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I couldn't help myself. This phone seems perfect so i ordered a diamond that will arrive tommorow. Now my question is if anyone thinks the bands for US are present and need to be unlocked or if this will end up on ebay . Thanks!
There's several topics about it there.
You won't get any 3G in the US with it, and you'll only be able to use the 1900 band for voice/GPRS/EDGE.
Actually you are incorrect. 1900 Mhz is supported w/3G w/AT&T in certain areas. Unfortunately my Diamond is not even getting an EDGE connection. From what I am hearing the Diamond is only supporting 2100Mhz frequency w/3G according to HTC. Which to me makes no sense.. I am blogging my experience with it as it is the first production unit in the USA.
You just said i was incorrect and correct in the same paragraph lol
This is where all the confusion starts.. For GSM/GPRS/EDGE it does 900/1800/1900 MHz - only 1900 would work in the US. For UMTS (3G) it only does 900/2100 - neither of these frequencies are used in the US.
The protocols and modulation used are completly different for GSM/GPRS/EDGE vs UMTS. The dispersal of uplink and downlink frequencies is completly different. Just because it can do 1900 for GSM doesnt mean it should do 1900 UMTS.
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Actually you are incorrect. 1900 Mhz is supported w/3G w/AT&T in certain areas. Unfortunately my Diamond is not even getting an EDGE connection. From what I am hearing the Diamond is only supporting 2100Mhz frequency w/3G according to HTC. Which to me makes no sense.. I am blogging my experience with it as it is the first production unit in the USA.
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So why wouldnt I get Edge? I have had triband phones before i.e HTC 8525 that worked ?
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So why wouldnt I get Edge? I have had triband phones before i.e HTC 8525 that worked ?
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You should get edge. Edge is an extention of GPRS but requires a different BTS (radio tower) setup. Its possible you don't have a strong enough signal, but it sounds like your confident you should have edge in that area.
The only thing i can suggest it to try in a different area - like the centre of town. Also, confirm your APN is setup corectly, the [G] may just be telling you GPRS is available, but not that you can attach.
I know with my elfin it takes a little stronger signal to initiate the Edge icon the first time (ie. after a hard reset). I can't get an edge signal inside my office but once I walk outside for a minute or two, bam I have it. Then when I go inside I still have it.
mobilitytoday said:
Actually you are incorrect. 1900 Mhz is supported w/3G w/AT&T in certain areas. Unfortunately my Diamond is not even getting an EDGE connection. From what I am hearing the Diamond is only supporting 2100Mhz frequency w/3G according to HTC. Which to me makes no sense.. I am blogging my experience with it as it is the first production unit in the USA.
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Diamond had UMTS(2100)+GSM(900+1800),UMTS(850+1900)+GSM(850+1900),UMTS(800+2100),UMTS(850+2100)+GSM(900+1800),UMTS(850)+GSM(900+1800) and UMTS(1700) depend what rom you had in your Diamond and where you bought your Diamond , At&T should be show 3G in US and T-mobile used 3G (1700 Mhz) in New York area
The platform in the phone can support all those bands, so you might be able to see them (like in the test rom) but the antennas are not there. So you won't actually be able to pick up a signal.
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Diamond had UMTS(2100)+GSM(900+1800),UMTS(850+1900)+GSM(850+1900),UMTS(800+2100),UMTS(850+2100)+GSM(900+1800),UMTS(850)+GSM(900+1800) and UMTS(1700) depend what rom you had in your Diamond and where you bought your Diamond , At&T should be show 3G in US and T-mobile used 3G (1700 Mhz) in New York area
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I guess all of us US early adopters must hope the hardware is there and can be enabled with a future flash.
T-mobile in the US uses 1900mhz for GSM/Edge and only has 3g in NYC, so I'm figuring that it's a cool stop-gap device until something is available for T-mobile 3G.
so anyone have the rom that had thoose bands....
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so im a little confused.... If I buy a diamond on ebay, it wont work in the US? or 3g just wont work? does the diamond accept a sim card?
On AT&T it will give you only GPRS! On Tmobile (NEW) it shows EDGE!! I dont understand this at all!
Praygo said:
so im a little confused.... If I buy a diamond on ebay, it wont work in the US? or 3g just wont work? does the diamond accept a sim card?
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Voice and EDGE will work just fine as long as you are in a major area that uses 1900 band. You might have weak or no signal when you are in smaller rural areas since those usually extend into the 850 band.
