Hi all,
I'm looking to hear from people who are running WM6 Preferably on the US Cingular network.
I've read that 1.38 gives the best mix of battery and phone function.
To me, having a usable phone that doesn't drop calls but also does not suck down the battery in a day is the most optimum choice.
I am currently running 1.41 Radio, (I'm a sucker for anything new) and my battery seems to not last like it used to. I have an 8525/Hermes
Although it is my own personal phone, I do use it alot for work and can't afford to be dropping calls. I don't have anything against testing different radio versions, but was looking for people to share their experiences.
The list I have found of available Radio Roms is as follows.
1.07.0310
1.27.00.00
1.35.00.11
1.38.00.10
1.38.00.11
1.38.30.10
1.40.30.00
1.41.00.10
well mate... I have 1.41 and I must admit, that I am really impressed... Third day after flash and still 40% of batt. with normal use... (usually 2 days at most)
to early to judge though, but I am 100% sure it's better than on generic t-mob radio.
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1.40.30.00 is best for me.
I had 1.41 release, but it was not as stable at holding signal.
You should make this a poll.
1.38 on Black 1.2 and I'm a happy camper.
I had 1.38 and switched to 1.40.30.00. My battery life is MUCH better. I have a cingular 8525.
Thanks to all so far for the replies. I have added the list of available Hermes roms to my first post. I did this after creating a Poll that was quite limited. Does anyone know how to change the Poll once it was created?
For me, 1.40 is more stable than 1.41 ... on 1.41 in (oakland, ca) I was having dropped calls on the transistion from 3G to GSM ... my perception is that 1.40 handles the transistion better.
1.40, I went almost two full days and only dropped to 30%. Im active with email/txt and light web browsing.
CUSTEL had written that he had gotten the best life from 1.34. I went to that from 1.41 and the battery life is much better.
it helps if you list all of the radios in the poll..... 1.34
I updated from the 140 to the 141 radio and I do not notice any difference in battery life but I do notice that I have better reception and places that I would drop calls at now I do not lose any. .... I do not know if it is a radio issue or not but my Wi-Fi takes forever, as when I was running the 140 it was fine, I have changed 3 roms times while running the 140 and 2 times with the 141 and noticed the Wi-Fi problem with 141 and running 2.5 but I never use it and have an unlimited plan with cingular so it does not matter to me.
tons of issues on 1.41 for me. I had 1.40 but i guess i d/led one of the wrong custom rom packages and jsut checked and i got 1.41. Sigal cuts in an out horribly. And my net connections always drops. modem disconnected errors on connecting, Going back to 1.40 to ensure that was the root of my problem
no issues here so far on 1.41.. when loading a radio on put the radio on 1st then put your new OS on there it makes it work better
this poll sucks...
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this poll sucks...
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hahaha, actually this thread might be the first good thing (in my perspective) that a noobs done since they stopped peeing against the wind.
I first started noticing dropped calls on 1.40.30, so i'm just enjoying this. People are giving 1.41 the royal blessing and others are bashing it to hell. I'm about to update to 1.41 to see if it helps me out. If it doesn't get my royal blessing then i'm going back to 1.38
No ofense TBCOMP! you may not be a noob, but its a noobish post.
Hehehe. @custel
I want to change my vote! I voated 1.41, but i'm reverting back to 1.40. or even 1.38.
You don't have 1.34 on your list, but that's what I'm using. I've been using it since day one. Don't fix what ain't broke, I always say.
I used push-mail with WM5 and had ****ty battery life (around 30-40% at the end of the day), but if I don't use push-mail (and I'm using WM6 - Custel 1.2), I am still at 90% by the end of the workday.
.:Christian:.
Cingular User & 1.41
I've been using 1.41 since it was first posted on this site and I haven't had a single problem. Calls are clear, never dropped, Internet / downloads are fast and stable.
I think the problems people are having involve the locations they're using their phones. I'm in Philadelphia PA and this city and surrounding area is wired for Cingular 3G.
http://www.cingular.com/coverageviewer/
Maybe the newer radio is for newly wired areas?
