kk so i bought my xperia play atnt device R800at and i was wondering is there anything that i can do that will change the frequency on the phone, so i can connect to my 4g or even 3g network on t-mobile.
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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?
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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.
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.
Hey guys. I just recently updated my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 for use with T-Mobile 3G Data. I originally bought my X10 locked to AT&T but I had the phone software unlocked for like $50 bucks to use it with T-Mobile. Can anyone help me out? I popped my sim card in my brother's G2X and it connected to the T-Mobile 4G tower just fine but it won't connect to the 3G towers at all on my X10. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Do a Google search for apn of tmobile.
Edit: also you have a phone that is on the wrong frequencies. Tmobile uses 1700, at&t Uses 850/something else.
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I entered the proper APN settings and it's still not working. Since it was the AT&T Xperia X10, could that be the reason why it's not working registering on the T-Mobile 3G towers?
Go to Settings/Wireless & Networks/Mobile Networks/Preferred Network mode/Click GSM/WCDMA preferred.Then go to Network Operators/Wait to connect if not go to Search mode/Select Automatically/Search Networks. It should connect to three networks
(house icon) 3g an be Checked/(house icon) 2g DR/ (no icon) 2g that's your sms/mms.
Although you may only have two Networks (icons) with the primary one checked or you well be roaming. Also X10a an X10i have differences in bands so you may have to change your Firmware/Baseband/Rom.
Also you can check your friends Access Point Names and try that.
Settings/Wireless & Networks/Mobile Networks/Access Point Name/Menu/Add APN.
And put in the Exact settings/Menu/Save/Reboot Phone.
You may have to what a few to connect a minute or two.
I'm bummed out, no matter what I do, my phone simply won't connect to the T-Mobile 3G towers in my area. Since this was the AT&T Xperia X10, it doesn't support the same 3G bands as T-Mobile's. Could I be wrong? I've tried everything. I flashed the stock 2.1 rom on it and it still couldn't read. It kept registering me on T-Mobile 2G with E on the status bar. Are there actual Sony Ericsson Xperia X10s that support T-Mobile 3G US?
There are 3 different types of x10's;
the x10i, x10a, and that Japanese one (s0-01b?).
They all use different frequencies (can't recall them off the top of my head).
Afaik, AT&T uses x10a's because they work with the frequencies that at&t broadcast 3g on. T-Mobile uses x10i's because they work on the frequencies that T-Mobile broadcast 3g on. Because you got the x10 from at&t, its very likely that you have an x10a, which will not work with T-Mobile.
Flashing roms, kernels, basebands, whatever CAN NOT change this. The frequencies are set in the actual chip on the motherboard. The only way to change this is to buy an x10i unfortunately.
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[+w w w.] ebay.ca/itm/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Mini-Pro-SK17i-White-SimFree-Phone-/220839273164?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item336b0be2cc
I'm looking for the Xperia Mini Pro, but to work on the Bell Mobility Network, and I'm incredibly confused now, how many versions there are of this phone on ebay.
Will the link above be able to work with Bell Mobility?
My friend has the 900/2100 version, and the sim is actively rejected, and I don't want to have that problem =)
Thanks.
afaik the phones supports every band. Could it be possible that you friend uses a simlocked device/sim?
The big amount of these phones on ebay results certainly of the strange way of naming the devices as the previos version was the xperia x10 mini pro. The current on is the same name without x10. Without pro are the devices without hardware keyboard etc.
You should search for sk17i what is the working name of the xperia mini pro and your results should be better
Greetings, Klaus
I don't think it's sim locked because she bought it in Hong Kong, and I can get a 2G signal on it with my Rogers sim card, but when she tries using her Bell sim card it actively refuses it.
I called bell and they said that the phone is not on the same band as their network.
My guess is because Bell doesn't use GSM, but uses HSPDA.
I think the Sk17 has two versions, the SK17 and the SK17i, and perhaps another one. One is quad band, one is tri band and the other is duo band.
To work on Bell or Telus in Canada requires SK17a model, SK17i will not work since as Bell rep told you, the latter is not on the correct band (requires UMTS/WCDMA/3G on 850/1900, the "i" has 900/2100).
Related question—how about T-Mobile in the US? I just bought a Mini Pro, but it seems like it drops the network every couple of minutes before picking it back up. My old G1 used to work perfectly in the same location, so it shouldn't be a reception issue...
Hey there.
I bought a sim locked SK17a from Rogers.
Went to one of those GSM stores in Vancouver, and got a carrier unlock code for $50.
Phone sim unlocked, and can use the Bell network.
Had to manually enter the APN details to access 3G, when I inserted my Bell Sim.
Todd
Anyone know which model xperia active st17i or st17a will work with 3g tmobile usa?Thanks
I believe you will need the ST17i version to get 3g on T-Mobile. I'm on AT&T so I got the ST17a version.