I flashed Darthstalker rom and tried 4.3 leak...
I have the Metro t999n All the 999 roms flash fine But the Edge" and Lte icon isn't there.. I understand you can flash any t999 rom to the lte capable phones but Not the opposite.
Its my understanding t999L and t999n modem/radio zips are compatible with t999 roms.
I tried to flash one of doc holidays Lte modems thats claimed to be compatible to enable lte on the t999n running any 999 rom and still get no Data besides edge.
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lojak29 said:
I flashed Darthstalker rom and tried 4.3 leak...
I have the Metro t999n All the 999 roms flash fine But the Edge" and Lte icon isn't there.. I understand you can flash any t999 rom to the lte capable phones but Not the opposite.
Its my understanding t999L and t999n modem/radio zips are compatible with t999 roms.
I tried to flash one of doc holidays Lte modems thats claimed to be compatible to enable lte on the t999n running any 999 rom and still get no Data besides edge.
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The modems for T999L/N DO NOT AS IN NOT meant for T999. That's fastest way to brick.
Now having said that, before we get ahead of ourselves, kindly elaborate what was the basis for you concluding that there is no LTE ? Would it be just the lack of Icons on the Notification Area or something more (such as true speed test)?
flashing modems between the T999 variants doesnt actually brick. you just get no service.
if you have a T999L/N, and flash a T999 based rom, you should be able to still get LTE from the N or L modems. Depending on the rom, it just may not display in the statusbar.
start a download, check settings, about device, status, network type for your true connection.
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I used to think Flashing T999 modem to T999 L or N is ok. The reverse isn't. I guess you learn something new everyday.
Thanks Doc.
Perseus71 said:
I used to think Flashing T999 modem to T999 L or N is ok. The reverse isn't. I guess you learn something new everyday.
Thanks Doc.
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thats why i love xda!
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DocHoliday77 said:
flashing modems between the T999 variants doesnt actually brick. you just get no service.
if you have a T999L/N, and flash a T999 based rom, you should be able to still get LTE from the N or L modems. Depending on the rom, it just may not display in the statusbar.
start a download, check settings, about device, status, network type for your true connection.
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Actually I never stated my question in the manner In Which you took it as and answered... my issue is the opposite I'm not flashing t999n or L modems on a t999 device I'm flashing t999 based roms on the t999N/L device
When the flshsing is complete its just signal bars no sign of a 4g icon or lte either. .. even when mobile data is on .
That's why I asked does it require flashing a modem or kernel and modules or From what doc holiday says that just cause we see no icon we still may have data...
Its just a simple question really..
What do I need to do because the 999 roms I happened to flash are both 4.1.1 which I assume won't work with a 4.1.2 md7 kernel or modem
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Perseus71 said:
The modems for T999L/N DO NOT AS IN NOT meant for T999. That's fastest way to brick.
Now having said that, before we get ahead of ourselves, kindly elaborate what was the basis for you concluding that there is no LTE ? Would it be just the lack of Icons on the Notification Area or something more (such as true speed test)?
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Funny but strange..ive never seen any device or heard of one actually getting true data with working Web without the visual icon of Lte, 4g, 3g edge 1x or g Icon Actually displayed.
Just signal bars usually means signal for calls.
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i cant say one way or another on the 4.1.1 roms, but this is all covered a few times in the T999L thread. T999 roms cannot display lte because they dont even include the icon i dont think. lots have confirmed by looking at settings that they do indeed have lte. even if it doesnt say so in the statusbar.
pre-4.3, it should not matter what modem you use. if you fibd otherwise thrn you will just have to stick to 4.1.2 roms. others have reported it works fine either way.
so if you have a T999L and flash a T999 rom, but cannot get LTE, try another rom. if you still cant get lte, the problem may lie with your device and or setup.
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Here is just a collection of CWM flashable modems i have tested to be working on the SGS-T989(D)
Get all radios HERE
Mirror'd in this post in the General Section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639771
NOTE: these are the radios i have TESTED this is why i don't have every radio available up here because i have not tested them to be working to some degree. Others are welcome to post and contribute what they have tested working as well.
