Rogers 920.
Unlocked, works with AT&T UMTS and LTE, works with T-Mobile AWS UMTS -- no spectrum refarm needed to get 3G on T-Mo.
Unbelievable in a very good way!
Edit: It seems I spoke too soon about successful AT&T tethering. I thought I had it working but I asked AT&T to change my plan to LTE and after that I can't get tethering to work.
I tested the T-Mobile AWS support in a place where I KNOW FOR SURE that there is no refarm. In fact I even verified that by putting my T-Mo SIM in a different phone that has no 1700 band support, and only got Edge. When I put that same SIM in the Rogers 920, I got 3G and 4G.
At my house, the T-Mo refarm is functional so I am not sure which UMTS band my phone is using. But I am getting 9Mbit downloads on T-Mobile at my house. That's faster than AT&T's LTE, which gives me ~8Mbit on the same Rogers 920.
Yupi yupi this great news , I will buy my lumia 920 (Rogers) right now
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alfaro58 said:
Yupi yupi this great news , I will buy my lumia 920 (Rogers) right now
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If anyone can get tethering to work, or knows a way (i.e, flashing an OEM ROM), please let us know. Thanks
tai4de2 said:
Rogers 920.
Unlocked, works with AT&T UMTS and LTE, works with T-Mobile AWS UMTS -- no spectrum refarm needed to get 3G on T-Mo.
Unbelievable in a very good way!
Edit: It seems I spoke too soon about successful AT&T tethering. I thought I had it working but I asked AT&T to change my plan to LTE and after that I can't get tethering to work.
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How'd you get it unlocked, if you don't mind me asking. I will be getting the phone soon and would like to unlock it.
Rogers also doesn't have that horrible branding on the top either? Just the Nokia logo?
Where are you guys buying it from? Is there an XDA member who is willing to pick these up?
My blood is pounding. Seems other sites are reporting it as well. I can TASTE this phone.
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jeromel said:
How'd you get it unlocked, if you don't mind me asking. I will be getting the phone soon and would like to unlock it.
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It ships unlocked from Nokia to Rogers. Just pop and flop.
The only Rogers branding is on the splash screen.
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Bought mine at a Rogers shop in B.C.
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Tethering works on T-Mobile!
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The box tells the story -- confirmed to be pentaband UMTS.
WP8 has MMS settings editor -- no Network Setup app needed
WP8 has built-in MMS settings editing, so there's no Network Setup app needed in order to get MMS working.
tai4de2 said:
The box tells the story -- confirmed to be pentaband UMTS.
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Now to get one in my hands. Any way to remove the Rogers boot logo screen?
tai4de2 said:
Tethering works on T-Mobile!
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I find that hard to believe, as everyone including myself have reported that it is not working. Can you post screenshots and then explain what you did?
Here ya go.
First pic shows the 920 with sharing on, and one guest connected.
Second pic shows a client device connected.
Third pic proves that the client device is actually accessing the 'net via the first device.
As far as what I did -- nothing special. Maybe my account allows tethering and other folks' accounts don't? Note that I was unable to get tethering working on AT&T (kept getting message about there not being any cellular connection to available to share).
The more awesome is the fact that it supports LTE at 1700/2100 and Lumia 920 LTE runs at 100Mbps.
1700/2100 is were T-Mobile USA is launching their LTE network and as they promise, it will deliver theoretical speeds of 100Mbps from day one.
In simple English this means that when their LTE network goes live next year this Lumia 920 will be able to work on it!
Amazing !!
Second
For those of you that do not want any kind of branding on their phones, like me, Nokia handle the exact same phone to developers in Build 2012, unlocked and unbranded.
http://www.wpcentral.com/developer-edition-lumia-920-one-kind-pentaband
Hopefully this variant will make it in retail stores, maybe Microsoft Stores. This will be the smartest move to make.
nMIK-3 said:
The more awesome is the fact that it supports LTE at 1700/2100 and Lumia 920 LTE runs at 100Mbps.
1700/2100 is were T-Mobile USA is launching their LTE network and as they promise, it will deliver theoretical speeds of 100Mbps from day one.
In simple English this means that when their LTE network goes live next year this Lumia 920 will be able to work on it!
Amazing !!
Second
For those of you that do not want any kind of branding on their phones, like me, Nokia handle the exact same phone to developers in Build 2012, unlocked and unbranded.
http://www.wpcentral.com/developer-edition-lumia-920-one-kind-pentaband
Hopefully this variant will make it in retail stores, maybe Microsoft Stores. This will be the smartest move to make.
