hey there,
i currently own a mytouch 4g from t-mobile,
however i'll be moving to Germany soon.
i know that getting the unlock code from t-mobile will allow me to use it in Germany, however, i also know that north America always has been a bit... eccentric about frequencies.
I'd like to make sure that an unlocked 4g would be able to run UMTS/HSDPA in Germany
thank you for your help
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=will+an+unlocked+MyTouch4g+be+able+to+run+UMTS/HSDPA+in+Germany
Well I dont know bout the unlock code from t mobile, but I did an ultimate s-off root of the device and it works flawlessly in south east asia..
Just check the band that the carrier uses and make sure it is supported by the phone..den unlock it somehow, and it should work..
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I was wonder the same thing.
It seems know one knows about this here...
I'd like to bump this, because I am going to Germany and want to buy a prepaid data flatrate to use the 3G/4G - so before I do that I was wondering if it will work... and if I will have to change some settings...
It seems that you don't want to read or search, since the question was answered MULTIPLE times.
MT4G works on 1700 and 2100 bands.
Look up your cellular carrier in Germany here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks
And see if it supports 2100 band.
Pretty much all Europe does.
Jack_R1 said:
It seems that you don't want to read or search, since the question was answered MULTIPLE times.
MT4G works on 1700 and 2100 bands.
Look up your cellular carrier in Germany here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks
And see if it supports 2100 band.
Pretty much all Europe does.
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Well i would say he does know how to search, which is how he found this thread gotta give em credit for not starting an entirely new thread.
Great, thank you for the answer and for the mockery!
And Yes, I used the searching function and did not find anything but this thread so maybe if the mods could mark this thread as SOLVED then the next person won't be mocked just like me and get their answer right away, after using the search function of course.
I also added a part to my question, where I asked if I had to change any settings, because for WAP I had to do that... just looking at the frequency band wont help me much if I got my data flatrate (especially if I can't get online to ask more questions here)
how about that...
ami2510 said:
Great, thank you for the answer and for the mockery!
And Yes, I used the searching function and did not find anything but this thread so maybe if the mods could mark this thread as SOLVED then the next person won't be mocked just like me and get their answer right away, after using the search function of course.
I also added a part to my question, where I asked if I had to change any settings, because for WAP I had to do that... just looking at the frequency band wont help me much if I got my data flatrate (especially if I can't get online to ask more questions here)
how about that...
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You need to change the apn to your carriers' apn
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@rsmurdoch
Hahaha. Lmgtfy is the best.
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There was another, much bigger thread, discussing MyTouch 4G in Europe, including some possible problems in France (partially working on 900 MHz bands, not supported by the phone). I believe it's in Questions&Answers section. I'm a bit out of time right now, but you can try to find it.
P.S. Starting a question with "it seems no one knows about this here" isn't a good way to ask for kind-hearted response
estallings15 said:
@rsmurdoch
Hahaha. Lmgtfy is the best.
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Especially because it points exactly to this thread... LMGTFY fail
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Jack_R1 said:
There was another, much bigger thread, discussing MyTouch 4G in Europe, including some possible problems in France (partially working on 900 MHz bands, not supported by the phone). I believe it's in Questions&Answers section. I'm a bit out of time right now, but you can try to find it.
P.S. Starting a question with "it seems no one knows about this here" isn't a good way to ask for kind-hearted response
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Mocking someone in response, does not show kind-heartedness. Kind-hearted people would have merged or linked to the thread where the answer is. In addition, this thread is clearly dedicated to Germany and not Europe, there are different standards in Europe (and I clearly don't care what's going on in France or Turkey, that's is why I simply asked about Germany, so don't get your panties all up in a bunch.
To end the mockery and flaming... I thank you for answering my question, I will check and change the APN settings or the carrier and post if the solution worked - so that the other thread can link here for a simple yes or no for German specific networks.
You can be sure that it'll link to "yes", unless you're going with E-Plus, which has incompatible 900 MHz band in use. "Sure" - I mean "absolutely sure". It's probably obvious from my location and cellular carrier that I'm not using MT4G with T-Mobile either, so I know a thing or two about the frequencies that it works on. The info above, in my first post in this thread, isn't questionable and doesn't have anything to do with any specific country. These are directions to know whether your MT4G will or will not work with ANY of the cellular carriers listed on Wikipedia, in ANY of the listed countries. With 99.9999999% chance of being correct.
