Flashing ATT modem ? Yes it can done to boost signal.. - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Before I go ahead and brick my device, would love to hear from some devs
- I am using Tmobile Note 3 on ATT network. Poor signal in LTE is killing me.
- As a last resort I am planning to flash ATT modem..
Am I being a moron.. If things go wrong, is there a getting back possible ?
Thanks
EDIT : Hurray.... I took the risk :good:
So I went ahead and flashed it using mobile odin and looks like I am getting slightly better signal... Used to get 2 bars at home, now its like 3 bars...
Speed increase is may be ??????noticeable...
This is an early report.. Will update as i will try to test at a few more places..

aalupatti said:
Before I go ahead and brick my device, would love to hear from some devs
- I am using Tmobile Note 3 on ATT network. Poor signal in LTE is killing me.
- As a last resort I am planning to flash ATT modem..
Am I being a moron.. If things go wrong, is there a getting back possible ?
Thanks
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Where you get the ATT modem from? And do you also have the zip for the Tmobile modem? (incase you have to revert back)

indecentspeech said:
Where you get the ATT modem from? And do you also have the zip for the Tmobile modem? (incase you have to revert back)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502049
No zip for tmobile modem but it should be available somewhere in xda

re: flashing modems
aalupatti said:
Before I go ahead and brick my device, would love to hear from some devs
- I am using Tmobile Note 3 on ATT network. Poor signal in LTE is killing me.
- As a last resort I am planning to flash ATT modem..
Am I being a moron.. If things go wrong, is there a getting back possible ?
Thanks
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Most likely after flashing AT&T modem you will end up with a soft brick
at worst or you will not be able to make and receive calls at best.
There is a good reason why none of the devs include any modem images in
their custom roms.
I would suggest not to flash any modems/radios.
If you soft brick your phone or you cannot make/receive calls the only way
to get the phone up and running is to odin flash the official stock rom which
you can find at http://SamMobile.com/
Just make sure before downloading the firmware that it's the correct model
number and baseband of the original firmware that the phone came with.
Good luck!

aalupatti said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502049
No zip for tmobile modem but it should be available somewhere in xda
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Did you try it? Did it work out for you?

me too I wanna know if it worked

indecentspeech said:
Did you try it? Did it work out for you?
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sixk said:
me too I wanna know if it worked
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Nope.. Too chicken to do it... Need my phone for work badly... Cant risk it now...

yeah I have ****ty LTE too... wondering if this will help note 2 sitting next to it has about 10dbm better signal

blewis540 said:
yeah I have ****ty LTE too... wondering if this will help note 2 sitting next to it has about 10dbm better signal
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do u have n900t or n900a ?

aalupatti said:
Nope.. Too chicken to do it... Need my phone for work badly... Cant risk it now...
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Ok. I did it and nothing bad happened.
So I went ahead and flashed it using mobile odin and looks like I am getting slightly better signal... Used to get 2 bars at home, now its like 3 bars...
Speed increase is may be ??????noticeable...
This is an early report.. Will update as i will try to test at a few more places..

You would get an extra bar as I think the N900A shows 5 bars full as opposed to N900T shows four bars full. I got both and go by my DB. Similar.
Sent from my SM-N900T

aalupatti said:
do u have n900t or n900a ?
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n900t

Limeybastard said:
You would get an extra bar as I think the N900A shows 5 bars full as opposed to N900T shows four bars full. I got both and go by my DB. Similar.
Sent from my SM-N900T
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Even though the modem is now ATT the rom is not. I have only 4 bars not the 5 like in att roms

aalupatti said:
Even though the modem is now ATT the rom is not. I have only 4 bars not the 5 like in att roms
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Curious to learn more about this. Can you use a signal widget or other app to get some comparison readings? Might be hard to do since I imagine you don't want to go back to the T-Mobile modem. I'd just like to see how much of a gain there really is (if any). Maybe I'll try it myself.

