I just received and unlocked/rooted a Virgin Mobile S2. I am wondering what modem would be best for the Telus / Bell network.
I'm used to modding Android phones but have not come across this many radios/modems for a phone before.
On Bell here. In my experience it sometimes depends on the ROM itself; sometimes a non-stock modem works better than what is packaged. Currently I'm running the latest ICS leak KPB. Perhaps experiment a little starting with one of the newer modems and determine which is better for your device, geographics, etc.
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When I was on Gingerbread ROMs KI3 was the best performer by far. It's a popular choice among Bell/Virgin users who try something different.
Bell/Virgin thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193695
To be honest in my experience every modem I've used has had roughly the same speeds and signal. I'm usually on whatever comes with the ROM.
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Hi!
I was wondering if it was possible to flash a Galaxy S modem to the Galaxy S II? Cause as of now, this phone is not released in Canada, and I don't think I would be able to receive the 3G unless it can accept that 800 band. Is this possible?
Thanks!
dude, the phone is quad band 3G+ . the international version will work in Rogers, Telus and all 850/1900 MHz networks you guys got up there just like it currently does on my ATT provider here in Boston.
And no, don't think about flashing a sgs modem. that will most certainly guarantee your phone's permanent and utter destruction.
It's weird, cause i have the i900 international... and I couldn't get 3G (HSDPA) until I flashed the Bell Canada modem onto it. I'm just wondering if that would happen to the i9100.
Unless the the base band already enables 850 and 1900... then it should be okay I suppose.
Hey guys, sorry to dig this thread up again. But just curious as to know why and how the modems are different between each other?
Have a similar issue with major battery drain on SGSII here in Australia, both phones running identical setups (I understand that kernel's being different is a major contributor too) but the SGSII is seriously dying with battery drain. Over all the modded SGS1 with different kernel etc gets much lower Quadrant scores than SGSII (obviously) but it is much zippier when being used, the interface is much smoother and faster than the SGSII visually. I diverse.....the issue I think could be the modem from the provider not being up to scratch. My modem I am getting a solid 3 days (finally I get to gingerbread and found a modem that is absolutely perfect for my phone and network)....after almost 2 years of various bouts of signal issues and/or battery drain issues.
Was curious to know what would be involved in getting the modem in my SGS1 to actually function for the SGSII?
Anyone want to give a run down on how modems are coded in a slightly dumbed down infor for semi-noob like my self?
Like many Canadians today, I was happy to finally receive my official update to ICS. Actually, I was happier the day before when I learned that Google had released source code for ICS on our phone. Like many, I had intended to jump into the custom rom scene after the marvelous Devs in these forums have had a chance to cook up roms in a fully stocked kitchen.
Should Canadians be concerned that the official baseband, modems, kernals for ICS bear different identifiers than the AT&T ones?
I have always been concerned that there doesn't seem to be a dedicated forum for Canadian carrier Galaxy Notes. Until now, I have bought into the idea that all North American Galaxy Notes are the same hardware. This diversion in modem naming has me concerned.
I would eventually like my Bell Mobility Note to have a rom that has all the S pen functionality of stock with some of the upgraded Voice features from the S3. Most importantly, I need it to work flawlessly with the LTE network in the Toronto area.
I had high hopes for team perfections rom but recent developments have me wondering if it's future development will be AT&T centric....
I'm on a rogers note in Vancouver and i've run many different roms with at&t modems fine. It comes down to your APN settings but i'm currently running the June 28th version and it's been very solid. I've tried 3 different at&t modems over the last month and had no issues with speed on LTE.
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I'm on a rogers note in Vancouver and i've run many different roms with at&t modems fine. It comes down to your APN settings but i'm currently running the June 28th version and it's been very solid. I've tried 3 different at&t modems over the last month and had no issues with speed on LTE.
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Thanks for the reply... Do you find that you have to set the APN settings each time you flash a new rom?
I'm sure it's too early for someone to have had a look yet, but is there a way for Devs to see what differences there are, if any, between the Canadian carrier modem and the US ones?
I too am concerned. My biggest issue is wanting to use bells mobiletv app. All custom roms do not allow the app to work properly. My apn settings are direct to bell. So for now i ride my newly loaded stock until something magical comes about!
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bklam said:
I'm on a rogers note in Vancouver and i've run many different roms with at&t modems fine. It comes down to your APN settings. . .
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Carrier tweaks are nice but usually there's a work around within a few days of a new rom.
Modem-shmodem it's an SGS modem not an at&t modem and it is interchangable with all galaxy-s phones with the same radio chip.
Well, I think we have a bigger problem with the changes made to the bootloader on the Canadian ICS update. It seems that getting root and CWM is proving more problematic for us than US users because the recovery module keeps being over written each time we boot..
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Well, I think we have a bigger problem with the changes made to the bootloader on the Canadian ICS update. It seems that getting root and CWM is proving more problematic for us than US users because the recovery module keeps being over written each time we boot..
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That's exactly my case. Can't flash CWM it won't stick after reverting back to stock Bell and updating to ICS.
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Had no problems with the Rogers update. CWM took and SU installed the very first time. Have had many reboots and all is fine.
Hello all
I'm just wondering what modem do the three branded s2 handsets come preinstalled with in the uk? I'm trying to find good modems for my s2 but cannot find something that would work as well as I would want it to. For example the other day my mate with a wildfire, on the same network had full bars of signal, whereas I had barely 1 bar. I was using Ki4 at the time, now I changed back to kl1 (im on checkrom v6 atm, but planning to go to cm9 again). Can anyone direct me to the modem.bin file or a stock rom file from the Three branded handset, i'd like both a gingerbread stock and ics stock rom from them if possible. If they are modems which are easily available please share the names with me.
