(Q) Call quality on ics radio poor - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

My gb radio had way better reception than the ics. I actually get dropped calls now where before it just wasn't an occurrence. Is there anything i can do on my end to improve reception? Is there any development going on regarding the att version and reception? Am i better off just flashing gb boot system and radio? I actually enjoy the cleaner ics, but dropping calls plus the other bugs is a big drawback. Thank you for any information regarding this substandard radio.
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Same here...and in call volume seems softer too
Thur u arrrrrrgh

I noticed this as well. The call quality just isnt the same anymore.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke

I have not really noticed any difference on either. But call volume on GB seemed soft to me.

Yes im loosing the signal sometimes
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Isn't it weird that software acts different on the same phones. No issues here on the ATT Note.

Decided to download a bunch of modems today and was pleased to find we can use our old modems. Call quality is back to normal, I get lte, haven't checked speeds or battery life other things yet. If it's slower than out used to I read a can also install the ics skyrocket radio
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okay this is seriously getting annoying

im losing service all the time
when my phone is sitting there it says 1 bar and 3G
but when i try to use anything that uses internet its cuts off and loses service,
then goes back and says 3bars and using 1x, which works.
So basically it wont connect to 3G and says it only has 1 bar when my sisters works n 3G and says she has 3bars. and when i tether its extra slow since its running off 1x, and it loses service randomly while surfing internet, or texting, or when making a call. but when im on the phone the service never cuts out and shows 3bars
any ideas?
ps happends with EVERY rom
update prl?
Every ROM at any location?
Perhaps posting in General will get you more answers.
n1ghtwish said:
update prl?
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did and seems to have had no effect
Every ROM at any location?
Perhaps posting in General will get you more answers.
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and yes, and prehaps
I've had thus problem on occasion also. A ton with cyanogen rom. Seems better on ic3. And also since I used a newer radio. It does still happen though. Kills battery quick when it does.
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sawah said:
I've had thus problem on occasion also. A ton with cyanogen rom. Seems better on ic3. And also since I used a newer radio. It does still happen though. Kills battery quick when it does.
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you think it might be because of newer radio?
theboo7 said:
you think it might be because of newer radio?
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The radios are a bit of a finnicky thing. Some people love the newest and some love the original.
Location is the most important factor when dealing with reception. You can try all the different radios and see which works best for you. There are threads on these forums with all the different radios attached.
*FYI - Be very careful when flashing radios as you could brick your phone if done improperly.
g00gl3 said:
The radios are a bit of a finnicky thing. Some people love the newest and some love the original.
Location is the most important factor when dealing with reception. You can try all the different radios and see which works best for you. There are threads on these forums with all the different radios attached.
*FYI - Be very careful when flashing radios as you could brick your phone if done improperly.
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well i have the 2.42.blah blah blahh
theboo7 said:
well i have the 2.42.blah blah blahh
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That is the latest radio, but as I said before some people swear that the older ones work better for them. It doesn't hurt to try others and see if anything improves for you. Here is a link to the radio thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650121
If you're not getting good signal reception it could be your rom like someone mentioned. Some roms have signal bugs ive heard. Do you normally get reception and good signal strength when this happens? I see you updated your prl, but one thing that worked better for me was flashing the verizon/alltel hybrid prl. Gives me a much better signal, but some people have reported opposite effects. Cant search too well with tapatalk so I cant give you the link but its on here somewhere.
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Moving this to Droid Eris General Forum - this is not a Development matter
Mike
MJL99 said:
If you're not getting good signal reception it could be your rom like someone mentioned. Some roms have signal bugs ive heard. Do you normally get reception and good signal strength when this happens? I see you updated your prl, but one thing that worked better for me was flashing the verizon/alltel hybrid prl. Gives me a much better signal, but some people have reported opposite effects. Cant search too well with tapatalk so I cant give you the link but its on here somewhere.
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Yeah before i started flashing roms it was okay, I USE TO GET SURPRINGLY GOOD SERVICE AND I REMEBER SEEING THE HYBRID BUT im in the south and i thought that was for the middle?

