yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Guys, hear me please.......

As a rule, there isn't one modem that's best for everyone. ;)

Just try some and see which works best for you, your network and your location. Furthermore, all modems are interchangeable between roms and kernels. So you could even potentially extract the modem from a firmware released in your region and use it.

Even if someone else from your geographical location recommends a modem, it might still be no good for you because you use different networks or of coursr that person is in a different suburban environment.

To be honest I would advise to start with these modems and move forward:

*KE7

*KH3

*XXKI3

In that exact order. Hope that clears things up. :)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Damienoid:
@geko95gek

Can you add Thailand's new 'T' version DCKL1 modem to the 'T' modem collection on the front page, as It seems to work very well on my 9100T SGS2.

http://www.multiupload.com/IQB1391ZVO

Regards :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ghidda:
and here 4 italian thread :D

http://www.ipmart-forum.it/showthre....-I9100XWKI1&p=2975328&viewfull=1#post2975328
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] SPACE ALIEN:
Here my friend !

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...m/64J2P1MZL6&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13254272599403
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] UpInTheAir:
Zipped a CWM flashable DCKL1 modem yesterday morning and only got around to naming it & adding it to dropbox for posting now. Seems that I should have got off my arse earlier :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
Thanks for the uploads, I've moved into a new office and were I sit the reception is bad, I am going through a modem a day to find the best one. The new downloads here are useful to test to see if modems have improved or not.

So far been through KP8, KP4, KL1, pretty similar all 3, now to roll further back.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Keep going mate, I truly believe there is one perfect modem for everyone.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Added to post 4, thanks mate. :)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Intratech:
GT-I9100T

DCKL1

Odin: http://www.multiupload.com/KLGJAXNUJK

CWM: http://www.multiupload.com/SA0G1066P8
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Codex0:
Sweet going to try out kp8, using ki4 atm. Hoping I get better signal out of it xD
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bbgt2:
Had both of those KPA is the beast!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Codex0:
KPA?

Reverting to KI4 as KP8 makes me sound terrible to people i'm talking to on the phone
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] shahulvm:
I would agree with your statement. DXKL1 is definately working well in Spore

(Am with M1).

Good battery life with fast download speeds...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CRXed:
Yup....

I9100XXKPA_I9100OXAKPA_OXA

PDA: I9100XXKPA

PHONE: I9100XXKPA

CSC: I9100OXAKPA

Build date: January 5 2012.

http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3066
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] thanksgiving60:
I9100_modemXXKPA

http://www.multiupload.com/CM6C6Y3H09

I9100_modemXXKPA

CWM flashable

http://www.multiupload.com/JQGF7HZFNQ
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bentech4u:
Hi

i flashed XXKI3.battery is good but after that gps is not locking properly..

Is there any relation with modem and gps..?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Did you try gps fasterfix from market?

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Mayday_XL:
XXLP1

http://www.multiupload.com/A0SFEZEZ00
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
Nice another new one to test out.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bentech4u:
yes i tried fasterfix .but no luck wat to do.?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Try another modem to see if you get different results.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nikzDHD:
LP1 is good, gave me much better signal at work compared to the ones I've tried so far, KP8, KP4, KL1, KI3.

Will test LP1 further more but so far working better than others I mentioned at work.

The other modems work well at home and out and about, the same but this new building at work is crap for reception! And LP1 has improved that slightly.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bentech4u:
what about battery life by using LP1
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] KeesStolk:
Isn't GPS more kernel related then modem?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lrbpereira:
XXLP2

Can anyone post the new LP2 CWM modem?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] PedroMRP:
The XXLP2 ROM uses the LP1 MODEM
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] AJ.Rockwell:
Hey guys, first thanks a lot for the thread and the modem uploads!

Yesterday when I flashed a modem for the first time I thought wiping cache and dalvik is the right thing to do while flashing a modem... I was wrong and got into a bootloop! So don't do the same if you are new to the modem flashing and just flash without any cache wipes :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hmm... never had an issue like that. I usually do a cache and dalvik wipe before flashing another modem.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Davith:
Just tested the following modems : KH3, KI3, KI4 and KL1.

Out of the 4, KI4 is the one that got me the best signal. Can't comment about the battery life as I was just interested in getting the best signal strenght.

I would class them in this order : KI4 > KI3 > KH3 > KL1.

For some reason, KL1 was almost unusable in a very bad reception area whereas KI4 and KI3 got me decent speed. I'll try the ICS ones some other time.

BTW I'm on Bouygues Telecom in France.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lanesend:
Can anyone suggest best modem for Orange uk?

