Diamond questions

[ElAguila]

Well I decided to go ahead and spend the extra money when I upgrade and get the Sprint Touch Diamond. I realized that I don't really use the built in keyboard on ppc6700 so I wouldn't need a touch pro. I do have a few of questions about the Diamond. Does it have problems of dropping your bluetooth headset every couple of days so that you have to pair it several times a week like the ppc6700 does? With the standard battery, does using the internet or the built in wifi suck the life out of your battery very quickly? Is there an extended life battery for it and is it a fat one requiring a separate back like the ppc6700? And I guess last but not least, how reliable is it in terms of picking up sprint signal? The first mogul I saw had a hard time picking up the sprint signal.

[PintozozDIAM]

Originally Posted by ElAguila

Well I decided to go ahead and spend the extra money when I upgrade and get the Sprint Touch Diamond. I realized that I don't really use the built in keyboard on ppc6700 so I wouldn't need a touch pro. I do have a few of questions about the Diamond. Does it have problems of dropping your bluetooth headset every couple of days so that you have to pair it several times a week like the ppc6700 does? With the standard battery, does using the internet or the built in wifi suck the life out of your battery very quickly? Is there an extended life battery for it and is it a fat one requiring a separate back like the ppc6700? And I guess last but not least, how reliable is it in terms of picking up sprint signal? The first mogul I saw had a hard time picking up the sprint signal.

1. I dunno use bluetooth so I cant answer that one for you.

2. With any battery and device using the internet and wifi quickly burns your battery. best thing to do is flash a custom rom that suits your needs. and an extended abttery usually does need a different backplate. although ive seen some that are the same size but carry a bit more juice.

3. In my particular area I have horrible EVDO reception (which accounts for horrible battery life) so I had to force my phone into 1x. Play around with the phone a few days and see how the signal goes for you, and if it jumps abck and forth, you might have to force it into EVDO or 1x

[Riley]

Originally Posted by ElAguila

Well I decided to go ahead and spend the extra money when I upgrade and get the Sprint Touch Diamond. I realized that I don't really use the built in keyboard on ppc6700 so I wouldn't need a touch pro. I do have a few of questions about the Diamond. Does it have problems of dropping your bluetooth headset every couple of days so that you have to pair it several times a week like the ppc6700 does? With the standard battery, does using the internet or the built in wifi suck the life out of your battery very quickly? Is there an extended life battery for it and is it a fat one requiring a separate back like the ppc6700? And I guess last but not least, how reliable is it in terms of picking up sprint signal? The first mogul I saw had a hard time picking up the sprint signal.

1. cant help you. dont really have many issues with bluetooth but use it sporadically
2. yes, the battery life is bad but frankly its bad on every ppc I've ever owned especially if you are using for surfing the web with wifi. however there a battery enhancement cabs out there as well as custom roms that help with battery life. you should be able to get through the day with moderate usage and only have to charge at night. But if you make lots of calls, use wifi, multiple data session, push email set up, lots of bluetooth, no matter what you are going to be charging within 6 hours or so.
3. yes there are extended batteries out there so do a search on the diamond forum. There's one that is over double the juice but it makes it as fat as the touch pro.
4. sprint signal depends on so many factors but most people have upgraded from the stock sprint radio 1.0.00f to the new ones out there. Most reports give the telus radio 1.04.05v and the new sprint radio 1.11.00f good marks. I personally am happy with the telus radio paired up with my Sprint diamond.

hope this helps.

[meatgel]

I use bluetooth everyday and never have a problem. Paired it once and only have to re-pair if I flash a different ROM.

[ac4g63]

Originally Posted by Pintozoz@hotmail.com

1. I dunno use bluetooth so I cant answer that one for you.

2. With any battery and device using the internet and wifi quickly burns your battery. best thing to do is flash a custom rom that suits your needs. and an extended abttery usually does need a different backplate. although ive seen some that are the same size but carry a bit more juice.

3. In my particular area I have horrible EVDO reception (which accounts for horrible battery life) so I had to force my phone into 1x. Play around with the phone a few days and see how the signal goes for you, and if it jumps abck and forth, you might have to force it into EVDO or 1x

What he said except I used to have a mogul and I haven't seen much of a difference in EVDO signal between my mogul and diamond. Diamond surfs a lot faster though because of the extra ram

[PintozozDIAM]

Originally Posted by ac4g63

What he said except I used to have a mogul and I haven't seen much of a difference in EVDO signal between my mogul and diamond. Diamond surfs a lot faster though because of the extra ram

youre lucky man. when i leave mine on EVDO my battery drains in about 5 hours. when i use 1x it lasts me about 20 hours using interent, music, text, email and heave caemra usage

[mizzle80]

Originally Posted by ElAguila

Well I decided to go ahead and spend the extra money when I upgrade and get the Sprint Touch Diamond. I realized that I don't really use the built in keyboard on ppc6700 so I wouldn't need a touch pro. I do have a few of questions about the Diamond. Does it have problems of dropping your bluetooth headset every couple of days so that you have to pair it several times a week like the ppc6700 does? With the standard battery, does using the internet or the built in wifi suck the life out of your battery very quickly? Is there an extended life battery for it and is it a fat one requiring a separate back like the ppc6700? And I guess last but not least, how reliable is it in terms of picking up sprint signal? The first mogul I saw had a hard time picking up the sprint signal.

I have had no problems w/ BT dropping the pair on mine, but maybe I don't use it enough.
Battery life sucks out the box, tweaks have been posted to improve it or you could flash to a diff. ROM if you want
Ebay has extended battery and yes it requires a bigger back http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280307688790

now the signal just depends on your location and how far/close you are to the tower....try flashing a ROM w/ a diff. radio or just updating your radio with the telus one....it seems to be a better one at least for me anyway

[PintozozDIAM]

Originally Posted by mizzle80

I have had no problems w/ BT dropping the pair on mine, but maybe I don't use it enough.
Battery life sucks out the box, tweaks have been posted to improve it or you could flash to a diff. ROM if you want
Ebay has extended battery and yes it requires a bigger back http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280307688790

now the signal just depends on your location and how far/close you are to the tower....try flashing a ROM w/ a diff. radio or just updating your radio with the telus one....it seems to be a better one at least for me anyway

i never understood the flashing a radio thing...

[mizzle80]

Originally Posted by Pintozoz@hotmail.com

i never understood the flashing a radio thing...

the way i understand it was that a radio connects to the tower which then sends signals back to the phone causing good reception or bad reception...some radios have more interference due to other issues or tower interference so flashing to one that has a lower/higher makes a difference...

but thats just my 2 cents...the chefs or more experienced PPCGEEKS can correct if I'm wrong, I can take critism, lol

[PintozozDIAM]

Originally Posted by mizzle80

the way i understand it was that a radio connects to the tower which then sends signals back to the phone causing good reception or bad reception...some radios have more interference due to other issues or tower interference so flashing to one that has a lower/higher makes a difference...

but thats just my 2 cents...the chefs or more experienced PPCGEEKS can correct if I'm wrong, I can take critism, lol

but wouldnt that be more of a hardware than a software thing?