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[Galaxy S II General] Joey2o11:
The older GB version never worked on T-mobile so i doubt the ICS version will either
[Galaxy S II General] imlgl:
I'm also the same. As you guys. Maybe it will work only when the signal goes to Orange?
[Galaxy S II General] Toxic17:
Signal boost works omly on wifi not on the reception of GSM/GPRS/UTMS/etc

If TMobile support UMA then it should work
[Galaxy S II General] imlgl:
Just flashed it. Now to see if there is any difference.
[Galaxy S II General] deanster147:
I installed it and now I have no signal at all. When I go to networks it says please insert sim. I've rebooted several times and have also taken the battery and sim out and put it back in.

I have an orange sgs2 but with sim free firmware installed from odin.
[Galaxy S II General] imlgl:
Not working for me. I enabled it but does nothing to the signal.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Are you on orange uk and did you wait a bit? The signal boost usually only kicks in when there is low to no signal
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Hmm. Again are you on orange uk? I think it needs a custom kernel. Please everyone flash siyah kernel and then let me know

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Please try flashing siyah kernel
[Galaxy S II General] DJBoxer:
well i fancy giving this a try as im using siyah and the setup under my sig will leave more feedback in few mins and thanks for sharing this is so far ;)

***update****

yes can confirm it installs fine and seems to work as stated i have a play for few days hopefully may make a difference as my signal can get really ****ty in area`s.

added screens just for fun lol
[Galaxy S II General] imlgl:
I'm running Siyah but I am on T-mobile/Orange whch share the network. Also the house never turns green. It just stays red.
[Galaxy S II General] DJBoxer:
im on orange which changes to t-mobile once i lose signal for while took about 2-3secs for house to turn green
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
If your on t mobile it won't work for nowim afraid
[Galaxy S II General] nuraniharun:
Thanks....Working on XWLPD
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Glad to hear it works for you. Currently investigating getting this to work on more Android devices
[Galaxy S II General] gottagetalife:
Install Issues

Hi guys, I don't know if its me being stupid but I can't get this to install using CWM. I just get an error message each time: "E:signature verification failed. Installation aborted"

I've tried re-downloading the file and tried the file from the alternate source. No joy I'm afraid.

I know it probably comes down to me being thick but any help appreciated!

Please note I am using Android version 4.0.3, Baseband I9100XXLPS and Kernel XWLP8. I'm off to update my signature now!
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Try flashing siyah kernel and then actually rebooting into recovery to flash. Try placing one copy on internal and one on external and then try both. Let us know if it works for you
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Tapatalk on my phone is useless. Keeps replicating posts ....
[Galaxy S II General] gottagetalife:
That worked a treat :-)

Thanks a lot. Now I have the Siyah Kernel installed I'll play with it for a few days to decide if I want to keep it or go back to my last rooted kernel.

As for the Orange signal boost app, it installed no problem. I started up and the house went from red to green in a couple of seconds despite the signal being on about two bars. Straight up to five bars :-) Can't wait to see what this is like at home where my signal is shocking.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Any news if this CWM flashable zip now works with stock kernel and stock rom? I'm running:

PDA: I9100XWLP7

PHONE: I9100XXLPS

CSC: I9100XEULP5

All SIM free and unbranded.

Signal Boost is the one thing I miss in changing from GB2.3.4 to ICS4.0.3

S.
[Galaxy S II General] alferret:
I have it running on LPD & CF-Root-SGS2_XX_NEE_LPD-v5.4-CWM5.zip (as close to stock kernel as you can get with root) Dont know if it can be flashed as an update.zip through 3e recovery tho but as long as its signed & named as such :confused:

I was on LP7 but missed signal boost so went to orange LPB which gave me SB but not much else. Now I can flash what I want, when I want & keep SB :D
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Hmm you need rooted kernel to flash zip I'm afraid
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Absolutely brilliant!

Well done!!! Yours is the first solution I've managed to get to work.

My GT-I9100 is running:

Baseband: BVLPB

Firmware: Android 4.0.4 - AOKP-based Resurrection Remix v 1.9.1

Kernel: Siyah v 3.2.5.1+

'niel

:D
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
I'm glad it worked for you!

