Hi everybody,
i just do some updates to my XDA ...
first i do the 4.00.16 ENG T-Mobile US rom... end all ok.
after i do the T-Mobile RU 6.24.00 and i never take the GSM service (i live in Italy)
after i do the AT&t A 20.10 and i never take the GSM service also
last i return at O2 4.21 that i hate because every time that i lost the GSM service, he never come back until reset...
Is there some way to take a european GSM service with some T-Mobile os AT&T radio stack please ?
Thanks all
Denis
did you switch to the 800 band? if its set to 1900 (for the us) you won't get a signal. you should get coverage on the 800 frequency.
This is a well known problem among many users. I have been "fighting" against this since some weeks. I almost tried everything. Even when I tried a T-mobile radio stack together with a T-Mobile SIM-Card (Austria) it did not work properly. After some hours it loses the signal and a soft reset is required. I never had any errors during installation of ROMs or radio stacks.
I am wondering if it would make sense to bring it in for service.
My last hope is an update of the radio stack (maybe together with the WM2003 update).
At the end of the day I can say that the XDA is not the thing I need. Maybe the XDA2 is better.
Exactly for this reason i want to change my XDA with XDA II... but in Italy is only some XDA II buyed from Germany... well have german language os.
Anyware... if somebody now how to make funntional the T-Mobile radio stack in europe ... please let me know.
Thanks all
Denis
It appears that the best thing going right now for you European users is the latest Qtek 1010 Radio Stack Upgrade.
It can be found at:
http://www.carrierdevices.com.au/downloads/asiapacific.htm
Download Radio Upgrade File : RSUv1.15_(GPRS_T32500_ENG).exe
BTW read the WARNING
Also from the looks of the site this RS might be pretty close to the one thats being used in the XDAII....?
HTH
How do you know that this is the best RSU for Europe ?
Any personal experience ?
Romania (yes ... it's Europe)
Here I'm using a T-Mobile US phone with 6.24.00 with no problems, including GPRS.
I've also a custom built 4.00.21 (and I can't wait for the 4.01.00 :wink: )
So it should work without problems on the 900 band. The 1900 is no use and also you cannot get to the 1800 since hardware defaults.
Decebal
hi im using Qtek 1010 and she do not get any signal and i did use the http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ to flash the rom i have every think look good but still i cant have signal and im in Lebanon so please can some one provide me some help
you may get better results asking in the wallaby forum
this forum is mainly for wifi and GPRS networking not gsm networking
you may want to look at radiostack related stuff since if you flashed your device with a 900/1900 radio stack and your country use 900/1800 that would be the cause
...or at least I hope that this is possible. I really don't want to take the old advice which says "buy a Japanese cellphone and stop worrying" as the MDA is hard to replace and after "teaching" it how to read and write Japanese there's nothing I'd really miss just keeping it. Against the myth you can get standard SIM cards in Japan, too and the only critical point would be the wireless standard used in Japan. The Phone tab say that it supports WCDMA, but I read before that this is not true for every Japanese provider. Softbank (Vodafone) is said to be compatible to the European UMTS standard. Can anybody here validate this? It would safe me a lot of money getting a decent Japanese cellphone as my "brick" still has a year or two of life in it
Yes the Universal works in Japan. At least in most places... it seems to lose the signal in the middle of a subway tunnel but gets it back quickly at the station ;P
I think our 'bricks' will be around a lot longer than that as they don't seem to be giving us a direct replacement :¬D
That's great news, but which provider do you use eksekki? Softbank? Or maybe it doesn't really matter after all? And we're not talking about the Japanese Universal here, right? And about the direct replacement: Is the 'Omni' really vaporware? I always had my hopes up for that one...
SB/Vodafone + Universal works. As for any other operator, if you can get a SIM card that fits into Universal I really don't see any reason why it wouldn't work(*). Hardware wise, I use (UK) Xda Exec brand but all the HTC Universal models are the same and there is no "Japanese universal" right (just ROM maybe)? No problems with different (English) ROM versions including WM6 - hence the "universal" =) There's just no replacement for this brick!
* edit: as long as they have a 2100 MHz WCDMA network :|
Any etra work needed?
I'm just calling back this thread from the ghosts to ask whether any extra steps are needed to use my Universal in Japan. I've seen a patch for the Hermes to use the Softbank AP, but I wonder: Shouldn't the Universal work straight out of the box if I pop in the Softbank card? Is it just because the AP password is hardcoded into the Japanese ROM? Speaking of which: What is the latest native Japanese (Softbank) WM5 ROM? The search didn't reveal anything. What kind of services will I miss if I just leave a Japanese enabled English WM5 ROM on the device? Would be great if someone could enlighten me a bit.
