Hey Everyone,
I've recently run into an issue which is bugging the hell out of me. While it's not the end of the world, it's extremely annoying.
My phone gets zero 3G signal. I don't think it's the radio, as edge, calls, and WiMax work perfectly fine. I don't remember exactly when this started because I'm on wifi 90% of the time, so I just didn't realize immediately. The first time I realized, I had flashed a rom (can't remember which), and only the "1x" icon was showing up. I figured that the rom maker mistakenly omitted the 3G icon and just left it at that. I've since flashed 6 or 7 roms since then and the "1x" signal is always on. I haven't seen a 3G signal in quite some time.
I've tried updating my profile and updating my PRL, nothing seems to work. I'm in downtown Chicago and I've always had a strong 3G signal here, as do others, so I know it's not a widespread issue. It's something that I did, but I don't know what, and I don't know how to fix it. Can anyone provide any insight?
SicBoy34 said:
Hey Everyone,
I've recently run into an issue which is bugging the hell out of me. While it's not the end of the world, it's extremely annoying.
My phone gets zero 3G signal. I don't think it's the radio, as edge, calls, and WiMax work perfectly fine. I don't remember exactly when this started because I'm on wifi 90% of the time, so I just didn't realize immediately. The first time I realized, I had flashed a rom (can't remember which), and only the "1x" icon was showing up. I figured that the rom maker mistakenly omitted the 3G icon and just left it at that. I've since flashed 6 or 7 roms since then and the "1x" signal is always on. I haven't seen a 3G signal in quite some time.
I've tried updating my profile and updating my PRL, nothing seems to work. I'm in downtown Chicago and I've always had a strong 3G signal here, as do others, so I know it's not a widespread issue. It's something that I did, but I don't know what, and I don't know how to fix it. Can anyone provide any insight?
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First and easiest suggestion would be to clear your /data partition as there might be a corrupted setting on there interferring with mobile data settings.
Second suggestion would be to make sure the internal radio software is updated to the latest version. If on the latest version, perhaps try downgrading one previous version to see if it has any effect on 3G data. Great thread for loadable Sprint EVO 3D radio images - [RADIO] HTC Evo 3D (CDMA) Radios [PG86IMG.zip] (Updated: 18 Aug 2011)
Third suggestion would be to revert back to 100% stock setup. After ruling out corrupt /data setting and internal radio software, if you're on 100% stock setup and still not able to achieve a 3G connection while other devices using the same tower have a 3G connection, this could very well be a hardware related issue. Bringing the device back to the seller or the cell phone provider will be a ver viable option as it should be simple to demonstrate the device doesn't obtain a 3G signal while other devices in the shop do.
Sorry I haven't come across any simple straight forward solutions. Radio signals can be argued by some to be an intermitent issue and therefore hard to prove. The above steps should help to eliminate any of the common issues we run into while customizing our phones with different ROMs.
Hope that helps! Keep us updated!
joeykrim said:
First and easiest suggestion would be to clear your /data partition as there might be a corrupted setting on there interferring with mobile data settings.
Second suggestion would be to make sure the internal radio software is updated to the latest version. If on the latest version, perhaps try downgrading one previous version to see if it has any effect on 3G data. Great thread for loadable Sprint EVO 3D radio images - [RADIO] HTC Evo 3D (CDMA) Radios [PG86IMG.zip] (Updated: 18 Aug 2011)
Third suggestion would be to revert back to 100% stock setup. After ruling out corrupt /data setting and internal radio software, if you're on 100% stock setup and still not able to achieve a 3G connection while other devices using the same tower have a 3G connection, this could very well be a hardware related issue. Bringing the device back to the seller or the cell phone provider will be a ver viable option as it should be simple to demonstrate the device doesn't obtain a 3G signal while other devices in the shop do.
Sorry I haven't come across any simple straight forward solutions. Radio signals can be argued by some to be an intermitent issue and therefore hard to prove. The above steps should help to eliminate any of the common issues we run into while customizing our phones with different ROMs.
