First of all, I'm not new to rooting my devices. This is the 4th Android phone for me (Dream, Magic, Captivate now the S III), all have been rooted by myself. What is scaring me off rooting at the moment is the flash counter and a decent working Rogers ROM. I need to be able to toggle LTE, when I travel out of the city there is LTE availability but it is garbage. The phone is faster on GSM at that point, believe me, I tried everything I could to make it better. I need WIFI tether to work properly. I did find the hint about switching to the tether APN, and that works, but that is a bogus solution, I shouldn't have to do that. Ohhh, not to mention the garbage email client (who does *not* support HTML emails these days?!?!?).
What I am looking for from Rogers users is advice from people who have done it for (limited risk) a root solution and a decent ROM that will fit the bill for what I do.
In my everyday travels I use Bluetooth pairing to the car for media streaming, wifi tether, usb tether (only when wifi doesn't work, but then I can't connect the TouchPad to the 'net), email, sms, browser (I do like the stock browser in ICS & Jelly Bean AOSP, but the ioncluded one in Rogers version sucks balls).
Anyone got any fool proof solutions I can use?
PS-I'm not a newb, please don't tell me to go search, I've read thread after thread after thread and there is so much conflicting information available right now. I'm looking for advice from Rogers users (Bell/Telus would probably be ok too) that have actual experience.
tbrummell said:
Ohhh, not to mention the garbage email client (who does *not* support HTML emails these days?!?!?)..
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To this one point: this has nothing to do with the Rogers ROM. Stock email client on JB/AOSP also does not scale HTML emails, neither does Gmail. In fact, though I hated the convoluted interface and buried menu options Rogers added to the Email app, they actually added the ability to use rich-text when sending emails, which is absent in AOSP.
I guess I got used to the AOKP ROM's which do have a decent email client. And you're right about the Rich Text in the Rogers ROM, but 90% of the emails I get are HTML. Makes them hard to read.
I'm currently rooting the device, still looking for ROM opinions...
Where's my Easy button? That was easy.
Currently rooted and de-bloated. Still waiting for decent ROM suggestions.
I am pretty much in the same boat as you. How/what did you debloat?
I'm backing up my phone now and going to load a ROM shortly. I'll post back if it doesn't brick.
I followed this to root, install CWM Recovery, and de-bloat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Just installed this ROM, but it won't toggle back to LTE, currently trying one more fresh flash and will have to restore my Nandroid of the stock ROM if it doesn't work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751595
Well that didnt' work well....... the ROM loaded, but Google Play Store won't load. Nor did any of my apps. SO.....
Back to the stock rom until I learn more about this.
dssking said:
I am pretty much in the same boat as you. How/what did you debloat?
I'm backing up my phone now and going to load a ROM shortly. I'll post back if it doesn't brick.
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Yeah, running that ROM I toggled to GSM & back to LTE and it stuck on Edge, wouldn't come back. So I restored my Nandroid. Will look in to other ROM's when I have some time.
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So I have a T-Mo G S3 I purchased unlocked and have been using on Moblicity in Canada with no troubles. I manually checked for updates and got the JB OTA last week. Not sure when, but probably with that update wifi tether has stopped working. If I touch the option it just jumps back to "off", no error or explanation. This is on Moblicity. Moblicity says they have done nothing to disable it, but they won't give me any support to get it working either. I'd understand T-Mo removing this option on their network if they no longer have plans that support it, but disabling it entirely???!!! WTF??!
So, now I wonder. Any chance simply rooting and finding an simple hack will work? Or am I looking at alternative ROMs? The stock hotspot was always flakey, so perhaps an alternative hack/utility will be better anyway.
And if I'm looking to go to a custom ROM, which ones will give me all or most of the factory functionality? This is my daily driver and I need it work 100%. Are any other CM10/JB ROMs fully working? Or will I have to go back to a CM9/ICS ROM to get a stable and fully functional experience. Or perhaps I'd be better off with a Samsung based ROM?? I've done some reading, but I'm completely new to the ROMs for this phone and there are many, so any advice is appreciated.
Tethering would have to fail just as I got a new tablet.
I did get some network settings, perhaps APN settings I can't recall, pushed to my phone by Mobilicity just after I got the JB update. I just blindly accepted them.
Perhaps it's just an APN, thing...