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Try KI4, works well for my mate who's on Orange. Maybe it's even better than XXKI3.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lanesend:
Cheers will give it a try :-)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Will be testing for battery life tomorrow.

Edit: Just flashed it and straight away got 2 more bars of signal after rebooting. My previous modem was KL1.... hmmm this looks promising.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bclark:
Came from kl1 too and have had excellent results. I was not expecting to get such a raised level of connection but it's there. Battery has been steady nothing crazy in regards to drain but a few more days of testing are in order
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yeah, similar stuff here. Will do a few more charge cycles before I comment on battery.

So far though seems fairly similar to KL1, maybe marginally less drain but not much. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iron@ss:
Hi geko95gek!

One strange thing I discovered using LP1 was my signal colour in...

Settings > About phone > Battery usage > select graph

On all other modems I have used, the Phone signal bar has been a uniform yellow. On LP1 it is overall beige with green bits. I was wondering why this was. :confused:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] sm625614:
It means you have better signal
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iron@ss:
Thanks for the reply but I'm not getting a better signal on LP1... see here:-

http://androidforums.com/3809480-post36.html

or view the whole thread, here:-

http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-international-all-things-root/482249-xxkpa-modem.html
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hmm.. well it's a bit unclear still because the app seems to not be giving you a proper reading on KPA.

If it is then it's possible that KPA is better. LP1 is giving me a nice and slow battery drain. So as always signal strength is proportional to the amount of battery use.

The faster the drain, the faster/better your connection will be.

PS. I haven't tested KPA for battery yet but LP1 definitely looks like a keeper.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] iron@ss:
Thanks for the reply geko95gek.

Looks like more investigation is needed. ;)

I wonder when the LP2 modem will be available.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Very true mate, it seems though that logically it's very simple to separate modems in performance and battery nowadays.

Which of course can make it harder to find the one you want. For me, having the smallest battery drain is the key, since I mostly use WiFi only setup with no mobile packet data enabled. So almost all time I stay in GSM which in turn helps to slow my battery drain down. The problem I have is that the modem I use has to have a strong signal in low coverage areas since that's where I live. So it's kinda a challenge to find one with both qualities, balanced.

The main point remains however. The faster your 3G/HSPA downloads are, generally the more battery your phone will use.

Edit: LP2 is likely to be a regional variant. Release estimate - wed/thu.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Double post.....
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] UpInTheAir:
I have to sort of disagree. From my personal experience of very low coverage areas (out at sea for weeks at a time) is that battery is consumed far more than in areas of excellent signal (near land) when using 3g/H+ data.

I would suspect the main culprit to be poor signal causing much longer download duration and also the (extra) associated proportional screen on time.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] joeavery2:
advice at&t

Hey, sorry if its been asked, probably has. Can anyone recommended a modem or ones to try in US on AT&T? Specifically I'm in California. My house is a mostly dead spot but worked descent with my atrix. The sgs2 seemed as good the first few days but after a few ROMs I haven't been able to get it back.

Also I have a friend on i777 he tried recommending one for me, claimed lots of people used it, but I don't think they are cross compatible, I believe the mic doesn't work on i9100 with i777 radio. Can anyone confirm that?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bentech4u:
Please give me XXKP5 link

thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
There is no KP5 modem as far as I know.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bclark:
I can confirm they are not cross compatible. I actually have a post some pages back about it.

I'm in NY but the brand new LP1 is amazing. Try it out, before that it was KL1
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jcrompton:
I'm ATT in WV. How's your battery with LP1
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mathsmart:
perfect ! just like KL1 but mabye better !
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bentech4u:
Yes sorry.

let check again
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Tyrol:
Been trying out LP1 modem for over a week, for me it seems to be really speedy when it gets a connection (over mobile data), & on Wifi as well. However, it doesn't do very well in latching on to a mobile data network in the first place, from my experience. I take the same route to & from school everyday, & browsing on the go has been a pain with LP1.

Just swapped to the KPA modem & so far it's doing well, both in speed & getting onto a network, not much better or worse than the modems I used previously (KI4 & KP8). Can't say anything about battery drain but it doesn't have any noticeable effect for me.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] alioooop:
What modem should I use if I live in Sweden(Scandinavia)? I have tried the newest from Android 4.0 together with official miui but Its pretty unstable... did work great with the alpha CM9 rom :) Would be great if I could find my original modem :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3py0n:
If I'm currently using a KI3 kernel with the Villain 3.0 ROM, is it okay to use a KI1 modem or will I need to change the kernel too?

