[Q] Can changing your CID effect your mobile network signal? - AT&T HTC One (M7)

Simple question can changing your CID effect you mobile signal? Also if im getting poor signal after flashing the GE 4.3 ROM could it be a radio issue? Like do i need to update the radio or will it not make a difference?
Also ever since flashing this ROM ive noticed poor reception. I have to note i do live in the UK.
Thanks

CoreSaturn said:
Simple question can changing your CID effect you mobile signal? Also if im getting poor signal after flashing the GE 4.3 ROM could it be a radio issue? Like do i need to update the radio or will it not make a difference?
Also ever since flashing this ROM ive noticed poor reception. I have to note i do live in the UK.
Thanks
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Compare using actual signal values. Some carriers misrepresent bars to make it look close to fill signal even if actual signal value may not be different.
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Are you actually having mobile connection issues when you use the mobile? I've read elsewhere that 4.3 seems to be more conservative with the displayed signal bars, without having negative effects the actual signal strength. So even though it might look worse visually, it actually isn't effecting mobile reception.
I believe the posted 4.3 GE RUU updates the radio to the latest, so you've got it if you've done the GE 4.3 'conversion'. Not sure about the other recovery based 4.3 ROM's though.
CoreSaturn said:
Simple question can changing your CID effect you mobile signal? Also if im getting poor signal after flashing the GE 4.3 ROM could it be a radio issue? Like do i need to update the radio or will it not make a difference?
Also ever since flashing this ROM ive noticed poor reception. I have to note i do live in the UK.
Thanks
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[Q] Orange UK 4.1.2 update?

Hi all,
Has anyone updated their Orange S3 to 4.1.2 through KIES? Does it include any bloatware or anything useful (unlikely).
Also, has anyone taken a dump of the FW?
Just wondering as I have not seen much coverage of this other than that it has been released, eventually.
Cheers
MS
I think most people on here will have flashed the unbranded firmware to be honest.
Could be wrong though....
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Probably...
You are probably right, I am running the latest and greatest stock release, but live in hope that Orange will include Signal Boost in an update, one day.
mikep99 said:
I think most people on here will have flashed the unbranded firmware to be honest.
Could be wrong though....
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
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I doubt EE will go to the trouble of a bespoke radio firmware for their network, the XXELLA modem is working fine for me on EE with 12Mbps speed recorded on occasion (why bother with 4G when H+ is delivering that?).
I'd suggest you try flashing a few of the 4.1.2 radio variants to see if your signal improves, but this may also decrease your battery life.
boomboomer said:
I doubt EE will go to the trouble of a bespoke radio firmware for their network, the XXELLA modem is working fine for me on EE with 12Mbps speed recorded on occasion (why bother with 4G when H+ is delivering that?).
I'd suggest you try flashing a few of the 4.1.2 radio variants to see if your signal improves, but this may also decrease your battery life.
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Orange Signal Boost is a UMA application for Orange -- it allows you to make/receive calls / SMS over wifi when you have no signal. It was in the GS2, but not in the GS3, unfortunately. I was really hoping it would come out as well as I have practically no signal where I live unless I am right next to a window.
arghness said:
Orange Signal Boost is a UMA application for Orange -- it allows you to make/receive calls / SMS over wifi when you have no signal. It was in the GS2, but not in the GS3, unfortunately. I was really hoping it would come out as well as I have practically no signal where I live unless I am right next to a window.
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Likewise, it is a shocking oversight that they have not brought this out for the S3. I have to stand in my kitchen if I want to use my phone! Sometimes that doesn't work either, so I have an excuse to go to the pub (I get signal there!).
Indeed
XXELLA does give good performance and I have tried modems galore, but when there are many houses between you and the base stations sometimes you just need some help!
On a slightly off topic note has anyone tried the BT Smartalk app? Although its just for outgoing calls its pretty handy for making calls against your BT allowance over WIFI.
If only we could have a seamless phone / wifi handover for calls.....I live in hope (and know that its been punted as a future before)
And I completely agree about the Signal Boost UMA side of things, its was super handy in my S2 when I occasionally ran a stock ROM or installed while rooted, plus I could make calls on the WIFI on the Underground in London, I do miss it!
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I doubt EE will go to the trouble of a bespoke radio firmware for their network, the XXELLA modem is working fine for me on EE with 12Mbps speed recorded on occasion (why bother with 4G when H+ is delivering that?).
I'd suggest you try flashing a few of the 4.1.2 radio variants to see if your signal improves, but this may also decrease your battery life.
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[Q] Rhodium 400 radio (sprint)

