Just picked up an HD7 for real cheap wanted to play around with it however I have ATT I got the phone unlocked and receiving data but I am only at edge speeds any way to get the 3g to work thanks in advance!
It sounds to me like the unlocked phone you got was a T-Mobile model. T-Mobile and AT&T use different frequencies for 3G so it simply isn't possible to use a phone from one on the other and still get 3G service. Yeah, it works both ways, you can't get 3G on an unlocked iPhone with T-Mobile, for example.
Depends on the phone. Unlocked Vibrant works on ATT 3g
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If your phone was from TMo-US, you'll only get EDGE, as Tmo uses 900/2100. ATT uses 850/1900. You need a Telstra/Bell unlocked HD7.
Look at your "About" screen. T9295 is what you should see. T9292 is TMo-US.
Hi all,
I also got T9295 from AT&T,
I'm in France but I can't run 3G, only edge.
Any Idea?
Is it a Hardware limitation or just software?
thanks in advance for your help.
rob_fer said:
Hi all,
I also got T9295 from AT&T,
I'm in France but I can't run 3G, only edge.
Any Idea?
Is it a Hardware limitation or just software?
thanks in advance for your help.
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it's a hardware limitation, no way on earth you can run 3G on your AT&T HD7S, unless if you have an operator that uses the same frequencies as ATT
Thanks for your fas reply.
much appreciated!!
I'm in germany but I can't run 3G, only edge.
Any Idea?
Is it a Hardware limitation or just software?
Yeah, but the ATT HD7S has some HW limitations, and it only support 1900MHz
it's a hardware limitation, no way on earth you can run 3G on your AT&T HD7S, unless if you have an operator that uses the same frequencies as ATT
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I tried to get TMobile service for my Nexus one but it wouldn't pick up 3G. So I called Google tech support and they said my Nexus one is an AT&T only nexus one. What's up with that? I thought this was an unlocked phone able to handle any GSM carrier? Can I get it to work on TMobile?
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I tried to get TMobile service for my Nexus one but it wouldn't pick up 3G. So I called Google tech support and they said my Nexus one is an AT&T only nexus one. What's up with that? I thought this was an unlocked phone able to handle any GSM carrier? Can I get it to work on TMobile?
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maybe they meant AT&T 3G, it should pickup the EDGE network on Tmo or you are in a dead zone.
justindri said:
I tried to get TMobile service for my Nexus one but it wouldn't pick up 3G. So I called Google tech support and they said my Nexus one is an AT&T only nexus one. What's up with that? I thought this was an unlocked phone able to handle any GSM carrier? Can I get it to work on TMobile?
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it will work on tmobiles edge service, but not on 3G. tmobile and att have different frequencies for their 3G signals. and yes, there are 2 kinds of nexus ones. one for tmobiles frequency, and one for atts frequency.
If I root the phone will I be able to use it on tmobile?
No, Tmobile runs 3G through 1700mhz band & ATT runs 3G through 850mhz & 1900mhz bands. Both carriers use 850/1900mhz bands for gprs & edge network. There is no way to change the frequencies your phone uses because its a hardware issue. This has been attempted many many times with the US always getting phones last.
This is something to determine when first buying the phone. Did t-mobile sell you the wrong version of the nexus?
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I tried to get TMobile service for my Nexus one but it wouldn't pick up 3G. So I called Google tech support and they said my Nexus one is an AT&T only nexus one. What's up with that? I thought this was an unlocked phone able to handle any GSM carrier? Can I get it to work on TMobile?
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There is a difference between "unlocked", meaning - any SIM can go in and the phone won't stop it from working, and "correct band for GSM/3G", which is in hardware - the phone has support for X different frequencies of GSM and Y different frequencies of UMTS (3G), and if the carrier you're trying to connect to doesn't work with any of those frequencies and works with some other ones - having a working SIM won't help you, since the phone won't find the working frequencies.
And this question was answered about 10000 times.
Sorry up front - I'm a phone noob. I bought this beautiful Galaxy S Vibrant in the US that was locked to the T-Mobile network ... I went ahead and unlocked it using the simple little unlock utility found via this site (woohoo!).
I took the phone into Telus and Rogers and both were unable to get the data service (internet/etc) to work on the phone. Voice calls seem to work fine, the phone call receive and send calls ... but no data service! It just says it's unavailable.
