[Q] AOSP and TW signal strengh - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Can someone explain to me why on TW roms you have a better signal strength than when on AOSP. I am not sure if its just my phone or what. Example on TW rom it goes between 3 bars on 3G and 1 on 4G ( not completely 4G in my area yet). But on AOSP I have no bars on either , and I end up missing calls . Is it something I can do or am I just out of luck

ieisha said:
Can someone explain to me why on TW roms you have a better signal strength than when on AOSP. I am not sure if its just my phone or what. Example on TW rom it goes between 3 bars on 3G and 1 on 4G ( not completely 4G in my area yet). But on AOSP I have no bars on either , and I end up missing calls . Is it something I can do or am I just out of luck
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This has been discussed on end in many threads including some started in this section. Long story short - RIL.

akellar said:
This has been discussed on end in many threads including some started in this section. Long story short - RIL.
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Sorry when I started the thread it didn't come up in the options that this was already being discussed. And sorry for being dumb , but does this mean there is nothing I can do to resolve the problem but continue to use TW?

ieisha said:
Sorry when I started the thread it didn't come up in the options that this was already being discussed. And sorry for being dumb , but does this mean there is nothing I can do to resolve the problem but continue to use TW?
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RIL=Radio Interface Layer IIRC and unless you learn to code better than those creating the roms, there is nothing you can really do.

Lol. Thanks for summing that up for me appreciate it
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okay this is seriously getting annoying

im losing service all the time
when my phone is sitting there it says 1 bar and 3G
but when i try to use anything that uses internet its cuts off and loses service,
then goes back and says 3bars and using 1x, which works.
So basically it wont connect to 3G and says it only has 1 bar when my sisters works n 3G and says she has 3bars. and when i tether its extra slow since its running off 1x, and it loses service randomly while surfing internet, or texting, or when making a call. but when im on the phone the service never cuts out and shows 3bars
any ideas?
ps happends with EVERY rom
update prl?
Every ROM at any location?
Perhaps posting in General will get you more answers.
n1ghtwish said:
update prl?
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did and seems to have had no effect
Every ROM at any location?
Perhaps posting in General will get you more answers.
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and yes, and prehaps
I've had thus problem on occasion also. A ton with cyanogen rom. Seems better on ic3. And also since I used a newer radio. It does still happen though. Kills battery quick when it does.
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sawah said:
I've had thus problem on occasion also. A ton with cyanogen rom. Seems better on ic3. And also since I used a newer radio. It does still happen though. Kills battery quick when it does.
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you think it might be because of newer radio?
theboo7 said:
you think it might be because of newer radio?
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The radios are a bit of a finnicky thing. Some people love the newest and some love the original.
Location is the most important factor when dealing with reception. You can try all the different radios and see which works best for you. There are threads on these forums with all the different radios attached.
*FYI - Be very careful when flashing radios as you could brick your phone if done improperly.
g00gl3 said:
The radios are a bit of a finnicky thing. Some people love the newest and some love the original.
Location is the most important factor when dealing with reception. You can try all the different radios and see which works best for you. There are threads on these forums with all the different radios attached.
*FYI - Be very careful when flashing radios as you could brick your phone if done improperly.
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well i have the 2.42.blah blah blahh
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well i have the 2.42.blah blah blahh
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That is the latest radio, but as I said before some people swear that the older ones work better for them. It doesn't hurt to try others and see if anything improves for you. Here is a link to the radio thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650121
If you're not getting good signal reception it could be your rom like someone mentioned. Some roms have signal bugs ive heard. Do you normally get reception and good signal strength when this happens? I see you updated your prl, but one thing that worked better for me was flashing the verizon/alltel hybrid prl. Gives me a much better signal, but some people have reported opposite effects. Cant search too well with tapatalk so I cant give you the link but its on here somewhere.
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Moving this to Droid Eris General Forum - this is not a Development matter
Mike
MJL99 said:
If you're not getting good signal reception it could be your rom like someone mentioned. Some roms have signal bugs ive heard. Do you normally get reception and good signal strength when this happens? I see you updated your prl, but one thing that worked better for me was flashing the verizon/alltel hybrid prl. Gives me a much better signal, but some people have reported opposite effects. Cant search too well with tapatalk so I cant give you the link but its on here somewhere.
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Yeah before i started flashing roms it was okay, I USE TO GET SURPRINGLY GOOD SERVICE AND I REMEBER SEEING THE HYBRID BUT im in the south and i thought that was for the middle?