Hope that helps! Keep us updated!
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I appreciate your input. I restored back to my original backup, lo and behold, instant 3G signal, so that's comforting. However...
Rebooted back to recovery, wiped cache, dalvik cache, and data factory reset. Flashed CleanROM again, back to 1x. I wipe cache, dalvik, and data out of habit before flashing a rom. Should I not be doing all of these?
SicBoy34 said:
I appreciate your input. I restored back to my original backup, lo and behold, instant 3G signal, so that's comforting. However...
Rebooted back to recovery, wiped cache, dalvik cache, and data factory reset. Flashed CleanROM again, back to 1x. I wipe cache, dalvik, and data out of habit before flashing a rom. Should I not be doing all of these?
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Whenever loading a custom ROM, it is best practice to wipe both the /cache partition and the /data partition. Side note: "dalvik-cache" is stored on the /data partition at this location: /data/davlik-cache and is wiped when the /data partition is wiped.
It is good to know you're able to get 3G signal after restoring from a backup. I think you can correclty say you've narrowed the issue down to a specific custom ROM. I would post in that ROM thread stating the steps you've taken to troubleshooting the non 3G signal issue. Perhaps others are also having the issue and the ROM dev and help troubleshoot further.
An after thought I just had, many ROM devs theme the status bar including the 3G icon. It is possible there was something incorrectly done with the icon resulting in 1x appearing when the phone is really operating in 3G. The easiest way to troubleshoot this is to run the speedtest app (free in the market). If you get 3G speeds while the custom ROM shows 1x icon .. you're definitely on 3G and not 1X.
Glad to hear you were able to make progress and narrow down the issue. Hope the additional details and troubleshooting steps help!
I live in Chicago too and I was gettig the same issue. Simply go to your dialer and hit ##3282#, put in your msl, click on EVDO, click on preferred mode, change from CDMA only to automatic. Don't forget to hit the thanks button
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r0cky0790 said:
I live in Chicago too and I was gettig the same issue. Simply go to your dialer and hit ##3282#, put in your msl, click on EVDO, click on preferred mode, change from CDMA only to automatic. Don't forget to hit the thanks button
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Yowza! That fixed it! Thanks so much.
Thanks to you as well, joeykrim. I appreciate the time you took to help me troubleshoot.
SicBoy34 said:
Yowza! That fixed it! Thanks so much.
Thanks to you as well, joeykrim. I appreciate the time you took to help me troubleshoot.
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No problem bro.
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I recently switched radios and went to 2.0 and installed the BAMF sense 3.0 rom. All was okay, wifi wasn't working so I switched to a different BAMF gingerbread rom and noticed 3g wasn't working.
Then I switched back to my old configuration, factory rom and radio so I could diagnose what my issue was. I saw fixes online posted when eHPRD was down to dial ##778# enter the password and then disabling eHPRD and going to "enabled". This fixed my issue.
So here comes my question. If 3g only works when eHPRD is disabled is it my sim that is broken? ALSO I cant check if 4g works because I used phone info to change to "CDMA auto (PRL)" and I can't switch back to the LTE mode because my network types are really odd. Are these options different because of CM7 or because I have eHPRD disabled, or because my sim is likely dead?
Pic of network type options from the Phone Info screen is attached.
Don't take this offensively, but did you try scrolling the window down? I see in your pic there are lower options not visible in the window without scrolling.
Just checking all bases
Always safe to check! The last 3 options are "evdo only" "gsm/cdma auto (prl)" and "unknown"
I didn't bother to post them because before I had about 4 different options I think, I have no idea how I got all these random options. Is it kernel related, radio related, rom related, or dead sim related -_-
Hmm ok just checking.
Well that is very odd indeed. I am running MR2 + Das BAMF Gingerstripped with Imoseyon 3.4.0 GB Sense lean kernel and do have some odd connectivity issues, even with 3g. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it might be advisable for you to reflash the radio, then reflash the ROM and do a full data wipe factory reset. I mean that sounds like a very bad problem and personally dealing with Verizon and SIM cards is a royal PITA which you should leave as a last resort. So try doing a completely fresh install imo. It's the only way to rule out any uncertainty.
