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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] statustray:
H ithere openwheelracing,

What ROM are you running and what was your Baseband? I just got my N3 and the person I got it from already had 4.4.2 stock/rooted with safestrap. To be honest, I am not too happy with the signal strength as it bounces from 1x, 3g, to 4g. It looks like you were in a similar situation. So I have baseband N900VVRUNC4, with Beans odexed 4.4.2. And I did flash the NC2 kernel as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] openwheelracing:
I was on Bean's NC2 rooted stock rom and then NC4 rooted stock rom. I was unhappy with both and decided to flashed mje modem. So i am still on Bean's rooted stock NC4 rom but with MJE modem. I am happy now. I am in Socal btw. Your mileage may vary.

I tested extensively inside my house and MJE modem is by far the most stable and highest download speed. When I go out and about, all modems perform well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] statustray:
Thanks for your replies openwheelracing ;)

So if I understand things correctly, you used the MJE modem found here: MJE Modem: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760975517... and from your screen snapshot you attached you and I match exactly except for that MJE... everything else appears identical.

Thanks so much for your replies and I am hoping I understand this correctly ;)

* Update after first inputting this message - I have switched my modem to MJE and will keep an eye on things for a day or so. So far though, even though it has only been a few minutes, I have not seen a fluctuation. I thank you for your comments and sharing what is working for you ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] EvoRocker:
edit: answered my own question lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] downhillvinnie:
download file broken?

tried downloading the stock NC4 file in 7zip and no matter how i extract it, it says the file is broken
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DutchDogg54:
You can try downloading from my mirror thread in my signature

Sent courtesy of my Note 3 & XDA Premium 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Grompy:
Check the md5 if it matches then you're just trying to extract to far down. You don't want to extract the tar file.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] kingkongsmith:
Hi people. I'm not new to this... so I'm trying to figure is it just something I am doing wrong.... nc4 gives me awful signal. .. like everyone else pretty much... so I'm trying to downgrade to mje but the file won't show up when I looking for it in odin. ... the nc4 and nc4 shows up but not the mje. Please help... thanks !
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] LeftyGR:
Hey.

1. Did you take the nc4 ota update? If yes, you can't downgrade firmware.

2. What you downloaded was a zip file. Unzip it, and odin will see it.

3. In reference to #1, you can downgrade the radio (if that's what you are trying to do) to mje in odin. Just not the full firmware.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] kingkongsmith:
1. Nope... I never do the ota... I wait for beans... normally he fix us up.

2. That's the problem. .. when I downloaded it, it don't show as a zip file like the nc4 and nc3, I've done nc3 and 4 using odin ... they download and show up as zips I unzip it and it shows up in odin. Mje didn't show up as a zip. I don't know why.

3. And yep I'm trying ... I've done this before... just really don't know why it's a problem now.

Thanks for replying! Any more ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] kingkongsmith:
Tried another computer. .. worked... thanks though!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] tw1n5nak35:
I was able to flash NC2 firmware with no problem in odin, thank you again :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] nitronet:
Are the retail stock tars posted here rooted?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] LeftyGR:
No, they are straight stock firmwares. You will need to root them after.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] alexp1289:
Hey guys I have a stock never modified Samsung Galaxy Note 3 developer edition device. I just got it in the mail today. And I was wondering if there are any files that would be of use for me to get off of it for the sake of research while it is still un-modified the only thing thats been done is root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] canemaxx:
The mje modem download is mje_modem.tar.7z ...do I just rename the file to mje_modem.tar to make it flashable ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Shaggy Kobain:
You have to Odin the .tar file-

Sent From My Disturbed N3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] canemaxx:
With the way it was name ending with 7z Odin didn't recognize the file
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Shaggy Kobain:
You have to unzip it then add the file in the AP slot in Odin version 3.09-

Sent From My Disturbed N3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] LeftyGR:
Clarification request: what will the .pit file do in odin? I could have sworn it clears and reset all patitions on a device. But I just had someone flash it with the nc4 modem package and the phone booted.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mikeman45:
Thank you beans for this. Saved my a$$ today. Easy to find and download then flash through Odin and profit I'm back up and running.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] ATalkingRock:
Unfortunately, my device as of lately is getting poor reception. I've tried just about all modems, factory resetting, flashing new tars, everything else I could think of but no luck. I get 0 bars and dropped calls.

My db's are -115 which I would assume is awful since I've been told that people have been trying to call me, but I haven't gotten a single ring.

