Poor Radio - S/W or H/W?

[saquib]

I'm seriously considering returning my Diamond, due to poor radio reception. In areas where my old Kaiser could get a signal (1 bar) to Diamond loses signal completely.

Is this software or hardware related ? Will new radio versions improve the Diamond in this respect? I'm on T-Mobile in the UK, and was wondering if using their radio (once they release the Diamond) will improve reception for me?

Thanks all!

[R3PUBL1K]

I'm also in the same county as you and have just switched to t-mobile - I find the reception really poor. So I've gone back to my Orange SIM. which works well.

[tomchap]

I get the same thing.

On my touch dual i comfortably have a H with 2 bars of reception.

On my diamond i have a H with about 1 bar, then a G with 2 bars then the letter goes completely and a cross appears and the signals still there. And this just keeps on happening.

Strange as its ok at work and its ok most other areas just a worse reception at home.

Ive found that turning the HSDPA off means that i get the 3G symbol up now instead of the H but again in certain areas of my house, the above happens with that, but i have found that its better like this, so im going to stick with this setup until a new radio version appears.

(its a shame HTC dont release the Roms so we can update our phones as and when they are tested - thank god for XDA Devs!)

[saquib]

Thanks for your input.

Going back to my original question, will future radio versions improve reception (e.g. using the radio from a T-mobile branded Diamond), or is this a fundemental hardware issue?

Cheers.

[kapteg92]

I really hope that future radio versions improve reception but i am pretty sure it is a hardware issue because of the size of the diamond. Perhaps they had to reduce the size of the integrated antena of the radio to fit into it.
For the same reason, the gps reception signal is really weaker than the one on the kaiser.
We can't have all : really small unit and stronger signal

[R3PUBL1K]

Thanks for your input.

Going back to my original question, will future radio versions improve reception (e.g. using the radio from a T-mobile branded Diamond), or is this a fundamental hardware issue?

Cheers.


I would hope so, I updated from ROM 1.34 (which had a bad GPS signal) to 1.37 (which the GPS signal was greatly improved).

I would of thought another ROM would be out in a few weeks when the UK Operators sell them officially

[Spawn12]

One thing ive noticed with my UK Diamond is that before i make a call...i have the H symbol but when im making a call or receiving a call it will go G which means GPRS. Not that it affects the quality of the signal as its spot on really.

Just noticed it as my nokia n95 8gb always had the 3g symbol on the screen...never noticed it flit between 3g to GPRS...when i was browsing the internet then it would go to 3.5G.

Any ideas as to why that happens??. It will only flit between HSDPA and GPRS...which i find strange because im using a 3G sim card and would have thought if anything it would go to 3G symbol...only way i can get the 3G symbol is by forcing the phone not to use auto settings in the network settings page.

[Yzord]

I really hope that future radio versions improve reception but i am pretty sure it is a hardware issue because of the size of the diamond. Perhaps they had to reduce the size of the integrated antena of the radio to fit into it.
For the same reason, the gps reception signal is really weaker than the one on the kaiser.
We can't have all : really small unit and stronger signal

Small unit? It LOOKS small, but it has the same size as the touch cruise if i compare them.

[jehlinger]

Small unit? It LOOKS small, but it has the same size as the touch cruise if i compare them.

uh, no.

Diamond = 102x51x11.5mm = 59,823 mm^3

Touch Cruise = 110x58x15.5mm = 98,890 mm^3

Diamond is almost 40% smaller by volume

[bdangol]

uh, no.

Diamond = 102x51x11.5mm = 59,823 mm^3

Touch Cruise = 110x58x15.5mm = 98,890 mm^3

Diamond is almost 40% smaller by volume



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