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Hmm ok just checking.
Well that is very odd indeed. I am running MR2 + Das BAMF Gingerstripped with Imoseyon 3.4.0 GB Sense lean kernel and do have some odd connectivity issues, even with 3g. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it might be advisable for you to reflash the radio, then reflash the ROM and do a full data wipe factory reset. I mean that sounds like a very bad problem and personally dealing with Verizon and SIM cards is a royal PITA which you should leave as a last resort. So try doing a completely fresh install imo. It's the only way to rule out any uncertainty.
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Yeah I forgot to mention that I have reflashed back to the older radios and to the news, I have tried seemingly every combination. The only way I can get 3g to work is to disable the eHPRD.
DaRkL3AD3R said:
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it might be advisable for you to reflash the radio, then reflash the ROM and do a full data wipe factory reset. I mean that sounds like a very bad problem and personally dealing with Verizon and SIM cards is a royal PITA which you should leave as a last resort. So try doing a completely fresh install imo. It's the only way to rule out any uncertainty.
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I had a similar situation on a different rom. Everything was working fine until I updated to a newer rom build, and I lost 4G. I figured it was verizon messing with the towers, so I didn't worry about it. But two days later, I still had no 4G (I still had 3G). I went on a weekend trip to another 4G area, and no dice. I flashed every combo of rom & radio and couldn't get it to work. When I got back home, I went to verizon & swapped sim cards, and still no 4G. I finally went back to bone stock and got 4G again. I have no idea why this happened, but be prepared to go back to stock if reflashing & sim swapping doesn't help.
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It appears you both were right. Went back to complete stock and I have 3g working in eHPRD mode. Willing to bet 4g works again too. Thanks for the help...I guess I will update this thread if I find anything new out.
Just as an update...not sure what I might have done wrong before...
But I went back to stock with root, then went to the CM7 that worked with MR1, then I went to CM7 that worked with MR2, then I put MR2 in.
Everything is working perfectly now.
Glad its working fine. I personally wouldn't advise messing with any particular Radio settings aside from switching it from CDMA + LTE/EVDO to CDMA auto (PRL). Anything else and you're just opening up a can of worms that no one really knows anything on.
So here's what's up. What I'm wanting here is feedback, and to vent a bit too I suppose. The question... How's root treating you after the first week? Here's my answer...
Lead up. I got my 3D prior to release date via Sprint premier customer deal. Couldn't be happier with the phone. It was everything I expected it would be. Check my prior posts. My experience was sweetness. Then came temp root. Sweet. Got my root apps back and played around with oc and all was good. Tried the various speed test apps out there just for $hits and giggles and my 3D was right up there at the top of the list. More importantly it was running smoothly and was very responsive.
Fast forward to last Friday. Full root! The process went flawlessly aside from the error 16 deal most of us experienced, but that was easily fixed. Went with Clockwork recovery at first, then decided to see what twrp was all about. Nice. No complaints whatsoever. Was out of town for the weekend so figured I'd just run stock rooted. Here's where things started getting weird. While on the road I decided to play around with the roam control app (a root app) to maximize my signal. Seemed to work, then I noticed that 3g was cutting out on me. I thought roam control first thing. So I disabled the app and that did seem to do the trick. Now I'm nearing my destination and I need some directions for the last bit of the trip. I prefer Telenav, always works well for me. Except this time I keep losing Gps. What's worse is when trying to confirm that it's just the location by having my wife use her og Evo... It worked fine. No gps issues at all. Now I'm getting annoyed.... So once I arrived at my destination I bust out the 3D and go to Google maps to look up a couple of things and test it in a place I know has good signal and I can't even get a map to load. Again, the og Evo loads up as usual. I didn't have a whole lot of time to mess with it so that's just how it was the rest of the trip with gps and 3g... Spotty at best.
