Well, I gave my Epic to my mother and right after doing so, she wanted Netflix. So...I hooked her up with stock EF02 (w/ root) and now she's complaining about the phone being dying "super ultra quickly" - her words.
Hell, she's even using a 3500 MAh battery and it's still only lasting like 6 hours WITHOUT use. (yes, I've tested and made sure the battery wasn't the problem, it's definitely the EF02 leak.) I can put her back on EC05 but it'll leave her Netflixless.
P.S. I noticed the battery drain only occurs when there is low signal (ie: roaming and switching back to Sprint, etc.)
P.P.S. She has GPS off, volume on vibrate, no WiFi is on, however, Bluetooth is on.
which EF02 release is on her phone
Deodexed or Odexed
im kinda new to the epic scene, was on evo for along time but considering the extended battery, and non use. might be a kernal specific issue. more info info if you have any
also one thing i forgot to mention was ive noticed on any sprint cdma phone, when its jumping from signal to signal, kills the battery fast. a quick fix might just be to get "roam control" on her phone. saves my battery
I'm getting awesome batt.life , 7hours, screen on 1h40m, wifi about 30m at lunch, volume LOUD, some youtube, uploaded some images, 50 text messages, uploaded an image with bad signal, didn't kill the batt... EF10 modem, no crash yet, about 2 days using this, no problems, love GB for the epic, even if its a leaked version...
_dit::: make sure your not using the dk28 modem, It won't allow phone to go into deep sleep, just a heads up, only has a problem on GB roms...
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Bluetooth is on.
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This could be a issue. Also like someone else said roam control could help. How is her signal at home? Does she have a internet connection? If you answer poor signal and yes to high speed internet call sprint tell them she has very poor signal in her house. They wil send you a Airrave for free I did this and batter life has been great. Also look at EF02 Plus by ChrisG been the most stable for me. Last but not least disable all services mentioned in randomkings post.
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This could be a issue. Also like someone else said roam control could help. How is her signal at home? Does she have a internet connection? If you answer poor signal and yes to high speed internet call sprint tell them she has very poor signal in her house. They wil send you a Airrave for free I did this and batter life has been great. Also look at EF02 Plus by ChrisG been the most stable for me. Last but not least disable all services mentioned in randomkings post.
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I tried to get an airave just last week, it was a no go, they said they have diffrent units now, and can't give them away, Ill try again this week. They told me no problems in my area, so...
Edit: plus there is no montly charge anymore, only a one time fee for the airave, $129.??...
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I tried to get an airave just last week, it was a no go, they said they have diffrent units now, and can't give them away, Ill try again this week. They told me no problems in my area, so...
Edit: plus there is no montly charge anymore, only a one time fee for the airave, $129.??...
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I got for free about a month ago in my area just south of Boston. The only charge is if I leave sprint and don't return the equipment.
Ya I got an airrave in my home with 6 devices and I have a good sized hom and it covers almost full bars across the house, and yes they have a list of new policies and new devices they will tell you that they can't give it to you without you paying, just call again at least call 3 or 4 times, that's what I did and I got the airrave for free and I don't pay any extra a month.
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And vibrates uses more battery.
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She was on the EC05 modem and I upgraded her to EF02 modem. Do you recommend moving her up to EF10?
Btw, home signal is probably the best 3G will ever get. We went on vacation and our condo room had NO signal, that's where the battery drain was horrible. It's anywhere that signal is weak.
Is there anyway we can edit the batterystat.bin to trick the phone to have better battery life
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ee03 modem seems to favor battery life but drops data and will need an airplane mode toggle. also i use no frills cpu control on demand 100/800.
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She was on the EC05 modem and I upgraded her to EF02 modem. Do you recommend moving her up to EF10?
Btw, home signal is probably the best 3G will ever get. We went on vacation and our condo room had NO signal, that's where the battery drain was horrible. It's anywhere that signal is weak.
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Both EF modems suck. They drain the battery very quickly which is evident byy how hot the phone gets. EE03 is the way to go for battery life.
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ee03 modem seems to favor battery life but drops data and will need an airplane mode toggle. also i use no frills cpu control on demand 100/800.