1.40.30 for me in the Austin, TX area. 1.38 just plain sucked for battery life - I don't think you'll find anyone here who had a good experience with that one and battery. 1.40.30 was a dramatic improvement.
1.41 had more of a problem holding a connection for me in NW Austin. YMMV.
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Thanks for the great and constructive feedback. If you had read from the beginning, (I've since added to the first post though) I listed only the radio roms that are in the poll, I then found the full listing of the roms that are available for the hermes devices. I also posted, for anyone to answer, how to modify the items in the poll as it is not blaringly obvious to me. I'd be more than happy to add all of the radios to the poll but can't quite figure out how... Thanks.
I apologize and feel bad for feeling like this post is harsh, but if I hadn't seen your name above the post, and recognized your sig, I'd have thought that came from someone who just stumbled upon the boards, Not from the one who's ROM I am currently running.
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hahaha, actually this thread might be the first good thing (in my perspective) that a noobs done since they stopped peeing against the wind.
I first started noticing dropped calls on 1.40.30, so i'm just enjoying this. People are giving 1.41 the royal blessing and others are bashing it to hell. I'm about to update to 1.41 to see if it helps me out. If it doesn't get my royal blessing then i'm going back to 1.38
No ofense TBCOMP! you may not be a noob, but its a noobish post.
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May be a noobish post, but to aggregate everyone's different opinions on the topic from all of the existing threads is not easy. It makes it even harder when the questions asked/ statements about the topic are usually burried on page 44 of a rom posting thread are sometimes hard to get back to. I didn't state in my first post, I'd be willing to try the ones that people suggest as I have to try to find the time to flash. let alone get stuck with a bad radio rom for a few days in a row if I can't get back to flashing it sometime soon.
Now, does anyone know how to change the poll options once the poll has been created?
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I don't know what's going on, but lately my Universal has been...not necessarily 'dropping calls' but it seems like during any call the phone stops working.
By this I mean (it seems like) the mic goes out, and the ear piece goes out, but I can see that the call is still connected. And it randomly comes back in AND back out as it pleases. I doubt it is a hardware problem, because it happens while I am sitting still, doesn't resolve itself when I shake the phone(lol), and even happens when I'm using my bluetooth headset.
It just goes out. And I end up having to continuously call the person back, because they hang up, thinking my phone dropped the call, or hung up.
I do have reason to believe it may have to do with Cingular, because I haven't been getting the same amount of bars I usually get in this area (2 out of the ususal full 5), and a lot of my text messages haven't been able to be sent lately, but I'm not completely sure it's a carrier issue.
I am getting extremely frustrated and tempted to go back to my Sony Ericsson, just to refrain from stomping the hell out of my XDA.
Can someone please help me? Thanks a lot.
Oh and I have JWrightmcps' 2.01.06 Crossbow ROM and Radio 1.14.10, have had both for a few weeks now
Have you tried his Version 2.01.08 WWE ROM?
And have you tried other versions of radio?
Might be worth trying 1.13, dunno how it will perform in US, but it seems to be more stable for some. If you flash it alone (if you're happy with your current OS), it seems to sort out hanging issues previously faced with push mail etc....
Have a look at recent posts in Jwrights thread, have been some new developments regarding radio.
Best of luck
frustrating eh?
Frustrating eh, you want the newest software on your phone, with the latest (unreleased) gadgets and such, and all the sudden... BUGS!!!! don't get TOO frustrated man, with unreleased software comes bugs...
And like my mom always says: if you can't stand the heat....
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Might be worth trying 1.13, dunno how it will perform in US, but it seems to be more stable for some. If you flash it alone (if you're happy with your current OS), it seems to sort out hanging issues previously faced with push mail etc....
Have a look at recent posts in Jwrights thread, have been some new developments regarding radio.
Best of luck
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Yea I think I'll go back to 1.13, I see the posts you're talking about, and I'm not using push mail at this time.
Also, I'm satisfied fully with this ROM, so I don't think I'll update to the newer one anytime soon.
snipes mcgee said:
Yea I think I'll go back to 1.13, I see the posts you're talking about, and I'm not using push mail at this time.
