I'm curious as if anyone else is having this issue, or if there is a simple fix I'm missing. I'm currently on Calk's ICS ROM (FB27) and my signal strength randomly vanishes and appears as if I have no signal. I believe it's only appearance though, as my data still loads fine. It's not a big deal, but it is rather annoying. Is there a way to fix this? Also, I apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Not trying to be annoying, simple curious. Thanks!
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GeneralSky2004 said:
I'm curious as if anyone else is having this issue, or if there is a simple fix I'm missing. I'm currently on Calk's ICS ROM (FB27) and my signal strength randomly vanishes and appears as if I have no signal. I believe it's only appearance though, as my data still loads fine. It's not a big deal, but it is rather annoying. Is there a way to fix this? Also, I apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Not trying to be annoying, simple curious. Thanks!
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Are you referring to your wifi radio or cellular radio? I see what you describe with the wifi radio on all of the ROMs I've been using. I'm currently on MIJJz BLEND which is based on Calk's FB27 and alot of the time my Wifi signal strength shows 1 bar but when I go to the Wifi settings where it is scanning for networks the same network shows up as 3 or more bars. If I drop and then add the network the notification area shows three bars but eventually drops back to one bar.
But I recall this happening on the stock ROM too.
Haven't seen the issue with the cell radio.
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Notice my actual phone signal. It does that randomly. The Wifi signal is always fine, I haven't had an issue with that. I suppose it's just a bug that will be worked out eventually. Like I said, it still works fine, it appears to be merely visual.
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I am having this problem as well. I have tried several different modems and several 4.0.3 roms and have had this problem with all of them. I have noticed that my signal strength stay consistently between -100 and -106 dbm even when using my airave.
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Yeah, my exact problem. I'm back on Calk's 2.9.2 ROM now. It was bugging me far too much and the GPS couldn't lock either.
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GeneralSky2004 said:
Yeah, my exact problem. I'm back on Calk's 2.9.2 ROM now. It was bugging me far too much and the GPS couldn't lock either.
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same thing here
Have same issues ever since flashing fb modem and fc. Never happened on el 29 modem. Just a bug I guess
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Same Problem
I've had the same problem on the same ROM.
I feel a bit sheepish as it didn't occur to me that the problem was only visual...
I have experienced the same thing. My bars come and go constantly... Even if my phone does not move....
I doubt its a bug. I had all types of Sprint phones and they all did that. It does it a lot on 3g. Its like 3g steals from the bars..
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RayTrue04 said:
I doubt its a bug. I had all types of Sprint phones and they all did that. It does it a lot on 3g. Its like 3g steals from the bars..
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It is a known issue with most of the leaked builds that have come out recently. The bars for Wifi, 4G and 3G were all effected by it. It was purely visual. Qbking77 mentioned it in just about every review he did for the different leaks (and it's been thoroughly covered on several development threads).
If you'd like to confirm your actual signal strength, I'd recommend using a third party app to see what your actual signal is.
Supposedly it was fixed in FC15 or FC18 but I don't remember which it was.
Hope this helps!
Are you guys saying this problem doesn't exist on Calk's 2.9.2 ROM? I'm using 2.9.0 (just never updated) and I get this all the time. I think the signal actually does suck though. I see the -DBM changing too. Is the reported dbm visual too? I'm confused. My phone keeps switching to 1xrtt a lot when this happens too. I just figured it was cprint being crappy around here. When I force roam on verizon the signal bars don't bounce up and down like this.
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Are you guys saying this problem doesn't exist on Calk's 2.9.2 ROM? I'm using 2.9.0 (just never updated) and I get this all the time. I think the signal actually does suck though. I see the -DBM changing too. Is the reported dbm visual too? I'm confused. My phone keeps switching to 1xrtt a lot when this happens too. I just figured it was cprint being crappy around here. When I force roam on verizon the signal bars don't bounce up and down like this.
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As far as I know it only effects the visualization of signal strength, not the actual signal strength itself. That being said if you're running one of the leaked ROM's chances are that you're probably running a leaked modem too. People are having all kinds of results with the new modems. Try flashing just your modem and see I'd you get a better signal.
