All apologies if this has been covered before, I've been searching and can't find the follow-up to an exploratory question someone posted...
Apparently the chipset in the HTC Touch HD supports the US 3G (850?) band... and someone mentioned trying to see if they could 'enable' this band via software. Does anyone know if this was tried?
So in love with the Touch HD, but wary due to the EDGE connection... :/
Thank you for any info,
Dustin
kzw2zx said:
All apologies if this has been covered before, I've been searching and can't find the follow-up to an exploratory question someone posted...
Apparently the chipset in the HTC Touch HD supports the US 3G (850?) band... and someone mentioned trying to see if they could 'enable' this band via software. Does anyone know if this was tried?
So in love with the Touch HD, but wary due to the EDGE connection... :/
Thank you for any info,
Dustin
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433548
850 is the frequency, 3G or 2G is the technology, one doesn't imply the other, goes both ways. hope that helps.
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I noticed a radio patch cab from the x1a.
I am not sure if it helps anything and use at your own risk
jackleung said:
I noticed a radio patch cab from the x1a.
I am not sure if it helps anything and use at your own risk
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what does it do? or what should it do...
better let the pros look at it first, maybe it can unlock the 3g freq lol but seriously dont mess with it until one of the dev say its ok
romeo0119 said:
better let the pros look at it first, maybe it can unlock the 3g freq lol but seriously dont mess with it until one of the dev say its ok
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Yes, hopefully it can unlock 850mzh 3G which is missing in X1i (although the chance are very unlikely). I tried it on my X1i. No bad effect (phone call and data still works) but I can't prove 850mzh is working or not since I have ATT 3G 1900mzh coverage in my area. Maybe people in Nevada could tell.
Just tried it to.... nothing different except it changed my Today screen background hehe. Though there is an RILPHONE.DLL in the package...
Hey guys,
I had a look at this CAB, and while I'm no expert, I don't believe that it will give us 850 UTMS band coverage on the X1i. I really REALLY hope that it is possible eventually, as I would love to use 3G, but I think it would require a flashing of the entire radio ROM.
With the HTC Universal I used to flash 3 ROMs, 1 main OS, 1 extended rom, and 1 radio rom. Not sure how other devices work, as I've only played with my HTC Uni. Hopefully an X1a radio-only ROM can be ripped and we can see if that will work.
Here's to some hope for the future!
Success! Flashed my 1st ROM and 1st Radio. I know that to the guru's here that's no big deal but it took a lot of nerve to risk my $500 investment to the mercy of my newbieness and potential to brick it.
Now I have a few more in-depth questions for the very helpful staff around here.
I flashed Radio Leo RADIO 2.07.50.27_2 on a suggestion I saw in a thread here that stated it was the best to use on AT&T in the US. I had the stock Radio at first. I am running Artemis v331_0409_WWE which seems very well behaved and has just about all I need less the typical bloatware.
My question(s)...
What is the difference in features/performance between the stock Telstra Radio, the generic OEM radio from HTC, and the radio I have flashed? Should I be seeing any sort of improvements?
I ask this because I see all the radios published for downloading but not much on specifics as to features or benefits.
I am also interested in forcing my HD2 to stay (forced) on 3G and stop dancing back and forth between 3G and EDGE. Is that possible?
I have good signals for both 3G and EDGE but sometimes the EDGE is stronger and it drops down to it and screwing up my connection speed to a crawl.
I know that in the TMO ROM on a TMO HD2 it had the ability to select the bands (at least that's what I recall). Do any of the Radio Gods around here know how to do this or any Cooks know if this is even possible?
Any answers on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Answered my own question
After some creative searching I found an answer to the "forcing 3G" question.
Why HTC buried the band settings in a phone menu beats me. But, I found the answer. I was hoping it would have been in a more logical place like wireless connections, but hey... what do I know.
I'd still appreciate some specifics on my radio questions as I'm not looking forward to flashing every conceivable radio to see which one works if I can at least narrow it down by getting some recommendations for the best one to use on AT&T.
there are no differences between those three radios except for version.when you are trying radios you need to run them au least a day if not two to get any idea for comparison.
