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[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Very interesting build.prop... There's something to build on this, because alot of ril settings are missing.

What kind of data speeds are you getting? Download and upload?

Thanks again! This was indeed very helpful.
[Galaxy S II General] Canadian DJ:
FYI Rogers sucks really bad here in Alberta, doesn't matter the phone, out west its either telus or bell. Ive met alot of people on rogers that are unhappy with the service. Sorry about your choice in carriers lol. If your on a contract i guess your just SOL
[Galaxy S II General] Lycender:
On average, over around 4-5 down and 2 up. Fastest download was 8.5 and upload was 3.8 still need to test it downtown of Montreal to see if I can get better speed.
[Galaxy S II General] Daniels45:
Im not even getting half of that with mine at stock settings on the Bell network and Im only 45 km away from Montreal. I average about 4 down and around 1 up
[Galaxy S II General] habs101:
my speeds with a expansys sg2,

getting the bell variant tmrw i hpe it is just as fast.
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
Best I've seen on my device since getting it. Its an unlocked bell unit which I'm using with rogers.
[Galaxy S II General] fablife:
Bell Mobility selling SGS2 for $19.95 with 3 yr term

I think it should be $169.99 on a 3 yr term, but I guess whoever posted it made a mistake.

I took a video for proof!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdrFom1FnwI

19.99 with a 3 yr term.

what's even funnier is the 1 and 2 yr term prices are MORE than then the no term price...lol so here is what I see on the site...

http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpWl...pListView.page

3 yr term = $19.95

2 yr term = $549.95

1 yr term = $574.95

No Term = $449.95

Happy long weekend
[Galaxy S II General] rickytenzer:
I'm on Rogers too and I've never gotten above 7. Where do you live? What is your APN setup?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] xZeDgEx:
Just upgraded yesterday for $169, love the phone so far. However I see today its $19.95...

:mad:

On the phone with Bell now.

http://www.bell.ca/shopping/en_CA_NB.Samsung-Galaxy-S-II4G/72602.details

*edit..

Bell said this is a glitch and are fixing it... Not sure if I believe them or not... Image saved in case.

Its now back to $169.95..
[Galaxy S II General] Teslarage:
So who here has the god damned 3G/H+ switching "issue "? I am not sure if this is a cause for battery life as I rooted as soon as I got the device lol. Any idea on how to fix this?

Currently running:

Cognition 1.31

Ninphetamin 2.0.2 kernel as installation by cognition

KG6 kernel.

Having the KG6 kernel seems to have improved its behavior as it switches only when using data and seems relatively stable. It is still very annoying and I would prefer it to stick to H+
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
I was running stock Bell ROM (on Rogers) and I was consistently on H+ with battery life of 12 hours at BEST. I flashed Sensation ROM 1.1 and I then started noticing the 3G-H change.

as for APNs...Im using whatever it picked up when I unlocked my SGS2.

It's similar to the one found here:

http://www.xperiax10root.com/rogers-apn-settings
[Galaxy S II General] Teslarage:
^^^

So how is your battery life like now?
[Galaxy S II General] AM Radio:
first post, woo-hoo!

Bell SGS2 on Fido, KG2. phone is fast, gorgeous.

1. no strange colour anomolies (yellows) like others have noted (and i would notice, being a graphic designer by trade), although it's evident that SuperAmoled+ displays don't seem to handle greys very well. but who wants grey on this phone, when the colours are insanely gorgeous? unrealistic, yes! but gorgeously unrealistic!

2. loaded with bloat. i thought it was going to be pretty trim, but i was dismayed to see that it loaded with crap from Sammy (tried two of the "hubs" and then thought "why"? and who is going to use Samsung Apps when there is Android Market?) AND Bell (self-serve, tv & radio, yada yada). haven't thought about loading a "clean" rom as my data performance has been great, but i've been looking at this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108479

would be great to add some of the Bell apks on there and just unload them. anyone know what they might be?

3. H+ all the time (when i turn it on). the only time i saw anything other was the first time i booted with my new sim. "E" -- which freaked me out for about 3 seconds. best SpeedTest = 7.10Mbps down. on Fido/Rogers! about 2-3 times faster than on my HTC Desire. that was a shock.

4. no wi-fi issues. reception is good at my place, router is another room.

5. battery life = great so far. especially considering this is only the second discharge, with auto-brightness off, and i have been playing with it all day (calling, browsing, d/ling, etc.). 9am 100% - 9:30pm 33%. what might help some of you is turning off 3G when you don't need it with this:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.data.enabler&feature=search_result

similar to HTC's Mobile widget, which saved me from craptastic battery life on my HTC Desire.

