[THE-COPS]

Man, I thought I would never find an answer for this. I have had the same exact problem, only my signal area is in the moderate zone. I get 2-3 bars on average. It has been doing this since day one. Basically, does the same as everyone else mentions. I will usually get 3G a little more than half the time.

Here is a rundown of how my signal usually sits. I don't know if you all are familiar with the FieldTrial app that is present within the Windows folder, but that is what I have been using to evaluate my signal. Normally, in the EVDO screen, the Rx Signal Strength will sit around 78 - 83. My EVDO has always been stronger than the 1x, dont know why. Sometimes it will switch to 1x , even when the signal seems good. The 1x will show a strength of around 85. But the times when it will NOT go to EVDO for the life of me, the Rx Signal Strength will show a whacked out number of "10428". No kidding. The weakest signal is 125 db... which means no signal. How it could show a value way off the scale like is is beyond me. I could do the same as you mentioned, soft reset, 228 .. no difference.

Sorry to have to ask this, but can someone post a link to the proper method of flashing the radio? I would appreciate it.