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Xoom 3g

Hey All
I am in the US for a week for work and picked up a Xoom..Loving it done the unlock and root all good. Now for the 3g it asks for verizon activation for data. Is there a way yet to use a UK sim in the future or will it just be a wifi model.
Thanks in advance
Lordao

Apparently it'll be wifi only for you in the UK
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Apparently it'll be wifi only for you in the UK
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Thanks for that, I figured as much but with the brain trust here you never know. LOL
Lordao

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Thanks for that, I figured as much but with the brain trust here you never know. LOL
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Not AFAIK. The 3g US Xoom uses the CDMA network which is sim free, whereas the UK like SA for me uses the GSM network. So unless the radio devices are swapped out I doubt that even the geniuses here can't change that. I've also bought one from the States and will be using it purely as a WI-Fi model.

The US 3G version is for use only on CDMA networks, we use GSM here in the UK so unfortunately your 3G won't work here. You probably would have been better off just getting a wifi only here. I know the price is the same, $800 is roughly £500. But you wouldn't have to buy a power converter and if there are any issues with it you could take back to the shop, you won't be able to do that now without shipping back to the US.
I'm going to the US in May and decided against buying there for the very reasons above. Although if I were to buy a wifi only there it would only cost me about £310...!

[Q] Xoom on talkmobile (UK)

Has anyone got a Xoom on this? It's the carphonewarehouse Vodafone network, it's significantly cheaper but wanted to know if you get the full service as if you'd gone direct to Vodafone?
Comparisons here:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mo...OTOROLA-XOOM-3G-PLUS-WI-FI-TABLET/MONTHLY/NEW

I've had no issues with signal compared to my 2 proper vodafone devices.

I too have my xoom on this network and find the internet experience to be equal to the true vodafone network
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Its good here. I may ditch orange on my desire soon too!

Another happy customer here, never heard of them before I bought the Xoom, but no problems

I went for the unlimited data plan for £25 and have to say very happy with covetage. The xoom seems to pickup a good 3g signal even when my Vodafone hand set jumps in and out. Coverage map is useless on their website though, been around south wales and all down the south coast with no signal problems.
Location by network gave me one issue by St Ives putting me 10 miles away from gps location (didn't check my phone against it). Google account sees the device on Vodafone network. Only wish I could use my vodafone sure signal with it as it covers more of my place than my wifi.
Only thing I would say is be sure you want a xoom, not tried anything else but an ipad and I'm happy, my concerns are life expectancy of the xoom over other tablets. With lack of support and information regarding updates worries me somewhat now. Don't know if I'd been better with the htc flyer or even waiting for the Sony tablet due soon.
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Thanks everyone - seems like it's an ok option.
Agree about deciding on the Xoom, not really an Apple person though and have been waiting too long for the new Galaxys.

Me too great service good price with talkmobile
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I was very happy with Talkmobile, as I'd had no issues til a few days ago. Lost internet connection completely, yesterday my Xoom was back on the network but still no internet. Would be nice to have an explanation at least!

ive been getting fantastic hsdpa speeds of 6mb while I barely get an O2 signal on my Desire! I just wish they would hurry up and push the 3.1 update!

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ive been getting fantastic hsdpa speeds of 6mb while I barely get an O2 signal on my Desire! I just wish they would hurry up and push the 3.1 update!
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yes
carphones talk mobile xoom deal is great.
voda network is by far the best 3g-H in my part of the uk
FTW !

works great here on unlimited option which I use to connect to my slingbox. Habe also rooted and updated to 3.1 and over clocked tiamat kernel.

Talkmobile +/-
With talkmobile i had to pay £229 deposit.... and they asked me to fork over another £150 to remove the content lock...
I find there CS is quite pushy towards direct debits... on 8 occasions they have asked me to set one up yet I declined (ha ha), never missed a payment with any company XD
But on the other hand there CS is good at resolving queries and work a charm. The device is unlocked which is great and I can pop my 3 SIM card in there with 15 Gb access all areas internet.
What are your thoughts on this Talkmobile?

