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Do different modems affect battery life?

My question is do different modems affect our battery life differently or not really?
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Yes they do from my experience. They also effect your signal strength.
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I'm aware what a modem is and that it affects signal and strength lol. Just wanted to know if they have effect on battery life. Thanks for the response!
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Signal strength directly affects battery life, so that'll be a yes.

I flashed my modem back to EG30 a couple days ago because before ever experimenting, I got the best data speeds on EG30 Modem. So far it has been the same way since I've flashed back to it. I've been getting good signal strength majority of where I go. But my battery drains a little faster than it did on EK02. EL29 Modem also gave me unacceptable drainage.

Thank Me Later said:
I flashed my modem back to EG30 a couple days ago because before ever experimenting, I got the best data speeds on EG30 Modem. So far it has been the same way since I've flashed back to it. I've been getting good signal strength majority of where I go. But my battery drains a little faster than it did on EK02. EL29 Modem also gave me unacceptable drainage.
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Im currently experimenting with all modems on Blazer ROM 3.9 Im not done testing at the moment but If I had to pick the best modem w/ respect to battery life right now it would be the EL13. Im in Chicago BTW

GRBlitz said:
Im currently experimenting with all modems on Blazer ROM 3.9 Im not done testing at the moment but If I had to pick the best modem w/ respect to battery life right now it would be the EL13. Im in Chicago BTW
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EL13 always gave me good signal. But my data speeds took major slow down hit. I might test it though. I am also running Blazer Rom v3.9
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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!!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Just odin back
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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!!
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Stock EL29, stock theme. I just odin'd back to stock.
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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

Are the new fd worth upgrading from fc22

So I'm asking for sort of a review of smoothness and speed of the new fd roms compared to fc18 or fc22. Thanks for your input?
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So I'm asking for sort of a review of smoothness and speed of the new fd roms compared to fc18 or fc22. Thanks for your input?
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Read here and see what people said about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580802

jarnail24 said:
So I'm asking for sort of a review of smoothness and speed of the new fd roms compared to fc18 or fc22. Thanks for your input?
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Hold off until fd05, which has already been leaked but not leaked widespread yet.
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You will probably get different answers from everybody. I am still using FC15 myself
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You will probably get different answers from everybody. I am still using FC15 myself
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Exactly why I said hold off. There hasn't been a noticeable improvement since the mid fc15 builds.
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I had some problems with FD02 but it may have been applications. Some applications would freeze the phone or sometime just bringing up messages would lock the phone up. I would just have to wait for lock screen, then unlock and see what crashed. The older versions seem slightly more stable in my experience.

If you are working fine, stable with FC22 there's no reason to be flash crazy. Right now they all have their own issues that seem to be a bit different for everyone.
Wait until a Beta finally shows up, or you hear a lot of rave about a certain new leak and try then.. but right now not 'much' is changing from one leak to another.

huge difference the fd05 is the smoothest release yet
definitely flash

I normally don't upgrade til at least three builds newer are out if that makes sense. Unless there is a huge improvement. I am on FD02 and will most likely stay on it until FD10 is released, if it is released. If you are on a setup right now and its working for you. Hang tight. Cause as soon as you flash FD02/05 then FD10 will be out. Just my thoughts on it.

Are you guys talking about Modem or Kernel?

I have been running the FD10 Modem and Kernel on a FD02 build for the last few days and honestly it seems silky smooth for me. No scripts or undervolting at this point and so far I am getting good battery life out of it too.

I'm on calkulin's E4GT2 v.1.4. (FD02). The only bugs I've seen are that some apps aren't compatible, and the sound notification issue. It doesn't support boot animations and i wouldn't chance flashing any themes. It does support different launchers like go launcher so you can theme it that way. Other than that it is very smooth and solid with EVERYTHING else working including hotspot. Good battery life and no over heating. Came from blazer 4.1 which is awesome and very customizable but caused some battery issues. Although there is a stick FD10 posted in the Dev section, there aren't any custom Roms running on FD10. So I'm gonna stick with Calkulins fdo2 until i see something better. I have tried the goodness and its also good but only 4g hotspot. I need 3g so it was a no.go. Hope this was helpful and as far as SOLID ROMS GO Calkulins are the beast! Thanks calk for all you do. Always go with him first. Sent from my E4GTouch myself oh baby i love this phone

Latest is the greatest ......right? :what:
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im on aokp with fd02 kernel and modem, best battery life i have ever seen on my device, also the smoothest ive seen, but its the only 4.0.4 i have ran. The fd02 modem doesnt seem all that great for me though, having more problems in low coverage areas than before. as in it didnt work where it used to kinda barely work.

