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Not quite sure how this will work but I live in Red Bluff , CA . This is Northern california in between Redding and Sacramento. I am not familiar with flashing modems but know that there really is no best modem because it depends on your area.
Is there anyone near my area that has tried different modems and if so which one (s)works best for you??
Currently I am running Obsession Rom and my mofem is ki3
Was thinking about posting results after i get a list going to help users to have a starting point. so, even if you're not in my area go ahead and list your state, city/town, zip code along with the modem that works best for you.
Thank you all in advance
thansk to you all so far for your participation. Seems that KK2 so far is best but for me it was the worst one i have tried so far...hmm? Amymore people in california..or maybe even Northern Calif? Keep em coming,
May be off-topic but the best modem i have used OUT of usa (Mexico and Brasil) its KK2, gives me solid voice quality and good Data speeds(Enough for me, about 4.5 mb down and 1 mb up) but that again... its not on AT&T... haha anyways ive met a few international Infuse owners so if its worth something, i would say go KK2 Modem.
I'm in Rhode Island. I think KK2 is the best here. I flashed a rom that put me back at KI3 and immediately noticed less reliable internet.
Also with KK2 I have gotten the best gps performance out of this phone, which was unusable out of the box.
I've played with most of the modems and I am sticking with KK2.
St. Louis, MO. KK2 has also been the best for me...gps, data, signal.
KH2 Awesome. Straight H everywhere I go. South Florida.
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Atlanta GA ....KK2 kicks butt for me too..
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Seems like KK2 across the board, anyone know why that is?
Los Angeles over here, KK2 works nice but I haven't compared it much. Speeds seem good to me, I don't have a need to try others.
Kk2, kk2 with miui ics gets better, for me.
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Im flash Blackrom, modem uvkj 6, kernel A2, so well.
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Would like to know about the different radios avail for this phone as i would like to flash to see if i notice an improvement. what were your results?
liquidraven said:
Would like to know about the different radios avail for this phone as i would like to flash to see if i notice an improvement. what were your results?
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It's kinda hit or miss. I flashed the HD radio and don't really notice any difference... but that's just me. You gotta try them yourself to see which works.
liquidraven said:
Would like to know about the different radios avail for this phone as i would like to flash to see if i notice an improvement. what were your results?
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I've tried three radios from rootzwiki and haven't noticed a difference with either one of them. Im currently running the HD one
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Same here. Have to try them all. Not much difference on 4G although I did pick up a couple dBm on HD. May see biggest difference in 3G depending on how old the tower is. 4G towers are newer upgrades so most are pretty much the same on either band.
I could not make a call in my shop with all of the radios except for the HD one. A clear standout for me. (Boston area if that helps)
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annoyingduck said:
I could not make a call in my shop with all of the radios except for the HD one. A clear standout for me. (Boston area if that helps)
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i notice that the HD modem is slightly better aswell... and i also notice slightly more battery use aswell. Not 100% if its modem related tho...how is your battery life with it?
Seams the same. Though I just switched to lean kernel and am noticing an improvement.
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Comparing four s3's from three different radios, all the exact same no matter where I take them in my area.
I feel like my battery is crap but that may be because of aokp. But the HD modem is nice.
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Comparing four s3's from three different radios, all the exact same no matter where I take them in my area.
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Thank you, my findings as well tested 5 times on same phone ....
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I have been running the HD with both JB and ICS ROMs and have alway had good signal in both 3g and LTE.
I have tried them all as well. What I have noticed is this, the G7 radio worked better for me after my phone was updated to the G7 base. I tried flashing just the radio and it didn't make a difference at all. I then read Dev Scott C.'s take on how these radios depended on part of the software in the base for them to work properly. No mixing and matching, use the radio to match the base that you are on. I can only say that he is correct with the testing that I did on my phone. Try it for yourself and see, I am curious to see how many just swapped radios and stayed on the same base.
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I have tried them all as well. What I have noticed is this, the G7 radio worked better for me after my phone was updated to the G7 base. I tried flashing just the radio and it didn't make a difference at all. I then read Dev Scott C.'s take on how these radios depended on part of the software in the base for them to work properly. No mixing and matching, use the radio to match the base that you are on. I can only say that he is correct with the testing that I did on my phone. Try it for yourself and see, I am curious to see how many just swapped radios and stayed on the same base.
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I'm prone to agree with this.
I noticed a nice improvement when I went from G1 to G7 with both Baseband and Build Version. But when I only updated the Baseband from G7 to HD and not the Build Version, I didn't really see any improvement in performance out of my device.
In my experience G7 gave better 3/4G speeds but HD gave me much better batterylife. The G7 had my battery discharging like mad.
I just flashed HD with CWM and went from -90 to -78 on 3g. I don't have 4g in my area, so I can't give updates on that. I'm on CODENAMEandroid 3.6.0.
