I was wondering if anyone has had any luck changing the band on any of the 4.2.2-based roms?
to be sure, i mean making the band "3g" only by dialing *#*#2263#*#* and then changing the band.
In all the 4.2.2 based roms i have tried, trying to go into service mode by any means results in an empty service mode screen with no options to select from.
my need to change the band is so that i can get out of the perpetual "H" or "H+" mode that eats my battery like no tomorrow.
testerman123 said:
I was wondering if anyone has had any luck changing the band on any of the 4.2.2-based roms?
to be sure, i mean making the band "3g" only by dialing *#*#2263#*#* and then changing the band.
In all the 4.2.2 based roms i have tried, trying to go into service mode by any means results in an empty service mode screen with no options to select from.
my need to change the band is so that i can get out of the perpetual "H" or "H+" mode that eats my battery like no tomorrow.
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If you are using the ATT network, then I'm afraid you are stuck with the automatic band selection you are seeing now.
ATT networks are RAT restricted for this generation of device, and manual band changes cannot be made, regardless of the ROM you are using.
How nice it would be to drop back to an edge 2g connection at work and enjoy the battery life, like I could only 1 year ago using my inspire 4g, But the note will not allow it on this network.
Several other networks are able to change at will.......(C'mon ATT !! Seriously ??)........sorry......g
The Collective Room has a 4g(I think modem)on it works good but I like Rootbox better not 4g do http://d-h.st/TYO or look around cheers!!!!!!!!
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Its screen time/ brightness that eats battery. Why would H to H+ affect the battery? That change is an indicator of signal strength/distance to tower not what your modem is doing.
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Its screen time/ brightness that eats battery. Why would H to H+ affect the battery? That change is an indicator of signal strength/distance to tower not what your modem is doing.
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That's what I was thinking. Kind of noob around here and with this whole rooted and rom thing but I'm liking it. Haven't had alot of time to search around but is there a way to change the screen time? i know the brightness yes but wasn't sure about screen time. Sorry if a stupid question
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That's what I was thinking. Kind of noob around here and with this whole rooted and rom thing but I'm liking it. Haven't had alot of time to search around but is there a way to change the screen time? i know the brightness yes but wasn't sure about screen time. Sorry if a stupid question
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Change screen time by using screen less.
Less brightness is easy using the slider on the status bar.
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Change screen time by using screen less.
Less brightness is easy using the slider on the status bar.
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While i agree that screen time has a lot to do with this, i am talking about battery being eaten away without the screen being on - like 6%-12% drain per hour range. This is probably network related. For example, in my tests, keeping the radio on an LTE band would induce such battery drains. For comparative purposes, on the blackstar xi rom i was on before, battery drain was ~1.5% per hour range when screen off.
Just in case someone is wondering, these numbers are based on fresh installs (after full wipes x2) of several of the latest 4.2.2 roms (the latest (3/13, i think) collective rom included). the brightness is set around the 10% range. and the percentages are taken after the rom has had a chance to "settle down" (i.e. maybe 5-6 hours into it).
Also, in case someone was wondering, i have tried resetting the battery stats when installing a couple of roms (although this should be a non-issue) without any effect on the battery life.
Furthermore, there is a preponderance of evidence to support the 3g/H/H+ battery saving method (for quick summary, google *#301279#)
gregsarg - im on bell network in Canada.
Thanks for your comments so far, guys. keep 'em coming.
Also, it would be great if you guys could share some of your battery drain experiences with the new 4.2.2 roms. Perhaps stating the rom name/version, whether data is always on, and any battery saving apps/tips/tricks used?
Edit: Another thought is CPU usage - and ive tried underclocking, trying diff kernels and governors just to get marginal benefits.
hello? bump
What baseband are you using? Try installing a Canadian ICS baseband/modem and see if that allows you to change your bands. They are not locked like ATT modems.
Uclf6.. I think that's the att one.
Latest Canadian ICS modem i could find was Uclf4. Let me try that.
Is the latest ucmb (sp?) Modem locked too?
