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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bdubs4200:
Me too dude... I've tried all the radios the Verizon prls the hacked prls my service is **** no matter WHAT I do.... its pathedic I've never had 3/4 bars EVER and have had this phone since early Jan... is so crappy like there isn't even an antenna in or somethin.... ugh should stuck with tmob
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Nexism:
Don't get me wrong I really DO love my NS4G, but recently I have had more of a need for data. Now that I am paying attention to it I get .1 to .3 mbps regardless of signal strength. I too have tried everything and its not getting any better. What is that like a fraction of what dial up gets for download speeds?!?

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Xparent Blue Tapatalk
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] branwithoutclaws:
When reminded of this I get pretty pissed as well, will Sprint take the phone back after months? Most likely not.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bdubs4200:
Dude I've contemplated calling and speaking very nicely and explaining to sprint that my service is very poor... I'd even admit to trying other radios (idk if they care or know wtf that is) but idk... I'm so close... but I can't leave my super amoled! Its so pretty. Phone is freaky fast and bright.. just data is freakin slow. No matta what™
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] BrianDigital:
What are you using for a speed test, speed test.net app blows, if mobile use speakeasy.net their results match what I get tethered to my laptop going directly to speedtest.net
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bdubs4200:
looking at my service fluctuate between R,1x, and if im lucky 0-2 bars 3G... no need for speed test considering it fails to load the twitter app :o bottom line is, SLLLLOOOOWW loading.... was there a hack for NS4G service that i missed (like when the phone was new) cuz i only got this in Jan. tried basically everything i can besides spray-on antennae lol
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] BrianDigital:
That sucks man, for me on 2 bars I get around 1mbps
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
When I see unusually slow data speeds with a decent 3g connection, I update my profile. It can make a world of difference.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] rolltrain:
There isn't a day that goes by I don't want to throw my ns4g out my truck window. I update PRL constantly, have tried radios, nothing works. At times it's almost as if I don't have a phone, my reception is that bad. And it's not like I live in the wilderness. I live in the middle of Research Triangle Park N.C. There is supposed to be 4g here. Right...

Sprint + Samsung = pure frustration.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bdubs4200:
Omfg thank you! ^^ I really thought my specific device was borked... guess its the ns4g in general... laaaame. As I type this now in the city, 1x :-P ugh
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mondokat:
Anybody get the new 4.0.4 radio by itself yet? Looking for D720SPRLC1...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Animal99:
I found it here:

http://strifejester.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/nexus-s-4g-d720sprlc1-radio-download/
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mondokat:
Sweet. works for me. Thanks!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Sc4ryB3ar:
Does this work with just 4.0.4 or can it work for 4.0.3? Has anyone tried it on 4.0.3?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Sc4ryB3ar:
Also is there a tutorial anywhere about how to pack a radio img in a flashable zip?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bkadleck:
I'm using the new LC1 radios on 4.0.3 and it is working fine. Didn't notice much of a difference though. But like I said it is working fine.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Skunk Ape1:
It's already done....
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Sc4ryB3ar:
Care to share? ;) I don't see it in the OP
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] david279:
http://www.mediafire.com/?i0l3t8itfu7m64s
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] nisk916:
I flashed the kl2 radio a couple days back, and it broke my wifi tethering. I tried switching to some of the different radios, and other Roms, but still broke. Devices can find and connect, but no data. Ideas anyone?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] joebarkho:
does anyone notice how amazing our battery is on wifi?

maybe the reason android isnt that great for battery is because of how android works with cell phone reception?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sceptor:
It's more like how bad cell reception is
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] joebarkho:
well I stream music at my job a lot, om wifi, my phone can probably double how much I can stream vs. mobile networl 3/4g doesnt matter still get 3-4 bars. Is there a way to make it so that our phones DONT constantly search for a better signal so frequently? Change the scanning interval if there is such a thing?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] luciferii:
im on a sprint NS4G with aokp mikestone and air kernrl 3.7, which radio should i flash and what is my "msl" and where do i find it? thank you!

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Paleryder:
Msl is the lock code that lets you edit network settings. Get it by entering

Code:

getprop ril.MSL

in terminal emulator.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
OP updated with official ICS radio....Flash thru custom recovery
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Evo_Shift:
When I check the size of the KE1 radio it matches but the MD5 does not. What does that mean? I am checking the md5 of the zip right or is the md5 referring to the radio inside the zip?

