Ok, I'm running DCD 3.2.6 and currently radio VZW Radio 3.37.75. I've tried radio .40 and .50 and had jumping issues with .50. Everything was going well with VZW Radio 3.37.75 until today and had locking issues again. Once again *228 option 1 seems to have stablized everything again. I don't understand what *228 has to do with the GPS. Any ideas?
Thanks
pretty sure it has nothing to do with gps... *228 updates the list of cell towers to my knowledge... i could be wrong though
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I need the best VERIZON radio to go along with dvd 3.2.3. Any offical verizon radio's?
I have 3.42.02 and i drop calls and have low signal, where i would have full coverage with my old Lg Voyager. I have tired 3.42.30 too.
The GPS isnt a big deal to me, JUST SERVICE TO PLACE CALLS
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dcd 3.2.3 rom---sorry dcd
I am in a different boat than you. 3.39.10 dropped many calls for me and now rock solid with 3.42.30. Try 3.39.10 found in the Wiki section.
I am currently using the 3.42.02 radio with DCD 3.2.3 ROM. If I upgrade to the 3.42.30 radio, will I have to call Verizon to get a new A-Key? I did have to call Verizon when I upgraded from the default radio to the 3.42.02 one.
jeffgman said:
I am currently using the 3.42.02 radio with DCD 3.2.3 ROM. If I upgrade to the 3.42.30 radio, will I have to call Verizon to get a new A-Key? I did have to call Verizon when I upgraded from the default radio to the 3.42.02 one.
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I had dcd 3.2.0 and upgraded my radio to 3.42.30 and didnt have to call verizon. I tried all different radio's going up and down and never had to call verizon.
highflyin128 said:
I had dcd 3.2.0 and upgraded my radio to 3.42.30 and didnt have to call verizon. I tried all different radio's going up and down and never had to call verizon.
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You didn't even have to call Verizon when you upgrade the radio from the stock one? Wow, I had to call them to re-authenticate my phone.
Did you notice a difference between 3.42.02 and 3.42.30?
jeffgman said:
You didn't even have to call Verizon when you upgrade the radio from the stock one? Wow, I had to call them to re-authenticate my phone.
Did you notice a difference between 3.42.02 and 3.42.30?
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I bought my phone off ebay and the stock rom and radio was already removed... I tired 3.42.30 and i hated it. Dropped calls constantly...Other people have had nothing but outstanding performance from it. So its a trial by error thing I guess
Coming from DCD 3.0.4 and older radio, went to DCD 3.2.2 and radio 3.42.30. Reception doesn't seem to be much different than before but my battery life has increased dramatically. I don't have any factual comparisons but by estimation it's 50% better. I live and work in areas where EVDO is marginal so my phone is constantly switching between 1X and EVDO, maybe the new radio does in fact work better and my phone isn't constantly switching between them eating up the battery.
jeffgman said:
You didn't even have to call Verizon when you upgrade the radio from the stock one? Wow, I had to call them to re-authenticate my phone.
Did you notice a difference between 3.42.02 and 3.42.30?
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Hi jeffgman,
You should only have to call Verizon for a new A-key when going from a non-GPS radio (Ex 1.x and 2.x) to a GPS radio (3.x). Once on a GPS radio you are able to flash any other GPS radio without needing to call Verizon.
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Hi jeffgman,
You should only have to call Verizon for a new A-key when going from a non-GPS radio (Ex 1.x and 2.x) to a GPS radio (3.x). Once on a GPS radio you are able to flash any other GPS radio without needing to call Verizon.
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Great. Thanks for the information. I might try the 3.24.30 radio today and see how the quality and battery life is.
Jeff
I use verizon with the 3.42.30 radio and I like it....except the screeching sound when call waiting is used... but everything else is great
I am on rom 3.22 and had radio 3.42.30. This is a nice radio and found the signal to be great. I did downgrade since I do business travel for tech support and need gps and found that radio 3.39 worked better for my testing results. I would switch them on the fly to location testing...
