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A coworker of mine just bought an Xperia X10a and is off the Germany for work she sent me a txt asking me to get her the unlock code and also to tell her if it will work in 3G while in Germany.. from what I can tell from the specs I think so.. but I thought best to ask the experts here. I know there is a X10a and a X10i I need to know if her X10a will get her 3G in Germany before I get the unlock code.
*edit* code is 6.00 is it would not be a total loss if it did not work..
thanks
So no one knows? or was it a silly q?
I don't know what services are available in Germany or what firmware you are putting on, but if it is available, it should still work. Debranding and unlocking don't take away the capability as long as it was available in that firmware and service is available in your area.
Stryker777 said:
I don't know what services are available in Germany or what firmware you are putting on, but if it is available, it should still work. Debranding and unlocking don't take away the capability as long as it was available in that firmware and service is available in your area.
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thank you.. I was hoping to hear that! I know my k850i was able to get 3g in Germany Italy and France.. so I was hoping her xperia x10 would be fine.
You need to have carrier frequencies to use the 3G. has nothing to do with the firmware but only the hardware.
10a are on 850/1900 and 10i on 900/1700/2100
Nimche said:
You need to have carrier frequencies to use the 3G. has nothing to do with the firmware but only the hardware.
10a are on 850/1900 and 10i on 900/1700/2100
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That's right, 3G on the X10a won't work in Europe, or most of the rest of the world.
A little rant: Why do the US insist on always changing something instead of using the international standard? I can see no advantage in that to either their citizens or foreign travelers that visit the US. Just to mention a few: only 3 countries in the world don't use the metric system (US, Liberia and Myanmar), the cellphone bands are standard pretty much everywhere else, most countries have 220v energy (though the plugs vary in format you don't need a transformer). It's a bit like the English driving on the left side. It benefits no one.
pco.vaz said:
That's right, 3G on the X10a won't work in Europe, or most of the rest of the world.
A little rant: Why do the US insist on always changing something instead of using the international standard? I can see no advantage in that to either their citizens or foreign travelers that visit the US. Just to mention a few: only 3 countries in the world don't use the metric system (US, Liberia and Myanmar), the cellphone bands are standard pretty much everywhere else, most countries have 220v energy (though the plugs vary in format you don't need a transformer). It's a bit like the English driving on the left side. It benefits no one.
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Historical. Also, check how the Japanese do things. Talk about being totally different.
Nimche said:
You need to have carrier frequencies to use the 3G. has nothing to do with the firmware but only the hardware.
10a are on 850/1900 and 10i on 900/1700/2100
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The X10a has UMTS 850/1900/2100, it will work on 3G in Germany (2100)
pco.vaz said:
That's right, 3G on the X10a won't work in Europe, or most of the rest of the world
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Yes, it will on 2100. Very few countries in Europe and Asia have the 900 or 1700 3G bands and definitely not exclusively, they all have 2100 3G.
charlyee said:
The X10a has UMTS 850/1900/2100, it will work on 3G in Germany (2100)Yes, it will on 2100. Very few countries in Europe and Asia have the 900 or 1700 3G bands and definitely not exclusively, they all have 2100 3G.
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Right, For more information in general of band for your country please refer to this map.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
Thank you Charlyee for clarifying this.
Damn, germany keeps poppin up and all i think of is porn. Argh...
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The other thing your friend will need to check is that they have international data roaming available and also a LARGE bank account lol
She has my vodafone sim so roaming is not a problem. She is at a spa for the weekend so I can not report back but AFAIK it should be fine. I think she may want it debranded so i am thinking to debrand mine and just ship it to her as she will be there for a while. yeah I am good like that! So the consensus is it will work just fine?!
Rockjock007 said:
She has my vodafone sim so roaming is not a problem. She is at a spa for the weekend so I can not report back but AFAIK it should be fine. I think she may want it debranded so i am thinking to debrand mine and just ship it to her as she will be there for a while. yeah I am good like that! So the consensus is it will work just fine?!
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Yes, I believe so.
Galaxy S2 support T-Mobile 3G?? EDGE only??
Use the f-in search feature.
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wootek76 said:
Galaxy S2 support T-Mobile 3G?? EDGE only??
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To answer your question the SGS II only works on Edge and not 3g for T-mobile.
brandenk0 said:
To answer your question the SGS II only works on Edge and not 3g for T-mobile.
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Works fine on 3g for me!
I am also using T-Mobile with 3G (or Orange T-Mobile as it is now called in the UK).
I assume the guys that can't get it working are in the States?
Getting 3g and h here on my tmobile, pretty fast to
shrubbery said:
I am also using T-Mobile with 3G (or Orange T-Mobile as it is now called in the UK).
