yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
what does "showing 4g" mean? there's an icon?

If so, speedtest screenshot please... I find this hard to believe... it is April Fool's Day after all.

I think you're dillusional.
[G1 Android Development] kevin4144:
ok to install and see these speeds i just download the beta flash then install the adb with airplane mode on? or do i need one of the superd roms first and do a no wipe update to the beta?
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
that seems normal...

so why the adb thing with airplane mode?
[G1 Android Development] aaraya1516:
helpful info

I'm on Tmobile USA and I added the following to the build.sapphire.prop:

ro.ril.hep=1

ro.ril.hsxpa=2

ro.ril.enable.dtm=1

ro.ril.gprsclass=12

ro.ril.hsdpa.category=8

ro.ril.enable.a53=1

ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1

ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask = 4294967295

ro.ril.htcmaskw1 = 14449

ro.ril.hsupa.category = 5

maybe that will help, or it could deter seeing as the config specifies speeds, you can check against your carrier and the details for some of these values can be seen here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5123531&postcount=46
[G1 Android Development] Neejay:
Same, but only because of the day. lol.
[G1 Android Development] bwinger79:
I can confirm that this is working on the T-mobile USA network. My average DL speed was roughly 550k/sec and now its well over 1200k/sec.....and thats on a T-Mo tower that has more than your average amount of connections. Cant wait to get home and test this on a tower with less traffic. That being said, this has little impact on upload speeds.....but who really uploads from your phone anyway. :)
[G1 Android Development] Cal-El:
But is anyone seeing a 4G in the topbar? Or still the 3G as usual?
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
idk if the 4g icon even exists in the android framework... ben might've replaced it/added it though.
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
did you flash and install like every other Rom?

or did you use abd and airplane mode?
[G1 Android Development] Proxin:
You must install adb to have the proper permissions set for your hardware (usually your hardware only supports 3g/edge speeds for data, but this patches the connection output so that it tells the phone to allow 4G).

However

BEFORE

you do this, you must turn to airplane mode so they can't see your IP while installing adb.

Hope this helps
[G1 Android Development] teleknEsis:
Look over there! It's a sign that says gullible!!! I love how many people are falling for this. Tsk Tsk Tsk.... you ppl should know better on April Fool's day
[G1 Android Development] Brajin:
I did a speed test on my G1 running the Latest cyanogen ROM. My speedtest results came back 524kbps down and 725kpbs up.

I performed a full system wipe of all partitions and then flashed the beta zip.

I then performed another speedtest and the results were 227kpbs down and 835 kpbs up. Don't really know what these results account for since I am pretty sure that there is not a HSPA+ test network in my area. I live in the Southwestern part of CT in USA. TMO HSPA speeds here are very good. Well back to the Nexus!
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
logcat is stuck on:

E/flash_image( 133): error opening /data/recovery.img: No such file or directory

Anyone?
[G1 Android Development] kntdookoo:
April fools
[G1 Android Development] opasha:
this is to help everyone who is having trouble since no one except shadow really explained how to install. you need to go into recovery ladies and gentleman, wipe all three things: data, dalvik-cache, and ext. then flash the rom, set it up, make sure usb debugging is checked, then put your phone into airplane mode and install that ADB.apk.

im still gonna wait a day since it's april fools ;)
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
Does this require that you flash htc recovery image? if so, damn it :)
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
yeah, I had a 4G symbol for a few minutes when I flashed this but speed test looked more like EDGE. anyway the 4G icon went back to 3G before long and I havent seen it again.
[G1 Android Development] cjbrigol:
Calling Fake =/

I was pretty excited because I read the post a couple weeks ago about how they think they could piggy back the test 4G/3G+ or w/e it was signal. I did a full wipe and install AND did the ADB APK and I'm in a spot that normally gets Edge and it says 4G at the top (there's an actual icon) but speedtest.net shows edge speeds. I'll try it again when I get into a 3G area but I'm afraid I've been duped =/

Good one though. My professor didn't show up for class today and didn't email us he only told the students that showed up Tuesday (and I was not one of them lol)
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
no way Im wiping everything. Ill lose all my apps. its bad enough losing settings from a normal wipe.

anyway i suspect all thats been done here is replace the E network icon with one that shows 4G. should be easy to confirm, ill update this post in a few minutes

edit- looks like I was right. go to network settings and enable "use only 2g networks" and the network icon in the bar will be 4G.
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
flashing now.....
[G1 Android Development] bbuchacher:
the speed is not up to 4g or sometimes its worse than 3g, but you ARE accessing a 4g network, the speeds will be improved as we work more on the code
[G1 Android Development] kntdookoo:
You Suck.....
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
yea i figured that out. thanks though.

