yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
There's a bootloader file in the ZIP, so that tells me there's a new bootloader version. Can someone with the update please reboot into the bootloader and tell me what the new version is?

Also, does anyone know if there's a GRJ06D->GRJ90 update or if this is only for GRJ22?

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] asb123:
Can the new radio be used on the Nexus S?
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
On a non-Sprint Nexus S? NOOOOOOOO!!! This is a CDMA radio. Every other Nexus S variant is GSM.
[Nexus S General] The Killjoy:
my bootloader version is D720SPRKC5 (R could be an A? doubting it) same as the baseband whatever it is..
[Nexus S General] BrianDigital:
I just got 2.1 mbps with two bars at home
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
and you've received and installed the 2.3.5 update?
[Nexus S General] The Killjoy:
I unrooted and flashed via stock recovery, yes.

and that mild confusion on R or A, it has gotta be R because that would make it SPR(sprint!) :D
[Nexus S General] pewipo123:
I noticed a drop in quadrant scores after flashing matrix 5.0 vs 4.0 and also in antutu benchmark. Your resulting drop in scores may be related to the kernel and not this android release. Flash the kernel back and check again.

thanx ill give it a try :+)
[Nexus S General] The Killjoy:
Really quick, Just wanted to add that I managed to get clockwork to flash after the 2.3.5 update. I don't know why but somehow my recovery file had gotten smaller (in size!!!:eek:)

no idea how that could've happened when it just sits up in sdk/tools all by its lonesome.....

2.3.5 w/CWM and SU is running just fine now. how embarrassing.
[Nexus S General] kgorczyn:
OK, I'm a complete newb, so let me run this by you guys first. I just want to update the radio...

I'm running a NS4G CM7rc with anarchy kernel.

I downloaded this file: ns4g-radio-KE5.zip

From this Thread: (RADIOS) SPRINT CDMA Basebands

I booted into "clockworkmod recovery v3.1.0.1" then went to:

1.) install zip from SD Card

2.) choose zip

3.) select the file and flash....

Is this right before I hit that power button? I hear the radio is the thing that can brick this phone.
[Nexus S General] MrDrumngun:
I have yet to get the update. :(
[Nexus S General] dmora01:
Me too!!!:)
[Nexus S General] The Killjoy:
you can download it manually and install it, that's how most of us have gotten it thusfar
[Nexus S General] dmora01:
You have to use fastboot, it does not work from cwm.
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
anyone with slower data speeds or just problems in general after the update, go here and chat with sprint, tell them you tokk the ota and have them refresh your account and phone. im in shock right now with what im seeing :eek::eek::eek:

http://www.sprint.com/landings/chat/

thanks derekwilkinson for this awesomeness :D:D
[Nexus S General] kgorczyn:
Thanks. Can you provide a step by step a newb can follow? Pllleeeaaaseeeeee :)
[Nexus S General] styckx:
Details please.. As in what you are seeing.
[Nexus S General] ZeroCool84:
I won't be able to test out 3G and 4G until tomorrow at work but wifi is definitely better after the update.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
well shortly after they did it i had 1.5mbps on 3g.... now it's back at 73kbps.. wtf... i'm seriously about to tell sprint to let me out of my contract i don't pay for 73kbps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
well, the excitement is short lived :/

immediately after they update data is rock solid as in full bars where i normally have <2 but after a few minutes and speed tests it dropd back to ****. the one thing i do notice now though is a solid and constant connection with my airave where it only connected during calls before, so thats cool.

I would chat and have them refresh your account anyway, it wont hurt.
[Nexus S General] dmora01:
.10 mbps download speed most of the day but at least I have unlimited data!!!!!:confused::);):mad::eek:
[Nexus S General] rentaric:
The initial good speeds and receiption is due to your phone being "new" to the cell/antenna, after a few secs to mins the network will put you back into the carrier's regulations for that area, eg highly crowded = less receiption and less speed then you've seen initially or limited transfer speed if your contract has capped speed per month after <x>mb.

That is due to a) your carrier not having enough coverage (in Germany that is especially true for university areas) and b) limited by the used technology (they basically reduce everyone to avoid network pumping/breathing as much as possible).
[Nexus S General] N00bsploder101:
Ehh. It's ok, my wifi reception is better, 3G is better. And the speaker is world's better.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] robbv1122:
Speedtest

I just got the update from Google and here are my impressions. On 2.3.4 sitting at the same spot in my apartment in the Bronx/Riverdale area, my reception ranged from -96 to -86 dBm. On 2.3.5, goes from -86 dBm to a steady -76 dBm, something I'm not used to with the Nexus S. Overall I would say there is a good 10 dBm of improvement with service. However, the service can still drop out of no where which leads me to question that there is a greater problem with the antennae than I had thought.

