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Best radio for use on rogers/ Fido network

Hi guys,
I would like to know which radio is best to use with rogers/ Fido network. I presently use UGKL1 and I'm not that impressed. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
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I'm on fido and have the UGKL1 as well and find it much better than the one I had on my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant. I have signal where I didn't before. i.e my 3rd level parking spot now has signal when I didn't before on the other phone... I'll try out some other radios and tell you if any are better...

Thanks I appreciated!
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UGKL1 and UGKK7 work well. KL1 seems to be slightly better but its hard to say

jwais said:
Hi guys,
I would like to know which radio is best to use with rogers/ Fido network. I presently use UGKL1 and I'm not that impressed. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
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There are too many variables for you to determine which radio is best for you, by basing it on other people's experiences.
This is only a partial list of factors that could vary between you and the person posting their thoughts:
location;
weather;
geography (e.g., obstacles, buildings);
proximity to cell tower;
network congestion;
etc.
The best way to see which radio is "the best" for you is to try each one out. And not for an hour. Try each one out for a couple of days and see what the difference is -- in real life I mean, not in speedtest.com

Sounds like great advice. Thank you!
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Finally getting some nice speed on telus 4g

Im getting speeds over 10 mbps which is what i expect and also this stock ics rom is awesome its amazing how much smoother and slick it is compared to gingerbread. Im also getting some pretty killer battery life.
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Is your gps compass backward??? I am a telus subscriber but I love this cm9 ....only flaw is the GPS. Would be willing to go back to stock if the compass issue is resolved.
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Same here using TDJ's modified Telus ROM and radio, runs like a champ!!
Compass is still backwards but the rest of the ROM is golden.

I'm in the GTA and the TLLE4 radio is giving me garbage reception. Like at work I used to get full reception and I'm lucky to get 2 bars now. Anyone else experiencing this?
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curry67 said:
Im getting speeds over 10 mbps which is what i expect and also this stock ics rom is awesome its amazing how much smoother and slick it is compared to gingerbread. Im also getting some pretty killer battery life.
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I'm sorry but I have T989 galaxy and I don't have the stock ICS, can you point me out where I can find this rom?

martybg said:
I'm sorry but I have T989 galaxy and I don't have the stock ICS, can you point me out where I can find this rom?
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Here ya go, hopefully the link will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27119523&postcount=114

Is thr stock telus ics using the new twlauncher or is it aosp??
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curry67 said:
Im getting speeds over 10 mbps which is what i expectA
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Where in Calgary are you located? I'm in the south but as long as I am north of 22x, I get about double your speeds. I'm on Telus.
In my results, the wifi speeds are with a 15Mbps Telus Optik account.

EDIT: Nevermind
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On Darkside beta 7 on Mr X's Telus radio. Btw I was in a car moving 50mph while this was done too....beat that.
Edit: This test was done this evening.
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Nice speeds yeah im way in the southeast by 22x so that makes sense
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[Q] - T989 on ATT network

Everything seems to work relatively well with my current unlocked device on ATT. Only problem is data seems kind of patchy (speedtests show it just spiking and dropping like mad, have to hit retry frequently when loading pages or surfing the app store, etc). I am using the ATT APN settings based around the wap.cingular stuff that seems to be the most common. I average around 1mb speeds so my question is would I benefit from finding a different radio for this setup? If so which one should I try?
Device is running the Darkside venom ICS build. Thanks.

jeffhesser said:
Everything seems to work relatively well with my current unlocked device on ATT. Only problem is data seems kind of patchy (speedtests show it just spiking and dropping like mad, have to hit retry frequently when loading pages or surfing the app store, etc). I am using the ATT APN settings based around the wap.cingular stuff that seems to be the most common. I average around 1mb speeds so my question is would I benefit from finding a different radio for this setup? If so which one should I try?
Device is running the Darkside venom ICS build. Thanks.
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I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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yup
elesbb said:
I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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I guess i'll just keep on cruising along. It seems to work alright but if there was a way to squeeze more power out of this bad boy I'd certainly take it.

elesbb said:
I plan on going to a straighttalk sim. Which would be off att (that's the sim I want) and I'm going to keep the ice cream sandwich kernel on it ulve1 I believe it is. I would NOT flash an att radio. I believe that would brick it.
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False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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Teo032 said:
False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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Not according to mr vlad.. which makes sense cause of LTE. Plus for me i cant get anybodys LTE where i live.
Unless the Herc ignores the LTE frequencies using that radio?
Vlad83 said:
No the skyrocket has LTE radio, won't won't. The Galaxy S blaze does..
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Teo032 said:
False, you can interchange between SR and herc radios kernels and roms. Just don't odin anything.
Btw to op. Sell your herc and buy a SR for cheaper + using LTE = profitx2
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I didn't think the ST plans supported LTE, so SR on ST isn't any benefit over the T989?
To the OP, you might check out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676966
Folks are posting tmo and att ST speeds. There's an off chance someone from your area may have posted att speeds for you to compare to.
GL!

