《UPDATE》THE NEWER RADIO FOR HERALD and WING:03.18.90

[ginolin]

Hi my friends,

I´m testing 3.18.90 new radio upgrade, for those who want to test it, here´s

Please post your results.
Cheers
:):):)
it is NBH formart. you can flash it ,and dont change anyting.
and your phone must HARDSPL.

[zcink]

I flashed it -- the flash went fine.

Will test it out and report back. Seems to work very well so far.
I'm going to make a trip across the USA soon so I hope this radio works better as they keep switching me off cell towers.

[papamopps]

thanks....

[bigdee]

Few Question
1 How do i find out what version of radio i have
2 What will this do for me
3 Run flash center to do it
Running one of ASerg Rom
Thanks

[loco41]

you dont have it on nb format ?

[ivanmmj]

you dont have it on nb format ?

Just extract it from the nbh. Use Dutty's NBH tool.

[fused#1]

thank you!

works ok, so far.
had a lot of problems with 3.12.90 :(

[GAMBIT999]

Thanks ginolin,
how is your first impression with it?

[speoples20]

How do I go about putting this on my phone. I am currently using Open Touch v4.0 lite.

[fzzyrn]

Few Question
1 How do i find out what version of radio i have
2 What will this do for me
3 Run flash center to do it
Running one of ASerg Rom
Thanks

1. settings>system>device information

2. This COULD increase battery life, reception, call quality, etc...

3. Flash center SHOULD be able to flash this, but i refer this to somebody else.

[dkb218]

I guess no one has finished testing...

I'm getting static in calls with this rom. Only day one. I'll give it a week and report back.

[macaraballojr]

I have beed using this radio for about a week already haven't had n e issuse as of yet. In fact I have seen some boost in my signal. at work I usually have crapy signal and since upgrading; in places where i had no signal I now noticed I have a few bars to work with.

[papamopps]

working great!!!

[dkb218]

Could be T-Mo was on the fritz when I started testing. This 3G in NYC is wrecking the network from time to time. Major slow does in EDGE service.

[darealraz]

been using this radio for about two weeks. even get more bars in my building at work.

[Erikbronx]

Same here, noticed better signal in places I normally won't get a signal. Thanks.

[robpet2]

just flashed this earlier and the download speeds with edge are faster than with the old radio... downloaded trans new rom straight to my wing in about 30 min for 41mb not bad... plus some of my outlook emails came thru all of a sudden... and wing temperature is more stable while using edge... before it would heat up to about 106degrees....

[mrbelvedere]

Can this radio be flashed via the Flash center? I try to do it & I get hung up on the white screen. Someone please help me.

[robpet2]

Can this radio be flashed via the Flash center? I try to do it & I get hung up on the white screen. Someone please help me.

yes it will flash using flashcenter... put the radio rom in the ruu folder and then flash just like you would a regular rom.. follow the instructions on your pc...

[digitalknoll]

this radio looks like it helps with signals and edge speeds. can someone please tell me what to do to install it. once i put it in the RUU folder, what do i do next?

thanks

[WarezAppz]

So far, so good . . . .

[JLine05]

Will the author please delete "must be hardspl" from the first post? It may be confusing to some. You definitely dont need to be hardspl.

[mrbelvedere]

yes it will flash using flashcenter... put the radio rom in the ruu folder and then flash just like you would a regular rom.. follow the instructions on your pc...

Took about 15 tries but it finally took. Thanks for your input (in both threads).

[robpet2]

not sure why it took 15 attempts, worked for me the very first time...

[ronthepilot]

I would really like to test this out on my wing but I am lost as to how to flash this to my device. Ive flashed my device and Im running the Touch-IT - Touched Vista Beta ROM, so I know I did something right if I was able to flash my device.

Ive read that you are supposed to download the file and extract it to the RUU folder, however there isnt an RUU folder for that ROM that I downloaded. Can anyone point me in the right direction to install this? THANKS!

