Is it normal for Sprint signal to be so much lower than roaming signal?

[Riley]

Originally Posted by akates

I think I already have that installed as part of OMJ's ROM. I guess I can just use that in school but I wish there was an easier way to toggle it! Not exactly the quickest thing in the world to do. It's strange that I have so many less bars now than on my old phone (Samsung M610) but I think it may be that on that phone it was on 1x unless I was on the web and this one constantly shows the Ev strength. When I actually make or receive a call and it jumps down to 1x it seems like my signal strength meter always goes up.

yes, I think your right. the display is different on the diamond. when you make a call, the 1x bars are much higher. I agree that there should be an easier way to switch to roam only. Sprint probably wouldn't want to implement this either. oh well. I think you will definitely see better results forcing roaming in poor coverage areas for Sprint. the thing is no matter what we do, the diamond is a smartphone with less the average battery life but so are most smartphones with the capability these devices have. good luck.