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#486984 28-Jun-2011 16:23

joker97:
stevenz:
Overclocking isn't worth the cost to battery life, I've underclocked mine to 1Ghz, I can't notice any difference but it ekes a bit more life out of the cells.

VFAU?

1) i have a clock adjuster with ONDEMAND 'governor' - 200MHz-1200MHz: doesn't it mean i am saving battery? ie when at rest it sits at 200MHz? overnight it barely used any battery when i slept.

following from that, if i made it 200MHz-1500MHz, i am sure the battery consumption would be very similar (i currently don't do heavy processing like 1080p video, gaming etc but would like to OC "just because I can")

2) vodafone australia

hmm ... i'll ponder the OC kernel(s) when i have time and energy

That is standard behaviour. The ondemand governer will ramp CPU speed up & down depending on demand for processing power. WHen the phone is idle it will spend most of its time sitting at 200Mhz. Background applications will often cause CPU spikes, particularly with the "Android OS" usage issue present in 2.3.3.

Overclocking to 1.5Ghz will cause CPU spikes to run at 1.5Ghz instead of capping them at 1.2Ghz. It needs to be sustained for more than a couple of seconds for it to ramp up that high though. Depending on what's running in the background it may make very little difference. Generally speaking most media playback etc won't cause the CPU to run at full speed continuously. Even at 1.5Ghz, the display would still be using most of the power assuming that's running a fair bit.

The Super AMOLED screen will use less power the darker the image it's displaying is, (or even the closer to the red end of the spectrum I believe), so a black carbon-fibre desktop background will use less power than a bright sunny sky background.

Generally speaking, the less apps you have polling in the background while idle, the less effect an overclock will have.

@KnightNZ

ejo

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#486993 28-Jun-2011 16:29

K1000716:
ejo: My appologies if this have been treatee earlier in this post.

I just got my Galaxy s II and signed up for Telecom XT Smartphone plan.

Have anyone experienced that webpages (or any data content) is not loading?

Everything can work fine for a couple of hours and then without changing any setting, I am unable to use any data (can still receive texts and calls). This can last maybe an hour or so and then it will work fine again...

Is this happening while you're using the XT network or Wifi?
I have that problem with wifi, need to switch it off and then back on again to get it to work. It's a known bug that 2.3.4 will hopefully fix.

On another note, does anyone know if the Telecom XT network uses Fast Dormancy?

It is happening while on XT

Wifi works fine

stevenz

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#487011 28-Jun-2011 16:48

ejo:
K1000716:
ejo: My appologies if this have been treatee earlier in this post.

I just got my Galaxy s II and signed up for Telecom XT Smartphone plan.

Have anyone experienced that webpages (or any data content) is not loading?

Everything can work fine for a couple of hours and then without changing any setting, I am unable to use any data (can still receive texts and calls). This can last maybe an hour or so and then it will work fine again...

Is this happening while you're using the XT network or Wifi?
I have that problem with wifi, need to switch it off and then back on again to get it to work. It's a known bug that 2.3.4 will hopefully fix.

On another note, does anyone know if the Telecom XT network uses Fast Dormancy?

It is happening while on XT

Wifi works fine

I'd also like to know if XT supports fast dormancy.

I've seen a similar issue to this elsewhere (earlier in this thread perhaps?) the finger seemed to be pointed at a faulty device. My SGS2 works perfectly on XT.

Which brings me to my next request, if anyone out there has a very recent XT network Android device who can pull the /system/CSC/ folder off it and upload it in a .ZIP it'd be appreciated so that I can see if there's anything beneficial to putting together "native" XT support on the SGS2.

@KnightNZ

ejo

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#487020 28-Jun-2011 17:01

stevenz:
ejo:
K1000716:
ejo: My appologies if this have been treatee earlier in this post.

I just got my Galaxy s II and signed up for Telecom XT Smartphone plan.

Have anyone experienced that webpages (or any data content) is not loading?

Everything can work fine for a couple of hours and then without changing any setting, I am unable to use any data (can still receive texts and calls). This can last maybe an hour or so and then it will work fine again...

