1.32 Radio __VS__ 1.40 Radio

[EtherealRemnant]

Nah. Makes perfect sense to call it a radio.

CDMA and wireless signals in general are nothing but radio frequencies.

[whaut]

On the two phones I have available to me, I have one that is completely stock, and one that has been flashed to the Olipro loader and is running the complete Alltel ROM with the 1.40 radio.

Our office is in the middle of the building, so our reception pretty much sucks. However, with the Alltel radio, I'm seeing between 3 and 5 dB better signal strength (as measured from the FieldTest application - you can get to it by dialing ##DEBUG (followed by another # on the sprint ROM, or hit talk on the Alltel) or by launching /Windows/FieldTest.exe. My Ec/Io is also lower for the most part, but that has varied quite a bit more. Obviously I'm not ALWAYS seeing a better signal on the Alltel ROM, but for the most part it has been better.

So, in MY case, I'm seeing an average of between 3-5dB better signal strength where I use the phone the most. This is over the course of about four days now.

[TC1]

This whole discussion might become a moot point now that Sprint has announced that the new ROM will be out in two weeks. IMO the sensible thing to do is to wait for the new Sprint ROM to see what benefits it brings first... then folks can RIP that one apart and start making up custom ROMs.

http://forums.buzzaboutwireless.com/....id=1437#M1437

[Alives]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio
Radio is the wireless transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light.

Is there any way to tell what version of the radio firmware you are currently running?

[SpecialAgentSicari]

Yes you can, soft reset your phone and look at the splash screen, there is something that says R and then a number, that is your radio version.

[DogGuy]

Originally Posted by SpecialAgentSicari

Yes you can, soft reset your phone and look at the splash screen, there is something that says R and then a number, that is your radio version.

Or you can just hit Settings - System - Device Information

It even spells out "radio" for you... no looking for pesky abbreviations on boot. :P

- DogGuy