[REF] 3UK radio(modem) tests

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As I quite like running tests, and i am a bit bored, here are the results of me testing my Download/Upload and signal strength with different baseband versions.

Phone was kept in just about the same position the whole time, and no extra tweaks where applied.

The phone had 80%+ battery at the time of the tests.

All other data about rom/kernel etc is in the spreadsheet.

As I dont have random sims for the other UK networks on hand I cant compare

And onto the link

CLICK HERE

Notes:

• For dBm higher(closer to 0) is better
• asu measures the same thing, but on a diffrent scale, higher is better
• Both download and upload speeds are in kB/s (Kilobyte Per Second) rather than Mbps (Megabites per second) (8 bits to a byte)

I don't have a low signal area on hand so I cant comment on data speed or signal quality there.

hello,

so the KE7 baseband is better than others baseband?

Originally Posted by Pacifiste95

hello,

so the KE7 baseband is better than others baseband?

The "best" baseband version is very much dependant on network, and where you are in the world.

In my testing its the best for me on 3UK in england.

The best way to find out which is best for you, is to flash a few and do some basic speed tests, I recommend the speed test app here

I was getting pretty bad speeds with the KG1 modem/baseband/phone and I have seem some other 3UK user note it, so I though I would do some basic tests.

Originally Posted by veyka

The "best" baseband version is very much dependant on network, and where you are in the world.

In my testing its the best for me on 3UK in england.

The best way to find out which is best for you, is to flash a few and do some basic speed tests, I recommend the speed test app here

I was getting pretty bad speeds with the KG1 modem/baseband/phone and I have seem some other 3UK user note it, so I though I would do some basic tests.

And where can i know if my network operator support Fast Dormancy or not?

thx

Originally Posted by Pacifiste95

And where can i know if my network operator support Fast Dormancy or not?

thx

Do a speed test, turn it off, do a test.

If your download speed is faster with it off, your network doesnt support it.

Or google "network name Fast Dormancy"

The KE7 Radio for me on 3UK doesn't work well though. It does that thing where it gets stuck on upload.

Changing APPN to 3internet and turning off Fast Dormancy helps a little.

Originally Posted by mike freegan

The KE7 Radio for me on 3UK doesn't work well though. It does that thing where it gets stuck on upload.

Changing APPN to 3internet and turning off Fast Dormancy helps a little.

Do you have the apn settings for 3internet?

And for me, no matter which Rom and kernel i use, the download speed is less than the upload speed. Any idea how to rectify this.

ping 96ms london server, 560kbps download, 1481 kbps upload
3uk network.

im using:
baseband xxkg1
kernel xxkg1
rom: villain rom 2.0

Originally Posted by kams19

And for me, no matter which Rom and kernel i use, the download speed is less than the upload speed. Any idea how to rectify this.

ping 96ms london server, 560kbps download, 1481 kbps upload
3uk network.

im using:
baseband xxkg1
kernel xxkg1
rom: villain rom 2.0

That is weird, I had that a bit with KG1, but not with KE7.

You might want to try the info in this thread, it works for some people.

Interesting post. What software did you use to do the tests?