yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
which zip? also, have you checked the md5 signature? i posted the correct values in the first post under each file link. if it doesn't match, you got a bad download. download it again.

i use file expert and when you check a file's details, it shows you the md5 value.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamsavedme30:
Ok I'll download again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamsavedme30:
Ok I have tried and re downloaded and put everything where it was supposed to be and I still get installation aborted.

I have no clue what else to do.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Robalboa:
Just went back to the LF9 modem it's 10 times faster than the Lg one. When i say faster i mean response time. LG2 would hang for a few secs before responding. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fergie716:
If your using your phone to download use an alternate browser, like Dolphin Browser HD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamsavedme30:
I have tried absolute everything and all I ever get is installation aborted. I give up. I'm glad this worked for other. I will have to use another method.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
You never mentioned. What file are you downloading / trying to flash? Did you check the md5?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Robalboa:
read carefully the modembackup file has to be placed on the ROOT of the sd internal storage. If its there you should be able to see it close to the the bottom of the file list when you scroll down. Do this using a file explorer app. I use es file explorer. Only then will the flash work
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamsavedme30:
I'm on cm10

I downloaded the modem back up.. Moved it from download and into sd card as shown I couple posts back.

I have downloaded the zip file and moved it directly from the download file and left it there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamsavedme30:
It finally worked. Someone said to make sure I was on cwm 5.8.47 and vwlah!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
So after testing the speeds of all three radios and finding LF9 blew the others away, my battery seemed to drain like crazy yesterday while using LF9 in a low-signal area at work. I've gone back to LG2 for now until I can figure out the battery situation.

Has anyone else experienced battery issues on LF9?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
Glad to hear it! It's too bad the latest cwm is buggy. Let's hope version 6 gets released soon. I hear it brings some big advantages in backup file sizes.

Also, a lot of people spent time trying to help you out. You should hit these guys with some "Thanks"! It's appreciated even if it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bytes2bits:
I hate myself for having to ask this noob question (I'm coming from an Evo) but where does one look specifically to see which radio they are currently on? I tried download mode, recovery, and most of the menus. I'm probably looking right at it and not seeing it. Sorry and thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
System Settings > About Phone > Baseband Version
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iamsavedme30:
Your right doing it now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Bohn101:
LG2 seems better for me with strong signal than LF9. The screen shot shows the most recent 3 speed tests with LF9, with the 3 tests before that with LG2. In each set of 3 tests, the first 2 were with phone up and good signal, and the last one of the group the phone was on the floor.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
Lf9 is working best for me in weak signal areas. I'd rather have service in a weak area than no service at all. Lg2 sucks for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
Can you report back how your battery life has been affected going from LG2 to LF9? I found that LF9 drained my battery, and I haven't heard anyone else say anything on this one way or the other.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
I will . battery life has been awesome on Lg2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
When my phone is screen off, sleeping, battery life is about the same. When i'm in the same weak area that I've had problems with on LG2, battery life is actually better on LF9. If the phone doesn't have to search for signal, battery life will always be better. LG2 might be better for you.

Lf9 seems to lock on to wifi better too. LG2 was very wishy washy for me, it would keep switching between wifi and 4g , and of course things would stop downloading right in the middle of things. I have none of that on lf9.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jcwxguy:
Lg4 is out for some people. I'm just waiting on a zip to flash

http://support.sprint.com/support/a...e-fk158645-20120629-165043?&INTNAV=SU:DP:HDIA

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] p0rkguy:
I'm not sure if this is what caused the problem or not but I can't send texts anymore. I keep getting error 97.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Skunk Ape1:
Do yiu have an airrave device? If you do, unplug it and then restart.

________________

Just Flash it !!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cbond007:
http://db.tt/TcJ3z0oH
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] algirnavi451:
Is that just a radio update? Safe to flash on CM10?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tacomojo:
Upgraded from len to lf9, running awesome thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rwright64:
Looks like the whole update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
freeza should have an update for us later today...as per his post at 4:30am (he's on the west coast). i'll be sure to update the OP once that happens.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
OP has been updated!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chrischoi:
Any feedback on LG8?

Nvm. LG4 info...

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/453769#453769

Typo.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
I just loaded LG8 into my phone. The script worked perfectly. I'll report back with observations, when I have some.:cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chrischoi:
Updated perfectly for me as well. Will report back with results.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] burghfan3:
Thanks for this. Awaiting initial feedback

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] RickyRage:
Im gettin horrible download speeds with the new modem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
EDIT: It looks like the new 7/26 CM10 build includes more network mode options... I will try and redo all of my radio speed tests to accommodate the new network modes later this weekend. Stay tuned, folks!

