Recommendations on modems - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I updated to EH06 bit have been to lazy to Odin in the modem. Still on baseband EC05. does anyone recommend that I update the modem for any particular reason? Or can I go on fine with what I have?
Btw, my phone gets really hot when using data, and the battery goes down quick. Is that normal on eh06?
Sent from a secret underground bunker

I've been using the eh06 modem and its working great my battle life is good and everything is working awesome did you Odin to the eh06 with the browser lag fixed, it seems alot less buggy then the one I flashed with cwm
Sent from my epic on boost !
..... ballin on a budget

Digglez said:
I've been using the eh06 modem and its working great my battle life is good and everything is working awesome did you Odin to the eh06 with the browser lag fixed, it seems alot less buggy then the one I flashed with cwm
Sent from my epic on boost !
..... ballin on a budget
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, I took the easier cwm flash. Perhaps I'll take 5 minutes and Odin it though. Going on a 5 day trip and don't want a buggy phone with a dead battery.
Sent from a secret underground bunker

Related

Epic 4g best modem

I was wondering if anyone can help me with picking out a good modem I'm on dk28 right now thanks
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
I came from the dk28 build so I may be at your taste level.
The most stable build I am running right now is
the "old Marcusant ICS V4" with ei22 modem and the new samurai 3 kernel.
I added the gps fix and this phone runs awesome.
Better battery life, faster 3g, better bluetooth, gps works, etc.
it's like running the dk28 rom, but faster and better.
The old marcusant ics v4 thread is locked, but if you pm marcusant he may still have the download.
thabest85 said:
I was wondering if anyone can help me with picking out a good modem I'm on dk28 right now thanks
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The newest is ussually the best but differs from device to device depending on your location etc. Ei22 is the latest but there are numerous such as ec05 ee03 ef02 eh17 eg22 the list goes on there's a sticky in development for modems to flash
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
Play with it.
I agree with Biggoron that it does differ from epic to epic, i found that my girlfriend likes the ei22 with legendary's rom.
She says its more to her taste and seems to run better on hers.
I always stick to released modems like EC05 and EI22. They work the best for me. Blew up too many leaked modems.

Does your EL30 run hot?

Was running CM9 alpha 2 on EI22 and the unit wasnt getting very hot, although the battery was draining.
Switched to CM9 Alpha4 and now on EL30 modem and noticing the phone is getting hotter although the battery life is improved... anyone else experiencing anything similar? Should I roll back to EI22 for Alpha4?
edufur said:
Was running CM9 alpha 2 on EI22 and the unit wasnt getting very hot, although the battery was draining.
Switched to CM9 Alpha4 and now on EL30 modem and noticing the phone is getting hotter although the battery life is improved... anyone else experiencing anything similar? Should I roll back to EI22 for Alpha4?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then downgrade your modem to see if you experience the same effect. I don't think a modem will make your device hot. Are you tethering, overclocking the cpu or running graphic intensive apps?
Not tethering... Unfortunately the ei22 modem cannot be odind... I don't think.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
edufur said:
Not tethering... Unfortunately the ei22 modem cannot be odind... I don't think.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is correct. You have to Odin EC05 then do the flashable delta. Or you can run it with EC05 for a bit. A lot of people still rocking that EC05.
kennyglass123 said:
That is correct. You have to Odin EC05 then do the flashable delta. Or you can run it with EC05 for a bit. A lot of people still rocking that EC05.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm... I might consider the EC05. But I don't want to mess with deltas on an MTD.
edufur said:
Hmm... I might consider the EC05. But I don't want to mess with deltas on an MTD.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The delta works fine on MTD. You just need the temp BML CWM 5 wtogami put out.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
I suspect its actually the rom. I'm running stock el30 bml just rooted. And for the first time my phone is getting hot.

So, I just went back to EL29.

