As the title says really...
I have an I-mate SP3 being used as part of a project at work, and we need to know whether we can use it in Chicago. We will be using GPRS mainly.
The phone is currently in the UK, and with a UK provider, so I understand I will have to contact them in order to use it abroad, but my main question was whether the hardware was compatible.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
Simon.
sjpeckmore said:
As the title says really...
I have an I-mate SP3 being used as part of a project at work, and we need to know whether we can use it in Chicago. We will be using GPRS mainly.
The phone is currently in the UK, and with a UK provider, so I understand I will have to contact them in order to use it abroad, but my main question was whether the hardware was compatible.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers,
Simon.
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Simon,
The SP3 will work in Chicago. Your SP3 is a 900/1800/1900 Mhz (triband) phone. In the US we are on 850/1900, larger cities are mostly covered by 1900 Mhz.
Prior to my current phone I had a Qtek 8010 that had the same bands as your SP3, I have had no trouble in Chicago.
Good luck!
Rob
Related
I noticed that the ROM version on my new Qtek 1020 was 4.02.04 which seems to be higher than anything else on the xda-developers FTP so it could perhaps be useful to those wanting to update it on their Wallaby variants? I will say use at your own risk though because I haven't tested it on any other Wallaby device so I don't know how it'll work. I've zipped it up and put it on the FTP site in the Uploads/Qtek1020ROM directory, just extract the zip and use XDAtools to flash (I recomend using the SD card flash method rather than a direct USB flash).
Regards,
Neil.
From where did you get this ROM?
It´s really the "newest" ROM on the market. But it doesn´t include the wmodem application... :-(
Thx for Uploading.......
Stefan
Hi Stefan,
This ROM came pre-installed on my Qtek 1020 when I received it from Microdirect (UK seller). It's SIM unlocked by default but my 1020 only sees Vodafone and O2 networks in the UK. I think that might be a radio stack or hardware issue though.
Regards,
Neil.
new rom - kewl, but what RSU do you have?
Neilius - thanks for the ROM. which version of the radio stack was installed on your phone with this ROM? and, finally, do you have the PW10A or PW10B version of the Wallaby?
:twisted:
Here's all the info in my Device Information readout:
ROM version: 4.02.04 ENG
ROM date: 8/24/05
Radio version A.33.02
Protocal version: 1.3.3
Regards,
Neil.
Looking at the profile icons on the left, he's got the PW10B which if you got it in the UK, whoever sold you it is selling American imports!!
That would explain why you can't see Orange or T-Mobile as American phones are 900/1900 instead of 900/1800 in Europe. 900, 1800 and 1900 being the frequencies used. Orange and T-Mobile are on 1800 in UK, O2 and Vodafone on 900.
Yeah this is weird: the software actually says PW10B1 under the Identity tab of Device Information whilst the physical label on the back of the thing tells me its a PW10A1! Here's the product page from the seller:
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=11864&GroupID=0
Rgds,
Neil.
sounds like a bit of creative advertisment to me
all it means is that you won't be able to use orange or t-mobile networks (which will include virgin) in the uk, and if you go to europe, you'll only roam on 900Mhz based networks.
The good news is, if you go to the states, the phone will work perfectly :shock:
EDIT: Looking deeper at the advert, it does say ...
"Note: Only compatible with phones working on 800 or 1900 GSM"
Although I think they mean 900 or 1900!!
Still doesn't explain the sticker on the back!
Thanks for the heads up, this is a little strange but it seems they just got a load in really cheap or something.
Looking at the profile icons on the left, he's got the PW10B which if you got it in the UK, whoever sold you it is selling American imports!!
That would explain why you can't see Orange or T-Mobile as American phones are 900/1900 instead of 900/1800 in Europe. 900, 1800 and 1900 being the frequencies used. Orange and T-Mobile are on 1800 in UK, O2 and Vodafone on 900.
EDIT : OK, why did this post twice????? :shock:
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Thanks for the heads up, this is a little strange but it seems they just got a load in really cheap or something.
