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EG31

I just wanted to know hows LOS for you guys on EG31?
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LoS is worse for me on EG31 than EG30. I can't get 4G to work ever since the first time I experienced LoS no matter what modem I use.
*Just read the thread about 4G not working in Boston, which is where I happened to be visiting this weekend. So LoS and my 4G issues seem to be unrelated.

MongarEric said:
LoS is worse for me on EG31 than EG30. I can't get 4G to work ever since the first time I experienced LoS no matter what modem I use.
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See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19517376&postcount=123

Thanks, I'll test out 4G when I fly through Atlanta, and try that fix if I need to.
*Update:
It was Boston. When I got to Atlanta 4G worked fine.

mattykinsx said:
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19517376&postcount=123
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Just to add you don't need to use su like those instructions state. You can get your msl code without root.
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LoS on EG31 is the same as it was for me on EG30. ~Once a day.

minor improvements but nothing to brag about. 4G works fine.. 3G speed crappy as before anywhere from 50 to 150KB/s ...

Hmm, that sucks that its the same week thanks for the help
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I am right that if you flash EG31 you cannot go back to EG30. I know there is EG12\30 but it is not the same as EG30 that came with the phone right?

redram38 said:
I am right that if you flash EG31 you cannot go back to EG30. I know there is EG12\30 but it is not the same as EG30 that came with the phone right?
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The EG12/EG30 is the exact same thing that came with the phone.
All you have to do is flash it in Odin, I've went back and forth between them twice already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310

MongarEric said:
LoS is worse for me on EG31 than EG30. I can't get 4G to work ever since the first time I experienced LoS no matter what modem I use.
*Just read the thread about 4G not working in Boston, which is where I happened to be visiting this weekend. So LoS and my 4G issues seem to be unrelated.
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You need to update profile after EG31 and then reboot

I haven't had a single LoS since going to EG31. Even using other kernels. Use to get LoS on EG30 with any other kernel other than stock.
P.S. watch me get a LoS now lol
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LOS on EL13

I just experienced my first today
Anyone else?
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I got it today as well.. after I flashed it, had los twice while underground..

Never once.
Are you using the EL13 baseband?
Also, What kernel?

Yup, using Calkulin's stock with chris4g's repack and EL13 modem. Maybe it was just a fluke, I was at my parents house which is in a decent service area, pulled out my phone to see the circle with the cross through it. Had to reboot to get service back. Eh, I'll just keep an eye on it.
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bondosho said:
Yup, using Calkulin's stock with chris4g's repack and EL13 modem. Maybe it was just a fluke, I was at my parents house which is in a decent service area, pulled out my phone to see the circle with the cross through it. Had to reboot to get service back. Eh, I'll just keep an eye on it.
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Try this kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393

OK, just flashed it. Will let you know in a few days. I'll give a thanks when I get to my PC.
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I haven't had LOS since. I'm on EL26 now, and signal is stronger now.

Still LOSing here... I've tried EG30, 31, Ek02, EL13, and EL26. I get LOS on every one as soon as I go to work. The signal there is very week and the phone has to work hard to maintain a signal all day.

kenneu said:
Still LOSing here... I've tried EG30, 31, Ek02, EL13, and EL26. I get LOS on every one as soon as I go to work. The signal there is very week and the phone has to work hard to maintain a signal all day.
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Sounds like it is a network dead spot and not related to the phone.
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There is another topic we were discussing this issue. Basically the problem isn't fixed but they are attempting to tweak it so instances of LOS are getting smaller and smaller. Sounds like becuase of the location you are having a higher probability of tower disconnect or switching to roam which increases the likelyhood of you experiencing a LOS.
Yes, EL13 still suffers from LOS (aka it is not really fixed). Personally I haven't had one in EL26 (had a couple in EL13) but if you are experiencing it in EL26 then it isn't fixed there either.

Love Hate relationship. Return it?

I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.

From personal experience I'd say hang on to it and try flashing some of the newer releases to see if it doesn't improve the LOS issue.

centro714 said:
I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
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I know you are asking because apparently you need the help of others to make up your mind... (sorry I am a smartass) But quick question what rom are you on cuz buddy LOS is a thing of the past up in herrrre... And that PHoton are you serious would you trade in your S clase Benz for a C Class Benz....
Root that sucka and flashing one of the stock EL29 roms or do the upgrage on your phone for the complete stock version... Oh yea and if you gonna ask where the roms are then maybe you should return your phone...LOL (smartass again)

exactly, flash something different (I'd recommend calks) and that issue goes away :O
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Doesn't even need to flash roms, root, and all that. Just OTA to EL29 and it should get rid of the issue.
Hey playya like the benz analogy, I was thinkin the same thing about the photon swap.