Can I ask which aokp rom you're running? Hydrog3n has shut down and I'm after a new one
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
I'm using Resurrection Remix v1.9.1 (with the default apps background rather than the white on black version) thought I have also spotted the release of Dragon ICS V2.7 - the Dragon probably appeals because I am Welsh! However, now that Signal Boost is up and working I am nervous of risking it!

Resurrection Remix is over here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1436854

Dragon ICS v2.7 is over here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21650996

All the best...

'niel:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
There's no reason signal boost won't work on all 4.0 roms. Give it a shot and let us know how it works for you ;)
[Galaxy S II General] alferret:
Does it need root privleges to install? If not IE: no special permissions can it not be re-packaged as an update.zip and installed through 3e?
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
+1 I would like this also as a update zip
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Well, Dragon ICS v2.7 has possibly the best installation routine that I've ever come across, giving plenty of options for a kernel, SGS111 apps, other apps, backgrounds etc., etc.

Now for the bad news.... In my short experience with it - having deliberately chosen the Syiah kernel installation option - was that your UMA Signal Boost fix did not work.

I even tried installing a more recent Syiah kernel than that used in the Dragon ICS v2.7 installation routine but with no luck, I am afraid. Indeed, I ended up with the SGSII failing to find a mobile sig at all.

My Resurrection Remix ROM backup is being resurected as I type this.....

Back to mowing lawns.....

Update: I tried again with the Dragon after reading many others were experiencing wifi connection troubles with the particular version ofthe Syiah kernel bundled as one of the install options. I flashed the latest Syiah (and updated to NELP modem) and find that SignaBoost does actually work. I'm going to monitor battery performance with this combination. Fluxi is the kernel I would have preferred to use. Any chance of SB working with Fluxi?

'nielo:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Sorry, I should've said that my phone is rooted ;-) using the temporary CWM. zip & recovery mode method. So I'm rooted with fully stock kernel & ROM.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
No it doesn't. If you rename it update.zip try that and let us know if works for you
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
No it doesn't flash it it says aborted. Any ideas please
[Galaxy S II General] Steve.P:
Hurah!!

I installed the zip via CWM and hurah!! it's all working perfectly. My little green house is back up and running.

Big thanks to alcurtis93 :cool:

Just to confirm Signal Boost is working on a fully stock & rooted ICS SGS2.

S.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Try Rooting via temporary CWM.zip:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719 and then flashing :)
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
Worked fine thank you very much
[Galaxy S II General] ahmerr:
This seems to be working on my Galaxy Note with German ICS stock rom, finally!!!
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Thanks for letting us know. I shall set up a thread in the galaxy note thread also to alert people.
[Galaxy S II General] LNJ:
So this will only work if you have an Orange UK sim right?
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
That, in my view, appears to be an absolutely correct interpretation of alcurtis93's opening post entitled "Orange UK ICS Signal Boost" in which he writes "Remember this is Orange Network only!".

I think it might be helpful, for people reading this thread who are unfamiliar with Signal Boost, to read the explanatory page on the Orange UK website which is at

//help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/support/personal/446533

'nielo:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] sg-hk73:
signal boost

Thanks a lot.

I rooted my galaxy s2 and installed Siyah Kernel.

Orange signal boost app installed ok.

I started up and the house went from red to green in a couple of seconds.

The signal went from one bar straight up to five bars.

I used to get alot of dropped calls and missed calls at home where my signal is really poor.

Hopefully this shoudn't be a problem anymore.

However I have a query, how do I get rid of the yellow triangle at the beginning of rebooting the phone??

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Download triangle away from the market
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
This is just to confirm SB works with Dragon ICS v 2.8 and the very latest Siyah kernel, v3.2.8.1+

I have noted, by the way, that it is preferrable to re-flash the SB zip after having upgraded a kernel. I don't know whether that is supposed to be the case but I certainly find that it works that way.

'nielo:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] alcurtis93:
Its due to different modules being loaded with new kernels although after a reboot the module should be reloaded so shouldn't be a need to reflash. Thanks for the positive feedback though.
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Is it supposed to work with a "second" ROM? I am still using Draon ICS as my primary but am also trying Slim v4 as a second ROM. I tried installing Signal Boost to the second ROM but it doesn't seem to show.

'nielo:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] Tusku:
Can i flash this on my galaxy s3.?
[Galaxy S II General] graemeg:
Probably a Rhetorical question, but is there any chance at all someone can port this or make similar mod for the network (3UK).

