This modem works great for most people, and we've found it to have a number of advantages over other modems available. A few people have had issues and/or not thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Anyone who isn't satisfied with this modem will get a full refund.
You might want to clear your GPS data after flashing - *#*#1472365#*#* --> Delete GPS data --> Get position test. Get out of your basement for best results. Lots of us get great GPS signal with this, if you didn't clear your data and you don't get a good signal, don't complain to us about it.
Unfortunately, the people who have had issues with it have provided us approximately ZERO useful information as to what kernel/ROM they are using, so I'm not sure what the incompatibilities are. "Voice doesn't work hurr durr...flashing back." Thanks! How very helpful.
I pulled this out of the leaked froyo update for the Telus Fascinate 3G+ (It IS as GSM phone, even though it's called a Fascinate. Trust me.) The Fascinate 3G+ is a T959 (ie Vibrant) model, but Telus uses the same 3G data bands that AT&T does. I thought I'd put it out there for others to use. So far seems like a decent modem, I had the highest speedtest I've ever had (~3MB/sec) and the lowest ping I've ever had (13ms) with any modem, although, admittedly, it hasn't been consistent. Anecodotally, (and admittedly with limited testing this afternoon) it seems to use less battery than other modems I've used recently.
For anyone interested, the full leak of TLJL3 is here but I flashed it and didn't notice anything spectacular about it. It was a 2.2 build and the stock quadrant was 950-1050.
Questions I will project upon the users of XDA to have asked or will ask frequently -
Is this an HSDPA/HSUPA enabled modem?
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Yes to both.
What ROMs does this work on?
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So far, it appears to work with all ROMs using either an i9000 or Captivate based kernel. Which covers basically anything in this forum. (If you find this not to be accurate, please PM me so I can change this accordingly.) It may not work with stock or modified Captivate kernels. We haven't received any useful feedback from users about this, so it's hard to be definitive about it.
What are the advantages/disadvantages to this modem?
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At this time, it's hard to say definitively. So much of our use varies from day to day, so it's hard to be completely certain without a very sensitive voltmeter. Anecdotally, battery consumption seems to be a much better for me with this modem on the CM6.1 Beta 3, others users have reported similar results. Several users have reported better connections, and better lock times for GPS. I have personally had the best d/l speeds I've had on any modem, and the best pings on any modem. YMMV.
After flashing this modem I'm now at 50% TWS, what should I do?
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If toggling airplane mode doesn't do it for you, by all means flash another modem and I promise my feelings won't be hurt.
How do I install this modem?
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Flash it like any CWM zip.
I have a question that is already answered in this post, and answered again by several other users in this thread. Should I ask it again instead of reading a little bit?
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It wouldn't be XDA if you didn't.
You claim that with this modem several users have had increased signals, better satellite lock times, and lower battery use. Does this modem also print money?
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As of this writing, there are no confirmed results that this modem will actually print money. (If you find this not to be accurate, please PM me so I can change this accordingly.)
glitterballs said:
I pulled this out the the leaked update froyo update for the Telus Fascinate 3G+ (It IS as GSM phone, even though it's called a Fascinate. Trust me.) The Fascinate 3G+ is a T959 (ie Vibrant) model, but Telus uses the same 3G data bands that AT&T does. I thought I'd put it out there for others to use. So far seems like a decent modem, I had the highest speedtest I've ever had (~3MB/sec) and the lowest ping I've ever had (73ms) with any modem, although, admittedly, it hasn't been consistent. Anecodotally, (and admittedly with limited testing this afternoon) it seems to use less battery than other modems I've used recently.
For anyone interested, the full leak of TLJL3 is here but I flashed it and didn't notice anything spectacular about it. It was a 2.2 build and the stock quadrant was 950-1050.
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Awesome...more choices...
Thanks
Mac
Thanks for this!
hspda/hsupa?
can we have some information about this modem?
HSPA?
gps?
Battery?
We Will need some information to show us that this is better than JK4.
I'm flashing it on my Captivate now. I will edit my post later with how it compares to JK4 on my phone
I am interested to know how it performs because I have never had a better signal at my house than with the captivate JI6. I am using JK4 now with quite good performance, however when ever using an HSUPA enabled modem I ALWAYS get much much slower data than with say JI6 or the old JF6 or even JJ4. not sure why, though up-link is much faster with an HSUPA enabled modem the down-loink sucks and downloads are really slow as is indicated with consistently slower down-link tests on speedtest.net app.
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hspda/hsupa?
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Yes/Yes.
tjsooley said:
can we have some information about this modem?
HSPA?
gps?
Battery?
We Will need some information to show us that this is better than JK4.
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HSPA - See above.
gps - So far I can't say that either JK4 or JL3 have been consistent performers for me, which may be due to CM6.1 or not. But the best performance from both has been within 2m.
Battery - See op.
I'm not trying to convince anyone this is better than JK4, and I'm not sure that it is. Just putting it out there.
I am on cm 6.1 and I can say that jk4 is signifity better. I have no proof.
So far it's not bad, getting decent signal for an HSUPA enabled 850MHz modem. I wish I new why these modems drop my download speed so low... just so I wouldn't be puzzled and would at least know why.
I believe because it removes some of your download bandwidth to handle some of your upload bandwidth....thats obviously not the technical term for it...but you know what i mean...
-h8
seems to be working just as good ad JK4 for me. Can't really tell a difference yet
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I have one of the phones with a great gps. for the last two months and about seven roms and five kernels, my gps always locks and tracks amazing. So late Thursday night I flashed the jk4 modem because of call quality issues with jk3. my gps has not locked since. just flashed the new one and it locked in thirty seconds with nine sats inside in the pouring rain. Go figure...
No gps on jk4 either.
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I have to say I have no clue whats up with all the different modem files but I installed this modem in my Captivate running Cog 2.3B6 and was able to lock onto about 8 sats in 30-40 seconds with a good amount of them 35dba and above.
Also running speed test on an out of state server netted the following.
4188kbps Down 1308kbps upload.
not too shabby.
Just got 4.8/1.3 mbps. Best speedtest ever.
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I have to say I have no clue whats up with all the different modem files but I installed this modem in my Captivate running Cog 2.3B6 and was able to lock onto about 8 sats in 30-40 seconds with a good amount of them 35dba and above.
Also running speed test on an out of state server netted the following.
4188kbps Down 1308kbps upload.
not too shabby.
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I have the same config as you. How do you install modem. ?
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Only had it installed for 20 minutes but it is the best signal I have ever had in my home. I normally only get 2 bars and now have a full 4.
heading out in awhile and will post experience when I am back.
Thanks for posting this modem I would have never known about it otherwise.
I love it. Seems to be the best modem yet for me at least.
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Two hours of standby and it is still at 100% battery.
It usually goes back and forth between 3G and Edge in my house also so I am really liking the battery usage to say the least.
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I have the same config as you. How do you install modem. ?
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How have you come this far without knowing what to do with update zips? Flash with ClockworkMod homie.
