I have flashed about every ROM from this site and all versions. Pre Network Range Extender I had no real issue with signal except my lead bunker of a house and elevators. Since then I have tried all the Eris Radios from 1.22-4.12 and can't get much past 2 bars in most areas. Sure I know that calculating signal strength and representing it on a strength bar is hard but I am on calls and could be out in the wide open and next to a tower and have to find one spot to stand and get a call to go through.
I have gone from 2.1 root to 1.5 downgrade and re-rooted and still no luck. I don't know what else to do to try to improve my signal.
I have come to the conclusion that maybe I have flashed too much and damage the radio possibly??? More a question than a statement.
After upgrading your radio, did you do a *228 op 2? I dont think its possible but I am not a dev. I have flashed over 300 times and almost every ROM and I have only flashed a few radios (wont do that anymore though) and not had this issue. So that is why I said its prob not that. Maybe its hw related?
Yeah every time I flash a new ROM if it is possible I *228 op 2 and 1.
Hope it isn't a Hardware issue that will suck ass if so....No more luck getting the 1.5 Eris's.
After going to 2.1 mine started showing a much lower signal strength. I flashed a Sprint 2.42.01.04.27 baseband rom but it didn't seem to help much.
I heard somewhere that maybe the method it uses to calculate the bars changed, what we'd need is two phones side by side that were getting vastly different bar ratings. Then we could see what numeric signal strength they had and compare.
Stop looking at the bars for your signal strength. Go into About Phone, and look for an option that says Signal Strength. The LOWER number in the db level, the BETTER your signal is.
Stop using ' the bars' as your
Meter.
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Not using the bars as my guide to signal I am using the fact that I can't make a phone call to people or when I get one that I have to stand in one place so I don't loose it. I am fully aware that the calcs for signal strength isn't the greatest. I just wanted to know if it is possible that you can flash your phone to the point that it won't work?
Memo from Steve Jobs: You're holding it wrong.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Too Funny I thought that it was strange taking to the camera....
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Not using the bars as my guide to signal I am using the fact that I can't make a phone call to people or when I get one that I have to stand in one place so I don't loose it. I am fully aware that the calcs for signal strength isn't the greatest. I just wanted to know if it is possible that you can flash your phone to the point that it won't work?
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Well... I don't know what the radio uses to store it's radio image, but guessing that it's flash memory, all flash memory does wear out after a while, but you could use that piece of flash memory every day for like 5 years before experiencing ANY ill effects, though if the flash memory is of not-so-good quality, that number may be less. Still, it's unlikely you flashed your radio that much. Plus, the flash memory degrading would cause a problem of files being corrupted or deleted. That would make the radio inoperable, rather than having it degrade in quality. I seriously doubt that you flashing radios degraded it, though you could check that the antenna's firmly in the phone (DO NOT PULL IT OUT OR ATTEMPT TO PEEL IT UP!) Just a forewarning.
If all else fails, hold it differently!
CPCookieMan
call verzion and ***** em out..hopefully they'll give you a new phone or a discount on an upgrade...lol
Thanks CPCookieman I really don't like to even flash the radio if possible just for the fact that it is a good instabricker process if something goes wrong. I have probably flashed a radio 5 time with this phone mostly just ROM swapping. I still am convinced that this stupid Range extender I had to buy to get any signal in my house hasn't some how Ef'd up my phone. I works awesome on it but no were else and the issue didn't start until shortly after I got it.
The damn thing sucks so bad I can't upload and talk at the same time or you will hear every other thing I say. How should I approach Big Red with a rooted phone and getting real support?
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i and my wife have G1's. i got mine first, april of 2009, and is the bronze model. i got hers from a friend about a month ago. i do not know when hers was originally purshased. hers is a G1 black.
ok, around july of 2009 i rooted mine and have used umpteen different versions of cyan roms and others. i have always has crappy signal strength with t-mockery here. at home i'm lucky to have any signal and at most 2 bars for a short period of time. after i got hers and rooted it, i noticed she and i can be sitting side by side, and her have 2-4 bars, me with none. we have the same rom, radio, spl, recovery, etc. does anyone know of certain G1's just simply having crappy reception? is this a specific hardware issue meaning i need to replace a specific part?
also, if my phone goes into sleep mode or if i put it into sleep mode with the red buton, and immediately re-wake it, the screen is dark. i have to put it to sleep again and re-wake it for it to be bright. this is regardless what brightness level i have my phone set to. hers does not EVER do that. i cant really define weather it is actual brightness or screen contrast that is the issue, but it is darker.
anyone familiar with these issues with specific G1's? i have googled and searched xda with every serch phrase i can think of and have not found one article or post with similar circumstances.
thank you for any assistance you guys may be able to provide.
