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Radio?

I'm running Redemption 2.4 with HeyitsLou's #9 Kernel and the factory 2.15.00.07.28 radio ... Is it really worth it to to flash the radio? ... If so, What would I gain by doing so? ...

No one can tell you if it's worth it or not because baseband performance is extremely subjective based upon your own unique circumstances.
What could you gain? Better signal, faster GPS lock, lower operating temps, better battery life. Conversely, it could also worsen these things. The only way you'll know is to give each baseband version a test drive for a few days and see which one works best for you.

Cool, thanks ... I don't know why but it didn't just click when I was reading posts that the radio is universal on the DInc ... I was worried that it might conflict with the kernel or ROM ...
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Its confirmed to work ive tried it but ultimately the 07.28 radio gave me better battery and signal. And yea what he said lol. All of our phones run diff so testing is your best bet just becareful
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I don't know what the deal is here at my house ... I get great signal everywhere else but when I started using smart phones I noticed the signal was junk here at the house ... the Verizon store is less than a mile away and I get perfect signal there ... But even standing in my front yard its crappy ... At my pop's house they have to use their phones in certain areas of the house or their calls drop, but I can use my phone anywhere in their house perfectly fine ... I may try the other radios when I have time to fool with the phone some to test them out ... Thanks for the reply ...
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YMMV + Odd
As others have said, it is a personal preference (and results may be imaginary). That said, the 9.01 leaked radio was leaked a significant time ago and was never made official; something which speaks VOLUMES to me. I use 7.28.

Hmm, I'll have to look to see what mine is, I guess I assumed it was flashed with a ROM but doesn't look like it.

Newest leaked radio breaking phones?

What's the verdict on this? I was running the leaked Gingerbread radio, seemed to be working fine. But I read in one of the ROM threads in the Dev section that the new radio is breaking phones. Apparently after some amount of time running it it completely breaks WiFi... permanently.
What's the story on this? It came from a dev directly, though he said he wasn't sure that is what caused it, he said his phone had to be replaced, and that others had had the issue with the leaked radio as well. Coming from a dev, it freaked me out enough to flash back to the stock radio immediately.
Prior to the GB leak, I'd been running the most recent leaked Evo radio (4/8 I think?) Also seemingly without any problems. Was that radio causing any issues?

Do you have the original post? What development said this?
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Do you have the original post? What development said this?
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Ditto. I've ran it since it leaked. And I've never had a problem. And I've ran all the leaked evo ones as well.
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He may have been referring to the leaked GB radio for the HTC Thunderbolt. A lot of people have reported bricks from it.

i've been running this radio since it came out, with wifi on most of the time, and haven't had any issues

I've heard this too, and it was in reference to the incredible 5.06 radio. I used it for a short time and it was fine (aside from terrible data speeds) but I'm not really inclined to risk it in the event that there is a correlation between those problems and the new radio.

Had to dig for it.... I have read thru so many threads, but here is what I'm referring to:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109355&page=15
Newtoroot is the dev who said that he suspected the new radio broke his WiFi. But a few other people in that thread say they've also had issues or heard that the new radio causes issues with WiFi that can be permanent.

Well ive seen about two people running the leaked radio go into an endless bootloop that doesnt allow you to go into recovery or anything just bootloop after bootloop after bootloop...so technically no hboot=brick idk what other problems it causes but it could be the same as the thunderbolt radio corrupting the emmc. I wouldnt recommend staying on the leaked radio if you really dont have to. Try out the Official Evo Gb Radio if you want the newest

