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[JayWill]

Any modem recommendations? I am totally lost in that regard.

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I would start with the latest and work backwards, testing each one along the way.

sfhub has all of the modems in .TAR form in the second post of all of his Odin One Click threads. Here is his summary thread: xda-developers - View Single Post - [ROOT][NCIQ][EG30/EG31/EK02] Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash)

Under the line labeled "ODIN - ICS", click the link starting with FD02, then scroll down to post #2 and look for the lablel "b1) [ODIN] FD02 Modem".

Download that file to your computer. sfhub bundles these in a 7-ZIP extractor so double click the file you downloaded to extract the TAR file to anywhere on your PC.

Then you'll need to download Odin as well as install Samsung Kies so that you have the required drivers installed on your computer. Here is a download link: Odin 1.85 - xda-developers as listed in sfhub's threads. Do a Google search for Kies if you haven't already installed it.

Once Odin is downloaded and unpacked to a folder on your PC, run it. With the Odin screen open, power off your phone, then once off, hold down VOL DOWN and POWER at the same time. When the download mode screen comes up, hit VOL UP to confirm, then plug in the phone to your PC. In a few seconds you should see a yellow box come up in Odin with a "COM" number (disregard the number it doesn't matter). Seeing this yellow box tells you Odin has successfully recognized your phone.

Check the "PDA" box, then place the TAR file you downloaded in that PDA box by browsing to it. Also, make sure the ONLY other settings box that is checked is "auto reboot". Then hit Start and your modem will flash which can take a couple minutes. You should see a success message in Odin and your phone will reboot. Once rebooted feel free to disconnect your phone and close Odin.

Here is a video from qbking77 that shows working with Odin: How to Unroot / Unbrick the Samsung Epic 4G Touch - Latest - YouTube

The video is on a different topic, but working with Odin is the same in the case of flashing modem TAR files.

That's about it! Keep in mind that changing the modem will cause future official OTA updates to fail. In order to install OTA updates, you would need to flash back to whatever the current official modem is, which right now is EL29.

Good luck!

 

[kpazzo6]

I have been with Sprint for 6+ years and have never experienced constant dropped calls, echoing while talking to someone, text messages sent not received/delayed, test messages to me not received/delayed, 1998 dial up speeds while surfing the net on my samsung epic touch 4g, no 4g service at all or very spotty...the last straw was the runaround from sprint customer service. no answers, playing stupid that they dont know whats going on and asking us to restart phone, go to a tech center so they don't have to deal with you over the phone, the constant excuses and lies.

I just recently switched to Verizon and it was the best move ever. I pay more money monthly but you get what you pay for and in this case RELIABLE service and TRUE 4G SPEED! Also the company you work for might get you a monthly discount so make sure you ask, I get 20% off which helped.

My new phone Motorola Razr Maxx pretty much is same size as Samsung Epic 4G but with more features and an awesome battery life...I take my phone off charger at 730am and it lasts till midnight with HEAVY usage and not once charging it at office or in car.

 

[truthteller10]

I would start with the latest and work backwards, testing each one along the way.

sfhub has all of the modems in .TAR form in the second post of all of his Odin One Click threads. Here is his summary thread: xda-developers - View Single Post - [ROOT][NCIQ][EG30/EG31/EK02] Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash)

Under the line labeled "ODIN - ICS", click the link starting with FD02, then scroll down to post #2 and look for the lablel "b1) [ODIN] FD02 Modem".

Download that file to your computer. sfhub bundles these in a 7-ZIP extractor so double click the file you downloaded to extract the TAR file to anywhere on your PC.

Then you'll need to download Odin as well as install Samsung Kies so that you have the required drivers installed on your computer. Here is a download link: Odin 1.85 - xda-developers as listed in sfhub's threads. Do a Google search for Kies if you haven't already installed it.

Once Odin is downloaded and unpacked to a folder on your PC, run it. With the Odin screen open, power off your phone, then once off, hold down VOL DOWN and POWER at the same time. When the download mode screen comes up, hit VOL UP to confirm, then plug in the phone to your PC. In a few seconds you should see a yellow box come up in Odin with a "COM" number (disregard the number it doesn't matter). Seeing this yellow box tells you Odin has successfully recognized your phone.

Check the "PDA" box, then place the TAR file you downloaded in that PDA box by browsing to it. Also, make sure the ONLY other settings box that is checked is "auto reboot". Then hit Start and your modem will flash which can take a couple minutes. You should see a success message in Odin and your phone will reboot. Once rebooted feel free to disconnect your phone and close Odin.

Here is a video from qbking77 that shows working with Odin: How to Unroot / Unbrick the Samsung Epic 4G Touch - Latest - YouTube

The video is on a different topic, but working with Odin is the same in the case of flashing modem TAR files.