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Actually, i also wanted to find what sort of drain are others seeing with data on, screen off?
Any modem that was released with at&t ROMs will be restricted. Canadian released modems or the Singapore ROM modem should allow band switching.
Latest Canadian modems can be downloaded from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801689
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Latest Canadian modems can be downloaded from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801689
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Any modem that was released with at&t ROMs will be restricted. Canadian released modems or the Singapore ROM modem should allow band switching.
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Thanks Agoattamer and rangercaptain. I tried MUGLF4 since im on bell - still no dice with the band menu.
*#*#BAND#*#* shows up as a blank screen.
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*#*#DATA#*#* > Phone information > [MENU] > "select radio band" shows a blank box as well.
any other ideas? maybe its a rom thing..
The ROM has the menu selectable band "Use 2G network only", so I think its a modem thing. I used an older Bell modem last year, and it had the service menu unrestricted.
I m using china vf695 4.2.2 6180 can I go for LTE mode ??
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I know some Verizon phones have this, but does anyone know how to disable LTE and force hspa on our note? Just would be a serious boost for battery life when LTE isn't needed.
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Saurom ROM has that capability. You'll need to root and flash a ROM to get this afaik. I'm on Saurom 7.0 and it's functional.
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Thanks for the reply. Was hoping i didnt need to root/flash atm. Do you notice battery life improvements with this mod?
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Thanks for the reply. Was hoping i didnt need to root/flash atm. Do you notice battery life improvements with this mod?
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Personally, I don't ever turn off LTE considering that the way it's supposed to work is that while in a non LTE market, it defaults to HSPA+ anyway. And I've read that the lack of LTE doesn't interfere with battery life. Maybe I'll try for a day and see.
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Personally, I don't ever turn off LTE considering that the way it's supposed to work is that while in a non LTE market, it defaults to HSPA+ anyway. And I've read that the lack of LTE doesn't interfere with battery life. Maybe I'll try for a day and see.
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Yeah mine does drop to hspa inside some buildings but LTE blankets my entire county and surrounding ones. Basically I was just curious if forcing it to use hspa would conserve battery (in theory, it should). I'm surprised there aren't more threads addressing this.
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I'd like to figure this out too. I was using my Note with my old S2 sim card for a couple months (bought the Note used), and didn't know there was an upgraded SIM card for LTE users. Since upgrading to the LTE Sim chip, my signal bars are around 50% signal strength and I think it is the culprit to draining my battery so quickly. When I used the HSPA+ chip I always had full signal strength.
Are there any mods anyone knows of or ways to update any custom rom? I'm currently trying out the BlackStar ICS Rom.
Thanks!
Canadian ROMs have the Network Mode menu in settings. I don't believe it comes from the Radio so it must come from the settings.apk. Here is the settings.apk from the Rogers ICS ROM and it is already deodexed. Do a nand backup. Then copy this file to your system/app folder overwriting the one included in the ROM. Fix permissions and reboot your phone. You should then have the Network Mode menu in your settings. Let me know if it works.
I'm pulling the trigger now. . .
I'll let you know infive if it worked, ten if it didn't.
This could be GREAT!
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I'm pulling the trigger now. . .
I'll let you know infive if it worked, ten if it didn't.
This could be GREAT!
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Please do. I suspected this would work for some time now. When I installed the KOB4LT mod awhile back it installed the settings.apk from the GSII and it worked fine except there was no settings for the s-pen. Should work on any of the ICS NOTE stock deodexed ROMs. And if your stock ROM is not deodexed just delete or rename both the settings.apk and the settings.odex too
This would be interesting. Definitely helpful since so many reviews said LTE kills battery faster than 3G.
This is why I went with the Rogers stock ROM instead of the ATT version. Network Mode, HotSpot allowed, and no carrier ID on notification bar.
Daaarn!
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Same restricted crud. I wiped before I rebooted. Well, I'll gladly be your test dummy.
That sux. Was hoping it would look like this: Maybe you need the modem too?? It can't be that hard.
I am going to flash the modem you linked then reapply the settings.apk
Oh wait. . .I fixed it:
Back in 30 minutes.
