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Unlocked Kaiser on Tmobile US

If I am correct, tmobile US will release their version of the Kaiser in the future. Does anyone know if HTC will offer a fully functional (for lack of better terms) unlocked kaiser. By fully functional, I mean with all the hardware features like dual cameras along with the ability to handle the 1700 band for tmobiles 3g network.

i have an unlocked kaiser on tmobile and it works perfect. The hope is that t-mobile will purchase another frequency that works with the kaiser!!!

that's all fine and good but with the currently available kaiser (and also the TILT once released and unlocked) you will not be able to take full advantage of tmobiles 3G network once launched. I'd like to keep tmobile as my US provider while still having the front cam for video calls.

I would also like to change from ATT to T-mobile with my current unlocked Kaiser. I am hoping that the current kaiser is just a, "Rom change" away from picking up the 1700 Mghtz 3G frequency when T-Mobile brings it out.
Anybody here have any idea, if the Kaiser is hardware capable of picking up 1700? You would assume, that it would be easier and cheaper to put the hardware in there and just disable it with software.
JB

I wouldn't worry to much. By the time tmob gets 3g maybe late 08 in some areas maybe 09 there will be another latest greatest phone
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dwella said:
I wouldn't worry to much. By the time tmob gets 3g maybe late 08 in some areas maybe 09 there will be another latest greatest phone
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Good point...

I figure in on the 'newer phone' liklihood as well. I had a Wizard and thought the remaining feature differences (GPS, Tilt display, faster processer, double RAM, double storage, SDHC support, etc) were more than enough to justify an upgrade. I am using in on T-Mobile with the great data plan. I have access to WiFi when I need speed (Sling, Orb, etc), so EDGE is good enough for uses at other times (casual web browsing and push email).

I'm sure they will release their version of the Kaiser before 2008 if they want to reap the rewards...and, I don't think they will release it without the 3g network running as their version is supposed to support the 1700 band. Of course, their version will be lacking other features of the hardware like the front facing camera. In turn, my original question about wanted a fully featured unlocked Kaiser remains.
Additionally, to the person hoping thecurrent kaiser may have 1700 support through a rom update, from what I hear the answer is no. I am told it is a hardware issue and the hardware on the current kaiser model is not equipped to handle it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333595
You might check this thread out. Dont know if it will work here.
I don't believe HTC will make a Kaiser for tmo here but this variation could come here. If you look at the phones released to ttmo and att most of the light and young peoples phones are released to tmo and the more work oriented are released to att (excluding the Iphone which should have went to tmo but was att shot to bring in some young blood. just my ho for what its worth
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Thanks dwella,
However, i feel pretty confident that T-mobile US will release the Kaiser for many reasons. Mainly because they have already cleared their version of the device through the FCC and there is a Tmobile manual for the device that is clearly for the US market (as it mentions specifics exclusive to the T-mo US market such as My Favs, etc. They don't exist in UK). The FCC also list Tmobiles variant as having the 1700 band and as you may know, Tmobile US is setting up half of their 3g network on that band (upstream I believe). Since that band is not used in UK (or anywhere iirc) it's pretty certain that the documentation is for the US.
Then again, this is all speculation.
My problem however is that I want a fully featured unlocked Kaiser with all bands and all hardware options. I take residence in both US and abroad (Asia). Asia is no issue as the bands are common. Tmo US is my provider in the states though (and I have a really, really god data plan through them) and want 3g to work through them when in the US. Since the fact that they will use the 1700 band is my main hang up (otherwise, I probably would have had the Kaiser on day 1 )
The wait and uncertainty is killing me...I even emailed HTC some time ago about this but they have not responded.

hey guys, i'm also picking up the tilt and gonna use it on tmobile. just wondering, is anybody using the 5.99 proxy internet deal on the tilt? just making sure its gonna work, thanks
omar

yes it works fine

mofoliar said:
yes it works fine
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Can you give me instructions on the 5.99 workaround, I can't seem to get it to work with any of the settings here, nor the auto setting downloader.