Thanks you so much for this.You have done so much for this community and I thank you.
From a glaxay better than yours.
Thank you we needed one of these. Hopefully we are able to get the rest up soon
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In any way the SGH-T989 Series radio is better than stock ?
Or is it the actual stock radio
Awesome! Thank you so much for this Mr.X.
Tmo VK1 is the latest one to enable wifi calling right?
Very nice thank you, this should really be in the Dev section.... To important to be in General imo.
Also might i suggest MD5 check sums in the OP.
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Thanks!
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I made an oops and packed the tmo radio in the telus zip, so im updating that one and ill do md5's
are all of them compatable with US tmobile, with the exception of the EU/asian one
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are all of them compatable with US tmobile, with the exception of the EU/asian one
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I'm not sure fi wifi calling requires the tmobile modem, so it's really up to you guys to test and report in. What i can tell you is these modems will not damage your device.
they all work for me on telus (with exception of the DoMoCo one, since have no networks it supports here) However using the tmobile and rogers radio cut my HSPA+ speeds down to HSPA as the radios appear not to support dual channeling of HSPA on 850/1900 like telus needs.
for some reason it wont install on CM7 i have tried CWM and ROMmanager, no go on either, its the Tmobile vk1 radio
-Mr. X- said:
I'm not sure fi wifi calling requires the tmobile modem, so it's really up to you guys to test and report in. What i can tell you is these modems will not damage your device.
they all work for me on telus (with exception of the DoMoCo one, since have no networks it supports here) However using the tmobile and rogers radio cut my HSPA+ speeds down to HSPA as the radios appear not to support dual channeling of HSPA on 850/1900 like telus needs.
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means if i flash the Telus modem will support HSPA+ 850 ( the one i need in peru) but i get back to USA i have to flash again to the tmo stock modem to get 4G speeds on tmo network?
sorry for the noobish question but what excatly do these radios do? If i have the telus version of the phone, but using it on Wind Mobile, how will flashing this help me?
Dallas Texas
SWEET, will test and report back.
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sorry for the noobish question but what excatly do these radios do? If i have the telus version of the phone, but using it on Wind Mobile, how will flashing this help me?
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Diffrent radios might increase reception in some areas, increase download speeds and might improve battery life or they can do the opposite and be detrimental to recepition, download speeds and battery.... Users results may vary. Flash and test for your self.
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How sure are we that flashing modems through cwm is 100% safe? I know on a lot of other phones that while it is possible, its said that it is not safe. Correct me if I'm wrong but I just wanna be sure.
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mikeyinid said:
How sure are we that flashing modems through cwm is 100% safe? I know on a lot of other phones that while it is possible, its said that it is not safe. Correct me if I'm wrong but I just wanna be sure.
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on the vibrant all the modems where came flashable and I've done dozens of time with all the modems they had and never had a problem. I was actually wondering why on this phone it wasn't being done. I would say from my experience it is safe
cwalker0906 said:
on the vibrant all the modems where came flashable and I've done dozens of time with all the modems they had and never had a problem. I was actually wondering why on this phone it wasn't being done. I would say from my experience it is safe
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OK. I trust Mr. X but just wanted to hear from other people that have done it. I've personally never flashed a radio through cwm. I usually run what I have or fastboot it if that's an option.
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mikeyinid said:
OK. I trust Mr. X but just wanted to hear from other people that have done it. I've personally never flashed a radio through cwm. I usually run what I have or fastboot it if that's an option.
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Generally fastboot is the safest method because of the bit check before flashing but I run the G2/ HTC Vision radio thread and as long as the MD5 matches it pretty safe, out of over 10000 downloads of my G2 flashable radio zips I think ive only seen 1 brick but even that one couldnt 100 percent be connected to the flashable zip so in general I thinks its very safe.
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if i try it and it doesnt work out for me, how can i remove the radio file that i flashed?
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
NLPUNITED said:
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
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System settings > about phone > status .