Add VIDEOCALL to USA XPERIA X1A
I've been working on this for sevral days and now I can finaly (and safely) share this with other users
First of all, thanks to jackleung for building the easy-to-install cabs required to do the trick
It is strongly recommended (but not absolutely necessary) to hard-reset your phone before installing this videocall app
Download links not available...
NOTICE 1: This will reinstall the Xperia X1 original Sony dialpad (just in case you have another dialpad skin installed). If you just want the original Xperia X1 dialpad back, then download the second cab only
NOTICE 2: The camera option comes disabled by default. Have to go to Phone dialer -> menu -> videocall settings and uncheck both "switch camera off" boxes
thanks.. ill download it when i get home.
hows this used? i mean does the other party i call have to have the same software to receive my video call.
c_legaspi said:
thanks.. ill download it when i get home.
hows this used? i mean does the other party i call have to have the same software to receive my video call.
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Nope, just any videocall 3G enabled phone
So does this mean I can call someone from here using ATT to say England and video confrence. I ask this because I have the X1i, but every video call I make to my sis in England fails, plus she has a 3G video call phone.
Videocall is a "operator dependant" service
Ask your carrier/operator
gtrab said:
Add VIDEOCALL to USA XPERIA X1A
I've been working on this for sevral days and now I can finaly (and safely) share this with other users
First of all, thanks to jackleung for building the easy-to-install cabs required to do the trick
It is strongly recommended (but not absolutely necessary) to hard-reset your phone before installing this videocall app
1- Download VIDEOCALL CAB 1, copy it to your Xperia and install
2- Soft reset
3- Download VIDEOCALL CAB 2, copy it to your Xperia and install
4- Soft reset again
DONE
NOTICE 1: This will reinstall the Xperia X1 original Sony dialpad (just in case you have another dialpad skin installed). If you just want the original Xperia X1 dialpad back, then download the second cab only
NOTICE 2: The camera option comes disabled by default. Have to go to Phone dialer -> menu -> videocall settings and uncheck both "switch camera off" boxes
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Have you tried this? Can you sucessfully make a video call? I've been trying to make video calls with my x1i since i got it but it just fails everytime.
Bxsteez said:
Have you tried this? Can you sucessfully make a video call? I've been trying to make video calls with my x1i since i got it but it just fails everytime.
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You bet !!
Suggestions:
1- Saw my "settings" suggestions in the first post ?? Check again !! (dunno why but cam is disabled by default)
2- Are you picking "H" or at least "3G" signal icon ??
3- Does your operator offer videocall service ??
What I did: I went to a service centre and stated "I wanna test videocall", a guy came up with a Nokia phone (3G with front camera of course) and we made some test calls (neat!).
Since then I started videocalling some friends and works a treat.
Videocall rulez !! (unless you don't want them to actualy know where you are but that's another story LOL)
1. I have the camera enabled
2. Yes i had an H
3. This the one i wanna say no to.... I don't think ATT has video calling enabled or something. What service are you using?
Bxsteez said:
1. I have the camera enabled
2. Yes i had an H
3. This the one i wanna say no to.... I don't think ATT has video calling enabled or something. What service are you using?
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TIGO (850MHz freq w/ [email protected] kbps)
My signature is my actual Xperia X1a speedtest
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You're lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gtrab said:
TIGO (850MHz freq w/ [email protected] kbps)
My signature is my actual Xperia X1a speedtest
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Very interesting work from both yourself and JL
Crunch point, however:
1) we know the X1i cannot connect to UMTS 850Mhz as a deliberate hardware strategy. We know the X1a can
2) we know the X1i can connect to UMTS 2100Mhz as HSDPA in most major city areas (I have personally tested this with my X1i in Sydney)
3) so can an X1i on the 2100Mhz band video-call an X1a on the 850Mhz band ? (or any other device on the 850Mhz band, for that matter) ... and vice-versa, of course ?
gtrab said:
You bet !!
Suggestions:
1- Saw my "settings" suggestions in the first post ?? Check again !! (dunno why but cam is disabled by default)
2- Are you picking "H" or at least "3G" signal icon ??
3- Does your operator offer videocall service ??