[Q] 4G

I don't know if its just me but I no longer have 4G on my TB. I've been using the 704 Radio for a long time and never had issues with 4G. All of a sudden today, no matter what rom I load, I have no 4G. I did call Verizon today for some personal info and there was a recording regarding issues with devices but I forgot to get more info on it. I know I have 4G coverage in my area so idk what's going on..Can anyone Chime in and lmk what they're experiencing..Thanks
i havent had any issues with mine today, have you tried to flash a different radio? or perhaps you should try the ##778# method to turn off 4g and switch the cdma only and then revert back
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Aside from the typical cliche of reminding you to put your flame suit on, has one considered that it may be location related and had you checked a local Verizon store to determine if their 4G units are experiencing like problems?
The key to basic troubleshooting is to rediscover the basic fundamentals of the obvious solutions, available to you, prior to stepping to the in-depth possibilities that may exist otherwise. - shawnathan9
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NyPlaya513 said:
i havent had any issues with mine today, have you tried to flash a different radio? or perhaps you should try the ##778# method to turn off 4g and switch the cdma only and then revert back
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First off, Thanks for the quick tip with the ## thing..Didn't know about that..Secondly, I will try another radio, I think the Liquid rom does use the official MR2 radio..I'll try that and see..Thanks
04CiviCon20s said:
First off, Thanks for the quick tip with the ## thing..Didn't know about that..Secondly, I will try another radio, I think the Liquid rom does use the official MR2 radio..I'll try that and see..Thanks
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Just a heads-up...radios are not included in roms. Rom threads simply state which radios they work with but it seems users think that means those roms are including the radio which is incorrect. You will need to flash a radio in bootloader (not recovery) if you want to try a different one.
Absolute_Zero said:
Just a heads-up...radios are not included in roms. Rom threads simply state which radios they work with but it seems users think that means those roms are including the radio which is incorrect. You will need to flash a radio in bootloader (not recovery) if you want to try a different one.
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I've loaded dozens of roms and understand that Radios do not come with any rom. I also know how to flash radios as well. Thanks for your input anyways.
04CiviCon20s said:
I've loaded dozens of roms and understand that Radios do not come with any rom. I also know how to flash radios as well. Thanks for your input anyways.
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I didn't mean to offend you or anything. Just a common mistake and something in the last comment made it sound like you thought they were in roms so I wanted to mention it. I suppose I read too much into it.
Try enabling Wifi for a while....then turning it off.
Every once in a while when I flash a new ROM (seems to happen more on AOSP based) it starts off in 1x, then LTE...then 3G.
Sometimes you just gotta let it settle... But I've found using WiFi, then turning it off and using the LTE on/off app (it's the same as the ##, just quicker) you can get LTE working.
Finicky....but it works...
04CiviCon20s said:
I don't know if its just me but I no longer have 4G on my TB. I've been using the 704 Radio for a long time and never had issues with 4G. All of a sudden today, no matter what rom I load, I have no 4G. I did call Verizon today for some personal info and there was a recording regarding issues with devices but I forgot to get more info on it. I know I have 4G coverage in my area so idk what's going on..Can anyone Chime in and lmk what they're experiencing..Thanks
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Go back to MR2.5 704 is great in the cities, but it tightens up tolerances too much for other areas. Another issue with MR3 aka 704 is that 3G data is wicked touchy when your dealing with 96dbm and higher. MR2.5 was a release and I have good reason to believe the next radio release be it official/final or leaked will be more loose like 2.5
Again everyone's experience will very, speaking of averages here. Also
Thanks for all the feedback guys..Tried all the tricks but no go..I got 4G away from my home near work but I get here at home, No 4G. I called VZW and they verified I should have 4G in my area. I didn't wanna troubleshoot the TB w/tech support cuz it's rooted and the info they may ask for, will not be what they're expecting since am running custom rooted rom..ready5, I just loaded the 2.5 radio and No 4G still..IDK what's really going on?
approx how long ago was the last time you had 4G at your home? Did you change anything since then can can perhaps revert back to a previous backup. and just to confirm, on a fresh reboot you see absolutely no 4G at all from home
NY, I believe I had 4G w/CM7 and kobes rom..Am going to attempt to restore one of y backups and see..I have no clue what went south here..When I get to work, I do have 4G but again, my home area, no 4G and Am told by Verizon, Am supposed to have 4G. I just loaded UBER bamf and no 4G either. I located this confusing Thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128) and tried the GB d/lds and still no 4G
04CiviCon20s said:
NY, I believe I had 4G w/CM7 and kobes rom..Am going to attempt to restore one of y backups and see..I have no clue what went south here..When I get to work, I do have 4G but again, my home area, no 4G and Am told by Verizon, Am supposed to have 4G. I just loaded UBER bamf and no 4G either. I located this confusing Thread(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128) and tried the GB d/lds and still no 4G
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just for testing purposes since I did have random radio issues in the past, try using the radio's from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048128
then give synergy rom a shot http://androidfilehost.com/XxXViRuS...rgy-thunderbolt-r181-signed-081611_152812.zip
here is the md5 to check it too : http://androidfilehost.com/XxXViRuS...thunderbolt-r181-signed-081611_152812.zip.md5