With Speed Tests, i observed definite improvements. I recorded speeds on 2.3.4 and 2.3.5 again leaving the phone on the same spot. I recorded the averages and their highs as well. I do have 4G reception, but it seems rather weak since I live close to the outskirts of NYC.

2.3.4

Wifi - DL avg: 6.657 MB/s High: 6.875 MB/s

Up avg: 2.090 MB/s High: 2.094

3G - DL avg: .719 MB/s High: .864 MB/s

Up avg: .148 MB/s High: .239 MB/s

4G - DL avg: 1.335 MB/s High: 1.433 MB/s

2.3.5

Wifi - DL avg: 7.937 MB/s High: 10.113 MB/s

Up avg. 2.05 MB/s High: 2.07

3G - DL avg: .444 MB/s High: .579 MB/s

Up avg: .231 MB/s High: .244 MB/s

4G - DL avg: 1.575 MB/s High: 1.684 MB/s

Up avg: .188 MB/s High: .262 MB/s

What I find interesting is the 4G speed comparison. Weren't they supposed to be quicker? Maybe I live too far from the 4G area, but I have gotten around 3 MB/s in my area although definitely not consistent. Oddly enough, 3G speeds seemed to have gotten worse or not improved at all. I have to say I am not too impressed with the update, but I'm happy enough to that it came around. Truth is I still love the Nexus S, I could never replace it at least not until the Nexus Prime comes around. Just another 2 years til my upgrade and we do have Ice Cream Sandwich to look forward to. 4.0 can't come soon enough!
[Nexus S General] styckx:
I hate this phone.. This update is useless really.

Sitting here with my phone stationary..

In the span of a few minutes

2bars -86db

3bars -76db

Stays at three bars for a bit

2bars -86db

Chills there for a bit.

Then, out of no where...

0 bars -109db..

a few seconds later

3bars -76db

This is the same **** it did before and makes no sense.

edit: And it still bounces between WCMDA Preferred and Unknown network.
[Nexus S General] sobis1dm:
Is tethering broken for anyone else? As soon as I tether (hard or wifi) 3G cuts out and I have to turn off the tether, then manually switch data off/on again. I'm not singed up to pay it obv but up until the update it hasnt mattered.
[Nexus S General] 12MaNy:
Yeah, I flashed the radio.img and I don't really notice any difference in signal strength. Still fluctuates like a mofo.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
I'm now 100% sure it is not the phone, but Sprint's **** network.
[Nexus S General] krisnicaj:
although Sprints network isn't the best, my brother has the evo 3d and has full bars with our airwaves. I have zero until I call some one. Then when my phone is idle no bars are visible. This update has me worried I'm going to have to give it some time and test it on the road.

Sent from that Nexus S 4G via Tapatalk
[Nexus S General] pewipo123:
i guess i was one of the lucky ones... i live in atlanta and always got 3 and 4 bars of 3g... hardly ever got 4g, but if i did it hit around 250-300kps... the new update did....well.....what?... the only thing is see are the android version and baseband changes, but it looks, feels, and runs the same. so i guess it didnt realy do anything for me , kinda like sprints prl, adds info about towers in calorado, washington, and ohio when i live in ga....
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
Has anybody compared an OTA update to the Manual update? I did the manual update and got the same results as far as tethering goes :( Anybody that pays for tethering able to get it to work?

No 4g toggle

No wallet

maybe the real OTA is still coming?>
[Nexus S General] styckx:
I'm starting to think we were all duped.
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
Why was I so exciting buying this phone and looking forward to NFC? I thought switching to sprint was a good idea.

I give it 3 days until we have a rooted deodexed copy of 2.3.5 with tethering back.

Im still upset about the toggle/nfc.

At least my screen is curved :)
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
In the medical field its called placebo, I think. Tell them they are getting medicine to fix them even though they arent and sometimes theres a healin'.
[Nexus S General] cumptrnrd:
Has anybody checked whether or not this update fixed the bug with Gingerbread and Exchange ActiveSync? Pretty sure it is a bug from my research... personally, my company recently applied security requirements, and now the Nexus S 4G is saying it does not support all the security features. I'm thinking it is either the PIN or something about the SSL.

