Originally Posted by MentalDragon

Has anybody had any decent GPS use. I have not. Now granted Cappy has never had great GPS service but it was somewhat useful. I cant get any lock ons inside. It takes forever to get one in car and half as long just outside. I have tried the *#3214789650# and *#*#3214789650#*#* but neither apparently works in ICS. I was hoping someone here has had issue and could advise me in the path to take.

Im on build 15 stock kernal and KK4 modem.

The GPS, for me is fantastic. I get lock within 30ft in about 5-7 seconds. I never use it inside so I can't comment on that
Take a look at a different modem, it could help

Originally Posted by SpenceJonas

Thanks for the input. I went from CM7, to MIUI, then to CM9. Never found in necessary to change the modem since I've never had a problem with one til now. So JL3 will work fine with the ICS ROMS ?

Yes, as long as you get the CM/MIUI/ICS modem, JL3 will work perfectly. I used it for a long time without issue, but I recently switched to KP1 since it seems to be even better.

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Originally Posted by whipps

Has anyone had an issue with flashing swype? It is 2.29 ver.

"Flashing swype?" Not sure what you are flashing, I use the Swype beta from www.swype.com and it works perfectly. I don't think you will have much luck with any "flashable" version that has been extracted from another ROM.

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Originally Posted by MentalDragon

Im on build 15 stock kernal and KK4 modem.

It won't affect your GPS, but get rid of the KK4 modem unless you never talk to anyone on the phone.

Kangi26, can you edit the OP and put big bold red letters telling people not to use i897 modems with CM9?

Originally Posted by MentalDragon

Has anybody had any decent GPS use. I have not. Now granted Cappy has never had great GPS service but it was somewhat useful. I cant get any lock ons inside. It takes forever to get one in car and half as long just outside. I have tried the *#3214789650# and *#*#3214789650#*#* but neither apparently works in ICS. I was hoping someone here has had issue and could advise me in the path to take.

Im on build 15 stock kernal and KK4 modem.

I have not had good use at all. I am on build 13 and it has been abysmal. I am not sure if I want to switch modems because the phone service has been fantastic. Any ideas on what to do? I posted earlier about it.

Also on a side note. Do your pictures show up clear on google music or the favorite contacts? My pictures look distorted and not clear but any picture I open in the gallery are perfect.

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Originally Posted by nkrick

Yes, as long as you get the CM/MIUI/ICS modem, JL3 will work perfectly. I used it for a long time without issue, but I recently switched to KP1 since it seems to be even better.

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"Flashing swype?" Not sure what you are flashing, I use the Swype beta from www.swype.com and it works perfectly. I don't think you will have much luck with any "flashable" version that has been extracted from another ROM.

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It won't affect your GPS, but get rid of the KK4 modem unless you never talk to anyone on the phone.

Kangi26, can you edit the OP and put big bold red letters telling people not to use i897 modems with CM9?

Why do we need to get ride of this modem out of curiousity? Thanks

Overclock

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Is there a way to overclock on this yet?

I smelll a trolll

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Originally Posted by Newlin

Is there a way to overclock on this yet?

Only with the Glitch kernel

Sent from a autonomous device

Why do we need to get ride of this modem out of curiousity? Thanks

Captivate modems require the audience chip which i9000 ROMs are not optimized to use. Without this optimization it can distort how you sound to others when making phone calls. i9000 ROMs are optimized for faster data uploads than i897 ROMs.

Originally Posted by lpfansether

Have you tried exiting car mode via the pulldown menu?

Thanks for the suggestion.. I just double checked and can confirm that on build 15, I can not get the phone to make any sound when docked in the windshield mount. Even disabling car mode did nothing. It seems there is no way to prevent it from redirecting to the dock's audio jack. This means I must unplug the phone in order to hear the GPS

Originally Posted by vcallas

Captivate modems require the audience chip which i9000 ROMs are not optimized to use. Without this optimization it can distort how you sound to others when making phone calls. i9000 ROMs are optimized for faster data uploads than i897 ROMs.

Thanks! Any recommendation on a modem? Also do you flash the modem using Odin still?

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Originally Posted by asl9622

Thanks! Any recommendation on a modem? Also do you flash the modem using Odin still?

Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App

There is a link in the OP for modems, ONLY USE CM7/Miui/ICS. Oxy has also created a user feedback map which shows what modems work well in specific areas
Copy it to your SD, install thru CWM