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Thanks for posting this modem I would have never known about it otherwise.
I love it. Seems to be the best modem yet for me at least.
Two hours of standby and it is still at 100% battery.
It usually goes back and forth between 3G and Edge in my house also so I am really liking the battery usage to say the least.
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Yeah, no problem man. I just stumbled upon this, and thought I'd check it out. I seem to be losing 1-2%/hr on standby with CM6.1 (undervolted), and it's really bringing the battery consumption down into perfectly usable levels (now if we could only figure out that goddamn full charge death bug )
I had a 13 and 56ms ping this morning! So that 73 from yesterday certainly wasn't a fluke. Normally, I'm around 200-300+.
So this modem seems to work fine with stock Captivate kernels from DG?
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additional details on test:
The first part of the table is to test the rom with the stock kernel.
The second part is to see how well it performs oc/uc.
This is supposed to show how well a ROM performs by itself and how well it works while oc/uced since a lot of us do use custom kernels.
On all of the tests, there should be no widgets or apps installed that didn't come preset with rom(excluding setCPU, fps2d,quadrant, and linpack). This should help eliminate variability of what apps different users have.
On all the test (performance or battery) if the rom has preset profiles they can use them as long as it doesn't require a reboot or any 3rd party apps. all these profile should be mentioned though in additional notes.
I said no profiles on the battery test, meaning no setCPU profile due to variability of profiles.
All ROMs will be using sense except CM6
Update 8/6: Updated the spread sheet and put it up and google docs Niefs Rom Comparison
There are now explanations of the tests and I am going to start testing today. Also, looking for testers.
I have posted my scores for part of Fresh.
update: 8/12
Most ROMs are completely filled out under features
Most performance test have been ran
Few battery tests
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I think it will be a great idea... google docs might be a good way to let people collaborate, otherwise some kind of wiki.
Might be easier to organize by features such as "stripped of sprint apps" or "added X app" vs things like battery and performance which can sometimes be highly variable by device. Also, if you run performance I would maybe do a baseline of 998mhz (since we all know we can hit this clock) and then another showing oc'd (since some people can barely OC one tick).
I think there are enough people across all the roms that if the spreadsheet were public you'd gather a lot of data. I also have NAND backups of a few of the froyo roms so it wouldn't be hard to boot into recover, reflash a nand, run the benches, then reflash back to whatever i was on.
The battery ones will be a little tough #1 cuz i'm not sure how many people wanna completely lock up their phone for several hours waiting to see how long it lasts. #2, depending on how some people's batteries are calibrated and what they're running in the background, MMV.
Great idea tho!!! I think the ultimate key is thinking of a good way for everyone to easily submit their data. Anyone have suggestions?
u could add it to our wiki and update it like monthly. idk just an idea
Looking forward to it
This is a great idea, and i look forward to seeing this list grow. This could really help someone new to Android like me.
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u could add it to our wiki and update it like monthly. idk just an idea
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I think adding it to the wiki would be really nice. I will try to come up with a spread sheet that only a few can edit(I don't want one person to delete or mess up all the data). I rather have were people pm there scores and other data so i can add it in.
I will finish tweaking on how to tests and how the spreadsheet will look tomorrow.
You should add 2 additional categories:
Does WiFi Tethering work with 3G speeds Y/N
if yes, which version of Wifi Tethering
Does WiFi Tethering work with 4G speeds Y/N
if yes, which version of Wifi Tethering
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You should add 2 additional categories:
Does WiFi Tethering work with 3G speeds Y/N
if yes, which version of Wifi Tethering
Does WiFi Tethering work with 4G speeds Y/N
if yes, which version of Wifi Tethering
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I have just added that to the spreadsheet, the versions will be written down in the additional notes. Also, i just posted the link to the spreadsheet in the OP. I will be looking for testers if anyone is interested to help.
nief, im running EViO 2 V1.0.2
ill post results for you later.
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nief, im running EViO 2 V1.0.2
ill post results for you later.
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Sweet thanks for the help.
Which version of CM6 were you going to test? RC1 is getting pretty old, a lot of us are using nightlys. RC2 should be out soon though.
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Which version of CM6 were you going to test? RC1 is getting pretty old, a lot of us are using nightlys. RC2 should be out soon though.
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I was planning on testing RC1... at least until RC2 has been released.
if some one wants to do the tests for a nightly build, i will gladly add another row
I noticed you had an over clocked set to test performance but for battery you have it set not to test profiles for example in battery. this can be a huge disadvantage for some roms (ie DC has profiles for performance and battery that can make a huge difference int here DConfig.) also the kernels can greatly affect these. If we wanted to actually test the rom shouldn't we be testing these with either 1 the same kernel for all or their stock kernels?
for example someone using the stock Fresh kernel may have vastly different results then someone using netarchy's kernel. this would provide skewed results for the rom test.
Same goes for Baked Snacks since there are several kernel options. if using the performance kernel for the performance test then switching to battery saving for battery saving test you will get results showing unachievable results.
I think this is a great idea but if this is going to happen i think "guidelines" should be used so that the data is as close to comparable and accurate as possible. what do you think?
something like
1) for testing purpose you should use the stock kernal with the rom for all tests.
2) with the exception of the OC tests you can not be running setCPU or any other under/overclock programs.
3) the following settings should be used. <list some basic settings>
4) if your rom has built in profiles settings that do not require a reboot or flashing anything you CAN use them.
5)etc
6)etc
If we dont have guidelines i think the results will very greatly on settings and kernel.
Even with doing the above you will still have a decent variance from usage/apps/widgets but at least this would make it as close to a level playing field and testing of the rom itself rather then the kernel/settings/who has what in setcpu
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I noticed you had an over clocked set to test performance but for battery you have it set not to test profiles for example in battery. this can be a huge disadvantage for some roms (ie DC has profiles for performance and battery that can make a huge difference int here DConfig.)
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I agree. Using performance profile for the performance test and then battery profile for the battery test will lead to skewed results. Perhaps what should be done is to test each profile against all tests. So you might have DC/Performance Profile and DC/Battery Profile with results for every test. This would tell you how well the battery performs under the performance profile or how well the rom performs under the battery profile.
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I noticed you had an over clocked set to test performance but for battery you have it set not to test profiles for example in battery. this can be a huge disadvantage for some roms (ie DC has profiles for performance and battery that can make a huge difference int here DConfig.) also the kernels can greatly affect these. If we wanted to actually test the rom shouldn't we be testing these with either 1 the same kernel for all or their stock kernels?
for example someone using the stock Fresh kernel may have vastly different results then someone using netarchy's kernel. this would provide skewed results for the rom test.
Same goes for Baked Snacks since there are several kernel options. if using the performance kernel for the performance test then switching to battery saving for battery saving test you will get results showing unachievable results.
I think this is a great idea but if this is going to happen i think "guidelines" should be used so that the data is as close to comparable and accurate as possible. what do you think?
something like
1) for testing purpose you should use the stock kernal with the rom for all tests.