You will not be able to use 3G since the Diamond only supports 900/2100, neither of which are used by AT&T
It looks like if you have ATT you are hosed for both voice and data, as most of ATT voice and data (Edge) is 850mhz. Most if not all of T-mobile voice-data-Edge is 1900mhz so you will have at least Edge. If you're looking for 3g data you're SOL until the US version of the diamond is released.
this fn blows htc has really screwed us here in usa...i was willing to spend 800 for this device and htc doesnt even see this? by the time it comes out here in quadband ...the x1 will be out and not mention the 3g iphone...oh well
martyotaku said:
this fn blows htc has really screwed us here in usa...i was willing to spend 800 for this device and htc doesnt even see this? by the time it comes out here in quadband ...the x1 will be out and not mention the 3g iphone...oh well
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We will get the diamond, have to wait for the US version that does the different bands.... wich leads me to my next question. What carrier do you think will get the diamond??? AT&T seems to get all the cool stuff.
martyotaku said:
this fn blows htc has really screwed us here in usa...i was willing to spend 800 for this device and htc doesnt even see this? by the time it comes out here in quadband ...the x1 will be out and not mention the 3g iphone...oh well
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I don't think HTC cares about America too much any more because it's iPhone territory. As they haven't used their own branding until recently, I think HTC are looking to gain market control and loyalty, and that's easiest where the iPhone hasn't been a huge success.
Praygo said:
We will get the diamond, have to wait for the US version that does the different bands.... wich leads me to my next question. What carrier do you think will get the diamond??? AT&T seems to get all the cool stuff.
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Again, HTC seem to like doing exactly what Apple are not doing, so they may go for multiple carriers. As far as I'm aware the Touch Diamond, and its branded versions, are launching on every network in the UK. That's the complete opposite of Apple's 'one network per country' policy, and they consequently seem to have dropped it (for example, in Italy).
AGREED 100%!! I have been saying this on my podcast for quite a while.. It is a huge mistake. I am now saying since I just received my Diamond that I took one for the team.. I will post my review as the days go by...
SIGHHHH
Dark Fire said:
I don't think HTC cares about America too much any more because it's iPhone territory. As they haven't used their own branding until recently, I think HTC are looking to gain market control and loyalty, and that's easiest where the iPhone hasn't been a huge success.
Again, HTC seem to like doing exactly what Apple are not doing, so they may go for multiple carriers. As far as I'm aware the Touch Diamond, and its branded versions, are launching on every network in the UK. That's the complete opposite of Apple's 'one network per country' policy, and they consequently seem to have dropped it (for example, in Italy).
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I'm really debating -- I like HTC phones and am tied to ATT right now -- it "seems" like missing the 850 frequency is a show stopper and I'd be unwise to buy one. But I see a lot of places advertising them here in the USA -- anyone who bought one haveenough experience to comment on the lack of the 850 radio frequency?
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Hello,
I am using it in Canada. Reception is so so. The 850Mhz band is really a big miss...
Philippe
Yeah, like Phil, here, I'm using it in montreal, too. 850 is a big need indeed, but I can live without it. the only thing is we don't get 3G. but since FIDO doesn't give any good 3G service, it's not worth it.
Att in Texas
I live in Dallas and the reception is about the same as with the other band (850).
I went to East Texas to our lakehouse in the country and got spotty coverage, but it is usually spotty anyway. I believe that the reception is only a shade off for me. I use to get 0-1 bar in our lakehouse but now get no reception. The small towns surrounding I get good reception just like the 850 band. I am getting Edge reception but no HSPDA reception. I can mangage without it for now waiting on the USA version. I like the Diamond though. For me it works great and YOUTUBE has been smooth and very clear using a wi-fi here at the lakehouse. Only thing for me that is a bother now is the battery life. Great unit otherwise.
Excuse the language the the phone is badass. Im in Hickory, NC near the mountains, I get signal fade but it picks up right away, I havent had callers compalin about interferance of any sort.
I havent had dropped calls or problems. This area is not a good ATT/Cingular area due to the mountains. There is no 3G service in the area yet, so cant give you feedback on the phone. If you have cash to burn, dont wait. If its a lot of money wait. I've been using GSM luxury phones, and most never hit the US market so a few of them never had 850. Not a big deal to me, as the other US users have said SCREW IT, the phone is too good. Good Luck
My usability in Toronto is ok but I do with I had 850...even if I had no 3g...but alas, what can you do!
