yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] clauswl:
Sure, but not too pretty on a phone.... not my taste, reminds me too much of computers from the 80's.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] clauswl:
Agree with all of the above. My screen brightness is set to auto. I get an easy day now out of the phone.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] eastside770:
hey where did u get that radio from bc i cant find it
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] clauswl:
Here you go:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=694868
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] smileybri:
Can anyone please verify if the Wifi Router App works on the 2.11.50.20 Radio?

I would appreciate it. I have Kumar's Rom and the above app reports "Unsupported or unavailable connection"
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] smileybri:
This app works, so it must be Kumar's ROM. Shame because I liked how it was integrated into the com manager.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] msoler8785:
Has anyone here tried 2.11.50.20 Radio? Im going to flash today and try it out. I've been using 2.10.50.28_2 with pretty good overall performance so far.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] efjay:
I tried it for a while in MD and am back on 2.09, I had too many times when the phone would be disconnected from the network at work, 2.09 works better for me.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
I've been running it since last week and the battery and reception has been much better than any radio I tried in the 2.10 series.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] RippSpeed:
I've tried this radio its signal strength is great when I'm out and about but at my house the signal is in and out ... When your in big city areas its very good signal but at home it just sucks ...

This is 2.11.50.20 Radio:

My home = Lakewood California

Great Signal Strength in = Long Beach, Ontario, Chino Hills, Gardena, And in Torrance...

Battery life:

ok I still need to charge at least once a day ... Better than the stock on I had, which required me to charge every couple of hours...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] msoler8785:
After 2 days of using radio 2.11.50.20 I'm gonna stick with it for now. Data connection is more stable but about the same speeds as the 2.10 radios. Call quality is great on this radio for me. Battery life is fairly good and comparable to the other 2.10 radios ive tried. I live about 15 mins outside philadelphia area on T-Mobile network.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] RippSpeed:
2.10.50.28 Radio Review:

This is alot more stable than 2.11.50.20 Radio. Heres where its review on signal strenght around my area.

My home = Lakewood California = Alot more stable than 2.11.50.20 but when I lose 3g or edge I lose it completely for a couple of seconds.

Great Signal Strength in = Long Beach ( at Work even indoors), Ontario, Chino Hills, Gardena, And in Torrance...

Battery life:

It worst than the 2.08.50.XX radio I tried and its just alittle worst than the 2.11.50.20

I'm going to try 20.10.50.26 tonight and over the weekend ... will be back in a couple of days and will review...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ct9:
I want to change my radio from 2.07 to the new 2.11, how do I go about doing so? I know I need to flash it but is there anything else I need to do first? Help is greatly appreciated.:)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] clauswl:
Your phone needs to be hard spl'd, then u can flash the radio as you would flash a rom.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jwest1150:
just out of curiosity, should I flash a radio first, then flash a new rom? or new rom then radio?

Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ct9:
yeah did that already. I have the energy rom with cookies home tab . but i have radio 2.07 and want to try the 2.11 and change the rom to the maxsense. Since i alreaddy hard spl'd it, what do i have to do now to change the radio to 2.11?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ivorypeppers:
My experience with radio 2.11.50.20 is as follows: siglal strength is very good, data is fast and battery consumption is minimal compared to the other radios. on friday i left for work at 7 battery was fully charged, during the day i had a ton of text msg's some mms, had about 5 phone calls, went on the internet about 6 times, and downloaded a couple of apps and took some pics. when i got home around 11:30 that night i was at 45%. i live in kansas city mo. this radio is built for the heavy user. i thought i was never going to get rid of the 2.00.9 radio but this one is stellar.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ~~Tito~~:
I have noticed that with every radio I drain one percent on use every few min. . . and on stand by maybe a percent every few hours. What could cause the battery drain during use?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
you mean apart from the screen being lit up, the graphics processor working, the processor working, the radios being active, reading and writing to memory, reading and writing to sd card, sound being generated.....

(is it a trick question?)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ~~Tito~~:
Lol, no I just want to know what could possibly use up that much battery. From what I read around the forum, I may be an out-cast in the battery life area. It reminds me of when I had the G1 lol, but not as bad since I am not restricted by the CPU and RAM.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Nibbley15:
Whichever works, it doesn't really matter unless the ROM you install has a radio built into it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] samsamuel:
hmm, well i see my battery drop a percent every few minutes when i'm surfing, especially when i have music or whatever playing too. Its a pretty high drain device when its chugging along. On days with little use i'd expect it to be around 10 percent by the time i go to bed (always after midnight) a good 16 hours.

to be honest i dont really monitor it, it lasts all i want it to,. heh. There are several threads discussing the power drain of various roms and radios and such like. plenty to read.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
That's open to debate... I have heard both sides and honestly, I have never followed a formula. Usually, for me, it's ROM, then Radio... but sometimes, I'll switch it up. lol
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
Well, I woke up at 7AM this morning, pulled my HD2 off her charger and set out mowing the lawn... 4 hours later (and about 3.5 hours of continuous music playing), I was sitting at about 85% battery. I'm too tired to do the math right now, but the HD2 is the only phone EVER that I could do that and not have to run in to recharge the thing.