2) with the exception of the OC tests you can not be running setCPU or any other under/overclock programs.
3) the following settings should be used. <list some basic settings>
4) if your rom has built in profiles settings that do not require a reboot or flashing anything you CAN use them.
5)etc
6)etc
If we dont have guidelines i think the results will very greatly on settings and kernel.
Even with doing the above you will still have a decent variance from usage/apps/widgets but at least this would make it as close to a level playing field and testing of the rom itself rather then the kernel/settings/who has what in setcpu
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I agree with a baseline but there should also be a performance test done where you have it maxed to the peak and state the battery life you'd get with those settings and numbers.
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now that I think about it....
Really in the end we are speaking real world examples here and itd be best to just have the results state what rom, what kernel, and what settings you had to get "X" results and then go form there.
I dont care if DC is better on stock kernal and settings than BS. I'd rather know what settings in BS yield what results for people and the same for any other rom.
With the number of changes the dev's put in the roms doing baselines against them is kinda pointless as they might each take advantage of certain things differently. It'd be best to just notate the results for each post and state the changes made to yield the results so people can get more real world conclusions.
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I agree with a baseline but there should also be a performance test done where you have it maxed to the peak and state the battery life you'd get with those settings and numbers.
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now that I think about it....
Really in the end we are speaking real world examples here and itd be best to just have the results state what rom, what kernel, and what settings you had to get "X" results and then go form there.
I dont care if DC is better on stock kernal and settings than BS. I'd rather know what settings in BS yield what results for people and the same for any other rom.
With the number of changes the dev's put in the roms doing baselines against them is kinda pointless as they might each take advantage of certain things differently. It'd be best to just notate the results for each post and state the changes made to yield the results so people can get more real world conclusions.
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The thing is if you do what you suggest .. you arent comparing each roms performance really. If this is supposed to be used as a sort of guide for people to compare the roms themselves then what you said doesnt make sense since it adds a large a mount of varibales tot he "tests". Now if we are trying to compare complete packages and find what works best sure i agree with you completly. however i would not consider that to be comparing roms. which is what the origonal intent LOOKS to be.
When you are trying to compare things to get the most accurate results you compare them in as close to the same conditions and set up as possible. The more you differentiate the things you are comparing the more aspects can influence the results and the more skewed or inaccurate the results are.
If you have extremely random results based off a wide variety of conditions then the results lose there usefulness. In this case if we are trying to test ROMS then we should try to single out the roms and get them as close tot he same footing as we can so we can compare the ROMS and not the tweaks everyone can do. Maybe having another table or thread comparing different settings and tweaks and kernels would be helpful as well?
By stock kernel i mean the stock kernel that comes with each rom. The devs tweak these and make changes to give better performance/battery. I dont mean the stock as in the original froyo kernel. I also disagree that this isnt real world examples. I think it is exactly what it is however it takes out individual tweaks from the user and tries to keep everythign as close to level as possible to yield the best TEST results
Still going to say these will be nice but not what people will be looking for. So what if BS beats out DC outa the box in terms of bat life and performance. Thats nice and all but if you could show that with a few tweaks with set cpu and other things included in the rom that that DC greatly outperforms BS then its completely different.
What really needs to be done is what we both are saying. one done stock with the included kernel with the rom(or whatever the developer suggests using), and then one where users can make there tweaks and post those results.
If I just knew that one rom had better battery life stock and didn't know that I could possibly use a different rom that with a few tweaks gets better battery life and performance I'd rather use the later. Some roms perform differently than others with regards to tweaks being done by the user.
I'd stress that two tests be done, one with stock rom with stuff loaded form the dev's page only, and then one done with tweaks by the user and state the results so we can really get an idea what rom is best at what performance wise at least.
I was wondering if there would ever be something like this!! Great job!!! ...just on the side note, is there anyway to put the features working on the left side closer to the rom? i know a lot of users who care more about working features than technical stuff (linpack etc). I too would love to see this on the wiki!
**edit: also, maybe consider adding kernel box so we can see which kernel is being used w/ which rom and working features etc.
The first part of the table is to test the rom with the stock kernel.
The second part is to see how well it performs oc.
This is supposed to show how well a ROM performs by itself and how well it works while oced since a lot of us do us custom kernels.
On all of the tests, there should be no widgets or apps installed that didn't come preset with rom(excluding setCPU, fps2d,quadrant, and linpack). This should help eliminate variability of what apps different users have.
On all the test (performance or battery) if the rom has preset profiles they can use them as long as it doesn't require a reboot or any 3rd party apps. all these profile should be mentioned though in additional notes.
I said no profiles on the battery test, meaning no setCPU profile due to variability of profiles.
adeyo said:
I was wondering if there would ever be something like this!! Great job!!! ...just on the side note, is there anyway to put the features working on the left side closer to the rom? i know a lot of users who care more about working features than technical stuff (linpack etc). I too would love to see this on the wiki!
**edit: also, maybe consider adding kernel box so we can see which kernel is being used w/ which rom and working features etc.
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There is a kernel box already there, its to the very right. THis is the custom kernel used during the oc test.
nief1313 said:
The first part of the table is to test the rom with the stock kernel.
The second part is to see how well it performs oc.
This is supposed to show how well a ROM performs by itself and how well it works while oced since a lot of us do us custom kernels.
On all of the tests, there should be no widgets or apps installed that didn't come preset with rom(excluding setCPU, fps2d,quadrant, and linpack). This should help eliminate variability of what apps different users have.
On all the test (performance or battery) if the rom has preset profiles they can use them as long as it doesn't require a reboot or any 3rd party apps. all these profile should be mentioned though in additional notes.
I said no profiles on the battery test, meaning no setCPU profile due to variability of profiles.
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Thanks for clearing up what your vision for this is.
sgt slaughter. I agree with a lot of your points. I think 2 sets could be done to better show a variety of results. I was simply arguing the merits of doing a rom specific test comparison vs a complete setup specific comparison. You are right that different roms react differently to different tweaks that was the point. BUT not only do different roms act differently, different evos with the same everything react differently to different tweaks and settings. Thus just because user A get these results doesnt always mean User B will too. that's why i thought baseline would be a better gauge on the roms themselves.
EDIT:
Huge thanks to solidmac for contributing his/her test result:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub...NHdWxMbWc&hl=en&single=true&gid=0&output=html
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Hi everyone.
There are currently three different versions of radios available for Nexus One Froyo roms.
I conducted a test on all these 3 versions: 4.06, 5.08 and 5.12, and I would like to share my test result.
Link to test result:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ah8PsMa_NqfedERnUmtBWWdJc19OR3lGcmhvR2psMHc&hl=en
(All using unit kBps, kilo-byte-per-second)
My test strategy:
Test both 2G and H data speed.
Phone is put very close to window, no finger is touching on it during each test.
Results provided by SpeedTest.net application.
Default DNS server is used.
Tests were conducted consecutively.