Wait, you're getting 3G on ATT with the TMOUS? How are you forcing it to 3G? I thought we were stuck using Edge!
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Wait, you're getting 3G on ATT with the TMOUS? How are you forcing it to 3G? I thought we were stuck using Edge!
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I did not say anything about 3G on TMO, the thread is regarding the T9193 (Telstra), not TMO branded.
Yes, I am getting 3G on AT&T, but its with a T9193. TMO's version has different hardware with a different Radio Chip frequency. Flashing does not change that since it is hard coded in the Radio chip.
Sorry.
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there are no differences between those three radios except for version.when you are trying radios you need to run them au least a day if not two to get any idea for comparison.
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If there are no differences then why are there different versions? Doesn't make sense to me. I'm not arguing your point but I am curious as to why a new version Radio is released if there are no differences. That would be like Microsoft releasing Windows 7 version xxxx12345.0 and then releasing version xxxx12345.678.1 and doing so for no apparent reason.
From what I've read, there must be a difference if the performance is different so it would indicate to me that there must be some tweaks on some parameters. I'm trying to find out what those parameters are and what they affect.
Oh well! That'll teach me to read more closely!
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OK i know this may sound extremely N00b, sadly i consider my self as a noob, why? well this is my first Android Cellphone ever, i'm more familiar with RIM, so i bought the mytouch 4g and i feel i made a mistake, i didn't read about the DATA frequency when i bought it, my provider here in south america works only on 850mhz, 1900mhz and 1800mhz, i know we can overclock a PC CPU, but it is possible to overclock a cellphone radio to go for example from 900mhz to 1900mhz???
Thanks!!!
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OK i know this may sound extremely N00b, sadly i consider my self as a noob, why? well this is my first Android Cellphone ever, i'm more familiar with RIM, so i bought the mytouch 4g and i feel i made a mistake, i didn't read about the DATA frequency when i bought it, my provider here in south america works only on 850mhz, 1900mhz and 1800mhz, i know we can overclock a PC CPU, but it is possible to overclock a cellphone radio to go for example from 900mhz to 1900mhz???
Thanks!!!
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nope, radio frequencies are hardware based and cannot be changed. sorry
i followed what this post* said about flashing your Radio thinking that this will open the rest of the BANDS but it didn't work, what does this "Flashing your Radio" do??
* post -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347
SnakeEYEPTY said:
i followed what this post* said about flashing your Radio thinking that this will open the rest of the BANDS but it didn't work, what does this "Flashing your Radio" do??
* post -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347
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sometimes it can give you better signal reception, depending on where you live.
SnakeEYEPTY said:
i followed what this post* said about flashing your Radio thinking that this will open the rest of the BANDS but it didn't work, what does this "Flashing your Radio" do??
* post -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059347
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They are location based radios. They just affect signal quality and strength. Unfortunately that won't help you. I would just sell the phone. :/
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bburke88 said:
They are location based radios. They just affect signal quality and strength. Unfortunately that won't help you. I would just sell the phone. :/
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yes, this is a very great phone, you could sell it for at least $150
and if you achieve s-off and root on it, even more.
ooooh lord, well i will have to ship it back to the US where i can get more for this device, and it's rooted and S-OFF, also using the Virtuous ROM
my 3 year old son just dropped the g..d d...n cellphone and the camera it's not working, the rest of the phone is intact, so i have taken a decision, which HTC cellphone has the same spec hardware wise like the mt4g with this bands? 850mhz and 1900mhz??? am welling to brick my phone by testing it with another cellphone radio firmware and if it works, i will be able to enjoy at least 4g internet if it doesn't well the camera is damaged so i already lost 300 bucks.
