Uh oh... Headed back to Atlanta with 4G coverage. - EVO 4G General

I think I might just have to flash a Sense ROM to try it out. I don't get 3G in my apartment for some reason, but Clear's map shows it in full 4G. I don't know if I can go though with it though!
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Sense Rom using LauncherPro as your home....what's the issue!?
Edit: <-- you can see my UI there!

Edit: Well, don't know what happened to that post, but Sense still clogs up the ROM, even without using Rosie.

I'd say just nand backup your current love (I'm assuming CM6)
Install a sense Rom for the day (week, whatev')
And on your way home (or just out of the city) Nand restore and you'll have the best of it all. Or you could just nand back up the sense Rom too and switch back and forth while you're there as your needs dictate!

Pao23 said:
I'd say just nand backup your current love (I'm assuming CM6)
Install a sense Rom for the day (week, whatev')
And on your way home (or just out of the city) Nand restore and you'll have the best of it all. Or you could just nand back up the sense Rom too and switch back and forth while you're there as your needs dictate!
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Well I actually live there for the whole school year, so if 4G is as good as it seems then I may have a conflict.

For most things, I don't even notice a difference, here in Austin, TX. Yes, it's faster... Yes, app downloads are slightly faster, and web pages open maybe 2 seconds faster... but, it's not mind-blowing. The hassle of dealing with the 4G toggle switch, (to prevent battery drain,) is a pain...
I wish there was a 4G-toggle program that would use GPS, and check every 10-15 minutes, and turn it on accordingly... when you venture out of 4G coverage, just have it disable it until it finds you in a valid coverage area.

I had the same problem when Orlando went to 4G. I finally stopped at EViO with the KingxKernel BFS kernel, and I have to say that this thing is fast and snappy where I am completely happy with having this until CM6 supports 4G. If you find that 4G is a deal breaker, the best thing to do is to sit down and test out a bunch of different Sense ROMs with a few different Kernels and find out which is barable enough to switch it to a daily ROM.

Eh, I can't bring myself to go back to Fresh. It just wouldn't feel right. D:

TheBiles said:
Eh, I can't bring myself to go back to Fresh. It just wouldn't feel right. D:
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I didn't personally like the nightlies or the RC, so I was able to switch just fine, and 4G had no impact as I don't get it.

Pao23 said:
I didn't personally like the nightlies or the RC, so I was able to switch just fine, and 4G had no impact as I don't get it.
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I've been using it since the first nightly, and they've all been amazing. Currently on RC2, but I usually flash a new nightly every few days or so.

Well, decided to give it a shot since I was having some issues with my school's WPA network on CyanogenMod. I was pleasantly surprised:
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Well, decided to give it a shot since I was having some issues with my school's WPA network on CyanogenMod. I was pleasantly surprised:
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Ramblin wreck from GaTech.
I graduated there in '03.

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Ramblin wreck from GaTech.
I graduated there in '03.
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Always glad to hear when someone makes it out! Gives me hope!
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More bars?

