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[Atrix 4G Android Development] mussacredi:
Radio Question

Hello. I have the Atrix 4G At&T but using in Brazil, I have the carrier and boot unlocked the mobile and everything looks great. I am using this excellent ROM as my phone is running 2.3.4 AT&T 4.5.91 very nice. Question is should I update the Radio with the version? Is it going to give me a better signal? Any issues might happen?

Thanks in Advance.

Renato
[Atrix 4G Android Development] raybond25:
nothing bad can happen from updating a radio that is for the same hardware that you already have, so you may as well try updating and see if there's any improvements. you can always revert if you need to.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mussacredi:
thank you very much for the prompt reply. In this case if I need to revert it what is the radio that I should use. Is it the one posted here?

i uploaded this radio http://www.mediafire.com/?m9qxaw2vx79ia4b incase someone wants to flash back, but remember RSD are not very safe.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] raybond25:
if you want to use the sbf of the one that you uploaded that should be fine. provided you don't try to overwrite boot partition or anything touchy with RSD you're good.

there are a ton of radios out there, its really just a case of playing around and seeing which one gives you the best signal. it varies which one is best per region
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mussacredi:
Sorry. It was not me the person that uploaded just a mention. Sorry
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mussacredi:
Sorry. It was not me the person that uploaded. just a mention.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rayan:
Nope, not really... At the time you took the screenshot you where on Edge, not 3G, the 3G icon you see there is from 3G Watchdog, a data measuring app.

And the data was download through wifi because you had it on. (The wifi range icon was on)

Period. :rolleyes:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] aPiso:
O.O In speedtest you see a different simbol when you do a test that says if you did that test on wi-fi or on mobile data. And his screenshot shows mobile data for all the test.

Period. (Awww, come on, this is nasty :P)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] neotekz:
when i took the screenshot wasnt the same time i did the test. you obviously have never used speedtest before...seriously there's no need to be rude esp when you are wrong
[Atrix 4G Android Development] flusshd:
After flashing this radio (sbf) I can't re-flash my atrix to other sbf anymore, such as Retail South-east asia radio or any sbf else. Flash progress just stopped at re-numerate step and the phone showed error "...febe 35,35..."

Does anyone meet this case like me?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] demens13:
Unreal, 12 pages and not 1 post with clear instructions on how to flash this. Is it really that hard?

fastboot does not work, says file is too big

moto-fastboot flashes, then on restart it goes straight into recovery. After another restart it boots but version stays the same (.15)

have not tried sbf.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] demens13:
Little help would be nice.

Did anyone flash this using fastboot?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] phatboypat:
Flashing the sbf is easiest.

Look for the how to guide for flashing sbfs if you don't know how. The radio flashes much quicker than a full rom.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] demens13:
Went with the sbf as you said. Was hoping to get one of the other methods to work, but no luck.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Magoodigan:
What is a Radio?

Ok, complete noob here. I thought this "radio" was a FM Radio Receiver for the atrix. But all i see in peoples posts are about data speeds. Could someone explain to me what a "radio" is? I flashed this too my phone successfully. Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rayan:
The FM radio hasn't been implemented yet as far as I know.

This radio is basically for data and voice.

Regards
[Atrix 4G Android Development] franciscojavierleon:
on simple terms and in this context, the software portion that controls how the phone emits/receives air waves is called a radio. just like your physical radio receives air waves.

On general, more technical terms, radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space.

Information is carried by systematically changing (modulating) some property of the radiated waves, such as amplitude, frequency, phase, or pulse width. When radio waves pass an electrical conductor, the oscillating fields induce an alternating current in the conductor. This can be detected and transformed into sound or other signals that carry information, in this case, voice and data.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Magoodigan:
Thank you, i understand now. :D
[Atrix 4G Android Development] TheSmokingAndroid:
ya im getting this problem, and i can't get fasboot method to work for me either
[Atrix 4G Android Development] noxlord:
After flashing the 4.5.91 SFB I got a nice upgrade in network speed. I use an ATT Atrix 4G on Rogers network in Canada. Speed went from around:

Down: 3100kbps UP: 1100kbps to a much nicer

Down: 3500kbps UP: 2100kbps

Ping time are about the same. Upload speeds are almost double than what they used to be.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] TheSmokingAndroid:
Is this radio perhaps incompatible with Bell Atrix's even though we are able to run 4.5.91?

Because i get errors with both sbf and fastboot method's
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Vangelis13:
Could flashing the radio have messed up my gps? Can't get a lock anymore and I think it started a couple of weeks ago when I first flashed this radio.

Any advise? Have tried all the wipes & data reset, have re-flashed the rom (Ninja SF). Also installed FasterFix from the market (though ad soon as I choose the European server & exit it reverts back to some Asian..)

