Hi everybody; just wondering if I unlock my Raider/Vivid, will it work on Wind Mobile in Canada? I'm selling it and a potential buyer wants to make sure it will work with Wind.
Thanks very much.
-GB
GladdBag said:
Hi everybody; just wondering if I unlock my Raider/Vivid, will it work on Wind Mobile in Canada? I'm selling it and a potential buyer wants to make sure it will work with Wind.
Thanks very much.
-GB
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Should work with any carrier that uses GSM (ie. a SIM card)
Would Wind's 2G data and 3G data work on the unit as well?
LaZiODROID said:
Would Wind's 2G data and 3G data work on the unit as well?
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The phone supports 2G/3G, so I don't see why not, as long as you have the APN setup correctly.
I don't believe it will... This phone doesn't have the 1700mhz band that wind uses
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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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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.
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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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68rescue said:
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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Does anyone have this phone in the USA and if you do what service provider do you use? I wanna get this phone for myself within a month and I wanna know if it will work in T Mobile network.
Thanks
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LostInNorth805 said:
Does anyone have this phone in the USA and if you do what service provider do you use? I wanna get this phone for myself within a month and I wanna know if it will work in T Mobile network.
Thanks
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Ofcourse it will work, if its unlocked that is.
since T-Mobile is refarming to 1900, some major cities get 3G
in Boston area i only get 2G/EDGE
theofficialpimp said:
Ofcourse it will work, if its unlocked that is.
since T-Mobile is refarming to 1900, some major cities get 3G
in Boston area i only get 2G/EDGE
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I had to make sure, I was looking at T mobile frequencies and O4X frequencies they match up but I had to get another person feedback. Thanks tho!
Also, your only getting 2G/EDGE in Boston? I figure you would atleast get 3G in a city like that.
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My knowing was that international phones won't work with TMobile USA other than edge but on att just fine.
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LostInNorth805 said:
Does anyone have this phone in the USA and if you do what service provider do you use? I wanna get this phone for myself within a month and I wanna know if it will work in T Mobile network.
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I used it with AT&T in UMTS in the west coast states. The quality and availability of UMTS by AT&T is okay.
T Mobile isn't working in UMTS because of the frequency band which doesn't work with this phone, but GSM will work.
I am using it on Att prepaid. Works great.
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I am using the 6603 model here in Canada, where most providers has 2600 Mhz LTE support. But I can only get 3G to work. This is what I found so far attempting with two different providers.
1) one of the providers cannot even find 4G when I do a network search, another can find it's 4G LTE access point, but cannot register to it
2) APN are set properly
3) LTE is selected as prefered already on phone
4) we have tried 4 different Xperia Z 6603 units and none of them will get 4G
Any thoughts on this, any additional info needed I can provide.
Thank you everyone :crying:
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I am using the 6603 model here in Canada, where most providers has 2600 Mhz LTE support. But I can only get 3G to work. This is what I found so far attempting with two different providers.
1) one of the providers cannot even find 4G when I do a network search, another can find it's 4G LTE access point, but cannot register to it
2) APN are set properly
3) LTE is selected as prefered already on phone
4) we have tried 4 different Xperia Z 6603 units and none of them will get 4G
Any thoughts on this, any additional info needed I can provide.
Thank you everyone :crying:
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I'm interested in importing a 6603 myself. It could be that the radio software in the phone isn't set up to connect to just the 2600 LTE band. I know users of other phones have had to flash a different baseband in order to connect to their desired band frequency. But I have no clue. Just spitballin'. I hope someone figures it out soon though. It would make the decision to buy one much easier.
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thegregulator said:
I'm interested in importing a 6603 myself. It could be that the radio software in the phone isn't set up to connect to just the 2600 LTE band. I know users of other phones have had to flash a different baseband in order to connect to their desired band frequency. But I have no clue. Just spitballin'. I hope someone figures it out soon though. It would make the decision to buy one much easier.
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but this phone has the 2600 band listed thou...
pkw168 said:
but this phone has the 2600 band listed thou...
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I know, but it doesn't mean the phone is natively ready to use that band on its own. For all I know the baseband on the Xperia Z connects to two band frequencies, one for upload and one for download. I have no idea why it's not working on Rogers LTE out of the box. Hopefully it's just a fairly simple software fix, but I can't say for sure.
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I know, but it doesn't mean the phone is natively ready to use that band on its own. For all I know the baseband on the Xperia Z connects to two band frequencies, one for upload and one for download. I have no idea why it's not working on Rogers LTE out of the box. Hopefully it's just a fairly simple software fix, but I can't say for sure.
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ah ok... thanks for your info... have to keep waiting until someone finally figures this out
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ah ok... thanks for your info... have to keep waiting until someone finally figures this out
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I've sent a tweet to the guys at MobileSyrup. They are very knowledgeable. Hopefully one of them has an answer.
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I know, but it doesn't mean the phone is natively ready to use that band on its own. For all I know the baseband on the Xperia Z connects to two band frequencies, one for upload and one for download. I have no idea why it's not working on Rogers LTE out of the box. Hopefully it's just a fairly simple software fix, but I can't say for sure.
