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[REF] 3UK radio(modem) tests

As I quite like running tests, and i am a bit bored, here are the results of me testing my Download/Upload and signal strength with different baseband versions.
Phone was kept in just about the same position the whole time, and no extra tweaks where applied.
The phone had 80%+ battery at the time of the tests.
All other data about rom/kernel etc is in the spreadsheet.
As I dont have random sims for the other UK networks on hand I cant compare
And onto the link
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Notes:
For dBm higher(closer to 0) is better
asu measures the same thing, but on a diffrent scale, higher is better
Both download and upload speeds are in kB/s (Kilobyte Per Second) rather than Mbps (Megabites per second) (8 bits to a byte)
I don't have a low signal area on hand so I cant comment on data speed or signal quality there.

hello,
so the KE7 baseband is better than others baseband?

Pacifiste95 said:
hello,
so the KE7 baseband is better than others baseband?
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The "best" baseband version is very much dependant on network, and where you are in the world.
In my testing its the best for me on 3UK in england.
The best way to find out which is best for you, is to flash a few and do some basic speed tests, I recommend the speed test app here
I was getting pretty bad speeds with the KG1 modem/baseband/phone and I have seem some other 3UK user note it, so I though I would do some basic tests.

veyka said:
The "best" baseband version is very much dependant on network, and where you are in the world.
In my testing its the best for me on 3UK in england.
The best way to find out which is best for you, is to flash a few and do some basic speed tests, I recommend the speed test app here
I was getting pretty bad speeds with the KG1 modem/baseband/phone and I have seem some other 3UK user note it, so I though I would do some basic tests.
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And where can i know if my network operator support Fast Dormancy or not?
thx

Pacifiste95 said:
And where can i know if my network operator support Fast Dormancy or not?
thx
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Do a speed test, turn it off, do a test.
If your download speed is faster with it off, your network doesnt support it.
Or google "network name Fast Dormancy"

The KE7 Radio for me on 3UK doesn't work well though. It does that thing where it gets stuck on upload.
Changing APPN to 3internet and turning off Fast Dormancy helps a little.

mike freegan said:
The KE7 Radio for me on 3UK doesn't work well though. It does that thing where it gets stuck on upload.
Changing APPN to 3internet and turning off Fast Dormancy helps a little.
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Do you have the apn settings for 3internet?

And for me, no matter which Rom and kernel i use, the download speed is less than the upload speed. Any idea how to rectify this.
ping 96ms london server, 560kbps download, 1481 kbps upload
3uk network.
im using:
baseband xxkg1
kernel xxkg1
rom: villain rom 2.0

kams19 said:
And for me, no matter which Rom and kernel i use, the download speed is less than the upload speed. Any idea how to rectify this.
ping 96ms london server, 560kbps download, 1481 kbps upload
3uk network.
im using:
baseband xxkg1
kernel xxkg1
rom: villain rom 2.0
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That is weird, I had that a bit with KG1, but not with KE7.
You might want to try the info in this thread, it works for some people.

Interesting post. What software did you use to do the tests?

saifbechan said:
Interesting post. What software did you use to do the tests?
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settings > about phone > status
and the speed test app here

veyka said:
settings > about phone > status
and the speed test app here
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Thank you, I always thought new = better, apperantly not. I'm gonna do a few test here in the netherlands.

saifbechan said:
Thank you, I always thought new = better, apperantly not. I'm gonna do a few test here in the netherlands.
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Spiffy, the other thing to-do is look at which radio's where shipped with official roms in your region! As they might be more inclined to be better tuned for the area.

Before anyone changes apn from three.co.uk to 3internet, I have read that the original .co.uk one on our phones allows roaming 3g when out of the 3 network range. 3internet does not.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

crypticc said:
Before anyone changes apn from three.co.uk to 3internet, I have read that the original .co.uk one on our phones allows roaming 3g when out of the 3 network range. 3internet does not.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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I swapped to 3internet and couldn't see any difference to speed etc.

veyka said:
That is weird, I had that a bit with KG1, but not with KE7.
You might want to try the info in this thread, it works for some people.
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is there a quick way to edit the build.prop file from windows 7 pc?
many thanks

Thanks!
I might switch back to KE7 on Three Ireland and try to get a better QOS

Hey guys, this is probs a good place to put this :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14159357
Please take part !

kams19 said:
is there a quick way to edit the build.prop file from windows 7 pc?
many thanks
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Not that I know of, use this app to edit it on the phone, needs root

