Hi guys,
Just wanna ask any Malaysians here experiencing intermittent switching between HSDPA and 3G, with connections dropping as you please in 3G?
I've been trying to deal with this problem, but it doesn't seem to go away, so I thought it could be my Modem and/or Kernel problem.
Any ideas?
Yeah, it sounds like a modem problem. I've had the same issue. Just try a few modems and see what suits best.
Lennyz1988 said:
Yeah, it sounds like a modem problem. I've had the same issue. Just try a few modems and see what suits best.
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Thanks! I was beginning to get paranoid and wonder if I should have stuck with the HTC Desire.
I was on KF1, now switching to KF2. Will continue to post more as the situation develops.
On a side note, we almost have the same device history
celcom
sakai4eva said:
I was on KF1, now switching to KF2. Will continue to post more as the situation develops.
On a side note, we almost have the same device history
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maybe someone with celcom also could give f/back
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comments from digi users will also b nice
i'm using ki4 for maxis. regarding about switching between h and 3g i think is a normal thing coz i tested alot of them giving the same result
just some modem giveng better battery life
Im on Maxis and getting decent speed and signal.. now on KI1 with Siyah 2.2b6.. im not sure if this is the best but im able to go max download tethered to IDM at 800KBps.. quite ok i guess
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There seems to be data freezing issues when on Maxis, Celcom or Digi with default KF1 modem. This problem seems to be there on all modems so far. Disabling Fast Dormancy helps a bit, but not too much.
Usually, data freeze shows an upload. You have to disable data, then re-enable data for the problem to go away. There doesn't seem to be a way to fix it.
After 1month+, I found out it's a kernel + modem thing. 3g will be preferred unless you're actively connected (saves bat), and will switch over to HSDPA if and when you're actively seeking connection (running apps/games with screen on).
I'm currently on TWD 2.5 kernel, and KF2 modem.
i tried xxki1,xxki3,xxki4,nekf1 and nekf2....Nekf2 is most stable than the others..
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on another side note
comments from digi users will also b nice
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KI1 and KI4 works well for me on digi.
antt00 said:
KI1 and KI4 works well for me on digi.
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already on ki4 lolz
thanks
nekf2
celcom using Nekf2, dont know if its any good yet
Yeah still wondering why the phone could never connect to internet via 3G, whenever it tried to connect using 3G, there was always no downstream, and then it switched to H/H+.
This thread has become extremely quiet i see
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I have looked around and found other threads discussing changing between 3g/4g however mine seems to be far more quicker and unreliable than it should be, I have had this problem on kg3/kg6 but dont remember older modems.
Anyway I will be on my phone and within a minute time it will switch 10+ times between all three networks. Im also getting very unstable network connection and the network is slow which it should be a lot faster.
Is this a modem issue or kernel?
I noticed this as well since picking it up yesterday. At first i thought it was doing this when it was sending and receiving data but that isnt always the case.
Im on Cognition 1.31 with KG3 but also saw it on stock KG6
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Yep, same issue here. My data is very unreliable and slow as hell at times. Just got the unit yesterday and it's already annoying the hell out of me.
When it works, it flies. Unfortunately, the radio of my Chilean SGSII seems to be unable to maintain a solid working connection under various signal conditions.
This is pissing me off and making me want to return this to Amazon. FWIW, I had similar data connectivity issues with an unlocked Nexus S (i9020A). Mostly slow data (like 300kbs on 3G slow). I tried three units and gave up. Is this a Samsung issue?
Would flashing/rooting/installing a custom ROM fix this? If not, it's back to my Atrix.
I may have just solved this by disabling fast dormancy (*#9900# in the dialer) so far it will switch but more when I'm not using the internet. And speeds have shot up! Does this work for everyone else?
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The fast dormancy trick really didn't do anything for me, unfortunately.
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The fast dormancy trick really didn't do anything for me, unfortunately.
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hmm, I also went back to I've modem, I'll go back to I've when I go back home and see if that was the reason.
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Hey XDA
I've a problem with my SGSII.
I've tried a lot different roms like CM7, CheckRom, Oxygen, miui to find the perfect rom to fix my battery usage(my phone usally last for MAX 1 day, even on low usage. (Is this normal??, my friend get like 5 days with his SGSII)
Anyway, on pretty much all of the ROMs above I've occurred a problem with my internet connection - When my phone is idle for a while I looser internet connection and then I have to restart my phone to fix it.
