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.
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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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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
Hi everyone i tried searching but didn't come up with anything. I'm considering purchasing an unlocked nexus one on amazon and I'm not sure if its a tmobile or att version I have tmobile as my provider if i were to get an att version would i still get 3g access? I know if it was the opposite i there would be no access for 3g on att.
Thanks
I believe t-mobile's 3g is 2100mhz, which means the atnt one should work on the network.
I'd get a second opinion though, I'm more knowledgeable on Australian networks than US ones.
Ok thank you for the input, if anyone could confirm this that would b great.
The devices are completely independent of one another in regards to 3G. Cross network compatability only extends to Edge services.
Someone jump in and correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that T-Mobile 3G requires both the 1900 and 2100 frequencies to work (up & down link).
Rod3 is correct the at&t version will not work on t-mo and the t-mo version will not work on at&t, in respect to the 3G that is you will still get edge either way.
Although as far as the both 1900MHz and 2100MHz I'm not sure about that but it's possible, anyone care to add some info.
EDIT: Just Googled it and it's 1900MHz for 2G and 1700MHz/2100MHz for 3G encase anyone is interested.
Dude, thanks for the correction. I knew there were 2 frequencies for 3G and I just picked one off the top of my head. Now that I think about it, yeah 850 and 1900 were for 2G.
I have the T-Mobile N1 (1700/2100 I believe) and was wondering if it would get 3g on any service provider in the UK, and if so what service provider(s) will it work on? Any help would be appreciated, thanks
Yes, your Nexus One is fully compatible with all GSM/UMTS providers in Europe - you won't have to worry about supported frequencies.
so I'll get 3g on all of them as opposed to edge?
Yes, you will be able to get UMTS ("3G") reception wherever it is available and will be able to use the faster data standards HSDPA and HSUPA on your Nexus One, just like with T-Mobile US, on all networks.
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Yes, you will be able to get UMTS ("3G") reception wherever it is available and will be able to use the faster data standards HSDPA and HSUPA on your Nexus One, just like with T-Mobile US, on all networks.
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that's great. thank you so much for the reply
I know you've got your answer now but just so you're certain I live in England and bought my N1 back in January, straight from America on their T-Mobile network. Been using both Orange UK and GiffGaff (on O2 network) since then for 3G without a problem.
cool. thanks for confirming this
Currently running a ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000
Bell canada is getting way to greedy... so i was thinking to switch over to
http://windmobile.ca/en/Pages/default.aspx
unlimited everything... 40$ (i live in Toronto)
question is can i get the Galaxy S to work on the Wind Mobile network?
and does anyone have experience with wind mobile?
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currently using JVO
if flashing a new modem is all i have to do ill be cancelling my contract today!
thanks for the quick reply...
i see you are with bell are you happy with em?
I'm actually with Virgin, same network as Bell but much cheaper. You could check out what they have on offer.
So I checked online, Wind uses UMTS band 4 (1700mhz) while Bell uses Band 5.
I switched over to Wind about a week ago ($29 unlimited talk/text/data) and I can assure you that your Bell Vibrant I9000m will not work on Wind's network (I tried with my Wind SIM card). The frequency bands that Wind uses (AWS 1700/2100) are not compatible with the Bell Vibrant I9000m handset. If you had a T-Mobile Vibrant I9000m however, then it's possible to have it work with Wind's network, but definitely not if you have the Bell SGS.
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I switched over to Wind about a week ago ($29 unlimited talk/text/data) and I can assure you that your Bell Vibrant I9000m will not work on Wind's network (I tried with my Wind SIM card). The frequency bands that Wind uses (AWS 1700/2100) are not compatible with the Bell Vibrant I9000m handset. If you had a T-Mobile Vibrant I9000m however, then it's possible to have it work with Wind's network, but definitely not if you have the Bell SGS.
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Whoops. hopefully tb5 dodged a bullet there.
Thanks for the info!
@snehasish
yea went into the Wind Mobile store today and tried to put 2 sim cards in, a screen came up 'sim pin lock code' for both i dismissed that screen but the phone didn't work.
had the jvo modem running Onecosmic's ICS Port Android 4.0.3 RC2.1
@adslee
that's pretty disappointing... i had high hopes guess ill have to sell it, or get bell to give me a 40$ unlimited everything plan...
Wind uses AWS and that's why it doesn't work. Our phones are GSM quad band.
Did you take a look at what plans Virgin has?
flash a bell modem.. or... in your dialer type, *#2263#* and under multi band make sure 850 is selected... also you will need Wind mobile APN... furthermore...your phone has to be UNLOCKED to use another SIM card...
wow, so much misinformation!
as mentioned before, you can NOT use bell's i9000m on the wind/mobilicity home network.
for UMTS (aka 3G, 3G+, or whatever they are calling it now)
wind/molicity/t-mobile uses 1700/2100 mhz
big 3:telus, rogers, bell (including it's child company, virgin) and att uses 850/1900 mhz
yes, "our phones are GSM quad band" (aka 2G, edge...).
in canada, only rogers has 2G towers. wind uses this rogers 2G for roaming, so yes, you can use your bell i9000m with wind... but only for roaming on 2G.
and no, you can not just "flash a different" modem to make this work.
and no, wind does not use CDMA.
thus, short answer, don't use bell's i9000m on wind.
yea currently looking to buy out a T-mobile device...
on GSM ARENA filtered out 1700 / 2100 mhz phones.
just need to sell my galaxy s as most phone will be $500+
tb5... said:
yea currently looking to buy out a T-mobile device...
on GSM ARENA filtered out 1700 / 2100 mhz phones.
just need to sell my galaxy s as most phone will be $500+
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you can try looking for "t959" (t-mobile version of galaxy s) on ebay. I see quite a few used ones around $200 + ~$20 shipping (Canada), which is probably around the same amount that you'll be able to sell your i9000m for.
Good luck.
yea i saw that might move up to the SGS2 since i have to sell this phone.
As the title suggests, my parents are currently in Hong Kong and will be returning in a few days. I was wondering if anyone in Canada has managed to test the phone out on the Rogers network? If you are in Toronto, have you been able to receive LTE? I have checked on Wikipedia the bands for Rogers Canada and for a mobile company in HK that share the same 2600mhz frequency in hopes that it may work. Any opinions/answers will be much appreciated!
To make sure you get a perfect answer on network compatibility you may be best asking at a Samsung store or a phone store as they will know 100%
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As the title suggests, my parents are currently in Hong Kong and will be returning in a few days. I was wondering if anyone in Canada has managed to test the phone out on the Rogers network? If you are in Toronto, have you been able to receive LTE? I have checked on Wikipedia the bands for Rogers Canada and for a mobile company in HK that share the same 2600mhz frequency in hopes that it may work. Any opinions/answers will be much appreciated!
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Yes, I can confirm it will as I am on Rogers, and have one of these wonderful devices..
I just wish there was Cyanogen or The Collective for this phone
The Galaxy S3 dual core LTE that Rogers currently lists on their website uses the 1700/2100 bands for LTE, it is the SGH-I747 model. The i9305 is listed as 800/1800/2600 for LTE, which are completely different.
Also notice the i9305 is missing 1900 MHz 3G frequency. Rogers 3G operates on 850/1900 for 3G, so you may not have full 3G coverage in places as well.
I don't think the guy above me saying LTE works for him actually has the same device you're asking about. Just from looking at the frequency bands, there is no way LTE will work on Rogers. If you want a quad core LTE Galaxy S3 that works on Rogers, you will have to wait. The Galaxy S4 is going to be announced in the spring as well, so you might want to wait anyway.