I asked similar question in different threads, and got different answers
pretty confusing
since the stock ROM from HTC includes radio ROM, I am kinda hesitant to flash my TP2 to CHT-HK ROM
please answer can or can't you keep 3G (AWS only, no 2100) after flashing with HTC stock ROM
Yes, you would still have 3G connection after you flash the Stock ROM (OEM). The 3G bands are Hardware related. Radio and ROMs are Software.
I am not saying this based on the theory... I am a T-Mobile USA TP2 owner and I did flash the Stock ROM form ASIA and I still had 3G connectivity on that ROM.
So Flash away...
VizagDude said:
Yes, you would still have 3G connection after you flash the Stock ROM (OEM). The 3G bands are Hardware related. Radio and ROMs are Software.
I am not saying this based on the theory... I am a T-Mobile USA TP2 owner and I did flash the Stock ROM form ASIA and I still had 3G connectivity on that ROM.
So Flash away...
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GOOD!
will get TP2 for $400, plus activation and tax
will open up a 2 line family plan and 1 year contract, because it goes old really fast
and will flash it with CHT-HK ROM with hardSPL, will donate after it's done successfully
Agree with VizagDude
You will still have 3g once you flash the TMOUS Stock Rom.
Here is a link to the TMOUS Stock Rom I posted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4378575&postcount=1
VizagDude said:
Yes, you would still have 3G connection after you flash the Stock ROM (OEM). The 3G bands are Hardware related. Radio and ROMs are Software.
I am not saying this based on the theory... I am a T-Mobile USA TP2 owner and I did flash the Stock ROM form ASIA and I still had 3G connectivity on that ROM.
So Flash away...
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another question
is it possible to browse \extended_rom\ using total commander?
I will definitely to pull all the stuff out before flashing
it worked with MDA
VizagDude said:
Yes, you would still have 3G connection after you flash the Stock ROM (OEM). The 3G bands are Hardware related. Radio and ROMs are Software.
I am not saying this based on the theory... I am a T-Mobile USA TP2 owner and I did flash the Stock ROM form ASIA and I still had 3G connectivity on that ROM.
So Flash away...
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You are a little misinformed. The radio is hardware and software. There is a hardware part and a software part. The software (radio rom) controls the hardware (the physical hardware radio) in the device.
Yes you will I'm using a Tmo TP2 and its fine, on certain roms it will display an H for HSDPA which is 3G, just I'm pretty sure the US refers to it as 3G.
It is called 3g EVERYWHERE, but the network type is HSPA. HSDPA is specific to JUST down, but pretty much all the 3g networks out there are actually HSPA since they also support HSUPA for the upload.
tested studiokuma Trad Chinese support
it works, but you have to do factory reset if you want to remove
Related
Vogue Radio ROM 1.59.10.
Extracted from RUU_Vogue_BM_WWE_1.17.666.1_1.59.10_BM_NV133_PRL31398_Ship.exe
Flash contains radio only. This will perform a hard reset!
Download
More info requested
Hi
I have Sprint HTC Touch can I use this ROM and I would love to see whats new included in this rom.
Thanks
???
Anyone can confirm this?
Anyone tested?
This is only a RADIO rom. It will only update the radio on your device, and I believe it was chiefly meant for Bell users as the Sprint rom had a much newer radio in comparison to Bell's.
I have a Bell Touch with radio 1.59.00, what will be upgraded? I'll get a better signal reception?, Faster Evdo, longer battery life?
Maldrien said:
I have a Bell Touch with radio 1.59.00, what will be upgraded? I'll get a better signal reception?, Faster Evdo, longer battery life?
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if u have Bell, u don't need this flash,,, that's basically what you have already. The only thing you'll notice different is a wipe of your data. "Just like a Hard Reset"
HTH
Bell touch Rom
there is a rom upgrade to 1.59.10, I am told it basically makes your phone more stable. I loaded it and I have seen fewer resets.
Download from here.
http://www.utstar.com/pcd/uts_downloads.aspx
Worls.
Boszman said:
there is a rom upgrade to 1.59.10, I am told it basically makes your phone more stable. I loaded it and I have seen fewer resets.
Download from here.
http://www.utstar.com/pcd/uts_downloads.aspx
Worls.
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I hope your touch/vogue is on bell and not rogers (i.e. cdma and not gsm)
Hello,
Im new to the community as I just got my first android phone a few days ago. I have just a few quick questions:
First is GSM the same as hspa? all the roms seem to say GSM, but I am on the new to canada HSPA network, with a sim card.
