[Q] Awful Cell Reception (Bell Canada) (2.3.3 JVK) **FIXED** - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey Guys,
I had flashed 2.3.3 JVK Gingerbread to my Canadian Bell Samsung i9000m. Since the flash my cellular signal is extremely poor. Getting 0-1 bar in places I would normally get 4-full on Froyo. With JVK the phone is extremely fast, email app has stopped constantly force closing and for the first time, gps works great! This is why I didn't just want to flash back to Froyo to fix the cell signal issue. I had been told by a member here to ensure that [8]WCDMA 850(FDD V)[*] in the band settings had a star in it. It did not, I had selected it and rebooted, star is now there with no change in signal strength.... So this is my question, am I going to have to flash back to froyo to fix this and once again live without GPS? Or is there a work-around or setting to fix signal strength. ANY help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance..
INFO
NA Bell i9000m Vibrant
Flashed to 2.3.3 JVK Gingerbread with Odin with new Bootloaders, no PIT/Repartition.
EVERYTHING else works perfect, except cellphone signal.
**FIXED**
Flashed the KC1 (Bell Canada Update) modem.bin via odin. I now get full signal (84dB) where I had previosly had none. (2.3.3. Modem). Gps working great. Phone still fast as hell.
Also just a follow up, I tried the JL2 modem first but gps failed to lock. Thanks for the advice though the 850mhz was the key!

No no no! Its just your modem, you can flash any modem toy like!
Go for jl2 as it is 850mhz by default.
Just find the jl2 modem. If its a zip then extract modem.bin and place in the pda section of odin. Flash away! If its a .tar file just put this straight in.
Stock XXJVK, Voodoo GB hack Kernel, JQ1 modem

thanks for the quick reply. So the modem type has nothing to do with gps?? Also, how safe is it to flash the modem from another firmware? thanks again for all the help dude.. I apologize in advance for any truly stupid questions haha..
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steve-stewart said:
thanks for the quick reply. So the modem type has nothing to do with gps?? Also, how safe is it to flash the modem from another firmware? thanks again for all the help dude.. I apologize in advance for any truly stupid questions haha..
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Yes you can use any froyo modem.
As for gps... I hear conflicting reports about that. Jl2 tho has great gps from reports.
I found jvk modem to drain heaps standby. Im guessing that without 850mhz band your phone is using a fallback band with worse reception. Ll2 should sort this out
Stock XXJVK, Voodoo GB hack Kernel, JQ1 modem

rlorange said:
Yes you can use any froyo modem.
As for gps... I hear conflicting reports about that. Jl2 tho has great gps from reports.
I found jvk modem to drain heaps standby. Im guessing that without 850mhz band your phone is using a fallback band with worse reception. Ll2 should sort this out
Stock XXJVK, Voodoo GB hack Kernel, JQ1 modem
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So is the JL2 from 2.2.1?, as with the 2.2 Froyo, my gps was not just being slow, but not functioning at all (0 Locked sat's).
Also, where would I obtain this modem file, and how is it flashed. I ran a search and noticed that some member state it goes into the PDA field in ODIN and other stating it goes into the PHONE field. Also, I have not modified the bootloader,(Stock came with 2.3.3) and I am unsure weather it could be flashed using the update method. As this is my work phone, I need to be sure I will not brick it. Once again, sorry for all the questions, the help is GREATLY appreciated.
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Also, when going into the *#2263#, the 850 Band is listed in both the GSM and CDMA areas, both with a corresponding star in the box beside them. Not sure if this means the band is actually there or not. One thing I am sure of is the fact that with FROYO my signal was perfect, with GPS non existant and phone generally SLOW, with 2.3.3 EVERYTHING is working great with the exception of the cell signal strength. Speed is incredible.

