oops..'Froyo'
"Hi there,
Some news on the update to Android 2.2 for the Samsung Galaxy S. Currently we are making some changes to get it working better when using Orange signal, and are therefore looking to release the update by the end of November – obviously this is a delay on our original release date but we hope it will be worth the wait!
The update will still be made available through the Samsung Kies PC application.
Regards
Forum Team "
from the TM support forum
oh well.
Obviously carrier specific firmwares aren't going to be out at the same time as the standard release, but I'm a bit concerned about these supposed problems with Orange, given that I have an Orange contract + unbranded phone.
Same here I'm on orange uk aswell with an unbranded phone. My friend has a galaxy s on tmobile.. When he boots his phone up he gets atmobile animation where as I get the unbranded s that materializes itself from little shards.
So does this mean orange will be delayed aswell as they have merged their signal or is this just going to just be for the tmobile branded phones???
Can any 1 shed any more light on this?
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Same here I'm on orange uk aswell with an unbranded phone. My friend has a galaxy s on tmobile.. When he boots his phone up he gets atmobile animation where as I get the unbranded s that materializes itself from little shards.
So does this mean orange will be delayed aswell as they have merged their signal or is this just going to just be for the tmobile branded phones???
Can any 1 shed any more light on this?
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Nope, both you and I will be able to install froyo as soon as Samsung release it.
Whether there will be issues getting a signal on Orange is another matter however - hopefully it won't render froyo unusable.
I think the delay is due to the fact that when roaming onto the opposite network, the phone does not switch back when the original signal is available.
For example i run jpk on my orange contract, when i am in the sticks and run out of orange signal it connects to tmobile, however when i am back in town, etc it does not connect me back to orange. This is fine for calls, however i only get 3g, etc on orange, not tmobile.
This is just a guess tho.
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I think the delay is due to the fact that when roaming onto the opposite network, the phone does not switch back when the original signal is available.
For example i run jpk on my orange contract, when i am in the sticks and run out of orange signal it connects to tmobile, however when i am back in town, etc it does not connect me back to orange. This is fine for calls, however i only get 3g, etc on orange, not tmobile.
This is just a guess tho.
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Well I have held off as long as I can I'll give it until the 1st of november and I'm gonna flash a rom myself. Is there any difference between jpk and jpm? I have jpk downloaded and ready to go
T-Mobile are talking crap. My JPM switches to Orange when i have no T-mobile signal and works just fine. My guess is they are trying to find away to brand all the unbranded devices.
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Do you still get the internet 3g connection aswel with the switch?
And also does it switch back ok when it finds t mobile connection again?
If so then maybe your right.
Did they miss the November '2011' from the forum post ?
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Did they miss the November '2011' from the forum post ?
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Don't feed the troll!
Thinking about it now, cause the way froyo has been rolling out with branding crap things don't look so rosy. xda is the way forward imho So btw, it takes a month and a half to do one little roaming tweak for the merging t mobile and orange users in the uk? Biggest lie ever, cause there is a 2 min workaround on t mobile uk users site. Just switching on roaming, send a few texts and workaround on t mobile uk users site. Just switching on roaming, send a few texts and job done. So this is bs all the way. Why don't samsung come clean and say ops sgs korea only gets froyo and rest of the world stays on eclair.....stop feeding bs, trying to boost sales numbers by lies!
I posted this here from sgs forums, from my original cause I am so angry!
FYI, this has just appeared on Samsung UK facebook page :
Samsung UK Mobile Hi everyone, sorry for not getting this to you sooner. The Android 2.2 software is being fully tested with UK operators and the upgrade will be available in the UK from early November. We expect all operator versions of the software to be fully tested and downloadable by the end of November. Let us know if you have any questions. Many thanks, Samsung.
Got my sgs from TMobile UK website but it's not branded as far as I can see - get the S animation on startup...
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kempas said:
Got my sgs from TMobile UK website but it's not branded as far as I can see - get the S animation on startup...
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Me too.
But, my product code is a t-mobile one, so not one update is available on Kies. Not even JM1.