I suffer terribly at times, signal is awful.

Well done for this, tried it on my friends orange and seems to work well.
[Galaxy S II General] Tusku:
is it really working with Orange S3.?
[Galaxy S II General] alferret:
Needs to be a UMA enabled phone & looking on the site S3 isn't a UMA phone!

http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-monthly?features=2149103
[Galaxy S II General] MikeDVH:
Sorry if this is a dumb question:eek: (and I realise I'm in the wrong forum!!), but...

Will this work on my Sensation?

Thanks! :highfive:
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
i had this app working great but it wont work any longer.

i run the F1 Galaxy Nexus Rom and had this app working which was great as i live in the countryside however i upgraded yesterday to the latest build of F1 and at some point during the wipes i lost the signal boost app. anyway, went to re-install it and it wont work. if i flash the rom through CWM phone on, or CWM recovery mode, it installs but when the phone boots up, there is nothing there, no icon, no nothing. if i go into the zip file and manually run the apk, it installs and i get the icon but as soon as i hit the icon the program fails.

anyone got any ideas why this is happening and how i can fix it as this app is really useful to me.

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Are you running a Siyah kernel? You need to do so.
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
i dont know. like i said, i am using F1 Galaxy Nexus ROM version 5. I had the app working on this ROM but an earlier version (version 3 i think). I dont know about kernels and stuff, i am not that technical, but i dont think it would have been changed by a small rom upgrade.

in settings under kernel version it reads -

3.0.32-CM-gb256552

Faryaab@localhost #1

SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 5 09:08:53 MST

2012
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
That's not a Siyah kernel. Try googling "flash Siyah kernel". Or search on this forum. If you could update your ROM then flashing a kernel should not be hard.
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
yes, found one and did that.. was all fine until i used my technique to remove the yellow triangle via an old bootloader file and now i have bricked the phone, cant get back into recovery, only download mode. So am currently getting a new set of ics files and will try flashing them, then a kernel and hopefully be able to get back into recovery and run my backup!!
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Best of luck.
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
All fixed and better than before... no yellow triangle... flash count zero... fully backed up... signal boost working....

latest dual boot Siyah kernel with cwm touch (very nice)... 4.0.4 android...LQ6 modem.... sweet....

all it needs now id 4.1.1
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Well done!

:)
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
other phones

does anyone know if this will work ok a Galaxy Nexus and S3?

I am assuming it will as it is still ICS, however would it work ok if i was running JellyBean 4.1.1?
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
See post #56
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
ok thanks for that.

so what is UMA and how do you tell if a phone is a UMA phone? Is the Galaxy Nexus a UMA phone?

i am also wondering if Orange have a different version for the S3, it is a pretty good little app, would be strange that they wouldn't want it on Orange S3's....
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
See #47 above & the link to Orange UK. Orange lists phones offering UMA.. (Unlicensed Mobile Access).

or google Orange UMA Handsets to see if yours are listed

Here's what is today (16 July 2012) listed on Orange UK as supporting UMA:

BlackBerry - 8120, 8220, 8320, 8520, 8820, 8900, , 9105, 9300,9700 , 9780, 9800.

HTC - Touch 3G (T3232), Wildfire S, Desire S, Cha Cha.

LG - Optimus One, Optimus Me, GT505, KF757.

Nokia - 6086, 6136, 6301, E5.

Orange - Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Stockholm.

Samsung - P260, P200, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S II.
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
I did that and the S3 is not listed and little search around here shows that the app does not currently work with the S3. However Orange do not sell the Nexus and there is no info about the app on the Nexus.
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Sadly, it might not be your lucky day...

:¬/
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
#

S1a1q1ent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] jonnyspurukl:
No diff for me :(
[Galaxy S II General] fooby:
Works on Galaxy Note 4.0.4 XXLRG

Hello,

I am running XXLRG on Galaxy Note and with this I am getting a green house! ;)

Called from a land line and all is well.

Cheers!!
[Galaxy S II General] sferg.410:
The the Galaxy Note a UMA enabled phone though??

MY Nexus runs stock modem XXLF1

Would the LRG modem even work on a GNex? do you have a link for the modem file anywhere?
[Galaxy S II General] Deadslow:
Just wondering if there was any update on JB?

