Guys,
I've been using an SGS, followed by an SGS 2 and have always used custom ROMs without any issues in the past. I have recently traded the SGS 2 with a friend for my old blu-ray player and an old SGS. Long story, won't go into why.
No matter which build of ICS I am using, I am getting serious problems with this phone. SlimICS does not find a signal at all, it just says no service. On the one I am running at the moment (4.0.4 GTi9000_IMM30B_BETA_8_RC) and also with the nightly CyanogenMod builds, if I take or make a phone call, everything is fine. When I next go to make a call, the earpiece does not become active. The data and normal network connection is still active, but this renders the phone almost useless - having to reboot the phone every time I wish to make a phone call takes as long as sending an email for me!
Also, I should be able to choose Tmobile Orange as my network service as I am with T-mobile, who is partnered with Orange to give better signal. On the ROM I currently use, "Tmobile Orange" is not a selectable network.
Is this a problem I can resolve by flashing with a different modem?
If I can't fix this I will probably just run over the phone and buy a Nokia Lumia (change does wonder for a headache!)
Any help is appreciated.
Did you flash a modem after flashing slim? If not they are here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
[CM7/MIUI/ICS/CM9][06.01.12] Modems + Bootloaders(MD5)
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slaphead20 said:
Did you flash a modem after flashing slim? If not they are here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
[CM7/MIUI/ICS/CM9][06.01.12] Modems + Bootloaders(MD5)
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Yes I've actually used the JVU one from it and I also tried using Odin to flash it manually using the modem I am able to get Tmobile Orange with at the moment on Gingerbread - neither work.
Is there a specific modem I need to use in the UK to get this reception?
Go to samfirmware and see which it is under your section. Ex my download is called something like ""XX-KG3. Which means my modem is KG3.
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AlwaysDroid said:
Go to samfirmware and see which it is under your section. Ex my download is called something like ""XX-KG3. Which means my modem is KG3.
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I am getting nothing from the Checker page when I type in the details I have.
Like I said, I know it is JVU firmware I have because I've manually flashed it and it works perfectly, but when I install SlimICS it simply does NOT pick up a signal at all, even if I flash it with a radio seperately afterwards.
No signal
I installed Slim JB yesterday and no signal at all.
I tried JPG and JPU modems from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783 but no avail.
Still no signal. I am going to try with other sims and even other roms to asses my problem.
cragger10 said:
I am getting nothing from the Checker page when I type in the details I have.
Like I said, I know it is JVU firmware I have because I've manually flashed it and it works perfectly, but when I install SlimICS it simply does NOT pick up a signal at all, even if I flash it with a radio seperately afterwards.
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---------- Post added at 02:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:16 PM ----------
Just to let you know: installed JVU, turn airplane mode on and them off and singla is back.
Not sure, yet, about 3G and the other stuff. Still testing...
roberutobr said:
I installed Slim JB yesterday and no signal at all.
I tried JPG and JPU modems from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783 but no avail.
Still no signal. I am going to try with other sims and even other roms to asses my problem.
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I've noticed that my phone is no longer able to connect to the LTE towers that are available to me.
I also noticed that my phone uses "1x" when LTE towers are available (so that's fun)
3g and 2g work just fine but LTE refuses to work
Here is what I've tried:
Reinstall the rom
Do a clean install of the rom
Play around with the apn and network mode
Restart my phone
Update the firmware
Update to the latest nightly
What I'm going to do:
Install the stock rom
And/or install the Google play edition rom
Any ideas why LTE isn't working? And does it work on anyone else's phone?
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stealer0517 said:
I've noticed that my phone is no longer able to connect to the LTE towers that are available to me.
I also noticed that my phone uses "1x" when LTE towers are available (so that's fun)
3g and 2g work just fine but LTE refuses to work
Here is what I've tried:
Reinstall the rom
Do a clean install of the rom
Play around with the apn and network mode
Restart my phone
Update the firmware
Update to the latest nightly
What I'm going to do:
Install the stock rom
And/or install the Google play edition rom
Any ideas why LTE isn't working? And does it work on anyone else's phone?
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I remember when i would flash CM10 and any CM10 based roms on my sprint Note 2 LTE wouldnt work it was broke on CM10 based roms well any non TW roms one thing that sometimes would fix the issue is reflashing a TW rom updating prl and profile then going right to cm10 but it would lose lte after a reboot for me still.
Also try a different kernel. Works for me when I only have 3g in an LTE area
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Dial *#*#4636#*#* tap phone info and make sure your phone is in LTE/CDMA auto prl mode. Like this.