I have installed GBX0*+3.4.35 Full on my Rhodium 400 on the sprint network and it seems to be running well.
I notice that I only get 2 bars of reception max. I am running the stock radio (or was under windows mobile). Do I need to flash another radio to improve reception in android?
Thanks
jodap said:
I have installed GBX0*+3.4.35 Full on my Rhodium 400 on the sprint network and it seems to be running well.
I notice that I only get 2 bars of reception max. I am running the stock radio (or was under windows mobile). Do I need to flash another radio to improve reception in android?
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You don't need/have to, but some people find that running the slightly newer Verizon radio helps.
wizardknight said:
You don't need/have to, but some people find that running the slightly newer Verizon radio helps.
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i have the newer verizon radio and only get 2 bars as well
vzihome said:
i have the newer verizon radio and only get 2 bars as well
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You don't want to be looking at the bars, but rather the real signal strength. The bars are a very rough guide, and not consistent between roms or OSs

TrickDroid 5.3.0 fixes AT&T LTE signal/speed issues on International based ROM

Just a heads up for the unlucky AT&T HTC One owners that are in particular markets where their LTE speeds and signal are significantly degraded when using International based ROMs - I have verified that the problem has been fixed in the newly released TrickDroid 5.3.0. LTE speeds and signal strength now match the stock AT&T ROM. The signal strength was probably cosmetic, but data speeds are indeed much better.
good to know- i'll re-post this in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245952
might be of interest there..
henrybravo said:
Just a heads up for the AT&T HTC One owners that have noticed LTE speeds and signal are significantly degraded when using International based ROMs - I have verified that the problem has been fixed in the newly released TrickDroid 5.3.0. LTE speeds and signal strength now match the stock AT&T ROM.
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Never had a problem with speeds before the release and the "messed up" signal bars wasn't that big of a deal
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
CheesyNutz said:
Never had a problem with speeds before the release and the "messed up" signal bars wasn't that big of a deal
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
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Good for you. The LTE speed problems on previous International ROMs are well documented on this forum. If you're in a strong signal area, the speeds are fine. If you're in a weaker area, the LTE speeds in the stock ROM were much faster than the previous International ROMs.
edit: I see in your sig that you're a team Venom/TrickDroid beta tester.
Maybe this is a dumb question.
Unlock the bootloader.
Install CWM.
Flash Trickdroid.
Is that correct? Or is there anything else I need to do? I'm coming from Samsung, so I just want to be sure.
henrybravo said:
Good for you. The LTE speed problems on previous International ROMs are well documented on this forum. If you're in a strong signal area, the speeds are fine. If you're in a weaker area, the LTE speeds in the stock ROM were much faster than the previous International ROMs.
edit: I see in your sig that you're a team Venom/TrickDroid beta tester.
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There were no problems...
There was a visual display issue. My signal showed 1 or 3 bars. It was always green in my settings, it was never yellow, or absent. I also only had 3 bars when I got a 52mbs down and 28mbs up speedtest while in Austin.
Ya'all just don't know what a visual display issue is.
tehdef said:
There were no problems...
There was a visual display issue. My signal showed 1 or 3 bars. It was always green in my settings, it was never yellow, or absent. I also only had 3 bars when I got a 52mbs down and 28mbs up speedtest while in Austin.
Ya'all just don't know what a visual display issue is.
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I had always assumed the signal issue to be cosmetic, but how do you explain the lower data speeds?
Here are my previous comments on the matter I posted in another thread yesterday:
My LTE speeds are consistently lower on International ROMs versus the stock AT&T ROM. I've done quite a bit of testing at various times throughout the day to try to minimize the effects of varying network conditions and such (I've got 2 ROMs that I'll nandroid back and forth between). In areas of strong signal, the LTE speeds are the same between the AT&T and the various 1.29 International ROMs I've tried (ARHD and TrickDroid). However, at my home where I get just an "ok" signal, on the AT&T stock ROM the signal strength is usually 3 bars and my LTE speeds are 10-30 Mb/s. On International ROMs, the signal strength is 1-2 bars (usually 1) and my LTE speeds are almost always under 8 Mb/s. I realize that silly cosmetic signal "bars" are not as good as decibels when discussing signal strength, but using the app Network Signal Info, the signal strength just stays stuck at 85 dBm while connected via LTE, so I don't know what the real signal value is.
I thought there might be a difference in the RIL versions but the AT&T ROM and the International ROMs are all reporting "Qualcomm RIL 1.0" when queried with the getprop command. I checked the APN's and they are the same. I've tried the AT&T stock radio and the radio that came with 1.29.401.13 just for the heck of it and there was no change, then I saw that someone verified on this forum that the radio.img files in these 2 radios were the same and had the same CRC.
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I honestly never had any of these, and I've ran 7.0/7.2 of ARHD and I've seen just low bars. My battery was at 10% with 1d 23h time on it, and over 3 hours screen time. I was able to get fine data speeds at home, at work, and downtown Austin. I live on the fringes of austin, about 10-15 miles E of the city, and I work about 5 miles SE of downtown and had signals that were comparable to my One XL. Didn't notice anything switching to ARHD, tbh.