Also, I'm satisfied fully with this ROM, so I don't think I'll update to the newer one anytime soon.
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Wish you luck... speaking for myself, 1.13 is the most stable AND I get reception where I never did before (like my flat). Very stable for me on O2 in UK, hope it performs as well for you
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Wish you luck... speaking for myself, 1.13 is the most stable AND I get reception where I never did before (like my flat). Very stable for me on O2 in UK, hope it performs as well for you
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I just downgraded to 1.13, but I see Jwright says that 1.09 is the most stable in his testing...one more downgrade...lol
maybe you could throw it to me..
lol..
Universal radio
Could anyone send me the link to "downgrade" to radio 1.09? I'm having the same problems. Also, if you have Wisbar, try removing it. It works!
FTP is still up, instructions on the WIKI.
I wud recommend 1.08 for the best battery life..
Having nearly the same problem I noticed if I squeeze the phone a little the voice comes back, then goes off again when I loosen the grip. But what I say to the phone the person can hear, only I can't hear the other end.
If I turn speaker on, it also helps. It refers to electrical contact (hardware) failure at the ear piece so I take it back to the shop, as I have 2 years warranty for it.
I have my universal since Jan 2006 and I have this problem 3-4 weeks ago. My Radio ROM is 1.13, but I tried 1.09 with the same result.
HoPe said:
Having nearly the same problem I noticed if I squeeze the phone a little the voice comes back, then goes off again when I loosen the grip. But what I say to the phone the person can hear, only I can't hear the other end.
If I turn speaker on, it also helps. It refers to electrical contact (hardware) failure at the ear piece so I take it back to the shop, as I have 2 years warranty for it.
I have my universal since Jan 2006 and I have this problem 3-4 weeks ago. My Radio ROM is 1.13, but I tried 1.09 with the same result.
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Mine has nothing to do with that. I'll be sitting still, and it messes up, even with the bluetooth.
And I'm getting more annoyed because it's messing up with the .09 radio too!!! WTH???
I'm gonna try .13 now, to see if i get any difference...anyone have any other ideas? I'm seriously about to go back to my SE W810...
EDIT: I've noticed that it happens A LOT more often when I have two bars of reception or less...is there anything I can do about that?
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Mine has nothing to do with that. I'll be sitting still, and it messes up, even with the bluetooth.
And I'm getting more annoyed because it's messing up with the .09 radio too!!! WTH???
I'm gonna try .13 now, to see if i get any difference...anyone have any other ideas? I'm seriously about to go back to my SE W810...
EDIT: I've noticed that it happens A LOT more often when I have two bars of reception or less...is there anything I can do about that?
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I have had a lot of Radio related issues, not just with calls but with data connections showing as connected but not able to connect to anything, failing to pick up email etc ....
I have downgraded to the O2 last release of software, AKU2 (not sure on full detail) so that I can do some comparison testing. It has Radio 1.09 so I will be testing this week to establish whether any version of software will perform or whether the Uni is a bit flaky altogether.
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I have had a lot of Radio related issues, not just with calls but with data connections showing as connected but not able to connect to anything, failing to pick up email etc ....
I have downgraded to the O2 last release of software, AKU2 (not sure on full detail) so that I can do some comparison testing. It has Radio 1.09 so I will be testing this week to establish whether any version of software will perform or whether the Uni is a bit flaky altogether.
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With the service I DO get, 1.09 works the best. Seems like the faster Radio ROM when it comes to picking up service and reconnecting.
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With the service I DO get, 1.09 works the best. Seems like the faster Radio ROM when it comes to picking up service and reconnecting.
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After a lot of experiments I have settled down to 1.13 (not upgraded my signature !). From all posts it is quite clear the best radio version depends on your location and servive providers. How useful it will be if someone comes with a ROM with switchable Radio !!! just in my wishlist.