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I am interested in enabling T-Mobile LTE on my N4. Does it work smoothly like any other LTE enabled phone? In my research, I've found that there are two different zip files to flash. Which one has worked best for people? It appears that enabling LTE is a simple flash of the zip file. Am I correct? Thanks.
This has been covered thousands of times. But before this thread gets deleted, let me help you out. LTE on tmobile or att works flawlessly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358931
im using the 98-33 radio on tmobile and have had 0 problems. you can find it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48224173&postcount=882
just flash and forget it. it should work! good luck
Do I need to update the radios after every software update or can I just flash once and forget it?
Since this will get deleted anyways, I will ask the stupid question I have. Bone stock 4.4.2 soon to be rooted with TWRP. Can I flash with a stock ROM and still make a wifi hotspot? I see something about needing init.d support or something like that.
ILowry282 said:
Do I need to update the radios after every software update or can I just flash once and forget it?
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No need to flash again.
SKYLINESSUCK said:
Since this will get deleted anyways, I will ask the stupid question I have. Bone stock 4.4.2 soon to be rooted with TWRP. Can I flash with a stock ROM and still make a wifi hotspot? I see something about needing init.d support or something like that.
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Yes
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I flashed the file. However the instructions state to change the network mode. I don't even see that option in the settings. I'm currently on 4.3
*#*#4636#*#* in dialer
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Has anyone with a Sprint Galaxy S4 found a stable combo of any Cyanogenmod build and modem that allows for: 1. Consistently successful MMS sending and receiving AND 2. Stable 4G LTE that hands off well between it and both 3G and WiFi?
In the alternative, any specific tweaks to APN settings to allow for items 1 and 2 above?
If you have found such a successful combination, please post here, and please be as detailed as possible (CM build, baseband version, specific APN settings, etc) , thanks!!!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
I hear you on this. I've had to disable LTE in order to get the phone to work properly, since the Phone would become non-operational after LTE signal would drop out.
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I was on CM11 12/22 and Beanstalk 4.3 and used this..
http://buzzmobile.us/sprint-apn-settings-android-us/
Now I'm on ProBam and all seems to work well. My MMS on WiFi is sporadic at best but on MMs and LTE/3G I'm ok.
Hope it works for you.
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All works for me on latest cm11 nightly I'm on mk2 modem. I have no problem with lte, 3g,mms or sms
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isaac2k10 said:
All works for me on latest cm11 nightly I'm on mk2 modem. I have no problem with lte, 3g,mms or sms
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Did you make any changes to your APN settings? Thanks!
isaac2k10 said:
All works for me on latest cm11 nightly I'm on mk2 modem. I have no problem with lte, 3g,mms or sms
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So how well does your LTE hand-off to 3g? I have to go into airplane mode in order to get 3g working after leaving LTE, (even though the phone claims to be connected to 3g after dropping off of LTE)
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random45 said:
So how well does your LTE hand-off to 3g? I have to go into airplane mode in order to get 3g working after leaving LTE, (even though the phone claims to be connected to 3g after dropping off of LTE)
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switches fine for me. Never had to use airplane mode
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Did you make any changes to your APN settings? Thanks!
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No changes, whatever was in there while on The is what is in there now
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Thank You
isaac2k10 said:
switches fine for me. Never had to use airplane mode
No changes, whatever was in there while on The is what is in there now
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Thank you very much, I'll try the latest nightlies of CM11. They must be working better than CM10 as far as MMS & LTE is concerned. One last question: which type (and version) of recovery did you use for your CM11 flash? (TWRP, CWM, etc.) Thanks again!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
VegasRooted said:
Thank you very much, I'll try the latest nightlies of CM11. They must be working better than CM10 as far as MMS & LTE is concerned. One last question: which type (and version) of recovery did you use for your CM11 flash? (TWRP, CWM, etc.) Thanks again!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
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I'm using Philz recovery which is cwm based
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isaac2k10 said:
I'm using Philz recovery which is cwm based
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Excellent, thanks again.
VegasRooted
I'm on the latest CM11 nightly (1/10/14). 4G works fine for me, but mms is very spotty. It works right after I boot my phone, then it stops working. I don't know why it happens, but I receieve MMS messages right when the phone boots, then it stops working. My modem is MF9. I'm not sure what exactly is causing this problem. Would flashing a new modem help? If so, how would I do it?
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Yes, I would recommend that you try flashing the MK2 modem.