I am using BAFs tools for gps connection so I have not tested this with 3.42.30 radio but I am not willing to lose my good standing right now to test...again I do think 3.42.30 is good and GC recommends this radio as well...
Has anyone in Alltel gotten GPS working well (lock within a minute)?
Just curious. I'd largely given up on this 3 months ago. I do know it works MUCH better in Orlando than Sarasota, FL (where I live). I just want to make sure I haven't missed any magic bullets our there for Alltel.
Alltel GPS Lock
JerrytheGreat said:
Has anyone in Alltel gotten GPS working well (lock within a minute)?
Just curious. I'd largely given up on this 3 months ago. I do know it works MUCH better in Orlando than Sarasota, FL (where I live). I just want to make sure I haven't missed any magic bullets our there for Alltel.
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I am getting a good lock within 30 seconds. I am using the newest alltel Radio that is no longer available. HTC pulled it and DCD's Rom 3.2.6. I live in TEXAS and have clear blue skies most of the time.
ROM 3.2.6 DCD's
Radio Alltel 3.37.20
After flashing i have noticed the first lock takes awhile. I use google maps. You may need to go through the google maps retry process(maybe a couple times). After i get my first lock the next ones i grab within 30 to 45 seconds.
ppc 6800
alltel
dcd 3.2.6
radio 3.42.50
Mine locks in 5-20seconds
dcd 3.2.2
3.42.30 radio
and the GPS PST mod
I have no problems getting a GPS lock with my alltel. I have the latest ROM and Radio put out by DCD. If you need some help shoot me a PM and I will do what i can to get it working for ya.
i was thinking..
why did michy went back to radio 1.57?
and what radio version are you using? and why?
i'm using radio 1.57 too. (michy r4.1 spl1.2)
hope to hear your reasons.
ciao!
My experience:
1.57 had the best bluetooth sound quality (I'm using a Jabra BT8010 which many have had issues with, this fixed the crackling issues I had with 1.47 and 1.50 both on my side and what others heard from me).
1.58 boosts data speeds over the cell network greatly by enabling one of the "H" protocols on top of 3G. It also boosts sensitivity levels - I get H connections at my desk where I only got Edge before. However, I found a little bit of crackling came back on my 8010. Only on my end though, not what others can hear from me). Due to the huge speed increase I stayed with this one.
How dangerous is a radio flash on Athena? Worth the risk?
I am a graduate from the school of Hermes.
With Hermes, OS flashes were almost completely stress-free as long as you had Hard-SPL on your machine. It seemed that with Hard-SPL one could recover from almost any bad OS flash.
Radio flashes one the other hand, were not as stress-free. Even with Hard-SPL, a bad radio flash could possibly brick a Hermes.
Up to now, I have assumed the same was true of Athena, but I thought this might be a good place to get confirmation / denial.
Also, if anyone knows, I am using radio 1.50. Are the bluetooth and/or reception benefits worth the risk (in your opinion of course) of a radio flash to 1.57?
jetherson said:
i was thinking..
why did michy went back to radio 1.57?
and what radio version are you using? and why?
i'm using radio 1.57 too. (michy r4.1 spl1.2)
hope to hear your reasons.
ciao!
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I packed the Radio 1.58 RUU posted here and was happy to use it, feeling the speed and reception was improved ,which was important given that my provider had only recently enabled 3g in my area .
But I lost the ability to do video calls( not that important to me) and there is better reception now the network is bedded in .
So I have now gone back to 1.57 and find it totally acceptable.
One thing that may be a plus is I thought battery drain was less with 1.58 using the data network
lakeman: maybe that's michy's reason too?
also lakeman, here in the philippines, most users don't really use video calling (too expensive). and i would like a more battery-friendly radio. and since 1.57 is still very much acceptable, i don't think i will upgrade to 1.58 soon. also, especially larsuck's post scared me on upgrading my radio lol.
i do hope michy can tell us some more concerning this. even just the reason why he chose 1.57.
michy?
I've been using Radio 1.58 since a few weeks ago when I went to AP4, but have noticed major issues with my GPS acquiring signal and am wondering if that is a problem with the radio I upgraded to.
