So... I've been trying to explain my father what modems do. Things like extending range, increasing speeds, improving battery life, etc etc.
He won't listen because he doesn't believe me. I've tried showing him articles, and I've even shown myself INSTALLING a modem but... because the information is so scattered, he won't look for more then 2 seconds. He asked me to find some more centralized information... :banghead::banghead:
So I came here.
Would someone please explain how certain modems actually help the phone, and the advantages that can be taken by using certain modems?
The things some do to prove a point... I tried before I came to you E4GT community. If this is in the wrong section, feel free to delete or move it mods.
Many thanks will be had
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I think you need to do a practical demo for your dad. Flash el29 modem. Run some tests.. Check signal bars.. Then flash some other modem and from same location run same tests..
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BluesRulez said:
I think you need to do a practical demo for your dad. Flash el29 modem. Run some tests.. Check signal bars.. Then flash some other modem and from same location run same tests..
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I did that! I guess I could've specified that when I put in the bit about installing a modem before his eyes. I think I figured it out. He owns an iPhone 5 so... Maybe I'll just play that song for him by Will Smith "Parents Just Don't Understand."
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crkdslider said:
I did that! I guess I could've specified that when I put in the bit about installing a modem before his eyes. I think I figured it out. He owns an iPhone 5 so... Maybe I'll just play that song for him by Will Smith "Parents Just Don't Understand."
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Wait, he has an iPhone and you can change modems on it? Didn't know that..
Have you tried looking in Xda forums sister site for iPhones for that information?
No hate intended, just asking.
Don't know a thing about iPhones..
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MoHoGalore said:
Wait, he has an iPhone and you can change modems on it? Didn't know that..
Have you tried looking in Xda forums sister site for iPhones for that information?
No hate intended, just asking.
Don't know a thing about iPhones..
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No, I changed the modem on my E4GT. As far as I know, you can't on the iPhone.
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is this something we still need? I know everything we've had so far has just been repacked or pieced together....if the devs wanna chime in please...just waiting to upload
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Is it complete? With the data.img? I want one that wipes my data.....
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is this something we still need? I know everything we've had so far has just been repacked or pieced together....if the devs wanna chime in please...just waiting to upload
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yeah if it is complete i could certainly use it
Would we be able to pull the eg30 modem from it? I am on eg12 and I keep missing calls when my Screen is off.
Thanks.
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Kk guys, uploading to megaupload now...this is definitely gonna take a while
It should be a complete phone image, writing over every partition (as is the case with all Samsung tars)...there's definitely a modem in it, but as far as pulling it, I don't know, I'm not knowledgeable enough about pulling things out of tars.
I'm going to put a link in here first before posting it up in development because I need somebody to test it in Odin. We use a pre-packaged .exe here to flash phones, so Im not able to test it with Odin (though I can't foresee it failing as the tars have always been identical to the ones we use here at xda). So when it's up, please test and let me know.
Hang tight for a while, megauploads quoting the ETA at 2 hours....
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I think it would definitely be cool to upload this for us. Easy way for everyone to flash back to factory. Might even root now if this is the correct stock file.
Actually scratch that ETA, our neighbors wifi is too slow, I'm gonna have to wait until I get home at 6. So sometime tonight
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I'll mirror it on devphone
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smark72 said:
Would we be able to pull the eg30 modem from it? I am on eg12 and I keep missing calls when my Screen is off.
Thanks.
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I'm also on eg12 and I was missing texts and calls when the screen was off.
Download the app always awake from t2k269 from the market, that app fixed my problem.
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I'll mirror it on devphone
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Cool cool! I'm guessing it'll be all done at around 8
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Cool cool! I'm guessing it'll be all done at around 8
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Awesome! So this file flashes the Rom, kernel, and radio, correct?
Please upload this. Thank you so much. This is what we needed.
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How would this be different than the one ACS released?
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Squshy you are the man!
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How would this be different than the one ACS released?
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This is the one Sammy sent to sprint to fix phones .... the one on acs was pieced together
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More importantly, this theoretically has the EG30 modem, something we don't have right now and no one has been able to obtain yet. Everything else we can make do with the pulled versions.