I assume the guys that can't get it working are in the States?
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Correct. We would only get Edge here.
*Edit*
Just saw your name was shrubbery... oh man I love Monty Python!
Dirky said:
Works fine on 3g for me!
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Me too..
No problems here
the thread starter needs to title his thread "tmobile USA" because obviously this phone does not work with tmobile usa 3g. of course tmobile in europe will work fine.
Should have written my answer with more detail :/ The SGS II works for Orange in the UK but with T-mobile US it only works on Edge.
Perhaps You Can Help with T-M 3G?
vimto25 said:
Getting 3g and h here on my tmobile, pretty fast to
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Hello. I have a GSII from UK, on T-Mobile. Tried to work with a guy at T-Mobile to figure out how to get 3G (only Edge now). My unit is rooted. I would love (and would pay!) to get 3G working on my phone. Can you help out?
RobertCBoston said:
Hello. I have a GSII from UK, on T-Mobile. Tried to work with a guy at T-Mobile to figure out how to get 3G (only Edge now). My unit is rooted. I would love (and would pay!) to get 3G working on my phone. Can you help out?
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If your on T-Mobile US, you can never get anything but EDGE.
Thanks for quick reply...
...not to be a pest, but does the phone I got (UK GSII) just totally lack the hardware capability to do 3G, or is it a software/firmware issue that may some day have a solution?
RobertCBoston said:
...not to be a pest, but does the phone I got (UK GSII) just totally lack the hardware capability to do 3G, or is it a software/firmware issue that may some day have a solution?
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The UK GS2 lacks the current bands to run on T-mobile US network, since they use different bands compared to T-Mobile UK. If you want 3g/4g, you have to wait for T-mobile to release their variant in the states or otherwise change to AT&T.
RobertCBoston said:
...not to be a pest, but does the phone I got (UK GSII) just totally lack the hardware capability to do 3G, or is it a software/firmware issue that may some day have a solution?
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Hey BostonBob... you might what to take a look at this thread. It explains the situation in a little more detail: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16356271
Short answer... it appears one-half (the upload half) of the TMobile USA 3G signal is at the wrong frequency (meaning this phone won't support it.)
I looked around to see if there's a software hack to reprogram the frequency or a hardware thing. Best I can tell...
1) The SGS2 supports a VERY wide range of frequencies. The i9100 service manual shows it clearly supports service in the 1700 MHz range... but not specifically AWS (Advanced Wireless Service) that TMobile USA uses.
2) The service manual actually shows you how to go in and 'fine tune' the frequencies if you have superhuman soldering skills.
3) Bad news, even if you hit the right frequency, I'd assume the antenna firmware would have to be changed (well outside of my area of expertise.)
I keep hoping that someone with some knowledge of programming one of these antennas will chime it, but no luck yet.
Now that TMobile USA is releasing their bastardized version of the SGS2, maybe we'll get lucky and the telephony portion of the hardware will be interchangeable (though I highly doubt it.)
If it's any consolation, I'm in the same boat.
Just curious
Wind uses the AWS band for 3G and HSPA data transfer, this is the same band that is used by T-Mobile USA, the GT-I9100M (Bell's SGS2) doesn't support these bands so your data will be limited to 2G speed, it will however work properly as a phone. If you want faster data speeds you will need to get your hands on a T-Mobile USA version of the SGS2.
Ah okay. That's disappointing to know.
But thanks for the detailed reply.
SGS2 GT-I9100M Bell Canada want to use with Wind Mobile Canada
Sepharite said:
Ah okay. That's disappointing to know.
But thanks for the detailed reply.
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Hi, sorry to jump into this thread, but I am in the same position and I would like to know how did this work for you if you went ahead with this phone into Wind service.
I started a thread and some body there told me maybe better to ask in these two threads... my problem is explained here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/qa-friendly-qa-thread-t1648351/post54374435
Thanks a lot for any contribution to my solution.
Hi,
I bought the DNA without a plan in America (not in a actual verizon store, but in a other verizon retailer).
In the Netherlands I put in a Dutch SIMcard from Vodafone (Dutch provider).
After installing the SIM and entering the APN settings of Vodafone the Data connection is not working.
I can call with my phone, but after trying the data connection it attemps to cennect a few times but then it says "connection lost".
I triple checked the APN settings and tried playing with some of the settings, but nothing worked.
I went to the Vodafone store and they said the settings were correct and could not help.
They recommended that i should root the phone and install a european/dutch android version.
Because in the netherlands we do not have 4G yet and this is not an option in european android versions.
They said this might cause the problem.
