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[Q] Any good ICS solution for Rogers users as of April 2nd?

I've read through the threads on all the forums, and nothing definitive yet. Also things are changing so fast over the last few days, I figured this needed asking.
I'm hearing people say that some of the zip cooked ROMs can be installed on the 727R but only if you have the leak installed first with ODIN.
When I go through the leaked ROM thread, it says it doesn't work on Roger's Skyrockets.
So is there any way to take a stock, or non-stock GB ROM and get either the leaked ROM or a cooked ROM onto a 727R?
Thanks

This works on Rogers. I flashed this from stock rooted Rogers GB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1567817
Some minor bugs but there are solutions for them all so far.
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but to be honest my battery has been draining alot with this leak. also seems alot unstable atm. i know go ahead bash me but ive tried every rom to see if it would settle or be stable. but none so far and im just wondering if this leak is a problem for canadians or for "rogers" especially.

i didn't see anything about rogers incompatibility in this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566820

wali01x said:
but to be honest my battery has been draining alot with this leak. also seems alot unstable atm. i know go ahead bash me but ive tried every rom to see if it would settle or be stable. but none so far and im just wondering if this leak is a problem for canadians or for "rogers" especially.
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+1 today it's been unstable for me a lot and the battery leak is still happening

I think there may be slight differences between the Skyrocket & Rogers version, that only Samsung know about.
One only has to look at the Samsung Focus 1.3 & 1.4 revisions. Both are identical except for a minor difference, but it caused major headaches for MS when pushing updates. It wouldn't surprise me if Samsung does the same on the Android side.
So with this leak your running an unfinished ROM, & one that may not be intended for your revision of hardware

i think that could very well be true. because of this battery drain 2-3% every less than half hour is like does this rom really feel it should be like this. also reboot issues, rom hanging in here & there, its not about the "work-around" but actual work seems very unstable. their devs are even soo stupid that when i ripped dialer.apk they spelled dailer in 1 of the imgs rather then dialer..it made me laugh soo hard..

projectvirtue said:
i didn't see anything about rogers incompatibility in this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566820
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I've tried this version, Mostly worked ok but my caller ID stopped working?
I'm a newb so I can't post over there to find out if anyone else saw the same issue... maybe I did something wrong but everything else seemed to be great?

Thank you everyone for responding. Gonna wait a few days and see how this plays out for Rogers uses. Hope other Rogers users post results here.

If you are on Rogers, flash the thing from the second post then flash any of the other ICS ROMs.

GB-->ICS works
I used ICSMOD5 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566820
What I did:SGH-i727R
My ROM was running Malice from T989, with Streamline Kernel.
1)Backup!
2)Factory Reset
3)Advanced - Wipe Dalvik
4)Manual reset: - Mounts and storage, Format system,data & cache
5)Flash UCLA4 ICS radio
6)Flash the ICSMOD5_wipe version
7)Boot
8)Wait...wait even more...don't panic...
9)Enjoy
Everything including data and gps, and time issues were okay.
On the apex launcher, the messenger icon is bonked, just remove the shortcut and put the messaging shortcut again.
Wifi Tether: Starts up via toggle mod, can set password and stuff, computer connects to it but no data goes thru.
Will report back on battery use and possible issues.
So far so good.

how did you all get LTE to work?
i cannot for the life of me!!

johentie said:
how did you all get LTE to work?
i cannot for the life of me!!
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Flash this modem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24140728&postcount=5
Then type *#2263# into the Phone and Select "[4] LTE Band Preference" then "[7] LTE ALL". Once you get an LTE signal, then type *#2263# again and this time Choose "[1] Automatic" and it should work.
I've had to do this a few times, but I have gotten stable LTE on all the ICS builds so far.

