So, I have spent the last few days with obsidian v4.2 beta, and it's a nice rom, but the speed and battery life just isn't there. My reception however was AWESOME. Is it possible to use the radio from JK2 with a stock rom? If so, how would I extract the necessary files and apply them? Or perhaps someone could post a nice update.zip that I could flash through CwM recovery?
All of the JK2 radios should be the same, and I don't believe they will work properly with pre-froyo builds (JFD, JI6) since the modems from those were interchangeable with each other but did not work properly with JK2.
If you want to experiment do a search on redbend_ua and which partition the modem.bin is located in. Be warned, however, that this is dangerous territory; a type can and will brick your phone (I have a hunch this is how eugene bricked his).
That's what I was afraid of. Thank you for the insight.
I think you can flash JI2/JI6 on top.of the Onyx and Obsidian ROMs. In addition, i dont think it is so much about the modem. There are people using jk2 modem with great battery life. Im using the froyocollab ROM and am getting way bettery battery life than obsidian. Others have gotten the same.result with eugenes machat R11.
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can someone please confirm flashing j12/j16 on obsidian
Thanks
I flashed ji2 on obsidian v5
ed1380 said:
can someone please confirm flashing j12/j16 on obsidian
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ed1380 said:
can someone please confirm flashing j12/j16 on obsidian
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You can do either one but it introduces a bug that if you drop into edge from 3g it will stay there until you force it back. The way to get around it is to set 3g only in settings.
icandy75 said:
You can do either one but it introduces a bug that if you drop into edge from 3g it will stay there until you force it back. The way to get around it is to set 3g only in settings.
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Interesting, I never noticed this... I'll try replicate it later today...
so which modem is better for battery/signal?
JI2, JI6, or JFD?
JFD is not compatible with 2.2 roms.
JI2 has better battery life.
JI6 has better signal but bad battery life.
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so which modem is better for battery/signal?
JI2, JI6, or JFD?
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I see your in Chandler. Use the JI6 modem, the vibrant will see "H" but not the "H+"
Molezou said:
JFD is not compatible with 2.2 roms.
JI2 has better battery life.
JI6 has better signal but bad battery life.
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thanks a bunch. i appreciate it
ransz28 said:
I see your in Chandler. Use the JI6 modem, the vibrant will see "H" but not the "H+"
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but i want better battery life. i dont use my phone to talk, just text and use data at times to connect to facebook or xda
menacetwosociety said:
but i want better battery life. i dont use my phone to talk, just text and use data at times to connect to facebook or xda
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I cannot tell a difference in the battery life between the two modems. You can always change!
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I cannot tell a difference in the battery life between the two modems. You can always change!
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i agree, battery is still wack thanks for the advice
we might have the best phones in chandler. i saw this guy with a vibrant and it was STOCK...i didnt want to tell him the secrets cause he looked like a prick, even when i mentioned his vibrant
Kind of off subject, but I noticed a huge battery increase with eugene's B series stable kernel. Just my 2 cents... Also running j12 on onyx 4.2.
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Kind of off subject, but I noticed a huge battery increase with eugene's B series stable kernel. Just my 2 cents... Also running j12 on onyx 4.2.
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im gonna give this a try...i looked for it, and i guess the thread was deleted. can you post the kernel or a link please?
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Hi guys I was just wondering, what is a modem and what they are used for, if you go to the vibrant development section and scroll down you will see Master talking about flashing it and idk what he's talking about.
Thanks
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Hi guys I was just wondering, what is a modem and what they are used for, if you go to the vibrant development section and scroll down you will see Master talking about flashing it and idk what he's talking about.
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well updating/flashing a newer/custom modem can either help or hurt your vibrant...i forget the stock modem...but take the JK6 modem for example....it gives a little boost in signal strength at the cost of a little battery life.. there are others like the JI2 and JI6....the newest one JL1 is said the be the best one....balancing great signal strength and great battery life.....but it hasnt been comfirmed yet...im using the JK6 modem and it does give me better signal at the expense of faster battery drain.....and of course...READ EVERYTHING AND FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK
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I've read that using the eb01 kernel and DL09 radio can improve battery life in SC 2.8. Truth?
myth..
however i wouldnt try any other radio with eb01
Give it a shot. Easy enough to do the switch and you can always go back. The presenter of that configuration is a trustworthy source here on the forums.