I have a Cingular 8525 that is almost great. The signal strength is consistently at no less than 3bars but usually at 4 bars; but when I try to make a call, sometimes it goes through, other times it reads operation failed...which in the latter case is immediately followed by the signal completely disappearing and searching. It will reconnect and then allow me to place calls immediately afterwards. I also have been receiving alot of voicemails with no missed/received calls, as well as a lot of people saying that my phone rings and rings. (I of course do not receive all of my calls). This is really irritating....I've tried different roms (WM5/WM6) as well as at least half a dozen different radio roms also. I got the phone off of ebay it says that it is unlocked (could this have something to do with it?) B/c I got it off of ebay it interferes with the cingular warranty. ANY helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cingy 8525 from eBay...
The fact that you received the phone from eBay has nothing to do with your issues... I am not the most knowledgeable person here, but I have had my fair share of bad reception... Have you tried flashing the Cingy Rom? It comes with the stock 1.40 radio... I have a TyTn that I received off of eBay with Cingy service and I have had the best performance with the 1.40 radio.. Of course, it also has to do with your location, etc... You haven't mentioned which roms you have tried and what problems you have experienced other than failing radio strength and missed calls... Granted, that is enough... Post your info from the device information applet in your 8525 and give us more information about your 8525... maybe then, some of the more senior and smarter peeps can help you out...
Or, you can always use the link in my signature to do a more thorough search of the forum... your answer is bound to be here somewhere...
Thanks for the quick reply. From my understanding by me purchasing on ebay it has something to do with a the warranty (should I want to go through an exchange through cingular).
(I knew I was forgetting something) My device information is as follows:
(currently WM5, I just wanted to see if it would help at all)
Rom Version : 1.34.502.1
Rom Date: 09/21/06
Radio Version: 1.40.30.00
Protocol version: 32.73.7020.16H
As far as the roms go, I have no other issues besides the radio. But I've tried, the latest 2 Cingular stocks as of today, Custel 2.5/2.0, Black 3.0 and 2, LVSW 3.3, the all have their own pro's/con's but thats another issue. I'd throw whatever works on here if I can get a properly working radio.
I have searched and seen other forums regarding this issue, but none have released a solution. Radios 1.34 and 1.40 work best, but the problem is still there unfortunately.
Hmmmm... Okay, well the radio rom is the important part... have you tried the 1.41 radio? I see that you are running a lower version of the Cingy Official Released Rom.... Currently at 2.5 something I think... if you search for Radio Rom 1.41 you should be able to find it... At this point, I would think that it may be a combination of items, but am sure that if one radio sux, then try another one... just be careful... since you are already flashing roms, I guess I don't have to tell you that...
radio problems with 8525
Yeah I tried 1.41, didnt work too well for me. I am comfortable flashing, my old siemens sx66 has been flashed more than bourbon st. I did try to latest cingular official, (which is where I got the 1.40 radio from).
afaik 140.30.00 is the cingular tuned radio ROM. it should work best. As far as ROM's go, it should not really influence the phone functions. imo, lvsw latest ROM is as stable as they get anyway.
Try setting your network type to GSM only, and set the band to your local frequency. what you describe often happens when the phone switches between GSM & WCDMA.
Ill try it, im guessing it (gsm selection) can be done through settings? Does this occur even if the phone is in the same room while it occurs?
Good point, I would not have thought of that since I leave mine on Auto all of the time... I had forgotten that I had similar issues with the 1.38 radio...
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Ill try it, im guessing it (gsm selection) can be done through settings? Does this occur even if the phone is in the same room while it occurs?
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start>settings>phone>band
I have that same issue with my reception in Memphis, Tennessee. It only happens once or twice a day though. The way it was explained to me by Cingular is that "yes you do have great reception. But when the phone tries to call, there is not enough bandwidth to complete the call." The gist of the matter was that too many other people were clogging up the airwaves. Not sure if that was bull**** or not, but that is what I was told.
I just know that it will happen between 3 and 5 pm, when more people are on the phone while driving home. I think they put more towers up as it hasn;t happened in the past week or so.
Also, the warranty is given with the PHONE not to the BUYER. The warranty should be good no matter where you bought it or who you bought it from. That is for factory warranties, not extra warranties or service agreements.
