Hi all, can anyone tell me if:
A) Can you buy outright a GS3 in Germany?
B) Is the ROM is English or German? Yeah probably a stupid question.
C) If in German how easy is it to change to English?
D) Is the hardware suitable for use in Australia?
Note that AU has 240v power.
Thanks.
Dands said:
Hi all, can anyone tell me if:
A) Can you buy outright a GS3 in Germany?
B) Is the ROM is English or German? Yeah probably a stupid question.
C) If in German how easy is it to change to English?
C) Is the hardware suitable for use in Australia?
Note that AU has 240v power.
Thanks.
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To point A: yes you can
To point B: you always can change the language to English language because it is included in the ROM
To point C: the charger definitivly not. You need an adapter
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To clarify point C:
The charger will just work fine but you need a plug adapter since the German version features an EU plug (2 round pins) while Australia has 3 flat pins.
to a) yes now even in both colors
to c again) i made a picture of the german one
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From Power it isn't a problem because it supports 240V
i dont know the australien plug, but if it is like in england and it the thrid pin isn't necessary u should use it.
Thanks for all the replies.
Australia uses these frequencies. So the German phone would work fine?
Australian 2G bands:
900Mhz (Telstra, Optus & Vodafone)
1800Mhz (Telstra, Optus & Vodafone)
Australian 3G bands:
850MHz (Telstra, Vodafone) – Exclusive 3G band
900MHz (Optus, Vodafone) – Re-uses the 2G 900 band for 3G in rural areas
2100MHz (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, 3 Mobile) – Exclusive 3G band
To change the language to English: Einstellungen -> Sprache und Eingabe -> Sprache
On an English device: Settings -> Language and input -> Language
Yes you can buy an S3 no problem...but might be more pricey i believe compared to England I think. O2 sells it for 650 euro. When you fire up the phone the first time, you select the language. English is my native language, so i set it to English at the start and everything after was all in English. You'll just get a few bloatware german apps the carrier puts in.....but can easily uninstall them. The german s3 is the quad core international version so im sure youll have no problem when your back at home.
bought my blue 32gb one for 608€ at http://www.handyschotte.com/ and use it in English (hate German translations). It is the VF version but i didn't care: I'm on vf anyway, plus i just flashed the latest non-branded fw, no branding on phone. BTW though first a bit skeptical was surprised by very fast delivery (ordered Thursday night, was delivered Saturday morning w/o express delivery) and excellent service (called them first to check if they really had one in stock, after purchase they send status updates for every ****ing step )
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Hello,
The title says it all really. Wondering if the Amaze would work here on T-Mobile Austria which uses UMTS 2100. I read somewhere else that it relies on 1700 and 2100 for upload/download. Don't much about how this works.... or can the phone do both on the 2100 band? I sort of prefer it to a normal Sensation available here because it has NFC. Not that it has much use as of now....
EDIT: on Wiki it appears that T-Mobile Austria uses 1900 for upload and 2100 for download so I guess it wouldn't work.
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Hello,
The title says it all really. Wondering if the Amaze would work here on T-Mobile Austria which uses UMTS 2100. I read somewhere else that it relies on 1700 and 2100 for upload/download. Don't much about how this works.... or can the phone do both on the 2100 band? I sort of prefer it to a normal Sensation available here because it has NFC. Not that it has much use as of now....
EDIT: on Wiki it appears that T-Mobile Austria uses 1900 for upload and 2100 for download so I guess it wouldn't work.
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I'm also interested in this.
I live in italy and I'm not sure it's working in europe. Generally t-mobile's phones works in italy, but I want to be sure before I buy
Metallaro said:
I'm also interested in this.
I live in italy and I'm not sure it's working in europe. Generally t-mobile's phones works in italy, but I want to be sure before I buy
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it should, considering the network bands are the same as usual...
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Those are three bands listed on my box. Shows 1900 so I'm guessing it would work.
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You will be able to use the HTC Amaze to place calls pretty much anywhere in the world since it's quad-band.
For 3G however, the box indicates only UMTS bands AWS & 2100. So you just have to check if your carrier uses one of those bands for 3G (you can look at this page for example). As you can see, the phone will work in 3G pretty much everywhere in Europe.
Some carriers however use UMTS bands 2100 and 900. The 900 Mhz frequency has a wider coverage area and is quite cheap to set up since the carriers can use existing GSM antennas (with some modification of course). If your carrier is listed as using "900/2100", it basically means you'll only have 3G in densely populated areas (where UMTS 2100 is used) but not in remote areas (where UMTS 900 is used). Both frequencies' coverage maps should be available on your carrier's website.