6. GPS lock was instant, or close to it -- which was much faster than on my HTC "waiting for location" Desire.

all in all, i love the phone, hate the bloatware, dreading the first time i'm going to drop it on concrete. new case on the way!
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
Honestly I don't know... I flashed Sensation ROM and was on it for less than a day. I noticed a decrease in my Speedtest so tried to revert back. I will flash another ROM today and perhaps keep it for a couple of days and let you know. One thing for sure, I unplug my phone in the morning before leaving work and I definitely need to charge <12 hours.
[Galaxy S II General] cwepruk:
Got one last week - running on Rogers in Edmonton. I get 3 mb/s down about 1 up on average.

Virgin was 7 and 1.5.
[Galaxy S II General] nemasu:
Guess'll add my 2 cents.

Bought a Bell S2 from a kiosk for $630 (Edmonton as well)

Rooted with CF-Root: CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

Unlocked with Galaxy_S unlock.

From Market.

Flashed new ROM: Batista70 3.4 Based 2.3.4 02-08-2011

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1162715

Download speeds I get range from 3-7Mbps. Upload is usually just over 1Mbps.

AMAZING (!) phone, very happy I bought it.

Unfortunately though I was reading that Rogers is aiming for a 700/1700 band for their 4G network, which sucks, if they don't roll it out to compatible bands as well, I'll be switching to Bell....Even though I've got the 6GB plan Hopefully it won't come to that.
[Galaxy S II General] nemasu:
I think it's a Rogers thing, my old WinMob 6.5 phone did the same thing. Maybe the stock ROM just didn't switch icons.
[Galaxy S II General] robbiev80:
Now rocking CM7 on my Bell SGS2 (with KG6 modem). It's awesome. That is all.
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
That 700/1700 is for Rogers LTE network. Which you need an LTE compatible device AND new LTE plan. So it's really a non-issue for us S2 owners.
[Galaxy S II General] nemasu:
Oh right haha, I'm getting 4G LTE and regular 4G mixed up.

Bell has 42Mbps HSPA+ (4G) whereas Rogers is still stuck at 21Mbps (I never get close to this), are they just skipping the 42 and going straight to LTE? Or can we expect to see an upgrade to the HSPA+ network?
[Galaxy S II General] ThaiM:
Bell can advertise their 42mbps HSPA+ all they want. Every single Bell customer I know (yes, 100% of them - every single person I know that is on Bell) has poor reception issues. It's no good if you can't use it. I'll have full bars and they'll be standing beside me with ZERO.
[Galaxy S II General] Croak:
Bell has 21Mbps HSPA+. And the Bell/Telus HSPA+ build-out was designed as an interim step, as the hardware they use is "LTE ready".

But once LTE hits on all the carriers, phone compatibility is going to be a real mess. There will be at least 3 different systems for LTE in North America due to frequency (maybe more), and it's doubtful that there will be handsets that can roam across all of them, you'll need carrier-specific variants. Carriers love that ****, manufacturers don't mind it, it's just the consumer that gets the shaft.
[Galaxy S II General] groaner:
I am now officially a Canadian SGS2 Owner.

well, as of the 1st.

Oh, wanted to add this, wow
[Galaxy S II General] cue_32:
I'm a Rogers customer myself since "Cantel/AT&T" days and always believed they were faster. Until yesterday I had a comparison between Bell and Rogers reception in 'nowhereland' Peterborough. Full bars on Bell while 1 bar on Rogers. Disappointing.

Hoping for LTE soon in Tdot though.
[Galaxy S II General] nemasu:
According to their website and coverage map, they have 42Mbps...least where I live anyways.

source: http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpWls_Coverage.page
[Galaxy S II General] euphoria47:
Either way, our device supports 21, and like almost everyone else, i havent broken 10 yet on the speedtest app, after testing maybe 100x. bell and rogers both suck, some places one is better than the other, thats all. i worked for rogers for 3 years, and have dealt with hundreds if not thousands of customers saying provider x has better signal in their area. drive 30 miles, rogers will have the best signal.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
42Mbps is theoratical speed, if you were the only person using their network then maybe you might get somewhere close to 30Mbps..

This is out of the question with the SGSII as it only goes upto 21Mbps, which is more than enough as you will never get more than 10Mbps in real life...