noneone said:
I didn't think the ST plans supported LTE, so SR on ST isn't any benefit over the T989?
To the OP, you might check out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1676966
Folks are posting tmo and att ST speeds. There's an off chance someone from your area may have posted att speeds for you to compare to.
GL!
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The op is on att that's why i directed it to him.
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elesbb said:
Not according to mr vlad.. which makes sense cause of LTE. Plus for me i cant get anybodys LTE where i live.
Unless the Herc ignores the LTE frequencies using that radio?
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Got a bit confused on what you were saying but yeah herc doesn't pick up the lte freq. Our device is missing the chip for it
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Teo032 said:
Got a bit confused on what you were saying but yeah herc doesn't pick up the lte freq. Our device is missing the chip for it
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But one can still flash an att radio and the Hercules would ignore the lte? Or would flashing a sr radio brick the device?
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OK, why do folks have an interest in flashing skyrocket stuff onto the T989? Just get a carrier unlock from TMO, get an ATT or ST ATT sim, and pop it into the T989, talk away. What am I missing? What does the SR have that the T989 doesn't?

elesbb said:
But one can still flash an att radio and the Hercules would ignore the lte? Or would flashing a sr radio brick the device?
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SR radio does not
Brick the device, they're interchangeable. Herc does not ignore lte. They don't even pick it up.
noneone said:
OK, why do folks have an interest in flashing skyrocket stuff onto the T989? Just get a carrier unlock from TMO, get an ATT or ST ATT sim, and pop it into the T989, talk away. What am I missing? What does the SR have that the T989 doesn't?
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For faster data and stronger signal you want an att radio which is design to optimize those bands.
SR has LTE. other than that they're identical
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Teo032 said:
For faster data and stronger signal you want an att radio which is design to optimize those bands.
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Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!

noneone said:
Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!
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You can probably get HSPDA+ which is equivalent to the speeds in T-Mobile.
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noneone said:
Anyone got any experience / data with this? The T989 seems to work just fine on ATT with stock radio, doesn't seem to need an SR radio. I thought the bands were identical.
Thanks!
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its ymmv, the stock radio can pick up H+ on AT&T but for users who have slow data, flashing AT&T radios helps. Unless you're just trying to prove me wrong or something.

Where to Dl the AT&T radio
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Teo032 said:
its ymmv, the stock radio can pick up H+ on AT&T but for users who have slow data, flashing AT&T radios helps. Unless you're just trying to prove me wrong or something.
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Trying to find some data. Something like "on att with tmo radio I get 2 MbS download, but same phone on att with att radio I get 4mbs".
I know that different combinations of radios and roms can improve reception in some areas.
I also haven't seen anything that indicates the MAGNITUDE of the difference.
I get that sometimes, maybe, if you're having trouble with your current reception, you might be able to get better reception if you flash some other radio. (from your current carrier or a different carrier)
BUT some folks think that they should almost routinely flash their T989 to an att radio if they want to use it on ATT. I haven't seen it help at all on my phone.
So my question is two fold, what is the MAGNITUDE of the difference, and, how OFTEN does it make a difference. I was hoping someone had some data on that.
Thanks!

Galaxy s2 T989D data issue, need help!

Hello,
So im having a bit of an issue and hoping someone can help. I gave an unlocked galaxy s2 t989d to a friend in the us to use on att. Data was not working so i entered the correct apn values and it works great. For some reason though, the phone jumps onto the tmobile network randomly sometimes even while in an att service area.
So my question, is there any way to stop it from going to tmobile? I want it to stay on att.
Thanks for any help!
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MrXeC said:
Hello,
So im having a bit of an issue and hoping someone can help. I gave an unlocked galaxy s2 t989d to a friend in the us to use on att. Data was not working so i entered the correct apn values and it works great. For some reason though, the phone jumps onto the tmobile network randomly sometimes even while in an att service area.
So my question, is there any way to stop it from going to tmobile? I want it to stay on att.
Thanks for any help!
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Does it happen in any area or typically their home area? It could be several factors that cause this...is the phone rooted?
sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!