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First update your recovery to the latest Amon_RA recovery for g1, (more features and much more stable) then go and find the latest radio for the g1 (2.22.23.02). Just flash it, you don't have to worry about changing SPL's.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640535 (radio)
The radio should give you a boost in signal. I went from 1-2 bars of 3G to 3-4 bars of 3G.
If you find the time, make a complete backup of your apps and settings using titanium backup, do a complete wipe and repair ext, then go to the latest Super D. I doubt Cyanogen is going to update is ROMs because now the Nexus One's development is going full speed.
Now lets see of the g1 has any more problems. Do the same things your wife's g1 because she should see a huge improvement too.
LOL. funny. i just did the amon ra and latest radio update, and just before turning off my browser, i went back to this thread and reloaded to see your post. too funny.
i cant tell any gains in signal strength with this latest radio. only time will tell i guess. i'll give it a few days before posting any opinions on the radio.
however, the amon ra is awesome. so much better!!! i'm not familiar with any of it's features yet other than the nandroid backup, wich was present in the cyan version. i do like that i can choose with backup to revert to now!
i saw something about titanium and bart in another thread. i will familiarize myself with them tomorrow.
have you ever heard of this screen dark coming out of sleep thing? that has pestered the life out of me since i got this phone. it was the first thing i noticed different about hers. i have tried a bluezillion times to get her to duplicate this and cant. it's crazy.
i see youre in columbus ga. awesome. i spent some time in ft.benning what seems like a thousand years ago.
thanks for your quick response!
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His Twitter feed says he's about to release a 4.4 version soon. If you're having issues with performance/stability, it makes sense to use the most conservative, functional ROM you can find.
well, i have now installed cyan 5.0.7. hella faster!!! this is by far the fastest and most reliable ROM i have installed!!! battery drain sucks, but i can deal with that for now. the radio mentioned above did help signal strength some, but not a lot. i have more bars where i used to have just a few, and here at home i get signal more often, but it's still not great.
the screen thing still happens. i cant figure it out. it has done this since the day i got the phone. i just thought it was a g1/htc/android thing. i didnt realize that all of the other g1's did not do this until i got my wife's phone. i still cant find anything similar reported anywhere. i have googled every term i can think of. i dont know if it's a programming issue, hardware issue, or an issue specific to a few phones produced in a certain lot. hell, i may be the only one in the world with this problem!!!!
i have come up with a simple solution though. my wife never uses the physical keyboard. it's "too hard to type on" she says. so, i am now looking for an htc touch for her, then i by default, get her g1. LOL.
never-the-less, if anyone has ever heard of this type of screen darkening issue, please post something. it's a pain in the butt.
So, whoever is running this and tested GPS, what's your take on how it fixed your GPS or didn't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780906
For me its great. I get good locks and fast. Tracks me very well on Google maps and mytracks. Rerouting is almost instantly and precise. It is definitely good enough now for me to be happy...
Edit: this thread was intended for those that flashed the whole firmware, but has gotten mixed with the flashed GPS fix.SO, THOSE WHO FLASHED ONLY THE GPS FILES PLEASE SPECIFY IN A POST FOR BETTER POLL RESULTS. THANKS
Regardless lets rejoice this is working a whole hell of a lot better...
I'm waiting for the OTA myself, but that is definitely good to hear!
works great here!
locks on to 7-10 sats in mere seconds!!!
tracks well, accurate
THe GPS nows locks on within 10 seconds and I am getting from 5-8 sats out of 10 or 11. A drastic change from before when it would lock on in about 45 seconds to a minute, if it locked on and at all and have from 0 to1 and if the moon was right 2. Also before this update it would lock on and off continually and now in a day and a half it seems to just stay locked on. Very happy with it now as it is now usable. Cardio Trainer now works and is consistent as is My Tracks. I must say a world of difference.
