sflannery07
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Hi Romulous, I'm with Meteor. I was using lpx, changed recently to lq5 and have had no problems with either of them. I would suggest lq5.
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Shotgun84
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ironass
Extreme Android User
On a serious note, for a change, I was using the LQ5 modem for a few days last week.
During that time it gave me a consistently good signal everywhere I went and was certainly on a par with the LPX modem that I have been using for about a month.
However, when I was at the Twilight Zone pub, notorious for its very, very, low signal, I lost my signal! This never happened with the LPX which allowed me to make calls and browse the web. I, luckily, had the LPX modem on my SD card and quickly flashed it and bingo... my signal was back.
Admittedly there could be a couple of reasons that the LQ5 could not get a signal but it just seemed that whilst it functioned well in a medium to strong signal enviroment, it failed in a very low signal one.
I think I need to test LQ5 and LQ6 further on this.
During that time it gave me a consistently good signal everywhere I went and was certainly on a par with the LPX modem that I have been using for about a month.
However, when I was at the Twilight Zone pub, notorious for its very, very, low signal, I lost my signal! This never happened with the LPX which allowed me to make calls and browse the web. I, luckily, had the LPX modem on my SD card and quickly flashed it and bingo... my signal was back.
Admittedly there could be a couple of reasons that the LQ5 could not get a signal but it just seemed that whilst it functioned well in a medium to strong signal enviroment, it failed in a very low signal one.
I think I need to test LQ5 and LQ6 further on this.
Shopping is not high on the ironass to-do list... come to think of it... its not even on the list!
However, very occasionally, I am forced to go to a supermarket and today was one of those occasions. After risking life and limb in this totally alien world, understood by only women, I made my way to the car park and whilst I waited for both the car, and myself, to cool down, I decided to test out the new LPX modem that I'd installed at the weekend and see what the phone signal and GPS, on LPF firmware, were like.
The results speak for themselves...
Sorry for my ignorance but Lower Net Strength means better or worse. For instance -65 is better than -85?
Thank you!
ironass
Extreme Android User
Strange, I'm finding that with my operator, Vodafone, and my location, that neither LQ5 or LQ6 are as good for me as LPX.
As I mentioned in a previous post, They all operate roughly on a par in strong and medium signal areas but if I go into a weak one then only LPX stays connected.
As I mentioned in a previous post, They all operate roughly on a par in strong and medium signal areas but if I go into a weak one then only LPX stays connected.
Just had a little problem, not sure if its ROM based (Neat lite 1.2) or modem based (nelp4) though.
When out of reach of wifi, or after turning wifi off, my mobile signal was also lost. So no data & no voice - a total loss of signal. A reboot has fixed the problem, but wondered if anyone had any ideas as to why this would happen?
When out of reach of wifi, or after turning wifi off, my mobile signal was also lost. So no data & no voice - a total loss of signal. A reboot has fixed the problem, but wondered if anyone had any ideas as to why this would happen?
sflannery07
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Yeah you can, I'm running uhlps also and I'm using LQ5. Think I'll head back to LPX though just to see if it performs any better.
I thought I'd update. I was having problems with modems, but to cut a long story short, found a couple of the problems were not modem issues but app issues. Hence, I retested a few and have settled on NELP4. I had tried a few including KH3, NELP2, NELP3, LQ5 and LPX.
NELP4 gives better signal strength in the places I've tested. I'm on T-Mobile UK.
NELP4 gives better signal strength in the places I've tested. I'm on T-Mobile UK.
Last couple days my signal is completely all over place. One minutes screen says H+, next no signal icon. Network Signal app shows a sad face even when H+, you can imagine the face when in bad areas!
Just now was mid phonecall, showing H+ then phone cut off & had no signal for 10-15 seconds, unable to make calls.
Is this solely down to modem? I'm on LPX (Neat Rom Lite)
Not sure if connected but my battery life's dramatically reduced too.
Just now was mid phonecall, showing H+ then phone cut off & had no signal for 10-15 seconds, unable to make calls.
Is this solely down to modem? I'm on LPX (Neat Rom Lite)
Not sure if connected but my battery life's dramatically reduced too.
Calvo1
Android Enthusiast
Had the same problem mate, tried to ring my girl and it kept giving me an error saying something like mdmi chip error or something ... nelp 4 is not doing me any favours and I'm on 3
turbohobbit
Android Enthusiast
I'm on O2 and - putting their recent problems to one side - I've been underwhelmed with recent modems. I've tried LPX, LQ5 and NELP4 and none of them are giving better than -97 dBm when I look at Network Signal and my battery is getting stuffed. Any tips? Do I need to let each modem settle in for a few days, or should I see results immediately?
ironass
Extreme Android User
Hi turbohobbit!
The O2 firmware comes with an LPW modem and I have PM'd you with the details as they obviously seem to favour this one.
It is a fact though, that what works for one person in one region on one particular carrier, may not work for someone else. There are very few modems that seem to be universally acceptable. These are the one's that generally work... KE7, KH3, KI3, KI4, KL1, LPS, NEKF2, NELP2 & NELP3.
I always give a modem 1 or 2 days to, "bed", in before pronouncing sentence.
iT0mm0
Android Enthusiast
turbohobbit
Android Enthusiast
Many thanks mate. LPW seems to be doing the job so far. Not super-turbo-nutter-b'stard reception everywhere, but I think that's O2 rather than the modem!
Gearu
Android Expert
I wonder if S3 modems will work for us.
Currently have a problem with Vodafone's connection dropping (I am on three, but I go onto Vodafone's network when I leave 3's coverage, or when I force it hehe - faster speeds but the connection dies every 1-2 mins).
My brother's new S3 on vodafone seems to handle juggling 3G, H and H+ fine so I might try flashing that modem if the S2 varieties fail.
Side note- it seems that in order to flash any files, you must have an insecure kernel loaded onto the phone (despite annoying claims to the contrary), which is a pain in the butt since I've forgotten how to do it (I still have the stuff though).
Currently have a problem with Vodafone's connection dropping (I am on three, but I go onto Vodafone's network when I leave 3's coverage, or when I force it hehe - faster speeds but the connection dies every 1-2 mins).
My brother's new S3 on vodafone seems to handle juggling 3G, H and H+ fine so I might try flashing that modem if the S2 varieties fail.
Side note- it seems that in order to flash any files, you must have an insecure kernel loaded onto the phone (despite annoying claims to the contrary), which is a pain in the butt since I've forgotten how to do it (I still have the stuff though).