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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:
pkw168 said:
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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thegregulator said:
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
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Well the xperia z is actually the C6603 and the non lte version is C6602. Anyway. Wifi calling it could be that this is a t mobile software related thing or u might be able to download it from the app store. Lte should work but I can't fully guarantee it. Since since 3 or out of 6 lte bands are supported on the Europe's version.
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dante501 said:
Well the xperia z is actually the C6603 and the non lte version is C6602.....
Lte should work but I can't fully guarantee it. Since since 3 or out of 6 lte bands are supported on the Europe's version.
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The C6606 is the US LTE version of the Z. Please check these things before posting misinformation.
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OK but the one I have and obviously u have is the C6603. And about the lte working in the USA I will test it next month.
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OK but the one I have and obviously u have is the C6603. And about the lte working in the USA I will test it next month.
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What? The OP is asking about the C6606. It doesn't matter which model you or I have or whether the LTE on the C6603 works in the US, as that has no bearing on the question at hand.
If you didn't know the correct answer, you shouldn't have posted. I don't, so am not commenting on the original questions. I only posted to correct the wrong information that you had posted
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Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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where do u live man, do u know if there is LTE in ur city? from what i been reading tmobile LTE is being congested and is actually slower than HSPA+ to answer ur question
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/05/03/t-mobile-xperia-z-c6606-passes-through-the-fcc/
yes same thing
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What? The OP is asking about the C6606. It doesn't matter which model you or I have or whether the LTE on the C6603 works in the US, as that has no bearing on the question at hand.
If you didn't know the correct answer, you shouldn't have posted. I don't, so am not commenting on the original questions. I only posted to correct the wrong information that you had posted
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But isn't the Xperia Z u buy in a sony store the non branded C6603 even in the USA so the C6606 is the t mobile branded version and he wanted to know if when buying it directly from sony will work with everything. And it has some of the lte bands but not all. It could work on lte but also couldn't or only works half of the time since some bands are different on the xperia z in the sony store. But I could be wrong and the xperia z u buy in a sony store in the USA is the branded T Mobile C6606 version. Actually I just ed checked u get the C6606 and the non lte C6602 in the USA the C6603 must be the Europe only lte xperia z then.
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Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Well u have to make sure u get the C6606 not the C6602 that sony also offers on the homepage. Because the C6602 is even in Europe the non lte version. They sell two versions in the USA I guess.
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But isn't the Xperia Z u buy in a sony store the non branded C6603 even in the USA so the C6606 is the t mobile branded version and he wanted to know if when buying it directly from sony will work with everything. And it has some of the lte bands but not all. It could work on lte but also couldn't or only works half of the time since some bands are different on the xperia z in the sony store. But I could be wrong and the xperia z u buy in a sony store in the USA is the branded T Mobile C6606 version. Actually I just ed checked u get the C6606 and the non lte C6602 in the USA the C6603 must be the Europe only lte xperia z then.
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Well u have to make sure u get the C6606 not the C6602 that sony also offers on the homepage. Because the C6602 is even in Europe the non lte version. They sell two versions in the USA I guess.
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The OP knows all this already. That's why they asked about the C6606, not the C6602. It says C6606 right in the thread title.
Just stop posting unnecessarily. You're not adding anything useful to what's already been said.
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Sorry. Just trying to help. Ppl really need to chill. All so damn pissy all the time. Life is so much easier if they just would chill and relax. Peace out.
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dante501 said:
Sorry. Just trying to help. Ppl really need to chill. All so damn pissy all the time. Life is so much easier if they just would chill and relax. Peace out.
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It's not "pissy" to point out misinformation. This is not a social hangout. It's a development site. If you don't know the answer to something then don't post.
The whole first page of this thread is filled with you posting about things you don't know about and me correcting you (apart from the useful post by G1_enthusiast). That is not being helpful. It just wastes people's time.
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I know the phone is LTE for tmobile it says so on the site. I just wanted to make sure that it was gonna have tmobile wifi calling, and my account features (basically everything that is on a phone when you buy it from tmobile directly) on the phone. As i understand it those features are in the tmobile operating system that they program directly into the phone and you cant just download from the app store. I could be wrong but i believe that is the case.
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I know the phone is LTE for tmobile it says so on the site. I just wanted to make sure that it was gonna have tmobile wifi calling, and my account features (basically everything that is on a phone when you buy it from tmobile directly) on the phone. As i understand it those features are in the tmobile operating system that they program directly into the phone and you cant just download from the app store. I could be wrong but i believe that is the case.