Before flashing this I was lucky to lock onto 2 sats. After flashing I locked onto 6/9. Seems accurate enough. Will test with mytracks tomorrow.
Excellent here, Tracks perfectly, Locks onto 9 sats w/o issues, Those that said it was a hardware issue, I expect a full apology, LMAO.
Put just the GPS fix from this thread and tremendous improvement.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782242
Locks 10/10 sats outside and 20 ft accuracy!
A great improvement. Locked on in 3 seconds flat. It's pretty much gone now.
And people said samsung was horrible.
This message is brought to you by my Samsung Vibrant, using the XDA app.
I didn't feel like flashing the entire rom so I just used the GPS Update file and its working great. I have never had a lock indoors with the Vibrant and it locked in a few seconds to 6. In the morning I will try it outdoors.
rakeshchn said:
Put just the GPS fix from this thread and tremendous improvement.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782242
Locks 10/10 sats outside and 20 ft accuracy!
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People doing this shouldn't post here because there could be other changes under the skin that DON'T change with this method.
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People doing this shouldn't post here because there could be other changes under the skin that DON'T change with this method.
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Do what? Sure there may be other changes but why say they shouldn't post here?
Personally I could give a rip what other changes there are or to come. The fact is the zip file either works or it simply lowers the required threshold of the GPS to get a lock.
So either we are really seeing an improvement or Samsung is basically lowering their standards and hoping we will too. To say we shouldn't post here is well I don't know insane. The GPS still needs work, but its one step farther than we have been since the phone came out.
For the record I voted: gps is better but still needs work
10meters is still bad in my opinion, but its better than 30meters that I had before and I'll take that since it was what 30seconds worth of work on my behalf.
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Personally I could give a rip what other changes there are or to come. The fact is the zip file either works or it simply lowers the required threshold of the GPS to get a lock.
So either we are really seeing an improvement or Samsung is basically lowering their standards and hoping we will too.
To say we shouldn't post here is well I don't know insane. The GPS still needs work, but its one step farther than we have been since the phone came out.
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Do what? Sure there may be other changes but why say they shouldn't post here?
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Because it's pollution, it's not the same thing we've done. Why don't we just have people posting with stock Vibrant's too? The OP and Title specifically states "GPS with New Leaked Firmware" and not files pulled from the firmware that probably changes half of what needs to be changed.
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For the record I voted: gps is better but still needs work
10meters is still bad in my opinion, but its better than 30meters that I had before and I'll take that since it was what 30seconds worth of work on my behalf.
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I agree with this. To me it looks like you nailed it saying they lowered the threshold for individual sat locks. Accuracy is still bad and I still drive through buildings using mytracks.
Tried the fix, the GPS still isn't any better. Still hoping for the best from Samsung.
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Tried the fix, the GPS still isn't any better. Still hoping for the best from Samsung.
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What "FIX"? ugh
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I agree with this. To me it looks like you nailed it saying they lowered the threshold for individual sat locks. Accuracy is still bad and I still drive through buildings using mytracks.
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It quite obviously receives the signal a LOT faster than before, lowering the "threshold for a lock" won't improve that. You need a signal before you can get a lock
My Vibrant with the firmware updated is sitting next to MOTOROLA CLIQ at 5M, while the CLIQ is at 3M both in GPS Status and not Google Maps. Not only that but the compass is pointing in the right direction! I wonder how the .zip file fixes that.
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zoid - you have no idea who you're arguing with - don't waste bandwidth
as to the unofficial firmware, i flashed it, and all i can say is "wow" - where my gps had gotten so bad it's accuracy circle was somewhere in the area of 1 mile, never getting a steady lock on more than 2 sats, after the flash it went to 7-8 locked out of 12 in view
did a 9 mile circuitous drive, all secondary roads, even did a circle in a gas station that had a huge metal canopy over the pumps - MyTrack logs was perfect except for one anomaly - it showed me clipping my neighbor's lawn by maybe 10 ft when i turned the corner at his house. Odd thing was i stopped before making the turn to look at the MyTracks map and it showed me at the very corner - it was later looking at the log i saw what it had recorded.
