i m searching for the best radio that preserve power of battery
i tried different roms but with the same problem ??
can any body help plz............
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Only you will find the best Radio as so many variables location, carrier then signal v's GPS vs battery life etc etc
Best you can do is head over to the Ultimate Radio Thread and spend some time testing.
And you can also inspect your other settings as it might not have nothing to do with radio
In general radio will have some impact, but very little; I've heard that the latest 1.70.xxxxx is working well for a lot of people.
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Hey guys, I live in a rural area in the USA and I use to get a pretty steady 1-2 bars my house. Recently I started flashing my ROM with some of the ROMs here and I've noticed I can now only get maybe 1 bar by my window. I was wondering if somehow my radio got changed or something else? I'm on T-mobile. Thanks for you help.
Beaver2
What radio version have you got installed?
(in case you don't know, look under 'start>system>settings>device information>software information'.)
Here's a thread with lots of different radio versions for download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549939
Different radio versions are often better suited to different geographic areas/carriers. Take a read and see whether there are any comments about a particular radio version from someone who lives near you/uses the same carrier.
It says:
4.49.25.17
I'm knew here and I understand the concept of ROMs but what is the radio for and does flashing the ROM change it?
Beaver_2 said:
It says:
4.49.25.17
I'm knew here and I understand the concept of ROMs but what is the radio for and does flashing the ROM change it?
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You can go here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549939 and read about the different radios. Some roms work better with certain radios. Flash some and see what works best for you..
The radio (not to be confused with the internal FM-radio) is the firmware which controls the device's various antennas (among other hardware). It sits between your device's hardware and Windows Mobile. The radio is a huge factor in your reception in a given area, so changing radio versions may help you. The only problem with radios is that your situation is completely unique, and therefore, nobody can tell you which radio is best for your location. My advice is to simply try the latest ones, and see how those work, and using older and older ones until you find one that works for you. The procedure for flashing ROMs and radios is the same. Just ensure you don't flash a CDMA radio, or you'll brick your device. Visit cr1960's link for all GSM Rhodium radios.
Beaver_2 said:
Hey guys, I live in a rural area in the USA and I use to get a pretty steady 1-2 bars my house. Recently I started flashing my ROM with some of the ROMs here and I've noticed I can now only get maybe 1 bar by my window. I was wondering if somehow my radio got changed or something else? I'm on T-mobile. Thanks for you help.
Beaver2
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Aluminum foil wrapped around a fork and tied to my phone seems to work for me.
Flashing a cooked ROM won't affect your radio version. But if you flash an official ROM, that usually comes with its own radio version too.
My wife and I are big into Geocaching now. Can anyone tell me what rom/kernel has been the most accurate them? It doesn't matter to me what version of android I use. I am finding that NFX 2.1 gets me to the relative position but acts a little crazy at times. As far as CM6, I am finding it to be even less accurate. I'd like to avoid buying a handheld gps if I can.
I have also tried downloading the GPS Status & Toolbox from the market and reset and downloaded GPS assist data. While this works sometimes, I find that it often freezes the GPS temporarily.
Any thoughts guys? Thanks in advance.
P.S. I have already searched the forum for answers and have not found anything specific to what I am looking for.
Any stable rom/kernel combination will be as accurate as any other, in any given situation. The algorithm used to determine GPS positioning is imbedded in the radio software, and is independent of the rom or kernel.
I've been using Google MyTracks for a long time, on many different roms, to record my mountain bike rides deep in the woods. I've not seen any accuracy differences between any of the roms/kernels I've used. I've observed that accuracy is highly dependent on the quality of signal I'm getting from the satellites ... deep in the woods, my position might be off 20 feet or more, but out in the open prairie I'll be accurate to 3 feet or less.
bernard_photography said:
My wife and I are big into Geocaching now. Can anyone tell me what rom/kernel has been the most accurate them? It doesn't matter to me what version of android I use. I am finding that NFX 2.1 gets me to the relative position but acts a little crazy at times. As far as CM6, I am finding it to be even less accurate. I'd like to avoid buying a handheld gps if I can.
I have also tried downloading the GPS Status & Toolbox from the market and reset and downloaded GPS assist data. While this works sometimes, I find that it often freezes the GPS temporarily.
Any thoughts guys? Thanks in advance.
P.S. I have already searched the forum for answers and have not found anything specific to what I am looking for.
