Best radio for GSM GN? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hi, I'm confused on what radio I should use with my GSM GN, I'm about to install LS 1.35, however I will also need a new 4.0.4 radio, to get the best signal and battery life, so what radio are you guys running?

jacobtc said:
Hi, I'm confused on what radio I should use with my GSM GN, I'm about to install LS 1.35, however I will also need a new 4.0.4 radio, to get the best signal and battery life, so what radio are you guys running?
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As far as 4.0.4 radios go you have two choices: UGLC1 and XXLA2.
I'm on LC1 personally, haven't felt the need to test other BB's since. There are often too many variables to declare a BB as a clear winner.
In case you haven't seen the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
Matrix at bottom for the "preferred" BB: http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html

Hi i was just wondering if the Radio is region Specific? Had the HTC Hero Previous and was always told that i should flash the latest radio, is that the same here?
Best reagards.

ChosSimbaOne said:
Hi i was just wondering if the Radio is region Specific? Had the HTC Hero Previous and was always told that i should flash the latest radio, is that the same here?
Best reagards.
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works universal. just dont flash cdma radios when u are obviously on gsm

zephiK said:
works universal. just dont flash cdma radios when u are obviously on gsm
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It works but I remember xx being Europe and ug being North America
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Since you're located in Denmark, I suggest you use the XXLA2 radio. XX radios are apparently best suited for Europeans, while UG radios (like UGLC1) are best suited for the United States and Canada.

ChongoDroid said:
It works but I remember xx being Europe and ug being North America
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It doesn't matter. This phone is pentaband. Phones being sold on the play store are shipping out to American see with xxla02. I'm American and I prefer xx radios over ug. You just have to try them and see which one is better for you.
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zephiK said:
It doesn't matter. This phone is pentaband. Phones being sold on the play store are shipping out to American see with xxla02. I'm American and I prefer xx radios over ug. You just have to try them and see which one is better for you.
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Thanks for the advice will try during the weekend
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UGCL1 i have gotten better signal strength, better data speeds, no signal disconnect and never lost google sync. On XXLA2 I had some issues with speeds and signal. I recommend UGCL1 but test yourself and see a lot of people like the XXLA2 for whatever reason.
p.s. UGCL1 is the newest

Here's a link for the UGCL1 radio in case you can't find it. Kinda buried in a bunch of posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24308497
EDIT: Every time I try to flash it, it aborts installation. Halp?
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theking_13 said:
Here's a link for the UGCL1 radio in case you can't find it. Kinda buried in a bunch of posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24308497
EDIT: Every time I try to flash it, it aborts installation. Halp?
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Possibly bad md5 hash. verify its hash or re download
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Re downloaded 3 times, same thing. Anyone else have a working UGCL1 flashable radio? Or at least a link to it?
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What is the best radio for Asia? Thanks!

theking_13 said:
Re downloaded 3 times, same thing. Anyone else have a working UGCL1 flashable radio? Or at least a link to it?
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PM me your email and I can send my known working copy to you if you'd like it.
Edit: sent

CMNein said:
PM me your email and I can send my known working copy to you if you'd like it.
Edit: sent
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Thanks!
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jesongaudan said:
What is the best radio for Asia? Thanks!
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Best radio is to use them all starting with the latest one and determine the one best for YOU. One radio good for one person is not the same for you because you two live on different parts of the world + different carriers.

Thanks for this thread, guys. Very informative.

Use LAX2 as that works best. And you get better battery life compared to the previous releases

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[Baseband/Radio] XXKL1

Radio XXKL1
Europe-December-Revision 1
Latest radio you can get at the moment previous versions were from november.
Thanks to lordofcamster for sharing.
Flashable CWM
Filesize = OK
MD5 1d7c78facbc311808dd4e959e6cb1475
Multiupload
Sendspace
Mediafire
minus
or xda attachment below
any improvements with this baseband?
apkanthony said:
any improvements with this baseband?
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Try it and test it for yourself. That's what this thread is for. Feedback
apkanthony said:
any improvements with this baseband?
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For me phone feels snappier. And data is a bit faster/responsive for me when using slow apps like the facebook app.
Seems OK, got it from Paul O'Brien in his ROM
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Flashed and it works!
Thx and another Link
http://min.us/mHXUG0HX9
And All thx goes to Paul from MoDaCo
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flashed aswell, all good so far. will post back with battery life in a few days
Excellent. I'm on 3uk and for the first time since getting the g-nex 2 weeks ago i'm finally getting full bar reception at home on hspa. Rooted and using Paul's latest rom and Franco's latest kernel.
THANK YOU!
Yet another KL1 comes up... Sweet!
I flashed the Korean KL1 yesterday (because Wind Mobile users were having major roaming issues with the north american KL1) & Battery life, Battery Readings, Signal & network speed is much better. Best of all no roaming issues.
Here's a link to that 1 as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439217
Will try this 1 later
Thanks! So far so good. Not intensively tested yet, but reception seems to have improved, here in the Netherlands. I was having some issues with that. I was using the xxkk6 radio.
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Does this need a new bootloader?
apd said:
Does this need a new bootloader?
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no
10char
Works fine here as well.
Can't really see any difference with regards to signal strength/performance.
But I guess we'll see if it has any effect on battery in a couple of days.
brgds
Royan
Thanks a lot for the radio, it improved both wifi and network reception for me compared to the xxkk6 radio. Cheers!
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Will this baseband most likely be the one included in stock 4.0.3 or do we think something 'newer' will be included with that update?
Im on 850MHz Telstra Next-G using XXKK6 (AUS2 radio network)... might have to flash and test it out.
Simmo3D said:
Will this baseband most likely be the one included in stock 4.0.3 or do we think something 'newer' will be included with that update?
Im on 850MHz Telstra Next-G using XXKK6 (AUS2 radio network)... might have to flash and test it out.
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Let me know how you go... currently still on the stock Telstra radio but haven't seen much in the way of comparisons.
I live in Asia, for me krkl01 tad better than xxkl01, signal strength and download speed wise
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Do we need to wipe cache / dalvik for this, or are these only for flashing ROM's / Kernel's?
Thanks
SchmeeForce said:
Do we need to wipe cache / dalvik for this, or are these only for flashing ROM's / Kernel's?
Thanks
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just flash zip.. thats all you need to do
This is just the euro version of UGKL1: both are revision 1 of the December 2011 radio.