I would try it , but on t-mobile I know I would need the 850 to roam. That kind a bread and not being able to roam = no good. It is a deal breaker for me. Would wait for nam or get something else. Had same issue with euro dual. Great phone but no roam= Sold!
How do I find out what this country runs on? Im using Etisalat in UAE.
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http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtml
900 (GSM), 2100 (3G)
So is a particular band better than another? How come Etisalat runs on 900GSM while competing company DU runs on 900/1800?
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So is a particular band better than another? How come Etisalat runs on 900GSM while competing company DU runs on 900/1800?
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There are limited frequencies. One band can usually support 2 operators, usually the first two operators are given 900Mhz and the next two 1800Mhz. Often one operator has bought out another so they end up with both bands.
At the begining of GSM, 900Mhz was better, because less towers could provide more coverage (the 900Mhz signals travel farther with the same power). But now it doesnt mean much at all. There's no noticable difference at all.
nope oh ya what frequency'?????
Just Kidding....i Live In Lake Thaoe And No Problem With The Att Tmobile Frequency That I Can See.
creiz said:
Yeah, like Phil, here, I'm using it in montreal, too. 850 is a big need indeed, but I can live without it. the only thing is we don't get 3G. but since FIDO doesn't give any good 3G service, it's not worth it.
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Hmm i guess it sucks to be in Montreal then. Here in Toronto, 3G reception is great. Well, so-so where i live. Although i get a good 3G reception a block away from my house .
ref: 850
brucewilsonpa said:
I'm really debating -- I like HTC phones and am tied to ATT right now -- it "seems" like missing the 850 frequency is a show stopper and I'd be unwise to buy one. But I see a lot of places advertising them here in the USA -- anyone who bought one haveenough experience to comment on the lack of the 850 radio frequency?
Thanks!
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I use tom_condon 1.00.20.05, and have seen the search for 850 in auto, but it seems that tmo only uses it when roaming in SoCal? I think that only NY has 850/1900. The factory rom 1.34.831.1 did not search. I will try att, and that should tell me if the change works.
att works fine in LA in the 850 band. Now waiting for tmo
brucewilsonpa said:
I'm really debating -- I like HTC phones and am tied to ATT right now -- it "seems" like missing the 850 frequency is a show stopper and I'd be unwise to buy one. But I see a lot of places advertising them here in the USA -- anyone who bought one haveenough experience to comment on the lack of the 850 radio frequency?
Thanks!
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Missing 850 band?? If you do a search of this site, you will find a million threads on this subject. The 850 band has been available in radio roms since about June, as a matter of fact is available from HTC themselves as part of a ROM update. Try the 1.25.00.05 or 1.25.00.07 or 1.25.00.08 versions in the ROM Development forums. Unfortunately, no 3G. I prefer .07 version for my area of Vancouver, Canada.
Has anyone been able to connect to Tmobile's USA 3G network in Dallas TX? Anywhere else in the US? Any settings need to be changed?
Search is good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390575
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417121
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390449
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403539
Search???? But it is some much better for the community to ask the question before searching.
Please close thread.
Before you start flaming, I suggest you read the question. Since you can search, I assume you can read...
The original question was about this service in Dallas TX, which according to multiple sources, the service was just launched on August 27.
Most posts available on Tmobile's 3G state the service is on the 1700 MHz (which the kaiser is not capable). However there are a few people that have stated it might also be in the 2100MHz band.
It is also possible that the Kaise is capable to hook to the 1700MHz band but not enabled by the radio rom. Take the Diamond for example, it was not supposed to support the 850MHz band...
Since Dallas service just started, it is possible 2100MHz is available.
Has anyone been able to prove Tmobile's 3G service is up an running IN DALLAS?
I stand corrected, kind sir. I jumped to a conclusion and was ignorant of the facts related to your specific part of the world. I am sorry.
Did you call TMobile customer service and ask the question? So none of the search results gave you any help. I guess wait and see if you get a reply. Good luck.
3g with tilt ?
smh
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3g with tilt ?
smh
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I just got 3G here in little old York, Pa. I guess I don't understand your question?
I think what he wants to know if 3g data will work with an at&T branded tilt on tmobile U.S. and if so I would like to know how it compares to the edge network they were using
i think T-Mobile uses 1700/2100 and one band is for uplink and the other is for downlink.
unlike AT&T or Rogers who can use 850 and 1900 independantly for uplink or downlink.
first of all, tmobile sim cards are not 3G compatbile, therefore even the correct settings probably wont pick up any 3G signal...keep in mind that tmobile never updated simcards since its voicestream transition...i remember when AT&T went 3G, they had to issue 3G enabled sim cards....