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I am going to flash the modem you linked then reapply the settings.apk
Oh wait. . .I fixed it:
Back in 30 minutes.
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I knew there was a simple solution. lol :silly:
Ok rogers modem and settings.apk onboard.
No toggle (crap)
No sounds (startup, system, notifications, music player, browser)
Any adjustment to a system setting freezes phone for 15 seconds
Laggy
Good modem (signal strength, fast wifi)
There is good news. You are on the right track. I can *#2263# and get:
So this modem gives the band selection option (you already know that). But I haven't seen that menu in months!
I'm going to put back my original settings.apk.
turn off lte att note
i came across this thread as im looking for a desktop widget to turn lte off on my att note 3.
theres a few reasons for this. I hadnt thought about battery life until i read this but it cant help but increase battery life. this is because lte and hsm are two different radios. the gsm will always be on to controll the phone and sms functions and i believe the mms functions.
but simply here in the bay are most areas hspap seems to be faster.
lte upload is always faster and it penetrates buildings better. but i switch back and forth and do tests all the time.
this is a very urban area and hspap seems to have 5 bars a lot more than lte.
7.1
ill do a random test for you from where im typing this.
hspap 7.13 down 1.10 up. 5 bars. lte 4.12 down 3.76 up. 3 bars.
and as soon as i get to two bars lte seems to throttle below 1 down and stays at 3 up.
whereas hspap never goes below 6 down until its lost reception.
so anyhow i switch between the two without a rom by doing this
*#*#4636#*#*
device then i change the radio from lte/gsm auto to gsm auto.
that works immediately
now all that im lacking is a simpler one click way to change the setting.
What kind of signal strength are you guys getting on your S3's?
Settings > About Device > Status > Signal Strength
Mine is typically between -100 dBm and -105 dBm (5-7 asu) which is terrible. To put it in perspective, my HOX is typically -84 to -89 dBm (11-13) asu in exactly the same spot..
Both SIM's are on Telstra Next G. My S3 drops out in areas my HOX does not, and people are having trouble hearing me on the phone. I hear about it nearly every phone call I make.
Could people please post their signal strengths? Trying to work out what the average is and if I have a dud handset.
Thanks for contributing!
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Mine is varying from -83dBm to -91dBm (11-14asu)
My SGS1 (on 2100MHz) varies between -97dBm and -105dBm (5-8asu) - both devices are on Telstra.
I hope this helps you.
btw, it's probably worth putting in the thread title 'Australia', or something similar, as O/S results probably wouldn't be all that useful.
dmihaleff said:
Mine is varying from -83dBm to -91dBm (11-14asu)
My SGS1 (on 2100MHz) varies between -97dBm and -105dBm (5-8asu) - both devices are on Telstra.
I hope this helps you.
btw, it's probably worth putting in the thread title 'Australia', or something similar, as O/S results probably wouldn't be all that useful.
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Thanks any information here is helpful, it's really going to take a few responses to see what people have (e.g. at home, at work) in other words places you frequent often, and to post results.
Regardless of where you are in the world, I'm quite sure that readings of around -100dBM is bad news. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm stumbling across more and more people now who are having reception issues, and also quite a deal who reckon the S3 has the best reception they've ever had. So it would be nice to be able to help the people who are having issues.
Signal Stength: -85dBm to -93dBm (10-14asu)
Im located in the middle of sweden, guess im pretty close to a transmitter...
Mine is 103dbm(5),just like yours. But am at work, and the network is terrible in here anyway. All try when outside.
Hagis2k said:
Signal Stength: -85dBm to -93dBm (10-14asu)
Im located in the middle of sweden, guess im pretty close to a transmitter...
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That's still pretty close to high figures! Although anything in the 80's is reported as 4/4 bars. As long as you're not getting 100 you should be good
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Mine is 103dbm(5),just like yours. But am at work, and the network is terrible in here anyway. All try when outside.
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It's the opposite for me. Better and work and bad at home.