A few questions about a I9250T on Att.

Like the title implies I picked up a telstra(sp) nexus, I was wondering if anyone can point me in the proper direction of what radio I should use. I'm located in the northeast(Vermont to be exact). I'm obviouslly using att, I'm new to the radio swapping as I've always had att branded phones. I did the best I could search wise and didn't find much. I'm using my note since my computers down for now........
Sorry for being a newb!!
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Are you noticing bad performance with the current radio?
There's no perfect radio. I'm using XXKK6 on T-Mo with good results. There aren't a whole bunch of radios, you could just flash each one and see which is best for you.
martonikaj said:
Are you noticing bad performance with the current radio?
There's no perfect radio. I'm using XXKK6 on T-Mo with good results. There aren't a whole bunch of radios, you could just flash each one and see which is best for you.
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It hasn't arrived yet, just checking prematurely. Ill give that a shot. Thanks for the reply!
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VtHondaGuy08 said:
It hasn't arrived yet, just checking prematurely. Ill give that a shot. Thanks for the reply!
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Just try it out. If you're not happy with the performance its very easy to flash a different radio and compare. There's no perfect radio for everyone.
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[BASEBAND / RADIO] Brazil Radio Baseband (UIKL3) #ready to be flashed#

I'm happy to give you all the so awaiting radio baseband from Galaxy Nexus (Galaxy X - Brazil).
The file is ready to be flashed via CWM.
Enjoy it!
Flashed and installed. Working well on At&t in OKC so far.
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VegUnited said:
Flashed and installed. Working well on At&t in OKC so far.
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Great to hear dude!!
What band mhz band would this be best for? 850/1900 or 1700/2100?
Serious_Beans said:
What band mhz band would this be best for? 850/1900 or 1700/2100?
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(850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz)
just flashed it.. and the signal is much better than before, no grey bars.
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yyz71 said:
just flashed it.. and the signal is much better than before, no grey bars.
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ATT?
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Note that this radio was posted today but this is a old radio from last year. The newest radio is still UGLA4
Radio in this thread: UIKL3
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UI = Brazil
K = 2011
L = December
3 = Revision 3
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
XAviierG said:
ATT?
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Bell canada
zephiK said:
Note that this radio was posted today but this is a old radio from last year. The newest radio is still UGLA4
Radio in this thread: UIKL3
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UI = Brazil
K = 2011
L = December
3 = Revision 3
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
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I agree the UGLA4 is newer but which frequency does it work better?
People need to understand that a baseband can work better or not depending on their frequencies...
Thanks for it wisefreakz.
Perhaps I'll give a try
ch0wn said:
Thanks for it wisefreakz.
Perhaps I'll give a try
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Yeah.. it works fine
wisefreakz said:
I'm happy to give you all the so awaiting radio baseband from Galaxy Nexus (Galaxy X - Brazil).
The file is ready to be flashed via CWM.
Enjoy it!
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I flashed this radio in this morning.
Running well at Claro RJ.
In Samsung phones, radio/baseband are related with battery life too?
Thanks for share,
wisefreakz said:
I agree the UGLA4 is newer but which frequency does it work better?
People need to understand that a baseband can work better or not depending on their frequencies...
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Well newer radios aren't necessarily better. There are so many factors and variables that will affect a radio's performance. Results will always vary based on their location, carrier, etc. There are just way too many variables.
In the end, it's all about the user's personal experiences if its better or not.
As far as frequencies.. not even going to go into the technology part of that because it's not worth debating over. I was just simply stating that this is a older radio and comes from a last year build to reduce the placebo effect of... "oh it's better!" simply because it was posted today but was a revision radio of yesterday. In actuality, this radio probably matches the XXKL1/UGKL1 radios but optimized more for Brazilians.
dneto said:
I flashed this radio in this morning.
Running well at Claro RJ.
In Samsung phones, radio/baseband are related with battery life too?
Thanks for share,
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the radio signal receiving is the one that affects battery life. Getting a good radio driver is the only way to improve it.
Testing on my Galaxy Nexus with Vivo, until now i did not notice any diference
Tried this one in Oslo, Norway.
Gettings lots of Edge-connection and speeds around 5/2 when I get a decent HSDPA lock.
I'll revert to back to latest docomo radio for now.
Just flashed this baseband, i live in Argentina, hope this work well because i was having some problems with getting good connection
If I flash this radio baseband my phone will be able to update by Google OTA?
renatoalcantara said:
If I flash this radio baseband my phone will be able to update by Google OTA?
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pretty sure...

