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[Droid Incredible Android Development] mrchambo:
How did you flash it?

Haven't done a radio upgrade in a while...

tia,

jc
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pete_kowalski83:
put it on root of sdcard, goto hboot and update
[Droid Incredible Android Development] mrbracht:
just put the PB31IMG.zip in the root of your sdcard, and hold down volume down and powerbutton and load bootloader and it will finish the rest for ya

GOOD LUCK!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] david7586:
also FYI guys, the evo and incredible are EXTREMELY similar phones. Havent you noticed how its possible to port roms between the evo and inc without too much effort? remember the old days of WM when you could exchange radios between the diamond and touch pro? yes, the Evo has wimax, but its a separate radio flash. the part we are flashing corresponds to our 3g and 2g radios which are the same on evo and inc. I would know...i have both phones too...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] seanzer:
Worked for me.. no discernable differences..
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sunder74:
Not true at all the Eris and Hero radios were completely compatible. "BUT" A SURE WAY TO TRULY BRICK YOUR PHONE IS A BAD RADIO FLASH. Lol...

Sent from one of my Android phones via TapatalkPro
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jermaine151:
I just installed the 11.19 radio and did the *228 option 2 with no issues. It committed the changes and is rebooting as I post this.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dpwhitty11:
Anyone else experiencing an almost complete loss of signal?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] radiohead14:
been trying this radio for a while now, and I've had a couple of dropped calls and 3g loss. sometimes it gets stuck on 1x. didn't see any benefits from using this radio. going back to 7.28, as I didn't have issues with that one
[Droid Incredible Android Development] radiohead14:
experienced this same problem
[Droid Incredible Android Development] seanzer:
Can't say anything officially .. but I bet switching to 1x in very low 3g signal areas may be one of the changes to this radio. Trying to reconnect to 3g uses more battery and pollutes the radio waves. If 1x works the phone should prefer it in this case only.

In addition, the phone will not switch back to 3g until data transfers stop for a set amount of time.. this is a technological limitation because vz doesn't do 1x to 3g handoff (only works in the other direction)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] radiohead14:
good point. the thing is.. with the 11.19 radio, i've had the 3G drops and stuck at 1X here at work in nyc where i know my signal is excellent (-40s dBm signal constantly), when i didn't experience such a thing with 7.28. on 1X, online is painfully slow, so i'd rather it reconnect to 3G. battery life seems to be the same as when i was on 7.28 as well
[Droid Incredible Android Development] seanzer:
My point was that you have to force it to reconnect by switching the radio off then back on because you probably have data going on preventing the switch.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] radiohead14:
i did turn it off and on. even with that, 3G still took a while to come back. a bit of a hassle for no added benefit. anyway, i'm back on 7.28 and all's well now.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] jpcdeux:
Been running 19 since first posted with no issues. Flashed many roms (miui, all the gb roms, etc) with no issue
[Droid Incredible Android Development] WhammyDroid:
Agreed!

To all: FWIW, I am running the 11/19 radio. Since flashing the radio last night, I am noticing better cell reception, especially at my job (which is notoriously known for having bad reception; unless your a USCC customer). GPS lock is also instantaneous. My cell has a very hard time getting a GPS signal at work.

This radio is a lot better. Previously I was running the 9/1 radio.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] USSENTERNCC1701E:
My first radio flash, that was the scariest thing I've ever done to my phone, lol I ran the MD5 twice on my computer and once on the phone, :o paranoid much. GPS lock is way fast
[Droid Incredible Android Development] ejdavis72:
I have never had an issue with radio flashes. I have flashed radio after radio, comparing them and NEVER any issues. Don't be afraid...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] gtdrew:
Are there any substantiated differences between the 2.15.xx radios? I have tried all 3 and have not noticed any significant improvements in signal strength or gps lock speed. Running 11.19 now and it is stable and works but I am thinking about flashing back to 7.24.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SomeGuyDude:
If you're not seeing a difference, why switch back?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] csseale:
Trust me when I say that radios will give different results for everyone. Best thing is to go with what works for u......results may vary....
[Droid Incredible Android Development] meazz1:
I just did the radio update to 11.19 just for sake of it.