At work today in the city, I was getting as good as 53dBm. I also had my handset swapped over today, but I got the good reading before that happened. New handset is identical in performance, so I'm thinking that it's not a case of faulty hardware.
Thanks for the replies guys. I have a theory on whats happening. From what I'm seeing, the strength is good in good areas. However, I think that any areas where the signal is weak, the S3 is performing worse than all other phones I've tried.
It's like the radio is set to a constant power output, and does not use more battery to increase the signal strength in areas where signal is weak, instead the S3 will choose to lose the connection altogether.
In terms of a solution, perhaps a modified radio ROM can allow us to increase the power when needed (hoping!), or then again perhaps the Samsung radio is already at full power and we cannot increase it anymore... Hopefully some enterprising hacker here on XDA can let us know
I haven't really had to many issues with reception. This screen cap was taken on the lower lower level of my house which is partially underground.
Edit: I have noticed that this value fluctuates from -97 to -101 when I'm standing in the same area.
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Try switching to LE6 modem and report your findings.
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That's still pretty close to high figures! Although anything in the 80's is reported as 4/4 bars. As long as you're not getting 100 you should be good
It's the opposite for me. Better and work and bad at home.
At work today in the city, I was getting as good as 53dBm. I also had my handset swapped over today, but I got the good reading before that happened. New handset is identical in performance, so I'm thinking that it's not a case of faulty hardware.
Thanks for the replies guys. I have a theory on whats happening. From what I'm seeing, the strength is good in good areas. However, I think that any areas where the signal is weak, the S3 is performing worse than all other phones I've tried.
It's like the radio is set to a constant power output, and does not use more battery to increase the signal strength in areas where signal is weak, instead the S3 will choose to lose the connection altogether.
In terms of a solution, perhaps a modified radio ROM can allow us to increase the power when needed (hoping!), or then again perhaps the Samsung radio is already at full power and we cannot increase it anymore... Hopefully some enterprising hacker here on XDA can let us know
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What modem version do you have?
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Try switching to LE6 modem and report your findings.
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Thanks for the suggestion AndreiLux, I'll give that a go. p.s. Good to hear you're developing a kernel for the S3. Hope you get your phone real soon!
EDIT: Actually looks like I'm already running LE6 based on the last 3 digits of my baseband...
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What modem version do you have?
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My baseband is I9300TDULE6. What's yours?
Similar issue with S3 while S2, HOX and Desire operating ok at same location.
S3 was initially ok for a couple of days, or I didn't notice a problem. Installed CWM and Chainfire root and all was ok. Noticed snag about a day later. Thought I'd flash omega V3.0 but didn't realise it's actually the same radio at time (LEF). Nil difference dbm still 105-111.
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You must be almost dropping out at that level? Damn. Well as I've eluded to, I've seen it the same or better than the HOX in areas where there is strong signal, but worse when the signal is weaker. So maybe that says its not a problem with the antenna and something that can be fixed with some tweaking.
Hopefully we can somehow increase the power of the radio when the signal is weaker. It's a shame as I think this phone is pretty much perfect apart from that! Hopefully Sammy can fix it with an update or someone can hack the Radio...
Where can I grab different modems? Can I flash them through recovery or do I need a custom kernel with cwm installed?
My current phone signal is almost always dropping... I thought it was Vodafone, but this thread indicates it may be phone related!?
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Radio drop out
Ye I'd agree, other than this rather irritating snag the phone is good. I've just flashed I900XXLE8 out of idle curiousity to see if the radio improved. Regrettably still only -105dBm - 4asu, so it's still dropping out and I obviousley lost root.
Also I've now got 2 counts in download which is annoying.
Hopefully Chainfire don't take Sundays off, like some gods do, and sorts the counter. As you say if there's a radio genius out there who can improve on the stock that would also be awesome.
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Ye I'd agree, other than this rather irritating snag the phone is good. I've just flashed I900XXLE8 out of idle curiousity to see if the radio improved. Regrettably still only -105dBm - 4asu, so it's still dropping out and I obviousley lost root.
Also I've now got 2 counts in download which is annoying.
