3G speeds too slow? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I've been noticing that my 3G service is hardly usable the majority of the day when at home wends doesn't improve much when i'm on the go. Is there a reason that I have bad service but others in the same area have great service?
Thanks for the help
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I agree, when i had at&t my 3g Was double the speed... Is there a better modem I should be running? I'm on fc24 in new york. Help!
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Just for your information I usually never get 3G and I never receive 4G. Is it possible to use any modem with EL29?
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Modems are not build-dependent, you can use any modem with any rom and will have different results so you will need to test all of them for a few to see what gives you best results. After installing a new modem be sure to update profile and prl in system settings. Sprint is extremely slow to begin with but a modem switch will help. Your speeds will very depending on you distance from the towers and several different other factors, you're reception will typically not have any affect on you're data speeds.

Thanks I'll give different modems a try. Do I need to clear cache or anything like that as a prerequisite?
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Nabbu said:
Thanks I'll give different modems a try. Do I need to clear cache or anything like that as a prerequisite?
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Yup just clear cache and delvik cache first and flash and your good to go then on reboot update your profile and prl
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I appreciate the warm response! To many uptight people on here keep me from asking amateur questions so I appreciate it.
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Nabbu said:
I appreciate the warm response! To many uptight people on here keep me from asking amateur questions so I appreciate it.
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Ya i understand the position your in don't ever be afraid to ask questions especially not me because it can save you from bricking your phone some day
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[Q] One week deep. LOS/Sleepy Radio software or radio based?

I like the hardware but this loss of service thing is annoying.
Has anyone determined if this is a software issue? Sprints network isnt great but my evo 3d fares much better.
Ive read around on the internet and I THOUGHT I read a post that mentioned a user reverting to EG30 which solved his/her problem. Only thing that isnt positive is whether the user reverted to software EG30 or baseband EG30.
Any insight into this issue, how to revert to an earlier software version? Ive tried various radios but not software. I appreciate your time.
I'm having same problem....my evo 3d had no problem with Los but my e4gt is terrible where I live.....I was told to try different modems but I tried FCO7 AND FC14 still the same.
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ScubaSteev said:
I'm having same problem....my evo 3d had no problem with Los but my e4gt is terrible where I live.....I was told to try different modems but I tried FCO7 AND FC14 still the same.
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I'm using eg30 at the moment...it's not horrible. I'm on the stock el29 software.
You flashed the FCxx radios? Which software are you on? Thanks.
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tailsthecat3 said:
I'm using eg30 at the moment...it's not horrible. I'm on the stock el29 software.
You flashed the FCxx radios? Which software are you on? Thanks.
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Flash el29 modem?
nabbed said:
Flash el29 modem?
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Yes I have. That's what the phone came with. Used el13 and el26 too. This is my first run with eg30
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tailsthecat3 said:
I like the hardware but this loss of service thing is annoying.
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Hmm, what do you mean by "loss of service"?
This is a term used specifically to describe losing service while the phone says it has service...
nabbed said:
Hmm, what do you mean by "loss of service"?
This is a term used specifically to describe losing service while the phone says it has service...
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Ok, maybe that is incorrect.
Just using it, for example sending a tweet or an email, one may send immediately. Then if I choose to refresh or send a second tweet/email right after, the transmission arrows dont light up for a while. Its like the radio is going to sleep way too fast and it takes even longer to wake up and complete the transaction. Enabling/disabling fast dormancy doesnt seem to make a difference.
Edit: under these conditions, I never get the "no signal" icon. Just seems the radio is sleepy
Well I asked around because my signal sucks but I called sprint and they said my area has really good service.....but people told me to try FCO4 and FC14 and FCO7 that might help so I did......nothing helped.
I just looked it says I'm using el29 on my kernal and FCO7 under baseband.......not sure if that helps,ill try to find out more and if it helps ill let you know
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ScubaSteev said:
Well I asked around because my signal sucks but I called sprint and they said my area has really good service.....but people told me to try FCO4 and FC14 and FCO7 that might help so I did......nothing helped.
I just looked it says I'm using el29 on my kernal and FCO7 under baseband.......not sure if that helps,ill try to find out more and if it helps ill let you know
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I've been using eg30 all night and so far, knock on wood, its been working pretty well.
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You just downloaded the eg30.zip then flashed it?
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If not then manually install a different PRL, so you can connect to closer towers in your area, and don't forget to update profile and prl in settings>about phone> system updates
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You just downloaded the eg30.zip then flashed it?
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Yeah. I got it from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459529
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xST4T1K said:
If not then manually install a different PRL, so you can connect to closer towers in your area, and don't forget to update profile and prl in settings>about phone> system updates
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The only prl that I think would help is the corporate 11115 prl.
Any other suggestions?
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tailsthecat3 said:
The only prl that I think would help is the corporate 11115 prl.
Any other suggestions?
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Grab a bottle of whiskey, get your 30-30 and have some fun with your Korean paperweight lol jk
Keep trying different modems man, I used to get some ****ty service with EL29 on this phone but on FC18 I get some crazy speeds, with very little reception.
xST4T1K said:
Grab a bottle of whiskey, get your 30-30 and have some fun with your Korean paperweight lol jk
Keep trying different modems man, I used to get some ****ty service with EL29 on this phone but on FC18 I get some crazy speeds, with very little reception.
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Fc18, eh? Thanks.
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Where can I find FC18 at
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ScubaSteev said:
Where can I find FC18 at
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Try here. Not sure if they're flashable. Didn't read the thread. Be careful.
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showt...-FC07-FC05-FB27-FB15-EL29-EL26-EL13-EG30-EK02
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Los on this phone is when you have a circle with line thru it the only thing that fixed that was reboot sometimes toggle airplane mode but they fixed that long ago . Now some ics had similar problems but had a lot to do with your signal strength...
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Yeah, thanks.
Title adjusted.
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no more 4g

