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Hey guys,
I just moved from the Netherlands to Australia and I got a contract on the Next G network from Telstra. I am currently running Radio 1.54.00.1 which is not bad, but it can be better I think. I was wondering if there are other people here that are on this network and if you have any recommendations?
Thank a lot
Lees said:
Hey guys,
I just moved from the Netherlands to Australia and I got a contract on the Next G network from Telstra. I am currently running Radio 1.54.00.1 which is not bad, but it can be better I think. I was wondering if there are other people here that are on this network and if you have any recommendations?
Thank a lot
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Welcome to the Land of Oz!
Best I've found so far is 1.40.30.00 running with Black RC rom, tried all the others but always end up back here. With a newer rom base 3.61 or 3.62 a newer radio may???? be better, but until I find a better rom than Black RC (haven't yet) this is the radio that seems to give the best all round performance.
i am using htc original based rom (hacked) which i find extremely stable and reliable.
I use 1.43 which is an awesome radio and designed for australias conditions, fast internet, fast lock on, little switching, good reception.
battery is pretty good unless u use hspda a lot ( eg messenger constant 4 2 hours will suck ur battery quicker than talk time)
i updated to 1.54 but it sucked big time and wnt back to stable fast reliable 1.43 never failed me yet.
my recommendation, try this combination.
hey mate,
I use 1.20.31.10 that was the original that came with my handset, i have tried others but this gives me the best reception, batt power and speed. Im in vic.
pdajas
1.48 working great for me. 54 was chewing up a ridiculous amount of battery life!
Another vote for 1.40.30.00 working well on NextG in Melbourne!
Using 1.43 in Melbourne. No problems at all.
Must admit that I havent tried any others so cant say how well it compares with others.
Thaks guys, I'll give your recommendations a go!
Cheers
Which is the latest or best/most stable ROM to use at present?
Currently using Schaps_WM6Pro_WWE_4.20_Full.exe
Any advice welcome
cheers
I'm on Schaps 4.01 and I will change to 4.21 when released if the majority of bugs has been fixed since 4.20.
Any ideas when 4.21 is going to be released?
You know how to bring on the wrath of touchy members! You just wait for the onslaught of "there is no BEST" or "try them all and find out for yourself" oh so helpful answers.
Personally I've been through all the custels Blacks etc and ended up with Schaps 4.2 but have moved Radio from 1.54 to 1.48 to get better battery life, which seem to offer an improvement.
strangely enough, thats actually what I have as well
SPVM3100
Schaps 4.20
Radio 1.48
richard_g_johnston said:
strangely enough, thats actually what I have as well
SPVM3100
Schaps 4.20
Radio 1.48
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I'm on Schaps 4.01 still, tried 4.2 but wasn't quite as stable Imo. Using radio 1.48 too as that seems to give me the best reception.
I just updated my radio and it seems ok but I will be going back to work tomorrow and the reception in La. is not so good in port so I will be able to tell if 1.48 gets better reception. I'll get back in a couple of days after testing how far offshore each gets....
Actually Schaps 4.21 already released under Kaiser upgrading so dunno if its works well on TyTN or not . I'm using Schaps 4.01 currently I like it better than 4.20
Hey folks
Really wanna upgrade my Diamond ROM, noticed the new release from Orange but my question is simple. Is it any good?
I hear great things about the leaner, cleaner ROMs cooked up here and would much rather go for something a little more snappy.
Is there any real difference?
it's faster, but the biggest difference is the lack of transition animation between tabs.
Its got to be much better than the shipped one on the older supply of Orange diamonds
ROM 37 radio 05
HEY GUYS, soooo I upgraded.
I haven't noticed a better radio signal yet, it seem the same in my lead-lined office which was the main reason I wanted to upgrade
Everything else also seems pretty much the same. Not faster, not slower, larger text in some menus which is nice but I did that myself anyway.
In short, yes, it sucks
blackjones said:
HEY GUYS, soooo I upgraded.
I haven't noticed a better radio signal yet, it seem the same in my lead-lined office which was the main reason I wanted to upgrade
Everything else also seems pretty much the same. Not faster, not slower, larger text in some menus which is nice but I did that myself anyway.
In short, yes, it sucks
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have a cooked rom....then your wee yourself at the speed
Yeah I have an Orange HTC Touch Diamond and the ROM is POO!!! - Cooked ROMS are the way forword - much faster!
