how to get better phone signal? - Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

about to flash celb rom on my phone and i remember when i flashed it with evil eris 3.0 i dialed a bunch of different numbers to get better signal and update the cell towers?!?!?! lol also another number to go into the phone and change it to auto cdma. anyone know what those numbers or what to dial to get better cell signal after flashing a rom? also what you have to do to program it right off the bat also?
thanks

Cheatman1 said:
about to flash celb rom on my phone and i remember when i flashed it with evil eris 3.0 i dialed a bunch of different numbers to get better signal and update the cell towers?!?!?! lol also another number to go into the phone and change it to auto cdma. anyone know what those numbers or what to dial to get better cell signal after flashing a rom? also what you have to do to program it right off the bat also?
thanks
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You can't update your prl through a froyo rom on the eris yet, but flashing a new rom shouldn't change the changes you made on the 2.1 rom, if I understand your question righit about the battery, 1st step- search forums for recalibrate battery step 2-read post and follow instructions
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One of the # I think your thinking of is *228 then 2
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BrownEye02 said:
One of the # I think your thinking of is *228 then 2
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thats one then there is another one. ... 4 numbers with starts and number signs #*#*3333*#*# something like that?

That is for the epst app we do not have one that works with froyo. Flash the prl in plain Jane and flash up the roms don't change the prl. Also keep in mind that the bars on the froyo roms are liniar instead of the "optimized" versions found in stock and sense Roms the signal strength is the same just appears lower
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Delvaris said:
That is for the epst app we do not have one that works with froyo. Flash the prl in plain Jane and flash up the roms don't change the prl. Also keep in mind that the bars on the froyo roms are liniar instead of the "optimized" versions found in stock and sense Roms the signal strength is the same just appears lower
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still in evil eris 3.0 and wonder what rom i should try next.

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[EC09][MODEM][ODIN] EC09 Radio/Modem for Odin