Hi Guys,
I'm really new to doing all this stuff. Got my phone rooted on a stock mod and am running the latest TWRP. I'm really unsatisfied with the JB 4.1.1 in terms of speed and would like to downgrade back to ICS 4.0.4. I've looked at a few threads on how to do this but there isn't really a direct answer. From what i've read it's just flashing the old stock rooted rom using Odin but is there anything else I have to do? Also all the other tutorials seem to be for CWM which I haven't had much success in installing. I just don't want to trip the flash counter. Thanks for any help.
ODIN is the only way to downgrade from a 4.1.1 to 4.0.4. You can get more information from here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
If I were you, would try other ROMs such as Frosty, DaRTHSTALKER, and WICKED first before spending so much time downgrading. There are some steps you can do to speed up your phone including removing un-needed apps such as weather, stock, SCloud, freezing the sync apps like google account (only sync when needed), or over-clocking your CPU.
DroidNewbcake said:
Hi Guys,
I'm really new to doing all this stuff. Got my phone rooted on a stock mod and am running the latest TWRP. I'm really unsatisfied with the JB 4.1.1 in terms of speed and would like to downgrade back to ICS 4.0.4. I've looked at a few threads on how to do this but there isn't really a direct answer. From what i've read it's just flashing the old stock rooted rom using Odin but is there anything else I have to do? Also all the other tutorials seem to be for CWM which I haven't had much success in installing. I just don't want to trip the flash counter. Thanks for any help.
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+1 for debloating. That's the problem.
What issues are you having with getting CWM on your phone?
VibrantThemer said:
ODIN is the only way to downgrade from a 4.1.1 to 4.0.4. You can get more information from here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771687
If I were you, would try other ROMs such as Frosty, DaRTHSTALKER, and WICKED first before spending so much time downgrading. There are some steps you can do to speed up your phone including removing un-needed apps such as weather, stock, SCloud, freezing the sync apps like google account (only sync when needed), or over-clocking your CPU.
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Thanks for the link. That was the thread I used to initially root my phone. I'm a little iffy on putting on custom roms as i've read that some of them mess up the calling and tethering and etc.
I've also run the de-bloater using the recommended settings. Should I go further? The phone itself isn't that slow for the most part but it lags at times. I find it extremely annoying when it lags when i'm typing a text message. Which is one of the main reasons i'm even trying to do this.
Also would downgrading trip the flash counter? Thanks for all your help so far guys. :good:
It sounds like some apps is constantly running in the background. Find out what apps is causing that issue and freeze it to see if it helps.
Anyway, in regard to the flash counter, you can use triangle away to reset the counter before downgrading.
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Thanks for the link. That was the thread I used to initially root my phone. I'm a little iffy on putting on custom roms as i've read that some of them mess up the calling and tethering and etc.
I've also run the de-bloater using the recommended settings. Should I go further? The phone itself isn't that slow for the most part but it lags at times. I find it extremely annoying when it lags when i'm typing a text message. Which is one of the main reasons i'm even trying to do this.
Also would downgrading trip the flash counter? Thanks for all your help so far guys. :good:
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It sounds like some apps is constantly running in the background. Find out what apps is causing that issue and freeze it to see if it helps.
Anyway, in regard to the flash counter, you can use triangle away to reset the counter before downgrading.
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Jellybean is way ahead of ICS in terms of batterylife and speed, the problem is on your end, try many of the rom's in the dev section, my rom i easily push 4 hours screen time. Make sure you stick to wifi as it uses less juice, turn wifi off when your away from a hotspot, keep bluetooth and gps off if your not using them. Limit the app's you have running in the backround
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Jellybean is way ahead of ICS in terms of batterylife and speed, the problem is on your end, try many of the rom's in the dev section, my rom i easily push 4 hours screen time. Make sure you stick to wifi as it uses less juice, turn wifi off when your away from a hotspot, keep bluetooth and gps off if your not using them. Limit the app's you have running in the backround
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That's weird because I never had this issue when I was using ICS. My RAM usage is never usually past 700-800/1.5gb. I always clear it and clear active programs as well. I would love it if I could just fix the issues without having to downgrade but I really don't know what it is at this point aside from the upgrade that could be causing this. I also have uncapped internet from my cell provider so I never use WIFI. Those things are always off. It's not so much battery life i'm concerned about it's sheer speed. I also don't use bluetooth and once in a blue moon i'll use GPS. Needless to say, I also shut down every night when I go to bed.