To add to the "unfortunate events" I don't have insurance or a guarantee on my phone, so I doubt verizon will give me a replacement....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] highdro:
Hopefully someone can help me out with this real quick. I am restoring my phone to stock nc4. I flashed the nc4 tar in odin and it goes through fine but when the phone boots up there are constant com.android.phone force closes. I flashed again and it still does it. I'm at a loss right now. Actually there are many more force closes than that. I can't even bypass the setup screen to see if maybe the kernel didn't get flashed. If someone could link me to the nc4 kernel I'll try to flash that and see what happens.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] the_rooter:
Once you are done flashing you need to go into recovery and do factory reset. For some reason it doesn't fully do it.

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Do the volume up, home key, and then power button
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] highdro:
Yeah I tried that after I posted and it worked lol I didn't think I would have to do that though. I upgraded one of my lines and got a s5 so I'm done with the note 3 and my mother is actually using it. The s5 gets a much better signal than the note 3 did and after speaking with a verizon rep they offered to give me another s5 or a replacement note 3 but I don't know if the replacement will have the same issues. I would constantly drop calls and get mobile network not available when trying to make calls. We got a new sim card yesterday to see if it was a bad sim but she said it's still the same so I'm debating on which phone to get. Can anyone confirm that the replacement note 3's get better signal?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] LeftyGR:
I've seen several ppl mention that their replacement note 3 had noticeably better reception.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] shawn1224:
I just switched to MJE modem running NC4 build, so far I'm still getting pretty bad reception inside the house (switching between 1x and 3G) but as soon as I walk outside it goes to 4G.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] LeftyGR:
Everyone will have a different result as to which modem works best for them. For some reason, it's always been that way. You might try a different one. If none help, I would guess nothing but a new device would fix. If other phones on vzw get good reception inside your house, except yours, I would bet that's the case.

I read on another thread that if you bought your n3 in the first few months it came out and u call vzw, they will replace it with a new (not refurbished) phone. Solely for the reception issue.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] shawn1224:
Yea, I've had the Note 3 since about a month after release. I didn't start experiencing issues until after the Kitkat OTA. Up until then I didn't even have a desire to root because everything worked flawless. And here I was thinking this might be the first Android device that didn't require me tinkering with it.

I guess I'll give the rest of the modems a try and then off to Verizon if I can't get any decent results.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] thrgk:
How can I return my Note 3 back to stock? I want it full stock unrooted and no safestrap On mje modem and latest beans rom
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DavidFlory:
I was with you until "and latest beans rom" which CANNOT be stock. Do you have the retail or dev edition?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] LeftyGR:
You're on beans mje rom. To get to stock and remove all traces of root, odin a stock rom.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dpoverlord:
Really dumb question...

Got my replacement phone which stock should I load?

NC4 + NC4 modem?

I plan to switch to Alliance rom build 2 not sure if I should be doing this first when I Get my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] christianpeso:
No need to load any stock ROM 1st. Root with TowelRoot. Install BusyBox from the Play Store. Then install latest Safe Strap. Then flash Alliance V2 in Safe Strap. Enjoy!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jamor414:
Has anyone on NC2 ROM flashed NC4 Modem with better results?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] donelam304:
If you go to NC4 your stuck there and a lot of the roms we t work. I'd stay with NC2 if I was you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DavidFlory:
Flashing the NC4 modem is not the same as the NC4 ROM. If you go to the ROM you cannot go back. NOT TRUE for the modem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] JuanNut:
Yeah, I can speak from experience. I got a replacement note 3 due to the same issues you were talking about. Replacement phone has stellar reception. I'm getting better than my friends s4 now when before it was the other way around. It has a sticker on it that my old one did not have. I don't recall exactly what it says but it made me believe that they had physically replaced/upgraded the radio inside it. It works much better. [emoji2] [emoji106]
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Scott:
Android 4.4.4: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39274/N900VVRUDNJ6_N900VVZWDNJ6_VZW.zip/

Ohhhh Beans?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] clambert11:
I wouldn't hold my breath. Beans has moved on from devices that aren't open source. Can't say I blame him. Something happened and he's stated he's done with Samsung. He's even already bought a Nexus 6.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Scott:
Samsung is open source its just the locked bootloader that is rediculous. As well, I have thought about the Nexus 6.

IM just back on the Note 3 because I had a rare chance to get a semi beat up device for free.

Its in good enough shape to make ROMS.

I also know beans... He likes a challenge!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] BeansTown106:
i do like a challenge... but the amount of stuff i have done for the samsung community especially this device alone and to be pushed to the side.. im not even gonna dabble with it.... Sorry Guys :( . i have had nj1-nj6 since october

imho it was a nice run while it lasted but safestrap along with root on vzw/att devices are going goodbye!

lets hope these new devs you guys have can keep these things alive as long as we did :confused::p:silly:

ps- nothing against you at all scott! just wanted to make that clear
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Surge1223:
Also no, we can't leak anything guys. Have to protect our sources. Sorry.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] mikeman45:
Im sad to hear this terrible news. yet again we loose another great Dev. due to nonsense. I hate to see you leave but i understand your frustration. Good luck with your nexus (honestly i hope you dont like it and get bored and decide to come back :p:D;) )
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Scott:
NO offense taken man.

