So, I've decided to buy an Athena.
1 problem though - Its not available in Australia. So I guess the best option is to import it. I've found a store (mobileplanet) that will deliver to Australia, but I'm worried about a few things
- The specs on HTCs site say that the HSDPA frequency on the device is 850/1900mhz in the US, 2100mhz in Europe - is this a hardware thing? Because Australia uses 2100mhz and I don't want the phone to arrive and not be able to handle any 3G networks here.
- Charging it - where do I get an Australian charger for it? The US uses different AC mains voltage to us and it'll probably **** something up if I just use a US -> Aus plug point converter.
Can anyone shed some light on these points?
I would assume then that you need a EUROPEAN Athena for 2100 3G rather than one from US!
If you got one from UK with 240Volts charger would that be more suitable for you also?
eaglesteve has one in australia - might be worth pming him?
No issue with the signal. It works perfectly. Telstra uses 850but the rest uses 2100, so Athena works on all of them.
no problems with the adaptor as well since it does 120 to 240. if i were you i would get it from ebay as well it's cheaper & while you get it from mobileplaet they do not offer the warrenty with it as well so you areb ack to square one. the machineworks like a dream mate with 3 mobile broadband but i am eager to know how it does with telstra bigpond here in sydney as well...anyone had the experence?
i actually found that i had to overclock it or set the cycle at a higher frequency with an overclocker to make it work well for me. anyone else had a similar experience? hope its not just my setup running sbd & the black rom
i bought my advantage x7501 from mobileplanet also and it comes w/ a european outlet adapter.
*hope that helps*
Hi all,
As I was traveling to the US in the next weeks, I was planning the possibility of buying a xoom 3G there as it has not been launched yet in Europe. Then I just realized that the 3G version of the Motorola Xoom is in fact an CDMA only version.
However today I have seen in the iFixit that the Motorola Xoom has the Qualcomm MDM6600 radio chipset. This chipset, which supports HSPA+ (MDM6600 looks like a GSM/UMTS/HSPA+/EV-DO multi-mode processor), is the same as the world phone Motorola Droid Pro.
So, my question is:
- Could we have some hope the US version will allow us to connect to GSM versions in Europe anytime soon?
- Will be able to navigate through GLONASS navigation satellites?
Intriguing enough,
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No.
Plus it doesn't hurt to search. This has been touched on numerous time on here.
Thanks for the answer. Actually, I did some search on the forum, but still I fail to see whether the difference will be on the hardware or software, as the radio chipset looks capable.
Part of the issue is that the antennas are tuned for VZ's CDMA frequencies (and modulation, IIRC). It wouldn't work very well on say, 900MHz GSM.
Just because the chipset is capable of GSM theoretically doesn't mean it has the antennas or tuning or SIM slot to be compatible with GSM. The lack of a GSM SIM slot alone shoots down the proposition.
martonikaj said:
The lack of a GSM SIM slot alone shoots down the proposition.
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Actually, provided the existing SIM-card reader is wired to a serial port (as opposed to directly to the Mini-PCI port's pins) that part might actually work
(BTW, I will give my firstborn for the 3G-version's schematic. Hook me up, someone!)
kcrudup said:
Actually, provided the existing SIM-card reader is wired to a serial port (as opposed to directly to the Mini-PCI port's pins) that part might actually work
(BTW, I will give my firstborn for the 3G-version's schematic. Hook me up, someone!)
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From what I gather then LTE SIM and GSM SIM are different sizes.
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From what I gather then LTE SIM and GSM SIM are different sizes.
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Just checked- same size. Dunno about connections though.
Why not just wait until April 19th and get the Euro 3G version from Carphone Warehouse? The US version, as standard, will not work in Europe.
1.) euopean software flashed on a vzw xoom
2.) gsm simcard detected and unlocked(pin)
3.) for some reason the rild is falling back to cdma even if it is configured for gsm
radio image?
US Xoom in Europe
Hi GhostOfTheNet,
Do you think If install the Stock MZ601_H.6.1-38-1_Retail_Europe.zip, would it work with the Xoom MZ600 instead of the existing Build HRI39?
If not, Please what have you done so far to get it work?
Thanks in advance.
EGMWEB
Will GPS work in EU
Hi,
this is probably a stupid question, but I'd just like a definitive confirmation on this - will I be able to use GPS from a US Motorola Xoom (MZ604) in Europe (specifically the UK)?
Thanks
egmweb said:
Hi GhostOfTheNet,
Do you think If install the Stock MZ601_H.6.1-38-1_Retail_Europe.zip, would it work with the Xoom MZ600 instead of the existing Build HRI39?
If not, Please what have you done so far to get it work?
Thanks in advance.
EGMWEB
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It wont work because the gsm radio image never gets flashed on to the xoom's baseband :/
I tried to do that to see if i could downgrade the radio but it dident work
Just wondering if anyone can help me or have any ideas to resolve this problem.
I purchased a Xoom while on holidays in the states. When purchasing I told the shop assistant that I live in the UK and the tablet will have to be compatible with UK networks.
I bought a 3G Sim card and the tablet will not connect. I got in touch with Motorola tech support and this is the response I got.
We just check the details you provided and we can confirm your tablet works on CDMA technology and was designed for US market [VERIZON WIRELESS]. It means that the tablet is not compatible with GSM technology and your 3G SIM-card will not work.
Is there anything I can do to get it work with 3G or am I stuck with a wifi version of the tablet!
Thanks
..... You have a wifi only tablet now, the sim is for verzion's 4g LTE network in the states.
I thought that was the case
Does anyone know if the current tablet supports any usb modem out of the box? I have the fairly common Huawei e173 and about the only thing keeping me from dropping $199 is not knowing this one piece of information.
i'm not even interested in the $299 tablet with lte built in, since I already have a dongle.
Hi All
Been looking around this forum and still for awhile now and no joy or any luck probably because I'm not sure how it would word all this qiestion.
Just a quick question... I want to get a standalone sim card smartwatch but I hear they dont work in the UK.
They say it's the band in the UK that's not compatible.
Is their a decent smartwatch that I can get that will work in the UK.
Thanks.
Google search your network's bands... On the manufacturer's page, the type of network, and the bands it's compatible with, will be listed. That's what I did...