aalupatti is there a way you can upload just the radio so I can try it my self pls thanks

bigern79 said:
Curious to learn more about this. Can you use a signal widget or other app to get some comparison readings? Might be hard to do since I imagine you don't want to go back to the T-Mobile modem. I'd just like to see how much of a gain there really is (if any). Maybe I'll try it myself.
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Yup, Dont want to go back after this flash... But I am now consistently seeing an improved signal in bars.. I did not record the deccibels before.. ( should have done that). But I am not seeing any huge jumps in speeds..
Tomorrow at work , i will see if there is any improvement.. (Most of the the time at work i get 1 or no signal at all.. sucks....)
trezegol said:
aalupatti is there a way you can upload just the radio so I can try it my self pls thanks
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here is the modem alone http://d-h.st/zyK . Please use only mobile odin.. less chance of a brick...
All downloads are from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502049

You sir have balls of steel! Do have the ATT modem file? Which modem did you use MI1 or MI9. I would love to install as my LTE is spotty out in the suburbs where I live lol.
Edit: Mobil Odin won't open for me Says Device not recognized even after the system file dump.
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Well I tried flashing it with the phone hooked up to the computer in download mode with Odin and it looked like it was installing but then at the very end it would fail. Phone didn't boot loop or anything it booted right up after the fail. I put the modem file in the correct CSC bin in Odin also. Is there something else I must add or check a box thats not checked in order for it to pass the install?
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Quickvic30 said:
Well I tried flashing it with the phone hooked up to the computer in download mode with Odin and it looked like it was installing but then at the very end it would fail. Phone didn't boot loop or anything it booted right up after the fail. I put the modem file in the correct CSC bin in Odin also. Is there something else I must add or check a box thats not checked in order for it to pass the install?
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are you sure it goes under the csc bin?

daraj said:
are you sure it goes under the csc bin?
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No but that's what it shows in the ATT extracted files thread so I figured that's where it went? Wonder if I should try it in the AP bin? I could care less if I soft brick the phone, its a hard brick I'm worried about.