[robpet2]

download the flashcenter app, its on this forum

[ronthepilot]

OK now I feel kind of stupid, that was really easy to do.

I have noticed that I do get better reception and battery life, although I have still been noticing a problem whenever I slide my keyboard open. Whenever I start typing more than 15 or so words, I loose my signal by 3 bars or completely. Anyone else noticing or having this?

[robpet2]

OK now I feel kind of stupid, that was really easy to do.

I have noticed that I do get better reception and battery life, although I have still been noticing a problem whenever I slide my keyboard open. Whenever I start typing more than 15 or so words, I loose my signal by 3 bars or completely. Anyone else noticing or having this?
nah not having any problems like that one... you might have a defective wing... have you dropped it before???

[ivanmmj]

I would really like to test this out on my wing but I am lost as to how to flash this to my device. Ive flashed my device and Im running the Touch-IT - Touched Vista Beta ROM, so I know I did something right if I was able to flash my device.

Ive read that you are supposed to download the file and extract it to the RUU folder, however there isnt an RUU folder for that ROM that I downloaded. Can anyone point me in the right direction to install this? THANKS!

However you flashed Touch-IT. Remove the nbh file in that folder. Replace with this nbh file. Flash it like you did Touch-IT. Done.

That's all there is to it, really.

[bigdee]

not able to load using flash center keep getting a error 270 photo attached
Rom 4.17 Aserg 10e wwe
rom date 6/20/07
Radio 3.8.90
Prot Ver 4.1.13.52

[CuteD34th]

not able to load using flash center keep getting a error 270 photo attached
Rom 4.17 Aserg 10e wwe
rom date 6/20/07
Radio 3.8.90
Prot Ver 4.1.13.52

I also got this error. As you do not specify anything about your device I can't be certain, but you are probably running Battery Status. Disable that before you flash(remove it from the today screen via setting -> personal -> today) and it should flash fine.

As for me, I find this radio version more reliable and less battery consuming that 03.12.90.

[bigdee]

I also got this error. As you do not specify anything about your device I can't be certain, but you are probably running Battery Status. Disable that before you flash(remove it from the today screen via setting -> personal -> today) and it should flash fine.

As for me, I find this radio version more reliable and less battery consuming that 03.12.90.

What are you say i did not specify anything about your device
i shut down Battery Status still got the error

[CuteD34th]

I meant that you did not state which programs your device runs, so I couldn't be sure that you used battery status or not.
I have just one last question, when you used flash center, did you run a full flash (using the herald-uspl.exe) or did you just run the update utility(RomUpdateUtility.exe)?
If you just ran RomUpdateUtility, then that is probably why it didn't work, if you did use herald-uspl then the file is probably corrupt and you should just redownload and try again.
Hope this helps.

[bigdee]

I meant that you did not state which programs your device runs, so I couldn't be sure that you used battery status or not.
I have just one last question, when you used flash center, did you run a full flash (using the herald-uspl.exe) or did you just run the update utility(RomUpdateUtility.exe)?
If you just ran RomUpdateUtility, then that is probably why it didn't work, if you did use herald-uspl then the file is probably corrupt and you should just redownload and try again.
Hope this helps.



Thanks Thanks :):cool:

[CuteD34th]

Glad I could help!

[papitomap]

i have just flashed a new rom and did all my setups like 5 minutes before coming to this post. i have a question, can i flash this new radio version and its done, or if i do it will i have to set everything up again?

[kidnamedAlbert]

i have just flashed a new rom and did all my setups like 5 minutes before coming to this post. i have a question, can i flash this new radio version and its done, or if i do it will i have to set everything up again?


nah it wont mess up your settings or anything.
its not flashing an os just a radio.

btw flashed it and i have better reception(even some reception in places where i normally dont)
Thanks!

