I have a Rogers Dream running froyomelt.Currently using it on VIVA in Bahrain.For some reason I cant get the 3g to work and i keep getting EDGE for data.I think the network operates at 2100 Mhz.Any hints if i can get my 3g working?there something about the Motorola defy baseband switcher but i am not sure if that is meant for my phone.Thanks
You can try switching radios but I know rogers g1s don't get as good of internet as tmobile branded ones
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I have a unlocked rooted nexus one and currently using T-Mobile..was thinking of switching to at&t due to service n area . was wondering if there is any rom or radio I can download to use att 3g or is it a hardware problem
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If you have the T-Mobile 3G version, then there's nothing you can do to get At&t 3G other than trying to trade it for an At&t 3G version. Its in the antenna hardware, so it doesn't matter what radio firmware you try to flash to it.
Thank u man
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So i'm travelling to the states for 5 days and someone suggested to me instead of paying for a bunch of roaming add-ons from Bell, i may be better off to unlock my phone and get a sim card on a pay as you go plan. Is this possible and more importantly is it worth it?
Any advice is appreciated
I would personally bite the bullet. It'll probably cost you about $20 to unlock the phone and then you will have to get an AT&T SIM card or pay as you go, probably won't have data on it, etc etc... Last time I went down to the US I spent about $50 on roaming. You're only down there for 5 days, how much time do u want to spend screwing with your phone?
Another thing you could do is turn on airplane mode but keep the wifi turn on, and get a google voice number. Pair that with GrooVe IP, and you have a $5 wi-fi only solution.
The data is what I'm more interested in. My phone will double as my GPS unit, and Google search to find stuff to do. Bell charges 30 bucks for 10 MB.
I'm probably gonna e doing 4-5 trips a year to the states, on a pay as you go I could probably just reload everytime I go down, once I have the sim
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Just go to Crackberry, go to the SIM unlocking section, find a site that allows you to unlock for free, then yeah T-Mobile has prepaid service, or maybe AT&T I don't know. Anyway, you get the idea.
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would this work with tmobile's 4g/3g network?
Stanley,
AFIAK the 3G frequencies used by T-Mobile is AWS, which the XT860 is not compatible with.
Hey guys sorry just a quick question...
Would the Bell XT860 work on Rogers/Fido once it was unlocked? Has anyone actually tried it?
The reason I ask is because I've read that apparently the Verizon Droid 3 was not compatible with Fido/Rogers even after being unlocked.
Thanks
Bell XT860 definitely works on Rogers when unlocked. I'm using one right now on Rogers. (Just running the Chinese ME863 ROM on it right now). When i was on the stock Bell ROM it also worked fine.
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Stanley,
AFIAK the 3G frequencies used by T-Mobile is AWS, which the XT860 is not compatible with.
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So it wouldn't work with T-Mobile? I read on a post ssomewhere that someone was using it for tmobile
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LaZiODROID said:
Bell XT860 definitely works on Rogers when unlocked. I'm using one right now on Rogers. (Just running the Chinese ME863 ROM on it right now). When i was on the stock Bell ROM it also worked fine.
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Thanks, I appreciate the clarification.
It may only get EDGE.
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danifunker said:
Stanley,
AFIAK the 3G frequencies used by T-Mobile is AWS, which the XT860 is not compatible with.
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I know nothing about this stuff, but google search tells me that t-mobile uses 1900 MHz GSM and 2100MHz UMTS which are both supported by the xt860. They also support HSPA+
does this not mean the xt860 should work on t-mobile?
The phone would need the phone to support the 1700mhz band as well.
danifunker said:
The phone would need the phone to support the 1700mhz band as well.
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Any success with unlocked XT860 working in the USA and getting 3G?
I read elsewhere, it will work on AT&T 3G?
Anyone, please?
All you should have to do is unlock the SIM slot.
J.Tichi said:
Any success with unlocked XT860 working in the USA and getting 3G?
I read elsewhere, it will work on AT&T 3G?
Anyone, please?
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I'm running on at&t u.s.a. in Pennsylvania with full 3g on the droid 3.
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I use an AT&T SIM in an unlocked Bell XT860 (and my carrier is actually Rogers) when travelling to the U.S. Everything works fine and I get the H symbol indicator.
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I'm running on at&t u.s.a. in Pennsylvania with full 3g on the droid 3.
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Hey fireeater,
I just ordered an XT883 that will be unlocked and will be used with my T-mobile sim. T-Mobile uses 1700 & 2100 for their 3g while AT&T uses 850/1900. Do you know if the agreement between AT&T and T-mobile will allow the XT883 to get 3g with t-mobile?
Tmobile is refarming their 3g. So you will get 3g by the end of the year.
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Have any of you guys ever got LTE signal on your raiders?
Ive had this phone for 3 months and i still havent ever seen the LTE symbol next to the reception bar...just 4G at most.
I live in Markham and the rogers map says its LTE covered but still..
Before I switched to chatr I definitely was able to use LTE. Mega fast, too! Faster than my bell fibe home internet lol.. I'm wondering if u have an LTE sim or not..? Did you get the sim new with the raider or was it from another phone?
