I was looking into whether some of my GPS problems were due to the radio I was using.
I'm using the last official Sprint radio (which I believe was 3.35). I have seen that some people have been using 3.42.50.
Two questions, first how do I determine what radio I am using if I have android on the NAND and second, would updating the radio improve GPS reception?
Most people use 3.42.50 with AGPS Fix(Assisted GPS) using data. Search vogue agps. Its a process that you will need to do using windows mobile. It will give you gps locks in 5 to 15 sec rather than 30 sec to a minute. You can update the radio without doing the fix. Im not sure how to determine your radio with android. sorry. Not saying there isnt a way
EDIT: Sorry agps is verizon only
Most people in the WinMo forums say 3.42.50 improves reception, some say it doesn't.
I'm on Sprint and I use 3.42.50. Been using it for a long while now, certainly haven't had issues. It's the one I use when doing development on the GPS driver.
honestly after messing with the radio in WM (everyone claiming better results with the bell radio .45, so I had to try it), and not noticing any favorable differences, I ended up back with my factory vzw 3.37.78 radio, which "seems" to work the best for me, yet like I said, almost no difference was noted.
That being said, android "should" not be any different in terms of radio.. as I'm still on the same vzw radio with great gps results running android.
NAND with mssmison's 2.1 build (currently)
xv6900 from verizon (vogue)
** same results with other builds as well
edit: I did not seem to find any negatives to the "upgraded" radio either.. so it doesn't hurt to try, but don't expect the world, as it might not change anything
You're on sprint so you do not need to worry about the aGPS fix either, that's only for vzw vogues
br125 said:
honestly after messing with the radio in WM (everyone claiming better results with the bell radio .45, so I had to try it), and not noticing any favorable differences, I ended up back with my factory vzw 3.37.78 radio, which "seems" to work the best for me, yet like I said, almost no difference was noted.
That being said, android "should" not be any different in terms of radio.. as I'm still on the same vzw radio with great gps results running android.
NAND with msmission's 2.1 build (currently)
xv6900 from verizon (vogue)
** same results with other builds as well
edit: I did not seem to find any negatives to the "upgraded" radio either.. so it doesn't hurt to try, but don't expect the world, as it might not change anything
You're on sprint so you do not need to worry about the aGPS fix either, that's only for vzw vogues
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I didnt know that it was for vzw only. sorry.
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I didnt know that it was for vzw only. sorry.
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yep, vzw is the only one that decided to lock down the gps so you'd buy vz navigator, but the developers here of course found a way around it!
thanks to xda again!
br125 said:
yep, vzw is the only one that decided to lock down the gps so you'd buy vz navigator, but the developers here of course found a way around it!
thanks to xda again!
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I think U.S Cellular locks gps too, you just don't hear about it in here. I have never noticed a difference between 3.37.78,3.42.30 or 3.42.50. I run 3.42.50 cus I'm cool like that! lol
So, is the only way to upgrade the radio to reflash winmo? I found the .nbh but it wouldn't flash the normal way.
Reddog80p said:
I think U.S Cellular locks gps too, you just don't hear about it in here. I have never noticed a difference between 3.37.78,3.42.30 or 3.42.50. I run 3.42.50 cus I'm cool like that! lol
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touché! I did not know that about us cellular..
so yeah, what he said..
edit: I've never flashed a radio without using the "radio rom" with WM 6.1 from a carrier... BUT it is possible to flash the radio only, you just might spend more time looking for the .nbh you need to flash..
I recommend just flashing the stock bell wm 6.1 rom to flash the radio, making sure to not let customizations run, then back to android
I'm running 3.42.30 from Sprint.
I never experienced any problems with this version and as they always say. If it ain't broke.. Don't fix it.
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I'm running 3.42.30 from Sprint.
I never experienced any problems with this version and as they always say. If it ain't broke.. Don't fix it.
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Who's your carrier?
The radio you should run has nothing to do with the carrier. All these radios are vogue compatible. The only thing you need is a gps ready radio.