[Q] Why do AOSP roms have less signal?

I've noticed when going from TW roms to AOSP roms that the service signal is dramatically lower. I can be running a TW based rom and have 4 bars of signal but then when I switch to an AOSP rom the signal indicator is at like 1 bar.
Why is that?
Any explanations are greatly appreciated. :good:
molivarez3 said:
I've noticed when going from TW roms to AOSP roms that the service signal is dramatically lower. I can be running a TW based rom and have 4 bars of signal but then when I switch to an AOSP rom the signal indicator is at like 1 bar.
Why is that?
Any explanations are greatly appreciated. :good:
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It's not less signal per-say but it's the way it's reported. Aosp reports it correctly where as tw it's exaggerated
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BennyJr said:
It's not less signal per-say but it's the way it's reported. Aosp reports it correctly where as tw it's exaggerated
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Oh really. So if I go into settings and check the status where it displays signal strength would it be similar there? Or does that differentiate between the two types as well versus the visual signal strength in the status bar?
I appreciate the response.
BennyJr said:
It's not less signal per-say but it's the way it's reported. Aosp reports it correctly where as tw it's exaggerated
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I highly disagree with you. I can't stream any videos with AOSP without videos freezing and needing extra time to buffer. Touch wiz does in fact have a better signal because I've flashed back and forth enough to make that confirmation.
And that's in the same spot. Aosp in fact does not have better signal.
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Go into settings and look at the reported dBm for the signal strength and see what it is, then compare it to the reading in the same location on TouchWiz. You would need to do this as close to the same time as possible to limit as much variability in the signal as possible. You can't trust the signal bars, they could be set to show you full service when you have none if one really wanted to.
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Go into settings and look at the reported dBm for the signal strength and see what it is, then compare it to the reading in the same location on TouchWiz. You would need to do this as close to the same time as possible to limit as much variability in the signal as possible. You can't trust the signal bars, they could be set to show you full service when you have none if one really wanted to.
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I actually disproved my initial issue with this now.
I have been running Jelly Beans BLD 12. The signal strength was -98 to -100 dbm 40 ASU LTE:14
I just flashed the new release of Liquid Smooth V2.1.. The signal strength is -99 dbm 40 ASU LTE
This is the first time i've flashed between the 2 types TW and AOSP and have had the signal strength both in the settings status and displayed on the status bar.
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I highly disagree with you. I can't stream any videos with AOSP without videos freezing and needing extra time to buffer. Touch wiz does in fact have a better signal because I've flashed back and forth enough to make that confirmation.
And that's in the same spot. Aosp in fact does not have better signal.
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How can that happen when the radio's are the same? All your flashing is a rom, and a rom CAN NOT change your signal strength.
BennyJr said:
How can that happen when the radio's are the same? All your flashing is a rom, and a rom CAN NOT change your signal strength.
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You may get a slightly different signal strength, but it wouldn't be significant, only a few dBm. The RIL related java items are different between TW and AOSP, and there may be a slightly different modem driver in AOSP based ROMs as well, both of which could slightly affect signal, but again, nothing significant. I'd guess you'd have a 5 dBm change at most, which isn't something you could really even say is ROM related, as signal could vary that much just moving your phone 5 feet.
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You may get a slightly different signal strength, but it wouldn't be significant, only a few dBm. The RIL related java items are different between TW and AOSP, and there may be a slightly different modem driver in AOSP based ROMs as well, both of which could slightly affect signal, but again, nothing significant. I'd guess you'd have a 5 dBm change at most, which isn't something you could really even say is ROM related, as signal could vary that much just moving your phone 5 feet.
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I have the same exact issue. This is not a reporting issue. Where there is low signal on TW, there is NO signal on AOSP. In regular or great signal areas on TW, there is acceptable or great reception on AOSP.
amoblox said:
I have the same exact issue. This is not a reporting issue. Where there is low signal on TW, there is NO signal on AOSP. In regular or great signal areas on TW, there is acceptable or great reception on AOSP.
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One acronym is all I need. RIL
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amoblox said:
I have the same exact issue. This is not a reporting issue. Where there is low signal on TW, there is NO signal on AOSP. In regular or great signal areas on TW, there is acceptable or great reception on AOSP.
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I must agree with you, before the sbrissen started trying to fix the RIL it was better but not by much. I am missing calls and texts left and right, to the point I am going to have to go back to TW.
I can't wait until everything gets worked out with the RIL though. I would rather run AOSP with the PA mods built in instead of them being hacked into a TW rom, its just better all around and much easier to deal with. This phone doesn't look right running in phone mode, it needs to run in phablet at least to look good!
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I must agree with you, before the sbrissen started trying to fix the RIL it was better but not by much. I am missing calls and texts left and right, to the point I am going to have to go back to TW.
I can't wait until everything gets worked out with the RIL though. I would rather run AOSP with the PA mods built in instead of them being hacked into a TW rom, its just better all around and much easier to deal with. This phone doesn't look right running in phone mode, it needs to run in phablet at least to look good!
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you think phablet looks bad on moon?
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shangrila500 said:
I must agree with you, before the sbrissen started trying to fix the RIL it was better but not by much. I am missing calls and texts left and right, to the point I am going to have to go back to TW.
I can't wait until everything gets worked out with the RIL though. I would rather run AOSP with the PA mods built in instead of them being hacked into a TW rom, its just better all around and much easier to deal with. This phone doesn't look right running in phone mode, it needs to run in phablet at least to look good!
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i dont understand what RIL is. But i do use my phone a lot, at home and work. I notice signal strength weakened with AOSP roms not doubt about it. I don't even need to flash back and forth to notice or check the dbm or whatever. Spots that are usually weak inside buildings i wont have any at all. It cuts out often. like no signal at all. its unfortunate because i was starting to like stock android. You'd think there be a port from the google edition S4
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you think phablet looks bad on moon?
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No, I'm saying the way to change everything up on Moon is no where near as simple, integrated, or nice as ROMs with the PA settings.
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[Q] Can I change modem im my AT&T Note?

