Hi, first sorry for posting this doubt here, but i've posted on captivate forum and didn't have an answer (need a quick one)!
i'm from Brasil and my brother is in Washington and he decided to buy the Samsung Galaxy S International Version from Amazon !!
The phone arrived today but here is the problem, a Captivate from At&T arrived instead of the international version!
The phone is Unlocked since he tried his SIM card from CLARO (his work phone) and it worked!
I've asked him to check for firmware version and here is what showed up:
2.1-update1
baseband: I897UCJF6
SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
My main doubt is if it is going to work on 2100 3G frequency, which is the frequency of TIM here in Brasil !!
I've searched about it and on many reviews and also on gsmarena it states that it has HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100, but i found some topics on google with people saying that it would not work if it was not on AT&T network (which i think it uses 850 freq) !
My second doubt is if im going to miss something for not being the International version (which was the one that we wanted in first place)!
From my search i've only found that the captivate doesnt have the frontal camera!
Thanks in advance, i kind of need a quick answer because he's coming back on friday and only have today and tomorrow to return the phone !!!
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inmy Country Only Works Gsm 850, Does Anybody How To Change The Band The Htc Diamond, Cause This Phone Is A Tri Band And Works With 900 Gsm.
Can Anybody Helpme Please????
You can change the band in Comm Manager. There is a tab called Band.
And only assuming you bought the appropriate device, since if you bought the European device, then you do not have the 850 support.
amir77a said:
And only assuming you bought the appropriate device, since if you bought the European device, then you do not have the 850 support.
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Which country's running 850 mhz ... I thought that band was reserved for GSM-R (GSM Rail private network) - Or at least it is in the UK !.
I believe some countries in south america uses the 850band, and the US. It is wise to read the specs when you buy a phone. the current diamonds (european, asian) do not support 850. It would have been a quad-band band phone, not a tri-band if that was the case. There will probably be a US-version, but afaik it's not available as of now. sorry.
Im from South America, I thuoght that in my country works the 900 mhz, but only works with the 850mhz. I dont know what to do, i suppose i have to sell it on ebay cause nobody has a solution. thansk anyway
Why dont you return it to where you bought it from??...i dont know the laws of your country but if you have only had it a few days then you should be entitled to a refund as the phone is not suitable for you.
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Which country's running 850 mhz ... I thought that band was reserved for GSM-R (GSM Rail private network) - Or at least it is in the UK !.
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United States of America.
ajs007 said:
Which country's running 850 mhz ... I thought that band was reserved for GSM-R (GSM Rail private network) - Or at least it is in the UK !.
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Canada and US
Somebody told me that there is a Software so you can change the GSM, and something abour the hardware, other guy told me about the Radio but i dont think so!!! i need some professional help please!!!
Try to flash the radio 1.00.25.05 or 1.00.25.06. I tested this two radio with VIVO Brazil that transmit on 850MHz and is working well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407956
Thanks my friend, im going to try it!!! I'll let you know what happens!!!
It didt work my friend, cause my phone is a Tri-Band phone, yours maybe is a Quad-Band phone. that radio is only fot Quad-Band phones.
Thanks anyway.
I need some help!!!!
jmcorral said:
It didt work my friend, cause my phone is a Tri-Band phone, yours maybe is a Quad-Band phone. that radio is only fot Quad-Band phones.
Thanks anyway.
I need some help!!!!
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You have a touch diamond, right? I have it too and also if on HTC site is wrote that diamond is tri band, with radio 1.00.25.05 and radio 1.00.25.06 is actually working as quad band GSM.
Check this post, the guy tested the quad band rom with a professional communication tester:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2413582&postcount=122
You have flashed the .05 radio? What carrier are you using?
im from colombia
i'm from colombia and i install the radio rom 25.05 and now is working in 850
before i installed the signal sucks with the 25.03... but now is better than never before.
i think that your need to reflash the 25.05 radio rom
Im going to try again my friend!!!!! My carrier is Movistar.
I would let you know what happens!!!!
thank you very much, i appreciatte your concern about my problem, thanks my friend!!!
it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks my friend i really appreciatte!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you rule!!!!
