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[Q] Help please

I have my Epic running SyndicateROM 1.0.2. Can anyone tell me if its a normal problem of the rom to mess up my mic? People say I sound faraway or like I'm whispering and in reality I'm almost yelling. I need to know if its my rom or if I should switch out the phone for a new one I've only had it a week and have 30 days to switch to a newer one or should I just get an Evo?

Probably best to use the EB13 Extended tar, odin it to your phone (do a nand backup first).
Then check out how it sounds.
It sounds like a hardware issue really; but you could double check that way.
If it is; you'll want to odin a stock tar to bring it to sprint for a replacement. They won't fix or replace it with a custom ROM on it.
Good luck

I would try opening up the voodoo control application and check settings. There is a mic profile in there you can change. See if that makes any difference switching back and forth between profiles. Since 1.0.2 includes the voodoo sound in the kernel it seems that maybe something just got messed up with that. If that doesn't work odin back to stock as last person said to check that it's not a hardware problem. If it's better after odin then go back to ACS again and see if it's fixed, maybe just a bad flash as my mic actually seemed to be better after going from stock to ACS.
I personally wouldn't recommend switching to evo, its a slower phone, and the screen while slightly bigger isn't nearly as nice, plus even if you use virtual kb a lot its still nice to have the option of the physical.
Sent from my ACS frozen Epic

RjsShadows said:
I have my Epic running SyndicateROM 1.0.2. Can anyone tell me if its a normal problem of the rom to mess up my mic? People say I sound faraway or like I'm whispering and in reality I'm almost yelling. I need to know if its my rom or if I should switch out the phone for a new one I've only had it a week and have 30 days to switch to a newer one or should I just get an Evo?
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evo...if its the evo 3D
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kalel_293 said:
evo...if its the evo 3D
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Really? Evo 3D doesn't even have a launch date yet how does that help him within his 30th days?
Sent from my ACS frozen Epic

iamchocho said:
Really? Evo 3D doesn't even have a launch date yet how does that help him within his 30th days?
Sent from my ACS frozen Epic
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You're right .... but he might be able to get a nexus S .....

iamchocho said:
Really? Evo 3D doesn't even have a launch date yet how does that help him within his 30th days?
Sent from my ACS frozen Epic
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Wow, thank you all for your help, today my actually worked all day so that was a surprise. I wish I could get the Evo 3D, haha. I love the Epic but the 3D evo just looks amazing.

iSaint said:
You're right .... but he might be able to get a nexus S .....
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Do you think I could get the Nexus S? You think it'd be a good trade? I heard it wasn't as good as the Epic but I wouldn't know.

jdelano said:
Probably best to use the EB13 Extended tar, odin it to your phone (do a nand backup first).
Then check out how it sounds.
It sounds like a hardware issue really; but you could double check that way.
If it is; you'll want to odin a stock tar to bring it to sprint for a replacement. They won't fix or replace it with a custom ROM on it.
Good luck
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Thank you

RjsShadows said:
Do you think I could get the Nexus S? You think it'd be a good trade? I heard it wasn't as good as the Epic but I wouldn't know.
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Personally the keyboard in the epic is more important to me than the additions nexus S would give.
Differences:
Nexus S
+ Has NFC and Gingerbread.
+ Thinner
- No microSD slot
- No hardware KB
Epic
+ Hardware KB
+ microSD slot
- only (officially) on 2.2 - Though this is likely to change soon w/ CM7, and hopefully once Nexus S is released it will make software updates for our Epic easier.
- No NFC (I couldn't care less)
As far as I'm concerned the only down side of the Epic vs Nexus is software which can be fixed by our great devs here, and hopefully once the Nexus S 4G source drops there no longer is a software gap.

