i really want to stay with a AOSP rom (CM 10.2 or Illusion 4.3) but when i go to a AOSP rom i get reall bad signal (1 bar or nothing) living in chicago on verizon. When i go with a TW rom using 4.1.2 the signal is great. currently i'm using Hyperdrive RLS15 and the signal is great get 4 or 5 bars. has any one else had similar issues?
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i really want to stay with a AOSP rom (CM 10.2 or Illusion 4.3) but when i go to a AOSP rom i get reall bad signal (1 bar or nothing) living in chicago on verizon. When i go with a TW rom using 4.1.2 the signal is great. currently i'm using Hyperdrive RLS15 and the signal is great get 4 or 5 bars. has any one else had similar issues?
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I never had that drastic of signal issues. At my house I get poor reception. (2bars max). On TW I get 2bars. On AOSP I was only getting 1. I recently flashed Latest cm10.1.3 RC2 and my signal issues have greatly increased over prior builds.
Just my 2¢
Also. I know the new AOSP ROMs require the new baseband MF1. Are you updated?
I get very bag signal at my work. I just switched to an aosp rom and I can actually send texts better than before. Instead of failing 8x, it only fails 2x. I'll take it though.
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On the 4.3 based roms there still may be some legitimate signal /data issues.
On 4.2.2 aosp ROMs the issue is mostly cosmetic, you have the same signal, but the ROM show you less bars.
Check out signal in phone status before assuming you are getting worse signal.
There are still some issues with data handoffs in aosp, but it isn't as bad as it once had been.
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Yes I'm using the latest MF1 firmware. I even reflashed the firmware and all getting bad signal with and AOSP roms. Is the something I need to do with the radio or kernel. I tried a few kernels and still same issue.
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So far every new version of AOSP has had signal problems at the very beginning. Due to that fact I usually wait until the problem fixed.
I'm on Masta's unofficial CM 10.2, and my signal is all around better than my old TW ROM (Hyperdrive RLS 14/15)
If you're responding to me, make sure to quote me so I get an immediate email.
OK so I just had access to my gf's phone. I'm running PA, she's on stock tw rooted. I had both phone side by side. Both phones read the same dmb and asu. Her phone had 3 bars mine had 1. I think its safe to say that Aosp Roms just display signal different.
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Just an update i went to Illusion's 4.2.2 and the signal is OK, i don't get drop call like i was getting when trying a 4.3 rom. so i'm going to stay with this until they get the 4.3 bugs ironed out. It just freaks me out to see only 1 bar for signal.
do any of you guys of which rom is the closest to making the GS3 to look like a GS4?
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I keep reading about data drops, 3g/4g issues on most of the Aosp roms like CM10, AOKP etc. Since we don't have the right RIL for our phones yet, is this a common problem?
You are going to continue to see data issues with jb based roms until either a) vzw releases tw jb stock rom or b) the current RIL gets improved. But yes, its an aosp jb issue.
data working fine on paranoid android build 9/6.
Try going in low coverage areas, it will drop. At work, whenever I am using an AOSP rom coverage keeps on dropping but when I am on ICS, it never drops.
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Try going in low coverage areas, it will drop. At work, whenever I am using an AOSP rom coverage keeps on dropping but when I am on ICS, it never drops.
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Actually I have the same issue on the stock phone. It drops data in low signal areas.
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data working fine on paranoid android build 9/6.
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no it dont...it does work fine in good coverage areas, but when you get into low signal areas the data handoff 1x/3g/LTE is terrible.
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Actually I have the same issue on the stock phone. It drops data in low signal areas.
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nothing like aosp does...when im in town i run paranoid android, but when im heading out of town i revert to my beans nandroid. i do love pa tho, its a solid rom.
I can deal with it on AOSP cause if far better then my galaxy nexus was with data drops lol
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I am on liquid and I have much better reception. I work on the 18th floor and I used to drop all the time on touchwiz. Now my data is very stable. However I'm sure it varies depending on the phone. I had data issues on touchwiz, and this is noticeably better.
