[RADIOS][VZW] Galaxy Nexus Radios and Installation Guide

[Droidintorrance]

put my new radios thru the ringer...

was on the phone with everybody... is working a LOT better > 2-hours of talk...

before, usually around the 30 min mark, on so; you get the usual - digital, snaps, pops, crackle, very loud screeches...

now... I can still make out a bit of that, but the noises are a lot muted, almost, almost ignorable... voices cut-out is also almost ignorable...


gonna, take a drive around town, and see how the 4G is...

 

[Droidintorrance]

Looks like we have a winner with 4G also.. at least not any worst.. but the same or a tad better..

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[zero neck]

Not sure if this is a problem, but my phone is showing Roaming when on my network extender. Have an R where i usually see 3g. Anyone else have a network extender and new radios? Has anyone else experienced this?

Don't have one. I just run my Verizon router to a Linksys wireless n900

 

[slave2theaxe]

Getting improved 4G signal at work with the new radios. Liking things so far.

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[Droidintorrance]

Ran over to the VZ store... here is a side-by-side of my phone vs the one of display...

How do you read dBm again...? Doesn't this show that the Demo unit have a better signal?


Demo:

Mine:

BTW... Oh God... ICS is sooo sloooowww... the lag, how on earth did we EVER use that thing....?!! ;-)

 

[KYHusker]

That said, aokp build 1 is stable, So I think you could update to that and jb boot and radios if you wish.

prolly the wrong thread but since it's being discussed here, I'm asking for clarification about the JB bootloader.

I'm staying with AOKP build 1 because I'm digging it and my phone is all tricked out the way I like it. Downloaded the 411_radio zip and flashing the radios looks good to go. thanks dmmarck

I DL'ed JRO03O and IMM76 Q just for grins.

SO .. what is/where can I find the JB bootloader? I'll check the other unofficial official JB threads for guidance too, but a quick note here will be appreciated by us kina sorta noobs

 

[dmmarck]

prolly the wrong thread but since it's being discussed here, I'm asking for clarification about the JB bootloader.

I'm staying with AOKP build 1 because I'm digging it and my phone is all tricked out the way I like it. Downloaded the 411_radio zip and flashing the radios looks good to go. thanks dmmarck

I DL'ed JRO03O and IMM76 Q just for grins.

SO .. what is/where can I find the JB bootloader? I'll check the other unofficial official JB threads for guidance too, but a quick note here will be appreciated by us kina sorta noobs

It's in the main JB thread, but here's the direct link ==> Dev-Host - gnex-jb-bootloader.zip - The Ultimate Free File Hosting / File Sharing Service

Flash that .

 

[zero neck]

Its also in post two of this thread.

As for dBm, lower is better.

 

[dmmarck]

I think the BB dev also has an archive if we ever need to plan for nuclear winter.

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[Akuma]

After flashing the radio.zip package this is what my baseband shows. I flashed directly over what I had before. Which was FC 04 and FC 05. Appears to be working fine. Can anyone else confirm that baseband numbers of the same?

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[dmmarck]

Yup, you're good to go.

 

[Droidintorrance]

I spoke too soon, got one call on the way home; same static pop, screeches... had to hang up and call back...

oh well, let's see how this one does in the long run...

 

[dmmarck]

I spoke too soon, got one call on the way home; same static pop, screeches... had to hang up and call back...

oh well, let's see how this one does in the long run...

That's not the radio software, BTW. Sounds more like hardware. But that's not a radio, unfortunately.

 

[Droidintorrance]

That's not the radio software, BTW. Sounds more like hardware. But that's not a radio, unfortunately.

crap... say more; is that why I have .10V instead of .09V..? fixes..?

 

[dmmarck]

crap... say more; is that why I have .10V instead of .09V..? fixes..?

No one has any clue why the 10 was released; some think it's to differentiate Chinese units from Koreans, but literally no one has a clue past circumstantial evidence lol

 

[jmorosky]

I don't want to jinx it but I haven't had any total signal loss "empty triangle" at all on these new radios. I downloaded the new radios around 1:00pm this afternoon and I checked my No Signal Alert app and I haven't had any drops. I would get them intermittently throughout the day. I would have 3 or 4 bars and then nothing for a minute and then it would come back.

Winner winner.... you know the rest.

 

[Ridgerunner20]

I just flash this update two hours ago, and since then my phone has not loss signal. Btw, before I applied the update I was dropping signal every ten to fifteen minutes. Fingers crossed, and praying that it stays this way.

 

[zero neck]

i havent noticed much different but i live in a strong 4g area. see what happens with a full day at school in a weaker spot ..

 

[Nakrohtap]

If you're staying on ICS, don't flash the jb boot loader. AFAIK, The new radios haven't been tested with ICS boatloader, so beware.

That said, aokp build 1 is stable, So I think you could update to that and jb boot and radios if you wish.

However, I understand the concerns, so you might be better off waiting for a milestone build, but I can attest to several weeks of stability on aokp. I would say it outpaces euroskank in the stable dept for sure.

Personally, I think the stability is your phone's preference. I have had nothing but good experience with Euroskank, but my wife's phone couldn't boot with the last 2 nightlies. Her phone might need AOKP. She tried booting with Franco as well and nothing. I think both are very stable. But, everyone has their own experience.

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[dmmarck]

Personally, I think the stability is your phone's preference. I have had nothing but good experience with Euroskank, but my wife's phone couldn't boot with the last 2 nightlies. Her phone might need AOKP. She tried booting with Franco as well and nothing. I think both are very stable. But, everyone has their own experience.

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It wouldn't boot at all? Hmm. Did you try restoring a nandroid, and if so, success?