Very poor results (2 occurrences,once with 508 H, once with 512 2G) are dropped.
About Phone:
Nexus One, purchased on 2nd March
CM6 110022010-nightly
Kernel: 2.6.35-7 925mV CFS AVS AIX 720p-Monks-103010
Environmental information:
Cheltenham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,
Cloudy, light wind, no rain,
Full bars signal during testing,
Yes Optus mobile company, APN selected to Yes Internet.
Thank you. I was surprised by these results, but its good to finally se some sort of comparison between the radios...
great data!
thx for the data and now i'm kinda regret flashing 5.12 lol
Interesting....nice to see the comparison stats! thanks
Flashing 512 isn't all that bad it has much better ping results meaning it reaches the website first than all the other ones now the only down side is the marginal dl speed
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That seems to confirm the results I got from switching the radios around.
I'm sticking with the latest though as it's not clear what other changes have been made, but I ten to believe that newer should be better
Base on the test i wonder if the newer radio only mean for the korean network.
Anyway any data for wifi connection?
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Base on the test i wonder if the newer radio only mean for the korean network.
Anyway any data for wifi connection?
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I actually thought about testing wifi performance
but that probably won't reflex real radio performance since wifi performance is very constant for me no matter which version of radio i use.
also although 4.06 radio gives sometimes better performance, but I feel 5.12 has significant lower power consumption compare to 4.06
these radios show a difference under bad conditions.. OP if you could run an other test in a bad area or create a bad area ( putting the phone in a weak signal area 2-3 bars ) should show clearer results
Great Works, and now I know how to select radio.
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In terms of the ping results you HAVE to omit those 999s, thats not an actual reading of 999, thats saying the reading was 999+ which is not a finite number, so you cant take an average of it.
You've also got such wild spikes of 80% on the H download speeds that, not to put a downer on things, but the results are statistically worthless. You'd have to do a way bigger sample than that.
Since flashing 5.12, I've hardly ever dropped below 3G. I don't really care if it's faster/slower than the others, what matters to me is consistency...
I guess the point I'm making is that you may also wish to look at large packets of data (say 100mb) over a longer duration, and see those kind of results, also?
Of course, network, network loading, location, weather, etc all throw in variables that you can't account for. Only many statistical samples over time can help smooth out the anomolies.
Perhaps my nuclear engineering side is showing?
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Since flashing 5.12, I've hardly ever dropped below 3G. I don't really care if it's faster/slower than the others, what matters to me is consistency...
I guess the point I'm making is that you may also wish to look at large packets of data (say 100mb) over a longer duration, and see those kind of results, also?
Of course, network, network loading, location, weather, etc all throw in variables that you can't account for. Only many statistical samples over time can help smooth out the anomolies.
Perhaps my nuclear engineering side is showing?
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Haha, well you ARE correct though, network is inconsistent, especially when there are lots of people using data on the same antenna as you...causes a saturation in the spectrum and slows down speeds...
But I second that...do another test with bigger files (if you ever do another test )
thanks everyone
next time when I get large amount of mobile data I'll test again.
I went ahead and did one today hope it provides enough information if you guys have any questions please ask i will try to provide an answer.
Nexus one 5.08 vs 5.12
Nice chart, decided to stick with 4.06_07
Very brave of you to try all the radios
4xx.x version have bad ping scores compared to the newer versions. So pages queue up faster and search and voice to text are analyzed faster. Also the newer radios are more stable with their speeds especially in the wifi and 3g.
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I went ahead and did one today hope it provides enough information if you guys have any questions please ask i will try to provide an answer.
Nexus one 5.08 vs 5.12
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Hey mate
thanks for your test result
but i was wondering, why do you have test result on 5.09 radio.. did it work on Nexus One? I thought 509 radio was for Desire
I think that was just a typo. Should be 5.08
FOR CM7 BASED ROMS
IMPORTANT UPDATE: I have done some research on flashing radio images and found some interesting information. Apparently there are 2 files that pertain to radios in the RUU releases, a radio.img and a rcdata.img. We all have been flashing only the radio.img file but the rcdata.img contains further carrier information that directly relates to information in the build.prop file. I have put together a new 26.13.04.19 radio zip file that contains both the radio.img and the rcdata.img. The .img files were taken directly from the latest T-Mobile RUU release. This new radio/rcdata zip needs to be flashed through bootloader just like you flashed a radio in the past. As usual, you''ll need to rename the zip file to PC10IMG.zip before you reboot into bootloader. Check the MD5 Sum after you download the file to your sdcard to make sure it matches the following:
MD5 Sum: 360EA26286DEC39FC8008B266F470839
DOWNLOAD VISION_RADIO_RCDATA_12.62.60.27_26.13.04.19.zip
MIRROR: http://www.mediafire.com/?vdecstne5uuvuxn
With the release of the latest T-Mobile update a new radio was included with the promise of better battery life. The following is from the T-Mobile support website.
On October 17, T-Mobile G2 devices will begin to receive an Over-The-Air (OTA) update to Android 2.3.4 / Software Version 2.16.531.5. The update will roll out in waves over the coming weeks.
The update provides the following improvements.
Improvements:
Google Security Patch
Google Skymap improvements
Battery life improvements
Data connection while roaming domestically
After flashing the new radio taken from the OTA listed above I really didn't notice any real improvements in battery life. After about a week using the new radio I decided to try matching the lib-ril .so files that were included in the OTA with my current installation of CM7. Almost immediately I noticed an improvement in battery life, wifi and data switching and slightly better data speeds over 4G. I have been using the matching files now for about 10 days and can say that I am getting the best battery life from my G2 since I've had it. I've been flashing CM7 nightlies since just about day one along with flashing radios etc and this is a noticeable change. I asked 2 others here in the forums to give matching lib-rils a try to see if they could confirm. Ditamae and Sino8r, who are also running CM7, have reported back to me that they too have noticed performance improvements, most notably in battery life.
From Ditamae: "Things are still looking good over here. The improvements are slight, but noticeable."
From Sino8r: "Okay, seems all is well with new libs. They have shown some promise, imo. Better battery, signal handoffs, pretty much what all we hoped for."
ATTENTION: I am not responsible if you brick your phone or if it starts a fire in your apartment by using this workaround! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
Procedure:
If you are not running the .19 radio, you can get it from the links above. If you need further flashing instructions get them from this thread.
Once you are running the .19 radio, download the updater and flash through recovery. This will update your radio ril and gps .so files.
Download Radio 26.13.04.19 Radio - ril and gps .so updater for CM7 based ROMShttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/17578272/CM7_26.13.04.19radio_ril_gps_so_updater.ziphttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/17578272/CM7_26.13.04.19radio_ril_gps_so_updater.ziphttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/17578272/CM7_26.13.04.19radio_ril_gps_so_updater.zip
MIRROR: http://www.mediafire.com/?i0ibe4mrvuqyxua
While you are in recovery, wipe your cache and dalvick cache and wipe the efs partitions by flashing the Vision EFS partion wipe tool.
