[Jan 15th New Sprint Radio V1.11.00F] Official CDMA Diamond Radio Thread

[Riley]

Originally Posted by c3hutson

That post seems garbled... in short, is flashing the radio from (form internal memory) the same process as flashing, say, juicy's rom.

yes. for the most part. they are the same process. I have not flashed from internal memory though. I always just flash from active sync and run with it. sorry not a big help on this one but I am sure someone else will chime in.

[c3hutson]

I would just flash with activesync, but I'm more interested in doing it from internal memory since it doesn't require a hard reset.

[sandsage]

Originally Posted by c3hutson

I would just flash with activesync, but I'm more interested in doing it from internal memory since it doesn't require a hard reset.

The hard reset is not dependant on whether you flash from memory or not. The TP V1.03.15F rom has been packaged by JuggaloX so that a hard reset is not triggered by the process. Using the Rom Update utility will not cause a reset with this rom. When loading from internal memory the method of restarting the phone is up to you - the bootloader simply stops when it is finished - and you can then trigger a hard or soft reset (manually) at that point.

BTW - I have been running this rom (V1.03.15F) for 48 hours - No Problems, great battery life.

[c3hutson]

Alright cool. Thanks for the info from both of you, it helped clear up a lot.

I ended up updating with verizon's radio from internal memory with a soft reset after the install. It worked great, phone and GPS still work. Also, where I am I usually get 0-1 bars, and I know get 2-3. So far so good, hopefully this fixes the battery issue a bit.

[Riley]

Originally Posted by c3hutson

Alright cool. Thanks for the info from both of you, it helped clear up a lot.

I ended up updating with verizon's radio from internal memory with a soft reset after the install. It worked great, phone and GPS still work. Also, where I am I usually get 0-1 bars, and I know get 2-3. So far so good, hopefully this fixes the battery issue a bit.

good to hear. by the way, are you with sprint? I heard that the verizon radio was locking up using gps more than a few minutes. I may want to try this one since you are saying you get better reception. I would like that since I am stuck on maybe 1 bar in my house. I am currently using the 1.03.15f sprint radio but dont really see much improvement with battery or bars.

[flindil]

I'm a Telus customer and I was using the Verizon radio and it made a substantial improvement in battery life for me. I tried the sprint radio and the only difference I noticed is I wouldn't be able to send a sms every once in a while. It would spam with retry error messages. I flashed back to Verizon and its fine again.

[gamer007]

For me, the Sprint radio caused me to either not receive SMS or receive them late. Never got 1 from a friend yesterday, later I got him to send me a SMS to test and received it 20mins after he sent it.

The Verzon radio has worked for me flawlessly.

[JBHorner]

Originally Posted by gamer007

For me, the Sprint radio caused me to either not receive SMS or receive them late. Never got 1 from a friend yesterday, later I got him to send me a SMS to test and received it 20mins after he sent it.

The Verzon radio has worked for me flawlessly.

I wouldn't be so quick to jump to the conclusion that it was the Sprint radio. Sprint has had numerous SMS issues the past few days, inclusive of delayed/missing text messages. (On all handsets.)

Joel

[c3hutson]

A day later everything is great with the sprint-->VZW swap.

[Riley]

ok I took the plunge and tried the verizon radio. so far so good. I didn't notice any difference in data speed between the original stock sprint diamond rom or the new sprint tp radio but the verizon radio is giving me better coverage in my house especially in my basement. i will keep an eye on it and see if it locks up as others have noted but overall it is performing better. I actually got 900kbs speed in my basement (wow!) where as with the sprint stock diamond radio, I was lucky to get 500 and most of the time i was getting 300kbs or less. so if the verizon radio gives you better battery and this performance this one may be a keeper!

update: after a couple days of normal usage, I have to say there isnt a difference at all for me between the verizon radio and the new sprint tp radio. initially I reported higher data speeds but the next day I was right back to about the same performance as the other two radios. Also, all things being equal, I would of kept the verizon radio due to better battery performance but that did not occur for me. So I went back to the sprint tp radio for now. I think all of the radios will perform differently depending on many factors.