It's too early to give any feed back.

This mode is the easiest of all after the MD5 matched.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] spin0ut:
I def agree. I have friend's that flashed the 11.19 radio with no difference but mine was a huge improvement
[Droid Incredible Android Development] EsrTek:
Dropbox links are down, can someone re-post plz ?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] kzoodroid:
Threads that have been dead as long as this one rarely have active links.

If the site I linked to doesn't have it you may be out of luck.

http://pvillecomp.com/?page_id=18
[Droid Incredible Android Development] EsrTek:
Thnks, didn't realize this was so old.. anyway link has the 9.01 link which is newer still than mine.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] kzoodroid:
You might be hard pressed finding anything older as a lot of people have moved on to other devices. PvilleComp (Doug Piston's old files) is the one who is now keeping a repository of all things Incredible and if its not there then you would have to get lucky and find someone who has kept a copy on their computer who could upload it for you. Or try and hunt down a still active link on another site.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] CrazyJek:
Evo had another radio if im not mistaken... the 12.19 radio. Which is also my birthday :D

Anyone give that a try? Im gonna flash 11.19 now.. since i have the 808 one currently.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] kzoodroid:
the pvillecomp site has 3 evo radios, 9.01, 11.19 (which this thread is discussing) and the 4.08. Any other radios you would probably be better off looking for in the evo forums.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SynisterWolf:
Flashed and its working well. Better reception in sunnyvale but it sucks in san jose. Im going back. But good find.

Sent from my slutty assistant.(HTC Incredible)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
Well, with so many positive replys, i guess i am happy to say i am wrong. Hope it works well for everyone.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] lafester:
This is funny because I asked around back when we got s-off and the radios were coming out if EVO was compatible but nobody ever replied. It just seemed strange that one of the radios had the exact same version number as the EVO.

Now the question is... EVO has a few other radios not posted over here. Should we try them out as well?

We need to get the radio thread updated :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Ruggerxpunk:
Yes, I have flashed new radios in the past.

But I just want to ask before I do again, what even is the benefit of a new radio? Kernels I understand, but radio?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] lafester:
Radio updates can effect signal quality and data speeds.

May be a positive or negative effect depending on location.

Some may experience battery performance changes as well.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] incubus26jc:
From Ziggy on Twitter.....

"CDMA is CDMA, the PRL controls which towers. As long as there's nothing carrier specific in the radio, it'll work"

So be careful that there isnt nothing carrier specific before getting flash happy guys
[Droid Incredible Android Development] whewstoosae:
My experience so far with the new radio has been positive. Better reception in a low service area and a "smoother" data connection. Thanks for the find.

Sent from my MIUI Incredible.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] fortesquieu:
By holding my phone at the same spot and flashing the radio, the signal strength dropped from -75dBm to -65dBm.

It is definitely good.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] n1ghtwish:
should be fine... I ran a Hero radio on my Eris for a while - got a better signal with it!

anyway, they're both CDMA radio images, I don't see why or how it would brick your phone

EDIT: never mind, y'all already know the outcome!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] inspeckta_dek:
I had 09.01 n flashed the new radio. Not noticing big differences. I got good battery but I think thats from chads kern
[Droid Incredible Android Development] bigman420:
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Totally bricked my phone!

Do Not FLASH!

just kidding, and bored. works fine, flashed fine. no discernable differences.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Garrett07:
went from -88 to -86!!! :D lol thumbs up to pointless radio!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] cmdoptesc47:
Confirmed working on Uber ROM Desire Z port v31.