If this does not fix it, is it possible to revert to a Froyo ROM? The only ones I have been able to find are all Gingerbread...
[Nexus S General] steviee7:
If your rooted you can tether theirs a lot of apps
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
Unfortunately 2.3.5 isn't rooted yet lol I like builtin vs Apps, I don't know why, it's just sleeker. I'll probably just go back to 2.3.4 until sprint releases the real update, I'm betting something is messed up.. Why would they lie about wallet and toggle? Just doesn't add up
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
What do you mean 2.3.5 isn't rooted yet? And do you have a link to Google or Sprint saying there is gonna be a 4g toggle?
[Nexus S General] raiderep:
Root is possible after the update. I just used flashboot to flash CWM recovery and flashed the su.zip already on my phone from previous rooting, then installed busybox with stericson's busybox app in the market. Hope this helps to atleast get wifi-tether working for you, its working fine for me right now on 4g ;)

edit: there is also an app for a 4g toggle widget, I can upload it for you if you need it....its around here someplace...in my mess...hmmmm
[Nexus S General] p-slim:
The 1st update sprint mentioned 2 weeks ago that got postponed sprint officially said there was a 4G widget in the update. Since that update got postponed with the new update they never mentioned 4G widget, that's why everyone was hoping for a widget. Oh here is proof.

http://www.sprintusers.com/sprint-nexus-s-4g-will-get-an-update-july-11th
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
I see. I thought it was just hear say, about the widget. It would be nice to have
[Nexus S General] agel1:
my nexus s is flashed to boost mobile, if i update to 2.3.5 it will stop working with boost ?

please let me know

thanks
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
Really? I so just follow normal root method?
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
And yeah I was referring to that with the toggle, even the android police announcements and such talking about manual update said it had it
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
Well a lot haven't gotten the update notification but any having doubts......this should be official enough....

http://support.sprint.com/support/a...e-wh164052-20110504-125048?&INTNAV=SU:DP:HDIA
[Nexus S General] jonnythan:
Wallet will be a downloadable app. The update included new NFC functions and frameworks that will make Wallet compatible.

And oh by the way, I fired up 4G when I got to work and on the very first speed test of the day broke 4 Mbps down for the first time.

WiFi and 4G throughput are the obvious major enhancements.
[Nexus S General] jrdatrackstar:
Wifi is better for me here at work, as I keep a constant connection.

The only thing I was hoping for was the louder speakerphone volume, which wasn't fixed.
[Nexus S General] shabbypenguin:
or... flash my prerooted version... your call ;)
[Nexus S General] pewipo123:
check the development side homies.. a rooted copy was posted within 20min of release!
[Nexus S General] mcdonald303:
I'm now getting consistent 8-10mb downloads on 4g where I was getting 1-3mb before. With 3g I'm only getting 5-800k, about where I was before.
[Nexus S General] chrissboston:
sprint chat

I am extremely new at these forums but I have been following this thread since it first opened and i do need to say you guys do amazing work.

Aside from that like everyone else I am having a hard time believing that this update is a complete success, so I went to sprint chat and complained, they said I needed to program my nexus s 4g and gave me some steps to do so by first dialing ##751025#, then a programing screen should appear where you have to enter a MDN number and MSID number that only they can provide you after you do that and accept the phone is supposed to program itself and reboot to accomodate the new software update grj90. I did ask about the 4g tethering but they did not specify if the programing will also work for that.

I hope this information was useful to all of you.
[Nexus S General] Maximilian Mary:
It did flash a new boot.img
[Nexus S General] ROB281:
Just did a few speed tests, no 4g available in my house but ran 3g, and wifi

3g down 111 kpbs, and 332 kpbs down 432, and 411 kpbs up (wtf)

Wifi down 7531 mbs down, and 6621 up
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Does anyone know if Google is pushing an update from the original GRJ06D firmware to GRJ90? Does it make you upgrade to GRJ22 first?
[Nexus S General] Award Tour:
4G is undeniably better. I get 2-3 Mbps more than before.