When I get back home and get a minute to work with my phone the first thing I'm wanting to try of course is to flash a good rom. I'm convinced that had to be the issue. So I pick one and go to download and I soon realize my download speeds have gone to $hit. I mean I waited 5min and I only had 1% downloaded. I had to use the pc to get the rom downloaded. Got it though, wiped and flashed no problem. Didn't fix the download speeds. This is the same on you tube and the market as well. Tried several roms and wipes... No go. Also noticed that when turned off the screen for the night, things like the clock would shut down to... Hence no alarm in the morning. Texts wouldn't come through during this time either. I'd turn the screen on in the morning and get text alerts from texts that came in right after I went to bed. The phone would also start roaming for no reason. Just a barrage of small issues like that. I tried loosing oc and some root apps I've always used (auto killer, setcpu for example) wipes, data profile, ##3282#, and called Sprint to refresh the signal. Nothing worked. So I unrooted and tried it all again. Still no. Finally took it to the repair center and all they tried failed as well, ended up having to replace it. Data speeds are back to normal and all the other issues are gone. I'm hesitant to root again until I get some feedback. I know it could have been the device itself, but it was working prior to root. In the back of my mind I suspect the error 16 deal may have screwed something up. Whatever it was it was irreversible as far as I can tell...
it sounds like something in EPST got screwed up.
Luckily nothing like that for me. Just lost the ability to watch Hulu
Edit: My YouTube ONLY works with Wifi. It no longer works with 4G or 3G
You had the signal defect phone. Nothing to do with root. Few people have had this issue. I did and it was prior to root.
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cobra04972tx1 said:
Luckily nothing like that for me. Just lost the ability to watch Hulu
Edit: My YouTube ONLY works with Wifi. It no longer works with 4G or 3G
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Can you download from the market? Or roms from here? I could from the market, just took longer than normal. From here there was no point in trying. I left a rom downloading all morning, about 3 and a half hrs and I only got 32% downloaded.
Saleenfiend said:
You had the signal defect phone. Nothing to do with root. Few people have had this issue. I did and it was prior to root.
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So is that typical with that defect? For it to work for a time and then just peter out?
My phone no longer charges when off, fine otherwise but hate leaving in on all the time.
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Bumping....
I know for sure rooting shouldn't do anything whatsoever to data signals, unless you changed something deliberately. From my personal experiences with 3G, it will get crappy at times and most of the time not reliable. I use a music stream app while I'm out and about and I get tons of pauses while I'm constantly driving around the city. Well that's until I get to a place that has good coverage.
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happened to me as well, was getting about .7-.9mbps on 3g before s-off and after i can't get over .13
haven't bothered to try fixing it yet as i'm on wifi 99% of the time, but by the looks of things from your post i'll probably just have to get it replaced
mmilord said:
happened to me as well, was getting about .7-.9mbps on 3g before s-off and after i can't get over .13
haven't bothered to try fixing it yet as i'm on wifi 99% of the time, but by the looks of things from your post i'll probably just have to get it replaced
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Same thing happened here except I really don't want to go have to go get it replaced. Is there a fix out there?
People, before you bring your phone back to Sprint be sure to call for your data reset signal or whatever they call it, tell them things are moving slow and you need a reset or something...if that doesn't work then take it in.
Mine is working great after root and s-off. I also didn't temp root, and didn't even do s-off until a couple days after it was out. I get 1.4 down and .3 up. Good speeds for 3G in my opinion.
derek826 said:
Same thing happened here except I really don't want to go have to go get it replaced. Is there a fix out there?
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Not that I found, and I tried everything. Seems to be permanently f*cked once it happens...
GadgetMonger said:
Not that I found, and I tried everything. Seems to be permanently f*cked once it happens...
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Oh that's great. Could we flash a new radio?
runningwarrior08 said:
Mine is working great after root and s-off. I also didn't temp root, and didn't even do s-off until a couple days after it was out. I get 1.4 down and .3 up. Good speeds for 3G in my opinion.