Damnit GPS

I got my replacement phone and GPS was incredible. For a week locks up 3 meters! Happened constantly and always until today. GPS ****ted out on me while my brothers EVO locked instantaneously. I'm tired of this and idk what to do anymore as i need GPS :/

Yeah, i havent had gps since day one se with my old nexus s. Unfortunately i dont think ill ever get a samsung again. The screen just isnt worth it. Its frustrating to say the least. Good luck on getting yours to work though, none of the roms or "fixes" helped mine.
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exploited789 said:
Yeah, i havent had gps since day one se with my old nexus s. Unfortunately i dont think ill ever get a samsung again. The screen just isnt worth it. Its frustrating to say the least. Good luck on getting yours to work though, none of the roms or "fixes" helped mine.
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I really tried to love this phone but GPS is def a killer for me. Unfortunately never a Samsung device for me either. Especially learning that at launch it re-used parts from the OG Epic

Lol I got my new refurb pun intended .GPS is incredible but for how long.
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humdrum2009 said:
Lol I got my new refurb pun intended .GPS is incredible but for how long.
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Refurb surprised me with its GPS and how fast it locked. A week later and trash. locks in at 100meters...

what rom are u using? also have u adjusted the settings?

Stock rooted EL29, flashing to FB15 stock just to see now. Everything related to GPS is on in settings. Also tried with sensor aiding off. no luck

locoboi187 said:
Stock rooted EL29, flashing to FB15 stock just to see now. Everything related to GPS is on in settings. Also tried with sensor aiding off. no luck
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I had great GPS Locks until I rooted to ICS Roms...No problem with GB and any rom on GB...When I went to ICS modem after modem just random locks...Then I tried a GB Rom on ICS...this worked the best...I was usin an EL29 Modem...Today I did the One Click Odin back to stock installed CWM...Gotta lock ...went back to CWM...restored ICS Rom...gotta lock in seconds...without usin WiFi...just GPS Test...Now I'll try drivin with it ansd see what happens...Usually I get the first lock quick...then stop the car go wherever ...return to car fire up GPS...and no lock...the only way to get it back is to reboot...then I get it again in seconds...It drives ya crazy...But like I said when I was on GB...whether Stock or rooted...never had a problem with GPS...ILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TODAY...

i've flashed between different modems and roms over the 5 months i've had my e4gt and gps locks within seconds for me. i'm on blazer4 EL29 right now, with the EG30 modem. it's always had the best signal and speed for me. screwed around with some FC modems last night, bootlooped my phone trying to downgrade from FC07 in CWM. had to use heimdall to flash EL29. s'all good tho.

My gps works great on stock and all el29 roms since i got the phone when it first came out

jordan2333 said:
My gps works great on stock and all el29 roms since i got the phone when it first came out
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Here are my before and after shots.
Before = 3meters lock
Now = 200meters lock

The GPS issue is definitely a bummer. I'm unrooted fully stock & have tried everything possible to get GPS to lock on. The only thing not making me from making a big stink about to Sprint is that I hardly have to use GPS. Still this issue definitely needs to be addressed & fixed.

EL TEJANO said:
The GPS issue is definitely a bummer. I'm unrooted fully stock & have tried everything possible to get GPS to lock on. The only thing not making me from making a big stink about to Sprint is that I hardly have to use GPS. Still this issue definitely needs to be addressed & fixed.
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I took mine into sprint today. this BS needs to stop.

locoboi187 said:
I took mine into sprint today. this BS needs to stop.
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Do any of the other carriers variations of this phone suffer the same problem?

Okay if you are running ICS it is a known issue to have constant GPS lock-ups. I can run GB EL29 flawlessly with perfect GPS, and then flashed any ICS leak and have the GPS lock up after using it a few times.

Korey_Nicholson said:
Okay if you are running ICS it is a known issue to have constant GPS lock-ups. I can run GB EL29 flawlessly with perfect GPS, and then flashed any ICS leak and have the GPS lock up after using it a few times.
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Same here...But Ill live with it for now...At least I can get it to work...

Im on EL29 and no GPS lock. Sprint said my GPS was working perfectly fine but i showed them right in front of their face that it is not. And the guy STILL kept saying its working. I'm like no man the GPS light is still blinking and it's accurate to 70 meters...They decided to send me a replacement but I said that's not gonna do any good. They're still sending me one though...God damnit -__-

yokken said:
i've flashed between different modems and roms over the 5 months i've had my e4gt and gps locks within seconds for me. i'm on blazer4 EL29 right now, with the EG30 modem. it's always had the best signal and speed for me. screwed around with some FC modems last night, bootlooped my phone trying to downgrade from FC07 in CWM. had to use heimdall to flash EL29. s'all good tho.
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Hah! I thought I was the only one rocking the EG30 modem. Still is the best for me, and never had LOS.

