread ) have it running, then replace ics radio with gingerbread one (google arround on how to do this) type moto-fastboot flash radio radio.img and you are done
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I have a rooted and unlocked at&t skyrocket on jellybean 4.1.2 with very slow speeds, so I tried flashing the radios UCMC1 and UXUMA7 through cwm and nothing has changed. After messing with the APN settings a little my data is no longer working. It shows the bars but I can't get a connection. I have broken my back googling and searching forums on this matter but I can't seem to figure this out.
I just flashed the radio UVLI1 in the hopes that I wouldn't have to post this but now my bars are gone and have been replaced with a slashed circle. Any help please?
Edit: I flashed back to UCMC1 with the bars showing but still no data. Also, I just realized this should be in the Q&A but don't know how to delete the thread so I could post there instead.
1st , Welcome to xda
2nd , it is good that you're aware that it's the wrong place to ask , it should be in the Q and A section here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1401
3rd , you have to know what T-Mobile is using in your area ,
If LTE is rolled out , UCMC1 should work perfectly fine , since stock Skyrocket radios use 1700/2100 AWS bands for LTE (use this apn : fast.t-mobile.com)
If not , try one of the those radios :
Blaze 4G
Hercules T989
Or Galaxy Note T-Mobile (not so sure about this one) ...
Use this apn : epc.t-mobile.com
Search for those radio zips and make sure they are Jelly Bean compatible radio , or else they will not work with stock Skyrocket JB rom ... Always be careful when messing with radio , it can corrupt your device IMEI and/or brick it , make sure the radio you use is safe when used with Skyrocket..
Hope that helps...
And by the way , there are tons of infos on the stikies you should look at here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1400
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1401
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1383
mahanddeem said:
1st , Welcome to xda
2nd , it is good that you're aware that it's the wrong place to ask , it should be in the Q and A section here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1401
3rd , you have to know what T-Mobile is using in your area ,
If LTE is rolled out , UCMC1 should work perfectly fine , since stock Skyrocket radios use 1700/2100 AWS bands for LTE (use this apn : fast.t-mobile.com)
If not , try one of the those radios :
Blaze 4G
Hercules T989
Or Galaxy Note T-Mobile (not so sure about this one) ...
Use this apn : epc.t-mobile.com
Search for those radio zips and make sure they are Jelly Bean compatible radio , or else they will not work with stock Skyrocket JB rom ... Always be careful when messing with radio , it can corrupt your device IMEI and/or brick it , make sure the radio you use is safe when used with Skyrocket..
Hope that helps...
And by the way , there are tons of infos on the stikies you should look at here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1400
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1401
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1383
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Thanks for the suggested radios. And apologies for that double post in the Q&A, I thought this thread would be locked/deleted because of the sticky in this section.
I figured out that changing the APN type was what caused me to lose the edge data, because I had changed it from default,supl,mms to internet + mms since I had seen that in another thread. Changing it back restored the edge.
By the way, I had obtained the aforementioned radios from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228292
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155984
I tried flashing the Bell I757 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312596 but again no change in speed. I also tried flashing the UVMB1 Blaze radio from http://goo.im/devs/Void_Dweller/T769-UVMB1_modem.zip and I'm still on edge. Am I missing something here? Thanks again.
Set a new APN as :
Name : T-Mobile
APN : epc.t-mobile.com
Leave everything else and hit menu, save.
Select this APN
And you didn't answer about what service T-Mobile is providing in your area... If UCMC1,I757MUGMC3 or blaze radios didn't get you to at least 3G speeds then you have a problem somewhere else...
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Set a new APN as :
Name : T-Mobile
APN : epc.t-mobile.com
Leave everything else and hit menu, save.
Select this APN
And you didn't answer about what service T-Mobile is providing in your area... If UCMC1,I757MUGMC3 or blaze radios didn't get you to at least 3G speeds then you have a problem somewhere else...
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I did as you said with the APN but it seems l do not get any connection at all despite the bars being present, so I have to have the APN type at the bottom as default,supl,mms for the data to work.
I checked T-Mobile's website and it looks like I'm in the area with 2G with some spotty "satisfactory" signal strength areas. I would think that even with 2G that I'd get more than 0.04 Mbps download and 0.03 Mbps upload according to the speedtest app. Is there nothing I can do?
Asking somebody who's using T-Mobile in your area (a neighbor or a colleague) is better than just relying on the T-Mobile coverage map... And if you're sure that your area only gets 2G , use the stock JB UCMC1 radio and live happily with the 0.04 mb down you're getting... I would look to another carrier in such a case...
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Asking somebody who's using T-Mobile in your area (a neighbor or a colleague) is better than just relying on the T-Mobile coverage map... And if you're sure that your area only gets 2G , use the stock JB UCMC1 radio and live happily with the 0.04 mb down you're getting... I would look to another carrier in such a case...
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Ok, my only concern is that when I do change to another carrier in the future, would I experience slower data or data problems since I've already flashed a different radio? Would I have to flash back to the original one? I'm looking at this radio here for the original: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20157930
Thanks.
Man that's very basic stuff of course you can always flash whatever you want, including radios...
Having the skyrocket you're ofcourse limited to the 2 gsm networks in the states, T-Mobile or att (and their mvno's like Straighttalk, red pocket or such)... If T-Mobile is not good around you ,you have no choice other than at&t and in such a case flash the latest stock radio at that moment.. Now it's the ucmc1.. Use this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228292
[RADIO][UCMC1] For I727/I727R [09-APR-2013]
You're lucky not to be flamed for those basic questions, but be careful next time, there are really awful members around here who have no basic attitude or respect what so ever....
OP, i noticed that going into the carrier settings and manually choosing at&t instead of automatic has fixed this for me using a t-mobile straight talk connection....see if it works for you
I am using the at&t skyrocket on tmobile as well and find the samsung note modem to work the best leaving the apn settings alone.
T879UVLG3
Also make sure you check data roaming.
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Devalorize said:
I did as you said with the APN but it seems l do not get any connection at all despite the bars being present, so I have to have the APN type at the bottom as default,supl,mms for the data to work.
I checked T-Mobile's website and it looks like I'm in the area with 2G with some spotty "satisfactory" signal strength areas. I would think that even with 2G that I'd get more than 0.04 Mbps download and 0.03 Mbps upload according to the speedtest app. Is there nothing I can do?
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Try flashing T879UVLG3, it worked well for me on my i727.