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hey,
I dont know for u guyz, but since I ve installed the last rom radio ...09.26, time left using battery is really short, and I use my Hero normally!
I tries with any 2.1 roms, but still got the same results. My phone is not that old, I think from January.
Got any comments??
Perform some tests, then replace the radio with an older version and reperform the same tests...If you get differences please let us know Even if flashing radio is a little bit more dangerous than flashing a rom/recovery...
mardurhack said:
Perform some tests, then replace the radio with an older version and reperform the same tests...If you get differences please let us know Even if flashing radio is a little bit more dangerous than flashing a rom/recovery...
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All right that sounds good to me, gonna try that!
THX
I found latest one suck battery dry, I'm using 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29 and get good life now that can use phone. 9.26 could lose 54% overnight
blueflash said:
I found latest one suck battery dry, I'm using 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29 and get good life now that can use phone. 9.26 could lose 54% overnight
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THXXXXX man i m gonna try yours
i found that the lastet one didnt work very good on wireless.
Wireless died on me after a few minutes.
63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29 using this now, and it's much better, no problems now.
rvenes said:
i found that the lastet one didnt work very good on wireless.
Wireless died on me after a few minutes.
63.18.55.06JU_6.35.08.29 using this now, and it's much better, no problems now.
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Yep that was my problem too!
Hi, i agree for wifi but for other things (idle/3G) the 09.26 seems better than 08 for me.
but did'tn treid wifi a lot with the 8 one.
Ciao
Fred
I haven't noticed much of a difference.
But the best was that i spent two weeks in germany, so roaming with t-mobile, and the battery life was increased a lot !!! impressive ! I did'nt do any 3G for sure and it was idle all the time almost, but i charged it twice in two weeks... in france i can't do it such long...
Very strange.. why can t-mobile have so different from orange ?
Ciao
Fred
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.
Sent from my GT-I9100
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?
Rallerbabz said:
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 ,
I'm willing to buy S II , but i heard there are some issues regarding the battery life is that true ? and if that is true any solutions for the short battery life , what are the most useful applications i must install after buying it ?
Thanks
Sherif
Buy an iPhone.
Why iPhone ?
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Buy an iPhone.
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Lool! All smartphones have a decent battery life, nothing amazing. Not really an issue but you do have to tweak your phone a bit to get the best out of it. Like kernels and freezing and removing something useless things . Hope i helped.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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Lool! All smartphones have a decent battery life, nothing amazing. Not really an issue but you do have to tweak your phone a bit to get the best out of it. Like kernels and freezing and removing something useless things . Hope i helped.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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you crack me up you do...you always so jolly
anyway to OP. Like jollyman said you need to tweak about with the phone with kernels and modems and try different roms to get the best out of the phone...i was like you in the start and was questioning if i made the right choice or not. heck i even send it back and got a sensation.....but realized my mistake and got me baby back and could not be happier..so go with the s2 and read read read on how to get the best out of your phone
do you think better idea to stick to the official updates only? because i'll be new user and i dont wanna screw up my new phone..
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do you think better idea to stick to the official updates only? because i'll be new user and i dont wanna screw up my new phone..
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for the time being yes. stick with official updates. then while you stick with official updates do your reading. take your time and read through out the threads. and when you feel confident enough to root then go ahead. but for now i suggest you stay stock.
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you crack me up you do...you always so jolly
anyway to OP. Like jollyman said you need to tweak about with the phone with kernels and modems and try different roms to get the best out of the phone...i was like you in the start and was questioning if i made the right choice or not. heck i even send it back and got a sensation.....but realized my mistake and got me baby back and could not be happier..so go with the s2 and read read read on how to get the best out of your phone
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Lol. Suarez. Im just a cool guy lol. To op suarez has got u from here, he knows more than me .
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
androidkid311 said:
Lol. Suarez. Im just a cool guy lol. To op suarez has got u from here, he knows more than me .