Anyone with similar problem?
Is my phone defect?
Any way to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
This is my first thread on XDA, I hope I did it correctly (I've checked out suggested threads btw)
the problem with the internet connection is because of the signal is not resetting itself. You can use signalreset (market) app as a solution otherwise flash a stock firmware ROM from sammobile and see whether the problem is solved!
My Wi Fi stops working the same way too. All I do is that I reconnect WiFi from the notification bar.
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grgsiocl said:
the problem with the internet connection is because of the signal is not resetting itself. You can use signalreset (market) app as a solution otherwise flash a stock firmware ROM from sammobile and see whether the problem is solved!
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Thank you for such a great and fast answer!
I will check out Signalreset asap, however if it just en/disable flightmode I am not sure if it helps. Because when it happened I always try en/disable flightmode, without luck - I have to restart to make it work :-/
Soo... it's a generel failure in some deeper laying hard- or software, that's not dependent of the generel software-version.
I'm starting to hate my phone, as it is loosing connection again and again, but only after updating to KI8_NEE. There has not been ANY problems with KI3_NEE, which worked perfectly and rocksolid - and solved the same problem from the previous versions... KI8 may be smoother, but i prefer stability over this generel failure (there's a lot of generel faults, not just lost data-connection).
If that the case, i'm going to smash this phone, or put KI3 back on it... i have been so happy with it, but after upgrading to KI8 - i'm starting to develop a hate-relationship with it...
My old HTC might be slow - but it is dead-on stable...
After trying the signalreset it still doenst work properly.
Any suggestions?
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After trying the signalreset it still doenst work properly.
Any suggestions?
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What baseband are you on?
I'm on XWKI1 on AT&T in south Florida and my connection is rock solid now.
That was not the case when I first got the phone with the factory ROM and baseband.
Joe
jpasint said:
What baseband are you on?
I'm on XWKI1 on AT&T in south Florida and my connection is rock solid now.
That was not the case when I first got the phone with the factory ROM and baseband.
Joe
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I'm on XXKI4
Rallerbabz said:
Hey XDA
I've a problem with my SGSII.
I've tried a lot different roms like CM7, CheckRom, Oxygen, miui to find the perfect rom to fix my battery usage(my phone usally last for MAX 1 day, even on low usage. (Is this normal??, my friend get like 5 days with his SGSII)
Anyway, on pretty much all of the ROMs above I've occurred a problem with my internet connection - When my phone is idle for a while I looser internet connection and then I have to restart my phone to fix it.
Anyone with similar problem?
Is my phone defect?
Any way to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
This is my first thread on XDA, I hope I did it correctly (I've checked out suggested threads btw)
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5 days? really? what rom & kernel he using ? using extended battery too?
you using any apps to help monitor battery life like juice defender? They can also cause problems with internet sometimes
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5 days? really? what rom & kernel he using ? using extended battery too?
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Yah 5 days.
He doesnt use the extended battery, just the standard. He's on CM7 and Cm7's kernel.
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you using any apps to help monitor battery life like juice defender? They can also cause problems with internet sometimes
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No I dont, I've tried Juice Defender but it didnt help my battery life so I uninstalled it..
I've tried a few days with the stock unrooted and the problem didnt occur, however the internet was still extremely slow, even when I had full signal.
Is there an application to boost signal/speed and/or fix problems?
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can think of anything else to try to resolve an issue im having with my S3.
It is locked to 3 (UK) and runs the ALE8 firmware. Over the weekend I flashed the LFB firmware from Samfirmware using Odin, but I noticed my data speeds we're a lot slower than normal and my phone struggled to get to H+.
I decided to flash back to ALE8 but now my phone flicks between 3G, H and H+ and speed test results average 0.5 - 2 mb where as before it was constant H+ pulling between 4-6 mb.
2 factory resets and redoing APN settings hasnt worked so running out of options..... I also contacted 3 who said there were no issues in the area.
Thanks in advance :good:
If you are rooted you can try the "Fast Dormancy" app in the market to disable Fast Dormancy, it might help (not sure if 3 UK support this feature or not, if not then disabling it might help your speeds)
Lennyuk said:
If you are rooted you can try the "Fast Dormancy" app in the market to disable Fast Dormancy, it might help (not sure if 3 UK support this feature or not, if not then disabling it might help your speeds)
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Thanks mate. Haven't rooted it yet in case it needs to go away for repair. (sorry should have advised not rooted)
3 uk do support fast dormancy
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In my view LFB modem is crap and firmware LFB not worth the upgrade .