It happens when she is at home. She has weak signal in her basement and the data drops down to edge. It then will briefly jump over to tmobile and say roaming then go back to att.
Any ideas?
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MrXeC said:
It happens when she is at home. She has weak signal in her basement and the data drops down to edge. It then will briefly jump over to tmobile and say roaming then go back to att.
Any ideas?
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well she's in a basement first and foremost, some basements can cause that. Thats normal, if the signal coming into the home isn't that strong in that area of the house, then thats normal and in reality there isn't much you can do about that. However, you can try to flash a different radio. I've heard good things about the blaze 4g radio (uvlf4) in some areas, and the galaxy notes radio (uvlg3) for others. I personally get the best signal off of uvle1 (tmo ics radio). Try those other two out and see if it improves. But if its only that one area, then that could be the culprit, and that unfortunately is something nobody can really do anything about. I had an apartment that was like that once, couldn't get anything useful out of my cell unless i was on wifi.

worse case scenario she can install a home repeater for AWS 1700/2100
http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/ProductDetails.aspx?Product=155&title=AWS+70+(802365)&Category=11
it has been tested and it really works, luckily i have no needs for that, but I've always planned to install one for my Car when i drive to poor reception areas

Thanks for the help!
I will try flashing a new radio when i grt the chance and see if that helps. I figured it was just an issue because of the low reception. I just did not want her to incur any roaming charges or anything so i figured i would see if someone had an idea.
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I've been hearing a lot of people say that they are having really good luck with the Galaxy Note radio- FYI, Good Luck!
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Thanks for all the help guys!
So i have decided to try out the stock tmobile 4.0.4 rom with the tmobile radio that comes stock. One question, csn i flash the odin of stock tmobile right over the stock telus 4.0.3 without issue or do i need to unlock the bootloader and root first?
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**edit** i found an image for the stock 4.0.4 tmobile rom for odin. Before i flash it, just wsnt to check if i have to install cwm, or root or unlock bootloader to do something first or can i just put the phone into download mode and just odin it right over the stock telus 4.0.3?
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My signal is horrible. Need help[Solved]

I have had this phone for about 4 or 5 days. When at my house I get 3g and only about 1 or 2 bars. This happened on my Samsung stratosphere too. Could this be a SIM card issue or hardware. I have read about a lot of people replacing this phone and still getting issues with signal. If I do bring my phone in to a Verizon store to get a sim card do I have to revert my phone to stock? I don't know if I should send my phone back or if where I live is just horrible for data. Sorry for so many questions.
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Flash another baseband radio and if you are using custom rom with custom kernel then flash stock galaxy nexus's kernel.

SkylineZx said:
I have had this phone for about 4 or 5 days. When at my house I get 3g and only about 1 or 2 bars. This happened on my Samsung stratosphere too. Could this be a SIM card issue or hardware. I have read about a lot of people replacing this phone and still getting issues with signal. If I do bring my phone in to a Verizon store to get a sim card do I have to revert my phone to stock? I don't know if I should send my phone back or if where I live is just horrible for data. Sorry for so many questions.
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Since it is the case for two phones, then maybe the 3G coverage is not good in your place.
Try asking others living around to confirm if they also suffer the same 3G coverage problem. Also try in another place to see if it still shows a weak signal everywhere or only at your place.

I do get better signals in different areas. Even with the 3g and 1 bar my speeds for browsing are decent but I just was wondering if a sim card or replacement would help. Thanks and I will ask some people
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SkylineZx said:
I do get better signals in different areas. Even with the 3g and 1 bar my speeds for browsing are decent but I just was wondering if a sim card or replacement would help. Thanks and I will ask some people
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If you would like to try another baseband radio as suggested by manumanfred then this thread should help you if you have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus as it seems
Check this for baseband radios if you have a GSM Galaxy Nexus

I flashed the 4.0.4 radios and they didn't change. Should I try flashing again?
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SkylineZx said:
I flashed the 4.0.4 radios and they didn't change. Should I try flashing again?
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Flashing radios makes a slight, if at all a difference. Your best bet would be to keep calling and complaining to your provider, ive seen some success stories where others have been able to get verizon/att to pay for a 3g extender

Edit:Alright thanks. I think I am just in a bad area and I use wifi at my house anyways. Thanks
I accidentally misread the radio labels. The 4.0.4 did install.
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SkylineZx said:
Edit:Alright thanks. I think I am just in a bad area and I use wifi at my house anyways. Thanks
I accidentally misread the radio labels. The 4.0.4 did install.
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I am not sure that an old radio will perform better than the newer one. Give them a try then choose the one that suits you better

Well I am going to have to switch back to the latest. Data barely turns on when on these 4.0.4 radios. I am not going to return my phone because I doubt mine is defective. Thanks to everyone for helping
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SkylineZx said:
Well I am going to have to switch back to the latest. Data barely turns on when on these 4.0.4 radios. I am not going to return my phone because I doubt mine is defective. Thanks to everyone for helping
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It would be great if you mark this thread solved by adding something like "[SOLVED]" at the beginning of the current title
One more thing please is to make a habit of hitting the "Thanks" button to those who help you
Good Luck

4.0.4 radios are old. Try running something a little newer. I'm using FC04/FC05. Although honestly I don't really see a difference. Most of the time it just adjusts the timings between switching in and out of 4G... which I have disabled.
I would also recommend looking at a cellular booster/repeater. I work underground in the bottom floor of an office complex and we don't get signal from any carrier. We paid like $200 for a repeater and now we're good.