Here is the 3.42.50, 3.42.30, radio only nbh's. These Radio's are gps ready and are not carrier specific
These are radio only roms designed to be flashed from bootloader from sd card and doesn't require a hard reset. Copy VOGUIMG.nbh to root of fat32 micro sd card and place phone in bootloader and it will run.
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Here is the 3.42.50, 3.42.30, radio only nbh's. These Radio's are gps ready and are not carrier specific
These are radio only roms designed to be flashed from bootloader from sd card and doesn't require a hard reset. Copy VOGUIMG.nbh to root of fat32 micro sd card and place phone in bootloader and it will run.
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Note that these aren't compatible with SDHC cards or the RUU. Just clarifying in case somebody was gonna try.
I'm using 3.42.40. It seems better at holding sats than .50. the .50 version is very "jumpy" when watching a GPS test app.
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I'm using 3.42.40. It seems better at holding sats than .50. the .50 version is very "jumpy" when watching a GPS test app.
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Where'd you get 3.42.40? I've only ever seen 3.37.77,3.37.78,3.42.30 and 3.42.50.
EDIT: I just searched and seen it's a titan (mogul) radio but they seem to be compatible either way.
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Who's your carrier?
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Sprint. (SERO)
drewden123 said:
Note that these aren't compatible with SDHC cards or the RUU. Just clarifying in case somebody was gonna try.
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Does the radio effect the usage of an SDHC card? I didn't realize that.
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Does the radio effect the usage of an SDHC card? I didn't realize that.
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negative, he was stating that you could not use a SDHC to flash the radio
I never heard anything about sdhc limitations. The only thing I heard was in order to flash from sd it needed to be under 2 gb.
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For those on Rogers, what do you find is the best radio to use with your Kaiser?
Try the one in my sig.. unless you're using that one.
I'm gunna try a bunch of other ones over the next few weeks, but i'll keep you posted.
FYI I'm with Fido but that shouldn't matter cuz Fido/Rogers uses the same cell towers.
I'll give it a shot. I'm currently using radio 1.58.16.27. I had read good things about it and it came pre-loaded on Dutty's latest ROM. I haven't tried any others yet. When I'm on the phone with this radio, it was crackling a bit but I'm unsure as to whether or not it was my phone or the phone with the person I was talking to. Only made one call as I just got my Kaiser the other day and have been playing around with the other great features of it.
Keep me posted on your findings. Thanks!
whatsup guys,
I've had my phone for a couple months now. 1.58.16.27 is, in my opinion, the best radio for me, in Ottawa. 1.64....21 works really well also.
btw, chek my sig for all radio downloads. I think I have uploaded most of them, if not all.
What's the RADIO thing?
How do you know if it's best or not?
I'm with Fido, and using Dutty April 9 Rom, do you guys have anything to suggest me?
pandaboyy said:
What's the RADIO thing?
How do you know if it's best or not?
I'm with Fido, and using Dutty April 9 Rom, do you guys have anything to suggest me?
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If you check the ROM section in here you should be able to find your answer as to what exactly a RADIO rom is.
Now as for finding the best, each radio will have different effects for most people because of their locations plus carriers. So it's really hard to for someone else to tell you it's the "best" radio, that's something you have to find out yourself.. or have someone who uses the same carrier as you and that lives in the same general area as you.
meeek said:
If you check the ROM section in here you should be able to find your answer as to what exactly a RADIO rom is.
Now as for finding the best, each radio will have different effects for most people because of their locations plus carriers. So it's really hard to for someone else to tell you it's the "best" radio, that's something you have to find out yourself.. or have someone who uses the same carrier as you and that lives in the same general area as you.
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I did do the search, but nothing was found. Maybe the definition of Radio is too simple to put it into words. I mean, as I understand it's simply a rom that connect to the frequency of the provider's tower...
The only reason I'm looking for it, is because I'm getting sick of having the Roaming logo on my phone. Because i'm with Fido and my phone is connect to Rogers tower.