Yea update your phone dawg LoS was fixed officially in december
If you have Los on EK02+ get a replacement
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playya said:
or do the upgrage on your phone for the complete stock version...
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What's the latest stock version?
I'm on EL29 version 2.3.6 running fully stock since there was no reason to go custom until now.
and thanks for all the help so far. looks like I'll either update to latest stock version or go custom.

centro714 said:
I absolutely LOVE everything about this phone EXCEPT the LOS issues!!
I've only had it for 5 days now and experienced 3 LOS!
Since I'm still within 14 days, should I return it? thinking of getting the Photon instead.
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I think almost everyone on this forum experienced frequent LOS until Sprint issued a firmware update that fixed it. I haven't experienced LOS since and it would happen to me several times a day. Update your firmware and you should see this go away. (my recommendation is to go with Calk's non-ICS firmware since it's probably the most stable at the moment)

centro714 said:
What's the latest stock version?
I'm on EL29 version 2.3.6 running fully stock since there was no reason to go custom until now.
and thanks for all the help so far. looks like I'll either update to latest stock version or go custom.
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Sounds like you need to get your phone replaced. The loss of service was fixed with ek02. el29 was the update after ek02 and it's the most recent update. You shouldn't be having any problems.
And you're flat out insane if you step down to a photon.
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I'd definitely suggest Call's E4GT rom its one of the better ones out there, i havent had any issues with LoS but i did just get my phone in december. But for sure keep this phone !
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Yea, I would try flashing Calk's EL29. It should solve the LOS issues while improving the phone in mutliple other areas as well.
If that doesn't work, just take ot back to Sprint and replace it with another one. I would highly recommend staying with this phone though, not the Photon.
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Jnoles07 said:
Yea, I would try flashing Calk's EL29. It should solve the LOS issues while improving the phone in mutliple other areas as well.
If that doesn't work, just take ot back to Sprint and replace it with another one. I would highly recommend staying with this phone though, not the Photon.
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I was initially going to flash to Calks ROM anyway but this phone was pretty awesome out of the box until the LOS issue.
I think it's safe to say Im keeping this phone since there seems to be a fix for LOS

revamper said:
Sounds like you need to get your phone replaced. The loss of service was fixed with ek02 and el29 was the update after ek02 and it's the most recent update. You shouldn't be having any problems.
And you're flat out insane if you step down to a photon.
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Exactly my thought... OP, as you are on EL29 you should not be experiencing LOS. Are you sure what you are experiencing is actually LOS, and not just poor Sprint service?

I'm not an expert flasher but the devs here have made it so simple I've been able to play around with several of the ICS releases but I always return to sfhub's stock-rooted EL29 and get amazing performance out of it.

jasone4gt said:
Exactly my thought... OP, as you are on EL29 you should not be experiencing LOS. Are you sure what you are experiencing is actually LOS, and not just poor Sprint service?
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I believe so. It says something to the effect of no service and roaming charges will be applied. So i'm assuming thats LOS.

Wth is LOS lol
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RPerry435 said:
Wth is LOS lol
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*facepalm* C'monnnnnn Mannnnnnn
Loss Of Signal

Lol i tried to sound it out
Ive tried fb21 and fb27 and i get a gray triangle saying loss of connectivity while at home if thats what your talking about
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If your phone is up to date I wouldn't flash anything on it. Just take it to a store and get it replaced. The LOS issue has been fixed. Unless your counting the ghost LOS problem. I had that one until I switched to EL29.
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RPerry435 said:
Lol i tried to sound it out
Ive tried fb21 and fb27 and i get a gray triangle saying loss of connectivity while at home if thats what your talking about
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Ummm try to take a screenshot, idk what you're talking about?
Only time I ever get LoS is when clearing RAM in Task Manager, which I think is normal? Only for 2 seconds then pops right back up and runs perfectly

GPS not locking until reboot - post custom rom

So I recently installed Calkulin's custom rom v2.9.2 and now my GPS doesn't lock unless I reboot the phone.
Any fix for this? thanks.

Try GPS status app
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I have this same problem.. My GPS Status just sits... doesn't find or fix on any satellites.

vash469 said:
Try GPS status app
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just tried this, doesn't work on my phone.
Only thing that works is a reboot which is a hassle everytime i need a GPS lock.
anyone else w/ any suggestions? I'd hate to go back to stock ROM.