It should tell you in there what network is currently connected
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NLPUNITED said:
I was wondering, i have been trying different roms for a couple of days and i noticed that if i dont use TELUS roms, i do not get a 4g logo on my screen.
It's always on 3g. Is it actually runing at 3g or is it just a bug since im using a T-mobile rom on a Telus phone ? Is it actualy runing 4g ?
Curently on Infamous 2.9.1 with Venom 3 #5
Any advice ?
I was thinking on trying the Stable CM9 next with Venom 6#1
Thank you.
P.S. Using Darkside's TELUS MOD RADIO
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Yes this is a known issue dating back to gb roms. Telus phones will only show 3g but will still be using hspa+ (4g) as usual. It's a cosmetic issue only
yoft1 said:
Yes this is a known issue dating back to gb roms. Telus phones will only show 3g but will still be using hspa+ (4g) as usual. It's a cosmetic issue only
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Thanks for the answers.
What exactly am i supose to see in the status if im actually on 4g?
NLPUNITED said:
Thanks for the answers.
What exactly am i supose to see in the status if im actually on 4g?
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Network: TELUS
Network Type : UMTS:3
So i should be runing 4g even if i get 3g logo.?
NLPUNITED said:
Network: TELUS
Network Type : UMTS:3
So i should be runing 4g even if i get 3g logo.?
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Yes that is correct. You are on hspa+ 4g speeds but just are seeing the 3g logo
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Yes that is correct. You are on hspa+ 4g speeds but just are seeing the 3g logo
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Thank you for clarifying !
I am showing HSPA:11 is this 4G?
If not what radio and tweaks do I need to make. And what are some working links?
I have been searching for the Blaze 4G radio (not sure which version I need), which was suggested by many as the best radio for TELUS users, plus any tweaks. But none of the links work.
I am with TELUS. Using the lastest Darkside Kernel, AOKP milestone 6, LLE4 radio.
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You guys have to realize that 4g is actually 3.5g lol. So just run done speed tests, that should answer your questions right away.
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I understand that 4g is really 3.5g. My question is what is the best radio and tweaks for a T-989D in the Toronto area.
And working links to the radio.
I already understand that in these ROMs, H is the symbol for 4g (3.5g). Also the speed on custom ROMs isn't as good as Stock.
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Many thanks to all Devs & Techs!
There is a flashable zip that fixes this issue. Go to the Jedi ROM in the development section. It's on the first page under add ons. Should be good on any tmobile based ROM for those of us with Telus phones.
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VolitileX said:
I understand that 4g is really 3.5g. My question is what is the best radio and tweaks for a T-989D in the Toronto area.
And working links to the radio.
I already understand that in these ROMs, H is the symbol for 4g (3.5g). Also the speed on custom ROMs isn't as good as Stock.
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Many thanks to all Devs & Techs!
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Oh that wasn't directed towards you, that was more towards the general concern of op's.
Regarding radio it really is random, some user's opinions on radios differ from others even though they're in the same area. I wouldn't focus on the speed and focus more on the latency because where's the point of having fast speed when half the time I'm waiting for a response (ping). You can go into some of the custom roms thread, some have modded radios ready to flash. Check out tdj's thread he has like 3.
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So I am new to GSM phones anyway but I just got an AT&T GSIII and I am using it on T-Mobile. I am a Sprint user initially (rooted Gnexus) and testing T-Mobile in an area I frequent to compare if it is worth switching.
My questions is I am already downloading the root kit and ready to run a ROM but should I use a T-Mobile Rom or an AT&T Rom. Also not sure if I should be asking this in the T-Mobile general section. Any advice would be great.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
If its an ATT phone it should have an ATT ROM. (I've never tried any other carries so anyone else correct me if I'm wrong)
Just set your APNs to tmobiles APN and you should be set.
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If its an ATT phone it should have an ATT ROM. (I've never tried any other carries so anyone else correct me if I'm wrong)
Just set your APNs to tmobiles APN and you should be set.
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You can use any Rom that states the option for picking tmobile or att in Aroma installer
Also I can verify you can odin a stock T-Mobile tar file onto the i747 and get perfect working 4g and wifi calling.
