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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.

Esoteric68 said:
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).

nabbed said:
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.

Toleraen said:
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...

[Q] Download and Upload speeds swaped !!!

Did not see any previous treads that mentioned this condition.
Its been going on for a while since I started flashing ICS. Three different builds by different Dev's and I get the same results Slow download speed and CRAZY fast upload speeds,with good 3G and 4G connections, I live in a metro area with tons of anteneas and towers around me. Using control Epic (Wifey's stock Epic) on same networks while running speedtest at the same time on both Epics.
I still get data, but its butt slow while stock Epic just wizzes along with Youtube, play store, Emails, whatever it is concerning data. This time around WiFi is not affected that works fine on both phones, streaming, downloading, both are equal. On on build i had reverse WiFi speeds also, but not this time.
Anyone come across this BUG??? Currently running Calk's E4GT 2 v1.2, FC18 Modem, ICS 4 ICS theme. Great looks fast Rom everything works, (kinda)
Rouge recovery.
When I revert back to stock/rooted EL29 all is normal again. Fast D/L - slow U/L.
Pp.:confused
PS. Second time around with this question.

Common where are those android brains, is this stumping you guys!!!
Give it your best shot, I'll consider any idea or suggestion. Don't just look , post.!!

try changing your modem?

Will try fc22 see how that works. maybe reflash rom too.

did it work?

No. Still the same. Luckely I'm around WiFi most of the time. On FC22 modem. Now.
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very strange

I'm having the same problem. I'm also in a metro area (NYC). Fast data on stock/gingerbread ROMs. Slow data on any ICS roms. and i mean slooooooow.
I've flashed multiple ROMS, kernals and modems, no avail.
I actually get decent speeds in Manhattan (but not stellar) but in Brooklyn (a mere 12 miles away) i get .10 Mb speeds, no exaggeration. I find it hard to believe that someone is going to tell me that Brooklyn won't have the towers i need for decent data.
Wifi works perfectly on both ICS and GB.
We can't be the only two having this problem. I've googled it and searched the forum but I can't find an answer. Could it be that ICS isn't officially out for the e4gt yet so the ROMs are having flakey service?
Please help, anyone.
On a side note thought, the ROMs that I have tried have no other major issues for me. great job to those who developed them!

Rvezz28 said:
I'm having the same problem. I'm also in a metro area (NYC). Fast data on stock/gingerbread ROMs. Slow data on any ICS roms. and i mean slooooooow.
I've flashed multiple ROMS, kernals and modems, no avail.
I actually get decent speeds in Manhattan (but not stellar) but in Brooklyn (a mere 12 miles away) i get .10 Mb speeds, no exaggeration. I find it hard to believe that someone is going to tell me that Brooklyn won't have the towers i need for decent data.
Wifi works perfectly on both ICS and GB.
We can't be the only two having this problem. I've googled it and searched the forum but I can't find an answer. Could it be that ICS isn't officially out for the e4gt yet so the ROMs are having flakey service?
Please help, anyone.
On a side note thought, the ROMs that I have tried have no other major issues for me. great job to those who developed them!
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Bump I have this issue in Washington DC and I thought T-Mobile 3g on crack sucked
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They are upgrading the towers in Brooklyn. I received a letter a few days ago.
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I know sprint is upgrading the LTE towers but a far as 3g/4g speeds is that the reason also?
Why do gingerbread ROMs work but ICS ROMs do not in BK?
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Update profile always seems to fix issue temporarily. Sprint is just awful right now

someguyatx said:
Update profile always seems to fix issue temporarily. Sprint is just awful right now
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Thanks for the attempt but I've tried that already. Any other ideas?
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Ive had the same issues. No real giid modems for me either. Ive tried 90 percent of the modems. The one where I get best service is the ff11 modem. Remember to update profile and prl.
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[Q] Vancouver and Lower Mainland LTE-Telus

Wondering what you're experiences are with LTE. I've gotten blindingly fast speeds when I get an LTE connection--50mbps but for the week that I've had the S3 that's only happened about 2 or 3 times.
Telus tech support said nothing as far as whether this is normal or not, wondering what others are experiencing. Normal or not?