Edit - Ok I figured it out. The md5 listed is for the actual radio image inside the zip file ;)
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] allendj81:
LC1 is just terrible for me! It has a hard time finding wifi at home and when it does reception is many times weak, 4g is much faster tho. KL2 was the previous radio right?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] droblesa:
I tried this and my phone says:

Your phone did not activate. You may need to find an area with better coverage (near a windows, or outside). Try again or call customer service for more options

Am I screwed?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] allendj81:
My reception at my apt is terrible, so when I tried msl method got the same message you got. Just try it again, that work for me.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Ok. Do *#*#your msl#*#*

Select edit

Toward the bottom of the screen tap "touch here"

Input your phone number

Hit the OK under "touch here" (all the way at the bottom right-hand corner)

Then input your MSID # and hit OK

Then tap "Done" (under Edit)

It will reboot and attempt to activate

If that does not work you will need to backup your sdcard (USB Storage) to your PC and then do:

*#*#786#*#*

Input MSL

& then

Tap Reset....this should reboot and fix you right. Sorry for the delayed response.....Good Luck!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Make sure to update profile and then updatr PRL....then enter and exit airplane mode. If u already havent done that
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] FL0OD:
I don't know why I looked in this thread but this tip worked nicely. Thank you.:thumbup:

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[Nexus S 4G Android Development] culaponk:
sorry nuwbie question,

how to check my radio's current added?

thanks
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Settings-->About phone-->baseband version
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] treezy26:
Ever since doing the msl trick my 3g doesn't light up anymore. I still get data it just doesn't light up. Guess it doesn't really matter just curious if I'm the only one???

idk how I got here...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Well when it lights then that means its connected to google's servers. Are u even able to get mobile data internet?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Sputnikk23:
How do you update profile and prl?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wild1z:
Settings, system, about phone, sprint system updates.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Sputnikk23:
damn i gotta be on CM to do that I think. On MIUI thats their updater.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] treezy26:
As in surf the web? Yes. Google talk? Yes. I am able to do most it just stays grayed out.

idk how I got here...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dirt:
Dial *22805 to update profile & *22803 to update prl

sent from my dark iced, skanky, t11 infused ns4g
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] ken135:
Can i flash one and if i dont like it flash another one?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bkadleck:
yes you can. just make sure to make a backup before flashing anything though.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] zeroxg4:
I've literally tried everything and nothing works. 3g won't show up no matter what. Tried flashing both LC1 and KL1 and neither make a difference. It worked previously, but I wanted to make it better (because I thought it was less than adequate, doing this for my wife's phone) so I followed the instructions in the OP by entering the MSL. After doing that, the phone would not get 3G at all and would not activate. I tried doing both of the above methods and have the same result. When trying to activate, it just hangs or the screen turns black and nothing ever happens. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] david279:
Call sprint. They can help you.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mwsduelle:
So I updated to the newest radio and did a PRL/Profile update and yesterday I couldn't receive calls from my girlfriend, but she could receive my calls. Now, my roommate can't receive my calls, but I can get his. What is going on and do I need to re-flash or go back to the older radio?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Try *#*#72786#*#* and input msl. Then let it do its thing
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] subnoize soulja:
I tried flashing KL2 on my phone and everything went ok until i tried updating profile and prl but both failed to update??? I wasnt sure what to do but i tried the *#*#27286#*#* or whatever the numbers were and my phone rebooted then came to an activation screen but i didnt activate it i just restored my phone from a backup if i would of done the activation would that of fixed the profile or prl problem cause i really want to try the KL2 on my phone cause i have the newest version with ICS but i get terrible signals at my house any feedback would be appreciated thanx in advance..........I'm just scared of bricking my phone

---------- Post added at 03:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------

O and one more question not sure if this applies to anything but if there is anyone in Florida that has tried any of these and got better results which one did you do cause where I live in Florida i dont get very good service anywhere really

---------- Post added at 03:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ----------

got the KL2 working but there isnt a difference at all i still get no service at my house
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Maximilian Mary:
I've done the *#*#786#*#* reset then did the activation, and everything was fine. I haven't done the *#*#72786#*#* reset myself, but I wouldn't forsee any problems with doing the activation. You already did the reset. Go for it. I can tell you that restoring a backup will not do it. A nandroid backup/restore does not touch the partition where this information is kept.

I have seen improvements with KL2. I now get a signal in a few fringe areas where I never could before with this phone.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] bnitty:
what's the most recent radio? KL2?

courtesy of my Miui v4 Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk 2.1
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] VerneVerne:
Lc1 is, i think
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] japawaiian:
Can we get a poll of what baseband is working the best for everyone? I everyone could help everyone out this way. Tell us the goods and bads youve experienced using different radios. Thanks everyone.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] androidforeve:
Lc1 for me so far the best reception
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] darksiiide:
Will this bork a Boost flashed NS4G?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
What is your current baseband?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
KL2 works best for me.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] darksiiide:
Will flashing any of these radios screw up a boost flashed nexus s?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] andrewddickey:
Not sure. Check the baseband you have now and flash it back if a different one doesn't work.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] andrewddickey:
North Fort Worth, TX and KE1 seems to work best for both of my Nexus S on Sprint.

