1X data after ROM backups restored - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

I have been trying different ROMS. Started with Chemistry (with Anthrax kernel) but tried Goodness and then tried The Peoples. Did nandroid backups of each as I went along and noticed at some point that I only had 1X data in The Peoples. So I restored Goodness and only had 1X data. So I restored Chemistry and only had 1X data. I went back to stock (rooted) Sprint Galaxy S3 OTA and got my 3G back BUT I can't get TrevE's wifi hack to work so I'm stuck.
If I can get wifi working I'll be happy (becasue my tablet will connect) but I'd really like to know why my nadroids are not giving me back 3G after restore.

Were you using freezas simple stock rooted, or a custom stock rooted? The reason is that on simple stock rooted, its just the full OTA with root injected, no mods whatsoever
On TPR and Goodness you were seeing "1X" because that's your real signal (the devs have gone into the framework and modded it so that it shows your real signal, 1X when on 1X and 3G when on 3G), whereas on stock (or stock with only root injected) its programmed to tell you that you have 3G whether you have 3G or even when its really only a voice, or 1X, signal. So you haven't actually "gotten your 3G signal back", rather one is telling you that its 3G when in reality its just 1X

CNexus said:
Were you using freezas simple stock rooted, or a custom stock rooted? The reason is that on simple stock rooted, its just the full OTA with root injected, no mods whatsoever
On TPR and Goodness you were seeing "1X" because that's your real signal (the devs have gone into the framework and modded it so that it shows your real signal, 1X when on 1X and 3G when on 3G), whereas on stock (or stock with only root injected) its programmed to tell you that you have 3G whether you have 3G or even when its really only a voice, or 1X, signal. So you haven't actually "gotten your 3G signal back", rather one is telling you that its 3G when in reality its just 1X
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Sprint sure makes itself easy to hate. It sure seems like this would be false advertizing. Same with the 4G myth. They present it the LTE BS as if it were everywhere and it simply isn't. Is there an app you would recommend to accurately say what the data speed is?

jerryp7 said:
Sprint sure makes itself easy to hate. It sure seems like this would be false advertizing. Same with the 4G myth. They present it the LTE BS as if it were everywhere and it simply isn't. Is there an app you would recommend to accurately say what the data speed is?
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Nope sorry
I either expect the rom to have it, or I go in and make the edits myself

CNexus said:
Nope sorry
I either expect the rom to have it, or I go in and make the edits myself
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Edits? Edits to what? Sorry for missing your questions. I DLed the Official Samsung OTA and then rooted it myself. Would freezas simple stock rooted make a difference do you think?

jerryp7 said:
Edits? Edits to what? Sorry for missing your questions. I DLed the Official Samsung OTA and then rooted it myself. Would freezas simple stock rooted make a difference do you think?
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What I mean is edits to the framework so that the 1X indicator shows when I have 1X signal, rather than it showing 3G all the time
But no, freezas stock rooted is the same as what you did so it wouldn't change anything
I don't know of any app that tell you whether you have "1X", "3G" or "4G" signal though

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3g and 1x icons

Ok I don't know if any has this problem but when I'm in a stock Rom I have both 3g and 1x Icons but when I flash a custom Rom I only get the 1x icon why is that it is mind boggling pleas help
I've noticed this occasionally as well, I would think that the stock ROM isn't reporting your signal strength accurately, or something like that.
You do have mobile data on, correct?
From what I read, cannot remember where, this is an issue with cyanogen. You are on 3G when data is enabled but the status icon will remain 1G. Or I have no idea what I am talking about. My phone is reporting the same btw. When I go online I use 4G or Wifi anyway. 7.0.2.1 stock PRL 01115 Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
wild1z said:
From what I read, cannot remember where, this is an issue with cyanogen. You are on 3G when data is enabled but the status icon will remain 1G. Or I have no idea what I am talking about. My phone is reporting the same btw. When I go online I use 4G or Wifi anyway. 7.0.2.1 stock PRL 01115 Baseband 2.15.00.11.19
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That does make sense, I had the same issue when I was on Cyanogen.
OP, as long as you don't notice a different in speed and connectivity, then it isn't really a problem, I'm assuming.
SoraX64 said:
That does make sense, I had the same issue when I was on Cyanogen.
OP, as long as you don't notice a different in speed and connectivity, then it isn't really a problem, I'm assuming.
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Then again better wait till an expert confirms it. I would like to know so I can answer it correctly later on. You could test your speeds with data on in areas you know you do/don't get 3g service and post the results.
yes data is on but if i flash a regular stock rom like the factory but rooted the 3g icon comes up at the start with no problem but if i put some of the fancy roms or any of the 2.3.3 roms i only get the 1x only i dont know why is this i flash and flash and stilll the same crap .....
well i guess no help but im on the new virus kingdom port and mann it is fricken sweet " in my peter griffin voice"
The answer
Try *#*#4636#*#*
Choose Phone Information
Set preferred network type to CDMA only
Back out, your change is saved.
You should see 3g only now, just as you would with a sense rom.