[robpet2]

yeah this radio rom works real good... I was able to get signals in alot of places that i couldnt normaly get a signal

[papitomap]

nah it wont mess up your settings or anything.
its not flashing an os just a radio.

btw flashed it and i have better reception(even some reception in places where i normally dont)
Thanks!

ok, so, do i have to replace this nbh file with the one that came with my rom? and if i do THAT, will i have to setup my phone again? or what would be the best way to this? by the way thank you for answering me before, and thnk you in advance for helping me

[kidnamedAlbert]

ok, so, do i have to replace this nbh file with the one that came with my rom? and if i do THAT, will i have to setup my phone again? or what would be the best way to this? by the way thank you for answering me before, and thnk you in advance for helping me

delete the .nbh file that you first flashed(to get your rom)
then place the radio nbh file in there(if your using flash center)

[papitomap]

delete the .nbh file that you first flashed(to get your rom)
then place the radio nbh file in there(if your using flash center)

ok ill do that, but will that delete my settings and i have to do them again? like ringtones, programs installed etc etc?

[papitomap]

never mind i took the chance and i did it, and everything went absolutely great, thank you albert and thank everyone here for their help and support.

[xboxhaxorz]

does the radio matter for me, as im using cingular/ at&t on my wing?

[edzilla]

I installed it yesterday, I can confirm an improvement in EDGE speed. Previously, I could not listen to a webradio, too many blanks, now I don't get any.

Thank you very much.

[sprashant123]

definitely an improvement in speed, but this seems to be at the cost of reduced battery life. I am observing a higher drain with Active Sync running all the time...

regards
Prashant

[jerod429]

Very nice NBH. I can also confirm an improvement over call clarity (no background buzz or hiss), battery life, and GPRS speeds. The signal strength is already perfect in my area so I won't be able to notice imrpovement in this category. I am currently using Open Touch 4.0 Biggy (VC no Cube) that originally came with 03.12.90

[vondistler]

im having a little trouble, i downloaded the radio firmware and i have flash center, i have never flashed anything before, i read all the flashing guides

when i click on rom update utility it just trys to update my whole rom, how do i install this radio firmware?

[vondistler]

nevermind i gots it

[foltz61]

I upgraded my rom earlier but didn't have time to test it until now. Signal seems to be the same. I did the mobile speed test. On the first run I got 116 kbps. I cleared the cash and got 180. I thought it was odd so I ran a third test and got 199 (cleared cache beforehand). With the previous rom I had gotten 170 but had been consistently getting 147 lately. I did't do the speed test before the upgrade so, I don't know if my outcome really is an indication of faster edge speeds.

[ericramos]

someone please help me!

call me noob but i dont know how to use the "Dutty's NBH tool"

can someone please guide me in converting this php file??

[CuteD34th]

someone please help me!

call me noob but i dont know how to use the "Dutty's NBH tool"

can someone please guide me in converting this php file??

You don't need to convert the file, it's already in .nbh format that you can flash to your phone. Dutty's NBH tool is used to extract the .nb files from .nbh files.

If your file is a .php you probably had a download error, try to redownload and check that the file is .nbh, then you can just flash it to your phone like you would a ROM.

[Ht2]

I have T-mo wing and using 03.12.90.
I have very low WiFi signal.
Which radio is the best for WiFi?

Thanks.

[nuron]

I think Wifi just depends on the router itself and how far you're away from the signal, if there's any interference between the phone and that signal such as walls and stuff like that.

[bigdee]

Check Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396364) post # 8
Radio-3.21.90 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/na81vi)
enjoy

[CuteD34th]

Check Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396364) post # 8
Radio-3.21.90 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/na81vi)
enjoy

Thanks!
Just downloaded, going to flash now.

Haven't tested everything yet, but it appears as if battery drain is a bit lower (but this could just be me) and the GPRS connection is definitly more stable and reliable. As I live in a well covered area I cannot say if the connection is better, but as the GRPS is, I assume that it is.

[spacemonkey333]

Is 3.21.90 the newest Radio available for the Herald?

[speoples20]

Is 3.21.90 the newest Radio available for the Herald?

