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Which HTC Universal Radio version is the best?

Currently,
I'm using the Radio version 1.04.20 on my Dopod 900 (HTC Universal). However, my reception is not too good and it usually takes some time for my phone to catch on with the network after a hard/soft reset.
Can anyone recommend which Radio version is the best so far, in terms of reception strength and stability?
Many thanks!

If you don't use Universal while driving, change to 1.08.00, otherwise stay as you are (this is my opinion).
1.08.00 seems to have some problems with the handover between GSM cells.

using 1.6 without any pb at the moment

1.08.00 gave me problems switching between WiFi and GPRS connections only remedied with soft resets, blah...I went back to 1.06.

I just upgraded to 1.06.00. There is less delay in connecting when I answer the phone.

I see. Many thanks.
So it seems that Radio 1.06.00 is the most stable then?
Another question, the updates for Radio version, are they all generic for all HTC Universal sets, or must I find one specifically customised for my Dopod 900?

Hi,
You should be able the flash the rom into your Dopod without any problem. I have an Exec and have flashed the radio rom (1.06) last week that come from T-mobile in Germany. Nothing to complain about it yet! Works great! Check out the below link. You will be able to download the radio from there and lots of FAQs in there.
Hope this will be useful for you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=38954
Regards,
Johnnie

johnnie82 said:
Hi,
You should be able the flash the rom into your Dopod without any problem. I have an Exec and have flashed the radio rom (1.06) last week that come from T-mobile in Germany. Nothing to complain about it yet! Works great! Check out the below link. You will be able to download the radio from there and lots of FAQs in there.
Hope this will be useful for you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=38954
Regards,
Johnnie
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I have flashed bmy Dopod 900 it is much better than 1.04.20 after upgrade i do not have any calls gettting dropped / It rings with in 3 rings & blue tooth audio quality is also much better strongly recco it.

Conchas said:
If you don't use Universal while driving, change to 1.08.00, otherwise stay as you are (this is my opinion).
1.08.00 seems to have some problems with the handover between GSM cells.
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Interestingly, I would say that I've noticed the opposite with regard to data - 1.06 seems to drop a data connection on the move, more than 1.08.
Cheers,
Steve.

noobie time..

Ok..srry to sound dum..
I got for 'bout 2 years now a ppc, i first started with HTC Wizard and now I have the HTC Hermes..
But now I started with tweaking and messing around with my HTC Hermes..
what I wanted to know is;
what is radio (version) what does it do and what is it? kan you tweak it or what ever..
and whats with protocol (version)?
and..got another question..Do you think, if I change my ROM in WM6 I will lose my product guarantee?
Ok..i might sound stupid..but one has to start somewhere..
so..

Try starting with the WIKI!!!!!!!

I didnt find anything 'bout Radio

OK, Here is some short cut for you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295751
I recomend you use the search function and do some more reading before you post, or someone will flame you. PS. welcome to XDA

ok..ive red wiki and I cant find what Radio is for and what it does..ok ok..srry if i irritate you with my question but I think you dont knew everything in the beginning..so could you help me..

Bram87 said:
ok..ive red wiki and I cant find what Radio is for and what it does..ok ok..srry if i irritate you with my question but I think you dont knew everything in the beginning..so could you help me..
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A Radio description for the non-technically minded
The radio is the bit that sends and receives the signals to make the phone part of the device work. A poor radio and you might get poor signals received or transmitted. Hence some folks think that upgrading the radio will improve phone reception or that certain phone bands will be handled better by certain radio roms. Upgrading is not a novice activity. (So it does not mean the device has a radio to listen to radio stations!! - though come to think of it you can stream radio stations over the net using the radio, but you get what I mean).
If you want a bit more in depth detail:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtractedRadioRoms
Mike

GPS satellite detection

Hi, I've got TomTom Navigator 6 installed on my Trinity and it all works fine, except it takes about 5 minutes before it picks up any satellites when I run it - does anybody know if there's a fix to enable to gps chip to pick up satellites a bit quicker than this? Even when I'm outside and away from tall buildings it's the same. Any help or suggestions would be great.
Thanks

Works fine on my Trinity. I think I have the following : Trinity-Radio-ROM-1[1].41.00.11-by-ZakMcRofl, installed so maybe try putting this Radio ROM on. There maybe better Radio ROMs but this one works fine for me.
Less than a minute from a cold start and even works inside the house. It is faster at getting a fix than my Kaiser.

I have the official HTC ROM upgrade on my Trinity and like the OP it takes a wee while to get a fix. I am learninig to live with it.

in my rom i have a program called "QuickGPS"; every 3 days it downloads a file (few KB) that contains some data about satellite positions - this should accelerate FIXing process... in theory.
Try it!
An alternative could be having GPS "always on" with another program running minimized!