EDIT: After flashing the new modern be sure to update profile and PRL.
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So after I successfully rooted my phone, I did flash the radio and WiFi. Custom ROMs have worked pretty well. But lately, I have noticed (and I am not sure to what degree this was going on before) that my WiFi signal is quite bouncy. This is the case no matter what WiFi access point I go to.
Is it possible that something with my phone got messed up? Is it recommended that I reflash the WiFi? Should I just try a different ROM?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
By "WiFi" do you mean "WiMax?"
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By "WiFi" do you mean "WiMax?"
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I mean whichever radio is responsible for my WiFi... so is the WiFi radio and the 4g radio one in the same? If so, the question still stands... would flashing it again possibly fix fluctuation in signal?
Im still having this problem. Anyone else? In fact, I was at a friend's house and was using his WiFi router for access and it was slow. I told him we probably need to reboot his router but he didn't think so. My speed test with his router was 800Kbps - ~ 1Mbps... and I know I was testing his WiFi... not my 3G.
He then testing from his iPhone 3GS and was getting ~ 7Mbps (about what should be expected)... so clearly the problem was my phone.
Did a clear cache and dalvik and still not better. My radio is still bouncing.
Anyone have any ideas?
???
As far as I know, there is no such radio for WiFi???
WiFi improvements come through software updates from HTC, but I've never seen a flashable update??
You can only flash the evo radio and wimax.
Wifi on the Evo sucks. I have the range issue regardless of what rom I use. My iphone doesn't have an issue.
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gqstatus0685 said:
Wifi on the Evo sucks. I have the range issue regardless of what rom I use. My iphone doesn't have an issue.
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This must be hit-or-miss. I vaguely remember some others complaining about WiFi (wtf..lol). I get a great connection at my house, I can use WiFi out in the yard, and the only time I've gotten less than 8megs down I was also watching a movie on Netflix and dl'ing a torrent.. and even then I got over 4m/s
my wifi was fine until i flashed to this latest leak.
I just tried connecting to my Wifi at work...and I have really low signal...meanwhile, my Nook Color has full bars...anyone else having this problem? Was running CM7RC4 updated to CM7 Final...still same thing...
Yeah, I've noticed the same thing while running CM7. I was on stock Sense before and was getting really strong Wi-Fi signals. Then after going through CM7 nightlies, RC's, and now I'm on CM7 Final I am still getting quite weak signal strength.
Now the trade off is that I get much better battery life from CM7 than from Sense. So I'm okay with it...
Really? No one else?
I've been *****ing about this and no one responds to me like I'm crazy. Cm7 has weak wifi as compared to sense. It seems to even get weaker when I'm holding it with my left hand. When I hold with my right hand it boost right back up. This has been a problem since cm6 but like I said people think I'm *****ing; I know they're aware of this but I guess they can't explain why sense has better wifi reception/performance.
~ d3rk
Yeah...I get the same thing man...but it's weird...my Nook Color running CM7 doesn't do it...
I switch back and forth from MIUI to MikFroyo pretty often. Although WiFi and 3G show stronger signals in Sense, the actual performance/reception is the same. I think AOSP signal strength indicators are more true to life...and Sense pads the numbers. Download Real Signal and test it...dBs are the same no matter what ROM you're on.
My Wifi Drops
I've noticed a similar issue, the AOSP ROMs do have a sightly different number of "bars" for 2g/3g/voice, and I can still make and receive calls when it says I have service.
But my wifi (as many others) does seem to suffer, I actually lose connection some places in my house, where previously running a Sense ROM I did not. Happens at work as well. I did read in another thread other people confirming that the wifi drivers in AOSP are not as good as the sense ones, in addition the GPS drivers seem to have issues as well. No one seems to know why yet, just that it happens. I haven't confirmed dBm levels between the two, but I will probably do that tonight.
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I just tried connecting to my Wifi at work...and I have really low signal...meanwhile, my Nook Color has full bars...anyone else having this problem? Was running CM7RC4 updated to CM7 Final...still same thing...
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yep. seeing the same thing.. I can barely see the networks around me.. -m
was there ever a fix for this issue
There is a freedom patch which fixes this.