Hey everyone,
This is just the modem (radio) file for ODIN. This way you can download this modem separate from the all-in-one ODIN. At this time, I would recommend this modem, but I would NOT recommend the EC09 ROM as it is buggy.
To extract this file, you will need 7zip. It is one of the best zip/LZMA/tar programs for Windows. http://www.7-zip.org/
Instructions
Download 7zip from the link: http://www.7-zip.org/
Download ODIN if you haven't. http://adrynalyne.us/files/odin/Odin3v1.3.exe
Download the package below, and extract it with 7zip.
Open ODIN, and connect your device with the battery out while holding the volume down key.
Click PDA, and select the .tar.md5 file you extracted.
Click Start, and it should flash to your phone.
Put battery back in, and {optional} via Clockwork Mod flash NAMELESS v4 or whatever custom TW Gingerbread ROM you wish! jt1134's CM7, andmer's MIUI, or your ROM of choice.
MD5
ec09-modem.tar.md5.7z = 5ffd2b3ce243948493de400c61230435
Thanks to...
P3Droid for the EC09 Gingerbread Leak
vegittoss15 for pointing out that my checksum was screwed up
Thanks in general to...
Adrynalyne
nemesis2all
jt1134
imnuts
TSM (sbrissen)
navenedrob
and the other devs & irc crew
UPDATE: I added a poll on what you think about EC09's modem.
UPDATE 2: It is recommended to use this modem when running jt1134's CM7 (and I assume andmer's MIUI). Certain things will either not work or not be stable if you use ED-series modems on CM7 mtd due to jt using parts of EC09.
Happy Flashing,
JP Tech
thanks given!
No problem, I'm just giving back to the community!
does it work with miui gb?
godofwar762 said:
does it work with miui gb?
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You can try it. Radios are independent from ROMs and kernels. I haven't tested it, but I don't know if there is a reason to have this radio over say ED04 for MIUI.
Andmer is on ED04, so I would say stick with ED01, ED03, or ED04 radios.
Use this with CM7 mtd and MIUI.
Anyone noticing any improvement with this radio?
jearl75 said:
Anyone noticing any improvement with this radio?
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Results on the irc are mixed as far as data speeds. Some had great. Others were clearly slower. You just have to try it for yourself. Your mileage may vary.
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i don't know if radio version effects GPS but changing from DL09 to the EC09 radio gave me a more accurate position. Went from around 100m error inside my house to a 30m error. I did notice that i cannot maintain a fix on all the satellites, constantly dropping one or two and reconnecting. I don't have this fascinate on the network so i cannot give any feedback about data speeds
sorry if you find this nooby
but why do we need 7zip , this file extracted fine with winrar itself ?
This radio has made a huge difference in battery life when in a marginal signal area. I mean HUGE. I went from killing a battery in 8 hours to it lasting over 24 hours. This radio is magic.
Has anyone tried this radio with com rom 2.x? I don't see why it wouldn't work, but one never knows.
If not, I may try it for giggles once I'm near a computer I can use to revert if it breaks everything..
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ssewk2x said:
Has anyone tried this radio with com rom 2.x? I don't see why it wouldn't work, but one never knows.
If not, I may try it for giggles once I'm near a computer I can use to revert if it breaks everything..
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I've tried it; it works perfectly fine.
zeroxg4 said:
I've tried it; it works perfectly fine.
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Observations? Is it any better than any of the others in your opinion?
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garywojdan81 said:
Observations? Is it any better than any of the others in your opinion?
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It seems about the same as ED04 in my experience. Others say it makes GPS super awesome. All in all it seems like a somewhat lateral move.
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I flashed this modem so that I could try the new nameless rom. now the nameless rom made my phone take a dump. I went back to comm rom 2.1 and ec09 seems to be working fine.
Does anyone know of any other roms that will work with this modem?
zeroxg4 said:
It seems about the same as ED04 in my experience. Others say it makes GPS super awesome. All in all it seems like a somewhat lateral move.
Ok, thanks for the info. I'm on comrom2.1 & ed04 now & trying to decide if its worth making the move or should I wait for the sleep issue on cm7 to be resolved.
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I cannot yet comment on any battery impact, but I am running ComRom2.1 and upgraded to this modem a few hours ago. My signal is drastically improved, so there's another in the "it's better" column...
M00NEY said:
I cannot yet comment on any battery impact, but I am running ComRom2.1 and upgraded to this modem a few hours ago. My signal is drastically improved, so there's another in the "it's better" column...
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This modem is oddly awesome. I get better data speeds and signal strength. NO missed calls or anything. AND Google Sky Maps runs 20x faster (NO **** TRY IT). Also I was running TOP from adb shell and the accelerometer seems to actually take less cpu.
Updated to EC09 from ED04 on ComRom 2.1, and don't have any complaints so far. I often get an extra bar of signal, and while my download speed is about the same, I seem to have picked up a healthy 150-200kbps in upload. The real test will be tomorrow at work where I get almost no signal...
EDIT: Yup, love this radio. Getting 1 solid bar with 3G working at work, whereas before I would get absolutely no data connectivity and a soild 90% time without signal
um for some reason i cant flash this.... it alwaise fails... tried like 30 times now literally 30 fcken times

No 3g just 1x

Every area I go where I know I used to have strong 3g, now my phone only ever says 1x and data speed matches. I'm running team XRON rc1. Anyone know why my 3g is gone? And/or know how i can fix it?
Any help is appreciated.
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Stock rom doesn't show 1x. Ever. Custom roms do.
I realize that.. but I know I actually was on 3g before and now I am not. This isn't my first phone/custom rom.
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I believe it is a mod done in the SystemUI.apk. Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208898
Edit** Maybe a kernel issue? I remember having the same issue on my EVO 4G with downloading roms and/or radios. What radio are you using?
SpartanEvo said:
I believe it is a mod done in the SystemUI.apk. Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208898
Edit** Maybe a kernel issue? I remember having the same issue on my EVO 4G with downloading roms and/or radios. What radio are you using?
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Just the stock one I assume, unless the rom flashed something different. I'll have to flash another rom to see if it fixes it. I have seen the systemui edits that have borked 3g but I've ruled that out in my case.
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tjb3401 said:
Just the stock one I assume, unless the rom flashed something different. I'll have to flash another rom to see if it fixes it. I have seen the systemui edits that have borked 3g but I've ruled that out in my case.
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The latest CDMA radio is 0.97.10.0530. Look in Baseband version is Settings and see what you have. If you have the older one, you can find the latest here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192661
I haven't seen any roms that include the radio. You usually have to manually update that yourself...
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The latest CDMA radio is 0.97.10.0530. Look in Baseband version is Settings and see what you have. If you have the older one, you can find the latest here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192661
I haven't seen any roms that include the radio. You usually have to manually update that yourself...
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Yep that is the one I have. The search continues.
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One more thing: If you haven't done it since flashing to Xron RC1, update your Profile in System Updates. I have seen others with signal/message issues after a root and fresh rom install...
Good luck!
SpartanEvo said:
One more thing: If you haven't done it since flashing to Xron RC1, update your Profile in System Updates. I have seen others with signal/message issues after a root and fresh rom install...
Good luck!
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Got it fixed. I tried a bunch of stuff and nothing worked so I unrooted and relocked hboot then re-revolutionary'd, and now it works lol
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What roms have the old epst with ##775#?