Now here I am on vacation needing to use maps & navigation, fckng typical..
[Atrix 4G Android Development] TheSmokingAndroid:
I believe this might solve your problem =)

Hope it helps.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=996355
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Vangelis13:
Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately that didn't do it either. The FasterFix app changes all those parameters, no luck..

EDIT: something magically worked?! I get a lock. Cannot try navigation because there is none in Greece but maps work again!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] drpratik:
I am new here about radio flashing.

I tried downloading radio.zip but I could not flash it in cwm.

Do I need yo use and to flash?

Kindly guide.

Thank you.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Vangelis13:
Download the " Flashable SBF file" and flash through RSD!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Moonshield:
You can find a flashable .zip radio (Via CWM) here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1163009

Worked for me on my ATT Atrix 4G.

:cool:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ShawnXVIII:
=/

for some reason im consistently getting about half my dl speeds of what i had on the other leaked radio/basebands =/
[Atrix 4G Android Development] drpratik:
thanks guys,

it worked for me through cwm.

its so far working better with good signal .

thanks again.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] scotty7910:
which radio are people in the uk using?:confused:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Reventrant:
Just curious, but was the radio applied with the OTA or the Alien ROM or is it a totally separate download of awesomeness?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] xangma:
I would also like to know this ... I'm using this one (1.77.30P) now. I was using N1.97.00R for a while. I'm just jumping between different ones for the moment because I don't know which one to use.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] amilkh:
It looks like the download link for the SBF has been down for 3 months on that website.

Can anyone please upload a copy of the SBF?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Claus44:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583199
[Atrix 4G Android Development] uffi69:
Which is tue Best radio tor International use? 01.97.00R or 01.77.36P? Thanks
[Thunderbolt General] Gunthermic:
It is well documentated how to change text color inthe Notification bar for Froyo ROM's. However have not seen anything with regards to GB ROM's. They have moved things around on GB. So now all the xml's are in SystemUI. No biggie there, but the layout of the file and the information has changed.

I only see meantion of 2 colors in Status_bar_extended now, One for Carrier text Color and 1 for the Clear button text.

Anyone changed the text color in the notification pull down, on a GB ROM
[Thunderbolt General] Gunthermic:
Bump. Noone? even when I try to add

androidTextcolor=

I get not allowed textcolor string error..
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ABN85:
Does anyone have the PSP original and classic live wallpapers from the Xperia Play modded to work on other devices such as the Droid. I grabbed them off my wife's Play and tried to install them on my rooted Droid, which didn't work but the digital clock widget did. I've been searching everywhere but can't find any ports that actually work. If anyone has a link to working apks or would be willing to port them, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Sent from my Droid
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ABN85:
I'd really be happy with a flashable zip that would install them as system apps, but a non-system app would be fine too. Please and thanks.

Sent from my Droid
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pirlano:
is serial activation always good if i change WP7 ROMs? (i mean, the same serial, with the same account with the same phone, but different ROMs)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] JonnieLasVegas:
It's ok to use over & over on the same device. I've flashed mine with many different WP7 roms, at least 10 flashes & it's worked fine each time.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edughofaili:
Hello XDA ..

My G2 LCD stopped working for no reason .. It started flickering and losing colors two days ago .. and yesterday it went completely black .. I did not drop the phone or damage it anyhow ..

I opened it up and checked all connections and it looked fine .. the LED and digitizer screen work fine as well as the capacitive buttons at the bottom so I figured it is not a connection problem ..

I had Cyanegon on it for like 5 months and never had an issue .. I recently installed Virtious Sense ROM and I have been switching between the two the past week ..

My question is ,, do you think it is a software problem for example the lcd driver got messed ..?? or is it just the lcd was broken somehow

I am intending to buy a new lcd and replace the one I have now but I thought I should make sure that the one I currently have is actually broken before I replace it ..

Thank you,,

Edu

PS: if you can think of an easy way to check the functionality of the LCD let me know ..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dumraden:
Its rather hard for a software (even if it is firmware) to cause problems to an LCD. If you can se the backlight turning on but the screen not showing anything, i suggest you start trying out some unbricking methods.

Now, if the screen doesnt turn on AT ALL, then its possibly a hardware fault. The only way to be sure is to have an extra lcd available to connect to it. You could also try and give your lcd to someone with a Desire Z to try out your lcd on his phone and see what happens.

