Wrong UMTS signal indication on XT862 [Fixed!!!] - Motorola Droid 3

As I already wrote was almost too obvious that the poor GSM signal indication was done purposely on Verizon request.
Well, now I have the proof
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Just edit build.prop and change the line
ro.mot.phonemode.vzwglobalphone=1
to
ro.mot.phonemode.vzwglobalphone=0
then reboot the phone
and your three or four stolen signal bars will be back.
Don't forget to say cheers to verizon

For the record I just tried to do the same on the D2g which is affected by the same "feature" and it works perfectly too...

The Solutor said:
As I already wrote was almost too obvious that the poor GSM signal indication was done purposely on Verizon request.
Well, now I have the proof
Just edit build.prop and change the line
ro.mot.phonemode.vzwglobalphone=1
to
ro.mot.phonemode.vzwglobalphone=0
then reboot the phone
and your three or four stolen signal bars will be back.
Don't forget to say cheers to verizon
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Confirmed working~
You are the man!!!

God bless you!!!! Works on Droid 2 Global too!!!!!

Indeed.
Likely there are also other global models that can be fixed too, for now I wrote it just on the D2g room because I have it (i got it after the d3)

I posted right away link to your post here over at D2G general, since we were quite a few people over there annoyed from that "tweak" of Verizon since pretty much day one. Sorry for the cross post - I didn't notice you already posted in dev threads. Thanks again!
Did you notice UMTS signal indicator became 5 bar from 4 bar?

I made this change to the CM7 build.prop file. For future releases.

yeah the Solutor, work fine

Mind = blown.
Confirmed to work here too, i'm on the Liberty ROM btw.
It's quite sad too, considering 1 line can fix your GSM reception. This makes me wonder, does it do anything else too, for example will it make it unusable for CDMA networks, or is it really only affecting GSM signal indication? That would make it even sadder!

The Solutor ! i do little test, i keep phone in this same place and change that what you advice.
first i haved alwasy 2bars and after reset i have 4bars of signal !!! thx

Thanks the solutor!
edit: ye I got a total of 5 bars now instead of 4

"Just edit build.prop and change the line"... where i find this?

bgmarian said:
"Just edit build.prop and change the line"... where i find this?
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build.prop: /system
line: somewhere in the middle

ok you found a line with a simples flag....but you know what code check this flag and what it does?
Because changing flags can do others stuff you can see now

THIS IS IT!
Wow, thank you Solutor! This was my one and only critics point with this phone, but now, WOW WOW WOW, PERFECT SIGNAL!
Mille Grazie!
PS: I think no one should complain to Motorola or Verizon, they shouldn't know that we know it, to keep this solution!

Thank you so much..
now the signal shows perfectly..
however, I have to report another problem..or the same problem
even tne signal shows correctly, once I lost my signal
it cant find it automatically and i cant register the network manuanlly
i have to reboot it to make it work..(even i turn the airplane mode on)
could you find a way to fix it please?
thank you very much

I tried to reproduce that, went to the basement, waited till the signal dropped and going back up. But the signal was back immediately.

Rotkaeqpchen said:
I tried to reproduce that, went to the basement, waited till the signal dropped and going back up. But the signal was back immediately.
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same here..

Quote from build.prop :-
"this is for feature 34386"
Whoever requested feature 34386 has a lot to answer for.
Massive thanks to The Solutor - I seem to spend a lot of my time thanking that guy.

does it improve battery life?

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I just seen 3g on my notification bar!!