Flashing strictly t-mobile roms may be another problem.
A few good roms for T-Mobile users on the att i747 @re
Wicked Rom v10
And T-Motion both in att android dev.
Make sure to choose t-mobile as the carrier when u set up aroma install on the i747 if you use tmobile sim..
The reason the roms all works across the t999 @i747 is because the phones are so identical and the build props have been tweaked/edited to create working roms on a completely diff carrier device.
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latinmaxima said:
So I am new to GSM phones anyway but I just got an AT&T GSIII and I am using it on T-Mobile. I am a Sprint user initially (rooted Gnexus) and testing T-Mobile in an area I frequent to compare if it is worth switching.
My questions is I am already downloading the root kit and ready to run a ROM but should I use a T-Mobile Rom or an AT&T Rom. Also not sure if I should be asking this in the T-Mobile general section. Any advice would be great.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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I am not new to xda but just have been in the same boat, using T-Mobile on att s3
To answer you use the att s3 forum.
Any att rom be fine just edit apn for t-mobile
Ive posted a 2nd reply further explaining cross compatibility with the two devices
There are a few roms made for T-Mobile that have been tweaked FULL WIFI CALLING
FULL 4G.
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lojak29 said:
A few good roms for T-Mobile users on the att i747 @re
Wicked Rom v10
And T-Motion both in att android dev.
Make sure to choose t-mobile as the carrier when u set up aroma install on the i747 if you use tmobile sim..
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I am trying to find out the ROM for my i747 that I am using for T-Mobile, that will give me 4G and WIFI calling.
If I will use Wicked Rom v10 or T-Motion will I get these functions working ? If not, what ROM would you suggest?
I am completely new, so don't blame me guys
Thank you.
I was running axis ROM and it worked great. Lots of stock features like multi window and motions. But very customizable. I haven't tried flashing a T-Mobile ROM yet tho. Actually didn't know I could. I thought the Roms were specific to the phone model
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myzterray said:
I was running axis ROM and it worked great. Lots of stock features like multi window and motions. But very customizable. I haven't tried flashing a T-Mobile ROM yet tho. Actually didn't know I could. I thought the Roms were specific to the phone model
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You mean that WIFI calling was working?
You should have no problems flashing T-Mobile ROMs on there, and you can always flash back to an AT&T rom if it doesn't work.
You will need to follow these instructions to get it to flash though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45813646&postcount=2
danielhep said:
You should have no problems flashing T-Mobile ROMs on there, and you can always flash back to an AT&T rom if it doesn't work.
You will need to follow these instructions to get it to flash though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45813646&postcount=2
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Thank you. I will check it out.
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You mean that WIFI calling was working?
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no havent got that working.
I would like to know the same thing i tried flashing a couple of different roms and so far i think the miuiandroid has the best cell reception so far if anyone has a rom that suits tmobile on a at&t s3 it would be awesome.
Thanks
There are a few roms made for T-Mobile that have been tweaked FULL WIFI CALLING
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Can you tell me what ROMS are you referring to.
Thanks.
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Can you tell me what ROMS are you referring to.
Thanks.
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Wondering if you ever got this done and working with WiFi calling.
I have this funky i747 in a T999 case thing going. I'm running an ATT stockmod ROM on it, but thinking of flashing a T-Mobile ROM on it
This one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501303 - though I've been advised not to flash the modem it says to flash ... last time I did on this phone I lost IMEI ... upside is this time the NVitems data has been backed up). At any rate, I haven't tried it yet. Word is it'll either work or it won't, and I can flash back to the ATT stockmod I'm using if it doesn't. But I'm a little leery of trying it right now.
The reason to do it would be to get wifi calling. Otherwise I like the phone just fine the way it is. That's why I'm reading threads like this. To see what experience others have had.
I flushed with Wicked v10 :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804260&highlight=i747
I have i747 and using it for T-Mobile and WIFI calling is working !!!