The "easiest" way though is to get a new one.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilcuber:
is the ribbon cable connecting the screen to keyboard damaged?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edughofaili:
the backlight does not turn on at all .. so I guess you are right it should be a hardware issue

thanks for the suggestions

yeah it is connected .. I have checked all the connections before posting

thanks for helping
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eviLutions:
same happened to my phone
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BartJJ:
I was curious to hear from former Android users how you like WP7. Mainly what are your main gripes and what functions did you actually use that are no longer available. Also, are the tradeoffs worth it in the end and what features really *make* swapping worth it. I have loved android for a long time but I'm kind of wanting something new and have liked the wp7 interface from day one. Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mitty1990:
Here goes:

Mainly what are your main gripes

No apps, and if there are apps they are over priced and crap alternatives to Android versions.

Homebrew is going to cost money.

I know its a phone and should mainly just be a phone, but there is nothing to do on it, I never leave my Android phone alone always playing with something but this I treat it like a nokia 3310 lol.

What functions did you actually use that are no longer available

I don't know what it is but there are some things missing but Mango is looking good but still not as good as Android and Ice Cream Sandwich will be coming out around the same time.

Are the tradeoffs worth it in the end and what features really *make* swapping worth it.

Only thing that is making me want to swap over is the Xbox Live thing other than that Android is far superior.

I have loved android for a long time but I'm kind of wanting something new and have liked the wp7 interface from day one.

I love Android also and also wanted to try something new but Windows Phone 7 isn't something new. Stick with Android and Launcher7 lol ^^
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BartJJ:
I think I'm fine with paying for my phone to be unlocked personally, one time fee for the latest beta builds forever? Honestly I don't know why HTC Samsung and Motorola aren't looking into this for android devices so they can make some extra $ and make us impatient (or reasonable people that don't like waiting for their craptastic skins) people happy.

I don't care much for Xbox live like I use to but I definitely like Zune pass (really its probably the top single feature that has me wanting wp7 as I use my phone for music a lot).

I love android but honestly, I'm tired of trying to throw on custom ROMs (its fun but tiring) on every phone I get trying to keep up with the updates. I think the only thing that is holding me to android at this point is the ability to wifi tether my phone to my tablet and the fact that mango phones are on their way (fall is only 2-3 months away so announcements should be made soon?)

So guys, is there some feature that I am missing that you really either miss from android or you really like that wp7 had when you made the swap?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tekkpriest:
i switched from my old Desire Z and X8 (both of em are still in use sometimes) to a 7 Pro.

so in my own personal opinion, a small "comparision":

1. UI & Customization

I like the UI of WP7 alot more, you can use Launcher7 on Android but it doesn't feel as good. Its smoother and a lot faster, mostly due to inability of "customization" but i really don't miss it. The tile system works surprisingly well, and yeah i don't have a lot to complain about.

No wallpapers, no app launchers etc. It's a locked phone pretty much. If you don't mind, well just don't care :D

If you want customization stay with Android, else both of em are good in their own ways -> personal preference.

2. Apps

For most people an important point. If you compare Android market to WP7 market, WP7 looses.. big time!

You are charged for almost every app (and a good bunch of em are overpriced!). While free apps, and sometimes test versions of the paid apps are good enough, its still nothing in comparision to Android.

If you want specific apps, check prices first! (i'd recommend it before buying the phone :D )

There are some social features integrated into WP7 but at the moment (Pre-Mango for me still), they aren't complete. The replacements for those features are at best mediocore, sometimes they shut off randomly etc. There might be some better apps for those, but since i don't use em very much, i havent searched for them.

Otherwise the quality of the apps and games i downloaded is really good, though some of em are missing. As i said, check before you buy the phone, if you didnt already.

3. Features:

Well again the points goes to Android. Bluetooth File Transfer, Tethering and stuff like that, you won't find it on any current WP7 phone (unless you are a Mango user, but i don't know if they implement some of those features). If you need it, well i wouldn't recommend buying a WP7 as of now.

Other than that, i don't really miss any important ones.

4. Final Thoughts:

Since i don't have the WP7 for too long forgive me if i missed or overexaggerated on somethings.

In the end i think, WP7 is a real good OS. While locked down very hard, it just works (just like the hated Apple). While it does feel kind of inferioer to Android (due to the lack of some importants features mostly), it really isn't. There are workarounds for everything, though they are complicated sometimes :D

With Mango.. well no, even now in MY opinion (which means only for my needs etc), i equal WP7 to Android. While i still use my Androids sometimes (mainly for tethering etc), i often see myself not missing those phones.

I'd recommend WP7 everytime, as well as Android. Just get some information on both, maybe if your friends have said phones, compare them ( or go to the store and do the same).

In the end it comes down to one's need and preference :)

If you want, you could wait for Mango devices. Though i guess they won't up the hardware too much, maybe add some features like Front Facing Camera and stuff like that, but that's it.