Download EFS Partition Wipe Tool
Reboot your device and you're good to go.
NOTE: At first boot, it might take a little longer than usual for you to connect to your local towers since you've wiped your radio data and the efs partitions need to be re-populated with the new data. This also means you'll need to be outside and wait several minutes for a new gps lock as the new data is obtained from the satellites.
Don't forget to hit the thanks button if this works out for you!
Followed all your steps and will keep you posted.
Done as requested and will let you know my experience after a couple of days.
I wanna give this a try and will let you know how it goes. is the efs wipe tool different from the superwipe... i.e. it won't wipe all my data?
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I wanna give this a try and will let you know how it goes. is the efs wipe tool different from the superwipe... i.e. it won't wipe all my data?
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The efs wipe will only wipe the radio data. It won't touch your rom or sd card.
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The efs wipe will only wipe the radio data. It won't touch your rom or sd card.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
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awesome, I figured as much but was just making sure got it all done and will see how it goes.... thanks EdKeys!
I will try this soon, especially if I see many people seeing improvements (it'd be nice to have facts, so to avoid placebo effects).
For those that have tried it: any improvements in GPS performance?
Just did the switch and have immediately noticed improved data speeds in Atlanta, Ga. I will report back in a few days about battery life. Running CM7.1 stable
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I will try this soon, especially if I see many people seeing improvements (it'd be nice to have facts, so to avoid placebo effects).
For those that have tried it: any improvements in GPS performance?
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I didn't notice any change in GPS performance. I'm using your ROM with the updated GPS driver already included in that, which I believe is the same gps.vision.so that was included in the 2.16.531.5 OTA mentioned above.
I have to say I am VERY surprised by the results. I did 3 speedtests before matching rils and 3 after. Results are about 2.5 to 3 times faster in downloads, and about twice in upload. It should be on the same server (according to Speedtest.net app), which makes this great. I will definitely include it in the next release, which at this point might be later today.
edit: a couple more tests brought the download speeds down a little, so it might have been a fluke before, but I still see improvements, just not as big. I will still include it in the ROM, thank you for pointing it out.
edit2: did the new radio roll out with a new gps.vision.so file too? It'd be nice to see if using the new lib gives improvements on gps too.
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I have to say I am VERY surprised by the results. I did 3 speedtests before matching rils and 3 after. Results are about 2.5 to 3 times faster in downloads, and about twice in upload. It should be on the same server (according to Speedtest.net app), which makes this great. I will definitely include it in the next release, which at this point might be later today.
edit: a couple more tests brought the download speeds down a little, so it might have been a fluke before, but I still see improvements, just not as big. I will still include it in the ROM, thank you for pointing it out.
edit2: did the new radio roll out with a new gps.vision.so file too? It'd be nice to see if using the new lib gives improvements on gps too.
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I'm not able to check right now but I believe it is the same version that you are currrently using for this radio in your ROM now....same as the .13 release. I'll try to get a copy of it later on today.
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I'll give it a shot as well. Oddly enough, my completely unscientific testing showed that my WiFi speeds seem to have improved with the new radio, but my "4G" speeds have actually suffered just a tiny bit. And they got *worse* after matching the RILs.
What I did was, with my existing radio (04.12), I ran the Speedtest.net app 3 times each for WiFi and "4G". Then, I installed the 04.19 radio, and did it again. Then once more after matching the RILs.
However, my data speeds have never been great here at the office, so I will do some more testing later, and see what I come up with.
Battery life is a little more subjective, depending on what I am doing with my phone, but I'll see what kind of "feel" I get after running it for a few days.
This fix my gps problems on miui and my signal, battery life, 4g more stable..
Before this i got 3 days try to find out how fix my gps, is was always stay searching for gps.
Send from my HTC G2 Running Miui Bulletproof.
Olders smartphones:
Tmobile G1
My Touch 3g
Iphone 3G
My Touch 3g slide
Lg optimus M
Samsung galaxy indulge
Now using:
Htc G2
Thrive (tablet)
dargocitfer said:
I'll give it a shot as well. Oddly enough, my completely unscientific testing showed that my WiFi speeds seem to have improved with the new radio, but my "4G" speeds have actually suffered just a tiny bit. And they got *worse* after matching the RILs.
What I did was, with my existing radio (04.12), I ran the Speedtest.net app 3 times each for WiFi and "4G". Then, I installed the 04.19 radio, and did it again. Then once more after matching the RILs.
However, my data speeds have never been great here at the office, so I will do some more testing later, and see what I come up with.
Battery life is a little more subjective, depending on what I am doing with my phone, but I'll see what kind of "feel" I get after running it for a few days.
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Give it a few more days before deciding any real conclusions. Its working for pretty much evryone. Pretty cool find, Ed! Thanks again!
dargocitfer said:
I'll give it a shot as well. Oddly enough, my completely unscientific testing showed that my WiFi speeds seem to have improved with the new radio, but my "4G" speeds have actually suffered just a tiny bit. And they got *worse* after matching the RILs.
What I did was, with my existing radio (04.12), I ran the Speedtest.net app 3 times each for WiFi and "4G". Then, I installed the 04.19 radio, and did it again. Then once more after matching the RILs.
However, my data speeds have never been great here at the office, so I will do some more testing later, and see what I come up with.
Battery life is a little more subjective, depending on what I am doing with my phone, but I'll see what kind of "feel" I get after running it for a few days.
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There is a link to the EFS wipe tool in the OP. Be sure to flash that after changing radios and/or rils. Just a suggestion in case you didn't do that yet.
still early days but seem to be noticing a slight improvement with my data connection (more h than 3g) and general reception, one area where there is no change is battery life(sceptical that radios affect batteries that much)
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I'm happy word is getting out... I switched back to the .30 libs for a small stretch and then flashed tsubus' update tonight (along with matching rils for .19... as you know he's matching them for radio .19 by default now, based on your testing), and this time the benefits appear even more distinct. Definitely getting slightly better download speeds and signal alternates faster and more efficiently between Wifi and H/3G. I'm going to check GPS with navigation tomorrow on a long drive. I'll report back, but I'm fairly certain it'll work just fine. I'll wipe battery stats tomorrow and monitor battery... but I kinda already know it's gonna be good. Really glad you brought this to my attention, Ed. Thank you.
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I'm happy word is getting out... I switched back to the .30 libs for a small stretch and then flashed tsubus' update tonight (along with matching rils for .19... as you know he's matching them for radio .19 by default now, based on your testing), and this time the benefits appear even more distinct. Definitely getting slightly better download speeds and signal alternates faster and more efficiently between Wifi and H/3G. I'm going to check GPS with navigation tomorrow on a long drive. I'll report back, but I'm fairly certain it'll work just fine. I'll wipe battery stats tomorrow and monitor battery... but I kinda already know it's gonna be good. Really glad you brought this to my attention, Ed. Thank you.