Hopefully Chainfire don't take Sundays off, like some gods do, and sorts the counter. As you say if there's a radio genius out there who can improve on the stock that would also be awesome.
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Check the dev thread, I think it's been released.
I found my default xxlef modem and dale8 modem where best and equal to each other in strength, others left me with no signal (not that I seem to get much anyway).
Visit to CPW tomorrow to see if I can go to O2!
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LE8 seems like the latest release, I'm going to try it out tonight and see what happens.
I'm just going by the date they've been released here, although not sure that's definitive enough. Logically I would have thought LEF would be the latest/newest.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
Radio drop out
Funny old thing, I tried them all last night..yawn. LE8 came out best and I've used it all day today. However at best -97/8 and at worst the no entry sign.
So it appears to be the best of the lot but the phone is of limited use.
I intend to return to stock, clear the counter and pay CPW a visit tomorrow.
I can see the same thing happening here as the HOX which came with a usless camera. Gave it to my son and then 1.28 was released and the issues were solved, would he give me the phone back..lol!
I'd willingly buy any Dev 2 beers for a radio that works properly!
I too have been having this issue but I think I have narrowed it down to the GSM/WCDMA Auto Mode because now as I have switched to GSM Only I am getting as good as -77 dBm 17 asu, but if I go back to auto mode then I drop down to -93 dBm 10 asu (in the same seat).
From what I can tell Orange provides good 3G signal in my area (my previous Galaxy Nexus was a testament to that as I never had an issue) so is it possible that the auto mode is rubbish or could it be a case that the radio isn't good at picking up a 3G signal? Either way untilnI hear more I will have to stick on GSM.
I have emailed Samsung so if I get anything useful back then I will post it up here.
Cannot post attachments yet (I think) and on iPad...
But getting -77 to -83 (18 to 15asu)
Mobile network type HSDPA:9 and HSPAP:15
Not sure where to find the Modem Info (guess it is Baseband: I9300XXLE8)?
I got an S3 a couple of weeks back.
I've noticed that the battery duration is subpar.
I haven't even rooted the device yet and it doesn't seem to be the same for everyone.
On the pic attached you can see that it has been a few hours since disconnected and it has already consumed almost half of the battery.
I wasn't doing much other than about 20 minutes of web surfing, 3 or 4 texts and about 15 of playing music for my car stereo through the aux. Other than that nothing, no pics, no calls, etc.
I'm on 3G (H,H+) all the time. Do you think that's the issue?
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I'm on 3G (H,H+) all the time.
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Depends. Please use the dialer code *#0011# (or *#*#0011#*#* on AOSP-based ROM's) and check if the RRC-state goes to "IDLE" when your phone has not transferred any data for some time and HSPA is active.
If not, your carrier probably does not disable Fast Dormancy or you have Fast Dormancy disabled for whatever reason.
Please, if rooted, let Better Battery Stats (free APK here in Xda) record the Wakelocks across several hours and make a screenshot of the Kernel wakelocks and Partial wakelocks.
All I can see from your current screenshot is that you're constantly discharging and probably are on an older firmware (Upgrade!) since it doesn't include the Fix for the cosmetic issue causing the Cell standby being battery drain Nr.1
Are you using Apps like Skype or Facebook? Both are known battery drainers.
Have you been in low-signal or no-signal areas?
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Depends. Please use the dialer code *#0011# (or *#*#0011#*#* on AOSP-based ROM's) and check if the RRC-state goes to "IDLE" when your phone has not transferred any data for some time and HSPA is active.
If not, your carrier probably does not disable Fast Dormancy or you have Fast Dormancy disabled for whatever reason.
Please, if rooted, let Better Battery Stats (free APK here in Xda) record the Wakelocks across several hours and make a screenshot of the Kernel wakelocks and Partial wakelocks.
All I can see from your current screenshot is that you're constantly discharging and probably are on an older firmware (Upgrade!) since it doesn't include the Fix for the cosmetic issue causing the Cell standby being battery drain Nr.1
Are you using Apps like Skype or Facebook? Both are known battery drainers.