Its really not a reliable Test in my opinion as I tried it .. Am on Vodafone Uk
I am on the KG1
Under status Mine will change between (73-87 dBm) and (17-20 asu) If you keep looking at it
I get around between 2 -2.5 mb downloads and 1 -1.5 mb upload
Just a thought on a different network

Modems Review (I9000)

Hi,
I have started this thread as I haven't seen any discussion forum which gives us a review on the modems being used in India.
I have tested quite a lots of modems and here are my reviews on each of them.
1. JW4 - battery life was good, lots of drops in network
2. KB3 - battery was draining like a hell in 3-4 hours almost 60-70%
3. KF1, ZSJPG, JVT- all are balancing the battery life and good network speed
4. BUJP5 - currently testing since yesterday night, amazing network speed and good battery life.
I have tested all the modems being on ICS and using them on 3g almost whole day and remaining being on WiFi.
If anyone of you came across any new modem, please post the link of the same and I will try to use it provide you the review for it (no ETA please)
Location - Mumbai
Network - Vodafone/Reliance
Thanks to RITZYtheDEVIL for the suggestion
Lets do it in a professional way and this information will be helpful for new members coming over xda from India.
Install the app 'Network Signal Info'.
Open the app and press Menu key -> Log Mobile -> Log every 10 seconds -> Enable log file.
Press Menu key -> Screen Timeout -> 5 Minutes.
Now you have to keep your phone like this for 5 Minutes. make sure the screen stays awake and DO NOT TRY TO CLOSE/MINIMIZE THE APP. Keep it in foreground.
During these 5 Minutes it is advisable that you walk around a little bit with your phone, go into different rooms and if possible even go out of your house. Basically, don't keep standing at one place.
Press Back key -> 'YES' to exit.
Now connect your phone to PC -> in internal SD card go to folder "NetworkSignal" -> open the file in 'MS Excel'.
Enter your information in the form by 'Open Form'
If you want to view/copy all the responses in a spreadsheet then 'Open Responses'
The Google doc linked above is public and it will stay there forever, so don't worry about it. Please help make the list grow.

Kindly have a try on JVU

Provide me the link for it...
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX

erpurohit said:
Hi,
I have started this thread as I haven't seen any discussion forum which gives us a review on the modems being used in India.
I have tested quite a lots of modems and here are my reviews on each of them.
1. JW4 - battery life was good, lots of drops in network
2. KB3 - battery was draining like a hell in 3-4 hours almost 60-70%
3. KF1, ZSJPG, JVT- all are balancing the battery life and good network speed
4. BUJP5 - currently testing since yesterday night, amazing network speed and good battery life.
I have tested all the modems being on ICS and using them on 3g almost whole day and remaining being on WiFi.
If anyone of you came across any new modem, please post the link of the same and I will try to use it provide you the review for it (no ETA please)
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Can you please mention your location and network (in OP) as performance is network and location dependent.
Also if possible can you test with more than one networks ?

RITZYtheDEVIL said:
Can you please mention your location and network (in OP) as performance is network and location dependent.
Also if possible can you test with more than one networks ?
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hi Ritzy, updated the op and will be moving to airtel soon so will test the modems back on it and update the op again.
Btw, a great thanks to you as it your first rom which I flashed on my phone.
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX

Thanks for the useful info. JW4 worked great for me when I was on GB. How do I flash jw4 modem on ics (cm9) ?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app

erpurohit said:
Hi,
I have started this thread as I haven't seen any discussion forum which gives us a review on the modems being used in India.
I have tested quite a lots of modems and here are my reviews on each of them.
1. JW4 - battery life was good, lots of drops in network
2. KB3 - battery was draining like a hell in 3-4 hours almost 60-70%
3. KF1, ZSJPG, JVT- all are balancing the battery life and good network speed
4. BUJP5 - currently testing since yesterday night, amazing network speed and good battery life.
I have tested all the modems being on ICS and using them on 3g almost whole day and remaining being on WiFi.
If anyone of you came across any new modem, please post the link of the same and I will try to use it provide you the review for it (no ETA please)
Location - Mumbai
Network - Vodafone/Reliance
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erpurohit said:
Provide me the link for it...
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX
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You seem to have covered quite a few modems. Thank you for that. I've tried a few myself and am tempted to recommend that you try XXJVU. I've experienced excellent battery backup and network connectivity with it.

