Just a simple question for jellybean+ roms - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Why when u make a phone call you loose data so your not able to search the web and as soon as you hang up the data reactivates never noticed it doing that when jellybean first came out...and it does it on the new kitkat also I know kitkat is still in alpha but jellybean hasn't been
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I'm on cm11 on the skyrocket when I'm on lte it kicks back to h+ since no voice goes over lte until volte comes out. I'm on att though I'm not sure on t- mobile
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I've always been able to use data while on a call on any rom or android version I've used. Haven't used 4.4 tho. I'll try that one out when the bugs are worked out and apps catch up with their updates.
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flashed to cm9 alpha 6, get grey 3g bars no data

When I was on stock I was always on 3g. Now that I flashed to cm9a6, I've been waking up to my phone with grey 3g bars. I flip to airplane mode and back to fix it and finally get my emails but its a real pain in the ass.
I looked into it, but saw posts from march, wondering if anyone had a fix or if this is just a bug.
vipersilver said:
When I was on stock I was always on 3g. Now that I flashed to cm9a6, I've been waking up to my phone with grey 3g bars. I flip to airplane mode and back to fix it and finally get my emails but its a real pain in the ass.
I looked into it, but saw posts from march, wondering if anyone had a fix or if this is just a bug.
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Bug but, there are newer nightlies to flash than a6... Google chris41g to find his server with nightlies, otherwise go ask in the thread for more specifics
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Why are you on alpha 6? Lol that is the question. Chris41g is knocking out RC quality builds that you need to be flashing if you want cm9. Get on it
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I was having issues yesterday with my 3g not working. I am on a newer build of cm9. I just think it was a virgin mobile service thing because my 3g is fine now.
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brooksyx said:
I was having issues yesterday with my 3g not working. I am on a newer build of cm9. I just think it was a virgin mobile service thing because my 3g is fine now.
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Did you try making sure you had data roaming enabled in your settings?
nickchambers1977 said:
Did you try making sure you had data roaming enabled in your settings?
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I don't have roaming. I'm on virgin mobile. Sprint towers only.
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[Q] Any Jelly Bean Roms with Wifi Calling?

Hello,
I was wondering if there is any Jelly Bean roms that support Wifi calling. I need Wifi calling where I work because I get no reception in my office.
Or is there any other roms that is recommended that has Wfi calling?
Thanks for any help.
Why not use Viber? It uses your mobile number as the ID and anyone else using Viber can make a free VOIP call to you.
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Aosp ROMs (cm, aokp) currently don't have actual WiFi calling as its something that runs deeper in tw ROMs other than an apk
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boldeagle said:
Why not use Viber? It uses your mobile number as the ID and anyone else using Viber can make a free VOIP call to you.
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And therefore is completely different than WiFi calling.
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Wi-Fi calling is a TMobile creation thus must be cooked into the rom base by TMobile. Since we dont have a TMobile release for JB for the T989 the answer would be no.
And to reiterate what the poster above me said, wifi calling is more than VOIP.
WiFi Calling / Using WiFi to Surf?
I have no doubt this may be a stupid question, but if I was to use one of the Jelly Bean ROMS and lose wifi calling, does that also mean that I could not connect to the web via wifi?
Thank you in advance for any help. This is a deciding factor for me.
I am using the Galaxy S2 t989 Hercules.
No JB has WiFi fixes just make sure you read before you flash but most of them all have WiFi :thumbup: good luck
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krazierokz said:
No JB has WiFi fixes just make sure you read before you flash but most of them all have WiFi :thumbup: good luck
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Are you saying there is/are jb rom(s) without working wifi?? I'm just asking cause who on earth would flash such a thing....or even release a rom for jb with no wifi considering all the awesome roms we have with wifi working perfectly fine.