Did you have to pay for the replacement? If so how much and do you have insurance?
Having the same problem with the damn good and thinking of either sending it back to samsung or send to sprint store.
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no and i have TEP. insurance means i have to go to ausrion and pay 100$. if i didnt have TEP i would have to pay 35$

Two problems with ICS.

Well, maybe two and a half.
I was using FB17 on my old black ET (bought on launch week), before it was bricked.
GPS would not connect. Vlingo was very broken - would not work with a bt car kit unless you manually unlocked the screen.
It was very snappy in my testing though.
I now have a brand new white ET, and I tried FC14.
Exact same problems. None of those were fixed in the last 3 1/2 weeks.
Thank god someone has figured out that you can simply remove vlingo garbage and replace it with a number of dialing apps like google voicedialer. I don't know if it can be done on ICS, but it works very well in EL29 gb roms.
So, GPS is a deal breaker right now, possibly on two somewhat different versions of hardware (old black et vs white new et.) What the hell are the developers thinking not fixing gps?
Also, FC14 was noticeably choppier than both EL29 and FB17. Maybe it was because of the particular widgets/software I used, I don't know. Could be a problem too.
Anyway, any thoughts?

nabbed said:
Well, maybe two and a half.
I was using FB17 on my old black ET (bought on launch week), before it was bricked.
GPS would not connect. Vlingo was very broken - would not work with a bt car kit unless you manually unlocked the screen.
It was very snappy in my testing though.
I now have a brand new white ET, and I tried FC14.
Exact same problems. None of those were fixed in the last 3 1/2 weeks.
Thank god someone has figured out that you can simply remove vlingo garbage and replace it with a number of dialing apps like google voicedialer. I don't know if it can be done on ICS, but it works very well in EL29 gb roms.
So, GPS is a deal breaker right now, possibly on two somewhat different versions of hardware (old black et vs white new et.) What the hell are the developers thinking not fixing gps?
Also, FC14 was noticeably choppier than both EL29 and FB17. Maybe it was because of the particular widgets/software I used, I don't know. Could be a problem too.
Anyway, any thoughts?
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When I started flashin ICS Roms...Couldn't get a lock or very spotty coverage...I tried all the Apps out there for GPS...None worked...What worked best has been used by many people on here...for me it worked the first time and I always get a lock...Here's the deal...
If you are willing to take the time to do it, this seems to work for everyone:
Odin one click back to Gingerbread
Odin flash kernel w/ recovery
Restore nandroid (optional)
Get GPS lock on Gingerbread and keep it on.
Boot to recovery and flash format all zip and ROM.
So Odin one click back to el29 GB...
get CWM there as well...Get your lock...leave it on...Go to CWM...restore your ICS Rom of choice...Reboot...ICS will open up and you will have GPS lock...works everytime...At least it has for me and a lot of people on here...
GPS was the Deal breaker for me as well...I use it a lot...Now I have an ICS Rom for my Daily Driver...

Well GPS hasn't been a strong point for Samsung in general. The devs your referring is Samsung, right? They have the necessary tools, like source code and non-gpl drivers. I'm pretty sure Samsung will get GPS better on ics at some point.
El29 is very refined. I would totally expect it to run smoother than any ics leak at this point.
I don't use any car/voice mode, so I cant comment on that.
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ronny71 said:
When I started flashin ICS Roms...Couldn't get a lock or very spotty coverage...I tried all the Apps out there for GPS...None worked...What worked best has been used by many people on here...for me it worked the first time and I always get a lock...Here's the deal...
If you are willing to take the time to do it, this seems to work for everyone:
Odin one click back to Gingerbread
Odin flash kernel w/ recovery
Restore nandroid (optional)
Get GPS lock on Gingerbread and keep it on.
Boot to recovery and flash format all zip and ROM.
So Odin one click back to el29 GB...
get CWM there as well...Get your lock...leave it on...Go to CWM...restore your ICS Rom of choice...Reboot...ICS will open up and you will have GPS lock...works everytime...At least it has for me and a lot of people on here...
GPS was the Deal breaker for me as well...I use it a lot...Now I have an ICS Rom for my Daily Driver...
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It works for a while. Then you lose gps again. It's too much trouble flashing and reflashing, whereas it should just work.
EL29 calks roms is very nice and smooth. Everything works, with a proper theme it looks a lot like ICS. It's just not worth it putting up with ICS bugs right now.
The only thing I'm really missing from ICS was the browser.

