I just upgraded my ROM and had an ESN problem which messed up my phone. Thankfully only temporarily and I am back to Stock. While I am interested in upgrading again, I am a bit gun shy and am asking "Do I really need to Upgrade?"
For me, I am not interested in unlocking GPS or using REV A. The technical challenge is fun but nothing I am going to be doing all the time. Once I find a stable ROM, I will probably stick with it a for a long while.
What I really want from this phone is stability and performance. I have read a lot of reviews bashing the stability of this phone. I have also read a lot of reviews from people running custom roms saying how great this phone is. Do the custom ROMS increase speed, performance, and or stability of the 6800?
mountainfrog said:
I just upgraded my ROM and had an ESN problem which messed up my phone. Thankfully only temporarily and I am back to Stock. While I am interested in upgrading again, I am a bit gun shy and am asking "Do I really need to Upgrade?"
For me, I am not interested in unlocking GPS or using REV A. The technical challenge is fun but nothing I am going to be doing all the time. Once I find a stable ROM, I will probably stick with it a for a long while.
What I really want from this phone is stability and performance. I have read a lot of reviews bashing the stability of this phone. I have also read a lot of reviews from people running custom roms saying how great this phone is. Do the custom ROMS increase speed, performance, and or stability of the 6800?
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I believe that it does open up the OS to run more efficiently and with more stability, but you may not need all the options that are available to you. If you are on the fence and do not need the functionality that custom ROMs offer, and are worried that you may goof up you phone again, this may not be for you.
If you take your time and read the instructions on the wiki I am sure that you can get DCDs rom loaded, being that you were able to get back to stock. I believe that it is a much more functional phone without the bloated OS it came with, but others may have different results and issues with EACH ROM and radio combinations. That is why flashing your phone is a custom tailored process that you can adjust to your specific needs. Good luck and enjoy.
Hello,
I'm using my HD2 on the french network of Orange.
I previously owned a P3600 and a HD1. With both of these phones I had a strong network signal inside my house (H with 2 or 3).
My HD2 is switching all the time between HSDPA, edge and GPRS.
I'm very disappointed with its network sensitivity.
Are there other users experiencing similar troubles ?
Thanks
Sebastien
+1 to that.and i am havinng another problem.
every time my phone switches from H to 3G i cannot connect to the internet.but when it goes back to H everything is back to normal.
Yes, having the same issues. Very poor signal. Every time I pick up the phone, I lose the signal completely. I have to put it down after composing a text, wait for the signal to come back and then send it.
Hopefully a future radio update might improve it.
Yes agreed - having very similar issues. My phone is also continually switching between 3G and GPRS. It does this seemingly at random. I do not change the way I am holding the phone, nor am I moving. doesn't seem overly good to me.
I seem to have form for buying phones that have poor reception quality. My previous phone (HTC G1) was just the same.
My wife has had a Nokia N95 then recently a Nokia 5800 - these have both had a far better and more stable network reception.
Ok i'm not alone !!!
I really need a new radio ROM !!
PLUS 1 more!
I AM really disappointed to pay 615 EUR for that ****! Of course the HD2 is not trash but the radio unit (with stock radio rom) is it indeed.
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Yes, even the stock Radio rom of my HD1 was far better than this one !
+1 more.
Even in an areas where the signal normally was great with my Kaiser it is now totally gone.
It's nice to have such a wonderful internet machine and not be able to find a good network to use it
There is a 1.48 TEST rom floating in the rom development subforum.
This has improved the signal tremendously for me as it has a new radio.
Proceed with Caution though as it is a TEST Rom, not supported from HTC.
You will lose your warranty if your phone develops a problem and if you need to send it in for repair with this Rom.
Once that has been said, its a great Rom with a lot better signal and a lot better battery life at least for me
broncogr said:
There is a 1.48 TEST rom floating in the rom development subforum.
This has improved the signal tremendously for me as it has a new radio.
Proceed with Caution though as it is a TEST Rom, not supported from HTC.