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Wonder if temp root had something to do with it then? Did you get the error 16 message when you rooted?
derek826 said:
Oh that's great. Could we flash a new radio?
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Good question. That's the one thing I didn't try. Although I think running the ruu reflashes the radios as well... Don't quote me on that though.
I forgot to mention also 3G signal indicator doesnt show when its connected at 1x speed, 2G or whatever you call it. This is sprints way of having us think where always on 3G.
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Good question. That's the one thing I didn't try. Although I think running the ruu reflashes the radios as well... Don't quote me on that though.
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I have been using the pre-release eng/dev radio. I have seen my speeds in low-signal conditions improve a lot...from 100-300kbps to 400-800kbps, and in high-signal areas where the network isn't congested I have seen as high as 2.7mbps. I tested back and forth between all 3 radios, a lot... the pre-release radio came out on top every time, most of the time by far.
Your mileage may vary, but, mine didn't and a few others in development had similar results. I'm not sure if that means I'm using more battery--it doesn't seem like it. But I wouldn't update to a newer radio without some very compelling evidence that it would be at least as good.
I posted about this problem the first day of S-OFF and how to fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16130344&postcount=298
Basically you need to trigger ANOTHER hands free activation AFTER you call sprint to get past Error 16.
That will fix you lack of 3G. You are stuck in 1X. Display always says 3G even when you are 1x.
I think the first hands free activation occurs when the phone has been flagged with the security fault and it does not setup your profile correctly.
Some Sprint Reps might reactivate your phone in the process of fixing Error 16.
Very easy to fix.
I don't know if its just me but I no longer have 4G on my TB. I've been using the 704 Radio for a long time and never had issues with 4G. All of a sudden today, no matter what rom I load, I have no 4G. I did call Verizon today for some personal info and there was a recording regarding issues with devices but I forgot to get more info on it. I know I have 4G coverage in my area so idk what's going on..Can anyone Chime in and lmk what they're experiencing..Thanks
i havent had any issues with mine today, have you tried to flash a different radio? or perhaps you should try the ##778# method to turn off 4g and switch the cdma only and then revert back
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Aside from the typical cliche of reminding you to put your flame suit on, has one considered that it may be location related and had you checked a local Verizon store to determine if their 4G units are experiencing like problems?
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NyPlaya513 said:
i havent had any issues with mine today, have you tried to flash a different radio? or perhaps you should try the ##778# method to turn off 4g and switch the cdma only and then revert back
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First off, Thanks for the quick tip with the ## thing..Didn't know about that..Secondly, I will try another radio, I think the Liquid rom does use the official MR2 radio..I'll try that and see..Thanks
04CiviCon20s said:
First off, Thanks for the quick tip with the ## thing..Didn't know about that..Secondly, I will try another radio, I think the Liquid rom does use the official MR2 radio..I'll try that and see..Thanks
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Just a heads-up...radios are not included in roms. Rom threads simply state which radios they work with but it seems users think that means those roms are including the radio which is incorrect. You will need to flash a radio in bootloader (not recovery) if you want to try a different one.
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Just a heads-up...radios are not included in roms. Rom threads simply state which radios they work with but it seems users think that means those roms are including the radio which is incorrect. You will need to flash a radio in bootloader (not recovery) if you want to try a different one.
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I've loaded dozens of roms and understand that Radios do not come with any rom. I also know how to flash radios as well. Thanks for your input anyways.
04CiviCon20s said:
I've loaded dozens of roms and understand that Radios do not come with any rom. I also know how to flash radios as well. Thanks for your input anyways.
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I didn't mean to offend you or anything. Just a common mistake and something in the last comment made it sound like you thought they were in roms so I wanted to mention it. I suppose I read too much into it.
Try enabling Wifi for a while....then turning it off.
Every once in a while when I flash a new ROM (seems to happen more on AOSP based) it starts off in 1x, then LTE...then 3G.