Ah glad to hear you sorted it out! Being half canadian myself I was glad I helped.
Hey try this blue gingerbread keyboard
http://db.tt/eBFA0n5
Stock XXJVK, Voodoo GB hack Kernel, JQ1 modem

I Can not accept an incoming call on Samsung Galaxy S
I just recently upgraded my phone to Gingerbread, since then i have been having problem to receive an Incoming calls
when I have an incoming call, the phone does not ring or, vibrate or even show the incoming call screen. the only thing I can see is the little icon next to 3G icon on the top of the screen showing there is an incoming call and the screen will be blank. non either call accept or reject page will show instead it will show blank page and the network bar will be lost.
so I can get messages. I can dial out without a problem.
I am using Samsung Galaxy S
Can some one help me

I want to upgrade my Samsung Galaxy s Vibrant BELL to Gingerbread 2.3.4
Can some one help me,
I want to upgrade my Samsung Galaxy s Vibrant BELL to Gingerbread 2.3.4
I need instruction and right tools to download for upgrading
I need instruction and right tools to root my phone
I need instruction and right tools to flash my phone.

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[FIX] Bell GT-I9000M users that seem to have lost the 850MHZ WCDMA Band

THIS IS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ENTERED THE APN SETTINGS AND CANNOT ACTUALLY CONNECT TO THE 850MHZ BAND
WARNING: FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE WILL WIPE ALL DATA YOUR PHONE (minus the SD Cards)
Flash back to UGJG8 available on samfirmware.com. (Odin 3 + 512 pit)
Open the dialer and enter *#272*xxxx#
The above x's are the current time. So for 2:15pm, you would enter 0215.
Select BMC and then Install.
Wait till the phone reboots.
Your radio should now have the 850mhz band working again.
Feel free to flash back to UGJH2 again.
Just want to add, as long as you flash JUST the code in ODIN you should never lose 850Mhz again after doing this.
Would be nice if we could extract the CSC from the rom and never have to worry about downgrading again if we mess up.
Bumping this as it seems there are still people with the issue...
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What is the best way to verify that the phone has lost 850 MHz?
Where does one find the APN settings and where are they entered?
I don't have this issue myself, but it would be very nice if this was a bigger single reference.
EDIT: I missed this, APN settings are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769400
And does Bell use only 850 MHz for 3G?
Not sure if they ONLY use 850MHZ. When I had the issue I had perfect coverage in the city center. But absolutely none on the outskirts where I live. I couldn't even connect to the network for data calls. After a few hours of messing with it to get it back, I tried what's in my original post and thankfully it worked.
tylerham said:
What is the best way to verify that the phone has lost 850 MHz?
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key in
*#*#0011#*#*
in the dialpad, and it should show you which UMTS band you're currently using.
It just said
Rejected
when I did that.
Electroz said:
THIS IS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ENTERED THE APN SETTINGS AND CANNOT ACTUALLY CONNECT TO THE 850MHZ BAND
Flash back to UGJG8 available on samfirmwares.com. (Odin 3 + 512 pit)
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In my experience all you have to do is flash any Bell 2.1 rom again via ODIN to restore your America/Aussie radio, I suggest JH2 instead as the OS and Radio are both newer in that build. You can flash whatever 2.1 ROM you want as long as you don't go to a 2.2 radio you will be fine. I know because this was the first thing I did, and basically one of the big reasons I bought this model, so I can flash away all like a regular i9000m just keeping my bell radio. I'm on AT&T and I get HSPDA/HSPUA 24/7.
You can do this on HTC devices, as they usually just release radios by themself to flash alone via stock recovery/clockwork/whatever. So I was glad to see Samsung didn't jack that around and make one rom use a specific radio only. That would have sucked hard, as you can get better service with others.
tylerham said:
It just said
Rejected
when I did that.
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oops, my bad.. try *#*#0011#*#*
this does work here, lemme know.
Yep, that works, thanks!
BA_Flash_GOD said:
In my experience all you have to do is flash any Bell 2.1 rom again via ODIN to restore your America/Aussie radio, I suggest JH2 instead as the OS and Radio are both newer in that build. You can flash whatever 2.1 ROM you want as long as you don't go to a 2.2 radio you will be fine. I know because this was the first thing I did, and basically one of the big reasons I bought this model, so I can flash away all like a regular i9000m just keeping my bell radio. I'm on AT&T and I get HSPDA/HSPUA 24/7.
