Jan 29 In New York City my X1a on Tmobile showes an EDGE signal than at 7pm it switched to a Big H signal with full bars where ever I went. Then at midnight it switched back to Edge. Was Tmobile running a test for their new network and can x1a get 3g speeds on this network?
no it's most likely that you roamed on to AT&Ts network...
I turned off my phone then went to connection settings. I made sure I wasnt roaming it was tmobile and when i roam to ATT it usually displays a 3G signal
Interesting... Did you notice faster download speeds?
I'm also on T-mo in the Northeast, so I'll keep my eye on it.
you won't always know when you are roaming. The carriers are doing a lot to hide the fact that you are not using their network...
anyway... if you are using TMO, when even have 3G enabled??? kinda waste of battery power....!
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Hi guys,
Just like to know whats tmobile's edge coverage like in the uk, im on tmobile as is my partner we live in inverness she gets 3g, as mine is only a 2g phone (elf) i get gprs, have not yet found anywhere where i get edge coverage are tmobile not rolling out edge in the uk.?
Have you checked the "reported" coverage on the T-Mob site - http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/coverage/street-check/ - it gives the coverage for 2G and 3G, but no mention of EDGE.....
Might be worth a look?
Mark.
I have the X1i
Overall very pleased with the phone, but able only to use GSM/EDGE because my provider works over 850MHz
I´d like to get the X1A too
Best Buy and Sony Style are taking pre-orders for january, not in stock...
Where can I buy one ??
Are they (X1A) already -really- "released" ??
Not already available ???
...eBay? A few auctions are for the X1a version. Make sure you ask the seller which version it is!
Try this guy out:
http://www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com/welcome/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1236&category_id=60
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Try this guy out:
http://www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com/welcome/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1236&category_id=60
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That is NOT the x1A
"3G Network 2100/1900/900" Notice there is no 850 band.
yeah they had them and i guess they are on back order now. i got lucky and bought mine online from sony before thanks giving and received it a week afterwards.
dont know why they are on back order, must be a hot item.
c_legaspi said:
yeah they had them and i guess they are on back order now. i got lucky and bought mine online from sony before thanks giving and received it a week afterwards.
dont know why they are on back order, must be a hot item.
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This question has been asked and asked on this sub-forum, I know ... but:
1) which region are you in, please ? I don't mean actual location, suburb etc but rather city or country area ?
2) if city, have you yet tested 3G connection in a country area?
3) if country, have you yet tested 3G connection in a city area ?
The reason behind these questions is to ascertain whether the A version of the device can connect to both UMTS850Mhz and 2100Mhz
im from san diego-city area and i get the h instead of the 3g. they are the same but i think because its unbranded, it shows the h instead of the 3g.
im in florida right now and i still get the h.
You get the H because it is really HSPA. I have actually on occasion seen the 3G icon on my X1a.
emuneee said:
You get the H because it is really HSPA. I have actually on occasion seen the 3G icon on my X1a.
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oh wow.... im kind of suprised and a little bit confused now. i have not seen 3g icon on my phone. whats the difference? what makes the 3g icon pop up?
c_legaspi said:
oh wow.... im kind of suprised and a little bit confused now. i have not seen 3g icon on my phone. whats the difference? what makes the 3g icon pop up?
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speeds, hsdpa is faster than 3g. depends on the roll out by your network to how many of the old 3g cells have been upgraded to hsdpa
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speeds, hsdpa is faster than 3g. depends on the roll out by your network to how many of the old 3g cells have been upgraded to hsdpa
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when you mean 3g cells, you are talking phones? i have two phones, the x1a (unlocked/unbranded) and another cell thats is 3g capable (at&t branded). the x1a shows H, and the other one 3g. i have not seen 3g icon on my x1a and so i thought 3g was only an at&t thing. the only thing that i dont know, is what 3g band my at&t phone supports (850, 2100 or both)
talking towers. although the phones themselves will be causing some confusion.
a HSDPA cell tower will be able to take traffic for Voice or Data on GPRS, 3G or HSDPA depending on your phone. If the phone can't handle HSDPA you'll only see 3G whilst a phone which can will have H
However if you are on a 3G cell tower, it will only be able to do Vocie, GPRS and 3G, so both phones will see 3G
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talking towers. although the phones themselves will be causing some confusion.
a HSDPA cell tower will be able to take traffic for Voice or Data on GPRS, 3G or HSDPA depending on your phone. If the phone can't handle HSDPA you'll only see 3G whilst a phone which can will have H
However if you are on a 3G cell tower, it will only be able to do Vocie, GPRS and 3G, so both phones will see 3G
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thanks for the clarification.
One correction. You see H is you have both HSDPA and HSUPA. If you see 3G, you most likely do have HSDPA, but just not HSUPA. Most carriers rolled out HSDPA with UMTS and are adding HSUPA after.
3G = UMTS
3.5G = HSPA (HSDPA + HSUPA)
ummm HSPA is still 3G.
the only thing special about 3.5G marketing is that they mean faster speed support like 7 Mbps instead of just 3 Mbps. The HSPA specification can go up to 14 Mbps.
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Try this guy out:
http://www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com/welcome/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1236&category_id=60
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Of course, the Mobility Man was the FIRST person I asked !!!
Nope not available there...
ianl8888 said:
This question has been asked and asked on this sub-forum, I know ... but:
1) which region are you in, please ? I don't mean actual location, suburb etc but rather city or country area ?
2) if city, have you yet tested 3G connection in a country area?
3) if country, have you yet tested 3G connection in a city area ?
The reason behind these questions is to ascertain whether the A version of the device can connect to both UMTS850Mhz and 2100Mhz
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Good question.
