Best radio fix for a weak wimax signal? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Has anyone tracked down a good radio fix when wimax doesnt stay connected? I know they have radio updates but does anyone have one in particular they would recommend?
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hillstead22 said:
Has anyone tracked down a good radio fix when wimax doesnt stay connected? I know they have radio updates but does anyone have one in particular they would recommend?
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No. Unless you understand the risks do not flash a new radio ("modem" in Samsung land), there is currently no way to go back to stock (EG30).
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There was a thread here on tweaking that. You have to dial a number on your phone and edit something.
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CODteabagger said:
There was a thread here on tweaking that. You have to dial a number on your phone and edit something.
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##DATA#
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Tweaking the radio
I know there was a fix to tweak the radio by dialing certain numbers, but i'm curious if anyone has done it and saw a big improvement in their 4g signal.
Considering sprint will probably not expand wimax anymore, i'm screwed with this weak signal.

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Both posts above are right. It is in here. I will try and post a link if I can find it. I did the same tweaks on my OG Epic and they work well for me. There are certain setups depending if you are always in a good signal area or if you want it to connect faster,etc
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Essentially you are looking to lower the threshold for signal strength to connect and raise the timers for disconnect. It's not going to make your signal any better. It's only going to make it more usable--maybe. It could also keep you "connected" and not transmit or receive anything. Not too sure how that would be useful.

Well, i know there are things you can type for sure, but i've never heard from someone that has tested it and said it improved their 4g experience.
Was trying to find a signal amplifier because i'm in a weak 4g spot, but i'm not spending 600 bucks for something i should be getting anyway with my "premium data" 10 dollar addition to my bill from sprint.
Pisses me off that they expect their customers to be happy they are switching to LTE. Me and my expensive wimax phone are so happy sprint is changing their cell tech to LTE..

daneurysm said:
Essentially you are looking to lower the threshold for signal strength to connect and raise the timers for disconnect. It's not going to make your signal any better. It's only going to make it more usable--maybe. It could also keep you "connected" and not transmit or receive anything. Not too sure how that would be useful.
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They are useful if you are in a good or fair 4g area. I live in a full bar 4g area and shortened the connect time and lowered the minimum signal strength a bit. I used same settings that I had on my OG Epic. If you don't get it now it most likely wont do anything or MAY get you 1 bar if you are in a fringe area
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Wimax boost?

Is there any way to boost my 4g signal? Its around the corner , im just not close enough..thanks
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As far as I know, no. Not unless you get a clear module, which is like your own hotspot, but you have to pay for it per month. Also people have had issues with the signal being lost/weakens when going from outside to inside buildings.
Airave wont boost your wimax, totally diffrent everything. Not sure if there is a wimax booster
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protoadies said:
Airave wont boost your wimax, totally diffrent everything. Not sure if there is a wimax booster
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Typo, I meant to say clear. But the clear hotspot would be his only option. Or use 4G outside.
Thanks guys, and i got an airwave its great for 3g boost in home but not 4g
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fierceeagle2003 said:
Thanks guys, and i got an airwave its great for 3g boost in home but not 4g
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Well as I said for a 4G boost, you'd have to get a Clear hotspot, which is for 4G, or use 4G outside.
fierceeagle2003 said:
Is there any way to boost my 4g signal? Its around the corner , im just not close enough..thanks
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You could try aluminum foil.
Actually, there is way to adjust your Wimax setting to allow it to pick up weaker signals. You need your MSL code. Do a ##3282#, go to edit mode, enter the MSL code, go to Wimax, and find the "WiMAX_Entry_RX(RSSI)(dBm) and adjust it from -89 to -95 and continue in small increments until you find a sweet spot.
I got this from a thread on here that another member created. I tried searching for it to post this but I couldn't find it. I take no credit for figuring this out.
rugedraw said:
Actually, there is way to adjust your Wimax setting to allow it to pick up weaker signals. You need your MSL code. Do a ##3282#, go to edit mode, enter the MSL code, go to Wimax, and find the "WiMAX_Entry_RX(RSSI)(dBm) and adjust it from -89 to -95 and continue in small increments until you find a sweet spot.
I got this from a thread on here that another member created. I tried searching for it to post this but I couldn't find it. I take no credit for figuring this out.
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If I am not mistaken, that only works on a sense rom, correct? Then he'd have to flash black.
teh roxxorz said:
If I am not mistaken, that only works on a sense rom, correct? Then he'd have to flash black.
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Yea, that's right......AOSP roms lose EPST functions. Being a Sense user, that totally slipped my mind. However, he has not mentioned if he is on an AOSP rom, so it may still help him.
tgruendler said:
You could try aluminum foil.
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lol, btw.
tgruendler said:
You could try aluminum foil.
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Aluminum foil lol
Sorry took so long, im on sense rom..ill have to try it out
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Ill try it out
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925898
i havnt tried it yet, not close to 4g. let us know how it goes.
Yeah i tried it , does not seem to change any thing while im in my house. Ill try outdoors and ill let u know
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[Q] Better Wimax Signal EVO 4G