You can do this on HTC devices, as they usually just release radios by themself to flash alone via stock recovery/clockwork/whatever. So I was glad to see Samsung didn't jack that around and make one rom use a specific radio only. That would have sucked hard, as you can get better service with others.
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Myself, and a couple of other people have had the issue where flashing back to UGJH2 simply does not restore the 850MHZ band, hence this thread. I flashed the new HK JP2 and it worked fine. However, I completely lost connectivity to the 850MHZ band. I flashed back to UGJH2, which did not fix it, went back to the new JP2 again, still nothing. After hours of torture, I finally tried the CSC method in UGJG8 and it worked. 850MHZ restored!
Obviously, you've never had the issue where you've had to use this tutorial. When using UGJH2, which I currently am, you cannot use the *#272*xxxx# code. It simply does not work. However, it does work in UGJG8, and lets you select the BMC CSC which is what fixes the problem.
I do however agree that we should always go with the most recent radio, which is why I went back to UGJH2 after fixing my issue in UGJG8.
I def lost 850 mhz band, i flashed to the new Froyo JPC for a few days and it was a disaster, flashed back to UGJ8 now, and installed BMC, looks good
but one thing bothered me, when I put in the code, above the BMC
It said: Sales Code: KOR
Is that normal, or has JPC transformed my phone to a Korean Model permanently (can this be fixed), and what are the effects of this, will I be able to receive the OTA and flash froyo when its out normally?
Thanks
SS2006 said:
I def lost 850 mhz band, i flashed to the new Froyo JPC for a few days and it was a disaster, flashed back to UGJ8 now, and installed BMC, looks good
but one thing bothered me, when I put in the code, above the BMC
It said: Sales Code: KOR
Is that normal, or has JPC transformed my phone to a Korean Model permanently (can this be fixed), and what are the effects of this, will I be able to receive the OTA and flash froyo when its out normally?
Thanks
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I'm not sure, sorry. I have not run into the issue myself.
SS2006 said:
I def lost 850 mhz band, i flashed to the new Froyo JPC for a few days and it was a disaster, flashed back to UGJ8 now, and installed BMC, looks good
but one thing bothered me, when I put in the code, above the BMC
It said: Sales Code: KOR
Is that normal, or has JPC transformed my phone to a Korean Model permanently (can this be fixed), and what are the effects of this, will I be able to receive the OTA and flash froyo when its out normally?
Thanks
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Under the thread about the JPC update they talk about this very issue.
Did you guys flash the CSC and the MODEM or just the CSC for JG8?
Inios said:
Did you guys flash the CSC and the MODEM or just the CSC for JG8?
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You need the whole rom, CSC and PDA to be able to activate the CSC. Modem shouldn't matter, but I did flash it as well as everything was packaged in a single .tar file for me,
Is it possible to go to XWJM8 without flashing the modem? Or, is there another compatible Bell modem that can be used instead?
I flashed the XXJM4 modem and I'm pretty sure I lost 850MHz.
tylerham said:
Is it possible to go to XWJM8 without flashing the modem? Or, is there another compatible Bell modem that can be used instead?
I flashed the XXJM4 modem and I'm pretty sure I lost 850MHz.
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I flashed with both jm5 and jm7 and also lost 850. Had to go back to jh2 to get it back
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Did you guys flash with the BMC CSC?
I flashed JM8 Code with the JM4 modem and the BMC JH2 CSC and my phone came up with the BMC sales code and Bell APN's. I do have to add the pda.bell apn after. All of the inet ones are there. I have yet to find a CSC that has the pda.bell.ca APN pre-loaded.
Here is a link to different CSC's as well as Richtofen's release.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780867
Banger242 said:
Did you guys flash with the BMC CSC?
I flashed JM8 Code with the JM4 modem and the BMC JH2 CSC and my phone came up with the BMC sales code and Bell APN's. I do have to add the pda.bell apn after. All of the inet ones are there. I have yet to find a CSC that has the pda.bell.ca APN pre-loaded.
Here is a link to different CSC's as well as Richtofen's release.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780867
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XWJM8 CODE and XXJM4 MODEM work but not properly: they don't let you use 850MHz. I think that on Bell we need to use a UG MODEM.
Maybe Richtofen could split out the MODEM as well as the CSC.