Hey all,
I have had a question for a while, and can't find anything via search.
Is there a hack to make the signal level/bar icon have 5 or 6 bars instead of 4?
It is more of a sense of mind, but when you get to -95db+, your bars go down to 1 or 0, and for me -- that tells me that im not able to make a call.
It would be nice to have a more accurate reading, so when I get to -95 I can have 2 bars or something of that nature.
I'm sure some others agree with me -- the EVO has it.
Thanks!
The evo only has 4 bars. I know that because I'm running the signal icons and status bar from the evo's dump.
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Hey all,
I have had a question for a while, and can't find anything via search.
Is there a hack to make the signal level/bar icon have 5 or 6 bars instead of 4?
It is more of a sense of mind, but when you get to -95db+, your bars go down to 1 or 0, and for me -- that tells me that im not able to make a call.
It would be nice to have a more accurate reading, so when I get to -95 I can have 2 bars or something of that nature.
I'm sure some others agree with me -- the EVO has it.
Thanks!
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this belongs in the general forum
bahnburner said:
The evo only has 4 bars. I know that because I'm running the signal icons and status bar from the evo's dump.
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Afraid not. It does have more bars (as of 2.2 anyway). Mind you they are just graphics...
wifiguru said:
Hey all,
I have had a question for a while, and can't find anything via search.
Is there a hack to make the signal level/bar icon have 5 or 6 bars instead of 4?
It is more of a sense of mind, but when you get to -95db+, your bars go down to 1 or 0, and for me -- that tells me that im not able to make a call.
It would be nice to have a more accurate reading, so when I get to -95 I can have 2 bars or something of that nature.
I'm sure some others agree with me -- the EVO has it.
Thanks!
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What ROM would you want more bars on?
General forum? Isn't this considered development?
I am using the leaked 2.2 rom right now (not the 8/1/2010 one)
I wish there could be a simple patch for it, install any rom you want, then apply the patch and be good to go.
There's a 3rd party software out there, but it doesnt replace the original "graphic", it just sits on the top left...which is sort of lame.
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This is my dinc.
That's exactly what I am looking for. My friends evo has more than 4 bars but even our most recent ota leak still has 4. How did you get that?
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Like this?
This is my dinc.
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I would LOVE to have that also, please share!
Its from the evo port rom from androidforums.com. Go to htc incredible, all things root, roms, and the evo port is in there. I'm using it currently and its working great.
That's the ticket!
I would love that on mine.
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This is so not a general thread LOL....why it was moved is beyond me.
Methinks the mods might be confused on what is development and what is not.
Yeahh!!
That's what i'm looking for!! Perfect.
How is that rom? Stable?
EDIT: what is the official name for that rom? Looking for EVO ports, just see a thread with BETA application...
They are mixed throughout. Test 3 is on page...2?
Its stable. Has some Sprint crud in it that doesn't work, but its all in the wireless settings and general settings. If you can ignore that, it does well.
Got it...This is your rom, eh?
What is the easiest/best way to install it?
Would ROM manager be fine?
Yeah rom manager is fine.
Best to wipe, so backup first.
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Its from the evo port rom from androidforums.com. Go to htc incredible, all things root, roms, and the evo port is in there. I'm using it currently and its working great.
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Android Forums isn't easily navigated, so here's the link, and here's a Multiupload link.
I wonder if there is a way to extract just that portion of the framework and turn it into a flashable update, versus using the entire ROM?
Perhaps. Its not just a graphic, but framework changes elsewhere too. I don't know for sure where.
If I'm not mistaken, our framework has the images already in it. So I think your'e right about it being something else calling those specific .png's...

How do you unlock..

