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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] reactive1:
Very strange indeed I downloaded it from the Wiki as well (Thursday August 2nd) and mine says 32.83.7020.20H.

Question, I'm on Fido network and testing the response time. Do you notice a delay in receiving calls? (meaning the landline will ring about 4-5 times before the phone picks up the signal)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] DvTonder:
This is the exact problem I (and many others in Toronto) have been experiencing with Radios 1.46, 1.47, 1.48 and now 1.50. Since my phone goes to v-mail after 4 rings, I get 70%+ missed calls.

Radios 1.43 and 1.48.00.10 (note the .10) both picks up the signal/call on the first ring - thus no missed calls.

See my related thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=319578
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] simple:
I can also confirm that it seems to take longer for the phone to start ringing; by which time the caller may hang up!!

But I have noticed this in all windows mobile based phones; I think it is related to the registry setting and to the ring file type (wav, mp3, etc...) used.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] g35driver:
lol I think I will just leave my phone alone for right now :cool:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] simple:
This is how you set the phone for longer before it goes to voice mail with my provider:

Setting ring period using keypad

**61*123*11*30# send	forward calls to voice mail after 30 seconds

**61*123# send	forward calls to voice mail.

**002*123# send	forward all calls to voice mail

##002# send	cancel all forwarding
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] reactive1:
Sweeeeet! Man, the brainpower on this site is amazing!

Thanks DvTonder...phone picks up perfectly now. Are you running yours with 3g enabled? If so, what is the batter life like?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stevebonning:
Will flash 1.50 tonight and try it over the next few days in the Baltimore and Phila areas and report back. Around here, signal is not the issue so much as battery life. Will watch both and report
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] DvTonder:
Am unning with 3G. Will let you know what batt life is after a few days - just moved to 1.48.00.10 this morning.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] alancstan:
Flash it 24H ago, not much different from 1.48. Still testing, using it at M'sia, no problem with 3G or GPRS...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] diezoo:
Battery life excellent!!!

I been using about 7 hours, with 4 calls and Exchange Push Mail and the battery drain only 10%!!! Battery indicator at 90%!!! Amazing!!!!

The best radio ever!!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] njmarchetti:
I have been using Radio 1.50 for a little less than 24 hours and for me it is WAAAAYYY more stable than Radio 1.48. I am running vp3G's At&t ROM and was experiencing all kinds of issues with Radio 1.48. Dropped calls, constant bandswitching, and horrible performance while multitasking during calls. So far Radio 1.50 has performed much better in all of those areas.

My favorite thing so far is that the phone actually hangs up imediately when you press the End call button (imagine that!).

I would recommend for anyone in the Westlake/Southlake, TX area.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Tatchan:
Sometimes I found the battery indicator is not very good to measure real battery usage, it stays really long at 90% and 80%, but will drop to 50% or below in very short period of time.

Anyone notice that? Or is that only my problem?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Memnoch30:
The exact same thing happens to me. We'll see how it goes with this 1.50 but with the previous ones it was always the same.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Memnoch30:
UPDATE: Besides voice quality being better, I have noticed better battery life. It's back to the 1.43 (the one that came with the AT&T update in April) kind of battery life. 1.48 was atrocious to my phone. At 8PM the phone was at 20% although I do use it heavily on the train, with the other radio I would go to bed with 50% left.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bapski:
seems signal is better!

talked to my wife and first complaint she had was that reception wise, i was too loud. . :D

ill continue testing..

cingular

michigan
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] galaxys:
@g35driver: How U going to have fun & stop being bored if U don't try it! :cool:

I'm down loading now due to all the positive reviews. Will report back from my area and carrier performance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jjjjayd13:
Thanks!

Will try today and let you know how it works in Pgh, PA.;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] coeeconomou:
Radio 1.50 on T-Mobile USA in NYC Sleuth 2.1 ROM

about 24 hours so far. On SR radio logs on before today screen comes up making it faster than previous radios. Battery life seems about as good as ever...it's a keeper.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mike_m:
Radio 1.50 on Tmobile UK

Duttythroy,

How's the 1.50 radio going on your phone.

Im just lookin for some UK feedback before dropping this download on my Vario II on Tmobile.