Talk Talk are gash
Perfects said:
I was very happy with Talkmobile, as I'd had no issues til a few days ago. Lost internet connection completely, yesterday my Xoom was back on the network but still no internet. Would be nice to have an explanation at least!
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Dude, phone Talk Talk now! My friend had this, and after a load of investigation it turned out that despite having an unlimited data package, talk talk were actually billing him for data, and he had a bill for £281 which in turn had led to his sim being blocked! If he hadn't phoned up they would have automatically debited him in a few days, and then probably would have had a major battle to get that cash back.
Number is 0800 049 4401 for Pay Monthly queries.

Help me get my atrix ready for China

Ok, so I just found out that I'm going to China for 5 weeks in May. I've been doing a bunch of research but thought I'd ask some questions here.
Will my Bell Atrix work in China with one of their sim cards?
What is the best chinese tel/ company to use for Zhengzhou China?
Will my gmail/google maps, docs, etc work behind the great firewall?
How can I ensure I have access to online services? Sshtunnel?
What is the best/fastest service for ssh?
Is there a free way to do it from my home computer?
I also just bought the Moto Keyboard in hopes that I can survive without a laptop and only my Atrix. I'm pretty confident it will work for everything I need. I plan on setting up a ubuntu img just in case but any suggestions for replacing my laptoop? Currently using kingsoft and box.net as I have heard dropbox is blocked in china and worried about docs working.
Any other China travel tips are appreciated....
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business or pleasure?

A bit of both
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d_one said:
ok, so i just found out that i'm going to china for 5 weeks in may. I've been doing a bunch of research but thought i'd ask some questions here.
Will my bell atrix work in china with one of their sim cards?
What is the best chinese tel/ company to use for zhengzhou china?
Will my gmail/google maps, docs, etc work behind the great firewall?
How can i ensure i have access to online services? Sshtunnel?
What is the best/fastest service for ssh?
Is there a free way to do it from my home computer?
I also just bought the moto keyboard in hopes that i can survive without a laptop and only my atrix. I'm pretty confident it will work for everything i need. I plan on setting up a ubuntu img just in case but any suggestions for replacing my laptoop? Currently using kingsoft and box.net as i have heard dropbox is blocked in china and worried about docs working.
Any other china travel tips are appreciated....
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我是一个中国人。但是我的英文差，可以回答你的一些简单问题
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D_one said:
Ok, so I just found out that I'm going to China for 5 weeks in May. I've been doing a bunch of research but thought I'd ask some questions here.
Will my Bell Atrix work in China with one of their sim cards?
What is the best chinese tel/ company to use for Zhengzhou China?
Will my gmail/google maps, docs, etc work behind the great firewall?
How can I ensure I have access to online services? Sshtunnel?
What is the best/fastest service for ssh?
Is there a free way to do it from my home computer?
I also just bought the Moto Keyboard in hopes that I can survive without a laptop and only my Atrix. I'm pretty confident it will work for everything I need. I plan on setting up a ubuntu img just in case but any suggestions for replacing my laptoop? Currently using kingsoft and box.net as I have heard dropbox is blocked in china and worried about docs working.
Any other China travel tips are appreciated....
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I am a chinese. But my English is poor, can answer some of your questions
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D_one said:
Ok, so I just found out that I'm going to China for 5 weeks in May. I've been doing a bunch of research but thought I'd ask some questions here.
Will my Bell Atrix work in China with one of their sim cards?
What is the best chinese tel/ company to use for Zhengzhou China?
Will my gmail/google maps, docs, etc work behind the great firewall?
How can I ensure I have access to online services? Sshtunnel?
What is the best/fastest service for ssh?
Is there a free way to do it from my home computer?
I also just bought the Moto Keyboard in hopes that I can survive without a laptop and only my Atrix. I'm pretty confident it will work for everything I need. I plan on setting up a ubuntu img just in case but any suggestions for replacing my laptoop? Currently using kingsoft and box.net as I have heard dropbox is blocked in china and worried about docs working.
Any other China travel tips are appreciated....
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MB860 can be used directly in China SIM card, China Mobile Network in China is comparatively good. Mailbox at home is generally not shield, except for some sites, such as the faceBook
The use of translation tools translation, sorry

of course you can use any google service in china,like google maps and gmail.but you cannot access to facebook and twitter.
i think you can choose china unicom when you travel in china.it provides 3g service.