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Supposedly there has been a fix in the last day or so. Some of the AOKP builds have them merged in from yesterday and today. I believe the CM was the ones who fixed it but not sure if they merged it in their Rom yet.
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Supposedly there has been a fix in the last day or so. Some of the AOKP builds have them merged in from yesterday and today. I believe the CM was the ones who fixed it but not sure if they merged it in their Rom yet.
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This is great news! Have any links or more info?
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Supposedly there has been a fix in the last day or so. Some of the AOKP builds have them merged in from yesterday and today. I believe the CM was the ones who fixed it but not sure if they merged it in their Rom yet.
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More info on this? Is it in liquid rc3?
The issue is strictly with handoffs and 3g reception, 4g should be just as strong as stock.
Also what are the chances of ever getting up to stock quality with the ril if we hypothetically never got the jb update. Just curious as to if we're going to be in this situation again next time a new version of android is released.
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More info on this? Is it in liquid rc3?
The issue is strictly with handoffs and 3g reception, 4g should be just as strong as stock.
Also what are the chances of ever getting up to stock quality with the ril if we hypothetically never got the jb update. Just curious as to if we're going to be in this situation again next time a new version of android is released.
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Liquids Rom was released before the fix. Lookhere for info and you can download the build in that thread. Other AOKP threads there are starting to add it in as well our have a flashable zip for it.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/33373-unofficial-aokp-jb-d2vzw-builds-phantom-100112/page__st__460
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I have a similar problem with aosp roms.I flashed pa 2.18, and 2.17 yesterday and after initial install 4g was strong, and then i tried to switch to phablet mode and upon reboot i have no data at all. Same thing happened with aokp build 4. My imei is still there and my phone number as well, but no data what so ever. Just wondering am i doing something wrong?
I've been on CM10 Nightlies for the last month. Running CM10 M2 now.
4g reception is strong (no drops that I've noticed). In earlier Nightlies 3g used to drop every couple minutes, but with the newer ones it now stays up. However, 3g reception is still weaker than stock.
Fortunately it doesn't affect me too much. 99 percent of the time I'm in either a strong 3g or strong 4g area.
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I live and work in an area that has poor signal for Verizon. I almost immediately flashed to CM 10 after I got the Verizon Galaxy S3 because I was running CM 10 on my previous Sprint Galaxy S3 without issue. I have been updating the radio and RPM with each leak (currently running K3) and things got a little better but I constantly dropped calls. I had to flash back to stock because I flashed to CM 10.1 and my radio got messed up. I ran the newest stock rom for the last week and noticed a huge difference. I still had low signal but my data dropped less frequently and I could actually make phone calls in areas I couldn't before.
I rooted, and flashed to CM 10.1 and noticed right away the signal is not where it should be. I can't make phone calls inside of buildings with low signal at all, where with stock I could without issue. I love CyanogenMod but I don't think I can deal with the poor signal.
Any ideas on what could be causing this problem and maybe a possible resolution?
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I live and work in an area that has poor signal for Verizon. I almost immediately flashed to CM 10 after I got the Verizon Galaxy S3 because I was running CM 10 on my previous Sprint Galaxy S3 without issue. I have been updating the radio and RPM with each leak (currently running K3) and things got a little better but I constantly dropped calls. I had to flash back to stock because I flashed to CM 10.1 and my radio got messed up. I ran the newest stock rom for the last week and noticed a huge difference. I still had low signal but my data dropped less frequently and I could actually make phone calls in areas I couldn't before.
I rooted, and flashed to CM 10.1 and noticed right away the signal is not where it should be. I can't make phone calls inside of buildings with low signal at all, where with stock I could without issue. I love CyanogenMod but I don't think I can deal with the poor signal.
Any ideas on what could be causing this problem and maybe a possible resolution?
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Depends on where ya live, your mileage may vary. I get within 1-2 -dBm between the two.
Technically since we don't have the source code the reason CM10 has data is by a work around.
There really is nothing you can do. It is what it is. I've run devices with CM that have provided better signal, and usually were on sprint lol and then run them where they provide the same or slightly worse quality.