Figured it out I think. Had the phone rooted and seemed to have lost the ability to toggle connections. Flashed back to stock last night and have had LTE back consistently.
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I was able to get mid to upper 40 Mbps in New West late at night once. It lasted all the way till the Ikea beside Hwy 1. The download speed was so fast that I thought my Speedtest.net app wasn't showing the whole download animation. :laugh:
Other than that I don't go into LTE areas much. This will probably change in the Fall as the roll out continues. I live on the border of the roll out and where I work is not covered yet but should be soon (Surrey).
When you went back to stock are you still rooted? Some ROMs do not support the LTE switch because they are based on AT&T ROMs.
I've been using Task's AOKP ROM since it has the LTE switch enabled (read the OP) even though he doesn't officially support it. It works great.
KyanROM's LTE switch also works since it is based on Rogers S3 ROM.

Haha, I know what you mean with the Speedtest animation!
I'm currently stock and unrooted now. I still haven't tried a custom rom yet since I'm still a little paranoid about losing my iemi number unfortunately. However the rooting method I used was the nontripping root method which as far as I can tell uses the stock carrier rom then injects an exploit. Soooo who knows, maybe I'll look into it again as may have overlooked something.
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finneginsfast said:
Haha, I know what you mean with the Speedtest animation!
I'm currently stock and unrooted now. I still haven't tried a custom rom yet since I'm still a little paranoid about losing my iemi number unfortunately. However the rooting method I used was the nontripping root method which as far as I can tell uses the stock carrier rom then injects an exploit. Soooo who knows, maybe I'll look into it again as may have overlooked something.
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Ah yes, the IMEI fear. I totally get you on this. I waited about 3 weeks before rooting and then another couple weeks until flashing a ROM. And this is coming from flashing the crap out of my HTC Hero for the last 2.5 years. I HIGHLY recommend going to these 2 threads and backing up your IMEI number in case anything goes wrong in the future. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
If you decide to root, install the TWRP recovery. It was observed that people who used TWP over CWM hardly had any IMEI issues, if any at all. Jury's still out on this though. Take it with a grain of salt. I've flashed numerous times and have not had any issues. TWRP can be installed by way of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager&hl=en - you need root to run this.

So I reflashed the rooted rom last night and haven't experienced the LTE problem again, I'm happy with that for now.
What the consensus with Task's AOKP, I took a look at the "known issues" list and it just looks a little to long for me at the moment. After flashing my S1 typically several times a week, I think I'm really just longing for some stability. That and my family misses me.

finneginsfast said:
Haha, I know what you mean with the Speedtest animation!
I'm currently stock and unrooted now. I still haven't tried a custom rom yet since I'm still a little paranoid about losing my iemi number unfortunately. However the rooting method I used was the nontripping root method which as far as I can tell uses the stock carrier rom then injects an exploit. Soooo who knows, maybe I'll look into it again as may have overlooked something.
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Well, i was on the same boat where I was afraid of losing the IMEI. But it's not a problem any more. Those devs here have it all figured out pretty much. You can back up your IMEI before you messing with your S3
As soon as I use stock based roms - whether it's based on Rogers or AT&T roms, the LTE connection is pretty solid within the coverage. However, the AOSP based roms are not very friendly with canadian LTE.... I constantly go back and forth from H+ to 4G on CM10.. The battery life is kinda sucked... The one of two reasons I have to come back with stock roms....
Oh, btw, I believe 40 - 45ish mbps speed is pretty normal on LTE as long as you hold a good connection.

noahattic said:
Well, i was on the same boat where I was afraid of losing the IMEI. But it's not a problem any more. Those devs here have it all figured out pretty much. You can back up your IMEI before you messing with your S3
As soon as I use stock based roms - whether it's based on Rogers or AT&T roms, the LTE connection is pretty solid within the coverage. However, the AOSP based roms are not very friendly with canadian LTE.... I constantly go back and forth from H+ to 4G on CM10.. The battery life is kinda sucked... The one of two reasons I have to come back with stock roms....
Oh, btw, I believe 40 - 45ish mbps speed is pretty normal on LTE as long as you hold a good connection.
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I think I'm just gonna wait till the devs have things nicely smoothed out for now.
I remember back in the olden days (couple weeks ago) when a guy lost his IMEI he'd just replace his efs folder with a backup, reboot and voila! So easy, so simple...