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I have tried them all as well. What I have noticed is this, the G7 radio worked better for me after my phone was updated to the G7 base. I tried flashing just the radio and it didn't make a difference at all. I then read Dev Scott C.'s take on how these radios depended on part of the software in the base for them to work properly. No mixing and matching, use the radio to match the base that you are on. I can only say that he is correct with the testing that I did on my phone. Try it for yourself and see, I am curious to see how many just swapped radios and stayed on the same base.
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In my case, one phone is still on G1, the other two took the update to G7 (no flashing, just complete ota). My phone is on HD, but as I said earlier, side by side they are all identical - that's traveling all over Utah and southern Nevada. That doesn't necessarily mean the same thing for any other area - also I did not compare battery life (too many variables) so I have no idea there.
Overall though, it doesn't hurt to try a new radio if you are not sure.
Hd radio and haven't experienced any drops of radio since. 3 days uptime.
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Why does the Signal suck so bad on the SIII. I am rooted and running the cleanrom with the latest radio and it still sucks.
I ended up retiring the SIII and went back the Mot RAZR MAXX and wow what a difference.
It doesn't suck for everyone. My call quality is better on this phone compared to my incredible. Dbm's are plus or minus 5 compared to the incredible as well.
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Well I tested it side by side in several different places here in Florida and this a good strong signal area and the SIII just can't keep up with the Razr MAXX.
You think I got a dud for a SIII and there is probably nothing I can do about it other than get another phone. I can sell it and buy something else.
It's works great is most areas it's just when you get in the areas where it may down to one or two bars. Hell I had two bars and 3G and it won't even send a text. It will fail sending. I use the MAXX in the same area no issues at all.
I feel the SIII has a weak antenna in it.
For me it's not work using. I want a phone that will work in the areas I am in. I never had an issue until going to the SIII
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It doesn't suck for everyone. My call quality is better on this phone compared to my incredible. Dbm's are plus or minus 5 compared to the incredible as well.
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It's a problem for some. I haven't had it ever switch off 4g. Pretty decent coverage all over Indiana. Moto is famous for their radios, its nice you were able to switch to another phone.
Yea I always keep a couple of extra of phones just for that purpose. I tried turning off the 4g and going 3G only still the SIII sucks in certain areas and the other phones have rock solid service.
I think I am going to ditch the SIII soon and replace it with something else.
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It's a problem for some. I haven't had it ever switch off 4g. Pretty decent coverage all over Indiana. Moto is famous for their radios, its nice you were able to switch to another phone.
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Have you tried switching out the radio? (Assuming you are rooted/unlocked) I had horrendous data speeds/connectivity issues after the initial JB OTA ... switched back to one of the JB leaked radios and have been blazing along ever since.
theresin said:
Have you tried switching out the radio? (Assuming you are rooted/unlocked) I had horrendous data speeds/connectivity issues after the initial JB OTA ... switched back to one of the JB leaked radios and have been blazing along ever since.
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Yes I just flashed I535VRBMB1 Radio the other day and it did not help at all...
Please provide links to which radio worked for you.
I am running clean Rom 5.6 right now. Just noticed there is a 6 out now...
So What Radio are you all running that gets good signal?
Just flashed JB Build 12 and if this does not help. This phone will be gone...
Well wiping and flashing JB and the latest radio leak did not really help. The SIII still had issues with signal with the RAZR MAXX did not.
The SIII is nice but not usable to me. Not when you can do a side by side comparison to other device and the SIII can't even keep signal when the other device has three bars.
I don't think the new S4 will be any better.
I might find me a HTC DNA I heard the radio is great in them.
I miss my thunderbolt and good old skyraider... Those were the good old days.
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Well wiping and flashing JB and the latest radio leak did not really help. The SIII still had issues with signal with the RAZR MAXX did not.
The SIII is nice but not usable to me. Not when you can do a side by side comparison to other device and the SIII can't even keep signal when the other device has three bars.
I don't think the new S4 will be any better.
I might find me a HTC DNA I heard the radio is great in them.
I miss my thunderbolt and good old skyraider... Those were the good old days.
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Did you download and install the RPM? I get fabulous reception with my SIII running same SW. I have found that the RPM, helps signal and certainly helps battery life, which makes sense. Try it. Locate and install the RPM that matches your modem.
http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/rpm
I had the same issue since moving back to an AOSP ROM (Liquid Smooth). One of the leaked radios, VRMBA2, seems to work the best for me with good pings () and DL speeds ranging from 12Mbps - 34Mbps depending on sig. strength.
I did not try the RPM... I will do that now.
Ratbastrd said:
Did you download and install the RPM? I get fabulous reception with my SIII running same SW. I have found that the RPM, helps signal and certainly helps battery life, which makes sense. Try it. Locate and install the RPM that matches your modem.
http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/rpm
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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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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.
WarbyParker said:
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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TRusselo said:
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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TRusselo said:
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.