Need some help - LG Optimus 2x

I am about to buy the t mobile g2x. It is the same as this but branded for t mobile. I am bringing it into the uk but im concerned if it will work on 3g in the uk. It uses 1700 and 2100 for 3g whilst most uk phones use 900, 1900 and 2100 for 3g. Will flashing a rom from the optimistic 2x forum fix the problem or will I have to do something else?

DONT flash O2x roms BIG NO NO
It wont fix ya phone but will probably break it.
Flashing any rom or baseband wont work
4g Network doesn't work in the uk

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How To Change From Gsm 900 To Gsm 850?????

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.
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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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

[Q] help me choose please!

Should I buy a captivate or a i9000 galaxy s?
It is for the use in the netherlands but I heard the captivate had some more specs..
Thanks in advance!
Galaxy S and captivate are pretty similar.
i9000 has front camera (if you use it), physical back button, better support (more users) and you are more likely to have warranty support in the Netherlands.
i897 IMHO looks better and is heavier (feels more expensive). Also it comes in 16gb (i9000 comes in 8gb/16gb) and has lots of AT&T crapware on it....easy enough to remove...but you have to do it
Take the one you like the looks of better.
I really like the looks of the captivate but I am worried that it's going to have 3g network problems here..
If I would import the phone, would it work perfect with the signal here to?
snaai8 said:
I really like the looks of the captivate but I am worried that it's going to have 3g network problems here..
If I would import the phone, would it work perfect with the signal here to?
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The issue will be the 900 band will be missing in the Captivate which is where a lot of carriers have 3G in Europe. In the US, it will work fine. i9000x 3G won't work in 850Mhz markets.
Captivate runs on the following data bands:
3G (850/1900/2100 MHz) <-AT&T works fine.
Galaxy i9000x runs on:
2G - GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G - HSDPA 900/1900/2100 <- Missing 850 for AT&T
Vibrant
3G - HSDPA 1700/2100
If you seriously want a world phone for data, there is only one in the market at the moment that I'm aware of. It's the Sony Xperia X10a. It's a dual mode phone and uses GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 800/850/1900/2100.
I'm a complete dummy in this subject so here comes the stupid questions..
What would happen if I tried using it in my country?
I'm using a omnia 2 now with:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
So if I tried using the captivate, would my 3g be gone?
EDIT:
I was looking through the specs at the AT&T site and it said:
GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS/HSDPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
So according to these specs it says that it also has a 900mhz frequention.
EDIT2: Vodafone in my area (my carrier) uses 2100 as 3g band and gsm 900/1800.
I foung this info using gsmworld
can someone please explain it to me?
Ik need to choose before friday!

[Q] Samsung i9000 variant for USA and Thailand?

I'm looking to purchase a Galaxy S next month. I live in the USA, but I travel to Thailand every year. I'd like to get one phone that will work on both AT&T and AIS for both voice and data. (3G on both would be great!) While traveling in Thailand, I really want to be able to tether my netbook through the phone.
Anyone have recommendations as to which Galaxy S I should get?
over in Europe + Asia they only have 1 model
they all come with triband 3G WCDMA 900/1900/2100
and quad band Voice/EDGE 850/900/1900/2100
so you wont go wrong in getting any Galaxy S as "There Is Only One" (hmmm... sounds which movie was it from?)
unless you get the wrong Galaxy Lite, or Galaxy 5000 series, or Galaxy 8000 series or Galaxy 7000 series
My concern is the 3G WCDMA 850MHz vs 900 MHz for data. I know that AT&T uses 850 MHz, but AIS in Thailand is using 900 MHz. While it's true that 3G is just starting to roll out in Thailand (limited coverage and all), I would like to get a phone that I'll be able to use when they do get it all covered.
If I get an unlocked Captivate for use on the AT&T network, would putting in a sim from AIS automatically switch the 3G WCDMA over to the 900 MHz band (if available)?
Or is the radio hardware-fixed on this? (I've searched for an answer on this, but can't find a straight answer.)
there is no phone with both 850 and 900 3g...
I think your only chance for a 3G phone that works in both USA and Thailand is the Captivate. True Move in Thailand has 3G on 850mhz, which the Captivate uses.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Thailand#Contact
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lgkahn said:
there is no phone with both 850 and 900 3g...
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That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure. I guess the GSM radio is separate from the 3G CDMA radio (since the GSM can do both 850 and 900).
Ben74 said:
I think your only chance for a 3G phone that works in both USA and Thailand is the Captivate. True Move in Thailand has 3G on 850mhz, which the Captivate uses.
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I'll be traveling to Trat and Koh Chang. True doesn't have coverage there as far as I can tell.
Anyway, thanks for the info!
i would buy the i9000m from canada or the i9000t or i9000b from south america b4 the captivate.. captivate.. has poor 3g upload, and no front camera.
software_samurai said:
That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure. I guess the GSM radio is separate from the 3G CDMA radio (since the GSM can do both 850 and 900).
I'll be traveling to Trat and Koh Chang. True doesn't have coverage there as far as I can tell.
Anyway, thanks for the info!
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As far as I can tell, there's no 3G coverage in Trat and Koh Chang from any operator in Thailand. You'll only get GPRS/EDGE coverage there.

[Q] tilt 2 3g help

im wondering. is there any way i can get 3g working on my unlocked atat tilt 2. im using cincinnati bell wireless now but im thinking bout switching phones because i cant use 3g thx.
Snooping around the net, I've found that Bell Wireless in Cincinatti uses 1700/2100 MHz bands for 3G. Both bands are needed for 3G (one is upload, one is download), similar to T-Mob.
The At&T Tilt2 isn't compatible with the 1700 MHz band. Its a hardware issue, so no software or tweaks are going to get you 3G. If you get an unlocked T-Mob branded version of the Touch Pro 2, it should work on your network's 3G.
This should be in the General section, not ROM Development.

Question before buying 02X

Hello everyone what is difference between this or T-Mobile version? Are they same I wana use it on wind/mobilicity in Canada wana know if both have 1700 and 2100 3g band. Cause T-Mobile phones work on wind/mobilicity if they are unlocked if I had to buy one which should I get? Which is better and y? Thanks
Sofia
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I think Tmobile G2xworks on wind/mobilicity
The Optimus 2x (O2x) does not work with wind/mobilicty according to this:
(Voice yes/data no)
LG P990 Optimus 2X
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 1900/ 2100
As for the difference, I assume only the brand logo on the screen or maybe some Tmobile apps.
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I m too looking to waiting to get this into Canada.
However I'm worry about the freeze and otherse problem with this phone.
I'm holding it out until they have a *offical* fix and confirm it is not a hardware problem.
I have all the time untill SGS2 drops to around the price of this phone =)!
Plus it seems like the Motorola Atrix have reboot issue too..
My guess is a problem with the tegra 2 problem with software.. who knows...
*Edit* notice you're from Vancouver, how is mobilicity/wind service there?
Heard reception are crap =/
Mobilicity is awesome but wind service is crap. 10$ for unlimited data and mobilicity towers are built and maintain by Ericsson. Call quality is very good and clear. Even mobilesyrup.com said it. Ya also wanted sgs2 but no 1700 and 2100 band. I don't believe the random shutdown problem till I buy the phone.
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