I was given a xda (O2) in UK. How can I use the phone (function) in Hong Kong?
well being that it was from UK and o2 one would asume that it's
900/1800 and unless hongkong use the US gsm which is 900/1900
then it would work
that is unless o2 dont have a network in hongkong and the xda is locked
but then you just need to unlock it
Chung_Paul
I am from NY but travel to HK often.
My XDA works great there. USA CDA is (900/1900)
so I pick up many networks on 900 mhz.
I can either use my NY sim card or buy a local one. I have good
luck with the Orange network.
Is your phone unlocked? If so, you should be able to slip in any HK sim card and go.
If this is an XDA I, you will want to look through this site for links to
cook your own ROM.
Good luck and Gung Hei Fat Choi!
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Hi All
Wondering if anyone could answer a query.
I have a friend selling his UK XDA and I said I would buy it. Just need to make sure it will work in Ireland on my 02 sim card here?
Anyones help would be great!!
Thanks
Should be fine, you can download the latest updates from o2 ireland if necessary.
When you put in a new SIM card it will ask if you want to reconfigure unit with card to local settings, its foolproof.
Both UK & IRL gsm networks work on the same frequency.
eire xda
i come from cork but live in luton and my uk xda works fine even i have tried it with 2 different irish sims
Hiya,
I recently purchased a phone from USA it was a TMOBILE Pocket PC Phone Edition. It seems that i cannot use it on some networks in the UK because it's only 1900/800 hz compatible.
In the UK only 2 networks support this kind of frequency, none of which are cheap and stable imo.
Is there a way I can unlock this to make it work on 1800 hz?
Please let me know.
there is now ay to get the XDA to work on the 1800 Mhz frequecy if it is a USA unit. They are two seperate units, one tht operate 1900/900 Mhz for N. America and one 1800/900Mhz for Europe and Asia.
I may be able to help though. If you live in Europe and are not planning retuning to the US, I have a O2 XDA unlocked that I bought in Malaysia that I cannt use because I live in Canada and it is the 900/1800 Mhz model. I'm looking for someone to exchange my unit with.
Hi, you can contact me on [email protected]
Thanks.
Hello,
I normally live in Germany, and use a pre-paid Vodafone SIM in my XDA there. I am in France for a while, and because my SIM is pre-paid there is no global roaming. So I bought a local pre-paid SIM, but it doesn't work in my XDA, can't find a network. But the new SIM works fine in my friend's Nokia... And my XDA is not locked, it was locked to O2 when I bought it but I used the tool from this site to unlock it...
Does anyone have any idea why it can't find a network, even though the SIM works in a Nokia? I thought maybe the band switching tool could be useful, but I think Germany and France use the same band so that won't make any difference... Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Suzie
HI
This might be already posted being new to this form. I need help I purchased XDA model above from UK from ebay the phone is unlocked. After browsing i notice XDAPW10B is made for the states. Well I didn't do my homework before i purchased cingular is 1900 band which is my carrier. MY XDAPW10A is 900/1800 Band which i didn't realized ontil after sale. Can I flash rom to change where it will work on cingular band? what are my choices. Please help anyone
There was a file as part of the Special Edition ROM that could tell the software to switch between 900/1900 and 900/1800 however it wouldnt actually work as the hardware is different.
Affraid you cant use that model as a phone in the US
Stot
Thanks friend i was afraid that will be the case i will just resell on uk ebay
I am wanting to buy a phone off amazon.co.uk and i am in ireland. The listing is 'Honor 7 4G UK Dual SIM-Free Smartphone' . So even though it says its sim free it also said 'UK' so does this mean its only usable in uk and not ireland or does in work on any network
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Your thread will be moved to your device forum. The experts there may be able to help. Good luck.
diarmuiddoyle said:
I am wanting to buy a phone off amazon.co.uk and i am in ireland. The listing is 'Honor 7 4G UK Dual SIM-Free Smartphone' . So even though it says its sim free it also said 'UK' so does this mean its only usable in uk and not ireland or does in work on any network
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It is sim free and it works on any network, limited only with supported frequencies. In Ireland and other EU countries there is no limit.