Like the title states. All roms I have used recently do not have the old epst, and I am trying to flash a prl. What can I do that on?
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For starters it has to be a Sense rom. And if you're on a sense rom, you will need to make sure that that epst is installed. (Most have them) If it doesn't, you can find it floating around here somewhere.
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moosh3 said:
Like the title states. All roms I have used recently do not have the old epst, and I am trying to flash a prl. What can I do that on?
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If you need the EPST here it is: http://dev-host.org/hkmhxwj6aztz/EPST.apk
Hey, jay , doesn't warm 2.3 ROM use OG Evo epst.apk?
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I've got a flashable zip that will give you the old epst...1 min...
Edit:
http://db.tt/muvr5rdr
The old epst is cool for PRL changing, but crashes when you try and edit WiMAX settings. I may remove it from my ROM.
freeza said:
The old epst is cool for PRL changing, but crashes when you try and edit WiMAX settings. I may remove it from my ROM.
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Good to know Freeza. Thanks.

[Q] No Service after Flashing ROM

My Thunderbolt is rooted, but no matter what ROM I flash i can't get service. This happened after installing CM7. I have tried flashing different ROMs, updating radios, and returning to stock. But no dice. I can get the phone into HBOOT and Recovery, and the phone will boot, but when it says to select language, and then goes to the Activation screen, it just says "Activating..." and does nothing else. Any ideas, or a fix would be very helpful! Thanks!
EDIT: Problem was fixed by flashing most recent Radio. When i flashed CM7 for some reason it deleted my radio files.. hmm
Sounds like something mighta broke after flashing. I'd flash 605.9 and give big red a call. I know not much help, but sounds like you tried everything else. Good luck
I know you said different Roms, but you try a sense ROM?
i know its basic but you have the backplate attached right its needed to get signal
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Lol yes backplate is on. I just checked "about phone" and it says "baseband unknown" I think I have the wrong radio. I am going to search for the MR1 radio and install. I am running CM7, any idea on most recent radio?
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And yes I have tried sense and desensed roms. I am currently running CM7 AOSP.
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I am also looking for the best radio radio's for cm7 links please
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monkeyboy19762 said:
I am also looking for the best radio radio's for cm7 links please
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I flashed the most recent radio with ADB. Ran into a bunch of issues using the "flash_image" method.
Here is the link for all the radios:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128
Hope this helps

Possible reception issues?

Where I work with by Droid X2 I was getting full bars and everything. However with my Fasci I seem to rarely get above 3. Is there any tweaks I could do?
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my fascinate gets fewer bars then my wifes droid2. i think motorola just has better reception
taz1458 said:
Where I work with by Droid X2 I was getting full bars and everything. However with my Fasci I seem to rarely get above 3. Is there any tweaks I could do?
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yep I've tried different 3g radio versions with very little luck... I guess here in my hole ,,, er,,, I meen at work ,,,, I just have pathetic reception
elsewhere it is marginal to moderately OK to live with...
only real thing I HATE about my skanky jellybean fassy with EC09 radio
I seem to at least get 1X signal compared to nothing or hunting and killing my battery,,,although I now mostly leave it plugged up 21x7
Tested EH03, and ED05 also
Order Oldest to newest -- I think??
1: DL09
2: ED05
3: EC09 (gingerbread radio)
4: EH03 latest "official" radio
I get terrible reception at work too. I've found that EH03 gets the best though.
Is there any way to check your radio version without just knowing?
Crawshayi said:
Is there any way to check your radio version without just knowing?
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Go to settings, then about phone. The radio is listed under Baseband Version.

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