start>settings>connections>connections
under proxy settings check: this network connects to the internet
check this network uses a proxy server to connect to the internet
proxy server should be :216.155.165.50
click advanced
http: 216.155.165.50:8080
wap: 216.155.165.50:9201
secure wap: 216.155.165.50:9201
socks (blank)
under modem, your access point name should be : wap.voicestream.com
name and password blank.
under advanced check use server assigned ip address
use software compression
use ip header compression.
Works great!!
The only thing i found I cant get to work is the MMS setting, though i did find the post for it, but did not work for me.. so if anyone has setting that work for Tmobile w/tilt, much appreciated..

mofoliar said:
start>settings>connections>connections
under proxy settings check: this network connects to the internet
check this network uses a proxy server to connect to the internet
proxy server should be :216.155.165.50
click advanced
http: 216.155.165.50:8080
wap: 216.155.165.50:9201
secure wap: 216.155.165.50:9201
socks (blank)
under modem, your access point name should be : wap.voicestream.com
name and password blank.
under advanced check use server assigned ip address
use software compression
use ip header compression.
Works great!!
The only thing i found I cant get to work is the MMS setting, though i did find the post for it, but did not work for me.. so if anyone has setting that work for Tmobile w/tilt, much appreciated..
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Thanks for you help, my MMS setting works. Here's are my setting:
Messaging -> MMS -> Tools -> Options:
Servers -> MMS Configurations:
Server Name: T-Mobile MMS
Gateway: 216.155.165.50
Port: 8080
Server Address: http://216.155.165.174.84/servlets/mms
Connect via: T-Mobile MMS
By the way, these are the default settings the "Auto Connection" tool gave me.

i am pretty sure i tried that myself,but it wont hurt to try again.. i did get it to work 1 time that was it.. now all it does is sit in either sent or draft folder w/ and red x next to the envelope.. thanks for the info!!

I just got the Kaiser for Christmas, and I got it working with the HTC rom on T-Mobiles network. My question is since my Kaiser was purchased on eBay and was for the Singapore/Vietnam market is there a US rom I can load that will better recognized T-Mobiles network. I have it working for normal phone calls and I am using BlackBerry Connect on it but every time I connect to the internet to use the browser it disconnects the BlackBerry Connect service. I would like both internet and BlackBerry to use the same connections. Does anyone have experience with this?
Thanks in advances

Activating in Romania (Please help)

Hi,
after I got my Unlock Code from TMob, I like to activate my G1 now with Vodafone in Romania.
This is what I found so far:
Title: VF Internet pe Mobil
Connection: UMTS
Autentificare: PAP
User: live.pre.vodafone.com
Pw: vodafone
APN: live.pre.vodafone.com
MCC: 226
MNC: 01
So when i start my G1, It starts to show the bar with my connection (good with 3-4 Bars). but NO "G" sign in the Top bar. (Does it have to be there??)
When I try to sign in (activation) it always fail of the connection.
Does I have to see a "G" or so in the Top Bar, before I try activation? (i dont have 3G here, only GPRS Data Transfer, that works fine for Internet with my other Mobiles)
Really I would appreciate really your Help, to make the G1 working and activating in Romania.
Greets
Chris

i'm searching for the same thing. i didn't manage to make VF settings. you can try with an Orange sim. easier settings to use. let me know please if you manage to solve the VF settings issue.
PS daca nu te descurci da-mi un PM

nice to read from you.
so you got it running with Orange? and only with 3G or just with GPRS.
greets
chris

3G. working like a charm
easy settings
Name : Orange 3G
APN: internet
the rest is blank

hmmm but so i have to buy also a Orange card.
and I am living in Medias.. we dont have 3G here.
will it also work just with GPRS
and what dataplan do i have to buy from orange for a prepaid card.
do you know?
greets
chris

GPRS is working too.
for a prepaid you only need to activate internet and the costs are taken from your credit.
you can use it at least till we figure out the VF settings.

