(Double GUIDE) 4G Data speed tweaks +MSL finder - Motorola Photon 4G

I do NOT take credit for this, these are simply two posts that go hand in hand together and I thought I should re-post them together.
PLEASE thank farookh for this information on finding your MSL- which will be needed for the data speed tweaks. this should be word for word of farookh's post
I DO NOT take credit for this again!
You need to get a copy of RadioComm v.11.12.2 from here http://www.mediafire.com/?aco7dzb067kxk7h
1st- if you have a PINK circle it will still work, not always though.
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2nd. if you cannot get a HEX to show, you should check that your phone is on motorola portal or charge USB mode(might still work on a custom rom on charge mode, could someone please verify this on cm7?) .
(PREFERABLY - Motorola portal)
3rd. if you still cannot get a HEX to show, you need to force restart your phone from the RadioComm. It should then work after reboot is completely finished.
4th. you may get a HEX that is not a valid HEX I don't know why this appears but if it does, force restart your phone and retry and it should work fine.
I will be updating this guide as much as possible!
use this link to decode your HEX to an MSL.
http://home2.paulschou.net/tools/xlate/
This second part is to tweak your data speeds! I have edited this post but its mainly the exact same.
PLEASE - give ALL credit to djallen1 for this part!
This should help you experience speeds surpassing 8mps download on wimax 4G
1st- not necessary but will help
Add a Linux sysctl.conf file to system/etc containing:
net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.rmem_max = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_max = 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 524288 524288 524288
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1
2nd - using your MSL number you can edit the ##3282# menu as follows:
Data Profile menu: deactivate Reverse Tunneling,
original poster had posted "pinged all the Home Agent IP's I could get my hands on and settled on 68.28.81.77 as primary and 68.28.89.77 as secondary"- I don't find it necessary if you don't want to but it will help.
Multimedia menu: Change RTSP proxy address to 0.0.0.0 and port to 0.
Do the same with HTTP-PD address and port.
Change Buffer length to 20.
EVDO: Make sure DDTM is set to Off.
TIP-THANK hdmunger FOR THIS NEXT PART.
If you want to stay connected/connect to weaker signals of 4G, in your ##3282# menu go to
wiimax-> Entry CiNR (db) and change the 6 to a lower number of your choice (3 or 4) this determins what signal strength you need to connect
again I do not take any credit for these findings! just thought it would be helpful to put them both in one post for all.
ORIGINAL MSL FINDER GUIDE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365058
ORIGINAL DATA TWEAKS GUIDE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397913
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I almost wanted to troll about these being in two separate places, but I suppose something like this should be stickied or something.
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ArchangelRenzoku said:
I almost wanted to troll about these being in two separate places, but I suppose something like this should be stickied or something.
+1
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yeah haha I saw the post about the speeds a long time ago and I thought a lot of people will probably never see it since it's like 4 pages in general and what not.
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Can someone confirm this works? I'll give it a shot anyway, but I'm about ten minutes outside of a 4G area so I cannot test it right away.

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In all joker roms you should edit the init.d scripts as it has 3g scripts already
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Edit this works

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aamirani said:
Can someone confirm this works? I'll give it a shot anyway, but I'm about ten minutes outside of a 4G area so I cannot test it right away.
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if you go a few pages back to a post titled "rockin data speeds" they're a few people who have done this and confirmed its working
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The process of the photos is a bit lacking to get the MSL. There should be a revised checklist since some of the posts in the original thread contirbute to the work arounds if your device doesnt show up as green.
A restart is needed and if your phone ends up showing pink it will still work. I am writing this because if people do not read the original thread they will not discover this. Only reason I know this is having to get the msl for my sisters photon. It wasnt cut and dry just following the photos, it was close but the real information on diagnosing how to get the information correctly was in later posts i the thread.
Far as the sysctl.conf I have tested this and in my area it is negligable at best. I think the real diference is setting your proxy information but the collective difference is negligable at best. This is atleast when accessing 4G.
It may have better results for someone using stricly 3G but I havent tested this.