Just curious....really! Not trying to crack wise with you! Lol
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They could be ROMs in the making. You know betas
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OK then, since WiFi calling seems to be in the DNA of the T-Mobile ROM what app is best for users whom do not have the same service? Doesn't telus have WiFi and didn't they get jellybean awhile ago? Please correct me if I am mistaken........
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rastlin said:
OK then, since WiFi calling seems to be in the DNA of the T-Mobile ROM what app is best for users whom do not have the same service? Doesn't telus have WiFi and didn't they get jellybean awhile ago? Please correct me if I am mistaken........
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You could use Google Voice.
rastlin said:
OK then, since WiFi calling seems to be in the DNA of the T-Mobile ROM what app is best for users whom do not have the same service? Doesn't telus have WiFi and didn't they get jellybean awhile ago? Please correct me if I am mistaken........
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Telus doesn't have wifi calling....if that's what you mean. No official jb either.
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Doesn't Google voice take over your phone number though? And I was wrong it was bell that is getting the gs2 jellybean update my apologies
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Doesn't Google voice take over your phone number though? And I was wrong it was bell that is getting the gs2 jellybean update my apologies
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Well, the discussion about Google voice would be a whole new issue. The bottom line is, its different than TMo wifi calling.
As far as Bell getting an update...might want to browse the official jelly-bean sticky for that info.
I am in the same situation, and use wifi calling at home. The problem with GV and other services like that, is that you won't receive calls to your Tmobile number when you don't have signal. You can only call out on the phone, which will use your GV number when you do. Unless you give everyone your GV number, but for me that wasn't very practical, since I've had my T-mo number for over 10 years (ported from my old home phone #).
So, if you have no signal and want to use wifi, people wanting to get a hold of you will have to call your GV number instead of your Tmobile number. As far as taking over your phone, GV has an option to use the GV number for every call, so it sorta does take over. But if you click no, you can manually enable/disable GV when you use it. I think it asks you every time you make a call, which was kinda annoying, as was enabling/disabling GV every time I was connected to wifi.
On top of that, just about every one of those apps I tried other than GV, had poor quality and/or call echo issues. Even the ones with echo cancellation didn't work well in my experience.
So I just went back to t-mo based ROMs that had wifi calling built in, and it's much easier for me.
I'm basically in the same boat. Both of my houses have complete dead spots and very little to 1 bar of reception if ever. I heavily rely on wifi-calling.
So has any JB 4.2/4.3 ROMs popped up yet with Wifi-Calling? Does anyone know of any sort of gains in figuring it out?
Nope....only touchwiz roms.
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I would love to do it if someone could point me in the right direction compare the ICS tmobile version with a standard touchwiz ICS code and find the difference. Once the difference has been found inject that into the jellybean. In theory that should work
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rastlin said:
I would love to do it if someone could point me in the right direction compare the ICS tmobile version with a standard touchwiz ICS code and find the difference. Once the difference has been found inject that into the jellybean. In theory that should work
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If it was doable, it would have been done by now. Don't ya think?
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I am inclined to agree but to a point. In the end it's still code, someone had to create it and inject it into the official tmobile ROMS there for it can be reverse engineered. I would suspect that it's such a tedious task that it hasn't been done. To find the several lines of code the amount of effort wasn't worth the time to invest especially since you could copy and past
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[Q] Extremely weak wifi

Hi guys.
I don't know if its my phone or if this is the way the phone is meant to be, I have an extremely weak wifi signal. I am literally right next door to my router and I only get 3/4 bars for signal strength. As soon as I go up to the second floor, I get nothing at all unless I'm directly above my router. This is extremely frustrating at the moment. I decided to lurk around the forum to see if installing a custom rom would help and I ended up installing Jedi Invasion 2; it did not help at all.
It's just so frustrating that I have to use my mobile internet when I'm in bed instead of using my home internet. I don't understand this at all. Why is it so weak? Does anyone else have this problem?
Thank you.
Im with you on this......im staying tuned..
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Have you tried updating your modem to the latest version that was just released?
