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[Q] CM7 not getting 3g where I normally would?

Lately I've been pretty much stuck on 1x at work when I normally have 3g almost the whole time. Any ideas as to how to fix this? I'm running 7.0.0 and have tried restarting my phone.
I tried searching, but if this has already been addressed, someone please say so and I'll look harder.

I updated to 7.0.3, same issue...anyone?
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Have flashed a radio recently? Which one are you on?

I've noticed that on CM7 3G is a lot slower for me than other ROMs, and on any AOSP ROM 3G sucks a LOT more battery life than it did on Sense

Maybe Verizon is working on towers in your area? Or maybe try flashing another rom to see if it alleviates the problem, if it does then you know for a fact that it is CM and you can start to work from there.
Hope this helps...

PGleo86 said:
I've noticed that on CM7 3G is a lot slower for me than other ROMs, and on any AOSP ROM 3G sucks a LOT more battery life than it did on Sense
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Really? I've had the total opposite.
I honestly didn't think ROM's had anything to do with data speeds but I noticed when I went from CM7 to SkyRaider3.5 it dropped nearly in half. I kept on SR3.5 for about 3 months, and then again it's now double (peaking at 325KB/s) on CM7.
To the OP, the most common things I would suggest you to do is check what radio version you have, if it's too old or maybe a newly flashed radio then that's a likely cause for your problem.
Also, more importantly is to update your PRL codes with *228

[Q] Signal Issues on 4.0.4

I got my nexus today, and it was great, so I rooted and installed AOKP with GLaDOS kernel as well as the 4.0.4 radios. I have the LTE nexus. I immediately was bombarded by signal drops. I tried the lean kernel and James Bond kernel to no avail. I also tried one of the hybrid radios. Then, I tried BAMF. No dice. I need my phone to work tomorrow, so I restored stock and unrooted and locked. No signal drops on 4.0.2. So, this means it is probably a software issue. Any ideas on kernels, ROMs, or radios that might work? I'll try rooting again when I can. Thank you.

Actually the reverse here . I went back to stock and signal strength was hidious . Rerooted and loaded LK and Liquid 1.35 with the leaked radios from the recent update (that later got pulled) and signal strength has been almost double . I think you are going to find that some people benefit from the newer software while others not so much . Its just like kernels , some people have really great luck and battery life with them while others the phone just tanks itself .

Does Jelly Bean fix the signal / data drop issue of Galaxy Nexus?

Guys, I love my galaxy nexus and it's as smooth as those quad core phones, however the signal / data drop issue is Really bothering me, even though it has gotten better by flashing RIL from 4.0.3, I still wanna see this completely fixed, any similar issue in JB?
4.0.4 JameBond (3.1.10k)
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hongkongtom said:
Guys, I love my galaxy nexus and it's as smooth as those quad core phones, however the signal / data drop issue is Really bothering me, even though it has gotten better by flashing RIL from 4.0.3, I still wanna see this completely fixed, any similar issue in JB?
4.0.4 JameBond (3.1.10k)
IMM76I
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As far as I am aware its just some small tweaks. There are not new radios that I am aware of for cdma.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

it is the same radios as the 4.0.4 ICS build. so there probably wont be much if any difference at all in signal strength or data drops.

turdbogls said:
it is the same radios as the 4.0.4 ICS build. so there probably wont be much if any difference at all in signal strength or data drops.
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There's a new radio (GSM): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27984155&postcount=1096
Can't comment on data and/or signal drops since I've never been affected with any regularity.

they really need to find a permanent fix for the radios. i did a speed test with my nexus right next to my uncles thunderbolt and he was getting around 18mbps, while i was getting only 9mbps. Rediculous

It's even worse for me.
I had few data drops, my issue was I'd lose data at random times yet it'd still show that I had strong signal.
My data is even more inconsistent than before with the new radio.

chw2006 said:
It's even worse for me.
I had few data drops, my issue was I'd lose data at random times yet it'd still show that I had strong signal.
My data is even more inconsistent than before with the new radio.
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strongly agreed

chw2006 said:
It's even worse for me.
I had few data drops, my issue was I'd lose data at random times yet it'd still show that I had strong signal.
My data is even more inconsistent than before with the new radio.
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disagree
data is working just fine for me. Hasn't been long enough to determine if it's better yet, but so far so good.
I'm on StraightTalk-ATT at the moment.