[Q] A Question For Those Who Did OTA Update

For those who did the radio update, have you noticed Any difference in performance, battery time, or any noticeable improvement?
I have not updated yet, have no issues with the 1.07.550 radio just wanted to get some feedback.
Thanks.
CalicoJeb said:
For those who did the radio update, have you noticed Any difference in performance, battery time, or any noticeable improvement?
I have not updated yet, have no issues with the 1.07.550 radio just wanted to get some feedback.
Thanks.
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I believe the ota was just to add wifi falling and improve wifi. It didn't have any performance nor battery inhancements.
The update just added the ability to use WiFi calling like the Sensation has, and maybe a few minor bug fixes. It wasn't a big update. I don't really notice anything different except I now have WiFi calling.
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Babydoll25 said:
The update just added the ability to use WiFi calling like the Sensation has, and maybe a few minor bug fixes. It wasn't a big update. I don't really notice anything different except I now have WiFi calling.
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Thanks... Guess I will keep what I got, WiFi etc without the OTA..... I'm good, just seems there was nothing really different from what I have been reading.
You could root and apply a custom ROM.
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actually the rom, kernel, radio, and baseband were updated too, the first two you can get by flashing a custom rom with the same base, the other two can only be achieved with the ota
i relocked my phone and flashed the latest tmobile ruu for the sole purpose of getting the new radio and i've noticed slightly better reception at home, by like a bar or two
another reason i flashed the ruu was that i had a few random reboots, now i havent had one after two weeks, restored from the backup i made before the ruu and flashed the same kernel, so it's def not the rom/kernel
I have noticed a little better reception in some places / rooms that I typically didn't receive much, if any, service before. Or it could just be a placebo and its all in my head.
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Well, I get really good reception (68dBm-72dBm, even before the update) so, the only difference I saw was the WiFi calling. I didn't recall the baseband before the update, so I couldn't comment on it.
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Best radio for new ICS leak

Not even sure if we have any choices here, but the new ICS leak has a weaker radio imao. I don't get as good of a connection in some places as before. Is there list of radios yet? Google no show here...
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Mine improved, a bit. Sorry.
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weak radio
Bronyr said:
Not even sure if we have any choices here, but the new ICS leak has a weaker radio imao. I don't get as good of a connection in some places as before. Is there list of radios yet? Google no show here...
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I noticed the same issues....strong on wifi at work but weak and slow at home and my mobile network suuucks...but i am happy to be ics'd finally....
I think the updated radio is improved. I was doing internet speed test against the OneS and it was just as fast if not faster than it. But WiFi (after testing for a day) is really shoddy. It's slow do upload anything data related after rebooting my router and modem. I get faster speeds with 4G on 2bars..lol
Wait....I sent this with Tapatalk?
sub'd. I'd like to see what everyone else has to say about the radio. Like I said in the other thread, I get terrible reception at work and I really don't want to make it worse.
I always get 3-full bars
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my wifi is tons stonger
The radio in this ICS ROM leak is definitely worse. I sit in the same place at work everyday, and where I usually use to get a consistent 4 bars, I get 0 - 2, and sometimes 4. It just fluctuates wayyyyyy too much. Data speeds may be a little faster, but if I have no signal, data doesn't do much good. Pings are much higher too.
Are there other options here. I'm not sure I can bare. My signal at home is not far inferior too, and I always had 3 - 4 bars, as I have the Cel-fi booster.
Double0EK said:
I think the updated radio is improved. I was doing internet speed test against the OneS and it was just as fast if not faster than it. But WiFi (after testing for a day) is really shoddy. It's slow do upload anything data related after rebooting my router and modem. I get faster speeds with 4G on 2bars..lol
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My wifi doesn't even work at all. Bummer.