My modem is perfectly fine. I just dont understand how my old crappy blackberry had a better and stronger connection than my s3.
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I found the Wi-Fi performance increased a fair bit when I upgraded to 4.1.1. I can go a fair ways in my house before dropping bars. Wish I had run WiFi Analyzer before the upgrade so that I could actually compare RSSI.
Depends on the router freq. 2.4ghz and 5ghz. 5ghz can cause crappy WiFi strength issues. Change the settings around to 2.4 only and see what happens.
i727-ucle2-SkY IcS
My router does not support dual band. Like I said earlier, my blackberry has a stable connection while my s3 struggles.
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I had the same problem in 4.0.4 ICS but now on 4.1 JB it is working perfect. Before on ICS I had like 3-4 bars when I was 2ft away from the router. Now on JB I have full 5 stable bars no less with higher distance.
ShaolinMilk said:
My modem is perfectly fine. I just dont understand how my old crappy blackberry had a better and stronger connection than my s3.
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The modem he is talking about is a radio for the phone. Not the modem that connects you to the internet through your ISP.
Oh. Im still relatively new to this device so I never knew. How do I update the modem?
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ShaolinMilk said:
Oh. Im still relatively new to this device so I never knew. How do I update the modem?
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Well first thing your going to have to do is root the phone before you can update your modem.
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Att is rolling out jelly bean now through kies. Id just do that before you hit the modding route. Jelly Bean will update you too there latest and greatest modem and boot loader updates. Then root it and never look back
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So I went ahead and installed the latest modem. It made my signal even worst somehow. How do I restore back to the one I had?
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ShaolinMilk said:
So I went ahead and installed the latest modem. It made my signal even worst somehow. How do I restore back to the one I had?
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Download it and flash it.
Im not exactly sure which modem it was.
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There's only three modems for each carrier. Try them all.
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Help, no 4g, horrible 3g

For the love of god, someone please help after I explain wth is going on.
Ive been running Infamous Rom for a while & a few days ago, my 4g startef acting up. I tried a different rom but no real change. I went back to Sonic FreeGS3 which had previou as ly ran fine but my 4g still sucks. Most apps are ok but Play Store & my web browsers refuse to load 9/10 times. I tried flashing UVLI6 & 5 modems but nothing. Do you guys think my 4g antenna went out? My wifi works flawlessly.
I live in NYC & most people had said UVLI6 was great here but not for me. Please help
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Did you check your imei?
Settings, about device, status.
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Still got my imei, flashed a different modem late last night & so far so good. I had the same problem with my wifes phone after I rom'ed hers but I restored it & it was fine after. I guess T Mobile changed something and I was on the wrong frequency to get a signal.
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Maybe you're in an area that was recently refarmed/upgraded.
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Im in brooklyn ny so its possible. I used a trick I saw online about keeping the ohone in wcdma only & that had worked from the day after I made this post til now. Is there an updated radio available or would I have to flash back to the latest stock rom? This is really starting to annoy the hell out of me
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All modems are avail thru link in my sig.
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Same thing has been happening to me. I'm in the upper Manhattan area and getting really poor 4g in my apt, like 1 or 2 bars, and dropping to 2g. I started noticing it yesterday. I'm calling T-Mobile tomorrow to see what's up.
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Sounds to me like they may be doing maintenance or upgrades.
Call T-Mobile though and they should be able to tell you for sure.
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[Q] No service at work. Any help?

Ive noticed since I moved offices, that in my office building I get absolutely no service whatsoever. And there is no wifi password available to use wifi via my phone. So today as I was leaving work and finally got service again, I had 12 missed calls, 5 texts, and 3 voicemails. Is there a better modem to flash that can help? Thanks!
Not exactly. Different locations have different best modems. You just have to try them and see.
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Could anyone suggest an updated modem, or one they have had luck with if they are from the Chicago-land area?
You could check the map in the modem thread too. I know its a jumbled mess now, but the info can still be useful.