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This is killing me! I dearly want one of these in my sweaty cold hands.
Can you order a Rogers version online? I live in Washington State.
tai4de2 said:
Here ya go.
First pic shows the 920 with sharing on, and one guest connected.
Second pic shows a client device connected.
Third pic proves that the client device is actually accessing the 'net via the first device.
As far as what I did -- nothing special. Maybe my account allows tethering and other folks' accounts don't? Note that I was unable to get tethering working on AT&T (kept getting message about there not being any cellular connection to available to share).
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I am trying to investigate why tethering is not working in Canada. First thought is apn related. Did you manually edit your apn, or was it programmed in your sim, resulting in plug and play?
hawc1506 said:
Can you order a Rogers version online? I live in Washington State.
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Anyone have word on how to do this?
nat45928 said:
Anyone have word on how to do this?
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I believe you can purchase through some vendor, like Negri Electronics. They might have it in stock by next week.
Related
Such as, unlocking the GSM...
Hard to search for this since most "Unlocking" is referring to the bootloader and loading custom ROMs...
thanks.
Hi!
In what country you are? If your country use:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
then everything will be okay.
Only thing you need is Sim-unlocked Atrix. If you get sim-locked Atrix then you can easily unlock by yourself with unlock code what you can buy. I bought that code from ebay a while ago. I paid ~$14.
Good luck!
If you're at&t customer, call at&t customer service and state your reason why you need sim-unlock (going out of country), they'll give you a code for free.
I see. I'm not the AT&T customer. I suppose I shall need to purchase unlock code.
rancur3p1c said:
I see. I'm not the AT&T customer. I suppose I shall need to purchase unlock code.
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When you do this remember to record some video proof of the process in case something goes wrong, you can ask for a refund.
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I think AT&T models don't support 3G 900 either - only 2G 900.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/motorola-atrix.jsp
I'm actually using my atrix on T-Mobile right now after I unlocked so far it's working fine. You might however need a data plan for your mms to work. That's what I've been told at least.
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I'm using At&t Atrix in Europe (Latvia) since summer. Everything is working great. No problems at all. Good luck!
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Rayan said:
When you do this remember to record some video proof of the process in case something goes wrong, you can ask for a refund.
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that's a good idea.
B3ATTY said:
I think AT&T models don't support 3G 900 either - only 2G 900.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/motorola-atrix.jsp
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So what does this mean for me?
I'm going to use it on StraightTalk on AT&T's network...so I should be fine.
I'm using AT&T in australia on Telstra. I unlocked and rooted but still needed to unlock from AT&T. Guy on eBay does it 4 $2!
rancur3p1c said:
So what does this mean for me?
I'm going to use it on StraightTalk on AT&T's network...so I should be fine.
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I think there is a post for this here. But if not google it. All you need is sim card from straighttalk nokia e71. Then you need to enter new apn settings. I am noon and switched mine and my wifes to ATRIX on straighttalk. Thinking of unlocking mine a
nd new rom cause of random reboots and sod. But scared. Wifes doesn't have these probs
After AT&T waved my ETF and I had a $0 balance with them they supplied unlock codes to me for both my Atrix & Captivate, sold them both on Craigslist. Luckily I had a friend at the house with T-Mo so I just popped the sim in and was prompted for the code while I had AT&T customer service on the phone.
I have a similar question, my atrix is ATT and i want to unlock the sim and use it on t-mobile, but I want to use the pre-paid/month to month type of service, will it work the same way?
They have unlimited text/talk/data for like $50/month on the month-to-month type plan, so i wanna jump on that lol
Hi everybody,
The previous HOX was not supporting the 3G data on t-mobile due to lack of HSDPA 1700 as far as I realized. It seems that the same problem remains with the new HOX+ too since it cannot support HSDPA 1700.
Does anybody know something about it?
Thanks in advance
vivid80 said:
Hi everybody,
The previous HOX was not supporting the 3G data on t-mobile due to lack of HSDPA 1700 as far as I realized. It seems that the same problem remains with the new HOX+ too since it cannot support HSDPA 1700.
Does anybody know something about it?
Thanks in advance
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You should check the spec sheet at htc.com
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Here's a complete list of AWS carriers worldwide. You can count them on your fingers. If you were a manufacturer, would you go out of your way to include the AWS bands on your unlocked global phones?