You are using: 1.27.12.11... I'm using Dutty rom, and RAdio 1.58.16.27 now thou... should I go for yours instead?
pandaboyy said:
I did do the search, but nothing was found. Maybe the definition of Radio is too simple to put it into words. I mean, as I understand it's simply a rom that connect to the frequency of the provider's tower...
The only reason I'm looking for it, is because I'm getting sick of having the Roaming logo on my phone. Because i'm with Fido and my phone is connect to Rogers tower.
You are using: 1.27.12.11... I'm using Dutty rom, and RAdio 1.58.16.27 now thou... should I go for yours instead?
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the roaming logo will still be there no matter what radio u use...cuz ur still using a fido simcard...correct me if i am wrong...
use wisbar advance and then get a theme and u can not have the triangle...and have a good looking theme as well
bapssystupr3m3 said:
the roaming logo will still be there no matter what radio u use...cuz ur still using a fido simcard...correct me if i am wrong...
use wisbar advance and then get a theme and u can not have the triangle...and have a good looking theme as well
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Is that mean you have the roaming logo as well?
You'll get the roaming logo more often if your in the suburbs. Rogers is more predominant in the suburbs. Fido is more often found in Downtown Toronto or GTA.
Im using the radio on my sig for almost 3 weeks and reception and GPS is great. Battery life sucks though.
Im gonna back to the SEDNA radio 1.58.13.28 since i had a better battery life than this one.
i do have the logo but it doesnt show up cuz i'm using a vista theme with wisbar advance...i do this because it looks better...but having that triangle doesnt even bother me...not that big of a deal..cuz its not like i'm getting charged for roaming anyways...its because u have a fido sim card but using rogers towers..
is radio rom 1.56.70.11 better then the shipped radio that comes with wm6 on treo 750 on at&t?
ericizzy1 said:
is radio rom 1.56.70.11 better then the shipped radio that comes with wm6 on treo 750 on at&t?
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I think you should have followed up your question in the thread that has started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=392361
paypalbid said:
I think you should have followed up your question in the thread that has started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=392361
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which radio are u using on at&t and do u like it? any dropped calls? thank you
ericizzy1 said:
which radio are u using on at&t and do u like it? any dropped calls? thank you
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Well I upgraded to 1.56.70.11 through sd card process and it said GSM Updated Sucessful, however it still shows 1.54.30.10
Havent experience any problems so far.
I have see many of your posts all over the internet at differet Palm forums regarding the crappy radio version 1.54.30.10 you are experiencing
I think you should go a head and try the upgrade and post your result to help others. Since you are having so many issues with the 1.54.30.10. After you upgrade to 1.56.70.11 if u no longer have problems then that means the radio upgrade really works even though it doesnt show under the phone version menu.
paypalbid said:
Well I upgraded to 1.56.70.11 through sd card process and it said GSM Updated Sucessful, however it still shows 1.54.30.10
Havent experience any problems so far.
I have see many of your posts all over the internet at differet Palm forums regarding the crappy radio version 1.54.30.10 you are experiencing
I think you should go a head and try the upgrade and post your result to help others. Since you are having so many issues with the 1.54.30.10. After you upgrade to 1.56.70.11 if u no longer have problems then that means the radio upgrade really works even though it doesnt show under the phone version menu.
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got it.
do you have less dropped calls after your upgrade even that you can actually see the upgrade on your phone?
is 3g good with the 1.56? thank you.
ericizzy1 said:
got it.
do you have less dropped calls after your upgrade even that you can actually see the upgrade on your phone?
is 3g good with the 1.56? thank you.
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I did a couple of test calls in volitle area and no drop calls so that is good news. since it still show the old radio so i m still monitoring hoping im not experiencing placebo effect. im using USA Tmobile no 3g so I can't comment on that.
paypalbid said:
I did a couple of test calls in volitle area and no drop calls so that is good news. since it still show the old radio so i m still monitoring hoping im not experiencing placebo effect. im using USA Tmobile no 3g so I can't comment on that.