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Yeah the one on the sony side that says t mobile on it like u can see in the picture will be the one official at from t mobile branded version. That's the one u need to get.
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Has anybody been able to unlock and use it on AT&T?
samven582 said:
Has anybody been able to unlock and use it on AT&T?
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If u unlock codes early found on ebay u can use it on att.
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Probably a silly question to those familiar with the Z but is the 6603 the same as the 6606 (apart from all the tmobile crap loaded on it and the logo on the back)?
I'm already on tmobile with an xperia p and I'm looking at buying a Z, I can get a factory unlocked 6603 on amazon or I can buy a 6606 on the sony site.
Would I have access to tmobile LTE with the 6603?
Thanks in advance.
If you do not get the C6606 you will not have WiFi calling. That is a software specific feature for T-Mobile.
Even installing the .67 C6603 firmware/software on my C6606 removed WiFi calling as an option.
As for LTE I am uncertain. Spec wise it looks like you are covered. But I did not flash the baseband when I flashed my phone. So the modem is still from the C6606 and LTE is working. The only thing is that it shows 4G in the status bar rather than LTE.
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runbadgerrun said:
If you do not get the C6606 you will not have WiFi calling. That is a software specific feature for T-Mobile.
Even installing the .67 C6603 firmware/software on my C6606 removed WiFi calling as an option.
As for LTE I am uncertain. Spec wise it looks like you are covered. But I did not flash the baseband when I flashed my phone. So the modem is still from the C6606 and LTE is working. The only thing is that it shows 4G in the status bar rather than LTE.
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Thanks for the info, leaning towards the 6606 now. Out of interest what was your reason for going to the 6603 firmware?
mgmgb said:
Thanks for the info, leaning towards the 6606 now. Out of interest what was your reason for going to the 6603 firmware?
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I wanted to move to 4.2.2. There are some performance/lag issues with 4.1.x on the XZ. Also wanted to get on an international generic firmware so I would get updates quicker from Sony.
Plus I just like to tinker.
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I have the Xperia Z Ultra, and while it is nice, the camera is horrible.
Anyone know where to buy the Xperia Z1 C6906? Or when it will be available?
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I have the Xperia Z Ultra, and while it is nice, the camera is horrible.
Anyone know where to buy the Xperia Z1 C6906? Or when it will be available?
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C6903 has following bands: LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
Does this mean we can use C6903 on AT&T 4G LTE?
Only in areas with band 4, which is very seldom for att
does anyone know where the c6906 model might be available to buy?
or if anyone has one for sale?
starrscream22 said:
C6903 has following bands: LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
Does this mean we can use C6903 on AT&T 4G LTE?
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I know C6903 runs LTE for T-Mobile and the C6906 runs LTE for AT&T. It may depend on what LTE bands AT&T uses for your area so you'll want to check first.
Anyone know where to buy the C6906?
I want it, nay I need it......lol
Canada Sony store
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omegacell is selling an unlocked, but Bell or Rogers branded Z1 C6906 for 780 CAD. They do ship to the US.
Jmlee915 said:
omegacell is selling an unlocked, but Bell or Rogers branded Z1 C6906 for 780 CAD. They do ship to the US.
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I can vouch for Omegacell. I have bought several phones from them in the past. Martin is the guy I talk to over there. They do have some of these in stock right now, I believe they are the Bell C6906 version unlocked.
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Jmlee915 said:
omegacell is selling an unlocked, but Bell or Rogers branded Z1 C6906 for 780 CAD. They do ship to the US.
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Very nice find. I got supremely impatient and had a friend ship a Sony store unlocked one from Canada for me. I'm curious if the Bell version has any bloatware; for the first time every I've got a phone with no carrier bloatware and I'm loving it!
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AhsanU said:
Very nice find. I got supremely impatient and had a friend ship a Sony store unlocked one from Canada for me. I'm curious if the Bell version has any bloatware; for the first time every I've got a phone with no carrier bloatware and I'm loving it!
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s the X1 in Sony Canada store actually C6906? They state the model number is Z1GENERIC, so I have no idea if it is or not.
komugi said:
s the X1 in Sony Canada store actually C6906? They state the model number is Z1GENERIC, so I have no idea if it is or not.