Canada
Wind Mobile
Mobilicity
Videotron
United States
T-Mobile USA
Big River Broadband
Cincinnati Bell
Mosaic Telecom
Cricket Wireless
Chile
VTR
Nextel
vivid80 said:
Hi everybody,
The previous HOX was not supporting the 3G data on t-mobile due to lack of HSDPA 1700 as far as I realized. It seems that the same problem remains with the new HOX+ too since it cannot support HSDPA 1700.
Does anybody know something about it?
Thanks in advance
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airportal.de (site works on laptops but not good on phones at least for me)
I think when T-mobile refarms the area you live in this might give you 3g for unlocked ATT phones and international versions also.
954wrecker said:
airportal.de (site works on laptops but not good on phones at least for me)
I think when T-mobile refarms the area you live in this might give you 3g for unlocked ATT phones and international versions also.
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But it could take months or even years! Right?
vivid80 said:
But it could take months or even years! Right?
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Its popping up all over pretty fast. Central San Diego was empty until just a few days ago
954wrecker said:
Its popping up all over pretty fast. Central San Diego was empty until just a few days ago
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I hope it goes as you said in our region. I've seen an AT&T version of HOX+ which will support more Network frequencies as well as LTE. Would it really matter in my case? Should I go with the unlocked AT&T version or an international version?
I'm waiting until the dust settles on the refarming and on the next batch of nexus phones. Then the selections and used prices should really improve.
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Now there is also a Telus HTC One X+.
Does anyone know if it will work on Wind Mobile in Canada?
All i want is to go to a website, buy a Nokia 920, pop in my sim and use the phone.
i have gotten so confused and frustrated trying to figure out which one will work on the Bell network with the proper LTE frequencies....arrgggg
does anyone know where i can go and buy a RED 920 unlocked that suppose the correct BELL frequencies.
please help before i go buy a HTC 8X or worse yet an Iphone
Well hope you don't give up to easy. According to the wiki page for Bell Mobility they use 850 and 1900 MHZ. Just google "wiki bell mobility" I didn't think there is much variation between Nokia Lumia 920s but I guess there is when it comes to LTE ability.
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ScottYoungE2E said:
All i want is to go to a website, buy a Nokia 920, pop in my sim and use the phone.
i have gotten so confused and frustrated trying to figure out which one will work on the Bell network with the proper LTE frequencies....arrgggg
does anyone know where i can go and buy a RED 920 unlocked that suppose the correct BELL frequencies.
please help before i go buy a HTC 8X or worse yet an Iphone
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www.omegacell.com
They have black and white atm but they could get red soon.
driftnut56 said:
They have black and white atm but they could get red soon.
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thanks for the reply, i had a look at the site, they have the 920 LTE locked and 920 OEM unlocked. i would like the 920 oem unlocked version, but i am so confused about frequencies needed for Bell and the LTE to work
do i have to buy a rogers phone and unlock it to get LTE, and if i do that it says on that site that mobile hotspot won't work.
what the heck was nokia thinking with the rogers and att exclusivity deals.
ScottYoungE2E said:
thanks for the reply, i had a look at the site, they have the 920 LTE locked and 920 OEM unlocked. i would like the 920 oem unlocked version, but i am so confused about frequencies needed for Bell and the LTE to work
do i have to buy a rogers phone and unlock it to get LTE, and if i do that it says on that site that mobile hotspot won't work.
what the heck was nokia thinking with the rogers and att exclusivity deals.
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there is even a way to check via the Bell website if the device is LTE compatible, but you need the IMEI from the phone. good luck getting that without buying the phone first
I've had an HTC HD7 on T-Mobile for a good solid three years now, but it has become outdated and I need a new phone.
All the Windows Phones on T-Mobile are very crappy (in my opinion) and the phone I would love to have would be the Lumia 920.
My only problem is, it doesn't exist. My question is: If I were to buy a Lumia 920 locked to AT&T off of eBay, then get an unlock code, would it be possible to have it running with at least 3G speeds? All the radio frequencies point to yes, but I would like to check here first.
Thanks!
Bobsteriffic said:
I've had an HTC HD7 on T-Mobile for a good solid three years now, but it has become outdated and I need a new phone.
All the Windows Phones on T-Mobile are very crappy (in my opinion) and the phone I would love to have would be the Lumia 920.
My only problem is, it doesn't exist. My question is: If I were to buy a Lumia 920 locked to AT&T off of eBay, then get an unlock code, would it be possible to have it running with at least 3G speeds? All the radio frequencies point to yes, but I would like to check here first.