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thanks for the info
I want to install WM 6.5 on my ATT tilt 8925. I just want to know what ROM and what Radio Version I can use, because the radio version is 1.65.21.18. I live in Puerto Rico and I don't know if I change the radio he can still work.
You can use any ROM as long as you are Hard-SPL'd and regards Radio it will come down to many variables and only you will be able to find best ROM/Radio combo..
stylez said:
You can use any ROM as long as you are Hard-SPL'd and regards Radio it will come down to many variables and only you will be able to find best ROM/Radio combo..
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Wouldn't it be great if one could just indicate where they need the phone to work, and a list of radios could be listed for that location?
I know it is simplistic. Getting tired as I age!
MarkAtHome said:
Wouldn't it be great if one could just indicate where they need the phone to work, and a list of radios could be listed for that location?
I know it is simplistic. Getting tired as I age!
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Ain't that the truth, funny thing is that all of the radios I have flashed work in my area. Even the japanese one, just some better than others.
Hi
I try to unlock the phone with JumpSPL 1.56, 1.93, and 1.94, and Kaiser-HardSPL-3.56 and 3.29, and the phone don't install anything. It could be that my phone is refurbish?? What other options do I have?
I here you. Just so you know and are prepared. I have been flashing for 1 month straight and I cant get my phone to stay connected with anything other than the stock ROM. Not sure why but be prepared for a long battle. I have almost every radio available. Works for a day then dropped calls and network over and over.
I have a refurb and flash all the time. Follow instructions carefully and refer to sticky and wicki for help.
Steve
backspacepc said:
Ain't that the truth, funny thing is that all of the radios I have flashed work in my area. Even the japanese one, just some better than others.
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All of them work for a limited time in my area. Then after about 24-48 hours I have trouble with all.
Its frustrating!
Hello,
My name is Brian, I'm a member here obviously.... Had the username BFielding a while back, registered in 2007 if I remember correctly, but can't access or retrieve password for that account, different email now, so now I'm BFielding80...
Heres my problem... I can't get SH!T for help on this site, maybe because it's so overloaded, or maybe some a$$hole said dont help this person.... IDK
All I know is I ask a question and they RARELY get answered.... I'm at the point I'LL ****1N PAY U TO ANSWER MY QUESTION, I'VE BEEN ASKING THE SAME [email protected] QUESTION LONG ENOUGH...
I need radio help. I'm rooted, I run all the ROMs, always Froyo based.... I've never updated my radio from what it came with.... I have radio 32.26.00.24H_4.04.00.03_2
I haven't updated because I don't want to kill my AT&T 3g.... I've read that the TMo Froyo radio will kill my AT&T 3G so thats why I left my radio alone.... But now I'm reading that the newer radios are compatible either way, so I want to upgrade it.
I know I can go back if it does kill my 850/1900, but I would rather someone to just please just recommend me a radio as well as link, I'll adb it myself...
I need a radio for best 3G and battery life would be a plus, but 3G is more important, in my area I drop to edge frequently...
THE PERSON WHO HELPS ME WILL RECEIVE $10 US DOLLARS VIA PAYPAL
Thanks,
Brian
Well, I don't want your money but you should be fine flashing this new radio (32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04). Some people say they get improved battery life and some don't. Most seem to get better reception.
G0belet said:
The new Korean ROM contains a new baseband firmware. The version is 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04.
THIS RADIO CAN BE FLASHED ON ANY NEXUS ONE!
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/KLJAXW9G4C
Mirrors:
MediaFire: http://www.mediafire.com/?og2folywjny
MD5: E327C573329EC8A29DBC6282512300A6
SHA1: 559CDAAF274EC45A7E6667B2F6B44F65A449BE57
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Full Link To The Thread on this Radio Image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723839
There is where you will get the newest radio image, it is identical to the one found in the Desire 2.2 update. You do not have to update HBOOT if you do not want to, though I could be wrong on that one, though I didn't have to when I did.
