yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
I'm sitting down and doing the radio tests right now on camera. I will be testing the radios listed below (the original 3 I tested before, as well as the 2 new radios), and I will update this post with a link to the video so you can all see the results on live hardware as I captured them. I will start the video by flashing the first (oldest) radio in the test group, then proceed to boot and run 3 consecutive speedtests on cellular only. Remember, this is for the Phoenix Metro area only, and is under some of the best circumstances possible as the tower is about a quarter mile from me, however I'm inside an older complex which messes with signals more.

Radios to be tested in the video:

UVLG3 (Most consistent ping, Consistent upload speed)

(Down Kbps/Up Kbps/Ping)

14574/2326/62

11489/2155/68

18799/2294/60

UVLH1 (Lowest download speed achieved, Highest ping achieved)

5879/2294/62

7742/2660/871

8446/3064/68

UVLI1 (Consistent download speed)

8840/3181/95

8850/1727/59

8958/3066/51

UVLI4 (Highest peak download & upload)

10141/2067/47

17679/2290/95

21164/3830/98

UVMA1 (Most consistent download speed)

15201/2676/102

15361/3636/95

13873/3152/49

UVMB1 (Lowest upload speed, Consistent upload speed, Consistent download speed, Lowest ping achieved)

16611/1106/45

18390/1016/60

17377/1046/68

I hope to be back shortly, say half an hour or so. Taking longer to clean up the mess on my memory card than expected, will have the video up tonight guaranteed.

UPDATE: Here's the entire set of videos, one for each radio, as labeled, the entire 'proper' (proper as in including every normal step as precaution, needed or not) flashing procedure. Prodigy mashups for background music cuz I love Prodigy.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR5hT_WVYg5wz9eP8qO6z2esi6yOaukGC

UPDATE 2: I did some further testing with UVLI4, and it seems after the bootup has settled down, it's pretty damned consistently hitting 20mbps down, with 3-4mbps up. I'm gonna make this the DD for this week and see how things go. MA1 was nice, it worked very well, kinda fast on battery drain from what I saw though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

Cache and Dalvik have to do with the ROM. Radios are separate from the ROM. Hence, they are untouched when you flash a ROM. It is safe, as in you won't brick, if you just flash and go. I owned the S2 for a long time and flashed a radio many times with out wiping and had zero issues. I doubt it was blind luck, cause many others have said the same. The S2 is a very resilient phone. It takes a lot to brick it. If you still have doubt, ask any dev if it's safe to flash a radio without wiping, they'll tell you is safe. :thumbup:

Sent from the phalanges of my hand to the facet of your cranium.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Phateless:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

HTC phones won't boot after radio flash without cache wipe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TJSteveMX:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

True, flashed radios like 20 times with out wiping anything... No issues at all.

Sent from Samsung S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
It's still better to keep that as second nature rather than let it fall by the wayside and then somebody flashes something and everything goes haywire (like what happened to my O3D). (I learned the hard way, so you don't have to!)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

I was speaking for Samsung phones, particularly the S2.

Sent from the phalanges of my hand to the facet of your cranium.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
The general consensus though is that you either need to specify that up front, or just make new people go through the extra steps in order to save them from themselves. This is why I only ever recommend the full procedure, no shortcuts. Users may go from an S2 to a HTC1X and suddenly find themselves screwed because the procedures they were taught on the S2 do not apply directly to the HTC1X, and they just went off information they already had rather than doing research. You and I, and practically everyone else on the forums knows this happens more often than not with newbies, so again, I find it best just to put them through the paces so it's second nature.

You're right, the Galaxy series phones are a special breed of phone where the radio interface is universal based on the chip itself, allowing us to swap radios from other models like this, but that doesn't mean that other models don't have a software component that interfaces (RIL ring a bell?) with the radio to control it. My problem was I corrupted my RIL or had the wrong one enough times on my O3D that the bluetooth and wifi radios became permanently inaccessible due to bugging out the actual chip. This is very real hardware damage done via software because I was not in the habit of doing the cache and dalvik after every flash. This was my own fault, and I killed one of my favorite phones because of it. $300 lesson learned, and I just don't want anyone else going through that same head/heartache.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pinan:
Clicking on the link get's "This playlist is private."
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
Fixed, sorry! I forgot to switch it over to public after I finished updating the videos and notes. It was late and it took me longer than expected to get everything done.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vybzkartel:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

B1 radio in Weston Florida.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] premiatul:
Thank you, I just want to make it less confusing for everybody.