HI everyone... I have a question:
I have an at&t sgh i717 with a virgin sim (Im outside of the us), and I need to choose a new modem (I think) because currently I have this t989 uvle1 for tmobile that I had to use to unlock my phone. I'm getting three bars in the signal so my question is or are: do I really need to change the modem? Does the signal have to show more bars so that one can be sure that the modem fits the phone? And, a modem has to be chosen depending on your phone and on your location (since I'm in southamerica)? does having a 2.6.3 kernel affect any of this, should I upgrade it?
I hope I'm not asking too much, sorry,
thanks
Wrong forum, belongs here. I've asked mods to move your post, sit tight.
Edit - You mean i777, right ? (I717 is the AT&T Note).
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Wrong forum, belongs here. I've asked mods to move your thread, sit tight.
Edit - You mean i777, right ? (I717 is the AT&T Note).
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Oops sorry, it's i717 AT&T note, so It must be either deleted or moved, I thought I could post my question here, sorry again
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malybru said:
Hi,
Just open a thread HERE
PM me ,and I will delete these posts.
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errr... oops, sorry mate, moved posts literally 20 secs after you posted this
Thanks for placing this in the proper section
Since you have an i717, normally you would probably want to flash back to an AT&T based modem. However, since you're probably not on AT&T's network, your best bet is to try several modems and see which one works best with the provider in your area. My recommendation is to at least base your tests on signal strength and speed tests.
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Since you have an i717, normally you would probably want to flash back to an AT&T based modem. However, since you're probably not on AT&T's network, your best bet is to try several modems and see which one works best with the provider in your area. My recommendation is to at least base your tests on signal strength and speed tests.
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OK, I'm going to try several because just yesterday I found out that my gps didn't work and I think that's related to not having a suitable modem.
Additionally, I performed a speed test and whereas I get 12 mbps for download in my laptop I got 10 mbps in my phone, not much of a deal though.
Regarding signal, I get from three to four bars which isn't that bad and I've made a couple of calls and everything seems to be fine.
Since the gps thing is a real setback I'll flash another modem but I'm also thinking on upgrading to ics because right know I'm on gingerbread 2.3.6 with 2.6.3 kernel so I wanted to know if It's better to flash the modem before or after upgrading.
Thank you for your answers
You will probably have better luck if you upgrade to an ICS or jelly bean based rom.
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The gps not working isn't always antenna issues. You can try to update the gps data file. Go to the market and get a gps fix app. You're looking for an app that will replace your gps configuration file with an updated file.
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The gps not working isn't always antenna issues. You can try to update the gps data file. Go to the market and get a gps fix app. You're looking for an app that will replace your gps configuration file with an updated file.
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Thanks, good to know that.. it's just that when I received the phone it was working and based on that and some comments on internet I attributed this error to the switch in modem/baseband/radio...
Anyways, I'm installing a rooted ics rom and I'll come back to comment, hopefully positive things