Well, I've read about the links to backing up the IMEI files and QPST tool to backup, and have now figured out how to use ABD finally to push cwm to my phone. So, I'm wondering if you guys have any new roms you're liking in particular or can recommend.
I know Task's AOKP is a popular one and I've been kicking around CM10 and have been eyeing Slimbean since I spent alot of time with that one on my S1.
Any recent flashes you guys are big on at the moment that you care to tell me about?

finneginsfast said:
Any recent flashes you guys are big on at the moment that you care to tell me about?
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I've been rocking WanamLite 1.3 the last few days and it is very good. It is based on the latest release for the I747M for Canadian carriers which is VLALH1 I think. This is an ICS Sammy based ROM. I have ktoonsez's latest kernel installed and it is very nice overall. (Note, I do have the latest modem installed - the one that came with VLALH1, not that it has anything to do with ROM performance.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782732
The ROM before that was Slimbean. Since you've used it before you're probably more familiar with it than I. I found it to be nice too. Close to what Task's AOKP ROM is. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865262
If you want to try something new there seems to be an ICS 4.1.1 Bell release that is floating around here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
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Some more info for LTE:
I was in Burnaby today at 8 rinks and did some speed tests. HSPA+ was approx 11.5Mbps up and 3Mbps down. LTE was 23Mbps up and 7ish Mbps down.

a couple of questions about modems/radios

So after flashing a couple of ICS roms i really like calkulin's ICS and will stick with it. But as soon as i went from GB to ICS roms, my signal strength and service in certain areas has gone to *&^%.. Im getting LOS more too.
I determined that it was time to update modems(i was still running el29)
I tried fh23 and FI03 and FI03 seems to be the better out of the two, but my buddy is still on el29 and seems to get better service regularly(i put him on the same version of calkulin's rom as well)
My questions are as follows:
1. What exactly does a modem do?
2. why does sprint release so many, and is there that much of a difference?
3. how do i find out which is the best modem for me?
4. (sounds like a stupid question but here goes) What is the difference between a modem and a radio?
Thanks!!

bmxr123 said:
My questions are as follows:
1. What exactly does a modem do?
2. why does sprint release so many, and is there that much of a difference?
3. how do i find out which is the best modem for me?
4. (sounds like a stupid question but here goes) What is the difference between a modem and a radio?
Thanks!!
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A modem is the same as the radio. They help bridge the software and the hardware for your radio components. There were so many modems because there was a bunch of leaks we have gotten. You find out which ones best by flashing them. Each phone as well as each area can be different. So you just have to find out.
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patrao_n said:
A modem is the same as the radio. They help bridge the software and the hardware for your radio components. There were so many modems because there was a bunch of leaks we have gotten. You find out which ones best by flashing them. Each phone as well as each area can be different. So you just have to find out.
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Thanks for the crazy-fast reply!
I have cracked open quite a few e4gt phones and they all look the same and parts always swap(data ports,camera,glass)..I don't get it..
Is it possible that, collectively, we have made a couple of assumptions only because of the amount of variables(and outcomes) between users that are involved?
I just refuse to believe that these modems are location specific.
I do, however, think they could be hardware-specific being that the e4gt is made in a couple different locations...But, does anybody come across a modem that just DOESN'T WORK on their e4gt?

I believe some of the modems are actually the same. They are just called different because it was a later build date. But it was the same modem. And yes I have had a few just not work. The fd series gave me horrible reception. I'm talking not being able to make one call. Then in the same place moments after I would flash the el29 or fc15 and it would be full bars again.
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Is there any thread in which people discuss this topic a little further? I'm interested in getting to the bottom of all this..I'm about to go to sprint right now to see what modem their new phones are running! Also, i have a GF in los angeles..I'll have her do the same..She got her e4gt about a month ago and hers was running fh13 out of the box.
What modem are you running right now?

bmxr123 said:
Is there any thread in which people discuss this topic a little further? I'm interested in getting to the bottom of all this..I'm about to go to sprint right now to see what modem their new phones are running! Also, i have a GF in los angeles..I'll have her do the same..She got her e4gt about a month ago and hers was running fh13 out of the box.
What modem are you running right now?
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install FI03. It fixes a lot of battery and 4g speed issues. best modem since EL29.

