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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r.storm85:
Oops well i do understand what your saying..but i have seen posts of people flashing a 3.70 rom and having major battery drain without flashing a different kernel...usually fixed by downgrading pri to 1.77....but then u never know what else they did...maybe they forgot to mention it...anyways what your saying makes total sense. Actually ive never heard anybody talking about this but it should be known by everyone. Every custom kernel is based off an official htc/google one just like roms right so its only right to use the same versions...is there a list somewhere of which kernel version came with certaint ota?? You know not #15 but ver. 2.10.65.10 or wutever.

Evo - Myn 2.2 RLS 3 - Clockwork - HBoot .76
[EVO 4G General] Tower1972:
Reposted on AC also,trying to get as many peoples input as possible!

Going to start of by saying this isnt a slam against Sprint. I was happy as hell to go back to them after having ATT with my iPhone. This post is to get a general feel for the speeds people are experiencing.

Sum it up as short as I can, I wanted to watch the Seahawks playoff game tonight, so I fired up the ole Slingplayer. To my disappointment, it looked like complete crap and was literally freezing up. So I decided to run a speedtest to see what kind of up/down speeds I was getting.

This is where it gets crappy. I had a friend with a DroidX on Verizon,and another friend with the Samsung Galaxy phone from AT&T next to me, and asked them to run a test also. Speeds were as follows

Verizon- 2.1mb down 950 up

AT&T- 2.3mb down 650 up

Sprint - 393kbps 655kbps up

Uh...yeah. So I ran it again,186kbps down 397 up...WTH

I know Sprint isnt exactly the best carrier and all (and yes I do still love em for the prices) but is the network THAT crappy?

Alittle info about my phone is this:

Android 2.2

2.15.00.11.19 Baseband

2.6.32.15 netarchy-toastmod 4.1.9.1 cfs

3.70.651.1 Build #

Azrael X 3.0

PRI 1.90.003

PRL 60674

I have tried to update my radios with the combo pack at first, but the radio itself stalled at Formatting Cache, so i tried to use them seperately, and once again, stalled at formatting. Everytime I try to update my radio (to actually have it run the full course), it stalls at the formatting part after the self reboot. I thought I would give it time, but 10min of sitting on that screen and nothing, I manually reboot and manually format cache thru recovery. I also updated my profiles each time I try to reinstall the radios.

Am I missing something here or doing something wrong? I know about tower signals and all, but since the area I live and work will NOT be getting 4G anytime soon (as its outside Milwaukee and 4G will not reach that far when and IF Milwaukee gets it), I would at least expect my 3G service to be better than that!
[EVO 4G General] MordyT:
Don't feel so bad. I live in Milwaukee and...

About a year and half ago I could consistently hit 2 mbps on my Touch Pro / Diamond. Then a few months later I was down to about 1500 kbps, which was more then fine. About 6 months ago me and a friend (different plans etc) both started experiencing close to 400 kbps. On our TP2's. It has gotten much worse. I have an EvO, he has a TP2 still so it is not phone related. There are days I can't get above 47 kbps. Most of the time I seem to hover around 87-187 kbps. I have literally waited 2 minutes for webpages to load. And this has been going on for about the past 2 months. Numerous calls and troubleshooting has lead me to believe sprints network is just way to overloaded. I am about to leave Sprint and grab some t mobile and HSPDA+ love. I give till March 31st, only because someone I know claims Sprint 4G may become active here. Apparently there is already a network in place and it is a licensing issue. I doubt it is true, but that is how long I give sprint to get their network together.
[EVO 4G General] Tower1972:
Regrettably T Mobile isnt an option for me since I live out in the Falls. I have a store about a 5 min walk from me and the sales reps told me not to even bother about a year or so ago lol.

Even walking thru malls when those sales people approach me, all I say is I live in Meno Falls, and they stop the sales pitch lol
[EVO 4G General] InfectedMushroom:
The formatting cache screen is normal, it should do that. It doesn't mean it froze. Just click reboot and you're good to go.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
To the OP, your speeds are indicative of 3g (or less) speeds. Was the phone in 4g mode when you ran the test?

