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Unlocked T-Mobile Vibrant 3g connection in the Philippines

My unlocked T-Mobile Vibrant cannot connect to Globe Telecom Philippines 3g. Any input from xda? I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance!
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Have you checked the APN settings? Here is a list of the APN settings:
http://www.yugatech.com/blog/how-to-setup-globe-gprs-3g-mms/
And also, can it connect to Smart Telecom?

you guys from the Philippines? Let me know if it works because i'll be going to Philippinees soon. :-D
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iynfynity said:
you guys from the Philippines? Let me know if it works because i'll be going to Philippinees soon. :-D
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Ditto on that. I'm about to send one there to my wife. Pinoys in the house.
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lol . You have to teach your wife how to flash. :-D
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robertd0619 said:
Ditto on that. I'm about to send one there to my wife. Pinoys in the house.
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Tatak pinoy Vibrant! Woot!
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iynfynity said:
lol . You have to teach your wife how to flash. :-D
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Prep it, dont make get flash that herself! Lol
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unless your wife is not that sensitive about the lag. stock would work.
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It was after my buddy got his vibrant unlocked in the Philippines that he didn't get to connect on Globe's 3g or even T-Mobile. I flashed his Vibrant last night with PepperKake om: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885404 and it finally got a 3g signal. Now just to wait for him to confirm when he get's back to the Philippines. He's leaving tonight...hehe! Update will be soon...

maybe it's just because of the modem? How did you know that the phone isn't getting 3g speed with globe?

iynfynity said:
lol . You have to teach your wife how to flash. :-D
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Hahaha...just prepped it for her. I got nero v3 running on hers. Iv'e been messing with hers booted supercurio's GB on it the other day. making it my guinea pig. Lol. Only thing were missing on vibrant is GB.
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My friend took the Vibrant to the Philippines and got it unlocked. After unlock, he didn't get 3g signal.
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maybe it's just because of the modem? How did you know that the phone isn't getting 3g speed with globe?
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^iCemaN said:
My friend took the Vibrant to the Philippines and got it unlocked. After unlock, he didn't get 3g signal.
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did he tried changing the band?
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He did...it wouldn't get GSM signal. We'll find out soon if it works when he gets back and test his vibrant.
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GSM is edge.
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ok after doing some searching at google, samsung vibrant won't connect to 3g in the Philippines.
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I was able to use 3G with my unlocked vibrant.
Rom: Nero v3
SIM: Smart Buddy

twominus said:
I was able to use 3G with my unlocked vibrant.
Rom: Nero v3
SIM: Smart Buddy
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what band does smart use? because the 3g band of globe is not compatible with.the 3g of vibrant. well that's what I have read.
What's the speed of 3g in smart?
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Sorry, I'm not sure what band Smart is actually using.
But according to other forums, smart uses 2100.
I do get a 3G signal, there's a 3G icon displayed on my phone.
However, surfing is crap.
I'm not sure if its the SIM I'm using, coz it's prepaid (Smart Buddy).
I dont know if using a postpaid sim (Smart Gold) will improve anything.
Or it could probably be that the network is congested thats why everything is slow.
All I can say for sure is that I get a 3G signal.

Service Provider GSM Frequency Band 3G Standard 3G Frequency Band
Globe Telecom 900 MHz/1800 MHz W-CDMA (UMTS) 2100 MHz
Smart 900 MHz/1800 MHz W-CDMA (UMTS) 2100 MHz
Sun Cellular 1800 MHz
T-Mobile Vibrant should also get the globe 3g.

Cross Carrier

Can I put the sim from my tmobile htc glacier in n e android carrier phone as long as its rooted? Like the Thunderbolt for example
HTC Glacier, cm7/Ice Glacier, 1.6ghz, 16gsd, 2300 Quadrant, Rooted Splash, Nexus 1 boot

I didn't think Verizon used sim cards, could be wrong, but they use a different network so I doubt it's possible. Should be possible with something like the atrix though.

Cant put it in the tbolt. It has a sim for 4g lte only. It is still a CDMA phone.
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Basically just T-Mobile and att phones but data probpy will be slow
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Not necesarily android, and also it must be unlocked, not just rooted (assuming it IS an android)
Yes, verizon sim cards are only for LTE data, and if you put it in ATT you will only get EDGE because of different 3g bands. Just clarifying all the I thinks and maybes.
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Baseband info needed

Can anyone point me in the right direction on baseband info , I searched , is there a way to get the T-Mobile 3g baseband to work on a unlocked previously before att locked streak ?
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funziebear said:
Can anyone point me in the right direction on baseband info , I searched , is there a way to get the T-Mobile 3g baseband to work on a unlocked previously before att locked streak ?
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Unfortunately thats not a baseband issue, its a matter of the ATT Streak not containing a radio for the T-Mobile 3g bands, so there is no way to get T-Mobile 3g on your unlocked AT&T branded Streak

Boo thanks that's what I've been reading u guess time to sell my useless to me dell
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I just bought my Streak unlocked directly from Dell. Is it capable of 3G over T-Mobile?