Can anyone actually post a screenshot of speedtest?

On att? anyone?
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
thanks for the explanation.

I have been putting off leaning about abd, but I guess I have to
[G1 Android Development] Cal-El:
I only have the 3G icon but man my downloads and page loading are really flying and not placebo maybe its faster but really noticable. I belive it. :)
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
Im pretty sure he wouldn't waste all that time just to replace some icons, just to make you think 4G is working....
[G1 Android Development] lolmensch:
i still dont believe that you are right. you need COMPLETELY different hardware to gather 4g (lte) the only thing you can get is enhanced 3g (hspa+). so dont talk about 4g. it uses other frequencies. our device is not capable of gaining some speed boost of 4g, only by the enhanced 3g which is also new to most of the users... (no flame or no rating down of your work. just wanted to clarify...)

pls correct me if i'm wrong. always happy to learn sth new
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
im on att and it's still edge speed (cuz the g1 frequencies are different than att's.)

BUT IT SHOWS THE 4g ICON!?!?!

I'd assume that the code is indeed in place, but the icon is screwy.
[G1 Android Development] cigar3tte:
Anyone tested this in Houston?
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
its what themers do, and it wouldnt hardly be any work at all to swap one icon. anyway today is april 1st.
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
no, this confirms even more that its an icon swap
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
idk man, i think it's legit.
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
Oh I almost forgot can someone go here??

Settings-->About Phone--->Status

Or

Dial

*#*#4636#*#*

goto phone info and look at the data type at the bottom
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
alright, hang on a little then. maybe ill whip up a 5g one
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
lol dude i believe ben. I probably shouldn't, but there's no harm...
[G1 Android Development] mckoy1:
shhhhh..... ok ok
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
like i said, edge network, 4g icon
[G1 Android Development] :
Dude i can't believe it it actually works! I'm so sorry for doubting you man this shiz is amazing i love it i showed my mom the 4g icon and she called me a freak for spazzing about it!
[G1 Android Development] reuthermonkey:
to say the least. I'd love to see what they define "4g" as. Cuz HSPA+ aint 4g. And unless they fabricated a new radio out of thin air, no software patch is ever going to give our 7.2mbps max capable HSDPA hardware "4g" speeds.
[G1 Android Development] reuthermonkey:
so your code can invent a network backhaul and upgrade radios at the tower magically? That's impressive. You should get paid by ATT or TMO to improve their network with your software.
[G1 Android Development] lolmensch:
yeah, right direction :D

although a radio wouldnt change anything at all as far as i know...
[G1 Android Development] VERGiL1202:
Come on, it is already the 2nd of April here in germany :D

Tell us if this stuff is real or not.

I think its just an icon replacement to 4G, but lets check this thread out tomorrow ;)
[G1 Android Development] sxfx:
Im not sure about speed connections, cause all the speed tests I used show maybe over a 100Kb's(Kilo Bytes not Bits) improvement from what I used to get which imo is still a awesome improvement.

Another crazy thing I noticed though is the rom speed, it has definitely improved lol don't ask me how since they said they only did network updates, but with jit enabled now I get 3.6 mflops almost none stop, where previously I would get 2.8 to 3.1 mflops with jit that is.

Also Im not so sure why so many think this is a April fools joke when this was posted on 3/31 which is a day before April 1st.

Just look at the date in the Post title. :p

Also anyone else notice that SD updater is build in under About in the settings of the phone?
[G1 Android Development] jook11:
on a moderately unrelated note, do other parts of the world do jokes on april 1st too, or is it just something that gets forced on you by american websites?
[G1 Android Development] skyundersea:
Also notice how this was posted three hours ago, yet he posted the date as 3/31. He's on the west coast, so it would have been around 1pm 4/1. As much as I love Super D, this is a joke. ;)
[G1 Android Development] markinct:
If nothing else, it will be a good April 2nd joke when I show my friends who use Sprint...
[G1 Android Development] golem216:
I flashed it and checked phone status. 4G icon, but EDGE network in status. I didn't bother to speedtest.