Windoze9t8 said:
Its got to be much better than the shipped one on the older supply of Orange diamonds
ROM 37 radio 05
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I don't even remember what mine had on it, but my friend's had the .03 Radio on it. Flashing it to the posted link, speeds it up significantly. I didn't leave him with a cooked ROM as I'm sure I'd have a phone call not knowing what to do and unable to install cabs.
hi
there are so many different radios out there
that i don't knoe which one is the best...
need one which is good for gps and also large battery lifetime
is there any rom which is the ultimate one? now i have
03.18.90
anything better outthere?
thanks alot
For me the 03.21.90 is the best, but it depends on your location and operator and bands and others. You should test them, there is no best radio rom.
Shady313 said:
For me the 03.21.90 is the best, but it depends on your location and operator and bands and others. You should test them, there is no best radio rom.
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For me, It's the best rom radio
the fact is there are good and bad radio roms...when it comes to reception and battery life
so among those good radios....the difference is if you aim for signal strength, battery life or both....i personally haven't tried the one mntioned above
but am using 3.34....
so you might try both of these
had the 03.34... before and it was quiet good
now testing 03.21.90 and will look how it works
thanks so far
Hi to all
I just bought my new diamond, and i must say that i regret that i bought it.
I had a HTC P3600 and by changing to diamond i thought that i would get a really good pda.
I was wrong.
Too slow, bad gps reception...
Correct me if im wrong but P3600 (Trinity) gives 10 to 0 to diamond.
Never had any problems with gps, now i cant get gps reception.
Rom speed in P3600, even in WM3.5 is way better, diamond is tooooo slowwwww.
Please if i'm wrong tell me so, because i regreat the day i trade my Trinity for a diamond.
Sorry about my english
zenga said:
Hi to all
I just bought my new diamond, and i must say that i regret that i bought it.
I had a HTC P3600 and by changing to diamond i thought that i would get a really good pda.
I was wrong.
Too slow, bad gps reception...
Correct me if im wrong but P3600 (Trinity) gives 10 to 0 to diamond.
Never had any problems with gps, now i cant get gps reception.
Rom speed in P3600, even in WM3.5 is way better, diamond is tooooo slowwwww.
Please if i'm wrong tell me so, because i regreat the day i trade my Trinity for a diamond.
Sorry about my english
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that's only because u didnt flash the right rom. most of ppl here enjoy it.
With the ROM that i use, mine is verry fast and stable, GPS connect quite fast.
NO WAY!!
Yes.....my friends here are absolutely right....there is not even a single person here who regrets buying one (Except u of course ) Jus try flashing a good rom and try using it.....and if you dont like it even after flashing it.....god help u
I think your Diamond needs a new owner.
zenga said:
Hi to all
I just bought my new diamond, and i must say that i regret that i bought it.
I had a HTC P3600 and by changing to diamond i thought that i would get a really good pda.
I was wrong.
Too slow, bad gps reception...
Correct me if im wrong but P3600 (Trinity) gives 10 to 0 to diamond.
Never had any problems with gps, now i cant get gps reception.
Rom speed in P3600, even in WM3.5 is way better, diamond is tooooo slowwwww.
Please if i'm wrong tell me so, because i regreat the day i trade my Trinity for a diamond.
Sorry about my english
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Hi Zenga,
I'm still using both trinity and diamond. Diamond is definitely faster in most aspect compared to Trinity, especially GPS lock.
You can help list out your radio and rom version, so that we can help improve your diamond experience.
Diamond is a drag with the initial official rom and radio, but flashing to later radio and a good cooked rom can make it fly...
jason.hou said:
I think your Diamond needs a new owner.
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LOL...
hksin said:
Hi Zenga,
I'm still using both trinity and diamond. Diamond is definitely faster in most aspect compared to Trinity, especially GPS lock.
You can help list out your radio and rom version, so that we can help improve your diamond experience.
Diamond is a drag with the initial official rom and radio, but flashing to later radio and a good cooked rom can make it fly...
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The Radio is responsible in enhancing the reception of a phone. Not so much the Rom. Please make sure before flashing that you have installed HARD SPL. Then you can begin to experiment with RADIO'S and what not's.
I have to admit, that I would not keep my diamond right out of the box. XDA has made all these devices superior. So with a little patience and less crying, you too will reap the benefits of this community.....
try other ROM and other Radio ,u'll see that u was not wrong !
just only 1 bad thing on diamond that is low battery i think so
To be honest I agree witth the poster. i had an Elfin before and it was much faster. Diamond has limited storage and too little ram. With Elfin I used to try out new roms for fun now its necessity.I have tried 30+ Diamond roms and most give out of memory errors or have lots of bugs. Don Salaris romd seem to get the most out of it but its still sluggish on 6.5 where Elfin handled it fine.