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yeah, i was trying to find my way through it but it is difficult so it hasnt really helped
K. Sorry bout that. Ill be redoing everything in it soon though.
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Do you think you could message me about what modem/radio might work better once that forum is sorted out? It really sucks not being able to use my phone at work for 8 hours. Thanks
I may not be able to unfortunately. I messed around a little before and got nowhere. May have to start a new map.
Have you checked T-Mobiles coverage map yet? There just may not be a signal there in the first place.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I may not be able to unfortunately. I messed around a little before and got nowhere. May have to start a new map.
Have you checked T-Mobiles coverage map yet? There just may not be a signal there in the first place.
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I never had a problem with my Blaze there. Even at home with the S3 I get maybe 2 bars. Which leads me to believe its the modem. On my Blaze I had an updated modem that made data very fast.
Can I use UVLI6 which is a 4.1.1 modem on a 4.1.2 rom I am currently using? Would that be compatible? i cant remember which way compatibility goes :/
Any modem, any rom, any build. Only make sure you use the right models modems, which it sounds like you are
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itsLYNDZ said:
Can I use UVLI6 which is a 4.1.1 modem on a 4.1.2 rom I am currently using? Would that be compatible? i cant remember which way compatibility goes :/
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It will work, but last time I did that I wasn't able to connect to hspa or hspa+ only umts.. If it gives you signal though I guess its better than nothing
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Can I use UVLI6 which is a 4.1.1 modem on a 4.1.2 rom I am currently using? Would that be compatible? i cant remember which way compatibility goes :/
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You can use any modem version as long as it's specifically for your phone.
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Can I use UVLI6 which is a 4.1.1 modem on a 4.1.2 rom I am currently using? Would that be compatible? i cant remember which way compatibility goes :/
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And just in case for some reason you need to hear the same answer a 4th time, yes you can do that! LOL!
serio22 said:
It will work, but last time I did that I wasn't able to connect to hspa or hspa+ only umts.. If it gives you signal though I guess its better than nothing
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This is just strange... in roughly a year of doing this I think you're the first to report that happening. 4.0.4 and 4.1.1 modems have always worked on 4.1.2, and any other combo has worked as well. There are people who still use the LH2 (ics) modem because it still performs better than any other for them.
I think you may have been seeing it function normally though. When idle, its supposed to drop to UMTS to save power and bandwidth. If you check while a transfer is occurring you will see it change to HSPAP.
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Has anyone else found another modem that they now use that gives them better signal/data speeds for their Tmobile T999? My work building is a complete dead zone for Tmobile, so I am hoping flashing another modem works. Otherwise, im not sure what else I can do.
I have to refer you to my initial response here. A modem that gives better speed and signal for me, might be one of the worst for you.
Just something to consider, you probably could test 2-3 different ones each day at work. Maybe more. If your main issue is signal, then flash, check service, if none then flash another right away. I could probably flash 5 different ones on a 15 min break if I was only looking for improved signal. Might be a better way than waiting for someone to tell you what worked for them, then testing only that the next day. Its your phone and your time though, so its your call. Just tryin to help
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I think you may have been seeing it function normally though. When idle, its supposed to drop to UMTS to save power and bandwidth. If you check while a transfer is occurring you will see it change to HSPAP.
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Nope I know all about that.. it would never get to hspa, always umts, ran it for days and as soon as I switched to a jb modem I got hspa back
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serio22 said:
Nope I know all about that.. it would never get to hspa, always umts, ran it for days and as soon as I switched to a jb modem I got hspa back
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So weird....figured you would know, but wasnt certain. Still, never heard of one doing that. Finicky huh?
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I use the UVMD5 modem and my signal is strong but my battery dies faster...
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So weird....figured you would know, but wasnt certain. Still, never heard of one doing that. Finicky huh?
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Yeah it is weird.. I tried with both touchwiz and aosp with the same result
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