And looks like I'm going to Germany myself in 2 months...
(and judging by your response, I believe you didn't understand my P.S. in the previous post. Oh well, no biggie but you might want to read it again)
And you're welcome
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You can be sure that it'll link to "yes", unless you're going with E-Plus, which has incompatible 900 MHz band in use. "Sure" - I mean "absolutely sure". It's probably obvious from my location and cellular carrier that I'm not using MT4G with T-Mobile either, so I know a thing or two about the frequencies that it works on. The info above, in my first post in this thread, isn't questionable and doesn't have anything to do with any specific country. These are directions to know whether your MT4G will or will not work with ANY of the cellular carriers listed on Wikipedia, in ANY of the listed countries. With 99.9999999% chance of being correct.
And looks like I'm going to Germany myself in 2 months...
(and judging by your response, I believe you didn't understand my P.S. in the previous post. Oh well, no biggie but you might want to read it again)
And you're welcome
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Well thank you, Sir.
I was actually looking at eplus, because they had a 7 Euro monthly data flat rate on their prepaid cards... I am glad you just wrote that because I was really considering it...
now i have to continue looking at all the prepaid cards comparisons...
So it worked like a charm. After unlock, got to Germany, went to Vodafone, got the flatrate and was able to use all the features. GPS + Google maps worked flawlessly.
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I have post this in another thread but the topic name doesn't repsresnt my question.
Will verizon htc droid eris work in Europe???
i have bought an htc droid eris from eBay and i am a bit suspicious that it wont work in Europe band (gsm) actually i have no idea about this things.
please answer me asap as i still have time to cancel the order and get a refund.
from the link
http://areacellphone.com/2009/10/htc-droid-eris-vs-motorola-droid-iphone/
it says that is has a double sim port so you can put a normal GSM sim in.
But again, this forum is populated by lazy people who cannot be arsed to find out for themselves. I googled this within a minute, which it is taking me longer to moan about...
Terrible.
Thanks for the answer, appreciated.
But did not answer my quastion as what you state is for the MOTOROLA droid.
Man as you may noticed i am an xda member for quite a long now i had many wm devices in the past and i am also an IT. I never post before searching(see #post) or if i know what search for.
in the link you post it sates tha HTC droid Eris Radio type:
* Comm standard: CDMA
* CDMA type: EV-DO rA
* CDMA bands: 850, 1900
I have no idea what to look for to see if its supported in Europe.
Thanks, Zenon.
And again any answer is appreciated.
NO IT WONT WORK...
according to this article
http://www.3gnewsroom.co.uk/3g_news/mar_05/news_5669.shtml
i notice that the particular device wont work in EU
EU use cdma 850~1900
i have already send an email to the seller, not to ship the phone.
Any confirmation of the above will be good.
Thanks.
P.s: i found out that i can still search after i post a thread and i can reply to my own thread to give more information to people... WOW!
barryallott said:
from the link
http://areacellphone.com/2009/10/htc-droid-eris-vs-motorola-droid-iphone/
it says that is has a double sim port so you can put a normal GSM sim in.
But again, this forum is populated by lazy people who cannot be arsed to find out for themselves. I googled this within a minute, which it is taking me longer to moan about...
Terrible.
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??? That link says that the Motorola Droid has a dual SIM slot, whereas the OP asked about the HTC Droid Eris.
FWIW I can't find anything that says the Eris is a world phone, so I think the OP should assume that it isn't and that it won't work on GSM networks.
Regards,
Dave
zenonasz said:
i notice that the particular device wont work in EU
EU use cdma 850~1900
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EU uses W-CMDA, not CDMA. Whilst both are similar technologies the former is part of the GSM standard whereas the latter is not.
Some CDMA phones are what they call "world phones" which essentially means they have a GSM radio and SIM card slot in addition to the CDMA radio, but the vast majority do not. See here for more details.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
EU uses W-CMDA, not CDMA. Whilst both are similar technologies the former is part of the GSM standard whereas the latter is not.
Some CDMA phones are what they call "world phones" which essentially means they have a GSM radio and SIM card slot in addition to the CDMA radio, but the vast majority do not. See here for more details.
Regards,
Dave
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Thanks for info
I'd really like to know if anyone has used an unlocked TMOUS HD2 in Asia or Europe and has been able to get 3g data. I've seen threads here saying that it will and will not work, but no one that has actually tried it.
xeebot said:
I'd really like to know if anyone has used an unlocked TMOUS HD2 in Asia or Europe and has been able to get 3g data. I've seen threads here saying that it will and will not work, but no one that has actually tried it.