I tested 3G and its still ****. That said, 3G speeds were no different than the EVO 4G or NS4G under 2.3.4. I tested them all out yesterday. The slow 3G speeds are all on Sprint.
[Nexus S General] alecblumenfeld:
Widget

wasn't there going to be a widget for turning 4g on/off? is there one in the market
[Nexus S General] raiderep:
This is what I use, its really just a nice looking shortcut buts its definetly more convenient. Not sure where I got it to be honest ...around these parts I'm sure. Apologies for not crediting the dev....

http://db.tt/O1Zmph3
[Nexus S General] jonnythan:
It's not quite a "toggle" as it's just a shortcut to the 4G settings page, but it's better than nothing. Thanks.
[Nexus S General] cchase231:
This has been my experience as well. I was at the sprint store a couple days ago and was running speakeasy through the browser on the htc devices (evo/evo3d) and all tests (about 5 per phone) came in between .3-.6mbps, which is comparable to what I get. I have gotten up to 1mbps down on my NS4g, but not consistently. I'm still on 2.3.4 and yesterday when I was in an area with 4g I was getting just under 5mbps down on all 3 tests I ran and unless I am on the fringe of coverage it holds the signal pretty well. It seems sprints network is just not capable of giving everyone good 3g speeds all the time and the limiting factor is the phone itself.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
I'm sick of sprint. the data speeds on sprint are embarrassing. At work I can't even use data on my phone while my friends on Verizon and T-Mobile can just find. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Sprint you SUCK!!!!
[Nexus S General] chrissboston:
Try updating your profile by going to MENU, SETTINGS, ABOUT PHONE, SPRINT SYSTEM UPDATES, UPDATE PROFILE. Your signal bars and 3g speeds should be much better. I hope it works for you as much as it worked for me.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
i have done this over and and over and it works for about 5 minutes then it's back to slow speeds. Sprint keeps BSing me saying they don't know about slow data speeds... everyone I know with Sprint has horrible speeds.
[Nexus S General] drtdiver83:
After updating I have not been able to update prl or profile it just fails. Before the update it had no problem succeeding. Tried it over and over and I get fail everytime.

also noticed that 1x does not display anymore always says 3g even though cdma 1xrtt is displayed in the about phone menu. looks like they are faking 3g like other sprint phones.
[Nexus S General] grifforama:
The new radio absolutely killed my 3G signal at home.

After I called Sprint, they initially threw an outage excuse at me and gave me a 20 dollar credit.

I reverted to the previous radio, and my 3G signal is back and strong.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
that means your phone isn't activated correctly anymore, it happens a lot with the nexus. sprint doesn't know how to fix it so you have to get a new one.
[Nexus S General] dmora01:
Sprint sucks, their data service is a shame, if I am outside I have regular service most of the time and very slow, and you go inside any building is no way to use the data service and it is the same with my evo or nexus, but it is unlimited. To use 2 gb is going to take me a year and I need to move my bed to the porch.
[Nexus S General] p-slim:
Normally i would argue and say sprints service is amazing and nothing like what you say but after reading this article I don't think it's fair for me to say that since I live in San Jose :D

http://tinyurl.com/42hza6c
[Nexus S General] The111:
I'm right around the corner from you... is 4G really good here compared to other places? Never had it anywhere else. Check my sig though, I got it this morning and was definitely impressed.
[Nexus S General] 4redstars:
See the reason why I think it's just visual is I would get the same download speeds on my evo from 4G, 3G and WIFI whether I was on a Sense based Rom or AOSP. It looked worse but it never actually acted worse.

Back in the EVO section you would see people mention how HTC phones show signal strength just for just call reception (so it was a lot higher) where the AOSP based roms showed signal strength for data (which was lower, could be data + call strength though).
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
Oh no. I'm basing this off actual performance, not appearance. On sense the evo will get my wifi out on my deck. It wont on aosp. Neither does my nexus. Evo running sense also picks up 4g/3g on my deck, which is covered. Evo on aosp wont, neither will nexus.
[Nexus S General] 4redstars:
Maybe the code changed slightly from when I used it months ago, I never had different performance. Could be the merging of the nexus 4g code that made it worse

CM7'd Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] apache2:
I'm hoping we see the update roll out :)
[Nexus S General] TonyArmstrong:
Anyone know when a pre-rooted version of the ROM will arrive?

A lil afraid of flashing the update in my rooted/kerneled state...

Prolly a dumb question...but then, really, are any questions dumb?
[Nexus S General] JGAGNON10:
is this update coming to canada tomorrow too?
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
it's just for sprint afaik
[Nexus S General] 4redstars:
Hehe, If you are new to updates, rooting, roms, there are no dumb questions...If you are not new then yes there are dumb questions! :D

Just messing though!