Rogers, Bell, Telus all have different service depending on the the location.. as long as you live in one of the major cities you can't go wrong with any of the big3s.
[Galaxy S II General] danyjad:
Being charged by TELUS for data on unlocked Bell SGS2

I'm running VillainROM 2.4.2 with a TELUS SIM and it looks like I'm being charged a very small amount (like 1 buck per 10MB of data) and I have a 500MB data package on my account. TELUS can't find what it's about and I have already called in twice about it and they're just giving me BS.

Anyone else experiencing this? If anyone has some pointers as to how to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it!
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Wait, so did you run over your 500mb data and now they are charging you $1/10mb? or do you not know how much data you used?

If you want to know how much data you are actually using, I would suggest using applications like phoneusage or 3gwatchdog or trafficmonitor to see what is using most of your data.

Also, your account on their website should be able to tell you your usage as well.

hope this helps..
[Galaxy S II General] xiiashii:
Hi ! New in here ! Got this device about 3 weeks ago :)

For sure very nice phone ! Patience really paid off ! Waited for this instead of the 1st gen :D and This is my 1st Smartphone too ! I am loyal to Nokia but this is an exception hehe :D

Rooted my Phone and currently using Litenin ROM :)
[Galaxy S II General] j2lin:
greetings!

Hi,

Just wanted to pop in and say hi to fellow canadian SGS2 owners. I've had the phone for a month now (first android) and loving the phone so far.

The one big thing I'm not loving is the battery life, as I believe there are issues with the firmware (I'm on MUGK2).

At the moment, I'm hoping Samsung would release a firmware update soon which I seems to fixes the issue. That or I root the phone and try other ROM's but I'm not comfortable doing that yet until I can flash back to original settings.
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
With Bell's stock rom without root, I get pretty good battery life. Right now I am getting about 1%drain per hour in standby and about 2days of battery life with moderate use.

I would recommend removing unused applications and widgets. Some widgets drain a lot of battery life. I am currently using the Digital Clock, Weather, Calendar, and Batterylife widget. This seems to give me pretty good battery life. If you are thinking about rooting, I would wait until there is a proper stock rom released. Many people are having battery issues even after trying customs roms so its not going to be that beneficial right now.
[Galaxy S II General] j2lin:
Agreed. Even if battery drain is fixed, I may be trading that in for other problems (ie. radios, missing functionality).

I am running a few experiements on my phone to see how to get rid of drain. So far I've removed all widgets from my home screens but that didn't help for me. It was only after a reboot and with all widgets removed and it seems to be a lot better. (was getting ~4% drop in 1hour on standby but now it's 4% in 4 hours). Now time to start putting my widgets back one at a time to see if the drain will come back.
[Galaxy S II General] vish4488:
Need Help

I recently purchased a rooted and unlocked SGS2. Coming from a Jailbroken iPhone4, this is my first Android. For more than a month everything worked great with my Fido sim. However, all of a sudden I lost data connectivity. After reading forums and researching on Google I reinstalled/flashed the firmware, modem and so on. But the problem still persists. In fact now my sim is not even recognised.

Did a clean wipe and re-rooted using Odin3 v1.85

PDA: CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG6-v4.1-CWM4

Phone: MODEM_I9100XXKG6_REV_02_CL1044543.tar

Then performed a sim unlock using an app from Market.

Under 'About phone' the 'Baseband version' still say 'Unknown'

I don't know what else to do. Please help... Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] bringit8:
Just curious does your sim still work in the iphone4?
[Galaxy S II General] Sobai:
If it's a Bell/Virgin SGS2, make sure you unlock it using the app from marketplace called "Galaxy_S Unlock" (spelt like that). Some people have said it crashes during part 2 or 3 but that's normal. Some time's it can run through the whole unlock process without crashing (like it did on mine).

If that doesn't work, you can always manually enter in the APN for your Carrier. here is the carrier settings for Fido: http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=24

Just go under Settings > Wireless > Mobile Carrier, and then set up a new APN there. Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II General] poodump:
Can some people post which kernels/roms they've had success with on the bell version (ugkg2)? I'm a little intimidated by all the options/kernel versions and the fact that we don't have a stock kernel/firmware released yet.

I was thinking of doing this:

1) flash cf-root (CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4)

2) load VillianROM-2.4.2 with CWM

3) flash ninphetamine-2.1.2 with CWM

Now if I'm following this right, it should land me with XXKG5 in the end?