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I'ved used Kaiser and Touch Pro in Japan with the same 2100MHz UMTS-Band I. If you don't understand the bands, then good luck.
NuShrike said:
I'ved used Kaiser and Touch Pro in Japan with the same 2100MHz UMTS-Band I. If you don't understand the bands, then good luck.
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I understand the bands. The confusion is that TMOUS uses 2100 up and 1700 down (or vice versa) for 3g, so some think that it can't handle the Euro and Asian 2100 up and down. There's no clear specs that I can see where 2100 is a standalone for up and down for 3g data.
I've read threads here from supposedly knowledgeable people saying that it can and can't work. That is why I'd like someone who has actually tried it rather than guesses and speculation.
I hope you're right and thanks for the info.
xeebot said:
I understand the bands. The confusion is that TMOUS uses 2100 up and 1700 down (or vice versa) for 3g, so some think that it can't handle the Euro and Asian 2100 up and down.
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I'm with you and I agree the labeling is somewhat inconsistent.
However, the consistency I've seen in any official docs, including the manual and FCC is if they list 1700 in the official specs, it's FDD-IV AWS (1700+2100), and if they list 2100, it's FDD-I (1900+2100).
In fact, there has never been any official docs that explicitly list what the up/down frequencies are so you can definitely take it as Band-I and Band IV.
Band-I can be used with most Asia/Euro carriers
I hope you guy's are right. I'll feel much better when someone actually uses a TMOUS HD2 in Europe or Asia with 3G an reports back.
xeebot said:
I'd really like to know if anyone has used an unlocked TMOUS HD2 in Asia or Europe and has been able to get 3g data. I've seen threads here saying that it will and will not work, but no one that has actually tried it.
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remember that the G1 works in europe fine with the 3g. us g1 has been used in europe so i don't see the HD2 being any different. if not call htc and tell them you will be traveling abroad with your HD2 and will it work in europe with 3g.
xeebot said:
I hope you guy's are right. I'll feel much better when someone actually uses a TMOUS HD2 in Europe or Asia with 3G an reports back.
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The first thing for me is unlock .... so that I can try with sim card from Asia carrier
84Gti Guy said:
remember that the G1 works in europe fine with the 3g. us g1 has been used in europe so i don't see the HD2 being any different. if not call htc and tell them you will be traveling abroad with your HD2 and will it work in europe with 3g.
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True, but I think the HD2 uses a different radio that is part of the Snapdragon chipset, I may be totaly wrong, but that's why I'm so dubious.
Good idea, I never thought of calling HTC. Although, I think I recall a post by someone doing that before the phone came out and the HTC rep just recited the supported bands instead of giving a definitive yes or no to 3g working in Asia/Europe. Nothing like real world use from someone actually doing it I suppose. Some of the reps at these companies know less than we do about their own products, lol. Either way a call to HTC can't hurt, thanks for the suggestion.
Titicaca said:
The first thing for me is unlock .... so that I can try with sim card from Asia carrier
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Please let us know how it works out for you. Thanks in advance.
My US T-Mobile HTC HD2 will arrive on Monday, I am from Philippines, I'll let you know if 3G will or will not work.
haydendo said:
My US T-Mobile HTC HD2 will arrive on Monday, I am from Philippines, I'll let you know if 3G will or will not work.
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Thank you. I'll be looking forward to hearing your response.
I called HTC customer support and the rep told me that Asia, Europe, and the US are on different "networks", so we will not receive 3g outside the US. I'm pretty sure the rep has no clue. To be honest, if the rep told me it would work I would still not feel relieved, they seem to not know the most basic of things about their products.
We'll just have to wait till someone here reports back.
Since US HD2 has band 1 and 4 UMTS, it'll surely work in Europe and Asia (except in band 8 area).
Hi,
my T-Mobile HD2 from the US works fine in Germany (Europe).
Hannes
Hannes_HD2 said:
Hi,
my T-Mobile HD2 from the US works fine in Germany (Europe).
Hannes
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Do you get 3G service?
I sent an email to HTC regarding 3G and this is what I got:
"Thank you for contacting HTC.