4G is great but shotty 3G reception.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bleedpurple:
Which one is the newest or the best.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] v3rk:
newest is lc1, best can only be determined by testing in your own service area
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bleedpurple:
I downloaded it can't seem to tell a difference. Using clock work mod. I just installed thezip is that correct way to do it?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] rift999:
yep
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] subnoize soulja:
is there anyone living in florida that flashed any of these radios and if so what is working best for you? I'm trying to find one that will give me better reception at my house cause i get no service in my house
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] timnexus:
I live in north fl and the last to are the best KL2 and LC1. Running LC1 now but looks like I may go back.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Drizzzle01:
Tampa, FL here - LC1 better reception throughout area (except work) but lower data speeds. KC2 worse reception everywhere but my work faster data speeds. I prefer KC2.

Edit: KL2 not KC2
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] CooLoserTech:
View attachment 1155926

On LC1 from earlier today and this week

Sent from my Nexus S 4G flashed to Boost Mobile
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Bleedpurple:
I'm not seeing any difference with these in Minnesota
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sleepyEDB:
I'm in Metro Detroit and just flashed LC1 over KE1 while running CM9 and the stock kernel. I've only been on LC1 for about an hour, so it's still too early to make a call as to whether or not it's noticeably better than KE1, but at least everything in terms of data and voice seems to be functional. Flashing went very smoothly...no need to use the dialer codes or anything.

sleepy
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] pitmaster:
Metro D here also.....have gone through all the radios over the last month and a half....giving each one a week or so....didn't really notice any difference in speed, reliability, or clarity..... and I am less than a mile from my tower..... data has been crap for 6 months or so.....used to not have any issues streaming Netflix or Pandora or radio.com etc.....now I can't use Netflix anymore, Pandora is OK, but buffers between songs and radio.com is almost unusable.....oh and all my music I uploaded to Google's cloud? Yeah......I can hardly access it unless I'm on wifi..... good luck!

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday, for a hamburger today..........
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] res1n:
Ann Arbor area here, been using LC1 since it came out. Thinking about going back to one of the K radios, there has been a lot of work around our area in terms of tower upgrades that's probably why you're having data problems. Check here, tons of tower upgrades rolling out soon. https://network.sprint.com/

Still pisses me off they never covered ann arbor with 4g and now we have to upgrade in order to use LTE while still paying 10$ for nothing.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] pitmaster:
Saint Clair Shores here....I know they've been working on towers....drive by it everyday to and from work and have seen the work truck there at least 3-4 times a week for the last month or so....but I have had declining service for longer than that. I'm hoping this Vision Now plan works...... otherwise I'll be taking my 4 lines to another carrier next June..................

and, yeah.............GO STATE!!........B-)

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday, for a hamburger today..........
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] liquid30:
anyone here from Houston, TX? which one should we use? thanks!
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sleepyEDB:
Thanks!

I'm primarily in the NorthWest suburbs (work in Walled Lake) and lived in the Royal Oak area for the past 8 years. Cell reception has been acceptable in both areas, moreso in WL than RO, but data speeds have always been sub-par when compared to what other people have posted. The best area I've found yet has been Novi where I consistently get 3 to 4 bars. The only place I've ever seen full bars is on the highway (I-275 and I-696).

The worst area I've been in for cell reception by far is Dearborn where the phone is a virtual paperweight in terms of making/receiving calls. Ironically, and perhaps coincidentally, I was able to receive a call last night when at my parents' house in Dearborn, and I was in the basement! Not sure if the LC1 radio deserves the credit, but we'll see.

sleepy
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Houston here. LC1
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jziggy101:
I live in Dearborn and constantly b#tch at Sprint about the terrible coverage. They tell me to go to the service center and have the phone checked. That hasn't help at all. My brother just got a HTC 4G LTE and his voice and 3G coverage was better than mine at my house.

I think its the lousy radio in the Nexus.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] sleepyEDB:
Sorry you've had to deal with the runaround.

I agree. The coverage in Dearborn has never been good, but my HTC Hero was much better than the Nexus in terms of making calls. For what it's worth you may want to give the LC1 radio a try if you haven't already. I was able to have two 15-minute conversations at my parents' house last night with nothing more than one small break-up in the other person's voice. Before switching radios that was unheard of.

sleepy
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jziggy101:
I am running LC1 and its been better than any other radio on the NS4G.