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There is a freedom patch which fixes this.
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Link, please?
I don't have a link because I used ROM Manager to download it. ROM Manager is nice and I am pretty sure you can download this patch with the free version.
Or google Aggressive-Freedom-v0.8.5-UNIVERSAL-signed.zip
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My phone acts very weird and I don't know if it's normal or not. My phone's signal jumps between full bars and then 1 or no bars when I surf the web or send a picture message. It's downright annoying. Sure, it usually sends and receives data, but the fluctuating signal is getting to be beyond annoying. Anyone else having this problem? I'm on the current version of the Frozen Syndicate ROM.
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My phone acts very weird and I don't know if it's normal or not. My phone's signal jumps between full bars and then 1 or no bars when I surf the web or send a picture message. It's downright annoying. Sure, it usually sends and receives data, but the fluctuating signal is getting to be beyond annoying. Anyone else having this problem? I'm on the current version of the Frozen Syndicate ROM.
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Welcome to Sprint.
We all would like a valid reason besides spring saying "were currently fixing our antenna's."
Shoulon said:
Welcome to Sprint.
We all would like a valid reason besides spring saying "were currently fixing our antenna's."
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What he said. This is very common on the Epic. Happens to me a lot =\
Running SRF 1.1.0 as well.
Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it had to do with the modem builds with the epic. I don't think it is a Sprint universal issue, because I did not have this issue on any of my previous sprint devices (that I remember).
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Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought it had to do with the modem builds with the epic. I don't think it is a Sprint universal issue, because I did not have this issue on any of my previous sprint devices (that I remember).
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Correct, it's the modem. That's why you see people on the forum complaining about the EC05 modem sometimes because it has signal bar issues, or stuff like that.
My phone does the same thing, even if it's sitting and NOT moving. Even my data speeds fluctuate sooooo much, it sucks. Sometimes Youtube will work great, other times they won't even start to load.
Hmmm...
It probably is the tower. Could be the modem to blame as well. Here in my house, I connect to my Airrave. 98% of the time, I have full bars with a stable connection with relatively consistent fast 3G speeds. The 2%, I get some wonky lag and usually then go and reset the Airrave. Everything works fine after I reset it.
I was just out of town in Vegas over the weekend and I had MAJOR problems sending MMS's, highly erratic data speeds, fluctuating signal, and overall connection problems. That was even when I wasn't holding the phone. Voice data and sending SMS's were very reliable, but forget sending MMS's or having good 4G speeds. I'm starting to think 4G is a drain both battery and money wise. Using 4G is like driving a classic car: It doesn't always start up, they're hard to find, they're finicky; but when it works properly, it's badass!
Random question: Is there an app that has a status bar for sending SMS and MMS's like the iPhone? For example, on the iPhone when you send an SMS or MMS, there's a status bar that shows the status of that message. If it's going out or lagging, etc. Is there an app that does that? I think that's a cool feature. Handcent just has a circular pinwheel, but stops when it goes out.
I would think it has to do with the modem as well. I have an EB13 based ROM, but an EC05 modem. I've noticed similar things, just not very frequently. It's strange...I'll have "great" signal, then for no reason, it'll dorp to 1x coverage and that SUCKS.
I'm thinking of going back to the EB13 modem as most people seem to think it's quite a bit better than the EC05 modem. I do think even that varies from phone to phone though, so I think it's mostly trial and error until you find what works best for you.
I have a fantastic update. Well it is for me, and might be for all f you also. Last night I decided to odin the EC05 modem again. And guess what? My signals beeen great!! Its always constant! No 4bars then zero in same spot no more!!
I already had the EC05 modem before I decided to do this. I recommmend odin'in you modem again!!
BIG NOTE*** I used the phone location for the modem.tar NOT pda.
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Try the DK28 modem,I havnt seen 1x not 1x,and I get better battery life,after 24hours (3300mah batt.) I had 1% TWS...
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I am having issues as well, i haven't been able to send any MMS for the past 24 hours. Regular texts go through just fine.
