Hi
i bought telus galaxy s2x t989d which is supposed to be exactly the same version of t-mobile galaxy s2 t989, but i started to use it on (AWS 1700) wind mobile or mobilicity, the signal is weak and reception is bad, i red that if i flash t-mobile radio on my phone, the reception will be fixed, if that is true where i can find this radio and how to install it.
thanks
Indeed, you can get better/worse signals depending on your location and your radio. Its more a trial and error thing to see which one works best for you in your area.
Check this thread for some radio's information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426001
I also recently got the Telus Galaxy S2X to use with Wind Mobile. I though I would need to update the Radio to a T-Mobile one as well but was pleasantly surprised that for me the Telus radio give me full signal strength and data speeds (same as what I got with a Wind LG Optimus 2X phone). You can try flashing the radio but don't think it will help that much.
thanks for the reply, its more like to try and find out
jumran said:
I also recently got the Telus Galaxy S2X to use with Wind Mobile. I though I would need to update the Radio to a T-Mobile one as well but was pleasantly surprised that for me the Telus radio give me full signal strength and data speeds (same as what I got with a Wind LG Optimus 2X phone). You can try flashing the radio but don't think it will help that much.[/QUOTE
was it on custom rom or stock, and can u tell me which version please
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jumran said:
I also recently got the Telus Galaxy S2X to use with Wind Mobile. I though I would need to update the Radio to a T-Mobile one as well but was pleasantly surprised that for me the Telus radio give me full signal strength and data speeds (same as what I got with a Wind LG Optimus 2X phone). You can try flashing the radio but don't think it will help that much.
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was it on custom rom or stock, and can u tell me which version please
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I am running stock ICS Telus ROM with stock ICS Telus radio.
I hear people r talking about blaze. Do u know wat ia it
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Another question. If i flash the latest darkside. Can i flash tmobile radio instead of telus radio which comes with darkside
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i'm on Wind and using T-mo radio
no problems for the past 2.5 years
good reception every where i go, including most basements
except the toilets and elevators in tall buildings
The Blaze radio is better than the stock Telus radio for me on Telus. Worth checking out. You can find it somewhere on the first or second page in the dev section (maybe the 3rd).
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Digital1325 said:
The Blaze radio is better than the stock Telus radio for me on Telus. Worth checking out. You can find it somewhere on the first or second page in the dev section (maybe the 3rd).
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does that mean i can flash any radio i find to any stock or custom rom i have on phone, and thx for the reply
i have few questions before i root mu phone and i will be greatfull for any answer:
1- can i use t mobile root methods on telus galaxy s2x t989d
2- can i flash radios on stock rom, or i have to have custom rom to flash radios
3- what would be the best rom for me if i want to increase battery performance, considering that i want to flash t mobile radio because i am on wind network
4- are there any roms with t mobile radio already in them so that i dont have flash them seperately
thanks
omarnajat said:
i have few questions before i root mu phone and i will be greatfull for any answer:
1- can i use t mobile root methods on telus galaxy s2x t989d
2- can i flash radios on stock rom, or i have to have custom rom to flash radios
3- what would be the best rom for me if i want to increase battery performance, considering that i want to flash t mobile radio because i am on wind network
4- are there any roms with t mobile radio already in them so that i dont have flash them seperately
thanks
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1) yes
2) yes
3) none i can think of, it all comes down to the Apps you have loaded and what is eating the battery, there's no magic ROM that will do that for you
4) only a some stock ODIN ROMs, most have them (radios) castrated to prevent damage to phones, when flashing the wrong ROM by accident
AllGamer said:
1) yes
2) yes
3) none i can think of, it all comes down to the Apps you have loaded and what is eating the battery, there's no magic ROM that will do that for you
4) only a some stock ODIN ROMs, most have them (radios) castrated to prevent damage to phones, when flashing the wrong ROM by accident
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do u mean that most roms come without radio and we have to install them seperately
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do u mean that most roms come without radio and we have to install them seperately
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yes
almost anything you flash via CWM will have no radio included
As u r using t989d on wind i need to ask about the battery life. I am usin ICS 4.0.3 stock rom for now. But my batery life is around 14 hrs. Is that normal. Iam light user only emails and calls
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omarnajat said:
As u r using t989d on wind i need to ask about the battery life. I am usin ICS 4.0.3 stock rom for now. But my batery life is around 14 hrs. Is that normal. Iam light user only emails and calls
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I'd say thats pretty standard.