Drops from 100% signal to 40% if i have LFB modem .
jje
JJEgan said:
In my view LFB modem is crap and firmware LFB not worth the upgrade .
Drops from 100% signal to 40% if i have LFB modem .
jje
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Agreed, very poor imo. Wish id have looked into LFB more before flashing it. At least I know not to flash cyanogen while you can only use LFB.
At least I know not to flash cyanogen while you can only use LFB.
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DDLF3 and DXLF3 are 2 modems known to fare better on most networks (afaik including Orange UK and Three Uk)
Try them out. If you're on stock, you can flash them through Odin without having to install a custom recovery.
Are you sure the configuration for Fast Dormancy is correctly configured in your phone now that you're no longer on stock?
With the stock ROM, I don't seem to be having any major problems with LFB radio.
On the plus side, the battery life seems to be incredibly good.
On the negative side, I have a suspicion that the newer radio might take longer to connect to a data connection (or perhaps re-acquire a connection when passing at speed from cell to cell). It somehow doesn't feel quite as "responsive" although the data rate (once connected) measures fine.
d4fseeker said:
DDLF3 and DXLF3 are 2 modems known to fare better on most networks (afaik including Orange UK and Three Uk)
Try them out. If you're on stock, you can flash them through Odin without having to install a custom recovery.
Are you sure the configuration for Fast Dormancy is correctly configured in your phone now that you're no longer on stock?
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I am still running stock. Ive flashed back to 3's own official firmware (without root).
Thinking it might be worth rooting and flashing one of the ones you've mentioned or a couple more I've seen mentioned around.
want constant H+? use modem BWLE5. It don't even recognize H anymore. LOL
Thinking it might be worth rooting and flashing one of the ones you've mentioned or a couple more I've seen mentioned around.
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You don't need root to flash a modem through Odin, only if you want to flash through the phone's recovery console.
I prefer Odin.
The only hardware-related reason you might want to root is to be able to backup the EFS folder in case it gets corrupted.
(Corruption is not caused by flashing a modem)
want constant H+? use modem BWLE5. It don't even recognize H anymore. LOL
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It also doesn't do voice calls anymore. If you can live with that, fine.
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You don't need root to flash a modem through Odin, only if you want to flash through the phone's recovery console.
I prefer Odin.
The only hardware-related reason you might want to root is to be able to backup the EFS folder in case it gets corrupted.
(Corruption is not caused by flashing a modem)
It also doesn't do voice calls anymore. If you can live with that, fine.
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LOL because u r using LFB, latest noob stock rom. LOL again.
LOL because u r using LFB, latest noob stock rom. LOL again.
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One question aside; how old are you? The amount of 'LOL' in your posts ranges you between 12 and 16 in my experience.
No offense, just curious.
Actually I'm on ParanoidAndroid which is not Samsung-based.
However LFB is the best in Samsung's own collection since it has several battery drain fixes and tweaks (both real and cosmetical).
All Samsung-based ROM's (e.g. Omega) with some acitivity have rebased on it.
LFB being the latest and greatest I wouldn't bother searching the best of the older modems since you know you won't be able to use it for long anyway.
Just a quick thanks for the "FastDormancy" suggestions everyone. Ended up rooting my device and trying it. Worked a treat.
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Hi,
Love the phone, but the wifi is so bad it is ridiculous. First of all, I always have to do *#0011# to disable wifi saver otherwise is it completely unusable.
But even then, it randomly disconnects. Seems this device is simply unable to deal with many APs or many networks. It is completely useless for VOIP because of this.
Is this going to plague this phone always? Meaning: is this something that can be fixed by custom roms and or kernels (I know samsung will prolly never fix)? Or is it simply the hardware that is badly designed and will always suffer from this?
FWIW this is not a universal problem. I usually flash a new custom ROM version about once a week to keep up with the latest ICS firmwares, and have never had any wi-fi connection issues. I'm often on 2 wi-fi networks throughout the day (one at home and one at work). I've never done the *#0011# trick or anything like that.
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FWIW this is not a universal problem. I usually flash a new custom ROM version about once a week to keep up with the latest ICS firmwares, and have never had any wi-fi connection issues. I'm often on 2 wi-fi networks throughout the day (one at home and one at work). I've never done the *#0011# trick or anything like that.