Thanks, so do I not need to purchase a Vpn service?
My Facebook messages get forwarded to my gmail, when I reply in gmail, it replies to the fb message, will this work there too?
Which is better for Zhengzhou, China Mobile or China Unicorn?
What is a good translation program that will work on my atrix there?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but China uses 900mhz for 3G. If I'm not mistaken the Bell Atrix does not include that frequency. If that's the case the Atrix will work in China, but only on their 2G network. I don't know if Bell has the quadband 3G version.

Wirelessgirl said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but China uses 900mhz for 3G. If I'm not mistaken the Bell Atrix does not include that frequency. If that's the case the Atrix will work in China, but only on their 2G network. I don't know if Bell has the quadband 3G version.
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Ouch! I'll have to look into that!
Edit: it says this on gsmareana:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
That means it should work right?
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D_one said:
Ouch! I'll have to look into that!
Edit: it says this on gsmareana:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
That means it should work right?
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There are 2 versions listed on gsmarena. The one that Bell used to carry is the same as the AT&T version.
It's this one.
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_atrix_4g-3708.php

Crap!
Does that mean I can't get 3g on my atrix there? Is there any way to check on my phone which version it is or which networks it is capable of? Or is it a mute point since it is a Bell Atrix?
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No you won't be able to get 3G in China. The Bell version is identical to the AT&T version. I don't know if this version has the 900mhz band in it. If it does, maybe rooting it will release that frequency. This is something I'm not familiar with. I know some of the Motorola dumbphones were capable of this.

That is not what I keep seeing in everything I read, I don't really see a difference listed. See http://www.wirelesswave.ca/bell-phones-and-smartphones/phone.asp?Phone=173
China Unicom supports UMTS 2100...
Shouldn't I be able to use it then?
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> Will my Bell Atrix work in China with one of their sim cards?
If your atrix is sim unlocked, sim cards in China will work.
> What is the best chinese tel/ company to use for Zhengzhou China?
If you need 3G internet access, China Unicom will be better. Pick one of
their 3G plan. Their network is HSPA/HSPA+, which is supported on my
AT&T Atrix. AFAIK China Telecom's networks, CDMA EV-DO(3G) or CDMA
1X(2.5G) and China Mobile's network TD-SCDMA(3G) are not supported on
Atrix. Correct me if I'm wrong.
All 2G GSM networks should work on Atrix.
> Will my gmail/google maps, docs, etc work behind the great firewall?
GMail works, but it's much slower than you expect. Sometimes attachments
will not download, while other times, the web UI does not load at
all. Google docs is the same story. All in all, don't rely on it unless
you have VPN or ssh proxy. According to Murphy's law, the service will
be down when you most need it. Note that google search is also kind of
half blocked in GFW. It works on a few tries, then all result links and
later search will fail. Either "connection is reset" or other errors
will shown in your browser.
Note that I don't know ssh works on stock ROM unrooted device. I guess a
global ssh proxy at least require rooting your device. On the other
hand, VPN works out of the box.
> How can I ensure I have access to online services? Sshtunnel?
Android has built-in support for VPN. Using VPN you can access all
online services, like youtube, face book. For youtube, you need WIFI to
have good network speed. 3G in China is kind of slow. When VPN is
enabled, it's slower further.
> What is the best/fastest service for ssh?
I'm not using ssh. For VPN, Witopia works here.
> Is there a free way to do it from my home computer?
For ssh tunnel, yes. If you have your home computer is turned on for
24x7 and auto reboot on power failure, it can work as a server. Beware
that home computers usually have limited upload bandwidth, which is bad
if you want to watch youtube etc. To support ssh tunnel/proxy, run an
ssh server, like openssh-server. It's very easy if you are running Linux
like OS.
> I also just bought the Moto Keyboard in hopes that I can survive
> without a laptop and only my Atrix. I'm pretty confident it will work
> for everything I need. I plan on setting up a ubuntu img just in case
> but any suggestions for replacing my laptoop?
If you are going to purchase anything from online shopping website in
China, a laptop or VM with windows OS is a must. Because most Banks and
checkout service support only Windows + IE browser + ActiveX controls.
> Currently using kingsoft and box.net as I have heard dropbox is
> blocked in china and worried about docs working.
Dropbox is blocked. No experience with box.net.
My first post here. Hope that helps.