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That's weird because I never had this issue when I was using ICS. My RAM usage is never usually past 700-800/1.5gb. I always clear it and clear active programs as well. I would love it if I could just fix the issues without having to downgrade but I really don't know what it is at this point aside from the upgrade that could be causing this. I also have uncapped internet from my cell provider so I never use WIFI. Those things are always off. It's not so much battery life i'm concerned about it's sheer speed. I also don't use bluetooth and once in a blue moon i'll use GPS. Needless to say, I also shut down every night when I go to bed.
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Have you tried the 4.2.2 Linaro base Roms? They really fly. Check the original development thread.
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I got my G3 from Ting, a Sprint reseller. I pay for data, and my phone comes with the Sprint WiFi hotspot, which I'm sure they are happy I use as much as I like.
I've tried to discern as much as possible about how this app works, but still am not entirely sure if it will play well with a custom ROM. Can I just steal the stock apk from somewhere (the stock ROM on the phone itself I guess would be a good place to start?) and side-load it on a custom ROM?
I've seen other posts where it checks to see if my subscriber ID lets me have it; which since it works fine I assume that check will pass... so I don't need a hacked version ... or do I? It seems to work nicely and unlike some of the other problems I've seen (WPA doesn't work, etc) I'd like to keep it if possible.
The stock, built in tether had been hacked....do if you're not having any issues with what you're using more, you won't have any issues with the hacked native hotspot
Howdy Folks!
I recently got a SGH-I927 that is locked to AT&T.
I have read what I believe is all the relevant data about how to do the things I want, and I think I have it down, but I want to make sure I have everything exactly correct. I still have 6 days left with Virgin Mobile before I have to have all this done.
What I want to do...
Root
Back up my EFS
Update from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4
Carrier Unlock from AT&T so I can use a T-Mobile MVNO.
So my question is- is this the best order to do things in? I know I have to root before I can Unlock the phone or Backup my EFS, but I notice that there are two different methods for Rooting. I can root before I update to ICS or after. Does it make a difference? Which method is easier, which one is more reliable/safer? I also noticed that Unlocking the phone after updating to ICS requires an extra step, so that would be another factor.
Kies seems to be working, and when I plugged my phone in, it offered to update me from 2.3.6 (Baseband Ver I927UCKL1) to 4.04 (Baseband Ver I927UCLJ3), so it doesn't seem like updating will be a problem.
Are there any major issues with version two of the ICS update? I have read a lot of people that had issues with the first version of ICS that got released, and I know AT&T pulled it as an OTR update, but haven't heard a lot about version two. The people who have it are you satisfied with it? Did anyone prefer Gingerbread?
Thanks in advance for any help, and sorry if these questions have been answered already, I really did read through a LOT of information before posting here, and haven't seen these answered.
You don't need to root to unlock the phone. You just need to insert a code you buy from a seller on the internet.
I'm running the ULCHJ version of ICS and it works fine. I experienced the same GPS issue i had in GB, but the same fix worked it out and it I'm totally happy with it.
I can say, hope i won't regret, that there's nothing i should fix so far. Some minor issues were fixed as soon as i went through, I'm quite satisfied with this ROM now.
DarkBlaidd said:
Howdy Folks!
I recently got a SGH-I927 that is locked to AT&T.
I have read what I believe is all the relevant data about how to do the things I want, and I think I have it down, but I want to make sure I have everything exactly correct. I still have 6 days left with Virgin Mobile before I have to have all this done.
What I want to do...
Root
Back up my EFS
Update from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4
Carrier Unlock from AT&T so I can use a T-Mobile MVNO.
So my question is- is this the best order to do things in? I know I have to root before I can Unlock the phone or Backup my EFS, but I notice that there are two different methods for Rooting. I can root before I update to ICS or after. Does it make a difference? Which method is easier, which one is more reliable/safer? I also noticed that Unlocking the phone after updating to ICS requires an extra step, so that would be another factor.
Kies seems to be working, and when I plugged my phone in, it offered to update me from 2.3.6 (Baseband Ver I927UCKL1) to 4.04 (Baseband Ver I927UCLJ3), so it doesn't seem like updating will be a problem.
Are there any major issues with version two of the ICS update? I have read a lot of people that had issues with the first version of ICS that got released, and I know AT&T pulled it as an OTR update, but haven't heard a lot about version two. The people who have it are you satisfied with it? Did anyone prefer Gingerbread?
Thanks in advance for any help, and sorry if these questions have been answered already, I really did read through a LOT of information before posting here, and haven't seen these answered.
