I've been using some of the custom roms and have lately noticed that when I do road trips, I have terrible coverage if any at all. I'm fortunate enough to have two other phones on different carriers (mine being telus, work phone is Bell and wife is Rogers) and the other two have full bars. I even used the OEM APN's in the custom roms. Sometimes rebooting fixes it but not often.
I've noticed this with v20O roms but haven't been able to try other versions. I'm wondering if it has something to do with being in North America? I've recently noticed that we've just got a v20i for my carrier that I am now trying.
My question is to other people in NA, specifically in Canada what versions of custom Roms have they been using and if they experienced poor coverage while traveling?
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I've been using some of the custom roms and have lately noticed that when I do road trips, I have terrible coverage if any at all. I'm fortunate enough to have two other phones on different carriers (mine being telus, work phone is Bell and wife is Rogers) and the other two have full bars. I even used the OEM APN's in the custom roms. Sometimes rebooting fixes it but not often.
I've noticed this with v20O roms but haven't been able to try other versions. I'm wondering if it has something to do with being in North America? I've recently noticed that we've just got a v20i for my carrier that I am now trying.
My question is to other people in NA, specifically in Canada what versions of custom Roms have they been using and if they experienced poor coverage while traveling?
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I had same problem with v20o. My phone was v20j from koodo. So I injected cwm into v20j kdz and flashed with that .been perfect since. Check out thread v20j for How too same procedure for v20i hope that helps
Thanks. So you ended up going with v20o? (Zeus I'm guessing) and its OK now?
I'm curious if the region makes the difference.
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No injected cwm into my stock firmware and then installed superuser zip worked perfectly. Look up thread root v20j thread I posted
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Hi, was just interested to hear other peoples experience with certain modems in certain countries. Im in Australia and am currently using jpp and was wondering for issues such as reception and data speeds is there certain modems we should use in regards to where we live?
I havnt notice much dif with modems except JPM modem hangs on me often. Currently using JP0 and it seems stable. speed wise I havn't noticed any dif as Optus is always screwed due to over selling its network. Btw you are using optus too
Yeah Virgin using Optus just heard other people saying this modem does this and that compared this modem which doesnt etc just got me thinking cause we are flashing european firmwares maybe we should be using certain one.
I just saw that early today was added a Fastboot Package for Claro Argentina (Milestone 3 XT860) in this thread: [Fastboot Files] Gingerbread 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 for UMTS XT860 Milestone 3 (Can't link, sorry).
Here is my problem: two weeks ago I was able to access internet from my XT860 using 3G from my house, but since the 24th of December I'm not able to (2G - EDGE works good). I don't know why. If I move two blocks away from my house I have perfect reception and I can use 3G data without any problems. I already took the phone no customer's service and they gave it back to me with another blur version but still it doesn't work. I'm making almost daily calls to Claro but they don't do anything.
Currently I'm using: 2.3.4 with 5.1.790. Should I expect any change if I flash the new files?
Thank you for your help.
P.S: I don't live inside a Faraday cage
Milt75 said:
I just saw that early today was added a Fastboot Package for Claro Argentina (Milestone 3 XT860) in this thread: [Fastboot Files] Gingerbread 2.3.5 and 2.3.6 for UMTS XT860 Milestone 3 (Can't link, sorry).
Here is my problem: two weeks ago I was able to access internet from my XT860 using 3G from my house, but since the 24th of December I'm not able to (2G - EDGE works good). I don't know why. If I move two blocks away from my house I have perfect reception and I can use 3G data without any problems. I already took the phone no customer's service and they gave it back to me with another blur version but still it doesn't work. I'm making almost daily calls to Claro but they don't do anything.
Currently I'm using: 2.3.4 with 5.1.790. Should I expect any change if I flash the new files?
Thank you for your help.
P.S: I don't live inside a Faraday cage
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That sounds more like a problem with their network. I don't know why your device would selectivly not work just at your house. That's an odd software bug.
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That sounds more like a problem with their network. I don't know why your device would selectivly not work just at your house. That's an odd software bug.
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I don't know what's going on but it's weird for me too. Anyway I'm going to flash the new firmware with RSD. First time doing this with Android, any tips?
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I don't know what's going on but it's weird for me too. Anyway I'm going to flash the new firmware with RSD. First time doing this with Android, any tips?
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Make sure your battery is fully charged, recently another user borked his phone as it died during flashing. I have a thread called xt860, custom roms and you that has a full guide on fastboot flashing, rooting and custom roms
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Well, I've already successfully flashed the new firmware but the problem is still there. That's it, I have no clue on what to do next. Thank you for your support anyway.
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Well, I've already successfully flashed the new firmware but the problem is still there. That's it, I have no clue on what to do next. Thank you for your support anyway.
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I think its with their network, or perhaps physical interference from something nearby. I can't think of why it would selectivly not work only at your house if it was a hardware/software issue it would be either all the time or totally random. Try mapping out the area where it cuts in/out and report it to your carrier.
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I think its with their network, or perhaps physical interference from something nearby. I can't think of why it would selectively not work only at your house if it was a hardware/software issue it would be either all the time or totally random. Try mapping out the area where it cuts in/out and report it to your carrier.