Thanks

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stesul411:
Installed 1.50 last night, much better than 1.48, had signal in places I never had signal before (mountans and valleys of Western PA USA, no 3G here yet) , incoming calls much clearer, volume is as good or better than 1.43 (had problems with call volume with 1.48). OH yah, running VP3G's 3.0 AT&T rom.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Phantisy:
I live in northern VA. I live out in the middle of nowhere and on 1.48 I would get 2 bars 90% of the time. I installed 1.50 and now I have 5 bars 90% of the time. Seems to be working great to me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bapski:
also noticed incoming calls are louder and clearer...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dkaye:
Also running vp3G's 3.0 in Northern NJ. Just installed the new radio. Will report back in a day or two.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bagfeng:
thanks , test
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kipe:
guys, when u mentioned radio 1.48, is it in general or referring specifically to 1.48.00.00, as there is another version of 1.48 that came with HTC Official ROM i.e. 1.48.00.10.

anybody actually comparing 1.48.00.10 (not the former 1.48.00.00) with 1.50.00.00?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Damon1974:
Installed the 1.50.00.00 and it seems to be working great. Haven't had a dropped call yet. This was a big upgrade for me because my previous version was like 1.3x.

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to future ones as well. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] robt2379:
Hi all

Im now using 1.50 with Schaps 3.57a on T mobile UK. Early impressions are good. Holds onto the 3G signal longer in places I was GPRS only. No problems with battery life and poor signal performance seems as good as 1.27 my previous keeper.

Looking good so far. Will update after a few more days but initial impression is looks like a keeper at the moment.

Cheers
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Trezona:
1.50.00.00 Working great for me in S.A.

This 1.50.00.00 is working great for me here in South Africa!

Regards.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stesul411:
My bad, I had my problems with 1.48.00.10
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kipe:
np bro.. thanks for the feedback..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] max414:
help

I have a query .....I think hermes should work on all networks in the worlds as it is a quadband phone ..this radio is working fine with my current simcard but when i insert my secondary simcard(Ufone)it keeps on searching for a signal.....any body help?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] simple:
It is now more than 24 hours, I had more than 12 calls; I can confirm that battery consumption is best with this Radio.

I am sticking with this Radio 1.50 until further notice.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pharoahwen:
Radio only upgrade questions...

I've read around the forum and wiki, and it is not clear to me the requirements of upgrading only the radio. My questions are:

1. I have a cing/Att 8525, running the latest WM5 release by att/htc from htc's att site; My phone has not been sim / cid unlocked. Can I upgrade my radio only without unlocking the phone? I upgraded to the official ATT WM6 release from this site, but I lost sync functionality for Microsoft Money for PPC; this is 90% of the reason I bought the phone in the first place, so I'm going to go back to the WM5 release. However, the 1.48 radio in the WM6 release gives me better reception. So, can I upgrade the radio only in the wm5 release w/o unlocking the phone (which is still under warranty)?

2. If the answer to 1 is yes, the second question is that if I clear storage and reformat the phone sometime in the future for warranty purposes, will the radio revert to the WM5 version?

Thanks in advance!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] se4me:
Working fine here deffentley improvents extra bar or two on the 3G reception.

London T-Mobile
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ericc191:
After testing 1.50 all day yesterday and today, I have come to the conclusion that it has much better battery life and the reception is a little better. I had 1.48 before upgrading.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bapski:
think this radio .ver is a keeper for me.

seems like i get a lot of 3G signals than before (i think!) and no complaints about incoming and outgoing calls either.

Cingular , Michigan
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] LuXx:
Reception is good in a 3G area. Today when i was in an edge area there was static that only i could hear. There might just be a problem with that tower so i will test more. I'm with AT&T in the Florida area.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shagratt:
thanks for the mirror!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ky07:
Had some issues when flashing but now working well!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Bensat:
Using it now for about 24 hours.

Battery life improved -> 1 charge and now still have 70%

Improved signal

Sound quality is the same as the 1.47

It really is a keeper!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] wi_lee:
it happend to me too..

btw does anyone use radio 1.50 in Indonesia??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pharoahwen:
OK, So now I've gone and done it...

After hours, hours and more hours of reading, I stepped out on a limb, and:

1. Flashed HardSPLv7

2. Flashed radio rom 1.50 to the AKU 3.3 from Att/Htc.

All seems to be well, and my phone is not a paperweight. I have only one question that remains:

If I flash the ATT rom back to the phone, will the Radio rom and hardspl be overwritten by the originals, thereby restoring my warranty status?

I know no one who knows seems to want to answer any questions from me, but I would greatly appreciate a knowledgable response.

Thanks in advance.

Update: my independent thread finally received an answer that covered my remaining question, so I'm good. Thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dkaye:
Have been using for a couple of days in No. NJ, but haven't noticed any significant changes from the 1.48 in either quality of reception/calls or battery life.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Albert van Dam:
Dutch KPN network

Hi everybody,

Jus installed Radio 1.50. I have tried 1.48.00.00 before but downgradede to 1.40 because 1.48 gave me lost and missed calls.

I wil inform you all in a couple of days if 1.50 behaves itself.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Tatchan:
Looks good

With it for two days, fully charged 24hrs ago, got just one call, 2 sms, several CorePlayer clips(maybe 10 to 15mins), battery meter shows 80% now, looks good. Battery-wise, as good as 1.40 to me, still need some more time to test.