My wife and I both have rooted Dincs, I was playing around flashing different radios on my dinc and comparing signal and data speeds, and GPS lock acquisition, between mine and hers. Hers is stock OTA ROM and stock radio. I tried the Evo 4.08 and the latest GB leak, I saw virtually NO difference in speeds or signal between my phone and hers, with them side by side.
- DSLreports.com consistently reported download speeds ~500-700 kbps
- Signal strength consistently -86 to -90 db
-GPS locks in about 8-10 seconds
both phones were very consistent regardless what radio I had ok my phone. That's enough to convince me that the stock radio is good enough for me

bast525 said:
My wife and I both have rooted Dincs, I was playing around flashing different radios on my dinc and comparing signal and data speeds, and GPS lock acquisition, between mine and hers. Hers is stock OTA ROM and stock radio. I tried the Evo 4.08 and the latest GB leak, I saw virtually NO difference in speeds or signal between my phone and hers, with them side by side.
- DSLreports.com consistently reported download speeds ~500-700 kbps
- Signal strength consistently -86 to -90 db
-GPS locks in about 8-10 seconds
both phones were very consistent regardless what radio I had ok my phone. That's enough to convince me that the stock radio is good enough for me
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Yea the stock radio is good i just wanted to try something new and flash a radio im on 4.08 thing about switching to the offcial evo gb radio

I ran 4.08 for a few months. I had no problems with it. The GPS *seemed* to lock faster, but the testing today has me thinking it must have been more where I was or something else giving the faster locks. I'm going to try some more radios tonight and test side by side with my wife's dinc just to see if any of them actually makes a significant difference.

I've been using the leaked 10.05 radio since it came out and have had no problem with it ever. My wifi has never ceased to work and since I use it about 99% of the time you can bet this radio is safe.
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Anyone tried 2.15.00.11.19 and notice any drawbacks over the Evo Official?
Been running 2.15.00.11.19 since couple days after it hit and have had no adverse effects but hearing the Evo Official is good is giving me an itch that just has to be scratched. If someone says not to switch, it's no better, I'll leave it be. If however the EO is better.... AAAAA Flashing I will go!

which radio are we talking about? 05.02 or 05.06?

Well I've read 5.06 is the leaked and had bricked (no hboot, boot loop) so guessing 5.02 would be the official unless I'm wrong which is not uncommon.
Have great gps and call service, data is just miserable lately on 3g. If not radio, it's got to be big red slowing down in area to better support 4g.
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low signal

i had low signal from day one but occasionally had perfect 4g lighting speed
my question is can flashing a rom make me loose signal ....after flashing an updated rom today i had almost no signal at all ...
called verizon and they went through what they needed to do and said they are going to send a new sim card ....if that doesn't work they are going to do a factory restore....
anyone have any clue ?

....do... what...huh... does not...compute?
bow chicka wow wow.

Have you tested the signal with other phones? Like say for instance did a friend who with Verizon have better signal in the same room? I know these galaxy nexuses don't have the best signal, but it isn't THAT bad.
Most roms I've seen come devoid of radios, check the dev section and try out a few different radios.
IMO if the radio packages and new simcard don't work flash back to 100% stock and unroot, then send it in on warranty.
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Yes we did test the phones , my buddy has the same phone and was on 4g while I had 1x...both phones running liquid smooth 1.25 ...for some reason when I ran the older version I believe it was just 1.2 I had way better signal ...

Best ROM for best reception?

I just got an S3. Yikes.
Even with a solid Wifi signal streaming is very choppy. On voice calls, this is the first phone I've ever had that drops calls mid conversation from home. And I've had a lot of phones on my three lines over 13 years here. Finally, LTE reception in L.A. is not great which is a problem because the phone takes too long to switch off LTE to 3G so I find that I often have no data connection at all even though solid 3G signal is available.
I tried all kinds of tweaks to make the WiFi work better (static IP, different bandwidths, etc) and nothing worked.
Sprint kept telling me to exchange my handset so I'm on my third one and had the same problem with all three.
I'm running out of time on my 14 days so hoping for some ROM guidance so I don't have to kick the tires with a bunch of ROMs trying to find the best performance. I don't want to feel like a beta tester so please only recommend stable ROMs. Don't really care about anything other features, in fact I kind of like to keep it simple. I just want stability and solid wireless performance.
Thanks in advance.

try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
and believe me its a hit OR miss , reception issues are more than common in Sprint GS3
i have had enough and i will be switching to either a EVO LTE or Note 2.
all the best.