Hello everyone.. I'm also from Colombia and I want to give you all information about what i did in order to solve the issue of the 850mHz.
I flashed HardSPL and ROM for Radio as indicated in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416211 (As many people I'm using HardSPL 1.40.OliNex
and Radio 1.00.25.05 )
I also flashed a cooked ROM from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2405336&postcount=1
I did all that yesterday so I havent been able to test signal outside from Bogota, but improvement on the device and the signal reception is obvious. I also did the test of dialing *#*#364#*#* on the key pad of the phone and I saw that the phone was working on the 850mHz frequency.
I have tested the device with two different carriers... Movistar and Comcel withouyt any problem. I was hoping with Comcel to get 3G signal (due to activation of 850mHz frequency) but still does not work. Some say that is imposible due to hardware issues, some other people says that Hardware in Diamond is capable of 3G US standard.... LETS SEE!!! HOPEFULLY SOME OF THE GURUS ARE WORKING ON THIS ISSUE.
It works in Mexico
Hello there.
Hell i bought mine directly from HTC, it was shipped with a spanish ROM 1.93 and radio .05. As soon as I inserted my GSM chip it worked with no problem. We are still waiting that some Dev found the key to allow our first gen diamond to work with 3G. Because imported phone onl ywork with 3.5G at 900mhz
Hi, im from Brasil and my brother is in Washington and he decided to buy the Samsung Galaxy S International Version from Amazon !!
The phone arrived today but here is the problem, a Captivate from At&T arrived instead of the international version!
he is going to use it here in Brasil, with TIM on 2100 3G frequency!
So, my question is, is there any important difference between then?
Does is it work with the 2100 freq?
Can i install different roms on it, because i've been searching about the phone more on the I9000 forum!
I've asked him to check for firmware version and here is what showed up:
2.1-update1
baseband: I897UCJF6
SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
So, should him keep it ? Need fast answer because he is coming back tomorrow!
Thanks in advance!
I'm in Brazil and using a Captivate. I'm using it on Claro Paraná which is basically 2100.
To be honest, I'd keep the AT&T one. There's an easy way to unlock it via a Market App (forgot the name now) and there is a lot of ino for it here.
You may have some issues with phone numbers but I'm still looking into it - so far I decided to remove all DDD codes and carrier codes and use "Operadora DDD" app to apply them on-the-fly.
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqs_view_us.jsp?SITE_ID=22&PG_ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=257835 said:
The SGH-i897 is a quad band dual mode handset. It supports GSM frequencies of 850, 900, 1800, & 1900. It supports UMTS 850, 1900, and 2100 frequencies. There is a possibility the phone may be used with a wireless operator outside the United States however this is not guaranteed. The phone has been optimized to work on the intended carrier it was designed for.
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Straight from the Samsung Website.
Thanks for the answers !!!
I was on the run to find out more about the phone because all the previously research was for the I9000 international version and there´s this deadline to return the phone tomorrow!
But after researching all day and you confirmed that it works on 2100 freq we´re keeping it!
The other concern that i saw was the 3 button download thing, but i´ve sent the instructions to my brother and its working perfectly !
Thanks again, cant wait to put my hands on it!!
Not to mention that the build quality of Captivate is way better than i9000
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I am a Chinese,i like the sharp of i896,so i ask my friend buy one and mail me,i am now afraid the random shutdown problem, I've heard that behind 2010/12/1 all new i986 will not have random shutdown problem,and the old phones also can solve the problem by update 2.2,is it all correct? I am in china,if find the problem i inconvenient to exchange phone,thx.
No old phone will still have random shut down with the 2.2 update.
But I do not have any random shut down with custom ROMS/Kernal..
A question..Wouldn't cell phone be much cheaper in China?! or Hk at least?
Plus not sure if the right mobile band in Canada would work in China....on 3G...
bobola said:
No old phone will still have random shut down with the 2.2 update.
But I do not have any random shut down with custom ROMS/Kernal..
A question..Wouldn't cell phone be much cheaper in China?! or Hk at least?