Related

i wanna take my phone into sprint..but

battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
dirtyglove said:
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
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From what I've heard Sprint doesn't care about rooted phones
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dirtyglove said:
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
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seriously dude? just go back to GB el29 for a while then, its solid
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dirtyglove said:
battery is horrible, connection to internet/facebook app on fd19 sucks, reception sucks..but odin counts at like 4..
instead of buying the jig.. last time i bricked my phone they couldnt even access odin or nething it just kept staying in a boot. and i just told them my phone told me to update the firmware and i didnt feel like waiting for it to finish so i turned it off and it bricked.. and they were cool and gave me a new phone.. so my question is how can i brick my phone so they cant see the odin screen..or should i just buy the usb jig and flash back to stock?n and what even is the latest stock?
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Use this to set counter to 0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiZXUuY2hhaW5maXJlLnRyaWFuZ2xlYXdheSJd
Then try one of these.
Just flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This will also return you to stock
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?4894-Stock-EL29-Tar-How-to-Return-to-stock-here
They don't care if it's rooted but having had a custom ROM on it they don't like. And it seems like they've been getting pickier the last 6 months or so. It's always hit or miss doing that. Just spend the couple bucks on a jig.
Why don't you try sfhub's FD24.....
The one with reset user data because I had the same issues as you're having and that's what worked best for me... My battery is insanely good now and any issues i had are gone... Can't hurt...give it a try
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ilostmypistons said:
Why don't you try sfhub's FD24.....
The one with reset user data because I had the same issues as you're having and that's what worked best for me... My battery is insanely good now and any issues i had are gone... Can't hurt...give it a try
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
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literally just did that..we shall see.. u using battery saver or nething or just fresh?
JSnively said:
Use this to set counter to 0
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiZXUuY2hhaW5maXJlLnRyaWFuZ2xlYXdheSJd
Then try one of these.
Just flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
This will also return you to stock
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php?4894-Stock-EL29-Tar-How-to-Return-to-stock-here
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2nds rooted el29 and 3rd is stock non rooted correct?"
and i think im just gonna spend the 2 dollars on the app as long as i can keep on using it if its available in the playstore..
dirtyglove said:
literally just did that..we shall see.. u using battery saver or nething or just fresh?
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Using it straight up with fantastic results.... Got all my normal apps that I always have plus the wifi tether....
Just switch to vz nothing is going to magically give you better reception.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
bman55 said:
Just switch to vz nothing is going to magically give you better reception.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
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verizon? 0___0
ilostmypistons said:
Using it straight up with fantastic results.... Got all my normal apps that I always have plus the wifi tether....
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i will try this man, what are ur settings as far as brightness, sync etc??
i have the brightness all the way down and turned off the key sounds screen lock
dirtyglove said:
i will try this man, what are ur settings as far as brightness, sync etc??
i have the brightness all the way down and turned off the key sounds screen lock
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Brightness is set to auto... timeout is @ 2mins
I think starting fresh with the complete clean rom really helps allot
dirtyglove said:
2nds rooted el29 and 3rd is stock non rooted correct?"
and i think im just gonna spend the 2 dollars on the app as long as i can keep on using it if its available in the playstore..
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That is correct.
Yea, imo its not worth trading one of the best devices on the market.. if you're not getting very good battery life on a certain setup, just flash back to blazer4.1
As far as the reception goes, why would a different phone get you better reception in the same area? You would think that if your epic touch gets poor reception, all others would be in the same boat, no?
sj
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sjsharksfan420 said:
Yea, imo its not worth trading one of the best devices on the market.. if you're not getting very good battery life on a certain setup, just flash back to blazer4.1
As far as the reception goes, why would a different phone get you better reception in the same area? You would think that if your epic touch gets poor reception, all others would be in the same boat, no?
sj
Sent from my sgs2e4gt on AoKPb34 FD24 aOS 4.0.4 using [email protected] 2 Beta 5
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When I bought my wife her new phone the Photon the guy said it has 8 attenas or something like that and has the best reception out of all the phone. She does get better reception than me when we are camping.
to brick, try to odin any rom, but make sure u click the re-partition box near the upper left. It won't show any progress. After a minute or so, just unplug it. Voila! Blue Light Special (All you get when u try to turn it on is the blue LED. Nothing ever comes up on the screen)
And you wonder why insurance prices are going up.
Mods will shut down a thread that talks about cloning esn's and linking warez, but discussions on the best way to commit insurance fraud are perfectly acceptable... Wow..
Take responsibility for f'ing up your phone and fix it, rather than take the easy way out and make us all pay for it...
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neudof said:
And you wonder why insurance prices are going up.
Mods will shut down a thread that talks about cloning esn's and linking warez, but discussions on the best way to commit insurance fraud are perfectly acceptable... Wow..
Take responsibility for f'ing up your phone and fix it, rather than take the easy way out and make us all pay for it...
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you could also look at it as him informing us what NOT to do if you dont want to brick it. glass is also half full.
cnstarz said:
you could also look at it as him informing us what NOT to do if you dont want to brick it. glass is also have full.
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What is the "glass half full" side of someone asking for instructions to brick their phone so they can get it replaced?
FOR THE 2ND TIME....
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[Q] SGH-T999 and SHG-T999V - Share the same ROMs?