If you do not want this version of the radio as some people have trouble with it you can flash the radio that was uploaded by enomther:
enomther said:
RADIO's
RADIO UPDATE - 4.06.00.12_7 (from Froyo OTA's)
- 4.06.00.12_7_Radio_Update
MD5: e49fb76877688e2c1f0fadcf8048c549
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Hope this helps. Lastly, this maybe should be in N1 Q&A section.
Vakman said:
Well, I don't want your money but you should be fine flashing this new radio (32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04). Some people say they get improved battery life and some don't. Most seem to get better reception.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723839
There is where you will get the newest radio image, it is identical to the one found in the Desire 2.2 update. You do not have to update HBOOT if you do not want to, though I could be wrong on that one, though I didn't have to when I did.
If you do not want this version of the radio as some people have trouble with it you can flash the radio that was uploaded by enomther:
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE... I NEED TO COME THROUGH ON MY WORD THOUGH, IM me [email protected] wanna chat and i'll take care of you...
Brian
Heh, no that is all right. By the way, I kept editing my post a fair bit, sorry.
So there are two 2.2 radios you could flash. The newer one does give you better reception though, I use the 4.06 one though, if you were curious.
Vakman said:
Heh, no that is all right. By the way, I kept editing my post a fair bit, sorry.
So there are two 2.2 radios you could flash. The newer one does give you better reception though, I use the 4.06 one though, if you were curious.
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PM me your PayPal addy please
I have a tmo n1 and I noticed better reception with the korean radio but I've noticed some roms don't give me better reception but sometimes WORSE. I'm on rodriguez r21 limemod using the 5.06 radio. Works well. Just one off those trial and error things. If you re on edge instead of 3g try the *#*#4636#*#* trick just remember if u you use wcdma only and lose 3g u lose all service and have to change back to wcdma preferred. Good luck...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
BFielding80 said:
PM me your PayPal addy please
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xD No, really it is all right.
crx4xharder said:
I have a tmo n1 and I noticed better reception with the korean radio but I've noticed some roms don't give me better reception but sometimes WORSE. I'm on rodriguez r21 limemod using the 5.06 radio. Works well. Just one off those trial and error things. If you re on edge instead of 3g try the *#*#4636#*#* trick just remember if u you use wcdma only and lose 3g u lose all service and have to change back to wcdma preferred. Good luck...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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The ROM shouldn't affect your reception to my knowledge. You may have different APNs set and that could cause issues but even that is a stretch.
What 5.06 radio? 4.06 or 5.08?
Just put both radios on my SD, I'll update through RA recovery, but yall think adb is better?
BFielding80 said:
Just put both radios on my SD, I'll update through RA recovery, but yall think adb is better?
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They both should have the same end result. I usually flash through recovery but to each his own. See which one you like better make sure you checked the MD5sum and make sure they match up.
Vakman said:
They both should have the same end result. I usually flash through recovery but to each his own. See which one you like better make sure you checked the MD5sum and make sure they match up.
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I flashed the Korean 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 radio through recovery, I'll report back my results, and thank you so much for the help Vakman, really would like for you to let me do what I said I would do..
Let this thread be an example to upper XDA management.... Yea the new forums nice, but how about actually helping people....
Once again, super thank you Vakman!!!!!
Brian
BFielding80 said:
I flashed the Korean 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 radio through recovery, I'll report back my results, and thank you so much for the help Vakman, really would like for you to let me do what I said I would do..
Let this thread be an example to upper XDA management.... Yea the new forums nice, but how about actually helping people....
Once again, super thank you Vakman!!!!!
Brian
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Heh, let me know how it goes, I'll put a donate button in my signature along with other things once XDA allows me to. Signatures are not allowed for newer users in an effort to stop spam and such. Which is completely understandable. Just means I have to wait to add stuff I want down there. Enjoy.
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Heh, let me know how it goes, I'll put a donate button in my signature along with other things once XDA allows me to. Signatures are not allowed for newer users in an effort to stop spam and such. Which is completely understandable. Just means I have to wait to add stuff I want down there. Enjoy.