Sometimes you just gotta let it settle... But I've found using WiFi, then turning it off and using the LTE on/off app (it's the same as the ##, just quicker) you can get LTE working.
Finicky....but it works...
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I don't know if its just me but I no longer have 4G on my TB. I've been using the 704 Radio for a long time and never had issues with 4G. All of a sudden today, no matter what rom I load, I have no 4G. I did call Verizon today for some personal info and there was a recording regarding issues with devices but I forgot to get more info on it. I know I have 4G coverage in my area so idk what's going on..Can anyone Chime in and lmk what they're experiencing..Thanks
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Go back to MR2.5 704 is great in the cities, but it tightens up tolerances too much for other areas. Another issue with MR3 aka 704 is that 3G data is wicked touchy when your dealing with 96dbm and higher. MR2.5 was a release and I have good reason to believe the next radio release be it official/final or leaked will be more loose like 2.5
Again everyone's experience will very, speaking of averages here. Also
Thanks for all the feedback guys..Tried all the tricks but no go..I got 4G away from my home near work but I get here at home, No 4G. I called VZW and they verified I should have 4G in my area. I didn't wanna troubleshoot the TB w/tech support cuz it's rooted and the info they may ask for, will not be what they're expecting since am running custom rooted rom..ready5, I just loaded the 2.5 radio and No 4G still..IDK what's really going on?
approx how long ago was the last time you had 4G at your home? Did you change anything since then can can perhaps revert back to a previous backup. and just to confirm, on a fresh reboot you see absolutely no 4G at all from home
NY, I believe I had 4G w/CM7 and kobes rom..Am going to attempt to restore one of y backups and see..I have no clue what went south here..When I get to work, I do have 4G but again, my home area, no 4G and Am told by Verizon, Am supposed to have 4G. I just loaded UBER bamf and no 4G either. I located this confusing Thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128) and tried the GB d/lds and still no 4G
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NY, I believe I had 4G w/CM7 and kobes rom..Am going to attempt to restore one of y backups and see..I have no clue what went south here..When I get to work, I do have 4G but again, my home area, no 4G and Am told by Verizon, Am supposed to have 4G. I just loaded UBER bamf and no 4G either. I located this confusing Thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128) and tried the GB d/lds and still no 4G
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just for testing purposes since I did have random radio issues in the past, try using the radio's from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128
then give synergy rom a shot http://androidfilehost.com/XxXViRuS...rgy-thunderbolt-r181-signed-081611_152812.zip
here is the md5 to check it too : http://androidfilehost.com/XxXViRuS...thunderbolt-r181-signed-081611_152812.zip.md5
I just got an LTEvo and when I activated it I noticed that data was working, but was extremely slow. My last phone was the original EVO 4G and 3G data worked much better. I streamed music and videos all the time. Apps downloaded quickly. Now the new phone connection times out most of the time just searching the play store. Downloading an app is torture unless I'm on wifi. It takes a long time just to start and just took about 5 min. to download the 3.04MB speedtest app. This was instant on my old EVO over 3G. Results on speedtest say: ping - 832ms, 132kbps down/ 58kbps up on the attempt I didn't get connection issues. The data seems to randomly disconnect.
This issue started on the new phone so I can't blame the network. Phone info is: HW version 0003, Software 1.13.651.1.710RD, PRI 2.28_003, PRL 25006, kernel 3.0.8, baseband 1.02.12.0427
I've already gone ahead and finished RegawMod and LazyPanda (data problem was present before this), so is there anything I can flash that might improve the data on this phone? I was about to flash the 1.22 firmware here to see if this fixed anything. If anyone has any other suggestions I'd appreciate it. I'm completely new to this phone.
The firmware may help a little. U update prl? My og EVO was just as slow for me, so can't say much.