And my Tilt has a 3G SIM but it's an ATT SIM.
you cant get on tmobiles network with an att sim
Will the HTC Diamond Europe/Asia version work for AT&T here in the US? If not, Why??
I would recomend searching this first, as the answere is practicaly everywhere, but the answere is: Yes... kind of. The phone will work fine but most of the U.S. uses a different 3g frequency than in Europe.
What does this mean for you, your diamond will make phone calls but will not be able to have high-speed internet. I couldn't stand using this phone without the 3g connection.
If your going to get a TD and use it on AT&T do yourself a favor and make it a NAM version. No 3g is a real dealbreaker when you can get the exact same phone with it.
I called AT&T and they told me that they are using the 900 frequencies in my area.....is that right???
Its 850/1900 for 3G on AT&T. Im begining to think you maybe have rolled to a cheap euro diamond. Dont do it, these phones are nothing without data and 3G is much faster than what your going to be getting over GSM. This is a no brainer dude, pony up for the NAM version. And start reading, the information you seek is practically everywhere.
Hi everyone--
I have an unmodded, "unlocked" at&t tilt that has a t-mobile gsm sim chip in it. I'm still running the WM6 that came in it, and can't seem to get access to the 3G speeds I know this thing is capable of. I've tried numerous software apps to "force" the phone to go 3G, to no avail. T-Mobile customer "support"--HAA! tells me I need a t-mobile phone to be able to take advantage of the 3G speeds. Needles to say, I feel this is a bunch of malarkey. T-Mobile put out this phone, did they not, and called it the "MDA Vario III"? Is there a rom for the mda that I could flash this thing with so I could get the 3G speeds? Or another rom perhaps? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks!
tripp
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trippster said:
Hi everyone--
I have an unmodded, "unlocked" at&t tilt that has a t-mobile gsm sim chip in it. I'm still running the WM6 that came in it, and can't seem to get access to the 3G speeds I know this thing is capable of. I've tried numerous software apps to "force" the phone to go 3G, to no avail. T-Mobile customer "support"--HAA! tells me I need a t-mobile phone to be able to take advantage of the 3G speeds. Needles to say, I feel this is a bunch of malarkey. T-Mobile put out this phone, did they not, and called it the "MDA Vario III"? Is there a rom for the mda that I could flash this thing with so I could get the 3G speeds? Or another rom perhaps? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks!
tripp
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Unfortunately, the malarkey is the truth! Because T-Mobile runs its 3G network on a different band than the Tilt is capable of! Sorry, this also effects me as I am a T-Mobile customer using a Tilt as well! My advice is to use Opera mini 4.2 for your internet browsing it is very fast on the Edge network!
The T-Mobile you refer to is European
It does not run on the same 3G as the US T-Mobile. The US T-Mobile uses 1700 Mhz and 2100 Mhz, I believe. The Tilt does not use the 1700 Mhz band. There was a rumor going around that there would be a new version of the Kaiser (KAIS140) that would use the US T-Mobile 3G bands but it was never released for sale. I don't think it will since it is pretty much at the end of the life cycle of the phone. They (HTC) have moved on to newer models with more features. If you would like to use the US 3G and live in an area with 3G, The T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) uses T-Mo 3G and has its own section on this forum.
bleh. newer models should still freaking tilt. that is the coolest thing about this phone. and it's pretty solid construction. my friend has had his over a year and its still going strong.
dashmaster1000 said:
Unfortunately, the malarkey is the truth! Because T-Mobile runs its 3G network on a different band than the Tilt is capable of! Sorry, this also effects me as I am a T-Mobile customer using a Tilt as well! My advice is to use Opera mini 4.2 for your internet browsing it is very fast on the Edge network!
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I thought the Tilt accessed 3G through it's tri band frequencies 850/1900/2100Mhz so that it could connect to most 3G networks worldwide, making it a world business tool for users?
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I thought the Tilt accessed 3G through it's tri band frequencies 850/1900/2100Mhz so that it could connect to most 3G networks worldwide, making it a world business tool for users?
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True but T-Mobile uses the 1700 for upload and 2100 for download. ATT uses 1900 for both.