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Nofrills CPU kept killing my modem. I uninstalled it and have no modem problems anymore. Gingerbread leak does not like external CPU controls.
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She was on the EC05 modem and I upgraded her to EF02 modem. Do you recommend moving her up to EF10?
Btw, home signal is probably the best 3G will ever get. We went on vacation and our condo room had NO signal, that's where the battery drain was horrible. It's anywhere that signal is weak.
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No stay with EF02 modem. Also I am experimenting freezing some more apps that seem to be rogue when listening to music or streaming videos. But the last time I did this I lost the ability to send and receive mms LOL so it is a work in progress.
Does anyone know why the phone signal will constatly stay yellow in the battery status? I cannot get it to shut off. It never did this to me before the GB update as I have old screenshots showing a green phone status only every so often and the rest is a grayish color.
I was on the EF02 modem with Anonymous i3 rom for about 1.5 weeks before I knew about the modem crashes it caused. I did a fresh odin to the original samsprint ef02 leak then did a odin to the ee03 modem then decided to odin to ec05 as it seems most people are having good luck with that modem but my battery sucks! I keep it in wifi always as Im always at home or work, if not there I will turn wifi off. I have the sleep policy set to never for wifi... I am at my wits end.
snap01 is from a rom b4 the ef02 leak
snap02 is the AA i3 rom taken tonight
I got 2 phones and both have extended batteries. Did a comparison with EE03 and EF02 and battery life. The EF02 modem reached the low battery popup 3 hours before the EE03. Plus battery temp stayed mostly 3 degrees cooler in the EE03. Just try it on her phone and see if it lasts a little longer for her.
How did you get those snaps? I am on srf 1.2 and can't get them.
Thanks.
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How did you get those snaps? I am on srf 1.2 and can't get them.
Thanks.
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I use an app from the market called Shoot Me
Could it be that the battery would just drain faster in one place than another? It seems when I am at work I can never get a gps lock unless I go outside or have wifi on and the battery drains like crazy. At home I just have wifi on but the battery seems to drain slower??
Also I don't get the continous yellow colors on the Phone Signal at home it is green. The pic was while I was at home before I got to work. As soon as I got here its just always the various yellows!
install the ee03 modem and make sure you kill off SNS, DRM, and System updates whenever the phone is booted up. stock ef02 odexed runs fine for me
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So I flashed the Emotionless Beast Resurrection last night and this morning I am noticing a significant (better than 50%) drop in my 4G speeds and Connectivity.
I did nothing other than move from the Heinz 57 Shake n Bake theme, I'm still running the EC05 modem, but the change is remarkable.
Has anyone else had this experience? I REALLY love this theme, and want to keep it, but a drop of that magnitude in my data speeds is probably not worth it, especially considering that at home I could not even get my 4G to connect, let alone DL at 5 Mbps and up.
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So I flashed the Emotionless Beast Resurrection last night and this morning I am noticing a significant (better than 50%) drop in my 4G speeds and Connectivity.
I did nothing other than move from the Heinz 57 Shake n Bake theme, I'm still running the EC05 modem, but the change is remarkable.
Has anyone else had this experience? I REALLY love this theme, and want to keep it, but a drop of that magnitude in my data speeds is probably not worth it, especially considering that at home I could not even get my 4G to connect, let alone DL at 5 Mbps and up.
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I am 99% sure that themes have nothing to do with performance.
I would tend to agree, but I literally did nothing more than remove the previous them and flash the new one. The difference was evident almost immediately. I just wonder if there might be an app included that disrupts the connection or something.
I'm going to flash the EE03 modem tonight, since I had better luck with that one anyway.
I have a few questions about modems. I am using srf 1.2 and the genocide kernal. After I flashed I compared my wifes stock epic with mine.
I used speed test and it seems like mine is worse than stock for ping and dl and ul speeds. I thought mine would be bettsr, just seems kind of odd.
Sometimes my ping can reach up to 1600. I know that is really crappy. So my question is if I flash a new modem would this help me? It seems like alot of people are using eeo3. Is that a good one?