This tells me T-mobile will brand my phone with their official update
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I am almost certain I am the very first in the entire country to have the Telstra Version of the hd2 with incredibly fast 3g on AT&T 3G HSDPA and this thing is like a rocket ship. Will post photos shortly and received at 8:30 a.m. C.S.T. Thanks, Kevin
Can't be bothered.
Did you order it online?
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Did you order it online?
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No, I have a good friend in Australia who I met on eBay when I also purchased the Touch HD T8285 who was nice enough to pick this up for me last week and even before they went on sale. JB HIFI had them a limited amount on sale at their stores and Serkan my friend literally got me the last one available in the entire country this past Friday. Would have had yesterday but custom's held it for 24 hrs.
Are you using the Telstra ROM or did you hardspl and put another ROM on? Also, if you are using the Telstra ROM, what does it come with and does it limit you on at&t? In other words, does it have the youtube app and does it work properly and does the MMS for at&t work along with IE & Opera browers? Wondering if there is a proxy issue or not with Telstra ROM. Congrats on the HD2 on at&t. I will have mine on Friday!
I'm a Canadian -- Telus customer -- and I'll be tacking up this honour on the Canadian side on Saturday when I return from vacation with my freshly-purchased Telstra HTC HD2 in-hand.
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Wondering if there is a proxy issue or not with Telstra ROM.
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I had some sort of issue using the Telstra ROM for data on Vodafone AU (I have a pre-paid SIM with them while I'm down here).
Once I HSPL'd and flashed a custom ROM (highly recommended!) it was fine.
Interesting: The box the phone came in says "T9193" but the device identifies to ActiveSync as "T8585".
Mine will be here friday morning FEDX....
friday night will be flashing a new rom.
cant wait.
Spike15 said:
I had some sort of issue using the Telstra ROM for data on Vodafone AU (I have a pre-paid SIM with them while I'm down here).
Once I HSPL'd and flashed a custom ROM (highly recommended!) it was fine.
Interesting: The box the phone came in says "T9193" but the device identifies to ActiveSync as "T8585".
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It does that after you put a custom ROM on. I was wondering the same thing on previous phones I have had after I put on another ROM.
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Are you using the Telstra ROM or did you hardspl and put another ROM on? Also, if you are using the Telstra ROM, what does it come with and does it limit you on at&t? In other words, does it have the youtube app and does it work properly and does the MMS for at&t work along with IE & Opera browers? Wondering if there is a proxy issue or not with Telstra ROM. Congrats on the HD2 on at&t. I will have mine on Friday!
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I am quite busy today yet will promise to answer all questions and post many photos this evening. fyi, the reason active sync says t8585 is because it will only say t9193 if you have the telstra rom on there otherwise once hspled and flash a new rom it changes. Odd. 2. mine is already hspled with the best rom for this device in my humble opinion dutty's. his roms are always the fastest, close to the htc stock rom's without alot of unnecessary apps, and most consistent out there. kevin
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I am quite busy today yet will promise to answer all questions and post many photos this evening. fyi, the reason active sync says t8585 is because it will only say t9193 if you have the telstra rom on there otherwise once hspled and flash a new rom it changes. Odd. 2. mine is already hspled with the best rom for this device in my humble opinion dutty's. his roms are always the fastest, close to the htc stock rom's without alot of unnecessary apps, and most consistent out there. kevin
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Cool, can't wait to hear tonight. Did you try to see what worked or did'nt work with the Telstra ROM on it on at&t? Just wondering. Thanks.
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I am quite busy today yet will promise to answer all questions and post many photos this evening. fyi, the reason active sync says t8585 is because it will only say t9193 if you have the telstra rom on there otherwise once hspled and flash a new rom it changes. Odd. 2. mine is already hspled with the best rom for this device in my humble opinion dutty's. his roms are always the fastest, close to the htc stock rom's without alot of unnecessary apps, and most consistent out there. kevin
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Looking forward to some pics.