Hope this helps,
Jim
The most common cause of this problem is that fact that you are in Edge and not 3G.. The problem is most likely being caused by the fact that a data connection while in Edge is connected, this can cause dialing issues and phone calls not being recieved.. This problem has gotten better with the latest cingy rom and 1.40 radio that is packaged with it.. what you are experiencing is normal, or has been for me in the cingy/att world, it has happened with both the hermes and wizard..
All great suggestions, I did notice the occurence has dropped when I turned off my data connection. However, even with selecting GSM only and the other suggestions, I unfortunately still experience this problem. I guess my concern now shifts to is this a problem with my phone or not. By that I mean, would swapping phones have any effect on this occurence. (Anybody in the Charleston, WV area?...yea right) NEways, I have 3 cell phones in my family talk plan, and this 8525 is my 3rd or 4th phone on this one line in the last 12 months, I did not experience this with ANY of my other phones, so I know that it is not an issue regarding bottlenecked towers...which I have experienced before in another state.
Just an FYI. My first 8525 exhibited this same behaviour. I found NO solution to it and had to do the exchange via Cing which unfourtunately is not an option here...
Hard resets, radios, nothing fixed the issue. It steadily degraded and I had to do the return.
Now on a side note I did drop the phone once. It was about a 10 inch fall onto our concrete garage floor. The phone showed no damage AT ALL, but shortly there after the radio started acting up. It seem that perhaps the SIM did not sit tightly in the holder and as the phone was used the cover pushed on the battery which might have push on the SIM.
Take a look at how tight the SIM card is making contact. If it is loose and can wiggle freely you may want to try to tighten it up a bit VERY carefully!!!!
Sorry I can't offer a more permanent fix or precise problem!!
Just an update, I never could get the problem fixed (as I had expected). Luckily, however, I was able to keep calling Cingulars warranty department and got ahold of someone who did agree that the warranty follows the phone irrespective of where I got it. Luckily the person who told me that I couldnt do am xchange didn't note in on the system, so that prevented future reps being "tainted". So I am currently running Black Dymond very happily on my now working 8525. Thanks to all for the suggestions, maybe someone buying from eBay later will take heed to be sure to get a phone under warranty and to be persistent! =) Did I mention VERY happily running wm6?
Can someone ectract from the latest WWE Rom the RADIO?
Thanks
Dont bother, its also bad version
??? bad version?
radio is worse???
i read that this is the best rom till now. better radio,less memory leakage,better battery life.
i will be testing it this weekend. still testing 1.37.405.1WWE
Battery life seems to be better, this is true(or HTC just "adjusted" the battery display ).
3G connections also seem to be more stable, the HSDPA connections don't switch too easily back to GPRS or EDGE anymore, at least this is my feeling about it.
So no matter if this is an effect of the new ROM as a whole or just an effect of the radio ROM, it is definetely worth updating.
I wouldn't agree at all that the new Radio is "bad" or worse than the 0.93.xxx versions, definetely NOT.
is the only RADIO rom available?
gerazzo said:
is the only RADIO rom available?
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How many times have you already asked this???
People aren't blind, they're reading your request.
Making almost a dozend posts with the same request actually annoys people, honestly.
this post is my first and only ask about this matter..... i haven't asked more...
keep it quiet friend!
good night
in my opinion this radio version isnt better then the former one i had. I have still very bad reception while my touch cruise receives full.
flipping though the ultimate radio list, most replies were out of the US and those that were, only 1 was with AT&T and that 1 user has a custom ROM.
how many AT&T users do we have here?? don't tell me 2. I am interested in the 25.23 since it's fast but eats up battery life which i can live with since a charger is always nearby for me.
any other radios AT&T users here are running off of? thanks!
I am on AT&T in New Orleans, LA. I am using 1.09.25.23 and have been satisfied with it. It does use a bit more battery than the stock radio I was on, but overall I have been satisfied. I am able to get signal in almost every place, which is saying a lot since I am a med student, and most phones drop signal as you walk in the hospital.