Here you go
http://goo.gl/ZYRhU
Download this and flash it through recovery.
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX

vinu_h said:
You seem to have covered quite a few modems. Thank you for that. I've tried a few myself and am tempted to recommend that you try XXJVU. I've experienced excellent battery backup and network connectivity with it.
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Sure i will test this too and will update the op.
Did you tried it on ics as the link you provided is on custom rom 2.3.6
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX

UCKF1 — Signal ranges between -70 dBm to -85 dBm. Battery life good.
DDJV5 — -60 dBm to -80 dBm. Battery life good.
XXJVU — -50 dBm to -80 dBm. Excellent Battery Life. Best modem in my opinion.
XXJVT — Same as XXJVU.
I have noticed the XX series so far has given the best signal reception and battery life.
Please note, if you are using a 3G network in India, signal reception would be average everywhere. And the signal would keep fluctuating between 3G and 2G. Hence, hardly all 5 bars.
The above readings have been done on 2G network mode.
A very important thing:
Most people think the modem is the primary drainer of the battery. It's NOT. You have to use a good kernel too. I have used a variety of kernels on CM9 and have figured out that Semaphore is the best kernel. Devil3 is the next. Stock kernel sucks for battery life.

erpurohit said:
Sure i will test this too and will update the op.
Did you tried it on ics as the link you provided is on custom rom 2.3.6
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX
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Hey you could try the modems listed here including JVU..ive tried them on ICS and they worked for me so far
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783

erpurohit said:
Here you go
http://goo.gl/ZYRhU
Download this and flash it through recovery.
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX
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Thanks...one last question on this. If I want to go back to the stock then how do I switch ? I read somewhere that flashing a nightly will not revert to the stock radio. I was in US last week, I got much better battery performance with stock radio as compared to what I get in india.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app

anil76 said:
Thanks...one last question on this. If I want to go back to the stock then how do I switch ? I read somewhere that flashing a night
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app
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Just take the note of one which you are using right now by going to settings-> About Phone -> Baseband version.
Whenever you want to go back just flash the appropriate modem version by downloading.

Apurv24 said:
Hey you could try the modems listed here including JVU..ive tried them on ICS and they worked for me so far
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
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Thanks mate for the above link however I think we are aware of those modems and few of them are not going to work in India and few are from old firmwares.
I am only trying those which are newer as there is no point in testing old firmwares which are already outdated.
Hope this makes sense...

Is there an xda link which provide the download link of all ics modem for i9000 (including stock modem)?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app

Here you go-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783

erpurohit said:
Sure i will test this too and will update the op.
Did you tried it on ics as the link you provided is on custom rom 2.3.6
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX
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No, I haven't tried XXJVU modem with an ICS rom. When I was using an ICS rom, I went with the default modem that came with it. Never did experiment much with custom rom's.
Edit: Apurv24's post carries the link to it - XXJVU - the 2nd one; appears to be listed under ICS. I'm not sure about the risks and compatibility either.

No prob i will give it a try.
I9000 powered by RemICS-UX

So far I have noticed XXJVU gives the best signal reception almost all over India. I'm from Pune.
I have traveled and used my SGS with ICS and XXJVU all over India(North, East and South) apart from my home town Pune and have got excellent signal reception (-50 dBm to -75 dBm).
Please note that this is over a 2G network of Vodafone. I also have a 3G plan but when I shift to the 3G networks the signal reception starts fluctuating and gives a horrible 1 or 2 bars.
If you are going to use 3G networks in India, you will face issues with signal reception. Most cities in India have horrible 3G connectivity—metros included.
All in all, XXJVU gives me excellent 2G coverage all over India on my SGS i9000 with ICS and Semaphore kernel.
Battery usage is decided by a lot of factors apart from the modem—Kernel plays a major role in battery usage too.

TVwithParents said:
So far I have noticed XXJVU gives the best signal reception almost all over India. I'm from Pune.
I have traveled and used my SGS with ICS and XXJVU all over India(North, East and South) apart from my home town Pune and have got excellent signal reception (-50 dBm to -75 dBm).
Please note that this is over a 2G network of Vodafone. I also have a 3G plan but when I shift to the 3G networks the signal reception starts fluctuating and gives a horrible 1 or 2 bars.
If you are going to use 3G networks in India, you will face issues with signal reception. Most cities in India have horrible 3G connectivity—metros included.
All in all, XXJVU gives me excellent 2G coverage all over India on my SGS i9000 with ICS and Semaphore kernel.
Battery usage is decided by a lot of factors apart from the modem—Kernel plays a major role in battery usage too.
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Ageed, i am using this modem since long
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app