I told you on Hangouts the only reason I am back building for this phone is I literally got one for free.

If not I would have NEVER touched another Samsung phone again. I swore to myself I would not do it. But... Free... Thats hard to pass up! :angel:

I totally understand where you are coming. Samsung needs to pull head from anus.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] droidstyle:
Agreed Scott! Samsung has really taken a turn for the worse...might be my last Sammy device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] CovXX:
Maybe I'll make a base for 4.4.4 ...

EDIT: Based on everything that's going on, this is my last Sammy device(Or maybe I'll get the N4 and get back into the grind), going for a nexus 6.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dhufford81:
I know this is my last, and aside from that there are lots of people who come to me for phone advice. Guess which company will not be recommended... I don't know why but I take these issues very personally. I paid 800$ for a dev device out of my own pocket and here I am stuck on 4.3 bootloader with no option for lollipop. I just flashed the nj6 radio and my 4g is dropping out every 2 minutes. F.u. Samsung.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] CovXX:
I mean they're solid devices for 60% of people, just not for people who like to tinker with

THEIR

devices
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Afro Samurai:
You both have solid points and there are plenty of people who are happy with their Sammy phones but anyone with an xda account can't be thrilled about what's going down... ???
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] tw1n5nak35:
I completely agree. I will be keeping my note 3 for as long as I can. Like majority of the devs who have moved on to different devices. It's been fun, for the past year while it lasted :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Afro Samurai:
I hear you bro, I'm trying to keep my Note 3 in the best shape possible so I don't have to do a warranty replacement and end up with that new mess on it. Got two edge ups with the wife and I and I'm waiting to see if Big Red officially carries the Nexus like rumored to be in a couple of weeks before I make a move.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] newuser134:
Is it safe to flash NC2 or NC4 modem to the Dev Ed Note 3 running Beans Rom Build 2 (Android 4.3 version)?

Is it required to upgrade the rom to the Beans stock Android 4.4.2 rom from the other thread a few spots farther down to get XLTE to work, or does it matter what rom or modem you are using for XLTE to work? I have band 4 enabled, and supposedly XLTE is live in my area (Tulsa, OK), but my bandwidth still shows as 10MHz, not 20. I am running Beans build 2 for DevEd and MJ7 modem.

Thank you
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dhufford81:
Yes its safe, you can flash any radio on any ROM. As for taking advantage of xlte I think you need a ROM above a certain build number. I'm not sure when they implemented xlte but I'm thinking nc2 or nc4, not sure that mje has it. And I think you need to enable it, its off by default.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] newuser134:
Thank you. How do you enable XLTE once you have the right rom/modem? Do you mean I have to enable LTE band 4 (which I already have), or do I have to enable anything in the settings?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dhufford81:
I think there is a thread in the general section about the dialer menu and xlte.

Here is the link, read the op it talks about enabling band 4. That's all I know :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2530523
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] thrgk:
I deleted Data, Dalvik, System, and cache in safestrap and now my phone wont boot, its stuck on the samsung logo. I was on NC2. How can I reflash and still be able to use safestrap and custom roms? What should I flash via odin?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] christianpeso:
Why would you do that? I recommend reading up on what you are doing before proceeding with stuff like that. Deleting System is removing the ROM itself. You have no ROM installed at this point. Flash whatever ROM you flashed in the 1st place all over again in SafeStrap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] thrgk:
I cant enter safestrap, it just is stock at the samsung logo before safestrap was an option, unless i can force boot into safe strap somehow?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] christianpeso:
Are you familiar with ODIN? ODIN the NC4 Tar from this thread and start from scratch.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2524572
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] thrgk:
yea that what i was planning, its almost all downloaded so will go from there.

Thanks

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So I downloaded the NC4, https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358549642 but the name of the file is N900VVRUCNC4_N900VVZWCNC4_N900VVRUCNC4_HOME.tar.md5.7z so odin is not finding it, but when I take out the .7z it sees it but doesnt work.

Should I rename it somehow?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] christianpeso:
You do not have to rename it. Just extract it and make sure you are using the latest Odin v3.09. Then chose AP slot and chose the file you extracted.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] MeetFace:
Guys, I'm having a problem with this NC4 ODIN. I odin the file (downloaded and checked MD5). When it boots, the Phone app is missing/corrupt, and the shell doesn't load.

Also, the splash screen still shows "Custom" with the unlock sign.

I'm supposed to be selling this sucker in 2 hours, really need any help you can give.

