Hi all, I am a complete noob with it comes down the wcdma vs gsm. I want to buy a xperia x10 on amazon but all i am seeing is wcdma. what i want to know is can a wcdma xperia phone use a gsm simcard?
Thanks
wcdma is aka 3g and gsm is 2g so a sim card will work on it
Thanks just wanted to make sure, because my country uses mostly gsm phone and i am see pretty good deals on the xperia x10. but the comments are saying wcdma/gsm. dont want to buy and the phone causes problems.
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Hii all
I'm from India, using Sony Ericsson Mini pro (u20i) and still in Airtel 2G and here Telecom Operators just started to roll out 3G services. Currently Airtel, Vodafone and TATA Docomo providing 3G services here.
I checked my handset compatibility both in Airtel and Vodafone websites. According to them my Mini Pro is 3G enabled but based on WCDMA technology so i get low speed 3G upto 384kbps. So they are suggesting me to upgrade HSPA enabled handsets that supports higher speed 3G that varies from 14mbps to 21mbps. I have been told that 3g on WCDMA really sucks as compared to HSPA enabled handsets.
According to Tata Docomo which provides HSPA + (also dubbed as 3.5G+) service and as they mentioning in their 3G handset compatibility list that Mini pro supports HSPA and it is a superior 3G ready handset. Sony Ericsson Indian website also states that it has Turbo 3G and HSPA enabled. Even in my handset box it has clearly mentioned that handset has HSPA and Turbo 3G.
Now in the handset settings menu, there is an option to select network mode which only gives only 3 options that is WCDMA only, GSM only and GSM/WCDMA.
So which one is true? Is my Mini Pro HSPA ready handset or only supports WCDMA? What Sony Ericsson and Tata Docomo states is true? or Airtel and Vodafone? Which Sim to buy? Im in great confusion. Please help in this regard.
it is HSPA ready. in spain, with vodafone i get the H icon of HSPA
Its hspa bro..im using mini pro nd while using mtnl hspa I got 3 mbps speed...our handset supports upto 7 mbps speed I think...
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Yeah it IS HSPA enabled, it uses it by default usually, which adds to the miserable battery life if there is no 3g or HSPA signal available, as it continually scans, looking for it.
Mine actually uses HSPA by default, dropping to 3g when the signal is poor and down to G when it loses 3g altogether. (H, 3g, G respectivly).
Rooted phones can also have the full power of the connectivity chip unlocked to achieve up to 8mbps depending on provider and reception etc.
I'm with O2 UK
Quickly knowing your phone is via its signal which either H, E or G on top of the signal strength bars. Mine usually showing H.
I think they goes like this:
H - HSPA
E - Edge
G - 2G or GPRS
Thank u all for clearing my doubts. Got relief now. Really appreciated your help.
what about the mini?
Sideromelane said:
Rooted phones can also have the full power of the connectivity chip unlocked to achieve up to 8mbps depending on provider and reception etc.
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Excuse me? What aside from 802.11n support (which has nothing to do with mobile provider) can be "unlocked" in a rooted phone?
death_syndrome said:
what about the mini?
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LOL, Mini and Mini Pro hardware is identical in almost every way. In short, yes.
Hey guys,
For those living in the US... do you happen to know what companies are compatible with our 3G bandwidth frequencies ?
I bought a T-Mobile SIM Card, it's working fine but I can't get 3G (UMTS) , just 2G (GSM) since T-Mobile uses 1700 and 2100 Mhz for his High Speed Data connections... and this mobile (both, sk17a and sk17i) doesn't support 1700mhz, but 850, 1900 and 2100.
I know AT&T uses 850&2100Mhz for 3G, but I think this company banned internet calls through 3G, which sucks.
So... is there any other company compatible with our mobile with 3G support?
Thanks
Did you order the phone outside of the US?
No, I ordered it on amazon and is the American model
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I got mine on Amazon and it's a SK17i.
I have T-mobile, but I have a problem with losing network randomly every now and then whatever I do.
edit:Apparently it was a SK17a. Could've sworn it said SK17i on the order page... Odd. Oh well.
I have network mode on manual and set to GSM only, but I still lose signal sometimes...
Try setting 'network mode' to manual, and choosing 3G or 2G only. It seems to help.
Hello,
My gf wants to buy a SGS2, here in china, and we find 2 verison.
One is : GSM, WCDMA
Other is : GSM, WCDMA, HSPA+
I tried to get some info about HSPA+ on the net (as I don't know anything about it) I read somewhere its 4g, other place its better 3G...
So i don't know what to think about it. Its 100Euro more expensive, is it really interesting ? As we live in china, the internet mobile is soso~ so maybe she doesnt need this technology ? Or is it better to take a phone HSPA+ for future ?
Does HSPA+ or not change something if china got only 3G service ? (is this the small H+ that i see on my French SGS2 ? )
Thank you for your advice !
Hi everybody
I recently retired my old Xperia X1 and bought a Htc EVO 3D Gsm.
The cellphone is Canadian Rogers version. and also its unlocked (sim free)
I live in Brazil, I can make calls normally but the 3g network don´t work at all.
This cellphone is quadriband correct ? so its suppose to work with any carrier right ?
Any ideas ? Please help
If need more info just let me know
Just in case, I use TIM as carrier and the 3g frequency here is 2100mhz so I discard band problem
Tks =)
Ok, I think I found the problem
There´s no APN settings
But.. i enter manually the settings for my carrier. It appears "saved" but the settings still blank
Any advices?
hello i am interesting on buying a samsung galaxy s4 and i have seen that the cdma version(sprint/ Verizon) are more cheeper that the others version but what i want know if this phone could be activated on gsm network , on the spec of the phone show tha have the gsm bands for 2g and 3g network
in case that could be activated a phone winth bad esn could work on a gsm network without problems?