I am using Telus T989X on wind mobile using telus radio here. For me, telus radio seems to pick up the best signal overall.
a lot of stuff affect battery life, there are many topics with good what to do and not to do to make the best out of your battery
something as simple as a live wall paper can drain your battery like a pig
i'll not go into details, as there are plenty of topics about that already
I flashed dark side ucle2 and t mobile radio. I noticed improvement in battery performance. But the reception is same as telis radio
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Digital1325 said:
The Blaze radio is better than the stock Telus radio for me on Telus. Worth checking out. You can find it somewhere on the first or second page in the dev section (maybe the 3rd).
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Where can I find Blaze radio?
Related
Here is just a collection of CWM flashable modems i have tested to be working on the SGS-T989(D)
Get all radios HERE
Mirror'd in this post in the General Section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639771
NOTE: these are the radios i have TESTED this is why i don't have every radio available up here because i have not tested them to be working to some degree. Others are welcome to post and contribute what they have tested working as well.
Thanks you so much for this.You have done so much for this community and I thank you.
From a glaxay better than yours.
Thank you we needed one of these. Hopefully we are able to get the rest up soon
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In any way the SGH-T989 Series radio is better than stock ?
Or is it the actual stock radio
Awesome! Thank you so much for this Mr.X.
Tmo VK1 is the latest one to enable wifi calling right?
Very nice thank you, this should really be in the Dev section.... To important to be in General imo.
Also might i suggest MD5 check sums in the OP.
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Thanks!
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I made an oops and packed the tmo radio in the telus zip, so im updating that one and ill do md5's
are all of them compatable with US tmobile, with the exception of the EU/asian one
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are all of them compatable with US tmobile, with the exception of the EU/asian one
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I'm not sure fi wifi calling requires the tmobile modem, so it's really up to you guys to test and report in. What i can tell you is these modems will not damage your device.
they all work for me on telus (with exception of the DoMoCo one, since have no networks it supports here) However using the tmobile and rogers radio cut my HSPA+ speeds down to HSPA as the radios appear not to support dual channeling of HSPA on 850/1900 like telus needs.
for some reason it wont install on CM7 i have tried CWM and ROMmanager, no go on either, its the Tmobile vk1 radio
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I'm not sure fi wifi calling requires the tmobile modem, so it's really up to you guys to test and report in. What i can tell you is these modems will not damage your device.
they all work for me on telus (with exception of the DoMoCo one, since have no networks it supports here) However using the tmobile and rogers radio cut my HSPA+ speeds down to HSPA as the radios appear not to support dual channeling of HSPA on 850/1900 like telus needs.
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means if i flash the Telus modem will support HSPA+ 850 ( the one i need in peru) but i get back to USA i have to flash again to the tmo stock modem to get 4G speeds on tmo network?
sorry for the noobish question but what excatly do these radios do? If i have the telus version of the phone, but using it on Wind Mobile, how will flashing this help me?
Dallas Texas
SWEET, will test and report back.
tuffballa said:
sorry for the noobish question but what excatly do these radios do? If i have the telus version of the phone, but using it on Wind Mobile, how will flashing this help me?
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Diffrent radios might increase reception in some areas, increase download speeds and might improve battery life or they can do the opposite and be detrimental to recepition, download speeds and battery.... Users results may vary. Flash and test for your self.
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How sure are we that flashing modems through cwm is 100% safe? I know on a lot of other phones that while it is possible, its said that it is not safe. Correct me if I'm wrong but I just wanna be sure.
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mikeyinid said:
How sure are we that flashing modems through cwm is 100% safe? I know on a lot of other phones that while it is possible, its said that it is not safe. Correct me if I'm wrong but I just wanna be sure.
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on the vibrant all the modems where came flashable and I've done dozens of time with all the modems they had and never had a problem. I was actually wondering why on this phone it wasn't being done. I would say from my experience it is safe
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on the vibrant all the modems where came flashable and I've done dozens of time with all the modems they had and never had a problem. I was actually wondering why on this phone it wasn't being done. I would say from my experience it is safe
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OK. I trust Mr. X but just wanted to hear from other people that have done it. I've personally never flashed a radio through cwm. I usually run what I have or fastboot it if that's an option.
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mikeyinid said:
OK. I trust Mr. X but just wanted to hear from other people that have done it. I've personally never flashed a radio through cwm. I usually run what I have or fastboot it if that's an option.
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Generally fastboot is the safest method because of the bit check before flashing but I run the G2/ HTC Vision radio thread and as long as the MD5 matches it pretty safe, out of over 10000 downloads of my G2 flashable radio zips I think ive only seen 1 brick but even that one couldnt 100 percent be connected to the flashable zip so in general I thinks its very safe.