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I do wonder if it is hardware related then...
My understanding was that this is very related to the routers. All my APs are running dd-wrt. Very annoying to see my iphone and ipad never having these issues whereas my daily driver (the s3) is pretty flaky. Maybe someday there will be a true fix!
No issues here either. Have a multi AP setup at home and work with upwards ten SSIDs at work. Mostly g/n networks. 2.4 and 5GHz works equally well. No problems anywhere, not even in town at cafes or my parents crappy Thomson all in one ADSL modem/router.
Using AOSP but Sammy original worked fine also during the first and only hour of use.
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u cant report issues without stating what Rom you on.
if its jelly bean then there is a wifi issue and there is a fix, use search
OR
u can edit your signature to reflect that so others can help identify your issues
Did you update your phone? The update fixed my issues with WiFi and haven't had to enter the screen since, and yes WiFi is really good now
Dude, my s3 wifi adapter is very good. you should analyze your wifi AP and see who is sharing your channel frequency . Most people use same channel 6 by default. Channel 1 is the least used IMO and it's clean. If 1 and 6 are often used then use 11.
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My apologies, I'm on stock LG8, rooted. Tried a bunch of kernels.
Waiting for an official JB since I've read all the posts concerning the wifi issues indeed!
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Dude, my s3 wifi adapter is very good. you should analyze your wifi AP and see who is sharing your channel frequency . Most people use same channel 6 by default. Channel 1 is the least used IMO and it's clean.
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My main APs are on ch1 and ch11. Other networks are far away (no interference, and signal is pretty clear.)
To clarify: when I do the 0011 trick, my wifi is pretty stable, but disconnects from time to time making it too risky for me to get on a VOIP call for fear of disconnection. Speed is great though. And every once in a while, it will simply not switch correctly between my two networks (one in house, one in garage), it gets stuck on 'getting ip'. I then disable wifi and reenable, which fixes it. (thank god for WiFi Manager Premium's widget)
It is not unlivable, mind you, but it is pretty crazy annoying. Especially when ALL other wifi devices I have never have any issues.
Will try a full stock reset when JB comes out officially, that always seems to help in the many wifi threads I've read in the forums thus far.
this fixed my wifi problems when I was getting very slow speeds in the last few JB leaks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852323&highlight=wifi+fix
Gabeloooooo said:
My apologies, I'm on stock LG8, rooted. Tried a bunch of kernels.
Waiting for an official JB since I've read all the posts concerning the wifi issues indeed!
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Like I said the LH2 update fixes it, or you can hope JB hits in the next week or so, but I highly doubt that T-Mobile will let it out that fast
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Like I said the LH2 update fixes it, or you can hope JB hits in the next week or so, but I highly doubt that T-Mobile will let it out that fast
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I will certainly give LH2 a try then. I had (wrongly) read that the post-LG8 updates didn't seem to change a whole lot.
I recently had all kinds of strange problems with my phone. Charging slowly.. wifi was terrible. The rom i was running made no difference.
In the end i was going to send it back as i thought i had faulty hardware. The day i was to get it sent off.. i thought what the heck.. ill try a .pit file to force a full repartition. And its only gone n worked!
Phone is back to running how it should.
I would be VERY careful flashing .pit files tho... is always a last resort.
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Hi,
I had exactly the same problems with wifi like the OP! My S3 was always either not connecting nor finding networks. Sometimes it worked and then the phone was loosing wifi all few seconds... reconnecting. Using skype was not possible!
Above that, pressing power-off to send S3 to sleep was not responding everytime... sometimes the screen stayed on but touchscreen was not responsive. Then power-on again it was not responsive, too.
So a lot of problems with a device at this high price...
After nearly 2 weeks I've sent it back and got a new one. Now everything works perfectly!
Both devices were updated to newest update LG8.
If it is a software problem, there is maybe something going wrong while updating, otherwise I would say it's an hardware issue.
Good luck!
I don't know the topology of your home network or equipment. But routing with Nat, and two different network using the same private ip address range could cause issues. Again I have no idea what's up with your network. Are you running a essid or two different networks?
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ciscostud said:
I don't know the topology of your home network or equipment. But routing with Nat, and two different network using the same private ip address range could cause issues. Again I have no idea what's up with your network. Are you running a essid or two different networks?