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hi dark blaidd, welcome to glide!
if i were to do it over again i would backup my efs via adb on my computer before rooting or anything.
i used fastgsm to unlock my phone which is a codeless way to unlock and i suspect its how i lost my imei
certainly get a code and use dmans uclj3 deodexed rooted as the stable rom.. then you can use es explorer to modify sirgps.conf and gps.conf to get your gps working. before i switched to cm10.1 JB I was running it with no issues and instant GPS lock in all apps.
I will likely switch back as I have a new hands free stereo for my car that I would like to legally take advantage of
let us know if you run into issues you will need to do a few searches.
sbiricuda said:
You don't need to root to unlock the phone. You just need to insert a code you buy from a seller on the internet.
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I'm a poor boy, so I am probably going to try and save a few bucks by using this method, which requires root.
I'm running the ULCHJ version of ICS and it works fine. I experienced the same GPS issue i had in GB, but the same fix worked it out and it I'm totally happy with it.
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What was the GPS issue? Can you link to the fix please?
I can say, hope i won't regret, that there's nothing i should fix so far. Some minor issues were fixed as soon as i went through, I'm quite satisfied with this ROM now.
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Cool, thanks for giving your opinion. How good is your battery life?
yohan4ws said:
hi dark blaidd, welcome to glide!
if i were to do it over again i would backup my efs via adb on my computer before rooting or anything.
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Sounds like a good idea, I will do that.
i used fastgsm to unlock my phone which is a codeless way to unlock and i suspect its how i lost my imei
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Noted, I will stay away from fastgsm. I think I am going to do this or GalaxSim Unlock.
certainly get a code and use dmans uclj3 deodexed rooted as the stable rom.. then you can use es explorer to modify sirgps.conf and gps.conf to get your gps working. before i switched to cm10.1 JB I was running it with no issues and instant GPS lock in all apps.
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I can't believe I am about to say this, I have spent the last two years on custom ROMs, but I think I am fine with stock for now. The ROMs for the Glide look promising, but I MUST have Camera and Bluetooth, so I will probably wait until those issues get ironed out. There is also a chance that Samsung will update us to Jellybean, they just released an update for the Galaxy S2, so it's possible.
let us know if you run into issues you will need to do a few searches.
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Thanks! I believe I have done enough research to do what I want, so hopefully I won't make any dumb mistakes.
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Update from 2.3.6 to 4.0.4
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Don't bother with ICS, the official ROM has issues and we never did much dev at that level. Go to CM10.1 once you have the ICS bootloader.
Carrier Unlock from AT&T so I can use a T-Mobile MVNO.
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About that... AT&T phones, even once unlocked, cannot use UMTS or HSPA+ on T-Mobile's network. It's a physical limitation of the radio. ONLY do this if you already KNOW you will be happy with EDGE.
DarkBlaidd said:
I can't believe I am about to say this, I have spent the last two years on custom ROMs, but I think I am fine with stock for now. The ROMs for the Glide look promising, but I MUST have Camera and Bluetooth, so I will probably wait until those issues get ironed out.
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I'm in same boat here I guess. Just ordered a Glide, looking forward to having a physical keyboard again since my TP2 days. I was checking out the ROM options, found the link for "Stock UCLJ3 Rom" and it looks like that is the way go, other than maybe just staying stock... I need Bluetooth, Camera, GPS, and Tethering to work, so I guess I won't be messing around with anything fancy.
So don't do any OTA upgrade at all when I first get it out of the box? Just back it up, then root, and install UCLJ3 via CWM? Is this the best choice?
roothorick said:
Don't bother with ICS, the official ROM has issues and we never did much dev at that level. Go to CM10.1 once you have the ICS bootloader.
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Doesn't CM10.1 still have issues, like with bluetooth, GPS, and camera?
idenlover said:
Doesn't CM10.1 still have issues, like with bluetooth, GPS, and camera?
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There is not and never has been GPS problems that actually affect normal use. I don't know where people are getting that from. There's some anomalies in the data returned, but nothing that's actually used by the location API.
Bluetooth itself works, but there are some audio layer problems that interfere with headsets/earpieces and the like. (TBH our whole audio layer is a mess right now.) Stuff like OBEX and tethering should work fine.
Speaking of audio layer issues... there's still a longstanding bug where if userspace (i.e. an app; normal cell network phonecalls are fine) opens the microphone, audio output is corrupted. The biggest problem caused by this is the other person is basically unintelligible when calling in Skype. That and Bluetooth audio routing are really the only big problems we still have.