I have rooted my phone using this guide "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581981" and am wondering if this can be undone if I need it to be? or is there a rom that is the same as the original floating around? i'm only asking because since rooting with this method it seems that I've lost battery life, I'm going to try some other roms, but that takes me to my first question.
As well are there any Roms that are just HTC releases for Android 2.0, 2.0.1, or 2.1 that are not modified anywhere.
Last question, I originally had radio: 63.18.55.06DAU_6.35.08.20 whats the differences between the radios.
Thanks in advance,
AZ
Im also on Telus using a Telus branded Hero. Try using the IU radio if you are not on the stock radio anymore. As for rom, try MCR 3.1. Its fast!!
my two cents
JU is newer, and i believe it's required to run the eclair/flan builds, and seems just as stable as IU in the cupcake builds.
@AbsoluteZero:
GSM is the same as HSPA, yes.
And yes, you can undo the rooting procedure by installing an official update from your carrier. However, Telus doesn't have any updates available yet, as they've only had the phone for a couple months. There may be custom way to undo the rooting without your carrier's ROM, but if I were to unroot I think I would just wait for the official Telus update. Once you're on an updated radio, Modoco's ROM is great. There are threads in some of the other Hero forums about the Telus Hero, lots of questions are answered there if you have any problems with your rooted phone.
As far as battery life is concerned, I recommend putting the Modaco 3.0 ROM on your phone, it'll probably help. It's good for me on 2.9.
craig0r said:
JU is newer, and i believe it's required to run the eclair/flan builds, and seems just as stable as IU in the cupcake builds.
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I also have an unlocked Telus branded Hero which I am using on Rogers. I am using radio 63.18.55.06JU_6.35.09.26 with no problems. EDGE/3G/and HSPA all work. Also WiFi and BlueTooth work great.
I'm not sure if the Hero has all the HSPA bands that Rogers has, but in urban areas I have no signal issues. I have been using this radio w/MoDaCo 3.0 for over a month now.
Is there a way I can tell if I am currently connected to a 850 tower or 1900 tower?
Here is my situation:
I'm currently stationed in Europe, Poland to be specific. I use my Inc2 in GSM mode with a local carrier. After rooting and flashing CM7 for the first time, I noticed my reception getting significantly worse than before (And if not, it's pretty **** in the first place.)
I an attempt to remedy this, I flashed the newest .1111 radio from the Inc2 Development forums, unfortunately that not only didn't help - but resulted in a ~10db drop in my reception.
I figure that the "newest, bestest" radios (released by Verizon, correct?) are only there to improve reception within the United States, and a fellow like myself - looking to get the best possible reception within Europe - should start looking for an alternative.
I'm hoping somebody here will have had some experience with maximizing reception in Europe.
Komladov said:
Here is my situation:
I'm currently stationed in Europe, Poland to be specific. I use my Inc2 in GSM mode with a local carrier. After rooting and flashing CM7 for the first time, I noticed my reception getting significantly worse than before (And if not, it's pretty **** in the first place.)
I an attempt to remedy this, I flashed the newest .1111 radio from the Inc2 Development forums, unfortunately that not only didn't help - but resulted in a ~10db drop in my reception.
I figure that the "newest, bestest" radios (released by Verizon, correct?) are only there to improve reception within the United States, and a fellow like myself - looking to get the best possible reception within Europe - should start looking for an alternative.
I'm hoping somebody here will have had some experience with maximizing reception in Europe.
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Custom Roms have different behaviors when it comes to GSM according to each Rom
try flashing another Rom , i suggest :
Andybones stock ( Based on the Latest OTA ) , it is not de-bloated , Note that latest OTA originally included the Radio you installed 1111
rmk sense ( the first release from Verizon ) and it is de-bloated
Both of the above Roms are Original Rooted firmware
do a super wipe before installing the Rom
choose GSM Only mode ( not the global mode )
if signal don't improve try
adding your carrier APN through APN settings manually
or you can Backup the APN's included in CM using APN Backup and restore from the market and restore them for one of the above roms , then use APN manager to activate your APN
Please note that this will override Verizon Global embedded GSM APN , Don't try this before trying the Roms with Verizon Global embedded GSM first and see the results
Hey folks. I'm really tempted to get the T-Mobile S4, have it unlocked so I can take it to AT&T but I know at some point I'll be doing custom roms and probably radio upgrades since they come out once in a while. But will doing any of that break the SIM unlock? The one I fear most is probably radio upgrades but I've never moved a phone to another carrier so don't know all of the implications. Roms I doubt will be an issue but anyone know or have previous experience? At worse I have to keep calling T-Mobile to get it unlocked again if radio upgrades mess it up but I'd rather not be calling them all the time and if it is a problem then maybe I need to rethink this a bit more.