I rooted my tmobile S3 today and it worked fine. Later I installed a cyanogen nightly sang noticed it was only getting 3g, so I did a restore to the stock rooted firmware through ROM manger. With that I got just bars, no indication of 4g or 3g. The phone wouldnt go to the internet, it said no connection available. I had to restore back to cyangen to get the phone just to work... but regardless of which settings I chose the phone is stuck in 3g. What is the fix? I'm going crazy here
Did you check your imei? Did you back it up?
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Warrior1975 said:
Did you check your imei? Did you back it up?
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No clue what you are talking about... so I guess no, lol
I don't know much more than you sorry. I know imei can get corrupted when flashing and it causes problems like that.
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3G on cm is the same as 4G on tmo stock rom.
Try checking your apn settings on the stock rom since I think your imei is fine, without it you wouldn't have gotten 3G at all, even on cm.
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Wait, are you just looking at the icon without it doing anything. Many aftermarket ROMs will show 3G when the phone is doing nothing. It will show 4G or H when you make it work.
Don_Perrignon said:
Wait, are you just looking at the icon without it doing anything. Many aftermarket ROMs will show 3G when the phone is doing nothing. It will show 4G or H when you make it work.
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+1
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T-Mobile 3G and "4G" are basically the same technology.
Did you fix permissions clear both caches?
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Epicrean said:
No clue what you are talking about... so I guess no, lol
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It is not an LOL deal, if you have no clue that means you didn't bother reading anything about flashing a rom IMEI is mentioned all over, IMO you deserve no help what so ever since you think LOL is a proper response to not reading how to do the job the right way, enjoy your slow data speeds maybe if you learn to read it will work again
ionic7 said:
It is not an LOL deal, if you have no clue that means you didn't bother reading anything about flashing a rom IMEI is mentioned all over, IMO you deserve no help what so ever since you think LOL is a proper response to not reading how to do the job the right way, enjoy your slow data speeds maybe if you learn to read it will work again
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Really? Who pissed in your cherrios? Oh, your one of those guys.
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mrbmg said:
Really? Who pissed in your cherrios? Oh, your one of those guys.
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there are threads all over this forum that could have prevented his problem he chose to ignore them ignore the stickies then come post asking for help for a problem that was caused by pure laziness