Yes I believe so but from what I hear the battery drain is really bad. So far I think the 03.18.90 is the best one right now.

[GAMBIT999]

Is 3.21.90 the newest Radio available for the Herald?As speoples20 said, 3.21.90 is the latest RadioROM, but it has different effects on everybody here.
Some love it some not. I went back to to 3.18.90 as I get slightly higher battery drain with no noticeable reception increase.
Just try both versions out for some day and you know which one is best for you.
The good think about flashing Radio ROMs is that you don't have to re-setup your whole PPC.

[adam79]

Do you have to re-install the 3 cab files before you flash anything through flash center? I just installed them before updating my ROM today.. just wondering if I have to do it again before flashing this radio version.

Thanks.

[GAMBIT999]

Do you have to re-install the 3 cab files before you flash anything through flash center? I just installed them before updating my ROM today.. just wondering if I have to do it again before flashing this radio version.

Thanks.Nope, you don't have to do that.
It is only for preparing your device to make it HardSPL.
Just flash the Radio directly.

[dirtisgood]

I'm using this radio as built into the OTP 6 lite (no SPB or TL). I thought for a moment that the rom enabled wifi by default because the EDGE was super fast. Turns out I still needed to enter the network key to connect to wifi.

End result? This radio works great for me, seems to have boosted the data speed... no, it isn't wifi fast, but faster than it was before.

[davenumber]

:confused: how do you install the nbh file i tried looking at that one video they had posted up but the link is gone can any one help me with that please i would really appreciate it

[GAMBIT999]

:confused: how do you install the nbh file i tried looking at that one video they had posted up but the link is gone can any one help me with that please i would really appreciate itIf you already flashed a new ROM to your device then you should have the needed files from that package.
Search for ROMUpdateUtility on your PC or in this forum.
Otherwise just download a ROM package from one of our cooks it should be in there, too

[lsnizzle]

I've had this radio version for about a week now and all I can say is that it sucks. I live in the Los Angeles area.
During this whole week, my signal bars dropped to 1 bar where I could get 4 from the previous radio rom.
The battery depleted more quickly too. My battery was 100% after charging around 12pm. Skip to 30min later it had dropped to 79%. By 4pm it was already down to 38%. All I ever did during this time period was texting or making about 3 short phone calls.
In addition to that, my phone recieved several missed call notifications but I never heard it ring.
So now Ive switched back to my old radio rom and everything is back to normal.

[BillG24]

Isnizzle, I moved to a new region and my signal bar dropped as well to 1 bar. I tried radio 3.18.90 but it doesn't change. May be you can tell me which version you use so I can try if it helps.

Thanks Bill

[kerrkj]

OK now I feel kind of stupid, that was really easy to do.

I have noticed that I do get better reception and battery life, although I have still been noticing a problem whenever I slide my keyboard open. Whenever I start typing more than 15 or so words, I loose my signal by 3 bars or completely. Anyone else noticing or having this?

I've noticed this with my WIng also, but definitely not just with this ROM. JUst theorizing, but I think that your hand covers the antenna when the keyboard is open, reducing the signal strength. Might only happen when your using certain frequency bands.

Speaking of which, how can I tell which GSM band my phone is using at any given time, trying to get a correlation between some weird behavior on the Wing (and another HTC phone) and frequencies being used.

[lsnizzle]

BillG24, ive swithced back to version 03.08.90. So far it's working ok. right now I'm just testing all the radio roms I know to see which of them is the best. I'll probably try 03.12.90 later on if this one doesn't work out as well.

[BillG24]

Thanks for the information. Would be nice if you could share your experience once you've finished your tests.

Brgds Bill

[kerrkj]

Battery life seems to be about the same I do appear to get a bar or two more while travelling outside the city and at my workplace which has always had problem coverage.

While roaming from my TMO USA network to others (AT$T and another local carrier) in northeast and north central Pennsylvania, this ROM definitely performs better. These areas have frequently been troublesome for my Wing on older ROMS.

[duprade]

Seems to work great on my phone.

