Hi guys, I'm from Canada and I recently bought a new Samsung Galaxy s2 GT-I9100XXKG1 from Hong Kong on ebay. I'm running it on the Rogers network here in Manitoba and its been working fine on GSM, (although the it frequently drops signal when service isn't 100% ) but as soon as I switch it to WCDMA only it won't pick up any signal at all!.. I have set it for Automatic in Service Mode but nothing seems to have changed.. please help!? (I have not rooted this phone yet)
That's a problem of the network. May be rogers don't have 3g bands of I9100
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That's a problem of the network. May be rogers don't have 3g bands of I9100
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The Rogers 3g network uses the 850/1900 band. I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy Q and I had the best service anywhere with 3g.. Does the i9100 not support these frequencies?
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Hi,
I currently have an HTC Desire running on Puerto Rico's Open Mobile CDMA EvDo Rev. A network. It seems to me that the Galaxy S2 does support this network, and I had the Vibrant before and loved it, so I'm thinking about selling my phone for an S2.
Now, I've been searching info on how to configure / change carriers on the S2, as the phone is not available on mine. Haven't found that yet.
Anyone have a link / tutorial I can use?
Thanks!
The international sgs2 does not support CDMA, the sprint (USA) version of the sgs2 supports CDMA but you would have to check what bands your local carrier uses compared to sprint, and if you can activate an American phone on the network even if the bands match.
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veyka said:
The international sgs2 does not support CDMA, the sprint (USA) version of the sgs2 supports CDMA but you would have to check what bands your local carrier uses compared to sprint, and if you can activate an American phone on the network even if the bands match.
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Thanks, I'll look into this!
I just bought an gt 9100 rooted and unlocked sim but i was wondering if i could flash a modem or something to use it with tmous wcdma 4g network not gsm "edge" anyone knws if its posible?thnx
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Sorry the international sgs2 only has bands to support att 3/4/g. No matter what modem you flash you wont get tombile 3g or 4g service as it dosnt have the hardware
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How to unable my Samsung galaxy 2 (Bell Unlocked) for use on MobiliCity?.
Thanks
bell?
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bell?
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Yes right now I'm with bell and want to use on MobiliCity
Unlocked phone will have no issues, unless they use different frequencies for 3g, you will also get 3g data.
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Mobilicity's network was built in 2009 and currently maintained by Ericsson. The company also has a cell-site sharing agreement with Bell Mobility to share cell tower space in all Mobilicity zones. The network uses the UMTS IV frequency band, also known as AWS, to provide UMTS (with HSPA) service. Using this band, user equipment transmits at 1710–1755 MHz, and receives at 2110–2155 MHz. AWS is the same frequency as Wind Mobile and Videotron in Canada and T-Mobile USA. Like WIND and Videotron, Mobilicity does not have a 2G, EDGE, GPRS GSM Network.
Mobilicity's network is compatible with the same handsets and devices as Wind Mobile and Videotron networks, and UMTS handsets and devices offered by T-Mobile USA.
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A Bell version of the SGS2 (aka GT-I9100M) will be able to connect to Mobilicity if it's SIM unlocked, but since it doesn't support the 1700/2100 bands, it will only allow 2G data speeds, if you want faster speeds you'll need the T-Mobile version of the SGS2 (aka Epic 4G Touch SGH-T989).
I went to MobiliCity shop they said no way you can use bell ver on our network.
Okay now my other question can i flash talus Rom in or firmware to bell Samsung galaxy 2?
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I went to MobiliCity shop they said no way you can use bell ver on our network.
Okay now my other question can i flash talus Rom in or firmware to bell Samsung galaxy 2?
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you can flash any rom.. if you have rooted your phone.. if you have cwm recovery you can install any.. first you need to root your phone via odin.
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you can flash any rom.. if you have rooted your phone.. if you have cwm recovery you can install any.. first you need to root your phone via odin.
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So, do you have idea which Rom works for MobiliCity?.
Thanks
Just curious, I have the international and I am on T-mobile in the U.S.
Will the I international ever be able to attain 4G Speeds on T-mobiles network? For instance once quad cores become the norm in phones (like they are on the verge of doing).
Or would I be better off selling and getting a T-mobile g3?
Thanks in advance.
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well, as far as i know by end of this year we will be able to use 3g or hspa+ but for now i am sticking with 2g
or just change your mobile network, get straighttalk or att
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well, as far as i know by end of this year we will be able to use 3g or hspa+ but for now i am sticking with 2g
or just change your mobile network, get straighttalk or att
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Ok. 3g would be great. For the most part that is what is in most areas anyway. I just wasn't sure if it was our phone that didn't have the right radios or if it was T-mobile/other carriers that didn't have the right modems for our exynos.
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International S3 does not have 4G chip in it
The max network speed that could be available with an international S3 is 21Mbps HSPA+
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International S3 does not have 4G chip in it
The max network speed that could be available with an international S3 is 21Mbps HSPA+
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And is this based off of what's available now or what will be available in a year?
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Ok, so I had to sell my i9305 because of lack of any data connection above 2G/Edge on AT&T for my area due to frequencies that they use here.
How many people in the USA are using an unlocked international i9300 on AT&T and getting 3G+ data??
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Nobody in the US has an i9300?
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It works and you get hspa+
I'm on AT&T as well with the i9300 that I won from Engadget.com and it works just fine. H+ all the way for me as well.
Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses. I spent 700 beans on an i9305 to find out it didnt work. Just wanted to see if the i9300 worked. One more question, Do you guys have the LTE versions or the non-LTE?
Firstly, GT-I9300 supports 1900MHz for sure but 1900MHz WCDMA support on GT-I9305 is based on different region. For example your GT-I9305 has no 1900MHz 3G but the GT-I9305 sold in Hong Kong supports 1900MHz WCDMA.
Secondly, it is quite meaningless to buy LTE phone outside and use it in the US because only Bell and Rogers Wireless support LTE 2600MHz, you will not be able to use LTE network on AT&T.
You may use the any Korean LTE version(SHV-E210S/SHV-E210K/SHV-E210L) because the all supports 1900MHz WCDMA. Or otherwise, you may use the AT&T model of Galaxy S3.
I am using SHV-E210S, there is no SIM lock on the phone.
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Firstly, GT-I9300 supports 1900MHz for sure but 1900MHz WCDMA support on GT-I9305 is based on different region. For example your GT-I9305 has no 1900MHz 3G but the GT-I9305 sold in Hong Kong supports 1900MHz WCDMA.
Secondly, it is quite meaningless to buy LTE phone outside and use it in the US because only Bell and Rogers Wireless support LTE 2600MHz, you will not be able to use LTE network on AT&T.
You may use the any Korean LTE version(SHV-E210S/SHV-E210K/SHV-E210L) because the all supports 1900MHz WCDMA. Or otherwise, you may use the AT&T model of Galaxy S3.
I am using SHV-E210S, there is no SIM lock on the phone.
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Thanks for the info, though I had an i9305 Hong Kong version and it did Not get 3G or 1900MHz, I could not even select it. I was hoping the 9300 would be different.
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