if the phone only supports 1900MHz on 3G band, can I still get 3G data from AT&T?
theclueless said:
if the phone only supports 1900MHz on 3G band, can I still get 3G data from AT&T?
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Did you find your answer?
Will you please pop in your SIM into your Nexus S and see if you can get 1900 3G The T-Mo vibrant isn't listed with 1900 3G support but it does afaik.
Maybe the Nexus S has it too? xD
Nope
Nope, sorry.
I'm sorry if this is somewhere on the forum but I've searched here as well as do extensive searches on youtube and google and cannot get a solid answer.
My friend is stuck on AT&T with an iPhone 4 and wants to know if you unlock a MyTouch 4G can you get 3G speeds on it? The only reason we don't just get a full sim instead of micro and throw it in my Mytouch 4G is because he lives in an entirely different state.
any proof or just a solid answer with facts behind it would be appreciated, just trying to ditch an iPhone for Android.
MT4G supports:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
AT&T Network Provides:
AT&T’s 3G network listens for phones transmitting 3G traffic in the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands... so I'm thinking just 2G... the rest of the geniuses may provide more info...
slhpss said:
MT4G supports:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
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With this info maybe you can find out what signal ATT 3G is using and get a match??
AT&T uses 850 and 1900 for 3g... which MT4G is programmed to use for 2G data... without some kind of radio rewrite or something way beyond my level you should only get 2g on AT&T.... same reason you had to get an AT&T nexus one to get 3g on AT&T
T-Mobile - Nexus 1
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
AT&T / Rodgers - Nexus 1
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
see the 850 and 1900 with HSDPA on AT&T and not on Tmo... that's why it no worky
slhpss said:
AT&T uses 850 and 1900 for 3g... which MT4G is programmed to use for 2G data... without some kind of radio rewrite or something way beyond my level you should only get 2g on AT&T.... same reason you had to get an AT&T nexus one to get 3g on AT&T
T-Mobile - Nexus 1
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
AT&T / Rodgers - Nexus 1
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
see the 850 and 1900 with HSDPA on AT&T and not on Tmo... that's why it no worky
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this is what I don't understand, I've found video proof of the Samsung Vibrant running on AT&T 3G but it seems to have the same specs as the Mytouch 4G on the radio.
T-mobile Samsung Vibrant
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100
I just don't understand how that works?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ByK72F29tE
best way to find out is to go Nike on that beast.... (just do it)
Vibrant has 1900 band as well
so, you could get AT&T 3g in any areas that's using 1900
to my knowledge, the MyTouch4g doesn't have 1900 band
AFAIK, vibrant is only smart phone out right now that will do ATT and Tmo 3g
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probably because samsung made the same phone 4 times... the two GSM phones probably have the same or very similar radio firmware.
Well guys, Im thinking about taking the plunge on this one. Im stuck on att right now and want a good android phone that has a flash camera so I have done my research and saw that the vibrant runs att 3g but lacks LED flash so im just going to take the plunge and get the mytouch and see what happens...
i can personally tell you that you wont be able to get 3g on the mytouch 4g. only edge (2g) via personal experience
the captivate will NOT use T-mo 3g the vibrant will use both....
and like i said i believe the vibrant is the ONLY smartphone (recently released) that will grab BOTH att and T-mo
d2 did you put up with the edge and use wifi as much as possible or go back to something else?
Brett523 said:
d2 did you put up with the edge and use wifi as much as possible or go back to something else?
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coming from tmobile's 4g to edge on att was KILLER. it was painfully slow. so i went back to tmobile.
yea thats what i figured, i have an iphone now on att and am used to being able to make calls on 3G and watch youtube videos, and if I get the mytouch all that goes away.
It won't work at all, you'll be stuck on Edge, and edge sucks, coming from a iPhone on T-Mobile with edge to the G2 then to the myTouch with HSDPA is like coming from a horse wagon to a Ferrari, and you're not going to like it at all.
Just come to the better data network and switch to t-mobile... maybe I'm spoiled I got a VZW and Sprint data stick in a cradlepoint router in my car and can do nav and WiFi calling when t-mo svc sucks...
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T-Mobile's network has gotten so much better, its crazy to think how much the carrier race has flopped around. AT&T was at one point at the top of the list. Now they are the only network without 4G.