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] christianpeso:
Turn phone completely off and boot into stock recovery by pressing volume up, home, and power at the same time. Wipe factory data and reboot and everything should be stock then.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] MeetFace:
Thanks christian. I was in the process of doing that and had to leave for an appointment. I had no idea it would change the splash screen after wiping data, but it did =]
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] drewcam888:
Anyone able to pull the NK1 modem yet?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] xdadevnube:
I was wondering the same thing. Any NK1 users have any thoughts on the reception?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] leroybrute:
+1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] tw1n5nak35:
Big thanks to Hsbadr, I take no credit, credits to him :D

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722641747
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] viss:
My wife just got this OTA update to NK1 on her stock note3 last night.

I'm on NC2 modem, NC4 alliance rom, which is using 4.4.2.

Has anyone tried flashing NK1 over NC2 with this rom yet?

[EDIT]

So flashing NK1 over NC2 works fine, but a problem that I've noticed has not been resolved, and I think it may be a rom issue.

On NC2 and NC4 when using an app called 'vpncilla' for IPSec VPN the modem drops completely and has to renegotiate with the tower. Any high bandwidth traffic will knock the phone offline for a moment - I've verified this by using the speedtest app too. On my wifes phone the problem became resolved after the OTA update to NK1, but updating alliance rom to NK1 doesn't fix the problem. I have yet to fetch logcats.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] zounduser:
Hey guys using a Verizon note 3 on jb. I am gonna use Kingo to root. What do I do after to b on the latest firmware and run roms with root?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] alexp1289:
Anyone notice anything on the new modem that's better? I got the Dev edition and still on mje modem not sure if I should flash this or stay with mje? Any new features or benefits of this modem?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] tw1n5nak35:
I'm not sure if you can do that. Cause the Dev edition modems are not the same as retail version note 3. I thought I found some gains with the new NK1 modem, but for me in chicago, I don't see a boost in signal quality. I best in my opinon is till MI9, but I'm still testing it. I only flashed it about a week ago. :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] alexp1289:
With Dev edition you can flash any modem you want as long as it's a Verizon note 3. I figured there's no reason to switch to the new one. Mje seems to be the best there is speed isn't to bad with a full signal (using cyanogenmod 11) not sure why it's so much faster than a stock ROM though LOL :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] tw1n5nak35:
THank you for cleaing that up. I wasn't to sure if you could or not. That means you have all the modems at your disposal to try. I was on MI9 for along time and loved it. Than I made he jump to kitkat NC2/NC4 and my signal was not as stellar. So I went back to MI9 but NK1 just dropped not too long ago, so I thought I would give it a try and than head back to MI9.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Rakibul Islam:
I've been trying to flash these modems to my DEVED Note 3 (recently switched from regular Note 3), but none of them seem to take via Odin. I've tried the md5 files for NC2, NC4, and NK1, putting them in the AP slot, but I always end up still being on MJE. Been told NK1 might help with the SIM card issues in the CM12 ROM. Is there something I'm missing here?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DavidFlory:
I found that I had to enter download mode from a powered-down phone. Not from my TWRP recovery menu.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] knox0x1:
Hey I was wondering. . I'm using the hyper drive rom rls8 and I have the nc2 modem instalked. Would the mi9 modem be better or even work with this rom?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] The-Chief:
I have a question about UN-rooting. I currently have my old retail Verizon Note 3, rooted with Hyperdrive ROM running in the stock slot via Safestrap. I'm ready to sell it, and I figure I'll have a better market for it if I return it to stock. The problem is, it's been so long that I've forgotten! Will anyone here please help me by providing a step-by-step procedure, in excruciating detail, on how to Odin back to pure stock, remove Safestrap and unroot it? Which Odin in the OP should I use? And if anyone here wants the phone as-is, PM me now and I'll discount it for all the work you're saving me! :)

Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] lloydsw:
You might be surprised at the market for a rooted Verizon Note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] CZ Eddie:
Anyone have the MJE download link?

OP link and another link I found a few pages back are both dead.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] tw1n5nak35:
Here you go:

http://d-h.st/eaD

Or have a look at this thread by DutchDogg.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2528707

This is not my work, big thanks to [MENTION=5412049]dutchdog[/MENTION]g
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] DanielMelnik:
Where i can find NK1 (4.4.4) or B6 (5.0) Modem ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Sleepycloud:
Sammobile.com is the only place that I trust completely. Download the whole file, unzip it and take only what you need bro.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] YayNote:
Is this clearly labeled within the tar? 8 want to take the update but I want to try the OG2 modem first....read it sucked
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] AceKing721:
Does anyone have the NC4 tar? The links are all old.

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I actually need both the NC4 modem, and the full stock tar files.