No, when you unlock it, it will be permanently unlocked, even you restore to stock rom, flash any other rom, radios, recovery or anything to OS or software related.
Before you flash a rom, make sure to try it in another provider with the factory/stock version, so you can make sure that the phone is working fine since the beginning,
T-Mobile S4 (SGH-M919) has a lot to offer in connectivity such as LTE Bands 1/2/4/5/7/17; in HSPA+/UMTS: 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz and finally GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz, so it surely will work on the AT&T network.
While the AT&T S4 (SGH-I337) only has LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17; HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz.
For unlocking your T-Mobile S4, here is the link to the new T-Mobile Unlocking Policies: http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588. I bought my new S4 recently and they declined to unlock it before the first 40 days (postpaid) and before the first 60 days (prepaid) and there are certain other requirements to comply.
Lucky for me I found a trick on this forum to unlock it without the subsidy code (since my requests were rejected), it worked flawlessly and even I restore or flash any stock or custom rom, the unlocked state stays permanently because it's based on the NV system, just don't mess up with the NV base system.
If you want a phone with full LTE bands coverage, go for the M919 and it's bootloader unlocked from factory unlike the AT&T version which is bootloader locked. So, you can't go wrong with this model.
In terms of performance, the international version I9500 (without LTE support) is faster than any other S4 with SnapDragon 600 processor, I tested it myself since I have both I9500 and M919, the I9500 is octa-core (4-core of 1.6, and 4-core of 1.2) but only 4-cores work at the same time, in order to have a better power management, but even works in 1.6, it's a little bit faster than the 1.9 from SD600, i noticed on the graphics performance too.
And custom roms and other mods will come thru time for this specific model, just be patience, I have my M919 working with a non-US carrier sim card and installed custom rom Wicked v2 and it's working fast and stable.
I hope this info help you to decide!
Cheers!
Screwbal said:
Hey folks. I'm really tempted to get the T-Mobile S4, have it unlocked so I can take it to AT&T but I know at some point I'll be doing custom roms and probably radio upgrades since they come out once in a while. But will doing any of that break the SIM unlock? The one I fear most is probably radio upgrades but I've never moved a phone to another carrier so don't know all of the implications. Roms I doubt will be an issue but anyone know or have previous experience? At worse I have to keep calling T-Mobile to get it unlocked again if radio upgrades mess it up but I'd rather not be calling them all the time and if it is a problem then maybe I need to rethink this a bit more.
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Hi just purchased a used Verizon m8 and i did the s-off and installed a few custom ROMs but I get dropped and weak signal every now and then. Just wondering what the best radio to use for telus/koodo. Thanks.
I am on cm 12.1 great ROM. My radio 1.12.23.1211
vhicke said:
Hi just purchased a used Verizon m8 and i did the s-off and installed a few custom ROMs but I get dropped and weak signal every now and then. Just wondering what the best radio to use for telus/koodo. Thanks.
I am on cm 12.1 great ROM. My radio 1.12.23.1211
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You did no research. You shouldn't have bought that phone.
Verizon is cdma. Telus is GSM.
I'm on Telus as well using WWE/International firmware.
Telus/koodo and bell in Canada are also a CDMA/gsm company. This phone should have no problems with telus/koodo. How is the wwe firmware do you see a difference in signal. Is your phone root and are you using any custom ROMs.
vhicke said:
Telus/koodo and bell in Canada are also a CDMA/gsm company. This phone should have no problems with telus/koodo. How is the wwe firmware do you see a difference in signal. Is your phone root and are you using any custom ROMs.
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Click this link, and scroll down to "So can I use my Android device on other networks?" (Actually you should read the whole article. It's quite informative.)
I'll quote the second paragraph from there for you here:
First off, if you have a CDMA handset (the lack of a SIM card is a sure fire indicator) from Bell/Virgin or TELUS/Koodo (that isn't a world phone) or from the US (Sprint/Verizon), it is impossible to use the phone on a Canadian network other than the one it came from as Bell and TELUS does not allow the import CDMA devices from outside their network.
I'll say it again, you didn't do proper research. If you would have bought a GSM phone, you wouldn't be having this issue.
The link also has a chart that shows the compatible carriers for the different bands/frequencies that are available.