Sadly, sprint and verizon 4g technology is not compatible, otherwise swapping out to a verizon prl might be the trick.

Come to think of it, there was another thread here regarding using verizon's 3g even in areas where sprint does have coverage. Did you try that?
[EVO 4G General] xcellerate:
Around the oshkosh appleton area I get 300-1000 kbs down and around 700-800 up.
[EVO 4G General] Tower1972:
So wait. How can I piggyback off Verizon with a Sprint phone?? I know both are CDMA but thought theres a big difference between chipsets etc.

Oddly enough too I used to able to use my IPad sling player at work also, thought somewhat choppy at times,but it's NEVER been as bad as it's been the past week or so. I did read somewhere that people are having issues with the new radios so I wonder if that could be the culprit and if flashing to a previous radio would clear things up. Then again I think the 3.70 update requires the new radios to function properly though I could be wrong

Anyway back to crying over my non functioning sling players on iPad and Evo due to lack of any decent reliable bandwidth lol
[EVO 4G General] baknblack:
It's not your radio. I've been running the same radio since the 3.29 update. I'm on the 3.70 build now but, the radio hasn't been updated. I used to get close to 1st meg down here in louisville but since christmas it's lucky to get 150 k.
[EVO 4G General] MordyT:
Hey, we aren't talking of 4G. And no, his speeds are less then 3G. And the issue with Verizons PRL is if more then half or like 500MB is roaming data, then Sprint likes to terminate you.

Nice. What Radio/Rom? Not that it makes a diff.

Not your radio. Several phones in my area do this.

You and me, in the same boat.
[EVO 4G General] weidnerj:
Milwaukee Area

I was recently up in the Milwaukee area over the holidays and the 3G was actually pretty solid at about 1 meg.

In KC, I am lucky to get 256 kb on any given day. Wisconsin doesn't have the 4G network yet - but honestly 4G is over rated (Great speeds if you are outside standing next to the tower and don't mind being tethered to an power outlet)

It is easy to forget that Sprint and other cell phone providers Internet access is still cell phone technology in a world of cable modems and DSL... That the speeds are comparible but there is cell phone "lag" due to the wireless transmissions. And that lag definately will be a factor in gaming and streaming video where packets have to be on time.
[EVO 4G General] SeeCurt:
I think that's more of a Wi-Max issue than Sprint. LTE doesn't have that problem because they operate at a higher frequency. I believe Sprint and Clear are going to switch to LTE and that might actually be the reason for the delay in some areas. I read an article yesterday about Clear having an LTE network running in Phoenix right now with speeds touching 90 megabits. Google it.

As for my speeds in Brookfield the best I got today was 787 down and 621 up. That's been normal for me.
[EVO 4G General] gpz1100:
Indeed. Bottom end of 3g. Fwiw, this little tweak might help

##3282# from the phone menu

advanced

look at the bottom, http pd proxy port and proxy address

I changed mint to

port:0

proxy: 0.0.0.0

I was having issues with shoutcast streaming in winamp and other programs. This change bypasses the proxy, but may also help in the op's case.

DOh! Forgot about that... It's right there in sprint's terms and conditions!@# So really, such use is suitable when traveling, where bulk of the data usage is in a sprint market. But where less than majority (49%?) is while roaming. Of course the 49% is my interpretation. They don't really define what majority means.

http://shop.sprint.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jlom117:
any rom i try installing whether it be cm7 or cm6 it says bad file..... s=off is set and im able to boot into recovery 2.5.1.2 just fine the only issue ive encountered other than the files not installing is titanium back up wont work saying it doesnt have root privileges so i dont know what the issue is?!?!! someone please help me

pm me

Thank You
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patalo:
Do you have superuser on your phone?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rigman:
Have you tried pressing the problems button in titanium to install busybox?

Also try running fix permissions in ROM Manager.

Did your verify the md5 checksum after downloading the ROM.

________________________________

Unrevoked forever

SkyRaider Sense 3.5

Radio 2.15.00.11.15
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jlom117:
Haven't fixed permissions and on md5 where do I check that and what should it say?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jlom117:
i do have super user
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rigman:
You can use Astro and long press the file and select Details. That will calculate the md5 checksum for your copy of the file. Then there should have been a md5 published on the site where you downloaded the file. The two should match. This insures the file didn't get corrupted durning download.