the other changes were all great, but this was what i was looking for, GPS wise - the entire trip it showed me in the actual lane i was in (some of those roads were 4 laners), and except for the one incident above never showed me in the weeds or 75 ft over in someone's yard or driving thru their house
i had the lag fix before flashing and was pulling 2000 - 2200 benchmarks before, now i'm pulling 850-900 but everything is as snappy to open as with the lag fix, markets, camera, etc
unfortunately i sent the vibrant back to tmo yesterday - had a 16th of sept return date, and there was one other issue with the screen that had developed, and in doing the flash something happened to the volume button - it had been loose, and it got "rattly" loose when pulling up the download screen
figure i'll wait till the g2 comes out and see if i like it better or buy another vibrant, but thumbs up to sammy on this firmware - i really had gotten cynical they would or could pull this off
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What "FIX"? ugh
It quite obviously receives the signal a LOT faster than before, lowering the "threshold for a lock" won't improve that. You need a signal before you can get a lock
My Vibrant with the firmware updated is sitting next to MOTOROLA CLIQ at 5M, while the CLIQ is at 3M both in GPS Status and not Google Maps. Not only that but the compass is pointing in the right direction! I wonder how the .zip file fixes that.
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I can tell you how it the .zip file fixes it.... It doesn't.
The reason I said it appears to be lowering the threshold is that it looks to me like the signals are no different than before the "zip fix" however in GPS Status 6-8 of them go green and "fix". That appears to be the only difference. I'm not seeing any difference in accuracy.
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Because it's pollution, it's not the same thing we've done. Why don't we just have people posting with stock Vibrant's too? The OP and Title specifically states "GPS with New Leaked Firmware" and not files pulled from the firmware that probably changes half of what needs to be changed.
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I agree with this. If you didn't flash the whole rom but only gps files, who says your getting the whole fix?
I say 10 meters is good enough for me. Maybe not some of you but I can find the other 10 meters with my eyes that the GPS wont. No biggie.
I agree also with heygrl as now this poll isn't proper, it was supposed to be the whole leaked rom not just files, so now we may be getting 2 different results...
Whatever the case, both the leaked rom and GPS files seem to be working nicely. Just don't know if the majority of those good now are from the whole rom or just GPS files etc.
I did the whole ROM, and glad that I did.
It is much better than the JFD.
Plus, I don't need a lagfix.
I didn't buy the phone to run quadrant on it.
If it feels snappy and fast, that's good enought for me.
No lag here on JI2
This might be old news to some, but after going nuts trying to get slacker to play through a full song in the car, I installed real signal a few days ago to see what my data signal was up to. Turns out that my evdo signal would fluctuate between full bars and none without moving the phone. And it was even worse while driving. so last night I finally downgraded my radio to the second latest (instead of the latest). Now my evdo bars are consistent, and slacker doesn't stutter and skip anymore while driving - the handoff seems smoother. People talk about finding the radio version that works best for your specific evo, here's proof that it's not always the latest version that works best.
If this is old news, feel free to let this thread die, just thought I'd throw this out there.
Sent from my blah blah blah blah
Are you running a rom based off the 3.70 ota? I thought I read somewhere that users were having some issues with that radio and the newest software. I might also be making things up in my head. I've been considering flashing back to the 09.01 radio cuz of pretty sluggish data speeds, but it seems there have been alot of complaints about slow data lately. So I was also thinking it could be on Sprint's end of things.
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Are you running a rom based off the 3.70 ota? I thought I read somewhere that users were having some issues with that radio and the newest software. I might also be making things up in my head. I've been considering flashing back to the 09.01 radio cuz of pretty sluggish data speeds, but it seems there have been alot of complaints about slow data lately. So I was also thinking it could be on Sprint's end of things.
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I'd noticed a drop in speeds myself, but like you said, so did a lot of people. For me it wasn't the slow speeds that was the big deal, it was that it had trouble staying connected. Trying to listen to slacker in the car was frustrating - if the song began at all it would stutter while buffering - this would happen more than half the time.
btw, still runnig 3.29, I'm waiting on mikfroyo 4.4 before I change to 3.70.
I see what u mean. I might flash the older radio and see if it makes any difference. Thanks for the reply.
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I just got a used HD2 last week and have been playing with it over the weekend. I have noticed significantly decreased cell reception from Tmo US compared to my Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 using the same sim in the same places. For example two bars and 3G on the vibrant, and no bars connecting and disconnecting to the network on the HD2. I know that each phone has different hardware antennaes but I didn't expect this much difference. On the vibrant we are able to flash different modems in order to sometimes get better reception, is there a similar possibility on the HD2?