In the two days I've been running FC15 I've experienced none of what you mention. I think it's the luck of the draw with hardware/software and sprint service in your area. Are you updating your profile and PRL after flashing new modems?
FC15 is the smoothest build I've experienced since EL29 (which remains my goto version if the current ICS build doesn't do the job).
Did you do a complete wipe before installing? Did you make sure to flash the full rather than the nodata version if going from GB to ICS?
I'm certainly not insinuating you are incapable of knowing how to flash new builds but sometimes we overlook the simplest steps which leads to major complications.
If you've done all the above (including using Calkulin's format all) and still experience these issues then I'd definitely stick with EL29 for awhile longer.

My gps locks faster than ever. It's insane. I used gps all over CT, RI, and MA this weekend and was perfect. Didn't even get confused by 95 exchange in Providence.

Esoteric68 said:
In the two days I've been running FC15 I've experienced none of what you mention. I think it's the luck of the draw with hardware/software and sprint service in your area. Are you updating your profile and PRL after flashing new modems?
FC15 is the smoothest build I've experienced since EL29 (which remains my goto version if the current ICS build doesn't do the job).
Did you do a complete wipe before installing? Did you make sure to flash the full rather than the nodata version if going from GB to ICS?
I'm certainly not insinuating you are incapable of knowing how to flash new builds but sometimes we overlook the simplest steps which leads to major complications.
If you've done all the above (including using Calkulin's format all) and still experience these issues then I'd definitely stick with EL29 for awhile longer.
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Yeah, I've done all those things and even more you never heard about.

nabbed said:
Well, maybe two and a half.
I was using FB17 on my old black ET (bought on launch week), before it was bricked.
GPS would not connect. Vlingo was very broken - would not work with a bt car kit unless you manually unlocked the screen.
It was very snappy in my testing though.
I now have a brand new white ET, and I tried FC14.
Exact same problems. None of those were fixed in the last 3 1/2 weeks.
Thank god someone has figured out that you can simply remove vlingo garbage and replace it with a number of dialing apps like google voicedialer. I don't know if it can be done on ICS, but it works very well in EL29 gb roms.
So, GPS is a deal breaker right now, possibly on two somewhat different versions of hardware (old black et vs white new et.) What the hell are the developers thinking not fixing gps?
Also, FC14 was noticeably choppier than both EL29 and FB17. Maybe it was because of the particular widgets/software I used, I don't know. Could be a problem too.
Anyway, any thoughts?
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Of course el29 will be smoother it's an official release. It isn't the developers fault GPS is goofy on ics either they been working hard to fix it... maybe you should read the bug list before you flash anything. Nothing will be completely stable until an official release is out thank the devs they got us this far and at least we can use most ics roms as a daily driver... a couple months ago no one can even get ics to function now look were we Are.
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musikalharmony said:
Of course el29 will be smoother it's an official release. It isn't the developers fault GPS is goofy on ics either they been working hard to fix it... maybe you should read the bug list before you flash anything. Nothing will be completely stable until an official release is out thank the devs they got us this far and at least we can use most ics roms as a daily driver... a couple months ago no one can even get ics to function now look were we Are.
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I was talking about Samsung developers, not xda developers. Maybe I should have clarified. But I thought it was self-evident, since there's no source code for ICS available yet (and probably won't be for months.)
As for bug lists - ICS roms threads simply don't have them. So please don't patronize and act all butthurt for no reason.

nabbed said:
Yeah, I've done all those things and even more you never heard about.
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Well if you've tried all those and many you 'assume' I've never heard of then I think you've answered your own question.
Stick with EL29 until the official ICS is available. With any luck we aren't far off.