The camera was fixed months and months and months ago. I discovered the original fix even. There was a problem with audio in the video recorder that has now been solved recently.
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There is not and never has been GPS problems that actually affect normal use. I don't know where people are getting that from. There's some anomalies in the data returned, but nothing that's actually used by the location API.
Bluetooth itself works, but there are some audio layer problems that interfere with headsets/earpieces and the like. (TBH our whole audio layer is a mess right now.) Stuff like OBEX and tethering should work fine.
Speaking of audio layer issues... there's still a longstanding bug where if userspace (i.e. an app; normal cell network phonecalls are fine) opens the microphone, audio output is corrupted. The biggest problem caused by this is the other person is basically unintelligible when calling in Skype. That and Bluetooth audio routing are really the only big problems we still have.
The camera was fixed months and months and months ago. I discovered the original fix even. There was a problem with audio in the video recorder that has now been solved recently.
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OK, so then just the random app microphone and bluetooth issues still remain... So you still say it's worth it? I'm leaning towards the debloated rooted stock as I'm just lazy and want everything to work.
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OK, so then just the random app microphone and bluetooth issues still remain... So you still say it's worth it? I'm leaning towards the debloated rooted stock as I'm just lazy and want everything to work.
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Official ICS was something of a ****storm, as Samsung never did get it to work quite right. There was a myriad of weird keyboard issues, intermittent radio problems, and come to think of it, I think I know where the GPS thing came from... official ROMs have lethargic GPS if you're not on AT&T. I'd say 99% of power users with a Glide are on one build/variant or the other of CM10.1 because it's the most problem-free ROM that's not, ugh, Gingerbread.
The primary value of official ICS to us was the kernel sources and RIL blobs -- the last few critical bits and pieces we needed to make our own ROMs and properly connect them to all the phone hardware.
I'd say, once you have everything backed up:
Flash official ICS UCLJ3 (for the bootloader and baseband)
Flash CWM over the top of it
Use CWM to flash the current CM10.1 build and gapps. Call it good.
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Official ICS was something of a ****storm, as Samsung never did get it to work quite right. There was a myriad of weird keyboard issues, intermittent radio problems, and come to think of it, I think I know where the GPS thing came from... official ROMs have lethargic GPS if you're not on AT&T. I'd say 99% of power users with a Glide are on one build/variant or the other of CM10.1 because it's the most problem-free ROM that's not, ugh, Gingerbread.
The primary value of official ICS to us was the kernel sources and RIL blobs -- the last few critical bits and pieces we needed to make our own ROMs and properly connect them to all the phone hardware.
I'd say, once you have everything backed up:
Flash official ICS UCLJ3 (for the bootloader and baseband)
Flash CWM over the top of it
Use CWM to flash the current CM10.1 build and gapps. Call it good.
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Ok great, thanks for the explanation/breakdown So if there is an OTA update that pops up right out of the box, do I do it or skip it? And I'll have to root before flashing the UCLJ3, right?
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Ok great, thanks for the explanation/breakdown So if there is an OTA update that pops up right out of the box, do I do it or skip it? And I'll have to root before flashing the UCLJ3, right?
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Might as well, as if it happens to be UCLJ3, well, it just did Step 1 for you, and if not, well, it doesn't matter either way.
You don't really need root for any of this since our bootloader is unlocked OOB.
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Might as well, as if it happens to be UCLJ3, well, it just did Step 1 for you, and if not, well, it doesn't matter either way.
You don't really need root for any of this since our bootloader is unlocked OOB.
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Awesome, thanks for the help!:good:
roothorick said:
About that... AT&T phones, even once unlocked, cannot use UMTS or HSPA+ on T-Mobile's network. It's a physical limitation of the radio. ONLY do this if you already KNOW you will be happy with EDGE.
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Damn it, that really sucks. Thank you so much for letting me know that, you saved me some headaches.
Edit: I did some digging around to get a technical explanation of this issue and stumbled across some unexpectedly good news, I can use HSPA+ on T-MO, well halfway at least, I'm going to make a new post as a public service.
I've got a two part question for some issues I'd like to address while on 4G (some I've called Sprint about, others I know you guys will have the answer since I'm rooted) that I hope to resolve.