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I am on AT&T in New Orleans, LA. I am using 1.09.25.23 and have been satisfied with it. It does use a bit more battery than the stock radio I was on, but overall I have been satisfied. I am able to get signal in almost every place, which is saying a lot since I am a med student, and most phones drop signal as you walk in the hospital.
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wow, that's great to hear. i'm trying to flash it but i'm stuck at 0% with the 262 error.
gonna investigate and get this radio rom working; i really need something that has better/faster gps reception as well as getting a signal though what i have now, 25.08 isn't *that* bad when it comes to calls/data.
I have AT&T in FL and I've been using Radio 1.15.25.14 with the same Rilphone...battery life is great, I typically get 36-48 hours with pretty heavy use (calls, text, email, facebook, internet, playing...) I've had no problems with call quality or anything. Don't know if there's a better radio, but this one has been working great for me. Not sure about the speed of the GPS, although with "my location" in the weather tab, it tends to find me quickly...hope that helps.
Interesting Andrew I might have to give that a try. I was pretty happy with my radio, but it has been draing pretty quick with yoz's new rom. How are you liking Benko's rom? I had it, but not the 5.0, previous versions were a little buggy for me.
As far as the gps for my rom, gps takes a while the first time I boot it up after a rom instal, but after than, I am able to get a lock in under 30 secs usually. I do use quick gps, so not sure if that makes a difference.
sumtin wong.... i can't flash anything. i can't even put in a hard-spl (any version) on my phone to change the radio.
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sumtin wong.... i can't flash anything. i can't even put in a hard-spl (any version) on my phone to change the radio.
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Did you do a MTTY? here's a link take a look this week help,always do a MTTY before and after ROM flashing,then a hard reset if I'm not mistaken, anyone can please confirm this to be on the safe side? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540290
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I have AT&T in FL and I've been using Radio 1.15.25.14 with the same Rilphone...battery life is great, I typically get 36-48 hours with pretty heavy use (calls, text, email, facebook, internet, playing...) I've had no problems with call quality or anything. Don't know if there's a better radio, but this one has been working great for me. Not sure about the speed of the GPS, although with "my location" in the weather tab, it tends to find me quickly...hope that helps.
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Hi Andrew I too am in Florida, in O town! Sorry for the NOB question,but how do I change the Radio code? I Have a stock HTC Diamond 3G, so I'm just trying to figure out the best Rom that is Stable, Fast, and bug free. Also I want to Run Touch Flow3D 2 on it. Any suggestions?
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Hi Andrew I too am in Florida, in O town! Sorry for the NOB question,but how do I change the Radio code? I Have a stock HTC Diamond 3G, so I'm just trying to figure out the best Rom that is Stable, Fast, and bug free. Also I want to Run Touch Flow3D 2 on it. Any suggestions?
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I'm not too far from you, up in Fruitland Park, just north of Leesburg...
As far as changing the radio, there's some good stickies on how to do that, as well as upgrading ROM, and I'm not qualified enough to try to explain it...
Recommendations on ROMs: from what I've found, ALL of them have some things you'll like, and some things that you won't...it's a matter of trying out a bunch til you find the one that suits you. I've been switching on a regular basis just to find the nonexistant perfect ROM. My thoughts: Benko's are real nice, stable, and functional. I'm downloading 5.8 now, so we'll see. Couldn't use 5.7 b/c of email issues. NRG's are the best looking, but RAM issues are a consistant problem. SUN Y RC1 is my current, but I've been having some weird issues, and I like WM 6.5 or 6.5.1 better than 6.1...
Again, just my two cents, try some out and see what you like...but be careful, it's addicting
MJ
Thanks for replying back Andrew! yeah you are not too far from O town, good stuff. Hey would you mind sending me a link to download that same Radio code you have. I too am using At&T on my stock Radio from HTC v1.00.25.08. Its not that great at all, I hardly get more than half signal strength. I would appreciate it if you could share a link where I could get it. I couldn't find it on the Stickies for Radio upgrading. Thanks pal. Hey I heard this ROM is really good and stable 6.5cleanbasic ROm, I'm going to give this a try..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549460
Hope to hear from you soon.
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I'm not too far from you, up in Fruitland Park, just north of Leesburg...
