Hi all
Perhaps we can share info re the above. Currently I am running the AKU3.3 test rom and radio 1.27.
It is by far the best combination I have used so far for Tmobile Uk. The battery life is far better than the original HTC rom and the signal aquisition seems much stronger. My only concern is that there seems to be a reluctance to switch from GPRS to either UMTS or HSDPA when on the move, my previous 1.18 rom although apparently less good at pulling in the signal would certainly be showing U or H more quickly when in an area of coverage. Has anyone tried the later 1.33 or 1.34 roms and found them any better?
Otherwise, this for me has my Tytn working superbly and doing everything I want. Heck, even TT6 works without freezing!
Rob
Ps This forum seems to be getting very slow, could it be all the downloading thats going on before the big switch off?
Hey Everybody,
This post is going out to all users residing in Asia.
I'll be traveling to Asia in the coming weeks and was just wondering which radio gets the best performance for your Hermes.
Can you please post the radio version you are using as well as what country you're using it in?
I'll be traveling to Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Possibly even South Korea.
I'm currently running the new Cingy 1.48
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
best radio performance: Asia
I'm stay in Thailand (south east asia). I used radio 1.48.00.00 and confirmed that can use the best in Thailand and I think probably can use the best of the other country in Asia.
Some people said 1.48 is good in HK, but after I have tested 1.41, 1.47 and 1.48. Not much difference in signal reception and quality.
But 1.48 drains power very very fast!
Almost 50% more.
I'm staying in HK right now as well. I'm using 1.43 and it seems to be fine. Very good battery life.
In terms of HK, is 1.47 the best option then?
jasonchiu said:
I'm staying in HK right now as well. I'm using 1.43 and it seems to be fine. Very good battery life.
In terms of HK, is 1.47 the best option then?
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I think it depends,
For me, I don't see the general performance difference between 1.47, 1.48 and 1.41 obviously.
I might try 1.43.
In term of batt life performance , quite lots of people said 1.40 is the best. But a bit weak in signal reception and response time.
kinghung said:
I think it depends,
For me, I don't see the general performance difference between 1.47, 1.48 and 1.41 obviously.
I might try 1.43.
In term of batt life performance , quite lots of people said 1.40 is the best. But a bit weak in signal reception and response time.
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you should try 1.43 then. My friend recently upgraded to 1.43 and said he saw significant improvements in battery life.
Mr.Vanx hasnt written a upgrade guide to Radio's after 1.43 as well. Perhaps the improvements are insignificant
Not much different as I am using it in HK, TW and US from version 1.43.00 and now 1.48.00. All runs well on reception and battery usage
jasonchiu said:
you should try 1.43 then. My friend recently upgraded to 1.43 and said he saw significant improvements in battery life.
Mr.Vanx hasnt written a upgrade guide to Radio's after 1.43 as well. Perhaps the improvements are insignificant
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Thanks jason,
Actually some people also said 1.48 has good batt life performace , and that's why I did that radio upgrade from 1.47.
However , the fact is much much worse than 1.41 and 1.47.
Anyway, I might try 1.43
kinghung said:
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But 1.48 drains power very very fast!
Almost 50% more.
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really...??
hmm.., I was just about to upgrade to 1.48
I'll stick with current 1.43 then..
Thanks to everyone for all your input
Keep it coming
What's odd is that I'm also running 1.48 but I'm not experiencing the battery drain you speak of... hmmm...
I didn't realize different cellular service providers can affect the battery drain of our hermes....
kinghung said:
Some people said 1.48 is good in HK, but after I have tested 1.41, 1.47 and 1.48. Not much difference in signal reception and quality.
But 1.48 drains power very very fast!
Almost 50% more.
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1.47.00.10 radio that came with dopod official wm6 rom is working fine (batt/signal quality wise) here in Malaysia (Celcom 3G/HSDPA)
right guys so which radio for HK, i need to flash my gf's tonight. she;s on 1.41
jasonchiu said:
right guys so which radio for HK, i need to flash my gf's tonight. she;s on 1.41
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1.41 actually is good, in term of batt life and signal reception. Both are acceptable.
I have tried to browse internet almost 5-6 hrs and 30-45 mins voice call.
From 7am to 8pm, I could still have 40-50% power remain.
That's pretty good actually.
So need not to upgrade if u don't see anything wrong, in my own opinion.
kipe said:
1.47.00.10 radio that came with dopod official wm6 rom is working fine (batt/signal quality wise) here in Malaysia (Celcom 3G/HSDPA)
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Theoretically, we have waited a long time until release of the offical ROM. And it comes with radio 1.47. So I believe and suppose it "should" be the best radio with offical ROM.
What do u guys think?
using DiGi Telco here in Malaysia, all is fine, good reception .... battery life is stable, doesnt drain as said in other posts. One thing i've lost is the cracking sound that i often encounter while using the 1.43 radio ... hopefully it wont come back and haunt me ... (fingers X-ed)
Hi micwk,
Did you try radio 1.47 or go directly to 1.48?
micwk said:
using DiGi Telco here in Malaysia, all is fine, good reception .... battery life is stable, doesnt drain as said in other posts. One thing i've lost is the cracking sound that i often encounter while using the 1.43 radio ... hopefully it wont come back and haunt me ... (fingers X-ed)
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Today, I have tested 1.43.
