[AUG 4] *12 Radios Available* Updated Touch Pro CDMA Radio Archive Thread

[strra]

Originally Posted by Ron M

so far i agree with that.. i live in grand rapids mi. however i have not tried all the roms yet

i'm having the same luck with the newest verizon in mount pleasant. so far so good

[strra]

by the way, i quoted a beginner's FAQ from xda-developers on post 4

[razorloves]

Originally Posted by strra

by the way, i quoted a beginner's FAQ from xda-developers on post 4

thank you very much for doing that Strra. Very much needed. Lets hope people read it. Can you add it to post one? I think it would obviously get much more exposure there. Thanks bro

[psycho_maniac]

Originally Posted by strra

by the way, i quoted a beginner's FAQ from xda-developers on post 4

couldyou PLEASE add that to post#1 we need to give users as much info on the first page as possible. ASSUMEING they actually read.

[strra]

Originally Posted by razorloves

thank you very much for doing that Strra. Very much needed. Lets hope people read it. Can you add it to post one? I think it would obviously get much more exposure there. Thanks bro

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

couldyou PLEASE add that to post#1 we need to give users as much info on the first page as possible. ASSUMEING they actually read.

done.

[Ron M]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

The newest Verizon seems to work the best in Michigan around the Metro Detroit area so far.

Originally Posted by Ron M

so far i agree with that.. i live in grand rapids mi. however i have not tried all the roms yet

Originally Posted by strra

i'm having the same luck with the newest verizon in mount pleasant. so far so good

what about u guys gps im not getting any sats. , and when i dial ##debug# and goto debug info>gps in the settings column all items say n/a ,but i dont know if thats normal ....im on mr6 rom all settings are on and it should be working any ideas?

[superorca]

I've been rollin with MR5 out here in Manchester New Hampshire with my Sprint TP. Started with stock radio (sucked), updated to the 1.12 (made my phone run even hotter), and switched to the 1.04 Telus. Phone runs cooler, reception is as good as it gets for either being in certain buildings or out in the middle of nowhere. I'm stickin with the 1.04 Telus for now. Hope this helps!

[psp_TP]

anyone have any experience which radio works best in twin cities MN?

My current Sprint radio 1.03 something gives me a Rx of -95-103dbm. Tried the verizon radio and it increased to -69dbm. This morning I tried the sprint 1.11F and it went back down to -103dbm.. I have a poor sprint signal at work..

[rushco]

Originally Posted by psp_TP

anyone have any experience which radio works best in twin cities MN?

My current Sprint radio 1.03 something gives me a Rx of -95-103dbm. Tried the verizon radio and it increased to -69dbm. This morning I tried the sprint 1.11F and it went back down to -103dbm.. I have a poor sprint signal at work..

The 1.12.31F works for me. I did not try every radio though.

When talking about radio signal the lower the better. -50 is better than -100. At home I get -110 and I have to move before I answer the phone. At work I get -60 and that plus my aircard is awesome.

[Mutiny32]

I've been particular to the US Cellular radio after the first time flashing I would get a GPS lock in my basement, with no direct line of sight to any window, in about three seconds. It also runs cooler than the early Sprint radios and rivals the Telus radios in signal quality. I also noticed that with the Sprint radios (barring the 1.11.00F because I don't recall), you are only able to obtain a maximum of 8 satellites maximum, while with others you can obtain the max of 10 on the device.

Now I'm going to try the 1.12.31F from Cellular South and see what I can do. Note I just got a new (refurb, but still manufactured in Feb) Sprint TP yesterday so I'm tinkering.

And if anyone wants to know what SMV is, it stands for Selectable Mode Vocoder, and it is a newer voice codec than EVRC, which is what carriers use currently. It isn't as new as the 4GV standard EVRC-B or EVRC-WB, but it has noticeably better call quality than EVRC while being more bandwidth efficient. EVRC-B is even more bandwidth efficient with higher call quality than EVRC, but in most opinions isn't as good as SMV. EVRC-WB (WB stands for WideBand) is the sister codec to EVRC-B and is a 4GV standard, but I haven't tested it much and the only way to enable it is through QPST. I haven't had much luck with the TP and EVRC-WB and Qualcomm won't say exactly what MSM chipsets support it. Let's just say I need to test EVRC-WB more to say it is useable. If it is, then it would be the preferrable vocoder to use.

To enable SMV, you need to punch in ##PST#, select edit, put in your MSL, and select CDMA settings under the "View info" menu. Set EVRC Enabled to "Disable," set Home Page to "SMV," and set Home Orig to "SMV." Roam Orig is optional and you can use EVRC or SMV, but to avoid any problems when roaming, I'd advise keeping it set to Voice 13K.