Still waiting on PersonalDigital to send me my FedEx confirm...
kevinrirvine said:
I am quite busy today yet will promise to answer all questions and post many photos this evening. fyi, the reason active sync says t8585 is because it will only say t9193 if you have the telstra rom on there otherwise once hspled and flash a new rom it changes. Odd. 2. mine is already hspled with the best rom for this device in my humble opinion dutty's. his roms are always the fastest, close to the htc stock rom's without alot of unnecessary apps, and most consistent out there. kevin
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I would agree... Hey, did Dutty take his rom down..? Can't find the download link. I know he was NOT doing .1922 anymore because of issues.
any SMS lag?
So, how it's going!!!
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I am almost certain I am the very first in the entire country to have the Telstra Version of the hd2 with incredibly fast 3g on AT&T 3G HSDPA and this thing is like a rocket ship. Will post photos shortly and received at 8:30 a.m. C.S.T. Thanks, Kevin
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Can't wait your photos and impressions. Can you tell me about this:
1-How is the speed in 3G, can you measure it?
2-ROM version (original from Telstra and witch is the one you flashed)
3-What you can't do that you should do
4-SMS delay
5-Did your phone detect the AT&T network in the moment you turn it on with the AT&T sim?
6-Anything else that you consider important
Also, where I can find the best tutorial to flash an HD2, something made for "Dummies"
Thanks
fnuna said:
Can't wait your photos and impressions. Can you tell me about this:
1-How is the speed in 3G, can you measure it?
2-ROM version (original from Telstra and witch is the one you flashed)
3-What you can't do that you should do
4-SMS delay
5-Did your phone detect the AT&T network in the moment you turn it on with the AT&T sim?
6-Anything else that you consider important
Also, where I can find the best tutorial to flash an HD2, something made for "Dummies"
Thanks
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Photos forthcoming and apologies again to all for no update last night:
1. SMS AND MMS works just fine but you must have the telstra radio 2.61 installed or it does not work at all. No lag whatsoever.
2. Telstra ROM appeared from only having it on my device for like 30 minutes to have all the features that the uk version had which I also owned from day one till this past weekend.
3. Telstra ROM like with the touch hd t8285 is completely unusable in that you can't do anything with it like say internet for everything is configured for that network and the internet settings cannot be changed or hacked. Yes, it detected my at&t sim immediately and the big H showed up on the phone.
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Also, where I can find the best tutorial to flash an HD2, something made for "Dummies"
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Read the stickies in "ROM Development".
kevinrirvine said:
I am almost certain I am the very first in the entire country to have the Telstra Version of the hd2 with incredibly fast 3g on AT&T 3G HSDPA and this thing is like a rocket ship. Will post photos shortly and received at 8:30 a.m. C.S.T. Thanks, Kevin
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Man i'm jealous....i just ordered mine yesterday, they say I should have it by next friday. I initially bought the Euro model but changed my mind and returned it!!
are there any places already selling the T9193 shipping to the united states? i was waiting for the t-mobile version, but with the telstra release... why wait!!
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i was waiting for the t-mobile version
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Well the T-Mobile version has weird UMTS bands, so unless you're on T-Mobile it'll be useless to you.
Anyone had any problems or improvements with this.
I work in the middle of London and suffer from poor reception due to this buildings construction.
Once people start leaving my reception improves so i cant tell yet but i currently have move bars internally than i have had ever.
I had issue with no 3G signal since upgrading to ROM 1.72.206.3.
Now installed the "Update for HTC HD2 (O2) UMTS900 Band" but still having issues. Seems to get 3G signal when I reboot but then looses it and doesn't come back.
Anyone else having same issue?
Does that mean that all of our HD2's are hardware-wise capable of UMTS at 900Mhz?
If so can this O2 only update be reverse-engineered to apply to Vodafone handsets too or those handsets running custom ROM's?
I take it that this update won't work with the standard HTC ROM?
Just typical though. When I bought my HD2 (O2) I flashed it to the generic HTC ROM to get away from all the O2 crap on the phone. Since then all the updates are coming for O2 and Vodafone and none for the standard HTC generic ROM. Have HTC given up on producing generic updates? I would have thought we'd have seen more updates for the generic ROM but it looks like I was wrong
Cheers,
Richard.