What would some other methods be to improve my reception? Different Roms potentially? I have tried using Hyperdroid CM7 off of NAND as well as NexusHD2 off SD with no changes in reception. Any help is appreciated!
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I just got a used HD2 last week and have been playing with it over the weekend. I have noticed significantly decreased cell reception from Tmo US compared to my Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 using the same sim in the same places. For example two bars and 3G on the vibrant, and no bars connecting and disconnecting to the network on the HD2. I know that each phone has different hardware antennaes but I didn't expect this much difference. On the vibrant we are able to flash different modems in order to sometimes get better reception, is there a similar possibility on the HD2?
What would some other methods be to improve my reception? Different Roms potentially? I have tried using Hyperdroid CM7 off of NAND as well as NexusHD2 off SD with no changes in reception. Any help is appreciated!
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Mostly i would say its the hardware hack thats on this forum . What connects the antennae are two metal prongs on the mobo which press against the case which holds the antennae . ive taken mine apart to fix the flash cover and while apart fixed that . and my wifi signal increased drastically . I wish i saved the thread link but i dont know where it is to post it . just search .
Thanks for the suggestion. Is this the thread you used? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180&highlight=reception+mod
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Thanks for the suggestion. Is this the thread you used? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180&highlight=reception+mod
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Yes ! Thanks now i dont have to search for it xP lol thanks again !
Hi to all. I got the Bolt during the 50% off deal online with Sprint. I jumped from the HTC One M9. I really love the Bolt, but I got 2 concerns at the moment. First, I think the phone is overheating (more that it should considering the SD810 i think). It gets too hot to the touch on the back during regular use (FB, instragram, ocassional taking of pictures, web browsing and maybe playing a game). with temps up to 109 °F and 110 °F. Sometimes it gets hot playing music using the included USB type C headphones. Secondly, I can't get LTE internet speeds faster than 1 - 2 MBPs for download while getting upload speeds of 2-3 MBPs. I tried PRL Updates, Profile Updates in different zones and soft resets of the phone with no luck. I tried also looking for a solution online and even at sprint.com but I couldn't find any claims of the same issues I'm having. Maybe those temps are normal? But i'm pretty sure the internet should run faster. Any ideas that could help? Wanted to try here before taking it to repairs for diagnostics, because I hate the process of setting up the phone from factory settings, specially without root and titanium backup in case the unit is deffective.
Thanks in advance
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Hi to all. I got the Bolt during the 50% off deal online with Sprint. I jumped from the HTC One M9. I really love the Bolt, but I got 2 concerns at the moment. First, I think the phone is overheating (more that it should considering the SD810 i think). It gets too hot to the touch on the back during regular use (FB, instragram, ocassional taking of pictures, web browsing and maybe playing a game). with temps up to 109 °F and 110 °F. Sometimes it gets hot playing music using the included USB type C headphones. Secondly, I can't get LTE internet speeds faster than 1 - 2 MBPs for download while getting upload speeds of 2-3 MBPs. I tried PRL Updates, Profile Updates in different zones and soft resets of the phone with no luck. I tried also looking for a solution online and even at sprint.com but I couldn't find any claims of the same issues I'm having. Maybe those temps are normal? But i'm pretty sure the internet should run faster. Any ideas that could help? Wanted to try here before taking it to repairs for diagnostics, because I hate the process of setting up the phone from factory settings, specially without root and titanium backup in case the unit is deffective.
Thanks in advance
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I haven't seen any heat issues though the 810 is known for running hot. Could be something running in the background. This phone comes with so much effen bloat it's ridiculous! Rooting and/custom rom will help with that :good:
Have you checked what band your on? Speeds good here...
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Holly s. @OMJ. That LTE is fast lol. I'm in a limited area so I get 1-2mbps on LTE peak. 12mb non peak.
Got a few CA towers within 30min of me. 100mbps plus and it's super fast.
Thanks for the reply. Seriously considering rooting. Kinda rusty here, my last rooted phone was the M8. What band I should be in? I'm getting the information included in attachment.
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Holly s. @OMJ. That LTE is fast lol. I'm in a limited area so I get 1-2mbps on LTE peak. 12mb non peak.
