Hello,
I have been really interested in buying this phone for quite a while now. But with it being Triband and not supporting any 3G in the US (which I only really use for internet sharing), I am still wondering if I should spend the money and get this phone or another one. My main question is, even without 3G support, I should still be able to get Voice and EDGE coverage correct? I currently have a Cavalier (S630) which I can use for Internet Sharing only if need be. I still cant see why its not Quadband =( and oh yes, I am on AT&T.
Any help on this topic would be great. Thanks =)
Man why waste 600+ dollars for half a phone. you have waited this long just wait for the us version. Trust me. You have no idea how slow edge is. I used to live in 3G/HSPDA terriroty and now i dont. I havent used my kaiser for web surfing in a while becasue its painfully slow. Save the dough
myv6mustang said:
Man why waste 600+ dollars for half a phone. you have waited this long just wait for the us version. Trust me. You have no idea how slow edge is. I used to live in 3G/HSPDA terriroty and now i dont. I havent used my kaiser for web surfing in a while becasue its painfully slow. Save the dough
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I know how slow EDGE is, it sucks lol. The thing is I know how HTC likes to delay their phones all the time, and I really haven't seen a solid release for the US. I have seen Q2, but since they delay their phones so much you can never tell.
Edge won't work in part's of America either. The Diamond that is out currently is tri-band GSM and doesn't have the 850 mhz which is what at least part of America works on. It's possible, depending on where you live, that even the edge won't work for you.
You really need to wait for the American version to come out.
See this link for the bands.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_diamond-2368.php
alaiwy said:
Edge won't work in part's of America either. The Diamond that is out currently is tri-band GSM and doesn't have the 850 mhz which is what at least part of America works on. It's possible, depending on where you live, that even the edge won't work for you.
You really need to wait for the American version to come out.
See this link for the bands.
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_diamond-2368.php
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The specs on this site state that is has 850mhz band which is not correct. According to the detailed specs thread on the Diamond fourm it says the phone has a GSM band 1900. I went to www.gsmworld.com to look at the network for AT&T (1900mhz band only) and it covers the major cities and surrounding areas (almost exact same coverage map as 850mhz band) unless your in the friggin mountains.
Just want to see if anyone else has the same . Just got my Uk Version today but in the setup for Network there is no T-Mobile?
wardy said:
Just want to see if anyone else has the same . Just got my Uk Version today but in the setup for Network there is no T-Mobile?
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Even I noticed that t-mobile settings are not present for the UK model, so I just entered the settings manually.
wardy said:
Just want to see if anyone else has the same . Just got my Uk Version today but in the setup for Network there is no T-Mobile?
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The previous versions of connection setup do have t-mobile, and the provisioning file has the same format, so it should be possible to add t-mo UK without issue...
I see BT-Mobile, and O2... so i assume BT-Mobile is actually T-Mobile?
Anyway it auto detected virgin, which is an MVNO of t-mobile, and of course it has a different APN (for billing purposes). I had to manually enter the apn.
Strange. Mine picked up T-Mobile setup with both roms 1.34 and 1.35 (elite 1.0)
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I'm currently on three payg with the £5 internet access add on, does anyone recommend t-mobile over three? I find the 3g coverage to be naff in most areas on three, and I remember someone saying t-mobile has better 3g cover.
Any comments? Thanks.
Hard for me to say as I live in a city so 3g is good , but T-Mobile has it running through a lot more of their network than most. Have a look at Tmobile website . They will have a coverage map.
I have installed T-Mobile settings but seems strange that it is missing off the list. Not a prob as you will be able to get them off the T-mobile site soon anyway.
danwpeters said:
A bit off topic here, sorry, but saves opening a new thread..
I'm currently on three payg with the £5 internet access add on, does anyone recommend t-mobile over three? I find the 3g coverage to be naff in most areas on three, and I remember someone saying t-mobile has better 3g cover.
Any comments? Thanks.
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In UK , I would say the t-mobile 3g coverage is really good and way better than 3-network.
danwpeters said:
A bit off topic here, sorry, but saves opening a new thread..
I'm currently on three payg with the £5 internet access add on, does anyone recommend t-mobile over three? I find the 3g coverage to be naff in most areas on three, and I remember someone saying t-mobile has better 3g cover.
Any comments? Thanks.
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Where I live (the grim north) 3G on Orange was great. I have just moved to T-Mobile and in the same areas I do not see 3G at all, saying that, In my place of work I get HSDPA on t-mobile and only 3G with Orange.
Overall I think T-mobile have better coverage and I do live out in the sticks
Thanks for that guys, but one more q:
on my three plan, I spend £5 a month to get "fair" internet use, so far seems good. On the t-mobile plans that I see on their site, you have to pay £1 a day for unlimited internet, that's already going to be £28+ a month, add onto that texts/calls, that's expensive for payg. Am i reading the deal wrong? Or do they have other internet deals?
My three 3g drops often onto "H" and sometimes drops to "G", so if (as most of you say) t-mobile is better for 3g coverage, I will go with them - if there are better deals for the internet.
Why not just buy a tmobile webnwalk package...im on the £10 a month one and it works brilliantly. Used to regularly get 3.5G on my nokia n95 8gb and was blazing fast.
Spawn12 said:
Why not just buy a tmobile webnwalk package...im on the £10 a month one and it works brilliantly. Used to regularly get 3.5G on my nokia n95 8gb and was blazing fast.
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Is that £10 a month no extra charge for unlimited internet use? I'm looking on their site but can't find much.
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Is that £10 a month no extra charge for unlimited internet use? I'm looking on their site but can't find much.
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Yup it is, allows me to use the internet as much as i want without paying anything extra ie only pay £10 it and i can spend as much time on the internet as i like. Also includes usage of messenger programs. I dont think the package i use allows you to use your phone as a modem for your laptop nor does it include VOIP calls.