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dunno about battery life yet .. going to wipe bstats in a few . i can say that it improved my data connection tremendously .
Actually, it's highly probable. Especially if you use gps. It's a commonly known fact DL09 had the best gps lock of any other. Dunno about data connection speeds...
being a noob, I don't want to mess up how my phone is working right now. I used adrynalyne method to flash my phone back after 2.7, to stock. Flashed new CWM, flashed 2.6 then 2.8 voodoo, used eb01 kernal, and enabled lagfix. I also have EB01 midnight/steel blue theme rocking. I would like to get back to dl09, becuase of the GPS performance. Do I need to do anything special before I do that, or just find and flash it via CWM. Voodoo is the part that makes me hesitant, and that fact that I use my phone as my modem, so I mess it up, I can't access this forum to fix it.
Thanks in advance.
Chopper posted a .tar. I'm on voodoo too , just flash via Odin in the PDA section.
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As stated above by lucas.scott use odin to flash the tar file using the pda option. And below are links to both so you can undo it if you should feel the need.
EB01 modem
DL09 modem
Credit to danknub (from irc) for the links and hosting.
good day.
do I have to worry about voodoo? Or is that just the kernal that i worry about? sorry for the noob question.
420fan said:
do I have to worry about voodoo? Or is that just the kernal that i worry about? sorry for the noob question.
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Not at all. Flashing a modem tar with odin includes no voodoo worries.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Not at all. Flashing a modem tar with odin includes no voodoo worries.
good day.
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Thanks for the quick reply, trying now!
How is it working out for you guys? I am tempted to try it, but would like to know if you see any differences. Thanks!
Dl09 is better for gps in my case
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Haven't seen any difference in battery life . But GPS went from taking 15 minutes to sync on eb01 , to about 2 seconds . So that's well worth it in my book .
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Update to sc 2.9.1and you won't have anymore gps issues. I lock almost immediatly.
Any improvement in reception, battery life, data tranmission (i.e. reliability and speed)?
I tested it for a few hours, and noticed that my MMS died. I could not receive MMS messages, it would stick on downloading. Of course after that, I went right back to EB01 modem.
Hmmm I haven't had any mms problems. In fact , I was experiencing data drops on eb01 . Dl09 cured that for me . Crazy how different phones are reacting so differently .
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Hmmm I haven't had any mms problems. In fact , I was experiencing data drops on eb01 . Dl09 cured that for me . Crazy how different phones are reacting so differently .
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Honestly though, I should test again. The MMS in question were from my girlfriend who is on T-Mobile, and I have often experienced bull**** from her MMS with T-Mobile. So that may be it, I might test further because most people say DL09 is sweet.
Tell me about it dude , my girl is on at&t and about 60% of our texts never reach each other . Switching her to vzw this month.
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Does anyone know when this update will begin in the U.S.?
Knowing samsung and tmobile I'll say 3 to 4 months. Let's hope I'm wrong. Since the update just started rolling in europe yesterday for public testing
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seriously, I'm guessing 2012.
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I'm so excited for this!!
It shouldn't take them long to just port the rom eh?
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Yeah I was thinking they could just port it over? Like they did 2.2 roms
the leak was already ported... just as this will be. i wouldn't expect gps, but hopefully we can get an actual recovery...
So when it is official could we just Odin back to stock and upgrade legitimately through kies?
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Does anyone know when this update will begin in the U.S.?
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No one will know until Samsung or T-Mobile says so.
As a guess, given how the Froyo rollout went, I'd guess that we're in for several months of waiting for this officially.
pretty sure i'm getting gingerbread via kies mini as we speak. ill let you know
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pretty sure i'm getting gingerbread via kies mini as we speak. ill let you know
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Is this real life?
yea. i plugged my phone into my computer and it said there was an update available
might've ****ed up though. forgot i had voodoo enabled. now my phone aint working. oops
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yea. i plugged my phone into my computer and it said there was an update available
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that's KB5.