You will lose your warranty if your phone develops a problem and if you need to send it in for repair with this Rom.
Once that has been said, its a great Rom with a lot better signal and a lot better battery life at least for me
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Sorry, I'm new to WM. Is a TEST rom an official, beta ROM or some sort of custom build?
Its a beta Rom coming from HTC. It is official but not final. It is a Test
Yes, sorry to hear that guys, my hd2's radio is a **** as well. Same symptoms.
Hope a new ROM will solve this issue.
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Its a beta Rom coming from HTC. It is official but not final. It is a Test
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Apparently some new ones are shipping with 1.48 so there should be a stock build up soon.
Mine's due for delivery tomorrow so with any luck it will already have 1.48
Cool this new rom seems promising.
I will try it tomorrow I think !
I wonder if the crappy 3G and H (hsdpa) signal level is a 'local' ROM issue or is it common to all HD2 (WWE). Most reviews I'd read praise the reception capabilities of HD2.
I plan o migrate from HD to HD2, but if this is the case then I intend to wait till a better (official) radio is available.
me too. My previous HD had fully 4 bars 3G all the time in my flat. Now my HD2 switches between 3 and 4 bars. It has definitely worse radio reception than HD had. But only because of this I won't reinstall everything, I think a new official radioROM (and xSPL) will be out in a couple of weeks.
Kchris, yours seems very usable
On mine, the networks switchs all the time between H and E and G
What is very strange is that some people aren't experiencing any trouble with the network sensitivity.
Maybe it's just our phones which have a hardware trouble ???
That's weird, I have the WWE 1.43 ROM and the reception is actually better than on my old P3600.
It's also almost always on HSDPA (4 bars most of the time), it only switches to 3G on rare occasions (or after a soft reset, before the data connection of course )
What is the ROM version you guys have?
Which radio version do people like most. I seemed to have better luck with 2.41.04.02.03 then I do with 2.42.00.03.10.
I think with the radio versions it depends on your area to prove whats best. What wrks great for you might not for me in my area.
i have a TMO HD2
OS-5.2.21892
Manilla Version-2.5.20121412.2
ROM-2.13.531.1
Radio Version-2.10.50.26
Protocol Version-15.39.50.07U
I have pretty good service, and have been searching for a better Radio. I am a US TMO user, in southern New Orleans, La.
This thread is for best users in my area or around my area that have used different radio roms to increase call/ and 3g quality,
thank you
Your best bet would be to just start trying them. I know it's great to have somebody else telling you what has worked best for them but it's just that. What one person might see as good another might not. One person might see better reception but huge battery lose as acceptable while another person might take a hit with reception for better battery life. There is only one person that can answer that question for you and that is yourself.
right now im using chucky's rom latest version with radio 2.10.50.26~2 with bangsters adnroid rom and i get tmobile's H rather than 3g although sometimes in some areas around new orleans i get a E signal but its pretty good for the most part
Based on the what folks have been posting in thread below, you have the best radio for call quality (but it uses up battery). Another radio version (2.12.50.02) has better battery life, but poor call quality. I read all 38 pages, but for tl;dr, that's the gist of everyone's experiences.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669733
I was also using 2.10.50.26 for the longest time but it has a lot of problems with android roms............. that's if you ever decide to start using Android.
I tried to look around for this answer with no luck.
What is the best Radio for the MyTouch 4g?
I am noticing the that MyTouch 4G wifi is not as strong as the Iphone 3GS was.
I think same goes for the signal, what Radio should I flash to get the BEST signal possible, I was reading that different strokes for different fokes, but I don't understand that since one has to be overall better. I live in NYC/NJ Area if that makes a difference.
I currently have the Radio-26.03.02.26_M (Stock I think).
Each radio acts differently with each different rom. If you are on a custom rom, best to ask the members in that rom thead. There is no overall "best" radio that I can suggest.
best thing to do is flash each one and give it a couple days in between to see which radio works best for you