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Well if you've tried all those and many you 'assume' I've never heard of then I think you've answered your own question.
Stick with EL29 until the official ICS is available. With any luck we aren't far off.
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It's hard.
The flashaholic in me wants to try fc15. I know gps wont work in it, from the review qbking77 posted. But maybe it will be as snappy as FB17 was...
BTW, when is the official Sprint ics release due?

nabbed said:
It's hard.
The flashaholic in me wants to try fc15. I know gps wont work in it, from the review qbking77 posted. But maybe it will be as snappy as FB17 was...
BTW, when is the official Sprint ics release due?
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FC15 gps does work. I'm getting a lock right now on 8 satellites.

The Root said:
FC15 gps does work. I'm getting a lock right now on 8 satellites.
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It doesn't work for qbking77, so I assumed it won't work for me.

nabbed said:
It's hard.
The flashaholic in me wants to try fc15. I know gps wont work in it, from the review qbking77 posted. But maybe it will be as snappy as FB17 was...
BTW, when is the official Sprint ics release due?
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It is hard to not flash and I'm only a recent flashaholic (boy do I wish I'd paid more attention to XDA when I had my EVO 4G, would've saved me the mistake of buying the POS 3D).
After FC07 I was going to stick with EL29 until the official release came out but then the 13, 14 and 15 leaked builds came out with overall good reviews so I dove in again and so far I haven't regretted it.
Official release date, who knows, this is Sprint after all but with the leaks coming fast and furious common sense would dictate it can't be too far off (at least we hope).

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It doesn't work for qbking77, so I assumed it won't work for me.
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Believe me mine works...EveryTime...Im runnin on FC14 at the moment ...didn't think there is a need to update to 15 since 14 is runnin fine...Everything runs on My Rom...But like I told ya if GPS didn't work Id be back on GB...Right now Im runnin an EL29 Modem on MIJJz BLEND ICS "THE GOODNESS" 2.3...IMO its the hottest ICS Rom out there hands down...Its smooth quick snappy...uou name it...With functioning GPS for me...But if you think you'll be happy with GB go back...Im stickin with the ICS leaks till the final and I think they are Damn close...

nabbed said:
I was talking about Samsung developers, not xda developers. Maybe I should have clarified. But I thought it was self-evident, since there's no source code for ICS available yet (and probably won't be for months.)
As for bug lists - ICS roms threads simply don't have them. So please don't patronize and act all butthurt for no reason.
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You are aware of the difference between "unknown dev-state leaks" versus "official releases", right? Also that devs post leaks for us to test and report back bugs, of which there are multiple threads containing these lists, right? The issues you report have been answered in several threads, several times.

My gps has worked in every FC ICS build so far. (Lucky me I guess)
Few things that don't work, error out.
Accuweather daemon sometimes FC's.
Moving apps to SD card a bit wonkey. Currently doesn't move them to the ACTUAL SD but to "usb storage" on the phone. FC15 only.
A handful of apps still aren't compatible with ICS. (NOT the rom fault).
Signal bar info isn't correct on any build pre FC15.
Market sometimes takes awhile to actually start downloading apps.
GPS sometimes doesn't turn OFF. <- eating your battery VERY quickly.

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You are aware of the difference between "unknown dev-state leaks" versus "official releases", right? Also that devs post leaks for us to test and report back bugs, of which there are multiple threads containing these lists, right? The issues you report have been answered in several threads, several times.
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I wasn't reporting anything. I was just reflecting on how in 3.5 weeks of my absence, the most blatant deal breaker bugs have not been fixed.

I've never flashed an ICS rom but I use FC15 modem with blazer 4.0 and It's possibly the best modem I've used with this phone. Smooth as can be and what seems to be better data speeds than the other modems.

I_FLY_Z3R0 said:
I've never flashed an ICS rom but I use FC15 modem with blazer 4.0 and It's possibly the best modem I've used with this phone. Smooth as can be and what seems to be better data speeds than the other modems.
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Im on an ICS Rom...just flashed FC15 for test run...
I see 17 and 19 are due out soon...

LoS still in ICS?? On FD26?? Come on guys...