i keep getting unknown id on my calls instead of it showing the number

shaeelasim said:
i keep getting unknown id on my calls instead of it showing the number
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I'm getting the same thing? No fix yet but have a look here

jwfraser said:
Flash this modem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24140728&postcount=5
Then type *#2263# into the Phone and Select "[4] LTE Band Preference" then "[7] LTE ALL". Once you get an LTE signal, then type *#2263# again and this time Choose "[1] Automatic" and it should work.
I've had to do this a few times, but I have gotten stable LTE on all the ICS builds so far.
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Thanks... i tried that but i couldn't get an LTE signal.. the best i got was 1 bar of just signal..
i usually get 45mbps download speeds in my area... I'll try it again elsewhere..

confirm ICS-SUPERLITE 5.1 on Rogers Galaxy S2 I727
I like to endorse the custom ROM ICS-SUPERLITE 5.1 on Rogers Galaxy S2 I727. it is a SUPER ROM, improves the battery life, smooth, uncluttered and simple to install. mhx did a fabulous job.
ICS-SUPERLITE 5.1 is fantastic!

redleef said:
I like to endorse the custom ROM ICS-SUPERLITE 5.1 on Rogers Galaxy S2 I727. it is a SUPER ROM, improves the battery life, smooth, uncluttered and simple to install. mhx did a fabulous job.
ICS-SUPERLITE 5.1 is fantastic!
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+ 1, actually this has become my daily driver. There are some quirks as in callerid coming in from a telus cell but other than that everything else is solid. Also got lte to kind of work but it's just been started to get setup in my area lol.
~PsyCl0ne
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I've been running Smooth Ice for almost 2 weeks with no issues. The first ROM I used to upgrade from GB was the one just called 'Working Rogers ICS ROM', or something like that. I used Superlite and then went to Smooth Ice and have no complaints.

well not to put my team's rom up. but if you use our rom after we're gonna update today you are not gonna wanna leave it =).. you think you had enough with other roms. haha you have seen nothing yet.

Do all AOSP rom's have data issues?

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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flash_27 said:
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.

ddurandSGS3 said:
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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ECrispy said:
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.

[email protected] said:
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?

[email protected] said:
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.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

soapinmouth said:
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.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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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

Aosp Data Problem
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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[Q] JB Leak Radio Question.

So I see there is a JB leak out for us, I also checked the radio post over at RootzWiki, now, my question is, with that installed and any JB rom does that mean there will be no more data drops?

Time will tell. Flash and report back. I've been running since it's drop and have not noticed anything significant yet.

I've been running it since it dropped as well and haven't noticed any issues. But i'll let you know more tomorrow after i take it for a full days spin.

Neverendingxsin said:
I've been running it since it dropped as well and haven't noticed any issues. But i'll let you know more tomorrow after i take it for a full days spin.
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Second this. Been running it and haven't noticed any data problems so far. True test will be at work tomorrow where my data usually gives out on the JB roms so we will see.

loldi said:
Second this. Been running it and haven't noticed any data problems so far. True test will be at work tomorrow where my data usually gives out on the JB roms so we will see.
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I'll flash the new liquid smooth tonight and text it out as well, thanks guys! I'll report back once I have had a full day of use

I flashed the stock jb rom leak deodexed last night and had the HRE radio... then decided to flash the leaked radio. I like it. In Denver. Good 4g and as you can see the speed tests were better. 3 newest speed tests were with new radio. 3 tests under that were the HRE radio. Within minutes. Same spot. Getting great battery life. So far two thumbs up from this guy.
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Just an update, my data stayed strong all day today even at work and the gym where i usually get data drops but it held its own today

Seems about the same for me in my area... I am in town with a good signal.. Did notice a little better upload speed... Can't say for sure it is just the radio and nothing else but will keep updating.

Getting LS RC7 downloaded now, will report back when I have information on the data!

Poor Signal Strength with Cyanogen 10 & 10.1

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?

fowen said:
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.
Sent from my HTC DROID DNA.

Itzvik said:
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.
Sent from my HTC DROID DNA.
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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).

Restola said:
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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[Q] Signal Strength MD3 Updated - Possible Fix

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.

jmxc23 said:
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.

golfslicer said:
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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golfslicer said:
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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