Love to have this simply as a back up as well until the next official tar is out. Thanks for when you get this up. And thanks for mirroring it Chris.
this is great news
thanks op!!
I want the modem
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I need
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I keep reading about this modem thing but what exactly is it? And do I need it?
Its the radio firmware for the phone, and yes you will need it if you want your phone to function properly.
it's found between mode L and mode N
kidding aside, it's the actual part of the phone that makes it a phone.. without it, you have the sprint epic touch galaxy s 2 doorstop (well, android would still work, but no calls/texts... it'd basically bad a 4.5" tablet)
So why do people switch em?
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So why do people switch em?
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Various reasons..
-To try and fix issues
-To return to stock
-Because they just have to be on the latest (but not always best) revision
I would love to hear feedback about which modem people feel is giving the best performance. My signal seems the most consistent on EL13
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JohnCorleone said:
I would love to hear feedback about which modem people feel is giving the best performance. My signal seems the most consistent on EL13
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Same here.
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Same here.
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Hey crew, I found this awesome video comparing Ek02 and EL13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWS2qr9GMMM
I like the hardware but this loss of service thing is annoying.
Has anyone determined if this is a software issue? Sprints network isnt great but my evo 3d fares much better.
Ive read around on the internet and I THOUGHT I read a post that mentioned a user reverting to EG30 which solved his/her problem. Only thing that isnt positive is whether the user reverted to software EG30 or baseband EG30.
Any insight into this issue, how to revert to an earlier software version? Ive tried various radios but not software. I appreciate your time.
I'm having same problem....my evo 3d had no problem with Los but my e4gt is terrible where I live.....I was told to try different modems but I tried FCO7 AND FC14 still the same.
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ScubaSteev said:
I'm having same problem....my evo 3d had no problem with Los but my e4gt is terrible where I live.....I was told to try different modems but I tried FCO7 AND FC14 still the same.
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I'm using eg30 at the moment...it's not horrible. I'm on the stock el29 software.
You flashed the FCxx radios? Which software are you on? Thanks.
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I'm using eg30 at the moment...it's not horrible. I'm on the stock el29 software.
You flashed the FCxx radios? Which software are you on? Thanks.
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Flash el29 modem?
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Flash el29 modem?
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Yes I have. That's what the phone came with. Used el13 and el26 too. This is my first run with eg30
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I like the hardware but this loss of service thing is annoying.
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Hmm, what do you mean by "loss of service"?
This is a term used specifically to describe losing service while the phone says it has service...
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Hmm, what do you mean by "loss of service"?
This is a term used specifically to describe losing service while the phone says it has service...
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Ok, maybe that is incorrect.
Just using it, for example sending a tweet or an email, one may send immediately. Then if I choose to refresh or send a second tweet/email right after, the transmission arrows dont light up for a while. Its like the radio is going to sleep way too fast and it takes even longer to wake up and complete the transaction. Enabling/disabling fast dormancy doesnt seem to make a difference.
Edit: under these conditions, I never get the "no signal" icon. Just seems the radio is sleepy
Well I asked around because my signal sucks but I called sprint and they said my area has really good service.....but people told me to try FCO4 and FC14 and FCO7 that might help so I did......nothing helped.
I just looked it says I'm using el29 on my kernal and FCO7 under baseband.......not sure if that helps,ill try to find out more and if it helps ill let you know
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Well I asked around because my signal sucks but I called sprint and they said my area has really good service.....but people told me to try FCO4 and FC14 and FCO7 that might help so I did......nothing helped.
I just looked it says I'm using el29 on my kernal and FCO7 under baseband.......not sure if that helps,ill try to find out more and if it helps ill let you know
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I've been using eg30 all night and so far, knock on wood, its been working pretty well.
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You just downloaded the eg30.zip then flashed it?
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If not then manually install a different PRL, so you can connect to closer towers in your area, and don't forget to update profile and prl in settings>about phone> system updates
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You just downloaded the eg30.zip then flashed it?
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Yeah. I got it from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459529
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If not then manually install a different PRL, so you can connect to closer towers in your area, and don't forget to update profile and prl in settings>about phone> system updates
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The only prl that I think would help is the corporate 11115 prl.