Is there something that can be done? I'd really like to be able to get this phone up and running on a Canadian network.
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Sorry up front - I'm a phone noob. I bought this beautiful Galaxy S Vibrant in the US that was locked to the T-Mobile network ... I went ahead and unlocked it using the simple little unlock utility found via this site (woohoo!).
I took the phone into Telus and Rogers and both were unable to get the data service (internet/etc) to work on the phone. Voice calls seem to work fine, the phone call receive and send calls ... but no data service! It just says it's unavailable.
Is there something that can be done? I'd really like to be able to get this phone up and running on a Canadian network.
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Telus and Rogers both use the WCDMA 850MHZ bands for 3G data in most areas and 1900MHZ in large cities. The T-Mobile vibrant doesn't support 850MHZ. If you live in Canada, you should return the phone...
dkofoed said:
Sorry up front - I'm a phone noob. I bought this beautiful Galaxy S Vibrant in the US that was locked to the T-Mobile network ... I went ahead and unlocked it using the simple little unlock utility found via this site (woohoo!).
I took the phone into Telus and Rogers and both were unable to get the data service (internet/etc) to work on the phone. Voice calls seem to work fine, the phone call receive and send calls ... but no data service! It just says it's unavailable.
Is there something that can be done? I'd really like to be able to get this phone up and running on a Canadian network.
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It should be possible, I've read many people doing. I'm a noob myself when it comes to this, but try checking your APN settings... you may have to manually change them to get it to work...
crap ... what about Bell or Fido? same thing as Rogers/Telus regarding the band issue?
dkofoed said:
crap ... what about Bell or Fido? same thing as Rogers/Telus regarding the band issue?
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Yes, nearly all providers in Canada use this band.. I think your only chance is Wind Mobile if you're in Ontario.
Electroz said:
Yes, nearly all providers in Canada use this band.. I think your only chance is Wind Mobile if you're in Ontario.
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Wind Mobile is in Vancouver too, but I think the only difference between Wind and Rogers/Fido/Bell/Telus is that they use the 1700 band instead of 1900.
Wind Mobile
uses both 1700 and 2100 bands in Canada (well Toronto & GTA, not sure about other provinces)
From Wikipedia:
Wind Mobile is licensed to use the UMTS IV frequency band, also known as Advanced Wireless Services (AWS). Using this band, user equipment transmits at 1710–1755 MHz, and receives at 2110–2155 MHz.
Wind Mobile is the first Canadian wireless service provider to make use of the AWS spectrum for its network. In North America, T-Mobile USA is the only other provider to use this spectrum on a large scale. Wind's use of AWS requires that customers use an AWS-capable handset.
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So, to make a long story short... The T-Mobile Vibrant uses the "1700/2100 MHz" 3G bands, while Wind Mobile is the only carrier in Canada supporting these frequencies.
Is it possible to get a T-mobile N1 to support the 3G Bands 850/1900 that the bell network supports? I know it is possible to flash different radios with android phones. I am still a fairly new user to android but i'am trying to learn and u can't learn with out asking questions
Thanks,
Ryan
You won't get 3G. You need the AT&T version for Telus/Bell/Rogers. You could try Wind or Mobilicity.
well that sucks, neither of those are in Nova Scotia where i am located
You could always try to look for someone to trade with, AT&T for Tmobile Nexus.
But it would probably be hard to do in person if there is no demand for it in Nova Scotia.
I don't know how safe it would be to trade by mail.
Any plans that Wind or Mobilicity will come to Nova Scotia? Just curious.
You could get it to work on Rogers GSM network but you won't get 3G, I could be wrong but I don't think Bell or Telus have GSM networks so you're out of luck there.
Oh yeah, there is that little snafu too. Even worse.
It will work on Rogers but you won't get 3G speeds.
It won't work at all on Bell/Telus.
Clarkster said:
Oh yeah, there is that little snafu too. Even worse.
It will work on Rogers but you won't get 3G speeds.
It won't work at all on Bell/Telus.
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So are you saying his Tmobile won't work on Bell/Telus at all?
But an AT&T will work fine on Telus, with 3G as well?
I am considering buying a nexus one for when I switch to telus next month.
Yes, the T-Mobile version will only work on Rogers/Fido with 2G only.
It will not work on Bell/Telus at all, ever.
It will only work on 3G on Wind Mobile and Mobilicity.