As I sit here typing this, I am sitting at 20% battery... lots of phone calls, web surfing, and weather checks (rain... in June, in Phoenix! What the hell???)...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
Just flash a new radio rom and then flash the maxsense rom... Or you could do it the other way around... They are 2 separate things, so it's up to you how you do it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ~~Tito~~:
I have the same rom as you. I have the 6/11 version though. I don't have the same radio. What settings do you have? I would love to see those results!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jas0nw0ng:
See I am using Energy ROM CHT June 11th ROM with radio 2.11. I dont understand what these people are doing with there phones. Lots of people claim that they only lose 3% of their battery in sleeping over night and their phones last 1.5 days. They must be sleeping like 3 hours then because mine loses 15% in 7 hours. And I turned data connection off. And I used Arkswitch to turn all programs but arkswitch off. I honestly don't believe the battery claims of other people on this forum anymore. They must turn off their phones or something.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ~~Tito~~:
Hmm I believe you, because I get those same exact results. I slept for about 5 hours today,fell asleep and it was was on like 63(+/-)% then I woke up and it was at 55%.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] sumo911:
It also helps to bear in mind that radios are location and signal/reception dependent. Someone else's experience with a particular radio will not necessarily reflect your own experience.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jas0nw0ng:
I guess where I live, I will never have good battery life.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] RippSpeed:
I dont know about you guys but I would rather have great reception than better battery life ... If you need battery life buy the 2300mah battery upgrade. I'm looking for the best radio for reception ...

Update :

20.10.50.26 = the best so far I finally had 3g reception in my house. Ok battery life solid solid reception every where...

20.10.50.19 = the worst of them all ... reception wise in Lakewood California. Good battery life. Because you dont get good reception and it just holds 1 bar of Hspda ...

20.09.50.29 - testing this out today...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jas0nw0ng:
In Torrance, California, and Irvine, California, reception is good anywhere, battery life though...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jas0nw0ng:
1. GPS navigator is like AGPS in settings? I use energy ROM and by default it is turned off. Is this what you mean?

I realize all this stuff you say. But i swear, if I turn off wifi, data connection, active sync, phone (everything in comm manager) and I lose 15% in standy by in 8 hours, something must be wrong right?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] ~~Tito~~:
Okay here is my verdict for 2 Radios, and how they perform in Las Vegas:

Radio: 2.10.50.28_2

The signal quality is decent indoors and excellent out doors. The connection jumps a bit more and it ranges in receptivity while you are indoors, like 3G to Edge, sometimes to GPRS. Outdoors its just fine one bar drop here and there and the call quality is great.

Battery: Lasted me from 7:15am, all the way to right now, and its currently at 12%, 8:43pm. That was with standby from 7:30am, 12:15pm. Then music use from 12:30 - 1:49pm? Then standby, then like 30

[Could be less]

min of browsing from around this time, with wifi on.

Verdict: Not so great with heavy or moderate use(I moderately used this, you might need a charger. Signal isn't the best. I wouldn't recommend this radio in MY area.

Radio: 2.11.50.20

The signal quality was excellent, and by far the best. There wasn't as much of a jumpiness, but indoors it was still not so great, but it did get more bars than 2.10.50.28_2, it had at minimum of 1 bar on 3G. It was used in a similar fashion to the other radio.

Battery: It lasts pretty well, on standby it lasted pretty much at 100%, 95% was when I looked at it when I got out of summer school. It stayed around 80% for the next 3 hours and was in the 60's when I woke up from my nap lol. I then plugged it in the computer and it went to like 71% then when I got home like around 7 or 8 it was like at 50% then I used it for a while and like around nine it was at 40[something]%. Then I plugged it in.

Verdict: It works well and it really doesn't use much on standby. The battery drops a percent every few min, but sometimes its longer. It works really well, and I think I am going to flash this one back.

Radio: 2.10.50.26

Quick Review: Horrible!! The battery died way to fast, dropped at least 30% in one hour. Standby wasn't so great either with 15% increment drops every hour and a half. Was at 36% by 3-4pm. Even when I shut down every thing it was the same drop in battery percentage. The signal was on par with 2.11.50.20.

Verdict: Try it and you will see what I am talking about.

**

I use the ambient light sensor, and I have mail update every hour, weather every hour, twitter every hour. Constant data connection. Weather animation, use original transitions, etc.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] irsw:
Hello all,

Managed to get my TMOUS HD2 3 days ago and the battery was average on the 2.08.50.x.