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The accuracy of the GPS is actually very dependent on hardware. Where you get assistance in accuracy is using the cell tower positions to help your location results in combination with the GPS receiver itself. That has a lot more to do with a radio than a kernel. I would try to make sure your using the most recent radio, if it doesnt work better, then flash an older one. There are several geocaching apps on the market that help you with your GPS coordinates. There is no perfect science to geocaching, and your phone GPS will never be as accurate as a dedicated mobile GPS unit. That being said, I use my phone for it, and the extra time it takes to find the cache is part of the enjoyment of doing it in the first place!! Good luck!
Hi,
I have a Samsung Galaxy S I9000
I am in Australia on the Optus network.
Can someone please advice of the best radio to use?
All my specs are in my signature.
How can i tell what I have and if there is a better radio how do i update it?
Thanks
Is there anyone who can help answer my question?????
Please
It's pretty difficult to quantitatively measure modem performance with the SGS. Unfortunately, most posts you would get about this will be highly subjective. I'm with Optus in Sydney and in my tests, I've found that the JVE modem is really good. Low battery consumption, fairly reliable 3G connection and fast GPS.
Others have reported JL2 is the fastest for 3G speeds, others still claim JPE gives the best reception. I've tried both and they're both good, I have no major complaints about either of them. Most recently I tried JQ1 and found the GPS really quick and accurate. 3G seemed to be quick and reliable, but I think signal strength reported wasn't as strong as some other modems. Battery life seemed good, but I think JVE was slightly better (possibly due to signal strength?)
Just test and compare for yourself. My shortlist would be:
JVE, JPE, JQ1, JPY, JL2
Further to that list, JPG seemed good, but it used to report my GPS position inaccurately when I briefly trialled it.
Today I had major trouble with JQ1 getting to download anything from the web, so switched to JVE and had some similar trouble. I'm guessing it's the network in my area. I might try JL2 again, as it's been a while and Whirlpool users report it as one of the fastest for download/upload speeds on the Virgin/Optus network, but I don't want to sacrifice GPS performance either. JL2 is a little older though and I've favoured sticking to more recent modems because I figure that Samsung are likely to improve battery consumption/reception/reliability rather than go backwards (although, never say never...)
Does that help?
Radio - Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Thanks for the reply...
It has helped a little but still am unclear.
How do I flash just the radio?
Where do i find it to flash it?
I find connectivity to be pretty good, but battery life sucks....
I also find that my current rom doesn't like even making calls in 2G, when 3G is not available...
Any thoughts...please
Ivegottheskill said:
It's pretty difficult to quantitatively measure modem performance with the SGS. Unfortunately, most posts you would get about this will be highly subjective. I'm with Optus in Sydney and in my tests, I've found that the JVE modem is really good. Low battery consumption, fairly reliable 3G connection and fast GPS.
Others have reported JL2 is the fastest for 3G speeds, others still claim JPE gives the best reception. I've tried both and they're both good, I have no major complaints about either of them. Most recently I tried JQ1 and found the GPS really quick and accurate. 3G seemed to be quick and reliable, but I think signal strength reported wasn't as strong as some other modems. Battery life seemed good, but I think JVE was slightly better (possibly due to signal strength?)
Just test and compare for yourself. My shortlist would be:
JVE, JPE, JQ1, JPY, JL2
Further to that list, JPG seemed good, but it used to report my GPS position inaccurately when I briefly trialled it.
Today I had major trouble with JQ1 getting to download anything from the web, so switched to JVE and had some similar trouble. I'm guessing it's the network in my area. I might try JL2 again, as it's been a while and Whirlpool users report it as one of the fastest for download/upload speeds on the Virgin/Optus network, but I don't want to sacrifice GPS performance either. JL2 is a little older though and I've favoured sticking to more recent modems because I figure that Samsung are likely to improve battery consumption/reception/reliability rather than go backwards (although, never say never...)
Does that help?
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andrewbat said:
Thanks for the reply...
It has helped a little but still am unclear.
How do I flash just the radio?
Where do i find it to flash it?
I find connectivity to be pretty good, but battery life sucks....
I also find that my current rom doesn't like even making calls in 2G, when 3G is not available...
Any thoughts...please
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This is not related directly to your topic, but do you know what is the latest official stock firmware and modem used in Optus network ?