Does anyone have any ideas to solve the problem? (without rooting)
Or can anybody inform me if rooting and installing a different android version might solve the problem? (no rooting experience)
Any help is appriciated, but also other experiences with DNA in Europe (and data connection) are very welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Well considering you can't install a different android version, that won't work.
Only thing I can think of is that your carrier is using a band the DNA doesn't support. What band does your carrier use?
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Bigandrewgold said:
Well considering you can't install a different android version, that won't work.
Only thing I can think of is that your carrier is using a band the DNA doesn't support. What band does your carrier use?
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Thanks for your help.
according to http://androidadvices.com/htc-droid-dna-phone/the DNA supports: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and quad-band UMTS/HSPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
Vodafone bands are 900, 1800 and 2000 in the Netherlands
So it should work, right?
Victor Droogh said:
Thanks for your help.
according to http://androidadvices.com/htc-droid-dna-phone/the DNA supports: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and quad-band UMTS/HSPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz)
Vodafone bands are 900, 1800 and 2000 in the Netherlands
So it should work, right?
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only if you are in a 900 or area (i guess you mean 2100 and not 2000)
you got me worried, i bought one to use in Colombia in 850/1900, i guess i´ll have to wait until it arrives to check
[[ Cold ]] said:
only if you are in a 900 or area (i guess you mean 2100 and not 2000)
you got me worried, i bought one to use in Colombia in 850/1900, i guess i´ll have to wait until it arrives to check
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Yes I meant 2100.
I did hear some in Canada did not have problems so it is possible out side America.
Maybe I am just out of luck, but I hope somebody has the solution for me.
Good luck with your DNA and the Data connection.
Victor Droogh said:
Yes I meant 2100.
I did hear some in Canada did not have problems so it is possible out side America.
Maybe I am just out of luck, but I hope somebody has the solution for me.
Good luck with your DNA and the Data connection.
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yes and i have seen youtube vids of USA´s AT&T data working just fine, mine arrives next week, will post here my story
mine arrived today, have the exact opposite problem, data works just fine, but calls direct me to verizon customer support, activation maybe?
[[ Cold ]] said:
mine arrived today, have the exact opposite problem, data works just fine, but calls direct me to verizon customer support, activation maybe?
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According to another forum it just depends on if you have a plan if you have to activate it or not.
If you have a phone without a plan you would not have to activate the phone via Verizon.
If you do have a plan you should activate it.
Victor Droogh said:
Hi,
I bought the DNA without a plan in America (not in a actual verizon store, but in a other verizon retailer).
In the Netherlands I put in a Dutch SIMcard from Vodafone (Dutch provider).
After installing the SIM and entering the APN settings of Vodafone the Data connection is not working.
I can call with my phone, but after trying the data connection it attemps to cennect a few times but then it says "connection lost".
I triple checked the APN settings and tried playing with some of the settings, but nothing worked.
I went to the Vodafone store and they said the settings were correct and could not help.
They recommended that i should root the phone and install a european/dutch android version.
Because in the netherlands we do not have 4G yet and this is not an option in european android versions.
They said this might cause the problem.
Does anyone have any ideas to solve the problem? (without rooting)
Or can anybody inform me if rooting and installing a different android version might solve the problem? (no rooting experience)
Any help is appriciated, but also other experiences with DNA in Europe (and data connection) are very welcome.
Thanks in advance.
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Nonono! y bought a CDMA phone!
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Dr.Molestratus said:
Nonono! y bought a CDMA phone!
Sent with my Google Nexus 7 through the XDA Developers APP.
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Yes, but it is also a quadband global phone, this phone can use GSM bands aswell.
at least that is my understanding. since it also works om at&t and canada for example.
Ok installed ukb 1.3.0 Rom and all is working good now! Calls and data I'm happy now
I also changed the networks to gsm/umts only to boost battery since I won't be using lte for now
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I'm pretty sure that DNA is CDMA only while Butterfly is GSM.
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Victor Droogh said:
Does anyone have any ideas to solve the problem? (without rooting)
Or can anybody inform me if rooting and installing a different android version might solve the problem? (no rooting experience)
Any help is appriciated, but also other experiences with DNA in Europe (and data connection) are very welcome.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm using Droid DNA in Japan and I have same problem. It also doesn't work in Japan by 3G network.
The carrier (NTT DOCOMO) uses UMTS/2100,1700,800. My country have no GSM and I can't try it yet.
Does DNA work as SIM free just in North American continent?
Dr.Molestratus said:
I'm pretty sure that DNA is CDMA only while Butterfly is GSM.