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I agree... I never had any real gps issues with the exception of first lock in a few weeks without use. I ended up getting GPS Status (free app from market) and reseting gps data and redownloading it. Within 30 seconds, gps satellites are found and all is well. On rare occasions, I would get the notorious loss of signal and would have to toggle gps on or off and/or use good old GPS Status. Those were really minor compared to the horror stories I hear from some of our other HTC Vision users. I finally tried tsubus's idea of using the htc gps.so file and havent had any drop offs. There is still that first lock delay after a new flash or not using it for several weeks but thats normal and nothing GPS Status cant fix in mere seconds. I highly recommend using the gps lib file and gps status for those with gps issues. The radio lib files found here also help with battery life (not huge but a noticable difference) and call quality plus tower to cell handoffs. I was a cell tech (not the guy in the call center lol) for 5 years and am a pc tech and have been for 10 so I usually can tell when something works and is not a placebo effect
Also, Ed and Ditamae are two of the best guys we have here in the G2 section. Please, listen to them. You can trust about 99% of what they say... The other 1% is for their comedic effect
EdKeys said:
There is a link to the EFS wipe tool in the OP. Be sure to flash that after changing radios and/or rils. Just a suggestion in case you didn't do that yet.
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Yes, I followed your suggestions exactly. I haven't had any issues with the GPS (My sense of direction *sucks*, so my GPS gets used quite a bit... ), and I'm still testing the battery life. (Wiped battery stats yesterday and drained the battery to 0%, charged it overnight, and am testing it now.) We'll see how it turns out for me.
After doing these changes I was able to get almost 13 hours of battery life, which is about 5 more hours than I used to get. This is with medium to heavy usage, so I'm happy with this. I'll report back after this bakes for another week or so.
I'm talking to everyone who's been reading the ICS threads and progress that's being made to our ICS roms, but has not made the leap for whatever reason.
I'm speaking to you because I was you, at least until Friday when I finally decided to make the move to Neobuddy's Euphoria RC1 rom.
I quietly followed and read every single thread in the development section relating to our ICS progress, but was constantly reading about the problems with battery life and GPS difficulties.
I decided that after weeks of watching and waiting, I would take the plunge and report about my first 24 hours. I did not want to leave out details, so I took screen shots to show everyone who was like me before, standing on the sidelines, waiting for some magical "Ah ha" moment. Hopefully this will give you confidence in your decision and I can help you out along the way.
To start with, I have one of the first generations of our Vibrant (purchased the month it came out). I also purchased a Epic 4G battery from here about 4 months ago and have been using Bionix 1.3.2 and Deranged9 for as long as I can remember. When I flashed Euphoria, I had an initial problem with the installation where it got hung up at the boot screen (normal for coming from 2.2 roms) and it should also be mentioned that I DID NOT flash a GB Bootloader and had no problems with my recovery or rainbows.
The flash was pretty quick, even with having to reflash the rom twice. Once flashed, everything was pretty smooth from that point forward. I charged my phone up to 100% and calibrated it using the V6 supercharger script . After doing that, I woke up in the morning (I sleep in late on the weekend) and preceded to not only test my phone (GPS, different apps, change settings) but to use it normally (make calls, connect to my car's stereo Bluetooth connection to play music, etc.). The phone was the fastest it had ever been and everything worked as if I was still on my clutch Bionix rom.
The best part about my entire experience was that not only was everything working, but my battery life was out of this world good. I am not exaggerating by any means, and I've included screen shots to quantify my experience. I could not believe that not only did my GPS work after deep sleep (I tested it on multiple of occasions) but my battery was averaging about 2% loss an hour. The other icing on the cake was the fact that I was able to get the highest internet speeds using the stock modem (KB5 I believe).
I'm sorry for the literary diarrhea but I know that there are others like myself who are sitting on the sidelines, waiting for something to push them over the edge, and move onto an ICS based rom. The below is more specific information should you decide to follow what I did to a "T".
Rom: Neobuddy's Euphoria RC1 Rom
Modem: KB5
Kernel: ICS_Kissed_20120226.1157
Tweaks: Captivate GPS Fix
Battery: 1800mAH Samsung Epic 4G Battery
Battery Cycles: 1
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- Mat
your photos aren't working
im in a very similar boat w/ a vibrant from aug-2010 & the 1800mah battery so i'd be interested to see your photos... im practically hanging off the fence ready to jump on the ICS boat but we'll see soon enough
Welcome my friend. Glad to see you. Been awhile since the D9 days. ICS is pretty slick isn't it? Hope all is well and if you have any Q's just let us know. I've got official ICS on my tablet and wish I could put Roman's control on it like on my phone.
i was also on the fence for a good while. i was thinking, 'man, settling for ics just because it's ics isn't for me!' i assumed it was pretty much not usable. i flashed passion first, then euphoria, now i'm on zenwich. all three are about as good as they're gonna get without an official ics, and that's not a diss at all. all three roms i tried are very stable and fast. there's been a few hiccups (laggy app drawer, random force closes), but that's to be expected. and by no means do those things happen often. they've happened maybe three times. as far as battery, i have the 1800mah battery, and my battery life is average. i get about 12hr with moderate to heavy use, and any use less than that i can easily make it through the whole day without worrying about charging. i am outside most of my day though, so i do have brightness almost all the way up. i don't expect miracles with battery life and neither should anyone else. i say for those on the fence about ics, just try it. it's fun and new and mostly everything works without a hitch.
jonen said:
your photos aren't working
im in a very similar boat w/ a vibrant from aug-2010 & the 1800mah battery so i'd be interested to see your photos... im practically hanging off the fence ready to jump on the ICS boat but we'll see soon enough
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Sorry about that, didn't have it on my public directory. All fixed. Enjoy the battery greatness!
Woodrube said:
Welcome my friend. Glad to see you. Been awhile since the D9 days. ICS is pretty slick isn't it? Hope all is well and if you have any Q's just let us know. I've got official ICS on my tablet and wish I could put Roman's control on it like on my phone.
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Hey man!! Long time no talk. Glad to see we're both rocking the same rom again. Deranged was great, but with this rom, it's on a whole new level. I can seriously get the same battery life but the speed is just outrageous. My only wish is that I could lock my home launcher (Apex Launcher) into memory. I have a decent amount of redraws but other than that, it's ridiculously fast.
I also have ICS on my tablet too (I have an HP Touchpad). I can put AOKTP on it, but I have been super happy with the work that dalingrin and CM9 have put out. I eventually will have to try it out, I just have been super happy with the progress they've made on it.
Out of curiosity, have you found any build prop tweaks that you've added to Euphoria? I want to change some things up, but not too sure what others have done.
Mat
I was on dr9 and I decided to switch to ICS 2 weeks ago. I swear I never want to come back again! First time ever I feel my phone is way superior than a freaking iPhone. Thanks to all devs, my once crappy phone becomes iPhone slayer.
