And I had a quick question. Someone on another forum said that there was a 4g booster on xda but I can not seem to find it. If this is true can someone please point me in the right direction? Tia!
Vicshalls said:
And I had a quick question. Someone on another forum said that there was a 4g booster on xda but I can not seem to find it. If this is true can someone please point me in the right direction? Tia!
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lolwut? 4g booster?
Vicshalls said:
And I had a quick question. Someone on another forum said that there was a 4g booster on xda but I can not seem to find it. If this is true can someone please point me in the right direction? Tia!
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There is no 4g booster - there's the Airave femtocell but it's not even 3g, its 1x as far as data is concerned. You can find more info on the airave here;
www.sprint.com/airave
oh yeah - theres also a thread on sort of the same subject here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7736967
In order to get boosted 4g speeds you have to root using energizer1389's NODRAIN root method..
nebenezer said:
in order to get boosted 4g speeds you have to root using energizer1389's nodrain root method..
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oh and i thought that was just for battery life! Crap!
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possibly this --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7218209
There is a setting in the ##3282# menu that you can set it to connect from further away, but this isn't exactly a signal boost. Yeah, with the setting changed you might get a 4g signal where you haven't gotten it before, but the performance would probably be extremely poor, or drain the battery bigtime
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I've ben reading through many posts and can't find anything on improving my 4g signal. Is there any way to improve my signal. I was the manager for an indirect dealer a couple of months back. When I was at the store I would get full bars all the time. At home I only get one bar on a good day. There is also one window that I can stand by and get 2 bars.
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Are you using your phone for your home Internet connection? If so, I can understand your being upset about not getting 4g in your home, but outside of that, why would you care? I get 10mbps a quarter mile away from my home, but not at all in my home. But I don't care, because in my home I'm using wifi anyways.
If you are relying on it as your Internet connection, you might want to look at Avas rom, as it has some 4g tweaks. Good luck!
I am sharing my internet at home with several computers and 4g would make a huge difference. I was hopping not to have to root to improve my signal. Thanks for pointing that out I'll look into it.
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well there is a way to improve 4G by tweaking the radio but you need your MSL in order to modify those settings. I remember pulling them from here in the EVO development forums
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search for msl reader in marketplace (it's free). then use "search" to find the two threads on making 4G connect faster (idk the direct links off-hand, sorry)
well there is a way to improve 4G by tweaking the radio but you need your MSL in order to modify those settings. I remember pulling them from here in the EVO development forums
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could you provide a little more info on this? maybe a link or something please?
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could you provide a little more info on this? maybe a link or something please?
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MSL reader requires root access. You're going to have to call Sprint to learn your MSL.
But the threads about 4G don't really improve signal strength. They just allow you to hold it for longer.
There's not much you can do to increase 4g strength as far as I'm aware.
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I've ben reading through many posts and can't find anything on improving my 4g signal. Is there any way to improve my signal. I was the manager for an indirect dealer a couple of months back. When I was at the store I would get full bars all the time. At home I only get one bar on a good day. There is also one window that I can stand by and get 2 bars.
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If it's the indirect dealer i'm thinking of(the same shack i bought my evo's from) some of them were putting up 4G repeaters which could account for your increased signal while at work.
MSL reader requires root access. You're going to have to call Sprint to learn your MSL.
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i'm already rooted. i saved it after it was provided to me during activation.
Ok, just for S's & G's ... I decided to try the data throttling removal zip Myn provided with RLS5. Now in my area I've had speeds as high as 8mb DL, but generally hover around 1.5mb. Not really what I expect from "blazing fast 4G" lol.
So I ran about 30 speed tests before I installed the removal zip. They all looked very similar to this. (No links = FAIL)
1.75mb DL & 0.45mb UL
I installed the zip file and ran another 30 or so tests. They all looked very similar to this. (FAIL again!)