But if i was you give them a ring and they can explain to you exactly which package does what. They do have a web n walk pro package as well but thats £20 a month i think but allows you to do anything on your phone ie VOIP calls, tethering your phone to your laptop etc etc.
Mmm, they def arent there on the latest 1.37 rom version
My diamond that I got today which is an official UK version didnt have the tmobile settings either. Does seem strange that the tmobile settings arent in there tho?
I just found a tmobile settings cab on my touch dual from previous searches on xda developers and used that.
Sorted, internet works fine. Will leave the cab on my phone just in case I need to reset them.
I'm on T-Mob's Web N Walk basic for £7.50 a month (on top of my flext) with my current Hermes. Not sure if it's available on PAYG, though.
Messenger works here too, as does using it as a modem. A data packet is a data packet, be it from a phone or a laptop, they can't tell. I don't abuse it and stay well within the "1GB fair use unlimited limit".
Can someone kindly post the tmobile internet cab file or point me in the right direction so that when i get my Diamond tommorrow...i can have my internet working properly. BTW does the cab also include the MMS settings??.
You can just set it up yourself..
APN: general.t-mobile.uk
Username: user
Password: wap
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You can just set it up yourself..
APN: general.t-mobile.uk
Username: user
Password: wap
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And thats all i need to get my internet and MMS working on the Diamond mate??. If so thats great and mucho thanks to you
Folks, I read in the www.3g.co.uk forum that Three was to strike a deal with T-Mobile to expand their coverage. I live in N. Ireland and the three 3G coverage is pretty impressive.
WizP said:
Folks, I read in the www.3g.co.uk forum that Three was to strike a deal with T-Mobile to expand their coverage. I live in N. Ireland and the three 3G coverage is pretty impressive.
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They already share their RAN (radio access network).
Hello all-
I just got in my Diamond today and after working on it about an hour, I still can only get Edge (and very small reception and SSLLOOWW data). I currently have a tilt with a flashed ROM running 6.1 and got perfect 3G reception from it here at my desk. I use At&t here. Could the lack of the 850 band be my issue. Please give me some clues or point me to a tutorial to get everything set up to par for my Diamond. I've already searched this whole forum.
Thanks a lot!
Oh dear here we go again....if you had done a search you would have saved yourself so much hassle.
The Diamond you have wont support 3G on AT&T because its missing a £G attenna...even though your settings will show that it can support the band for AT&T 3G but in reality you CANNOT get 3G access with the Diamonds that are out at the moment.
Only way your going to be able to get 3G in America is by waiting for the proper American version of the phone...as to when its out...could be july/August.
Well...Thats the bad part of me that gets way too excited. I'm going to try to return it. I'm sure my fiance that im marrying in 3 weeks will love to hear the news of my lack of research. Thanks!
LOL its ok...its just been explained a few times on here that the Diamonds that are on the market arent really suitable for the American 3G market...your just gonna have to wait a bit for the American version.
For what i's worth - thanks for your time with a stupid question.
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For what i's worth - thanks for your time with a stupid question.
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No problems buddy, its ok...thats what we are here for...to help each other out.
Apologies if i was a bit abrupt in my first post...been a long day
no 3g
for what it is worth, i have the same issue with no 3g but i have edge and so far find it fine for what i need it for. For others, the added speed that you get may be worth it. I love my Diamond otherwise, despite the battery. I will however get the usa version when it comes out, mainly for reception purposes since i feel the lack of 850 band lessens the reception a little... But so far I love it. Btw i have the ME rom which is fast and smooth and have no issues so far other than i cant hide the SIM contacts even with the tweak.
Any of you guys bought the unbranded Diamond that are using it in Canada? (Rogers, Fido) ? Are you able to take advantage fo the 3G network or no? Trying to figure out if I should wait for a possible North American release (not the Telus Diamond) or if it really matters at all. (North American one might have more ram??)
Thanks!
Anyone? :|
I'm on Rogers. Got my diamond last week and upgraded with the Diamond Project V2 ROM for quad-band. Don't have a data plan (too expensive), and only use wifi, but the phone has shown a G on the status bar once in awhile. Don't know if that means it's available....
I've had a diamond on Rogers for about 6 weeks now. No 3G, even with the newest ROM's. It does get EDGE (E) in most places in Toronto, and GPRS(G) elsewhere.
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Hmm ok, not that I use 3G much (I usually disable it for battery reasons), but maybe I shall awhile just to see what happens. I'd like the option of 3G.
Thanks guys!~
Ok guys here is my situation. Unfortunately I live in a rural area, I just so happen to not be able to get att interweb because all of the ports are full. I'm currently on Sat internet that is costly considering I only have 20gb of data during peak hours which is from 6am till 8pm. I am about to get rid of sat internet and sat tv, so this means I am going to need interweb to stream. I have decided since they just recently put a tmobile tower up 4 miles from my house that I would use the interweb from them on their unlimited lte. I have a Verizion LG G2/VS980 thus the reason I am asking for your help and will need assistance or rather guidance on how to use tmobile on my phone. I do understand that pretty much all phones are unlocked, so would that mean I keep verzion roms or can I use tmobile roms so that I can use wifi calling. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for what y'all do.
Ok seems I'm getting alot of views but no answers. I've gotten the test phone from tmobile and it's an iphone 5s Pfft. Anywho I've been testing the network speed mostly getting 10 down 2 up. Not that great but hey good enough for web/phone. Ok now what I need is help finding a suitable rom. Has anyone heard of such a rom that has skipped provisioning and wifi calling working that works on vs980? Also how would I go about flashing a tmobile rom, I've read that you flash a tmobile rom of your choice then flash the flex patch? Any idea's folks.