Is this happening while you're using the XT network or Wifi?
I have that problem with wifi, need to switch it off and then back on again to get it to work. It's a known bug that 2.3.4 will hopefully fix.

On another note, does anyone know if the Telecom XT network uses Fast Dormancy?

It is happening while on XT

Wifi works fine

I'd also like to know if XT supports fast dormancy.

I've seen a similar issue to this elsewhere (earlier in this thread perhaps?) the finger seemed to be pointed at a faulty device. My SGS2 works perfectly on XT.

Which brings me to my next request, if anyone out there has a very recent XT network Android device who can pull the /system/CSC/ folder off it and upload it in a .ZIP it'd be appreciated so that I can see if there's anything beneficial to putting together "native" XT support on the SGS2.

Have scanned through this thread and couldn't find anyone with the same problem. Btw, I have not changed any network or APN setting and the phone was bought from Expert Infotech if that matters

Brendan

716 posts

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#487201 28-Jun-2011 23:15

ejo:
stevenz:
ejo:
K1000716:
ejo: My appologies if this have been treatee earlier in this post.

I just got my Galaxy s II and signed up for Telecom XT Smartphone plan.

Have anyone experienced that webpages (or any data content) is not loading?

Everything can work fine for a couple of hours and then without changing any setting, I am unable to use any data (can still receive texts and calls). This can last maybe an hour or so and then it will work fine again...

Is this happening while you're using the XT network or Wifi?
I have that problem with wifi, need to switch it off and then back on again to get it to work. It's a known bug that 2.3.4 will hopefully fix.

On another note, does anyone know if the Telecom XT network uses Fast Dormancy?

It is happening while on XT

Wifi works fine

I'd also like to know if XT supports fast dormancy.

I've seen a similar issue to this elsewhere (earlier in this thread perhaps?) the finger seemed to be pointed at a faulty device. My SGS2 works perfectly on XT.

Which brings me to my next request, if anyone out there has a very recent XT network Android device who can pull the /system/CSC/ folder off it and upload it in a .ZIP it'd be appreciated so that I can see if there's anything beneficial to putting together "native" XT support on the SGS2.

Have scanned through this thread and couldn't find anyone with the same problem. Btw, I have not changed any network or APN setting and the phone was bought from Expert Infotech if that matters

Mine is from expert infotech as well, and running on 2 degress; I haven't noticed any trouble with mobile internet (but I seldom use it extensively, check email, a web page or two thats all).

Mine is running the latest cognition ROM and the ddke2 modem.

ejo

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Geek

#487408 29-Jun-2011 13:51

Brendan:
ejo:
stevenz:
ejo:
K1000716:
ejo: My appologies if this have been treatee earlier in this post.

I just got my Galaxy s II and signed up for Telecom XT Smartphone plan.

Have anyone experienced that webpages (or any data content) is not loading?

Everything can work fine for a couple of hours and then without changing any setting, I am unable to use any data (can still receive texts and calls). This can last maybe an hour or so and then it will work fine again...

Is this happening while you're using the XT network or Wifi?
I have that problem with wifi, need to switch it off and then back on again to get it to work. It's a known bug that 2.3.4 will hopefully fix.

On another note, does anyone know if the Telecom XT network uses Fast Dormancy?

It is happening while on XT

Wifi works fine

I'd also like to know if XT supports fast dormancy.

I've seen a similar issue to this elsewhere (earlier in this thread perhaps?) the finger seemed to be pointed at a faulty device. My SGS2 works perfectly on XT.

Which brings me to my next request, if anyone out there has a very recent XT network Android device who can pull the /system/CSC/ folder off it and upload it in a .ZIP it'd be appreciated so that I can see if there's anything beneficial to putting together "native" XT support on the SGS2.

Have scanned through this thread and couldn't find anyone with the same problem. Btw, I have not changed any network or APN setting and the phone was bought from Expert Infotech if that matters

Mine is from expert infotech as well, and running on 2 degress; I haven't noticed any trouble with mobile internet (but I seldom use it extensively, check email, a web page or two thats all).

Mine is running the latest cognition ROM and the ddke2 modem.

K1000716: I have been using my phone with the wifi turned off today and have not yet experienced any problems with connecting to the internet via XT. Not sure if this relates to you comment on known bug on 2.3.3 having to switch wifi on and off?