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Just out of pure curiosity I checked my other half's XDA (she tol me she got it when they first came out!) and it's exactly the same - PW10A1 on the sticker, but PW10B1 according to the software!
Oh you're not the only one to be caught out it would seem!!
g0wfv said:
Just out of pure curiosity I checked my other half's XDA (she tol me she got it when they first came out!) and it's exactly the same - PW10A1 on the sticker, but PW10B1 according to the software!
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The model number shown in the Windows is fixed in the ROM. Therefor the one and only possibility to check if it is a PW10A or PW10B is looking at the rear sticker...
Stefan
Well has anyone tried it? is it any good? and will it stop my xda from deleteing my sd card? :roll:
I'm using it (as it came installed on my Wallaby anyway) and everything seems to work well.
Regards,
Neil.
Will give it a try then and see how it goes cheers for the reply get really anoyed when the sd card gets blanked hope your version fixes that problem. :wink:
Good luck with it! As far as I know it's completely unbranded and seems as 'original' as possible - no Phone company customisations etc. Also, you can't reflash via USB once you install this ROM, only SD card flashing will work. As I say, I've had no problems with it, everything seems to run well, I can use GPRS fine (after setting it up with the correct login information from the Vodafone website). Having MSN Messenger on the devicie is proving to be very useful indeed when I'm out and about!
Regards,
Neil.
p.s:
Code:
GPRS details:
Access point: Internet
Username: web
Password: webs
I am a Cingular user, I was using Cingular for a long time and it worked fine for me. However, after this May, I found some problem by connecting Cingular service. On that time, I was using MDA II, at first I thought my PDA was broken so that I can't get the signal from Cingular and I bought a XDA EXEC from England.
However, problem still there. It is still so hard for me to get Cingular service. I have tried to put my SIM card to cingular phone, and it shows the connection well, at least 3 bars. Once I put it back to my XDA, the connection is very weak or most of the time, it doesn't work.
I wonder if anyone of you have the same problem with me? I have check that this XDA is an unlock phone and it works fine with other service, but not Cingular. I have no idea about what Cingular has done.
Please help, any solutions would be appretiate!
Nachogy said:
I am a Cingular user, I was using Cingular for a long time and it worked fine for me. However, after this May, I found some problem by connecting Cingular service. On that time, I was using MDA II, at first I thought my PDA was broken so that I can't get the signal from Cingular and I bought a XDA EXEC from England.
However, problem still there. It is still so hard for me to get Cingular service. I have tried to put my SIM card to cingular phone, and it shows the connection well, at least 3 bars. Once I put it back to my XDA, the connection is very weak or most of the time, it doesn't work.
I wonder if anyone of you have the same problem with me? I have check that this XDA is an unlock phone and it works fine with other service, but not Cingular. I have no idea about what Cingular has done.
Please help, any solutions would be appretiate!
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The signal is weak because the device does not support the most widely used frequency band among Cingular cell towers in the United States (850 MHz). You will find that as you travel into busier areas/cities/neighborhoods, it will significantly increase
Do you have any suggestion about what kind of service is better? I am considering T-Mobile, is it good?
Nachogy said:
Do you have any suggestion about what kind of service is better? I am considering T-Mobile, is it good?
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It is very likely that T-Mobile will work better in your area. I, myself don't get such great service with Cingular at my home because I live in the suburbs. Anywhere else I go, my signal seems to be fine though.
thefunkunfaked said:
Nachogy said:
Do you have any suggestion about what kind of service is better? I am considering T-Mobile, is it good?
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It is very likely that T-Mobile will work better in your area. I, myself don't get such great service with Cingular at my home because I live in the suburbs. Anywhere else I go, my signal seems to be fine though.
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I really appretiate your answer!
hi all,
i have just bought a new O2 Exec.. I was wondering what software/tweaks you guys recommend.
Regards,
frz
i also just have my dopod 900, similar to o2 exec and i still dont know what to install. I saw something about AKU2 or AKU3 on the forum but dont know where to download, can someone please advice/help us as my device was sometimes cannot received data signal while connecting to internet.
I just download TCPMP player to the device and it was a great staff to play with and I will not use the WMP for movie/tv.