Thank you
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I tried a number of modems, which includes NELP2 which is meant to be good with three, although I don't know why I have had this problem on several roms before, where my signal randomly dissapears and goes to emergency only calls. Can anyone help with that also?
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Hello all
I'm just wondering what modem do the three branded s2 handsets come preinstalled with in the uk? I'm trying to find good modems for my s2 but cannot find something that would work as well as I would want it to. For example the other day my mate with a wildfire, on the same network had full bars of signal, whereas I had barely 1 bar. I was using Ki4 at the time, now I changed back to kl1 (im on checkrom v6 atm, but planning to go to cm9 again). Can anyone direct me to the modem.bin file or a stock rom file from the Three branded handset, i'd like both a gingerbread stock and ics stock rom from them if possible. If they are modems which are easily available please share the names with me.
Thank you
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I tried a number of modems, which includes NELP2 which is meant to be good with three, although I don't know why I have had this problem on several roms before, where my signal randomly dissapears and goes to emergency only calls. Can anyone help with that also?
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I recommend NELP4. It is designed for Three but many UK users use it as it supports great battery life and speeds + signal strength. I'm on O2 and using NELP4 and have great reception in places where there was no reception on LQ5/LQ6
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hi,
You could try using ki4 modem ive been using this even after rooting my phone (originally used on GBrom) and had no probs with signal drop or overheating as some users have iasues with various modems.
Hi,
I am using CM 10.1 M3. I haven't updated my modem in a long time. It is I717UCLF6. Is that the right one? How do I know which one to use?
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Hi,
I am using CM 10.1 M3. I haven't updated my modem in a long time. It is I717UCLF6. Is that the right one? How do I know which one to use?
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It's kinda hard to answer which modem you need without some more details. It's also a personal preference based on where you live. Some modems/radios work better in certain areas than others. What network are you on, AT&T? I'm on AT&T and heard the latest modem for our i717 is the i717UCMB4. You can flash that one in recovery. I used it and it works but for some reason the i717UCLD3 modem is working better for me. I got that modem when I used odin to install this rom, then flashing my favorite rom on top of it. Some people say the UCLF6 modem works better for them. You can get that one here and flash thru your recovery. Sorry I can't find the i717UCLD3 flashable zip. Maybe someone else has a link so you can flash between all 3 and see what works out best for ya.
No need to do any modem flashing. LF6 is the latest and greatest modem available.
Updating.....AT&T released 4.1.2 and a new baseband/modem which can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261713 and is flashable from custom recovery.
I'm testing out a possible switch to T-Mobile. Had AT&T unlock my phone today and got a prepaid T-Mobile SIM in it. I'm getting H+ (LTE?) speeds while doing data transfer and then it drops back to 3G when data isn't being used heavily. I'm on UCLF6. Although I've had this phone for a year, installed tons of ROMs, compiled my own kernel, etc. I'm a noob when it comes to modems and have just used whatever worked. What's the advantage of using a "T-Mobile" modem if UCLF6 seems to be working on T-Mobile anyways? Do you get more speed out of it?
I don't want to lose AT&T compatibility yet as I just got the prepaid T-Mo to test out (been getting crappy reception with AT&T at work and tired of the expensive plan of minutes I don't use). If T-Mo improves my speeds at work I'll probably just pay to cancel my AT&T contract and transfer my number, but for now I'm just testing.
Well I am not sure about the baseband/modem issues on T-Mobile but most important would be the GSM Bands/LTE are compatible. As some AT&T phones don't support 3G/LTE frequencys T-Mobile use. If you are using a prepaid SIM it may not even support LTE for example Straight Talk on AT&T supposedly will only use HSPA+ .
Which modem/baseband version should I use for my Bell Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100M? I'm using the Bell network in Canada.
Right now, I'm using baseband version I9100MUGMA5 and the battery drains fast and there is frequent signal drop compared to when I was using baseband version I9100XXLS8 but I wasn't sure this baseband was using the right frequencies for Bell.
Thanks.
Try the modems bundled with stock roms released by your carrier first; reasoning being you'd hope they tested that the modem works for most people in most places with their network when they tested the rom before release. Then try modems bundled with roms released by other carriers in your country.
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Try the modems bundled with stock roms released by your carrier first; reasoning being you'd hope they tested that the modem works for most people in most places with their network when they tested the rom before release. Then try modems bundled with roms released by other carriers in your country.
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The I9100MUGMA5 baseband is the one that I had when I had the stock android from Bell for the Samsung Galaxy S2. I was just hoping that someone could tell me that another baseband is way better with the S2 for a better signal and battery saving.
Thanks MistahBungle for your reply.
According to Samfirmware, your carrier has released 5 stock roms total. You've tried one modem. So, using simple arithmetic, you have another 4 you can try.
Or you can sit here waiting for a reply that may never come (which will probably tell you the exact same thing I just did). Either you want to fix your connectivity, or you don't.
I've given you the fishing rod, a bucket of bait & detailed instructions on where to fish, you need to do the rest.
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According to Samfirmware, your carrier has released 5 stock roms total. You've tried one modem. So, using simple arithmetic, you have another 4 you can try.
Or you can sit here waiting for a reply that may never come (which will probably tell you the exact same thing I just did). Either you want to fix your connectivity, or you don't.
I've given you the fishing rod, a bucket of bait & detailed instructions on where to fish, you need to do the rest.
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Thanks for the straight answer. I was just hoping someone would have went through this exercise before me but I guess not. I'll try all the modem drivers and see which one is better. I'll return with my findings.