I have the exact the same problem using destinator! Well i just read somewhere that a prog called "gps gate" seems to make our job but i dont know yet.I have to find it and try it. Plus i dont want to have always gps on cause i need battery to speak...

as mentioned in a previous post, id check the radio version u have installed, and maybe update it mate....
different radio versions run differently with roms......its pot luck.
try the 1.46....or the 1.50 radio....they work well on mine...
Radio 1.38.00.11
Radio 1.41.00.11
Radio 1.46.00.11/30.11
Radio 1.50.08.11

I tried the Radio 1.50.08.11 and found that it indeed did pick up GPS 2x faster than my original Radio, issue was it has no 3G capability, it switched me to EDGE, so I went back.
Also HTC QuickGPS fails to download the updates for me....

You can try that :
http://rapidshare.com/files/25607303/SeaSGEE.exe
It's like QuickGPS ...
Just run it each time before using the GPS (don't wait the 3 days) ... It's works fine for me ...

try PDAMOBIZ ROM's
try PDAMOBIZ ROM's for me they can get a much faster fix than all the others
maybe due to some tweaks - not sure but costantly got a fix in <60sec. compared to 4/5 min. in the same location

................or you could try the new radio thats out as of today for the trinity......
1.56.70.11

desolateone said:
I tried the Radio 1.50.08.11 and found that it indeed did pick up GPS 2x faster than my original Radio, issue was it has no 3G capability, it switched me to EDGE, so I went back.
Also HTC QuickGPS fails to download the updates for me....
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Radio 1.50.08.11 works like a charm for me....full 3G and HSDPA so I am not sure what the problem is on your P3600i.
I have found that GPS Quick Position is useful (even if just for the Placebo effect). Time to first fix is not an issue for me....lots of people complain about it on the Trinity and compare it to the PNA GPS units...but really there has to be something of a compromise on a phone/GPS/PDA otherwise the thing would be a Laptop.

Andych said:
Radio 1.50.08.11 works like a charm for me....full 3G and HSDPA so I am not sure what the problem is on your P3600i.
I have found that GPS Quick Position is useful (even if just for the Placebo effect). Time to first fix is not an issue for me....lots of people complain about it on the Trinity and compare it to the PNA GPS units...but really there has to be something of a compromise on a phone/GPS/PDA otherwise the thing would be a Laptop.
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I'm trialling 1.56.70.11 now, but again it has switched me to EGDE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2396785#post2396785

Hero Radio Rom Poll

Guys,
we need to have some sort of a poll for the best radio out there so that everyone can benefit from it.

essamrafie said:
Guys,
we need to have some sort of a poll for the best radio out there so that everyone can benefit from it.
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just use the newest..

and the result of this will not be plain the "best" radio. also you don't know about different networks in different countries etc... i second my precessor, just use the newest as long as it doesn't make trouble.

I use the newest one, until i find a problem.

you won't find a problem with newer ones, since all radios as of yet are abysimal at best with 3G

Bluetooth now works well on 63.18.55.06IU_6.35.08.22
I am in the UK and did the update from HTC to fix the Sense speed etc.
Once I did this my Bluetooth stack was shot. Dropped all the time and would hang connecting to A2DP unless I did a reboot etc.
Not sure what the radio number was in that build.
I just got fed up and rooted my phone and flashed 63.18.55.06IU_6.35.08.22.
Wow, now Bluetooth is working like a charm (only been 1 day but a world of difference).
3G and 2G seem the same as before for connection and signal etc.
Just thought I would let you all know my findings.
Regards
Russ

Latest radio update made me gain 2 bars in my house.

which one above is the newest radio?
Thanks
alpha/

alpha124 said:
which one above is the newest radio?
Thanks
alpha/
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hi alpha, the newest one is: 63.18.55.06IU_6.35.08.22
A link to all radios can be found in the sticky section of dev

GPS Problem (Attn to all Miri ROM users)

I've flashed my T8282 with Miri's ROM ver 21 of his last one. GPS on Latitude and TOMTOM worked fine for few days and since then its totally gone even in places where it was working good.
I've even updated the Radio (from 1.09 to 1.12) and even then I can't get any signals. I've got a T3333 as well and both kept together, T3333 picks up 4 signals whereas T8282 doesn't pick anything.
Help would be much appreciated.
Cheers.

5fifty5 said:
I've flashed my T8282 with Miri's ROM ver 21 of his last one. GPS on Latitude and TOMTOM worked fine for few days and since then its totally gone even in places where it was working good.
I've even updated the Radio (from 1.09 to 1.12) and even then I can't get any signals. I've got a T3333 as well and both kept together, T3333 picks up 4 signals whereas T8282 doesn't pick anything.
Help would be much appreciated.
Cheers.
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please post in the miri thread...

Smobbo said:
please post in the miri thread...
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That rom is discontinued and its not necessarily just aimed at Miri users. Others can help too, if they can.

works fine for me... be sure u have updated the quick gps data..

MOD EDIT - Moved to general discussion as its a GPS issue, not a rom issue