T-Mobile is the android network, we have the best phones and the best selection of phones. I agree with Eskimo you should make the switch.
switch?
Currently debating whether to make the switch over to tmobile. Going to purchase a mytouch 4g tomorrow for $250 new in box. Currently using a vibrant which was only $160, I unlocked it for a local carrier with 3g services. LOVE the screen! and the very very few custom roms. Coming from a nexus one I was spoiled with the roms.
Anyways stuck on this...Unlock the mytouch 4g and use it on my current plan, and sell the vibrant or go ahead and make the switch to tmobile.
Current plan:
500 minutes, unlimited text & data $55 with tax.... wife is on this carrier and majority of my minutes goto her.
Tmobile
500 mintues, unlimited text & data $59.99 plus 12% discount.....
pros 4g...and could drop internet service at home save $30 with 4g (can do simple browsing with 3g still)
cons...mintues to wife....
I don't even get 3g with my mt4g with tmobile where I live
My MT4G is already unlocked so that's already covered.
I know that Tmo uses the UMTS IV band which is the 1700/2100 MHz and in the Philippines they just use the 2100 MHz frequency, so I'm wondering if I can still get 3g speeds or will I only be able to get EDGE speeds?
Thanks guys!
my MT4G works in Kazakhstan. we have european 3G bands (2100)
so, YES. it WILL work
Alright! Thanks for that info. Hope it would really work when I go there this summer.
Hey guys, I picked up this phone to test out a winphone a while ago and like it, but I'm having a huge issue.
I cannot get any network other than Edge to show up, and my speedtests are incredibly slow! On my Galaxy Nexus on Tmo's network I had to have the IMEI number updated somehow when I started my account, but it appears Tmo is closed today. Is there a way of doing this, or something else I need to do to get my Quantum to speed up, or is it hopeless?
It originally was an ATT phone that I unlocked to run on Tmo.
TheRandom1 said:
Hey guys, I picked up this phone to test out a winphone a while ago and like it, but I'm having a huge issue.
I cannot get any network other than Edge to show up, and my speedtests are incredibly slow! On my Galaxy Nexus on Tmo's network I had to have the IMEI number updated somehow when I started my account, but it appears Tmo is closed today. Is there a way of doing this, or something else I need to do to get my Quantum to speed up, or is it hopeless?
It originally was an ATT phone that I unlocked to run on Tmo.
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That's because AT&T and T-Mobile use different bands. AT&T phones are only compatible with T-Mobile 2G. If you're lucky, T-Mobile will be refarming spectrum in your area, so you can get 3G, but apparently this isn't the case for you.
Source: I have a Quantum on T-Mobile
Are you positive about that? I have a Galaxy Nexus that worked just fine once they updated the IMEI number, and now I have full use of Tmo's network on it. It was an ATT phone initially...
TheRandom1 said:
Are you positive about that? I have a Galaxy Nexus that worked just fine once they updated the IMEI number, and now I have full use of Tmo's network on it. It was an ATT phone initially...
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Galaxy Nexus: Supported Bands
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LG Quantum: Supported Bands
UMTS/HSDPA Tri-band (850/1900/2100 MHz)
T-Mobile:
850 MHz/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA 2G
1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
1700 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ 3G/4G
1900 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ 3G/4G
1700 MHz LTE
The Quantum supports the italicized bands.
The Nexus supports the bolded bands.
As you can see, the Quantum's supported bands are used for 2G.
That is unfortunate... so everyone else using this phone is using it on ATT's network, not Tmo's?
Also incredibly disappointing since I was told that the networks were the same and that a phone that worked properly on one would work on another...
TheRandom1 said:
That is unfortunate... so everyone else using this phone is using it on ATT's network, not Tmo's?
Also incredibly disappointing since I was told that the networks were the same and that a phone that worked properly on one would work on another...
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Yes, most users are on AT&T. And as to your second point, I've never heard anybody say that...
I'll go ahead and bump this with one more question. With the announced merger between MetroPCS and T Mobile, is it safe to assume that MetroPCS' frequency spectrum will work with T Mobile phones? I believe I saw at least one band that the Quantum would be able to use.
I get Tmobile 3g on my Quantum, I'm in an area where they have 1900MHz coverage though.