Oh..i just read your signature..Is fb21 still the modem you are using? Why did you choose this one? Why not FI03? Isn't that the newest? Have all of these people really flashed all of these modems or is that overkill? Is my analysis of all of this overkill? LOL

I use FF18 and that works quite well in my area. I haven't tried the newest leak yet but I might soon.
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No I am not on fb21. I stopped maintaining my signature when I picked up tapatalk. I am on fi03 right now
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patrao_n said:
No I am not on fb21. I stopped maintaining my signature when I picked up tapatalk. I am on fi03 right now
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oh ok..cool..Thats the one I'm on and its seems to be awesome!

bmxr123 said:
So after flashing a couple of ICS roms i really like calkulin's ICS and will stick with it. But as soon as i went from GB to ICS roms, my signal strength and service in certain areas has gone to *&^%.. Im getting LOS more too.
I determined that it was time to update modems(i was still running el29)
I tried fh23 and FI03 and FI03 seems to be the better out of the two, but my buddy is still on el29 and seems to get better service regularly(i put him on the same version of calkulin's rom as well)
My questions are as follows:
1. What exactly does a modem do?
2. why does sprint release so many, and is there that much of a difference?
3. how do i find out which is the best modem for me?
4. (sounds like a stupid question but here goes) What is the difference between a modem and a radio?
Thanks!!
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I am on FI03 and its the best for signal strength and data speed I have ever had.
If you do not get the same service as your buddy it might not be the modem firmware that is the problem. I was having lots of signal issues and my friend was not. I finally took the phone to sprint and had them run a signal check on it and it failed. I got a replacement phone since mine was still under warranty. The refurbished phone running under FI03 is getting great signal where the other was barely getting anything. So it might not be a firmare issue but a hardware one.
Sprint will charge you $35 for the test.

[Q] T-Mobile Modems

So, I was doing some reading around a few of the majors posts and realized that I should probably update my modem. I'm running an older version of CM10 nightly (11-14, really stable and hesitant to upgrade to CM10.1 due to a few issues it still has). The modem I have is still the Out-of-Box modem that came with the phone. If I update to UVLJA per the modems post, is there anything else I need to do other than flash the modem? What are the benefits of updating the modem?
Thanks
Ref modems post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31409259

Just flash and reboot. I've done a few and find the latest to be best for me with signal in places I usually didn't get a signal. Although it might have a negative effect also. It depends on where you are located, what buildings you are in and so forth.

Great, thanks. Just flashed the new modem and the connection seems smoother already.

poolman756 said:
Great, thanks. Just flashed the new modem and the connection seems smoother already.
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Good news

You can safely update to CM10 12/16. That's the last CM10 nightly. I ran that build for weeks and never had a problem.

Aerowinder said:
You can safely update to CM10 12/16. That's the last CM10 nightly. I ran that build for weeks and never had a problem.
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Some people including myself experienced issues with that nightly, I had reboots with it and calls having delay issues (it would ring but I could not answer it until after the 3rd or so ring)... besides he isn't asking which is the latest nightly he should use.

Giving opinions on closely related topics is no longer allowed here? Thank you for pointing out the issues with reboots. I have not personally experienced them, however.

Aerowinder said:
Giving opinions on closely related topics is no longer allowed here? Thank you for pointing out the issues with reboots. I have not personally experienced them, however.
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Just didn't think it was good advice when I've read multiple reports on the matter I stated.

mt3g said:
Just didn't think it was good advice when I've read multiple reports on the matter I stated.
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What works for one doesn't always work perfectly for another, no point in arguing about it.

I just went on a modem flashing rampage.. Don't know if it's best to let the radio sit or not but I found the UVLI3 modem to be best for me according to speed test. I'm in the NY/CT area and used the sonic tools modem flashing kit. I Got 13mps which isn't bad lol
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RnRexpress3423 said:
I just went on a modem flashing rampage.. Don't know if it's best to let the radio sit or not but I found the UVLI3 modem to be best for me according to speed test. I'm in the NY/CT area and used the sonic tools modem flashing kit. I Got 13mps which isn't bad lol
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Its tough to test that way cause of high traffic hours on weekends. I do that at night during the week when everyone else should be sleeping. Insomnia at its finest lol.
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