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artisticcheese
11th January 2008, 05:52 PM
Hi,

I'm on latest ATT radio 1.54.07.00 and not happy with battery life, i did not try other RADIOs since I know how dangerous to flash it. I'm looking for opinions which other RADIO ROMs are best of ATT and for battery life.
If I can save on battery life and have the same good reception then I'm willing to take a risk of flashing. I don't care about 3G etc, only voice.
dookie45
11th January 2008, 05:56 PM
I've tried all of them, and I keep going back to 1.48. Works the best for me.
artisticcheese
11th January 2008, 05:59 PM
I've tried all of them, and I keep going back to 1.48. Works the best for me.

Yeah, that's what I heard. Where do I get it from? Is the 1.48 on this page is good (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtractedRadioRoms)?
zeek112
11th January 2008, 06:02 PM
I agree, 1.48 has given my the best results on the east coast.
rainydaze
11th January 2008, 06:44 PM
I am in Michigan and get the best reception/batt life with 1.48.10
I am also however in a non 3G area as of yet, so I dont know how the reception is in a 3G area.
artisticcheese
11th January 2008, 06:47 PM
I am in Michigan and get the best reception/batt life with 1.48.10
I am also however in a non 3G area as of yet, so I dont know how the reception is in a 3G area.

Your quote says you on 1.35. Anyway, where did you get 1.48.10?
debonairone
11th January 2008, 07:17 PM
Actually, you are not on the latest radio... 1.54.30.10 is the latest and I find that it works really well... I just have a lot of stuff going on, such as constant pulling of POP and Exchange email and Emoze, which monitors a different exchange account... Will all of that, I still get an easy 8 hours or so, before having to recharge.... I have gotten the best reception with this radio as well... And I am in NJ....
artisticcheese
11th January 2008, 07:21 PM
Actually, you are not on the latest radio... 1.54.30.10 is the latest and I find that it works really well... I just have a lot of stuff going on, such as constant pulling of POP and Exchange email and Emoze, which monitors a different exchange account... Will all of that, I still get an easy 8 hours or so, before having to recharge.... I have gotten the best reception with this radio as well... And I am in NJ....

Can you install acbPowerMeter and see what is your average power consumption is with only voice and bluetooth enabled and phone in idle mode (screen is off etc)
I was getting around 50-60 mA on old radio and about 20-30 with newly "upgraded" 1.48 one.
BombaMyte
11th January 2008, 07:22 PM
1.48's good here in Hellaware. Good GSM signal, and full 3Gizzle signal in most places. I had 1.54 but couldn't stand the battery drain...
noellenchris
11th January 2008, 09:40 PM
I'm using 1.54.30.10 as well. It seems like the same battery life, however I haven't tested with the above suggested software. I can say that I can pick up 3g in places the other radios couldn't. At least it is a lot quicker to detect and use 3g than 1.54 or 1.50. I don't recall if I used 1.48 or not. I'm also in NJ. Good luck.
cirial
11th January 2008, 10:27 PM
1.48 works great for me down here in FL, and when I was visiting up in NJ.
artisticcheese
11th January 2008, 10:29 PM
1.48 works great for me down here in FL, and when I was visiting up in NJ.

The biggest question for me and others probably how battery life compared to newer version of Radio. I definetely saw improment (see my previous post) when downgraded to 1.48, was wondering if somebody with newer radio can run the same utility and see their power consumption.
JamesAllen
12th January 2008, 12:01 AM
I am running 1.50.00. Previously used 1.40.30 and 1.48. 1.48 seemed to be the best of the lot but 1.50 is nearly as good so I stick with it. I found that 1.48 had the best balance of signal strength and battery life. I think 1.50 has a slightly better signal strength, but somewhat lower battery life than 1.48.
noellenchris
12th January 2008, 12:26 AM
Can you install acbPowerMeter and see what is your average power consumption is with only voice and bluetooth enabled and phone in idle mode (screen is off etc)
I was getting around 50-60 mA on old radio and about 20-30 with newly "upgraded" 1.48 one.

Where can I find acbPowerMeter? I will load and compare for you.
blackout128
12th January 2008, 12:34 AM
I've been running 1.54.00.10 since the day it came out. It has been the best compromise of battery life and recepction for me. I live in NJ too.
artisticcheese
12th January 2008, 02:02 AM
Where can I find acbPowerMeter? I will load and compare for you.

http://www.acbpocketsoft.com/Products/acbPowerMeter/acbPowerMeter-Overview-2.html