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I've already reported it. Several times. But they just answer "the computer shows that the antenna is working fine, you shouldn't have any troubles". I call every day to complain about it but they just don't do anything.
Hello everyone
I recently bought an HTC One (Carrier: Orange CH) in Switzerland which, technically, is capable of using LTE.
Even before my number was activated (took them like 2 weeks) I flashed the custom ROM Android Revolution HD 10.1 (kernel seems to be 3.4.10-gd6f147e), choosing the International version during the Aroma Installer process.
So, here's the problem: I'm unable to connect to LTE in any way. I tried dialing *#*#4636#*#* and selecting "LTE only"-mode (which left me without signal), rebooting of course, flashing a different kernel (reflashing Android Rev later) and contacting customer service, which - as expected - brought forward no results other than "try waiting a few days".
My question: Is it possible that a custom ROM/kernel can either a) modify the radio or b) discard certain frequencies on software basis (since the US have different frequencies for LTE this seemed quite likely to me, however, I have no problems with HSPA+ and UMTS).
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Hello everyone
I recently bought an HTC One (Carrier: Orange CH) in Switzerland which, technically, is capable of using LTE.
Even before my number was activated (took them like 2 weeks) I flashed the custom ROM Android Revolution HD 10.1 (kernel seems to be 3.4.10-gd6f147e), choosing the International version during the Aroma Installer process.
So, here's the problem: I'm unable to connect to LTE in any way. I tried dialing *#*#4636#*#* and selecting "LTE only"-mode (which left me without signal), rebooting of course, flashing a different kernel (reflashing Android Rev later) and contacting customer service, which - as expected - brought forward no results other than "try waiting a few days".
My question: Is it possible that a custom ROM/kernel can either a) modify the radio or b) discard certain frequencies on software basis (since the US have different frequencies for LTE this seemed quite likely to me, however, I have no problems with HSPA+ and UMTS).
Unfortunately my
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AFAIK the ROMs currently do not flash new radios. You might find better and more help on the ARHD forums though I searched on Google http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks but I couldn't find Orange Switzerland.
However, in Malaysia, many have been complaining of not being able to receive LTE and the solution was to ask the telco for a new Simcard since only the newer sims supported LTE. Might wanna try that
Hey thanks for your reply!
I'm kinda relieved that it probably wasn't my fault. If nobody tells me otherwise (can't hurt to hear a few more opinions though) I'll ask Orange to test my SIM on another device. It *should* work since I bought it together with my phone, but there were some issues with activation and other stuff, so maybe it's their fault after all.
Greetings to Malaysia and a sunny weekend!
[Surreptor]
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Does anyone know whether Telstra have issued their S3 4G phones with baseband versions other than DVALI5?
DVALI5 was the one that shipped with my handset from Telstra, but it seems to have 3G/4G reception issues with my phone when using a CM-based ROM (currently SentinelROM 4.75). 3G/4G response times slow down a lot compared to when I'm using a Touchwiz-based ROM.
I tried another baseband version (can't remember which one) previously, but it made the connection even worse.
My current baseband is DVBLL3 haven't had many issues at all. I believe its newer that your existing one..
Ive got an unbranded s3 4g and use it on telstra and mine came with/ still on the same one above and havent had any issues
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Ok, what's the deal with all the firmwares available for razr i and wich one would work in Canada...
I just got a Razr i, after i was unable to get a XT905 working with Rogers in Canada. Was working only with Bell and Telus. Rogers use 850/1900, bell and telus use 900/2100 frequency.
Now i got a razr i, retail great britain version.
It is not working with any of the carriers here. Well it work only a couple of minutes. Then it fall on "emergency only" and loose the radio.
I tried it with a Rogers sim card and a Bell simcard, same deal. Work fine at startup and loose signal a couple of minutes later.
What's the point to get a quadband phone unlocked, if it cannot work anywhere in the world ?
Is there a firmware version that would work worldwide ?
Or, maybe it's the phone that is defective ? But i don't think so...
Does someone have a razr i working in canada and wich version software do you have ?
Do i try flashing some versions or i just put it back in the box and return to the shop ?
In the hidden menú .... (easy acces via pymp my rom) your choice the frecuency for area or region ...... Default is automatic selection ....... In you case.... Select Euro Band form telus and bell for example
Check pictures in the next Dropbox folder ..... is mine
https://db.tt/6oRobHXH
Enviado desde mi GT-I8190
Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately i tried it and it doesn't work. Did test usa and euro bands, forcing gsm only, no luck.
Strange thing, when i search for available networks, instead of Rogers i see "302720" wich is the network i.d. of Rogers.
But it should read Rogers in clear text, as it read Bell and Telus networks.
Sometimes it loose signal after 5 minutes, sometimes after a couple of hours.
Is it possible Razr i could not work in Canada ? Does someone use one ?
I have Razr i working on Rogers for 4 months without any problems. Retail GB version with 91.2.29001.xt890.Retail.en.GB rom. May be your phone is defective?
Thank you my_esperanza, that's the kind of feedback i was waiting for.
I have the exact same version of firmware too, so the phone is going back to where it's coming from.