Thanks for helping me out with this....
i found on google this code *#*#4636#*#* it takes you to a hidden menu where you can select different things, am wondering if someone can make a hack and enable the rest of the bands.
right now am just delirating
It is impossible to change the frequency on your phone. Stop trying to figure it out cause there is only one outcome and that is a bricked device. You are better off using it as a mini tablet then to brick your phone. You will never get it to work on any other frequencies then the ones listed....ever. I will repeat no matter what you do you will only end up with a dead device. So just don't do it
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The frequencies the phone works on belong to a chip on the board. This is hardware, not software. Sorry.
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AFAIK, the only thing different in the radios is the lack of HSPA+ support in AWS on the AT&T model.
Does this mean the AT&T model can be flashed with the T-Mobile modem and have use of all the bands? After all, the AWS antenna is there for LTE. Similar situation with the iPhone 5 (except AFAIK, Apple is not going back to enable HSPA on AWS for the older AT&T models).
Food for thought.
There are several threads for this already.
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There are several threads for this already.
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You could have at least said yes or no instead of using more words and being a **** about it. Some of us would like that information in passing instead of having to hunt around. I'm not that curious, but you're still a ****.
Haha. True I would like to know too but not that curious to go out my way to find out.
trimalchioinwestegg said:
You could have at least said yes or no instead of using more words and being a **** about it. Some of us would like that information in passing instead of having to hunt around. I'm not that curious, but you're still a ****.
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Lazy and feeling that you are above the forum rules?
I let the OP know that the issue has already been discussed so he /she could use the search function to find the information they requested. There is way more information in those threads that already exist than I could ever put here. How is that being a ****?
If you are not interested in "hunting around" for answers and just want them handed to you on a platter, I suggest you sell your phone immediately. Good day.
we all are in trouble if this continues. you will find as soon as we are able to get busy later..that these type posts will go untouched. then you will have no choice but to hit the search button.
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TheAxman said:
we all are in trouble if this continues. you will find as soon as we are able to get busy later..that these type posts will go untouched. then you will have no choice but to hit the search button.
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This is making my hair friz how bout yours.....
OP here... Searched but haven't found anything yet. Searched for "Galaxy S4 T-Mobile modem interchangeable" and "Galaxy S4 modem interchangeable".
If they were discussed in a thread that isn't directly related, then it'd be harder to find.
I also searched by going through threads. Can someone point me in the right direction, please? Thanks.
AT&T:
Frequencies and Data Type
LTE: Bands 1/4/7/17;
HSPA+/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz;
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-I337ZWAATT-specs
T-Mobile:
Frequencies and Data Type
LTE: Bands 1/2/4/5/7/17;
HSPA+/UMTS: 850/AWS/1900/2100MHz;
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-M919ZWATMB-specs
naddie said:
OP here... Searched but haven't found anything yet. Searched for "Galaxy S4 T-Mobile modem interchangeable" and "Galaxy S4 modem interchangeable".
If they were discussed in a thread that isn't directly related, then it'd be harder to find.
I also searched by going through threads. Can someone point me in the right direction, please? Thanks.
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Ongoing discussions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263354
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2286558
As far as flashing an AT&T ROM with a T-Mobile radio or flashing a T-Mobile ROM with an AT&T radio, no one yet knows because the AT&T bootloader is still locked. It has been possible to do so on other models of Galaxy phones, but the Devs need to take a look at it to make sure the rils and other settings match up.
Thanks. The idea is to buy the AT&T exclusive 64GB SGS4, get all bands working (using T-Mobile radio), and flash the Google Dev Edition ROM for a clean Android experience.
That would be my ideal phone, really.
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VERY informative! I had the same question.
As far as I know, there is no way to get GSM working.
mirushaki said:
VERY informative! I had the same question.
As far as I know, there is no way to get GSM working.
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this specific G900 has been the topic of quandary quite a bit today. I havent been able to find a solution for this one yet, but its likely a radio firmware limitation. Im pretty sure that it has the physical capability to run on GSM, but nobody has figured out how to get it working yet. This model isnt a good choice for GSM as of yet. We need a developer who is quite a bit smarter than I to figure the radio firmware hurdles