Any other suggestions?
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The only prl that I think would help is the corporate 11115 prl.
Any other suggestions?
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Grab a bottle of whiskey, get your 30-30 and have some fun with your Korean paperweight lol jk
Keep trying different modems man, I used to get some ****ty service with EL29 on this phone but on FC18 I get some crazy speeds, with very little reception.
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Grab a bottle of whiskey, get your 30-30 and have some fun with your Korean paperweight lol jk
Keep trying different modems man, I used to get some ****ty service with EL29 on this phone but on FC18 I get some crazy speeds, with very little reception.
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Fc18, eh? Thanks.
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Where can I find FC18 at
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Where can I find FC18 at
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Try here. Not sure if they're flashable. Didn't read the thread. Be careful.
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showt...-FC07-FC05-FB27-FB15-EL29-EL26-EL13-EG30-EK02
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Los on this phone is when you have a circle with line thru it the only thing that fixed that was reboot sometimes toggle airplane mode but they fixed that long ago . Now some ics had similar problems but had a lot to do with your signal strength...
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Yeah, thanks.
Title adjusted.
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I'm on latest Kuban Blue ROM. Noticed it is FI 27 based..I'm on EG 30...Can I upgrade to FI 27 or does it not even matter?
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If you're on the latest ROM, you're FI27... are you talking about the modem?
Yes...baseband for me is EG 30
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Agent Droid said:
Yes...baseband for me is EG 30
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If it works for you, then keep with it. You're free to try any modem, but you aren't bound by the ROM version.
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If it works for you, then keep with it. You're free to try any modem, but you aren't bound by the ROM version.
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Do the different modems mean anything.... is one better than the other
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Agent Droid said:
Do the different modems mean anything.... is one better than the other
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If you're getting good signal/data speeds, stick with what you have. It really matters on your location. For me, FF18 is the best but for others, FF27, FH13, etc...
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Do the different modems mean anything.... is one better than the other
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Modems are area/device dependent.
Meaning, what might work well for me, might not work well for you.
You can try any modem with any build. Try the latest and see if your speeds improve or not. Might find that what you have is the best for you, might not.
(some say to update profile/prl after each time you change, i for one, don't see improvement doing that, but try it)
: edit: From fi03 forward, 4g speeds increase due to changes of Wimax settings. So if 4g is a player for you, keep that in mind
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You can find them all in the repository stickies.
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Just got my t999L today, and almost done pulling all the data off the internal card. Would like to unroot it before I send it in the return sleeve but i want to ask what exactly is a Flash Counter? I see a few threads saying how to reset or avoid tripping it, but nothing quite explains what it is. Should I bother resetting it for a simple warranty exchange? And I assume I could simply do an Odin stock flash and that will take care of my unrooting issue?
Triangle Away will reset it.
THEN odin the stock firmware.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Triangle Away will reset it.
THEN odin the stock firmware.
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Are you stalking me? :X
On a side note, ty.
Lol. I just answer lots of questions on here. You just happen to be asking lots of questions! I could stop giving you answers if you prefer....
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Naturesretard said:
Are you stalking me? :X
On a side note, ty.
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Imagine if doc weren't answering your questions.
By the way, how's the t999l? Notice any big differences in download and upload speeds?
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No no doc, please keep the answers coming! Wasnt compaining XP
And yes actually I have noticed great increase in speeds. Certain areas getting as much as 30up and 15down. Others are about the same down wise but the up speed has greatly increased.
Even if the speeds were in fact the same, I love that only select few roms work and there are bugs aplenty. I grew somewhat bored of everything working perfectly on the standard t999. Its like having the evo 4g all over again! Time to be a test mule
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No no doc, please keep the answers coming! Wasnt compaining XP
And yes actually I have noticed great increase in speeds. Certain areas getting as much as 30up and 15down. Others are about the same down wise but the up speed has greatly increased.
Even if the speeds were in fact the same, I love that only select few roms work and there are bugs aplenty. I grew somewhat bored of everything working perfectly on the standard t999. Its like having the evo 4g all over again! Time to be a test mule
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I've been having that same feeling lately. Maybe I'll try to get my hands on a lte version once there's a way to unbrick it.
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