I have a Diamond and an X1 - Radio Signal Strength and especially battery consumption in bad reception areas is MUCH better with the Diamond.
Is it possible and "recommended" to flash a Diamond Radio on the X1 ? If so, how
Thanks + Merry XMas!
I agree, a better radio for the Xperia is needed. I have no problems getting a signal anywhere I go with my Polaris/Touch Cruise/XDA Orbit 2, but with the Xperia I keep loosing signal and missing calls.
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Hi Everyone
Bought new HTC a couple of days ago on Orange. Went through most of the posts to see different opinions and learnt a lot, thanks to all of you. My query is regarding signal strength.
Placing together, O2 Mini S and Kaiser, Mini shows "full bars" of signals whereas Kaiser only shows 1 signal bar. I have tried using the same sim in both pocket pc at same location. This is making me believe that for some reason, the signal strength of Kaiser is not as strong as other mobile phones. My kaiser has following configuration:
rom: 1.81.61.2 wwe rom date: 09/20/07
radio: 1.27.12.29
But still, Kaiser is an upgraded version than Mini S in all aspects, so why it is happening that inferior phone is having more signal strength than superior one (in terms of software and launch date). Are all the owners of Kaiser satisfied with signal strength of their hand sets? Any comments?
Thanks in anticipation...
The kaiser has great signal strength and compared to my last Nokia it holds a call where the M95 would drop one.
Perhaps you should compare two like for like phones, if your using the standard kaiser with the sim you purchased it with 90% chance the reason your signal is lower is it defaults to 3g, where as the O2 mini is 2.5g http://xda.o2.co.uk/comp.html so not using the 3g network thus its not surprising you get a diffrent signal strength.
Treat the signal strength the same as you do a car fuel gauge, if you can make a call its working, other than that take it with a pinch of salt every phone is slightly diffrent.
Have found my TyTn II to have loads better signal than my previous M3100. I mainly keep the handset it 2g due to traveling however where i used to get cut-outs with the M3100, i dont with the T2.
I'm seriously considering returning my Diamond, due to poor radio reception. In areas where my old Kaiser could get a signal (1 bar) to Diamond loses signal completely.
Is this software or hardware related ? Will new radio versions improve the Diamond in this respect? I'm on T-Mobile in the UK, and was wondering if using their radio (once they release the Diamond) will improve reception for me?
Thanks all!
I'm also in the same county as you and have just switched to t-mobile - I find the reception really poor. So I've gone back to my Orange SIM. which works well.
I get the same thing.
On my touch dual i comfortably have a H with 2 bars of reception.
On my diamond i have a H with about 1 bar, then a G with 2 bars then the letter goes completely and a cross appears and the signals still there. And this just keeps on happening.
Strange as its ok at work and its ok most other areas just a worse reception at home.
Ive found that turning the HSDPA off means that i get the 3G symbol up now instead of the H but again in certain areas of my house, the above happens with that, but i have found that its better like this, so im going to stick with this setup until a new radio version appears.
(its a shame HTC dont release the Roms so we can update our phones as and when they are tested - thank god for XDA Devs!)
Thanks for your input.
Going back to my original question, will future radio versions improve reception (e.g. using the radio from a T-mobile branded Diamond), or is this a fundemental hardware issue?
Cheers.
I really hope that future radio versions improve reception but i am pretty sure it is a hardware issue because of the size of the diamond. Perhaps they had to reduce the size of the integrated antena of the radio to fit into it.
For the same reason, the gps reception signal is really weaker than the one on the kaiser.
We can't have all : really small unit and stronger signal
saquib said:
Thanks for your input.
Going back to my original question, will future radio versions improve reception (e.g. using the radio from a T-mobile branded Diamond), or is this a fundamental hardware issue?
Cheers.
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I would hope so, I updated from ROM 1.34 (which had a bad GPS signal) to 1.37 (which the GPS signal was greatly improved).
