Problems with 3.27 radio on VZW XV6800

[badutahboy]

Originally Posted by GaryJohnson

I had briefly considered that the issue might be tied to the hardware (defective, or new revision), but since I'm on the same stock VZW radio / rom version as everyone else started with, and since the phone works perfectly fine under that configuration, I think the chances are pretty slim that it's hardware related.

I'm guessing that it might be some specific to my location or the tower I usually connect to, coupled with the fact that I'm using a potientially buggy radio version. The Verizon coverage map doesn't tell me if I'm in an EVDO Rev. A area, so I need to look into that.

Next weekend I will be visiting two remote areas that I usually can get Verizon signal in without roaming. What I will do is flash back to 3.27 before the trip, and soft-reset in each of those areas to see if the long connection waits are limited to just where I live.

badutahboy, I don't know much about Cricket. Are they a virtual network (piggy-backing on another carrier's network)? Do they have any Rev A coverage where you are?

I hadn't even considered the Rev. A issue... Let me know if it works faster for you in a rev. A area...

Cricket doesn't have Rev. A at all.. In fact, they just barely launched evdo.

As for their network.. they don't piggyback on anyone.. They've got their own infrastructure for their home markets, but they roam on both sprint and verizon... I'd love to switch to verizon, but my bill would jump to $200+/month, and Cricket offers unlimited everything for $50... so I can't justify it.