I'm running Paranoid Android 1.95a, waiting on Siyah v4.0. However, Signal Boost is now broken and I really do miss it.

Thanks for the great work.
[Galaxy S II General] leeparkinson:
Galaxy Note UMA

This worked perfectly on my Galaxy Note stock ICS 4.0.4 (UK).

I've not moded my android since I owned the G1 and just quickly wanted signal boost without too much hassle or research.

Not sure, everything I did was all completely necessary but it worked. I'd consider myself a noob so for anyone in a similar position, this worked for me...

I just followed the instuctions here up until the rooting (installing of link 2 mentioned in the video)

Youtube video: OMCHeUWMvzk

Then installed the UMA .zip from CWM recovery in the same way as the SU install.

UMA signal boost is working perfectly and has saved my phone from rubbish signal! Thanks so much.
[Galaxy S II General] ravael93:
Jelly Bean CM10 Mod

I have a SGS2 on Orange and the Signal Boost flashed and worked, no problem on 4.0.4 rooted.

However, now that I have updated to 4.1.1 on Siyah kernel I would like to humbly ask. will there be an update of the app for the new Jelly Bean ROM? :)

Thank you and regards.
[Galaxy S II General] FrA1l3:
I only get red house in Spain.
[Galaxy S II General] dave106:
The clues in the thread title...

Sent from my GT-P7510
[Galaxy S II General] fooby:
Beyond my knowledge mate. But I enabled Airplane mode to kill GSM, then enabled WiFi only and activated Signal Boost.

Made a call to it and it connected fine! :)

For my Galaxy Note - I have this ROM list

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
[Galaxy S II General] goonerboy:
Does anybody know if there is something similar for the HTC Sensation XE? I stupidly got mine from P4U only to find that the reason I went with Orange in the first place (the signal boost) was not available on my non-Orange branded handset.

Thanks for any advice...
[Galaxy S II General] VogonP0et:
Just for the record I have been using Orange Signal Boost with SGS2 on CM9 perfectly. I have tried OSB on all the latest Codeworkx CM10 experimental releases (based on JB for those who don't know) and sadly it doesn't work. Sadly I cannot do without OSB so I have to stay on CM9, although that is no hardship!

The phone is on XXLPW baseband and although baseband has nothing to do with OSB, it doesn't work properly with XXLQ6 installed (drops out frequently).
[Galaxy S II General] Deeco7:
Is this compatible with Everything Everywhere, since I am an T-Mobile UK customer, my network changes to Orange UK.
[Galaxy S II General] Anthony25:
Hi,

Does it work only on Orange UK network or does it work with Orange France ?
[Galaxy S II General] zxz0O0:
I am also interested. All Orange Networks or just UK?
[Galaxy S II General] Anthony25:
I just tested few minutes ago, I have seen no difference for now with Orange France. I will see if in my house (where I have a bad signal) it changes something or not ;)
[Galaxy S II General] dave106:
It only works on Orange Sim cards. I think there is a T-mobile app around somewhere ripped from an HTC rom.

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] frequentrain:
No app

Im not sure if im losing my mind here but i cant see the app, even after flashing twice. It states successful but i cannot find it!

Am i doing something wrong here? Im not running the suggested kernel, but would that really stop the app from being installed?
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
If it's worked then the app is called "Signal Boost". If you're not using a Siyah kernel, or aren't on Orange UK using a Samsung GT-I9100 there's a fair chance it hasn't worked
[Galaxy S II General] mikeycollins13:
UMA vs Wifi Calling Vs US T999

Just to be clear, this is not a UMA soultion:

1.) my understanding is that UMA is a hardware functionality that allows wifi calling + Call hand over between wifi and cellular. - This tech is present on blackberries 9700 and below.

2.) "Wifi-Calling" is software based solution that does not allow wireless handover. I had it on BB9900, worked great.

I bought a US T-Mobile Galaxy S3, which has "Wifi calling" enabled, the software solution, so all I need to do is fin a way to migrate settings over....but I don't know how to do that.

Any clues or pointers?

I am fully rooted but scared to do it as I have not yet down a full back up and restore etc.
[Galaxy S II General] VogonP0et:
Actually it is a UMA solution. There is a great article about GAN/UMA on Wikipedia (search for Generic_Access_Network). As a snivelling Noob I cannot put the links in for you. :crying:

UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) is the commercial name for GAN (Generic Access Network).