SOLVED - Sasktel (bell) phone running Darky's ROM

Ok so I'm running Darky's 7.5 ROM just loaded it and it's flying . i'm having issues connecting to my carrier. I"m from canada and run on a network owned by Sasktel. We get our phones from Bell and our current release is JL2 I think. I was running this ROM fine but wanted to see what all the hype was about .
Now the only problem i'm having is I can't register on my network and thus my phone isn't working as a phone, lol. can someone help me set it up. here are the frequencies we run on.
SaskTel
GSM - N/A
UMTS/HSPA - 850/1900
I went into the APN and set that up so I should have data I just need to get registered. I can see the network Sasktel but it wont let me register. I get the exact message when clicking on it
"Registering on Sasktel......You SIM card does not allow a connection on this network"
any help would be great, thanks
I tried going in here *#2263# but didn't know what to pick so I left it to automatic
I don't know.
When you flash back to official firmware, everything works fine again ?
This may sound funny but try 'sim unlock' your phone.
after flashing, your phone might have reverted back it's original lock which is to BELL.
I agree with the other reply stating for you to have your phone unlocked.
xxgg said:
I don't know.
When you flash back to official firmware, everything works fine again ?
This may sound funny but try 'sim unlock' your phone.
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I unlocked my phone a while back and it's unlocked still, Network lock = off. and yes flashing to other roms specifically for my phone will work fine on the network. Is this because Darky's ROM is based on a European ROM JPY and i'm supposed to be running a Canadian ROM JL2?
Hi. I have a SGS straight from Sasktel here in SK. I checked my setting under 2263, and it is automatic (top one). After I checked it, it lost cellular connection for about a minute, then eventually came back (phew!).
adamge said:
Hi. I have a SGS straight from Sasktel here in SK. I checked my setting under 2263, and it is automatic (top one). After I checked it, it lost cellular connection for about a minute, then eventually came back (phew!).
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awesome what happens when you go back into 2263 and click on the wcdma band, which ones are stared in there?I have 2100, 1900 and 900 starred but 850 is not.....Also could you post your APN settings. those are in settings, wireless network, mobile networks, access point names and then click on the inet.stm.sk.ca one and if it's not too much for you could you post them up here along with the wcdma band settings. Thanks bud
can we actually install darkys rom on BELL vibranat i9000M
i would like to find out if darkys Rom works with Bell vibrant thats i9000M from canada ?
well his rom is up and running fine yes, I just have to get the right setting to run on my carrier....I own a i9000m it's a bell phone that my carrier gets supply from. So yes his rom works great on this phone, it's so fast, I might try flashing a modem for the canadian phones and see if that works i'll post back
SOLVED - Sasktel (Bell) running Darky's ROM
So I figured it out, I was running JL2 and then flashed speedmod kernel to get 2e. I then upgraded to Darky's 7.5 ROM, when that came up I was unable to get on the network. I was getting an error "Sim doesn't allow connection on the network" error when looking in providers. anyways, I just flashed the JK3 modem and i'm back on the network with Darky's rom
I grabbed the modem from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846237
I used JK3 because they were having issues with JK4 bricking for some reason and didn't want to risk it. now to just get JL2 modem some how
There is a JL2 modem floating around somewhere.
I am also running jk3 modem with xxJPY, love my phone now.
No more bridling issues
BlackDino said:
There is a JL2 modem floating around somewhere.
I am also running jk3 modem with xxJPY, love my phone now.
No more bridling issues
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Me too, so fast and smooth
If we could get jl2 modem with darkys
Is there a way to get jl2. Modem working with darkys then it would be perfect if u do find it let us know and make a step by step tutorial how it's done from the scratch for newbees canadiens thanks
notoriouspk said:
Is there a way to get jl2. Modem working with darkys then it would be perfect if u do find it let us know and make a step by step tutorial how it's done from the scratch for newbees canadiens thanks
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It's very simple, TURN OFF ANY/ALL lag fixes!!!!! Back your **** up. then you can begin