Some more info, like it is from 4.0.3/4.0.4, the date of release (newest

on top/oldest in the bottom)...and so on.

Anyway, I very much appreciate your work here.

:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
I'll sort it out after dinner maybe. I primarily wanted to just get the stuff out there since I noticed lots asking for them in different threads, etc
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
How do we know which radio is best for our area? I'm in Phoenix, for the record.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] law16:
Anyone know what radio works best for boston ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jahrule:
I think just test them out. I wish the open would put release dates because usually newer is better
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
Trial and error
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] premiatul:
Anyone who knows Radios...can you look at this thread and see

if the Radios from SIII can be ported for us?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1892740

:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DigitaL BlisS:
Awesome, thanks buddy!

This should get stickied!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mojorisin7178:
Op thank you very much for this I just decided 2 weeks ago I wanted to try out the different radios and i had to go through the whole dam dev section and found them all so it will come in handy for others. Also i know that the sgs3 radios can be used because i used one from another thread i forget where but a quickbsearch should find it. And to those asking what radio is best it is completly trial and error so you just have to flash each one and use it for a day or two and decide from there tbat is tbe only way to.k.ow because it varies from area to area.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RushAOZ:
Cool so these are all modified radios. Exactly what I was looking for! Btw love the avatar OP. I have an invader zim tat I'm very proud of :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DaveinSoCal:
Personally I am using LC8 4.0.3. leak on my 4.0.4 I have not noticed any drops in coverage or any drops in speed when not on Wi-fi.

---------- Post added at 11:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 PM ----------

So is it just a simple Download and flash, or is it still recommended to do a cache wipe after the flash?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rushing:
Just flash, no need to wipe.;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shadow_cruiser:
Sorted from newest to oldest. Thanks OP!

SGH-T989 UVLH1 (T-Mobile) 4.0.4

SGH-T879 UVLG3 (Galaxy Note)

SGH-T989D TLLG2 (Koodo)

Blaze 4G LF4 (T-Mobile)

SGH-T989D TLLE4 (Telus)

SGH-T989 UVLE1 (T-Mobile) 4.0.3

SGH-T989 LC8 (T-Mobile) 4.0.3 (Leak)

Blaze 4G LB7 (T-Mobile)

SGH-T989 UVKL1 (T-Mobile)2.3.6

SGH-T989D KJ3 (Telus)

SGH-T989 UVDLE (T-Mobile)2.3.6
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheLastSidekick:
Love how organized this is lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
Just a heads up, I posted this here for people to grab radios to flash on their phones because the other links were dead on the other thread. I didn't post this to spoon feed people that are too lazy to look up when a radio was released or what version of android it was released for. So it put it simple, if you can't figure it out on your own maybe you shouldn't be here flashing radios. I put enough info in the first post.

For those of you that still are unable to understand:

SGH-T989 Phone model

UVLH1 Official rom build

(T-Mobile) Carrier radio was released for/by

Example:

A simple SEARCH for 'UVLH1' will return results with any further information you may need on that particular radio/rom

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daveid:
Besides,.. they are released alphabetically, come on people, a before b.... uvlh1 is newer than uvle1, because lh1 naturally falls after le1. It's not rocket science... and no one knows how a particular radio will work in your exact location with your device/carrier/environment, stop asking, the answer is: try them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RTFOP:
Hey so what's the best ROM for these radios?

:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cajunflavoredbob:
Works flawlessly for me on iOS6.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] apicia:
The person that I talk to hears echos on most radios I have tried.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Snuggl3s:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

I decided to try the new blaze radio and after flashing i have no service. I tried flashing back to T989 radios and nothing will bring back my service. Everything works but cell service. Any advice? :confused::(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

Did you wipe your cache?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sam.balia1012:
sorry but i have to ask: is your phone a sgh-t989 sgs2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] theneedhamwrath:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

Try doing a battery pull... Or if you have a previous rom nand... Restore to it and it should fix your issue

Sent from Corys Awesome AOKP w cerux 1.44. ::butter::
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Snuggl3s:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

Hehe i do have a T989, battery pulls are my friend and i always wipe both caches. After trying every radio I performed a full wipe, installed radio first then rom and gapps. Everything works great now. Ive flashed radios before and this has never happened. Thx for the help though. Happy Easter :):D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fresherthanU:
The new Blaze UVMB1 radio works great in the Chicagoland area. My GPS locks on to me within a few seconds using this radio..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mycars12:
is it just me or do you guys notice significant battery drainage using the note radio?:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bravouno:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

You are correct, but if you want the download speeds its worth it.