This whole thing depends on when it is released by google (if it will be at midnight, 6 AM / End of the day...it needs to get one someone's phone that has the ability to pull it and get it released for us. So the ETA is "sometime after it's released"

Minutes / HOurs / or Days :)
[Nexus S General] chewbz:
Hopefully google doesn't flake out on us again and the ota is released tomorrow... And if tomorrow is just a sprint release then *crosses fingers* maybe this is a nod to sprint owners that we will also see the next nexus out at the end of the year. Wishfull thinking is what I do best :)
[Nexus S General] TonyArmstrong:
Luckily, I'm not so new...Not exactly an expert per se, but no rookie. :D

I'm just hoping for a short wait for a "specialized" version of the ROM to appear. ;)
[Nexus S General] 4redstars:
You will see that, just impossible for an eta

CM7'd Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] wetrabbit444:
Soooooo? Wheeeeen is this update happening!?!?
[Nexus S General] N00bsploder101:
7/25 according to sprint.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] wetrabbit444:
No I mean what time! Lol man I'm so excited
[Nexus S General] pewipo123:
be nice people to each other, remeber, its a phone! no need to get violent with each other..its not worth it.. just come, download, read, learn, and buy the devs a few cokes every once in a while... we critizize those who fight and kill over shoes, lets not start of phones and OS...
[Nexus S General] pewipo123:
i just want better signal....:+/ i never get over 2 or 3 bars.....
[Nexus S General] mikeyinid:
Huh?
[Nexus S General] apache2:
time to sleep. I'll place my NS4G under my pillow and maybe we'll see if google updates it by morning :)
[Nexus S General] pewipo123:
its monday and nithing here!...realy ill just wait till a dev post it, ill download it and buy him/her a beer!
[Nexus S General] amehdi43:
Hmm.. Still sunday here, lol. ill le you know if i get anything tomorrow morning as well.
[Nexus S General] briguyy:
I was in San Jose today and my 4g speed was about 4-5 mbs down and about 1 up. My 3g speed was about 900-1000kbs downa nd about 400up.

I am unpleased in my home in mountain view where i get 2 bars abd no 4g and 3g speed is only 300-400kbs down and 100up

This is after the update. guess you have to live in a big city to get the good speeds :(
[Nexus S General] The111:
I get 300-600k 3G in Milpitas where I live (despite 4G map saying I should have street level coverage), but it doesn't matter since at home I have wi-fi. At work where I want a good connection, fortunately I get fast 4G (Sunnyvale).
[Nexus S General] supercluver:
I can confirm adding the $29.99 hotspot to your plan then allows both 3G and 4G tethering. I added the option, waited about 1/2 hour and updated my profile on my phone. Then turned on tethering (3G) and it worked. Ran speed test, got about 0.7 down and 0.5 up (poor service in my office building). Then turned on 4G. Stayed connected with hotspot active. Ran speed test (still poor service, 1 bar) and got 4.5 down and about 0.8 up. So there you go.

Interesting, you can still use data on the phone while tethered and using data on the other device (I was using my Galaxy Tab 10.1 so you can be sure I wasn't using ad hoc).

Speed tests on both the phone and tablet were consistent with each other. Ran about 4 on each, a couple were simultaneous even. Was getting about 4 to 5 Mbps down and 1 to 1.2 Mbps up every time on both devices, regardless of them being simultaneous or one being on the download and the other being on the upload at the same time. (I moved to the other side of the office where the signal is a bit better).

I posted the above in the "Did 2.3.5 cripple your tether?" thread....
[Nexus S General] sobis1dm:
I wonder if the tether has something to do with the profile/PRL? It makes me wonder if you can just dump those files for people to flash.
[Nexus S General] Griphn:
Is the removal of the tethering option only for 4G?
[Nexus S General] Griphn:
I think the update to 2.3.5 is only for the Nexus S 4G phone so far?

I'm just wondering whether it looks like they're going to try and limit tethering in general on more android phones eventually?
[Nexus S General] p-slim:
Tethering only works on the nexus for free. All other phones like evo will not tether unless you pay the $30 or root your phone and use wireless tether option. Or of course run a rom like cyanogenmod
[Nexus S General] N00bsploder101:
Who knows. Sprint said everyone should get it within 3 weeks of it being released xD just use the *#*#checkin#*#* dialer code to manually check for the update.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] TheBurgh:
I did this and all the phone said is that it succeeded. Never did this so not sure what it means