With reference to your query, normally HTC HD2 does support 3G network. However, since this is an US local customize phone, we would suggest you to contact with HTC US for double check. You can select the country for US to drop them an email to check that.
Thank you for your continuous support of our products and services. Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us again. "
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Do you get 3G service?
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It works fine, so I guess thats a yes
Hannes_HD2 said:
It works fine, so I guess thats a yes
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Great news. Thanks for letting us know.
Any story now?
haydendo said:
My US T-Mobile HTC HD2 will arrive on Monday, I am from Philippines, I'll let you know if 3G will or will not work.
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My friend is still in waiting list for HD2 .... so are you OK with 3G in Asia?
any data connection problem?
i am also waiting for TMOUS HD2 and will let you know.
Hi there guys!I want to buy an unlocked G2 and use it in China.I'm wondering whether I can make it fully working 3G connection in China.Band of Unicom in China is 1900 and 2100.Thanks a lot!
quick answer: no
G2 is aws (1700)
i believe unicom uses 2100 for 3g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794684 Please use the search function.
Thank you.I've read the page before.I was confused by other conclusion in this forum before,so I need a clear answer.It's really a bad news for me.I've been searching informations on G2 for weeks.
dxemerson said:
Thank you.I've read the page before.I was confused by other conclusion in this forum before,so I need a clear answer.It's really a bad news for me.I've been searching informations on G2 for weeks.
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Until someone disassembles the phone and looks at the power amps, there will not be a clear answer. However, I think the FCC documents are pretty conclusive. I think you should just play it safe and get a Desire Z. That is sure to have 900/2100 UMTS radio.
Yeah,but It costs so much to get a Desire Z from Europe.I'm still a university student in China.I can save a lot by asking my friend to buy G2 from America and give me when he's back.I think I'd better give up htc and have a look at the others.
dxemerson said:
Yeah,but It costs so much to get a Desire Z from Europe.I'm still a university student in China.I can save a lot by asking my friend to buy G2 from America and give me when he's back.I think I'd better give up htc and have a look at the others.
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you can always look at M8 and/or M9
Oh,I can't wait any more.I lost my cellphone 4 months a ago,so I need a new one to replace my 5-years-old motorola.We shall meet M9 in November,and M8,which is a WM phone,doesn't appeal to me.I'm still confused about AWS.It is said it works on 1710-1750 MHz and 2110-2155MHz.Unicom in China works on 1940-1955MHz(UL)和2130-2145MHz(DL).So we can find they have the same frequency at 2100MHz.Why can't they match each other?Do they have to have the same band on upload and download?
OK
dxemerson said:
Hi there guys!I want to buy an unlocked G2 and use it in China.I'm wondering whether I can make it fully working 3G connection in China.Band of Unicom in China is 1900 and 2100.Thanks a lot!
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You can use it.Unicom use WCDMA.G2 support it.If you know chinese,read this web:www。hiapk。com DELETE THE POINT
Thanks.I've already got the news from Chinese forums.I'm a Chinese myself.
Ok who's got the trick to make the phone report what radio frequencies it can do? I have a bunch of Android codes that make phones do certain things, but none of them work on the streak.
I am trying to find out what my device is capable of since there are too many threads out there that say it can and it can't... i.e. hspa....
anyone? Beuhler? Beuhler?
No idea on the codes mate, sorry.
But if you were asking if it does Hsdpa.. I can confirm it does.
Apologies if I misread ur question tho
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Dell Streak - Froyo 2.2 - Optus® Australia
have you a look in your system/build.prop
also do you have EMlist enabled? Engineering Mode?
try this one *#4636#*#* (*#INFO#*#*)
definetly does HSPA , mine is set at the highest settings as far as I know,
best I've seen so far was wabout 2.5Mbps download on ATT
havent checked wi-fi yet.
Devil Aus said:
No idea on the codes mate, sorry.
But if you were asking if it does Hsdpa.. I can confirm it does.
Apologies if I misread ur question tho
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No apology needed... I just need to know how!
chrisrotolo said:
have you a look in your system/build.prop
also do you have EMlist enabled? Engineering Mode?
try this one *#4636#*#* (*#INFO#*#*)
definetly does HSPA , mine is set at the highest settings as far as I know,
best I've seen so far was wabout 2.5Mbps download on ATT
havent checked wi-fi yet.
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Ok that code worked, and in phone info section, I am currently set to GSM auto (PRL). You're on ATT... the question is about whether or not the device will do HSPA on Tmobile's network. Currently I only get EDGE.