AOSP signal vs TW

Today I moved over to a 4.4aosp rom, and I noticed that the phone switches to 3g a lot, and always when I put it in my pocket. Never had this on TW. Is this common with aosp?
me too
ncwildcat said:
Today I moved over to a 4.4aosp rom, and I noticed that the phone switches to 3g a lot, and always when I put it in my pocket. Never had this on TW. Is this common with aosp?
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I'm having the same issue. But it's just strictly 3g. I'm on pacrom 4.4.2 nightly 4/21 release. Have tried at least 7 different versions of pacrom. Any fix or somewhere anybody can guide me would be great! Thanks!
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Today I moved over to a 4.4aosp rom, and I noticed that the phone switches to 3g a lot, and always when I put it in my pocket. Never had this on TW. Is this common with aosp?
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kude87 said:
Samsung has the proprietary drivers for cell signal. The RIL for CM Roms cannot obtain the same level of signal. I've compared this countless times with CM vs TW, and TW will always have the better signal/data strength. This is especially pronounced in areas of weaker signal. You'll notice that you'll drop LTE, and it will take a while to get it back. It has been much improved, but if signal is a must for you, TW cannot be beaten. Sometimes you can compare the dbm side by side and it will show the same, but real world use will have AOSP roms suffering more with their signal. Sucks, but it is what it is. I used to always flash aosp for speed and then signal issues would annoy me (work in buildings with poor service to start) and would end up on TW again. Ymmv
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xredjokerx said:
Originally Posted by kude87
Samsung has the proprietary drivers for cell signal. The RIL for CM Roms cannot obtain the same level of signal. I've compared this countless times with CM vs TW, and TW will always have the better signal/data strength. This is especially pronounced in areas of weaker signal. You'll notice that you'll drop LTE, and it will take a while to get it back. It has been much improved, but if signal is a must for you, TW cannot be beaten. Sometimes you can compare the dbm side by side and it will show the same, but real world use will have AOSP roms suffering more with their signal. Sucks, but it is what it is. I used to always flash aosp for speed and then signal issues would annoy me (work in buildings with poor service to start) and would end up on TW again. Ymmv
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Understandable and thanks for replying back but I am still a little bit confused. This almost means that everybody who is on CM roms have only a 3G signal at best. And from what I have been researching TW roms pretty much do not exist anymore (or at least are not updated) I am just having a difficult time finding a rom that has everything I want as well as my LTE/4G data speeds. I have tried over 10 different nightly PacRom builds and its the same thing. If I mess around with the different "preferred network types I can get it to trigger LTE but then I am unable to make or receive calls. I would post this in the PacRom thread but I do not have enough posts to do so.
Thanks again for replying back.
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Understandable and thanks for replying back but I am still a little bit confused. This almost means that everybody who is on CM roms have only a 3G signal at best. And from what I have been researching TW roms pretty much do not exist anymore (or at least are not updated) I am just having a difficult time finding a rom that has everything I want as well as my LTE/4G data speeds. I have tried over 10 different nightly PacRom builds and its the same thing. If I mess around with the different "preferred network types I can get it to trigger LTE but then I am unable to make or receive calls. I would post this in the PacRom thread but I do not have enough posts to do so.
Thanks again for replying back.
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Do you get full 4G when you're on a TW rom? I run nephilim right now after trying all the roms and I think it works quite well. Theres no perfect rom out there, so you'll have to decide what you're willing to sacrifice
What I noticed on AOSP/CM/AOKP roms:
Battery life is dismal - even on airplane mode I drained my battery to 20 in 6 hours.
GPS performance is lowered - even though I get locked on, it doesnt seem to track me as well. (this could be coincidental or biased.. lol)