That's about it! Keep in mind that changing the modem will cause future official OTA updates to fail. In order to install OTA updates, you would need to flash back to whatever the current official modem is, which right now is EL29.

Good luck!

Can you use any modem with any software version? Im stuck on EK02 because my phone has errors on updates even though im not rooted.

 

[Murphy5111]

I have been with Sprint for 6+ years and have never experienced constant dropped calls, echoing while talking to someone, text messages sent not received/delayed, test messages to me not received/delayed, 1998 dial up speeds while surfing the net on my samsung epic touch 4g, no 4g service at all or very spotty...the last straw was the runaround from sprint customer service. no answers, playing stupid that they dont know whats going on and asking us to restart phone, go to a tech center so they don't have to deal with you over the phone, the constant excuses and lies.

I just recently switched to Verizon and it was the best move ever. I pay more money monthly but you get what you pay for and in this case RELIABLE service and TRUE 4G SPEED! Also the company you work for might get you a monthly discount so make sure you ask, I get 20% off which helped.

My new phone Motorola Razr Maxx pretty much is same size as Samsung Epic 4G but with more features and an awesome battery life...I take my phone off charger at 730am and it lasts till midnight with HEAVY usage and not once charging it at office or in car.

I love when I get the response from sprint that we've just made upgrades in your area and your problem should be resolved. So I check their network information which shows no upgrades in the last 6 months. And even worse, I sent them a screen shot of my phone (while outdoors) getting one bar of signal - I tried to snap the shot when it was on zero but it kept fluctuating back and forth. I'd be going back to verizon too but I have to wait for the etf to come down

 

[JayWill]

Can you use any modem with any software version? Im stuck on EK02 because my phone has errors on updates even though im not rooted.

Yes you can. The modem software is completely independent of the rest of the system, so you can use any modem with any build version.

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[jeff1974w]

i left verizon for sprint back in sept 2011 and got the evo 4g. i had good speed with that phone for the 1st month, then it all went to hell. since then i have called sprint 3 times regarding the problem and they say someone will call you back in 24-72 hours....ALL 3 TIMES NO ONE HAS EVER CALLED ME BACK!!!

I jumped through all the hoops they have you do over the phone with so called "tech support" (last time i called, the other employees in the background were so loud i asked if they were having a party), and i have take my phone to the "authorized service center" 2 times and left my phone there for over a hour each time.

the only reason i switched to sprint was because it was WAY cheaper than verizon for me to add a line for my fiance (i pay the same amount for 2 smartphones on sprint as i did for one on verizon)

 

[tony404]

My brother works on the road and he has tried all the carriers. He said Verizon was the best. They are just so expensive.

 

[eric3316]

When I had Sprint I would call them and talk about their terrible data speeds and all the reps would say to me they do not know what I am talking about and their speeds are fine. They would tell me they do not get any complaints regarding their 3G speeds.

People, the first sign to fix a problem is to admit you have one because if you tell me everything is fine then that tells me you are not doing anything about it!

Needless to say, I switched to Verizon. I have 4G everywhere but can also keep my phone on 3G and actually save battery and still surf the web fine.

 

[michaeljc70]

I have been with Sprint for 6+ years and have never experienced constant dropped calls, echoing while talking to someone, text messages sent not received/delayed, test messages to me not received/delayed, 1998 dial up speeds while surfing the net on my samsung epic touch 4g, no 4g service at all or very spotty...the last straw was the runaround from sprint customer service. no answers, playing stupid that they dont know whats going on and asking us to restart phone, go to a tech center so they don't have to deal with you over the phone, the constant excuses and lies.

I just recently switched to Verizon and it was the best move ever. I pay more money monthly but you get what you pay for and in this case RELIABLE service and TRUE 4G SPEED! Also the company you work for might get you a monthly discount so make sure you ask, I get 20% off which helped.

My new phone Motorola Razr Maxx pretty much is same size as Samsung Epic 4G but with more features and an awesome battery life...I take my phone off charger at 730am and it lasts till midnight with HEAVY usage and not once charging it at office or in car.

Sprint loves to blame the time, location, phone, etc. I have gone off on them. I have 2 phones on my account and both have problems missing txts and sending txts. I tell them nice try, 2 different phones, 2 different locations.....they ALWAYS try and blame something other than their network.

Let me add that I get a corp discount, but 20% off when your phone doesn't work isn't worth it.

 

[b-reezy]

Needless to say, I switched to Verizon. I have 4G everywhere but can also keep my phone on 3G and actually save battery and still surf the web fine.

Enjoy the 2GB cap though. Lol. You're allowed to drive 120mph but you can only go one mile. Or you can go 75mph and drive as far as you want.


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