I was previously on froyo (i think eugene's) for a long time now. I decided to update to JB with Slim Bean. I have a rooted, unlocked vibrant using it on AT&T's network. I flashed stocked with odin then to CM9 then to Slim Bean. I've tried KB1 & KB5 modems along with Semaphore and Devil Kernels without any success increasing the signal. I used to have this problem before on froyo and changed some setting in network which gave much better signal. I usually get full bars where I am at and now after flashing with JB not even 2 bars.
Any tips? There has to be a setting which isn't catching AT&T's network properly.
Anyone using Vibrant on AT&T who knows how to fix the low signal issues with JB?
voltik said:
Anyone using Vibrant on AT&T who knows how to fix the low signal issues with JB?
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I would try ka7. I would say that it has something to do with the different bands that at&t and the vibe uses. Its odd that its JB specific. I suppose you could also try a captivate/ i9000 modem, maybe kk4.
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samsgun357 said:
I would try ka7. I would say that it has something to do with the different bands that at&t and the vibe uses. Its odd that its JB specific. I suppose you could also try a captivate/ i9000 modem, maybe kk4.
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I tried the kk4, cwm wouldnt even install it or any of the other captivate modems. Also tried I9000 modems but only very few worked in aquiring any signal. But the ones that worked aren't any better than vibrant modems. I just dont remmember how I got better signal before. It's just been too many years and that was I think on Eugene's roms.
Anything else I can try?
The low signal issue isn't the problem right now. For some reason, callers do not hear when I speak for long periods and usually have to call back or wait for sometime. This happens so frequently that the phone is unusable. I don't know if its the kernel or modem. But I've tried several ICS modems. Please can someone help out.
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I have not noticed anyone mention this before, but anyone on the Telus Network who flashed CM ROM on their phone know that your network reports as "302220" and not "Telus"
I have a bunch of modems I'm flashing to test out the speed I get on mobile data, wifi, and signal. Over the past I've flashed maybe 15 different modems. I was suprised just now when I flashed "I9000BVJV2" and the network now says "Telus" and not "302220"
I've never really cared about it, but I've tried various things with files in the phone trying to make it say telus, for sole sake to see if I could make it say Telus. Atleast I now know that it's really no phone settings that I can change.
-Maniac
Edit: Seems to have fixed the whole 302220 issue all together, all modems I flash now show as Telus.
How well is the JV2 modem working for you?
wasn't that great... what Im doing is take a few modems.. throw em on my phone.. flash and use it for a few days and narrow it down to the better one.
I usually start with doing some speedtest.net tests... the best ones I've found were the Telus JL3, 450K down/400K up... LKG2, 250K down/260K up. LKG2 is the stock that came with the GB update.
Right now I'm settled on Testing out the JVS, KC1, KG3.... both the KC1, KG3 give me 550+K down/500+ up on the speedtests. It was nice constant too.
can you please post back whichradios give you the best battery life? at sfu or a place with a large roof, I get large amounts of battery drain from time without a signal. currently on cm converted i9000 from fascinate with xxjvk
KC1 has been the best for me, not much better then the others or the stock gb modem from telus... but it is better.
Hi Guys,
I recently got the SG2 on AT&T (i777) and the first day I had it stock I was getting consistent H+ connection in my house and pretty much everywhere I was going. I ran the speedtest app a couple times, and I was averaging 2.5-4 mbps downloading which wasn't too bad.
That same night I rooted the phone and flashed Phonebreaker 2.1 rom following the correct steps (Not my first time rooting/flashing roms, I've done it to my Tmobile SG2 a few times). However the following day it seems my data connection has become inconsistent and speeds have slowed down to a drag. The indicator on the phone can never stay on H+ or even H..it consistently cycles from H+ to 3G to H (tried it in same locations as the first day with the phone). I ran the speedtest a few times and my download speeds ranged from 300Kbps to 1.6mbps if I was lucky.
I tried looking around in all the forums, I re-did the APN settings found in these forums, I troubleshooted with AT&T but to no avail.
Anyone have any suggestions? Would much appreciate it as I love this ROM minus this data issue I'm having.
FYI - Stock only shows H+ even if your not actually on it.
Its an illusion AT&T does to make the user think they have great connection everywhere.
Also try flashing a different modem, that might be the issue with your speeds, cause I changed to the leak's modem upon many request.
Thanks LiLChris06!
I tried the KH7 modem which did nothing, and I tried the KK6 which seemed to improve it a bit. I went into AT&T today and they said maybe it's just a defective phone and were willing to switch it out, which I might do.
However I love this ROM so much, is it available without the custom modem you added or with a different modem in the install rather then the UCLK2 I think you included?
Thanks
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Thanks LiLChris06!
However I love this ROM so much, is it available without the custom modem you added or with a different modem in the install rather then the UCLK2 I think you included?
Thanks
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Hmmmm...what you mean by is it available without the custom modem? Maybe Im reading it wrong. As you know, because you said you have tried different modems, there are many different modems you can try. Shouldn't matter what modem the ROM comes with. Think there is a modem thread around here that has some good info. I think Task also just uploaded the the new LC5 Modem
I should have worded my reply a little better, and it might come across as a newbie question but basically I was wondering if that rom came with the stock modem the i777 comes with because when I had the phone the first day stock, the data speeds were pretty reasonable (3-4 mbps/downloading).
Wasn't sure if flashing different modems other then the one that came with the phone originally would help out my issue, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to try. I did find the UCLC5 modem so I'll try that in a few minutes along with the other ones I haven't tried. If no luck, I'm going back to AT&T to exchange, probably defective phone like they said.
Thanks again for everyone's help
Sweet, found a solution!