JamesL

956 posts

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Inactive user

#487523 29-Jun-2011 18:07

I'm having some bad luck with post these last couple of weeks.

The jig K1000716 sent me has gone missing, and the one I received from Australia turned up like this https://imgur.com/4Bpr4

Still works though, but annoying none the less

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Lambchop

245 posts

Master Geek

#487544 29-Jun-2011 20:08

have had some weird issues of late with mobile data. pages would just not open and ven some issues connnecting period.

anyways, so disabled fast dormancy and boom ...issues gone. not only that but batter usage looks more in line too with the display now the main draw rather than the android proccess.

oh and my official desktop dock arrived tonight .... so mint!

very slick looking, and it's not a case of having to slide the phone in, just the charge end. so can rather just seat the phone in ... very nice.

ejo

32 posts

Geek

#487680 30-Jun-2011 09:14

Yesterday I had 3 calls beig disconnected from. This morning the wife says she can only hear beginning of sentences. I can hear her fine though.
Have anyone experienced this?
Btw, I'm on the Galaxy sii, the other phone is a Nokia 3120c and we are on Telecom XT. We had almost full signal when this was happening. Calls dropping and 'chopped' words was the very reason we swapped from Vodafone to Telecomin the first place.

Can it be any settings on the Galaxy sii??

Brendan

716 posts

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#487719 30-Jun-2011 10:18

Try putting your wifes sim card in to your s2 and yours into hers.

Maybe you have a faulty s2.

Mine doesn't do that, I'm on 2degrees.

nofam

1094 posts

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#487724 30-Jun-2011 10:30

ejo: Yesterday I had 3 calls beig disconnected from. This morning the wife says she can only hear beginning of sentences. I can hear her fine though.
Have anyone experienced this?
Btw, I'm on the Galaxy sii, the other phone is a Nokia 3120c and we are on Telecom XT. We had almost full signal when this was happening. Calls dropping and 'chopped' words was the very reason we swapped from Vodafone to Telecomin the first place.

Can it be any settings on the Galaxy sii??

Are you running stock firmware? Changed any modem-related settings?

ejo

32 posts

Geek

#487726 30-Jun-2011 10:33

nofam:
ejo: Yesterday I had 3 calls beig disconnected from. This morning the wife says she can only hear beginning of sentences. I can hear her fine though.
Have anyone experienced this?
Btw, I'm on the Galaxy sii, the other phone is a Nokia 3120c and we are on Telecom XT. We had almost full signal when this was happening. Calls dropping and 'chopped' words was the very reason we swapped from Vodafone to Telecomin the first place.

Can it be any settings on the Galaxy sii??

Are you running stock firmware? Changed any modem-related settings?

Bought from Expert Infotec. Haven't changed any modem settings.
Baseband KE7, Kernel version KE7, Build number KE7

kiwitrc

4123 posts

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Inactive user

#487728 30-Jun-2011 10:36

You sure about the Baseband being KE7 and not KE4?

ejo

32 posts

Geek

#487730 30-Jun-2011 10:39

kiwitrc: You sure about the Baseband being KE7 and not KE4?

Sorry, you are right, Baseband is KE4

nofam

1094 posts

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#487732 30-Jun-2011 10:41

ejo:
nofam:
ejo: Yesterday I had 3 calls beig disconnected from. This morning the wife says she can only hear beginning of sentences. I can hear her fine though.
Have anyone experienced this?
Btw, I'm on the Galaxy sii, the other phone is a Nokia 3120c and we are on Telecom XT. We had almost full signal when this was happening. Calls dropping and 'chopped' words was the very reason we swapped from Vodafone to Telecomin the first place.

Can it be any settings on the Galaxy sii??

Are you running stock firmware? Changed any modem-related settings?

Bought from Expert Infotec. Haven't changed any modem settings.
Baseband KE7, Kernel version KE7, Build number KE7

Is this happening in a variety of locations, or is it only one specific location? You mention having problems on Vodafone as well, so is it related to the topography of your location? If you live in a hilly area you may be getting affected by signal bounce.

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