April Fools'!
[G1 Android Development] jaygajay:
Just so everybody will stop wiping and flashing there phone here is a clear and obvious picture that it is an April Fool's Joke.

Look at all the highlighted "4G icons" and how they have an "E" at the end of the filename for EDGE. Plus looking at the 4G icons compared to the 3G ones how it is not rounded like the rest.

Stop wiping your phones thinking your gonna get anything good out of it. But if you still wanna try and see if you get 4G speeds then backup and get fooled.

Anyways.....here's the link to the picture.

HAPPY APRIL FOOL's

http://i43.tinypic.com/2eyb3gj.jpg
[G1 Android Development] kntdookoo:
F-ing april fools

Thanks a lot :mad:
[G1 Android Development] dangambino:
You get a "huge speed burst every once in a while" cuz its changing from edge to 3g; you're just not seeing it cuz the icon doesnt change from 4g. Thats how they can get away with it...... "WELL IT DOES< DOESN't IT?";):cool:
[G1 Android Development] JAguirre1231:
See, they merely conformed to the April tradition, you were the other half, the fool
[G1 Android Development] xillius200:
XD Who'd really believe that 4G was available in this rom XD and today of all days ;)

PS: XD I just like to play along :P
[G1 Android Development] Cal-El:
Off topic, how would I go about getting one of the wallpapers from the zip? i want to put it on my cliq xt. :)

Nvrmnd, got it!
[G1 Android Development] ananse:
Definitely April Fool's

to verify this:

1. Go to the settings menu

2. select Wireless controls

3. Select mobile networks

4. check the option "Use only 2G networks"

when the network connection indicator refreshes, it changes to "4G".

Nice one

So you guys took 2 weeks to set this up huh?
[G1 Android Development] jaygajay:
yea in the screenshot you can see that the EDGE icons were changed to some made up 4G icons. People will believe anything today.
[G1 Android Development] Neejay:
hahah Good job. I was too lazy to look at the icons (thought about it).
[G1 Android Development] eessel:
AHAHAHAHA! lol
[G1 Android Development] bbuchacher:
We used the exisiting Edge strings in the framework, as with this hack we no longer even access the Edge network, so we didnt have to recompile the framework, if you select use only 2g you will lock yourself into 4g which is still slower most of the time compared to 3g. however you MIGHT and most likely will see Higher spikes when in the CITY.

IE: you will SPIKE HIGHER on 2g setting (4g network) but retain a lower over all speed.
[G1 Android Development] ytwytw:
checked and its a nice joke playing with icons

Rogers Dream 1.6 have 500kb/s download and 180kb/s upload

after flash this only have 480kb/s download and 30kb/s upload
[G1 Android Development] georgegreco86:
this is f'n classic. the guys name serves him right. BRICKEDG1. Bro, its not that difficult to spell out the following words, making it so much easier to understand.

1.)Because

2.)The - With a T, a H, and an E. No A's in the word.

Better speaking, all i bet this is, a simple graphical change, and an April Fools Bootscreen. Thats what i would have done.

Anyways, BrickedG1, thank for the laugh buddy. Next time, take the extra .5 milliseconds it takes, and spell the words out.
[G1 Android Development] georgegreco86:
Brother, dont black out your hard drive location, and forget the name of it below. FAIL. Who cares what it is anyways.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2eyb3gj.jpg
[G1 Android Development] bbuchacher:
WHAT THIS MEANS ^ is that the 4g took the place of edge, that is why they are named like that, we didnt feel like re writing all that code and then having to recompile the framework just to ADD in 4g, we used the existing STRINGS (thats an xml term) (its like a tunnel or pipe) to route the display of the icon.
[G1 Android Development] bbuchacher:
Now i am done debating this, off to bed
[G1 Android Development] bwinger79:
I re-flashed it like any other rom. The ADB thing is garbage. That app does nothing but make idiots pull their battery for no reason. Old joke. Hard to believe people are still falling for it
[G1 Android Development] Troy89:
Cool joke :)

Isn't 4G only for Sprint anyway
[G1 Android Development] lethal:
I knew something was fishy...I asked myself "wheres the edge icons ? "
[G1 Android Development] diazf09:
quik ?

Can i just flash the 4g update into my existing themed super d rom?