Cheers
TPG (optus) in Brisbane
Ivegottheskill said:
It's pretty difficult to quantitatively measure modem performance with the SGS. Unfortunately, most posts you would get about this will be highly subjective. I'm with Optus in Sydney and in my tests, I've found that the JVE modem is really good. Low battery consumption, fairly reliable 3G connection and fast GPS.
Others have reported JL2 is the fastest for 3G speeds, others still claim JPE gives the best reception. I've tried both and they're both good, I have no major complaints about either of them. Most recently I tried JQ1 and found the GPS really quick and accurate. 3G seemed to be quick and reliable, but I think signal strength reported wasn't as strong as some other modems. Battery life seemed good, but I think JVE was slightly better (possibly due to signal strength?)
Just test and compare for yourself. My shortlist would be:
JVE, JPE, JQ1, JPY, JL2
Further to that list, JPG seemed good, but it used to report my GPS position inaccurately when I briefly trialled it.
Today I had major trouble with JQ1 getting to download anything from the web, so switched to JVE and had some similar trouble. I'm guessing it's the network in my area. I might try JL2 again, as it's been a while and Whirlpool users report it as one of the fastest for download/upload speeds on the Virgin/Optus network, but I don't want to sacrifice GPS performance either. JL2 is a little older though and I've favoured sticking to more recent modems because I figure that Samsung are likely to improve battery consumption/reception/reliability rather than go backwards (although, never say never...)
Does that help?
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Wondering if you have any further suggestions of modems on ICS accessing the Optus network?
I'm currently running JVT after switching from JW4 - JW4 was good for battery but the call quality and GPS were poor. Too early for me to comment on JVT but I'm looking for suggestions of what modem to try next if this one doesn't make the grade...
Hi all,
I am using 2.22.27.08, wondering what would be the difference between 2.22.27.08/2.22.28.25, and if should go to 2.22.28.25.
Would it crash my current setup?
Heeter
Supposedly better reception in general and connects to towers faster in low signal area situations. I'm not sure what else for differences.
As far as "Crashing your setup" ... no they are interchangeable and most newer Rom's can use either as such. Although if your current setup works good and you don't have signal issues you really don't need to change.
Some say it eats the battery faster... Could be, but I use background data sync for 2 gmail accounts and sip calling with a 2300 mAh battery charging once a day so I don't really notice it much.
A few posts about the two can be found at the links below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843454&page=2
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/11138-2222708-or-2222825/
landoftheeskimos said:
Supposedly better reception in general and connects to towers faster in low signal area situations. I'm not sure what else for differences.
As far as "Crashing your setup" ... no they are interchangeable and most newer Rom's can use either as such. Although if your current setup works good and you don't have signal issues you really don't need to change.
Some say it eats the battery faster... Could be, but I use background data sync for 2 gmail accounts and sip calling with a 2300 mAh battery charging once a day so I don't really notice it much.
A few posts about the two can be found at the links below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=843454&page=2
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/11138-2222708-or-2222825/
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Thanks for your response
Heeter
I've just ditched the BB (hooray!), have rooted and flashed CM9 and working out what to tweak next... I HAVE read loads of posts but still have a few questions.
1. Modem.bin files : there doesn't seem to be a list of differences, and people says some are better than others. I flashed XXKB3 and it works well. Better than others, I don't know. Does anybody know what differs in the versions?
2. GPS - Is there any way to fix the poor reception (have Fasterfix). Anyone modded the aerial or similar?? Otherwise can recommend a good GPS puck for the car
3. Supercharger V6 - yes or no? I only get redraw a bit, but always with Firefox Beta so maybe it's just that app. I understand the principles behind it, just not whether it is worth bothering on the I9000
Thanks so much (in advance) and to everyone keeping the I9000 alive and up-to-date. Still a fantastic bit of kit even if 2 years old!
H.
1. The difference is that some modems have better/worse signal in certain locations. E.g i live in Europe and i might get 1-2 bars with one modem and full 4 bars with another.. so just test them out to find an optimal one.
2. Dont know anything bout this, i think it varies between different roms. But i dont personally use gps that much that i have a need to figuree it out.
3. Definately install V6! I got to a point that i had constant redraws and the phone started to lag, etc. Installed V6 and working sooo smooth now also the dev has made an additional 3g booster script, this worked good for me also, though the speed increase wasnt very big but even an slight speed increase isnt bad , eh?