You phone should be unlocked but might not have to be.....mine was, you can grab sgs unlocker form the app market also, You have to be running 2e recovery. so check on that first by powering your phone off, wait till it's actually off, froyo vibrates when it's shut down. After it's off, hold volume up, home button and power till you see the i9000m then let it go. it should boot into recovery. If you were running Froyo then you will have a 3e recovery, we need 2e. Also you should check and make sure you can get into download mode, by powering off, volume down, home and power key. If you can't get inot download mode you have to fix that first. if you can proceed:
So grab the recent stable speedmod kernel from hardcore here DON'T get the development version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756&highlight=speedmod
depending on how you want to flash grab either the CWM or the other one which needs to be flashed via odin. Flash either or and your phone should boot with 2e. follow the instructions hardcore has posted and make sure you hit the thanks button for him .
After we have 2e installed you can grab Darky's ROM located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
I used the non wipe one and didn't have issues, make sure you back your **** up before flashing anything. If you notice battery drain after you flash you could flash the wipe version just to make sure. anyways, Follow Darky's instructions to the T and dont forget to thank him
After his ROM boots, I grabbed a modem for our phones (bell, sasktel) I used JK3 because the search wasn't working last night but found this morning a link to JL2....i'm not sure if this is legit JL2 because I haven't used it but give it a shot if it doesn't work flash another on top (I can confirm JK3 works)
JL2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1293577837
Grabbed that from a link Samdroid_G_S posted so thank him for that.
JK3: was from docs link located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846237&highlight=bell
you can thank him for that. I used JK3 because of the issues JK4 was causing. I wouldn't use JK4 but that' up to you.
again you can use either odin or CWM to flash the modem. once you flash the modem you should be able to register on the network. you might not have internet, so you will need to go in and edit your access point name. Located in your phone here:
Settings | wireless and network | Mobile Networks | access point names
If it is blank click the menu button and New APN, all you need for sasktel's is a name, can be whatever and APN, the APN should be "inet.stm.sk.ca" without the quotes. Leave everything else default and save it. you will have to click the bullet after you created it so it knows to use it. should be good after that. For bell just do a quick google search for bell apn or bell access point name, i'm sure someone has posted on xda also.
I am not responsible if you brick your phone, this is entirely on you if that happens.
Thanks man
That's what I have been looking for . A step by step tutorial how is the rom working for you I will give it a shot . I hope sd card Won't die on me again .I can deal with other problems but what could u do when sd card dies
on u .Thanks!
Hey no problem, by default the voodoo lag fix is disabled but honestly you won't need it.....
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Nice, one of the great posts ever on xda. Is there any advantage to running darky's ROM? My SGS on JL2 has been good, and battery life seems awesome now that I turned off automated email checking.
adamge said:
Nice, one of the great posts ever on xda. Is there any advantage to running darky's ROM? My SGS on JL2 has been good, and battery life seems awesome now that I turned off automated email checking.
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Pretty much preference I guess. I love Darky's ROM but JL2 was good, Darky's seems faster it's built upon 2.2.1 and I read Samsung did some kernel upgrades so that's why it's faster. If you do try it out just make sure you can get into recovery and download mode first.
i can confirm that Darkys rom works, I'm running 7.6 atm. I did notice that the APN settings in my original settings were missing ports numbers for data.
I tried this and it did not work, I still don't have data connection and I am on Bell canada.
Are u still getting text's? If so then you are registered on the network, all you have to do is go into your access point names and create an entry, then highlight it after it's saved. See my post above
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reception issues

