Just got this phone thinking it was 3G and I dont think that I am getting DSL speeds. Can anyone help me or direct me to the info. about the phones usage and if it is able to be used as 3G in USA on Cingulars network. THanks a million.
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Chaps,
My other half uses her O2 xda Exec with a work supplied 3G vodafone SIM. It works fine in the UK and she did a good job getting it set up with the right 3G UK vodafone settings etc- well done her!
Question is...
She's now working in the USA for a few days. The xda has found a network and can use it - great stuff but no 3G....
How can she determine what network its using over there - is this selectable somewhere (I couldn't find the option)?
Based on the network what would the settings be to allow her to use 3G!? Anyone help?
Thanks
USA doesn't have 3G. It's also why the universal isnt popular in USA. I feel sorry for em. :lol:
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USA doesn't have 3G. It's also why the universal isnt popular in USA. I feel sorry for em. :lol:
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Oh bugger! You mean we're ahead of America on something!?
I can't believe silicon valley doesn't have 3G, I guess they have wireless hotspot all over....
T-Mobile US have mumbled something about enabling UMTS "in 2006" but I rather want to see it than hear about it.
The rest of the US carriers use fancy 1xRTT data protocols over CDMA networks - not compatible with GSM. People in the US still wonder what the "G" stands for ;-)
Blame it on our military. Those bands are owned by the US Gov. Just recently I have heard news of businesses getting access to those bands. And there was much rejoicing...
who ever said the us doesn't have 3G?
i live in houston and when i got the universal i did some reaserch:
i found that verison wireless has 3G on their devices, but they dont use sim cards, so they wont help...
but i now have cingular wireless, and it works great, but it is a bit pricy...
i believe about $45 per month...
so if you were just going to visit the us, then i would sugest to you that you go with t-mobile using the GPRS,
yes i know it is slow, but if you are only going to be using it for a little bit i think it would be fine. I believe the GPRS is $19.99.
so it really depends if you really think you need the 3G service...
if you dont think so then get GPRS, the exec can use it, and its not all that bad
It is true that the US does not have 3G but your Tri-Band GSM device will work perfectly fine. With the proper settings you can even surfe the WEB at 32k just no high speed for things like video calls.
I use my Exec quite often in various places in the US without any problems.
I am off to Florida for a month and would like to have internet access on my laptop using gprs(Universal as modem). My problem is that I am not sure what the necessary setup is(can i have gprs on a prepaid, what network, settings etc) . I have tried to investigate the possiblilty of a sidekick sims in the Universal but got nowhere. Hope you can help.
Unfortunately, you won't have much luck. The majority of the networks in Florida are using the 850 MHz band, which the Universal doesn't support. You'll have intermittent luck using the 1900 MHz band, but it's not as widely used. If you visit Florida later this year, you'll be able to use Cingular's 3G network that they will be rolling out.
The two biggest GSM/GPRS providers here are Cingular and T-Mobile. You can purchase pre-paid service from them so you don't have to enter any contracts.
What part of Florida will you be in?
But wait, there's more! You can't use the 3G access in the US because Cingular's 3G frequency is 1900mhz and UK/Asia/Europe uses 2100mhz that the Universal has. So, you're still out of luck.
Shame!
There goes my beautiful plan! I am doing the Disney Tour so will be mainly round Orlando/Kissimmee area.
I am assuming that although the GPRS is looking grim, I can still use my Exec as a normal phone, right?
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terapixels said:
There goes my beautiful plan! I am doing the Disney Tour so will be mainly round Orlando/Kissimmee area.
I am assuming that although the GPRS is looking grim, I can still use my Exec as a normal phone, right?
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If you are covered for international calls on your plan with O2, yes. Having been in and around the Orlando area several times, it seems that T-Mobile was the service available most often (as opposed to Cingular, with whom I subscribe.
The GPRS down there wasn't half bad.
thefunkunfaked,
I am on a monthly plan so I think I am covered for international calls. But what I would like to happen is for me to buy a PAYG US sim card and be able to call cheaply within the US(+GPRS if poss).
So if I get a T Mobile PAYG sim card, are you saying I will be able to get GPRS?
Yes, T-Mobile USA uses 1900 according to http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/net_uswe.shtml
The map for Cingular seems to indicate their 1900 network fully covers Florida http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=us&net=be
But a local probably know better than trusting the map.
Just got this phone thinking it was 3G and I dont think that I am getting DSL speeds. Can anyone help me or direct me to the info. about the phones usage and if it is able to be used as 3G in USA on Cingulars network. THanks a million.
Sorry dude, the hardware radio used in the device is not compatible with Cingular's 3G... Nor is it likely that you can use it with T-mobile's upcoming HSDPA service, the US military still owns the exact radio band the Uni would need to use in the US.
you don't get DSL speeds on 3G anyway, the max is 384Kbps.
unless you have really slow DSL across the pond! here the average is 8Mbps, I'm on 24Mbps.
Thank you for the Information. That helps out a lot knowing that this phone is not what I thought it was when I bought it. Oh well, you live and learn. Thanks again for the Info.
can somebody please tell me what kind of speeds i should be getting with barnacle wifi as i am only able to get between 45kbs and 50 kbs even when i use wifi tether the speeds are the same.can i get faster speeds or is this normal my phone is rooted thank you for your time
I thought Barnacle just shared the phone's internet (3g) through wifi to your PC.
correct me if I'm wrong...
well, it all depends on your reception and the type of connection (EDGE/3G) you're on.
I am in LA area, on AT&T and I can usually get anywhere from 512kbps - 2-2.75mbps down.
Judging from your speed, I am guessing your phone is only on EDGE. Which x10 (x10i/x10a) do you have? what carrier are you using? and where are you located?
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thanks for the replies i am newto this. my phone is x10i i am on t-mobile and in the uk if this helps thanks
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thanks for the replies i am newto this. my phone is x10i i am on t-mobile and in the uk if this helps thanks
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i got about 3 Mbps downlink from T-mobile US. I am using the x10i as well... Again it really depends on the area you are living....
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thanks for the info. is there anyway i can speed it up or is it bite my tounge and hope it gets better with the 2.1 update
I found that I am having a pretty slow internet surfing speed after flsah with Simple Streak ROM 1.2 By Spidla (Thank you, it's a great ROM!!).
Why I can't recieve 3G signal on T-Mobile ? I have 4G plan anyway. Edge really kills me as it only have a speed of 12 KB/s.
Could anyone help me out ? What ROM else could have 3G signal on T-Mobile? Let me know as well ~~~ Thank you guys
It's a Dell retail model (unlocked one, not Att, maybe), T-mbile assistant says that probably my device it's not the AWS model, which support UMTS900, UMTS1700, UMTS2100.
My service tag is G85Z1P1.