tehdef said:
I honestly never had any of these, and I've ran 7.0/7.2 of ARHD and I've seen just low bars. My battery was at 10% with 1d 23h time on it, and over 3 hours screen time. I was able to get fine data speeds at home, at work, and downtown Austin. I live on the fringes of austin, about 10-15 miles E of the city, and I work about 5 miles SE of downtown and had signals that were comparable to my One XL. Didn't notice anything switching to ARHD, tbh.
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One thing I learned from my HTC Inspire days that seems to have been forgotten around here is that all AT&T markets are not the same. Judging by a couple of posts in this thread, apparently Austin, Springfield and NYC don't have this problem, where as my market (Tulsa) did have the speed problem on International ROMs.
Back when I had my HTC Inspire, running International ROMs would cause my HSPA data speeds to be under 1 MB/s. A lot of other people thought I was crazy because they didn't have the same problem on their Inspires, but a few people did have the problem. After a long thread I created it was finally determined that the "wap.cingular" APN that came on all the international ROMs was the fault, but only in certain markets. In some markets like mine, you had to manually configure a "phone" APN to get full HSPA speeds.
The only reason I brought up the previous paragraph is because apparently a similar situation existed where there was some configuration setting in the HTC One International ROMs that was causing slowdowns in some markets, that apparently got fixed in the new TrickDroid. And history has repeated itself here today, where people come in here saying the problem didn't exist and "ya'all just don't know what a visual display issue is".
I've had no issues with data speeds here in NYC. I get the same speeds on an international ROM as I do on the AT&T ROM. I've been using the pta apn on both.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
graffixnyc said:
I've had no issues with data speeds here in NYC. I get the same speeds on an international ROM as I do on the AT&T ROM. I've been using the pta apn on both.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
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Noted. Unfortunately that wasn't true in the Tulsa market. Same thing happened on the HTC Inspire two years ago where some markets needed a fix. Unlike the Inspire however, the One fix doesn't seem to be APN related.
henrybravo said:
Just a heads up for the unlucky AT&T HTC One owners that are in particular markets where their LTE speeds and signal are significantly degraded when using International based ROMs - I have verified that the problem has been fixed in the newly released TrickDroid 5.3.0. LTE speeds and signal strength now match the stock AT&T ROM. The signal strength was probably cosmetic, but data speeds are indeed much better.
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Does torxx even claim to have done something to fix the speeds? If he said he did nothing, then I'm guessing it's just placebo.
Sent from my HTC One
I wondered why my signal was lower. Hopfully renovate rom does the fixes too.
I personally havent had speed issues w/ international roms,
however I do have some major status bar issues with the new version of trick droid.
fix-this! said:
I wondered why my signal was lower. Hopfully renovate rom does the fixes too.
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it wasnt lower it was just displaying wrong
CheesyNutz said:
it wasnt lower it was just displaying wrong
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Not even wrong! AT&T rom lies!
Just out of curiosity, seems there is a lot of problems with Aroma on this device. I know lots of Samsung ROM's used it, and lots didn't. Is there a reason most the ROM's use Aroma on this device? Or is it just a convenience thing?
Kurant1 said:
Just out of curiosity, seems there is a lot of problems with Aroma on this device. I know lots of Samsung ROM's used it, and lots didn't. Is there a reason most the ROM's use Aroma on this device? Or is it just a convenience thing?
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Supposedly the troubles with Aroma are common on phones with 1080 displays. Even though the international HTC One has been out for 2 months (and other 1080 phones even longer), the problem hasn't been fixed yet because the main developer of Aroma doesn't have a 1080 phone to troubleshoot and fix the problem. I imagine that the developers are reluctant to go back to the old method since Aroma makes customization of the installation very easy for end users.
henrybravo said:
Supposedly the troubles with Aroma are common on phones with 1080 displays. Even though the international HTC One has been out for 2 months (and other 1080 phones even longer), the problem hasn't been fixed yet because the main developer of Aroma doesn't have a 1080 phone to troubleshoot and fix the problem. I imagine that the developers are reluctant to go back to the old method since Aroma makes customization of the installation very easy for end users.
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Did it work for you the first time? Or?
Kurant1 said:
Did it work for you the first time? Or?
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Nope, during my very first ROM flash, Aroma locked up immediately when I hit the first onscreen button. I thought maybe I had a corrupt zip file, but after verifying MD5 then I started checking around and noticed that almost everyone was having Aroma issues. I was surprised because I had been flashing Aroma ROMs for a year on my Galaxy phones with no problems, and then I read about the 1080 problem. If the issue really is related to the 1080 resolution, then chances are the S4 folks will be having problems as well. I've tried all the suggested workarounds with inconsistent results. It really comes down to just retrying the ROM installation over and over again until it gets through to the end of the installation without locking up.