FYI the correct code turned out to be *#*#4636#*#*
Lord60 said:
Ok that code worked, and in phone info section, I am currently set to GSM auto (PRL). You're on ATT... the question is about whether or not the device will do HSPA on Tmobile's network. Currently I only get EDGE.
FYI the correct code turned out to be *#*#4636#*#*
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Hey Lord60,
Are you in US? If Yes, I would be also interested in getting Streak to work on TMo-US's HSPA network (offcourse if hardware supports it). I think (not 100% sure) EMlist has a option to see all UMTS supported by phone. May be way to even select/set them.
If you find any info, please share it and I will do the same.
I've been asking Dell, if their new unlocked version will work on TMo-US's 3G network. And no one seems to know it.
I already have Streak but like in your case, only works on EDGE.
Thanks!
Im pretty sure it supports the Tmobile 3G band,
I think there may be a thread somewhere, I will check later and report anything I find.
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Im pretty sure it supports the Tmobile 3G band,
I think there may be a thread somewhere, I will check later and report anything I find.
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That would be awesome if you find something which says how we change UMTS, if there is a way !!
Thank you chrisro
http://androidspin.com/2010/07/27/s...-bands-will-see-some-froyo-love-by-years-end/
first comment says it works for him... I know it could be fake.
but Streak is QuadBand,
you may need EMList and manually input select the band.
Im 99% sure you can do Tmobile 3G
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/news/dell-streak-5-gets-fcc-approval-in-t-mobile-version/
and from what else I find...
looks like the beta Tmobile versions supported 3G, and now only UK versions will support tmo 3G, and Dell "says" ATT locked versions dont have support for Tmo 3G.... I would say try an unlock code first, the radios should al be the same.. if you get tmo 2g, Im pretty sure they left the tmo 3g radio in there as well.
chrisrotolo said:
http://androidspin.com/2010/07/27/s...-bands-will-see-some-froyo-love-by-years-end/
first comment says it works for him... I know it could be fake.
but Streak is QuadBand,
you may need EMList and manually input select the band.
Im 99% sure you can do Tmobile 3G
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The Streak is quad band gsm. That's 2G speeds. TMo 3G speeds work on AWS 1700 band. There were only a handful of beta phones with those specs. If you're looking to flash a whole new Rom including the radio frequencies then I guess it's possible. There are some really talented people here. Dell already has FCC clearance for the AWS version but hasn't released it to the public yet, if ever.
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and from what else I find...
looks like the beta Tmobile versions supported 3G, and now only UK versions will support tmo 3G, and Dell "says" ATT locked versions dont have support for Tmo 3G.... I would say try an unlock code first, the radios should al be the same.. if you get tmo 2g, Im pretty sure they left the tmo 3g radio in there as well.
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Hey chrisrotolo, I bought Streak back in September w/o AT&T contract and got it unlocked by calling AT&T.
When I put my TMo sim card, it only works on EDGE/2G. It never worked on 3G.
I've seen a screen shot of EMList which shows you and may be lets you select UMTS bands, but in Mr. Steve's 1.5.1, EMList is not included i believe.
When Dell recently announced Unlocked Streak (back in November), there were rumors that it might work on TMo-US 3G network. So far no one seems to know for sure.
So guess we are out of luck, as of yet!
Thank you for the reply though!
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The Streak is quad band gsm. That's 2G speeds. TMo 3G speeds work on AWS 1700 band. There were only a handful of beta phones with those specs. If you're looking to flash a whole new Rom including the radio frequencies then I guess it's possible. There are some really talented people here. Dell already has FCC clearance for the AWS version but hasn't released it to the public yet, if ever.
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Hey Streakr, I always thought that radio frequencies has to do with the hardware and not with ROM.
Now that you mentioned its controlled on the ROM side, I wonder how easy/difficult it is to support this on Mr. Steve's ROM.
May be Mr. Steve could answer it for us.
Thanks for the info though.
Yeah I am unable to get EMList on dJ_steve's 1.5.1, you could ask him to bake it in Im sure, but I can get some cell info stuff when selecting >shortcut>bettercut>all applications....
I would love to find a list of AT&T's (or T-Mobile's in your case) full list of USSD codes or MMI Codes ( eg.*1234# dialer codes), for network, service and diagnostic stuff. I am sure it would be very easy to screw something up with those codes as well.
maybe even some fastboot codes...