If you want full Rogers/Telus/Bell support, you need the AT&T version.
Clarkster said:
Yes, the T-Mobile version will only work on Rogers/Fido with 2G only.
It will not work on Bell/Telus at all, ever.
It will only work on 3G on Wind Mobile and Mobilicity AND Vidéotron.
If you want full Rogers/Telus/Bell support, you need the AT&T version.
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If you're a Canadian and you want a "Nexus One-like" experience on Bell/Telus/Rogers, and you're having trouble finding one with the right 3G bands...
Get an HTC Desire from Telus. Problem solved. If you don't like Sense UI you can flash it with all sorts of ROMs that will make it feel more like an N1, or you can put MIUI on it, or Cyanogen, etc...
Or according to mobile syrup(can't link) the nexus S will be on the big 3 in march
I have a US T-mobile Galaxy Tab which was officially unlocked by T-Mobile.
I took a data plan with ATT, but I am only getting Edge, no 3G
Doing some research I read that T-Mobile uses a different 3G than ATT therefore the issue I guess.
My question: Is there a way to configure the T-Mobile Tab so that it can Connect to ATT 3G or is there a Hardware impossibility?
Apreciate the help
scrambler3 said:
I have a US T-mobile Galaxy Tab which was officially unlocked by T-Mobile.
I took a data plan with ATT, but I am only getting Edge, no 3G
Doing some research I read that T-Mobile uses a different 3G than ATT therefore the issue I guess.
My question: Is there a way to configure the T-Mobile Tab so that it can Connect to ATT 3G or is there a Hardware impossibility?
Apreciate the help
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Hardware limited, unfortunately. T-Mobile uses 1700mhz, whereas AT&T uses 850mhz and 1900mhz for 3G
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Thanks, its a bummer as their data plans are more interesting for me ...
May be if they merge they will straighten things out in the plans. One can dream
Look in the dev section, rotohammer has a modem switcher, which gives 2G+voice or just 3G alone.
There is a bounty searching for a cook to work on the modem.bin for us, but no takers.
Look at the Dev section or get an ATT Mobile Hotspot and share the conection thru wi-fi to the tab, the only bad side of doing that is that you can't use Gps navegation
Thanks all.
Dont realy want to go the custom rom yet as I may not keep the tab (waiting for newer models).
So I'll see how good or bad it is on ATT Edge, and switch to Tmobile 3G if it is really bad.
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Hardware limited, unfortunately. T-Mobile uses 1700mhz, whereas AT&T uses 850mhz and 1900mhz for 3G
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I thought that the SGT used software defined radio (baseband) for it's cellular modem and therefor isn't it possible to flash the at&t modem.bin onto the SGT and take advantage of at&t's 3g services (with the appropriate frequencies)?
cpgeek said:
isn't it possible to flash the at&t modem.bin onto the SGT and take advantage of at&t's 3g services (with the appropriate frequencies)?
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nope, which is why I thought the AT&T Gtab to be the most desireable, as it can do AT&T 3G plans, but also take advantage of Tmo's $1.49/day DayPass (EDGE only). The Tmo Gtab cannot use the DayPass (Tmo has locked it out).
Hi all, I am having trouble getting my unlocked note that I bought from amazon working on my Cincinnati bell network. I have voice but after searching the internet I tried a few different apn settings but can only seem to get the 2g edge network and not 3g let alone 4g. Any help would be greatly appreciated
i believe 2g is all you will get. cincinnati bell runs 1700/2100 3/4g and your note uses 850/1900. same problem as tmobile usa except the few western states using the 1900 for 3/4g.....
Jesus, how can a country that influent be so totally retarded when it comes to getting a mobile phone to work across the entire country? There's like a million standards and not even the same within a single operator. Get with the times - heard about GSM/WCDMA you know that the rest of the entire would uses?
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Thanks, I heard T-Mobile runs the same network as Cincinnati Bell, would their galaxy s II work then?
tmous branded "should" work.. uses the same freq...
You can get more than 2G. CB has their own 3G network but you have to go to the store and upgrade your SIM card
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You can get more than 2G. CB has their own 3G network but you have to go to the store and upgrade your SIM card
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That does not seem to be the point here... The point is that it seems Cincinnati Bell uses frequencies that are NOT compatible with the N7000 being the 1700/2100 band as opposed to the 850/1900 band that the N7000 uses.