[Q] LTE questions

For about 4 months since I got my nexus 4 I rooted it and had 4g full bars around my whole town and my room had the best signal like full bars recently after I switched roms and not just a Rom like 4 of them and I get **** either a single bar of 4g or hspa+
I have read inline Google patched it with a baseband update im on m9615a cefwmazm 2.0.1700.33
Any help guys

KrisLovesTacos said:
For about 4 months since I got my nexus 4 I rooted it and had 4g full bars around my whole town and my room had the best signal like full bars recently after I switched roms and not just a Rom like 4 of them and I get **** either a single bar of 4g or hspa+
I have read inline Google patched it with a baseband update im on m9615a cefwmazm 2.0.1700.33
Any help guys
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I would try different modems until you find the right one for you. There is an app that makes it easy to switch.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bpear.makomodem&hl=en

jrosetto said:
I would try different modems until you find the right one for you. There is an app that makes it easy to switch.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bpear.makomodem&hl=en
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Whats the diffrence in each modem.

I've been using 84-33 hybrid modem and it seems to be pretty stable.

Network Problems

Hi.
Just got Meizu Pro 5, really fast and stable phone, pitty android 5.1, as right now it is on 7.1.
Have two sim cards and they are always dropping down, mostly inside houses or buildings where other phones have good signal this one is always dropping down.
Another strange thing is that the two sims are from the same network and one of them is most of the time down or with lesser signal than the other.
Have last flyme build installed (5.1.12.1G).
Any idea? Can i try to install older build?

What version of base band is installed on your Pro 5 ?

pycon said:
what version of base band is installed on your pro 5 ?
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s333_m86_20160406_chnopen_mz036

alijo said:
s333_m86_20160406_chnopen_mz036
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So is it good or bad?

alijo said:
So is it good or bad?
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It's the latest. Unfortunately
Have u tried with previous one ?

No. Where can i get the previous and how can i flash it?. Thanks for the help.

alijo said:
No. Where can i get the previous and how can i flash it?. Thanks for the help.
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Send me a PM, I'll reply with the link. Don't know if I can put it here...

I've the same problem, but i've no signal simply.
Baseband version : S333_M86_20160406_CHNOPEN_MZ036

Baseband 09.11.2016 it's out and published :good:
Again instability in CR Droid based roms but a bit better than previous 06.04.2016 :
* GPS the same
* WIFI a bit faster
* 2G more signal strenght
* 3G / 4G / LTE just a little bit faster perhaps ( not sure )
:highfive:

where can i find this Baseband for download, my mobile data does not work. i am not running the latest version of RR on my pro 5

Network/signal strength issues

I had a problem....,in the closed areas.,iam not getting any signal in my Kenzo...where as the same sim card gets signal in low keypad phones...
But when coming to an open area signals relays back to normal strength....
Closed areas=zero signal(only in my Kenzo)
Open areas=normal signal strength
Any possible solution for it???

Rohith Pillalamarri said:
I had a problem....,in the closed areas.,iam not getting any signal in my Kenzo...where as the same sim card gets signal in low keypad phones...
But when coming to an open area signals relays back to normal strength....
Closed areas=zero signal(only in my Kenzo)
Open areas=normal signal strength
Any possible solution for it???
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Using jio ?

Black_Stark said:
Using jio ?
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Bsnl and airtel both dual sim..,airtel randomly comes and drops but BSNL always zero in a closed area

Rohith Pillalamarri said:
Bsnl and airtel both dual sim..,airtel randomly comes and drops but BSNL always zero in a closed area
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Kenzo works best for jio. Coz it supports only jio volte.

Use miui roms

Oreo mvc said:
Use miui roms
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Already on miui caf 10.0.1 by gerimis

Rohith Pillalamarri said:
Already on miui caf 10.0.1 by gerimis
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That's a hardware problem.

Facing similar issues with JIO. This issue was non present before.

Rohith Pillalamarri said:
I had a problem....,in the closed areas.,iam not getting any signal in my Kenzo...where as the same sim card gets signal in low keypad phones...
But when coming to an open area signals relays back to normal strength....
Closed areas=zero signal(only in my Kenzo)
Open areas=normal signal strength
Any possible solution for it???
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Wrong forum.

dalyer said:
Wrong forum.
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.... and .... correct forum is .... ?

HiQual said:
.... and .... correct forum is .... ?
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The q&a forum.
Not the ROMs/development forum.