Thanks for your help.
so i guess my wife has a orange (have to look later)
does she had to activate internet plan or so..
or is it enough when i just place it in my card and make
apn internet?
anyhow.. also your profile and HP is interesting. what are
you doing for business.. we can talk about also
privat at: [email protected]
thanks again
chris

GREAT !!
just bought a Orange Card and now works like charm...
thanks for your info.
greets
chris

i managed to solve the problem
settings are like this:
Name: Mobile Internet
APN: internet.vodafone.ro
User:internet.vodafone.ro
Password: vodafone
everything else is blank
hope this helps

I use my (unlocked) G1 with Vodafone Romania using these settings:
Name: vodafone
APN: internet.vodafone.ro
Username: internet.vodafone.ro
Password: vodafone
MCC: 226
MNC: 01
(all the rest are not set)
Works perfect using 3G or GPRS (depends on the covarage)
Hope this helps...
I have not managed to use Vodafone Live. Does anybody know if the G1 is compatible with Vodafone (RO) live? What are the settings?

i'm not sure if the G1 one works with Vodafone Live! but if you're not on prepaid you can go for a data plan of 500Mb/month @6EUR/month

I know this thread is old but im going to bump it because i have a question.
I dont have a G1 but i do have an incredible 2 which is GSM capable and unlocked. Im going to romania this summer and was wondering if the settings are the same?
Also, can someone over there tell me how much it would be for a monthly card? most important to me is internet over there, I dont know if unlimited exists but i would prefer that.
Multumesc foarte mult.

after putting in the sim card of whatever company they have out there you would need to update your apn to allow for data use. double check what frequency their cell company uses as in gsm,cdma, and what band(s)

I understand that. Was just wondering if the apn settings posted earlier still apply..
Sent from my Incredible 2 running Zeus 1.3

[Q] How to get 3G on FIDO?

This is not a problem with the phone so much as more the owner not reading carefully. I was so happy to get my hands on a T-Mobile HTC HD7 that I missed a key detail. Apparently the phone does not work on FIDO 3G (I am in Toronto). It is unlocked and I can make and receive calls with no issue, but for the life of me I cannot get 3G to work. I'd even be willing to live with Edge since I'm near WiFi hotspots most of the time, but even on Edge I can't get data to flow (send/receive emails, browse web, login to facebook).
So any ideas on how to get this to work on 3G or should the owner concede defeat ?

I called FIDO tech support and they offered no help over the phone. They said contact the phone manufacturer. After checking with the great gentleman I bought the phone from, he asked did I set up the APN ? I of course said what's that? So I did an internet search and sure enough right off FIDO's Tech Support website:
APN: internet.fido.ca
Username: fido
Password: fido
Why couldn't FIDO Tech Support on the phone just suggest this? sigh....
So issue is fixed once again. Not sure if I'm getting 3G or Edge but seems to be fast enough for me eitherway as I'm mainly checking email or facebook. Maybe when tethering is available, I'll notice a difference. Hope the above info is helpful.

You won't get 3G Data with this version of the HTC HD7. I believe a 3G version for Fido/Rogers etc will be available in the future but not release date is set yet.

[Q] Bought used phone, no signal / poor reception

Hi all,
I have a question to those more knowledgeable about GSM network/settings (I come from a CDMA background). I bought my girlfriend a Captivate on EBay for Christmas; everything is working OK except it cannot get any signal. As far as I know everything is set up as it should, it just won't show any bars. While using the ServiceMode app [*#0011#] it goes from NO SERVICE to GSM : LIMITED and back over and over. While using her old phone in the same spot it has full bars. We went to the ATT store and made sure everything was set up on their end. I think the phone is defective but I figured I would check here first. I'll attach some relevant (I think) screen caps and if anything jumps out or you have anything for me to try and fix this, please let me know.
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Also does anyone know the exact location of the internal antenna? I opened the phone up to see if something came lose during shipment or whatever and I didn't really get anywhere. I wanted to try and jury rig a extended antenna to see if that helped reception.

You flashed that ROM/theme on the phone? Or it came like that when you bought it?

That is Serendipity 5.1.. I figure while she can't use the phone as a phone, she should still benefit from a nice rom and kernel. When I received the phone originally it had the stock rom. Before I flashed a custom I made sure to check everything out first and the problem was there since the beginning. Since then I've flashed back to stock, tried different radios, etc etc but the results are always the same.
I don't know what the person before me did to the phone though, maybe he/she flashed something incorrectly and wrote over important settings? I don't know what I'm looking at that's really why I am asking here.

Grabbed some more settings, anything seem strange or wrong?

