Coming from the Galaxy s II LTE, I noticed that the LTE connection is not as great as it used to be from GSII to GSIII. At the same location (my desk at work) I used to consistently have LTE, not I get 4G and if I'm lucky, 3 bars.
Question(s): instead of waiting for the updated modem from Rogers,
1)Anyone flash UCAL based ROMS experience better LTE connection with Rogers?
2)Anyone flash ANY ROM and notice improvements?
3)Anyone try any tweaks that they wouldn't mind sharing that improves this?
I'm thinking of flashing Tuchmi but I'm really considering other ROMs based on UCAL just to see if it improves LTE. Anyone experience anything as mentioned above?
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My office downtown at front and bay gets terrible reception.
Yesterday I had my phone running cm10 next to a buddy on stock and we were both only getting 3-5 down and less than 1 up!
Before the s3 I had a blackberry and it had **** reception in my office equipment too.
I am also running cm10 latest version august 17th. Does anyone know what the lte symbol is? I only connect to 4g and H+. Before I installed the ROM I never had access to the network, but I do now after speaking to my provider.
colin.hristow said:
I am also running cm10 latest version august 17th. Does anyone know what the lte symbol is? I only connect to 4g and H+. Before I installed the ROM I never had access to the network, but I do now after speaking to my provider.
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4G is the LTE in CM10
I really think the antenna on the sgs3 is weaker for both cellular and wifi reception. Once it picks up a signal when you're close enough its alright but compared to other devices I've used such as sgs2 it does seem weaker. And sgs2 was fairly weak as it was IMO.
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I really think the antenna on the sgs3 is weaker for both cellular and wifi reception. Once it picks up a signal when you're close enough its alright but compared to other devices I've used such as sgs2 it does seem weaker. And sgs2 was fairly weak as it was IMO.
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Coming from iPhone 4, I would say SGSIII's reception is pretty good to me. Never used SGSII before, I cannot provide the comparison.
I am using the AT&T UCAL based rom on Rogers, got 4 bars consistently. I guess the performance is pretty much the same, the battery seems getting better.
I've heard of people having the same issue coming from an S2 to S3 as well
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Hi! Love the Jedi mind trick rom....smooth..no real glitches. Best I've tried. But I only get 3g. I usually have 4g. Still using same telus modem fir ics that I always use....tlle4....but can't seem to get 4g on this rom.
Anyone else in Canada on telus get 4g going? Or us it just saying 3g....but its 4?
Thanks!
Have you done a speed test? I've seen others mentioned they only see the 3G icon when running some of the T-Mobile roms on 'd' rigs yet they have 4G speeds.
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kj2112 said:
Hi! Love the Jedi mind trick rom....smooth..no real glitches. Best I've tried. But I only get 3g. I usually have 4g. Still using same telus modem fir ics that I always use....tlle4....but can't seem to get 4g on this rom.
Anyone else in Canada on telus get 4g going? Or us it just saying 3g....but its 4?
Thanks!
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It's because telus is hspa, not true 4g so it just shows up as 3g. Your speeds should be the same, this is also the reason "H" shows up on some roms. Almost postive tmo is the same way, just stock telus/tmo roms are made to show 4g on hspa, merely aesthetics.
I have a epic touch 4g flashed to cricket and I was on wondering why I get 1x on custom ROMs but stock ROMs are just fine. And when I do get 3g the data acts weird and cuts on and off.
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It might not be that you are even on 3G but sprint has this little habit of lying on their stock ROMs by making it so it always shows 3G even when connected to 1x. The devs on xda have made it so that in ROMs shows the true connection such 1x/3G.
A good way to verify while on stock is to go look on the about phone to see what you are connected to or use netmonitor/speedtest to see what connection you are on.
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I had a ROM they showed real speeds and I was on 3g. The ROM was basically a slightly modified stock though....
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another welcome to sprint thread.. my speeds are always at 1x no matter what rom/modem im on because of my area
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Well first crickets 3g doesn't work very well on sprint phones, if you want real 3g you need a cricket phone or be on Sprint.
Data does work on touchwiz roms though, and if you want aosp you have to flash a fix to get it to work on those, but it won't be even close to 3g unless your lucky.
If you don't have the fix its here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1479175 use the ics one for ics and jb.
I've gotten 1.6 Mb/s download speed on aosp jb with Cricket, although average during the day is more like 800Kb/s. Area, PRL, signal strength, etc play a huge role as well.
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Why is it that I only flip between 4G and Edge but have no 3G. Does anyone else have this or is it a t mobile network thing?
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Why is it that I only flip between 4G and Edge but have no 3G. Does anyone else have this or is it a t mobile network thing?
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It depends...are you stock, rooted stock, or custom ROM? The reason I ask (regardless of settings) is I never got 3G on stock. After I rooted and used Kasper's AOKP nightlies my phone would use Edege, G, 3G, and 4G. Where I work the signal wasn't so good so locking onto 3G was tough but with the J4 and JA modems now I can consistently hold 3G with the AOKP ROM.
My opinion is to check for the newest modem which is JA (Jelly Bean update) if you are rooted and use that from the modem download thread here on XDA. If you aren't rooted wait for the upgrade and you will get that modem regardless.