[Q] New to the note - help with T-Mobile

Hi everyone,
I'm new to the Note, but definitely not new to Android or XDA.
I've got the phone "unlocked" via the radio trick here: http://str8pt.blogspot.com/2013/06/unlock-simfree-method-for-galaxy-note.html
I've rooted it, and have tried a few different ROMs with different radios.
The Blaze radio (and others) I mention are from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679722
I am in Melbourne, FL in case location makes any difference.
Here's what I am seeing:
CyanogenMOD 10.1.3 - using Blaze ICS radio I am getting only EDGE speeds. Using "Official TMO ICS Radio" (I'm guessing it's the one from the TMO Note?) , I get NO connectivity.
Stock 4.1.2 - using Blaze ICS radio I am getting 4G, however the signal meter is totally empty as if there's just enough signal to register connectivity but not enough to register a single bar. Download speeds are abysmal in comparison to other TMO phones I've used here - I am seeing downloads at around 1.5MB - other phones are 6, 7, even 8 MB.
My question are as follows:
Using CyanogenMod, should I be using the i717 version? Or the TMO Note version? Is there anything I can do with ANY particular radio to get better than EDGE?
Using the Stock ROM (or a variant), is there are a way to get the signal cluster to function properly? Any way to get better download speeds?
I read that the TMO 4.0.4 stock ROM image can be installed via ODIN and apparently it works correctly (if I am reading correctly) - would the TMO 4.1.2 stock ROM image be installed via ODIN and work as well? (If I can even find a full download of it?)
Should I expect to have to re-flash the radio each time with each ROM? From what I've seen, if I don't, I lose any ability to get 4G until I flash it again. I'd be stuck on EDGE.
Thanks so much guys! I've searched and read till my eyes are crossing and not finding the answers I need. I hope that with the experience that can be found in this forum maybe I can get where I need to be!
Thanks again!
JWhipple said:
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the Note, but definitely not new to Android or XDA.
I've got the phone "unlocked" via the radio trick here: http://str8pt.blogspot.com/2013/06/unlock-simfree-method-for-galaxy-note.html
I've rooted it, and have tried a few different ROMs with different radios.
The Blaze radio (and others) I mention are from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679722
I am in Melbourne, FL in case location makes any difference.
Here's what I am seeing:
CyanogenMOD 10.1.3 - using Blaze ICS radio I am getting only EDGE speeds. Using "Official TMO ICS Radio" (I'm guessing it's the one from the TMO Note?) , I get NO connectivity.
Stock 4.1.2 - using Blaze ICS radio I am getting 4G, however the signal meter is totally empty as if there's just enough signal to register connectivity but not enough to register a single bar. Download speeds are abysmal in comparison to other TMO phones I've used here - I am seeing downloads at around 1.5MB - other phones are 6, 7, even 8 MB.
My question are as follows:
Using CyanogenMod, should I be using the i717 version? Or the TMO Note version? Is there anything I can do with ANY particular radio to get better than EDGE?
Using the Stock ROM (or a variant), is there are a way to get the signal cluster to function properly? Any way to get better download speeds?
I read that the TMO 4.0.4 stock ROM image can be installed via ODIN and apparently it works correctly (if I am reading correctly) - would the TMO 4.1.2 stock ROM image be installed via ODIN and work as well? (If I can even find a full download of it?)
Should I expect to have to re-flash the radio each time with each ROM? From what I've seen, if I don't, I lose any ability to get 4G until I flash it again. I'd be stuck on EDGE.
Thanks so much guys! I've searched and read till my eyes are crossing and not finding the answers I need. I hope that with the experience that can be found in this forum maybe I can get where I need to be!
Thanks again!
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I recently obtained an I717 too, unlocked it, and got it functioning with my tmobile prepaid plan. I'm still on gingerbread rom and using KID radio with decent success. just 4G , using WCDMA band 1700 (*#2263#). I get consistent decent speeds but not LTE.
The hands down best modem to use is UCMB4 - Google it. But it can cause problems with some jelly bean ROMs.
If you want jb more than anything, play with modems. If you want speed AND stability, go jellybean sandwich or black star X with the aforementioned modem.
If you want WiFi calling download skeleton key.
Ucmb4 with any of those three and the proper APN will get you LTE as fast as it's offered in your area
Anthony820 said:
The hands down best modem to use is UCMB4 - Google it. But it can cause problems with some jelly bean ROMs.
If you want jb more than anything, play with modems. If you want speed AND stability, go jellybean sandwich or black star X with the aforementioned modem.
If you want WiFi calling download skeleton key.
Ucmb4 with any of those three and the proper APN will get you LTE as fast as it's offered in your area
