[Anonymatt]

I see a lot of people are posting pretty subjective opinions, and I think everyone knows that performance can rely on a few different variables.

I think what is needed for an analysis like this to be successful is for someone to test their device in the EXACT same position, using the varios radios, and reporting their Rx Power (signal strength) and Rx Ec/Io (signal noise) values (on Sprint these can be found by dialing ##DEBUG#). Lower absolute values for both are better. It would also be best if the test was repeated in varios locatoins around the city, ESPECIALLY in trouble spots.

Of course this would take people willing to flash their radios multiple times, which is pretty risky. I know for me, I'm hesitant to do such a test, but I think it might be necessary for me.

By the way, I'm currently using the Telus 1.04 radio, in (East) Lansing, MI, after removing the Sprint 1.03 radio (I also have a Touch Pro, but the phones are similar enough that the results should be the same). I haven't done the quantitative analysis that I proposed, but subjectively I've noticed that the Telus radio appears to run cooler, and at first glance seemed to give me about 1 bar better performance (I never looked at the ##DEBUG# values when I was using hte Sprint radio, so the "bar" estimation/approximation is the best I can say for now). I don't know if anything ACTUALLY improved, however, as I still have the same results in missed/dropped calls in certain fringe areas as I did before I changed the radios.