As far as changing the radio, there's some good stickies on how to do that, as well as upgrading ROM, and I'm not qualified enough to try to explain it...
Recommendations on ROMs: from what I've found, ALL of them have some things you'll like, and some things that you won't...it's a matter of trying out a bunch til you find the one that suits you. I've been switching on a regular basis just to find the nonexistant perfect ROM. My thoughts: Benko's are real nice, stable, and functional. I'm downloading 5.8 now, so we'll see. Couldn't use 5.7 b/c of email issues. NRG's are the best looking, but RAM issues are a consistant problem. SUN Y RC1 is my current, but I've been having some weird issues, and I like WM 6.5 or 6.5.1 better than 6.1...
Again, just my two cents, try some out and see what you like...but be careful, it's addicting
MJ
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Thanks for replying back Andrew! yeah you are not too far from O town, good stuff. Hey would you mind sending me a link to download that same Radio code you have. I too am using At&T on my stock Radio from HTC v1.00.25.08. Its not that great at all, I hardly get more than half signal strength. I would appreciate it if you could share a link where I could get it. I couldn't find it on the Stickies for Radio upgrading. Thanks pal. Hey I heard this ROM is really good and stable 6.5cleanbasic ROm, I'm going to give this a try..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=549460
Hope to hear from you soon.
AndrewakaMJ said:
I have AT&T in FL and I've been using Radio 1.15.25.14 with the same Rilphone...battery life is great, I typically get 36-48 hours with pretty heavy use (calls, text, email, facebook, internet, playing...) I've had no problems with call quality or anything. Don't know if there's a better radio, but this one has been working great for me. Not sure about the speed of the GPS, although with "my location" in the weather tab, it tends to find me quickly...hope that helps.
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Hi Andrew could you give me a link to download your Radio Version,I too would like to try it with At&T. Which Hard SPL version can I use your Radio code with, 1.40unsigned??
thanks amigo!
apple79 said:
Did you do a MTTY? here's a link take a look this week help,always do a MTTY before and after ROM flashing,then a hard reset if I'm not mistaken, anyone can please confirm this to be on the safe side? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=540290
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is this how you got yours to work? i will have to dedicate a whole day to it as it seems a bit complicated but i'm sure i'll figure it out. thanks!
Coud you please post a link to the 1.15.25.14 Radio to download ?
Thank you
I have AT&T and im from chicago, I have been using v1.11.25.01 Radio, and its been not bad at all. GPS is about 20sec, battery life is enough for what I use it for, but I would not mind checking a new radio.
also the 1.16 I saw in some fourums has been a good one, anyone tried it ?
i think all radio ROM is found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=470306
sticky on top.
chivas228 said:
i think all radio ROM is found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=470306
sticky on top.
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One of the links for the 1.15 radio is in post 773...FYI, I don't mind sharing the info, but there are some people on here that will yell at you for not searching...just type in diamond radio 1.15 in the search to find more info. (I actually had to do that to re-find the radio).
@apple, I have hardspl 1.40 as well, that's all you need, just make sure you've read all the flashing info ahead of time so you don't brick you're phone.
MJ
Hi Guys,
I'm in SF Bay Area using AT&T, have been using 1.00.25.16 on my DIAM100 (Diamond from UK). One thing I'm frustrated with newer radios (those ones other than 1.00.25.*) is I couldn't get 850MHz band to work on my Diamond. With my current radio, signal quality is fair and battery lasts only about a day.
Can anyone please try to identify if your are on the AT&T 850MHz band.
What I need to know is:
1. Your Diamond Version: DIAM??? or just US Diamond, or EU Diamond
2. Your Radio Version:
2. the "Band" from the HTC Field Test: can be PCS or 850
To invoke the HTC Field Test, just dial
*#*#364#*#*
Some chefs removed this utility from their ROM, but you can always get it from the following thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3159025&postcount=4
AndrewakaMJ said:
One of the links for the 1.15 radio is in post 773...FYI, I don't mind sharing the info, but there are some people on here that will yell at you for not searching...just type in diamond radio 1.15 in the search to find more info. (I actually had to do that to re-find the radio).