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Hi Anthony820,
I'm currently running your Skeleton Key ROM - not bad at all! But definitely want to try to get CyanogenMod or PACman JB running.
I'll give the UCMB4 radio a shot this evening !
When I had service with TMO (via Straight Talk) I had the best luck with UVLG3.
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When I had service with TMO (via Straight Talk) I had the best luck with UVLG3.
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Using which ROM?
I've got CM 10.1.3 for i717 installed right now, going through and testing each and will post results.
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Using which ROM?
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At the time I was running CM 10.1 nightlies.
Uvlg3, if I recall, will get you good down speed, but mediocre up. Otherwise, it's a solid choice and may be more cooperative with jb builds.
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Uvlg3, if I recall, will get you good down speed, but mediocre up. Otherwise, it's a solid choice and may be more cooperative with jb builds.
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Looks like you're right - here's just 4 radios that I just tested:
UCMB4 - EDGE only
UVLG3 - 3G/DC(WTF??)/H+ 6.01Mbps up/1.07 Mbps down
UVLE1 - Phone freezes, locks on black screen, had to pull battery
ICSBLAZE - 3G/DC/H+ Network communication issues message when running speedtest.
By the way, what the heck is "DC" on the network indicator where 3G or H/H+ normally is? I've never seen that before!
JWhipple said:
Looks like you're right - here's just 4 radios that I just tested:
UCMB4 - EDGE only
UVLG3 - 3G/DC(WTF??)/H+ 6.01Mbps up/1.07 Mbps down
UVLE1 - Phone freezes, locks on black screen, had to pull battery
ICSBLAZE - 3G/DC/H+ Network communication issues message when running speedtest.
By the way, what the heck is "DC" on the network indicator where 3G or H/H+ normally is? I've never seen that before!
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I believe It stands for dual channel.
By the way, just checked and CM's WiFi tethering is working as well - nice!
Not sure what I did differently this time but this evening the signal indicator is showing real signal strength, equivalent to what I was seeing on another phone on CM.
JWhipple said:
By the way, just checked and CM's WiFi tethering is working as well - nice!
Not sure what I did differently this time but this evening the signal indicator is showing real signal strength, equivalent to what I was seeing on another phone on CM.
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Good to hear. I believe not seeing any signal strength is a known issue specifically with the Blaze modem.
Make sure you're changing your APN from epc.* to fast.t-mobile.com
Sent from my SM-N900T using xda app-developers app
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Make sure you're changing your APN from epc.* to fast.t-mobile.com
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I'm guessing that would get me LTE if it's available in my area?
I just switched over to it and only got EDGE...
JWhipple said:
I'm guessing that would get me LTE if it's available in my area?
I just switched over to it and only got EDGE...
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If you're on a modem that'll work with LTE, yep. Otherwise HSPA or Edge.
Make sure, I forget and my Note no longer has service, that the top option is set under Network Type or whatever it is. Network Mode? I don't know, you'll figure it out. The thing that lets you pick between GSM, WCDMA etc..etc..
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If you're on a modem that'll work with LTE, yep. Otherwise HSPA or Edge.
Make sure, I forget and my Note no longer has service, that the top option is set under Network Type or whatever it is. Network Mode? I don't know, you'll figure it out. The thing that lets you pick between GSM, WCDMA etc..etc..
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Ok, I got it figured out. I am on the FAST APN and set to WCDMA/LTE . I'm on 3G/H+ here in the house now - will see how it goes when I head out tomorrow.
Either way, I think it's time to make a backup - it's running marvelously and doing everything I would expect it to!
NOTE: Newest PAC ROM (4.3) running smoothly with UVLG3 modem on T-Mobile without issue
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Scratch that - it worked great until I did the first reboot - then it wouldn't boot up again, even with a battery pull.
JWhipple said:
Ok, I got it figured out. I am on the FAST APN and set to WCDMA/LTE . I'm on 3G/H+ here in the house now - will see how it goes when I head out tomorrow.
Either way, I think it's time to make a backup - it's running marvelously and doing everything I would expect it to!
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I went ahead and flashed UCMB4 and was showing 4g lte after reboot. my phone info setting says WCDMA preferred (it shows no LTE option at all ) and the *#2263# menu setting says "automatic". on the fast.t-mobile.com apn
I use UCMD3 and get LTE almost everywhere. Hellybean is a pretty good ROM, try it out!

