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Title says it all. I had tried the HTC South African ROM, and liked it, but I couldnt get the keyboard to correspond with the 8525 symbols. Searched all day and decided that it wasn't worth the minimal speed increase. Instead of going back to the ROM I had, the 1.34...ROM, I decided to go with this one since it has AKU 2.6. I am so glad I did!
I live in Queens, and 3G has NEVER worked in my house. Only certain times throughout my day I would see the U symbol on my phone. And it was in south Middle Village, not near my house. Since I upgraded/downgraded the ROM, not only do I have U in my house, but after 8 dslreports.com tests, I averaged over 800 kbps and peaked at 972Kbps! Perhaps its a coincidence that U is up and running here today, but I seriously doubt it! I also upgraded the radio to 1.20 and noticed a slightly less wait time for 'locating" in PIE. The OS seems faster as well, but not much faster, than the newer Cingular ROM. To any Cingular 8525 owners out there this ROM is definitely worth a look!
There must be a reason that they decided 3 WEEKS LATER to go back to AKU 2.3. Is there a bug in this ROM that I haven't discovered yet?
The radio upgrade is what made UMTS more accessible. The OS portion of the ROM didn't have any effect on your wireless. AKU 2.6 is reported to have problems, but I never personally tried it or tried to track them after I read MS Voice Command wouldn't work with it. There was a lot of discussion about AKU 2.6 in the Wizard forum, you might find some info there.
Did you install the newer radio code independently, or did it come with the South Africa ROM?
I noticed the increase in UMTS accessibility after upgrading the ROM. I upgraded the radio only to minimize the "locating" delay in PIE, activesync, etc. It mihgt be a coincidence, who knows.
Cyberon works fine w/this ROM. I never really cared fpr VC, it uses too much RAM and is a lot slower than cyberon IMO
The reason for the thread was to hopefully find out what the problems are that have been reported. Seemse strange that Cingular made a new ROM a few weeks after and went back to 2.3
I don't know why they went back to aku 2.3, but for the problem you where having with the keyboard, you could have solved it by installing a cab in the cingular's extrom (don't remember now exactly wich one).
pof said:
I don't know why they went back to aku 2.3, but for the problem you where having with the keyboard, you could have solved it by installing a cab in the cingular's extrom (don't remember now exactly wich one).
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Yeah, I had searched, and searched, and found one of your posts that spoke about a cab with "keypad.." in the name, but I downloaded TWO Cingular ExtROMS and that file was not in either of them. When I first installed the 1.35 ROM, I replaced its extrom with the newest Cingular extROM, to no avail. I don't mind though, I like this ROM so far and it hasn't caused any issues for me. And its Cingular-issued, so all of the settings were there for me.
See my post in the 1.58 radio thread for some interesting findings after I ran some tests on the new 1.58 radio. Even if you've decided to leave your Athena stock, you need to make this upgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2447473&postcount=38
bull****.
as usuall I using 1.38.00.00
I have as 3G and H (HSDPA) where my provider have a cover in this area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access
wiki your help!
You prove your ignorance.
Sure the other versions support 3G/H. Ive used 1.47, 1.50, 1.57 and now 1.58 and yes they support high-speed protocols.
If you actually read my post in the other thread you would see I said that 1.58 does high-speed much faster than the other radio versions and has much higher sensitivity thresholds.
But you were too busy being self-important... and wrong ... to do that. Enjoy your far-slower radio version.
I am using 1.58 and for the first time in my athena owner life I an having really fast UPLOAD. PLUS I have 3G coverage in the same places where I had 2G before (inside my home, inside my office and it is hard to believe they changed the cell in both places at the same time).
In some other places I have HSUPA coverage too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Uplink_Packet_Access
The overall feeling is also a fast download. I think download does not start until it receives the request of the upload. That's why I noticed it right away for surfing and mail reading. I normally download only a small portion of the mail, and if I want it I click to download the rest. With previous radio, the waiting time to get the rest was noticeably longer.
It's good having someone actually measure the improvement. Thanks techntrek.
Glad to post the numbers. I would be interested in seeing numbers from others (before and after).
New all-time best speed, yesterday. Previously my best was 983 kbps. Now it is 1169 kbps.
wow.
Hi
I get a message that the file is corrupted (#270) I came to 7%, then the device resets.
Any suggestions
Hans
Try to re-download the installer.
Hi
Did that twice. Are going to try again tomorrow
Hans
Are you fully unlocked?