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that's KB5.
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ohh, sorry to get anyones hopes up. i just assumed.
lol..thanks for the chuckle
Lets not start a steady stream of these threads AGAIN (Froyo).
OP, if you want GB, Try CM7. Otherwise... patiently wait till you see something in the development section.
The i9000 JVK ginger along with the KB1 Vibrant modem running very smooth here with no issues yet. I mod my own rom
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OP, if you want GB, Try CM7.
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Lol, CM7 is a joke on the Vibrant. CyanogenMod is always a step ahead of the drivers available for Samsung devices, so it will *never* work properly on a Samsung. By the time they have what they need to make it work, they're already pushing out a new "no wifi no gps no nothing useful" version. Nothing against CyanogenMod, but... Try CM7 (or any version) is never much of an answer on the Vibrant and recommending it to anyone is pointless.
That said...
Every time anyone posts a thread asking when, T-Mobile kills a kitten, Baby Jesus cries, and another week will go by before the update.
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Lol, CM7 is a joke on the Vibrant. CyanogenMod is always a step ahead of the drivers available for Samsung devices, so it will *never* work properly on a Samsung. By the time they have what they need to make it work, they're already pushing out a new "no wifi no gps no nothing useful" version. Nothing against CyanogenMod, but... Try CM7 (or any version) is never much of an answer on the Vibrant and recommending it to anyone is pointless.
That said...
Every time anyone posts a thread asking when, T-Mobile kills a kitten, Baby Jesus cries, and another week will go by before the update.
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you obviously haven't tried cm7. it is hands down, by far, the best gb for the vibrant. pretty much the ONLY problem is gps doesn't work.
funeralthirst said:
you obviously haven't tried cm7. it is hands down, by far, the best gb for the vibrant. pretty much the ONLY problem is gps doesn't work.
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From the thread on CM7 for the Vibrant:
Known bugs:
You can't get into recovery/download without the 3 buttons combo. (You can't from inside the ROM, so do NOT flash if you can't use the 3 button combo.)
Problems switching between 2G and 3G when data is connected. (You may get un-reliable data.)
Compass. (works not at 100%)
Video playback may be choppy with some formats.
GPS is broken.
May have many other bugs that are unlisted.
Polling problem on RIL (Works after you lock and unlock your phone.)
USB Tethering is currently broken
Battery life has significantly improved with latest unofficial nightly (3/31) and the latest Additional kernel. See below. However, it is still not as good as stock.
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Ok, so I purchased a vibrant with Simply Honey. Battery dies extremely fast to me. Anyone know how to help this problem???
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recalibrate.
malone972 said:
Ok, so I purchased a vibrant with Simply Honey. Battery dies extremely fast to me. Anyone know how to help this problem???
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Don't know how fast extremely is.. I used to get 12-14 hrs. on Simply honey with moderate usage (25+ calls, text , few hours on the web and very little wi- fi) If you aren't getting that recalibrate as the post said above.
Also, this is a Gingerbread ROM so the battery life isn't going to be as good as Froyo anyway.
jneal9 said:
Also, this is a Gingerbread ROM so the battery life isn't going to be as good as Froyo anyway.
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unless if you flash JVP kernel lol.
Or wait one day and flash the latest version of Simply Honey built on JVP.
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explodingboy70 said:
or wait one day and flash the latest version of simply honey built on jvp.
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*cough* *cough* hints *cough*
Thanks for the help. I don't know how to recalibrate or do any rooting. May need to sell and get a basic vibrant
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malone972 said:
Thanks for the help. I don't know how to recalibrate or do any rooting. May need to sell and get a basic vibrant
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If you have Simply Honey on it then you are rooted and free to flash anything. The first thing to do is go onto settings/about phone and see what version you have and then decide if you want to stay with a custom rom or just put it back to stock. There are numerous tutorial threads here and plenty of people willing to help you out.
Good luck.
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Check out this section from the Simple Honey thread -
>>>>>>>
Calibrate your battery!
- There seems to be a safety feature in Gingerbread or Samsung's version of Gingerbread that causes the battery to start draining when it reaches 100%. That said to calibrate your battery properly you must do it as soon as the battery full pop up appears.