3.45mb DL & 0.90mb UL
I did this between the hours of 8pm and 9pm, why service really starts to get laggy. It still can't eat a Twinkie faster than a fat girl... but I'll take what I can get.
Anyone else using this??
Where did you get this? Can you post it for download? Will it only work on his roms?
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Where did you get this? Can you post it for download? Will it only work on his roms?
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http://goo-inside.me/myn/extras/
AFAIK, it'll only work on RLS5, but if the services.jar is unchanged between Sense ROMs, then it should work on others. Just take a Nandroid and try it yourself.
Sorry to say this has been proven to do nothing on Sprint.
[Well, except for make part of the settings section force close]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863923
SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY BEEN KNOWN TO WORK ON T-MOBILE USA AND CANADA BELL... ALL OTHER CARRIERS SEEM TO HAVE THESE FILES JUST BECAUSE IT'S A STANDARD IN ANDROID 2.2.1 AND SEEM TO BE CONTROLLED COMPLETELY OTA UNLIKE TMOBILE AND BELL...
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Any "throttling" or "governing" that Sprint does is server side.
Glad your 4g is performing better as of late but removing those files didn't cause it.
I hate to be that guy... But couldnt you have used the search function and found the thread where this is being discussed already. Redundant threads clutter up the board and confuse people who want to know whats what.
Please Delete this thread or merge with this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888372
To quote John Wayne (google it if your young) " It's getting to be re Gawd-Damn-diculous! "
tim
THIS Forum has helped me tremendously, This Question has been asked by ME and some other people, and I would like to share how I accomplished this Task.. Thanks for all of the useful info in the Q&A section..With out it i would have never have figured it out!! Hope this helps some!
First Off Google Search and download QPST 2.7 build 323
Install QPST
On your phones dialer: *#*#8778#*#*
Once the menu pops up select "Modem" on the bottom "USB" section
If on windows 7, Navigate to: stat menu >Control Panel>Device manager> PORTS>Samsung Mobile Modem...GET THE "COM##"
"Example Mine is COM39."
Go Start -> (All) Programs -> QPST -> QPST Configuration. Go Start -> (All) Programs -> QPST -> QPST Configuration.
"Add Port" - and input your COM#
Select your Device and Select "OK"
Open QSPT > Service Programing, Select your device
Navigate to the ROAM Tab, In the preferred Roaming section You can now Browse and select the PRL of your Choice.
I use the hybrid PRLs in the HTC evo Threads.
Select "write to phone."
If you want to Revert back to Sprint PRLs Here is a Link for Current and older Sprint PRLs
http://cid-eabe29f3770d8d15.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public/PRLs
Phone should reboot and you are ready to rock and roll. Look under the about phone section to confirm your PRL has indeed changed.
I would Like to say this is not anything I have made up. I browsed multiple forums and sections to figure this out. All i did was simply write what worked for me. I hope Some of you peps can find this helpful. Thanks to everyone who responded to my posts in the Q&A section!
As Always Practice with care!!
I find this very helpful! I started a thread asking about this just today! So -this is awesome! Would you mind linking to a prl you have had success with?
Good on ya bro.
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I wanted to come back and state what should be obvious - but was not to me. When you are doing working on your prl you need to go back into *#*#8778#*#* and set it to pda/pda
After I did the above I thought I really jacked something up bc I could no longer use adb. then remembered that I had switched to modem/modem. I wrongly assumed a reboot would just change that back. I almost completely wiped and re-installed everything.
Well written tutorial my friend
Uncle Jimmy says hello
How do I do this on a Mac....sigh.....
What exactly does this so?
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What exactly does this so?
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What he said?
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Manually change your prl, you can force your phone to connect to verizon towers first if you're in a weak sprint zone
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StormCell said:
How do I do this on a Mac....sigh.....
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Sell your Mac and buy a windows PC
Can't you run a windows VM in Mac os and do all of this?
If you use Verizon's towers to much (aka roam) with this Hybrid PRL method Sprint WILL drop you.. it has happened to a few EVO owners.