So I've been up searching and searching and searching to see if anybody has found a solution to better increase the 4G connectivity for the HTC EVO 4G and the only thing I've come across from is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925898
My question is, can we make the same changes on the exact same fields and have better signal for our EVO's
Does anybody know anything about this??
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The main thing you can do to get a better Sprint WiMax signal is to go outside. It just doesn't work very well indoors. I'm not serious about actually walking outside just to use 4G, but unfortunately am serious when I say that the frequency Sprint/Clear uses is just too high to get inside well.
I'm on CM right now, so I can't go hunting for a similar value in the Evo's EPST. It probably would increase the battery drain when using 4G though, if it even really works at all.
Going outside isn't gonna work for me, reason being I'm trying to use 4G tethering for my xbox.
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D3VIOUS said:
Going outside isn't gonna work for me, reason being I'm trying to use 4G tethering for my xbox.
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I wasn't really being serious about going outside...i'm just saying Sprint's 4G network doesn't work that well inside unless there's a tower in your backyard.
Also, latency on WiMax will be pretty bad, which matters for gaming. You'll get killed a lot.
D3VIOUS said:
So I've been up searching and searching and searching to see if anybody has found a solution to better increase the 4G connectivity for the HTC EVO 4G and the only thing I've come across from is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925898
My question is, can we make the same changes on the exact same fields and have better signal for our EVO's
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I use to use those and they work a little better its not really a stronger signal but I was able to connect in doors to my ps3 and stay connected longer.
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[Q] What is Enhanced 3G?

