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

[CenFlo]

I've gone back to the Telus radio .

I liked the newer Sprint radio, but it would randomly drop all signal on occasion and terminate calls... yeah, that sucks.

Telus worked well for me before will report back on how it compares to the Sprint 1.11

[CenFlo]

I went back to the Telus radio on my Alltel Diamond and while the data speeds are noticeably better the battery life is noticeably not as good...

Sprint radio on my phone = good signal and great battery life, but it has dropped calls and data speeds aren't that great.

Telus radio on my phone = better and more consistent signal with faster data, but the battery doesn't last.

[PintozozDIAM]

after reading over 9000 posts in this thread, Ive come to the conclusion that the best radio depends mostly on your location. I live in a big city (Miami) and unfortunatly (wow cant believe i forgot how to write that word. no time to google spell check) i live in an area where I constantly jump from EVDO to 1x, having to force 1x for my battey to last over 6 hours. NOw... I dunno anything at all about radios, but im guesssing if I flash another one, it should be better.

My questions is, has anyone in the MIAMI area tried the radios? and if so, which one is the best for you?

[lawmangrant]

Originally Posted by PintozozDIAM

after reading over 9000 posts in this thread, Ive come to the conclusion that the best radio depends mostly on your location. I live in a big city (Miami) and unfortunatly (wow cant believe i forgot how to write that word. no time to google spell check) i live in an area where I constantly jump from EVDO to 1x, having to force 1x for my battey to last over 6 hours. NOw... I dunno anything at all about radios, but im guesssing if I flash another one, it should be better.

My questions is, has anyone in the MIAMI area tried the radios? and if so, which one is the best for you?

WOW...9000 posts in this thread? Big thread....
Honestly though , I think this is post 1018 or something, not 9000.

And as far as best radio in the Miami area, I assume that's where you live, how about flashing to the different ones, and give us your results, that might help someone else out!!!

[cwbeasley]

Lol, I'm sure he was just exaggerating a bit, but the point stands. I'm curious if anyone is in the Albuquerque, NM market has had any success. My data rate completely bl0ws badly and I'm starting to hate my phone with a passion. I think I was under the mistaken impression that ABQ already had Rev/A active.

I'm running STRAIGHT UP STOCK, no mods, nothing. Would flashing to say a Verizon radio rom give the Rev/A speed or am I just completely SOL?

[Riley]

Originally Posted by cwbeasley

Lol, I'm sure he was just exaggerating a bit, but the point stands. I'm curious if anyone is in the Albuquerque, NM market has had any success. My data rate completely bl0ws badly and I'm starting to hate my phone with a passion. I think I was under the mistaken impression that ABQ already had Rev/A active.

I'm running STRAIGHT UP STOCK, no mods, nothing. Would flashing to say a Verizon radio rom give the Rev/A speed or am I just completely SOL?

I would say give it a shot. I'm in Pittsburgh, solid rev a area but with the stock radio, my signal on average is 2 bars less than with the telus radio which I am sold on. Now, data speeds are fairly similiar but if you are not getting a consistent signal, it may make the differerence between 1x data (horrible) and ev 0-2 bars. I especially notice a difference with the telus radio indoors. but you need to make sure to unlock properly and follow the instructions. it's easy to do and you can always go back if needed. I tried the Verizon radio a while back but can't comment on the difference now.

edit: according to the map on Sprint. rev a is active in your city.

[jrdatrackstar]

after trying both the Telus radio and the new Sprint radio, I've gone back to the Sprint radio. Battery life I didn't get to test, but I can easily go a full day on a charge with the Sprint radio, but the biggest deal breaker for me was the YouTube app. I'm using the latest grooverom and whenever I would use the YouTube app that would load and run smooth on the Sprint radio, it would be all choppy and out of sync on the Telus radio. I tried hard resets and reflashes, and it was also the same on the Telus Radio. I know people are saying it depends on location, so does anyone else live in Indianapolis/Marion Indiana?

[superkev]

I went back to the Telus radio after trying the Sprint one for about a week. I thought the Sprint radio might solve my problem of the phone randomly locking up if Flexmail was left on overnight, but it didn't. Also, battery usage increased significantly with Sprint. On the Telus radio, the phone would settle in around 57mA while idle. With the Sprint radio, it never seemed to drop down below 150mA or so. Worst of all, the Sprint radio would drop calls like crazy.

I'm on Bell in the Hamilton/Toronto area.

[jbarns]

I have the stock radio from MTS, 1.03.06f, not sure if its any different from the others but how do I back it up just in case I want to revert.

[suhas2000]

do i have to unlock the phone b4 i can flash radio ? don't kill me i'm new to this stuff