[mindfrost82]

You can't go by the number of bars, this is stated all over this site. You have to go by the RSSI reading in ##DEBUG.

If I go by bars, I get the exact same amount no matter which radio I've used, and my RSSI is fairly close in all of them too. Each ROM might give you a slightly different reading, especially the thicker bars vs the thinner bars.

I've found that my bars seem to be more stable with the leaked ROM/Radio. With other ones the bars would jump up and down, especially with the original Sprint ROM/Radio, now they are steady most of the time.