Got a few CA towers within 30min of me. 100mbps plus and it's super fast.
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I'm pretty close to the tower, I've seen over 100 a few times
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Thanks for the reply. Seriously considering rooting. Kinda rusty here, my last rooted phone was the M8. What band I should be in? I'm getting the information included in attachment.
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Just depends on the tower, band 25 is their 1900 mhz band which is slower than band 41 which is 2500 mhz. Sounds like that tower is need of an upgrade...
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So there may be nothing wrong with my phone. Just that is loaded with a lot of bloatware and that the cell towers near me are old. Thanks. Think I'll try rooting and removing all non needed crap and hopefully that fixes the heating prob. :fingers-crossed:
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So there may be nothing wrong with my phone. Just that is loaded with a lot of bloatware and that the cell towers near me are old. Thanks. Think I'll try rooting and removing all non needed crap and hopefully that fixes the heating prob. :fingers-crossed:
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I'm at work now...on band 25, my speeds suck, 2.49 dn, 1.40 up, plus my signal is not too strong
OMJ said:
I'm at work now...on band 25, my speeds suck, 2.49 dn, 1.40 up, plus my signal is not too strong
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Here at work is the same. ? I will try every place I go until I find a place with band 41 (if it exists in PR). I'll not losing hope LOL
This is my first HTC so not sure if it's normal, but I have noticed it get extremely hot. I can't imagine heavy use and during the summer. I wonder if this is normal or they would eventually recall the product. Lol not trying to sound like a pansy, but it feels really uncomfortable on my hands and inside my pocket when it gets hot. I have noticed it cool down when i go under the developer option and max out the cpu. I may root and debloat to see if it helps. Also I've noticed my internet speed on wifi is laggy, however while on LTE it's much faster.
Slow htc bolt
OMJ said:
I haven't seen any heat issues though the 810 is known for running hot. Could be something running in the background. This phone comes with so much effen bloat it's ridiculous! Rooting and/custom rom will help with that :good:
Have you checked what band your on? Speeds good here...
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The HTC Bolt I find to be extremely slow and laggy the phone in my opinion is defective and should not be out on the market
Infectiousnwo said:
The HTC Bolt I find to be extremely slow and laggy the phone in my opinion is defective and should not be out on the market
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No problems here...
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In your opinion did I make a good choice going with htc bolt or should I had gone with the lg v20. I always been an android guy and i miss the Samsung notes. And I wanted to thank everyone on this site I learned everything about phones from here rooting and all. I would like to root this phone but been out of the rooting game a few months . last time I rooted I was using odin, will it still be like that any info would be appreciated. And I'm a new member to this site so if I'm posting this question in wrong place plz advise me I do not wish to upset anyone because of my ignorance
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In your opinion did I make a good choice going with htc bolt or should I had gone with the lg v20. I always been an android guy and i miss the Samsung notes. And I wanted to thank everyone on this site I learned everything about phones from here rooting and all. I would like to root this phone but been out of the rooting game a few months . last time I rooted I was using odin, will it still be like that any info would be appreciated. And I'm a new member to this site so if I'm posting this question in wrong place plz advise me I do not wish to upset anyone because of my ignorance
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I'm a huge HTC fanboy, I have never owned anything but HTC. I've never been immpressed by LG or Samsung. Rooting is easy on HTC I know much easier than Samsung.
Any updates on this? Mine overheats from time to time as well. Also locks up and lags. I disabled apps and am running only the essentials. I guess I'll see how that works.
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Any updates on this? Mine overheats from time to time as well. Also locks up and lags. I disabled apps and am running only the essentials. I guess I'll see how that works.
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Mine gets warm but my problem is the lagging. It specifically shows up when you pan the camera around, it takes seconds for the phone to catch up to the new view plus the camera seems to be constantly trying to focus. On phone videos and crackle are very choppy - unwatchable. phone still seems to work ok, internet speeds are good, apps run and udpate.
Very frustrating as i have always liked the HTC product.