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Doubt it, simple enough setup. One main, one wired AP (both on same SSID) and a repeater bridge for garage, diff SSID. No problems with the laptops, apple devices, etc.
Will test out every kind of wipe/flash... I fear exchanging it will be hard seeing as this is an unlocked international version bought in Canada online.
brianius said:
Hi,
I had exactly the same problems with wifi like the OP! My S3 was always either not connecting nor finding networks. Sometimes it worked and then the phone was loosing wifi all few seconds... reconnecting. Using skype was not possible!
Above that, pressing power-off to send S3 to sleep was not responding everytime... sometimes the screen stayed on but touchscreen was not responsive. Then power-on again it was not responsive, too.
So a lot of problems with a device at this high price...
After nearly 2 weeks I've sent it back and got a new one. Now everything works perfectly!
Both devices were updated to newest update LG8.
If it is a software problem, there is maybe something going wrong while updating, otherwise I would say it's an hardware issue.
Good luck!
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Doubt it, simple enough setup. One main, one wired AP (both on same SSID) and a repeater bridge for garage, diff SSID. No problems with the laptops, apple devices, etc.
Will test out every kind of wipe/flash... I fear exchanging it will be hard seeing as this is an unlocked international version bought in Canada online.
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I have more signal than in my sgs1.
Currently using LG8 plus siyah 1.5.2.
I would exchange it.
I will be traveling soon. I have the JellyBean leak by izap on my phone right now... The battery life is somewhat ok, but I have network issues with it sometimes. People can't get to me even when my phone shows full signal strength. Therefore, I would like to know if there is a Modem/Ril/Rom combination that features stability and is most suitable for making and receiving calls internationally. It would also be good if the combination isn't a battery sucker while searching for network while not in range.(Because this seems to be an issue with many people :-/ )
While traveling these are my top requirements from the GS2:
Stability- no SoD or incompatibility with networks abroad.
Battery life- no battery drain while it isn't being used
GPS- quick locks in remote areas (I already seem to have a solution for this; but haven't tested it yet)
Camera- no pink spot or noise (Could you also recommend a good camera firmware for Fujitsu M5MOLS that fixes FPS issues and pink spot? -I've tried solution in every Camera issue thread I could find on the forum, but I still get pink spot)
Thanks! I'm looking forward to your replies! :fingers-crossed:
Just in case this question isn't in compliance with the forum rules, then I'll be sorry and the Mods can move it/delete it.
If it were me Id just go back to Samsungs proper stock rom/modem.Then when I come back,Id change it back to what I liked.
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If it were me Id just go back to Samsungs proper stock rom/modem.Then when I come back,Id change it back to what I liked.
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Thanks for the answer... But I wanted to know of a combination of any rom(stock, custom, etc) and Modem/RIL that provides good compatibilty with overseas networks and isn't infamous for draining the battery... And stable
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To be honest your expectations are too high.Your wanting what everyone on here wants,and it doesnt exist.This is why were all tinkering with roms.
In some of requirements,while one thing improves,another will diminish i.e battery life.
I currently use rooted GB stock,stripped down with all the crap removed.I used to use nelp3 modem(gave best signal),but according to callers,speech was choppy.
I'm on NeatRom Lite 4.0 (JB leak), and see in better battery stats that "No or unknown signal" is 99.3%, and I have been in areas with good reception all day, so something is not right with the LS6 modem here in Norway. And I'm not sure if there is any other modem/ril for JB leak?
As for stability and battery time, CM9 stable worked great for me, so maybe have a look at that? With litle use, batterydrain where less than 10% pr 24hour on stock battery...
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I'm on NeatRom Lite 4.0 (JB leak), and see in better battery stats that "No or unknown signal" is 99.3%, and I have been in areas with good reception all day, so something is not right with the LS6 modem here in Norway. And I'm not sure if there is any other modem/ril for JB leak?
As for stability and battery time, CM9 stable worked great for me, so maybe have a look at that? With litle use, batterydrain where less than 10% pr 24hour on stock battery...
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You can use other modems for Leaked jb but not other rils.
Leave ther ril alone and change the modem. Read through the thread for information how to change modems.
Will it not make phone reception worse if ril is not matched to modem?
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To be honest your expectations are too high.Your wanting what everyone on here wants,and it doesnt exist.This is why were all tinkering with roms.
In some of requirements,while one thing improves,another will diminish i.e battery life.
