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

[mshnayde]

Originally Posted by robotphood

A bit less heat with the VZW and Telus Radios for me. But not a huge improvement. Still gets hot to the touch during heavy usage.

So any final decisions on which radio to stick with.
Signal
Battery, etc.
Haven't seen too many Verizon vs. Touch Raphael Radio comparisons?
Thanks.

[Riley]

Originally Posted by mshnayde

So any final decisions on which radio to stick with.
Signal
Battery, etc.
Haven't seen too many Verizon vs. Touch Raphael Radio comparisons?
Thanks.

Honestly I have tried them all for a certain amount of time. I think the raphael, verizon, and telus are all slight improvements over the stock sprint diamond radio rom. its very hard to definitively give you a proper comparision without flashing each radio rom and using it for an extended period of time giving you time to properly analyze the battery and signal performance. I personally have stuck with the telus radio for sometime now because it seems to keep the device slightly less warm (depending on the rom your are using) and the signal is good. No lockups either with gps which has been reported on the verizon radio.

[robotphood]

Originally Posted by mshnayde

So any final decisions on which radio to stick with.
Signal
Battery, etc.
Haven't seen too many Verizon vs. Touch Raphael Radio comparisons?
Thanks.

I've been pretty busy for the holidays so I stuck with the VZW radio. I have a pretty good idea of the difference between the VZW and stock sprint rom now. I'll probably give the Telus radio a whirl again next week when work/school resume. It's much easier to compare when I'm in the same places and using it consistently every day. TP radio after that...

[dave56]

i couldn't find it in this thread, but am i able to flash the radio via internal memory like i can with ROMs? if so, how?

[Master01]

I just tried the Telus radio vs the stock sprint radio, and what a world of difference it makes!!

More battery and receiver is much more sensitive that it was before. I used to get 1-0 bars in my basement and now I get 3-4!

Don't know about battery life yet though will report with more testing.

Thanks all!!

[tomemail]

Hey Guys,

Are there some directions on flashing the radio on here. I searched with no success.

Thanks

[dave56]

so you can just flash the radio like you flash the rom thru the internal storage. tome mail, look up the post on flashing from 4 gig internal storage: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=40490

[Konfuzion]

Originally Posted by tomemail

Hey Guys,

Are there some directions on flashing the radio on here. I searched with no success.

Thanks

Phone must be unlocked see here
Download your desired radio rom from the first post.
Back up your MIP settings by entering ##778# in your phone then click on edit and then enter your SID.
Then run the "ROMUpdateUtility.exe" from the download radio rom.

I must add a huge TY to the OP I use to drop calls all the time at my house and now it looks like I am getting a steady 4 bars (this is with going from Sprint stock to Verizon).

[pixelpop]

Originally Posted by Konfuzion

Back up your MIP settings by entering ##778# in your phone then click on edit and then enter your SID.

Sorry, total n00b question here: where can I find the SID on my Diamond. I found the MSID, but that number (my phone number) is too long to be the SID. Thanks...

[infection0]

SID? I think he means your MSL/SPC code - you need it to enter the menu. You need to call Sprint technical support (or the technical support of your wireless carrier) and hope that they give it to you. Others will give you tips on how to ask. Personally, my story was that I needed the code to enter the service menu because I accidentally changed something I shouldn't have the last time technical support helped me and now I don't have data working. Call tech support, they are the easiest to get it from.

Others directly asked for the MSL and it worked.

There are software tools used to calculate the SPC as well as a reg tweak, but I have found that neither really work for me. Call first and then use these as your last resort. Your MSL/SPC should never change as long as you don't do any advanced hacks to specifically change it.