P.s My GPS never works even on froyo 2.2 Would flashing that GPS fix solve my problem? I heard about hardware fix, what is it and where can I get it? Thanks
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I just bought my first (used) android phone last week and after much deliberation decided to try the Vibrant because of the many custom ROMs available for it and it's widespread forum support from developers. I've flashed Passion, Euphoria, and Slim ICS over the last week (mainly just to try out a few ROMs and get the process of flashing down). They each have their own strengths and I recommend reading the threads in detail prior to flashing the ROM as some of them do have some common kinks that can be worked out with simple solutions. Either way thanks to all the developers for their hard work bringing ICS to this older (but not ancient yet) platform!
I did the same thing up until recently, just followed the ics threads but haven't used them.
I just took the jump Thursday, I'm actually pretty amazed at how well it all works too! I haven't even calibrated my battery yet and I'm still getting about the same battery life that I was on toxic 8 and fishman mod. I've been playing with passion and slim ics both are amazing roms. For those who havent at least tried ics this is the perfect time to do so,most have about equal battery life and great speed to go with it and are very stable.
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Sorry about that, didn't have it on my public directory. All fixed. Enjoy the battery greatness!
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are you running stock speeds or have you overclocked to 1.2ghz??
and im a bit concerned about how your battery usage shows 19% screen...
any comments on using slim for a barebone ICS experience over euphoria/passion?
i wish there was some sort of description as to what exactly the slimming of ICS entailed
I miss ics so much. Im on a galaxy s ii right now yes it's super fast and everything but I love ics passion so much. The battery lasted forever on that Rom and this phone can barely do 8 hrs. Also it was just so nice to have ics. Call this an overstatement but im seriously considering about going back to the vibrant because the sgsii has no ics yet.
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seedofchaos said:
I miss ics so much. Im on a galaxy s ii right now yes it's super fast and everything but I love ics passion so much. The battery lasted forever on that Rom and this phone can barely do 8 hrs. Also it was just so nice to have ics. Call this an overstatement but im seriously considering about going back to the vibrant because the sgsii has no ics yet.
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Errm
Yes it does mate...
Hav u looked in the dev section? :L
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Can someone tell me the Pros and Cons of switching from Eclair or Froyo to ICS? I am debating on doing it but don't know if its worth the hassle besides better battery life.
jonen said:
are you running stock speeds or have you overclocked to 1.2ghz??
and im a bit concerned about how your battery usage shows 19% screen...
any comments on using slim for a barebone ICS experience over euphoria/passion?
i wish there was some sort of description as to what exactly the slimming of ICS entailed
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I would say half the day I had it was set to 1.2GHz and the rest of the day was at 1GHz. I can tell you that I used the heck out of the phone, and 19% of 25 + hours with screen on isn't too bad. Not to mention, I was talking on the phone for around 1.5-2 hours of that time as well.
If I really pushed it, I know I could easily get 12-14 hours with HEAVY usage. In all likelihood though, if you think about a normal work day or school day, you should have problem going an entire day with either of the ICS roms, especially with an 1800 mah battery.
I thought ICS was good untill I tried Kanged Kool Aid. This rom is just amazing. It works 110% and is really fast with no lag what so ever. Plus the battery life I'm gettin with the epic 4g 1800mAh battery is the best I ever had.
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I usually get about 10 hours on AOKP and did so on Euphoria too with moderate usage.
No calls, maybe 3 maximum a day that lasted no more than 2 minutes each.
Texting is heavy, about a 1000 texts a day.
Games that are NOT too graphic dependent, such as Edge EX, Speedx 3D and Lane Splitter
and on WIFI the entire day.
Any suggestions? I'm using 2G instead of 3G since i do not have a data plan.
Brightness is about 5-10%
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Yes it does mate...
Hav u looked in the dev section? :L
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I have and it's not really a stable ics.
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I DOOD IT!!
I am noob. I am ashamed. I am piggybacking:
I love my Vibrant. I got tired of feeling left behind on updates, so I became interested in rooting and flashing my phone. After scouring these forums for a week, I had a mental list of problems that might pop up during the process. Many other sites published pros and cons of rooting -- the former outweighing the latter. What really pushed my decision to do something, was the headline, "Galaxy S III with Ice Cream Sandwich due out around April." The warranty was up; I felt assured that I could always restore; why not try opening the phone's potential?! Using two computers and a printed list of instructions, I took the plunge. I followed the Noob Guide and a video from Eddie1west, I now have a fully-functioning, up-to-date Virbrant that I am in love with all over again.
The first issue was lack of drivers on the computer: fixed. My eyes rolled, but I pressed on. Second came the boot-loop issues when installing both CM7 and ICS Passion. I cringed, but kept at it -- removing the battery and reinstalling one time each did the trick. I can't report any major deficiencies, but I'm still playing with the phone. I anticipate problems to arise, but I can accept them knowing that I have a wealth of knowledge to rely on -- even from other noobs like me.
I sincerely appreciate the amazing amount of effort and passion these developers have. Now where's that elusive "thanks" button...
it's always nice to get some user-experience posts about going to a ROM like this... I haven't taken the ICS plunge, but it's on my list of things to do when time permits.
Maybe I'll get to it this week
Rahhstah said:
it's always nice to get some user-experience posts about going to a ROM like this... I haven't taken the ICS plunge, but it's on my list of things to do when time permits.
Maybe I'll get to it this week
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I'm telling you man, with all my sincerity, this rom's battery life, gps and everything is just as stable as any 2.2 rom. I am now on my 3rd full day and my battery is still averaging crazy idle power usage (I don't talk on my cell while at work) and my gps had the best locks I've ever gotten ( I just walked my dog while testing it) with this phone.
I feel like I held on for so long, being so scared of what would happen to my phone if I flashed it. I was so scared about the mute/unmute bug, but guess what....I've had countless calls and not one person has said anything about my voice quality.
My suggestion is to go for it, worst case scenario, you ODIN to 2.1 and then restore your original backup. No harm, no foul....and no GB bootloaders.
Hello everyone, I'm trying to see different opinions from people who have flashed the NS4G modems on their E4G's. All I want is to see the different results from different regions.
If you can please include:
Modem installed
ROM installed
Kernel installed &
Region you reside in.
Thank you.
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Hello everyone, I'm trying to see different opinions from people who have flashed the NS4G modems on their E4G's. All I want is to see the different results from different regions.
If you can please include:
Modem installed
ROM installed
Kernel installed &
Region you reside in.
Thank you.
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KL2
AOKP M 6
AOKP stock modem
I am in CT, USA
Signal quality is SO much better. Data speeds: may Max on 3G so fat is 2.25 down and IIRC, it was 1.17 up...I could be mistaken on the exact numbers , but my speeds have doubled on the nexus modem. I tried all available modems and KL2 was the best for me. Good luck!
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KL2
CM10 Unofficial Kang
Shadow Kernel
Honolulu Hawaii
My signal has improved drastically. I am on an alternate carrier. Not sprint. Before the modem I was having a hard time trying to find signals so I would use Wifi. With the NS4G Modem its improved big time. I get full bars almost every where. And the internet is almost as fast as my Wifi
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Everyone posting here really should use a static metric. Whether that is kilobytes (kB), kilobits (kb), megabytes (MB) or megabits (Mb).