[Erikbronx]

Battery life seems to be about the same I do appear to get a bar or two more while travelling outside the city and at my workplace which has always had problem coverage.

While roaming from my TMO USA network to others (AT$T and another local carrier) in northeast and north central Pennsylvania, this ROM definitely performs better. These areas have frequently been troublesome for my Wing on older ROMS.

Everything u stated worked exactly the same for me. I Live in NYC, but traveled to Pennsylvania for the weekend, stayed at a friends place, and I was only getting about one bar at his home. I immediately switched from radio 3.18.90 to 3.21.90 and in the same spot I had a reception of three bars.

3.21.90 is working great for me. :)

[crogers8101]

I agree I'm using this radio version and having better signal in bad signal strength areas.

[lsnizzle]

yes, the 3.21.90 radio rom has much better signal and longer battery life. My battery life actually lasts a whole 2 days now with regular use (music player, internet, messaging, etc.) along with 3-4 bar signal strength in weak signal areas. I highly recommend this radio rom!

[jonathancano]

i have been using 3.21.90 for about 6 hrs and gained 2 to 3 bars in typically 'weak' places and the internet seems to be working faster. . .battery drain is not too bad atm

[Marth]

1. settings>system>device information

2. This COULD increase battery life, reception, call quality, etc...

3. Flash center SHOULD be able to flash this, but i refer this to somebody else.

i flashed using flash center, and it worked... however i am still unable to flash hardspl on my phone.. i tried liike 10 different versions, but all return error 270

[cutter74]

ok i am still a bit noob on the wm side of things but if i could get a little instructions on what i need for flashing the radio on my phone would be appreciated
Cutter
P.S. after looking over the contents of the radio file it seems to me that you just replace the RUU folder in the flash center with the files of the radio updater files and then flash is this correct?

[macaraballojr]

ok i am still a bit noob on the wm side of things but if i could get a little instructions on what i need for flashing the radio on my phone would be appreciated
Cutter
P.S. after looking over the contents of the radio file it seems to me that you just replace the RUU folder in the flash center with the files of the radio updater files and then flash is this correct?

thats correct just take the nbh file in the ruu folder and replace it with the radio nbh file and flash your phone as normal.

[Smoke362]

Just flashed to 3.21.90 from 03.18.90. right off the bat I noticed a faster internet speed. while battery was was good i noticed getting to the internet for my phone was kind of hanging. now, it zipped right in. Now I will see how the battery goes. Thanks all.

[cutter74]

great thank you i appreciate the reply and will let you know how it goes

[lauyer]

How do I find out what radio version is currently on my phone?

[aad4321]

How do I find out what radio version is currently on my phone?

Start
Settings
System
Device Information
Radio Version:

[lauyer]

Start
Settings
System
Device Information
Radio Version:

Got it. Thanks!

[lauyer]

Got it. Thanks!

I am currently running 3.12.90 and I want to try 3.18.90, but if 3.18.90 does not work out for me, where can I get 3.12.90 back? Thanks in advance.

Oh, and is 3.18.90 the latest version?

[Cal-El]

I am currently running 3.12.90 and I want to try 3.18.90, but if 3.18.90 does not work out for me, where can I get 3.12.90 back? Thanks in advance.

Oh, and is 3.18.90 the latest version?

No. 3.21.90 is. You can find that one in this thread! Should be easy to find! You must be like me, always looking for the next and best for your Herald! LOL! Carefull its very addictive! My girlfriend gets so mad! LOL! :-) Happy hunting!
Page 6, # 54

[iPhone iWing]

I am currently running 3.12.90 and I want to try 3.18.90, but if 3.18.90 does not work out for me, where can I get 3.12.90 back? Thanks in advance.

Oh, and is 3.18.90 the latest version?

http://rapidshare.com/files/150745964/Radio_3.12.90.rar.html
^
I uploaded the 3.12.90 Radio for you on Rapidshare... Just in case.. But you will love 3.18.90.. It doesn't use up a ton of batt and it has great signal!!!!!!