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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i am coooollllll but anywhooooo i am just a noobie buddy....just common sense really kicks in when needed
i dont quite understand the ppl who buys android phones and doesnt modify it... i mean the only TRUE difference between iphone and sgs2 is powered by iphone iOS and Android.. which is open source... the other difference doesnt really matter much.. processor ( yea its more powerful but duuh.. there isnt much things to do that really require that much power) or the screen (duuh iphone has abit better screen so what? if u dont look closely u wont even see difference(atleast not me)) so yea if you gona buy sgs2 i RECOMMEND you to do alot of flashing and rooting and play with it around
WITH BACKUP of course... especially the EFS backup
It all depend how you use your phone. Sometimes I it for hours on end and go through 2-3 batteries a day (I have 3 spares).
Today I used it very little. About 7 phone calls, 2 messages and only about half an hour browsing / xda etc. Currently on 85% after 18 hours.
So usage makes a massive difference.
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sxi200 said:
It all depend how you use your phone. Sometimes I it for hours on end and go through 2-3 batteries a day (I have 3 spares).
Today I used it very little. About 7 phone calls, 2 messages and only about half an hour browsing / xda etc. Currently on 85% after 18 hours.
So usage makes a massive difference.
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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With that usage aslong as you charge each night you should be fine, my usage is similar and i go to bed with 20%
Ricey
do you think is there a need to change the Kernel version ? or just do the official update and it will be fine ?
Definitely stick to official updates. Regardless of what anyone might tell you, it's a fantastic phone running stock firmware. And if you're not confident about flashing custom roms/kernels (there's a small risk everytime you do it that things might go wrong/you might brick your phone), definitely stick to official firmware.
At the very least until you've done a lot of reading on here and are confident to try different roms/kernels. If things do go wrong, it might take you a few days of research on here to work out how to fix your phone (which means you won't have your phone working for that time), and at worst you'll have to return it to Samsung for repair. Which you'll probably end up paying for as running custom roms/kernels voids your warranty.
So slow and steady, stick with stock for a while and read. Then read some more. And when you're done doing that, read for another couple of months.
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Definitely stick to official updates. Regardless of what anyone might tell you, it's a fantastic phone running stock firmware. And if you're not confident about flashing custom roms/kernels (there's a small risk everytime you do it that things might go wrong/you might brick your phone), definitely stick to official firmware.
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Sorry but got to disagree, yes its a great phone as stock but with custom ROM and kernels its an amazing phone. The devs here have done some amazing work. BUT (and its a big one) dont do a thing till you've researched your arse off, and you understand all the risks of what your doing.
Ricey
(woohoo 400th post)
Latest stocks have been fine, even stock kernels have shown improved battery life. But with a custom rom/kernel combination your setting up a phone the way you like it with many ways of tweaking it.
If you do buy one, update to latest stock, try it out, if your not happy then root and enjoy.
My post was an attempt to persuade the OP to stick to stock should he purchase an SGS2. The last thing we need on here is yet another " Hlap mai fone broked !" post :-/ (and everything that goes with it).
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Sorry but got to disagree, yes its a great phone as stock but with custom ROM and kernels its an amazing phone. The devs here have done some amazing work. BUT (and its a big one) dont do a thing till you've researched your arse off, and you understand all the risks of what your doing.
Ricey
(woohoo 400th post)
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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My wifi and GPS are on 100% of the time. I never turn them off. Today, 23 hours since charge and about 2 hours screen time and battery on 69%. But 3g is off (2g only) and no email sync.
Yesterday, heavy usage and went through at least 2 batteries.
BTW, since I got the s2 I've only ever used cf root kernals. Nice and stable for me and the closest thing to stock. Others claim increased performance or have over clocking etc don't interest me. I believe the phone doesn't need them. Also using Checkrom. On the S1, well that was different.
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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.
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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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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
Sent from Valhalla :mwhahaha:
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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
Sent from Valhalla :mwhahaha:
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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!
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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!
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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.
Phone - Galaxy s2 i777, about 18 months old, running the factory ICS update
Ok, so I was initially having problems with my phone rapidly losing charge - Shutting down at 70% booting up at 40%, I assumed it was shutting down because it was over heating due to a large amount of power being discharged at once. I lived with that for a while, I assumed a new battery might fix it.
Next, before I got a new battery, my power button stopped working, so the only way I could unlock my screen was to get a message, or plug the phone in.