T-mobile

black dream/g1

super d 1.10.2 |amon-ra 1.5.3

latest radio | swap 96mb 4gb 4cl
[G1 Android Development] skyundersea:
Yes you can, do it.
[G1 Android Development] jaygajay:
That is not even my hard drive name so come again before you say FAIL. I blocked it out because it was someone's name and by their request I blocked it out, okay.

And I was not even trying to say anything bad about this "4G ROM", i'm just saying if he really wanted to make people believe then he shouldn't have released it today. How conspicuous would that be.

But like I said I'm not saying this is a BAD ROM or anything. You can flash it all you want but I will stick with what I have now.
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
guys i dont think this is an april fools joke.

before i flashed this using speed test download was about 570 and upload was about 170.

After I flashed this, download speed is 892 and upload 722...

I just did a nandroid backup first. I wanted to try it and figured all i had to loose was about 15 minutes.

i did not do anything with abd
[G1 Android Development] markolo25:
speed boost was due to the cyanogen data tweak for CM roms
[G1 Android Development] lolmensch:
upload almost as fast as Download?!? lolz
[G1 Android Development] xillius200:
LOL now what you said was an april fools XD
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
I have nothing to gain or loose from this rom either way, just posting my speeds:

I did some more speed tests. Its weird how my download speed keeps changing so much.... sometimes much faster then before the flash, sometimes much slower then before. but upload speed continues to be way higher then before....

Im a total newb when it comes to any of this, so i dont have any explaination:

download/upload speed

1. 892/722

2. 260/870

3. 123/723

4. 292/694

5. 864/871

6. 385/742

7. 902/880

8. 605/666

9. 943/832

10. 379/689

11. 406/818
[G1 Android Development] JAguirre1231:
I've had cases where my upload was faster than my download (Due to a faulty server doing the speedtest), so it is possible... just doesn't mean it is accurate ;)
[G1 Android Development] :
My Downloads are slower then KanYe West.
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
This is be berry berry goode ay git 50MB/sec and downloaded a roma in bout 3 of em menitues :) ay am satisfied consumr
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
Im going to flash back to nexus superd black and see what my speed tests are
[G1 Android Development] JAguirre1231:
Those certainly are some erratic speeds there
[G1 Android Development] lolmensch:
My fault..
[G1 Android Development] :
Naah homeboi iss all good no1s finna worry bout da way i spel ow ma worss cuzz no1 likez a hayter lyk u.

Now take that, shove it in your fricken soup, and slurp it at 4-FRICKING-G SPEED!
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
thats what i thought too. im flashing back to regular superD right now. will report back in a few
[G1 Android Development] mejorguille:
So is this 4G hack real or not? I would love to try it but I'm extremely busty atm and don't want to waste time on nonsenses lol.

EDIT:LOL! I wrote busty instead of busy.....Naughty fingers of mine....
[G1 Android Development] jaymn88:
when the icon says '4g' look at your mobile network type it will say edge:(
[G1 Android Development] PurpleCowMan:
This thread is a mixed bag of emotion.

I'm happy cause this is the king of troll threads. Seeing these people troll and get trolled has made my day.

I'm sad, because so many of the user base is so ****ing retarded they dont know what a Radio does.

bbuchacher, You are my new hero. (and the Euro GSM one, not that ****ty Sprint ripoff)
[G1 Android Development] gringo69:
I turned off 3g with my anycut phone info icon and I get 4G.......with edge speeds. ......wonderful. ...its exactly what I wanted
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
So no one else feels this is a prank yet....
[G1 Android Development] ChrisChavez:
I'm calling........

SHENANIGANS!

:D
[G1 Android Development] gringo69:
yeah this is a prank. ..I'm just to lazy to flash back to my previous Rom right now .....
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
here are the speeds back on normal super d. they are much more consistent, but only 1 test over 800k download speed

down/up

1. 473/724

2. 859/560

3. 498/21

4. 298/428

5. 768/872

6. 626/703

7. 799/894

8. 818/886

9. 653/719

10. 466/646

11. 642/875

12. 623/688

not too sure what to make of this 1st set vs the 2nd set. again, first set of tests were using this expirimental rom, second set were using one of the last super d normal roms.

what do you guys think?

ps: yes, i realize that mytouch is probably not capible of true 4g...
[G1 Android Development] lethal:
wow, are people really stupid thinking this is 4G? HTC Dream only has 3G capabilities...
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
They're gullible,plus how can you get 4G when it's not activated or even available yet on many areas.3.5+ is the most you can get. The change log is april fools.
[G1 Android Development] CrazyEye:
rofl flashed it using T-Mobile with AT&T (no 3g or 4g) but icon shows up.