I've actually been struggling with that on 4.0.4 but been using stock/unrooted JB with XXLA2 and haven't suffered any drops.
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Data is working fine for me!
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also had data drops with XXLA2 nearly every day. until now, not with XXLF1...but not really representative after one day...keep fingers crossed, that the new radion fixed that!

Hi,
I have random signal drops on my Gnex GSM when phone is on 3g network, and when is on 2g network I don't have it.
I really hope that new radio will fix the issue.
Do anybody know when JB will be available for update?
Thanks

AdmirAA said:
Hi,
I have random signal drops on my Gnex GSM when phone is on 3g network, and when is on 2g network I don't have it.
I really hope that new radio will fix the issue.
Do anybody know when JB will be available for update?
Thanks
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Google said the OTA will begin to roll out Mid July. If you are lucky you will get the OTA as soon as is released. Else, you might need to wait until your device gets it.

I switched back to XXLA02 along with the 4.0.4 bootloader, so far so good. That's how bad it was for me. Data would drop out like crazy.
I was seriously contemplating returning the phone and buying the Google Play one.

Well, the phone is near perfect except that, I tried kk6 RIL with xxla2 radio with minimum data drop and no signal lost, somebody said tdvkk6 RIL is good with xxla2.radio , will try that to see if it fixs the problem.
Well, hope Google permanently fix it when official JB comes out.
4.0.4 JameBond (3.1.10k)
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The initial 4.0.4 update has the data drop issues but not long after google push out another update to fix it. The kernel version was updated so if you guys with data drop issues should check your kernel version to make sure you really have the latest updates. I have issues after the first 4.0.4 update but was fixed with the 2nd update.

hwmook said:
The initial 4.0.4 update has the data drop issues but not long after google push out another update to fix it. The kernel version was updated so if you guys with data drop issues should check your kernel version to make sure you really have the latest updates. I have issues after the first 4.0.4 update but was fixed with the 2nd update.
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Not in my case, I never had "screen off signal lost " actually, my signal lost was occasionally but pretty consistent with 1-2 times a day no matter I traveled around or stay at 1 place for the whole day. The 2nd update did me no good neither. People from another thread said JB is clean on this for now.
4.0.4 JameBond (3.1.10k)
Stock Rom
Rooted & CWM

Petarsson said:
also had data drops with XXLA2 nearly every day. until now, not with XXLF1...but not really representative after one day...keep fingers crossed, that the new radion fixed that!
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no data drops since using JB (by bigxie)! seems got to me so far! :victory:

Petarsson said:
no data drops since using JB (by bigxie)! seems got to me so far! :victory:
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Glad to hear that, I am looking forward to the official OTA.
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Stock Rom
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Still weird signal issues after OTA update to JB here.

[Q] Same carrier, two different phones, difference reception

I have my Galaxy S3 and my coworker has an HTC Evo. Both of us have Sprint and yet his phone gets 3 bars of reception whereas mine only gets 1, 2 if I'm very, very lucky.
AFAIK, he's running stock, unrooted and I'm running rooted with latest LiquidSmooth 2.9 with the MD4 modem. No idea what modem he has.
What could be the reason why he's getting better reception? Better antenna build in the Evo?

Volknochi said:
I have my Galaxy S3 and my coworker has an HTC Evo. Both of us have Sprint and yet his phone gets 3 bars of reception whereas mine only gets 1, 2 if I'm very, very lucky.
AFAIK, he's running stock, unrooted and I'm running rooted with latest LiquidSmooth 2.9 with the MD4 modem. No idea what modem he has.
What could be the reason why he's getting better reception? Better antenna build in the Evo?
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Some of it has to do with the rom. Some aosp roms show a more accurate bar reading...which is why your's is fewer. I wouldn't really get to worked up over it. They both probably get similar reception and data speeds on 3g

lvpre said:
Some of it has to do with the rom. Some aosp roms show a more accurate bar reading...which is why your's is fewer. I wouldn't really get to worked up over it. They both probably get similar reception and data speeds on 3g
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Actually, my data is absolute sh!te and it's a pain to load nearly anything. I get data transfer speeds in the very low kbps.