I followed the BadBoyz ROM for some time and at last this sunday decided to jump in the wagon hehehe. Took me a while to decide to finally install a custom ROM but here I am. Everything now seems so smooth and without any lag. The phone doesn't heat up as it used to when I posted this thread looking for recommendations. The internet speeds the blame is on Sprint here in PR. I flashed the MAGISK Root version of the Bad Boyz 2.0 ROM clean and no complains at the moment. Still need to test it some more, but I doubt performance will change. I'm an HTC fanboy myself and always installed custom ROMs on all my HTCs and I have to say that this is in my opinion the most stable I tried. I don't know whay I waited so long to flash a custom ROM; maybe I'm getting old hehe
eddieretsam99 said:
I followed the BadBoyz ROM for some time and at last this sunday decided to jump in the wagon hehehe. Took me a while to decide to finally install a custom ROM but here I am. Everything now seems so smooth and without any lag. The phone doesn't heat up as it used to when I posted this thread looking for recommendations. The internet speeds the blame is on Sprint here in PR. I flashed the MAGISK Root version of the Bad Boyz 2.0 ROM clean and no complains at the moment. Still need to test it some more, but I doubt performance will change. I'm an HTC fanboy myself and always installed custom ROMs on all my HTCs and I have to say that this is in my opinion the most stable I tried. I don't know whay I waited so long to flash a custom ROM; maybe I'm getting old hehe
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I too tried the Bad boyz ROM but with no luck. I factory reset my phone many times and tried all stock firmware from .11, .15, .22 and the newest as well. The lag won't go away. Cannot take videos at all because the camera wont keep up. Cannot play video, too choppy and keyboard is slow for texts, etc. I went back to s-on and locked with all factory stock. I bought the protection plan and am going to send the phone in for repair. I hope I just got a lemon. It was fine for 2 months before getting progressively worse.
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I too tried the Bad boyz ROM but with no luck. I factory reset my phone many times and tried all stock firmware from .11, .15, .22 and the newest as well. The lag won't go away. Cannot take videos at all because the camera wont keep up. Cannot play video, too choppy and keyboard is slow for texts, etc. I went back to s-on and locked with all factory stock. I bought the protection plan and am going to send the phone in for repair. I hope I just got a lemon. It was fine for 2 months before getting progressively worse.
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Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it was just a defective unit. Still very pleased at the moment with the 2.0 ROM. Overall the phone feels more cold during regular usage (haven't done any intense gaming yet). For keyboard I didn't like the TouchPal as I found it kinda buggy so I switched to SwiftKey. Also the video runs fine here. I had for some years problems with Whatsapp media lagging and even FC a lot when opening pics and videos thinking that it was an Android related problem, but apparently it turned out to be a problem on my part. I always backed up every chat and restored with every Android new phone so even when emptied media folders the problem continued. Installed without restoring chats and the problem apparently is solved. Still need to keep testing to see if any other issue arises but at the moment still works fine. Will keep testing the ROM
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Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it was just a defective unit. Still very pleased at the moment with the 2.0 ROM. Overall the phone feels more cold during regular usage (haven't done any intense gaming yet). For keyboard I didn't like the TouchPal as I found it kinda buggy so I switched to SwiftKey. Also the video runs fine here. I had for some years problems with Whatsapp media lagging and even FC a lot when opening pics and videos thinking that it was an Android related problem, but apparently it turned out to be a problem on my part. I always backed up every chat and restored with every Android new phone so even when emptied media folders the problem continued. Installed without restoring chats and the problem apparently is solved. Still need to keep testing to see if any other issue arises but at the moment still works fine. Will keep testing the ROM
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That is interesting. I am guilty of transferring a lot of messages. But in the end I would do a factory reset, no sd card and basic setup with no message restoration. I could tell right away if I had the same problem by opening up the camera and moving the phone around. The picture would not keep up with the phone moving. it would take a second or 2 for the phone to react to the new picture i was pointing at. Normally as you pan the camera around the picture changes with the movement. Hope yours continues to perform well
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That is interesting. I am guilty of transferring a lot of messages. But in the end I would do a factory reset, no sd card and basic setup with no message restoration. I could tell right away if I had the same problem by opening up the camera and moving the phone around. The picture would not keep up with the phone moving. it would take a second or 2 for the phone to react to the new picture i was pointing at. Normally as you pan the camera around the picture changes with the movement. Hope yours continues to perform well
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mine had the same problem...out of the blue it started to get real laggy...it would even lag in download mode...even after flashing RUU & not restoring anything...I could tell going through setup it was still laggy...it was unbearable...I sent it to HTC for repair, it's been good ever since