Also people claim that there batteries die fast after a modem flash. Why is that? Do you just have to use voltage controll to calibrate your battery?
Thanks
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I have a few questions about modems. I am using srf 1.2 and the genocide kernal. After I flashed I compared my wifes stock epic with mine.
I used speed test and it seems like mine is worse than stock for ping and dl and ul speeds. I thought mine would be bettsr, just seems kind of odd.
Sometimes my ping can reach up to 1600. I know that is really crappy. So my question is if I flash a new modem would this help me? It seems like alot of people are using eeo3. Is that a good one?
Also people claim that there batteries die fast after a modem flash. Why is that? Do you just have to use voltage controll to calibrate your battery?
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Our Epics are strange that way. Each one seems to have a mind of its own. When changing modems and/or ROMs its good to wipe the battery stats after you charge it to full. You do that in the "Advanced" settings in your Clockwork recocery. It takes a day or two for your battery to settle in after a change. Its best to try out all of the modems and see which one works best for your phone. Also, run the test multiple times.
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Ok so flash a modem, wipe batt after full charge, then run multiple speed tests untill I find a modem I like?
I am on srf1.2 and genocide. I think my modem is eco5. Will all the modems work on the download page in the forums with my current setup?
I thought I read somewhere that some modems don't like eco5? Like dk18. Is there any modems I should stay away from?
Thanks
I am on ec03 and it works well
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I am on phantom hackers blazer rom 4.0 with the fb15 modem and when I first flashed I was getting a good 40 hours under moderate to heavy use now it seems like I struggle to make it through a whole day on one charge. What could be causing this deterioration? Seems like my idle battery use especially has gotten allot worse. I used to lose less than 1 %per hour now I seem to be losing around 4-5% per hour.
Probably the modem. Go back to the old one If you were getting good battery life with it.
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Well thats the reason i switched to fb15 from el29 is because i was getting horrible battery life on el29. Fb15 was good to me for a good while. Just for some reason the last couple days the battery life seems to be deteriorating. Should i try wiping battery stats?
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I've been experiencing this with all the new ICS builds.
Have you been in areas with bad reception lately? Maybe it's this or you just need to try different modems. Try the latest FC one
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Have you been in areas with bad reception lately? Maybe it's this or you just need to try different modems. Try the latest FC one
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YES! Honestly I did not even think of that! In my house I am always getting 2 bars or less and sometimes I am even in roaming. I dont know about trying the new ICS modems though I have heard allot of reports of them making peoples phones really hot.
I struggled with the same problem, I moved into the lower level of my house and my battery life seemed to almost be cut in half. I usually get 1-2 bars down there vs. 4 upstairs. Now I know what the problem was. Thanks!
I just got upgraded to LG8 (finally), and while I am experiencing faster data speeds (usually 3x faster than previously), I have some other issues.
1) Music Hub doesn't work, unlike what the log says on sprint.com
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2) Battery life is terrible!! It drops 6% battery life in one hour, completely idle!
Is anyone else having similar issues? I called Sprint, and they said that they have never heard of either of these issues for the GSIII and told me to take it to a Sprint Store (conveniently, it is $35). Anyone that has issues with the LG8 update needs to call Sprint. That way that can't simply tell us that there is no solution and that no one else is reporting an issue.
I am unrooted and completely stock.
Yes, I did notice after LG8 my battery life was worse... and the phone was a lot more laggy...
I live in Central Jersey and My 3G speeds have always been garbage so I havent notice anything with that.
It seems like everyone has different results with the different radios. If you don't have a good signal in your area, then the two lg radios can drain more battery. If you need more battery life then you could try going back to lfn.
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It seems like everyone has different results with the different radios. If you don't have a good signal in your area, then the two lg radios can drain more battery. If you need more battery life then you could try going back to lfn.
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Everyone has different results with radios because everyone attributes everything to the latest thing they installed. Further, almost no one is willing to do any kind of even remotely scientific testing. They just use the phone, check it, science.
Which is why everytime anything is released, you get this huge range of things that, in most cases, can't even occur.
I flashed and had trouble with all 4 radios, lg8 seems imo, to be the most stable, less loss of data connection to my Airvana for sure.
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