What's with the radio?

[micronauta]

Hi. Sorry if it is a newbie question, but I did search a bit and didn't seem to find an answer. What is the benefit of upgrading -if possible- the radio? Anybody done it and can report on the effects? Thank You.

[Alemaker]

I can personally attest to better reception with the newer radio,for one.:)

[AllTheWay]

Hi. Sorry if it is a newbie question, but I did search a bit and didn't seem to find an answer. What is the benefit of upgrading -if possible- the radio? Anybody done it and can report on the effects? Thank You.

Depends on what ROM you are using. Certain ROM's are dependent on certain radios.

[dan13l]

In the past, different radio roms have affected signal strength, battery life, and device stability.

Very recently we've seen an AT&T rom that's tied to a specific radio version. This is new, and right now nobody is sure why that's the case.

[ponch92]

Hi. Sorry if it is a newbie question, but I did search a bit and didn't seem to find an answer. What is the benefit of upgrading -if possible- the radio? Anybody done it and can report on the effects? Thank You.
I posted a thread about how this all works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=349375

[micronauta]

Thanks. Apparently can't be done from a non-windows OS. I use OS X.