I found this link on gsmhosting, anyone know any more of these codes, you can enter from keypad on fastboot screen?
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/dell-streak-secret-codes-p-1113827/
I dont know if you can access any of the mobile networs through settings and manually configure it through APN or manual network operator.
cheers!
chrisrotolo said:
Yeah I am unable to get EMList on dJ_steve's 1.5.1, you could ask him to bake it in Im sure, but I can get some cell info stuff when selecting >shortcut>bettercut>all applications....
I would love to find a list of AT&T's (or T-Mobile's in your case) full list of USSD codes or MMI Codes ( eg.*1234# dialer codes), for network, service and diagnostic stuff. I am sure it would be very easy to screw something up with those codes as well.
maybe even some fastboot codes...
I found this link on gsmhosting, anyone know any more of these codes, you can enter from keypad on fastboot screen?
http:forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f606/dell-streak-secret-codes-p-1113827/
I dont know if you can access any of the mobile networs through settings and manually configure it through APN or manual network operator.
cheers!
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Thanks Chris. I sure will ask in community if any one knows abt EMlist. I am sure Mr. Steve has his hands full with more imp stuff to do.
Thanks again.
the.mister.d said:
Hey Streakr, I always thought that radio frequencies has to do with the hardware and not with ROM.
Now that you mentioned its controlled on the ROM side, I wonder how easy/difficult it is to support this on Mr. Steve's ROM.
May be Mr. Steve could answer it for us.
Thanks for the info though.
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From what I have been told the radio frequencies are set by the manufacturers. The hardware is capable of doing any of the operators frequencies but how each is set I'm not sure of. I have heard of people who have claimed to have changed a EU version phone to a US version phone including the carrier settings. This is way behold me.
any new updates on this?
im interested to see whats new
So, I was about to buy this phone and use it on At&t in the US, but as I was looking at the ebay listings, I noticed that some of them stated that It does not work GSM with at&t.
I'm not very tech savy, but I find hard to believe that such an advanced phone would have this problem. Can anybody that tested it, shine some light on this for me please?
Thank you
It has the hardware to support it but it's the software that verizon has locked down to not work with any other carrier in the USA
In normal gsm phones you simply need an unlock code for the phone to work with any other carrier then the one it's meant to work with but in this case even after you give the phone the unique code it still won't work with att or Tmobile in the USA so we are looking to see how to disable the lock on USA bands on the phone but it seems not many people have made much progress
Thanks for trying to help, but that is not what i'm asking
I know it works, but everybody says it doesn't work on 3G, just on EDGE.
here's the response I got from an ebay retailer
"This version will work on the AT&T GSM network, however, will not work on the 3G network, only edge.
Best regards,
Communication Telecom International "
AT&T uses 850Mhz and 1900Mhz for the 3G frequency bands and it does support it in the hardware as I was saying, its just that nothing at this point will work not even EDGE because the USA lock overrides anything AT&T uses.
evilp8ntballer7 said:
AT&T uses 850Mhz and 1900Mhz for the 3G frequency bands and it does support it in the hardware as I was saying, its just that nothing at this point will work not even EDGE because the USA lock overrides anything AT&T uses.
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You are confusing the Droid 2 Global with the Milestone 2. Two different phones here.
the milestone2 should have the right hardware to connect to att 3g sorry for the confusion
The Droid 2 Global and Droid Pro also have the hardware to support US GSM bands but it has been disabled in the radio. This is not software, so to speak, but rather hardware configuration.
If you know where to look you can fix this problem.
droidbandunlock said:
The Droid 2 Global and Droid Pro also have the hardware to support US GSM bands but it has been disabled in the radio. This is not software, so to speak, but rather hardware configuration.
If you know where to look you can fix this problem.
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feel like sharing?
i think he is messing look at the username.
Don't hijack the thead!
OP asked about Milestone 2, not Droid 2 Globlal.
So - to address OP's question - yes - Milestone 2 currently on sale in most places is the EMEA model (Europe/Middle East/Asia), which has 900 and 2100 W-CDMA bands only.
Based on the official page from Motorola here, Milestone 2 A953 has a version with W-CDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz which are the bands used primarily in the Americas (850 and 1900) and Australia (850/2100). There was an article the phone is coming to Argentina before Christmas, so it may start showing up quite soon.