So I don't not have my MT4G yet. Still have my MT3G chugging away. But I just ordered the 4 so i thought I would ask a couple of questions in preparation for mine arriving next week.
1st. How do you unlock the screen from standby? Is it the menu button like my 3g, & old g1, Or is it an awkward ass button in an annoying spot like the g2 (cant stand the unlock button up top on my wifes g2).
2nd. How bloated is the stock rom? I have seen reports of it being full of crap thats not needed & most of it not wanted unlike the g2 that has a very clean install. And if it is full of **** is there a good factory replacement rom (after rooting of course) that will still get updates & has all hardware working?
You can unlock via the button, or by pressing the track pad
As for bloatware, there is some, but you can always flash CM
Agreed. The power button and the trackpad will both unlock.
As for bloatware; I removed (froze in TB) all the games, my faves, friend stream, visual voicemail, swype and a few other small things.
Runs fantastic now.
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right on.. So the biggest problem being the unlock is a non issue apparently. I wish it would work that way on my wifes g2.
As for the OS can you also remove the sence UI. I used it a while back on my g1 & honestly prefer the generic android interface.
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right on.. So the biggest problem being the unlock is a non issue apparently. I wish it would work that way on my wifes g2.
As for the OS can you also remove the sence UI. I used it a while back on my g1 & honestly prefer the generic android interface.
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Removing Sense would require a different ROM or a theme if you use ADW or LPP.
CBConsultation said:
Removing Sense would require a different ROM or a theme if you use ADW or LPP.
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Bummer.. which using a different rom still means no automatic updates?
bastage said:
Bummer.. which using a different rom still means no automatic updates?
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Correct. But if you load a ROM from...say Cyanogen, you can get updates to that ROM through the Cyanogen Updater which you can dl from the Market.
CBConsultation said:
Correct. But if you load a ROM from...say Cyanogen, you can get updates to that ROM through the Cyanogen Updater which you can dl from the Market.
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ok I believe thats new.. I dont remember having that the last time I ran a different rom. It would have been right after the mt3g came out.
bastage said:
ok I believe thats new.. I dont remember having that the last time I ran a different rom. It would have been right after the mt3g came out.
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Yeah. Here is Cyanogen Updater now...
bastage said:
So I don't not have my MT4G yet. Still have my MT3G chugging away. But I just ordered the 4 so i thought I would ask a couple of questions in preparation for mine arriving next week.
1st. How do you unlock the screen from standby? Is it the menu button like my 3g, & old g1, Or is it an awkward ass button in an annoying spot like the g2 (cant stand the unlock button up top on my wifes g2).
2nd. How bloated is the stock rom? I have seen reports of it being full of crap thats not needed & most of it not wanted unlike the g2 that has a very clean install. And if it is full of **** is there a good factory replacement rom (after rooting of course) that will still get updates & has all hardware working?
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mt4g has some bloat for sure. i removed faves/family app and widget, news app and widget, stocks app and widget, flickr, facebook, all of the stupid themes to setup the phone other than carrera, all of the stock wallpapers and ringtones, all of the yahoo crap, monopoly, asphalt 5 and some other stuff i dont remember. phones running great. i made a few of my own tweaks to it, but u can definitely remove the above crap safely with no issue. just make a backup first in case you need to send the phone back. on a sidenote, you said the g2 was a clean install. to an extent. i had a g2 as well and it was full of bloat, right on par with the mt4g. i mean 15 or so google apps preloaded on it, not to mention the rest. anyway though, i hope this helps