You can't tell me I'm the only one who's experienced it. It follows me around in every sammy ICS build and I can't take it. They still have some work before the official OTA drops.
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Haven't experienced it except in EL29. I'm on FD26 now

bhsvault said:
You can't tell me I'm the only one who's experienced it. It follows me around in every sammy ICS build and I can't take it. They still have some work before the official OTA drops.
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I haven't experienced any LoS on any ICS roms personally, in fact the only LoS I've experienced was on EL29 roms, ICS seems to hold onto 1-2 bars in low signal areas for me where as I used to have LoS in the same area on GB.
The only complaint I have is WTH is with the damn El29 stock touchwiz/ICS on the leaks??
I thought that they were "upgrading" my phone with ICS not just tweaking it to work like it in hardly noticeable ways.
I really hope they aren't serious about keeping the experience 98% touchwiz like in EL29 because I'm going to dump my phone for a gnex if I need to in order to get away from TW.(It's not that I hate TW it's just getting BORING)
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..oh and sorry for ranting about the leaks!! ^^ I had that pent up all day!

Nabbu said:
I haven't experienced any LoS on any ICS roms personally, in fact the only LoS I've experienced was on EL29 roms, ICS seems to hold onto 1-2 bars in low signal areas for me where as I used to have LoS in the same area on GB.
The only complaint I have is WTH is with the damn El29 stock touchwiz/ICS on the leaks??
I thought that they were "upgrading" my phone with ICS not just tweaking it to work like it in hardly noticeable ways.
I really hope they aren't serious about keeping the experience 98% touchwiz like in EL29 because I'm going to dump my phone for a gnex if I need to in order to get away from TW.(It's not that I hate TW it's just getting BORING)
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Sorry, but that's how the device is gonna be. TouchWiz runs ON TOP of Ice Cream Sandwich so for a stock experience, you'll have to go with a Galaxy Nexus or a stock rom like AOKP or CM9.

Haven't experienced LOS since being on a custom ROM....which was based off EG30 haha
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Until Samsung make better radios that's what you're stuck with
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Though unless you had 2 sprint phones on you its hard to blame the firnware or hardware and stand accurately. I cant say ive experienced an LoS more than twice in a year.
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Until Samsung make better radios that's what you're stuck with
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Though doesnt qualcomm make the cdma radio?

I've never experienced and LoS on EL29, just on everything else. It really sucks. I want ICS so badly but the LoS takes such a toll on battery life its not worth it. I squeezed 7 hours out of FD24 with a 2300 mAh battery because of LoS. Bleh

I too have not had any LoS since EL29. Even in EL29 I only got it perhaps once a week. Have you considered taking your phone in for service or replacement?

killerbicycle said:
I too have not had any LoS since EL29. Even in EL29 I only got it perhaps once a week. Have you considered taking your phone in for service or replacement?
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Bought it off of ebay :/ I don't suppose it's covered under TEP?

bhsvault said:
Bought it off of ebay :/ I don't suppose it's covered under TEP?
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Are you paying TEP? If not if the phone is defective you can get a replacement through Advanced Exchange for $35. I feel you need to do a fresh flash of EL29 stock, update prl and profile (so sprint sees you) then flash ICS.

No LoS for me on anything past like E13. GPS locks though....ohhh dont even get me started. And why would anyone switch to gnex? AOKP > stock ICS any day!
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I didn't get an Los until fd19 none in El29 or El13
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I'm on FD24, but I have experienced LOS...at work, where there is a lot of metal in the building, where no one gets reception. Comes back when I go to a spot where there isn't metal.

bondosho said:
I'm on FD24, but I have experienced LOS...at work, where there is a lot of metal in the building, where no one gets reception. Comes back when I go to a spot where there isn't metal.
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You can't call it Los if you work in a damn Faraday cage, lol
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My friend got LOS when he dropped his phone in the toilet. This was on FD26.

News flash....sprint sucks..I've had data problems and los on every phone since I've joined sprint
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bhsvault said:
Bought it off of ebay :/ I don't suppose it's covered under TEP?
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Actually Last time I talked with a rep, yes the phone is covered under TEP. However that was about 18 months ago regarding an Evo I got through Craigslist. Even if you don't have TEP, there is some other program you can exchange your phone through, can't remember what it is though.
Worth digging around if your E4GT is giving you that much trouble. I think this phone is fantastic. Only real trouble I have had with this thing is bricking it while playing around with CM9, then my local Sprint store swapped my phone for another within the hour.