Thanks!
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if you read around, all at&t lumias 820 & 920 are locked. there is a rare rare chance of getting an unlock code from AT&T. All the sites in the web are scams. It would be better to buy a Rogers Unlocked 920 because: 1. they have the same antennas as AT&T, some say the phones are pentaband and 2. they are already unlocked.
or get an international unlocked. some reports stated you can flash the firmware from other countries and get AWS.
Long story short, unless you want straight talk which is powered by AT&T, you wont have a good chance of getting an AT&T lumia sim unlocked
hope i am wrong. working on getting a code or two time will tell
jhr said:
if you read around, all at&t lumias 820 & 920 are locked. there is a rare rare chance of getting an unlock code from AT&T. All the sites in the web are scams. It would be better to buy a Rogers Unlocked 920 because: 1. they have the same antennas as AT&T, some say the phones are pentaband and 2. they are already unlocked.
or get an international unlocked. some reports stated you can flash the firmware from other countries and get AWS.
Long story short, unless you want straight talk which is powered by AT&T, you wont have a good chance of getting an AT&T lumia sim unlocked
hope i am wrong. working on getting a code or two time will tell
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Can you point me towards the direction of the Rogers Lumia? I've heard about them but I have no idea where to find them.
Bobsteriffic said:
Can you point me towards the direction of the Rogers Lumia? I've heard about them but I have no idea where to find them.
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eBay.
Bobsteriffic said:
Can you point me towards the direction of the Rogers Lumia? I've heard about them but I have no idea where to find them.
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https://www.google.com/#hl=en&outpu...94,d.aWM&fp=e404425d9557a858&biw=1680&bih=834
google search my friend, anyways ebay is good, like other stated, craigslist but rare. negri electronics, expansys. there is a canadian retailer that sells them and ships them to the USA, but in the long run buying new and out of country will cost you a shinnier penny than at AT&T
go to http://forums.wpcentral.com/marketplace-buy-sell-trade/
Bobsteriffic said:
Can you point me towards the direction of the Rogers Lumia? I've heard about them but I have no idea where to find them.
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Bought mine at canadagsm.ca and had it in my hands 3 days later in Miami. And, so far is the best phone I've owned. It is a pentaband so it will work with T-MOBILE. Also, I have none of the problems others are mentionning on this forum (dust in front of the FFC, etc ...).
SO, I'm very satisfied !!!
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I'm on T-Mobile as well. I ended up purchasing a Lumia 920 international unlocked (Polish variant). The international variant uses the same 3G frequency as the AT&T variant (1900 MHz 3G).
T-Mobile has been refarming their network and they are now running 3G on 1900 MHz as well, in addition to the original 1700 MHz.
If you're in the Mill Creek, WA area, I can't tell you how the 1900 MHz 3G network performs since I'm not in that area. However, I live in Bellevue, go to UW and work in Shoreline and 3G coverage on the 1900 MHz network has been pretty good. At UW, I can get anywhere between 7-15 Mbit/sec.
To answer your question, yes an AT&T version will have 3G on T-Mobile's network, but only if you're in an area that has received refarming.
Hope this helps. Feel free to send any more questions my way!
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I'm on T-Mobile as well. I ended up purchasing a Lumia 920 international unlocked (Polish variant). The international variant uses the same 3G frequency as the AT&T variant (1900 MHz 3G).
T-Mobile has been refarming their network and they are now running 3G on 1900 MHz as well, in addition to the original 1700 MHz.
If you're in the Mill Creek, WA area, I can't tell you how the 1900 MHz 3G network performs since I'm not in that area. However, I live in Bellevue, go to UW and work in Shoreline and 3G coverage on the 1900 MHz network has been pretty good. At UW, I can get anywhere between 7-15 Mbit/sec.
To answer your question, yes an AT&T version will have 3G on T-Mobile's network, but only if you're in an area that has received refarming.
Hope this helps. Feel free to send any more questions my way!
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Now this here is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! Now all I need to do is to find an unlock code for the AT&T Lumia 920
Bobsteriffic said:
Now this here is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! Now all I need to do is to find an unlock code for the AT&T Lumia 920
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Good luck as right now they don't exist. The sites claiming to have them are scams. Those claiming to have received one are most likely working for or being paid by those same scam sites.
Solarenemy68 said:
Good luck as right now they don't exist. The sites claiming to have them are scams. Those claiming to have received one are most likely working for or being paid by those same scam sites.