________________________________

Unrevoked forever

SkyRaider Sense 3.5

Radio 2.15.00.09.01
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jlom117:
Ok cool I'll let you know what happens
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jlom117:
THANK all of you for your halp on helping me figure this out..... it ended up being a bad file, downloaded the most build and all went through like gold!!

THANK YOU again!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] draikz:
So when I batch restore all my apps, it manually makes me click "Install" on EVERY app it runs through. Yah know the annoying install page showing what it requires your phone to do? Like Read phone calls etc..? That thing is annoying, because I have 95+ apps, I don't feel like sitting here tapping Install 95+ times and wait like a min inbetween each install. Any suggestions? :eek:

Thanks in advanced!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] explodingboy70:
Pay the $5 for the Pro key and you won't have to. It will actually do a batch restore. Also if you do buy it next time you flash a new Rom go into the market first and Re-download the key before trying to restore. Good luck.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ yeap

Suggestion = Buy App
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Apocalypse:
Ditto...the Pro version is so much faster and less annoying than the free version....

Sent from my XDA app cuz I'm stalking your mom....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msong06:
i bought the pro key for it, worth it! beats clicking 1 by 1....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monk4Life:
The pro version is the best, but you still cant beat the free version either. So what if you have to click install on every app, atleast you still have your data with your apps and dont have to install them fresh from the market each time.
[Captivate General] psufan5:
Im going to try to return my phone since the GPS cant do anything in regards to navigation. It never knows what street im on even when its locked.

Is there a certain model I should be requesting that performs better?
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
All of them are broken. It's a hardware problem.
[Captivate General] hbgregg:
not true. my phone is build no. 1012 rev 0.4 and everything works as expected, including GPS.
[Captivate General] hackinc2000:
Mine has never ever, locked once!!!
[Captivate General] mwilhelm:
Mine is 1007 stock and I've always been able to use the GPS. So imho it's pretty much luck of the draw.
[Captivate General] born_fisherman:
I don't even care anymore. I've given up on Samdung to be honest.. terrible support and no communication for their 10 million galaxy s devices.

For what its worth, I have a 1006 build and gps is marginal at best when tracking - regardless of which ROM and gps cocktail files I throw at it.

Supposedly the newer builds have better tracking, but there isn't any PROOF.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
Samdung... Clever. I prefer Samsuck myself.
[Captivate General] psai:
I have a model 1009 running Serendipity 2.0, and my GPS gets a very quick lock and maintains lock when I'm driving in the car for the most part.
[Captivate General] nybmx:
I had 2 1008's that both had great gps with Darkys rom and very spotty if any lock with other roms. I now have a refurbished 1007 running Darkys that locks fast and tracks great too.
[Captivate General] jjtitus098:
I have a 1007, that I got to replace my old 1007 and the new phone's gps works perfectly with any rom I've used. Guess I got lucky.
[Captivate General] bacuy82:
I have to agree that GPS on my Captivate isn't great since day 1 either.

Recently I've been using Designgears Perception build 10.0, GPS has nothing but spectacular. Did a few long-drive road test and didn't lose signal even once and testing it with short trips for about a week now. Signal lock is within a minute. That is with both Google Maps/Navigation and CoPilot Live. A round trip from St. Robert to St. Louis, MO then from St. Robert, MO to Fort Smith, AR and back and GPS has been Spot on. This is with Perception Build 10.0 - Before I made the trip back from Fort Smith, I decided to update to Perception build 10.1 and GPS just gave out on me... did not work at all... get all kind of GPS signal but can not be locked into 3D to get an accurate position. Great thing I still have Build 10.0 on the phone decided to flash back from Build 10.1 to 10.0 and GPS is miraculously work the way it meant to be. This is the first time GPS on my Captivate has been working so well for me ever since day 1. I almost made a jump to Windows Phone 7 because of it. Now, I don't have to anymore, all thanks to Designgear.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
Haha, I like samjunk.
[Captivate General] mwilhelm:
I'm curious...