Plus not sure if the right mobile band in Canada would work in China....on 3G...
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Rogers：
GSM Bands:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
HSPA Bands:
UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz
China Mobile ：900/1800 MHZ
In china,the original phone is too expensive .
For example ,i9008(Customized version for China Mobile, i9000) is ￥6000($960),and the rom is 8g ,ram is 256Mb,shrink so many.
So in China , the market of smuggling electronics is very large,and half of the price can be cheaper.Young people are basically buying parallel imports.
Come down to hong kong and use yahoo auctions
Theres some great deals here
Sent from my SGS captivate running darky V8 and the XDA app
同为国人，老兄。真是纠集啊
ccj11110708 said:
Rogers：
GSM Bands:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
HSPA Bands:
UMTS 850/1900/2100 MHz
China Mobile ：900/1800 MHZ
In china,the original phone is too expensive .
For example ,i9008(Customized version for China Mobile, i9000) is ￥6000($960),and the rom is 8g ,ram is 256Mb,shrink so many.
So in China , the market of smuggling electronics is very large,and half of the price can be cheaper.Young people are basically buying parallel imports.
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depends on the provider, the i9088 has 850 band default, but then again i think the modem has all the bands, it may detect settings or something.
you shouldn't have the random shutdowns with either a att or rogers captivate. the recall goes by the imei number but there are things in the verbage that suggest that the newwer rom version is a fix to the problem. rogers however does have froyo and has an advantage over att there if you are buying a captivate.
if you by a rogers phone and it turns out that you need the 900 band then there are many custom roms here that can fix that. "andromeda" for instance is a modded rom for the goergio armani phone (900 band phone) and comes with the i9088 modem on version 1.0 which should do both bands. if you have trouble you could flash the armani modem from samfirmwares.com
also there is a i9088 rom here called "yin" that should have all the locale settings you need and the i9088 modem, the rom works with i9000 kernels and modems as well.
Hi everyone,
I'm just wondering if my phone is going to be compatible with the networks in Australia (Next G), and what I can do to get it working on one of the carriers over there, most likely Telstra.
I really don't know where to get started.
Much appreciate any advice.
Tommy
Update: The wiki article on the Samsung Galaxy S, tells me that Bell's GT-I9000M is compatible with 850 Mhz. Telstra's Next G network is apparently 850 Mhz, and Telstra itself sells the GT-I9000T. Does that mean I should be able to use it when I move to Australia? What do I need to do?
Not all Galaxys use the same frequencies. If your phone and the carrier in Australia use the same frequencies, then you are good to go. Make sure your phone is unlocked otherwise you will not be able to use any other service besides Bell.
Ian
Now I'm hoping this is the right place for this, samsung have so many versions of the Galaxy S and I didn't see a forum specifically for the i9000T so sincere apologies if there actually is one.
Recently Acquired an i9000 after not properly reading posts regarding that enabling 850MHz in Combi bands does NOT work, silly me . Unfortunately I need a galaxy that works on New Zealand's Telecom network (850 Mhz WCDMA)
So my plan is to sell the now useless (to me) i9000 and buy a Galaxy S that supports 850 WCDMA, I emailed bell Canada but they would not ship outside Canada so buying from them directly is out of the question. The "official" galaxy from the Telecom NZ store is 1000 NZD, compared to 650 NZD for the bell Canada version I refuse to pay such a heinous amount which is clearly a rip off.
Right now I am looking at the "international version" of the galaxy S on amazon however I want to make sure that it actually supports 850 MHz, it is listed as both i9000 and the i9000T so i'm not sure whether it does support 850 or not.
Does anyone know of a reliable seller of 850MHz Galaxy S phones or know if the one on amazon (not allowed to post links but the page can be found at amazon.com /Samsung-I9000-Galaxy-8GB-Bluetooth-International/dp/B003SIDVRA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top[/url]) is actually an i9000T
Thanks for your time, its much appreciated!!
PS i don't know if this is allowed on these forums as such but if anyone wants to buy my Galaxy S PM me, looking at around 750 NZD