Thanks! Very helpful for a first post!
I hope you don't mind clarifying a few things:
First, I am rooted unlocked, and running cm9. I'm considering going back to blur for webtop but......ugh ....
Edit: sorry read your post wrong...I will be mostly in Zhengzhou city so I'm hoping that I'll have pretty steady 3g access.
Do you think it is worth using a the SSH?
I do have my Canadian banking app (TD) on my cell, will that work there? Are you saying I need a windows os for normal banking use there? Wouldnt Firefox on a Ubuntu .img work?
Thanks again.
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Dude, quit freaking out! No matter how much you plan you will never cover every eventuality that might or might not happen to you. Its fine out here, dont worry, there are shops for everything you might need and alot of what you will need you will only find out when are are in a position that you need it.
They use mobile technology alot more here than in the west, so SIM cards and pay as you go data plans are the norm, the two big providers are China Mobile and China Unicom, but only unicom uses 3g networks, China mobile is still on Edge. But look, dont worry there are alot of internet cafes around if you need to use the internet desperately. Dont be one of those people that sit on a mountain top or go to a tiny village and complain that there is no starbucks with wifi...
If you are here for business then your business will help you, if not... then kick back, enjoy the adventure and savour some untouched cultures....
ps. oh yeah i would invest in a vpn for those fiddly sites that they dont like you to visit, do this before you come out as the signup pages for vpn services are also blocked.

I do not know exactly where you will be, but in all my Asian travels I have found that free WIFI is very prevalent in the larger (modern) cities. I have never bothered to buy a G3 data sim yet have always been well in touch.
Do you not have access to a corporate VPN back home? That would handle all the blocking issues.
I just came back from a 3 week trip in Thailand where I was using my Atrix with a lapdock. Never really had any issues. The worse case was when I needed Windoze, had to VPN to corporate, then VPN to my office, to my notebook with an XP VM running on it and RDE in. That was slow, but usable.
BTW, maybe I have bad Karma, but I have always had scattered issues with DNS servers in Asia (regardless of my device). 8.8.8.8 is your friend,

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Dude, quit freaking out! No matter how much you plan you will never cover every eventuality that might or might not happen to you. Its fine out here, dont worry, there are shops for everything you might need and alot of what you will need you will only find out when are are in a position that you need
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Lmao, thanks, that is what I needed to hear....:-D
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> Do you think it is worth using a the SSH?
If you can install or have installed a system level ssh proxy, then ssh
is not bad at all. Like I said, this option/feature is not built into
the stock ROM, because an ssh proxy would require root privilege to
modify routing table.
Someone with more experience with root device and ssh can guide you how
to use your remote SSH server as a global encrypted proxy.
> I do have my Canadian banking app (TD) on my cell, will that work
> there?
Yes.
> Are you saying I need a windows os for normal banking use
> there? Wouldnt Firefox on a Ubuntu .img work?
No. What I mean is if you want to purchase something from online
shopping websites in China like taobao.com, 360buy.com etc, their
checkout usually support only Windows OS. Unlike paypal or simple credit
card checkout which usually work on any device/browser. Purchasing from
amazon.com, or any foreign shopping sites will not be affected.
Your normal online banking will not be affected at all. I haven't heard
of any foreign bank website being blocked in China. Android browser or
your bank's android app should both work.

