Hello everybody,
I just got a Honor 7 China Mobile Version (PLK-TL00). Since I'm living in China I tried to use my China Unicom simcard, but I can only use the 2G EDGE network, no 3G or 4G.
Is there any way (e.g. change the rom, unlock bands) to use it with China Unicom?
I also intend to use the phone in Germany/Europe. Will 3G/4G work with any mobile service provider? (I searched google, but I got contradictory answers)
I really like the phone so I hope anyone can provide a feedback to my questions.
Thank you very much!
Thomas
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Hello All,
Has anyone had any luck getting a Huawei U8860 to work on T-Mobile in the US?
Here are the details on the phone:
It was a Chinese model that I upgraded to the worldwide Android 2.3 ROM from the huawei site.
I have voice and 2G Edge Data working, but I can't get 3G.
It is a quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) device.
The phone says it supports 3GGPRS, HSPA and WCDMA. I also read a CNET review where they were unable to get 3G and were limited to 2G Edge.
Has anyone had any luck with this device in the US? T-Mobile or AT&T?
Thanks
3g connectivity
I am in South America, and I am experiencing the same problem. No 3G connection! Please help!!
So far I've tried two officicial ROMs (2.3 and 4.0) withou luck. In fact, I was hoping that the problem was fixed with the new official ROM released today, but I am still getting just EDGE connectivity.
Help!!
I think the problem is the radios on the phone. I did more reading, and it appears that it does not support the HSPA frequencies, so it cannot do 3G in the US. Apparently, the only penta-band phone that does 3G world wide is the Galaxy Nexus. Oh well, the phone is still usable, I just have to suffer through 2G speeds.
Hello together,
I have a S3 from German Telekom. It's unlocked and not yet rooted.
Now I am in China and bought a Prepaid Card with 5GB of Traffic from China Telecom.
It connects to the network, coverage is very well, but only Edge.
When I select "Only WCDMA", it shows full coverage, but doesn't connect. I can't even start a call.
I found out, that non-China Telecom phones cannot connect to the network (only 2G).
Also China Telecom phones may not connect to other networks.
So now I guess if i root my phone, and install a china telecom baseband, it will work? Or does it have a different radio?
I'd really be happy to get answers. I can buy a card from china unicom, it's not a matter of the money. But it's the technical fun
Thanks in advance,
David.
There's nothing that changing the baseband will do. The issue is the carrier / sim.
Using another carrier or asking the current one to allow your phone is all you can do.
By the way, you posted this in the wrong section
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Somehow, that's not logical for me (I paid, the sim is brandnew). Why should they lock me out?
So I will try a chinese phone with my card, or my phone with another China Telecom Card, that works with 3G.
Thanks for your reply. What would the correct section be?
Thanks,
David.
davidbaumann said:
Somehow, that's not logical for me (I paid, the sim is brandnew). Why should they lock me out?
So I will try a chinese phone with my card, or my phone with another China Telecom Card, that works with 3G.
Thanks for your reply. What would the correct section be?
Thanks,
David.
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[READ THlS FlRST] POST QUESTIONS IN THE Q&A SECTION AND NOT HERE!!!
You may have the wrong modem or CSC for best reception .
But i recall that its a different network band in China from China posts on the forums .
jje
Thank you.
I wanted to switch to China Unicom, which works with Europe mobile phones. But it's much more expensive and i don't need 3G.
As i have to send my handset for repair, I don't want to risk warranty for 3g.
David
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davidbaumann said:
Thank you.
I wanted to switch to China Unicom, which works with Europe mobile phones. But it's much more expensive and i don't need 3G.
As i have to send my handset for repair, I don't want to risk warranty for 3g.
David
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You don't need to modify the phone to use Unicom. It will work as is.
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You don't need to modify the phone to use Unicom. It will work as is.
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Hello,
I thought about modifying for China Telecom.
I know bought a sim card from China Unicom which allows to get up to 2.5 gb and only pay what I need, starting with 10 RMB for 70RMB to 100 for 2.5GB, which is really nice for me.
I can also use HSDPA now and reach up to 900 kbyte/s.
David.
Just so you know, only China Unicom really offers 3G. China Mobile 3G is only for their branded phones and China Telecom markets 3G that is not really 3G. I use China Mobile, but if I needed 3G I would switch to Unicom.