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That´s wrong! i´m from Germany and my DNA has no problem to get a network! Data and calls working great!
My Provider is Vodafone Germany
hiroosa said:
I'm using Droid DNA in Japan and I have same problem. It also doesn't work in Japan by 3G network.
The carrier (NTT DOCOMO) uses UMTS/2100,1700,800. My country have no GSM and I can't try it yet.
Does DNA work as SIM free just in North American continent?
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I'm in Colombia , south America and it's working like a charm in hspa 850/1900
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Thanks alpina0707 and [[ Cold ]]. I tried UKB 1.3.0, but trouble lefts.
alpina0707 said:
That´s wrong! i´m from Germany and my DNA has no problem to get a network! Data and calls working great! My Provider is Vodafone Germany
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I'm in Colombia , south America and it's working like a charm in hspa 850/1900 Sent from my DNA
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I tried friend's SIM card and found problems as below.
- carrier: NTT DOCOMO data only SIM (Japan, WCDMA/UMTS, 800/1700/2100)
-- SIM is not recognized ("your sim card does not allow a connection to this network")
- carrier: Softbank (Japan, WCDMA/UMTS, 900/2100)
-- SIM is recognized. Talk works. But no data connection (3G does not work).
I hope to know your APN settings.
Phone is HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
so that explains why the NTT DOCOMO doesn´t work (maybe not in 2100 coverage?)
you must enter the apn settings of your carrier, in this case softbank, and then select it. have you tried it yet?
[[ Cold ]] said:
Ok installed ukb 1.3.0 Rom and all is working good now! Calls and data I'm happy now
I also changed the networks to gsm/umts only to boost battery since I won't be using lte for now
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Good to hear your DNA works.
What do you mean ukb rom installed?
I looked it up on this forum, but I suppose you need to root the DNA for this right?
What does it change?
alpina0707 said:
That´s wrong! i´m from Germany and my DNA has no problem to get a network! Data and calls working great!
My Provider is Vodafone Germany
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Great info, may I ask you what apn settings you have?
And if you have changed any other settings what those were?
Your comment would be MUCH appriciated.
Thanks in advance.
[[ Cold ]] said:
Phone is HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
so that explains why the NTT DOCOMO doesn´t work (maybe not in 2100 coverage?)
you must enter the apn settings of your carrier, in this case softbank, and then select it. have you tried it yet?
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Many thanks. My area covers 2100 network. My Nexus One is working in 2100 coverage.
I also inputted apn setting of softbank. But 3G data network did not work.
>Victor Droogh
Yes, UKB 1.3.0 requires root and unlocked bootloader. I already get root and tried it, but problem remains.
I suspect that this problem is not solved even if you get root. I may need to update radio image in Droid DNA.
Hello everyone. I'm fairly new here.
I had a moto e4 plus but I'm ditching it as I've bought a redmi 5 plus 4 /64 (I believe) from eglobal.
The terrible thing is that I don't know which carrier it works on. I didn't do much research. I just read that it was really good for the money so I bought it impulsively.
It's all my fault, I know.
Can anyone be so kind as to tell me what carrier it'll work on? I tried to do it myself but all the different bands and networks and frequencies confused me.
I'm in the USA in Texas, if that helps any.
Thank you in advance.
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All those letters and numbers confuse me.
Would you kindly tell me what carriers I'll be able to use with this device?
T-mobile, boost, virgin, etc...
Thunderdr said:
All those letters and numbers confuse me.
Would you kindly tell me what carriers I'll be able to use with this device?
T-mobile, boost, virgin, etc...
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There is a suggestion why don't you borrow sim card from any of your friend and check either it will work or not.
Or you may go to service center and try different carriers.
Redmi 5 Plus supports almost all kind of popular carriers I am from Pakistan and have friends of almost all countries and they use use redmi 5 plus with carriers available at their country.
Regards
The problem is that everyone I know uses Boost mobile so I have no way of testing it on other carriers. I don't think I can test on Boost because they don't use sim cards.
I think I saw on YouTube that I'll be able to use AT&T, cricket wireless and T-mobile. Can anyone confirm?
Ps. I don't actually have the phone yet. Supposed to arrive Thursday.
Thunderdr said:
The problem is that everyone I know uses Boost mobile so I have no way of testing it on other carriers. I don't think I can test on Boost because they don't use sim cards.
I think I saw on YouTube that I'll be able to use AT&T, cricket wireless and T-mobile. Can anyone confirm?
Ps. I don't actually have the phone yet. Supposed to arrive Thursday.
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The global version should work on most popular carriers. I can't say for the US but for the PH, Smart and Globe (carrier duopoly) work perfectly fine and support voLTE