IIIV said:
I just bought my Streak unlocked directly from Dell. Is it capable of 3G over T-Mobile?
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It was likely the US model so no

If its aws model yeah 3g is capable in T-Mobile us , from what I've been reading ,
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MIUI - give up 4g?

As i understand it, MIUI doesn't support 4G.. but a lot of people here seem to like it.
For those of you using MIUI with otherwise decent 4G coverage from t-mo, is it a big sacrifice to give it up?

klm22 said:
As i understand it, MIUI doesn't support 4G.. but a lot of people here seem to like it.
For those of you using MIUI with otherwise decent 4G coverage from t-mo, is it a big sacrifice to give it up?
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MiUi doesn't give up HSPA+. Who ever told you that is lying. The radio files are not a member of the ROM. If the radio file you have supports HSPA+ then you will get HSPA+ on MiUi.

neidlinger said:
MiUi doesn't give up HSPA+. Who ever told you that is lying. The radio files are not a member of the ROM. If the radio file you have supports HSPA+ then you will get HSPA+ on MiUi.
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Don't know why the OP would think such a thing....A rom won't remove 3G or 4G from your phone, unless you physically remove the radio parts from the device. You will get 3G & HSPA+[4G] on miui, only if you are in the coverage area.

Ace42 said:
Don't know why the OP would think such a thing....A rom won't remove 3G or 4G from your phone, unless you physically remove the radio parts from the device. You will get 3G & HSPA+[4G] on miui, only if you are in the coverage area.
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I have no idea either. I've never seen a post that leads one to believe that any ROM will take away HSPA+.
I've seen where people say that "4G" or "H" no longer appears but you are still getting the service regardless of what the phones.

Ok thanks, this is helpful. I guess I am confusing with HSPA+ and perhaps LTE.
There's many posts that mention MIUI doesn't support "4G" and probably won't until China gets "4G". I'm guessing this is LTE they are talking about?

klm22 said:
As i understand it, MIUI doesn't support 4G.. but a lot of people here seem to like it.
For those of you using MIUI with otherwise decent 4G coverage from t-mo, is it a big sacrifice to give it up?
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Hspa+ is only one radio. So you will always have 4g. MIUI doesn't support wimax radio. Which is sprint band which has one radio for 3g and another for 4g.
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I have been using Miui on my HTC sensation and I can't get 2g, 3g or 4G. I only get regular cell. I can't even connecct to the marketplace as it says no connection. And I've tried about everything.

The evo has no wimax (4G) support on any MIUI ports. That is another example of the no 4G support. Easy mistake for someone to make, I suppose. Now they know.
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klm22 said:
As i understand it, MIUI doesn't support 4G.. but a lot of people here seem to like it.
For those of you using MIUI with otherwise decent 4G coverage from t-mo, is it a big sacrifice to give it up?
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... i get 4G...
I'm using my 4G to type this right now.. lol
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saranhai said:
... i get 4G...
I'm using my 4G to type this right now.. lol
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Technically, you're using an OSK to type it. You're using 4G to SEND your smartass reply ;-)
Haha. Good times around here.
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estallings15 said:
Technically, you're using an OSK to type it. You're using 4G to SEND your smartass reply ;-)
Haha. Good times around here.
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Lmaooo well if you to be like that...
Sent from my 4G signal xD
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Yup I'm getting lightning 4G speeds with MIUI 2.1.13...just downloaded

Yes 4g is working on miui roms
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tweaq said:
I have been using Miui on my HTC sensation and I can't get 2g, 3g or 4G. I only get regular cell. I can't even connecct to the marketplace as it says no connection. And I've tried about everything.
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Try wiping everything. After backing up that is; and doing a clean install. I've seen your issue with some people who were just installing over.

[Q] In Europe with rooted MT4G

I've moved to Europe with rooted MyTouch 4G.
Apart from WiFi is there any way to get data, messaging, and phone calls with this phone at all??

tinpanalley said:
I've moved to Europe with rooted MyTouch 4G.
Apart from WiFi is there any way to get data, messaging, and phone calls with this phone at all??
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As long as you have a GSM compatible network's SIM inside the phone it should work, providing that it's unlocked.

Getting the right SIM can be tricky. Make sure you compare the one you get to one that works.
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Everything works perfect 3g and gsm. I'm using mt4g two years in Lithuania.
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