If you want to switch back, here's the link to the radio thread:

Official Radio Thread
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TNS201:
I installed this with no issues. Using Myn's Warm 2 Point 2 rls4
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sucker4pa1n:
Wouldn't that technically mean the signal strength increased? Not trying to nitpick, but if you skim posts and don't see the "it is definitely good" part a person not well versed in radio strength/dB might skip flashing... then again, I'd rather someone who did do their research not flash it anyway. Lol :)

DInc/XDA App
[Droid Incredible Android Development] shoman24v:
With every radio that's been released there's people who say they notice a huge gain in their area of low coverage. I've never seen a difference with any radio release in my area. I still get -95 to -105 in my house. Until this one is needed I see no reason to flash it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] csseale:
yea no signal difference with me..still waiting on bat usage though.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] g00s3y:
Thats the number 1 problem with people flashing and messing up their phones, skimming posts. If you are going to flash a radio or something that could potentially brick your phone, aka anything, you should read everything. Not coming at you, just saying.

in other news, about to flash this now and see what happens.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DS36:
Hey fellas is it not common xda law when posting a radio you must post a md5sum along with it. Flashing radio is the main way to brick.

Could someone post the md5?

Or confirm this:

e559db670e8c520b871e9a658f5acbb9
[Droid Incredible Android Development] rapidspitta:
superinc

i flashed mines everything seems normal cam still work i have more bars .. i really dont see a change except the baseband version (2.15.00.11.19)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] v941726:
no change signal strength here. should probably do *228 and see

did *228. no change in signal

edited to put no change in signal strength instead of no signal strength. oops
[Droid Incredible Android Development] RMarkwald:
That is the same md5 checksum I got.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
Well, ever the glutton for punishment, i am giving this radio a try. I am hoping for it to give better battery life than 9.01 (which gave great signal but terrible battery)..
[Droid Incredible Android Development] bradm23:
Thanks for the new radio. Not that impressed here. 3g speeds are the same if not worst than 9.01 and battery taking a big hit. 10 min of web browsing and 15 min call drained my battery 20%. This is on a fresh 6.1 build
[Droid Incredible Android Development] kjbuente:
Flashed the radio on my AMOLED DInc running CM6.1

Saw a slight improvement in signal, but just a few db.

The real test is when I go to work and get approx -115db of signal...
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DS36:
thank you sir

As for everyone else you guys are playing with fire flashing radios with no md5sum. You guys know better.

Just looking out for ya
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Garrett07:
You do know that radio's usually won't help battery life by much... since you are on 6.1 check out chad's asop kernel, it will boost battery life hardcore :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
I don't know about help, but i can genuinely say that they can hurt battery life. 9.01 was far, far worse in battery compared to 7.28; no change of location, just a different radio. 9.01 used alot more power.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] najaboy:
Actually, the baseband can significantly impact battery life.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] mark-in-dallas:
Just flashed and all is good. Signal strength seems to have improved by about 5 db, which may not be a lot, but considering I was averaging -91 to -101 at home, every little bit helps.

I was a bit afraid to flash, without having a checksum to verify file integrity, but after a buch of you guys flashed without problem I decided to give it a shot.

But, for anyone that wants to try this radio and wants to verify the MD5 checksum before doing so it is: e559db670e8c520b871e9a658f5acbb9

Edit: Just noticed that somebody else posted the checksum too.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] mcgoo99:
keep in mind dB's are a logarithmic scale, not linear...3 dB change represents 50% signal strength change in either direction FWIW
[Droid Incredible Android Development] ardax:
I got the same md5. Just to add some fuel to the fire. Haven't flashed it yet though.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] gris1016:
Flashed 2 hours ago, need more time but so far so good. I think data seems better, not so sketchy
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
Hmm.. dont know if this Radio is for me. Using the speed test application, My downloads are on average 65kilobit (not bytes) down, but 2400 kb up... either my local tower is wonky, or my phone doesn't like the radio
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DS36:
Update your prl just in case
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
Did that this morning with the new radio.

On 7.28 - Speeds back up to my normal 1megabit. Gonna reflash this radio one more time, and see if it was just down to needing a reboot.