So while I wait for LTE service and a phone that can use it, I keep hearing about Sprint upgrading to "Enhanced 3G.
But what do they mean? Faster download speeds? Voice and data at the same time? Is it simply marketing BS?
I'm not finding an explanation of it anywhere.
leebo said:
So while I wait for LTE service and a phone that can use it, I keep hearing about Sprint upgrading to "Enhanced 3G.
But what do they mean? Faster download speeds? Voice and data at the same time? Is it simply marketing BS?
I'm not finding an explanation of it anywhere.
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I don't think is voice and data at the same time because CORRECT ME if I'm wrong someone BUT I believe that's a cdma issue BUT to answer your question......Enhanced 3G is just that, is better 3G! Improved 3G speeds....NOTHING more, NOTHING less!
I believe its the new HD voice service recently announced.
leebo said:
So while I wait for LTE service and a phone that can use it, I keep hearing about Sprint upgrading to "Enhanced 3G.
But what do they mean? Faster download speeds? Voice and data at the same time? Is it simply marketing BS?
I'm not finding an explanation of it anywhere.
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Not to worry... it is a new compression algorithm to get more data packets into the same bandwidth. It should improve the speed of 3G data networks.
It is about 50/50 improvement vs marketing.
See ya'
OotR
Señor Poo said:
I believe its the new HD voice service recently announced.
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No, that's only LTE.
Voice does not transmit over 3g, wimax or LTE HD voice is sent over 1x-Advanced. 3g. WiMax and LTE all are used for data and MMs only, voice and SMS go over the 1x channel, CDMA limits the use of 1x or 3g/wimax to one or the other at a time, once LTE is available when using it you will be able to simultaneously use voice and data, theoretically, since LTE will be using a SIM card for its activation, much the same way VZW LTE works.
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Just to help ^^^^^^^^ I believe the first 'does' in your post is supposes to be a 'doesnt'. Just to help clarify for anyone not making sense of it.
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scottspa74 said:
Just to help ^^^^^^^^ I believe the first 'does' in your post is supposes to be a 'doesnt'. Just to help clarify for anyone not making sense of it.
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Thanks I was typing and feeding my son missed that one or autocorrect got me again damn thing makes my typing all effed up, 90% of my texts make no sense cuz autocorrect will stick some random dumbass word in where it doesn't belong
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You can voice and data over Wimax last I checked
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Naturesretard said:
You can voice and data over Wimax last I checked
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Correct.
wait is sprint finally jumping ship to the much better evdo rev b.? or is it still rev a but updated slightly to make it not as slow?
Its rev.a but with better compression and abackhaul that will allow for about 5x the current bandwidth per tower giving off higher aand more consistent speeds
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Naturesretard said:
You can voice and data over Wimax last I checked
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I've only used wimax 2 or 3x, but it would make sense since it is a separate radio and wimax doesn't handle voice. The biggest benefit to LTE is its going out everywhere 3g is now and should have same or similar building penetration. Hell I live in the country 20 miles from town and 40 from a real city and my towers are scheduled for LTE in phase 2 this year which I was surprised but the whole southwest of my state is getting covered in the same rollout something like 200 towers from Sarasota/bradenton to Naples
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Thanks I was typing and feeding my son missed that one or autocorrect got me again damn thing makes my typing all effed up, 90% of my texts make no sense cuz autocorrect will stick some random dumbass word in where it doesn't belong
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More like autoincorrect.
Brilliancy said:
More like autoincorrect.
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Actually its like automakemelooklikeajackass damn thing has a mind of its own
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Being that Boost Mobile runs on the Sprint CDMA network, do any of you think that this new compression will also improve Boost Mobile data speeds or does Boost have their own network filters to regulate the speeds? Add Virgin mobile to that question too. Just curious.
Señor Poo said:
I believe its the new HD voice service recently announced.
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+1
Side Note at att store yesterday: I was at a ATT store checking out the Salaxy Note and a customer came in to exchange his old blackberry because ATT sent him a letter that ATT is getting rid of their 1x or 2x services. Found that interesting kind of how Sprint is going to upgrade all their iDen NextTel network to LTE.
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Voice does not transmit over 3g, wimax or LTE HD voice is sent over 1x-Advanced. 3g. WiMax and LTE all are used for data and MMs only, voice and SMS go over the 1x channel, CDMA limits the use of 1x or 3g/wimax to one or the other at a time, once LTE is available when using it you will be able to simultaneously use voice and data, theoretically, since LTE will be using a SIM card for its activation, much the same way VZW LTE works.
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Are you suggesting that a Sprint LTE phone will have a SIM card?
leebo said:
So while I wait for LTE service and a phone that can use it, I keep hearing about Sprint upgrading to "Enhanced 3G.
But what do they mean? Faster download speeds? Voice and data at the same time? Is it simply marketing BS?
I'm not finding an explanation of it anywhere.
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Im in Washington Dc and I can talk and surf the web at the some time

(Q)BOOST Mobile ICS Modems

I'm about 100% sure I'm not alone when it comes to having boost mobile on our beloved epic 4g touches. Now my signal is just flat out piss poor. I get average 1-2 bars even while outside. I'm running the hybrid rom with tablet UI and the issue is still there. I was told I may need to flash a new radio to improve my signal. Can someone recommend me to something to get rid of this madness? In return I'll offer my friendship
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Dont what to highjack but, I saw your post about trying to get 4g on boost, check out the thread about 4g on boost in the Q&A section. I would prefer you get a mac from someone either out of state or in an other city cause you cant share the same towers at the same time.
No no I just want better signal that's all. I am fine on 3g, just want better performance
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nellycruzz said:
No no I just want better signal that's all. I am fine on 3g, just want better performance
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Sorry, I was refering to your post in the General section asking about 4g on boost.
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Old Today, 12:24 PM There is a way to add 4g? And here in Texas my signal is not all that great. Dunno why. But yes pls show me where to get 4g on this sucker
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I looked for that thread but couldn't find it. Are there other modems or radios I can flash to get better service?
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[Q] Anybody have working Wimax around Seattle?