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Before I switched to chatr I definitely was able to use LTE. Mega fast, too! Faster than my bell fibe home internet lol.. I'm wondering if u have an LTE sim or not..? Did you get the sim new with the raider or was it from another phone?
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You also need an LTE-ready plan, i.e., not all their data plans are LTE capable.
bproulx said:
Before I switched to chatr I definitely was able to use LTE. Mega fast, too! Faster than my bell fibe home internet lol.. I'm wondering if u have an LTE sim or not..? Did you get the sim new with the raider or was it from another phone?
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I got a new sim when I got my evo3d..didn't get a new one with my raider.
I also have a 6 gb data plan
Is that not LTE ready?
Don't think that 6GB plan is LTE ready. They have specific data plans for LTE
Ya u need to be provisioned for LTE
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I'm on Bell with my Raider and I get LTE signal in strange areas. The coverage maps lie, Bell or Rogers. I work on the east end of downtown (Regent Park area) and sometimes I get LTE signal but most of the time it's HSPDA+. The LTE speeds are nuts but it drains battery much faster.
I live in Markham and I've never gotten LTE signal anywhere north of the 401.
All Bell plans are eligible for LTE speeds but you need to have an LTE sim.
I keep getting really bad signal on my phone. 3g keeps dropping out then it goes to EDGE then that randomly drops out.
Any help would be much appreciated
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Stock rom or custom? How old are the phone... Give us something to work with besides it is a Incredible S ;-)
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Have you updated the radio to the latest version?
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I'm using nikhil's we want ics Rom. With the newest radio. Phone is about a year old. I'm in Australia on Telstra network and reception is terrible most of time. I have compared phone to stock ones and there seems to be something going wrong with mine as others get better service and stays in 3g.
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I'm using nikhil's we want ics Rom. With the newest radio. Phone is about a year old. I'm in Australia on Telstra network and reception is terrible most of time. I have compared phone to stock ones and there seems to be something going wrong with mine as others get better service and stays in 3g.
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You are on telstra with the incredible s.
The Inc S supports 3g frequencies of 900/2100mhz
Optus has these 3g frequences, which is why we dont have many problems
Telstra has mainly 3g 850mhz and some 2100mhz. Your phone can only get 2100mhz, that is why you have no 3g most of the time.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-incredible-s/#specs
Basically you are using a optus optimised phone on the telstra network.
markj338 said:
You are on telstra with the incredible s.
The Inc S supports 3g frequencies of 900/2100mhz
Optus has these 3g frequences, which is why we dont have many problems
Telstra has mainly 3g 850mhz and some 2100mhz. Your phone can only get 2100mhz, that is why you have no 3g most of the time.
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/mobile_phone_frequencies
http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-incredible-s/#specs
Basically you are using a optus optimised phone on the telstra network.
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Best answer ever, cheers mate.
So I'm guessing if I was to get a 4g compatible handset it would have fast internet yes?
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Is it possible to add support for other frequencies for better coverage?
Any radios or something?
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Is it possible to add support for other frequencies for better coverage?
Any radios or something?
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No, this is purely hardware.
hi everyone i'm not sure to be in the good place but i'm from france and i baught a sprint htc one m8 harman kardon edition with bad esn and it's root s'off bootloader unlocked and sim unlocked etc and i would like to know about using 4g or lte with it in france,is it possible?it only works with 3g h or gsm mode but when i select 4g or lte i have no signal ,can someone help me?is there a solution to make it work in france?
I believe you need to make sure the French frequencies support 4g Lte...I ran into similar situation when I tried to use my Sprint version in jamaica and read that 4g was only supported on certain frequencies which the phone doesn't have...hope that points you in the right direction...
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Sprint one m8: FDD 800/1900 MHz , TDD 2600 MHz and french frequencies are 800/1800/2600MHz so it should work with 800 and 2600MHz right?
Technically the 800 frequency tends to be for the voice/2g signals (which you are experiencing) and then the others depend on how the provider is using them specifically...hope that makes sense...probably incompatible frequency usage on the French providers end. Anyone correct me if I'm mistaken.
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Just did a search and found out Sprint phones specifically use the 1850-1900mhz frequencies for 4g Lte...and France uses 800 (voice/2g) and 2600 for lte...the majority of other European providers use the 1800mhz for their 4g Lte signal...does that help? maybe need to flash French provider software? Only idea I can think of.
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thanks everyone!
my provider is free mobile and they use 2600MHz only for 4g lte , when i change my sku_id for 9 the 4g logo apear but it's only 3g so i have all the time the "4g" logo but no 4g in real!how do i flash the french provider?
i just wanna say that my problem is only for 4g data.Voice ,text message ,3g all works fine.
To flash a French provider Rom you'd have to search around on here or maybe in a local French forum?...that I can't help much with myself...and the frequency for the 4g being different explains why no 4g...that's usually what happens...can only get up to 3g speeds without messing with phone too much. Maybe local phone repair shop can do a flash/conversion for you.
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if i flash a french provider rom i don't think the rom content that type of configuration/information about frequencies i think it's about anything else,if i erase totaly sprint settings i think it will work but i don't know how to do that,which file in the root do i need to modify.Because this is sprint who did his propoer configuration about frequencies for 4g
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