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if i try it and it doesnt work out for me, how can i remove the radio file that i flashed?
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
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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.
Got the phone a few days ago... coming from a galaxy s
unlocked and rooted it but other than that it's a stock telus gn.
i live in the mississauga/bramton area of the gta and get 'no service' quite a bit.
3g is on and off... and the device shows 'away' when in the wind zone.
baseband is KL1, i was wondering if it's worth it to flash a rom so that i can flash a another modem
im sure there are at least a few that are in my position. any help would be appreciated.
You don't need a new ROM to flash alternative baseband radios. Keep your stock ROM.
People are reporting great performance on Wind mobile using the Korean baseband KRKL1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439217
Give it a try and let us know how it goes.
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samizad said:
You don't need a new ROM to flash alternative baseband radios. Keep your stock ROM.
People are reporting great performance on Wind mobile using the Korean baseband KRKL1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439217
Give it a try and let us know how it goes.
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amazing then...
i will try it out now... thanks a lot samizad, boss
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
NLPUNITED said:
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
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System settings > about phone > status .
It should tell you in there what network is currently connected
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NLPUNITED said:
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
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Yes this is a known issue dating back to gb roms. Telus phones will only show 3g but will still be using hspa+ (4g) as usual. It's a cosmetic issue only
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Yes this is a known issue dating back to gb roms. Telus phones will only show 3g but will still be using hspa+ (4g) as usual. It's a cosmetic issue only
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Thanks for the answers.
What exactly am i supose to see in the status if im actually on 4g?
NLPUNITED said:
Thanks for the answers.
What exactly am i supose to see in the status if im actually on 4g?
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Network: TELUS
Network Type : UMTS:3
So i should be runing 4g even if i get 3g logo.?
NLPUNITED said:
Network: TELUS
Network Type : UMTS:3
So i should be runing 4g even if i get 3g logo.?
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Yes that is correct. You are on hspa+ 4g speeds but just are seeing the 3g logo
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Yes that is correct. You are on hspa+ 4g speeds but just are seeing the 3g logo
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Thank you for clarifying !
I am showing HSPA:11 is this 4G?
If not what radio and tweaks do I need to make. And what are some working links?
I have been searching for the Blaze 4G radio (not sure which version I need), which was suggested by many as the best radio for TELUS users, plus any tweaks. But none of the links work.
I am with TELUS. Using the lastest Darkside Kernel, AOKP milestone 6, LLE4 radio.
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You guys have to realize that 4g is actually 3.5g lol. So just run done speed tests, that should answer your questions right away.
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I understand that 4g is really 3.5g. My question is what is the best radio and tweaks for a T-989D in the Toronto area.
And working links to the radio.
I already understand that in these ROMs, H is the symbol for 4g (3.5g). Also the speed on custom ROMs isn't as good as Stock.
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Many thanks to all Devs & Techs!
There is a flashable zip that fixes this issue. Go to the Jedi ROM in the development section. It's on the first page under add ons. Should be good on any tmobile based ROM for those of us with Telus phones.
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VolitileX said:
I understand that 4g is really 3.5g. My question is what is the best radio and tweaks for a T-989D in the Toronto area.
And working links to the radio.
I already understand that in these ROMs, H is the symbol for 4g (3.5g). Also the speed on custom ROMs isn't as good as Stock.
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Many thanks to all Devs & Techs!
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Oh that wasn't directed towards you, that was more towards the general concern of op's.
Regarding radio it really is random, some user's opinions on radios differ from others even though they're in the same area. I wouldn't focus on the speed and focus more on the latency because where's the point of having fast speed when half the time I'm waiting for a response (ping). You can go into some of the custom roms thread, some have modded radios ready to flash. Check out tdj's thread he has like 3.
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I m using Sgh T999 {Tmoble gS3} in canada {for windmoible} i have Q ? Can i flash Wind moible JB through ordin.
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I m using Sgh T999 {Tmoble gS3} in canada {for windmoible} i have Q ? Can i flash Wind moible JB through ordin.
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Not recommended. You still have the T-Mobile phone so all roms etc. should still be for T-Mobile.
The only thing that you might wanna do different, and one of you more knowledgeable people correct me if im wrong, is to flash a different radio so you can get better signal.
I go to Canada a lot and interchange often between T-Mobile and bell without much issue.
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aussie88 said:
Not recommended. You still have the T-Mobile phone so all roms etc. should still be for T-Mobile.
The only thing that you might wanna do different, and one of you more knowledgeable people correct me if im wrong, is to flash a different radio so you can get better signal.
I go to Canada a lot and interchange often between T-Mobile and bell without much issue.
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THANK You.