Starfury said:
Does that mean that all of our HD2's are hardware-wise capable of UMTS at 900Mhz?
If so can this O2 only update be reverse-engineered to apply to Vodafone handsets too or those handsets running custom ROM's?
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the regular leo already supports 900, i believe this is just a software update. (coincidentally, my phone refused to lock on to o2 for calls and data last night for about an hour, and ever since I've shown more bars in places where i get 1 bar, I'm now getting 2/3),, maybe they're going live with a network upgrade?)
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I take it that this update won't work with the standard HTC ROM?
Just typical though. When I bought my HD2 (O2) I flashed it to the generic HTC ROM to get away from all the O2 crap on the phone. Since then all the updates are coming for O2 and Vodafone and none for the standard HTC generic ROM. Have HTC given up on producing generic updates? I would have thought we'd have seen more updates for the generic ROM but it looks like I was wrong
Cheers,
Richard.
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probably only applies to phones on o2 network, but it installed fine in mine with a 2.13 based cooked rom. can't see any difference except that it already got better last nightbefore i applied this just now.
I had bought the legend from Vodafone. How can I see if the phone is branded? I don't have no Vodafone logo or something like that on it.
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I suspect that it's branded by Vodafone. Branded means that the sim card only for the given operator works on given phone. Branded phones also have some apps preinstalled by the network operator.
I've understand that the HTC announcment yesterday is a big deal ( and the reason for this topic ). For me to be honest is another more polite way to say "coming soon".
branded doesnt necessarily mean that the phone is locked to the carrier.
i got a vodafone branded legend and i can use it with any carrier. im not suer if its the same for all vodafone branded phones, but on boot i got a vodafone logo plus 2 vodafone apps installed i cannot remove.
Hmm I don't have the Vodafone logo on start up and no apps installed. Is there another way to see if the phone is branded? I received the OTA updates from the last 3 months though, no problem with that.
I'll try tomorrow an Orange SIM to see if the phone in locked to a network.
seems like they forgot to flash the firmware of your phone.
vodafone branded phones arent simlocked, im using a prepaid medion mobile sim and used free 5€ o.tel.o sims in the past (germany).
there are 2 vodafone apps on the homescreen and there is an other bootanimation (without bootsound) and a slightly diffrent widget positioning.
the internal browser has vodafone.xx as its default page. thats it.
Check your software version number (settings - about phone - software information). If you post that here we could tell you for sure if your phone is using a vodafone branded ROM.
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2.10.178.1 is my software number... is that branded?
Apparently my ROM is a Vodafone AU rom, but I've got no boot logo of Vodafone apps. Wonder when I'll get Froyo then. Hmm.
2.05.405.2 is the software number. Do you need also the kernel version or build number?
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with smsbug? have you bought the device via ebay? maybe someone already removed every sign of the branding.
I have the same software number as in2ition. Mine came straight out of a vodafone store but doesn't have a vodafone boot logo or vodafone apps installed. Besides, the box in which I bought it, didn't have anything on it from vodafone either.
So I'm wondering if it's branded too. (?)
ps. And yes, it has the sms-bug.
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I have the same software number as in2ition. Mine came straight out of a vodafone store but doesn't have a vodafone boot logo or vodafone apps installed. Besides, the box in which I bought it, didn't have anything on it from vodafone either.
So I'm wondering if it's branded too. (?)
ps. And yes, it has the sms-bug.
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identical situation
Your phone is not branded by the way. It was a faulty update that they didn't release everywhere because it caused that sms bug and broke many peoples wifi.
Hopefully they release Froyo for it for you soon
http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/95/t/3518.aspx?PageIndex=3
So for those like me who purchased a virgin mobile legend we won't get it. Not sure what to do then.
Although it is a virgin phone, all I did to it was unlock it to use with Rogers. What should I do?
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i have a virgin legend too so am in the same boat...not really surprised that virgin is not coming out with the update - welcome to canada
i really want to flash the unbranded froyo rom that came out today but unfortunately it doesnt look like its possible now...
until we can change our cid's or have a resigned ROM with our cid (BM___001) we would have to root and go with cyanogen 6.1 or another custom rom (not my 1st choice)..
if anyone has a workaround please help us out...thanks in advance
Well I wouldn't mind trying a few ROM's, but I'm a complete join with this stuff. I suppose I need to learn now...