Hi, Still no luck. Maybe a stupied question but what do you meen about unlocked? I can use my x7500 with any "phonecompany" that I want. I don´t have to use someone special.
Hans
Unless you have specifically run olipro's unlocking software you are only sim unlocked. His software takes away the remaining locks, such as the one that allows you to install non-factory roms (such as the radio rom). Look in the "hard-spl..." thread in this sub-forum.
I will do that, thanks for your help
Hans
Recently I flashed my radio from 1.50 to 1.58 and I must say it is a lot better! I get HSDPA at all times now where before it would occasionally swap between Edge, 3G and H now it stays solid H all the time and goes to Edge only where there is really no 3G available.
I also noticed that at home for example. I always got a very weak H signal, but after the upgrade I get two bars at all times, also tested with Skype, seems to run smoother and I don't get as many disconnected calls as before.
I suggest everybody should upgrade the radio, it is well worth it!
michyprima r4 radio 1.58
x7501 running michy's r4 with radio 1.58, can rec calls or mms, infact the speed is great when it works, but stability has gone way down, i've seen a lot of people using connex to go back to 1.2spl and then using 2.04d with r1.58. i was wondering if people could post what roms they are using that they see good stability with.
My SPL is 1.2 and the stock rom WM6. I see a huge performance differance with this radio over 1.50, no stability issuses at all.
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i was wondering if people could post what roms they are using that they see good stability with.
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AP4, no difference with older radios or this one - all stable.
Michi's V4 SPL 1.2 and 1.58. Coming from stock and stock WM6 there is a good performance increase in radio, typically at least 1 more bar wherever I am and no stability issues.
Just upgraded my phone to WM6.1 and enjoying it, but I heard something about the ability to upgrade the radio rom on the phone.
I've heard that some radio roms can increase reception, but also decrease battery life and cause some calls and messages to miss.
I'm using T-Mobile USA on my Wizard. Have there been a better radio rom that doesn't cause these issues, or should I just stay with my current radio rom?
if you have no problem with your current radio i would stick with it. read lots of posts on radio upgrading. some people get great results and some have problems.
from what i have red 2,19 seems to be the most stable.
you can always test it for yourself. all the radios are availible in the ftp server including the original t mobille usa radio
Hey Duke what rom are you using?
Official Tmobile rom with WM5 and radio 2.25.11 never missed any calls for me, as soon as i went with TNT's 6.1 latest rom, i started missing calls and voicemails. Flashed to 2.71.11 radio - same, now i applied the radio cab fix from here(post #6) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317331&highlight=tmobile+Radio+ROM (per advise of mmeyer) and testing currently. If that doesnt work - will flash to 2.19 that seems to work for most US MDA Tmobile people. Just hate to go to older radio that has much worse reception than even 2.25
Hi all,
in all the ROM-threads we talk about the different radio-versions. As call quality has been THE major issue on our device I decided to make up a new thread only for radio. Hope it is ok..
I`m using Novembre5 german rom #1 with radio 5005.1600.05. The complaints about" I can´t hear you..." seem to increase in comparison to the official toshiba Swiss ROM I used before. I`m using german vodafone network, dk if its important.
Maybe we can compare our experiences with the different radios to help our great cooks to implement the"perfekt" radio for our TG01..
THX to all
DubRas
I guess it will depend were you are. I have tried most of the roms that had been posted here. For the purpose of testing the call quality I spent about two hours trying the roms. The original problem I had with this is the person the other end sometimes can not here me properly. A problem I did not have since I upgraded to the official toshiba rom 6.5.0. When I had november's 6.5.5 rom running to my surprise i had a worst call quality, the qualityon both sides was bad. So I tested the different roms and as a result the radio from the official toshiba upgrade is the best one for me. I am in the UK so it might be a different case with other people on other country.
And just a note the radio version that everyone is using now is originaly release for china so it might not be design for other countrys network. I guess!
Also I have posted this in a couple of threads and aragon said that he can do a tool to easily change the radio on roms. I hope it materials. so thubs up from me.
Just to add. Im using aragon's TG01 Debranded Orange UK - 6.5.0 ROM v0.010 which works perfect for me at the moment. loads of space for program and ram after installing all my apps especially for call quality issue.
Big up.. to aragon
so maybe we, the "european" users, should vote for an 6.5.5-ROM with the official UK-Radio. Or, if aragon gets an "easy-radio-update-tool" to work, we might be able to do it ourselves...