3HK in Hong Kong.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] boxer82003:
look like i have 1 extra bar showing normally i have 2 in my house now i have 3
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dangtuan:
HTC_BOOT 0182 can it up this radio version?

Thanks!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stevebonning:
Signal strength differences with 1.50 between Cingular, T-Mobile

Been using radio ROM 1.50 over the weekend in both of my Cingular 8525's; one on Cingular network and one on T-Mobile

--first issue I notice is that while in the Phila. area, when I put both phones side-by-side, I've got only 2 bars with T-Mobile, but 4 bars with Cingular. Not clear if this is the radio or the carrier, but I suspect it's the carrier

--on my primary Cingular carrier phone the battery life seems to be pretty good, i.e. comparable to 1.47 which I had previously. 1.48 seemed to burn through the battery pretty quickly although the signal was very strong.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] galaxys:
After a day, this radio 1.50 drained my battery very fast on t-mobile gprs. I could feel the battery casing get hot. I have reflashed radio 1.47 which has been working great.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Codevyper:
Flashed to 1.50.00, fully charged my 8525 off the wall charger. Pulled it off the charger, didn't take one call, not one SMS message and 10 hours later my battery was dead! I had 1.48.00 before and at least got a day out of it before it seriously needed charging. I'm flashing back to 1.40

EDIT: DOH! My problem was P.E.B.C.A.K. related. I had turned on MS Direct Push but never got it working with our servers at work, but that didn't stop it from trying (constantly) and that's what was taxing my battery. Once I disabled it, I went the whole day with my battery showing 100%. Talked on the phone last night via a bluetooth headset for 2 hours and still showed 80% battery when I was done! Very nice!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] edhaas:
Report

Have been running it for a few days now. No problems to report; battery, voice,data, all seem fine. Given inertia, I guess I'll leave it here for awhile. Will report if I have any issues down the road. Thanks pof!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] xit:
Good reception

I flashed to 1.50 from 1.48, and my JasJam turned into a pumpkin and ran away with a wooden spoon! Freaked me out! :eek:

But seriously, I like this radio a lot as I have not lost 1 call, or had the Telstra "Squeal of Death" that really hurts your ears when it happens.

I'm in Melbourne, Oz-tralia
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shmilson:
Running 1.50 in Israel

I'm running it for almost 2 days now and didn't notice any change in battery use (comparing to 1.40.).

Reception is a bit better on UMTS inside my office, never got a lost call (although on my tests, my phone starts ringing only on third ring on iniciator's side).

I use a Jabra X10 earpiece, and two people already told me that they can hear me better then before.

Still have to try the incoming calls when on 3G mode...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] todd_jg:
Using 1.50 with good success.

Volumes

======

Calls: Moderate

Data: Heavy

Push Email: Yes

BT: Heavy

Texting: Light

WiFi: Moderate

Great signal, good battery.

AT&T. Detroit, MI.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ma499:
I found with previous radio upgrades that gave me bad battery life that it was really just the phone getting confused - generally whenever I did the flash without external power and without the battery being fully charged.

I found that I had to let the battery completely discharge and then fully charge it up again before I could credibly assess the impact of the upgrade on battery life. Perhaps those who had shockingly poor battery life results with this upgrade might want to re-assess after a complete discharge-charge cycle?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ibeqa:
I've been using radio 1.50 for a couple of days and it looks very good, no droped calls, better battery life, better reception. For now it's the best radio I've used.

Cheers
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] sherpa:
Battery life has been amazing so far with 1.50. I charged my battery to 100% on Friday (around 2PM). Never charged it over the weekend and probably talked on the phone for about three hours total (throughout the weekend) and played a few games as well. As of 9:30AM Monday morning, the battery was at 30%. Reception has been great so far as well. I haven't heard anyone complain about me not answering my calls so hopefully no dropped calls. Things are looking great so far! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Gator5000e:
Running 1.50 in north Orlando on AT&T. Been very impressed with reception and battery life. Running BT all day as well as checking mail and internet occasionally along with getting and making a few calls and the battery has not dropped below 50% from 7AM to 10PM. Went to 1.50 from 1.48. Also seems like my 3G speeds are more consistent - not any better, just more consistent.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] computerlove87:
are we sure this is the newest radio?

just happened to notice that on the instructions page for the official htc wm6upgrade page, the picture of the device information screen they tell you to check your information against says radio version: 02.90.90. Is there something I am missing? screenshot attached
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Sleuth255:
I don't think that screenshot is from a Hermes. Radio version numbers differ by device.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jjjjayd13:
GREAT!!!