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I bought a Legend from Virgin mobile in August. I became tired of their games and recently purchased a sim card from Bell and put it in the Legend. Guess what? It worked no problem. I can tell you I never unlocked my phone. The Virgin Legend did not have any Virgin mobile software or wigets in them. The only place I saw the word Virgin mobile, was in the network operators list, (mobile network settings), and in network operator name,(about phone, settings). These changed from Virgin, to Bell when I put the Bell sim in. I am now wondering if my phone is still branded to Virgin. If it is not, I would suggest to the OP that you terminate your account with Virgin on the basis that they ended your upgrade path, then take your phone over to Bell, or maybe even Rogers. that said, how do we know that rogers would care to license an OTA upgrade for a phone they never sold? At least Bell sold the phone for a few months.
I got my phone from Virgin as well and I am using the modaco stock froyo rom. It is basically stock except it's rooted. The experience will be exactly the same (unlike using other custom roms) Trying to make the new ruu work on a Virgin phone is probably not gonna be much simpler than rooting, so you may as well go the rooting route.
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I got my phone from Virgin as well and I am using the modaco stock froyo rom. It is basically stock except it's rooted. The experience will be exactly the same (unlike using other custom roms) Trying to make the new ruu work on a Virgin phone is probably not gonna be much simpler than rooting, so you may as well go the rooting route.
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so the modaco stock froyo rom is based on the htc unbranded rom that was released today? do you have a link?
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I bought a Legend from Virgin mobile in August. I became tired of their games and recently purchased a sim card from Bell and put it in the Legend. Guess what? It worked no problem. I can tell you I never unlocked my phone. The Virgin Legend did not have any Virgin mobile software or wigets in them. The only place I saw the word Virgin mobile, was in the network operators list, (mobile network settings), and in network operator name,(about phone, settings). These changed from Virgin, to Bell when I put the Bell sim in. I am now wondering if my phone is still branded to Virgin. If it is not, I would suggest to the OP that you terminate your account with Virgin on the basis that they ended your upgrade path, then take your phone over to Bell, or maybe even Rogers. that said, how do we know that rogers would care to license an OTA upgrade for a phone they never sold? At least Bell sold the phone for a few months.
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you realize bell=virgin right? bell discontinued the legend so you wont see an update from them either...
Not so my friend. Check out post #14
http://mobilesyrup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3928
I figured they (virgin or bell) would either do it really late or not at all. So I debranded it, but got the same error as in the other threads during the upgrade.
Then I decided to try CM 6.1, and the only thing i regret is not trying it sooner. Never going back to sense again, CM is cleaner, faster, with lots more options.
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so the modaco stock froyo rom is based on the htc unbranded rom that was released today? do you have a link?
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It's based on the vodafone rom that came out couple weeks ago but there is nothing about vodafone in it (no logo nor junk app). It should be identical to the one that came out today (at least from the end-user point of view anyway)
Here is the link:
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...o-rom-for-the-htc-legend-with-online-kitchen/
You guys really need to stop emailing unknowledgable "support staff" and wait for official announcements like this one from the Virgin Mobile Canada twitter feed:
"android update! we'll be offering android 2.2 froyo update for htc legend in mid-january. stay tuned for details."
Looks like official Froyo for our Legends after all!
couldnt possibly wait until jan and dont want any bell stuff on my legend so installed the official htc unbranded froyo rom....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9764446#post9764446
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couldnt possibly wait until jan and dont want any bell stuff on my legend so installed the official htc unbranded froyo rom....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9764446#post9764446
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Yeah, I couldn't wait either and put Cyanogenmod on my Legend. My wife will be getting the Virgin update when it's available
Hey guys!
Just to be sure, is Virgin Mobile software version the same as the Bell one?
If so, that means if Virgin get the update, us with a Bell phone will get it to?
Virgin announced the Vibrant's update, and it was rolled out to Virgin, Bell and Sasktel so I assume so yes.