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The site may state that, however, it is the C6906 model. The model in the US Sony store is up for debate though, according to their website, it's the C6902 model but that doesn't make too much sense. I guess Sony really doesn't want to market this phone in the US.
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C6903
I will buy c6906 from sony store Canada, you buy c6903 from sony store US then meet at the border!!!! lol
Sorry, didn't realize that was against the rules. Just trying to help the guys out here looking for one.
So i bought the xperia sp c5303 model and i dont have the lte frequency band out here where im at. I was suppose to get the c5306 model instead. Now im stuck with this model now and i only get egde which is horrible. Is it possible to flash the c5306 frequency radio on to the c5303 model?
This is my first sony phone, and have not rooted yet.
Just got the phone today.
Is there any work around to get lte working?
Sorry if this question already been ask..
Thanks!
skarface1988 said:
So i bought the xperia sp c5303 model and i dont have the lte frequency band out here where im at. I was suppose to get the c5306 model instead. Now im stuck with this model now and i only get egde which is horrible. Is it possible to flash the c5306 frequency radio on to the c5303 model?
This is my first sony phone, and have not rooted yet.
Just got the phone today.
Is there any work around to get lte working?
Sorry if this question already been ask..
Thanks!
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Take a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55321005
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noahvt said:
Take a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55321005
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Thank you very much, i see there people got it working. Ill give it shot. :good:
Sorry of this has been asked before but I couldn't find it.
Does anyone know what model of the Z3C is being sold in the US Sony Store (see link below) -- i.e. is it one of the same models that is being sold unlocked (ie. D5803 or D5833)? Which one?
http://store.sony.com/xperia-z3-com...ed-Phones?vva_ColorCode=BC008&_t=pfm=category
Many thanks
dzeek said:
Sorry of this has been asked before but I couldn't find it.
Does anyone know what model of the Z3C is being sold in the US Sony Store (see link below) -- i.e. is it one of the same models that is being sold unlocked (ie. D5803 or D5833)? Which one?
http://store.sony.com/xperia-z3-com...ed-Phones?vva_ColorCode=BC008&_t=pfm=category
Many thanks
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D5833 is for USA, Brazil, Asia
D5803 is for Europe and others
Depending on where you live you could get either..
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Doesn't the D5803 also work in the US?
dzeek said:
Doesn't the D5803 also work in the US?
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I have heard it does, from what I can see the model numbers are just to determine what market the unit came from..
The D5833 has extra LTE capabilities but other than that no further difference
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Thanks. What extra capabilities does it have?
pricey2009 said:
D5833 is for USA, Brazil, Asia
D5803 is for Europe and others
Depending on where you live you could get either..
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Pretty sure this is wrong. D5833 does Not have correct bands for LTE on AT&T or T-Mobile.
Right- it's the other way round- D5803 is US, South America. D5833 doesn't have the required US bands.
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Pretty sure this is wrong. D5833 does Not have correct bands for LTE on AT&T or T-Mobile.
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Right- it's the other way round- D5803 is US, South America. D5833 doesn't have the required US bands.
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Well my device is from the UK.. Do they usually still work in the US then?
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you can check the bands in which the two models work on. and see if your country and carrier uses those bands. some countries can use either but some countries needs one specific model because of the freq bands used.
That varies by phone model and brand. Apple and Samsung can load quite a few bands in a single model. Sony tends to have fewer bands in a given model, though D5803 has quite a few by Sony standards. I believe D5803 is the model sold in the UK and that model does also work for US LTE.
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Well my device is from the UK.. Do they usually still work in the US then?
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I have a D5803 in the US using ATT. I get full coverage and all signals like my ATT branded phones. It should work just as good with T-mobile also.
So...back to my original post question...does this mean that the model being sold on the US Sony Store is the D5803?
Yes it's the D5803 according to Sony.
dzeek said:
So...back to my original post question...does this mean that the model being sold on the US Sony Store is the D5803?
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Yes it's the D5803 according to Sony.
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Thank you!
neugenusis said:
I have a D5803 in the US using ATT. I get full coverage and all signals like my ATT branded phones. It should work just as good with T-mobile also.
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question, not sure what phone you came from (i have a Moto X/AT&T), i was wondering if you had to get a different SIM from AT&T to fit?
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Well my device is from the UK.. Do they usually still work in the US then?
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Yes, for AT&T and T-Mobile. Can't say about Sprint and Verizon since I have not tried it.
Anyone know the firmware that comes when sold in store