It works by routing calls over the IP network (hence the wifi connection) with a secure connection to a GAN controller operated by the provider, which is why it needs dedicated network support. Therefore it only works for Orange customers in the UK. Orange use technology provided by Kineto, who also have a website with a .com on the end of it. The information is pretty generic though.

The files very helpfully provided by alcurtis93 (thank you!) are used by Orange on the Galaxy S2 with both GB 2.3.4 and ICS 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 stock Orange ROMs. They also work perfectly well with CM9, but sadly not with CM10 (either with CM10 or Siyah kernel) or JB 4.1.1 which just gets an FC.

Sadly I don't know enough about it to unravel the dependencies on other parts of the system to make it work. I would LOVE to see it work on CM10 - happy days! I believe there is a dependency on functionality of the kernel, which is touched on in another place I can't link to.

I'm not yet up to grappling with kernel code myself.

This is not my original work, just the result of some extensive research - primarily on XDA Developers.
[Galaxy S II General] VogonP0et:
I believe I have just proved it is not a kernel dependency that stops this working. CM9 with the original kernel has always been fine with Signal Boost, so I tried it with the same Siyah kernel on both CM9 and CM10. Signal Boost still works with CM9 but not CM10, so the dependency is elsewhere. Back to the drawing board then!
[Galaxy S II General] Shindochaa:
Signal Boost not working for me.

Hi Guys.

I tried installing the update but its dint work for me.

Application stop "Unfortunately Signal Boost had Stopped."

I even tried taking apk from the friends phone who has recently got new phone and has Signal Boost working on his phone.

Thanks in advance for Any Ideas / Help.

I am using HTC Sensation XE - with Cyanogen Mod - 4.0.4
[Galaxy S II General] SonyXperia:
Hi All,

I'm also getting this message "Unfortunately Signal Boost had Stopped."

I'm on Orange running Android Version 4.1.1 but with the Dream Kernel on ReVolt JB 2.3 ROM.

Is there anyway to unflash what this zip does..? or do I just need to re flash the whole ROM again..?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Laurencito:
Anyone tried this with the Dream kernel? I'm using ReVolt 2.3 and flashing with CWM seems serious for installing an app. I guess it does serious stuff
[Galaxy S II General] kezgez:
Hi I installed this no prob and my house has turned green but my signal bars haven't gone up still on 1 bar, any ideas please
[Galaxy S II General] nielowen:
Check the OP - it says "tried and tested... using Siyah Kernel"

Also, I am not sure that anyone has got it to work on 4.1.1

---------- Post added at 10:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:54 AM ----------

It isn't meant to increase your signal strength, as reflected in "more signal bars". It's purpose is to route voice, sms etc., over your wifi. Whilst connected to Orange UK over wifi your voice and messaging traffic is routed over your LAN. Try calling someone whilst your "house" is green - better still, get someone to call you.... The fact that your "house" does turn green does suggest your phone has successfully connected to Orange UK. The description "Signal Boost" is arguably misleading in this regard, but that's the name Orange UK gives to this service!
[Galaxy S II General] leexgx:
once the House is Green you have No Mobile signal at all its disconnected (you should be looking at the Wifi Signal bars)

was wondering what Orange was using Wifi calling or UMA (Wifi calling it is, i guess this is the same for all Andoid phones)

UMA is the propper way of doing it (but i guess it Requres hardware Radio support), Wifi calling Lacks Hand over support so if you go out of range of wifi you lose the active call where as UMA switches between Wifi and Mobile dynamicy depending witch one has better signal), if you have an BTHub2 or 3 change the mode to b/g only and it work perfectley (set the channel to 1, 6 or 11 as well, as auto chan can brake after 1hr -24hrs later) the BTHub2-3 wifi N tech is Broken (printers mainly hate it or anything random wireless devices have issues with it)

i find you have to Restart the Phone with Wifi Calling enabed phones every day as the "Signal boost" app Orange uses Glitchs after its been runing for some time

the Blackbbery 9900 does it the Wifi calling way, as it lacks UMA hardware (Annnoying the 9860 lacks UMA/Wifi calling as i got one for an customer assuning all blackbberys supported UMA Dow! ops, but they say its comming or is out now but i loadied 7.1v Bundle 1149 Patform 276 orange but Wifi calling not working)