I have a Galaxy S2 T989 and am on T-Mobile with 4G access. I updated to Android 4.1.2 through Kies and the rooted, and when I'm running that OS I have normal 4G and Wifi action. I flashed Cyanogen 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.2 and I lost 4G on all three, even though all of my T-mobile network settings (APN, network mode) were identical to those on my wife's T989 - still running official 4.1.2.
Someone over at Cyanogenmod forums said that I needed to update my radio/baseband. How do I do this?
tonemonkey said:
I have a Galaxy S2 T989 and am on T-Mobile with 4G access. I updated to Android 4.1.2 through Kies and the rooted, and when I'm running that OS I have normal 4G and Wifi action. I flashed Cyanogen 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.2 and I lost 4G on all three, even though all of my T-mobile network settings (APN, network mode) were identical to those on my wife's T989 - still running official 4.1.2.
Someone over at Cyanogenmod forums said that I needed to update my radio/baseband. How do I do this?
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Do u still have service, are u able to make calls and such? If not I can give u a link to the radio and u just need to flash it in recovery just like a rom, but if u can still make calls and such ur fine but most aosp ROMs like cm don't use a 4g icon so 4g would be equivalent to h++ over signal bars, I only say this because ppl get confused about the actual icon too and wasn't sure what u meant
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soupysoup said:
Do u still have service, are u able to make calls and such? If not I can give u a link to the radio and u just need to flash it in recovery just like a rom, but if u can still make calls and such ur fine but most aosp ROMs like cm don't use a 4g icon so 4g would be equivalent to h++ over signal bars, I only say this because ppl get confused about the actual icon too and wasn't sure what u meant
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I do have service, can make calls, internet works. It just seems like internet and wifi are slower on this mod than they are on the official 4.1.2 update. Isn't CM 10.1.2 supposed to be Android 4.2? Wouldn't that be more powerful than 4.1.2?
soupysoup said:
Do u still have service, are u able to make calls and such? If not I can give u a link to the radio and u just need to flash it in recovery just like a rom, but if u can still make calls and such ur fine but most aosp ROMs like cm don't use a 4g icon so 4g would be equivalent to h++ over signal bars, I only say this because ppl get confused about the actual icon too and wasn't sure what u meant
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I have also saw "DC" in place of the 4G icon
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I have also saw "DC" in place of the 4G icon
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That was going to be my next question! I'm getting DC and 3G a lot. DC makes me happy, then!
tonemonkey said:
I do have service, can make calls, internet works. It just seems like internet and wifi are slower on this mod than they are on the official 4.1.2 update. Isn't CM 10.1.2 supposed to be Android 4.2? Wouldn't that be more powerful than 4.1.2?
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But nothing is more powerful than Hulk. Hulk strongest there is!!!
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I have also saw "DC" in place of the 4G icon
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DC is the same as 4g or h++ just aosp roms use those icons to show speeds instead of the 4g icon, if u look t the actual speed of ur network its the same as 4g
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Simply put...
I know what Knox is, and what it does. I never had a warranty (2nd hand phone) so I don't care if it trips...
There's plenty of stuff on here about how to work around not having NB4 with modems, etc... NOTHING about how to GET NB4 if you aren't on stock TW.
dcacklam said:
Simply put...
I know what Knox is, and what it does. I never had a warranty (2nd hand phone) so I don't care if it trips...
There's plenty of stuff on here about how to work around not having NB4 with modems, etc... NOTHING about how to GET NB4 if you aren't on stock TW.
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Just flash the stock tar file in Odin then flash your custom recovery and root or do whatever you wish
elesbb said:
Just flash the stock tar file in Odin then flash your custom recovery and root or do whatever you wish
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Trying to save a little time on the backup-flash-flash-recovery-restore cycle....
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Trying to save a little time on the backup-flash-flash-recovery-restore cycle....
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Lol. This is Samsung we are talking about here
I am going to be upgrading my entire phone as well to 4.4.2 but because of this issue i haven't found the time yet. We will just have to bite the bullet and do that strenuous process :/
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Trying to save a little time on the backup-flash-flash-recovery-restore cycle....