Maybe buying a DIAMOND is now a mistake with all the new phones that came out since it was released.
i have to admit i was a little disappointed bout the speed too when i bought the diamond awhile ago, but on the other hand the VGA screen is really way better then the QVGA i had on my Jade.
After a few months of flashing, tweaking, flashing, tweaking..... i'm more then satisfaid with the performance, keeping in mind that this device is a little out dated already.
I'm sure that when you update the device's Radio and find the ROM that suits your needs you'll start to like it more.
Btw...the WM6.1 ROMS are a little faster in use and the 'older' TF3D interfaces don't consume as much RAM as Sense 2.5 does.
Another point for me is that i've not been able to find a better looking device yet. All the newer devices are so big and square; they all look the same and only differ in size.
And yes, lol.....i'm a woman.
The Diamond is getting a bit old! There's a lot of newer (more interesting) phones on the market. (Ever tried a Android Phone?... WOW they're nice!).
Anyway, I bought my phone a while ago - and I don't wanna spend extra money buying a new phone - since the Diamond IS working ok... If however my diamond should brick or something, I wouldn't buy a Diamond again - I would go for one of the nice HTC Android phones... HTC Hero I think would be my bet now.
There's a lot of interesting ROMs here, that give new life to the Diamond - but if you want a fast device... I would recommend using a lite rom - WITHOUT touchflo or anything fancy like that... just plain WM61 og WM65.
to be honest, i wasn't to keen on the diamond with the stock stuff, but in 30 mins, you can have a nice speedy device WITH GOOD GPS
Fast rom = L3V5Y's 28014 Light rom
although, if was buying now, i would probably choose HD2 (Leo) or Touch Pro 2 (Rhodium)
none the less
i like my Diamond
A diamond is forever
Progress.
I'm surprised the Diamond is still being sold. I've had mine for about a year now.
The gps is laggy but hardly slow at connecting. With the right rom and radio you can get a fast boot and relyable reception. I have to say that bying a Diamond so late after it's release was a bit stupid. If you did buy the phone today then you should be able to send it back for a refund or exchange. In the UK most companies give a 14 day cool-off period so if you aren't satisfied with the phone then send it back and get something more recent.
You can't compare it to phones out on the market today as technology has progressed. It's like getting a secondhand PC off your mate and wondering why it's not as fast as the one you saw at PC world the other day.
If you want fast Windows mobile phone you should do your homework first. I agree the Trinity was a good phone. It had a lot of buttons and good battery life. But it was a bit of a chubby brick in comparison.
oh and Don't let any sales rep dis-wade you. You get what you pay for.
I love my Diamond... Works a treat. Try flashing a new rom.
Thanks
Thanks for all the answers.
I didn't buy a new diamond, but an used one. In Portugal, there's still possible to buy a new one, but for the price we can almost buy a Touch HD.
The pda is beautifull, i was used to really fat and big ones (Qtek S200 and HTC P3600) and this one is really thin.
My expectations were high conserning speed, i thout that if the Trinity is fast on WM6.1 the Diamond must be faster even in the heaviest rom's.
I've tried some rom's, original WM6.1, WM6.5, someones with sense, but none of them satisfied me.
Can someone tell me a fast one? I prefer rom's with manila.
The rom i now use is L3V5Y's 28014 Light rom and my radio is 1.15.25.14
Thanks
try don salari clean basic light rom. Or use the kitchen provided by yozgatg and customize the gen y rom according to your preferences. I've done that with his R4.4A and I always have free rom around 60% (after using it for some hours).
if you like manila you could also try Donsalari's WM6.5/Sense2.5 or 2.1 rom (2.1. is quit simular to original TF3D 2.1, but with some upgrades like the weather home page)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=593678
I second that!
melgashop said:
try don salari clean basic light rom. Or use the kitchen provided by yozgatg and customize the gen y rom according to your preferences. I've done that with his R4.4A and I always have free rom around 60% (after using it for some hours).
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I second the recommend on Don Salari's ROM. After using the diamond on Dutty's 6.1 ROM for almost a year, I wanted to switch a 6.5 ROM. I've tried quite a few but ended up using Don's basic light ROM. I've been using it for about a month and half now without problems, which is the longest I've kept a rom since Dutty's. I have to admit the roms with 6.5 do make the diamond a little laggy. Sticking with a light rom is the best option if you're a heavy user and use memory intensive programmes.