So would the app DroidVPN be good, or teamviewer?
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Buying an (UK) O2 GS III today - will it be I9300?

Hi everyone,
This is my first thread on XDA dev forum, I have tried a search but this is rather a specific question I think.
I am today going to go and upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy SIII with O2. I am bound to O2 because I get discount having a very good friend who works there and to be honest they have been a great network for me so wouldn't change anyway (even though EE are rolling out 4G).
The question is, will I be getting a non-LTE or LTE version of the GSIII? I'm assuming its the I9300 (non-LTE), if that is the case will I hope I won't regret not having the 4G capability as O2 are planning on rolling out 4G in 2013 iirc. I get HSDPA on my sensation in most places which is plenty fast in my opinion and I don't use a great deal of data because I have wifi @ home/work. Is there anything I might be missing by not having 4G?
Cheers
Alan

You will get the I9300 from O2 at the moment..
As stated in previous posts, the data caps are just not going to make 4g that worthwhile yet in the UK. I'm usually the first to feel downhearted when a new thing comes out and I can't have it as I'm stuck on 2 year contract, but I ain't fussed about 4g.
My Internet is fast enough for doing daily things away from home, at home I have wifi, so downloading things is done at home, plus I have a 2gb allowance on my phone for my data.
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02 is the worst for data in the UK it seems. 1GB lol
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The LTE version also has double the RAM ammount...

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02 is the worst for data in the UK it seems. 1GB lol
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T-mobile doing unlimited LTE data for £21 a month at the moment... A mate of mine just signed up...

baileyjr said:
T-mobile doing unlimited LTE data for £21 a month at the moment... A mate of mine just signed up...
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Unlimited being 3gb fair use by any chance?
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T-mobile doing unlimited LTE data for £21 a month at the moment... A mate of mine just signed up...
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£21 just for the data?
id rather have unlimited HSDPA (soon to be DC-HSDPA) for free included in my Three phone contract

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02 is the worst for data in the UK it seems. 1GB lol
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512MB on Vodafone in UK my friend. By no means is O2 the worst. Furthermore, to add insult to injury, Vodafone reps TOLD me I don't need more than 512MB. Who the fsck are they to tell me how much data I need??
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Does that mean the new LTE version on Orange/Everything Everywhere would be a Quad core version with 2gb of ram and LTE?
Wonder what the exact spec will be when its released. My guess it will probably be a SGH-I747 version for the UK.

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Unlimited being 3gb fair use by any chance?
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Its the £31 plan which is on offer... Currently reduced to £21...
I'm on the 3 mobile "the one plan" which is truly unlimited... The T-mobile deal is open to interpretation but its certainly worth potential users giving them a call to clarity.

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£21 just for the data?
id rather have unlimited HSDPA (soon to be DC-HSDPA) for free included in my Three phone contract
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No... Not just for the data lol See post above..
Im on that "3" plan myself as it happens and I do abuse it

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No... Not just for the data lol See post above..
Im on that "3" plan myself as it happens and I do abuse it
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T-Mobile have fair usage policies and don't include tethering I'm on three one plan no fair usage and I can tether all I want.
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delsus said:
T-Mobile have fair usage policies and don't include tethering I'm on three one plan no fair usage and I can tether all I want.
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Yeah you may be right.... Does sound to good to be true.... And you could burn some serious data with LTE..
I've very happy with "the one plan" from 3 myself....
Will be interesting to see how LTE goes in the UK going forward though... "If" someone comes out with an unlimited LTE package inc teathering we could see people binning their home broadband and landlines altogether.

alias_neo said:
512MB on Vodafone in UK my friend. By no means is O2 the worst. Furthermore, to add insult to injury, Vodafone reps TOLD me I don't need more than 512MB. Who the fsck are they to tell me how much data I need??
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if you have been with them for a while they will be looking at your past usage, this will be based on that. I use web access all the time and rarely go over 350 meg as I dont watch videos that often. What they are suggesting is that 512 is more than most users need.

