yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] joel32137:
Tested this radio in Manila Philippines using Smart cellular service...

My findings are as follows:

- Loses 3G signal and downgrades to GPRS... once in GPRS, does not recover to 3G unless I turn off the Phone radio (via comm manager) and turn it back on again.

- Battery life is OK.... no probrems..

I then installed the other 1.54 radio (1.54.00.10_108) and I'm getting a more consistent 3G signal as well as good recovery when it downgrades to GPRS and back to 3G. Battery life is OK.... no major drain problems... will keep 1.54.00.10_108 radio while in the Philippines.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Starfury:
Is the battery going all the way to 0% in 12hrs or are you noticing its dropping quicker than it used to?

I generally find I have to empty my battery and then recharge overnight after a radio flash to have it show an accurate reading. It goes down to 30% really quick and sits on that for hours. So I get battery so low the phone switches off completely, then fully charge in one session over night and it seems to fix it. Probably need a new battery. lol
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Wam7:
I have found this radio pretty good so far. I'm In the Birmingham area U.K. I have used pretty much all the Roms from the 1.16 that originally came with the phone. The last one I was using was 1.50.

In the changing rooms at my gym I typically have no service or very little. Certainly not enough to sustain a conversation. This is the first radio that gave me a service and not just GPRS, it even sustained 3G. Albeit 1 bar or 40% (IP Dashboard monitor) but more than good enough to have a conversation.

I might give the other 1.54 radio ago but I was very surprised at how good this was. No problems that others have been experiencing. Battery life is consistently decent as with 1.50.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] u170who:
doesnt work in NYC and has WIFI problems

Well, i tested this radio out in New York City, mainly Brooklyn, and it loses signal constantly so i downgraded back to 1.48. Now i have a major problem. At first, i could not get a data connection, but now i cannot get internet throught wifi. I can connect to the network, but i just cant get to any webpages. Anyone have a clue?

Maybe someone knows how to compare the settings and tell me if something needs to be turned on/adjusted in the registry? thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] xto:
Although i havent tried this radio version, i would agree that the 1.54.00.10_108 is a good radio version. Battery life is better than the other versions ive tried (1.43, 1.48, 1.50). Signal is good on 3G and got no problem using SKYPE voice.

But i would say that radio 1.50 is the only radio ive tried that has ever given me an HSDPA signal indication.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] u170who:
Hi Shogun,

I am having a problem with my phone. It happened after i upgraded to this Radio. Maybe you could help me. My wifi isnt working anymore. My data works but not wifi, i also installed your cingular cab and realplayer cab. Do you know anything about it, any registry settings or anything? thanks. Oh, i downgraded to 1.48 from this radio afterwards, since the signal kept cutting in and out.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] MCSchermer:
Works at Vodafone.de

Upgraded to it before 10 minutes. GSM and 3G seem to work fine, as far as I can tell yet. I did not see an increase in reception for me. 3G like every Radio 2 bars and GSM at full bars here in my home. But call quality was very good in my 2 test calls.

I will report more if theres something to mention.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] gusos166:
Flashing right now... hoping my 3g/hdspa will work for some magic reason. I only get gsm to work with black satin. anyone experience the same problem?

does not work.. only gsm for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Pumpiron579:
I ended up flashing back to Radio 1.48.00.00 then Reflashing my rom (Satin). That same thing happened to me. After I Flashed my Rom back, I ended up upgrading my Radio back to 1.50.00.00. All is good now
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] myppcsg:
flashed to this radio rom.

working fine.

using a 838pro in SG.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cingulartreo:
not so good in Louisiana

Voice quality stinks. Stays on edge, unless you turon off/on radio. Then a few minutes later it gets stuck on edge again. 1.50 has been the best radio I have tried so far.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] hellbovine:
Midtown Sacramento performance

Was in middtown Sacramento last night (Starbucks on Alhambra). Using 1.54.07.00 radio, vp3G 3.62.0 ROM, about 8PM PST.