[RADIO] New radio Uglc1 from yakjuux 4.0.4

i did trimmed my radio from my Yakjuux with the latest radio , i did not had a great result with this radio but sharing with the other could be helfulf for others .
thanks .
http://www.mediafire.com/?v10pmeyfe6pmz5j
Can you include the Md5 hash please? Thanks
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yakjuux has 4.0.4?? Did I miss something?
jeetS said:
yakjuux has 4.0.4?? Did I miss something?
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Yes, apparenty you did
UGLC1 eh? Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the March 2012 Canadian Radio? Because I'm trying to stick with the latest release designed for Canadian HSPA+ carriers.
Wifi signal is way better.. Nothing is dropping Thanks for the upload.
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I could be mistaken but I think UG is more "North America" but I guess for GSM that pretty much means "Canada" - though I use mine on AT&T in the states. UGKL1 is the one I've got would love to know what people think of this
roadhead said:
I could be mistaken but I think UG is more "North America" but I guess for GSM that pretty much means "Canada" - though I use mine on AT&T in the states. UGKL1 is the one I've got would love to know what people think of this
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Thanks, and yeah, that's all I meant. I just knew that XX was Europe. So if UG is for North America, then that covers Canada as well. And I flashed it with no problem, seem to be getting better WiFi reception, as well as losing connection to Google Servers less often (Grey signal bars) which I had a lot of trouble with using UGLA4. So far so good
stukindaguy said:
Thanks, and yeah, that's all I meant. I just knew that XX was Europe. So if UG is for North America, then that covers Canada as well. And I flashed it with no problem, seem to be getting better WiFi reception, as well as losing connection to Google Servers less often (Grey signal bars) which I had a lot of trouble with using UGLA4. So far so good
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UG = North America
L = 2012
C = March
1 = Revision 1
This is the newest radio that we've ever had. Newer than UGLA4 & XXLA2
Any difference from UGLA4?
pastasauce said:
Any difference from UGLA4?
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Results will vary. You have to flash it and conclude yourself.
For me and others (in the major radio thread) it has been the best radio.
This is the newest radio, so give it a try. If it doesn't give you what you want, flash back the old radio you were using before.
I've had problems with all the other newer radio's.
But this one is a keeper. Cheers.
856D3A873A6D470E47A40226E653D599 right this md5 guys?
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856D3A873A6D470E47A40226E653D599 right this md5 guys?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24308497&postcount=362
just flashed this, so far so good.
in los angeles area tmobile
Not by a computer hopes someone can make a flashable zip soon
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XAviierG said:
Not by a computer hopes someone can make a flashable zip soon
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Check link in zephik's post, three posts up. ;-)
Vangelis13 said:
Check link in zephik's post, three posts up. ;-)
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Sweet didn't see that thanks!!!
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Do i have to be on 4.0.4? Im on 4.0.3 and i was wondering if i could flash this
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hasnol143 said:
Do i have to be on 4.0.4? Im on 4.0.3 and i was wondering if i could flash this
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Absolutely. I'm still on AOKP M4. Flashed UGLC1 and no problem so far.

Play Store Tmobile US radio opinions.

Got my GN from the play store running on Tmobile US and am wondering what people's experiences are for the best radio version. Right now I am running XXLF1 and have no serious issues but like most people here just wanting to see if I can get improvements. Thanks in advance.
generalagony said:
Got my GN from the play store running on Tmobile US and am wondering what people's experiences are for the best radio version. Right now I am running XXLF1 and have no serious issues but like most people here just wanting to see if I can get improvements. Thanks in advance.
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Tmo in Baltimore MD and never noticed any real difference in using different radios.
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Exodian said:
Tmo in Baltimore MD and never noticed any real difference in using different radios.
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Thanks for the reply.
generalagony said:
Got my GN from the play store running on Tmobile US and am wondering what people's experiences are for the best radio version. Right now I am running XXLF1 and have no serious issues but like most people here just wanting to see if I can get improvements. Thanks in advance.
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All you can do is try them out and see which one works best for your situation. You might want to install GetRIL from the play store to make sure your RIL matches whatever radio you're currently using.

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