Ok, I have a g1 (obviously) and watching YouTube on it sucks mainly because it takes 5 minutes to load and then the video plays back at 12 second intervals...pretty gay ....so yesterday I just wanted to see what time it was and I noticed that I had a 3g icon in the notification bar....so to see if I wasnt high I decided to watch a video that was 1:50:32...it loaded it 5 seconds...(exciting). Later that day I had a message on my phone that said it was not registered on the network so I called t mobile and they said they were updating the network so that explained why my phone wasn't registered and as for the the 3g we wouuld have it in my area soon enough.....so I called another agent to confirm and check the coverage map and he said I would necer have 3g ever even if it was a fire...but I still get a little 3g here and there...so now I'm askin why is this happening and...iis there anyway to force 3g all the time(the anycut method doesn't work maybe I'm not doin it right but its pretty strait forward)...any help would be nice.
exactly what does this have to do with the development of android?
could you have roamed over to another network?
rsfaze said:
exactly what does this have to do with the development of android?
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Nothing...nothing at all.
rsfaze said:
exactly what does this have to do with the development of android?
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he DEVELOPED 3G on his ANDROID phone?? helloooooooooo
lmao
renegadedj said:
he DEVELOPED 3G on his ANDROID phone?? helloooooooooo
lmao
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LMAO It Developed him. lol
lol at posts above
but no theres no way to FORCE 3G all the time. As long as you have it enabled youll have 3G always when its available.
Shatterv2 said:
LMAO It Developed him. lol
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and al gore developed develpment
I think the website he is looking for is www.howardforums.com lol
xxmonsterx said:
and al gore developed develpment
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wow lmao
renegadedj said:
he DEVELOPED 3G on his ANDROID phone?? helloooooooooo
lmao
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exactly what does this have to do with the development of android?
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prince.siraj said:
wow lmao
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This............
I just saw 3 g's too!!!!!
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...wow
So...ummm.? Yeah. You guys are pretty funny. Aside from comedy you guys are wiz kids but apparently though you are all a#& h%&#s. I asked a simple question does it have anything to do with development maybe not the first part but the second part possibly...I didn't count the replies but it was about 10 talking about "why is this in the development section?" Pass time by doing something worth someones time...if it was such a bad post why click on it why reply?... ****.
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Offensive language
Ban this idiot. Attitude, plus posting in wrong section.
someone's feelings got hurt.
@MUSICMOGUL:
Your carrier may be testing the implementation of 3G in specific areas and therefore enabling/disabling the system equipment on various towers.
Lastly, I appreciate that most comments were somewhat useless ... that said, it happens and responding as you did simply aggravates the situation.
@All:
Please take a moment to review my post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4852472&postcount=18
Regards,

HTC Vivid and 4GLTE in New York City

Well they hit the switch on December 1st of this year, been getting a strong LTE signal since then. Been keeping an eye on the data going in and out of this phone. I have noticed that during phone calls the network switches back to “4G“ and when calls end the “LTE“ reappears. Does anyone here maintain an LTE signal during phone calls by any chance?. Or is this just preliminary tower behavior for testing?
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
8125Omnimax said:
Well they hit the switch on December 1st of this year, been getting a strong LTE signal since then. Been keeping an eye on the data going in and out of this phone. I have noticed that during phone calls the network switches back to “4G“ and when calls end the “LTE“ reappears. Does anyone here maintain an LTE signal during phone calls by any chance?. Or is this just preliminary tower behavior for testing?
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
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That's how LTE works on AT&T. When on a phone call it switches back to HSPA+. I think it will always be like this but I'm not 100% positive. Never been an issue for me. It switches back and forth very quickly and I hardly ever use data while I'm on the phone.
Well it seems LTE coverage is expanding in the NYC area as of today. I'm now getting LTE signal in the boroughs. Bronx and Queens to be exact.
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Could be a little faster but I'll take it for now.
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how to unlock sim for vivd at&t ?
youy_2008 said:
how to unlock sim for vivd at&t ?
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You do a search
youy_2008 said:
how to unlock sim for vivd at&t ?
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And you don't hijack an almost 2 year old thread that has nothing to do with what you're asking...
If you go to the "Android Development" subforum it's on the first page...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681145
htcvividnoob said:
And you don't hijack an almost 2 year old thread that has nothing to do with what you're asking...
If you go to the "Android Development" subforum it's on the first page...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681145
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thanks but didn't work like it says with me.
that is what i get when i used that way:
Fat32 init ok
Reading config.dat
Read mccmnc file success
Open CID file fail
Check keycard failed
Process done, reboot device?
youy_2008 said:
thanks but didn't work like it says with me.
that is what i get when i used that way:
Fat32 init ok
Reading config.dat
Read mccmnc file success
Open CID file fail
Check keycard failed
Process done, reboot device?
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Probably not S-Off
bilibox said:
Probably not S-Off
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Thanks
Yeah it isn't S-Off yet and i wish i find something to S-Off it
youy_2008 said:
Thanks
Yeah it isn't S-Off yet and i wish i find something to S-Off it
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This should help:
http://bit.ly/19PpdoE