FC24 modem + 4.1 blazer ROM = perfection.
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FC24 modem + 4.1 blazer ROM = perfection.
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I will second that. I was using fd05 with decent results but the battery life suffered. Atleast for me fc24 was great signal and great battery too.
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Heck ya the latest fdo2 Calkins rom is da sheezy!

[Q] can i flash the latest modem if i have gb

can i flash the lates modem if i have calkulin v3.0 l29

Yes.
A kernel, now that would be a diffrent story.
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thanx what is the best modem?

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thanx what is the best modem?
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Honestly I've had the best luck with EL29. If you're set on a new kernel my best were FB27 FD10.

Let's go over this one more time.... (not trying to be an ass)
Any modem works on any rom. As to which modem is the best? Everyone reports different findings. I think it all matters on your location. The beautiful thing is you can try a different modem everyday till you find the one that works best for you
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mrej201 said:
thanx what is the best modem?
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tkemack said:
Let's go over this one more time.... (not trying to be an ass)
Any modem works on any rom. As to which modem is the best? Everyone reports different findings. I think it all matters on your location. The beautiful thing is you can try a different modem everyday till you find the one that works best for you
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It really does matter on your location. For me, ALL the modems are useless. No signal. The one I use and "sometimes" have reception "1x" is EL29.
Start flashing away

modem i use
I also found that EL29 is best for me at my location. BX, NY

EL29 for me too. Though I will say there isn't much of a difference with any of them in my experience.

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EL29 for me too. Though I will say there isn't much of a difference with any of them in my experience.
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I agree 100%. Up to my opinion the signal is worst on the other modems
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Fe10 has a more consistent signal even in low signal areas for me. Not really any speed difference for me but I don't lose signal as often, but it all differs per user. What works best for you may not work best for others, even in the same area.
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[Q] which modem is the most battery friendly up to date ?

I was wondering which modem is the best when you want to extend your battery life.......... Thanks in advance

It will vary by phone and region but for me, EL29 has always been the best on both GB and ICS. You'll get different opinions though and in the end, choose what works best for you by trying more than one.
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Im using El29 right now as well. I would say stay away from any ICS leaked modems, and run the latest stock modem (EL29).

i just been flashing modems but i haven't see any difference except battery drain

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i just been flashing modems but i haven't see any difference except battery drain
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How much time are you giving the modem to settle in before flashing a new one?
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eao1991 said:
How much time are you giving the modem to settle in before flashing a new one?
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less than 2 days.

Yorcuemer said:
less than 2 days.
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2 days should be enough but battery drain isn't mainly due to a modem. Look for better battery stats here on xda and after you install it you should see what could be causing the drain.
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You do not need to"settle in a modem". Just update PRL/PROF.
Done..
I also concur W/EAO. EL29 sofar for me has been the best. All other ICS leaked modems are crap..

EL29 really probably did have the best battery life but I just couldn't stand the LoS. Where I am signal os spotty so I had to flash new modems for signal upgrades.
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For me FC18 was my favorite and the fastest, but that leak made my battery drain fast. I'm on FE16 now, and it's just a tad bit slower than FC18 but still faster than EL29 and the battery life is amazing.
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You do not need to"settle in a modem". Just update PRL/PROF.
Done..
I also concur W/EAO. EL29 sofar for me has been the best. All other ICS leaked modems are crap..
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You obviously didn't try FC18 or FE16 because you wouldn't be saying that if you did.

I flashed the EL29 and it's been better than the otrhers so far.......