Guys, I've just bought myself a new suit.
Would you like to come over and try it on for me?
Come on - a little work on your side will be necessary, and searching is the best way to show that you've tried.
Have a read through this thread for guidelines on using the board:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4534
And then have a look here for a starter:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=32698&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
AKU stuff - get started slowly before you start modifying the OS too much, as a lot of the stuff on the board can make your system unstable if used incorrectly. Configure your basics, get yourself some good backup software, and then check out the wiki and the ftp.
Most of the newer roms will have some AKU support already in, I think.
V
Thanks a lot bro Vijay555. Will try to surf now and get more info.
danlee: as a friend from Malaysia, you might want to check out my buddies on www.ppcsg.com and www.gadget.sg
V
Danlee....
Just out of curiosity....how much is internet connectivity in M'sia?
I'm planning on coming home during the CNY and would like to use the service if it's not too expensive.
Would you mind posting the cost of the internet connection and who the provider is?
Will it be available prepaid?
Thanks.
Fellow M'sian in US.
To vijay555,
Thanks a lot but i cant do downdoading now cause i am on GPRS connection now. But i will visit your site when i got back home.
To Moden man,
The cost for GPRS connection will be 1 cent for 1kb. You can only use 3G in KL area. You can access by using DiGi, Celcom and Maxis as your service provider.
I know Dopod 900 and other 3G phones can be used in Japan as long as you have a 3G enabled SIM card from your home telco. How about the new U1000? If I buy one in Singapore can I use it during my trips to Japan? This is a major purchase decision point so please help if you can. Thanks!
I can confirm it works. And you need to use a handfree to make call. I used 3HK and CSL SIM card in Japan and works just fine.
jameshuang said:
I can confirm it works. And you need to use a handfree to make call. I used 3HK and CSL SIM card in Japan and works just fine.
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Could you make a GPRS / internet connection with the Dopod U1000 in Japan?
Yes. It works just fine. No problems.
k_kirk said:
Yes. It works just fine. No problems.
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That's good news. Could you please tell me how you set up the GPRS connection?
Edit: oops , I see, you are not using a Japanese service, like Softbank, or NTT. I am still trying to find out whether it's possible to use an unlocked Athena with a Softbank SIM card. I know the it would work as phone, but how to set up the GPRS connection would be the problem.
chainbolt said:
That's good news. Could you please tell me how you set up the GPRS connection?
Edit: oops , I see, you are not using a Japanese service, like Softbank, or NTT. I am still trying to find out whether it's possible to use an unlocked Athena with a Softbank SIM card. I know the it would work as phone, but how to set up the GPRS connection would be the problem.
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Yes. I use Singtel and use roaming when I'm in Japan. My SIM has the 3G service activated. I hope you can find a telco offering service in Japan. Good luck.
Using Dopod 900 3G PPC in Japan
Hi! Can anyone tell me how to get the Dopod 900 I bought in Malaysia to work here in Japan? Sales clerks are telling me it's not possible. Dopod's site doesn't offer any help. Thanks a lot. I plan to be here for a month or more so it will really help to find out what's true and possible.
Yes I can confirm it works too.
Professorredbag said:
Hi! Can anyone tell me how to get the Dopod 900 I bought in Malaysia to work here in Japan? Sales clerks are telling me it's not possible. Dopod's site doesn't offer any help. Thanks a lot. I plan to be here for a month or more so it will really help to find out what's true and possible.
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Yes it does. As far as I understand if it supports 3G then it should technically work in japan. Too bad I no longer have my Dopod 900 with me to test it out.
Dopod 900 Woes in Japan
Thanks for your replies. The problem is I want a Japanese sim card and number not the roaming services from Malaysia as I have temporarily moved. This what sales clerks are telling me is not possible. They say I must have a Japanese made handphone. !!?? I know they are protectionist here but surely there is a way around the obstacles.. Any specific suggestions? really appreciate your help!
What I know
I am really interested in this too, as I plan on getting an Athena soon. However, I know that you don't need a "Japanese made handphone". They don't like people using different phones on their network, but they can't really stop you.