Almost same as 1.41 and 1.47 but slightly worse than them. (Battery life)
i own a softbank with radio 1.14 (can't upgrade till now!!) and alway facing low signal problem at my house. so i buy another dopod 838pro last week and upgrade to radio 1.47. but is very funny that the signal of dopod with 1.47 is even worst than softbank 1.14 !! i compare both phone side by side, the dopod 1.47 alway 1 bar lower than softbank 1.14 !! very funny.
i upgrade the dopod to 1.48 yesterday, & found it improved a bit (beside batery drain faster) but the signal still not as good as softbank 1.14.
am i doing anything wrong ?? both phone are flash with official WM6.
@wslee - try 1.41 radio version on your new dopod
in japan - 1.41 radio seems to respond very well. for other radio > 1.41 seems to have a signal strenght problem depend where are you at.
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@wslee - try 1.41 radio version on your new dopod
in japan - 1.41 radio seems to respond very well. for other radio > 1.41 seems to have a signal strenght problem depend where are you at.
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thanks for your advice Otoro, i will try it tonight & report the result here later.
hello...i currently have the 1.50 radio...but the battery life sucks...i havent tried 1.51 yet... but anyone on at&t sacramento please tell me what is the best radio to use! i have the unlimited internet plan so the more 3g hsdpa the better..pls. help!
1.41 or 1.48..
I'm from the east bay but make my way up to sac
I use 1.40...
What about Portland, OR area? I'm guessing the network wouldnt differ much on the west coast but i could be waaaay wrong.
1.48 works well in Vacaville.....
i like 1.14.01.10
Rancho Cordova
I use 1.48 on vp3G 3.0 rom. Battery life is ok, reception is so, so.
mlott said:
I use 1.48 on vp3G 3.0 rom. Battery life is ok, reception is so, so.
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I'm in FolsomI use 1.48 on vp3G 3.6 rom. Ditto.
Was in middtown Sacramento last night (Starbucks on Alhambra). Using 1.54.07.00 radio, vp3G 3.62.0 ROM, about 8PM PST.
Connection showed 3G initially in Starbucks, and would switch to H as I browsed Ebay mobile. The connection was very fast - before I started browsing I ran a D/L test on DSL reports and chalked 760kbps on a 1MB file. I browsed with no problems for about 20-30 mins, but then lost the 3G/H signal. The phone searched for about five seconds, then connected as Edge. I'd use Edge data connection for a few minutes, then phone cycled to 3G/H for a few seconds, then lost 3G/H signal all over again. This happened about 7-10 times in a row. Overall I didn't experience a great deal of downtime - the phone found the Edge signal quite fast after losing 3G/H, but it was annoying.
Eventually I went outside and tried again from my car, parked across the street from Starbucks. Same pattern.
Because I was using 3G/H with no issues for about half an hour I'm inclined to chalk this up as a problem with the local tower, but am curious to hear if anyone else has encountered 3G/H connectivity issues in the Sacramento area with these versions of ROM and Radio.
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hello...i currently have the 1.50 radio...but the battery life sucks...i havent tried 1.51 yet... but anyone on at&t sacramento please tell me what is the best radio to use! i have the unlimited internet plan so the more 3g hsdpa the better..pls. help!
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Live in Shingle Springs, CA just outside of placerville,ca
Work in Folsom.
I have had great sucess with 1.54.07
Hello,
I would like to know what is the best Radio for Fido/Rogers in terms of battery life and HSDPA speeds!
Thanks
Hi, I'm currently running 1.54.00.108.
Battery life is good but don't know HSPDA speed.
I'm using the same version as rupture: 1.54.00.10
thx...
I too would like this information, so as to update my rom/radio..
much obliged,
a.
I got too many missed calls with 1.54.00.108.
I am now using 1.54.00.10 on Rogers Wireless without any hiccups in Toronto!
1.48
I went back to 1.48 from 1.54.07.00
Battery life was just too brutal.
What's the point of having HSDPA if you only get a few hours per charge?
Happy again now.
I am using 1.43. I was using 1.50 I believe, battery life = not as good as 1.43.
Don't know about HSPDA speeds as I don't use it, because well i I think it is obvious because I live in Canada.
1.43 has been great in terms of voice quality and battery life
Radio & Rom
I use 1.54.07.00, but I found that if I don't use it with ROM 3.62, the battery life is very bad. The combination of 1.54.07.00 and Pandora 9.5/3.62 seems to yield the best results for me. I get almost a full day with heavy use and that's with HSDPA turned on.
Hope this helps!
Quakie
Hi all,
I am currently using Shamanix_WM6_Ultimate_v2_FINAL with radio rom version 1.5407.00 and I am looking for a better radio. The data speed (even over 3G) is not that great and the reception at my house is literally 1 bar. I was wondering if anyone out there that lives in the Atlanta, GA area is using a different radio rom version that gets better results than mine. I'm on the AT&T network.
Thanks in advance!
I also live outside Atlanta and I find the closer I get to home the more often my calls drop. I am running the same radio version and I too would like to know if there is a better radio version for the Atlanta area. I am on AT&T as well.
You guys should try several Radio and see which one proves to be the most compatible with your operator there in Atlanta.
Remember, flashing the radio stack will not cause a hard reset. So it does not hurt trying.
I visit the Atlanta area regularly and have exceptionally good speed and battery life with 1.54.30.10
i have been running into the same problems here in Houston since the Hurricance Ike and running the same version ya'll are. I am about to try 1.56.70.11. I will post my results later.
zachoo said:
I visit the Atlanta area regularly and have exceptionally good speed and battery life with 1.54.30.10
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Thanks Zachoo! This radio rom is perfect!! I have been flashing radio stack after radio stack to try and find the best reception and battery life. I get much better reception, data transfers are quicker, and my battery life has increased by almost 30 percent!