It seems that FFBOY radio layer is better, that what I can see, but it's not easy, because all ROM works well, with some diffenreces.... No need of SRSWOW with ffboy's ROM.
DubRas said:
so maybe we, the "european" users, should vote for an 6.5.5-ROM with the official UK-Radio. Or, if aragon gets an "easy-radio-update-tool" to work, we might be able to do it ourselves...
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I'm from Romania this means from Europe here only work the latest Hong Kong radio driver 5005.1600.05 the other one from official UK keep getting problems in call quality.
Do i get that right: there seems to be no easy answer to the question: which is the best radio? Cant believe it, but my technical knowledge is maybe much too low for that. The "Easy-radio-update-tool" might be a possibility for every single user to find the radio that works best for him and in his country/network. So hopefully a tool like that will appear sometime in the future.
im using the newest offical tosh 6.5 update cooked with the
5005.1600.05 radio by aragon this has drastically improved my sound quality i no longer need srswow plus as it the offical rom there is not bugs ect
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im using the newest offical tosh 6.5 update cooked with the
5005.1600.05 radio by aragon this has drastically improved my sound quality i no longer need srswow plus as it the offical rom there is not bugs ect
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Yes i can confirm that too.
useyourfist said:
im using the newest offical tosh 6.5 update cooked with the
5005.1600.05 radio by aragon this has drastically improved my sound quality i no longer need srswow plus as it the offical rom there is not bugs ect
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What country of you used
I use WM 6.1, but only chinese version... i don't understand nothing, but....... radio works perfectly in my country. it's the first time, when my phone works good, when i am talking with somebody... you can find this rom in the ffboys rom link (somewhere in last posts there is a link for 6.1)I AM VERY SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH
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What country of you used
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i use uk/english rom
Strange. I've been using ffboy's Sense Rom with 5005.1600.05 radio and my call quality is worse. Loads of people here are saying it was better for them. Mind you, it was the same story with the original 6.5 update. Loss of people had problems, but others swore blind that it was perfect for them, with some even suggesting that we must have had a bad batch with a unique hardware fault. I think it's fair to say I ruled that out. I've had 8, some of them refurbs, but the last two were brand new replacements. They were all the same for me. A couple of people suggested it was more to do with varying quality in beteen gsm or 3g areas of network coverage.
One thing I noticed that helped sometimes was to change the volume slider up or down and for some strange reason, the other caller would say that it was better, but then it would get bad again after a few minutes. I once tried dialing my own number and leaving a message on my own voicemail to see what was happening and I discovered that the sound started breaking up particularly at the point when the screen turns off shortly after the start of the call. Anyone else noticed that?
Confused.
Like some others, I found the latest UK Toshiba update to be the best for me so far, although not prefect.
Has anyone had problems with 5005.1700.05?
i had big problems with the 1700 radio. So i had to go back on a rom with a 1600 radio.
I tried 1600 radio version it is not that good. My friend can hear heavy echoing and the time for phone to response is too slow(in my case 20 secs later). WM6.1 has much better radio quality.
I used Japanese version of tg01, when flashed Uk rom radio dont changed, how to change radio for this version ? plz help me, this radio version is really suck (sorry my bad english)
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i had big problems with the 1700 radio. So i had to go back on a rom with a 1600 radio.
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hi,
same experince for me.
switch radio
Is it posible to switch radios without swithing rom's?
Hi Everybody,
I would like to know ,What is the meaning of radio version number? 1500,1600,1700 it mean frequency?(5005.1500.05,5005.1600.05,5005.1700.05)
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Hi Everybody,
I would like to know ,What is the meaning of radio version number? 1500,1600,1700 it mean frequency?(5005.1500.05,5005.1600.05,5005.1700.05)
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No frequency related, those(&many others) are radio software versions (generally fitted to certain ROM versions, depending on country?!), so far nobody knows precisely differences between them...
wanting to try android, flashed hspl 2.08 and updated the radio (2.12 was the first) major probs after that, either continuous reboot, or stuck in boot, freezing then reboot, and all at differing points (most were at a similar point in the boot sequence, but not all) most just sat at the htc splash without even putting up the rom version numbers, tried three other radios, 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10, the 2.9 was the only .51 version, same issue. Figuring it didn't like the radio, went back reflashed stock telstra rom (left hspl 2.08 on) became stable again, again tried other radios, back to unstable, now i'm back at stock, including spl1.66, not wanting to waste more time. After hearing so many success stories, I'm beginning to think that it is the telstra rom (1.72) is at fault (perhaps the radio rom is tied to it somehow?) and it will not accept anything else.
any ideas? can someone suggest a good wm rom that is compatable with telstra nextg? (ie one that works out of the box on the nextg network) so that I can at least try android
Hey Mate, good to see someone else from Oz here...