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Thanks a lot for the reply.
I'm in Mexico and we haven't had the update released here. That's why I haven't upgraded yet.
I'd love to go to CM9 but as it stands I don't want to take risks with the modem, the scene is kind of young still.
I'm not using skype or facebook. I do have them installed but I don't have them running. I actually have sync for FB disable.
I'm very willing to uninstall both if you think it will help.
About RRC-State:
If I'm on wifi it says iddel.
The phone seems to go to HSPA only when downloading something and stays on 3G while idle. While on 3G RCC State reads "FACH".
How can I enable fast dormancy?
By the way, since 12 am today, I have downloaded less than 7MB of data from my mobile network. Anything else has been over wifi.
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Have you been in low-signal or no-signal areas?
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Not that I noticed. It seems to have good coverage around here. I'm in a 5 million people city and I normally move around a lot due to my work. Seems to be fine in that regard.
While on 3G RCC State reads "FACH".
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If it doesn't go down to IDLE then fd is confirmed off or not working. However not all providers support it so it's not that easy.
You can try this, but do a backup of the corresponding files first and of course replace wherever required the values with your provider's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27445663&postcount=1
I'm in Mexico and we haven't had the update released here. That's why I haven't upgraded yet.
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You don't have to wait, just flash any Rom of your liking, including e.g. Omega ROM. You can flash the CSC back.
I do have them installed but I don't have them running. I actually have sync for FB disable.
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Try uninstalling or freezing them. It might help. Trial & error
By the way, since 12 am today, I have downloaded less than 7MB of data from my mobile network. Anything else has been over wifi.
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The problem is, your phone keeps a full-fledged high-speed data connection open at all times since it or the network is unable to go to Fast Dormancy. Open 3G/HSPA connections drain the battery faster than you can look. Talk about carriers sucking you dry =)
I'm in a 5 million people city and I normally move around a lot due to my work.
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That causes some drain, but not to that extend
I'd love to go to CM9 but as it stands I don't want to take risks with the modem, the scene is kind of young still.
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The modem doesn't change when flashing CM9. You should flash the BFLB modem though since otherwise you get issues with voice calling.
Plus, you can always go back to stock by flashing your (or a close) firmware from samfirmware.com through Odin.
I highly recommend trying CM9 =)
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If it doesn't go down to IDLE then fd is confirmed off or not working. However not all providers support it so it's not that easy.
You can try this, but do a backup of the corresponding files first and of course replace wherever required the values with your provider's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27445663&postcount=1
You don't have to wait, just flash any Rom of your liking, including e.g. Omega ROM. You can flash the CSC back.
Try uninstalling or freezing them. It might help. Trial & error
The problem is, your phone keeps a full-fledged high-speed data connection open at all times since it or the network is unable to go to Fast Dormancy. Open 3G/HSPA connections drain the battery faster than you can look. Talk about carriers sucking you dry =)
That causes some drain, but not to that extend
The modem doesn't change when flashing CM9. You should flash the BFLB modem though since otherwise you get issues with voice calling.
Plus, you can always go back to stock by flashing your (or a close) firmware from samfirmware.com through Odin.
I highly recommend trying CM9 =)
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Thanks a lot for the help. I don't think I have the data required for doing that mod for fast dormancy. Most likely that is the culprit then...
I was waiting to root and such because of the flash counter but I guess there is no point in waiting. The phone like this actually doesn't do much for me. It's a pain to be concerned about enough power and I totally need to have the data on all the time (critical work emails). I always carry a backup iPhone 4 in case I have problems with my main android but I rather just use Android all the time (it rocks!).
I guess I'm down for CM9. Just one more question, my firmware doesn't appear as it is on samfirmware. How can I find out which one is closer to the one I got right now?
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Actually I found it. It wasn't there before but it is now. It might be newer to what I got right now.
I rooted my device and made a nandroid.
Just for research, instead of putting a new ROM I'll try to do a bbs log of my phone as it is to try to find out the reason for the drain although it might very well be the carrier config.