Also will this wipe my phone at any point?
[Galaxy S II General] vish4488:
Yes

That didnt work. It keeps saying insert SIM card even when its already inside
[Galaxy S II General] BrandoHD:
The Iphone 4 uses a microSIM, I would try what @bringit8 has said since it could be the SIM is not making proper contact with the SIM contacts on the phone
[Galaxy S II General] vish4488:
Other SIMs aren't working as well.

Someone suggested "deleted the nv_data.bin and the nv_data.md5 in efs folder with Root Explorer, and renamed the .nv_data.bak into nv_data.bin, then restart."

Using Root Explorer I can access the efs folder. Where I can see all the files and my IMEI. But I cant make any changes as its read only. I have tried multiple code using terminal but I still can't access it.
[Galaxy S II General] vish4488:
Didn't work
[Galaxy S II General] jon3sh:
Lol thats why I bought this phone and using it with Rogers only bad thing with Rogers is their customer service :)
[Galaxy S II General] aezv:
Do you have efs backup?
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Fido here with UK SGS2... Let's just say I'm glad I didn't wait. ;) And glad I didn't switch over to Bell or Virgin! I get decent speeds, reception almost everywhere...
[Galaxy S II General] np231:
Stock Kernel and Firmware Available

Here is the link to thread that contains all of the stock firmware and kernel files for MUGKG2 (Bell/Virgin)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1193695
[Galaxy S II General] coolzy:
I have a bell sg2 that i am using with Rogers

I flashed cf to root

currently using lite'ning Rom v6.1 XXKH3

Kernal 2.6.35.11-ninphetamine-2.0.5+ninpo@titan #20

My speeds are very quick here in Toronto, I have never received less than 3MB dl, and can reach around 10mb dl downtown. My battery life has dramatically improved. I find this ROM to be very stable and I am enjoying it.
[Galaxy S II General] ramdmc:
Hello guys,

Just a quick question. Dropped my 3 week old Virign SGS2 and shattered the screen. Not the LED but the Gorilla Glass (gorilla my ass, more like chimp glass) and need to get it serviced. Anyone know of a repair shop in the GTA(Toronto area) who services Samsung phones with OEM parts?

I'm pretty bummed but not the end of the world, this can be fixed.

Thanks in advance

Ram
[Galaxy S II General] GoodB0Y:
Hi all,

I have a gs2 on virgin (love virgin mobile :) I'm running revolution with... can't remember what kernel... and have poor cell reception.

Anyone know if all modems are compatible with all roms? And if some use different frequencies?
[Galaxy S II General] Cosmic Blue:
yes, the modems are compatible with all roms, depended on the region which you are in the bands ussed may have slight variations in the way they are used.

The frequency are standard for the s2 except for tmobile which uses one different frequency the 1700 band.

Some countries use 850/1900, other s 900/2100 depending on the region, you will need to experiment to find the one that is the best for your region.
[Galaxy S II General] SugarySnack:
You can find parts online (screen will run you $150 Canadian or so), as well as some guides or youtube videos showing how to replace the screen.
[Galaxy S II General] andras2011:
Out of boredom I was looking though the Telus web site and saw them advertise the Galaxy SII X on their site coming soon. Apparently it's a 1.5 GHz dual core phone with all soft touch keys. Would that be a true 1.5 GHz processor or an overclocked version from Samsung. Looks like the Samsung Fascinate

1.5 Ghz Dual Core processor

Brilliant 4.5” super AMOLED plus touchscreen

Adobe® Flash® 10.3

Record videos in full 1080p HD

8MP back facing camera with LED flash and 4X digital zoom

2MP front facing camera
[Galaxy S II General] ramdmc:
Thank you. Actually not that easy to find a real OEM Samsung LCD, everyone has the cheap knock offs. I tracked one down in the UK from an actual Samsung technician whole sells parts on eBay on the side.

Btw, the Samsung "authorized" repair shop in Canada is in Quebec and wanted to charge me a $30 inspection fee for stating the obvious that the screen was cracked and quoted me $350 more for lcd replacement.

I managed to source an OEM full front housing, LCD, digitizer, and all associated parts (speaker, microphone, vibrator, plugs etc, for CAD$95 shipped.

I will post the results soon. This item can also be had from Globaldirectparts.com for $145 a piece.
[Galaxy S II General] Denwa:
It's a qualcom snapdragon dual core, and form what I read our Exynos processor is more efficient at 1.2 than the qualcom is at 1.5. They had to change processors in order to deal with the dual 22Mbs connection to the towers. There is some concern as to how buggy this will be.

