I flashed Axura 2.1 and the battery life is fantastic. The screen seems to be the only thing draining my Battery life. However the fact that there is nothing else draining my batter except the screen has highlighted that my Signal strength is really low. Stays around 88-93 dBm with 13 asu.
Now i have been checking other android phones and they never go above 86 dBm. This has lead me to question whether it is my Modem/Baseband/radio
or it is just my Vibrants faulty antenna.
Another question is that i came across this thread about reflashing radios. It said that it would be necessary at one point anyway. however, i have flashed two custom ROMs so far and no mention of radio reflashing. Do the roms reflash the radios themselves ?
I am guessing Modem/Baseband/Radio are the same thing. could someone shed light on this ?
roms and radio are not the same! I think its the modem your looking for. Depending on the rom you flash whatever modem they chose to use for that rom then thats what your gonna get. But if you dont like it you can flash a different one.
The Ji6 has much better signal but at a cost of battery life.
Here is the link
http://teamwhiskey.com/download.html
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I had the stock alltel radio I don't even remeber the version. I have switched to the verizon radio 1.03.09V. This has completely fixed the gps issue and even call quality is much louder and clearer. However, my battery life now only lasts about 5 hours on normal use and about 7 on light use. Use to get about 14 on light and 8-9 under normal. Now have flashed the new dragon rom, latest release, at the same time as the radio (so I don't know which it is). I am wondering what other people are experiencing.
I recently flashed the new stock Alltel rom (2.01.671.1) with radio 1.12.20F and really like it. Good clear calls and reception. I think my battery life has gone up a little bit from the previous one. FWIW
ccrdr said:
I recently flashed the new stock Alltel rom (2.01.671.1) with radio 1.12.20F and really like it. Good clear calls and reception. I think my battery life has gone up a little bit from the previous one. FWIW
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What about gps performance (lock time and lag).
Haven't had a chance for extensive gps testing but so far seems pretty good. A few seconds to lock, haven't noticed much lag either.
Hi, im using the last energy rom ant the last BS radio, its working very well, but, im dont need to change the riphone into the system after installed the BS radio?
i'm not sure this even belongs in this section but since it already is, it is possible that you may experience battery drainage w/o installing the proper rilphone but it has also been found that mixing and matching rilphones and radios can sometimes produce better results. if you don't experience any significant battery drainage or bad signal, then it may be better to not install the rilphone.
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i'm not sure this even belongs in this section but since it already is, it is possible that you may experience battery drainage w/o installing the proper rilphone but it has also been found that mixing and matching rilphones and radios can sometimes produce better results. if you don't experience any significant battery drainage or bad signal, then it may be better to not install the rilphone.
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i dont find the riphone for this radio.
As stated, if you dont have signal drops or crazy battery drain then just keep using what RILPHONE.dll you currently have.
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As stated, if you dont have signal drops or crazy battery drain then just keep using what RILPHONE.dll you currently have.
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i dont find the riphone for this radio.
JTs distro comes with EB01, I know there's an EC modem and now a new ED modem, thoughts on which is best from a signal and - quite important to me - battery life standpoint?
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JTs distro comes with EB01, I know there's an EC modem and now a new ED modem, thoughts on which is best from a signal and - quite important to me - battery life standpoint?
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I found the EC09 modem to be the best for me in terms of overall quality and signal strength. In addition, at one point, I was pulling two days of moderate usage out of a single charge with it. Plus, it *seems* to have the least problems of all the modems I tested and jt said a while back that even he recommends EC09 for cm7.
However, if you don't want that, ED04 is probably the second best.
Edit: Here's a list of all the radios with download links and instructions, in case you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12816670&postcount=39
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I found the EC09 modem to be the best for me in terms of overall quality and signal strength. In addition, at one point, I was pulling two days of moderate usage out of a single charge with it. Plus, it *seems* to have the least problems of all the modems I tested and jt said a while back that even he recommends EC09 for cm7.
However, if you don't want that, ED04 is probably the second best.
Edit: Here's a list of all the radios with download links and instructions, in case you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12816670&postcount=39
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I can tell you the EC09 really is all that it is hyped up to be. Zero problems with it and I was consistently getting 2 days per charge using it. I use my phone quite a lot but everyone has a different perspective on usage.
Some think that a few texts and 1 call a day is moderate while others see it as watching an entire movie + Facebook, twitter, news, weather, angry birds, and 10 calls + live wallpaper as moderate. This is a phone, not a desktop computer...keep that in mind.
Currently I am testing the new ED05 modem. I have not personally seen the increased battery drain but I did have a MMS problem today. Though it may not be the modems fault and it was quickly remedied.
Thanks guys, that sounds positive, I'll flash EC09 when I get home later and then calibrate the battery. I've been getting really poor performance with my current radio, so am looking forward to giving it a shot.
If you find wildly great performance, stability and battery life with ED, post back here, if you don't mind.
Thanks!
Forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but I'm wondering if the radio you have flashed can have a noticeable impact on the phones performance. I have not changed my kernel settings, but felt a bit more lag when using one radio over another. I was under the impression that the radio simply dealt with phone reception and had nothing to do with performance. Is this all in my head, or can it play a part? Thanks
Yeah, it's just dealing with the phone signal, no effect on performance. Are you completely stock?
Im actually running BAMF 1.8.6. I flashed the newest mr2 radio from the team BAMF site and found that I was having issues getting a gps lock (tried multiple times and locations). Read on a forum post that another user was having the same issue. He found that flashing the same radio off of xda solved his problem (baseband numbers were identical). I tried this and found that I was able to get gps lock instantly, but that my phone felt sluggish and would get hot (109 Fahrenheit) even when my data connection was turned off. I went back and flashed a slightly older leaked mr2 radio. Seems to have solved my problem of overheating as well as the sluggishness. Just kinda confused me because like I said I didn't make any changes to my kernel during all of this and was just using the phone in a day to day context. I thought that maybe if the second radio was struggling with maintaining a signal that could account for the heat and sluggishness, but all 3 radios have had good reception so I can't figure it out. Either way problem solved.
Hey,
I'm just curious about what impacts battery life more the Rom you use or the Kernel.
I constantly hear people asking 'what's the best Rom for battery life?'
I've recently switched from LeeDroid's Kernel to Anryl's because of the HUGE decrease in battery consumption. Should I also switch from LeeDroid's rom to something else too?
Thanks,
Louis
There isn't a deciding factor between the two. It's more a combination of the two... Here's why:
Say your ROM is configured for a different kernel. It's expecting the commands and out/inputs to be a certain way... They are getting different responses or have to take different paths to get the same output or input... Yet it's a stock kernel... So in that sense... It's the ROM's fault.
Now another scenario...
The Kernel is different/altered, and the ROM is stock (with root) Same thing, but the opposite... Not the fault of the ROM this time though...
Your battery life depends on many other things though, not just a ROM or a Kernel. Use wireless at anytime whenever it's available, this is the biggest battery saving of all, because it will TURN OFF your data connection and simply use Wireless for data... the 3G radio uses a LOT of power, and if you have poor signal or roam a lot, your battery life is going to be shot.