[Q] Signal trouble but don't understand what

So, I installed SlimROM for S3mini and i think it's awesome.
However, I've had some trouble with my internet when i'm not on wifi. The logo says I have 3g but its very unstable. Just now I tested it and the play store worked fine and then suddenly didn't anymore. But if i press Retry for about 10 times, it sudden;y works fine again.
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One thing i've noticed as well is how tasker is unable to find my locations based on net sometimes.
Anyone know what's going on? and what i can do about it.
Does this occur in one area or anywhere you go?
serophia said:
Does this occur in one area or anywhere you go?
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Many different places.
I think i've found some interesting stuff. It seems that when i'm on HSPA Internet works but not when i'm on 3G... Anyone know what this could mean?
S.Phrenic said:
Many different places.
I think i've found some interesting stuff. It seems that when i'm on HSPA Internet works but not when i'm on 3G... Anyone know what this could mean?
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Probably the location you are at does not have the refarmed 1900 towers, where i live if i drop to 3g it would instantly not work and would have to wait till im back on HSPA or H to get decent signal.
serophia said:
Probably the location you are at does not have the refarmed 1900 towers, where i live if i drop to 3g it would instantly not work and would have to wait till im back on HSPA or H to get decent signal.
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Could be although that wouldn't make sense as the phone had no troubles with internet before I install SlimROM.
S.Phrenic said:
Could be although that wouldn't make sense as the phone had no troubles with internet before I install SlimROM.
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You can try a different rom then cause some roms have bad data as its not fully stable on their sources. So for now flash a different rom and see if it improves.
So I would like to Bump this thread. As after trying many different maclaw ROM's, waited for months to see if anything would develop that would help me, It's still not fixed.
So the situation is this: My phone's data works fine in the whole of europe (I just travelled and never let me down). Because so much time has passed I've installed SlimKat ROM, and again my data seems to be unstable.
I'm thinking it's a Modem problem and I wonder if there is anything I can do about this.
Also, once I read that someone had a similar problem, no fix for it though.
Also, If other people are aving similar troubles, please post to get a feel for how often this problem occurs
You can try switching your phone in 2G only mode and see if net is working that way. It will be a little slower than 3G, but try and report Maybe the 3G signal in your area is weak.
koragg97 said:
You can try switching your phone in 2G only mode and see if net is working that way. It will be a little slower than 3G, but try and report Maybe the 3G signal in your area is weak.
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Thanks, I'll try this. However, I don't think my 3G sidnal is weak in my area as I've never had the problem with StockRom. Also, I'm having the trouble wherever i am throughout my whole city and in other cities. To me, that doesn't seem to be a signal problem.
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Thanks, I'll try this. However, I don't think my 3G sidnal is weak in my area as I've never had the problem with StockRom. Also, I'm having the trouble wherever i am throughout my whole city and in other cities. To me, that doesn't seem to be a signal problem.
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To me neither. Like a dev once said "There's nothing better than stock"
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Did you Note ?