Hello, I have been thinking about how to automate the use of 2g and 3g. Now to switch from one to another must go to settings and change it manually etc etc, google dont allow to do direcly otherwise there is not widgets or anything
As you know, 3g is much faster but it takes a lot of baterry, while 2g is slow but it doesnt waste too much battery, so for example when I turn screen off I prefer to be connected in 2g, or for example when my battery is <20€, or whenever I want.
I found this app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530
But is only compatible with Cyanogen. I would want to get this working on our Roms or on our stock firms. There says there is a possibility but we would have to resign the rom or something, I dont understand very well what do they mean. I would try but is a risk because If goes wrong Im gonna lose everything and Im not very experimented with this, has anyone here tried this? Works on stock ICS with locked bootloader? How do we could do?
Thankss
Tasker.
juice defender
You cant do it with tasker
Juice defender as I know neither
sigh... the 3g/2g myth again, during STANDBY both use a STUNNING 0.4W...
The SXS uses less battery on 3G than in 2G :silly:
There is nothing you can't do with tasker!
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android doesnt allow programatically switching between 2g and 3g. Thats the reason why most of the switching apps just work as a shortcut to the settings page.
There are workarounds that are employed by juce defender and tasker and probably some other apps too but they only work on certain roms, usually AOSP or Cyanogen derivitives.
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sigh... the 3g/2g myth again, during STANDBY both use a STUNNING 0.4W...
The SXS uses less battery on 3G than in 2G :silly:
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Sorry, it might be a myth for you but practically, with the same use; my battery last about 24 hours with 3G always activated and about 3,5 days with 2G activated. It's a fact... But It might be linked to differences between 2G and 3G network cover and quality... I don't know.
Set your phone @ 3g only :angel:
but yes... it has most likely to do with 2g/3g switching
Yeah I know that android doesnt allow switching it automatically, I know there are methods that only work in Cyanogen, thats why I open this thread, lets see If we can find a solution for our stock firm Xperia S
As I said we have it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530 But I have not idea of how to proceed xD
This mod work on my Neo 2g/2g+3g/3g, but need some edits to work on XS...
Just side track, Nokia asha 300 uses 2g on standby, only when traffic exceed certain amount, it changes to 3g, and once you close the browser, it returns to 2g. Quite amazing though
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I think all Nokias did it since Symbian 6 or something.
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Sorry, it might be a myth for you but practically, with the same use; my battery last about 24 hours with 3G always activated and about 3,5 days with 2G activated. It's a fact... But It might be linked to differences between 2G and 3G network cover and quality... I don't know.
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If you are getting over 3 days then you must never ever turn the screen on or do anything with the phone.
anyone is interested about getting this feature? I have investigate about re-signing our firm to make it compatible with the Mod, but they talk about resigning .zip flasheable files while we use ftf files. Maybe there is no way to get this mod in our stock firms, or it could be only compatible with custom Roms which are installed through recovery with zips
any idea, any experimented user who wants to involve here?
um.....am i being slow? or does this option not already exist? wcdma preferred/gsm......that just swtches between the two depending on what's available?
Depending on your netwerk operator there shouldn't be a big difference in 2G vs 3G battery use. The XPERIA S supports fast dormancy, which will reduce power usage while connected to 3G. XDA-TV has an item about this subject.
Long story short, it isn't really necessary unless your operators coverage is bad. Then it would be smart to keeping on 2G.
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I couldnt find an app either. One simple work around though. After selecting GSM/WCDMA mode, press the home button. The rule is to keep the current settings page in background. Switch it as and when necessary. Simple, not a concrete one though!
According to Sony the standby battery life is nearly double when using 3G in standby so not sure why you'd want to do this.
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For example where I work is a poor coverage on 3G (it's inside a factory). When forced on 2G I have 1 and half day more battery. The problem appear because phone try to stay more on 3G, if the 3G is poor or zero than is switch on 2G (if exist). These switches drain the batt. So I force on 2G and when I need internet connection I set on 3G only and I activate data. For that reason a switch 2g/3g in toggle is very usefull (I have it on my Neo but I want on my new SXP too).