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Sounds good... but I think I've provided enough contact info...
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Sounds good... but I think I've provided enough contact info...
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Haha. Let me know if you have any trouble with the radio. I am thinking of switching back to it.
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Haha. Let me know if you have any trouble with the radio. I am thinking of switching back to it.
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So far so good... when im sittin in my garage im always on edge with 1 bar... and since the radio change i have 2 bars with hsdpa.... so alls good so far... now to see the battery life
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So far so good... when im sittin in my garage im always on edge with 1 bar... and since the radio change i had 2 bars with hsdpa.... so alls good so far... now to see the battery life
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you should not see any major difference between the two radios when it comes to battery life. i've been using 5.08 since it came out, i have a much more stable signal and battery life is the same for me.
you can also downgrade ur radio whenever you want... just flash the old radio through recovery... you'll be ok
Fastboot is, IMO, the most reliable way to flash a radio. I would rather not leave a brickable upgrade/downgrade up to a script, but that's just my paranoia kicking in. lol.
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So far so good... when im sittin in my garage im always on edge with 1 bar... and since the radio change i had 2 bars with hsdpa.... so alls good so far... now to see the battery life
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I have noticed a significant boost in my reception after flashing the 5.08 radio, I used to never get a scent of service in my house, now I'm seeing bars!
Just updated to 5.08. Much better reception now.
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BFielding80 said:
I flashed the Korean 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 radio through recovery, I'll report back my results, and thank you so much for the help Vakman, really would like for you to let me do what I said I would do..
Let this thread be an example to upper XDA management.... Yea the new forums nice, but how about actually helping people....
Once again, super thank you Vakman!!!!!
Brian
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So far so good.... I'm impressed.... I let the phone completly die, charged a few hours, cleared the battery stats, charged even more, and so far eveything is woking the want i want it to....
Tnaks for provided or future help!!!!
Brian
wdfowty said:
Fastboot is, IMO, the most reliable way to flash a radio. I would rather not leave a brickable upgrade/downgrade up to a script, but that's just my paranoia kicking in. lol.
I have noticed a significant boost in my reception after flashing the 5.08 radio, I used to never get a scent of service in my house, now I'm seeing bars!
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LMAO, these nexus's we bought, it wasnt to make calls, its our passion.... Changing the way things work on your phone is the best part!, and the only reason I bought one!!!!
Brian
hey guys..my at&t nexus one with this new radio just lost 3g service... I have no 3g service...
any help please???
thank you
Well I just flashed over to CM 6.2 Extreamly Blue and I noticed a few things....
My reception seems to constantly go from Full, to none, then Back to full, all the while switching between 3g and 1x. But only in my house. My mom has a non rooted htc hero with the same PRL and her service follows the same pattern but it doesnt drain her battery like it does mine.
Any suggestions of what to do?
mine does that sometimes to on stable 6.1 but it don't affect my battery
sent from my Cyanoginger Mod Hero
Try going to the latest rooted 2.1 sense rom and updating your prl and profile a few times. Also you can try flashing a diff radio I use a Verizon radio because it gives me better service where I live. And lastly, the service bars on aosp/cm6 roms NEVER show correct signal anyways.
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk
dirkyd3rk said:
Try going to the latest rooted 2.1 sense rom and updating your prl and profile a few times. Also you can try flashing a diff radio I use a Verizon radio because it gives me better service where I live. And lastly, the service bars on aosp/cm6 roms NEVER show correcr signal anyways.
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk
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How do I flash a different radio? I know for a FACT that Verizon provides better service where I live. Also, once I do this, is it reversible once I do this?
Second..... Can I flash from 6.2 down to 6.1 WITHOUT wiping? Or would it best to go to my backed up 2.1 update my prl then do a fresh flash to 6.1.
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How do I flash a different radio? I know for a FACT that Verizon provides better service where I live. Also, once I do this, is it reversible once I do this?