Well, they probably can technically stop you, but it is highly unlikely that they will. The reason the sales clerk is telling you it is impossible is probably because there are almost NO unlocked phones in Japan. 99.99% of all phones sold here are branded and locked to a specific carrier.
I am a Hermes user and bought my Hermes through Softbank, a carrier here in Japan. I have since reflashed it hundreds of times and have never had a problem with connecting to the network. I also know others on this board who are Kaiser users who have imported their Kaisers from other countries and are using them on Softbank's system with no problems. There was also a big interest in the mobile device geek community of Japan in the Treo 700w when it first appeared, and I have seen blogs of Japanese guys who have got that running on Softbank's system. So it IS definately possible to run non-Softbank phones on Softbank's network provided you have a valid Softbank SIM.
Some caveats:
I have never seen any carrier here just selling SIMs. You will more than likely have to purchase a phone to get a SIM card.
Voice and SMS (text) should work automatically just by popping in the SIM. Data and MMS are more difficult.
Data
There are two ways of connecting to Softbank's data servers, and each is charged differently. One method uses a public access server, but the charges for using this are quite high. This is the server used for people connecting laptops using cellular modems. The other method allow access under Softbank's tiered and capped system, which is the much cheaper and safer option. The connection settings to access this system are very closely guarded and no one to my knowledge has been able to hack them.
However, there is a workaround. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298031
The problem with this workaround is that it requires a program called WIFIwake.exe. And it just so happens that WIFIwake.exe is coded specifically for different machines. On the link above, there is a version for the Universal and a version for the Hermes (the U and H in the .zip file names). Valued member Chaimd hex-edited a file to make it work for Kaiser: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=328362&highlight=softbank&page=3. And he seemed to think it was a pretty easy job. If asked nicely, he might be able to hex-edit one for Athena too - or not. I don't know.
MMS
MMS is also more difficult to set up. Basically, it requires a program called MMSLite which can be quirky. The only way to know for sure whether it will work with Athena is to try and see I think. And it does NOT work on WM6.1 systems, so you will have to decide between MMS + WM6 or NoMMS + WM6.1. This is the big reason I am thinking of buying the 7501 rather than the 7510.
After some research...
... on some Japanese sites, it seems that a CID unlocked Athena can use the WIFIwake.exe file meant for the Universal.
Also, MMSLite seems to be working as well. So it seems that on the Softbank network at least the Athena can do it all.
Dopod Woes in Japan
Dear Larsuck,
I appreciate your investing so much time and thought to help me. I'm not even remotely savy enough to understand the complexities of your advice but I do gather that buying a Japanese phone is inevitable. Any suggestions for the cheapest? as I'll just use it for local calls and carry my laptop with me when I need other connectivity.
Professorredbag said:
Any suggestions for the cheapest? as I'll just use it for local calls and carry my laptop with me when I need other connectivity.
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Huh? So you have decided not to the the Athena? There are tons of really cool phones over here that can do many, many different things - but none of them compare to WM in that they aren't as customizable. Go to the Softbank website (English: http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/ ) and check them out.
However, if you want to get the Athena, here are two choices:
1) Get the Athena, come to Japan, get a cheap phone (cheap in the relative sense) here, take the SIM card out of it and put it in the Athena. Do some research on this site and get the Athena up and running. Keep the cheap phone just in case the Athena dies.
2) Get the Athena, come to Japan, get an expensive but slightly subsidized phone, unlock it and sell it on ebay. Use the sim card in your Athena and hope it doesn't die.
hi folks, not certain if this should be in networking or development, (so have posted in both)
my question is simple and could do with some advice. is the edge/gprs frequency on the radio a software or hardware setting?
my htc panda does just about everything i need but according to my network (o2 uk) the phone is gprs only. my understanding is that edge runs on the same freqency so i wanted to see if i could change the device to run on edge
is this possible?
any help/advice would be appreciated
cheers
Chris
hardware
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDGE
Rudegar said:
hardware
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDGE
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Cheeris Rudegar,
guess i am stuck at gprs speeds then
if any one knows any way to boost gprs would be grateful