I got a text today from T-Mobile saying that they have free signal boosters. Basically if you call them and say you have bad signal at home, they'll send you a signal booster free of charge. The catch? You need to live in a single family home, you need to have bad signal at home, and it'll reset your contract to 2 years from the day you request the signal booster.
(I just called and ordered mine earlier today)
Can you go back to the old radios?
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aiwapro said:
The radio in this ICS ROM leak is definitely worse. I sit in the same place at work everyday, and where I usually use to get a consistent 4 bars, I get 0 - 2, and sometimes 4. It just fluctuates wayyyyyy too much. Data speeds may be a little faster, but if I have no signal, data doesn't do much good. Pings are much higher too.
Are there other options here. I'm not sure I can bare. My signal at home is not far inferior too, and I always had 3 - 4 bars, as I have the Cel-fi booster.
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I can definitely second this. With the ICS radio, my signal is about half what it used to be in the office. I also have issues where I have signal and a data connection, but the phone will still not make/receive calls or txts until I recycle the radio or restart the phone. I suspect we'll see another firmware out before the official release. My guess is that this is the hold up for a final release since everything else seems pretty smooth - even wifi calling is working great at home.
ziggy46 said:
Can you go back to the old radios?
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normally, a radio version from a prior build will work on a newer build, but not in reverse. once you updated to ics, you can not use a gb radio afaik
example
on gb firmware, can use ics rom with gb radio
on ics firmware, have to use ics radio on gb/ics rom
needless to say, were stuck with the ics radio until they update it
Mines works great, although i flashed a radio from Android HD not sure if that worked well after super wipe.
Bronyr said:
Not even sure if we have any choices here, but the new ICS leak has a weaker radio imao. I don't get as good of a connection in some places as before. Is there list of radios yet? Google no show here...
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Yesterday I woke up, looked at my phone and it kept saying 4G with full bars..... tried to load facebook..... wouldn't load....
Turned phone off, then on..... service disappeared altogether
Battery Pulled x2
Started working..... at sh!tty speeds!
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mrmako777 said:
normally, a radio version from a prior build will work on a newer build, but not in reverse. once you updated to ics, you can not use a gb radio afaik
example
on gb firmware, can use ics rom with gb radio
on ics firmware, have to use ics radio on gb/ics rom
needless to say, were stuck with the ics radio until they update it
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LOL. Speak for yourself, I'm thinking about going back to my precious Energy Rom until the official update comes out.... or stock ics rom
mznatnat said:
Yesterday I woke up, looked at my phone and it kept saying 4G with full bars..... tried to load facebook..... wouldn't load....
Turned phone off, then on..... service disappeared altogether
Battery Pulled x2
Started working..... at sh!tty speeds!
W
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LOL. Speak for yourself, I'm thinking about going back to my precious Energy Rom until the official update comes out.... or stock ics rom
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Did you get throttled like I did? Cuz 3.6 is/was fast as Hell on my phone till the throttle hit
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kered424 said:
I got a text today from T-Mobile saying that they have free signal boosters. Basically if you call them and say you have bad signal at home, they'll send you a signal booster free of charge. The catch? You need to live in a single family home, you need to have bad signal at home, and it'll reset your contract to 2 years from the day you request the signal booster.
(I just called and ordered mine earlier today)
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That's the thing, I have had the booster for almost a year maybe, and it works pretty well, but since switching to this ICS leaked ROM, my signal is terrible, even with the booster.
I have S-On, HTC Dev Bootloader Unlock, T_Mobile ICS RUU leak. My Data improved and more consistent. I use to get anywhere between 2MB-4MB to now 8+MB. WiFi worked like usual. I haven't notice any signal loss(Knock on wood).
I was S-On before with HTC Dev Unlocked Bootloader. Then just re-locked it, flashed T-Mo ICS leak, flashed 4Ext Recovery, Su, then Busybox. All is well. Initial setup went through WiFi. So, I don't know, maybe just got lucky.