uscpsycho said:
I just got an S3. Yikes.
Even with a solid Wifi signal streaming is very choppy. On voice calls, this is the first phone I've ever had that drops calls mid conversation from home. And I've had a lot of phones on my three lines over 13 years here. Finally, LTE reception in L.A. is not great which is a problem because the phone takes too long to switch off LTE to 3G so I find that I often have no data connection at all even though solid 3G signal is available.
I tried all kinds of tweaks to make the WiFi work better (static IP, different bandwidths, etc) and nothing worked.
Sprint kept telling me to exchange my handset so I'm on my third one and had the same problem with all three.
I'm running out of time on my 14 days so hoping for some ROM guidance so I don't have to kick the tires with a bunch of ROMs trying to find the best performance. I don't want to feel like a beta tester so please only recommend stable ROMs. Don't really care about anything other features, in fact I kind of like to keep it simple. I just want stability and solid wireless performance.
Thanks in advance.
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I'll ask the obvious question: Did you update your phone with all the OTAs since it came out of the box?
If not, do this, then compare.
There are pockets in LA that have spotty reception, and you may live/work in an area. For me, I work in Downtown and get solid reception with no dropped calls, even in a building which is a nightmare for all network carriers.. I enjoy the AOSP built ROMS, but they seem to create signal problems with phones. So I suggest staying away from those.
I do recommend MIJJz 4.1.2 ROM which is a Sprint leak of the latest build. My phone seems to get improved reception quality and data signal strength. Up until I switched to MIJJz ROM it would take up to 30 seconds in my work building to get updates on Tweetcaster. Now, I get updates in mere seconds. For example, I've been able to keep up on all the football recruits who have signed with UCLA today, including Kylie FItts signing. Good luck to you.
GO BRUINS!!!
BOOM!!!

lord dredd said:
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
and believe me its a hit OR miss , reception issues are more than common in Sprint GS3
i have had enough and i will be switching to either a EVO LTE or Note 2.
all the best.
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The evo lte will be a waste of time cuz its identical hardware to the s3 as far as radios and soc. I do not have the issues that you or op speak of. Streaming videos is hit or miss cuz of the server not the phone or wifi. Maybe it could be router and wifi only in the instance if the video you are streaming is not in a web browser and the router and wifi access point dont like the ports the stream is trying to use and keeps re negiotiating.

I came from the evo lte, I dropped more calls on that than on my gs3.

Download and install the MA4 modem. You will get the best reception out of TW ROMs. I'm on MOAR and it is great. I also have gotten great reception on The Peoples ROM and Darth Stalker. Any of the TW ROMS should be good. I received very poor reception on AOSP ROMs though. Also make sure your PRL and Profile are updated. Most likely it is Sprint and not the phone though. A ROM cant make something out of nothing. I know my area is receiving upgrades and I went from 1 bar always at my house to 3-4 just in the last couple of weeks.

uscpsycho said:
I just got an S3. Yikes.
Even with a solid Wifi signal streaming is very choppy. On voice calls, this is the first phone I've ever had that drops calls mid conversation from home. And I've had a lot of phones on my three lines over 13 years here. Finally, LTE reception in L.A. is not great which is a problem because the phone takes too long to switch off LTE to 3G so I find that I often have no data connection at all even though solid 3G signal is available.
I tried all kinds of tweaks to make the WiFi work better (static IP, different bandwidths, etc) and nothing worked.
Sprint kept telling me to exchange my handset so I'm on my third one and had the same problem with all three.
I'm running out of time on my 14 days so hoping for some ROM guidance so I don't have to kick the tires with a bunch of ROMs trying to find the best performance. I don't want to feel like a beta tester so please only recommend stable ROMs. Don't really care about anything other features, in fact I kind of like to keep it simple. I just want stability and solid wireless performance.
Thanks in advance.
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I've never had any issues with reception only on aosp ROMs but I would suggest getting darthstalker ROM and flashing the MA4 kernel it offers the best signal on any ROM I've had and believe me I've flash almost all and above that you get the best battery life and has some pretty good signal and data speed tweaks
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I second the MA4 suggestion, you can try the stock or stock+root variant in the development section, I'm getting improved reception and speeds since moving to it.
Also, do some searching for the thread which tells you how to bypass the sprint proxies , that improved my music streaming performance over 3g as well.
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lord dredd said:
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
and believe me its a hit OR miss , reception issues are more than common in Sprint GS3
i have had enough and i will be switching to either a EVO LTE or Note 2.
all the best.
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Best of luck. I had the evo lte and reception issues through three strait phones over 3 months ended up landing me in a s3
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actually on the contrary, my experience has been fantastic with Evo Lte
it never lost the signals and data (3G ) was practically double.
occasional low memory and the fascination of BLACK to be black brought me to s3 .
a couple of my friends also say that their LTEs are way better as far as reception and data speed are concerned.
TBH i am still trying to find a way to not let my s3 lose reception here and there.
Though its pretty new but i guess i might try darthstalker's with ma4 kernel
thanks