Now, I've installed ShoStock3 v2.5.1, (started out installing a kernel by Jeboo) then switched to Siyah v7.9
The power button issue came back after a short amount of time with the jeboo kernel, but seems to be fixed with the Siyah kernel (I'm not sure if that is just a timing/coincidence thing or not, but I thought it was worth mentioning)
My real issue now is that I have almost no service, I get anywhere from a "no service available triangle" to a 3G or H+ symbol with no bars shown. Every now and then I get a few bars, receive a few messages, and then the bars go away.
I assumed it was the modem since ShoStock3 says it flashed the modem during the installation dialog, I've tried using:
UCKJ4
UCLE5
UCLK3
and UCPLC5
so far, and nothing has worked. Maybe I'm just a noob and using the wrong modems, maybe it's a hardware issue, no idea.... so please help me out, I've been searching the forums for a couple of days to fix my problems, you guys have been great so far.
Also, I'm from around Baltimore Maryland in the US if that helps narrow down what modem I should be using.
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Phone - Galaxy s2 i777, about 18 months old, running the factory ICS update
Ok, so I was initially having problems with my phone rapidly losing charge - Shutting down at 70% booting up at 40%, I assumed it was shutting down because it was over heating due to a large amount of power being discharged at once. I lived with that for a while, I assumed a new battery might fix it.
Next, before I got a new battery, my power button stopped working, so the only way I could unlock my screen was to get a message, or plug the phone in.
Now, I've installed ShoStock3 v2.5.1, (started out installing a kernel by Jeboo) then switched to Siyah v7.9
The power button issue came back after a short amount of time with the jeboo kernel, but seems to be fixed with the Siyah kernel (I'm not sure if that is just a timing/coincidence thing or not, but I thought it was worth mentioning)
My real issue now is that I have almost no service, I get anywhere from a "no service available triangle" to a 3G or H+ symbol with no bars shown. Every now and then I get a few bars, receive a few messages, and then the bars go away.
I assumed it was the modem since ShoStock3 says it flashed the modem during the installation dialog, I've tried using:
UCKJ4
UCLE5
UCLK3
and UCPLC5
so far, and nothing has worked. Maybe I'm just a noob and using the wrong modems, maybe it's a hardware issue, no idea.... so please help me out, I've been searching the forums for a couple of days to fix my problems, you guys have been great so far.
Also, I'm from around Baltimore Maryland in the US if that helps narrow down what modem I should be using.
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Modem won't affect service. Are you sure you aren't in a dead zone? Also the battery thing is normal for our phone if it reboots
Nope, not in a dead zone. The issue just started recently, before I had plenty of service. WiFi works, but both my cell service and my GPS won't, which I thought indicated modem... any other ideas?
Thanks for the reply.
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Try going back to stock gb?
Okay, so I'm still on shotock3 with the siyah kernel and the I777UCLE5 modem. I changed my APN settings around to match what I found in this thread:
Http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021401
It seems better than it was, but still not working properly. The connection comes and goes, when I get a connection speed test is showing about:
120ms ping
3.8Mbps DL
.4Mbps UL
But most of the time speed test won't even connect to a server.
Anyone have any idea what could be causing my phone to have service sporadically?
Maybe they're doing service in your area or having issues. Also meteorological events like solar flares and things can wreak havoc on service. May not be you.
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Maybe they're doing service in your area or having issues. Also meteorological events like solar flares and things can wreak havoc on service. May not be you.
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Is my problem just some ridiculously easy thing that everyone knows so no one wants to help a noob? Or am I just getting bs answers because you don't it? "Modems don't effect signal", "are you in a deadzone?", "solar flares have been known to mess things up"
Can I give more information to help out? I'm not a noob to forums, I'm a noob to this forum, I've searched, I've read stickies, I just can't find a solution (my searching is probably not as fruitful as an experienced user's)
I haven't tried going back to gb yet, but I will tonight after work if you think that could help. I ran ics for months with no problems though, so I don't feel like that caused the problem (granted I'm on jb now, but still).
I know you guys are the ones helping me, so complaining about bs answers isn't all that smart. But answers about solar flares make it harder for other noobs to search for this problem and avoid posting.
...Did u think I was being a smartass? If so, u may want to learn more about the world we live in. Because everything I said as well as all the answers you got were completely legitimate and none were BS as you called it.