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Hi all,
I am about to import an activated (with included Verizon unlock code) Droid Pro into the UK so all the essential bases should be covered. However, I saw that some people were having real problems with getting 3G reception on their Droid Pros in Europe. Does anybody have any experiences about using the Droid Pro in the UK, specifically on Virgin and/or T-Mobile??
Many thanks!
vivid22 said:
Hi all,
I am about to import an activated (with included Verizon unlock code) Droid Pro into the UK so all the essential bases should be covered. However, I saw that some people were having real problems with getting 3G reception on their Droid Pros in Europe. Does anybody have any experiences about using the Droid Pro in the UK, specifically on Virgin and/or T-Mobile??
Many thanks!
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Mine has been fine. I used it for a while on T-Mobile, and I was able to pick up 3G or HSPA pretty much everywhere. I'm on 3 now, but I'm thinking about going back to T-Mobile because the 3 signal seems to cut out randomly, and I can't seem to access the internet very much. I went with 3 because they're the only ones that let you use up to 1GB, but what's the point, if you can't access it anyway?
Haha, yes very true. Check out Virgin! I am on a 15GBP/month plan with 500mins, unlimited texts and 1gb of internet, they use T-Mobile's lines thats why I was asking... Best deal I have found around so far! Oh and I should say its a pay-monthly contract.
Thanks so much for the quick reply, I will proceed to actually buying it... would you recommend it generally?
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Haha, yes very true. Check out Virgin! I am on a 15GBP/month plan with 500mins, unlimited texts and 1gb of internet, they use T-Mobile's lines thats why I was asking... Best deal I have found around so far! Oh and I should say its a pay-monthly contract.
Thanks so much for the quick reply, I will proceed to actually buying it... would you recommend it generally?
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I don't really need that many minutes, so I've just been paying 10GBP. I've realized that I don't use cellular internet that much because my life pretty much consists of being at my flat, or being at school, and I have WiFi at both places. I just need a supplement on the rare occasions that I'm somewhere else, so 500MB should get me by.
I was kind of shocked to find out that internet here is so limited. I always thought Europe was way ahead of the U.S. in terms of speed and bandwidth.
Anyway, as far as the phone goes, I love mine. My favorite phone that I used back home was a Treo, and I fell in love with the front-facing keyboard. Unfortunately they don't have an Android phone like that that I can use on my network back home yet, but as soon as I realized I was going to be here for most of the year, I picked up a Droid Pro, and I've never regretted it. It's not perfect (read about the random reboots), but it's stable for the most part, and the wonderful form factor makes up for any minor faults.
Really? I feel that the internet here was pretty nice... I was using an HTC Touch Diamond2 on T-Mobile US last year and it just wouldnt switch into 3G due to band indifferences. It works on the EU networks like a charm though.. well it did I should say, HTC has no decided to charge me 220GBP to fix Newton rings on the touch screen which should be covered under warranty! I am very very annoyed with them; I was a loyal HTC customer for years.
Well not anymore, I ordered the Droid Pro activated and unlocked off Ebay for about 180GBP, your loss HTC. Have a look in my other thread by the way, Motorola just announced a EU version of the Droid Pro - untouched hardware! I would be very very interested in the ROM it comes with ... ) Might just help you with your reception on 3!
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Really? I feel that the internet here was pretty nice... I was using an HTC Touch Diamond2 on T-Mobile US last year and it just wouldnt switch into 3G due to band indifferences. It works on the EU networks like a charm though.. well it did I should say, HTC has no decided to charge me 220GBP to fix Newton rings on the touch screen which should be covered under warranty! I am very very annoyed with them; I was a loyal HTC customer for years.
Well not anymore, I ordered the Droid Pro activated and unlocked off Ebay for about 180GBP, your loss HTC. Have a look in my other thread by the way, Motorola just announced a EU version of the Droid Pro - untouched hardware! I would be very very interested in the ROM it comes with ... ) Might just help you with your reception on 3!
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Maybe it's just the area that I'm in, but we'll see.