I have flashed numerous ROMs and none have had working Wimax. I am in Everett/ Lynnwood and can't get wimax to even to last long enough to measure. I have tried a number of modems as well. EL 29, FF18, FG20 and even the newest one which was available thru the goodness updater. By the way has anyone figured out how to measure Wimax? I used to have the Evo 4g and got a great signal and the Evo would tell you if you had good or poor signal, however I have not found anything to measure 4g speed on my E4GT and without 4G I can't do the adjustments suggested in another post.
deddy777 said:
I have flashed numerous ROMs and none have had working Wimax. I am in Everett/ Lynnwood and can't get wimax to even to last long enough to measure. I have tried a number of modems as well. EL 29, FF18, FG20 and even the newest one which was available thru the goodness updater. By the way has anyone figured out how to measure Wimax? I used to have the Evo 4g and got a great signal and the Evo would tell you if you had good or poor signal, however I have not found anything to measure 4g speed on my E4GT and without 4G I can't do the adjustments suggested in another post.
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Are you running a Ics ROM? Try a GB ROM I get best 4g on GB.
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Are you running a Ics ROM? Try a GB ROM I get best 4g on GB.
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Thanks for the heads up on that, right now I am going through the different modems to see if one of them will work. Is it possible this E4GT is a dud? Although my daughter is still on stock EL29 and she has bad Wimax as well.
I did notice that if I kept toggling the 4g and ran a speed test that I sometimes got better results - so far I am at FC14 and sometimes I get 2+ mb down with a ping under a hundred. My area of Seattle sucks, as I just tried Clearwire and am sending it back as well. Does anyone know of a good app that will measure the wimax, the one one the E4Gt doesn't work very well compared to what HTC has. Well I have been working on this for quite a while so time to crash
If you go to settings than go to 4g it shows you your connection in bars like back on gingerbread. If you want to get a more accurate reading than ##DEBUG# is your best option. It gives you your connection status in dbm. Lock code is 777468 not your msl. You'll find it in Wimax DM.
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Would be great but Wimax not coming on, so can't get to first base.
RayTrue04 said:
If you go to settings than go to 4g it shows you your connection in bars like back on gingerbread. If you want to get a more accurate reading than ##DEBUG# is your best option. It gives you your connection status in dbm. Lock code is 777468 not your msl. You'll find it in Wimax DM.
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I can get in there with the lock code that you supplied - thanks so very much, however I can't modify anything because the Wimax DM says I need to turn on the Wimax and for some reason it will not turn on. Peace and thanks a lot.
RayTrue04 said:
If you go to settings than go to 4g it shows you your connection in bars like back on gingerbread. If you want to get a more accurate reading than ##DEBUG# is your best option. It gives you your connection status in dbm. Lock code is 777468 not your msl. You'll find it in Wimax DM.
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I'm in Kent area and am having no issues. Take that beast into a sprint store and see what's up. Could be that it is wonky lol. Don't go to the tukwila store they have shady practices there and not to friendly.
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deddy777 said:
I can get in there with the lock code that you supplied - thanks so very much, however I can't modify anything because the Wimax DM says I need to turn on the Wimax and for some reason it will not turn on. Peace and thanks a lot.
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In that same menu screen go to Wimax CT and click open device. After that scroll all the way down and click on both the load default and odb load default. This resets 4g back to default sprint values. Try that and then try turning on 4g and see if it works. Lil hint clicking on Wimax IP in that same screen will automatically start up 4g
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RayTrue04 said:
In that same menu screen go to Wimax CT and click open device. After that scroll all the way down and click on both the load default and odb load default. This resets 4g back to default sprint values. Try that and then try turning on 4g and see if it works. Lil hint clicking on Wimax IP in that same screen will automatically start up 4g
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Gibsonusa said:
I'm in Kent area and am having no issues. Take that beast into a sprint store and see what's up. Could be that it is wonky lol. Don't go to the tukwila store they have shady practices there and not to friendly.
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Thanks to everyone who had advice for me. Took it to the store and they gave me a new refurb with working 4G, ain't Sprint the greatest, the tech told me that things burn up on the boards all the time, that I probably got the battery to hot or that the 4g part of the board just died for no particular reason (last billing cycle I did 4Gb of Wimax and 3+ Gb of 3g - that is why I stay with Sprint lol, no throttling and no warning call or text)

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