I tried all 7 different modems under the same conditions, KJ1, KJ4 and KK6 were around the same ball park. KH7 and UCLC5 were a bit slower but close to each other, UCLC2 was by far the worst..and the winner was KJ2, big difference.
Thanks guys!
nebiyu said:
I should have worded my reply a little better, and it might come across as a newbie question but basically I was wondering if that rom came with the stock modem the i777 comes with because when I had the phone the first day stock, the data speeds were pretty reasonable (3-4 mbps/downloading).
Wasn't sure if flashing different modems other then the one that came with the phone originally would help out my issue, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to try. I did find the UCLC5 modem so I'll try that in a few minutes along with the other ones I haven't tried. If no luck, I'm going back to AT&T to exchange, probably defective phone like they said.
Thanks again for everyone's help
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Didn't see you got it working. Glad to hear.
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Hi there.
I got this problem which has been annoying me for quite a while, where the signal strenght given in dbm, is reported wrong. It can only show 4 values:
-89dBm
-95dBm
-101dBm
-107dBm
Even when i am close to a transmitter, it gives me -89dBm, where my previous GS would show -51dBm.
I assume this is only being shown as -89 but in fact i have better signal, but is there a way to fix this?
I found some posts on xda with others having the same problem but no solutions found yet.
ROM, Kernel & Modem changes have no effect, they all show me -89.
Thanks,
Ben
Whick firmware does the phone have now? Because i don't have this problem
I have ran Slim ICS, Hydrog3n ICS and now it is on Resurrection Remix.
All roms gave the same results, the current modem is NELP2, though i have tried like 7 which gave me the same result. Also, now i am running Siyah kernel, but i have ran Fluxi, CM standard kernels etc.
My neighbour's phone which is running WIUI seems to also have the same behaviour as mine.
I'm aware this thread is old as hell. But hey there's no answer to the question, I'm having the exact same problem. Even driving to the tower I still get exactly 89dBm when my other S2 goes around 60dBm
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I'm aware this thread is old as hell. But hey there's no answer to the question, I'm having the exact same problem. Even driving to the tower I still get exactly 89dBm when my other S2 goes around 60dBm
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It will be down to your modem version which has been updated at some point by a rom. Go to the modems thread (use search) and try another.
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It will be down to your modem version which has been updated at some point by a rom. Go to the modems thread (use search) and try another.
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Running the same modem on both my S2's (KH3)
I was just wondering, Ive ran a couple different ROMS lately based on the newest leak and it seems that my 4G signal is not as good. I see 3g more it seems to even get stuck in 3g for periods of time for no apparent reason and doesn't seem to change as fast.
Now with the current ROM I'm running its a bit better, but still I'm on 3g where I got 4g before. I was just wondering if a different kernel would have any effect on this. Im not really sure it would because the kernel controls the processor and battery, stuff like that doesn't it? Radios control signal. Im wondering if the issue may be 3g/4g switching though and not an actual issue with signal.
I'm really not sure about any of it
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I was just wondering, Ive ran a couple different ROMS lately based on the newest leak and it seems that my 4G signal is not as good. I see 3g more it seems to even get stuck in 3g for periods of time for no apparent reason and doesn't seem to change as fast.
Now with the current ROM I'm running its a bit better, but still I'm on 3g where I got 4g before. I was just wondering if a different kernel would have any effect on this. Im not really sure it would because the kernel controls the processor and battery, stuff like that doesn't it? Radios control signal. Im wondering if the issue may be 3g/4g switching though and not an actual issue with signal.
I'm really not sure about any of it
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The kernel shouldn't make a difference. Did you upgrade your radios to the latest leak?
I have this problem with the latest leak radios. I actually went back to gb radios because of it.
On the past few ics leaks I spent more time in 3g than anything.
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I am run running AOKP Milestone 6 with the Devil Kernel. I switched from the stock modem to EC09 because all I hear are good things about the modem. My signal strength actually decreased from -91 to -93. What other Modems are there that I should try. My 3G was really slow with the stock modem, so I am looking for the fastest speed.
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I am run running AOKP Milestone 6 with the Devil Kernel. I switched from the stock modem to EC09 because all I hear are good things about the modem. My signal strength actually decreased from -91 to -93. What other Modems are there that I should try. My 3G was really slow with the stock modem, so I am looking for the fastest speed.
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Droidstyle's guide (which you may have used) listed the modems he recommended the most (EH03, EC09, and I don't remember the other). I believe your choices might be somewhat limited by the network your on (Verizon vs. someone else), but I could be wrong.
From what I understand the EH03 (stock GB) is the fastest, so if you're not getting good speed it could be just the network like Aesrys already pointed out. Just try them all and see if any show improvement for you, if they don't then it's probably just your area. Also, have you updated roaming lately? Try *22891 which when dialed will download an updated roaming list to your phone, possibly providing better reception. When I did it I actually noticed a better signal at my house. Not sure if it'll help data too, but hey worth a shot.
I'm currently EC09 which i was running back on eclair ,,, and i also tried EH03 too,,, i actually never ran any gb roms,,, went straight to ics,,, and tried both EH03 & EC09 and the building i work in (a real tin can) just kills signal... It does seem to be very slightly better on jb roms but i finally got a decent wifi router so I'm real happy with that,,, ,,,anywhere else outside of work i get good enough 3g signal too do all i want to do...
I could and can navigate w/Google maps great,,, surf web/twitter/fb,,,etc on 3g during lunch
Before jellybean I was considering greeting a newer Samsung phone in hopes of a better 3g signal,,, but I'm glad i upgraded to jb and wifi..:thumbup::thumbup:
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