What I did: I went to a service centre and stated "I wanna test videocall", a guy came up with a Nokia phone (3G with front camera of course) and we made some test calls (neat!).
Since then I started videocalling some friends and works a treat.
Videocall rulez !! (unless you don't want them to actualy know where you are but that's another story LOL)
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WHERE in "America" are you? Here in the U.S. of A. is NO operator with video call. So where is that service center to make that "test call" ?
michaelthemage said:
WHERE in "America" are you? Here in the U.S. of A. is NO operator with video call. So where is that service center to make that "test call" ?
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I live in Latinamerica, not Northamerica
3G begun widespreading thruout latinamerica since 2006 (ref 1)
Even Bellsouth provides 3G services to at least 9 latam countries (ref 2)
I think 3G is only abscent in Bolivia, Cuba, Guayana, Surinam and Haiti...
That's why Sony Ericsson did put the videocalling dialpad on the X1A LAM ROM (latinamerica, spanish)
I realy don't understand why the heck nobody has deployed a full 3G network with videocall etc in the USA (national security issues ??). It is a common feature (dou it will never replace a standard voice call, expensive and fancy) around the globe (Europe, Asia, Latinamerica, Africa...)
@gtrab
Are you able to answer my post 3 above, please ?
I was in BA (Argentina) about 5 days ago using an HTC Polaris, which is tri-band UMTS. I was able to connect to H on either 850Mhz or 2100Mhz, so I am interested in whether the X1i on only 2100Mhz can video-call a device on the 850Mhz frequency
ianl8888 said:
@gtrab
Are you able to answer my post 3 above, please ?
I was in BA (Argentina) about 5 days ago using an HTC Polaris, which is tri-band UMTS. I was able to connect to H on either 850Mhz or 2100Mhz, so I am interested in whether the X1i on only 2100Mhz can video-call a device on the 850Mhz frequency
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Frequencies have nothing to do here. I can make a cell phone call from my 850MHz operator to any operator regarding their transmitting frequency band (that's "interconnectivity"). Same applies for videocall
That's absolutely operator dependant.
Your operator can choose wether to let you videocall other operators phones or not...
Eg.: My operator let me make videocall to same-carrier phones only (even when there are 3operators offering videocall right now in my area...)
Other carriers (as in some european countries) will let you videocall any number from any company
Installed great. Sadly I have to wait for AT&T to use it.
THESpideyWVU said:
Installed great. Sadly I have to wait for AT&T to use it.
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Thanks for the feedback
I know you can't test videcalling (not yet), but it's good to know it works for others too.
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That's absolutely operator dependant.
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Thanks. That's what I had expected, but as almost no-one I know uses these calls anyway, I had no way of testing it.
BTW, the Sonystyle Centre in BA quoted a retail price of almost USD$1700 for an X1a (they had no stock anyway) - this is about 2x the X1i price in the EU ... quoted Aus price is about the same (again, almost no stock anywhere).
gtrab said:
Thanks for the feedback
I know you can't test videcalling (not yet), but it's good to know it works for others too.
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I read somewhere recently that AT&T is nearing the full capabilities of 3G and video calling will be available, possibly within the next 3 months or so.
http://www.cellfanatic.com/2008/05/24/att-video-calls-thanks-to-hspa-rollout
Had to ruffle through the "Video Share" articles to find it, eww.
so seeing that I have the x1a in the united states using at&t I'm not going to be able to use videocall until at&t supports it? And is that going to be an extra charge per month or what?
If so...I will never use it seeing as that I know of absolutely no one that has video call which is thoroughly disappointing.
Hi all
i have problem my blackstone
my blackstone cannot get gsm signal
but if my area coverage have 3g signal,my blackstone can use telephone and sms
and if a area not 3g signal so... My blackstone can't use telephone or sms.
Another fitur is fine, just can't get gsm signal
everybody who can help me?
What's problem with my blackstone?
How a solution it?
thx
when did this start happening? what Radio are you using? What rom are you using? Have you tried hard resetting it?
We need some more information to be able to help you. People at xda know a lot, but are still unable to read minds ^^
MOD EDIT - moved to General discussion as not related to rom development
i have a same probleme when i shift from windows mobile 6.5 to 6.1 it happend . im steel working on it . some times gsm signal comes for a while and then it will be lost . but when i changed again uspl to 156 olinex i think its working again . i should check it for 1 day and see if it works again .!
but i know it comes from some software and loaders conflict -
i tried with all original and official roms from HTC support but with spl 1.14 it didnt works Correctly.