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Don't come to these forums looking for help. Then blast the people who are giving you sound advice. I have been running the same rom you posted since release. I too flashed UCLE5 because I haven't had as much luck with the standard modem Sho uses, and have great signal since flashing UCLE5. No issues here. Could be any of the number of suggestions mentioned in this thread. I would suggest you take some of the above advice, and maybe thank some of the people who gave it to you rather than being an ingrate. When you flash a modem run it for a day or so and let it settle in as well. Don't just flash it, run a speed test, and then flash another. Sometimes after flashing it seems it takes my radio's a day or so to even out.
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...Did u think I was being a smartass? If so, u may want to learn more about the world we live in. Because everything I said as well as all the answers you got were completely legitimate and none were BS as you called it.
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The "service in your area" part is EXTREMELY legit; used to happen to me all the time.
Not entirely wise to criticize those trying to help you.
My problem has been going on for 3 days, both at work and at home, roughly 50 miles apart, and no one else around me has been having any problems. Also, no GPS signal... therefore I think I can eliminate both service in the area, and astrological events.
I think step one before anyone goes to the internet to ask for help from strangers, is to find someone close by and say "hey, do you have at&t? Are you having any phone problems?"
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Don't come to these forums looking for help. Then blast the people who are giving you sound advice. I have been running the same rom you posted since release. I too flashed UCLE5 because I haven't had as much luck with the standard modem Sho uses, and have great signal since flashing UCLE5. No issues here. Could be any of the number of suggestions mentioned in this thread. I would suggest you take some of the above advice, and maybe thank some of the people who gave it to you rather than being an ingrate. When you flash a modem run it for a day or so and let it settle in as well. Don't just flash it, run a speed test, and then flash another. Sometimes after flashing it seems it takes my radio's a day or so to even out.
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I honestly assumed he was just being a smart ass, I know I'm the one asking for help here so I'm not trying to be an ingrate. The service thing is a fairly easy thing to check though, i can't imagine someone wouldn't check that first. The solar flare thing is funny.... but not really helpful...
I didn't realize that I needed to let the modem settle in first... being a noob, I didn't even consider that. it's been about a day, with noticable improvement from when I first flashed it, but still not what I would call functionable.
the only two suggestions on the problem in this thread were trouble with the service in the area, and solar flares, I was only trying to rule those out. The suggestion on a solution, was reinstall gb. I was initially planning on doing that after work today, but now I think I'll wait for the modem to settle in longer.
Any other suggestions on what the problem could be would be helpful. Again, I wasn't trying to be ungrateful, just trying to point out that i didn't think those were legitimate suggestions on my problem. My apologies... I have used xda posts for past problems, and am immensly grateful to have a community like this around. I have been trying to obey the "suggestions for noobs" "search before you post" etc...
Are you under warranty? You may be having a hardware failure since it is affecting your radio signal and gps.
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No warranty, the phone is 18 months old, I haven't ruled out hardware failure. That was actually my initial guess, but then a new modem and time seem to help slightly...
I was under the impression that the gps antenna and the cellular antenna (and the speaker) were on the same piece of hardware, and both the GPS and the radio were controlled by the modem. That could be way off though.
Not sure what modem you are useing now, but you did say with ics you were fine and I am pretty sure the UCLE5 modem was the one that came with my 4.0.3 update. It seems to work best for me. If that is the one you are currently running let it settle a bit. I have also seen some people in other phone forums here complaining of throttling of late as well. Just a thought.
Throttling would be slow speeds though right? Not the lack of ability to even send a text.
When I do have service, my DL speeds have been around 4Mbps, which I think is decent.
My problem is more like the signal fading in and out, it almost seems like when I have a good signal then try to use anything that requires data, the signal disappears, would that be throttling?
No.
His issue sounds like a hardware failure. My I777 recently started having the same problem; I tried everything from flashing different modems, returning to GB, even disassembled the phone and swapped the part that controls the signal reception from my wife's to test.. everything I tried was a no go. I eventually figured out after some intense searching that the motherboard was failing, so I decided to just get another phone. Right now my three year old son uses it to play games and stuff. I'm not saying that yours is the exact same issue, but as Red_81 suggested it may be a general hardware failure. What you need to figure out is whether this is exactly so and what is the root cause, then determine if you want to replace the failed part or just get another device. They're pretty cheap on Ebay. Hope some of this helps point you to find a solution.