My carrier/provider works ONLY over 850MHz: both GSM and UMTS
With my european SE X1 I am getting ONLY GSM/EDGE signal
I have tested 3G with 850MHz phones in my city and I have pick strong 3G signal (not to mention FASST internet ), but again: with the X1i I can't get UMTS service...
i got my x1a from sonystyle.com when it was first released in November.
I'm told that it should be impossible to get 3g connectivity on a G1 with an ATT sim, something about the antenna, but lately thats exactly what i've been getting.
Specifically, near powell st (in the bart station almost all the time), near montgomery st bart station, and down around west portal, i'm getting 3g speeds.
Anyone in SF with a g1 and an ATT sim want to try and replicate what i'm seeing?
Weird. The only explanation is you're getting some 2100Mhz (Band I) UMTS coverage (the iPhone 3G can also connect on 2100Mhz, explaining why AT&T would have it). I had no idea AT&T had any 2100Mhz UMTS bandwidth allocation though.
acantha said:
I'm told that it should be impossible to get 3g connectivity on a G1 with an ATT sim, something about the antenna, but lately thats exactly what i've been getting.
Specifically, near powell st (in the bart station almost all the time), near montgomery st bart station, and down around west portal, i'm getting 3g speeds.
Anyone in SF with a g1 and an ATT sim want to try and replicate what i'm seeing?
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Do you have roaming enabled?
I would hazard a guess that you're probably roaming onto T-Mobiles 3G network, but that rather assumes it covers the area in question. It's either that, or AT&T are trialing something there.
Regards,
Dave
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I would hazard a guess that you're probably roaming onto T-Mobiles 3G network,
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That is what I thought too, initially. However, what benefit would AT&T have in signing 3G roaming agreements with T-Mobile, considering AT&T sells no 1700Mhz equipment?
No idea, but it is possible.
I suggest one possible approach would be to use CellFinder to identify which cellular towers are providing this 3G signal on AT&T, and then see if you can find out what services are provided from this tower and by which carriers.
I've just noticed though that CellFinder doesn't work anymore on Haykuros 5.0.1G!
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Dave
Hey everyone,
When I bought the international version of Samsung Note II, the ad specifically said it would only work with EDGE lacking 3G, LTE capabilities. I know Tmobile is in the process of upgrading their towers to extend their 3G 1900+ coverage.
Funny thing happened today in Los Angeles, USA-- while I was walking my dog near a cellular tower I saw H+ on my phone (hooray no more E!). I immediately ran speedtest and had 16MB download speeds compared to my 200kb Edge. As I walked away from the tower, H+ became H which downloaded @ 7MB.
So were all these claims/scare that the international version of the Note 2 will "never" have 3G/LTE based on baseless assumptions given the lack of release in US? I'm assuming H+ = 4G/LTE?, H = 3G and E = lame.
Let me know what you guys think!
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Hey everyone,
When I bought the international version of Samsung Note II, the ad specifically said it would only work with EDGE lacking 3G, LTE capabilities. I know Tmobile is in the process of upgrading their towers to extend their 3G 1900+ coverage.
Funny thing happened today -- while I was walking my dog near a cellular tower I saw H+ on my phone (hooray no more E!). I immediately ran speedtest and had 16MB download speeds compared to my 200kb Edge. As I walked away from the tower, H+ became H which downloaded @ 7MB.
So were all these claims/scare that the international version of the Note 2 will "never" have 3G/LTE based on baseless assumptions given the lack of release in US? I'm assuming H+ = 4G/LTE?, H = 3G and E = lame.
Let me know what you guys think!
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The International does NOT have LTE.
It does work on AT&T's HSPA+ network and on T-Mobile's EDGE network (2G)
However, if you're in an area where T-Mobile has already refarmed the 1900 MHz spectrum, then you will see HSDPA and HSPA+ speeds from T-Mobile (FauxG). However, in 2013 when T-Mobile starts deploying their LTE, you won't be able to get on that network, however, T-Mobile is planning on refarming the 1900 MHz spectrum for HSPA+ and 3G, so in that regards, if your area already has begun the refarm, then from now onwards you're only going to see more and more places where you pick up HSPA+
ilovejellybean said:
Hey everyone,
When I bought the international version of Samsung Note II, the ad specifically said it would only work with EDGE lacking 3G, LTE capabilities. I know Tmobile is in the process of upgrading their towers to extend their 3G 1900+ coverage.
Funny thing happened today in Los Angeles, USA-- while I was walking my dog near a cellular tower I saw H+ on my phone (hooray no more E!). I immediately ran speedtest and had 16MB download speeds compared to my 200kb Edge. As I walked away from the tower, H+ became H which downloaded @ 7MB.
So were all these claims/scare that the international version of the Note 2 will "never" have 3G/LTE based on baseless assumptions given the lack of release in US? I'm assuming H+ = 4G/LTE?, H = 3G and E = lame.
Let me know what you guys think!
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H+ is not LTE, it's just being marketed by T-mobile and AT&T to be "4G"
H+ = HSPA+
H = HSPA
Since the Nexus 4 is unlocked and will work on at&t or T-Mobile is it possible to force the phone to roam on T-Mobile with an att Sim? The at&t coverage is spotty where I live and I would love to test the T-Mobile hspa+ and signal strength before possibly switching.
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Since the Nexus 4 is unlocked and will work on at&t or T-Mobile is it possible to force the phone to roam on T-Mobile with an att Sim? The at&t coverage is spotty where I live and I would love to test the T-Mobile hspa+ and signal strength before possibly switching.
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you wouldn't have access to Tmobile's HSPA+ speed if you roam. I know I don't get att's HSPA+ network when I roam from Tmobile to At&T. If you want to try it out, you have to go to a Tmobile store and ask for the phone.