@apple, I have hardspl 1.40 as well, that's all you need, just make sure you've read all the flashing info ahead of time so you don't brick you're phone.
MJ
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Andrew my man, I'm sorry bro, I search and search, can't find it. Page 773? which listing is that page on? I'm confused man, help a brother out?? lolz....me and soo many others have asked this question, If you get yelled at? tell them to direct at me, I'll take the heat for it,lolz....later amigo.
im using 1.00.08.25 in Indiana, i tried the newest 1.17 but it didn't work out to well around here.
battery life is great, usually 2-3 days with normal use (text/call and internet browsing occasionally) gps speed is good, kinda has a tendency to lag about half a block behind my actual position, but i think most of them are like that.
Hello folks,
I know this is one of the most repetitive questions asked in this forum but mine is slightly different. I read many posts which says you have to test all the radios yourself and decide what suits you. I am running AOSP GB ROM.
I tried the latest 27.03 then went to 5.14.05.17, both seemed good and I was having good coverage for mobile/GPS. But the main problem is when I want to use 3G for mobile browsing. I see full coverage, H and everything, but when I try to browse something, nothing happens, its like no data is sent/received...It'll stay like that for few seconds sometimes a minute too and then does send/receive which annoys me a lot and prefer a consistent 2G connection which works 100% even though its slow. It happens quite regularly. This is irrespective of which ROM I use so it may be to do with -
a. Radio
b. Phone
c. T-Mobile UK
Btw, I am on "unlimited" data plan.
So just want to know if there are any T-Mobile UK users who don't have this problem and would wish to know which radio suits best for them and then I may try that n see if that helps or infact anything to boost 3G data transfers ?
Help much appreciated.
Cheers,
RD
..... I will say what you said and a lot of people said. Try each radio to see which suits you the best.
If your still having issues (which you are) then give T-Mobile a call. They do diagnostic checks and everything so they will be able to help you out more than what we can.
i find 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2 seems to hold a constant H
Hey Thank you both for replying. John, I flashed the radio you said above and it is behaving good so far. Will test this throughout the day but initial impressions are definitely better.
i will definitely second that. i have been using 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2 for a long time on my Desire (TMobile) and its the best i have tried.
Is 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2 'compatible' with 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROMs?
I am so glad you have created this thread as I havn't got round to it. This problem is a constant pain in the ass, and is driving me nuts.
You have mentioned, if it was to do with 'T-Mobile UK' themselves as I believed it was. I've contacted numerous times regarding this matter but they hadn't a clue what I was on about and I presumed it was to do with the recent merge up with 'Orange UK' to create Everything Everywhere that I signed upto, so I had requested to opt out but they're demanding me to tell them what the reason and issue was, so I did, but they did not respect my decision of wanting to opt out, so I didn't take it any further. If you are signed to Everything Everywhere, then we may have something there...
So, I left that to be... until I investigated the other possibilities... I tried flashing other ROM'S but the problem kept persisting.
However, I have never discovered it could be to do with the 'Radio' I'm using, hopefully it is as it will be less of a hassle for myself and others alike.
I await a solution...;(
Anybody can help assist me? Thanks
sh500 said:
Is 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2 'compatible' with 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROMs?
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Sure is
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Would radio '5.17.05.23' fix this issue?
Deeco7 said:
Would radio '5.17.05.23' fix this issue?
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no radio is going to fix the issue, i've had that problem since i had the htc hero, tried all the radios, they all the same , can;t really see the difference .the same thing with the desire. what made it worse since the merged with orange.
the only good thing about orange , i get good reception indoors, good for making or receiving calls, no internet .
indoors wifi . oudoors hsdpa(t-mobile) when you a good signal is good . i wouldn't bother flashing more radios, it's t-mobile's **** coverage.
hope this helps
Thanks for your reply.
My first instincts was that is was to do with the Orange merger. If there is a slight improvement by flashing a different radio I would be grateful, if however as you say it makes no difference I'd leave the radio as it is.
It would be great if others can confirm/post a solution.
Thank you.