I would of thought another ROM would be out in a few weeks when the UK Operators sell them officially
One thing ive noticed with my UK Diamond is that before i make a call...i have the H symbol but when im making a call or receiving a call it will go G which means GPRS. Not that it affects the quality of the signal as its spot on really.
Just noticed it as my nokia n95 8gb always had the 3g symbol on the screen...never noticed it flit between 3g to GPRS...when i was browsing the internet then it would go to 3.5G.
Any ideas as to why that happens??. It will only flit between HSDPA and GPRS...which i find strange because im using a 3G sim card and would have thought if anything it would go to 3G symbol...only way i can get the 3G symbol is by forcing the phone not to use auto settings in the network settings page.
kapteg92 said:
I really hope that future radio versions improve reception but i am pretty sure it is a hardware issue because of the size of the diamond. Perhaps they had to reduce the size of the integrated antena of the radio to fit into it.
For the same reason, the gps reception signal is really weaker than the one on the kaiser.
We can't have all : really small unit and stronger signal
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Small unit? It LOOKS small, but it has the same size as the touch cruise if i compare them.
Yzord said:
Small unit? It LOOKS small, but it has the same size as the touch cruise if i compare them.
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uh, no.
Diamond = 102x51x11.5mm = 59,823 mm^3
Touch Cruise = 110x58x15.5mm = 98,890 mm^3
Diamond is almost 40% smaller by volume
jehlinger said:
uh, no.
Diamond = 102x51x11.5mm = 59,823 mm^3
Touch Cruise = 110x58x15.5mm = 98,890 mm^3
Diamond is almost 40% smaller by volume
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hi everyone
my Touch Diamond network coverage for 3G is poor just 1 or 2 bars and it falls back to G or E
any idea
thanks
Whats your address? We will al come to you and place a celltower in your backyard
Have you tried the latest radio rom? And im sure there's something to find in the search function here.
Got the same problem, reception is only one bar but calling etc is ok. Location: Zwolle, Netherlands
What version of radio rom you guys got? Head on over to the rom section and grab .05 or .06 if you've got .03, they're a lot better.
i have version (Radio v1.00.25.06) with diamond project ROM
Got bad reception here too (Zutphen, Netherlands)
anybody here experiences the same problem as i do?
my diamond's reception is nowhere near the levels that i have with my SE K610 or my Nokia N95 which always shows full network reception level... occasionally minus 1 bar
but my diamond always overs around 1 - 3/4 bars
is this normal?
i sent my phone in to HTC and they just did a software upgrade for me
wondering if i should send it in again
Change your radio. Find one that works well for your area and network.
i've tried .06, .11 and now .18 and the problem persists!!!
i wonder could it be becos of my phone itself
i face the same issue too, as with my wife's set as well. i was using the trinity before, compared the reception between the trinity and my wife's TD, trinity had better reception, even for wifi. my trinity had full reception but the TD only had half...
ok good to know that i'm not the only one with this problem...
btw, the issue seems more severe with 3G networks... on GSM it seems to be a whole lot better..
anybody here who has network reception as good as on other phones?
i remember i had a hermes and a trinity before and those had very good reception too
up for more contirbution
Just wondering if any of you guys have got a tried and tested favourite radio rom that gives best radio reception.
I've currently got Radio Rom:1.71.09.01 and PDACorner Ultimate V8 and I'm getting both poor battery life (100% to 10% in ~8hours with email checking every 10mins and thats it) and poor signal strength.
So, do any of you guys have a phone on T-Mobile UK and if so, what radio rom do you prefer?
If your in a HSDPA area and you have it enabled, it can really suck the juice out of the Kaiser.
Do you have wifi and bluetooth disabled? What brightness level do you have it on battery and standby time?
I know mskip lives in East Anglia with poor reception and has settled for the 1.70.19.09 Radio.
I wanted to have everything enabled with heavy use so I ended up getting a bigger battery (which makes it about a third bigger, but I think it was worth it).
Rob