All is working well for me now: MMS sending & receiving, good hand-off between 1X, 3G, 4G LTE, and WIFI, etc.
I'm now running the latest CM 11 nightly (1/13/14) with the stock MK2 modem, and I'm using CWM 6.0.4.4 as my recovery.
FYI:
Just for kicks, I went back to the last (stable) version of CM 10 to see if MMS played any better with the MK2 modem (since I would still prefer to stay on CM 10; I just like JB 4.3 better), but unfortunately I encountered the exact same results that had caused me to start this thread in the first place: bad MMS functionality, bad hand-off between 3G, 4G & WIFI. So... I guess on 4.4 (CM 11) I shall remain....
Thanks again to everyone for their contribution(s) to this thread, you all have been very helpful!
Cheers,
VegasRooted
MK2 Modem
gundam802 said:
I'm on the latest CM11 nightly (1/10/14). 4G works fine for me, but mms is very spotty. It works right after I boot my phone, then it stops working. I don't know why it happens, but I receieve MMS messages right when the phone boots, then it stops working. My modem is MF9. I'm not sure what exactly is causing this problem. Would flashing a new modem help? If so, how would I do it?
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You can get the MK2 Modem from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760974263
The proper MD5 sum for it is: 39b0b32a8ee338543fdaa91ab2774f79
This is a flashable TAR, so you can just use Odin to flash it from download mode.
Cheers!
VegasRooted
VegasRooted said:
You can get the MK2 Modem from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760974263
The proper MD5 sum for it is: 39b0b32a8ee338543fdaa91ab2774f79
This is a flashable TAR, so you can just use Odin to flash it from download mode.
Cheers!
VegasRooted
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Thanks for help I flashed the new modem and it didn't do anything. I started apps from startup and discovered that AdBlock Plus blocks mms because it monitors port 80, the same port MMS is sent on. I fixed my problem by uninstalling ABP and I use AdAway as a replacement.
sorry for asking this guys but does the CM11 lets you SIM UNLOCK the phone as well im asking this because thats what im focus on many thanks
im just new in this new era world....god bless y'all
My S4 is flashed to Boost Mobile. Whenever I install a custom ROM I get no 3G or 3G appears for no more than 2 seconds then its 1X. I nandroid backuped to stock and same problem so then I installed a Stock Deodexed NG2 Refitted ROM and right when this ROM boots Boost ID pops up it installs apps and puts it to my boost homescreen setting and my 3G and everything works fine. APN settings are the same when I switch ROMs so I have no idea what the problem is. I want to install a custom ROM like NegaLite but I am stuck at this point.
Have you tried using an app like apn backup and restore?
What are your apn settings on aosp? Are you on the latest modem firmware?
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koivth said:
Have you tried using an app like apn backup and restore?
What are your apn settings on aosp? Are you on the latest modem firmware?
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Right now I am on NG2 4.4.2 Stock deodexed NG2 Refitted ROM. This is the only ROM that my 3G works. My 3G worked on stocked rooted then I went to Negalite didn't work. So I nandroid to my stock rooted and 3G didn't work anymore so I tried this ROM i currently am on and it works.
My apn settings are all Sprint APNs and everything works fine and when I flash a ROM my APns are still the same but 3g is ****. I tried using APN backup and restore on this ROM it lets me disable ICS Check but when I install a different ROM that doesn't work so I can't use it. I even tried moving it to the system. I appreciate your reply
i7vSa7vi7y said:
Right now I am on NG2 4.4.2 Stock deodexed NG2 Refitted ROM. This is the only ROM that my 3G works. My 3G worked on stocked rooted then I went to Negalite didn't work. So I nandroid to my stock rooted and 3G didn't work anymore so I tried this ROM i currently am on and it works.
My apn settings are all Sprint APNs and everything works fine and when I flash a ROM my APns are still the same but 3g is ****. I tried using APN backup and restore on this ROM it lets me disable ICS Check but when I install a different ROM that doesn't work so I can't use it. I even tried moving it to the system. I appreciate your reply
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Are you sure it's true 3g on the refitted ROM. Sometimes it shows 3g but its really 1x. You can check under about phone status. 3g normally works for me as soon as I flash..no need to add apns. I only have to edit mmsc in APN settings to get MMS.
That's what usually happens to me. I installed Sac's ROM and everything works and I actually really like this ROM so I'm going to stay on here. I'm still trying to figure out how to remove this data stat notifiation or something on the top right and also how would I remove a NO SIM notification since I'm on Boost now I don't need a SIM