My question is for all users from Romania, or other people that might have some usefull info.
I'm trying diffrent modems at the moment but I can't seem to get better signal than -89 dbm and 12 asu.
Could it be a carrier problem or a phone problem. I have installed Ressurection Remix v2.0 and my curent modem is KI4.
Before this i was on RR1.9 with LPS modem....and the signal strength was a bit lower.
If anyone from the region has better signal numbers please post them alongside with the modem you are using.
Cosmin.
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hi Cosmin,
i'm using xxlpw modem with the same rom as you, and before the xxlpw i was using the bvlpb modem, and i have the same results as you -89 and 12 ASU.
I belive this are the best results we can get in our country.
Well I'm a bit disappointed by the quality of the signal. Perhaps someone with better signal quality will come along and tell us what we are doing wrong
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hello, as the topic suggest my galaxy s 2 's WiFi is PRETTY weak.. i hv goggled and found many suffer from this problem, but i couldn't find any solution. i was hoping someone over here could guide me to some script or update to fix this..
i noticed this problem when i step out of my room bars go down to 2.. and if i go little further with galaxy s 2 then no signal, my iphone 3gs and laptop catches signal fine at distance..i have tired routers at different location's, for example my friends house, in university, so problem definitely is in galaxys2.. it may it requires some other kernel or modded stock kernal.. i dont know..
btw i was on stock ROM same problem existed there, now i am Cyanogen Mod 7.1(2.3.7) and its here too..
please let me know what more could i add that might help you guys here figure out a solution.
thanks
Well, the wifi is not the strongest ever seen but i can use it outside my house (for about 10-15 meters away) without problems
Inside the house i have full/almost full signal in every room (on every rom tbh)
So yes, it's not strong but at my eyes, looks like yours is even weak than normal
mine also has a weaker signal than my other devices. However, I ran speedtest on all of them and the galaxy s2 has the same download and upload speed as the others. This is in spite of having zero or one out of three bars. I read in another forum that the wifi signal indicator of the galaxy s2 just shows a more accurate signal strength and the others just increase the indicators to make you believe that it has a strong signal. :-D
Maybe your router wifi transmitter is weak. Also you could try a different wifi channel on your router.
Same issues here
I just got GSII from sprint and i still have my other 2 EVOs and i loose wifi signal when i go downstairs or other rooms while my EVOs get nearly full bars and speed.I never remember having any wifi issues with my EVOs.I also have the same no or weak wifi issues at work while no other phones at work have such wifi signal problem.any suggestions...?
One thing I tried which helped a little was download 'WiFi Alanlytics' from the market and select your SSID and it will advice which is the 'Best' channel strength for your router.
Ant
poor signal
Hi i have same problem with poor signal.Any solution for this !? Try connect with 5 different router same stuff....flash with many different roms and no results any ideas ?
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Maybe your router wifi transmitter is weak. Also you could try a different wifi channel on your router.
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I agree completely, but another thing you should keep in mind is which modem is the best for you, i went though and tested 20 modems and ended up with LP6 which give me good range, speed, and battery, i suggest you test different modem types
Use THIS app to check, is highly accurate
another thing worth mentioning is that i recall once reading that all kernels will not be compatible with all modem types, I use Siyah kernel, GT i9100T, and BULP6 modem
hope that helps
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I agree completely, but another thing you should keep in mind is which modem is the best for you, i went though and tested 20 modems and ended up with LP6 which give me good range, speed, and battery, i suggest you test different modem types
Use THIS app to check, is highly accurate
another thing worth mentioning is that i recall once reading that all kernels will not be compatible with all modem types, I use Siyah kernel, GT i9100T, and BULP6 modem
hope that helps
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*Modem/Radio/Baseband is all the same thing and can be seen by going to Settings - About Phone - Baseband. It's basically a driver which receives and sends Mobile Network signals as well as handling switching between GPRS, 3G, HSDPA etc....... (but not WiFi connection, that and switchover between Mobile Network and WiFi is handled by the kernel).
Whilst you are absolutely correct in saying modem has nothing to do wifi whatsoever, why revive a two month old thread ?
Hi i have vs 2.3.5 offical kies android with root access and i have baseband version xxKI4 is there a newer modem version for this one because my current modem is realy not stable. Bad reception where i didn't have that with 2.3.3
I have a Beglian phone but willing to try more then one recent good modem
What is your carrier. Maybe try match the modem to the same recommended by the carrier?
Also what is your model; 9100, 9100T, 9100G, ......