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I just got an LTEvo and when I activated it I noticed that data was working, but was extremely slow. My last phone was the original EVO 4G and 3G data worked much better. I streamed music and videos all the time. Apps downloaded quickly. Now the new phone connection times out most of the time just searching the play store. Downloading an app is torture unless I'm on wifi. It takes a long time just to start and just took about 5 min. to download the 3.04MB speedtest app. This was instant on my old EVO over 3G. Results on speedtest say: ping - 832ms, 132kbps down/ 58kbps up on the attempt I didn't get connection issues. The data seems to randomly disconnect.
This issue started on the new phone so I can't blame the network. Phone info is: HW version 0003, Software 1.13.651.1.710RD, PRI 2.28_003, PRL 25006, kernel 3.0.8, baseband 1.02.12.0427
I've already gone ahead and finished RegawMod and LazyPanda (data problem was present before this), so is there anything I can flash that might improve the data on this phone? I was about to flash the 1.22 firmware here to see if this fixed anything. If anyone has any other suggestions I'd appreciate it. I'm completely new to this phone.
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new firmware info and download here:
FIRMWARE-S-OFF-1-12-HBOOT-ONLY-Jewel-Firmware-Collection-Latest-Radio-1-12-11-0809
hope this helps. seems that the new firmware and radio helps with data.
Anthonicia said:
The firmware may help a little. U update prl? My og EVO was just as slow for me, so can't say much.
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Yes, I updated PRL and profile. I can't believe that anyone could live with data this slow. Oddly enough, everyone applauds Verizon's speed, but in my area Sprint is faster. I got excited when Verizon claimed my area was covered for LTE, but it's so spotty I'm never covered.
I'll just see how the newer firmware works out. I think it includes the newer radio which is hopefully better.
Okay, just tried the 2.13 full firmware zip from the link ccaudio1 posted. Everything seemed to take except the software version is still 1.13
Nothing is different on the ROM at all. Do I need to do a reset first?
That's because the firmware is separate from the Rom, you only flashed the newer radios and any other changes/improvements made to firmware
om4 said:
That's because the firmware is separate from the Rom, you only flashed the newer radios and any other changes/improvements made to firmware
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Yeah, just noticed that I didn't have the ROM file. Downloading now, but it's taking a while.
Data doesn't seem any faster though. Still terrible. Weird that my old EVO was much quicker. Maybe it's just a coincidence and Sprint is working on the towers around here again. I'll give it a try in another area and see if it works better. I was getting speeds 10-20 times faster before I switched phones.
One more question before I install the ROM. I'm unfamiliar with the TWRP recovery. Which option do I use to do a full wipe? System? Internal Storage?
Sorry, I've been in a low coverage area and unable to use data, you don't need to wipe internal but it may help avoid issues. Back up any data you want to keep. Wipe dalvik, cache, factory reset, system
Thank you all so much. For some reason data worked perfect after the rom update. Back to 2.1 Mbps down over 3G. Been a little busy, but wanted to update that it did fix the data issue and have been loving the new phone since.
Hey guys, I live in the suburbs of Buffalo. Notorious for Sprint having the worst service.. Everyone else is on 4G LTE, but we're stuck with BAD 3g, not even good 3g. I use the google voice app for texts/calls, I've been using it for years, and I plan on keeping my google voice # because I absolutely love the service. I have some reception questions however
- does it matter what radio I'm on? Are radio's compatible with other roms, fx: giverbread radio compatible with ICS? i'm on 1.09.00.706
- does PRL matter that much? I'm on 21090
- does it matter what ROM i'm on?
- please any tips/advice anything I can do to get better service
- also if anyone is from Buffalo/WNY and gets good reception, can you tell me your phone stats, prl, radio, rom, etc
I'm getting horrible service on my phone, reception sucks, 3g dl/upload sucks. In school I don't even dream of getting reception in class/library.. I'm just fing sick of this crap reception.
I also wanted to mention, my buddy has a sprint iphone 4s and his reception is WAY better than mine. He has one of the same classes as me, sits right next to me and he's able to go on the internet, etc on his phone just fine while I get 0 reception! Also we go to the same bar a couple times a week where I get absolutely no reception and he always does. I'm pretty sure it's something with my phone. Also I want to mention this is my 3rd evo 3d, all with the same issue, they have all always been rooted etc, so I can confirm my hardware is not faulty, the phone is practically new.