On EG 30 going to FI 27

I'm on latest Kuban Blue ROM. Noticed it is FI 27 based..I'm on EG 30...Can I upgrade to FI 27 or does it not even matter?
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If you're on the latest ROM, you're FI27... are you talking about the modem?
Yes...baseband for me is EG 30
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Agent Droid said:
Yes...baseband for me is EG 30
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If it works for you, then keep with it. You're free to try any modem, but you aren't bound by the ROM version.
Mac of York said:
If it works for you, then keep with it. You're free to try any modem, but you aren't bound by the ROM version.
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Do the different modems mean anything.... is one better than the other
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Agent Droid said:
Do the different modems mean anything.... is one better than the other
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If you're getting good signal/data speeds, stick with what you have. It really matters on your location. For me, FF18 is the best but for others, FF27, FH13, etc...
Agent Droid said:
Do the different modems mean anything.... is one better than the other
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Modems are area/device dependent.
Meaning, what might work well for me, might not work well for you.
You can try any modem with any build. Try the latest and see if your speeds improve or not. Might find that what you have is the best for you, might not.
(some say to update profile/prl after each time you change, i for one, don't see improvement doing that, but try it)
: edit: From fi03 forward, 4g speeds increase due to changes of Wimax settings. So if 4g is a player for you, keep that in mind
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You can find them all in the repository stickies.
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Unrooting

Just got my t999L today, and almost done pulling all the data off the internal card. Would like to unroot it before I send it in the return sleeve but i want to ask what exactly is a Flash Counter? I see a few threads saying how to reset or avoid tripping it, but nothing quite explains what it is. Should I bother resetting it for a simple warranty exchange? And I assume I could simply do an Odin stock flash and that will take care of my unrooting issue?
Triangle Away will reset it.
THEN odin the stock firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Triangle Away will reset it.
THEN odin the stock firmware.
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Are you stalking me? :X
On a side note, ty.
Lol. I just answer lots of questions on here. You just happen to be asking lots of questions! I could stop giving you answers if you prefer....
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Naturesretard said:
Are you stalking me? :X
On a side note, ty.
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Imagine if doc weren't answering your questions.
By the way, how's the t999l? Notice any big differences in download and upload speeds?
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No no doc, please keep the answers coming! Wasnt compaining XP
And yes actually I have noticed great increase in speeds. Certain areas getting as much as 30up and 15down. Others are about the same down wise but the up speed has greatly increased.
Even if the speeds were in fact the same, I love that only select few roms work and there are bugs aplenty. I grew somewhat bored of everything working perfectly on the standard t999. Its like having the evo 4g all over again! Time to be a test mule
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Naturesretard said:
No no doc, please keep the answers coming! Wasnt compaining XP
And yes actually I have noticed great increase in speeds. Certain areas getting as much as 30up and 15down. Others are about the same down wise but the up speed has greatly increased.
Even if the speeds were in fact the same, I love that only select few roms work and there are bugs aplenty. I grew somewhat bored of everything working perfectly on the standard t999. Its like having the evo 4g all over again! Time to be a test mule
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I've been having that same feeling lately. Maybe I'll try to get my hands on a lte version once there's a way to unbrick it.
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Data speed on cm10.1 suck

Is there any way possible to fix data speeds and radios on cm10.1 July version I've noticed they suck on the s3 as well so I'm thinking Maybe no but was hoping that you can please help and thanks ahead
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dank.daniel25 said:
Is there any way possible to fix data speeds and radios on cm10.1 July version I've noticed they suck on the s3 as well so I'm thinking Maybe no but was hoping that you can please help and thanks ahead
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Yea on my phone ASOP speeds are like like .20mbps on 4g ( not kidding), while on TW its atleast 2mbps on 4g. No real way to fix it that I found after alot of searching. But I heard it depends on your phone, some people say they get same speeds on TW and ASOP. My brother has Dirty Unicorn on his phone and has the same speed that I have on Project X. We are just unlucky
I ended up flashing fi03 and its doing awesome now I'll post a speed test soon thanks for the reply
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You are always going to have better data speeds on tw than on aosp...When Im on tw I run the stock kernel that matches up with the rom and modem Im running..So I get my data back to what it was when I was stock...But you don't have the kernel option on aosp..I have seen many people say this modem works and that ones better, but really you just have to find which one works best for you're area...FL24 works best for me..but Im in chicago,so the towers are updated more often..

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