Can someone help me determine if that's the problem?
dennistaylor said:
I've been using Radio 1.58 since a few weeks ago when I went to AP4, but have noticed major issues with my GPS acquiring signal and am wondering if that is a problem with the radio I upgraded to.
Can someone help me determine if that's the problem?
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I am on Micy's 5.1 with Radio 1.58. TT6 locks in about 30 seconds no problems. I get better battery life with 1.58 vs 1.57. I may be my location (US - AL) and I am on ATT. In most 3G areas I get the constant H and more bars in "out-lying" areas than I had on 1.57.
dennistaylor said:
I've been using Radio 1.58 since a few weeks ago when I went to AP4, but have noticed major issues with my GPS acquiring signal and am wondering if that is a problem with the radio I upgraded to.
Can someone help me determine if that's the problem?
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I doubt its your radio, I'm on AP4 w/radio 1.58. There's a thread on one of these sub-forums with proper GPS settings, find that for several settings you can try.
Whats the best and newest radio rom out ?
Technically the newest is 3.42.40 [TELUS]. I tried it for a while and found .40 had the same performance as 3.42.50 [Sprint] but ate battery more quickly.
I could be wrong. I haven't tested my conclusions.
I found that .50 (Sprint) works better than .40 (Telus) and I'm on Telus.
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Whats the best and newest radio rom out ?
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I think the latest one out is the Verizon but I use the .50 as well. (If GC is using it I am using it)
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I found that .50 (Sprint) works better than .40 (Telus) and I'm on Telus.
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thats funny cuz i found that .40 works better than .50 and i'm on sprint, lol...really though i get under 5 second gps locks with .40
Using the .50 from the latest Alltel Rom on Sprint here. Very quick GPS locks, but I never noticed it getting slower or faster with updates before.
t0mmyr said:
thats funny cuz i found that .40 works better than .50 and i'm on sprint, lol...really though i get under 5 second gps locks with .40
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I don't think the radio rom makes too much difference on GPS locks. I think the aGPS settings make more of a difference. Once I put in the IP addresses for the BDE servers I too am getting very fast locks and inside my house as well.
Here is my issue.
Phones
Mine: Perfect Storm 1.5 - Stock Kernel - Have used both MR2 and MR2.5 Radios
Wife's: Stock Unrooted - MR1 Radio.
Area: Philadelphia
I am trying to figure out if my SIM is having issues or if it is the behavior of the leaked radios. When i first flashed both version I could reliably get 4G data connections. After about a day or so on both they fall back to 3G and I will occasionally get 4G but not often.
Currently with the MR2.5 I took others advice on here yesterday. In the morning I removed the SIM, Powerd on the Tbolt, and then rebooted with the SIM back in. I had a 4G connection all day. I woke up this morning and I am back at 3G. I put my phone right next to my wife's and she has 4G.
Thoughts?
You might want to check your radio settings something might be getting switch to cdma (auto) instead of the cdma/Lte combo.
Some of the roms have it default to no lte in the radio sections, so you're phone might be rebooting I your pocket and some how the radio gets switched.
Just a thought.
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ibsk8 said:
You might want to check your radio settings something might be getting switch to cdma (auto) instead of the cdma/Lte combo.
Some of the roms have it default to no lte in the radio sections, so you're phone might be rebooting I your pocket and some how the radio gets switched.
Just a thought.
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Thanks for the suggestion but the settings are CDMA/LTE and I am in 3G
Having the same problem here in the Washington DC area. Updated my rom to the GingerRemix #6 and was fine at first. Last two days I have no data connection. Have flashed two different radio's, reboots and pulled the sim card.
This is with the mr2.5 upgrade..
Trying not to flash back to 1.7 but may have to if I cannot find answers...
This sounds more software related than a SIM card issue to me. I would think that if the SIM was bad, you would either get no service or no 4G.
You can try to flash this ROM http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?175-ROM-Plain-Jane-1.66.605.6-(aka-MR2-OTA2-v3)-6-9-2011&p=1758 which is the stock ROM just rooted. the MR2 and 2.5 radios work with this build, MR1 does not.