Signal - definitely lowered, but barely not very noticeable. (You might want to check on a TW rom like I mentioned earlier)
Camera - some roms are super buggy, crashing every other shot then unable to initialize my camera afterwards
Text reflow is gone
Random bugs all around, usually not bad if I'm working in the office, but for weekend excursions, I'd rather have the stability of TW overall.
Let me know what you think, and definitely try switching back to a TW rom to see if your signal woes are resolved. Could be a hardware issue as well.
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Do you get full 4G when you're on a TW rom? I run nephilim right now after trying all the roms and I think it works quite well. Theres no perfect rom out there, so you'll have to decide what you're willing to sacrifice
What I noticed on AOSP/CM/AOKP roms:
Battery life is dismal - even on airplane mode I drained my battery to 20 in 6 hours.
GPS performance is lowered - even though I get locked on, it doesnt seem to track me as well. (this could be coincidental or biased.. lol)
Signal - definitely lowered, but barely not very noticeable. (You might want to check on a TW rom like I mentioned earlier)
Camera - some roms are super buggy, crashing every other shot then unable to initialize my camera afterwards
Text reflow is gone
Random bugs all around, usually not bad if I'm working in the office, but for weekend excursions, I'd rather have the stability of TW overall.
Let me know what you think, and definitely try switching back to a TW rom to see if your signal woes are resolved. Could be a hardware issue as well.
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I need to locate a TW rom and go back to check. I am not seeing any that have been updated to 4.4 yet so I guess I will just have to settle with 4.3 because the signal and now that you mention it the battery life is very dismal. Thanks again for your assistance!
xredjokerx said:
Do you get full 4G when you're on a TW rom? I run nephilim right now after trying all the roms and I think it works quite well. Theres no perfect rom out there, so you'll have to decide what you're willing to sacrifice
What I noticed on AOSP/CM/AOKP roms:
Battery life is dismal - even on airplane mode I drained my battery to 20 in 6 hours.
GPS performance is lowered - even though I get locked on, it doesnt seem to track me as well. (this could be coincidental or biased.. lol)
Signal - definitely lowered, but barely not very noticeable. (You might want to check on a TW rom like I mentioned earlier)
Camera - some roms are super buggy, crashing every other shot then unable to initialize my camera afterwards
Text reflow is gone
Random bugs all around, usually not bad if I'm working in the office, but for weekend excursions, I'd rather have the stability of TW overall.
Let me know what you think, and definitely try switching back to a TW rom to see if your signal woes are resolved. Could be a hardware issue as well.
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I tried Trent's and nephillim ROMs and I still have only 3g on both. This has just started happening recently too but it stays on 3g no matter how many times I wipe data and factory reset. Im starting to think that I may need a new sim card. Also I didn't realize the WiFi issue with the other two 4.3 ROMs until I already flashed them and then reverted back to 4.4
Thanks again for the assistance. I'm gonna get a new late sim card and see if that helps.
checkmysmile said:
I tried Trent's and nephillim ROMs and I still have only 3g on both. This has just started happening recently too but it stays on 3g no matter how many times I wipe data and factory reset. Im starting to think that I may need a new sim card. Also I didn't realize the WiFi issue with the other two 4.3 ROMs until I already flashed them and then reverted back to 4.4
Thanks again for the assistance. I'm gonna get a new late sim card and see if that helps.
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Sounds like you also are on the old firmware..you will see WiFi issues on 4.3tw if your not on the latest
Just curious if anybody noticed better signal on aosp 4.4 after flashing a leak tw4.4 then back to aosp-like the texting fix floating around
ncwildcat said:
Just curious if anybody noticed better signal on aosp 4.4 after flashing a leak tw4.4 then back to aosp-like the texting fix floating around
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Nope its the same.

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