Connection showed 3G initially in Starbucks, and would switch to H as I browsed Ebay mobile. The connection was very fast - before I started browsing I ran a D/L test on DSL reports and chalked 760kbps on a 1MB file. I browsed with no problems for about 20-30 mins, but then lost the 3G/H signal. The phone searched for about five seconds, then connected as Edge. I'd use Edge data connection for a few minutes, then phone cycled to 3G/H for a few seconds, then lost 3G/H signal all over again. This happened about 7-10 times in a row. Overall I didn't experience a great deal of downtime - the phone found the Edge signal quite fast after losing 3G/H, but it was annoying.

Eventually I went outside and tried again from my car, parked across the street from Starbucks. Same pattern.

Because I was using 3G/H with no issues for about half an hour I'm inclined to chalk this up as a problem with the local tower, but am curious to hear if anyone else has encountered 3G/H connectivity issues in the Sacramento area with these versions of ROM and Radio.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] armedmetallica:
for folks in nyc metro area -- some of these "improvements" we are seeing can be very well due to the fact? that 3G has considerably expanded in this area in the last two weeks.

ATT map is outdated, but I have noticed 3g in areas that i did not used to -- BUT I hadn't updated my radio so it's not due to radio stack update.

Don't believe me? force 3g on your phone and you may see 3g where you never got it before.... in my case, i didn't even HAVE a solid signal (lots of missed calls) in those areas.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] lantern20:
I've used this radio for well over a week now. Before this I was using 1.48. I have tried most of the new radio's since 1.38 (my phone shipped with 1.16). To be quite honest, they all perform about the same for me. I have used each for at least a week and really saw almost no change between them. The main difference I have noticed recently though is that when I go for long periods of time without a signal and return to where a signal is available my phone does not connect. It doesn't matter if I go to settings--->phone---->find network it still does not connect to the carrier. The only resolution is a soft reset. This has been going on since around 1.47. Maybe this is when I first noticed it happening though. I don't know exactly, it wasn't a pain in the a$$ then. The only reason I am using this radio over any other is because it was an "official" version with the 3.62 ROM.

Any suggestions about which radio is good for recovering from no signal? Maybe I will try 1.43 or 1.40 again.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Marsbar:
Initial impressions with T-Mobile UK

Initial impressions with T-Mobile UK in Leicestershire are it seems better than 1.54.0.10 - I get a usable signal (ie I can make a voice call) sat in the centre of the house whereas with .0.10 it wouldn't.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] chhuong:
Does not work well with tmobile in seattle, tried it will be trying the 1.54.00. the 1.54.07 randomly has buzzing on my end and on the other end they cant hear me. but on my end the buzzing is so loud that you can't have it next to your ear!! thumbs down on this one!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] PostDeals:
Noticed email checking is much slower with this ROM for me. Tested it in Boston, Philly & Atlanta.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] edbutler:
Rom IS Great on AT&T in Michigan

Great Radio a tad slow locking on to the signal but better reception then any radio so far. I had 1.50 before and 1.48 before that and of the 3 this one is best for me. I would like to understand the numbering of these rom's more. When I tried the 1.51 radio it would not work for me in 3G. I noticed other AT&T users all over the states had no problem with it but yet some did. I noticed that the 1.48 radio I had ended in a .00 not a .10 as the 1.51 radio so I tried the 1.50 radio which ended in a .00 and it worked fine as well. So when 1.54 was released it had a version the ended in a .00 and works great for me but I see other AT&T users across some States have a problem . I believe the last number set has something to do with the repeater array that AT&T uses in some area's they have upgraded their equipment thus some of us AT&T people can use one radio and others can not. That is a guess if someone out there could tell me if there is something else I would like to know. anyway 1.54 is Great, Battery is what it should be, I have no heating problem and 3G is fast Signal is strong 4 bars where I used to have 3 and that's in my innopocket metal case, if I remove it from the case I get another Bar. hope this helps.