I have ran additional tests on the new LG8 radio and also tested the difference of setting the network mode to CDMA vs. LTE/CDMA (I'm in an area without LTE coverage). I used the SpeedTest.net app on the latest CM10 build for these tests. Between each set of tests, I rebooted the phone, and made sure no other programs were running in the background. My phone was plugged into power the entire time, and I made sure it was in the exact same place on my table the entire time. I am outside of the Cincinnati, OH area.

I have bolded the new LG8 radio results below. Pay particular attention to the LTE/CDMA mode and the 24.0 Kbps upload speed. Of course, YMMV.

I have so far had the best battery life with the LG2 radio (I made it 2 days, 4 hours on battery), but I will test out the battery life of the LG8 radio and report back.

Summary (in order of download speeds):

1. LF9 (CDMA Mode) - 987.1 Kbps

2. LF9 (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 541.1 Kbps

3. LEN (CDMA Mode) - 452.5 Kbps

4. LG8 (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 428.6 Kbps

5. LG8 (CDMA Mode) - 350.6 Kbps

6. LG2 (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 333.3 Kbps

7. LG2 (CDMA Mode) - 314.4 Kbps

8. LEN (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 211.1 Kbps

Summary (in order of upload speeds):

1. LF9 (CDMA Mode) - 693.6 Kbps

2. LEN (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 643.2 Kbps

3. LG8 (CDMA Mode) - 618.6 Kbps

3. LEN (CDMA Mode) - 373.8 Kbps

4. LG2 (CDMA Mode) - 225.5 Kbps

5. LF9 (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 176 Kbps

7. LG2 (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 174.8 Kbps

8. LG8 (LTE/CDMA Mode) - 24.0 Kbps

See my Google Docs spreadsheet with the full results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjwJ_byaqhfudE5QWlZTNzB2SU9VcF9PRnFnZGNmUnc
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shinesthru:
I was about to thank you, but xda forbade it:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
New modem seems to have fixed my problems, 1st 1 is cdma only, second 1 is cdma/lte/evdo

Airave seems less likely to disconnect now!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Yuuup... Having og epic flashbacks... When old EC05 was one of the original and better performing modems.... Gonna stick with lf9 until I am convinced otherwise.... Thanks for the numbers!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
I haven't tried LG8 outta my house yet, but as far as Airave goes, looking good so far.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
Thanks, I have airave too, it is always nice close to a steady signal, let us know how the "real world" goes as far as radio...that is the truth teller. :cyclops:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
I will, tommorrow morning

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bytes2bits:
Has anyone successfully flashed these radios using TWRP instead of CWM? I definitely don't want to be the first :(

Thanks in advance for any info.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mdcarter67:
just flashed using TWRP, no problems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Krazy_Calvin:
I took the plunge and installed LG8 today on top of the blazer 1.6 Rom. Initial reactions were shock when it booted up and I saw 4g for the first time ever in my city in the Midwest. I do not know if they just kicked it on for a short test out of luck or what but I tested the speeds quickly and with 1 bar of signal showing. It was 1495 kbps dl and 314 kbps ul. I have problems with signal are home though and that is where I mainly use it of course. I switched from LG2 to lf9 because I was having problems with getting a solid connection on the forme r. With Lf9 I get 120kbps download and 150 upload. Now with LG8 I am doubling the download speeds and gritting a better connection in the house. When I changed from LG2 to Lf9 I posted that the change was like going from night to day... now this is like the sun is coming out from the clouds. I hope it only improves from here. I will report back after everything "settles."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DC_MTP:
running blazer with L710VPLG2 safe to update to LG8 without odin back to stock?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
I did it, cwm flashable. OP says 2 radios need 2 files to flash, 2 radios need 1 file to flash.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
totally agree, no 3g loss, and no airave issues for me. Without Airave, I have no signal where I live. I've been on lg8 for a couple of hours now with no problems.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
my signal seems to be the best it's ever been on LG8, when compared to lg2 and lf9. I haven't tried in a weak signal areas yet. I would like to here how others are doing in weak areas.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] darkflame:
I can't wait to report back once I get to work tomorrow. I had the Blazer Swagger rom installed and for the last 3 weeks i've been wanting to throw my phone at a sprint employees forehead for service so painfully slow.

80% of the time I get 2-3 bars of service, voice calls work perfectly fine but internet is like .000001 mbits / sec.

I finally download LG8 and go to check my baseband thinking I was on LG2 since my rom was labeled LG2 and I was on LEN. Yikes! all this time I thought I was running the latest modem but little did I know flashing a rom doesn't mean flashing a modem. Damn I got dumbed down too much during my short apple hiatus.