Everything's stable, more colorful, and battery life is definitely better. Ics was fun whole it lasted, but I just realized how good EL29 is, compared to ics (for the tome being).
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Don't go you just have to stick with one rom and let it settle.
JSnively said:
Don't go you just have to stick with one rom and let it settle.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've given all ics roms a chance, no disrespect to the devs, they made it a lot more enjoyable. It's just that it's based on unofficial leaks and I'd rather have everything workig rather than finding out what's broke in a situation where i need it.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Overstew said:
Everything's stable, more colorful, and battery life is definitely better. Ics was fun whole it lasted, but I just realized how good EL29 is, compared to ics (for the tome being).
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
I find fc22 to be perfect for me ( havnt ran into anything broke, besides setting wallpaper), and I see about a 10% increase in battery life, but I have removed as much as I would in a gb rom. Im happy. And I have done the right tests to make sure my battery life is better...
Sent from a phone with kNOw CiQ kOnane...
TeamERA said:
I find fc22 to be perfect for me ( havnt ran into anything broke, besides setting wallpaper), and I see about a 10% increase in battery life, but I have removed as much as I would in a gb rom. Im happy. And I have done the right tests to make sure my battery life is better...
Sent from a phone with kNOw CiQ kOnane...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like I was saying earlier I was getting 11 hrs battery life 4G and brightness on full internet music for a hr or so angry birds and fb I'm not even rooter either
Overstew said:
I've given all ics roms a chance, no disrespect to the devs, they made it a lot more enjoyable. It's just that it's based on unofficial leaks and I'd rather have everything workig rather than finding out what's broke in a situation where i need it.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am on Agat63 FC22 and the only issue is the notification sound and that is kinda user error. I get about the same battery as I got on phantom blazer el29. Same usage.
---------- Post added at 11:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 PM ----------
Hey Overstew is there a good place to read up on what to change in these roms to get ICS blue? I use to do custom roms on touch pro 2 but that was a lot diffrent.
Overstew said:
Everything's stable, more colorful, and battery life is definitely better. Ics was fun whole it lasted, but I just realized how good EL29 is, compared to ics (for the tome being).
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
wut el29 are you running anyways? Stock, Calk's tweaked, etc. Just curious. I've been thinking about going back. Battery life was better for me on GB. Btw, ur ics themes for them were awesome!!
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
I ran CM9 Alpha for a few days, and im back on Blazer 4.0. Missed the battery life, GPS stability, and overall fluidity. Cant WAIT for all the kinks to be worked out in CM9 though.
Overstew said:
I've given all ics roms a chance, no disrespect to the devs, they made it a lot more enjoyable. It's just that it's based on unofficial leaks and I'd rather have everything workig rather than finding out what's broke in a situation where i need it.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed about 5 different EL29 roms and haven't flashed ics once.Because i know that ics is nowhere near ready yet and there isn't cwm for it yet.
The whole procedure is tricky(i can do it),flashing cm7 and then ics.And to go back to gb is think Odin i best bet if you don't want a brick.
Once there is stable ics and stable cwm for ics so i can flash different roms(without flashing cm7 first) then i will make that move.But i ditched Sprint and flashed to Virgin Mobile and i don't have warranty anymore to fix Epic if it bricks.
Hey over stew what method did you use to go back?
I've been wanting to just scared of bricking my phone lol
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
dw3bb10 said:
I ran CM9 Alpha for a few days, and im back on Blazer 4.0. Missed the battery life, GPS stability, and overall fluidity. Cant WAIT for all the kinks to be worked out in CM9 though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im on Blazer but i never achieved great battery life on it,my battery last about a day.
When i was on MIUI GB my battery lasted about two days,i would go back but he dont update it anymore and no hw acceleration.
daniel4653 said:
Hey over stew what method did you use to go back?
I've been wanting to just scared of bricking my phone lol
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just odin back
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
kanekz said:
wut el29 are you running anyways? Stock, Calk's tweaked, etc. Just curious. I've been thinking about going back. Battery life was better for me on GB. Btw, ur ics themes for them were awesome!!
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Stock EL29, stock theme. I just odin'd back to stock.
dw3bb10 said:
I ran CM9 Alpha for a few days, and im back on Blazer 4.0. Missed the battery life, GPS stability, and overall fluidity. Cant WAIT for all the kinks to be worked out in CM9 though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I really loved cm9 but it's just not there yet.
daniel4653 said:
Hey over stew what method did you use to go back?
I've been wanting to just scared of bricking my phone lol
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sfhub's restore to el29.
Overstew said:
Everything's stable, more colorful, and battery life is definitely better. Ics was fun whole it lasted, but I just realized how good EL29 is, compared to ics (for the tome being).
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did the same thing. I would much rather have full function and stability for now. We will have full source for ICS before too long. Then I will go back.
For all the people switching back, whats your main problem with ics fc22. Because I thought about switching back until I moved to fc22 from fc18.
Sent from a phone with kNOw CiQ kOnane...
TeamERA said:
For all the people switching back, whats your main problem with ics fc22. Because I thought about switching back until I moved to fc22 from fc18.
Sent from a phone with kNOw CiQ kOnane...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Battery life in low signal areas. Certain incompatibility in some apps. (words with friends, for example.) And scrolling.
It really depends on ur needs. I agree that the ICS leaks are a lil flaky. I appreciate what the devs have done and all, but now ive moved on to asop cm9. It is ridiculously smooth! And notifications work perfectly. I dont use gps, i rarely use camcorder anyways. Although these deficits are ok with me, others so not much.
Sent from my SPH-D710
TeamERA said:
For all the people switching back, whats your main problem with ics fc22. Because I thought about switching back until I moved to fc22 from fc18.
Sent from a phone with kNOw CiQ kOnane...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Honestly my main reason is due to all the constant updates. I personally tweak each ROM I run as what I want isn't readily available and I can do the work myself to make the build I am after. I get one done and a new one pops out. Which is great and frustrating at the same time. The fact that not everything is out for it either puts a damper on it too. Like a hotspot hack for the latest builds. I don't blame any of the devs for not keeping it updated as once they do update it another build comes out. That is a lot of work. Just moving PNG's around is a ***** much less coding framework files. It is little things that will take source for people smarter then me to fix. As far as issues I really haven't had a lot of them. The battery and scrolling can be aggravating. The notification sounds is a little annoying too but easily dealt with. But mainly I just would rather run a complete build now. Gather my PNG's and such and then once a final build is out. Make the one I have been waiting for.