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This is true. Do NOT give your money to any site claiming to unlock the AT&T 920. It will only be possible for those sites to do so after May 9th, and then still only buy it from reputable sites!
The ONLY way to unlock an AT&T 920 is if you're an AT&T customer and push really hard with the customer support. It might also be only customers with accounts on business discounts (tied to your work email) that are able to get it. I get premier business customer support when I call in to AT&T and I even had to argue on the phone for 60 minutes in total with all the reps I talked to before I was able to get them to submit an unlock request.
Hi everyone,
What settings can I use to configure my phone to T-mobile? I have an ATT unlocked 920 and I only get E signal. At times it switches to 4G and it drops. I read many posts about changing connection speed but I don't have the option. Is there a firmware that I should install in order to get the most use out of my phone?
Thanks to anyone that can help out.
wantlivenow said:
Hi everyone,
What settings can I use to configure my phone to T-mobile? I have an ATT unlocked 920 and I only get E signal. At times it switches to 4G and it drops. I read many posts about changing connection speed but I don't have the option. Is there a firmware that I should install in order to get the most use out of my phone?
Thanks to anyone that can help out.
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Also, is it possible to make ATT phone see Wind/Mobility AWS networks by flashing a different ROM?
lumia 920 unlocked
netgh0st said:
Also, is it possible to make ATT phone see Wind/Mobility AWS networks by flashing a different ROM?
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I unlocked my Lumia 920 at&t version yesterday. But it didn't worked with mobilicity. I don't know what's the problem. Can any one help.
It seems that ATT version, unlike Rogers version, has AWS disabled. And apparently it is not controlled by the firmware image itself, because I flashed Rogers rom. We need to find a way to turn it back on...
netgh0st said:
It seems that ATT version, unlike Rogers version, has AWS disabled. And apparently it is not controlled by the firmware image itself, because I flashed Rogers rom. We need to find a way to turn it back on...
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So even that didn't worked??? I think so it wont gonna work.I just emailed to nokia care they say, even flashing the phone with different rom wont gonna work. It's not controlled by firmware.Then too i am planning to flash with rogers version!1 What you suggest????
nokian10 said:
So even that didn't worked??? I think so it wont gonna work.I just emailed to nokia care they say, even flashing the phone with different rom wont gonna work. It's not controlled by firmware.Then too i am planning to flash with rogers version!1 What you suggest????
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What is AWS?
will att lumia 920 work with tmobile 4g network?
wcwei5800 said:
will att lumia 920 work with tmobile 4g network?
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For some reason, when I go to different areas around my city, I get 4G, but when I am at home, it switches to edge.
wantlivenow said:
What is AWS?
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AT&T version doesnt have 1700 frequency so it wont gonna work on WIND / MOBILICITY.
nokian10 said:
AT&T version doesnt have 1700 frequency so it wont gonna work on WIND / MOBILICITY.
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I still don't get this part - are phones sold by ATT and Rogers different in hardware? Because people reported using Wind/Mobilicity on inlocked Rogers phones without any issues. I was under the impression that ATT phone should also work if flashed with Rogers firmware. Is it not the case?
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wantlivenow said:
What is AWS?
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AWS stands for Advanced Wireless Services (wikipedia). It uses 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz bands, and only a few phones support these bands.
So there no way to enable 4g on a AT&T Lumia. I love this phone but if there no way to fix this then what the point on having a slow connection
I have it enabled after they gave me the unlock code. I haven't done anything special to enable it apart from the regular phone updates. I'm not in the USA.
netgh0st said:
I still don't get this part - are phones sold by ATT and Rogers different in hardware? Because people reported using Wind/Mobilicity on inlocked Rogers phones without any issues. I was under the impression that ATT phone should also work if flashed with Rogers firmware. Is it not the case?
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AWS stands for Advanced Wireless Services (wikipedia). It uses 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz bands, and only a few phones support these bands.
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yes, Thats what nokia canada told me in a reply that even if you flash it, it wont gonna work
wantlivenow said:
Hi everyone,
What settings can I use to configure my phone to T-mobile? I have an ATT unlocked 920 and I only get E signal. At times it switches to 4G and it drops. I read many posts about changing connection speed but I don't have the option. Is there a firmware that I should install in order to get the most use out of my phone?
Thanks to anyone that can help out.