If you want US 3G support from Milestone 2, you have to wait for one of these to emerge. Sure enough it will not have any restrictions against US GSM/WCDMA operators (MCC 310) like the Droid 2 Global (currently) does.
I am not "messing". I cannot post external links of proof because I have too few posts.
I also do not wish to SPAM your forum out of respect for the rules.
Search for droidbandunlock on Twitter for more information.
thats sweet then I saw the video, I have a D2G and bought the phone for this purpose, where will the release be?
They inted to sell it as a servce. It definitely works...we were early testers and I have been trying to help them get the word out about it. These guys know what they are doing and what the value of this exploit is.
well sure but I'd like to know about it asap I've been stuck using this on wifi only :/
I'd pay about $10 for it
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They inted to sell it as a servce. It definitely works...we were early testers and I have been trying to help them get the word out about it. These guys know what they are doing and what the value of this exploit is.
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Those bast*rds!!! How dare they know what the value is and not give it away for free!!!
I am just kidding
People sell unlock codes all the time for like 15 bucks so should be no problem for people that have to pay for this exploit...wonder if it is the same one I found
This may not be the best thread to continue this discussion. My apologies for the hijack.
I am most interested in seeing what you have found, but from what little reading I have done in your threads it appears you are working in the system only and not modifying the radio.
If that is the case, then our exploit has nothing in common with yours.
Do you have any evidence of it working with US GSM bands on AT&T or T-Mobile?
Perhaps we should start another thread, but we will not be revealing the precise nature of our method for obvious reasons.
Our method makes no changes to the system and leaves no trace of itself anywhere that can be accessed on the device itself beyond the ability to use the US GSM bands.
sorry to interruput but i think this is the only way to talk to you unlocker but about what will the price be and where can we find more info about release dates and downloads etc.? i found you on twitter and asked a few questions but there still isnt much info
I have to modify system because in my ROM (Fission) the packages that handle sim card functions do not work without some "blur" components so thus the need to modify my system
I have pics and a vid ready to go for when I was going to sell my service. I am not trying to nor am I going to compete with you guys or from TBH. P3Droid and Gweedo have been nothing but really friendly with me and to be honest; I would rather not deal with the headaches that come with selling a service on this forum and/or many others. I already went through and going through hell for the way I handle Fission ROM Manager and really don't want any more of that crap...I would rather continue dev work on the ROMs and some other apps I have been working on
I won't get into how my method works for the same reasons that are very clear too but if you want to discuss anything in private feel free to message me or hit me up on Gtalk.
Did you guys release your method yet? If not when do you plan on doing so? I would like to prepare Fission for users who will need to unlock or do use their SIM cards...
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This may not be the best thread to continue this discussion. My apologies for the hijack.
I am most interested in seeing what you have found, but from what little reading I have done in your threads it appears you are working in the system only and not modifying the radio.
If that is the case, then our exploit has nothing in common with yours.
Do you have any evidence of it working with US GSM bands on AT&T or T-Mobile?
Perhaps we should start another thread, but we will not be revealing the precise nature of our method for obvious reasons.
Our method makes no changes to the system and leaves no trace of itself anywhere that can be accessed on the device itself beyond the ability to use the US GSM bands.
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Angdroid said:
I have to modify system because in my ROM (Fission) the packages that handle sim card functions do not work without some "blur" components so thus the need to modify my system
I have pics and a vid ready to go for when I was going to sell my service. I am not trying to nor am I going to compete with you guys or from TBH. P3Droid and Gweedo have been nothing but really friendly with me and to be honest; I would rather not deal with the headaches that come with selling a service on this forum and/or many others. I already went through and going through hell for the way I handle Fission ROM Manager and really don't want any more of that crap...I would rather continue dev work on the ROMs and some other apps I have been working on
I won't get into how my method works for the same reasons that are very clear too but if you want to discuss anything in private feel free to message me or hit me up on Gtalk.
Did you guys release your method yet? If not when do you plan on doing so? I would like to prepare Fission for users who will need to unlock or do use their SIM cards...
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Thanks Angdroid for ur hard work. Been following u for some time, hopefully u can release SIM package for D2G Fission soon.
Could anyone running Fission ROM try to switch to GSM mode from *#*#4636#*#* menu? I know you can switch to GSM from there on the original ROM without having to go to settings/wireless/networks/etc As it is standard Android tool, maybe that could be used to switch between the two radios until AngDroid figures out how to make it nice. Hope it works though.