OK - reflashed on a fresh download, and again, my download speeds were hosed. Gotta pass on this one. I am curious if anyone has done a speedtest and am seeing what i am. I am running a fresh PRL downloaded this morning, and am testing in the exact same spot. But this new radio cuts my DL to about 10% of normal speeds.

EDIT again - and now on 7.28 my radio is slow. I guess i will go back, and give this one a longer shot, and make sure it isn't a network glitch in my area. :P
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Nismo6921:
Test Date: Dec 16, 2010 2:57:36 pm

Connection Type: Cell

Download: 0.83 Mbps

Upload: 0.60 Mbps

Ping: 25 ms

A detailed image for this result can be found here:

http://www.speedtest.net/android/23074437.png

Sent from my Droid Incredible using SkyRaider Sense 3.5 and BFS King Kernel #5 and now using Radio: 2.15.00.11.19
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
Yeah.. i think my local network is having severe issues. I am back on the new radio, and a test to Sedona, AZ gave me .76Mbps/.65Mpbs, with Las Vegas giving me .25Mbps...

eh..
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Nismo6921:
Whoever ripped this radio was apparently only 65 miles away from Tennessee. My most local server should be a lot closer cause I'm in South Carolina not Tennessee.

Sent from my Droid Incredible using SkyRaider Sense 3.5 and BFS King Kernel #5.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Nismo6921:
Ookla Speedtest is telling me I am 65.23 miles from Tennessee when in fact I am much farther details below:

1. 5 hours 41 mins I-26 W 352 mi

2. 6 hours 22 mins I-26 W and I-81 S 390 mi

3. 6 hours 38 mins I-77 N, I-26 W and I-40 W 376 mi

Add all that up and I am actually 1118 miles from tennessee...where is my phone getting this information and why did this start happening after I updated the radio?

Sent from my Droid Incredible using ROM: SkyRaider Sense 3.5 and BFS King Kernel #5 and Radio: 2.15.00.11.19
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Nismo6921:
Not doing what I want it to...

Going back to 2.15.00.09.01

Sorry this wont work for me, the whole not being anywhere near where my phone is on the signal grid (ie: I don't live in Tennessee) I can't use this radio.

Unless someone figures out how to fix that, I'm quite content with the quality of signal that I got with 09.01. I was really just hoping to get some better battery life.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] whewstoosae:
Mine has always thought that I'm somewhere in tennessee when I use that speed test app. No matter what radio I'm on.

Sent from my MIUI Incredible.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SynisterWolf:
OMG thank you!!!! i hate how some people think its a linear scale.... ITS NOT. i have to explane this to everyone i work with, and we make communication tubes.....
[Droid Incredible Android Development] SynbiosVyse:
correct it is
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
Its the App's default location, that has nothing to do with this radio.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] csseale:
yea its like using dslreports. that's just where its sending and retrieving the data from
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Lexus One:
I think it has to do with your IP address and the registered address of the server that assigned it. I have gotten IP addresses assigned from California previously (and I live in Ohio).

As for my personal experience with this new radio, I would say that my overall speeds are slower by about 15%. But this could just be a busy time on the net. I'm not going to flash back until I'm sure. My signal strength didn't change from the 09.01 that I was using previously.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] morph3k:
First radio that i've flashed where i've actually saw signal improvement.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] morph3k:
What is the number like *228 that automatically programs ie it presses 1 for you. I can't get my dialpad to come up when I dial *228

Edit: it is *22899 but people are telling me my texts.are.coming in as just symbols any ideas?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Jazi:
What's the battery life looking like? Better or worse?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Contempt4You:
I tried it for most of the day and it seemed to be very choppy for me. I went back to 2.07 which seems to work best for me in my area.

I do appreciate people posting these. I hope to eventually flash one that works very well for me.