Official International Firmware vs AT&T Firmware Thread

Now before I post my findings, note I'm comparing firmware and not specifically any ROM that is on either forum. After spending some time using both 1.29.401.13 and 1.26.502.10 I have noticed differences between the two. I know which are better threads are frowned upon, but I feel that having a thread like this would be helpful since we're in the rare situation where the International and US phones can use either firmware due to having the same hardware. All other thoughts are welcomed, but as always you're mileage may vary.
AT&T Base
- Touch sensitivity not that strong
- Data speeds are often double what I got in the same location as I had with an International base. One of my tests I got just over 10mbps down on HSPA+.
- Boomsound slightly louder with music player.
International Base
- Performance is slightly snappier
- Data Speeds not as fast
-Battery life slightly better.
-Camera quality is also better.
-Touch sensitivity improved
-Boomsound is slightly quieter but seems to be more refined.
All in all, I'm sticking with the International for the moment as it's positives to me out weigh it's negatives. Notice how I haven't posted benchmarks, because I believe in only testing real world usage. But, if anyone wants to do so you're more than welcomed.
Once 1.29 comes to the AT&T model, hopefully the differences between the two are pretty much nonexistent (with LTE on the AT&T model as a plus).
I also noticed the quieter boom sound, I'm on TrickDroid right now and thought something was wrong with my speakers, I like the att boom sound more.
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Do either firmware allow you to change network bands?
EG: switch from lte wcdma gsm to wcdma only or 2g only?
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Do either firmware allow you to change network bands?
EG: switch from lte wcdma gsm to wcdma only or 2g only?
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AT&T does. *#*#4636#*#*
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IN NYC I noticed no difference between data speeds on the AT&T rom compared to the international rom (I'm running renovate)
I still haven't seen a definitive answer on this, I've heard people saying two things. If I have the AT&T branded 32GB, unlocked and rooted, etc, am I able to install the International stock ROM? Or any ROM from the International version for that matter. I'd like to try the international ROM, but I don't want a brick.
Not untill we have s-off. If the rom in the "international" section says its compatible it is. Once we have s-off we can flash the ruu for international i believe
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I still haven't seen a definitive answer on this, I've heard people saying two things. If I have the AT&T branded 32GB, unlocked and rooted, etc, am I able to install the International stock ROM? Or any ROM from the International version for that matter. I'd like to try the international ROM, but I don't want a brick.
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Not untill we have s-off. If the rom in the "international" section says its compatible it is. Once we have s-off we can flash the ruu for international i believe
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Just to clarify....RUU and ROM are two separate things. Yes, you can flash an international ROM on your bootloader-unlocked ATT One. Flashing the RUU or actual Firmware (radios, etc.) is not recommended until we get S-Off.
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Just to clarify....RUU and ROM are two separate things. Yes, you can flash an international ROM on your bootloader-unlocked ATT One. Flashing the RUU or actual Firmware (radios, etc.) is not recommended until we get S-Off.
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Makes sense, thanks for the clarification.
I have the Dev Edition rom running on mine, anyone interested in a flashable zip? It doesn't have any noticeable drop in speeds compared to running the international version.
designgears said:
I have the Dev Edition rom running on mine, anyone interested in a flashable zip? It doesn't have any noticeable drop in speeds compared to running the international version.
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I am
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So what exactly is necessary to get the 1.29 update with touch-sensitivity improvement released to non-carrier phones?
Did this update fixed the " Beats Audio" snap crackle and popping sounds while watching YouTube videos? This is the only flaw my phone has and I have 3 days left before my 14 days are up. I'm trying to decide whether to keep my phone or exchange it.
My phone is absolutely flawless and I don't get the popping sound with Beats Audio off, so I'm leaning towards keeping it.
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I have the Dev Edition rom running on mine, anyone interested in a flashable zip? It doesn't have any noticeable drop in speeds compared to running the international version.
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I would be interested for sure.
shook187 said:
Did this update fixed the " Beats Audio" snap crackle and popping sounds while watching YouTube videos? This is the only flaw my phone has and I have 3 days left before my 14 days are up. I'm trying to decide whether to keep my phone or exchange it.
My phone is absolutely flawless and I don't get the popping sound with Beats Audio off, so I'm leaning towards keeping it.
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Beats Audio is a gimmick, trash, marketing... It's boosting things pretty high causing you to hear the hissing, popping and such. I would suggest turning it off and installing PureXAudio, sounds much cleaner. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211163
Seems network performance does degrade after a bit of use... very odd.
Can we flash international kernels? I'm thinking about trying out the one again but only if I can flash the kernel that turns the HTC to the menu button....
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Beats Audio is a gimmick, trash, marketing... It's boosting things pretty high causing you to hear the hissing, popping and such. I would suggest turning it off and installing PureXAudio, sounds much cleaner. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2211163
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I just flashed it mod and it was as good as not having beats on. It didn't improve anything.
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I just flashed is mod and it was as good as not having beats on. It didn't improve anything.
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You should turn beats off to use purexaudio.

Radio issues after kitkat update

I have been thinking that radio performance after the latest kitkat update does not seem to be as good as the previous version.
i seem to notice that the phone takes little longer to switch to 4G/LTE signal compared to the previous version. I have not tested if the phone has problems maintaining the 4G signal, does anyone else notice this or any other sort of radio issues?
About a month ago i was sitting with my friend with his original HTC one and noticed the same behavior and i think that has now replicated to the MAX too
its annoying to find the signal stuck at 3G and the internet speeds are terribly low in 3G when compared to 4G.
anyone ...
I'm on Verizon in the US so I don't have 4.4 KitKat yet, but what you are describing sounds a lot like what I've been experiencing for a couple months. I was hoping that the KitKat update for Verizon would contain newer radios that performed better, but it's interesting that you're also having radio issues with the One max.
Could dropping the phone result in this sort of behavior? That's all I can really think of, as most other users don't seem to have too much trouble with the radios on this device.
phone is just as awesome as it was before the update.
sprint user stock non rooted.
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I'm on Verizon in the US so I don't have 4.4 KitKat yet, but what you are describing sounds a lot like what I've been experiencing for a couple months. I was hoping that the KitKat update for Verizon would contain newer radios that performed better, but it's interesting that you're also having radio issues with the One max.
Could dropping the phone result in this sort of behavior? That's all I can really think of, as most other users don't seem to have too much trouble with the radios on this device.
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On sprint myself. My radios have improved I've tested several close to dead spots and data is more consistent.
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On sprint myself. My radios have improved I've tested several close to dead spots and data is more consistent.
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That's good to hear. It makes me hopeful for the Verizon OTA, if they ever decide to let us have it.

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