[fuenbry]

so far is working excellent...i usually don't have good signal in my own room( like one or two bars) but now it has 3 sometimes four bars!!! call quality is a little clearer :D

[lauyer]

http://rapidshare.com/files/150745964/Radio_3.12.90.rar.html
^
I uploaded the 3.12.90 Radio for you on Rapidshare... Just in case.. But you will love 3.18.90.. It doesn't use up a ton of batt and it has great signal!!!!!!

Great, I'll give 3.18.90 a try. Thanks alot!

Dashmaster1000, thanks for your help also. Yes, I too spend way too much time looking for upgrades and the best...it is VERY time consuming...but fun!

[lou0611]

just upgraded works flawlessly:)

[jbronson]

I meant that you did not state which programs your device runs, so I couldn't be sure that you used battery status or not.
I have just one last question, when you used flash center, did you run a full flash (using the herald-uspl.exe) or did you just run the update utility(RomUpdateUtility.exe)?
If you just ran RomUpdateUtility, then that is probably why it didn't work, if you did use herald-uspl then the file is probably corrupt and you should just redownload and try again.
Hope this helps.

Wow, I was stuck in a major newb moment until I realized this was exactly what I was doing wrong. Thanks.:D

[Adjudicator]

Hi there!
Will this version DEFINITELY increase my battery life from 03.12.90?
My herald has a 6 hour battery life as is and every minute counts

Thanks

[refuse2bstopped]

I was wondering, will this change the whole rest of my rom that's flashed on the phone or just the radio itself?

[oyebee]

ROM stays the same, only the radio changes, merry christmas everyone

[Tom in AZ]

Do these Radio ROMs also control the WiFi? I am having WiFi issues.
Thanks is advance,
Tom

T-Mobile Wing running PDAVIET-ROM BUILD 20764.1.4.3.PV
Radio Version 03.21.90

[agentgopi]

Updated. I have not found much difference from the previous version. Would continue testing.

[gamefan231]

im confused, i looked at my radio version on my phone and it says 03.21.90...does that mean that my version is newer than this one?

[d00rkn0b]

Tried 21 and it drains the battery like nobody's business. I'm gonna switch back to 18 to check if it is a better balance between stable signal and battery performance. If only we could calibrate that with a UI screen.

Is anyone game for a calibrated radio output? (to clarify, will one of the generous geniuses consider this as an idea?)

[j@chung]

thanks. I will give it a try

[clauswl]

the .21 radio version takes a little more power...abou 10% or so more, but the signalatrength and phone conectivety is really good. i have signal in places i had no signal or bad signal before.

[rod1189]

I've had this radio version for about a week now and all I can say is that it sucks. I live in the Los Angeles area.
During this whole week, my signal bars dropped to 1 bar where I could get 4 from the previous radio rom.
The battery depleted more quickly too. My battery was 100% after charging around 12pm. Skip to 30min later it had dropped to 79%. By 4pm it was already down to 38%. All I ever did during this time period was texting or making about 3 short phone calls.
In addition to that, my phone recieved several missed call notifications but I never heard it ring.
So now Ive switched back to my old radio rom and everything is back to normal.

how long did your battery last before up put in the new radio

[xtrmrokreddy]

so how often is a radio updated i dont know much about this im just curious? and the external antenna port on the phone do those things actually work...

[maxysymus]

Does GPRS connection depends on RADIO? When I press Comm Manager Button on the rightside of PDA. On the menu, button DATA CONNECTION is disabled. I can't turn it on :((( When I want to use internet throw GPRS, it doesn't connect anymore :( I tried to flash my OS its all the same even flashed my Herald to Windos Mobile 6.5 it still doesn.t connect to GPRS service :(((

[bduncan]

Does anyone have the 03.21.90 radio? I think the canonyang rom I used to hardspl had an old radio on it, and I loved 03.21.90 -Huge difference in signal quality for me.