well this is what iv got.

before upgrade sitting in my living room 1 bar and EVDO battery usage = 1 hour of constant internet in EVDO at 1 bar 80% batt left over

after upgrade sitting in my living room 3 bars and EVDO battery usage = 1 hour of constant internet in EVDO at 3 bars 90% batt left over

so i would say thats a 3 fold improvement on signal strength and a 10% increase in battery life ( if i were to do the math its probably less than 10% but i dont feel like doing math right now ) so 3 thumbs up and kudos on this one

it seems that every few days we see a development that makes our device more and more bullet proof " ROM's, Radios, and more apps and toys than ever" i am now convinced that the PPC 6700 may indeed be the device that first achieves true A.I. and takes over the human race! and that is so FREAKIN COOL!!! LOL