Runing cog 4.1.1...i live where ther is no 3g available and work in a building made of block. My signal shows 2-3 bars and i can sometimes make a call if i have the phone on speaker but as soon as i put the phone to my ear it breaks up like i have no signal. Also when phone is on speaker i can put my hand over the sensor that makes the screen go off and it just like im losing service. I was always able to hold a call before with my eternity but not withe this captivate. What is wrong with my phone...thanks in advance...
nugget68 said:
Runing cog 4.1.1...i live where ther is no 3g available and work in a building made of block. My signal shows 2-3 bars and i can sometimes make a call if i have the phone on speaker but as soon as i put the phone to my ear it breaks up like i have no signal. Also when phone is on speaker i can put my hand over the sensor that makes the screen go off and it just like im losing service. I was always able to hold a call before with my eternity but not withe this captivate. What is wrong with my phone...thanks in advance...
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Get rid of Cognition first and try the ClockworkMod version of the Rogers 2.2 official update.
Make sure you do a wipe data/factory reset in ClockworkMod after flashing the official ROM.
With Cognition you are running I897UCKB1 baseband/modem software (for AT&T). The Rogers baseband/modem software is I896UXJL1.
Either flash to stock Rogers ROM or replace the baseband/modem software on your Cognition install with I896UXJL1. Report back after you've tried that. You also won't be able to return the phone to Rogers for a replacement with Cognition running on it! You'll ultimately have to flash back to the Rogers stock ROM for warranty purposes.
I am on att and i tried the official att 2.2 and it was crap...is rogers suppose to be better?
nugget68 said:
I am on att and i tried the official att 2.2 and it was crap...is rogers suppose to be better?
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Sorry for some reason I assumed you were with Rogers.
Did you have reception issues with the AT&T 2.2 ROM? Did you do a clean flash of it? Please elaborate the "it was crap" statement...
I did a flash back to stock and master clear...att official was slow and made me have lots of force closes...best i can remember the service wasnt as bad though...can i flash a diferent modem?
I flashed ji6 and it seems better now...

My GPS is acting up - is re-flashing the modem a solution ?

seeARMS 2.2 Froyo ROM
SuperOptimizedKernal
Bell i9000m (JL2 build / modem)
I have a question. I installed a GPS optimisation app from the app store and ever since my GPS has been terrible - I'm talking 3-5 mins just to get a lock. Is there a quick/easy solution to this ? I.E. reflash the modem ? I am using a JL2 850 band modem as I am with Bell with an i9000m. Please any assitance or advice would be appreciated.
Also second to this issue is surrounding Darky's Rom - is it possible for i9000m phones on the Bell Band (Jl2 modem) ? any advice ?
Darky's rom works with bell on i9000. Wife has it and works, but the GPS does not lock now.
I have tried all the apps but that is not the issue, its gets max 7 satelites and low signal outside. When trying nav app it will just sit and wait for gps. Turned off network based aiding of gps signal.
Darky's rom v9.3 with JL2 modem
If installing the gps app didn't fix it (would have been good to say what app btw), then you'll need to flash a full rom to refer the change. Flashing modem firmware won't do anything.
All roms can work with 850 3g, comes down to your modem firmware and how the settings are tweaked in the numeric code menu. You can even use 850 3g on non-850 modem firmware without a problem, you just may need to tweak the advanced settings.
Sent from xda premium app on i9000m.
jaydenrussell said:
Darky's rom works with bell on i9000. Wife has it and works, but the GPS does not lock now.
I have tried all the apps but that is not the issue, its gets max 7 satelites and low signal outside. When trying nav app it will just sit and wait for gps. Turned off network based aiding of gps signal.
Darky's rom v9.3 with JL2 modem
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I had this same issue (though not with darky's with seeARMS rom) - I'm was using SOK kernel but now im using Damion's ...
I messed it up by installing some GPS optimization app.
Believe it or not I solved it. I uninstalled Audio Galaxy -- not sure why but this worked. Does she have this app
I has similar problem. Phone as delivered had JL2 and I got GPS running by flashing JM9 GPS fix firmware. I backed this running image up with CWM and played a bit with seeARMS rom but it does not have working swype and for some reason Touchdown was reaaaal slow so decide to return to previous image. The CMW restore failed though due to a bad MD5 so I flashed the full JL2 via Odin (a good cleanout) and reflashed the JM9 GPS firmware and fixed the GPS problem again (cleared the GPS stats as well). Now get quick locks even indoors. Why the long story? The fix is repeatable. JK4 modem reportedly gives better performance but I am unlikley to fix what is not broken now. Maybe try JK4 modem first and if does not work then JL2 modem then over flash the JM9 GPS only firmware.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842694
Might be worth reading this post and following the link and try the gps update zips posted .
jje