Happens.
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This does not ha e anything to do with cm 10. This this to do with the the phone radio. This is the reason why I switched to the DNA now I have Full bars everywhere I go. On my s3 I used to drop calls all the time.
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This does not ha e anything to do with cm 10. This this to do with the the phone radio. This is the reason why I switched to the DNA now I have Full bars everywhere I go. On my s3 I used to drop calls all the time.
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Your wrong...read OP post and you realize your wrong.
You have your DNA now leave and stop trolling.
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Ok I really hope I'm not beating the dead horse here but I have a similar problem on my verizon Galaxy s3 and I was hoping there might be a fix
My understanding is that the CM developers dont have the GS3 source for something (the RIL?) so they have to use a different RIL? I'm probably totally butchering that, because I dont understand the words I'm using, but from what I've gathered the signal is what it is on CM, and will not improve beyond where it is.
It is certainly usable for me, but there are many times my wife has 4g and I have 3g, or she has a 3g signal and I have nothing at all (she has a stock vzw gs3).
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My understanding is that the CM developers dont have the GS3 source for something (the RIL?) so they have to use a different RIL? I'm probably totally butchering that, because I dont understand the words I'm using, but from what I've gathered the signal is what it is on CM, and will not improve beyond where it is.
It is certainly usable for me, but there are many times my wife has 4g and I have 3g, or she has a 3g signal and I have nothing at all (she has a stock vzw gs3).
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I think you're correct on the RIL part.
I had the same issue on 10.1. I switched to an older radio, and though it is not perfect, it did give me better reception and the switch from 3g to 4g is faster. My radio is VRLHE
Why not try a rom like beans. It is a touch wiz rom that looks like aosp and had a lot of aosp features. That way the radios will work fine you will still have aosp stuff and all the goodness of being rooted.
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Let's not get confused here. Tw rom's like beans are themed to look slightly aosp, but are far from it. Aosp has so many customization options that tw cannot come close to. (I'm an aosp guy, if you can't tell). That being said, signal strength will always be an issue on aosp based roms due to the Samsung ril only being licensed to samsung, hence only working on tw rom's. The official ril code will almost never be released as its how qualcom makes its money. Currently aosp rom's use a work around home brewed ril that is very effective, but not quite what stock rom will offer. So if your signal is poor where you are, aosp may not be the best choice for you, but for most the signal is just as good as tw, and imo the only way to run android.
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I'm not confused, that's why I said looks like (aka themed like). Also I said some aosp features like MMS, camera/gallery, lock screen to name a few. Its no where near the same but if they are having issues which I read a few people do have with signal and losing data its a nice alternative and has SOME similar features.
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Possible fix. jmxc23 got me thinking. Why does Moar 4 have a good signal and Moar 5 does not? So I compared the two roms, Moar 5 is MD3 and 4 is MB1. Actually all of the MD3 roms gave me a Bad Signal. I did some comparison and found the following files in the rom that were not part of MB1. I deleted them and zipped up and reinstalled and got my signal back, but only better than before. Anyone willing to give it shot to confirm or debunk. There are also two different files in Framework, but won't boot without them, so they are not included in this zip. I also deleted two lines in the build property that says required by Verizon. If they say it is required, I question it, probably a control thing. Unzip the attached and remove the files found in this zip from Moar 5, except build.prop, you can replace it with the one in the zip or edit it yourself. I now have 3-4 bars instead of 1-2. Now Moar 5 works for me.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/a...iles_from_MOAR_v5.0_and_change_built.prop.zip
I wish somebody could figure out what verizon changed with the md3 update that killed the signal strength for me. I have pretty much tried all the different roms that use md3 as the base, different kernels, modems and nothing seems to help. I lose approximately 10 - 15 deb on md3 meaning it goes from the high 80's sometimes higher but up to 111 or more dbm on md3. Something in the rom has got to be blocking the signal, maybe the build properties? I live in an extended network coverage area, so those of you that live in a strong signal area, may not see the difference.