I`m also on the "One Plan" on 3, great to have unlimited internet, and the other allowances in the contract are perfect for me to, just a shame I can`t get a signal most of the time when I am at home lol

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No... Not just for the data lol See post above..
Im on that "3" plan myself as it happens and I do abuse it
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Im pretty sure that plan isnt 4G its just the Full Monty Plan from T Mobile.
4G will be handled by EE which users will have to upgrade to.
As far as i can see there is NO pricing data for EE 4G out yet.

I9300 S3 on O2
Hi
I got my SGS3 with O2.
The data amount i have is 1GB per month which i have never used all up and i would consider myself a heavy data user, its been plenty fast for me and always a reliable connection unless i go to Tottenham Hot Spur Games where there so many people packed in one space that theres no data signal. O2 have released an Android app which lets you track your data, SMS, telephone usage and bills and whils a bit finnicky to set up once going it does its job ok.
My only gripe with it when i got it was that the boot up and shut down screen would show O2s bubble logos which peeved me off as well as the useless bloatware they supply, fortunately a stock BTU firmware solved this and those have disappeared.
Other than that i have been satisfied with using my SGS3 on O2 and cant wait till official JB firmware is released.
BTW for those who don't like Tottenham (AKA Arsenal Fans), I don't support either team nor am i into football, i just work nearby and each time theres a game it wreaks havoc on the phone signals.

Shizbazki said:
Hi
I got my SGS3 with O2.
The data amount i have is 1GB per month which i have never used all up and i would consider myself a heavy data user, its been plenty fast for me and always a reliable connection unless i go to Tottenham Hot Spur Games where there so many people packed in one space that theres no data signal. O2 have released an Android app which lets you track your data, SMS, telephone usage and bills and whils a bit finnicky to set up once going it does its job ok.
My only gripe with it when i got it was that the boot up and shut down screen would show O2s bubble logos which peeved me off as well as the useless bloatware they supply, fortunately a stock BTU firmware solved this and those have disappeared.
Other than that i have been satisfied with using my SGS3 on O2 and cant wait till official JB firmware is released.
BTW for those who don't like Tottenham (AKA Arsenal Fans), I don't support either team nor am i into football, i just work nearby and each time theres a game it wreaks havoc on the phone signals.
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That was a close one, lol

[Q] Nexus 7 32GB + HSPA+

Hey,
i waited till the release of the 32GB version of the Nexus 7.On the official Google Blog i have read: "Nexus 7 with 32GB and mobile data: $299 and unlocked, on sale 11/13 in the Google Play store in the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Germany, Spain and Canada."
Now my question is, what do they mean with "unlocked"? Fully rooted? That would be awesome!
Hope you can help me!
Greetz

I'm sure they mean, not carrier specific. its compatible with 200+ carriers worldwide.
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You think so?
But what do you mean with carrier specific? Could you explain a bit more?

It is NOT carrier specific... meaning it isn't LOCKED to any specific carrier... aka it isn't branded... and it doesn't require 2yr contracts to get it for that price.
It means you pay $300 and can pop in any SIM card from any GSM carrier and go to town.

warpig12 said:
You think so?
But what do you mean with carrier specific? Could you explain a bit more?
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They mean unlocked as in you can use it with whatever SIM card you wanted on whatever network. As long as it is GSM of course. (LTE uses SIM even though some are CDMA based)

If it were "locked" we had to buy it from a mobile carrier as Vodafone, T-Mobile etc including a contract for 1-2 years.

Can you make calls with this or are you limited to data only? I'm also assuming this is penta band.

Data only, but there's so many ways to make voice calls online.