Ed...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] s.k.a:
instalation problems

While I was installing the new radio ROM the system stoped. Than there was a message to remove the battery end recover following some steps. Everything wad going fine when stopped again and froze... Now nothing else happens. My disply is in the RED GREEN BLUE WHITE mode, and the instalation software of radio 1.54.07.00 does not find the equipment...

CAN SOME ONE HELP ME PLEASE? IT SEEMS TO ME A BIG PROBLEM!!!

Thanks

Sérgio

Cingular 8525
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] s4mb4:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=296722
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] s4mb4:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeProblems#problem4
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] emmfan:
I was originally running the factory winmo5, with upgraded radio to 1.51, but after upgrading to winmo6 via vp3G's 3.62 AT&T ROM, I noticed a drop in data connection speed and resulting battery drain. So I tried upgrading to Radio 1.54.07.00 and now my phone is nice and fast again.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cduncan1:
UK. T-Mobile. greatly improved reception, bad battery.

UK.

T-Mobile.

Its Now 48 hours into using this RADIO ROM.

Just chaged from from 1.54.00.10 (which would regularly loose data connection when swapping between 3G and 2G).

Now I am very impressed with the indicated 2G performance of this ROM.

Sitting in my chair in the living room what was 0 - 2 bar reception is now 3 - 4 bars, and I have not seen it drop the signal at all yet.

Just walked to the window, to find a 3G signal (it took at least 1 min before it completed the changeover from 2G to 3G), and gone back to my chair (never had 3G there before). It has just held the 3G connection working for 15 mins (only 1 bar mind you, but reliable). It has been toggling between 3G and HSDPA, and performing how I always imagined 3G and HSDPA should perform (at last...).

Now after I let it go to sleep, and woke it up again it has swapped back to 2G. and it then could not connect, but then did connect when selecting the link again.

Although not perfect, I can live with this. much better than 1.54.00.10.

All in all it seems 'much much' more stable data conection.

Now for the apparent down side (I have had to edit this statement - there is no down side for me. UK - T-Mobile).

Battery usage:

It has been running for 14 hours since being turned on this morning and is still at 40%. This not noticibly different from the previous radio ROM.

I have it checking my POP3 email server every 5 mins. It then extracts approm 100 mails per day, approx 20 to 30Kbytes each.

With a couple of calls and a few text messages.

I have screen off and sleep times set at 30 seconds.

96 hours on: I have now swapped pop3 email for FREE push mail using https://exchange.mail2web.com. Works a treat. makes very little difference to battery consumption though. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=339402&highlight=mail2web)

but I now receive mails almost instantly, and can send mails too.

CONCLUSION:

So my conclusion is that for th UK, on the T-Mobile network , this is an exelent Radio ROM. It has significantly better radio performance, and can transition between 3G and 2G without needing to cycle through the flight mode (radio off an on again). Although switch over fail on the first attempt.

When in a 3G data session, it was able to hold onto the 3G link in a bad coverage spot for a consistant 15 mins (possibly a feature of the better reception of this Radio ROM).

All in all, I'd recomend trying this Radio ROM.

Chris.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kaluzu:
calls not coming through, just one ring then missedl call

I noticed, since I upgraded, that some of my phone calls I get, while are ringing on the other paty, i get only ne ring and then the calls goes to missed calls. I do get the missed call notifications, but do not have time to pick up the call, as it just rings once...

Anybody has this as well? I am moving back to 1.51. which did not have the behavior.

-------------

I am going back to 54, cose I have the same in 51. Sorry for misleading.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jhrain:
Unable to Upgrade

I am running ROM 3G 3.62.0 with Radio 1.48.00.00.

When I kick off the installer (ROMUpgradeUt), the installer wanrs me that I may need to give approval on my device for the installer to work.