On md3, lose signal, garbled voice, so it's not just the signal strength meter.
We don't know as Verizon pulled the update so that they can fix the problem.
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We don't know as Verizon pulled the update so that they can fix the problem.
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That is why I asked the question, I knew that, but all the developers seem to want to jump to it anyway, runs fast, but signal not so good in weak signal areas.
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That is why I asked the question, I knew that, but all the developers seem to want to jump to it anyway, runs fast, but signal not so good in weak signal areas.
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If that was the case then why only 3-4 ROMS are based on MD3? If developers were that eager like you said then more MD3 based ROMS would released by now. It seems to me that the developers are looking for a temporary solution or waiting for Verizon to fix the problem. Also those that already have a MD3 based ROM basically using the previous modem. They might also be working on a temporary fix.
I've tried previous modems, kernels,still bad. It is almost like verizon added something in to gain more control and by doing so crippled the signal. I have noticed additional contols in the build property like wait times. The same code could be hidden elsewhere in the rom too. I don't have this problem on the ported md4 version from sprint. That rom has moved on to md3 and same signal problem. I feel that the develipers here are likely to find the problem before verizon does.
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I am using MOAR ROM so I haven't gotten those problems.
I am also running moar 4.02 not version 5. Version 5, I tried and same issue. I think it is more noticed in weak signal areas only. Where I normally get 2-3 bars, I get 1 and dbm is a lot higher. I am also on a new phone.
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I am also running moar 4.02 not version 5. Version 5, I tried and same issue. I think it is more noticed in weak signal areas only. Where I normally get 2-3 bars, I get 1 and dbm is a lot higher. I am also on a new phone.
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It is always like that with weak signal areas regardless of ROM. Switching modems will either work or it won't. A network extender helps so does improving cell coverage in weak areas those are your only two options at this point.
Good hear you found a possible solution. To remind others try this only in weak signal areas.
No worries moar is going back to mb1 for better signal and thank you op for helping to make moar all it can be
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Hey there
I've been trying around with TW and AOSP ROMs and experienced some sort of problem.
Since the AOSP ROMs definitely have a better charging time I'm willing to stick to them.
But with the current PAC ROM I have very poor signal. Whereas the TW ROM gives an excellent signal strength.
My idea was it to flash a modem from a touchwiz ROM to the PAC ROM.
Possible? Insane?
Are there any flashable modems?
Or how could I solve my problem?
Cheers
Very rarely does Samsung update the modems in our devices (it's an Intel USB-connected external modem), and the one I have in my device (running the latest stock FW of XXCMI2) goes all the way back to XXCLL1 (i.e., dates from last year):
Code:
6f5bfdff604401a05cf5f73e3edb4f2e ./N8000XXCMG2_N8000RBTCMG2_1287589_REV00/modem.bin
6f5bfdff604401a05cf5f73e3edb4f2e ./N8000XXCMF1_N8000OXXCMF1_N8000XXCLL1_HOME/modem.bin
6f5bfdff604401a05cf5f73e3edb4f2e ./N8000XXCMI2_N8000OXACMI2_1388206_REV00/modem.bin
That being said, I'll bet that any signal-strength differences you're seeing are only cosmetic (i.e., how the bars are calibrated). To prove this, go into "Settings->About Device->Status" in both ROMs while in the same spot and I'll almost guarantee the -dBm values are within 2-3 points of one another.
You gotta be right, because after another flash of the PAC ROM the signal issue seems to be gone. Weird tough :-$
But nonetheless I appreciate your help!
Must have been some weird internal file management issue...
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http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/11/20/b...r-23rd-also-brings-galaxy-gear-compatibility/
Looks like Bell i337m users will finally get their 4.3 rom! (and finally be able to use custom 4.3 roms without data drops).
Im going to assume that Rogers and all other canadian carriers will release around the same time.
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Nice. Thanks for the info
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Finally
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great news going back o stock
yepp...same here..
waiting for some body to post modem so i can flash with odin
can we kepp this thread going...
i'm on stock rooted with custom recovery ready to gooooo...