lol
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
not saying this is 4g, as i dont think its possible on our handsets. but what do you think the explaination is for my speed changes posted above? using this supposed experimental rom I was either much higher or much lower then with normal super d. did all tests within 45 minutes in same location...?
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
The only thing that he probably really changed was the build prop, you can change edge and hspda class to gain speed. You wouldn't be able to have 4G if your on att or force 2G only...
[G1 Android Development] Tempestrs4:
All the EDGE status icons have been replaced with one that says 4G. So basically whenever you are on "4G" you are actually using EDGE. Hence the "4G is sometimes slower than 3G" I applaud this April Fools joke. I tip my hat to you good sir :cool:
[G1 Android Development] Kutttt:
chavez you are the biggest debbie downer ever man, i love you in a brotherly sense (no-homo) keep up the good commentary
[G1 Android Development] Sheldonjace:
This thread is full of a bunch of winners. :)
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
well, it may have been some weird tests. I just did a some more with super d (not experimental) and they were all in the 800/850 range.

so not sure if this "experimental" is for real or a joke, but my speeds are much more consistent on regular super d
[G1 Android Development] lethal:
I should make a room and replace the 3G icon with 5G then im sure people will actually think they are using it........
[G1 Android Development] Kutttt:
The placebo effect can really do wonders. Some ppl were actually convinced it was maxed out 3G speed, reminds me of the pre-april fools joke done by yours truly "lie and tell" aka

Klyentel

with the 780MHZ overclock! What a goofball he truly is :rolleyes:
[G1 Android Development] master.peterm:
fake, nice try there guys
[G1 Android Development] sino8r:
HAHAHAHA! Good one Ben! Your spelling is pretty bad though.

Every one who thought this was real should go pick up an iphone and leave android for good. Sorry but true... suckers! I guess it kind of makes it seem real with a real thread created in the distant past with the same claim. Although... that could have been the masterful start to this joke. Either way, good one!
[G1 Android Development] Kutttt:
When you think about it the joke is on Ben. Afterall, he wasted his entire April Fool's day on making a bogus ROM for a few insignificant laughs, so in actuality Ben does an exceptional job of proving he has no life. Haha!
[G1 Android Development] cjbrigol:
This was funny. I think what kept most people fooled (including myself, I'll admit) was that Ben kept answering peoples doubts lol. Well can I get a rom with 4G icon replacing my 3G one? I'd like that =)
[G1 Android Development] Ace42:
Maybe but first pay a quick little visit to att to apply for 2yr contract for the device in my sig :D
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
lol. after all those tests, i switched to using only 2g network. 4g icon showed up and I got the worst test results i have ever gotten
[G1 Android Development] cjbrigol:
Never lmao
[G1 Android Development] apreichner:
Well it's not exactly 4G, but it is DEFINITELY a speed improvement for me. I just did a side by side test. I used HTCClays SuperFast ROM to do 10 speedtests (5 for each rom) using the speedtest.net speedtest app located in the market. I tested in the same location all 10.

I didn't change anything, and I didnt notice a 4G icon on the new superd, possibly because I didn't change to 2G mode, just used loaded the rom and opened the speedtest app. I will try that in a few minutes though for another 5 tests.

With SuperFast ROM

1023/123

589/86

563/133

670/50

1067/121

With new superd 3g:/

1805/164

1813/368

1617/195

1469/127

1513/127

While 2 of the first 5 tests were 1000+, my average I have noticed has been 500-600. I am testing in the Orlando Florida area.
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
did you just flash rom, or did you use abd?

as you can see from my previous posts, I did not get anywhere near you speeds on the new rom
[G1 Android Development] apreichner:
Just flashed, but I noticed after changing it to 2g, the speeds went to edge speeds, when i changed it back, they were back at normal ~500. I'm going to reflash and give it another try, it might have something to do with reflashing and see what happens.

EDIT:

Again right after flashing with no changes, speed jumped to to 1500+ right after flash on all 5 speed tests. I'm going to give it some more time without changing the 2G settings and see if it lasts a while.
[G1 Android Development] kboater:
my upload speeds are consistently over 800... whether this experimental or normal super d. I dont know enough about this stuff. no matter which rom im on. why are my upload speeds so much higher then anyone else's? (but download speed stays 600-900)