If you look at all the messages and statements here that the GPS on the Galaxy phones don't work, one would think (at least anecdotally) that a large percentage of the phones' GPS's don't work. Does anybody have any numbers showing the percentage of the phones with the problem? I mean, with multi millions of phones sold, one would think that you would hear more of it outside the tech stream media. Maybe it has been, and I just didn't notice. Does anybody have any link to the number/percentage of phones affected?

Sent from my...
[Captivate General] fatttire:
Nah, that data doesn't exist. You could start a poll thread. It'd be skewed towards XDA users (which might comprise in part those that find their phone inadequate) but that'd give some idea.

My phone varies from poor gps tracking to completely unfunctional depending on the ROM. Incidentally, all 2.2 i9000 were 100% broken for me, but 2.2.1 i9000 brought it up to "crappy". YMMV
[Captivate General] DrCruelty:
The two people I know with SGS phones that said their GPS worked learned otherwise when I asked them to show me.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
It's like the iPhone antenna. They're all broken, but many people don't notice or understand the problem.

So the company spits in your face and goes to the bank.

Some people think this is acceptable, I don't. That's why I shall never but another Samsung phone again.

I've been holding a grudge against RadioShack since fifth grade, when they tried to screw me over. Now Samsung can add to the list.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate General] meyesme:
If people keep refusing to buy their phones anymore because of the Captivate, they'll soon be Samsunk!
[Captivate General] psufan5:
Ive tried every ROM and none of them work with my GPS. It will track me for periods of 30 seconds, then the circle around my arrow gets huge and rarely locks again.
[Captivate General] psufan5:
Minus the fact that the iPhone antenna actually works... That thing never loses my position... NEVER. A simple case on the phone remedies the issue... with the captivate, there is nothing you can do but keep returning the phone.
[Captivate General] JoshIV34:
My GPS is perfect. I have 10 locks in within 30 seconds. This is my second captivate due to me dropping the first one and the screen breaking. When I used the GPS on that device I got a Max of 3 satellites with 1 lock. I think it its that they have slightly updated the device as time has passed on.
[Captivate General] jz3:
I just received a refurbed replacement under the shutdown issue memo and so far everything works perfect. This seems to be true for many. Looks like Sammy came up with an internal fix. Got back a 1007 unit with JH7 already installed.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884289
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
I know.

It's unfortunate. Android is amazing, but anyone that bought a Captivate over an iPhone 4 made a mistake.

Hopefully the Atrix is rooted swiftly and this whole mess can be put behind us.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate General] NascarFastcar:
1008 built, blackfriday deal. Stock everything jh7. Scratched up the battery cover connectors and covered them in oxguard grease. GPS has been perfect since...
[Captivate General] opcow:
I didn't go to Arby's for 10 years after they left the meat out of my sandwich causing me to drive 8 miles round trip to get a new sandwich (I was really set on a beef 'n cheddar) without so much as an apology.

Now Samsung has left the meat out of my sandwich.
[Captivate General] bacuy82:
I can't say that I have tried every ROM out there, I've been sticking with Designgears ROM and I guess I have to speak for myself regarding this GPS issue that everyone is having, but ever since I've been using Perception Build 10.0 GPS has been dead on. Every once in a while I will experience inaccurate position but it will be back on track a few seconds later. I will continue to test my Miracle Captivate and report if oneday that it's giving out. So far it's been over a week and it still dead on.
[Captivate General] modest_mandroid:
1006 build phone here, got it the week it was released. Must be a quality control problem they were having with the first few batches because I've never experienced any negative symptoms with my gps on any rom. Even on the stock JI6 rom, it would get an accurate lock quickly and track properly.