I gave up and used CyanogenMod installer a few days ago, worked like a charm.
What's this about data drops? I haven't noticed anything except that it shows fewer bars on LTE reception but the connection seems to work just as well.
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I gave up and used CyanogenMod installer a few days ago, worked like a charm.
What's this about data drops? I haven't noticed anything except that it shows fewer bars on LTE reception but the connection seems to work just as well.
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If I recall, data drops occur for 4.3 TW ROMs when the user does not have a 4.3 based modem.
I believe the data drop mostly happens when screen is off, but I could be wrong.
Im still on Omega 10.
On a side note, I might skip straight to 4.4 CM11... looks like fun.
Really looking forward to this....
Will someone be able to post the ROM when it is released? I'm on a 4.3 GE ROM, and would like to go back to a stock 4.3 ROM.
This is great, now if we could find out when Robbers will post their 4.3 modem.
I want to try Goldeneye 4.3 but don't want to deal with data drops.
what the hell are these data drops? ive been running Goldeneye for 2 weeks and not noticed anything regarding data dropping...
I keep hearing about data drop this and data drop that. I have not experienced any noticeable problem
Nobody talking about multiuser restricted profiles? This would be huge and we Canadians would be only ones to get it stock. Or a sign that this 'leaked' document might be bogus?
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Modem will most likely be the same across Canadian carriers.
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This is great, now if we could find out when Robbers will post their 4.3 modem.
I want to try Goldeneye 4.3 but don't want to deal with data drops.
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what the hell are these data drops? ive been running Goldeneye for 2 weeks and not noticed anything regarding data dropping...
I keep hearing about data drop this and data drop that. I have not experienced any noticeable problem
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what kernal are u using with goldeneye.......are u on gsm or lte.......it works fine if i switch to gsm no problems but lte is the problem
I'm using lte with t-mo ktoonzes kernel.
So just a heads up, I just jumped on Euroskank cm11 @ http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=cm11&device=jflteatt to test if data drops exist for 4.2.2 modems running on 4.4.
I am running with MG1 Rogers modem at this time.
No data drops. I will update if it happens... but its been 2 hours and no issues at all.
Perhaps the issue really is with TW roms.
Side note - this ES-CM11 rom is fantastically stable. No reboots, no crashes, no major drains on stock kernel.
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So just a heads up, I just jumped on Euroskank cm11 @ http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=cm11&device=jflteatt to test if data drops exist for 4.2.2 modems running on 4.4.
I am running with MG1 Rogers modem at this time.
No data drops. I will update if it happens... but its been 2 hours and no issues at all.
Perhaps the issue really is with TW roms.
Side note - this ES-CM11 rom is fantastically stable. No reboots, no crashes, no major drains on stock kernel.
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same here i was running 4.4 with kt kernal and no data drops.....how knows what's the problem so many possibility
Felixpau86 said:
So just a heads up, I just jumped on Euroskank cm11 @ http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=cm11&device=jflteatt to test if data drops exist for 4.2.2 modems running on 4.4.
I am running with MG1 Rogers modem at this time.
No data drops. I will update if it happens... but its been 2 hours and no issues at all.
Perhaps the issue really is with TW roms.
Side note - this ES-CM11 rom is fantastically stable. No reboots, no crashes, no major drains on stock kernel.
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Try making a phone call. I tried 4.4 on multiple ROMS and Kernals on my Rogers MG1 S4, and it will sometimes drop data or even cell signal. Was unable to even send a text message. It will come back online again, but not sure why this happens.
For now i started using Wicked's T-Mobile ROM. No issues at all.
I tried a call no issues so far. Cell signal has been good so far no drops yet touch wood.
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what the hell are these data drops? ive been running Goldeneye for 2 weeks and not noticed anything regarding data dropping...
I keep hearing about data drop this and data drop that. I have not experienced any noticeable problem
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What version of Goldeneye are you running? What carrier and kernel are you on?
I tried GE 10 a few weeks back but had nothing but drops in data / cellular. I was using KT T-Mo kernel with my Bell i337M.
Thanks.