Lawk and Metallaro: 900 Mhz doesn't seem to be in use in Austria nor in Italy, so you should have full 3G coverage with the HTC Amaze (unless Wikipedia is wrong of course).
Ok, thanks to all
I am planning to buy an unlocked Xperia Neo. But there are two version MT15a and MT15i, for US version and International version, respectively. I wanna know what are the difference between these two versions. And I live in USA(my phone service is T-mobile) , can i still use MT15i? Are the chargers for both same?
Thank you so much!
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I am planning to buy an unlocked Xperia Neo. But there are two version MT15a and MT15i, for US version and International version, respectively. I wanna know what are the difference between these two versions. And I live in USA(my phone service is T-mobile) , can i still use MT15i? Are the chargers for both same?
Thank you so much!
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It's on page 6 of this document:
http://dl-www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/922/664/1315210962/neo_WP_6.pdf
If the chargers are the same depends on where you buy it. It will be sold with a British charger if you buy it in the UK, but the MT15a will likely have an American charger.
I is for europe.
Might not work in usa, difrent network signal.
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Thanks for all responses!
I have an unlocked MT15a because i live in Latin america, and those are the bands that works over here, however, i'm going to spain for three months, and i was wondering if i could change the 3g bands on my device to work with the european bands. or in other words, turn my MT15a device to an MA15i.
My previous device was a Motorola Milestone, and this was possible via openrecovery.
I think my #2 post is also relevant for you, search if they use the one of the supported frequencies by MT15a in Spain
redondogabriel said:
I have an unlocked MT15a because i live in Latin america, and those are the bands that works over here, however, i'm going to spain for three months, and i was wondering if i could change the 3g bands on my device to work with the european bands. or in other words, turn my MT15a device to an MA15i.
My previous device was a Motorola Milestone, and this was possible via openrecovery.
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I think it will work. In Spain we use the 900/1800 band
From Wiki:
"Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia
In Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia, most of the providers use 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. GSM-900 is most widely used. Fewer operators use DCS-1800 and GSM-1800. A dual-band 900/1800 phone is required to be compatible with almost all operators. At least the GSM-900 band must be supported in order to be compatible with many operators."
I need some technical help; I want to purchase a SONY xperia SX or praying a 850/1900 shows up soon as I doubt the nexus variant will be this small (if it even will come).
However the spec sheet shows that:
LTE 2100 (Band I)
HSPA+ 800 (Band VI), 800 (Band XIX), 2100 (Band I) GSM 850/900/1800/1900
I want to use the phone on AT&T HSPA which is Band II (1900) and Band V (850) <-this one
This WONT work right even though Band VI and XIX are narrower in TX/RX than Band V? I don't want to spend $900 and be stuck using this phone on 2G/EDGE only. Stupid bands.
please forgive me as I posted in the arc s q&a but I never got a reply. i figure there are enough technical minded folk here that can answer my question.
T-Mobile USA
Similar question as OP, except for bands on T-Mobile (1700MHz & 2100MHz needed for 4G). I use an SE Xperia Ray (ST18a) on T-Mobile US, but only get 2G. It is adequate for now. Was wondering if I would be losing ALL data functionality or might gain some with the Sony Xperia SX SO-05D.
Thanks!
I have one!
I live in Japan and have just purchased an SX.
If there is anything I can do with the handset to answer your questions let me know how.
I am experienced in the fact i can follow forum instructions quite well (have rooted/Jailbroken/flashed custom firmware etc on mine and my friends' phones) but a newbie in the fact I have never coded, made my own ROMs etc.
As this is a Japan exclusive phone I really want to know if I am going to be able to flash custom ROMs etc? It seems there is already a "one-click root" on the Japanese forums but CWM isn't fully working yet and i don't know if they will develop ROMs or port CyanogenMod to it.
Seeing as SE are really unreliable with updates I would like to have a failsafe in case they dont release any. How would I go about porting CM10 for example myself? Is it something only an experienced coder can do?
Many thanks in advance.
As I previously wrote: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39144776#post39144776
I have been using an SX on AT&T in the USA for a couple months. LTE does not work but HSPA seems OK. Using speedtest.net, I have seen over 4 Mbps but usually it is much closer to 1 Mbps in practical use. That's a far cry from the theoretical maximum for HSPA, but it's pretty fast.
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000437155033.html
Spotted this on HUKD, very decent specs for the money.
Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G 6GB 64GB Smartphone Snapdragon 765G Chinese Version - $213.37 With Code /Delivered @ HK Goldway /Aliexpress
With aliexpress coupon ENJOYAEPLUS
Chinese version with no band 20, you'd have to flash the EU rom yourself.
Find YouTube tutorials, or the lovely people of hukd may help.
Cheapest 5G phone ever I reckon, comes with band n78 for the uk.
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CPU ---------- Snapdragon 765G 5G Octa Core, Adreno 620
Screen ------- 6.67" 2400x1080 FHD+ Full Screen,
RAM+ROM -- 6GB + 64GB
Camera ------ 64MP+8MP+5MP+2MP Quad Rear Camera, 20MP+2MP Front Camera
Battery ------ 4500mAh(Typ)
OS ----------- MIUI 11, Two Versions
CN version China ROM: Only Support English and Chinese, Support NFC and OTA Update
CN version Multi-Language ROM: with Google play store, NFC
Other -------- WIFI, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, OTG, Game Turbo 2.0
Network ----- Full Netcom, Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM Card Slot x 2)
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz,
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz,
4G: FDD LTE B3/B1/B7/B5/B8;
TD LTE B34/B38/B39/B40/B41
5G: Sub6G: n41/n78
I want to order the K30 5G phones from the link. But I am in country that the link cannot deliver. Do you have link selling the phones to South East Asia countries?
There is not 6G+64G in China currently, the official price of 6G+128G is 1499RMB ($226 USD).
I bought a 8G+128G version recently that cost me 1739RMB ($263 USD).
Me I bought my K30 5G 6+64 Blue at 215€ here
https://www.ebay.es/itm/Xiaomi-Redm...580766?hash=item289271265e:g:EIUAAOSwnu1enFFK
Took 10 days to arrive to Spain ?
The link of the OP seems to be always out of stock... At least for Spain
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Does the Zenfone 9 officially "support" T-Mobile 5G? I believe the answer is NO, and that's why 5G is disabled by default. With 5G enabled on my phone, I frequently encounter a complete lack of mobile data, even though the phone is showing full signal. I believe there are certain carrier aggregation combos that the phone is using, that T-Mobile doesn't support (and/or vice versa).
Users on Reddit have noted that the following two 5G CA modes do not work on this phone:
* n41 NSA
* n41_n71 SA CA
https://www.reddit.com/r/zenfone/comments/y47z51
It seems like if you're going to try to use this phone on T-Mobile you NEED to disable 5G.
I have also seen people state that if you are rooted, you can edit QPST (carrier_policy.xml) to disable n41 entirely and it mostly "solves" the problem.
Seems like this is a pretty big problem with this phone that no one is really talking about.
I get T-mobile 5G, but only after dialing *#*#ENHANCED4G#*#* and toggling the 4G Calling option after each reboot and I don't need to reboot that often.
T-mobile US VoLTE 5G mobile data instability fix with root
I was having problems with mobile data through T-mobile in the US that I was have to disallow 5G or else the carrier connection would drop. Sometimes it would reach 4G+, but it would drop the mobile data connection all the time, especially when...
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Another update.... Lots of people tell me their calls to me go directly to voicemail, so I did some testing. Sitting at home, with very very good 5G coverage, about 25% of the time, when I placed test calls to myself (from another cell phone) the phone would not even ring, just go directly to voicemail. Same problem on wifi calling on my rock solid 1gbps/1gbps network.
If I disable 5G (use 4G only), the problem is solved.
This phone DOES NOT properly support T-Mobile 5G.
I have T-mobile and have been using Zenfone 9 (US version which is C version I believe).
Phone does support 5G for T-mobile, as you can see below. What Zenfone does not support is mmwave 5G which are on bands 258, 260 and 261 from Tmobile. That is also known as 5G UC (ultra capacity) which is usually 250-300-350Mbps network speed.
Just earlier today I measured my speed in Chicago where I had 5G+, and it came back at 192Mbps.... Now which is exactly this 5G+ band, I have no clue, but all above listed is my personal experience, and I live in Chicagoland...
Check your coverage area, and try to get Tmobile to provide you exact information on what the network band is used for the area where you live... That may be the resolution to your issues where you do not have 5G...
Btw: where I live there is just normal 5G but speeds from Tmobile are about 30Mbps for 5G and on the 4G I get about 20Mbps... I can tell you for a fact there is not much difference in what that 20Mbps does for you, while 5G is just tiny bit faster that is all...
My next phone will be Samsung S23+ or Ultra because Samsungs support ultra capacity 5G and are certainly faster on 5G UC than anything I have seen before on mobile phones.
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