I currently use rooted GB stock,stripped down with all the crap removed.I used to use nelp3 modem(gave best signal),but according to callers,speech was choppy.
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Well I was just asking. But what you say is probably the most practical option as gb is as stable as a rock... Btw can you please tell me your gb version (phone & modem )?
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Will it not make phone reception worse if ril is not matched to modem?
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No, Modem will reception will be improved somewhat but not 100 % because the mismatch.
Before the ril modem relationship was discovered people use to change modems with out any problems whatsoever.
Diablito616 said:
I'm on NeatRom Lite 4.0 (JB leak), and see in better battery stats that "No or unknown signal" is 99.3%, and I have been in areas with good reception all day, so something is not right with the LS6 modem here in Norway. And I'm not sure if there is any other modem/ril for JB leak?
As for stability and battery time, CM9 stable worked great for me, so maybe have a look at that? With litle use, batterydrain where less than 10% pr 24hour on stock battery...
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Cm9 is still not a daily driver... For me at least :E)
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Will it not make phone reception worse if ril is not matched to modem?
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Yes, I made this thread keeping that in mind...
For now I think it's gingerbread stock. But I'm still wondering about the most "ideal" modem
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Heres my setup.Im using UK rom for unbranded.But Im different from the average user as I disable a lot of stuff I dont need as I use my phone mostly for gambling(so display cops most of the battery).
Maybe someone can suggest a good stripped down rom for battery life,in case you arent near a charger.
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Heres my setup.Im using UK rom for unbranded.But Im different from the average user as I disable a lot of stuff I dont need as I use my phone mostly for gambling(so display cops most of the battery).
Maybe someone can suggest a good stripped down rom for battery life,in case you arent near a charger.
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Yeah even I freeze unwanted bloatware so I'll try your combo first and maybe if someone has something for better battery I'll try that too
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I see in here that I should be using a XW modem, and not the XX in the leaked jb rom, so I better try another modem and see how it works out.
@jj_95nano You should probably have a look at the modems for the region you are travelling (2 first letters), but as that thread has not been updated since summer, I don't know if theire recommended modems are still valid...
You could also maybe check the signal strength of your provider on where your going.
I went on holiday recently where the tmobile reception was crap,and vodafone was a lot better.
*gets into a dilemma*
Just flashed the latest stock ICS 4.0.4 for my region... There are many bugs and FCs... I wanna flash GB, but the GB for my region is infamous for its battery drain. I guess I'll keep CWM Backups of different ROMs and try them out when I'm on the go. :-/
Depends where your going ^^
If I was taking my S2 over seas, I'd get a sim card for that region (could prob get one prior to travel), leave a redirect to no. on my voicemail. Then I would get a cwm flashable modem for the region & install it on the plane to destination. Rom wise, MIUI gb/ics - would be your best bet... everything works out of the box. Stay away from JB, unless you have a laptop handy, then it wouldn't really matter
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King_Rat said:
Depends where your going ^^
If I was taking my S2 over seas, I'd get a sim card for that region (could prob get one prior to travel), leave a redirect to no. on my voicemail. Then I would get a cwm flashable modem for the region & install it on the plane to destination. Rom wise, MIUI gb/ics - would be your best bet... everything works out of the box. Stay away from JB, unless you have a laptop handy, then it wouldn't really matter
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Okay.. So I'm downloading MIUI and I have some modems of the places I'm gonna go to. The only problem is everytime I flash a modem there will be a Modem+RIL mismatch... But actually to solve that I can flash only one modem for the country I'll be in the longest. Let's see how it goes!
jj_95nano said:
Okay.. So I'm downloading MIUI and I have some modems of the places I'm gonna go to. The only problem is everytime I flash a modem there will be a Modem+RIL mismatch... But actually to solve that I can flash only one modem for the country I'll be in the longest. Let's see how it goes!
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If you're on a plan - roaming may be better option...
talk to your provider about pros & cons :cyclops:
on prepay I'd go my prior suggestion - use local network & save some $$
King_Rat said:
If you're on a plan - roaming may be better option...
talk to your provider about pros & cons :cyclops:
on prepay I'd go my prior suggestion - use local network & save some $$
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Yep I'm on a plan with international roaming... I finally got MIUI ICS and NeatROM Lite dual booted. The modems on the ROMs are matching with RIL and don't seem to be draining battery, so I think I'll stick to these.