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I9100 and Proximus
Try some of these modems flashable through CWM Recovery. They are generic European XX.
[MODEM] Main modem XX versions flashable through CWM
I haven't found anything newer, but these only take a moment to flash and try.
Before you flash, observe current; signal strength and quality (-dbm asu) and connection type E, UMTS, H etc....... in phone menu / settings / about phone / status , and then compare after you flash each modem. Be aware of any increase in battery drain.
Edit: Also Check DL & UL speeds with speed tests app
Hope this helps
good tips thx
they all act around 91-95 and one 101 dbm what is best, as low as possible?
Usually as low as possible will give better and more stable reception, and also less switching between 2g (Edge) & 3g (UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA).
Your figures for signal strength are extremely poor.
Maybe nan-backup your current ROM, and re-flash a 2.3.3 backup if you still have it and compare, ensuring you then re-flash the modem used with your 2.3.3 ROM after.
Were your figures for 3g connection or 2g? 2g will nearly always give better signal.
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Why there are some modem version to chose?
Can i upgrade mine phone ( XXKL1 ) to other modem version?
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Why there are some modem version to chose?
Can i upgrade mine phone ( XXKL1 ) to other modem version?
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Yes you can glash a modem using odin or using cwm.
If you are using stock rom that came preinstalled on your phone, then just stay with that modem as it is made for your region. Change the modem only if you get poor signal or browsing speeds
Different modems may improve or worsen your signal and data speeds. Most are carrier or country related.
Try them and monitor your signal to see which offers the best signal as a weak or poor signal can also impact battery life.
I'm using the older KI4/KI3 which gives me a good balance of signal, data speeds and battery life.
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Hi,
I have a question regarding the signal reception in basements of apartment or shopping complex.
I live in Germany and use O2. I notice that when I goto basement of my apartment or shopping complex I don't have signal on my mobile. where as I see that many people use their mobile in the same place. I dont know if they are using sim from different providers.
Are there any settings which i can do on the mobile that would increase signal strength ?
I am using checkRom HD V6 and below is the info
Code:
PDA: I9100XWLA4
Phone: I9100XXKL1
CSC: I9100XXKL1
Thanks all in advance
Try diffrent modems
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What Makrilli said.
And here's a link to a collection of modems to get you started. All CWM flashable, takes a few minutes to flash, if you find a particular one doesn't work, simply flash another, etc. And if you search on here you'll find posts which link to/have attached to them even more modems for you to try.
thanks. will explore
also maybe just ask these people that get reception who they are with. Check the operating frequency of those providers and compare to the frequency of your provider. Lower frequencies will be able to penetrate through more walls etc so the lower the frequency the better the reception in areas such as basements, elevators, building etc. So if they operate on say 850mhz, and you on 900, you might have to accept reception in those places aint happening
i thought this would be the best place for a problem i started having about2 weeks ago. i am on vodafone uk.
i used to get 3-4 of the 4 bars reception while sitting at home(as an example). suddenly i was getting 1-2 and sometimes none (all blank).
i thought i would try and eliminate things one by one so here is what i did...
checked with my sim in another phone and another sim in mine. from memory the other phone having my sim was slightly down but not much and my phone with the other sim didnt really change much.
i checked with vodafone by calling them, they said they couldnt see any problems on the network, birmingham uk, but would send a new sim, after getting the sim activated when it arrived, no better. their onling forum is still waiting for a response back from their technical whether there is any problems. i dont see how the phone department can instantly tell me when the technical need many days to find an answer.
i thought it could be the rom so i first updated lite'ning rom to resurrection remix and then to a later version of RR and no change. the newest version of RR has a different kernel, flux i think, than the siyah in the 2 previous roms but again that different kernel didnt improve it. lastly i even changed the modem/radio trying to different ones to the default, xxlpx and kh3 and again no difference.
the only thing that improves it is turning 2G on instead of 3G. the bars go back up to 3-4. even with 3G on previously as i never changed it before it was always fine.
i know this is a long post but i wanted to be thorough as i really appreciate any help as i am now lost as what could improve this.
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anyone?
I have been having a similar problem on Three for about five weeks now. Despite numerous reloads of Android and modems etc I was getting no results, 5mb dl speeds have dropped to around 150kb despite having a good signal.
After many many calls to so called customer service I have discovered that a new cell tower near to me has been activated as part of the network expansion program and because this cell is closer to me than the one I used to connect to I now get a stronger signal from this so my phone always chooses this. Problem is this cell has only got a 2mb feed INTO it, its a TMobile/Orange cell now being shared with Three....so I am basically fooked.