I had two two hour conversations with Sprint in the last two weeks about the phone their coverage and their switch to LTE. If I wanted to buy a 3G phone, since Detroit Metro is never getting WiMax, I would have saved money. But I was hooked by the sales pitch about how fast 4G would be when it arrived this year. To bad thats not going to happen for my NX4G.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] liquid30:
I've been using LC1 as well, slightly worse for me especially for data. I will try another one this week and post results
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
Probably not a lot of people on here from Wichita KS but I've had better luck with kl2
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] fowlro:
I've called and talked to sprint at least 4 times in the past 5 days about the **** service I receive with the ns4g. They are convinced there are no known issues with this phone. Even tho i've dropped almost every call i've had with them and despite the fact there are tons of complaints about this phone on their own website. Then i had a supervisor tell me I was SOL and that he could refer me over to cancellations to solve my problem. Ive spoken to supervisor after supervisor and no one will do anything to try and help or even admit that there's an issue! That's why im dumping sprint....
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Shadowfox993:
SAme here, i took my phone to sprint since i couldnt update it via over the phone (using a different phone) and i couldnt update it, so i took it to sprint and they had to keep it over night, i came back in the morning and they saidi couldnt update profile so they said the board was broken, so i turned on mobile data and i updated it right in front of their faces. So i went on google play and bought a galaxy nexus 350.00 with jellybean preloaded and took it to T-Moble( since the gnex requires sim card) and bought a prepaid plan, 40 bucks a month, free internet and data but only like 1000 minutes which is fine. And i love it!! :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] dusthead:
Me and my wife are using KH1, I have Gummy 1.2 for a ROM and she uses BuglessBeast. Even before we rooted she had horrible signal, and I had decent at our house...its the same for us after rooting. She's pretty livid about it...lol. So I'm hoping one of these will help her...
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] stevepwolf:
thankyou! going to try both tonight.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeremy112683:
Yea the phone sucks. Leaves me bored at work since I can't listen to Pandora and browse the web because of how slow sprint is
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] res1n:
Checking back in from A2 Michigan. KL2 seems to be working the best for me in regards to wifi range and overall speed and signal.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeremy112683:
I called sprint and lost the call twice. Their solution for the roaming was changing the network to home only which leaves me with no service. Sprint sucks donkey nads
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] killedbyname:
And this is why you don't live in hill billy States I left NY because of that same issue
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] wamsille:
I live within the St. Louis metro - which happens to be a Sprint Vision area. Since I'm in the Illinois side of the spectrum I've been told that the entire state has been experincing a ridiculous amount of network issues. As a result, I received a service credit with the promise of future credits until the buildout of the new LTE / Network Vision is completed. I stand to make another $100 off of them, possibly getting $300 betweeen the immediate credit and what I will get in the end.

The key with any service provider is to simply not accept no for an answer. If you are familiar with the art of negotiation and exercise tact, you can accomplish a lot of things. I will admit that on my way to get answers for the poor coverage and service I did speak with a very unintelligent supervisor. He wanted to say 98% of the calls that were made didn't drop. That's funny, because 98% of the time my wife wasn't able to use her phone. Would he have bothered to check the status of the local tower, he would have seen that it was operating well below Sprint's standards.

Before you call, be honest with yourself.

1) How much is good phone service worth to you?

2) How much time are you willing to invest to resolve the current issue you have?

3) Which is most cost effective - fixing the issue with your current carrier or canceling. (Consider the cost of new equipment)

My calls with sprint took just under an hour, and I netted $100 immediately with more on the way. That was worth my time. I also know that I still have a $180 term fee for each line, plus getting an account with another carrier wouldn't be overly outrageous. In a month I won't have to pay out child care since my youngest is going into kindergarten so I will have disposable income.

When I talk to Sprint, I'm confident I can ditch them and they pick up on this. I don't overplay the card and I'm willing to work with them. I hope the LTE rollout continues to move along and St. Louis lights up before the end of the year. I want LTE, unlimited data and a Galaxy Nexus. Until then I can settle for my Nexus S 4G, Wimax and the occassional dropped call at home.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeremy112683:
Louisville, ky. Not exactly the middle of nowhere
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
Can't deny it's pretty hillbilly though. :D
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
Is there going to be a new radio for JB?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeremy112683:
Actually more ghetto than you think
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] snandlal:
Yes
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeremy112683:
Any idea when :confused:
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
Is it part of the binaries?
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] akabadnews:
Says the guy from Wichita >_>

I'm waiting for a new radio. LC1 has been terrible for me.

Unless Sprint has been messing with the towers in the area (don't believe so).
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] jeremy112683:
Try kl2.. my best luck is with it. Even though it still roams and gets one bar most of the time but hey that's better than no service at all
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] mikegleave13:
I also had better luck with kl2 not a lot of difference from lc1 though.