Am with the same network and am using Dutty's Creme de la Creme version 15 (latest) with radio 2_11_50_26. Have found this to be a good combination here with the next G network. ROM works very well straight up.
Links to all these can be found on HD2 Rom Developement.
Not sure about Android as I don't use it, but this is a good WM ROM.
Cheers,
kosspete said:
Hey Mate, good to see someone else from Oz here...
Am with the same network and am using Dutty's Creme de la Creme version 15 (latest) with radio 2_11_50_26. Have found this to be a good combination here with the next G network. ROM works very well straight up.
Links to all these can be found on HD2 Rom Developement.
Not sure about Android as I don't use it, but this is a good WM ROM.
Cheers,
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Thankyou for the advice - I too am using a Telstra HD2 flashed with Duttys 16 and had the problem with the phone freezen when volume changes were attempted during the call. Ugraded radio rom from 2.05 to 2_11_50_26, and all works now
lousyfer said:
Thankyou for the advice - I too am using a Telstra HD2 flashed with Duttys 16 and had the problem with the phone freezen when volume changes were attempted during the call. Ugraded radio rom from 2.05 to 2_11_50_26, and all works now
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That's good mate, glad to help. Am trying the new radio 2_14 and so far seems to be ok for Oz but have only had it on for 24 hours...but seems ok. Everything is working and seems a little quicker too.
Cheers,
thanks for the suggestions, unfortunately still getting instability, telstra stock rom does not have an issue (apart from overheating with IGO8) so i've gone back to stock
funny though, I think the whole issue may be related to the radio rom, because it didn't seem to affect dutty much when i had the original 2.07 radio, I wonder if it's because telstra has 850 instead of 900? - it should not be an issue, but I can't help wondering...
No issues at all
I am on the att network here in the US, I have been using Energy.Leo.21914.Sense2.5.Aug.28.7z for a few weeks now, first with 2_12 radio and for the past few days with 2_14 radio and I am having no issues with WM or Android (mattc Leo + Froyo w/Sense 1.5)
I have 4 android versions on the sdcard, the listed has been running for over a week with no issues, reboots, freezes etc. Hope this helps.
interesting, tried mattc leo +froyo (latest) could not get it to boot properly, it stopped booting a few secs into the sequence, however, desirebuild v5 worked nicely. having said that, once i had booted android, booting back into wm was horrible, had to put up with multiple boots before it became stable, and the more times it rebooted, the warmer it got? perhaps i have a problem with my hardware? definately does not like being warm
Wrong radio
I also have a Telstra branded HD2 and had heaps of troubles with lockups on phone ring, random lockups, battery wastage...I was rebooting the thing 2-3 times a day to keep it going.
I started on the stock Telstra but quickly moved to Artemis, then on to ClenEX OZ Rom.
I was continually upgrading radios trying to achieve stability without luck.
I then read that the the 2.XX.50.YY radios were for the Tmous build.
After moving back to a 2.XX.51.YY radio, stability is much better (currently on 2.09.51.03_2)
I've only had 2 lockups in 3 weeks and the battery lasts almost a full day of intensive usage.
My problem now relates to trying Android. I'm trying the mattc Leo + Froyo w/Sense RC1.6b - but all I get is a black screen after running Haret.
From what I've read, I suspect it's an issue with the WinMO ROM I'm running, even though it appears to be Android friendly.
Arrrggghhhhhaaaa
Update for Radio 2_14 for Oz.
Hey Guys,
Have been trying the new Duttys Creme de la Creme version 16 with the new Radio 2_14 for the last 2 days. Had problems with both from the beginning, lock ups, freezes and echoes again in the telephone. Did a bit more research and found that both are designed for the USA networks. Have now gone back to Duttys Creme de la Creme version 15 with Radio 2_11_50_26 and everything is rock stable and fast again. By far the best combination for Oz and Talstra. Duttys roms are brilliant.
Have also tried Chucky ROMs and found these to be fast and stable also but personally do not like the white GTX theme, (bit hard on the eyes). The Oz ROM by the Scotsman is also good.