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And welcome to the SGS4. I remember you from the Amaze days. :good:
My personal .02 cents, there are some advantages to keeping the MDL baseband, but as you mentioned you are not worried about it. Good luck.
vinniej said:
And welcome to the SGS4. I remember you from the Amaze days. :good:
My personal .02 cents, there are some advantages to keeping the MDL baseband, but as you mentioned you are not worried about it. Good luck.
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I second both statements! I was also on the Amaze. What a great phone that was!
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I am in same boat. Don't care about knox and at some point want to get latest baseband. Currently I am on 4.3 GE (DANVDH's). My bootloader is 4.2.2 MDL and I have the MK2 modem. Thinking of holding off till the 4.4.3 drops, course that could be a year by the time TMO releases it...
Does anyone know if I will need to go to the 4.3 MK2 release first and then to 4.4.2 NB4?
micl9 said:
I am in same boat. Don't care about knox and at some point want to get latest baseband. Currently I am on 4.3 GE (DANVDH's). My bootloader is 4.2.2 and I have the mixed MK2 modem. Thinking of holding off till the 4.4.3 drops, course that could be a year by the time TMO releases it...
Does anyone know if I will need to go to the 4.3 MK2 release first and then to 4.4.2 NB4?
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I wouldn't even bother doing a full firmware flash. I'd just update modems and flash a custom ROM of my liking. I'm on the MDL bootloader with the NB4 modem and running on TheSickness Insane KitKat. I have the perfect setup without 1 single issue.
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Will probably do that in the short term - but that only upgrades the GSM modem not LTE
micl9 said:
Will probably do that in the short term - but that only upgrades the GSM modem not LTE
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Actually no. We get LTE
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micl9 said:
Will probably do that in the short term - but that only upgrades the GSM modem not LTE
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mrzhadow said:
Actually no. We get LTE
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Without upgrading the bootloader, the standard process DOES only update the GSM modem. Updating the LTE modem to a version that doesn't match the bootloader would create other issues. However, that doesn't mean that LTE won't work. LTE still connects and delivers fast speeds. I've never tried the new LTE modems myself, so i can't confirm this is true from firsthand experience, but I've seen in at least one place that upgrading to the newer LTE modem while on the old bootloader results in no data at all.
Here's what you end up with if you upgrade following the standard procedure in the modem-updating instructional thread:
MDL Bootloader
MDL LTE radio
NB4 GSM Modem/Baseband
It may just be a placebo effect, but once I updated to the NB4 GSM modem, data speeds even on LTE seem faster and my coverage is better just about everywhere.
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crawler9 said:
Without upgrading the bootloader, the standard process DOES only update the GSM modem. Updating the LTE modem to a version that doesn't match the bootloader would create other issues. However, that doesn't mean that LTE won't work. LTE still connects and delivers fast speeds. I've never tried the new LTE modems myself, so i can't confirm this is true myself, but I've seen in at least one place that upgrading to the newer LTE modem while on the old bootloader results in no data at all.
It may just be a placebo effect, but once I updated to the NB4 GSM modem, data speeds even on LTE seem faster and my coverage is better just about everywhere.
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I agree about the speed and coverage. When I was on MK2 I had 3 bars and spotty coverage. Once I update to NB4 I got full bars and coverage everywhere. My LTE definitely got much better than ever. It doesn't work the same for everyone. Some people reverted to MK2 because they had a better experience with it.
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thanks crawler, that's what I thought.
Anyway I plan to upgrade bootloader at some time (to hell with knox) to get the latest LTE modem.
But before I flip knox the bird I need to check if my work email client (airwatch) is actually using knox. I know airwatch supports knox, I am just not sure if my IT has it enabled.
in the meantime I have updated to NB4...
thanks guys
Well , after update to NB4 GSM modem LTE signal strength shows stronger, but that's usually just a change to how the interface reports actual signal dBs and not a reflection of actual better signal strength.
Actual speed tests seem unchanged over LTE.
I will probably still do the full update once 4.4.3 drops