And if I assume if I change the kernel I will also need to change the ROM so that it has a KI1 kernel preset?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
This is the next paragraph I was going to add to Post 5... you don't need to match up your firmware or kernel versions with modem. Modem's are completely independent of any other firmware. ;)

For example, I could be using an old KE7 modem with the newer KL1 firmware if I wish to. So flash away and don't worry about it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] UpInTheAir:
You can try any modem you like. The CWM .zip flashable modems are best, as easy to flash between in CWM recovery. No need for PC.

You don't need to match a kernel.

Just take note of any change to signal strength, connection and call quality, changing between 3g,H,H+,

Etc. This will possibly affect battery life as well, or not.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3py0n:
Thanks guys!

SO the only thing that should be the same would be kernel and firmware/ROM and the modem can be anything.

Right. I'll try KI1 then since people have been saying good things.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] hello8985:
the multiupload links are down ?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] MeX_DK:
Living in a cave are you?. Its been on the news for a couple of days that

MultiUpload is dead as the US shut them down.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I will be re-uploading all Modems from posts 2-4 to Megashares (probably) over the next few days. Links should be back up soon. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] louisJJ:
can you please help me choose wich modem version to flash (I have the mobile network not available error) ?

*#1234# gives me:

PDA: I9100BUKJ3

PHONE: I9100BUKI1

CSC: I9100SFRKI3

Build Info: Mon Oct 17 14:37:12 KST 2011

thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] hello8985:
my cave only receive news about megaupload is down... didnt receive news about multiupload is down.

sorry...

thanks for updating
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Tyrol:
Thanks, but how about MirrorCreator? I personally haven't used it to upload anything before but downloading from it, I see that it uploads it to many other filehosts in case one or the other doesn't work. Just a suggestion, thanks for the reupload in any case! :)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hmm...thanks for the suggestion. I've looked at that one already and not going to use it since I can't do remote uploads. Probably will use Gazup.com instead. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] louisJJ:
please I need some help with post # 772
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Would help if you quoted your original post since not many people will search to find post 772 lol

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] louisJJ:
sorry

can you please help me choose which modem and CSC version to flash (I have the "mobile network not available" error) ?

*#1234# gives me:

PDA: I9100BUKJ3

PHONE: I9100BUKI1

CSC: I9100SFRKI3

Build Info: Mon Oct 17 14:37:12 KST 2011
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
How did you end up with this error?

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Cygnuss:
Just flashed XXLP1 it works great better signal tested with network signal info, lets see about bat drain now, but so far its a keeper.

PS: LP1 gets pretty good signal but drains the Battery too fast, now testing XXKI3
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Waterskier:
Is it possible that certain older modems such as NEKD5 cannot link to H+ but only H?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] louisJJ:
When I got the phone, I restored the system, and it was like this, I am trying to make it work.

Cygnuss, XXLP1 leads to the same error for me.

Any idea? I really need help!!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Kaboosey:
Thanks for this! It does help a lot :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] d8389:
Disable call recording.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nightranger73:
AFAIK cognition is based on XWKE7 and that firmware was shipped with XXKE4 modem not XXKE7. XXKE7 modem on the other hand was shipped with ZSKF1 firmware. You should take a look at intratech thread on official firmware.

Designgears could have updated the modem meantime but the official one for XWKE7 is XXKE4

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] nightranger73:
:confused::confused::confused:

You know what are you talking about or just wanted to post something?

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ronny06:
Why I must disable call recording ?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] d8389:
Yes, I do.

When call record active (Total recall or Desire call recorder) and BT headset connected - you hear only yourself.

This is problem of Galaxy S2, that, I hope somebody will resolve.

In Lightening ROM enabled another record mode. It a bit better. I hear other party, but I hear myself too.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kvv515kvv:
Is somebody from Canada (Toronto) here? Who can explain his experience with different Modems.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Aanze:
Hi everyone, thought I should give a shot here.

I'm having some data issues with my GS II since the beginning.

I'm with operator Orange in Paris, and I use to face the following problems:

- [not often] Signal is lost and come back right after

- [very often] My "H" icon is there, I'm supposed to have full network coverage but nothings working. Neither Internet nor any other app using a connection. The strange thing about it is that the upload arrow next to "H" icon is full, as if I was uploading, but nothing comes in download. When I switch to airplane on/off, then everything works back.

I've been encountering theses issues with modem KE7, KF1 and KF2..

Did not try the other one since it seemed waste of time..