Fair warning to all.
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If you use Verizon's towers to much (aka roam) with this Hybrid PRL method Sprint WILL drop you.. it has happened to a few EVO owners.
Fair warning to all.
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Can u provide more insight into this? How much is too much? When sprint drops u, do u mean they just drop ur phone from using their prl? My sprint signal near home is super weak and being able to jump on verizon would be stellar.
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Can u provide more insight into this? How much is too much? When sprint drops u, do u mean they just drop ur phone from using their prl? My sprint signal near home is super weak and being able to jump on verizon would be stellar.
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I mean they cancel your contract and say see ya!
Guess its a good way to get out of your contract without the ETF. But after reading that hybrid prl's only increases your coverage and not your data speed, i'm not sure if i'll be using it. I get full bars where I live, just slow data speeds.
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Guess its a good way to get out of your contract without the ETF. But after reading that hybrid prl's only increases your coverage and not your data speed, i'm not sure if i'll be using it. I get full bars where I live, just slow data speeds.
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I tested my data before the prl hack and averaged 100kbs. I tested my data speeds after flashing the 00001 prl and averaged 800kbs.
so I did see an increase in data speeds.
Hmmm, interesting. Maybe I will take a look into it then.
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I tested my data before the prl hack and averaged 100kbs. I tested my data speeds after flashing the 00001 prl and averaged 800kbs.
so I did see an increase in data speeds.
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The increase in data speeds is likely because you're pulling it off Verizon's 3G instead of Sprint's... What I said still applies, just a FYI.
So do ppl just leave it hanging while the hybrid prl is sucking in Verizon's 3g? Or do they turn it on and off to avoid sprint dropping them?
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So do ppl just leave it hanging while the hybrid prl is sucking in Verizon's 3g? Or do they turn it on and off to avoid sprint dropping them?
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There is no easy off/on switch other then reflashing a non hybrid prl.
p00kienrayray said:
So do ppl just leave it hanging while the hybrid prl is sucking in Verizon's 3g? Or do they turn it on and off to avoid sprint dropping them?
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I just did it bc I am a nerd and I wanted to try it. I am to chicken to continue the use of the hack prl. I may flash it sometimes if I "desperately" need faster data for something -but I have already flashed back to the latest sprint prl 01115 i think it is.
once you have figured out how to do it -and done it a couple of times - it just takes 2 minutes. the hardest part (as always) is finding the stuff and installing it and then a little bit of figuring out. First attempt was scary. Next couple of times -not so scary. Now -just like flashing a rom.
Sprint can drop you for excessive roaming.
Simply said, Just use this hack if you absolutely need it. The ROAMING RULE IS, It takes away from your anytime minutes, and only 300mbs of roaming data a month. Hence Sprint can and may cancel your contract early.
FOR ME I HAVE RAN INTO NO PROBLEMS, so your outcome may be different so practice with care. I only use it because it is beneficial for me, and for many people as well, just check the EVO DEV Tread.
BUT SAME COULD BE SAID FOR TETHERING YOUR DEVICE, sprint also could reserve the right to cancel your contract...Have any of you heard of CIQ? Believe it or not sprint already knows your rooted and what firmware-ROM u are running exactly- In Fact i have first hand experience in actually knowing so. Long Story how but I do!
Rule of thumb practice with care you will be alright
SOME PEPS have more of a Inside connect so i personally don't worry as much as some peps
GPS data retrieval not working when LTE activated?
Noticed this when inside building and requesting GPS location.
Anybody else experiencing this problem?
Note: I also notice the GPS lock icon coming on every 15 minutes, searching for location for up to 2 minutes at a time. App info for this notification: system UI.
Not sure if serious
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Not sure if serious
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Connect to LTE on ur Nexus 4 try it, my brother tried it on his Nexus 4, same issue.
Just to clarify this is "GSM/LTE", not "LTE only".