EVO 4G fully flashed to metropcs, WEAK wifi signal

Hello,
I have a EVO 4G fully flashed to MetroPCS (talk,txt,mms,web) etc all working properly. But I have one issue: I get barely any reception/bars in my house so the DATA is pretty useless. So I want to use Wifi but Im getting barely any signal from the wifi router that's placed 2 rooms down the hall. I get almost full bars and an excellent signal on my Laptop and my other EVO 4g that's on Sprint.
I looked searched online and found out I'll have to disable DATA so my wifi wont cap off at my data speed. After disabling DATA I still get very weak WiFi signal almost useless with frequent connection drops. I never had weak wifi signal prior to flash on the same phone when it wasnt activated with any service.
Phone is using MetroDroid v2.2 with android 2.2. I dont know why they didnt use metrodroid 3.0...
My question is what's causing weak wifi signal? Is there anything I can do to improve it? Also is there another rom besides the Metro droid that can be fully flashed to MetroPCS with improved wifi?
You can flash any rom you want with out losing metro settings the things the roms change don't affect the partition the settings are on just like radios don't change with a rom flash they are in a seperate partition from the actual files that create the UI and system partitions
We are legion, for we are many.
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
You can flash any rom you want with out losing metro settings the things the roms change don't affect the partition the settings are on just like radios don't change with a rom flash they are in a seperate partition from the actual files that create the UI and system partitions
We are legion, for we are many.
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The guy that flashed it at the metro place said the flash and all settings will be lost if I flash another ROM. I will have to pay again for the flash and the unlocking etc.
Dude lied to you, you know you coulda flashed it yourself for free right? Hey ill flash a recovery for you for $35 lol j/k the settings are set thru epst I believe in the nvram all that needs to be changed between roms sometimes is the apn settings for MMS and you can use GOSMS Pro and change those on aosp roms or a downgraded epst to change them on a sense rom, there are tons of tutorials on how to flash to metro boost and cricket all over the interwebz and you can find all the info to flash your phone in them
We are legion, for we are many.
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Dude lied to you, you know you coulda flashed it yourself for free right? Hey ill flash a recovery for you for $35 lol j/k the settings are set thru epst I believe in the nvram all that needs to be changed between roms sometimes is the apn settings for MMS and you can use GOSMS Pro and change those on aosp roms or a downgraded epst to change them on a sense rom, there are tons of tutorials on how to flash to metro boost and cricket all over the interwebz and you can find all the info to flash your phone in them
We are legion, for we are many.
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Well i tried to do it myself first following a tutorial on one of the threads here on XDA which also had metroDroid...but when in CDMA workshop my SPC code was showing up as all zeroes. Was also kind of busy so i decided to take it to metro.
Any thoughts on why the wifi signal is so low compared to before when it wasnt activated at all? And if its possible to flash any rom and not lose the flash and data stuff which Rom should i go for? and where exactly can i find instructions to re-do all the stuff?
I've never personally flashed a phone to another carrier but someone who has will stumble in here and help with settings for roms I'd go with the classic by tommytomatoe or mikg 3.0 if you want sense or decks gb rom if you want aosp wifi is probably low due to either a bad flash on your rom or a setting not configured right, before you had it flashed to metro it was probably on sense (I think metrodroid is aosp) and sense shows higher signal strength whereas aosp shows lower signal even tho it's identical the higher signal on sense can trick the connection to stay active even tho its really a weak signal but the speeds will be affected the only settings you will most likely ever screw up would be web and mms and those settings are easily found thru a quick Google search for "evo 4g metropcs web and mms settings"
We are legion, for we are many.
Well well I flashed the classic ROM yesterday and the ROM itself works perfectly fine but i was still having the same issue...so i decided to take the phone apart to mess around with the antenna(s)? I bent them up a little bit and put it back together which result in much better Wifi signal and much better reception and so far i haven't seen signal drop anywhere.
But since I flashed the ROM I still have the web and 3g settings but I messed up the MMS settings. Is there a MMS script i can install/flash for the classic ROM that can get the MMS to work? Or any other method that's not too complicated (I'm a noob). I have tried SMS pro and had no luck.
Will appreciate any thoughts on this. thanks.
Can someone please help?
jsarwar469 said:
Well well I flashed the classic ROM yesterday and the ROM itself works perfectly fine but i was still having the same issue...so i decided to take the phone apart to mess around with the antenna(s)? I bent them up a little bit and put it back together which result in much better Wifi signal and much better reception and so far i haven't seen signal drop anywhere.
But since I flashed the ROM I still have the web and 3g settings but I messed up the MMS settings. Is there a MMS script i can install/flash for the classic ROM that can get the MMS to work? Or any other method that's not too complicated (I'm a noob). I have tried SMS pro and had no luck.
Will appreciate any thoughts on this. thanks.
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Did you follow all the steps in the QPST for the mms?

why is my 3g faster than 4g?