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I have a i717 Note rooted, unlocked and flashed to CM10. I have full bars and it says H+ and when I go open my browser it hangs. I used Speedtest and it gives me .5 Mbs/s . I have reflased to stock 4.04 and have downloaded every radio possible and I get same results. I have seen great results when it says H or H+ with low bars. Any help would be nice. If I cant find a soultion I'll sell it and go back to the mini S 4g lol
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Does it hang only with the stock browser? Have you tried FF, Chrome or Dolpin? Try to d/l 7/26 GApps through Goo and see if that moves along well.
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Does it hang only with the stock browser? Have you tried FF, Chrome or Dolpin? Try to d/l 7/26 GApps through Goo and see if that moves along well.
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I have installed Gapps, I will try FF or dolphin. Its the data in general just downloading FF right now took a few min (full bars H+)
All radio I have downloaded:
Att note ucla radio- factory i think
Blaze 4g lb7 - flashed, no signal
ics blaze
sgh-717 uclf6bs
tmo sgh t989 kid - flashed, no signal
tmo sgh t989 vkl1 - flashed, no signal
uvlg3
vk1 test
all flashing was done with TWRP 2.2.1.1
Here are my stats under signal etc..
Network: tmobile
Signal Strength: -75, 19asu
Mobile type: HSPA 10
Network State: connected
About phone
4.1.1
Band ver: t879uvlg3
Kernal: hotcakes
CM version: 10-20120927
Looks like the same setup I have. UVLG3 and CM10. Only difference is the kernel. mine is 3.0.43 Cyanogen.
Also maybe try the latest nightly?
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Looks like the same setup I have. UVLG3 and CM10. Only difference is the kernel. mine is 3.0.43 Cyanogen.
Also maybe try the latest nightly?
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I reflashed to stock, then re-rotted and just flashed icsblaze..seems better I have 3 bars of 4g and it tested at 1Mb/s its getting there ...Im still on the fence though
well that didnt work. Put back to factory ...going to sell ...anyone interested let me know. I do have it already posted in craigslist in the socal orange section. thanks everyone for the help
Well some success...I did one for the road. Reflashed to Saurom 7.0/7.1(Ginger Bread) and used the tmobile blaze and it actually works..here at work at my parents it hit 11Mb/s ! at my house though it cant get out of it own way. So 10 flashes and over 10 hours of fiddling...here ya go
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inconsistent speed
525iEnjoy said:
I have searched and read and searched some more, so I joined here to see if anyone has a form of an answer.
I have a i717 Note rooted, unlocked and flashed to CM10. I have full bars and it says H+ and when I go open my browser it hangs. I used Speedtest and it gives me .5 Mbs/s . I have reflased to stock 4.04 and have downloaded every radio possible and I get same results. I have seen great results when it says H or H+ with low bars. Any help would be nice. If I cant find a soultion I'll sell it and go back to the mini S 4g lol
Ugh i cant post my screenshots!!
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I just flashed liquid Rom with T-Mobile ICS blaze modem. gotta say the speed was kinda inconsistent. but after a day or 2 speed was decent. I got 13 down and 2 up last Friday.
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My latest speed test on my note running liquid Rom 1020 build with T-Mobile ICS blaze modem
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dispatch demyan
525iEnjoy said:
I have installed Gapps, I will try FF or dolphin. Its the data in general just downloading FF right now took a few min (full bars H+)
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You can use any ics/jb rom you like and use ics blaze modem.The tricky part is how to get consistent speed which I think I found it.After flash the rom and modem You need to reset your network,I used fresh network app from market(must be not in the same area/walk around)after that test the speed using speedtest app,when you acquire very fast speed stop there do not reset the network again or turn off your phone again.If you do that your phone will be slow again and you have to repeat the step again.I tried many rom(ICS/JB)the best modem I think is icsblaze modem,also trying all that #combination thing.The best solution for me is to walk around to get the best network first.I got about 7-10 mbps down and 1-1.7 up using that method