No interest in EC05 when I have EB13

Anyone else with me on this one? I really have no interest in moving over to EC05. I currently have no issues. I think I am going to hold out for GB.
I was cool with EB13. I'm cooler with EC05.
I didn't quickly jump on it either. I'm waiting for confirmation that my favorite theme, the gb theme, is working well on the newest version of acs srf. Until then I'm sizing with eb13.
... It pains me.having to go through all this damn work just to get it to pretend to be stock... Id kill for a completely stock gingerbread
nubsors said:
Anyone else with me on this one? I really have no interest in moving over to EC05. I currently have no issues. I think I am going to hold out for GB.
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EB13 works pretty good. I do suggest, a minimum, that you flash the EC05 modem. My 3g works better, and 4g is way better... lower latency, faster wake up, and quicker connect.
Only reason I updated is for the developer support on ec05.
If you were just stock I wouldn't think there would be much of a reason unless you use your phone for a gps navigation system..
But because I run Syndicate Frozen I went for the 1.1 upgrade. Haven't regretted it. Faster, smoother, and same battery life as 1.02.
snowmanwithahat said:
I didn't quickly jump on it either. I'm waiting for confirmation that my favorite theme, the gb theme, is working well on the newest version of acs srf. Until then I'm sizing with eb13.
... It pains me.having to go through all this damn work just to get it to pretend to be stock... Id kill for a completely stock gingerbread
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I can confirm for you that the Gingerbread theme works on the latest srf rom.
How do I stop the updates notifications coming every hour though.
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dito33 said:
How do I stop the updates notifications coming every hour though.
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Update
socos25 said:
If you were just stock I wouldn't think there would be much of a reason unless you use your phone for a gps navigation system.
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The kernel for eb13 also has bad code for the camera video and sports mode, and Ec05 doesn't have it, but then you could flash the twilight zone kernel to fix that.
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Newer is always better in the tech world. Even when they screw up the update because then their will be a newer fix. If you don't keep up with this **** you can be lost in a few months.
I'm on eb13 with eco5 modem
Touch wiz ftw
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I used tw for 6 months then I flashed cm7 it had adw I have not went back. The reason you update is because sometimes you will find that some things are better and sometimes alot better.
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I can't figure out for the life of me why some people don't want to upgrade. There's no risk, no data loss, it's a good update, etc. Oy vey.
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budderocks said:
EB13 works pretty good. I do suggest, a minimum, that you flash the EC05 modem. My 3g works better, and 4g is way better... lower latency, faster wake up, and quicker connect.
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Agreed! At the least, you should upgrade the modem, and you can do this without any change to anything else.
sleebus.jones said:
I can't figure out for the life of me why some people don't want to upgrade. There's no risk, no data loss, it's a good update, etc. Oy vey.
I feel like this:
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It's because cell phone hackery has been around long enough to finally attract the 'old dog' demographic. Those people who never upgrade the OS their computer comes with, or still use Office 2000.
The idea that it works just fine by their standards tyvm, so why waste time getting something new if it isn't a huge change.
Mind you, that same old dog mentality means when a huge change comes along, they're just as crotchety and whine about why people are "fixing something that isn't broken".
Old coots. They eventually show up everywhere, hate change, and never seem to check into a nursing home fast enough.
I would upgrade. The gingerbread theme works just fine with the new srf 1.1.0 rom. plus until we have gingerbread all rom updates here will be ec05. Most of the upgrades are in the modem and camera anyways. I dont think they changed much if anything in the framework. I cooked up my own theme combining the gb and honeycomb theme with a couple new status bar icons but niether of those themes were updated for srf 1.1.0. Ive been running it since they released the rom with no problems.

(New Radio UPDATE) POST YOUR RESUTS AFTER FLASHING THE NEW RADIOS!!!

Post your results after flashing the new radios from the gingerbread update ..good or bad.......ups and downs.........get the point...
wait there was new radios?
didnt think there were...
jersey221 said:
wait there was new radios?
Didnt think there were...
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yep...new radio,wimax,pri, and nv........check out caulk's raidio thread in development, there is a couple other threads with the radios also....
New radios were definitely good for me. Stronger signal and finally 4G in my house.
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radio version
is this for 2.15.00.05.02?
I got better speeds, got 1mb on 3g, never got that before, but it was Sunday night when I tested.
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no problems here. updated radios/pri on the 3rd and have been getting slightly better service where i live. I also noticed that i could pick up 4g in an area where i was unable before.
i'm running decks and mikG (going back and forth)
4g seems a little more flaky here at work with the new radio Getting 1 bar to no bars where I used to have a fairly solid 2 bars.
Works for.me
Works for me have not tested 4g as ill prolly never have it on the boonies of SC 3g seems faster
Evo 4g running CM7 nightly 91
fitz420 said:
no problems here. updated radios/pri on the 3rd and have been getting slightly better service where i live. I also noticed that i could pick up 4g in an area where i was unable before.
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My experience has been the same.
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I have actually been a bit slower on 4G. Use to get a solid 2 bars at the house and now barely get one, sometimes. Download rate one Speedtest.net dropped down to just around 6M from 7 Mb before the update.
I'm a radio noob...if I update my radios can I still flash back to my old backups? Can I also use CM7 as well?
your ROM and your Radios are two different things. you can use any ROM you want and your radios won't change, unless there's a ROM that flashes new Radios, too.
Anyhow, I flashed mine here at work and haven't had a chance to do much, but I am getting a full signal for a change, which is rare inside this building.
All is well for me. I am on CM7, so I updated the radio, flashed a Sense ROM (Sprint Lovers) updated Profile/PRL, and restored back to CM7.
Reception seems better, but it could be my imagination. I'll need more time to tell.
HipKat said:
your ROM and your Radios are two different things. you can use any ROM you want and your radios won't change, unless there's a ROM that flashes new Radios, too.
Anyhow, I flashed mine here at work and haven't had a chance to do much, but I am getting a full signal for a change, which is rare inside this building.
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Thanks! Going to flash to a sense rom after backing up...
chunkyhao said:
is this for 2.15.00.05.02?
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Wondering the same thing.
oOflyeyesOo said:
Wondering the same thing.
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Yes it is for radio 2.15.00.05.02
See my signature for which versions this has.
From my end all is well, my Evo seems to love the new radio and pri, slightly better signal and no wakelocks whatsoever, you can see my specs in my sig...
I never get anything over 1mb on 3G on cm7 (updated & tested). I just switched to the rooted ota just to run a 3G test and hit 2mb on 3G. I'm stoked because that means my 4G might be faster but I won't get my hopes up.
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Okay. I'm really confused. Which one of these are most recent and better?! (Myn's)