Any ideas ?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pulser_g2:
Second is fairly common. Had it sometimes on my old hero. Usually gets sorted eventually with a radio update
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Aanze:
Really ? I'm gonna give a shot then.

Thanks for your concern :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ronny06:
Is true !! Must disable the call recording and everything works great !!

Thank you
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] DvTonder:
I am using XXKE7 with Bell in Toronto - works great, no issues. have not tried newer modems though.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] d8389:
I hope, somebody will fix it :)

For now, Total Recall application has option - not to record calls with car BT headset.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] RRibeiro:
I'm using Smaberg rom with sp2 pack installed, and i'm having data disconect problems, and the only way to have data back is to reboot or go into airplane mode and then turn off airplane mode.

Anyone know of a fix?

I'm in portugal and my PDA info is:

PDA: I9100XXKF2

PHONE: I9100XXKE4

CSC: Unknown

Maybe I have to change the modem, but I don't know.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Can I request for the DX (asia) modems
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tbong777:
Which modem will work in the US?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] madmack:
umm.. all ?

this is no sgs where we had different modems :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] _JKay_:
Here are some noob questions:

* Will all modem files work with all PDA files?

* Which one has the best WiFi signal?

as you can see I have WiFi connect problems! Using NEKF2 atm.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pulser_g2:
Maybe, not sure, I just use the latest

Not sure, depends on which you find best :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] eRajesh:
No link to KF3 modem?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] d3xophen:
where can i check my moderm version in SGSII
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] robbiekhan:
KI4 still gives me the best reception I think with a good balance of battery life, here's that vs LP1, I ran the app just after bootup with the phone in the same position.

LP1

KI4

Pretty massive difference.

I'm on CheckROM v4 with Siyah 2.6.8 kernel.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Uhm.. did you get the phone from a reliable source?

I've had this error before, your phone is either network locked or barred from use.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Cygnuss:
I did a little testing and for me is pretty much all the same i will leave my conclusion:

Modems tested: XXLP1, XXKPA , XXKI3 and XXKI4

XXLP1 has the best reception but cost too much battery. (Mobile signal 62%)

XXKPA Good reception (+/- the same as KI3 and KI4) drains less then LP1 (Mobile signal 52%)

XXKI4 Good Reception and does not drain much (Mobile signal 48%)

XXKI3 Acceptable reception and is the one that drains less battery (Mobile signal 37%)

The percentages are the lowest each modem gave me so for battery go for XXKI3, for performance XXLP1
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I guess it's a possibility, a Modem is only as good as the network which it's supposed to work on. Sounds a bit daft though so I'd probably say no.

PS. I've re-uploaded XXKPA and LP1 Modems.

XXKPA:

Link

XXLP1:

Link
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] maxiordoqui:
Dear @geko95gek, do you have any ideas where can i get the UHKI1 Modem? I'be been looking around and couldn't find it. I could flash the firmware and extract it but i don't know how to do it to be honest. I'm thankful for your help!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tasar:
The 85db and full network bars is shown because this is a bug of Network Signal, i can make this "good" network signal with every modem. Before you start Network Signal go in the settings, phone info, status. Then start Network Signal and you will see the right signal.

Look at your staus bar in your pics, LP1 has a better singal then the KI4!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Use a program called 7zip and extract modem.bin from inside the tar file of the original firmware.

Download a modem zip from beginning of the thread. Replace the modem.bin with the one you extracted.

PM me if you need more clarification. :)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] louisJJ:
indeed it is network locked...didn't see that at first
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] DJFUNK:
man did KI4 - Link (CWM flashable) is XXKI4 ?

THANKS ...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3py0n:
Could you elaborate?

It's a little confusing...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Yeah that's XXKI4 ;)

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] louisJJ:
I sim unlocked with Helroz app, now it is unlocked, but I stille have the same error.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
I believe you should check with your network if the phone has been blocked from use by it's IMEI number.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mekhonte:
Could you recommend a substitute for XXKI4?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
XXKI3 or XXKH3.

Why, is something not working well for you? :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mekhonte:
no but I kinda feel I lose the much battery on voice calls (maybe i've just got paranoid!!;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CamoGeko:
Hmm... XXKI3 I still maintain is the best for battery efficiency. XXKI4 is my favourite right now though as it seems to have only a little bit more battery drain but holds signal a little better as well.

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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] CRXed:
I just switched from KPA to KI4, much better!

With KPA my data connection would drop while on the move, with KI4, the signal gets lower, but the connectyion remained.:cool:
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3py0n:
Just a question...to check the modem, it's "baseband" under phone status right?