lvpre said:
Some of it has to do with the rom. Some aosp roms show a more accurate bar reading...which is why your's is fewer. I wouldn't really get to worked up over it. They both probably get similar reception and data speeds on 3g
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I'm going to agree Ivpre. I would not get worked up over it. Unless of course it is necessary for you to have more Bars showing then him :silly: . You do most likely get the same Data Speeds.
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Actually, my data is absolute sh!te and it's a pain to load nearly anything. I get data transfer speeds in the very low kbps.
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I would suggest Updating PRL / Profile. Maybe even trying a different Modem. Not everyone gets great reception on MD4. You may have to experiment to see which works better for you.

If you want to properly know if your device is getting less of a signal you need to flash a TW rom, preferably one which is close to stock update prl and profile. Then check your signal and data speeds compared to your friends. AOSP roms remember are built from leaks, and ported from other devices. There is no true aosp source for the Sprint S3. So there's lots of patches and coding which goes into getting the cdma radios working.
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prboy1969 said:
I'm going to agree Ivpre. I would not get worked up over it. Unless of course it is necessary for you to have more Bars showing then him :silly: . You do most likely get the same Data Speeds.
I would suggest Updating PRL / Profile. Maybe even trying a different Modem. Not everyone gets great reception on MD4. You may have to experiment to see which works better for you.
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We've actually done a Speedtest together and his had a higher data rate than mine. I've had different modem with the earlier builds of Liquid Smooth as well, but still low reception. I've also updated my PRL/Profile in the past in hopes that it'll help but sadly no.
I'll look into having a TouchWiz ROM versus this one. I just love how LiquidSmooth is, so hoping I can find a TW ROM that's just as fun.
EDIT: I don't even know how to find a TouchWiz ROM. I figured it would say "TW" along the subject line, the same way AOSP does, but alas I cannot find that. I have heard of Goodness, is that a TW ROM?

Volknochi said:
I have my Galaxy S3 and my coworker has an HTC Evo. Both of us have Sprint and yet his phone gets 3 bars of reception whereas mine only gets 1, 2 if I'm very, very lucky.
AFAIK, he's running stock, unrooted and I'm running rooted with latest LiquidSmooth 2.9 with the MD4 modem. No idea what modem he has.
What could be the reason why he's getting better reception? Better antenna build in the Evo?
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Some devices just get better reception than others. Better internal antennae.
My mom's old photon always got better reception than my 3d & s3
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Volknochi said:
I'll look into having a TouchWiz ROM versus this one. I just love how LiquidSmooth is, so hoping I can find a TW ROM that's just as fun.
EDIT: I don't even know how to find a TouchWiz ROM. I figured it would say "TW" along the subject line, the same way AOSP does, but alas I cannot find that. I have heard of Goodness, is that a TW ROM?
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Most likely cause all the roms which do not say AOSP or CM or AOKP or something like that are TW roms. I would recommend MOAR or TPR The People's Rom.
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OP,
Unless you're being very careful with your comparisons and using quantitative, and not qualitative, data like db, seeing more "signal bars" means nothing.
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You must also keep in mind, that even after you switch to a TW Rom. There is no guarantee that you will see better reception. IE more bars. There are quite a few variables involved. What you should concentrate on is making your device the best it can be for you. As CNexus stated. When comparing you have to compare Apples to Apples, and Oranges to Oranges.
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Maximise Signal Strength

Hi All
I'm running CM10.3 with no issues apart from my signal strength doesn't seem to as good as the stock firmware. Is there any modem flashing i can do to sort out the issue please?

Cm 10.3? 4.4 released already

I have no experience of the stock rom as I installed CM immediately after buying the phone. However, I also experience poor signal strength. My signal strength is most often at 1 or 2 bars while I had full reception most of the time with my old Motorola Defy (with CM). Stand by battery capacity is significantly worse than my old phone with a 3 year old, much smaller battery.
I'm using 20130908 nightly and I9195XXUAMH1 (lastest) baseband. I'm going to get the latest nightly and experiment a little with older baseband versions and see if it gets better. Might also try the stock rom for comparision.