Just curious

Anyone still running EL29 stock or rooted instead of the ICS roms / leaks? If so, why?
I did for a day after reverting back from ICS, but it absolutely sucked. Touchwiz is ugly as hell. It's unbelievable how ugly it is. Did I mention it was ugly? I went straight back to blazer after that terrible, terrible day. The battery life was crappy anyways. Never again...
revamper said:
I did for a day after reverting back from ICS, but it absolutely sucked. Touchwiz is ugly as hell. It's unbelievable how ugly it is. Did I mention it was ugly? I went straight back to blazer after that terrible, terrible day. The battery life was crappy anyways. Never again...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Only thing holding me back from Blazer is the Settings menu theme. I know, i'm OCD.
I am had some smoothness issues with ics plus the fear of bricks lol
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
batting1000 said:
Only thing holding me back from Blazer is the Settings menu theme. I know, i'm OCD.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would suggest going for Calkulins 2.9.2 then. It runs on lightly themed touchwiz. I just absolutely cant stand the pull down notification bar on the stock rom. The reason why I say 2.9.2 is because 3.0 runs on gunslinger which doesn't play well with the stock underclock/undervolt scripts. It's meant to be used with SetCPU. Also 3.0 uses a 4x5 drawer rather than 5x5. 4x5 is retarded in my opinion. I can't stand it.
Well I like the ICS leaks which I''m using now. Only thing that bugs me is the turbo scroll bug and battery life is about 85 percent of what it is on GB but I'm still gonna give it a few days for the kernel to settle.
I came from the og epic and found that extreme overclocking and my inclination to try tweaks and tinker outweighs my desire to run any leaks. Therefore I have stuck with el29 as source is available. Calkulins 2.9.2 with gunslinger is working suitable to me...
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
revamper said:
I did for a day after reverting back from ICS, but it absolutely sucked. Touchwiz is ugly as hell. It's unbelievable how ugly it is. Did I mention it was ugly? I went straight back to blazer after that terrible, terrible day. The battery life was crappy anyways. Never again...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You forgot to mention TW is ugly. Only part you left out.
---Jay--- From the CM9 powered E4GT
bryce850 said:
I am had some smoothness issues with ics plus the fear of bricks lol
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can't brick as long as you don't flash anything with ICS based recovery.. as long as you use EL29/cwr5 kernel for flashing, you can play just like its GB
sj
Sent from my SGS2 Epic 4G Touch on AoKPm5 FD26 OS4.0.4 using [email protected] 2 Pro
ICS at this point in time isnt all that on our device
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
fatboypup said:
ICS at this point in time isnt all that on our device
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Who doesn't like bragging about how updated their device is with co workers
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
I find ISC smooth as could be with great battery life. I always use SFHubs odin and stock ICS launcher. I dont restore data and back up with google and have not had a problem. SFHubs self extracting odin has got to be the safest most user friendly way to flash in my opinion.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Yes, using rooted stock EL29. Reason is that while I love to tinker and geek out, I have been doing that for decades... There comes a point when you just want some stability and choose not to create more work for yourself than what one would classify as fun.
I can't say that the bricking is or is not a concern for me. There are a few bugs that really tick me off at times, don't get me wrong. so if anything would make me consider going to ics leaked roms, it would be another round of media scanning reboots at startup
Sent from my SPH-D710
because i touch myself at night.
I'm running an EL29 based rom. Because GB works. I find these ICS leaks abysmal, no offense to the hard work that the devs do.
I don't care to suffer through crap battery life, glitches, bugs, notifications that don't work, terrible browser experience etc etc.
Until we have an official ICS rom, i'm really not interested anymore in these unfinished leaks.
LordLugard said:
I don't care to suffer through crap battery life, glitches, bugs, notifications that don't work, terrible browser experience etc etc.
Until we have an official ICS rom, i'm really not interested anymore in these unfinished leaks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This. Still running TSM Revamped 1.2.9 because i like how it looks and it just works.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
LordLugard said:
I'm running an EL29 based rom. Because GB works. I find these ICS leaks abysmal, no offense to the hard work that the devs do.
I don't care to suffer through crap battery life, glitches, bugs, notifications that don't work, terrible browser experience etc etc.
Until we have an official ICS rom, i'm really not interested anymore in these unfinished leaks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You hit the nail on the head with exactly the same way I feel. When the official ICS ROM comes out and the devs work their magic on it then I'll move to one.
I live for turbo scroll. Touch Wiz is the biz. Touch Wiz 4.0 is the bomb.
Pp.
Sent from my tofu plasma converter.
I haven't been able to use any other ROMs since CM9 came out. It really makes everything else feel unusable. I can understand those that wait for battery life to improve but I can live with it
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Until they drop the official ics ota, in the mean time I I'll keep rocking Calks E4GT el29 v. 3.0/Overstew'a ics theme. TW4.0.
Pp.
Sent from my tofu plasma converter.