Can anyone tell me if you can run the same ROMs for these two phones. I will be getting the SGH-T999V on Wind Mobile in Canada. But I'm a little concerned for developer support for this phone, in which case I may get the SGH-T999 instead. But it would be much cheaper and easier to get it from my own carrier. So if anyone can let me know typically if the Canadian version of T-Mobile Galaxy S series phones are able to run the same ROMs, it would be much appreciated.
Hey. I just got my s3 from Videotron, it is also the v model. Personally, I would wait until the Canadian versions are out. Just this noob's opinion.
I'm also wondering this, but I've seen some posts saying how the modems of the SGH-T999 and the SGH-T999V are incompatible which means that a lot of ROMs won't be shared from the T-Mobile version to the Videotron version
Does anyone know the answer to this? pls and thanks.
adslee said:
I'm also wondering this, but I've seen some posts saying how the modems of the SGH-T999 and the SGH-T999V are incompatible which means that a lot of ROMs won't be shared from the T-Mobile version to the Videotron version
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You are wrong. I got my T999V from Wind canada, wiped and flashed TMOUS stock ROM right over it. Its been working solid so far.
Tried a couple of other TMO ROMs also but am a stock ROM kind of guy.
Average speed of 8Mbs download and 2.25Mbs Upload in the DC area.
I intend to flash TMOUS stock modem this weekend and see if the speed would crawl into the upper 2 digits.
IMO it is essentially the same phone w/ same internals. Only reason for getting was to stick with my grandfathered $5.99 T-Zones which works PERFECTLY with the thing.
djide said:
You are wrong. I got my T999V from Wind canada, wiped and flashed TMOUS stock ROM right over it. Its been working solid so far.
Tried a couple of other TMO ROMs also but am a stock ROM kind of guy.
Average speed of 8Mbs download and 2.25Mbs Upload in the DC area.
I intend to flash TMOUS stock modem this weekend and see if the speed would crawl into the upper 2 digits.
IMO it is essentially the same phone w/ same internals. Only reason for getting was to stick with my grandfathered $5.99 T-Zones which works PERFECTLY with the thing.
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I never said they weren't the same phone. I only said that I've seen people posting around saying that if you flash a T999 ROM that changes the modem on a T999V, then you'll run into problems. Am I wrong about seeing posts by other people that the two phones have different basebands?
Next time you post something, let's not try and sound like a douche in the first three words.
adslee said:
I never said they weren't the same phone. I only said that I've seen people posting around saying that if you flash a T999 ROM that changes the modem on a T999V, then you'll run into problems. Am I wrong about seeing posts by other people that the two phones have different basebands?
Next time you post something, let's not try and sound like a douche in the first three words.
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I have a Videotron GSIII (Québec) and I have no issues at all. I think the added V is just for Videotron.
I used a T999 Root method, a T999 CWM and I currently use the CM10 from these forums.
Bonne chance !
adslee said:
I never said they weren't the same phone. I only said that I've seen people posting around saying that if you flash a T999 ROM that changes the modem on a T999V, then you'll run into problems. Am I wrong about seeing posts by other people that the two phones have different basebands?
Next time you post something, let's not try and sound like a douche in the first three words.
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How do I sound like one? Saying one "is wrong" Take it easy cowboy. All I stated was my experience with the phone. No need for name calling.
On a lighter note, it seems the modem are totally different thus a Tmobile modem baseband would definitely not work on a wind or Mobility variant and would render the phone unusable. In conclusion Roms could be shared but modem/radio files can't be shared. Again I am stating my experience, "no need for anyone to wet their pants"
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djide said:
How do I sound like one? Saying one "is wrong" Take it easy cowboy. All I stated was my experience with the phone. No need for name calling.