Doesn't the GPS continue to work for a few days, before requiring a reboot?
Thats the case with my phone, try different versions of the rooted rom, or radios.

centro714 said:
just tried this, doesn't work on my phone.
Only thing that works is a reboot which is a hassle everytime i need a GPS lock.
anyone else w/ any suggestions? I'd hate to go back to stock ROM.
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This thread is an amazing source for you to spend countless hours troubleshooting this phone's POS GPS unit.
I've been trying countless things on my phone too, I'll let ya know if anything works.

Leejin said:
This thread is an amazing source for you to spend countless hours troubleshooting this phone's POS GPS unit.
I've been trying countless things on my phone too, I'll let ya know if anything works.
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THanks. upon reading a bit of that thread, I found out that through using "GPS Status" I can refresh the "A-GPS" which I didn't know previously.
This seems to work so far.

I'm running the same rom and have no problems with any of my radios, I did also install the EL29 modem when I installed the rom. You may need to try different modems, they work differently on different phones even though you're running the same roms. Also, don't forget to update profile in /settings/about phone/updates
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ahoyt05 said:
I'm running the same rom and have no problems with any of my radios, I did also install the EL29 modem when I installed the rom. You may need to try different modems, they work differently on different phones even though you're running the same roms. Also, don't forget to update profile in /settings/about phone/updates
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I was originally on EL29 Stock so I'm assuming when I flashed Calks 2.9.2 the modem's the same.
Is there a link where all the modem's can be found? and can I flash any modem?

Caulkin has a list on the same thread as the rom
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Flashed the FB21 Modem and this one looks like a winner!
I'm getting instant GPS locks w/o resetting, rebooting, opening an app etc etc.
On top of that, my 3G/4G speeds have increased!
WOW! I've never loved a phone before but I'm starting to have strong feelings for this one.

Cool, maybe I'll try that one too. Don't forget to update your profile
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I'm running the EL29 here's a screenshot of my 4G speeds at home.
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That's very good.
You may want to test drive the fb12 just for the hell of it. I've gotten 9, 12, & 13mbps.
I did get my 1st failed GPS, but it locked shortly after.
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I tried the fc05 got 13 then 4G started to sleep in the middle of things. The trick is to find "the one" that's stable and everything works. I'm gonna try the others and see how they work. But I know that this one works for my phone.
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I've tried most of them now and EL29 is still the best on my phone
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centro714 said:
Flashed the FB21 Modem and this one looks like a winner!
I'm getting instant GPS locks w/o resetting, rebooting, opening an app etc etc.
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Update if anyone's interested: FB21 modem w/ EL29 Kernel was good but still had GPS locking issues. I was getting roughly 85% locks (which isn't bad since I test often). FAST download speeds though.
So this got me thinking: When my phone was stock, GPS worked brilliantly. It wasn't until I installed a custom rom that it started to have problems. The difference was the kernel and modems.
So now I flashed back to EK02 modem and kernel (still running Calks 2.9.2) and my GPS has been locking 100% of the time. PLUS my phone is silky smoooooth!
Crossing my fingers that this will last....

which is the best ota?

i just did a factory reset back to eg30. which is the best ota? i like this one seems really smooth.

im actually on the eko2 update right now and wondering if i should stay on it. was on el29 for the longest time and i like this one. what are your thoughts?

evoRomz said:
im actually on the eko2 update right now and wondering if i should stay on it. was on el29 for the longest time and i like this one. what are your thoughts?
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The ota actually fixed stuff..... The newest is el29 ....but anything after ek02 is supposed to be Los free ... Eg30 had Los read sfhub'a threads it will tell you what was fixed etc
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Epix4G said:
The ota actually fixed stuff..... The newest is el29 ....but anything after ek02 is supposed to be Los free ... Eg30 had Los read sfhub'a threads it will tell you what was fixed etc
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when i got my e4gt i updated it right to el29 then rooted it right away. i wanted to restore it back to out of the box stock. im on ek02 right now and liking some features like the scrollable wallpapers ( i understand lots of roms brought it back) and just seems smoother. just wondering if el29 is really worth it like i said im enjoying ek02. and what is Los? thanks for the quick response!!

evoRomz said:
when i got my e4gt i updated it right to el29 then rooted it right away. i wanted to restore it back to out of the box stock. im on ek02 right now and liking some features like the scrollable wallpapers ( i understand lots of roms brought it back) and just seems smoother. just wondering if el29 is really worth it like i said im enjoying ek02. and what is Los? thanks for the quick response!!
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Loss of service ....early on the phone where signal bars are would have circle with line through it..... And only way to get signal back was reboot
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Epix4G said:
Loss of service ....early on the phone where signal bars are would have circle with line through it..... And only way to get signal back was reboot
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gotcha. well im gonna keep messing with this, but probably just root it again and flash something else. again, thanks for the quick responses!!!

No problem enjoy flashing but be safe with ics
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