Second..... Can I flash from 6.2 down to 6.1 WITHOUT wiping? Or would it best to go to my backed up 2.1 update my prl then do a fresh flash to 6.1.
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For a fact verizon has better signal in my area as well. Lets start by saying people flash radios because they can provide different signal and or battery boost. You have to try diff radios to see how results go I have about 5 radios on my sdcard and i gave them about a day of use to test each. One way to check is to go to cm settings and select user interface, then status bar and from there check show dbm(signal strength) and hide the signal bars. Coverage is so bad in my home but the desire radio jumps my home signal from -110dbm to about -76dbm which is really good compared to 110. Anything over -90dbm isnt really good coverage. You can flash these radios from any rom just need to be rooted. BE really careful though i have a cdma hero which means cmda radios only. If you flash a radio from a gsm phone/hero you WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE. You can do this from a sense rom if you want but im just on cm6.1 stable. And to answer your last question, it is very reversible; you can flash radio after radio like I have done but once again just be careful not to flash any gsm radios. Hope this helps man.
Heres the radio i use, i recommend for best results give each radio about a day
http://geekfor.me/hero/radios/baseband-232401109/
This is how to flash a radio
http://geekfor.me/faq/flash-radio/
That site has a handful of cdma radios that would work on your cdma hero just browse around. Theres also a new radio thats hanging around one of these threads (.29 radio) but it doesnt help much cause coverage sucks like the (.27) stock radio. To check which radio you are on just go to settings then about phone, then it says it under BASEBAND version.
The list of known radios/basebands:
1.04.01.09.21 (old 1.5)
2.32.40.11.09 (eris/desire)
2.41.04.02.02
2.42.00.03.10
2.42.01.04.27 (2.1 ruu radio)
2.42.02.10.29 (newest sprint radio)
Flashing a Verizon radio wont effect your PRL?
Thanks
Not trying to Highjack, just getting more info into the thread
cordell12 said:
Flashing a Verizon radio wont effect your PRL?
Thanks
Not trying to Highjack, just getting more info into the thread
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Nah your cool man, umm typically flashing a radio plays along with your PRL, some people say certain radios dont play nice with their PRL, but it has never happen to me(if it does just go to a 2.1 sense rom and try to update it with your profile and should be fine). Your PRL will remain the same; though ive been on many PRL'S and diff radios and never had any issues what so ever. As long as you are up to date with the latest PRL then your phone wont go crazy and be stuck in roaming mode lol. Some people create their own PRL's and put them in and etc. But your PRL isnt changed, just radio man if thats what your asking im kind of half asleep.
dirkyd3rk said:
Nah your cool man, umm typically flashing a radio plays along with your PRL, some people say certain radios dont play nice with their PRL, but it has never happen to me(if it does just go to a 2.1 sense rom and try to update it with your profile and should be fine). Your PRL will remain the same; though ive been on many PRL'S and diff radios and never had any issues what so ever. As long as you are up to date with the latest PRL then your phone wont go crazy and be stuck in roaming mode lol. Some people create their own PRL's and put them in and etc. But your PRL isnt changed, just radio man if thats what your asking im kind of half asleep.
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Thats what I was wondering, thanks. I did a search and have a verizon tower like 1/2 mile from my house, sprint only has them antennas around my neck of the woods. So I am gonna try this radio and see what happens
cordell12 said:
Thats what I was wondering, thanks. I did a search and have a verizon tower like 1/2 mile from my house, sprint only has them antennas around my neck of the woods. So I am gonna try this radio and see what happens
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Dude try it man I love the Verizon radio its freaking sick...for me at least. My coverage was so bad they gave me a free sprint airrave(mini cell tower box). But I get a 40% signal increase with the radio I posted for the other dude.