I do see a "notification" at the bottom of the device, but it vanishes immediately without giving me permission, then the device goes into boot loader mode.

Suggestions? I've searched for almost 2 hours through these forums. NO promises that I didn't miss an obvious (I hope it's something simple), so I'm looking for the generosity of others in figuring out what I should do.

Cheers,

JIM

P.S. I've tried rebooting both PC and 8525. I have also tried a hard reset on my device (deleted profile on PC and recreated).

P.S. Running Vista 32bit
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] thinhvy:
My phone is:

ROM version: 3.54.707.3b

ROM date: 07/05/07

Radio version:1.14.01.10

I downloaded the radio version 1.54.07.00 after upgraded it says congratulations!!! and the upgrade was sucsessful!!!

But after the phone automatic restart and I check the radio,it still the same version 1.14.01.10.Anyone could help!!!Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Wam7:
Further to my previous statement about how good this was on T-Mobile in the U.K. I will add an addendum.

I did think the battery was previously pretty good. This is after watching movies on my phone and various other PDA operations. Where I have found the battery life to be bad is once you start making and receiving calls. Then it can go down very rapidly.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kaluzu:
One thing I noticed is that this radio locks on the Wi-Fi access points REALLY quick, the fastest of all others. I like it. It's the best so far.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] fireturd:
good and bad

My experiences with this radio...

In Las Vegas NV (3G) batt time was about 10 hours from 100% to turning off. (3 days in a row) In texas (edge) after 12 hours using it about the same (couple of calls and cingular mail push) battery is only down 50%...

Call quality is about the same, but I don't miss incoming calls. Even when it shows searching for signal (on old radio I'd get 2 bars) calls still come in...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rupture:
Radio roms have nothing to do with Wifi.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] galaxys:
anyone have results using this radio with tmobile usa?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Quakie:
Radio not upgradeable at the moment

Sounds like you have one of the X01HTs as indicated in this forum:

HOW TO SIM-Unlock SoftBank X01ht post April (white versions) with radio 1.14.01.10

I don't think it's upgradeable at the moment...

:cool: Quakie
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] michalk:
Radio upgrade and than downgrade

hI! Some time ago I've upgraded to 1.54.07 The first thing I've noticed was lack of Bluetooth connection ability. When I wanted to connect my GSpace GPS signal receiver or Nokia hands free I couldn't! Every single time I'd turn the Bluetooth on it was shutting off after a second.

I had no such problem with 1.50 The other subject is battery consumption. At the first glance there was no difference but after a while I realised I've to charge it more often. Signal strength is quit similar to the Radio 1.50 and 1.48 so no harm done.

michal
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cduncan1:
Bluetooth issue ?

I have seen something similar, but upon a second attempt it usually does become active. I've seen this on older Radio roms too.

I assume it is not activating upon a second or third attempt for you.

Odd - as this Radio ROM is working very well for me...

Now I know what I'm about to suggest is brute force but...

Have you reverted to an earlier ROM, prove Bluetooth works then Flash back to this Radio ROM. and try again, just to remove the possibility of there being a hardware issue with your device ?

Chris.D.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] michalk:
Bluetooth issue

No, I've tried to turn it on and on for several times. Every time the result was the same. I couldn't connect any of my devices over Bluetooth link.

Every thing works for me well to. The bar of reception is usually pretty high and it doesn't switch between EDGE and 3G so often. It's always trying to say on 3G.

I've done so after Your suggestion. It works great! Thnx for the idea. :)

It seems that before you upgrade to 1.54.07 from 1.50. and up you should downgrade to at least 1.48 I did so. Than upgrade back to 1.54.07.00 and everything is back on line.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cduncan1:
OK great I'm glad you are up and running now.

I don't think we can explain your issue, in the way you have because my previous Radio was 1.54.00.10 before changing to 1.54.07.00.

and I was lucky(?) enough to have it work first time.

I hope you will be a happy with this RADIO ROM as I am.