Have tried many other ROMs also, Energy, Artemis, Clean Ex, etc (About 20 others) but always have come back to Dutty for speed and stability.
Seems most ROMs need the xxxxx 50 xxxx series radio and the 2_11_50_26 is by far the best for Oz and Telstra, having tried most. I found the xxxxx 51 xxxxx series radios to echo during calls on the majority of ROMs.
Radio 2_10_50_28_2 is also good, but a little heavier on battery. Radio is very clear with phone calls though. (Personally, I need battery time.)
Hope this helps guys, for me the above combination of Duttys Creme de la Creme version 15 and Radio 2_11_50_26 is a keeper.
Cheers,
Kossi.
thanks for all the info peeps, but just got my hd2 back from telstra after overheat and reboot one too many times. turned out to be a faulty component. will think about putting dutty back on, but not sure i want to, if i do it will be with radio 2.07.51.xx (apparently it's the best for battery, that's why telstra chose it) after using my desire for a week, i discovered that i don't really like android, so i won't be going down that road again. funny that, got, develop, use and like linux on everything else, but not on my phone, go figure
Hi, I am stil unlear to teh difference in radio versions. x_xx_50_xx vs x_xx_51_xx. Has anyone compared 2_11_50_26 to te latest 2_15_50_14 on Telstra? Like everyone I just want the best, clearest, stable radio to suit all roms!! I don;t ask for much do I!!!!
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Hi, I am stil unlear to teh difference in radio versions. x_xx_50_xx vs x_xx_51_xx. Has anyone compared 2_11_50_26 to te latest 2_15_50_14 on Telstra? Like everyone I just want the best, clearest, stable radio to suit all roms!! I don;t ask for much do I!!!!
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Hi I have been through a few radios and am now using 2_15_50_14 if i remember right the 2_11_50_26 drains the battery fairly quickly I am happy with the current radio i also have telstra.cab on hand that configures your phone for telstra regardless of which rom you flash, very handy.
As for x_xx_50_xx vs x_xx_51_xx the x_xx_50_xx enables 576mb ram and to be honest apart from that I wouldn't know the difference or even if it matters. got me thinking tho might check it out as it could be why I am having data connection issues when running desire HD versions of android
hmmmm
Thanks for your information here... I found this helpful in solving my problems with HD2 on Telstra NextG and trying to find a radio that would load Android. 2.09.51.x (the only non US radio above 2.08.x... which is required to run android) doesn't. Currently running radio 2.11.50.26 on the standard Telstra ROM with Dual Boot to BoxmaX+S3.5.Runny+v4.2.SE.Stock
UPDATE 21/11/11
Testing using GSM Signal Monitoring Test from Android Market
HTC Radio Test on Telstra Network using stock ROM in location known for weak signal (my home)
(Unfortunately the stock radio 2.07.51.22_2 cannot be benchmarked using the Android app)
2.15.50.14
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 2026
Telstra Mobile UMTS;-109dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
2.14.50.04
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 2026
Teslstra Mobile UMTS;-113dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
2.12.50.02
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 20206
Telstra Mobile UMTS;-113dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
2.10.50.08
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 20206
Telstra Mobile UMTS;-113dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
I work for a very healthy
mikepotts64 said:
Thanks for your information here... I found this helpful in solving my problems with HD2 on Telstra NextG and trying to find a radio that would load Android. 2.09.51.x (the only non US radio above 2.08.x... which is required to run android) doesn't. Currently running radio 2.11.50.26 on the standard Telstra ROM with Dual Boot to BoxmaX+S3.5.Runny+v4.2.SE.Stock
UPDATE 21/11/11
Testing using GSM Signal Monitoring Test from Android Market
HTC Radio Test on Telstra Network using stock ROM in location known for weak signal (my home)
(Unfortunately the stock radio 2.07.51.22_2 cannot be benchmarked using the Android app)
2.15.50.14
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 2026
Telstra Mobile UMTS;-109dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
2.14.50.04
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 2026
Teslstra Mobile UMTS;-113dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
2.12.50.02
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 20206
Telstra Mobile UMTS;-113dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
2.10.50.08
3Telstra HSDPA; -101dBm ID 24361; LAC 20206
Telstra Mobile UMTS;-113dBm ID 17811; LAC 337
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Hi guys, i need your help, i was on SPL 1.66, after flash to HSPL 2.08 i lost Manila 3D. i just want to install android on SD..now i also flash radio to 2.15.50.14, and my wm6.5 still has no Manila??
please help