Bad coverage/signal = bad battery life
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Does anyone know were I can get the other Verizon radios that can be used on the hero I've tried the one above but no noticeable aprovements I'm on the stock sprint radio and it seams to be working the best but no were close to perfect because I live in the stix as well and I just wanted to test the other VW radios just to be sure lol
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Bierce22 said:
Does anyone know were I can get the other Verizon radios that can be used on the hero I've tried the one above but no noticeable aprovements I'm on the stock sprint radio and it seams to be working the best but no were close to perfect because I live in the stix as well and I just wanted to test the other VW radios just to be sure lol
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Check that website up there it should be another Verizon radio on that website link i provided earlier. If not when I get home ill post it for you dude.
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I'm debating if I should flash a verizon radio. I don't want to be stuck in roaming. I just need better reception
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Check that website up there it should be another Verizon radio on that website link i provided earlier. If not when I get home ill post it for you dude.
Thx alot
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So I can just flash the verizon radio in recovery Even though I'm not on a sense rom?
Newklearx3 said:
So I can just flash the verizon radio in recovery Even though I'm not on a sense rom?
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The best way and easiest is to just use rom manager download the radio then go to rom manager and install zip from SD card find the radio click on it do not wipe or anything then rom manager will boot into recovery and install then it'll turn of and on and you'll see the android Guy with a black screen then it'll reboot again and you'll see a a box with an arrow then your phone will reboot again normally and it should be installed but make sure your using clockworkmod with rom manager
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Bierce22 said:
The best way and easiest is to just use rom manager download the radio then go to rom manager and install zip from SD card find the radio click on it do not wipe or anything then rom manager will boot into recovery and install then it'll turn of and on and you'll see the android Guy with a black screen then it'll reboot again and you'll see a a box with an arrow then your phone will reboot again normally and it should be installed but make sure your using clockworkmod with rom manager
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Hmmm. I rather just download the radio boot into recovery and flash it myself. Seems simple enough.
Newklearx3 said:
Hmmm. I rather just download the radio boot into recovery and flash it myself. Seems simple enough.
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Yes that work's just install it like any other rom but do not wipe anything
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dirkyd3rk said:
For a fact verizon has better signal in my area as well. Lets start by saying people flash radios because they can provide different signal and or battery boost. You have to try diff radios to see how results go I have about 5 radios on my sdcard and i gave them about a day of use to test each. One way to check is to go to cm settings and select user interface, then status bar and from there check show dbm(signal strength) and hide the signal bars. Coverage is so bad in my home but the desire radio jumps my home signal from -110dbm to about -76dbm which is really good compared to 110. Anything over -90dbm isnt really good coverage. You can flash these radios from any rom just need to be rooted. BE really careful though i have a cdma hero which means cmda radios only. If you flash a radio from a gsm phone/hero you WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE. You can do this from a sense rom if you want but im just on cm6.1 stable. And to answer your last question, it is very reversible; you can flash radio after radio like I have done but once again just be careful not to flash any gsm radios. Hope this helps man.
Heres the radio i use, i recommend for best results give each radio about a day
http://geekfor.me/hero/radios/baseband-232401109/
This is how to flash a radio
http://geekfor.me/faq/flash-radio/
That site has a handful of cdma radios that would work on your cdma hero just browse around. Theres also a new radio thats hanging around one of these threads (.29 radio) but it doesnt help much cause coverage sucks like the (.27) stock radio. To check which radio you are on just go to settings then about phone, then it says it under BASEBAND version.
The list of known radios/basebands:
1.04.01.09.21 (old 1.5)
2.32.40.11.09 (eris/desire)
2.41.04.02.02
2.42.00.03.10
2.42.01.04.27 (2.1 ruu radio)
2.42.02.10.29 (newest sprint radio)
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damn, flashed this and still loading at CM6 boot screen
feeeeew nevermind I got it.
Lets see how good this radio is
Page just massivly updated..... ALL my questions were answered. About to flash the Verizion radio, ill post back with the results.
s2vash said:
Just curious.... All of the radios on this site say for 2.1, even though im on CM6 2.2.1, Will i be ok if I flash the radio you provided?
Refer to my post above and yes radios work on all roms they go deeper than the rom itself so even nanding will not change it
Also, can I flash it just like a rom with Rom manager?
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