Thank you in advance for reading my thread / helping out
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Hey guys, I live in the suburbs of Buffalo. Notorious for Sprint having the worst service.. Everyone else is on 4G LTE, but we're stuck with BAD 3g, not even good 3g. I use the google voice app for texts/calls, I've been using it for years, and I plan on keeping my google voice # because I absolutely love the service. I have some reception questions however
- does it matter what radio I'm on? Are radio's compatible with other roms, fx: giverbread radio compatible with ICS? i'm on 1.09.00.706
- does PRL matter that much? I'm on 21090
- does it matter what ROM i'm on?
- please any tips/advice anything I can do to get better service
- also if anyone is from Buffalo/WNY and gets good reception, can you tell me your phone stats, prl, radio, rom, etc
I'm getting horrible service on my phone, reception sucks, 3g dl/upload sucks. In school I don't even dream of getting reception in class/library.. I'm just fing sick of this crap reception.
I also wanted to mention, my buddy has a sprint iphone 4s and his reception is WAY better than mine. He has one of the same classes as me, sits right next to me and he's able to go on the internet, etc on his phone just fine while I get 0 reception! Also we go to the same bar a couple times a week where I get absolutely no reception and he always does. I'm pretty sure it's something with my phone. Also I want to mention this is my 3rd evo 3d, all with the same issue, they have all always been rooted etc, so I can confirm my hardware is not faulty, the phone is practically new.
Thank you in advance for reading my thread / helping out
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I will be glad to help answer your questions. Since you are on latest radio firmware. GB roms are not compatible with this radio firmware. If you really like GB, you could always flash the older ruu's which will get you back onto GB.
As for prl, its a bit tricky. Prl's give instructions to tell your phone which towers to run off of and all that good stuff. Sometimes doing a prl update and or a data profile update can cure you of slow 3g speeds. (I have slow 3g speeds myself in my own home) but when i walk away from my house, it gets a little better. There are a couple things you can do. Since you have root you could open your dialer (you have to be on a sense rom for this to work) type##3282#. Under edit, type your msl code (if you know it). If not. Real easy. Download msl reader from googleplay and open the app. It will give you your msl code. No sweat right? Anyway once you enter your msl code there will be a list of option. Click on advance and scoll down to the bottom where it says something like htts or http and click on it. Once inside type these numbers in the correct spot and in the following order:
0.0.0.0
0
0.0.0.0
0
I forgot what the headings were called. Sorry. But if you enter these numbers in the correct spots like i showed you it will give you increased data speeds. After you do that just back of out epst and hit reboot to make sure the changes take place.
Now as to which rom you are on. Sometimes that does matter. Some roms have 3g speeds already tweaked like I had shown you. Generally roms that were built from source or specifically built for that phone have better speeds than ones that were ported from another device. (Due to moderator preference I cannot tell you which ones are the best) So you will have to test them out yourself. You could also try the v6 turbocharge script. Heres the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276.Please read the instructions carefully and get the latest script. I recommend being on a deodexed rom. Make sure you make a nandroid first before attempting this. The script will take you step by step. Also, wipe cache (not dalvik) before you run the script. I forgot to mention, to run this script I recommend smanager from google play. Just remember to enable the app as root and when you get ready to run the script, you have latest busy box and enable su on the script by highlight the skull and crossbone icon. When the script takes you to drive options, there is an option where you can enable 3g tweaks. Turn it on and see if that helps you. (just remember to do a superclean and restart when your done running the script) There was another another script by itself called 3g turbo if you want to give that a shot as well. Its located on the link I provided you. If none of these things work for you, you can always run the scripts again and turn them off plus reboot. If it causes your phone to freeze up or not boot, just restore your nandroid. I hope this helps you out.
awesome response! I will surely to try these options when I get home, I really appreciate it!
No problem.