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AT&T L920 has AWS 3G disabled by default. You must flash an alternate ROM to enable it.
peconaut said:
So there no way to enable 4g on a AT&T Lumia. I love this phone but if there no way to fix this then what the point on having a slow connection
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Yes you can.
nokian10 said:
yes, Thats what nokia canada told me in a reply that even if you flash it, it wont gonna work
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They are wrong. They do not want people flashing ROMs on their phone so of course they'll say something like that.
Flash a different ROM to enable AWS band.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097815&highlight=aws+3g
petard said:
AT&T L920 has AWS 3G disabled by default. You must flash an alternate ROM to enable it.
Yes you can.
They are wrong. They do not want people flashing ROMs on their phone so of course they'll say something like that.
Flash a different ROM to enable AWS band.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097815&highlight=aws+3g
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I looked through the thread and I assume this method is still possible? If I enable the AWS band will I be able to get 3g and 4g on my phone? (Currently, I have E and 4G, but my house is at the end of the 4g signal...lol.)
wantlivenow said:
I looked through the thread and I assume this method is still possible? If I enable the AWS band will I be able to get 3g and 4g on my phone? (Currently, I have E and 4G, but my house is at the end of the 4g signal...lol.)
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Yes, you will have 100% access to ALL of T-Mobile's network.
BUT the European ROM does not call HSPA+ "4G", it says H+ in the status bar. The European networks never followed T-Mobile's bull**** of calling HSPA+ a 4G network.
Look at the RM-821 column in this chart to see what each connection type will be labeled with a European ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37197816&postcount=51
If you WANT I believe you can flash the Rogers ROM after flashing the Euro Dev ROM if you want the T-Mobile connection labels. Rogers and AT&T L920 ROMs also get updates before the European ROMs, so that is another thing to consider.
petard said:
Yes, you will have 100% access to ALL of T-Mobile's network.
BUT the European ROM does not call HSPA+ "4G", it says H+ in the status bar. The European networks never followed T-Mobile's bull**** of calling HSPA+ a 4G network.
Look at the RM-821 column in this chart to see what each connection type will be labeled with a European ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37197816&postcount=51
If you WANT I believe you can flash the Rogers ROM after flashing the Euro Dev ROM if you want the T-Mobile connection labels. Rogers and AT&T L920 ROMs also get updates before the European ROMs, so that is another thing to consider.
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I'm currently on European DEV ROM. How exactly do you folks confirm that AWS is indeed working? Can anyone please confirm that you were able to get Wind Home on unlocked ATT Lumia 920 that has been flashed to Rogers, European and then back to Rogers ROM?
netgh0st said:
I'm currently on European DEV ROM. How exactly do you folks confirm that AWS is indeed working? Can anyone please confirm that you were able to get Wind Home on unlocked ATT Lumia 920 that has been flashed to Rogers, European and then back to Rogers ROM?
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If you are able to connect to an AWS network. I personally use AT&T so I can't test it out, just repeating what others have said. What I know is that people with Rogers pentaband RM-820s flashed the AT&T ROM and that disabled AWS. Flashing Rogers back didn't re-enable it. So it seems that some ROMs like AT&T reprogram the bands and some like Rogers don't. I don't know any of this for sure, though.
petard said:
If you are able to connect to an AWS network. I personally use AT&T so I can't test it out, just repeating what others have said. What I know is that people with Rogers pentaband RM-820s flashed the AT&T ROM and that disabled AWS. Flashing Rogers back didn't re-enable it. So it seems that some ROMs like AT&T reprogram the bands and some like Rogers don't. I don't know any of this for sure, though.
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The most important question now is - which ROMs can reprogam these bands back. With TMo its hard to confirm you are actually getting AWS and not the 1900 MHz 3G. I'm waiting for someone to confirm that with a true AWS carrier (Wind, Mobilicity).
netgh0st said:
The most important question now is - which ROMs can reprogam these bands back. With TMo its hard to confirm you are actually getting AWS and not the 1900 MHz 3G. I'm waiting for someone to confirm that with a true AWS carrier (Wind, Mobilicity).
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Yeah if you're in an area with 1900MHz 3G then it is impossible to tell I think. I do not believe the 920 has any good diagnostics app.
Reading through the forums though multiple people have stated that AT&T ROM disables AWS and that euro dev ROM enables AWS. One person stated that the euro dev ROM did not enable AWS and instead he flashed through a ton of different ROMs including some latin america ROMs before finally getting AWS enabled. It's all in the thread I linked to earlier from January.