I hope i could help some :)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maroon Mushroom:
This entire WP7 OS is simply beautiful and fluid. Rather than 95% of all other android devices, all WP7s are completely lag free while still having a very attractive and intuitive interface. I have 28k apps at my disposal and that means one for everything I would want. The WP7 community here is amazing and hacking / development itself isn't fragmented. I've owned 3 android devices and 2 iOS devices in the past and I'm honestly never looking back.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakelou:
Android too me seems very slow and inconsistent. Running a Samsung Galaxy I often find when the thing lags, it lags to the extreme. The whole app-store mechanism I find a mess, especially because to much power is given to the app developers. More often then not, they abuse these powers which destroys your battery life.

I like the way WP7 is headed, and I like what Microsoft is doing to keep it a reliable platform. What I don't like however, is the update-procedure as it's very poorly performed. I'm not blaming any company in particular, but I do think updates needs to rolled out faster. Why do ISPs have to test every minor update?

Other then that, the WP7 UI is far superior, and app support is coming along well now. We just need a major bump and hopefully Nokia will spark this? I'm looking forward to purchasing a 2nd gen phone, namely a Nokia.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
I went from iphone 3gs to blackberry torch to palm pre 2 to samsung focus to atrix 4g to iphone 4 and back to samsung focus and i love it.

The largest difference to me is that WP7 lacks customization. With android you will hardly ever find 2 phones that have the same ui and settings. All windows phones home screens look the same. I am ok w/ lack of apps. Honestly there is pretty much something for everything already. What would make me happy and never go back to android is being able to personalize the home screen. Maybe some transparent tiles and a wallpaper background for homescreen. that would be awesome.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endlessrevolt:
I'll try to keep this succinct. I had an Evo 4G for the last year, then switched to an HTC Arrive a couple days ago.

Like:

-Most of the apps I used on Android are available on WP7

-As a Zune Pass subscriber, having that ecosystem on my phone is awesome

-It feels like for tasks I do often, I can do all of those tasks in a lot less time than it took on Android

-I primarily develop in .NET, so the dev tools are way friendlier to me than Android's.

Dislike:

-WP7 doesn't have anything that comes close to the awesomeness of Google Navigation

-I'm pretty heavily into the Google Voice ecosystem. Losing the tight integration there is annoying.

-As a Zune Pass subscriber, the lack of expandable storage is agonizing. I can never completely get rid of my Zune HD because it's still the device I have to go to if I want access to all of my music/podcasts.

-The Amazon Android App Market's free app of the day has spoiled me so badly on the pricing race-to-the-bottom front that I am finding it very hard to convince myself to buy any of the games on WP7.

Overall, I am having a good time so far. There is some functionality I am missing, but nothing that I'd consider a showstopper. I still have my Evo 4G, so I might end up switching between the two devices every couple months or so.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swampthing1117:
I just switched from a samsung mesmerize to a HTC TP7.

My first impression was WOW. I instantly liked the tp7. it's more responsive, it's faster, i can do stuff faster, and everything loads faster. Typing on the screen is more accurate and fixes my screw ups better.

As for apps, the android market has tons more, but in my experience 99.99999% of them are completely and totally useless and the ones that aren't useless i found to be lacking. There were a few that were good, but not many. So far the ones i've tried on WP7 actually seem to be of decent quality and i can find an app for everything i need so far. Some are still obviously in the early stages and need some more features but the app feels higher quality. Of course the windows marketplace has it's share of fart, burp and police light apps. (who downloads these stupid things?)

My ONLY complaint so far is the fact i can't do custom colors on the tiles. the stock colors frankly suck. I tried unlocking the phone and chevron doesn't find the phone at all so i'm wondering if this phone just isn't unlockable with that method. Not being able to do custom tile colors just seems like an obvious omission that should have been fixed allready.

Other than that i like this phone MUCH better, it's faster and doesn't hiccup as much as android did. The loss of customization sucks a bit but honestly, who really cares. I'd rather have the phone work well than be able to customize the wallpaper. The tile color though is killing me.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Morrisme:
lots of very good points expressed already, and I agree with most.

However: wm6.5 was far superior to my android in all the little area's that I liked / wanted to tweak... which left me disappointed when I switched to android and frustrated with the infancy of the android based os / app wanting some of the simple things that I was used to on wm6.5.

Then I jump back to windows mobile (thinking it will be great to reg edit again) only to find... tile overlay with no access to the good stuff, and on top of that extremely limited in more ways than android... apps (android copycat) extremely limited and very high priced... I never needed apps to do what I wanted. windows already had it, I just needed to turn it on or off and or tweak it the way I wanted it. customize to no end.

Now I really like the smooth integrated feel, and I took a step down in hardware just to get the operating system. I am back to hacking a android wanna be like device just to get to the meat of the phone, so I can use the power of wm7. I think...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avandor:
It's WP7 !