Tomorrow with LG8 equipped and LF9 on storage as a backup I intend to go to these common areas and test out my network. I can't understand how someplace so bright, beautiful and open spaced would have such terrible data speeds....I am hoping it is attributed to the LEN nightmare of a baseband I had installed. If it still sucks then I'm just SOL cause I certainly can't get any overage charges from sprint downloading at .000001 mbits/sec. I'd have better bandwidth whistling into the damn phone.

I'll report back tomorrow :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stu5797:
I am on blazer with lf9. All i need to do is flash the lg8 zip through cwm?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
Yep
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Zor Omega:
Is this ok to flash with rooted stock lg2?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
Shouldn't matter what ROM you are running.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jr71x:
Yessir, I know someone said you had to be on the firmware before the firmware you're flashing but that's not true, I was on lf9 cm10 aokp and flashed no problem... although I know there are parts you have to Odin, I'm just gonna Odin mobile and see what happens...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
Lg8 is better imo than any other modem. For me even in weaker area I get better reception. I've had it for a full day so far.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Krazy_Calvin:
I think that installing the LG8 breaks the dual core on/off fix. After installing last night I went from 18 hours of battery usage back down to what it was before the fix.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] samuelhadams:
I can confirm much better reception with the LF9 modem over LG2. Although I get more bars I don't think 3G speeds are any faster.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] klarthur:
These flashables are only for the modem(radio) and should have no effect on the CPU at all...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Krazy_Calvin:
I think you are right. I was using it a little wildly last night.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jettubby:
LG8 worse than LF9

I can confirm with tests in my home that LG8 gives worse WiFi connectivity. I have a dual band router running a 2.5GHz and 5GHz WiFi. At the furthest point in my home I can connect and maintain a connection with LF9 but not with LG8. Don't know of the update does anything else but this is not good for me.

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I think you are right. I noticed that to. Big time battery loss!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] elevans:
So far my impression of LG8 vs LF9 is that LG8 gives me somewhat improved 3G upload and download connectivity, but marginally worse WiFi speeds. This is on LTE/CDMA Mode, as I'm in an LTE area, although LTE is still very spotty. LG2 is by far the worst option for me. I'm going to try LG8 for a day or so around town and see if it helps me pickup 4g signals better.

By worse WIFI connectivity, I mean that instead of getting 18-22Mbps download speeds in my home, I'm getting something in the range of 15Mbps downloads. I really don't consider this a big deal, since I'm not downloading big files to my phone. In fact, I purposefully have my 5Ghz N network configured with a different network name, so that I can transfer large files without interference from web traffic, etc. Imo, for most of us, what makes a modem "good" is how well it keeps us connected to our local mobile networks and switches us between 3G/4G, if we have LTE implemented in our areas. Connectivity is a fine balance between conserving battery life (LG2) and and maximum speed. Most likely Sprint will have a lot more tweaking to get this right.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jptesar:
I've had great results battery wise. I average between .4%-.5% per hour while sleeping.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] techusky:
I would only lose 2% after about 8 hours of sleep a night (with WiFi enabled) using the LG2 radio. Last night I lost about 8% using the new LG8 radio.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ClevelandWheeler:
I swi ched from the Len to the lf8 and don't really notice any difference in battery or signal. Still stays about 90 dbm 2 asu at my house.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadyraver:
I'm on CM 10 with latest gapps. Today I made an outgoing call and the person I was talking to said that my voice was real low and that it also sounded muffled and coulden't hear me, so I hung up then placed the call again, same thing happened...I restated, placed the call again, same thing...Is Anyone else experiencing these issues with their radios? I know there are a few options for different radios that we can flash and I'm hoping to maybe get some recommendations.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] burghfan3:
All good with LG8 on my end. Best one yet for me

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] crzy619:
Ya me too! Thanks for posting. I actually have signal at my house and work now. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 1brainsurgeon:
Near Seattle here. LG2 is absolutely forgettable, unless one likes to dwell on negativity. Reverting to LF9 was the easy fix for that. I have since flashed LG8. 3g speeds doubled immediately, while wifi dropped 1mbs<<<no biggie. Been running for just over 5 hrs now. I haven't noticed any difference in battery, but 3g is consistently 2 1/2 to three times faster than LF9. I'm content :)

Love,

Billy :laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
Signal is better on LG8...but battery life is definitely taking a hit over here. Hard to quantify, but definitely noticeable. I'm gonna give it a couple more days. I might be going back to lf9.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] khrizg35:
Let me see if I'm getting this right , so I'm running blazer 1.6 and I can go and flash lg8 ? I'm I correct?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] burghfan3:
Yes you are