From what I have read here, updated now to 2.09.50.x and will test it for a couple of days, in my whereabout the signal (on all mobile) is the worst there is, so hope I will be able to achieve a better one now.

Also for the battery I could hardly keep the unit for more then a full day working without risking running out of battery power.

Will update you all.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] secano:
New TMOUS 1024 RADIO 2.12.50.02_2

http://www.4shared.com/dir/KVkHuj-u/Radios.html
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
would this brick it if my hspl1024 is on 2.08
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] secano:
You're safe buddy :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dipaolnv:
You seem to be using this. How long has it been since you flashed it? Can you give us an idea of signal strength/battery life? Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] secano:
I flashed it a few hours ago. I'll need a couple of days to see a difference.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] RippSpeed:
the thing is I get great reception everywhere but my house and work. Radio reception is also affected by what custom rom your running. For example I was using the cell evo rom and I never had 3g in my house or at work and that goes with the factory rom and even with the new tmobile rom (3g reception was spotty everywhere). But now I'm using Josh's Stable TMobile rom; I get solid 3g at my house and alittle better reception at work.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] maximr:
I'm on T-Mobile US in Seattle. Just flashed this radio today, so cannot comment on the battery life, but the signal strength seems to be improved from 2.11.50. Speed tests are showing about 20% improvement in the same location.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] joe_coolish:
In Utah. Just updated to this one. So far, Radio_2.10.50.19_2 has been the best for me. We'll see about this one
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] RippSpeed:
Just updated to this 2.12.50.02 as well... I'll be testing at my house... But; at my work its not as good as the 2.10.50.26... Not as good because I loses bars alittle more than the 2.10.50.26, but it 2.12.50.02 seems pretty close to 2.10.50.26 in reception performance...

But battery wise it has been better than the 2.10.50.26 ... The 2.12.50.02 is seems better in the battery life ... But, I'll give you a review in a couple of days...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] clauswl:
I have been using the new radio (2.12.50.02_2) for about a day, my reception seems better (more stable), batery life is better also.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] jfmckenna:
yeah 2.12 was giving me the best battery results i update weather twitter and email hourly and facebook every 2 hr, my initial tests show a 1.6% drain per hour (not using the phone much during this time).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] RippSpeed:
So far the 2.12.50.02 has the best battery performance but reception is comperable to the 2.10.50.26 radio but not as stable. But the difference in reception is soo little that I'm stick with this one because of the battery performance ...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
quick question

is it safe to up date radio if im on rom version kumar'stmous p2.2wwe rom and radio version 2.08.50.08_2
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] irsw:
Was using testing the 2.09.50.x and did not see any great changes in signal or battery.

Downloaded last night and am trying the new 2.12.50.x, for the moment working ok.

Over night lost 7% on 7 hours.

Will try to update in a couple of days as for the day time and usage.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] suryo88:
the best radio for me so far. :D

@jose yes it safe. i am running Kumar Rom V2.2 beta 2 with 2.12.50.2 radio
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
ok so i do it like i do a leoimg.nbh thanks for the info so onece ur hspl is done. It doesnt matter what radio u have to download a rom
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
just want to comfirn downloaded and it is safe just make sure ur hspl first
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] msoler8785:
Just tried 2.12.50.02_2 for a few days and for me was the worse of them all for call quality and data. It had the best battery life, but only a little better then 2.11. Im going to be reverting back 2.11.50.20.

2.11.50.20 is the only radio I have used where slacker radio doesn't randomly stop streaming music when I have a full HSPDA connection. Does anyone else have the same problems on other radios?

I live in the Philadelphia suburbs.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
i stay in florida but i havent got nothing wrong i just did it this morning and if any one know if its ok to down grade radio
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
You can downgrade or upgrade your radio. Give that it is a separate ROM, it can be flashed independently of the actual ROM.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
I had the same experience. I am trying it again to see if maybe it might have been a bad flash, but overall, the 2.11 series has been the best here.

I haven't had any problem with slacker dropping, but I do notice that there are issues when switching from 3G to HSDPA and vice-versa when using a data app.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] hefelfury:
2.12.50_02 a-ok!

I have been struggling to find a good radio for T-MOUS HD2 in the Tampa Bay area with minimal battery drain in a fringe 3G area and this one seems to be the ticket! I noticed immediate improvement over 2.11.50_02 for the better! Also, data speeds seem zippy overall!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
so does it matter if the rom is for 2.08 and if i have 2.12 will it brick it
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] bluther:
Where are all these radio versions coming from? Is HTC making mods or are they homegrown? Just curious.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
No. The ROM and radio are separate entities. In other words, you can run whatever radio (obviously one for your carrier, the 2.x.50.x radios are for TMO. I don't know the versions for the EU ones) with any of the ROMS. What many chefs do is *recommend* a particular radio with their ROMS because this is how they tested it and got the best performance. I think NRG is still recommending 2.07 for his ROMS, however the 2.10, 2.11, and 2.12 series radios all work.