I know I almost waited for one (my rogers sub was ending and I hate rogers) but after reading that article about the chipsets I went with bell. (Even though they are just about as evil as rogers - actually all 3 are evil, just usually for a while one is less evil than the others).

---------- Post added at 03:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:44 PM ----------

Anyone been able to get the Bell "TV & Radio" app to work on a custom rom? I was thinking of subbing for the service near grey cup, as we have tickets and I thought it wiykd be nice to hear the play by play and see the replays.

I can get it to lad but bell has trouble communicating with it. Now I am not an expert at Samsung rooting and Odin (came over from HTC android) but it seems it might be an issue with security. Funny thing once I flashed the stock CSC I could at least get my "Self Serve" app to work correctly.
[Galaxy S II General] Devhux:
To get the Mobile TV app working on a custom rom, you'll have to edit the build.prop file in the /system folder. You'll need a tool like Root Explorer to do this. Simply edit the ro.product.model line to this:

ro.product.model=GT-I9100M

After saving the file and rebooting you should be fine. if not uninstall then reinstall the app.

Note that it only works via cellular - not WiFi
[Galaxy S II General] silverball.slayer:
I have a Galaxy S2 on the SaskTel network. The data performance is absolutely terrible with slow speeds and constant dropouts.

Rob
[Galaxy S II General] Denwa:
What modem are you on? Could be an old radio(modem) or an issue with sasktel. Is this a sasktel branded unit? I'm using KI1, but many roms are using KH3 with success.

---------- Post added at 10:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 PM ----------

Should any others be changed to GT-I9100M? Like ro.product.device etc?

I did the change and after a reboot it also works under wifi.
[Galaxy S II General] Devhux:
No other entries need to be changed. Not sure why it didn't work for me on WiFi yesterday for me.
[Galaxy S II General] Denwa:
That is odd.

One question. Does the build.prop get changed every time I update my custom rom to a newer version? In other words, will I have to make this change evry time?
[Galaxy S II General] Devhux:
I believe so, since upgrading usually would delete and recreate the /system folder. You could always save a copy of build.prop so that you could just copy it over when you update roms.
[Galaxy S II General] Denwa:
Did a no wipe update and the build.prop file stayed put. maybe dependent on the rom?
[Galaxy S II General] Devhux:
Quite possibly. When I first tried editing the file I went and added the M to each section that mentioned GT-I9100. When this resulted in a non-booting phone I rebooted into recovery and reflashed the Cognition rom I was using. After rebooting everything was reset to the way it was before I screwed up.
[Galaxy S II General] gotshoaib:
wifi hotspot login issue

Hey, guyz,

i have in touch with this forums, since i got phone month ago,

soree but i cannt find forum related to my issue.

I donot have weak wifi signal or any other wifi issues, it works perfect at home and other wifi places.

but in the mall and school, where it needs, to login(terms and condition) at first page of wifi, it doesnt just login, it stucks in obtaining ip address, and its so annoying and i need it as i work in mall.

Any helps or suggestion like any setting of software or link like how can i make it login first page so that it gets ipaddressand connects wifi at hot spots.

Thankiuu All
[Galaxy S II General] coolzy:
roms

im using Lite'ning Rom 6.1 its awesome

i have a galaxy s2 from bell that im using with Rogers

what Rom is everyone who has Rogers using now that 2.3.5 is out? I was thinking Batista....or waiting for Cognition...Litepro is dead I think....
[Galaxy S II General] Tergon:
I love batista foxhound 2.0 2.3.5, with speedmod kernel T40.
[Galaxy S II General] wali01x:
hi guys finally dumped my xperia x10 after it being dead i got galaxy s2 and im in brampton i got about 10 mbps and 1 upload i can imagine when i get into downtown tdot :D and battery life is aamazing on 40% i lasted 1 full day and aboout 4 hours on top :D with moderate usuage. can anyone tell me what roms i can flash & whole-bit thanks guys :D
[Galaxy S II General] Denwa:
I like leomar75 2.7.1 with stock rooted kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] coolzy:
kernals, kernals, kernals....

Thanks!

I didnt like the kernel batista came with so i tried ninph 2.05 but that wasnt so good either, going to try speedmod T40 now and will report back after a day or so of use...

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im on rogers in toronto, i cant connect to the speedtest.net app that well and sometimes android market doesnt respond.

do you think i should update my modem file too?
[Galaxy S II General] goodpill:
Firmware Update

updating today via KIES to KI4:KI1:KH2

(i have a generic XEU handset)