Now I have free push email working. This little gizmo does everything I want of it. 4GByte micro SD (would prefer 15Gbyte [just a couple more years I guess]), A2DP stereo, fast and now reliable 3G and HSDPA that stay connected for a longer period.

:D :D

Chris
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ilogik:
I upgraded to this radio and now my antenna symbol just shows some dots like there is no signal but I am able to make phone calls..... Anyone have an idea why?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ilogik:
I figured it out, change from network auto to GSM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] wildwilly:
I had the same problem, and this fixed it. You're the man! Thanks

*edit* It fixed it for a while, but then it started happening again. It seems that whenever the phone loses the signal completely, it won't get it back until i change the band to auto and then back to gsm. However, I can still make and receive calls fine when it says its looking for a signal. Obviously the phone is connected to the network, but wm6 is just not seeing it. I'm using the Black X RC Rom and the newest radio
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] churchwa:
Anyone managed to get this to work in Vista?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] webgrease:
Here are the directions I used to get it to work with Vista:

http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=27
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] webgrease:
Same link as above:

http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=27
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] churchwa:
I have been updating my phone with both Radio and OS Roms using this method and Vista for the last 6 months. This is the first time i have had any problems, it must be something with the rom.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] singrysweets:
Can you point me to where i can find radio 1.48? this 1.54 is draining my battery extremely fast. thanks in advance.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] fuzzvirus:
Go Wiki

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtractedRadioRoms
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] gspro2000:
1.54.07.00 does NOT work Long Island NY USA

Stuck on G and no bars just 3 dots below tower icon

going back to 1.51 like i was using
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] markafreeman:
Works fine for me. Running Black Satin on V1605.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] joshkoss:
Works good for me also, Flashed yesterday, I have a 8525, Schwaps Rom, and now new radio Rom... WHoo Hoo!!:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] galaxys:
Good job...In what country and on what Carrier?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] citti34:
What does the Radio do exactly?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] texascacti:
I've got the latest from AT&T and am also seeing the battery drain issue. I'd heard somewhere that the drain actually comes from ActiveSync thinking it has to constantly run in the background. I'm a bit tired of having to constantly remind myself to turn off something that I didn't turn on to begin with. Does anyone know where I need to go in the registry and the setting I need to edit to turn this auto launch of ActiveSync off? I've tried to find it online via google searches but haven't landed on the right spot yet.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] furiardy:
can i use this radio rom in Indonesia ?is this the highest radio rom for hermes?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bobbyelliott:
Not good in Glasgow

No 3G/HSDPA in Glasgow (UK). Basic data signal (G) only. Will choose a lower grade radio (1.48?). :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] lan_isan:
Is there a newer more reliable radio than the 1.54.07.00? I bought my 8525 about a month ago, upgraded to at&t's official wm6 nov 2 but would like a better radio. If anyone can recommend a new radio version and a link on how to flash/install whatever (sorry im new...oooob) to my att that would be great. also I hate the active sync problem and the bloat so I plan on installing a new rom, any suggestions for the EDGE att network? (not near 3G).

-Adam
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bobbyelliott:
I jumped the gun. 3G and HSDPA working fine in Glasgow. And the battery drain with this radio seems to be better than average. So thumbs-up to it. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] giovanni72:
1.54.07.00 on v1605 vf it

hi.just flashed schap's ita rom wm5.2 and 1.54.07.00 radio.it works very fine.excellent g reception.i ask this: can an at&t radio damage my tytn? using it with vodafone italy..or do i need use the radio in the official wm5.2 htc ita rom? ( 1.42.00 if i'm not wrong)..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rupture:
No it will not damage your device, unless you flash it incorrectly. Any radio rom will work with Hermes devices, just need to figure out which radio is the best for your area.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] giovanni72:
this radio works very fine in italy-vodafone.more signal in g and 3g.very good.stable.no missed calls.i have schap's 3.54b rom.