On a lighter note, it seems the modem are totally different thus a Tmobile modem baseband would definitely not work on a wind or Mobility variant and would render the phone unusable. In conclusion Roms could be shared but modem/radio files can't be shared. Again I am stating my experience, "no need for anyone to wet their pants"
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You could've stated your experience without starting the post with "You are wrong", period and all. Try responding to someone else stating his/her experience in a real life conversation with those three words before anything else and let's see how many people would think you sound like a douche. Not wetting my pants here or anything man, just sayin' that you came off sounding like a real total douche right off the bat.
But back on topic here, as soon as someone pulls the modem files off the T999V model, I'm sure a lot of the devs will update their ROMs to be completely compatible with the WIND/Videotron variant.
The majority of roms you run into will not include a radio. So when you flash the rom your radio will remain untouched.
It will be noted in the OP for the rom if the radio is included. If its not mentioned its generally safe to assume its not included.
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djide said:
You are wrong. I got my T999V from Wind canada, wiped and flashed TMOUS stock ROM right over it. Its been working solid so far.
Tried a couple of other TMO ROMs also but am a stock ROM kind of guy.
Average speed of 8Mbs download and 2.25Mbs Upload in the DC area.
I intend to flash TMOUS stock modem this weekend and see if the speed would crawl into the upper 2 digits.
IMO it is essentially the same phone w/ same internals. Only reason for getting was to stick with my grandfathered $5.99 T-Zones which works PERFECTLY with the thing.
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Good to hear that T-Zones works on the T999V GS III. I have T-Zones myself and was looking at the T999V. Where you able to flash a T-mobile radio and get better speeds? You would think the T999V would hit double digit download numbers on the regular.
NardVa said:
Good to hear that T-Zones works on the T999V GS III. I have T-Zones myself and was looking at the T999V. Where you able to flash a T-mobile radio and get better speeds? You would think the T999V would hit double digit download numbers on the regular.
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No no no please don't flash a tmobile radio. I did that on Friday and phone became a $500 ipod, imei was null/null and baseband was unkown. Couldn't connect to a network. Finally restored it yesterday. Currently I hit speed of about 8-11mpbs not bad for my everyday use.
djide said:
You are wrong. I got my T999V from Wind canada, wiped and flashed TMOUS stock ROM right over it. Its been working solid so far.
Tried a couple of other TMO ROMs also but am a stock ROM kind of guy.
Average speed of 8Mbs download and 2.25Mbs Upload in the DC area.
I intend to flash TMOUS stock modem this weekend and see if the speed would crawl into the upper 2 digits.
IMO it is essentially the same phone w/ same internals. Only reason for getting was to stick with my grandfathered $5.99 T-Zones which works PERFECTLY with the thing.
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How were you able to flash it? I tried and ODIN wouldn't let me
if you are talking about flashing roms. Try using cwm or twrp
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Sgh t999v Québec also
Zotak said:
I have a Videotron GSIII (Québec) and I have no issues at all. I think the added V is just for Videotron.
I used a T999 Root method, a T999 CWM and I currently use the CM10 from these forums.
Bonne chance !
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♡I've got also the same problem with my sgh t999v impossible to install cm10 did you find how to fix this issue?
Doumaye said:
♡I've got also the same problem with my sgh t999v impossible to install cm10 did you find how to fix this issue?
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if you are using cwm, make sure you have the latest version which I believe is 6.0.1.2
older versions of cwm fails to flash cm10 on sgs3 with jellybean baseband
Just install TWRP and use that instead. Not saying CWM is bad but TWRP for me has been a much more pleasant experience