Check with Vodafone if they have done anything similar recently near you. Three are adamant there are no problems my end, technically they are correct I suppose, its all working, I just cant access the net without it timing out constantly now.
Atb
SST
I am having the same issue with my phone. I get only one bar (sometimes none!) whenever I'm home & I'm on WiFi; however, I get full signal strength when I'm out & on 3G.
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i thought it could be the cell tower thing as there is only 1 vodafone one in quite a large radious, about 2 miles, and many of all the other networks. i dont know why vodafone are happy to have 1 compared to at least 3-4 each for all other providers.
this morning i drove that 1 mile to the vodafone mast and ran fresh network and surely that would have connected to that as i was 5 meters from it. still no better. ??
Just try NELP3 modem once... I had done similar issue once.. Now my network is better..
is nelp3 okay for uk though?
Try flashing another Modem. Im from Germany but i had similar problems. A new Rom would do too i think
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not sure what you mean with 'all'
Number of options, tower may be having problems, maybe some form of interference, try a different modem, try different sum card if you have one spare?
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i do have the same problem as above, no signal in the building and 50% signal outside building. I swithch my SIM with fren's (he use another telco), and his SIM not work on my S2 and my SIM work on his phone (not SIM issues).
I tested many modem as recommented , LP2/LP3, LP9, LPX, KI3, KI4, KF2, no luck.
I flash different ROM, (some old version that work before), from CM9, AOKP, Sammy. no luck.
I restore old back up ROM. no luck
Fix permission, no luck.
any advice ?
OK next step is to flash a different modem
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i've tried a few modems including the ones people believe better, all have this problem so far.
it may be the network mast in my case. i discussed with vodafone what 3G mast i was connected to and then which 3G mast is next closest. i then went right next to that other 3G mast and the signal was full bars, no fluctuation at all. this surely means it is either, 1-the network mast i keep locking to having problems or 2-all the modems i have used favouring battery over strength and not getting enough power to get a good signal.
is there a way of finding out which modems are better for battery and which are better for signal strength?
Umm not that I know of, best thing to do for that is either research the modems for better strength or battery etc, or just test some yourself, however that is time consuming,
Personally I think it is just the mast having problems, however I may be wrong
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i thought i would add a little research to this thread, not too much but just my experience with 3 specific modems.
the background is that recently i have started getting very poor network signal as i believe the closest 3g mast to me is having problems. if i turn to 2g its better as the phone then connects to the closest 2g tower which gives better network signal.
i know that a modem should be left for 2-3 days before judging but i thought that if a modem is currently better than another then that is only likely to stay the same with time as long as they were given the same short period of time.
i used the app network signal info and did 3 5 minute tests for each modem and then averaged the percentage of the signal and also averaged the -dbm also.
i first used the modem i currently had on there, BUKI1
- average percentage was 19%
- average -dbm was -103
both very poor scores
the signal was very jumpy up and down also
i then flashed the custom modem, i think by krs007, M250S
- average percentage was 44.6%
- average -dbm was -90.66
obviously a huge increase
the signal was very steady, hardly changing from that average
lastly i flashed NELP3
- average percentage was 30.66%
- average -dbm was -97.33
better than at first but not as good as M250S
i am now going to let M250S bed in for a few days while keeping my eye on here for how NELP4 performs but so far i have a huge increase in signal in a previously very poor area. as this is also due i believe to the tower having problems, hopefully it will only get better.
Try downloading OpenSignalMaps from Google Play Store. For starters, you can determine the approximate location of the offending cell tower (if the cell tower was indeed the culprit). Sometimes, i realise that the phone tends to stick to certain cell towers when others are in closer range and could purportedly provide a better radio link. For this, the app provides a refresh feature that allows you to manually trigger a cell tower refresh. I am aware that most apps requiring connectivity have this feature but i don't suppose you can call the refresh on trigger.
Hi Marc
Tracked down a copy of M250S(dont know if its the same as you have installed though), and very briefly, as in 30 secondsish, I had 4 bars and dl`s around 5mb again!.But midway through it dropped out and that seems to be the pattern. Seems to be having problems locking onto a cell, signal bars frequently grey out, maybe its a compatibility issue with CM9, I dont know.
Anyway, let us know how you get on,
Cheers
Chris
it probably is the same as i dont think any others have that name.
it probably just needs to bed in for a few days. i have noticed mine go between 3g and H quite regular but it always does that, i havent had any dropped calls or similar so far.