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ScottieRotten said:
The process of the photos is a bit lacking to get the MSL. There should be a revised checklist since some of the posts in the original thread contirbute to the work arounds if your device doesnt show up as green.
A restart is needed and if your phone ends up showing pink it will still work. I am writing this because if people do not read the original thread they will not discover this. Only reason I know this is having to get the msl for my sisters photon. It wasnt cut and dry just following the photos, it was close but the real information on diagnosing how to get the information correctly was in later posts i the thread.
Far as the sysctl.conf I have tested this and in my area it is negligable at best. I think the real diference is setting your proxy information but the collective difference is negligable at best. This is atleast when accessing 4G.
It may have better results for someone using stricly 3G but I havent tested this.
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thank you I was having problems with that myself, I will go ahead and update this post as soon as I get the chance, bust at the moment but I will be sure to go through the original post and add anything else, I'm going to try nd make this as easy as possible to do. and that script is in fact more of for 3G use.. thank you this will help a lot!
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Your post should also link back to those original threads since people will continue to post in those threads.. Put a bibliography or some **** at the end of your post for cite
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ScottieRotten said:
Your post should also link back to those original threads since people will continue to post in those threads.. Put a bibliography or some **** at the end of your post for cite
d material.
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will do, I don't have time to right now but I deff will before the end of the day thanks for the tip!
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I will be adding the v6 charger guide to this when I get the chance!
I'm also working on an app to download and easily find out your MSL.. no promises!
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Another thing about the changing of settings for sysctl.conf. If you look in that thread I posted a few weeks ago linking to a list of useragents.
Thinking back upon it I had better luck changing from the new jersey user agents to new york ones. The speeds werent much better but the stability of throughput was better.
You can also ping the useragents and use ones with better latency's.
This is by far more of a performance improvement than anything.
The only drawback is eventually the useragent settings will be reset back to default. Not sure if done via push or upon rebooting the device but the settings were returned without knowing until I looked.
You need to include the links to the original threads in the first post. Not doing so will cause loss of information and refrence.. Consolidating only works if you post all refrence material in a working fashion that covers all questions that could be asked.

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On a possibly related note, there is a setting in Dialer > ##3282# > WiMAX > Entry CINR (db) that may affect how 4G connects when signal is weak...I have seen it as a 6 and as a 4 (4 meaning it will still connect with a weaker signal than if the setting is a 6).
Mine is at 4 based on hearing about this a couple of months ago...

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ScottieRotten said:
Another thing about the changing of settings for sysctl.conf. If you look in that thread I posted a few weeks ago linking to a list of useragents.
Thinking back upon it I had better luck changing from the new jersey user agents to new york ones. The speeds werent much better but the stability of throughput was better.
You can also ping the useragents and use ones with better latency's.
This is by far more of a performance improvement than anything.
The only drawback is eventually the useragent settings will be reset back to default. Not sure if done via push or upon rebooting the device but the settings were returned without knowing until I looked.
You need to include the links to the original threads in the first post. Not doing so will cause loss of information and refrence.. Consolidating only works if you post all refrence material in a working fashion that covers all questions that could be asked.
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I have the references already posted at the bottom of the post for both topics.
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On a possibly related note, there is a setting in Dialer > ##3282# > WiMAX > Entry CINR (db) that may affect how 4G connects when signal is weak...I have seen it as a 6 and as a 4 (4 meaning it will still connect with a weaker signal than if the setting is a 6).
Mine is at 4 based on hearing about this a couple of months ago...
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I'll be adding this to the guide
thank you for the tip I did this immediately on my phone haha
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ScottieRotten said:
Another thing about the changing of settings for sysctl.conf. If you look in that thread I posted a few weeks ago linking to a list of useragents.
Thinking back upon it I had better luck changing from the new jersey user agents to new york ones. The speeds werent much better but the stability of throughput was better.
You can also ping the useragents and use ones with better latency's.
This is by far more of a performance improvement than anything.
The only drawback is eventually the useragent settings will be reset back to default. Not sure if done via push or upon rebooting the device but the settings were returned without knowing until I looked.
You need to include the links to the original threads in the first post. Not doing so will cause loss of information and refrence.. Consolidating only works if you post all refrence material in a working fashion that covers all questions that could be asked.
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How do you go about pinging user agents I'd like to add this to the tutorial
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Ok I tried this out...before my 3g speed was about 2mbps..... 4g was between 4-6 mbps.....after 3g bombs at 0.04mbps ....4g rockets to 9-10mbps...but getting IP registration errors here an there. ...
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iaccax said:
Ok I tried this out...before my 3g speed was about 2mbps..... 4g was between 4-6 mbps.....after 3g bombs at 0.04mbps ....4g rockets to 9-10mbps...but getting IP registration errors here an there. ...
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Were you measuring this using a computer and tethering? Or directly from the phone? - Which app were you using?

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ArchangelRenzoku said:
Were you measuring this using a computer and tethering? Or directly from the phone? - Which app were you using?
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Direct ..using speedtest.net app....it does work for me but my 3g it slowed my speed down..
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iaccax said:
Direct ..using speedtest.net app....it does work for me but my 3g it slowed my speed down..
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You do more than 1 test at a time right?
I usually do 3-at-once then another set an hour or two later to make sure it's not just a network hiccup.