This gives everyone a real idea of your before and after speeds.
KL2
AOKP M6
AOKP stock kernel
NY, NY and Brooklyn, NY
I am getting about 6-7 MBPs down, 1-2 up (4G), 1.5 - 2 down, 0.5-0.7 up 3g. It is slightly better than with my previous Epic FC09 modem, but so far I haven't seen a drastic improvement in data speed.
However - and this is concerning - on KL2 I had three calls drop this morning. This _very rarely_ happened with FC09. I am on the latest Sprint PRL (XXX90), if it matters any. Anybody else notice an excessive amount of calls being dropped since switching from Epic radio to Crespo?
My setup is pretty much the same as everyone else. While I can say after pretty much driving all thru town today that, I get much faster speeds around town but at home it's still very slow. WiFi keeps me sane lol.
Kl2
AOKP M6
Stock Kernel
Naples, FL.
DL (at home) 200-700kbps 3g
UL (at home) 400kbps 3g
Everywhere else I can get 2-7mbps DL -3g
No 4g in my area
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dohturdima said:
KL2
AOKP M6
AOKP stock kernel
NY, NY and Brooklyn, NY
I am getting about 6-7 MBPs down, 1-2 up (4G), 1.5 - 2 down, 0.5-0.7 up 3g. It is slightly better than with my previous Epic FC09 modem, but so far I haven't seen a drastic improvement in data speed.
However - and this is concerning - on KL2 I had three calls drop this morning. This _very rarely_ happened with FC09. I am on the latest Sprint PRL (XXX90), if it matters any. Anybody else notice an excessive amount of calls being dropped since switching from Epic radio to Crespo?
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You can try other modems, I haven't had any dropped calls, and most of the things I've read regarding dropped calls in the nexus modem said that they don't happen as much.
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Havent had any problems with dropped calls and I was on FC09 as well.
Try re-flashing the modem or what xboxfanj said about trying other modems.
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robbdakidd22 said:
Havent had any problems with dropped calls and I was on FC09 as well.
Try re-flashing the modem or what xboxfanj said about trying other modems.
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I will try reflashing first; if not, will try some others and report back
Not So Great For Me
PA 1.99
KL2 Modem (I have tried them all, no real difference)
Nyan Kernel (also not different with Shadow or stock)
Ann Arbor, MI
I am getting a humble 155kbps down and 243kbps up.
This is a poor reception area and I was only getting about a third of the download speed prior to flashing that modem, so that is progress, I gues.
koop1955 said:
PA 1.99
KL2 Modem (I have tried them all, no real difference)
Nyan Kernel (also not different with Shadow or stock)
Ann Arbor, MI
I am getting a humble 155kbps down and 243kbps up.
This is a poor reception area and I was only getting about a third of the download speed prior to flashing that modem, so that is progress, I gues.
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I must say that's horrible.. i'd have to switch companies or something.. funny how your upload speeds almost twice that of your download..
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stevie13.xo said:
I must say that's horrible.. i'd have to switch companies or something.. funny how your upload speeds almost twice that of your download..
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Flashed the modem file twice, Seems to be sticking okay.
Either that or Speedtest is just not working right, but when I test WiFi my values seem consistent.
koop1955, If you want to get out of Sprint w/o an ETF, you could always do some excessive roaming in roam control or with a custom PRL.
koop1955 said:
PA 1.99
KL2 Modem (I have tried them all, no real difference)
Nyan Kernel (also not different with Shadow or stock)
Ann Arbor, MI
I am getting a humble 155kbps down and 243kbps up.
This is a poor reception area and I was only getting about a third of the download speed prior to flashing that modem, so that is progress, I gues.
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Same area and sprint sucks on evo, epic, gnex, s2, s3, etc. all though MI except for the grand rapids area where they have reliable(ish) wimax. I guess it just sucks here regardless of phone/modem.
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
Same area and sprint sucks on evo, epic, gnex, s2, s3, etc. all though MI except for the grand rapids area where they have reliable(ish) wimax. I guess it just sucks here regardless of phone/modem.
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Hi, Marcusant. I knew that you lived in the area. Go Blue or Green or whatever your affiliation may happen to be.
My reason for posting was not to garner sympathy for my poor reception. I get virtually no dropped calls, GPS works fine, etc. When I am home, I use WiFi or my PC for downloads.
I was trying to set people's expectations about the modem upgrade. If you live in a poor reception area, you shouldn't expect a miraculous change. I did make a reasonable improvement for me and I okay with the results. Not exactly satisfied, but okay.
BTW, I have also reset PRL since update, for what that might be worth.
CM9 stable
K2 Modem
Stock k2 CM9 kernel
Washington DC
I also added the build.prop tweaks
Seems to be a bit better, haven't had any dropped calls when I am out and about so far, then then I normally didnt get them before either.
I do have one spot that was almost guaranteed to drop a call when I went through it, gonna try and test out the modem the next time I drive through that area.
Here is a screen cap of my speeds (WiFi/4G/3G):
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And across the river in Alexandria VA, KL2 on CM 9.1 with zman's AIO zip linked on xboxfanj's post, tethering on 3G:
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And across the river in Alexandria VA, KL2 on CM 9.1 with zman's AIO zip linked on xboxfanj's post, tethering on 3G:
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Damn on 3g I'm getting 120kbps down and 125kbps up on Fc09. Doesn't really change much when I change to KL2 or LC2 crespo radios. I've tried every rom and radio. odin, wipe, every which way.
My epic 4g:
CM9 stable
KL2 modem
Stock CM9 kernel (NS4G patch)
Sitting at home, I get consistent 1.4Mbps down and 500kbps up.
Wife's epic 4g:
Stock FC09
FC09 modem
Not even rooted!
Within inches of my phone, she gets consistent 1.9Mbps down and 500kbps up.
Now, I feel like I have better coverage than I used to have, but my limited testing has shown no appreciable difference between the two. During a couple of road trips we have taken, we both roam together and have similar service levels. Though since she is on stock, she always has 3g (yeah right...).
We are in the Birmingham, AL area.
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tinslwc said:
My epic 4g:
CM9 stable
KL2 modem
Stock CM9 kernel (NS4G patch)
Sitting at home, I get consistent 1.4Mbps down and 500kbps up.
Wife's epic 4g:
Stock FC09
FC09 modem
Not even rooted!
Within inches of my phone, she gets consistent 1.9Mbps down and 500kbps up.
Now, I feel like I have better coverage than I used to have, but my limited testing has shown no appreciable difference between the two. During a couple of road trips we have taken, we both roam together and have similar service levels. Though since she is on stock, she always has 3g (yeah right...).
We are in the Birmingham, AL area.
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That's pretty much as good as you're gonna get on Sprint's 3G network, so the Nexus modems probably won't be too beneficial for you.