Rogers network/Canada
I was unable to place calls on "LTE only" (also not sure why)
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Not sure if serious
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There's been some discussion in this thread about issues with LTE and GPS.
1) Turn off LTE
2) Leave LTE off
3) Stop obsessing with LTE
Seriously tho, why does everyone have a hardon for LTE?
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1) Turn off LTE
2) Leave LTE off
3) Stop obsessing with LTE
Seriously tho, why does everyone have a hardon for LTE?
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30-70mbps... Ask yourself why? It's literally light speed. I got 60-something Mbps down the other day.
I'm having the same issue. Gps locks on 3g just fine but doesn't seem get locked on 4g.
Yea really wishing somebody could find a fix to this.. There is an underlying reason
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Yea really wishing somebody could find a fix to this.. There is an underlying reason
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Its the same reason for why the other things in 4.2.2 don't work with the old radios, the device isn't supposed to have LTE, Google purposely broke things to stop you from using it.
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Its the same reason for why the other things in 4.2.2 don't work with the old radios, the device isn't supposed to have LTE, Google purposely broke things to stop you from using it.
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Bro sometimes u seem like a big advocate of restrictions.
There is always a fix especially in the developing world of Android, it's just nobody has bothered because many areas don't have LTE or because whoever is using a fix, didn't make it public. Period.
Who gives a **** what the phone is "supposed to have" what it does have is a band-4 LTE chip. PERIOD.
Hardware is hardware.
"Oh hey I have a lambo with 500hp which is governor at 120kmh max speed, because you're not supposed to drive over the speed limit." - I'm sorry but in this case people would remove the governor and drive faster.
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Bro sometimes u seem like a big advocate of restrictions.
There is always a fix especially in the developing world of Android, it's just nobody has bothered because many areas don't have LTE or because whoever is using a fix, didn't make it public. Period.
Who gives a **** what the phone is "supposed to have" what it does have is a band-4 LTE chip. PERIOD.
Hardware is hardware.
"Oh hey I have a lambo with 500hp which is governor at 120kmh max speed, because you're not supposed to drive over the speed limit." - I'm sorry but in this case people would remove the governor and drive faster.
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You're right, except that the problems are in closed source modules, if you want to try your hand at hex editing them and fixing the problems, go ahead, otherwise you should use the phone as it was designed or live with the problems that come with using it in a way it wasn't designed.
I installed liquidsmooth liquid-JB-v2.9-OFFICIAL on my SGH-1337M and now am not getting LTE signal.
is there anyone out there that can help me with this or steer me in the right direction..
thanks in advance..
321willy said:
I installed liquidsmooth liquid-JB-v2.9-OFFICIAL on my SGH-1337M and now am not getting LTE signal.
is there anyone out there that can help me with this or steer me in the right direction..
thanks in advance..
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i read a bunch of posts in the forms talking about this but havent found an answer of how to ge tmy lte working again. ive done speed tests and they are very slow compared to my stock ROM . im a newbie to all this and really dont want to go back to the stock if i can help it.. i just would like to get my LTE working again.. on my signal status bar it says 4g but is slow...
321willy said:
i read a bunch of posts in the forms talking about this but havent found an answer of how to ge tmy lte working again. ive done speed tests and they are very slow compared to my stock ROM . im a newbie to all this and really dont want to go back to the stock if i can help it.. i just would like to get my LTE working again.. on my signal status bar it says 4g but is slow...
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4g is lte on liquid, but it shouldn't be slow. Have you checked your apn?
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4g is lte on liquid, but it shouldn't be slow. Have you checked your apn?
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yes i have checked the settings there they seem correct..
when i run a speed test like ookla my DL is .70 Mbps and UP is 3.66 Mbps
Maybe the place where you made your speed test isn't so good. I had the same problem. I had slow lte speed and then I realize it wasn't because of the rom but because of the reception so I go somewhere where I have a better reception and I get LTE speed. By the way, lte is not always covered everywhere in your state.
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