Signal Strength on LiquidSmooth

Hello,
I have a question about the signal strength on my DNA. I just installed [ROM][4.4.4][OFFICIAL] LiquidSmooth and I only get 2 bars in areas I was getting 4 bars before with VenomDNA.
Do these roms somehow mess with the radio firmware or drivers or whatever allows the radio to function? If not, should I be updating those manually?
There is a possibiility that 2 bars on LiquidSmooth is equivalent to 4 bars on Venom but I doubt that the different thresholds are that far apart. On LiquidSmooth i generally read between -105 and -95 (I assume the units are dBm).
Essentially I have a DNA that I moonshined to s-off and then installed TWRP and then flashed various roms. I have not done a factory OTA update in over a year so maybe I'm missing something?
Edit: I just realized that LiquidSmooth has 3 colors for the signal bar (white, grey and black) and Ive been getting 2 white and 2 grey (filling up all 4 bars). Not sure what this means.
-Calvin
Sense-based ROMs tend to "pad" the signal strength, and CM-based ROMs are conservative on signal strength that shows in the status bar.
The best indicator is looking at About Phone. I don't believe sense and cm ROMs change the radio, so what you're seeing is how they report the signal strength.
orangechoochoo said:
Sense-based ROMs tend to "pad" the signal strength, and CM-based ROMs are conservative on signal strength that shows in the status bar.
The best indicator is looking at About Phone. I don't believe sense and cm ROMs change the radio, so what you're seeing is how they report the signal strength.
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Yup! Thanks! As i was using it I noticed some locations enabled me to get 4 full White bars which means its a legit signal to bar mapping thing rather than my hardware being unsupported fully.
This question was on my mind the other day. I traveled to an area that has really poor Verizon coverage. My DNA (Liquid latest) had no signal (nothing) for most of the time. My fiance has a Moto X (stock) and was almost always getting 3G, sometimes 4G (albite a little slow, for sure). I have the latest radios for the DNA, but is there anything I can do to improve the radios?
Fightermelee said:
This question was on my mind the other day. I traveled to an area that has really poor Verizon coverage. My DNA (Liquid latest) had no signal (nothing) for most of the time. My fiance has a Moto X (stock) and was almost always getting 3G, sometimes 4G (albite a little slow, for sure). I have the latest radios for the DNA, but is there anything I can do to improve the radios?
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She has a different baseband radio for her phone. It will vary. Just because its the latest radio doesn't always mean the best reception. You can try different radios to see what gets you the best reception.
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LG Optimus G
This one drives me nuts too.. Cyanogenmod needs to put 5signal bars in,, I'd enjoy to see a glimmer of connection at times
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I noticed the same thing between ViperDNA and Liquid smooth. I just updated my radios last week and haven't noticed a difference. As was mentioned, I guess new radios doesn't directly translate to better reception. bummer.
I have been having issues with my DNA keeping signal at all recently though. I've seen it mentioned in the developer thread, so i don't believe it is related to the new radios.
I've been having problems with the radio cutting out sometimes when I'm on the move, then I have to toggle the radio on and off to get data again. Only happens like once every few weeks though.
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jamiethemorris said:
I've been having problems with the radio cutting out sometimes when I'm on the move, then I have to toggle the radio on and off to get data again. Only happens like once every few weeks though.
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I have had the best results with radio 2.04
here are the directions to change the radio version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612740

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