Nothing but hell since ICS

I have had nothing but hell out of this phone since ICS. Has anyone had a lot of problems with ICS or is it just me? Nothing works consistently anymore. I believe this phone has become unreliable.
Wow hell.. huh?
Did you consider rooting and try custom ROMs to get to heaven?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
BluesRulez said:
Wow hell.. huh?
Did you consider rooting and try custom ROMs to get to heaven?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did. :/
The several i tried lasted a week at the latest. But most did the same thing as stock ics. Calls never recieved, voicemails never received. Once i couldn't dial out and it took three flashes to fix it. I got a new one from sprint but i really just don't know if i want to go through anymore drama.
PoisonerKA said:
I did. :/
The several i tried lasted a week at the latest. But most did the same thing as stock ics. Calls never recieved, voicemails never received. Once i couldn't dial out and it took three flashes to fix it. I got a new one from sprint but i really just don't know if i want to go through anymore drama.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try OC EL29, you'll get no bugs, and a better battery life than on ICS.
Still had trouble with ics and el 29. I tried just running GB but that message never goes away. Its always trying to download and killing my battery and connection. I never had this niche trouble with my evo 4g
There's an unrooted trick that is said to kill the update notification.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28921256
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
BluesRulez said:
Wow hell.. huh?
Did you consider rooting and try custom ROMs to get to heaven?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The devs did a great job with the ROMs but its not the same like gingerbread since Samsung and sprint screwed our ICS, every custom ROM I tryed still has that nasty super fast scroll, it has that glitchy freezing up a bit also when scrolling. OP if you want ICS you will need to get on an aosp ROM or cm9 and aokp that's the closest and smoothness of ICS you will get or you could just roll back to gingerbread.
Another thing is there's a lot of folks that would claim how smooth these ICS custom ROMs are but in reality it isn't its either you guys are blind or your just to into and to used to ICS that it blended in you guys soul.every time I roll back to gingerbread I see a huge difference in smoothness and butter heck even these jellybean aosp and cm10 ROMs are way smoother then the ICS that Samsung and sprint gave us.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
yellowman82 said:
The devs did a great job with the ROMs but its not the same like gingerbread since Samsung and sprint screwed our ICS, every custom ROM I tryed still has that nasty super fast scroll, it has that glitchy freezing up a bit also when scrolling. OP if you want ICS you will need to get on an aosp ROM or cm9 and aokp that's the closest and smoothness of ICS you will get or you could just roll back to gingerbread.
Another thing is there's a lot of folks that would claim how smooth these ICS custom ROMs are but in reality it isn't its either you guys are blind or your just to into and to used to ICS that it blended in you guys soul.every time I roll back to gingerbread I see a huge difference in smoothness and butter heck even these jellybean aosp and cm10 ROMs are way smoother then the ICS that Samsung and sprint gave us.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe I'll try a jellybean ROM. With the short gap between ICS and JB, i wonder if ICS is the Vista of Android.
PoisonerKA said:
Maybe I'll try a jellybean ROM. With the short gap between ICS and JB, i wonder if ICS is the Vista of Android.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
JB is awesome its just the battery but I prefer it then ICS.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
One piece of advice: Go get sfhub's stock ek02 or eg30 auto package. Start from the beginning and go back and flash an ICS ROM. That usually fixes any bugs. :good:
I don't know about the other ICS ROMs but I have tried CM9 and Blu Kuban and they come as close to perfection as we could've gotten without source kernel. Haven't fully tried ICS since just because I prefer the better battery life of GB though.
I'm on cm10 and the battery is much better than anything I got in ICS, and I've tried half the ROMs out there. Blue kuban, codename, cm9, aokp, etc. The cm10 ROM is freaking amazing. Honestly, try it. You won't regret it