No LOS here but I have had a few times where the phone suddenly showed no bars but then 20 sec later it jumped to Max then seddled back down to 3 bars. So far so good.

sfhub said:
My friend got LOS when he dropped his phone in the toilet. This was on FD26.
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ROFLMFAO..... I take it this was recent?
Not unlike the time when i had LoS when i threw my startac at that guy who had LoC.

Super slow speeds on any ICS ROM

Someone please help. I've been up and down forums looking for the answer.
I've flashed cm9, aokp, Calkulin's, and quite a few more and now with the official release of ICS for e4gt, the STOCK ROM for it as well.
I've also flashed numerous modems (more than half of what is out there now) and to no avail im getting .16Mb DL and .38Mb UL.
It makes the phone nearly unusable on 3g/4g, yet wifi works perfectly.
I've updated Profile AND PRL, I've done a clean wipe, cache partition, and dalvik. I've pretty much followed every rule there is about rooting and ROMs carefully.
I need some major help or at least someone tell me that I'm doomed with GB for the rest of my phones existence, I really need an answer because its driving me nuts.
All help is beyond greatly appreciated.

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Someone please help. I've been up and down forums looking for the answer.
I've flashed cm9, aokp, Calkulin's, and quite a few more and now with the official release of ICS for e4gt, the STOCK ROM for it as well.
I've also flashed numerous modems (more than half of what is out there now) and to no avail im getting .16Mb DL and .38Mb UL.
It makes the phone nearly unusable on 3g/4g, yet wifi works perfectly.
I've updated Profile AND PRL, I've done a clean wipe, cache partition, and dalvik. I've pretty much followed every rule there is about rooting and ROMs carefully.
I need some major help or at least someone tell me that I'm doomed with GB for the rest of my phones existence, I really need an answer because its driving me nuts.
All help is beyond greatly appreciated.
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I'm sorry if I sound redundant, but have you tried flashing the FF18 Modem? That's the one that just went OTA.

Jeffreycat said:
I'm sorry if I sound redundant, but have you tried flashing the FF18 Modem? That's the one that just went OTA.
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indeed i have. i am currently running the new OTA stock, equip with FF18.
I was on a custom TSM_Revamped so i had to force the update. i did not receive the OTA automatically, if that matters.

I had the same issues with Ics. I reverted back to GB roms for my speeds. All I can say is wait a bit and see if some devs push out re worked kernels for the ics since source is out and about. I had best luck with the ff11 modem. But when I updated the profile and prl it became worse. So keep your head high. and hopefully the awesome devs do some magic for the kernals

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I had the same issues with Ics. I reverted back to GB roms for my speeds. All I can say is wait a bit and see if some devs push out re worked kernels for the ics since source is out and about. I had best luck with the ff11 modem. But when I updated the profile and prl it became worse. So keep your head high. and hopefully the awesome devs do some magic for the kernals
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Thanks man. I guess its back to GB for now.
If by any chance you find an update/fix, try and not forget about me

Rvezz28 said:
Thanks man. I guess its back to GB for now.
If by any chance you find an update/fix, try and not forget about me
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I'll come back to post and I'll let I you know if I come across some worthy mentions

I have been having issues with 4G after upgrading to FF18 and was wondering if you could give me any insight...
Two friends of mine and myself all have the E4GT and have upgraded to FF18 using the One-Click Factory Reset package.
Pretty much what happens is that when I connect to 4G, my upload speeds are now around 150kbps down and 1500kbps up, when they used to hit around 5000kbps up and 1500kbps down. We are all having the same issue and live in NYC.
I've reverted back to EK02 using your One-Click, ran speedtests again and everything worked fine. I then let the OTA of EL29 install and 4G also works fine on that one. I then tried installing FF18 again and 4G speeds were back at 100-150kbps. I've tried the FF18 rooted, FF18 stock, and tried just using the recovery to run the update package from my SDCard while on stock EL29 and they all yield the same result.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for all of your help!