I get 95 dBm at home and 105 dBm at work which is basically across the street.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Rustang:
Flashed successfully, but signal strength seems about the same.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] morph3k:
Okay I think doing *22899 fixed the garbled text messages but not 100% sure on that. What exactly does *228 do anyway?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] baram:
this is worse for me sadly. went from -81 in 7.28 at home to -88.

just flashed 9.01 for the first time and i'm sitting around -70.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] setexascustoms:
Updates your PRL.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dpwhitty11:
Now I range from -55 to -80.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] donnyp1:
am i blind? where is the download link?

NVM, i am blind, found it.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] dccoh:
Not blind

Not blind, just didnt read in between the lines :)

First post states "Incdoes is putting it out on his twitter..anyone wanna dive in and try it...I am not brave enough."

Here is his twitter: http://twitter.com/incredibledoes

And some digging on there shows this link for the new radio image : http://db.tt/F9khqUy
[Droid Incredible Android Development] joshuaarebalo:
Doing a *228 option 1 improved signal stability for me from no bars to 2 in a known bad location. I think with certain custom roms spl program won't work properly.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pcguy09:
i'm on .07.28 and had speeds of 1.41 down and .69 up, is that decent or should i be looking for more?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] joshuaarebalo:
Interesting side note...after *228 option 1 and a restart I have the location crosshairs constant in my status bar...only e911 location service is running no other background apps using location either.

Edit: seems the icon is constant but shows a broadcast signal when standalone GPS is active.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] joshuaarebalo:
I'm going to have to recommend this radio after a proper *228 update now! Seeing -84db in a location where I usually saw <96!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pena020563:
Hi, Does anybody know if trying this will mess up my cricket flash? i am using token419 Cricket rom, i am fully flashed thanks to his rom, does anybody know if i will lose my flash? thanks in advance :)
[Droid Incredible Android Development] joshuaarebalo:
You wont loose your rom flash...the rom and radio are individual and as long as you are flashing to an updated radio I can't see any issue. Just don't go flashing GSM radios to a CDMA phone

Edit: ok I just read cricket ROM is not for Verizon...flash at your own risk!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pena020563:
Oh ok thanks for the quick repond
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pena020563:
im a risk taker so im going to give it a try, i will make of full nandroid backup first though.

i will post feed back once done..
[Droid Incredible Android Development] whewstoosae:
A nandroid won't un-brick your phone :P

Flashing radios has nothing to do with the rom, it's strictly hardware related. That's why it must be done in HBOOT. Good luck.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] pena020563:
it works perfect!!!! i now have -81 dBm and before i had -96.

i recommend this radio flash to anyone running on htc incredibles flashed to cricket :)

thank you guys!!
[Droid Incredible Android Development] sucker4pa1n:
I am totally in agreement with you. :) But when I use the XDA app, I find it painful to *read* every post, thus my skimming. Believe me, I'm not an idiot and know to do research before I do anything (even before I buy something simple, like a HDMI cable). I did my research before I preordered the DInc, and before I chose to do the hard method of rooting (before we had the one click root) and will continue to do it. *shrug*

Too lazy to look, but does the phone measure in dB's or dBm's? Just curious what reference value the phone uses for signal.

Either way, I think I'm gonna go try flashing this when I'm home from work.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] Treken:
Keep trying to flash but unsuccessful. I flashed the 7.28 a while back but don't remember how I did it I have clockwork recovery. Any ideas?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] DS36:
I obviously see a lot of rookies here in this thread and rookie mistakes.

Rule #1 NEVER FLASH A RADIO UNTIL YOU CONFIRM YOUR md5sum FOR THE RADIO FILE DOWNLOADED.

just because it worked for one person doesn't mean it will work for you. Flashing a radio.img is the easiest way to brick up your phone. Any file you download can easily be

Corrupted. this is why you need to have a md5sum match to confirm file integrity.

I bet this thread will lead to at least one brick.

Poorly done

And this should go in the official radio thread with the md5 just like all the other radios.