This is working very well for me. Pgh, PA:cool:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] perlmane:
This is the best radio I have used by far. No more dropped calls and the Data side is much more stable. Battery is not better or worse that 1.48 for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] WDawn:
Been using this radio for the whole weekend at a festival without a charger, left on friday afternoon at 3 PM. Was about 2 hours on the phone this weekend, but send/received a lot of sms. Checked my mail 4 times a day. Updated RSS feeds at about the same ratio. Returned monday evening and got a "low battery warning" at 8 PM. That's 3 whole days. Very impressive.

I turned off bluetooth and set my screen to the lowest brightness setting to save battery tough.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dahui9:
NICE!! I'm from the east coast in Cocoa, FL using AT&T also so if its being good to you I mite as well try it :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Bensat:
Working for a couple of day's with this version (1.50).

I must say I'm impressed with the battery life. BUT I don't know if this is because of my new radio, I also flashed my OS on the same day......

I'm happy with this result!

Have fun with you're HERMES.:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] lek1662:
Installed over the weekend. Improved reception in San Francisco BayArea with T-mobile. Enjoy with vp3G 3.0 ROM.

:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] serphinox:
1.50 Works beautiful with Maxis Malaysia. 1.47 has an issue whereby poor reconnectivity from Edge to 3G and vice versa which hasnt happened after i upgrade to 1.50.

Battery life seems good. From a maxis user on a 3G connection. I would say it is almost equaivalent to 1.43 (i love this Radio) 1.47 is a few % more power consuming than the 1.43 and 1.50. in Layman terms, about 2 - 2.5 days 3G mode.

I havent tried 1.48 because i had a bad version which almost bricked my phone.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dahui9:
well I was flashing the new radio onto my hermes with the shcaps 3.54b rom but it gives me the error 240 basically stating its not compatable. just wondering if anyone else is using shcaps that has it working maybe they can show me what i'm doing wrong. :confused: but I do have radio 1.48 :)

EDIT: uploading the official rom tends to work well when upgrading radio maybe I can upgrade my radio and switch back to schap's
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] BlackPhoenixx:
I have a quick question.

I installed Hard-SPL-V7, checked it in the bootloader and it says :

IPL: 1.04

SPL-2.10-Olipro

But when i start the upgrade wizard for the Radio 1.50 upgrade and

select 'Autodetect' it fails to auto detect.

So the question can i safely select "SPL-2.02/2.10 New Bootloader" ?

And do I have to set the selection box for "Is it Hard-SPL" on or off ????

Thanks in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] DvTonder:
Yes, you can safely select it and set the selection box for Hard SPL on.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] BlackPhoenixx:
Thank You,

it works perfectly.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] basilrsa:
All Radio Rom's are relative.

I have been using 1.50 since Pof posted it on the Forum and have found the reception, audio quality and stability very good in my area.

But it is important to note that many of these ROM's are specifically designed for certain networks. The point here is that each network has a choice of a number of hardware and software suppliers (Siemens, Ericksson,etc.) and the requirements for a good Radio ROM can vary from operator to operator.

In South Africa we have two major and one minor operator. What is not known is what hardware/software combinations they use.

Leaf Wireless, the distributors of HTC for South Africa have faced this problem with the WM6 upgrade, and in fact have delayed the release until the networks have approved the Radio ROM.

This will be a Radio specially adapted for our networks. (Optimised)

As to the battery life I have found that it depends on whether 3G, E/G is selected. 3G is a bigger drain on the battery than E/G and there are technical reasons for this. Handovers on 3G account for a big battery drain if the towers are fairly sparsely situated, as in my geographical situation. I have got up double the life out of a charge by deselecting 3G and operating on GSM only.

So a comparison must take all this into account.

I will switch to our optimised radio once it is released, but until then 1.50.fits my requirements.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] AlbertoM:
It seems loud, very loud!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Olioaglio:
Hi,

i'm with Radio 1.50.00.00 now since a few days and I confirm former post that this one is the best ever used since I have the Hermes. No dropped calls anymore and incredible battery life and well reception.

I will definitely stick with this one!!! :D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] computerlove87:
ok, it was just a thought since it was on the htc tytn wm6 download and instruction page, maybe they just put it there so people would know what the screen looked like or something...

gonna upgrade now, test it in downtown san francisco/ at&t wireless, and in my room where i usually get 1 edge bar. thnx
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bwzippy:
Works really well for me too in Cranberry Twp, PA. When we getting 3G up here anyway?! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] JamesAllen:
Just Upgraded

I am in northwest NJ on AT&T Wireless. Upgraded from Radio version 1.40. I stayed with that version primarily because I found it the most stable and best for battery life. I had originally upgraded from 1.34, the then standard shipping Cingular version for the 8525. I am now on 1.50 (the upgrade went flawlessly) and I will report on the performance of this version in a couple of days. I use my 8525 in a limited number of geographic areas so I should get a good "feel" for the two versions.