From my Bauer seed in minecraft
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
The only reason I can think of that the Note radio drains the battery faster (I've noticed this too, and why I got a tablet and just use my SGS2 as a modem) is because it synchronizes with the towers more often, keeping the signal locked longer, and spending more juice to keep the signal stronger, giving us better throughput. I prefer the throughput I get on the Note radios because lagging connections/waiting when I make a request pisses me off to no end. I want that information, and I want it now. I don't make searches on my phone for S&Gs, I use it to keep communication open as well as research important information for either myself or somebody else. And I typically can't afford to wait 2 minutes for a page to download that I can get in 30s with a different radio. The battery life on my SGS2 is still sufficient to get me through the day if I meter it correctly, however if you're not careful, you will be burning down the house repeatedly with how hot the damned thing gets when using this radio. There's a reason I don't overclock and actually underclock my SGS2 a little bit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chipis:
ok all the radios in here are good for samsung galaxy s2 t989 ?

---------- Post added at 09:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:55 PM ----------

i tried that radio and theres was not any signal, so i tried and pull battery and tha worked on me.

But i tried the wipes before installs
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mervingio:
the new modems not work with the att note :crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Phateless:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

You need to Odin back to stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
These radios are NOT for the AT&T Note. They are for the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mobile/SGH-T769), Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mobile/SGH-T989 "Hercules"), and the Samsung Galaxy Note (T-Mobile/SGH-T879). These radios are not for any other models than the ones listed as they all use the same radio chip and linking circuitry. It is not recommended that you flash these radios to any other models than the ones listed as you may completely ruin your phone. Recommended recovery action is to Odin flash back to stock and try again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xetium:
If I'm using WIND Mobile on my Telus Galaxy S2x and I have UVLH1 can I update to Blaze 4G?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
I don't know exactly if the WIND model uses the same radio basebands and the same radio chip. Check out Wikipedia for model variations and ensure it's using the same SoC setup before flashing!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sam.balia1012:
would the T769-UVMB1_modem.zip radio work on t989 (hercules) if yes, what improvements should i expect comared to T989UVLI4 ?

THANX
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mycars12:
lol whats actually funny is that i got way slower download speeds and it is very inconsistant and pretty bad ping

my best ping was 259

also my down went from 3984 to 184
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Xetium:
There is no WIND "model" its just the Telus model but unlocked. They used the same frequencies as each other so thats how it works. Is it possible to flash the Blaze 4G and then if it doesnt work revert back to the UVLH1?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
You could try this, but of course, should something go completely horribly awry, make sure you have ODIN ready to hose and restart the phone from scratch!

BTW: I am not the radio guy here, I'm just a regular user like you guys who cautiously tries new things with my hardware (a lot more cautiously now that I've practically hosed an entire phone). Just take precautions like backup frequently, have the OEM tools to restore the phone should something explode, and any other tools/tricks handy to help you along the way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DupleX01:
Re: [RADIOS] CWM/TWRP Flashable Radios [2013.03.22] New Added!

I'm with Wind Mobile too. You can flash any radios from the thread to try and if unhappy with the results just flash back to the UVLH1(it's in the OP as well).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mervingio:
yup i know did you think these modems can be modified to work on att note like:

UVLG3 modem for i717

Blaze ICS new amss

:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] edgex:
Call me crazy but some of these work on the Galaxy S II Skyrocket (I727) right?

I'm thinking about switching to TMO from AT&T and as I recall I can flash one of these to pick up HSPA+ as referenced here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1507825

but I came here looking for the latest radios, and which one is considered the best. I live in San Francisco if anyone else in the area has any experience with a preferred radio for this area.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
No, the ATT models use different hardware. These radios are written specifically for the processor/radio combo that the S Blaze 4G, S 2, and Note all share. Yes, they all use the same family processor and radio, other specs are different, but the baseline hardware that they run on is all the same, hence why we can swap the radios out like we do. The AT&T model uses completely different hardware that the radio firmware would not recognize. Flash any of these to an AT&T model phone and expect to have nothing work, plain and simple. Beware that you're posting to the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989 forums, everything here is specifically for the SGH-T989 unless otherwise noted, and as far as I know, we have 0 AT&T variant software here other than the random ROM that is cross-model. You guys need to go to AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777 or AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727 for support with your model.

Disregard me, I'm an idiot and stand corrected, SGH-i727 can use these radios.