Does that help?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
The radios are made by HTC and usually released in their ROM drops.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
yes it does thanks just didnt want to brick my phone thank you
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] irsw:
Ok.

So after testing 2.08.50, 2.09.50 and 2.12.50, which were all disappointing for me, I have downloaded yesterday 2.11.50 and for the moment this is a keep.

The battery is good and the signal is the best of them all, at least for me.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
i havent tried but i want to so u think u can lead me to the correct one just to make sure i dont download the wrong one
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] lbhocky19:
anyone throw some advice for the northern virginia area?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] emmjaytee:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ytrr5n
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] Jocutz1987:
thank you so much gonna do it now and any good roms out there that is best fit for the best radio
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] dotnetguyaz:
I didn't think we were allowed to write novels! ;-)

Wow! So, have you thought about becoming a journalist? ;-)

J/K... great post! kudos on doing a through test!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] bumsoil:
i just put 2.12 on my phone and right in the middle of a great deadmou5 song it just stopped... i was confused and had to skip the song :(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] rmeneses86:
anyone live in the SF Bay Area? San Francisco to be exact. need a recommendation of which radio works best over on this side. thank in advance!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] cu2cool:
This link needs to be on the 1st post.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] vplaza96:
**Sorry, posted in wrong thread****
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] sumflipnol:
I thought the best radios for our area are the stock 2.08.50.08_2, the stock radio in the T-Mo 2.13 ROM upgrade (2.10.50.26), and the 2.12.50.02_2. It's up to you to decide which is best for you.

Personally, I thought the stock

2.08

has a nice blend of good signal and battery life.

The

2.10

radio had slightly (and I mean slightly) better signal, but drained battery waaayy quicker.

The

2.12

radio in my sig atm has the same signal as the 2.10, but battery drains slower on standby (I'm still testing battery drain with heavy usage, but I need to recalibrate the battery after my ROM flash, so I'll get back to you on that).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] sumflipnol:
Alright, so I had some mid-heavy usage on my phone today using the 2.12 radio. The battery does, as others have noticed, drain quicker (at least somewhat quicker than the 2.10 radio) when using the phone. However, once it goes in standby, the battery barely drains.

GPS was on par with the 2.10 radio. Data speeds were pretty quick when doing web browsing.

Something I noticed, though, was that there is a small echo in phone calls. I didn't really mind since the echo isn't that bad, so I think I'll keep the 2.12 radio for now.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM Development] silenced3:
2.12.50.02_2 v/s 2.10.50.26 tested in bombay

xda folk in india should take note:

my stock radio was 2.10.50.26 that came with the stock rom 2.13.531.x. i am really not a very heavy user of my phone's radios. so this is the test for those who are looking to make the most out of their battery (read play with the phone instead of waste battery on maintaining signal :p)

my test conditions were as follows:

well put simply i used my phone just like a phone so i did nothing except calls and receive smses. i used 2.5g network only. no use of gps, wifi, BT, etc. zero data usage. i know this is primitive for the hd2 but i spend most of my battery on (believe it or not) calls.

it wont matter what animations etc. i have running because in the tests i was either keeping phone on standby or talking on the phone call. i didnt play around at all. so the only battery overhead was the screen lighting up in calls and the green led flashing for smses. ringer was mute.

2.10.50.26:

this one used 15% battery while i slept 10 hours :p. it also used about 25% battery for a single 1 hour call. i must have got like 5-6 smses overnight. this was my first radio so i didnt know what to expect.

2.12.50.02_2:

this one used 7% battery while i slept 10 hours again:p. it also used about 28% battery for a single 2 hour call. double life compared to my stock radio above.

the other end of the 2 hour call told me that my voice sounded better on the 2.12.50.02_2 radio. quote "your voice sounds like you put on surround sound or something" which i guess means that voice was a little deeper than usual.

next day i also tried wifi, and gps using google maps. i didnt notice any wifi difference between both radios. i sit on the fringe of my wifi network at home (as indicated by my intel proset wireless card on laptop) and both radios told me the same thing - minimum signal strength.

i didnt try gps with first radio. with second radio i maintained a lock with 6-9 satellites for the 30 mins i was playing around with it.

i didnt test 3g response because it hasnt really penetrated in india yet. i would rather use my wifi.

p.s.:

both radios were tested on stock 2.13.531.x rom.

second radio was also tested on energy 23569 june 26 release (i did this test yesterday night)

no difference noted in radio performance due to change in roms.