Stupid question, but do you have an active AT&T Sim card in the Phone? btw, these phones absolutely, positively will not work on Sprint or any other CDMA carrier.

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Stupid question, but do you have an active AT&T Sim card in the Phone?
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Yes I have her new Sim card which was activated at the store over the weekend. I can switch it between her two phones, old one full bars, Captivate no bars.

Check you APN Settings. Menu> Wireless and networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names and let us know what they are, and we can go from there.

Says ATT WAP

Tap where is says att wap and check the settings to see if they match these:
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username:not set
Password:not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms port - 80
mcc 310
mnc 410
authentication type - none
apn type- internet + mms
If not, adjust them accordingly and see if it clears up. If not I'd say you have a serious hardware problem.

Those settings look good to me. Thanks for the help I suppose my problem is more serious. Anyone know of anything else I can check to maybe narrow my problem down? I'm not afraid to try and replace a radio/circuit board/internal antenna.

enter *#2263# and check that band selection is set to automatic.

Yep set to AUTOMATIC - Select GSM & WCDMA All Bands

Is there something equivalent to a PRL for GSM phones? Something that tells it what towers it can connect to?

idk if its related but i have poor signal problems too with my phone sometimes only shows bars and no h or edge and sometimes just says no service or emergency calls only

Yeah same here, right now it says Emergency calls only. I know for a fact that there are at least 6 GSM cell towers in this vicinity.

Can this issue have something to do with a failed unlocking attempt? I've been trying to research all routes and I tried to "unlock" to phone by using SGS Unlock Tool (rooted method), it was never successful. It states "Sorry, no codes found unknown error", possibly meaning that something internally is screwed up? I'm just pulling stuff out of my bum at this point. Any help will be appreciated!

Last bump for the weekend. Any suggestions? Already bought a new one but I still have 30 days to return it if I can figure out how to fix this.

Costa Rica data issues?

I am in Costa Rica for a week and am having in interesting problem with my phone. I purchased a local sim card and it works great, except the data seems to have odd issues. For instance, I can use Google maps just fine most anyplace I have a signal. But if I try to use the xda app, or the web browser, it doesn't work. I would think that data connections are all the same and it should work? I am using wifi at the moment and it works fine so I know it's not the programs. Any quick ideas? I am here for 4 more days.
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My first guess would be to call the provider or ask a local user for the correct APN settings.

I looked up the APN settings online and they are correct. It just seems odd to me that data from Google maps would work just fine over the cell side but nothing else works. I would think it's all or nothing.
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Yeah. Usually if your APN is bad, all data is hosed. The provider may be selectively blocking traffic... Eg: if you're on a prepaid dumbphone+data plan, they may grant a narrow range of whitelisted urls or data providers. Not sure.
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What data signal does the local service provider use? The captivate's modem can only pick up signals on the 850 and 1900 bandwidths. That's why, for example 3g won't work on a captivate with a tmobile sim card.

I have a widget that says I have an HSDPA connection at 7.2. I am leaning towards some kind of filter or white list on the cellular providers end. Its not to big of a problem since the place I am staying has wifi. But I would like to know the reason for sure in case I run into it again someplace. The other oddity is if I go into marketplace the items I have purchased don't show up in my apps selection. And in Google maps, I can see where I am, but the ability to share the location is greyed out unless I have wifi. Even though the satalitte image updates to wherever I might be. So the data going through is very selective.
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I can also send texts to other local phones here but not mms pictures. Very unusual to be able to send/get some data but not all. I did read on another site that prepaid sim cards in Costa Ricardo don't have data but that wouldn't explain my ability to use Google maps to see where I am.
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Do you have modem locked in to to one freq only?

I don't believe so. I don't think I flashed anything new since I flashed the darky rom a while ago. At home it switches from E to H which I believe is a different frequency? And I also at home have a dual sim setup swapping between att and tmo as needed. So I would think it's not locked on a frequency. I am flying home tomorrow, but I do appreciate the ideas. And maybe this thread will help someone else.
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A search on Google on the subject of blocked IP addresses shows that Costa Rica ( particularly ICE ) has a known problem with being blocked by many providers. That may also be part of the problem.
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