Ok guys, here i go again. I recently installed the "smooth ion" mod thingy, after a little help from yall, and i love it. However, now my data icon is not 4g, but either an "H" or 3g, it switches constantly. I was kinda bummed at first until i realized that my speed was much greater, around 2.5 to 3 mps dl. I only get about 1 mps at best when on 4g. why is this?
Well...4g is not shown as H(3.5G) on Non ATT firmware, so it should be faster. Make sure your apns are correct (assuming AT&T)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770813
why is my 3g faster than 4g
424aca said:
Well...H, is not 4g, so it is not really faster. Make sure your apns are correct (assuming AT&T)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1770813
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well, as it was new, it always said 4g, and even 4g lte when i was in okc, but now it is an H mostly, and 3g flickers on momentarily sometimes. I had made a nandroid backup of the original rooted ics before i did the smooth ion thing so i went back to it and the 4g was back.
yeah what is confusing me is that i did the same smooth ion flash by ganeshbiyer but my icons were still there...
running ATT firmware
424aca said:
yeah what is confusing me is that i did the same smooth ion flash by ganeshbiyer but my icons were still there...
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did u lose ur 4g as well? My app icons remained also if thats what ur meaning. but it added some of its own
jerimynal wiley said:
Ok guys, here i go again. I recently installed the "smooth ion" mod thingy, after a little help from yall, and i love it. However, now my data icon is not 4g, but either an "H" or 3g, it switches constantly. I was kinda bummed at first until i realized that my speed was much greater, around 2.5 to 3 mps dl. I only get about 1 mps at best when on 4g. why is this?
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Smooth Ion installed new SystemUI inwhich controlled the signal icons. Assuming you got LT28at, you got to understand ATT market called 4g when it really H (3.5G). So when you are not using ATT stock firmware it will unhide the reality - that's why you see the flicker between 3G & H. About the speed it should be the same as whichever firmware you used all depend on signal received. Could be that one firmware gave you better signal reception than anoher.
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Loss of 3g and 4g data (mobile network state disconnected)

I have been having some serious issues with data ever since rooting and flashing custom ROM on my Galaxy SII which is on Boost Mobile. When i first got the phone before i did anything to it, i was getting pretty good 4g and 3g speeds. After rooting i noticed that my 4g and 3g speeds had dropped significantly. I called boost they said there is some work being done in my area, which i think was crap. I was running baked ROM 4.2.1 JB and it ran nicely but i had no 4g connection by this point and had only 3g connection but VERY slow. I thought to restore my saved backup of rooted stock and maybe my speeds will come back. NOPE 4g still doesnt work at all and NOW 3g doesn't work either. I've checked APNS it seems to be correct, but my connection status is still "mobile network state disconnected" . Oh, also i've tried flashing different modems and kernel repacks cause i know using custom stuff can bork ur 4g.
Can someone help please?
mindstate said:
I have been having some serious issues with data ever since rooting and flashing custom ROM on my Galaxy SII which is on Boost Mobile. When i first got the phone before i did anything to it, i was getting pretty good 4g and 3g speeds. After rooting i noticed that my 4g and 3g speeds had dropped significantly. I called boost they said there is some work being done in my area, which i think was crap. I was running baked ROM 4.2.1 JB and it ran nicely but i had no 4g connection by this point and had only 3g connection but VERY slow. I thought to restore my saved backup of rooted stock and maybe my speeds will come back. NOPE 4g still doesnt work at all and NOW 3g doesn't work either. I've checked APNS it seems to be correct, but my connection status is still "mobile network state disconnected" . Oh, also i've tried flashing different modems and kernel repacks cause i know using custom stuff can bork ur 4g.
Can someone help please?
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What modem and ROM are you on right now?
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BluesRulez said:
What modem and ROM are you on right now?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app
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Right now i am on Stock Rooted, Using modem FI27. Before i was using baked ROM as my daily driver on FL24 Modem, thats when i noticed 4g had gone completely. I am using AGATs kernel FI27 repack. Its strange though my baseband says Fi27 but build number says FL24 on the end. Should it be that way?
oh btw my 3G came back, it just took forever to connect. But my 4g still wont work, it connects to the network but it still says "mobile network state disconnected".

[Q] Not getting certain signals?

Hi, it's been a while since I posted on the forums. I've had a problem with this for a while now, but never bothered to ask you all. i don't get certain types of signal with the stock rom and aosp roms. For stock, I get 4g data, and I am able to make calls while roaming but not while I am on regular 1x (connects but I can't use it). Also, signal is iffy, sometimes it connects/randomly disconnects. For aosp, I get almost no signal, only roaming. I think that I didn't mess up my efs folder, my imei is still the same as the DEX on the back of my phone. Do you guys know what is wrong or how to fix this? I want to be able to use my phone again...
What modem are you on? Firmware or ROM? I'm using NE2 with rwilco's stock ROM and a GSM sph-l900 with t-mobile... I get 3G and 4G (hsdpa+)... before I use to get lte/3g/1x and I use roam control when I'm in an area where I know I don't have a good signal...

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