Do I need current OTA for Baltimore's LTE coming Sept 3....???? Help please...??

Just wondering if I need to update (i have a current OTA popping up) my phone before Baltimore Sprint rolls out its LTE here next weekend. I have had the phone about 2 months and I am rooted on the stock rom.
Will my phone recognize when LTE comes on in it's current state?
I haven't updated my phone and just let the past 2 updates fail.
I have read that Sprint has updated the radio's..?? LG8....?
If you guys feel I need to update....
1)where can I find the current update?
2)should I just download and flash??
3)I was having problems with CWM making a nandroid for me....."wont mount???"
Or should I just unroot the phone, install update, and maybe go with Vodoo root keeper?
Thanks guys
Current PRL 25005
No as soon as it becomes available u just need to switch to cdma/lte and u will have it
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The latest LG8 update has components that help the phone detect and retain LTE better than previous firmwares... u have two options... one leave the phone how it is and just use LTE when it goes live on ur current firmware... two go back to rooted stock tar (LEN) then just make sure u have Voodoo on ur external SD card and install it and protect root then take the next update which would be LF9 coming from factory LEN... u only need to protect root once... just go thru all the updates to LG8, restore root access then install watever recovery u want. Make sure to delete the "install recovery.sh" script in /system/etc as well as "recovery from boot" in /system before going into custom recovery so that stock recovery doesn't rewrite over ur custom one. Use a root file explorer to do this. Then ur free to install watever u want... this is the way to avoid tripping the flash counter... if ur not concerned about that then take the easier route like "root from recovery" and flashing recovery thru odin etc...
So I am not able to connect to LTE....
I went to settings and switched to LTE/CDMA and toggled airplane mode on an off a couple times nothing.
I have searched, and I get alot of scattered results...
Any have any direction...
Any good links that explain the process that Vision helped me with?
Thanks :crying:
Mcoupe said:
So I am not able to connect to LTE....
I went to settings and switched to LTE/CDMA and toggled airplane mode on an off a couple times nothing.
I have searched, and I get alot of scattered results...
Any have any direction...
Any good links that explain the process that Vision helped me with?
Thanks :crying:
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I'm in the same boat. I'm also in baltimore, haven't had a sniff of LTE yet
Mcoupe said:
So I am not able to connect to LTE....
I went to settings and switched to LTE/CDMA and toggled airplane mode on an off a couple times nothing.
I have searched, and I get alot of scattered results...
Any have any direction...
Any good links that explain the process that Vision helped me with?
Thanks :crying:
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Has sprint said it's on? Just because they said September 3rd
doesn't mean it's there....
aamir.m.ali said:
I'm in the same boat. I'm also in baltimore, haven't had a sniff of LTE yet
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Wow, looks like I am not alone.
Yeah, Sprint has announced LTE for baltimore.....
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...ther-communities-in-already-launched-markets/
I'm in Pasadena and my house still has almost no 3G service and no LTE. However a few blocks from my house I get full bars for LTE since early last week. I was inside the grocery store and barely had 1 bar of 3G, in the parking lot I had full LTE signal. They definitely turned on some parts of the Baltimore area. I was in Glen Burnie and had no LTE there so it's definitely spotty at best right now.
1) Yes, you do need the LG8 OTA update applied to get and hold an LTE connection reliably. That was a major reason for the relese of that update -- to fix deficiencies in the signal strength thresholds for LTE. If you need the update file and instructions, see this thread.
2) If you read Sprint's Baltimore announcement closely, you will see that it does not promise LTE coverage in the entire Baltimore area, but only in specific parts of the area. Building out all the towers is ongoing and will take time.
About updates...????
Do they build upon themselves? For example, I let the 2 previous updates try and install and fail, so I could get rid of the pop up.
For the past 2 weeks (about) i have been hitting "install later" on the current update. If I were to unroot and install this update, would there be a problem. Does this most current update build upon the 2 previous I have skipped?
So if I were to do the update posted in the link (thanks :good would I run into problems?
Man, I know these must sound like some dumb a$$ noobie questions, but I am trying to learn...sorry guys
BTW....I was in an LTE spot that others have had great connection to
Thanks
Boomerbudda
Thanks buddy!
I found a great video so far by the guy who helped me root my phone...qbking77. It was in the thread you suggested.
During the video (after install of stock recovery) his phone is showing that an update is available. Now he wants to show how to update from the external SD so he doesn't do the pop up version of the update.
Now since my phone is still showing the update.....
Do I still need the external SD method...maybe so since I don't know exactly what my update is....
I guess I should just follow the video to the T, to avoid any problems.
thanks guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeZx65twLk
i have had lte in Baltimore for almost a month.
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lballer69 said:
i have had lte in Baltimore for almost a month.
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What part are you at? I can't get it in Irvington and around the Halithorpe area. I know its around the inner harbor
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randallstown, owings mills, downtown baltimore.
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lballer69 said:
i have had lte in Baltimore for almost a month.
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OMG I'm so jealous, that's the same speed as my effin cable internet. :crying:
It's only been 2 years since we got like 2 square miles of wimax coverage(fail) it'll be another 10 years before lte gets here. I should just move...
i was probably the only one on that tower at the time..... i usually average between 10-15 down 3- 10 up.
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[Q] any way to improve signal?