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] khrizg35:
Can't wait will give feedback
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lolanerd:
I'm sorry, I'm sure this question has been answered but I'm still sort of confused. If I'm on lf9, all I have to do is flash the lg8 file that is in the op? If I'm currently on aokp, do I have to revert to stock rooted and flash the file on stock recovery or can I do it straight from cwm without flashing a stock rom? Also, is reverting back to lf9 just as simple? I apologize again for asking but I just wanna be sure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xalky:
You don't have to go back to a stock Rom to flash the lg8 radio file in the op. Just follow the directions for the LG8 modem in the op. The modem is independent of the Rom, there seems to be so much confusion on this point.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lolanerd:
Ok that's what I thought but I saw someone write this complicated process and that threw me off. Thank you for the clarification. Also, I update profile, prl afterwards right?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mercado79:
i think the only reason you might need to revert back to a stock rom is if updating profile or prl doesn't work on cm (which might be the case....not sure). i don't always update profile though i hear that's the recommended process.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nck4857:
I'm still having the best luck with LEN Is anyone else still using it??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
It doesn't matter what rom you are on when flashing. I went back to stock just to update my PRL. As far a reverting back, just folow instructions in OP

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Im on LG8 and Wi-Fi is fast enough... but having trouble staying connected. Also Wi-Fi and 3G have been grey the whole time. Running CM10 with the ASOP kernel. Anyone else seeing the same thing? Wanna know if it's a radio issue before I troubleshoot it anymore as it doesn't seem to be affecting me speeds. I just want orange bars!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lolanerd:
I switched to LG8 and so far today the most I've seen is 1 bar but mostly just gray. It's different from phone to phone though. I'll try lG2 next I guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mawst95:
I have a perhaps unique situation with my phone usage and insight into the various modems. I travel on the DC metro every day and sprint has 3G reception within some of the stations but not others. In those other stations with no signal (and in the tunnels) it switches to roam (Verizon). In other words, the phone rapidly shifts from 3G to 1X roam depending on the location in the tunnel. On LF9, the phone switches fairly rapidly from roam back to sprint--anywhere from a few seconds to 30 seconds. On LG2 and to a slightly lesser extent LG8, the phone will not switch from roam back to sprint within the minute or so the train is parked at a station with sprint 3G.

The bottom line is LG2 and LG8 are very slow to switch from roam back to sprint. LF9 is much quicker (but not as quick as my OG EVO). For me, this makes LF9 a much better choice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Frostacious:
I got my phone 7/1/12 and updated once and stayed away from the second update that dumb down Google search, and I've been on. LF9 for some time now and love how my 3g stays on even in the most remote places in the Rio Grande Valley, TX. Only time I roamed driving north towards San Antonio but quickly went back. LF9 is definitely for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Kothejunglist:
I had to Wipe Dalvik cache before flashing lf9. Now baseband reads that I have the lf9 instead of lg2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cobmojo:
WOW LG8 has made a world of difference in my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] oigonzalez13:
OK sorry I'm the noob how do you flash LG8

Sent from my Samsung SPH-L710 running AOKP Jelly Bean build!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nicholaaaas:
read op
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phyba:
Anyone losing data roaming on lg8 modem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
My Sprint S3 with the LG2 modem has been dropping calls like crazy in areas my SE4GT had no issues.

My 14 day replacement is arriving tomorrow.

Does the LG8 radio resolve the dropped call issue or at least reduce them?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_dark_knighton:
Okay, that was easy. I have been trying for a week to update my phone to LG8, using the other method of returning to 100% stock, throwing the stock recovery on, and all that, and it kept failing. And here all I do is flash it through CWM on my current rom, and BAM, it's there. Thanks man.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hayesi09:
You flashed the radios not the full firmware.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IronReaver17:
I just flashed the LG8 modem, and M A D R E. My 3G speeds are so much better at my house now! I would usually top out around 0.5Mbps down and 0.3 up, so this is just amazing!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] the_dark_knighton:
I'll take what I can get. Lol. Somewhat of a noob question, but what is the difference?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DaggettBeaver:
I seem to get much better 4G signal with the LG2 radio, which just goes to show these phones are like cabbage patch dolls -- no two are alike.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] died4u525:
If this has been answered already I apologize but I read through the thread and didn't see it. Does this method of updating the radios trip the flash counter? I rooted using the method that doesn't trip the counter so right now I think my counter is still good as far as I know and I'd like to try to keep it that was if it's possible. Trying to learn the ropes coming from an HTC.

Also, can you jump around with these modem versions? I mean like go from LEN to LG2 or LG8 and then back down to LF9 is you wanted?

TIA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nck4857:
I'm pretty sure that if you flash through recovery it won't trip your counter, but it really doesn't matter because you can reset your flash counter to zero now anyways.

And yes, you can jump around until you find the one that works best for you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] elosogrande7076:
Besides using speednet to test the different radios, are there any other ways to determine which radio maybe better for a user?