Got my phone through amazon, dunno if that makes a difference (if different retailers got different batches).
[Captivate General] psufan5:
Just got a 1010... flawless before putting any root or rom on it.... hopefully that stays the same after I hack it :p
[Captivate General] DakotaGypsy:
I had half way decent GPS use on my first Captivate. On Friday I got a brand new Captivate due to the random shut-down issue. The GPS on my new device is great. I get almost instant locks - even indoors. I love it. The new device also cleared up a number of other problems I had been having with the device. So far, I love it.
[Captivate General] 40Love:
I returned my Captivate in the 30-day return window and the new unit (1012 build MFG December 12th) has great GPS locks and tracks. I am a month into the new unit and have had zero shutdowns or GPS problems. My previous unit would barely lock and never had proper track while driving. Afraid to change anything on it. LOL
[Captivate General] XeoNoX:
As of this point in time all RETAIL STOCK CAPTIVATES have a very bad gps. However if you decide to root your phone the GPS can work very good if you perform the following mod located in the following thread. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=786486 Ive performed the following mod under vairous ROMs and the GPS works very good if u follow the instructions, the key is to modify those files and keep the GPS in plain site of the sky, in other words keep the phone right next to the WINDOW if you are driving (not on your lap, i said RIGHT NEXT TO WINDOW!!). btw, i used METHOD 2, and remember to run the LBS test and delete GPS data.
[Captivate General] Ikonomi:
I have a 1006, and the GPS performance is very, very poor, regardless of ROM and settings/jupiter modifications. It's just broken.

I would like to exchange my Captivate for a newer build or at least a refurb, but the reports of improved GPS have me very dubious. Everyone with a new Captivate mentions lock times, which have rarely been a problem with my particular phone. The problem with my Captivate -- and with most Captivates -- is the terrible GPS tracking. Lock times mean nothing if the phone reports my position 20 meters away, shows me continuing past an intersection after I turned or stopped, and oscillates between 10 and 30 meter accuracy under clear skies.

What I'd like is some information on the GPS tracking with the newer Captivates. I might just have to bite the bullet and exchange anyway. It's not like the GPS could any worse.
[Captivate General] liquid blue:
This is my concern too. I have to exchange one of my Captivates because of random shutdowns, but has OK GPS and considering switching the other as well because GPS (even after cognition 3) is horrid, but doesn't have any other issues. Can people who have gotten refurbs confirm better working GPS?
[Captivate General] kletiz:
I have a 1006 also. I'm thinking about going in this afternoon to do an exchange hoping I can get one that tracks decently. Turns, side streets and stops are an absolute nightmare when using navigation.

One of my concerns about doing the exchange is mentioning all the things I've done to my phone trying to get GPS to work. (Rooting, flashing, etc...) I'm obviously going to flash back to stock first but do they care about this? Or can I just walk in and ask for an exchange and they give me one with no questions asked?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racdac2:
I have searched but can not find anything with a similar problem, so sorry if it has been covered. My HD2 will not reboot first time ever. if anything requires a reboot i have to remove the battery and wait at least 15-20 mins before rebooting otherwise it will hang, not always at the same place. I am running the stock 1.44 rom. tried to update to new 3.14 rom, using activsync method but phone hangs and i get a 264 communication error... Any thoughts
[G Tablet General] Darkeyce:
So i've got the SDK installed, and i THink i ahve ADB installed correctly (i can run commands and get results evn though i have no idea what to do with them)

But i dont know how to get a screen cap of wht is on my Tablet...is there an app i should be using?or is this not somethingi need to do via ADB?
[G Tablet General] Sprdtyf350:
You use DDMS to take screenshots. Take a look in your tools folder in the SDK. There should be a file there named ddms.bat... If not it may be in platform-tools. I usually just copy everything in platform-tools to the tools folder anyway.

To take a screenshot make sure you can talk to your tablet. So do a ADB devices from a command line pointed at your tools folder. It should come back and tell you it found your tablet. Then just run ddms.bat and it will open up a window. You need to select your tablet from the list. It will normally be the top line if you only have one device connected. Then from the menu up top select Device, and then screen capture.
[G Tablet General] Darkeyce:
Oh, That's just SWEET!

Thanks for the assist
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obieonepc:
Does anyone know if a port is in the works for CradleAlarm to be used as a working app for Android? I just switched to the Nexus S from my Touch Pro 2 and CradleAlarm is hands down my favorite Alarm Clock. Since I am not a developer I was hoping maybe to find an answer here....

If no one plans to port it, can someone please offer me some advise on an alarm that is comparable?

Thank you,

Obie One
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toprock23:
I'm currently using mattedblues and it's fantastic so far. What are u guys using or recommend to try out?