I will take a look at the other thread.
no 3G data on my Droid Pro on O2 Uk
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Mine has been fine. I used it for a while on T-Mobile, and I was able to pick up 3G or HSPA pretty much everywhere. I'm on 3 now, but I'm thinking about going back to T-Mobile because the 3 signal seems to cut out randomly, and I can't seem to access the internet very much. I went with 3 because they're the only ones that let you use up to 1GB, but what's the point, if you can't access it anyway?
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hi mate,
just got my one on O2 but I cant get 3G at all ... any tips mate,
did reset
did pull battery out few times
all data settings enabled
even manually choose O2 3G network
Please mate ...anything....
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hi mate,
just got my one on O2 but I cant get 3G at all ... any tips mate,
did reset
did pull battery out few times
all data settings enabled
even manually choose O2 3G network
Please mate ...anything....
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Have you set up the APN properly? I know I had to set up the APN when I switched to 3. I've never tried O2, so I don't know for sure, but that's the only guess that I've got.
Try the APN settings in this post:
http://forum.whatmobile.net/showpost.php?p=292435&postcount=4
Or, you can try entering your number on their website and seeing if they provide any suggestions for the settings:
http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI...7386165,K=6474,Sxi=8,T=Mobile_support,cmd=new
Untouched indeed
vivid22 said:
Really? I feel that the internet here was pretty nice... I was using an HTC Touch Diamond2 on T-Mobile US last year and it just wouldnt switch into 3G due to band indifferences. It works on the EU networks like a charm though.. well it did I should say, HTC has no decided to charge me 220GBP to fix Newton rings on the touch screen which should be covered under warranty! I am very very annoyed with them; I was a loyal HTC customer for years.
Well not anymore, I ordered the Droid Pro activated and unlocked off Ebay for about 180GBP, your loss HTC. Have a look in my other thread by the way, Motorola just announced a EU version of the Droid Pro - untouched hardware! I would be very very interested in the ROM it comes with ... ) Might just help you with your reception on 3!
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I would also welcome an untouched ROM - I think with imported phones from the states the lock on the band limits the connection we get here in the UK with our unlocked phones.
My Droid Pro arrived today and I can confirm that it picks up 3G like a charm on the T-Mobile/Virgin UK lines. Reception is fairly good too, was never really strong where I live anyways but still quite speedy. So far now problems with any cut-outs, freezing etc... really stable. Did an OTA update as soon as I turned it on.
The seller fortunately supplied me with the original unlock code by verizon and it was pretty much just popping my card in, entering the code and boom it was ready to go.
Make sure when you want to import a Droid Pro into Europe:
* the seller is in good standing with Verizon
* the phone is not listed as having a bad ESN (impossible to activate!)
* asking the seller to activate it for you before it ships (so you can actually unlock it!)
* in my case, my seller was even kind enough to phone up Verizon for an unlock code, saves u the work of buying one.
Also, as in recent developments, Verizon seems to change the unlock codes OTA that makes it sometimes completey impossible to unlock it with one that u got of the internet, just warning you to consider taking the safe way!
The ESN doesn't matter so much if you're never going to go to the U.S. and use it, but a clean ESN is always better.
It really does suck that Verizon started doing the OTA code change thing. I'm glad I got mine and unlocked it before that started happening.
Yea but if the droid pro has a bad ESN means u can never get it activated, not even on Verizon in the US... I have seen some ways to get around it, but it doesnt really seem proven yet how reliable that is, e.g after an OTA update? Regardless, to have the least trouble getting it over here, recommendation should be to go for an activated w/ orignial verizon unlock code.
Thinking of selling mine
I may be getting a company phone so I might be selling mine.
I'm based in the UK.
Phone is unlocked and comes with extended battery, screen protectors, box etc, and is in EXCELLENT condition.
Asking £300 - meet in person preferred. Based in Birmingham, UK.
Please get in touch if you're interested.
Hi,
I have a Droid Pro in the UK on T-mobile and i find that although i get signal and 3G android only ever displays 1bar signal but under system prefs the signal is strong, apps sometimes say network error. over at the droid forums they have noticed this to be an issue with no fix.
Thanks