However, AOKP ROM most likely works differently so you still might not see 3G if you are stock JB that's why I think we would needa bit more info.
I'm stock everything for a change lol. I also have the latest jelly bean update. I haven't seen 3G once on the phone since I've gotten it. It's really weird...
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Your second guess is correct. Tmo is edge or a highly evolved version of 3g. It has nothing to do with stock vs rooted. The modem or kernel may help a little depending on what you are running. If you are in high speed 3g area aka 4G be happy.
Yeh it just gets annoying when I drop straight from 4G to Edge. :what:
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It depends...are you stock, rooted stock, or custom ROM? The reason I ask (regardless of settings) is I never got 3G on stock. After I rooted and used Kasper's AOKP nightlies my phone would use Edege, G, 3G, and 4G. Where I work the signal wasn't so good so locking onto 3G was tough but with the J4 and JA modems now I can consistently hold 3G with the AOKP ROM.
My opinion is to check for the newest modem which is JA (Jelly Bean update) if you are rooted and use that from the modem download thread here on XDA. If you aren't rooted wait for the upgrade and you will get that modem regardless.
However, AOKP ROM most likely works differently so you still might not see 3G if you are stock JB that's why I think we would needa bit more info.
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I'm stock everything for a change lol. I also have the latest jelly bean update. I haven't seen 3G once on the phone since I've gotten it. It's really weird...
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T-Mobile uses HSPA+ for their current 4G network, which is just an extension of their 3G network. So, if you're on stock, it will jump from Edge to 4G, since T-Mobile's 3G and 4G are of the same technology.
When you're rooted, it will show 3G while your phone is at rest. As soon as "heavy" loads come in, it will shoot straight 4G. At times of very light loads, your phone might stay on 3G, but it's rare.
Bottom line, you're phone is perfectly fine when it jumps from 4G to Edge. Stock won't differentiate the two (3G&4G).
Well described... Thanks for clearing that up. Hopefully it helped some other people also.
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I just purchased a Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4g Lte from Amazon mobile. In spite of being a newbie I successfully rooted the phone and installed AOSP JB 4.2.1 with the help of video tutorials from Qbking77. (many thanks to him) Since activating the phone I've been shocked at how poor the signal reception is. Side by side, it's 50% worse than my old Evo 4g Wimax. I've been doing some internet research on flashing new radio ROMs to improve signal strength but candidly, the information I've found is over my head. I need a step by step explanation of what to do, (Qbking 77 has a nice video tutorial) , which ROM would work best for JB 4.2.1 on a phone running on Sprint, and finally...would it really help? I even feel like it doesn't receive wireless signals very well either.
Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
I do not have a Sprint model but coming from a Verizon Nexus I know that a lot of it depends on the radio you choose. Now remember that Samsung has reliable radios, they are reliable in that you should be getting better signal then you actually are lolz..
But seriously Samsung Radios suck really badly, and you will never get the same signal you did on your HTC
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That is my only gripe with the nexus so far. Poor radio signal. I think my galaxy s2 had better signals.
I would just be happy with improving the signal at this point. Amazing phone...such a disappointment to have a crappy piece of hardware in it.
If you have the latest software, you should already have the latest radio. No matter what radio you have, if Sprint has poor service in your area, you will also have poor service. Check with Sprint on any LTE or Network Vision updates in your area.
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If you have the latest software, you should already have the latest radio. No matter what radio you have, if Sprint has poor service in your area, you will also have poor service. Check with Sprint on any LTE or Network Vision updates in your area.
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Sometimes though the latest radio doesn't work best for anyone. I know that's what was the case for my CDMA Nexus, I was using a ICS CDMA radio w/JB LTE radio for the best results in my area.
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I am going to be passing down my unlocked S2 to my girlfriend that is currently(for now) on ATT. I am running "Jedi Bean" now and just like everyone else on a 4.1 ROM, I dont have signal strength bars.
My question are:
*Is there anyway for me to get Signal strength bars with a T989 on ATT?
*Should, or could I even, flash an ATT radio? Would it help reception on ATT?
Please give me some ideas as to what I can do to make my T989 run as flawless, and as "normal", as possible on ATT's network.
U will only get 2g speed I would recommend selling or trading for a skyrocket
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U will only get 2g speed I would recommend selling or trading for a skyrocket
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I know it cant get 4G, but I thought the T989 is capable of 3G on AT&T, it has the band for it...The main reason I am giving my girlfriend the S2 is so she can have all the Samsung apps and enjoy a better phone than she has; currently an HTC Inspire. I dont want to sell/trade it is because its my spare phone now that I sold my Galaxy S.
Side note: My girlfriend barely uses data, so the reduced speed is not a big deal.
It gets 3g on at&t because occasionally when I go out of my hspa 4g range like in middle of nowhere my phone will link up to an at&t tower on the edge network which is technically 3g. Sometimes its gprs 2g but it does get 3g on at&t signal.
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I also have a t989 on at&t and don't use data so is it possible to flash a different radio for better clarity?
My default radio is UVLC8
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abhi08638 said:
I also have a t989 on at&t and don't use data so is it possible to flash a different radio for better clarity?
My default radio is UVLC8
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Doesnt look like anyone has an answer for us...
Yeah so i tried it anyway and it the UVLI4 radio works flawlessly for me.
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