[Q] CM10.1 Increase Bluetooth signal

hello,
I flashed cm 10.1 some days ago, it works pretty fine, one thing I found out,
is that the bluetooth signal strengh seems worse then as I had in the Stock Rom.
I have a LiveView Device I got working pretty good with Stock 4.1.2, in CM 10.1 I get
often disconnects and it struggles on the reconnects too.
Is there a way to increase the power of the bluetooth signal about the same level as in stock?
cheers Avalun

Avalun said:
hello,
I flashed cm 10.1 some days ago, it works pretty fine, one thing I found out,
is that the bluetooth signal strengh seems worse then as I had in the Stock Rom.
I have a LiveView Device I got working pretty good with Stock 4.1.2, in CM 10.1 I get
often disconnects and it struggles on the reconnects too.
Is there a way to increase the power of the bluetooth signal about the same level as in stock?
cheers Avalun
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CM has had bluetooth issues for as long as I can remember. There isn't much you can do, except not use it.

Flashing Radios Should Affect Bluetooth
Avalun said:
hello,
I flashed cm 10.1 some days ago, it works pretty fine, one thing I found out,
is that the bluetooth signal strengh seems worse then as I had in the Stock Rom.
I have a LiveView Device I got working pretty good with Stock 4.1.2, in CM 10.1 I get
often disconnects and it struggles on the reconnects too.
Is there a way to increase the power of the bluetooth signal about the same level as in stock?
cheers Avalun
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Correct me if I'm wrong anyone but can't you find alternative radios to flash? This would affect WiFi, basic cellular reception/call quality, and Bluetooth. That's what I've read in multiple threads on here.

PKFR4Life said:
Correct me if I'm wrong anyone but can't you find alternative radios to flash? This would affect WiFi, basic cellular reception/call quality, and Bluetooth. That's what I've read in multiple threads on here.
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Flashing a Radio does affect bluetooth too? Nice, I thought that is only for GSM stuff.
I got my S3 from T-Mobile in Austria(EU), so is the Hardware compatible with the Radio from T-Mobile in the USA?
I read some threads, where people destroyed their phones because, they flashed them with incompatible radios, so I am a bit afraid of that
Edit:
Oh I see i am in the wrong board, T Mobile in Austria ships the GT-I9300 and USA the T-999.
Which troll ships different chipsets of the same device in the same company

I couldn't say for sure if flashing the modems would have any affect on BT. Itd make sense, but it being such a short range tech anyway, I doubt it'd make any noticeable difference.
I doubt it'd have any affect at all on any CM related BT problems. Every modem so far has worked fine for it on stock, so it would more likely be a purely rom issue.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I couldn't say for sure if flashing the modems would have any affect on BT. Itd make sense, but it being such a short range tech anyway, I doubt it'd make any noticeable difference.
I doubt it'd have any affect at all on any CM related BT problems. Every modem so far has worked fine for it on stock, so it would more likely be a purely rom issue.
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Okay I see, is that only a CM issue, or does that occur with all 4.2.X Roms? Perhaps the radio doesn't work so well with 4.2?

All 4.2 roms are cm/aosp based as far as I'm aware.
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