Hi guys,
I just bought a Chinese version of the X820 and I was wondering how do I move from China to Indian firmware? Do I do it via the updater and download the Indian firmware and renaming it to update.zip? (Not rooted)
and another question, which is better, Chinese or Indian version?
Thanks.
Yes, you can. I have flashed rom 16S X821 India for my mobile. Everything is ok.
Thanks. Which is better for you?
Hi, wanted to tell you that I moved from the chinese to the indian to the us version, didn't use the indian one, but between the us and chinese, the us is better as it doesnt have as much bloatware (for the rest is pretty much the same)
I had problems setting up the APN for my data on the Indian version tho. The China one was fine. Is saving APN working fine on the US version?
I didn't have to do anything after flashing the US one, so I would say that it just works.
Do all LTE bands sill work, whichever firmware you use?
Don't know about all of them, I'm currently in Asia, and this this had originally the Chinese version, flashed the us and still get 4g in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
I'm inclined to think that they do work no matter the ROM.
Btw, I was trying to go from Chinese 14s to US 16s and it got stucked in a boot loop, so I flashed again the Chinese, then went to the Indian one, I think 15s, and then the US one, it worked without an issue that way.
Now i'm using CN 16S. I have a problem with 4G+/LTE-A in Malaysia.
When it switch to 4G+ coverage, all phone signal include data and call will lost (Can't use at all)
No toggle switch to turn off 4G+ only, but able set preference to 3G to run without signal drop (Only HSPDA)
Now my containment solution of this is :-
In Malaysia, telco using CA for Band 3 and 7 for 4G+. The coverage for Band 3 is higher than band 7. So i disable the Band 7 to stop the phone switch to 4G+, I still able to enjoy the 4G of Band 3, rather than only set to 3G (HSPDA)
Anyone with better solution, please let me know. Thanks
Hey, I'm from Malaysia too. Had the same issue. You got to make a new APN. Eventho it looks like an APN has already been set, it still won't work. I find my LTE to be working again after I set a new APN.
Guys Xiaomi will it unlock band 1 (2100mz) to work with Vodafone India?....it's terribly not fair to use 3g in 4g device.
Or anybody got luckily work?
Hi
received my Mate 20 Pro 256GB Dual Sim from Trading Shenzen.
So far great device, but missing Wifi calling.
There is no option to activate in settings.
My phone details:
Modell: LYA-AL10
Build Nummer: 9.0.0.161(C00E155R1P20) GPU Turbo
So maybe i had to switch to another firmware.
Wondering in hiSuite: Got information there that i have the newest Developer Version?
So can some assist / help to get wifi calling?
Or is it possible to flash LYA-L29 to this device?
thanks
I've never had WiFi Calling on any Huawei phones running EMUI or Xiaomi phones running MIUI but I am in the United States. MIUI doesn't have any option for WiFi Calling but maybe EMUI does depending on region.
You have the Chinese hardware version so I don't think you will be able to flash any international firmware on it but your best bet to find out would be to contact FunkyHuawei.
In case you haven't heard of them FunkyHuawei is a paid service many Huawei owners use to flash firmware updates, rebrand their phones to different regions, obtain bootloader unlock codes, etc.
I'm not personally endorsing the service (although I have used it) but the person who runs FunkyHuawei would probably be in the best position to answer your question since he reverse engineers the software on Huawei phones and owns Chinese and international variants of the Mate 20 Pro.
Can’t go from China to Non-China
Hi I have the same problems (want to move from Chinese LYA-AL10 to a non-Chinese version such as LYA-L29 for instance).
I ask FunkyHuawei and they replied to me «*cannot go from China to Non-China*»
If someone still manage to do it, please let us know !
Cheers
I have the lya variant I picked up in Malaysia on vacation. WiFi calling does not work with my T-Mobile (US) SIM card. However it does work when I had a Malaysian Sim card in it. The option would show up in the sim settings. From what I read WiFi calling does not work outside of Asia.
Ddot196 said:
I have the lya variant I picked up in Malaysia on vacation. WiFi calling does not work with my T-Mobile (US) SIM card. However it does work when I had a Malaysian Sim card in it. The option would show up in the sim settings. From what I read WiFi calling does not work outside of Asia.
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It does work outside APAC...I'm in Canada and while my provider (Videotron) has NOT enabled VoLTE and VoWIFI for this phone, I borrowed a Rogers (other CDN provider) SIM and VoLTE and VoWIFI were available. The provider has to enable these features for a particular phone.