Swyped from a Galaxy S2 on CM10
MultiLockOn said:
I'm on cm10 and the battery is much better than anything I got in ICS, and I've tried half the ROMs out there. Blue kuban, codename, cm9, aokp, etc. The cm10 ROM is freaking amazing. Honestly, try it. You won't regret it
Swyped from a Galaxy S2 on CM10
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I might try cm10, but I've tried CM on this phone and the evo4g I had and they were both horrible experiences.
I'm getting pretty decent battery on pics and not to many bugs lol.don't use 4g.task manager doesn't kill me. So its working beautifully for me
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Also I hope you are not restoring apps and data when downgrading etc. Start clean 100%.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
BluesRulez said:
Also I hope you are not restoring apps and data when downgrading etc. Start clean 100%.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I always start fresh. I don't back up texts, apps, hell not even a NAND back up.
Q _ Q moar OP
rovar said:
Q _ Q moar OP
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awh cmon.that's uncalled for meanie.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
PoisonerKA said:
I always start fresh. I don't back up texts, apps, hell not even a NAND back up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Look, if you are doing everything right as you say, and are having problems that are making your phone "hell," the problem is likely your device itself. I have personally never had issues with any ICS builds, from the leaks, to the OTAs, to CM9. And the latest FH23 leak gives me excellent battery life. Unfortunately, since you didn't give any more information to go on than the fact that you phone has been hell, I have no further advice to give you then to get your phone replaced. Again, I have had no issues with ICS. Running much smoother than GB.
sputnik767 said:
Look, if you are doing everything right as you say, and are having problems that are making your phone "hell," the problem is likely your device itself. I have personally never had issues with any ICS builds, from the leaks, to the OTAs, to CM9. And the latest FH23 leak gives me excellent battery life. Unfortunately, since you didn't give any more information to go on than the fact that you phone has been hell, I have no further advice to give you then to get your phone replaced. Again, I have had no issues with ICS. Running much smoother than GB.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have never had any battery life issues. All my problems revolve around the phone part of my smart phone. I didn't start a thread to cry as as one jerk off suggested, I am having huge problems around ICS that is making my phone worthless. Even this replacement phone that i just activated is getting **** phone reception compared to my old one with GB. If they both have ICS installed they both get crap signal. I wonder.if its related to Sprint.
PoisonerKA said:
I have never had any battery life issues. All my problems revolve around the phone part of my smart phone. I didn't start a thread to cry as as one jerk off suggested, I am having huge problems around ICS that is making my phone worthless. Even this replacement phone that i just activated is getting **** phone reception compared to my old one with GB. If they both have ICS installed they both get crap signal. I wonder.if its related to Sprint.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First thing, have you updated profile and PRL? If so, have you tried using the ODIN one-click to go back to EL29 ROM, kernel, and modem? Let's start there. If you are having no issues using EL29 as I suggested, we can further explore this being an ICS-related issue. Otherwise, it could very well be Sprint. If that works fine, use ODIN to install the latest FH23 leaked ROM, kernel, and modem. Forget flashing through recovery for now, and only use the one-clicks that erase user data. Also, do you have these issues everywhere you go, or is this localized to a particular area? To put it simply, for 2 phones to be having an identical problem (given a device that is not really known for having problems) is very strange, which leads me to blame Sprint in your particular area. But if you say that you did not have these issues on GB, let's explore that further. ODIN EL29 and report back.

Categories

Resources