I'm having big problems with this recently in a location where I usually get very strong signal with 4G. Can anyone point me to step by step instructions of how to safely and correctly flash just the modem file?
http://k0nane.info/rom/acs-eb13-modem.tar
Flash in Odin.
Is anyone else having this? I still have 3g connected, but if I look at the phone periodically, the 4g has an X on it (red x, im on honeyglow) it will reconnect if I toggle it, but if it drops it will not reconnect, like from 3g or wifi.
Is this s known issue and is there a fix?
Oh, and Im on the LosTKernal OC to 1.6 (stable) and Starburst 1.6, it did it on 1.7 as well.
Thanks
Which kernels have you previously tried? I tried one that made my 4g stop connecting even after switching back to stock but I did find a fix so give me some details on what you've tried so far....
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I think I have only used ZedoMax, and then this LosT Kernel, or versions of it.
I had midnight ROM, now have been running Starburst. I think another configuration I had dropped signal on data a lot and had trouble switching between WIFI 3g and 4g. But this has helped my LOS issues as best I can tell.
If I can get 4g to work (im in Dallas, lots of 4g) great, if not Ill just try to ignore it.
If you have a fix, that would be great.
Thanks!
Honestly, if I had a choice between this and the screen wake lag, I'd not worry about 4g.
The screen wake lag is rediculous, it takes 3 full seconds to wake up with my class 10 8g card in it.
Well, what I did was Odined Crawrj's odexed with root and Busybox. You would want the deodexed version obviously. Run that in PDA slot. It will keep your data but then you will have to Odin back akernel with CWM like LoSt. It fixed all of the 4g and Wifi not connecting crap I had going on from something I triedthat had borked changes
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Thanks JC, what were your symptoms?
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Thanks JC, what were your symptoms?
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The yellow kept going like it was searching but would never connect then it would finally go gray and 3g kicked in
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Has anyone else had constant wifi issues with ics based roms? For example my range seems like it jas dropped dramtically. And if I leave my wifi on and set my phone down even for a small length of time amd pick it back up to browse the web or perform any internet based actiony device just hangs for a while. Its almost like it might be a wifi wake issue. Its really anoying and most times i have to switch between 3g and wifi just to get an internet connection back. I have seen this on all ics flavors i have ran so far. I am currently running a fresh install of ff18 i wanted to have that as my base to try and deduce what the issue could be....
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FWIW I have noticed similar with FF18 - didn't have these issues with FF02, the prior build that I had on this phone. I don't get the wi-fi sleep that people mention but I do see the signal drop and the occasional delays in apps. Also did a full flash but copied previous wpa_supplicant.conf due to need for custom file.
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FWIW I have noticed similar with FF18 - didn't have these issues with FF02, the prior build that I had on this phone. I don't get the wi-fi sleep that people mention but I do see the signal drop and the occasional delays in apps. Also did a full flash but copied previous wpa_supplicant.conf due to need for custom file.
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Did this solve any of your issues?
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Did this solve any of your issues?
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Like you they didn't appear until I flashed FF18. I'm considering flashing the FF02 modem to see if this corrects - I'll let you know what happens.
(Odd since there shouldn't be any changes in this process since FE26...)
Yeah try a different modem. The FF modems seem to have issues but FD26 works good for me all around
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Yeah try a different modem. The FF modems seem to have issues but FD26 works good for me all around
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Flashed FD26 modem everything else is still FF18 right away I noticed better wifi performance but it is still a little early to tell. But apps dont seem to lag anymore while attempting to connect to the internet. And wifi seems to find the routers right away and connect almost instantly. Also while going almost out of wifi range I am still getting a signal and able to surf the internet. Before if I was almost out of range I couldnt do anything and had to drop my wifi connection and switch to 3g. So these are the things I have noticed so far but I will continue testing and report back.
On a side note I had an office space sound board installed it was 20 or so MB and after flashing the model it was uninstalled and everytime I try and reinstall it I get an error that says "Can not install onto sd card" I thought this was really crazy and should be completely unrelated. Yet now I cant reinstall this app. So I am wondering if there is some kind of bug in FD26 though could possibly inhibit certain apps from being written to the sd card?