- Download the app found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1024867 and follow the on screen instructions.
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The app referenced up there is really simple to use and works great.
Here's the SH thread with more instructions if needed - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021383.
Enjoy your phone!
I am on Blitzkrieg Gingerbread and my battery only lasts about 6 hours when I am not connected to a WiFi. I use the re calibrating app every morning, or when I have to recharge to 100%, and it does not seem to be helping any!!! I really do not want to downgrade to Froyo, but if that is what its going to take to get 14+ out of my battery, then I guess I will. Any suggestions?????
chadhoard said:
I am on Blitzkrieg Gingerbread and my battery only lasts about 6 hours when I am not connected to a WiFi. I use the re calibrating app every morning, or when I have to recharge to 100%, and it does not seem to be helping any!!! I really do not want to downgrade to Froyo, but if that is what its going to take to get 14+ out of my battery, then I guess I will. Any suggestions?????
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get to 100%
use a file manager
head to data/system
delete batterystat.bin or somtehing similar its at the top.
Delete that.
It has been said over and over again that on CM7 doing that helps, and it actually does, i never asked why just doing it helps.
I'm thinking its because its a 2.3 rom, buttttt idk.
just do it. nike.
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get to 100%
use a file manager
head to data/system
delete batterystat.bin or somtehing similar its at the top.
Delete that.
It has been said over and over again that on CM7 doing that helps, and it actually does, i never asked why just doing it helps.
I'm thinking its because its a 2.3 rom, buttttt idk.
just do it. nike.
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I will give it a try and see what happens. Should I do this every day or just for the first couple? FYI...I have been unpluged for 3 1/2 hours and I am down to 53% and I have not done ANYTHING on the phone, other then getting a few email notifications!!!
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I will give it a try and see what happens. Should I do this every day or just for the first couple? FYI...I have been unpluged for 3 1/2 hours and I am down to 53% and I have not done ANYTHING on the phone, other then getting a few email notifications!!!
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I had the same problem on an older version of CM7 (and older version of honey). I went ahead and flashed the newer version, changed my modem and kernel, charged and re-calibrated...try that.
it worked great for me, went from 6hrs to about 10hrs!
zbt1985 said:
I had the same problem on an older version of CM7 (and older version of honey). I went ahead and flashed the newer version, changed my modem and kernel, charged and re-calibrated...try that.
it worked great for me, went from 6hrs to about 10hrs!
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what kernel and modem did you change to?
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I will give it a try and see what happens. Should I do this every day or just for the first couple? FYI...I have been unpluged for 3 1/2 hours and I am down to 53% and I have not done ANYTHING on the phone, other then getting a few email notifications!!!
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Do this for about 2 days.
Also you may want to try out KB5 modem.
GREAT signal, GREAT battery life.
Everyone that tries it usually has had a good experience with that modem.
xriderx66 said:
Do this for about 2 days.
Also you may want to try out KB5 modem.
GREAT signal, GREAT battery life.
Everyone that tries it usually has had a good experience with that modem.
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My battery is just about dead, 6% to go. I will charge it and delete that file and go from there.
I am on KB5 with the bullet-jvp kernel. Would charging, at night, with the phone off be the best way or should I just leave it on?
chadhoard said:
My battery is just about dead, 6% to go. I will charge it and delete that file and go from there.
I am on KB5 with the bullet-jvp kernel. Would charging, at night, with the phone off be the best way or should I just leave it on?
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You mean for the deleting the batterystats.bin?
I don't really know.
I always leave my phone on, no matter what... My GF gets mad if i dont reply to her every 10 minute text andso she thinks im cheating on herrrrrbut..... yep
People say turning it off can help, but i haven't really found out why...
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You mean for the deleting the batterystats.bin?
I don't really know.
I always leave my phone on, no matter what... My GF gets mad if i dont reply to her every 10 minute text andso she thinks im cheating on herrrrrbut..... yep
People say turning it off can help, but i haven't really found out why...
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Battery finally died about 20 min. I will delete that file and see what happens!!
Would using setCPU app help any?? If so, what would be the requmended settings?
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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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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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