Thanks for every answer.Hope they will get it on amazon.de early as possible.:fingers-crossed:

Does this HSPA+ support Dual Carrier 4G?
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kitsunisan said:
Data only, but there's so many ways to make voice calls online.
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Yeah, but easiest way, like a smartphone, would be fine ?
We now have in France, for less than 20€, full plans (3Gb fair use, unlimited MMS/SMS and unlimited phone calls). The right plan to put in a Nexus7 HSDPA !
If the Nexus7 HSDPA has capability to phonecalls like the former GalaxyTab7" or 7,7", i would replace one of my Note1 with this one !

luminouche said:
Yeah, but easiest way, like a smartphone, would be fine ?
We now have in France, for less than 20€, full plans (3Gb fair use, unlimited MMS/SMS and unlimited phone calls). The right plan to put in a Nexus7 HSDPA !
If the Nexus7 HSDPA has capability to phonecalls like the former GalaxyTab7" or 7,7", i would replace one of my Note1 with this one !
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According to everything I've found, the Nexus 7 is NOT a telephone. If you want to make voice calls you will need to use a voip service like Skype. Jellybean does have a phone app hidden away (for the Nexus 4) But I'm pretty sure if you brought it up on a Nexus 7 and tried to use it, it would either hang or make an error.
You know those portable 3g/4G routers you can buy and put a sim in? It's just like having that built in to your tablet.
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My biggest question is how accessable the SIM card is....
I read in a Verge posting that it will ship with your choice of T-MO or AT&T SIM preinstalled (for USA)- does this mean we won't be able to (easily) change it?
T-MO has simple and flexible monthly 4G plan options, for cheap. I don't know what AT&T has in comparison, but the only reason I personally would go with AT&T is wider coverage.

Kearkan said:
According to everything I've found, the Nexus 7 is NOT a telephone. If you want to make voice calls you will need to use a voip service like Skype. Jellybean does have a phone app hidden away (for the Nexus 4) But I'm pretty sure if you brought it up on a Nexus 7 and tried to use it, it would either hang or make an error.
You know those portable 3g/4G routers you can buy and put a sim in? It's just like having that built in to your tablet.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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The new Nexus 7 coming out DOES work as a phone. Welcome to the thread.
iso1600 said:
My biggest question is how accessable the SIM card is....
I read in a Verge posting that it will ship with your choice of T-MO or AT&T SIM preinstalled (for USA)- does this mean we won't be able to (easily) change it?
T-MO has simple and flexible monthly 4G plan options, for cheap. I don't know what AT&T has in comparison, but the only reason I personally would go with AT&T is wider coverage.
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The radio isn't 4G compatible; more of a "3.5G". It will work with 3G stuff, but not 4G apparently. Kinda strange Google didn't just jump right to 4G, if they were gonna do this at all... still, pretty awesome.

Kearkan said:
According to everything I've found, the Nexus 7 is NOT a telephone. If you want to make voice calls you will need to use a voip service like Skype. Jellybean does have a phone app hidden away (for the Nexus 4) But I'm pretty sure if you brought it up on a Nexus 7 and tried to use it, it would either hang or make an error.
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Yeah, but it still would be a great hack !

Hi, would it be possible to use it to receive and send text messages (SMS) ? I live in France and have a full unlimited plan too.

Derjyn said:
The new Nexus 7 coming out DOES work as a phone. Welcome to the thread.
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How sure are you of this and where did you get the information? I am really curios as i am considering using the NEXUS7 as a phone IF the HSPA version supports it.

Derjyn said:
The new Nexus 7 coming out DOES work as a phone. Welcome to the thread.
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Curious to know... Source please ?

Can't wait to get me hands on one of these... we're still chugging along with a mix of 2G and 3G here in India. So this would be perfect. Our data plans are pretty cheap and contacts with cellular companies are almost unheard of...
Wonder is this will work with all the 3G carriers in India?

So, to repop the question...Can anyone confirm or deny if the Nexus7 HSPA version has the capability of being used as a phone for making regular voice calls?