crusifier said:
I have been having issues with 4G after upgrading to FF18 and was wondering if you could give me any insight...
Two friends of mine and myself all have the E4GT and have upgraded to FF18 using the One-Click Factory Reset package.
Pretty much what happens is that when I connect to 4G, my upload speeds are now around 150kbps down and 1500kbps up, when they used to hit around 5000kbps up and 1500kbps down. We are all having the same issue and live in NYC.
I've reverted back to EK02 using your One-Click, ran speedtests again and everything worked fine. I then let the OTA of EL29 install and 4G also works fine on that one. I then tried installing FF18 again and 4G speeds were back at 100-150kbps. I've tried the FF18 rooted, FF18 stock, and tried just using the recovery to run the update package from my SDCard while on stock EL29 and they all yield the same result.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for all of your help!
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Sorry dude, i'm still running a GB Rom due to this issue. Haven't found any answer yet either. I'm just trying to be patient until cyanogen adds this to the official beta/nightlies list to reflash and try again. This sucks

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Sorry dude, i'm still running a GB Rom due to this issue. Haven't found any answer yet either. I'm just trying to be patient until cyanogen adds this to the official beta/nightlies list to reflash and try again. This sucks
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I notice that under your name it says your from Brooklyn... As mentioned in my post, my 2 friends and I are in NYC also. 2 of us are in Queens and one in Hempstead.
Maybe it is a location based issue. Something with the towers...

crusifier said:
I notice that under your name it says your from Brooklyn... As mentioned in my post, my 2 friends and I are in NYC also. 2 of us are in Queens and one in Hempstead.
Maybe it is a location based issue. Something with the towers...
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That's what i had thought at first but i heard the same from people in DC as well as a few other big cities. However the problem isn't consistent and appears to be few and far between with the users having this problem (or they're just not commenting). No one has a definitive answer yet. I'm in the "wait and see" stage since the official ICS has dropped for the e4gt and hope that someone fixes the problem along the line.
ICS is just too pretty not to have lol. If i hear or do anything that fixes the problem, i'll be sure to post it up.
p.s. data speeds are decent in Manhattan though but still not "4g" even thought it shows the bars. It's better but not top speeds.
Sorry I couldn't be much help

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That's what i had thought at first but i heard the same from people in DC as well as a few other big cities. However the problem isn't consistent and appears to be few and far between with the users having this problem (or they're just not commenting). No one has a definitive answer yet. I'm in the "wait and see" stage since the official ICS has dropped for the e4gt and hope that someone fixes the problem along the line.
ICS is just too pretty not to have lol. If i hear or do anything that fixes the problem, i'll be sure to post it up.
p.s. data speeds are decent in Manhattan though but still not "4g" even thought it shows the bars. It's better but not top speeds.
Sorry I couldn't be much help
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Hey, check out this other thread... we are not alone!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771294&page=2

Can i flash the newest modem if im running CM9 Rom?

babololo12 said:
Can i flash the newest modem if im running CM9 Rom?
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Yes you can
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I've only noticed ping has really sucked on ICS for this phone.
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http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/07/progress-towards-offical-cm-status-for.html?m=1
I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I at least take comfort in knowing Cyanogen is taking a crack at the fix
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Rvezz28 said:
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/07/progress-towards-offical-cm-status-for.html?m=1
I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I at least take comfort in knowing Cyanogen is taking a crack at the fix
Sent from my SPH-D710
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I'm in NYC, just updated to 4.0.4 (FF18) and see that I should have stayed on the leaked 4.0.3 (FD19) ROM I was already on!! I posted in that other thread. I'm calling Sprint now.

wesswei said:
I'm in NYC, just updated to 4.0.4 (FF18) and see that I should have stayed on the leaked 4.0.3 (FD19) ROM I was already on!! I posted in that other thread. I'm calling Sprint now.
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It wouldn't have mattered. If you stood on FD19 the 4g would had crapped out on you sooner or later. I started off good I had perfectly working 4g on every ICS builds even on FF 18. It just crapped out on me out of nowhere. Reverting to an older ICS leak does not fix it. Only gingerbread will fix it..
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In case anyone in here hasn't heard, there are some new leaks, which fix the 4G issue. I'm on FI03 right now. Check it out here and give props to the devs!
These are leaks btw, so you will need to flash your odin skills.