my phone usually gets 0 ~ 3 bars of 4G
but Tmo shows that my home has "EXCELLENT 4G signal"
so im thinking its either my phone issue or just my house
is there anyway to improve signal?
Have you flashed the latest radio?
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Change different version of radio and choose best one for your area.
arqda said:
my phone usually gets 0 ~ 3 bars of 4G
but Tmo shows that my home has "EXCELLENT 4G signal"
so im thinking its either my phone issue or just my house
is there anyway to improve signal?
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Try the T999UVLI6 baseband... seems to be the best for a lot of people.
They say I should have a decent signal at my house, but due to terrain and tree coverage I have no signal.
However, I knew that when I switched back to T - Mobile so I had planned on using the wifi calling feature at home which solves the problem.
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where can i find the T999UVLI6 baseband i have the T999UVLI5 i am also using liquidsmooth rom and stock kernel
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nevermind i think i got it! is it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880987
beto0216 said:
where can i find the T999UVLI6 baseband i have the T999UVLI5 i am also using liquidsmooth rom and stock kernel
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All of the modems can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880987
There is also a handy map that you can click on to see what people report as working best in your area.
EtherealRemnant said:
All of the modems can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880987
There is also a handy map that you can click on to see what people report as working best in your area.
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so is UVDLI6 the best one so far even though its not the latest one? im a little confused with this one and im stuck dont know if i should update to UVDLI8 or UVDLI6
beto0216 said:
so is UVDLI6 the best one so far even though its not the latest one? im a little confused with this one and im stuck dont know if i should update to UVDLI8 or UVDLI6
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That's the best one in my area by far. It seems pretty universal from clicking around on the map that UVDLI6 is the favorite.
sweet! ill try that one for a while, after i flash the zip, i erase the cache and what else?
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sweet! ill try that one for a while, after i flash the zip, i erase the cache and what else?
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Just erase the cache. You don't have to do anything else. I don't even think I erased my cache to be honest. Radio images are firmware-related, not software-related so it shouldn't really make a difference.
Flash a custom rom...they come with 4g tweaks
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T-MOBILE D851 Radios, Kernels

Hello fellas, is there any link to share with me, to download and flash radios and kernels for D851, since my last update im getting worse 4G speed, i want to roll back to last radios or kernel, thanks
You got an update?
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licjesusr said:
Hello fellas, is there any link to share with me, to download and flash radios and kernels for D851, since my last update im getting worse 4G speed, i want to roll back to last radios or kernel, thanks
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No such thing exist. Radio has stayed the same. Not sure what you did or flashed
I been for a week with the worse 4G speed i cant figure out whats wrong
licjesusr said:
I been for a week with the worse 4G speed i cant figure out whats wrong
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you have done nothing to the phone and are 100% completely stock?
decaturbob said:
you have done nothing to the phone and are 100% completely stock?
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just rooted
licjesusr said:
just rooted
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So no xposed no mods of any. No Roms.
No
licjesusr said:
just rooted
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What method did you use to root the phone?
licjesusr said:
Hello fellas, is there any link to share with me, to download and flash radios and kernels for D851, since my last update im getting worse 4G speed, i want to roll back to last radios or kernel, thanks
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I think you need to flash back to stock use the phone. Test it. Do some speed test and screenshots. Then root. Watch the videos make it easy for your self. Then test again. Your speed test should be close.
Backup your Lte configs in system/app/ to your external sdcard , and delete them. (This fixed a lot lte issues on my D855 G3 that i had) reboot and check your connection, if it doesnt improve put them back in /system/app. (Worth a try. Good luck) also check your apn settings and LTE Only settings in secret menu.
Check your data usage. Tmobile said I was having a tower maintenanced nearby. It was going on for three weeks til I called and said I wanted a bill credit. The next day all speeds were back up, even getting 50mps down at times.

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