The thread you reference is directing you to use SGH-i727 radios, NOT the T989 radios. There's certain radios for the i727 that appear to pick up our HSPA+ service and get it up and operational, however it was never designed to work on our networks so it appears that it gets pretty slow speeds no matter what you do. Again, go post in THAT thread for YOUR model phone to get it operational. We use the T989 and, I can at least speak for myself, do not have much knowledge of the i777 or i727 on cross compatibility to T-Mobile. I apologize I couldn't be of more assistance, however the best suggestion is to strike up conversation in that original thread for assistance, not here, as that thread is specifically dealing with that. This thread we only deal with the radios for T-Mo's T989 and how it operates on the S Blaze 4G, S 2, and Note, nothing more. Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] henslo:
I have used almost every T-Mobile radio on my skyrocket , and works fine good DL and upload speeds. :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
So it's another situation where AT&T is good in one region and the one next door it's utterly horrible? Ah.

I'm still an idiot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mervingio:
Hmmmm me too can use any Tmo radio on my Skyrocket but only few on my note :cool:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BenKranged:
As my service provider is At&t I tried an i727 radio when I first got my t989.

Everything worked, but I got better speeds and call quality using t989 and Blaze radios
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] niccuany:
Uvmb1 works really well in my area, however it drains the battery like crazy. Anyone else experience battery drain with this radio? I'm back to uvli4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MARINERMOOSE241:
Hi guys I just noticed that a new radio is included with the latest T-Mobile official update. UVMC6 - can anyone pull it from the latest T-Mobile 4.1.2 ROM found here: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-3029

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Phateless:
Thanks for this, I'll probably update today.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
I'm out of town but if someone pulls it, shoot if my way and I'll host/update it to the thread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] style154:
Thanks for still maintaining this thread void_dweller eveb if you don't have this phone :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Justananomaly:
I would pull the new radio but I'm in the middle of developing something, hopefully someone will by the end of the day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] apicia:
Sweet, a new radio to try. Can't wait.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
For the love of God upload that radio

JELLYBAM DAMN™
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] style154:
Pull it yourself then :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
I would if i had a computer :sly:

JELLYBAM DAMN™
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArcticFish:
Lol I have the comp just don't know how :/

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sam.balia1012:
pull it already

You guys plz post the new T989UVMC6 radio .zip file

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] meekrawb:
Settle down. It will get posted when someone has the time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] style154:
Seriously dont order people around void said he's out of town and doesn't even own this device so pull it yourself or shut it and be patient!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sam.balia1012:
u for real? u couldn't get the humour out of that......

u need to loosen up a bit
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aujbman:
Downloading the stock ROM now. If someone can just tell me how to pull it and post it I'd be happy to do so
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Phateless:
How hard is it? I'm comfortable with adb and fastboot but haven't used heimdall much.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] skinsfanbdh:
new flashable radio posted in dev thread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Phateless:
I restored a nandroid of li4 and used Kies to update mc6. Flashed fresh cm10.1.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mervingio:
here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1858435&page=18
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Phateless:
MC6 kicks ass.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kentfor:
MC6 in Seattle area
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
Updated OP for UVMC6... Enjoy!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gc84245:
For the Canadians on Koodo, I am running the T989 unlocked on Koodo, and I tried flashing the new radio, but my signal was actually worse than the Koodo radio (TLLG2) . Data speeds were comparable, haven't tested the call quality yet.

Obviously that's only one data point, your mileage may vary. Post your results.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DupleX01:
Thanks for the feedback. I replaced TLLG2 with the new one and so far so good (nice signal and decent call quality along with great speed). Will see the battery life later. Wind mobile, Ottawa, T989D.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Cynagen:
Should I repeat my tests from before on video for this radio as well and just add it to that playlist? I want to know if there's actually any interest before setting up for just a single radio. I will be giving MC6 a kick before the beginning of next week, so I just wanted to know if I should do the inaugural flash on video.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sam.balia1012:
most def. dont think ur contributions are not appreciated.... thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
I'm sure plenty of users here would greatly appreciate it if you posted that.. thx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaytee84:
I'm having issues where I normally don't with connection and gps...even after I reinstalled agps patch...anyone else?

My location is way off....at least 3+ miles off
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
ive had superb GPS as soon as i flashed the new radio on 4.2.2 ROM i locked on 13 sat ive never gotten that before download GPS Status and tools and re-download your GPS state give that a shot?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jaytee84:
I'll give it a shot...this will be my 3rd time. I did notices my "H" symbol disappear and return after a while...on WH aokp build 6 stock kernel.