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Same issue with Virgin Mobile (Bell). Confirmed with Virgin my LTE sim is working etc.
Only getting 3g.
swooks said:
Same issue with Virgin Mobile (Bell). Confirmed with Virgin my LTE sim is working etc.
Only getting 3g.
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I don't think Bell/Virgin uses the 2600 LTE band, so you're out of luck..
Looks like our answer is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2106818&page=30
At my second job my company is sending me a Sprint HTC one to use as my work phone and they want me to activate it on my Sprint account or they'll pay the deposit to open the account if there's one. But where I live I don't good coverage from them and there 3G is SUPER SLOW, I can't really stand the sucky service in my area. I Have T-Mobile and have good coverage where ever I go and was wondering if the sim tray in the Sprint Htc one is Unlocked so I can just activate with my T-Mobile account and pop in a T-Mobile SIM card. If any one can please confirm this would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
No
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I'm 99% sure it's a no. T-Mobile uses different radios from Sprint, I think AT&T and T-Mobile use the same radios, which is why you can use unlocked AT&T phones on T-Mobile.
001isj said:
I'm 99% sure it's a no. T-Mobile uses different radios from Sprint, I think AT&T and T-Mobile use the same radios, which is why you can use unlocked AT&T phones on T-Mobile.
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This. Att and tmobile use gsm radios and sprint and verizon use cdma.
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The sprint one has support for some gsm bands. Read this...
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-342-updated-all-for-htc-one-htc-one-for-all/
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david279 said:
The sprint one has support for some gsm bands. Read this...
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-342-updated-all-for-htc-one-htc-one-for-all/
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I'm sure those bands don't exist anywhere significant.
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It says the HTC one has been modified for sprint and it doesn't confirm that the phone supposes gsm on the sheet it only specifies CDMA and lte frequencies
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According to some Sprint forums it is a world phone. It just isn't unlocked.
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A world phone can have many different interpretations such as using a gsm network somewhere else or just roaming outside the us and we can all roam outside the us such as mexico which is domestic roaming and I think that is also considered a world phone since ur using it somewhere else
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In the OP's case, a discussion as to whether the phone is SIM locked or unlocked on the One is completely moot because the Sprint variant of the device does not possess the GSM or UMTS/WCDMA frequency bands needed to operate in most of the Americas, including the United States. It only does GSM 900/1800 and UMTS 2100. In other words, even if it was unlocked for other companies' US GSM or UMTS SIM cards it wouldn't be able to get any signal in the US, or for that matter, anywhere in most of North, Central, or South America or in other parts of the world where the GSM or UMTS 850 or 1900 MHz bands are used.
david279 said:
The sprint one has support for some gsm bands. Read this...
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-342-updated-all-for-htc-one-htc-one-for-all/
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shook187 said:
I'm sure those bands don't exist anywhere significant.
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According to this article, which I have linked several times on here in response to this question, the ONE on Sprint most likely has GSM 900/1800mhz capability. Which is the GSM most all of the world uses except for the US. That is why it is a "World Phone."
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According to this article, which I have linked several times on here in response to this question, the ONE on Sprint most likely has GSM 900/1800mhz capability. Which is the GSM most all of the world uses except for the US. That is why it is a "World Phone."
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Partially true since this does not only apply to the US specifically. See my post right before yours.
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True since this does not only apply to the US specifically. See my post right before yours.
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Fixed that for you. You could not use it in the US.
but even by flashing a customized firmware once the phone has been rooted the phone is unable to manage others sim cards?
is there any change to remove the sim lock somehow?
manuele.f said:
but even by flashing a customized firmware once the phone has been rooted the phone is unable to manage others sim cards?
is there any change to remove the sim lock somehow?
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Even if it was sim unlocked it wont work. Its a hardware limitation, not a software one. It cant run on the frequencies that North America uses for GSM.
It does run frequencies that we run here in the us. It supports 1900 and 2100 utms. 850 and 900 gsm. Both are used here in the us by at&t and t-mobile.
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david279 said:
It does run frequencies that we run here in the us. It supports 1900 and 2100 utms. 850 and 900 gsm. Both are used here in the us by at&t and t-mobile.
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Isnt it hardware limited to a point where it cant operate on a 3g/hspa gsm data network? i.e. if you do sim unlock and take it to a gsm carrier you will not get anything over 2g/edge speed?
Does anyone know if I can use this phone in Europe? I have it SIMUnlocked. And I got it off contract. Just wondering if I can use it on a European providers network when I head there this summer.
Thanks!
antwonw said:
Does anyone know if I can use this phone in Europe? I have it SIMUnlocked. And I got it off contract. Just wondering if I can use it on a European providers network when I head there this summer.
Thanks!
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as long as it's sim unlocked and u buy a European sim you can use it
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kornklown69 said:
as long as it's sim unlocked and u buy a European sim you can use it
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Indeed it is sim unlocked (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277572) and I am planning on getting a sim there in Europe.
Thanks for the help.
exprepg 222
Yes, works great here. Just make sure you put in the correct APN settings.
Using First in Italy without any trouble, 4g mode is available...
I use the HTC First in Germany with Vodafone and it works great. Also with 4G. Just check APN from your Provider and then lets go.
Have fun!
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