Well, one of the threads is "More than Meets the Eye" and is RLS 5 and as far as I can see supports 4G. Yet, last time it was updated was quite sometime ago.
The more recnt one is the one I'd assume would be better and faster and more preffered. Buuut, I don't see that it supports 4G, and its RLS 1. I don't have any idea what RLS means, but I'm just trying to figure out what the difference is...
Thanks guys!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966728
thelovatscout said:
Well, one of the threads is "More than Meets the Eye" and is RLS 5 and as far as I can see supports 4G. Yet, last time it was updated was quite sometime ago.
The more recnt one is the one I'd assume would be better and faster and more preffered. Buuut, I don't see that it supports 4G, and its RLS 1. I don't have any idea what RLS means, but I'm just trying to figure out what the difference is...
Thanks guys!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966728
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This is the newest ROM from Myn.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447
mattykinsx said:
This is the newest ROM from Myn.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144447
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+1
Myns warntwopointtwo is actually the first Rom for the EVO and it was and still is one of the best looking roms in the EVO , warm z is a port not 4g and synergy is sense 2.1 mix with sense 3.0 the best of both world including 4g and gingerbread
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Right, I was just on Synergy but my battery life was really bad, even with that power saver so I switched to try out MIUI again. Hadnt tried it since it first came out. Anyways, I still don't think I quite grasp what the difference is between More than Meets the Eye and Yabba Dabba Doo.
myn's warm twopointtwo is based on stock evo software (froyo, outdated software from december btw). it's an oldie but a goodie.
synergy is a project with like 8 devs on 3 phones that is a sense 3.0/2.1 gingerbread mix. it is (in many people's opinion) the best rom for the evo ever. battery is bad because htc hasn't released kernel source yet, so no kernel battery saving mods. bug htc on their twitter for them to release it lol.
I guess battery life on Synergy is a matter of your phone. I get good life out of it, I can easily go 24 hours with normal use and I leave BT, GPS, 4G and wireless on.
Some report that it needs to settle in, how long did you give Synergy?
dkdude, love your carousel and widgets for Synergy. Have you given any thought on trying to get landscape to work? Just asking as that would be da bomb! Anyways, thanks a lot. (Sorry for the hijack)
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I guess battery life on Synergy is a matter of your phone. I get good life out of it, I can easily go 24 hours with normal use and I leave BT, GPS, 4G and wireless on.
Some report that it needs to settle in, how long did you give Synergy?
dkdude, love your carousel and widgets for Synergy. Have you given any thought on trying to get landscape to work? Just asking as that would be da bomb! Anyways, thanks a lot. (Sorry for the hijack)
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thanks for the kind words cranbiz. i'll try once i figure out how to open m10 files on my mac (impossible as of now )

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