Anyone noticed the new game that came with the Lollipop ?
Long press on the lollipop
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Anyone noticed the new game that came with the Lollipop ?
Long press on the lollipop
Have fun [emoji6]
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LOL! Seriously?I think almost everyone on XDA knows that...but you made me laugh nonetheless hahaha
I hadn't seen any one talk about that here
Mod Edit: None of that
Ashatar said:
Mod Edit: None of that
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Thanks for insult
At end I hope that thread maybe to be helpful to some one
Everybody knows this already. Since the first build for the Nexus 5
Ashatar said:
LOL! Seriously?I think almost everyone on XDA knows that...but you made me laugh nonetheless hahaha
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I didn't know that. So I said "thanks" to the original poster. I liked that.
But I did NOT like your wrong and highly annoying full quoting and trying to make fun of people willing to contribute something nice. Not funny.
I agree with you, there is always some one who can benefitt, these forums are exactly for this purpose
Now we now what the Google devs consider priority (and are willing to spend time programming) when improving Android, and also why Lollipop is such a piece of crap.
Simonetti2011 said:
Now we now what the Google devs consider priority (and are willing to spend time programming) when improving Android, and also why Lollipop is such a piece of crap.
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As mentioned before this had been there since release LAST year. I don't see how this not being included would have changed your perception of what crap is. I'd ask but you would probably only list 1 or 2 things with any other listing still being a problem in KK.
This game is very addicting. I keep borrowing my dad's Nexus 5 just to play it.
airwa1kin7 said:
As mentioned before this had been there since release LAST year. I don't see how this not being included would have changed your perception of what crap is. I'd ask but you would probably only list 1 or 2 things with any other listing still being a problem in KK.
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I had several problems with LP not present in KK:
- bluetooth not working properly with car
- when the call screen is minimized, sometimes LP won´t end the call after pressing END
- loss of signal quality (much worse radio, might be related to the bluetooth problem)
- audio notifications at night used to be disabled in KK. Now, with LP, I have do turn wi-fi & 4G off at night so the phone won´t disturb me with notifications
- after 2-3 calls, I have to reboot the phone, because the call after that will be completely silent
Again, none of these problems existed before.
I didn't know this so thank you OP. I think the new feature that concerns me most is the addition of Interruptions to the notifications/sound profile. I like my alarm going off even know I put the phone on silent. :/

Data For Nexus 6

Alright guys... I bought the nexus 6 on Black Friday on Amazon when i went for vacation in the states... Now im back in my own country and i am only getting Edge in the data section and i have flashed numerous Radios and Unlocked the secret phone menu and chose LTE only (No Data when I do this) ... SO i did some research and it says that the US version that amazon is selling only supports certain bands and im wondering if this is why i am only on Edge ...
Any brilliant minds can help me with this dilemma so i get atleast get H+ or preferrably 4G for my data connection please
US version is a model XT1103, International version is XT1100 or something along those lines (I know the US version has a 3 in it). I can't remember if there's a conversion method like I remember the N5 having. Definitely check the bands your carrier uses vs the bands supported by the phone.
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US version is a model XT1103, International version is XT1100 or something along those lines (I know the US version has a 3 in it). I can't remember if there's a conversion method like I remember the N5 having. Definitely check the bands your carrier uses vs the bands supported by the phone.
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Thanks for the response... I just went ahead and switched carrier and now getting H+ so i guess its a carrier problem... Now my only problem is the split screen issue
bcat00 said:
Thanks for the response... I just went ahead and switched carrier and now getting H+ so i guess its a carrier problem... Now my only problem is the split screen issue
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You mean split like this:
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Yup... That very same problem...
bcat00 said:
Yup... That very same problem...
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This is hardware problem that only replacement will fix.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/ezVMM-nTiD4
bcat00 said:
Yup... That very same problem...
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I've not had that problem since 5.0.1 iirc it had something to do with the stock kernel and disabling gpu 2d drawing fixed it or something along those lines.
StykerB said:
I've not had that problem since 5.0.1 iirc it had something to do with the stock kernel and disabling gpu 2d drawing fixed it or something along those lines.
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It is "Disable HW overlays"
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/22b176979d
Witek_M said:
This is hardware problem that only replacement will fix.
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Sadly i can't do that anymore since my vacation is over and i've left the States
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Sadly i can't do that anymore since my vacation is over and i've left the States
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Bummer.
In Developer Options there is setting "Disable HW overlays" Try that. I don't remember it that survives reboot. I have had mine replaced by Play Store in early January 2015. Never had this problem since.
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Bummer.
In Developer Options there is setting "Disable HW overlays" Try that. I don't remember it that survives reboot. I have had mine replaced by Play Store in early January 2015. Never had this problem since.
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Thanks Much... Going to try this in combination with LeanKernel which supposedly helps with the problem as well... This is a real deal breaker with the phone for me... I've had my nexus 5 from the initial release without any problems and this experience just sucks
Edit: So disabling HW overlays did not fix the problem...
I had that happen to my screen one time. A power button screen off and back in fixed it. Has not happened again.

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