My issues with Sprint is that if I'm on 3G and looking at images via websites, pics obviously load slower, but they're always nice and crisp. I notice that when I happen to be on 4G and go look at images, suddenly they load super grainy. I spoke to someone else who is also on Sprint w/ an LTE 4G phone (not a Note II, something else) who experiences the exact same problem. I've called Sprint about it, but I get the usual run around saying they're addressing the issues, fixing towers, etc. When I first started getting 4G in my area about 3 months ago, it was BLAZING fast, connected the second I came off the freeway and stayed on strong. I realize over time that I'm sharing the same signal with others, but damn.
My issues that I'm hoping you guys can assist with is in regards to the phone staying connected to to 4G more via changing thresholds. As I id before, it was awesome. Now it's gotten to the point where I or the phone have to be near a window, or occasionally I can leave it on the top edge of my couch...but if I happen to handle the phone to answer a text messages, it'll often drop back into 3G. The problem is that I use my phone tethered to my laptop for watching TV....Top Gear, Family Guy, etc that I stream. On 4G it's great, but once it drops to 3G it turns into a buffering nightmare and some shows/sites can't handle jumping around for time frames, so lets say if I'm 15 min into a show, go into 3G and come back into 4G, the show never recovers and I've got no choice but to restart the show. I'm just curious if there's a way to change at what point/signal strength that the phone wants to swap back and forth and basically ask it to stay on 4G more often than not when I'm at home where I actually get 4G.
As for tethering, I'm a stock rooted ROM using TrevEMod tethering because the stock tethering app won't stay turned on, I'm assuming due to using the stock ROM. What I'm curious about is a way to have the phone automated in that once I plug it on, the tethering app turns itself on and then back off again once unplugged from a power cord. At one point I'd used some app where it had me enter parameters to do this, but it only worked to turn on the stock tethering app which won't work.
Bottom line is I'd like my phone to stay connected to 4G more often than not, turn on tethering when plugged in and turn it off when not.
as for the tethering, if you are running the stock deodexed rom, there is a mod you can flash to make the native hotspot work then you will be able to use Tasker or however you automate it turning on. if you are running stock odexed you could always flash stock deodexed, if you were intent enough on making it work.
here is the hotspot mod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2232553
I truly don't know if the stock ROM is odexed or deodexed, I just did a simple rooting procedure and nothing more so I could install a tethering app. Maybe I'm just being naive, but coming from my Epic days where I rooted, ROM'd, kernal'd, OC'd, etc days where I removed tons of apps, added others, etc I never was able to get battery stats/calibration to work correctly, which in turn wrecked havoc on that phone...phone would get super laggy, bog and stumble, then I'd reset the phone and I'd go from 20% battery life to 3%, then realize why the phone was freaking out. Now that I've got this Note II, it works great, I've never felt the need to OC or anything (I wouldn't mind removing stock apps but the SDX Stock App Removal Tool doesn't work), so I'm kinda hesitant in flashing any sort of ROM for fear of reliving past experiences...right now the phone simply works great, I'd just like a few simple features. Any input to sway my decision?
i hear ya, i too like a nice stable setup with everything working. your system is probably odexed if al you did was root, but if you have a file explorer app, when you go into /system/app, you will see each .apk also has an associated .odex file. the deodexed rom has the odex part added back into the apk, but otherwise is exactly the same, no tweaks or anything, every bit as stable, and with nothing removed, but it is easier to make mods for a deodexed rom, such as the hotspot mod!
the decision is yours. it is always a bit of work to flash a rom, but this is defintiely a way to keep the stabilty and reliability, and have the hotspot working the way you want it to! the rom is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241930, if you choose to go this route. this is exactly my setup, with the hotspot mod, and it runs great.
I'll read the thread, thanks for the link. Any suggestions for something that will enable the tethering app automatically based on being plugged in, and I've had no luck finding anything in regards to people changing thresholds for the 4G connectivity.
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I'll read the thread, thanks for the link. Any suggestions for something that will enable the tethering app automatically based on being plugged in, and I've had no luck finding anything in regards to people changing thresholds for the 4G connectivity.
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no problem. the app Tasker from the market does things like that, i think it costs a few bucks but it's well worth it. and perhaps there are others.
for the 4G thing, i don't see any setting for that. there are other people who know a lot more about network stuff than i do. there might be a dialer code menu where you can set to receive LTE only, but sorry i can't be of more help there. good luck and have fun!
Read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2407286
In HDR menu there is a LTE only mode..... beware you wont receive calls or texts so if you have google voice set up then perfect