Bell 850 Band Selection with Darky's rom

I installed Darky's 9.3 rom and believe I may have lost the 850 band for the Bell Canada network. Is there a modem I can safely flash and has anyone else had this issue?
Flash jl2 it's the best one so far, you might have to manually input the access point name....i started with darky's rom's and had to do this every time....that might be resolved by now so start with jl2 and see how it goes!
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spectre85 said:
Flash jl2 it's the best one so far, you might have to manually input the access point name....i started with darky's rom's and had to do this every time....that might be resolved by now so start with jl2 and see how it goes!
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Thanks for your reply. Did you do this with 9.3 with no issues? Could you point me to the right link so I don't mess this up or is it simply JL2 under the modem thread?
No I haven't done it with his 9.3 but you can just flash the file, unfortunatly I don't have the file as I'm on my phone and not near a computer but post in his thread and ask for the jl2 modem.zip that you can flash in recovery....someone will post
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Here you go.
How do you install this, flash it in recovery/CWM?
Freija said:
How do you install this, flash it in recovery/CWM?
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Yes. 10chars.
Thanks, just applied this and *#0011# shows me on band 850. Interestingly the GPS fix was really quick on the previous modem but didn't get a fix on this JL2. Will go see if I can clear the settings and leave it for a bit to see if it will work. Prior to Darky's Rom my GPS would never work properly either.
Thanks again.
hi there, I am having the same problem, but I flask with the attached zip file and when I go to choose WCDMA with 850, it said the menu does not exist?
anyone can help please?
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Hey All:
I am hoping that someone can help me here. I flashed in Darky's 9.5 rom and it looks to be going well except that I cannot get the data network to start. I am on a I9000M (Bell Canada). I can send and receive txt messages and phone calls but cannot get the data network to start. I have flashed in the Update JL2 modem from above and when the phone boots I can see the 3G and H symbols in the notification area but then they go away. There is no wireless around but that does work. The *#0011# show that I am on WCDMA 850 Band 5, is that good?
I just flashed this last night so I really don't know what to do next. Any help would be great
TIA
drunkrob said:
Thanks, just applied this and *#0011# shows me on band 850. Interestingly the GPS fix was really quick on the previous modem but didn't get a fix on this JL2. Will go see if I can clear the settings and leave it for a bit to see if it will work. Prior to Darky's Rom my GPS would never work properly either.
Thanks again.
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I found the the JM9 GPS code (GPS only not entire modem) loaded over JL2 modem gives me best GPS performance. Search for "gpsjm9.zip" or check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9086945&postcount=9
Im currently Running the JPG modem on my galaxy i9000m and its pretty sickk but tommorw i will be flashng back to KC1 modem..you just cant beat it! plus the gps is unbelieveably good! i highly recommend KC1 to any 850 band user

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