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Xperia Arc 4.0.4 Stock

I'm Working on porting ICS from the arc to the play, I was wondering if a very kind arc user could upload a cwm or nandroid backup for me.
Many thanks if someone could do it (you'd be credited)
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Unfortunately, I don't have an unlocked bootloader on this arc so I can't install recovery without rooting but I've sent you a PM with my rooted LT15a, v4.0.4, 4.1.B.0.431 Nandroid Backup.

What's the difference between a and i?
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Zerosuit Connor said:
What's the difference between a and i?
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It is just a matter of frequencies. The LT15a made to be used in North and South America, and the LT15i in Europe.

cosmyndemeter said:
It is just a matter of frequencies. The LT15a made to be used in North and South America, and the LT15i in Europe.
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There isn't a firmware version that would work in all countries? I.e the GSM?
R800i Is my xperia Play in australia, does that mean the R800a is the NA version.

Zerosuit Connor said:
There isn't a firmware version that would work in all countries? I.e the GSM?
R800i Is my xperia Play in australia, does that mean the R800a is the NA version.
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All firmwares work in all countries.
After 2.x, all firmwares contain both software radios. It's what allows users to flash firmwares that haven't been released in their region. Or if they want customizations from another region. e.g. an HK person living in North America can flash an HK "i" firmware onto an "a" phone in North America and still have full 3G support in an "a" zone.
Hardware radios (i versus a) are fixed and cannot be changed.
Are you sure you should be porting firmwares if you don't know something as basic as that.
From my APN Pastebin:
Code:
NOTE:
Flashing an "i" firmware onto an "a" phone will NOT give you "i" (e.g. UK, HK, T-Mobile USA) 3G
support on your "a" phone.
Vice versa: Flashing an "a" firmware onto your "i" phone will NOT give you "a" 3G support (e.g. AT&T USA, Rogers Canada) on your "i" phone.
All firmwares after v2.x contain BOTH SOFTWARE portions for "a" and "i" radios. Therefore, you can flash ANY v2.x firmware onto ANY phone and have 3G support in your zone. This is useful if you want HK customizations on a North American phone or UK customizations on an HK phone.
However, the HARDWARE radios are FIXED. You cannot add 3G support for another zone.
Check beneath your battery for your phone's version ("a" or "i"), if you don't know.
"a" phone:
"i" firmware in an "i" zone = No 3G.
"i" firmware in an "a" zone = 3G.
"a" firmware in an "i" zone = No 3G.
"a" firmware in an "a" zone = 3G.
"i" phone:
"i" firmware in an "i" zone = 3G.
"i" firmware in an "a" zone = No 3G.
"a" firmware in an "i" zone = 3G.
"a" firmware in an "a" zone = No 3G.

Unfortunatly this is the first time I've ever owned such a complicated mobile device, I'm a bit of a whiz with linux but android I've not done anything for. I decided to take a look at it after I bought my xperia play so hopefully all goes well Everyone starts somewhere huh?

Zerosuit Connor said:
Unfortunatly this is the first time I've ever owned such a complicated mobile device, I'm a bit of a whiz with linux but android I've not done anything for. I decided to take a look at it after I bought my xperia play so hopefully all goes well Everyone starts somewhere huh?
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I humbly retract my comment as I am terrible at *nix. I can barely use PuTTY to manage my webspace.

Japanese Xperia Z has different specs

One of major differences is that Japanese model has One Seg tv tuner and IR blaster installed. LTE bands are, however, limited to local bands only, so it is not global LTE you can find in models outside of japan.
and btw, it would be available here on Feb 9th, so I guess it will be debut on home turf.

Would like to know what's one seg? I thought it was just an apk bloatware or something lol

Riyal said:
Would like to know what's one seg? I thought it was just an apk bloatware or something lol
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You can watch TV on your phone if it supports 1seg, but that's something only Japan has

Ambroos said:
You can watch TV on your phone if it supports 1seg, but that's something only Japan has
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basically is it a tv tunner???

s-X-s said:
basically is it a tv tunner???
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For a special network, yes. Completely useless outside Japan.

Did a research lol! And yes it's a tv tuner and what's great was I found the info on a review of HTC Butterfly J
Anyways it's available only on Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru so yeah pretty useless.
But just wondering they all keep saying the devices have the same hardware. So would that mean that even the global Xperia Z has the capabilities of infrared blaster and 1seg but is just disabled?

Japan has a totally different 2G network and seems other network also different...

Wouldn't the network band be altered just by flashing a baseband from another variant?

Even though the Japanese Z seems to have 'extra' features, remember however that since they wont be available outside Japan, development will be very limited, if any. The safest bet would be to go for an 'International' version with an unlocked bootloader.

anirudh412 said:
Even though the Japanese Z seems to have 'extra' features, remember however that since they wont be available outside Japan, development will be very limited, if any. The safest bet would be to go for an 'International' version with an unlocked bootloader.
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Unless you live in Japan

jerryhou85 said:
Japan has a totally different 2G network and seems other network also different...
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Actually Japan is 3G and LTE only...there is no 2G...well in the Airport only...maybe

whoa ir blaster would have come handy lucky Japanese
why fix it if it ain't broken ?

lancebukkake said:
Actually Japan is 3G and LTE only...
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Not true...
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Well, I am seriously considering getting this phone here in Japan; but I would like to be able to root and flash AOSP as I have done with my Galaxy Nexus, which is the Japanese variant.
I'm looking forward to unlocked bootloaders and AOSP ROMs

Japan has no GSM, it has WCDMA, cdma2000-1x, and LTE as well as an almost totally dead 2G network called PDC.
Japanese one-seg tuners may be able to physically receive south american signals but they can't decode them due to different encodings on the streams. ISDB-T is used in japan. Elsewhere uses a slight variant called ISDB-Tb.
Japanese XZ is supposed to be quad band GSM, triband WCDMA and hexa-band LTE-FDD vs I believe penta-band WCDMA elsewhere.

It's fast!
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ZL is clocked at 1.7ghz and Z at 1.5ghz but both have s4 pro processor

Sv: Japanese Xperia Z has different specs
i9100g user said:
ZL is clocked at 1.7ghz and Z at 1.5ghz but both have s4 pro processor
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No it don't
Look at this
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...FvRgM8aGn4AfoCHVQ&sig2=AnOregff31k2YYd2K1keCw
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sfkaudi said:
No it don't
Look at this
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...FvRgM8aGn4AfoCHVQ&sig2=AnOregff31k2YYd2K1keCw
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Looks like my sources are wrong :silly:

Xperia Z for T-mobile, Wind and Mobilicty

Hello guys,
I was lost for a while and figured out that Xperia Z is surely compatible with AWS or 1700/2100mhz frequency.
you must look for C6602 version though.

omar300 said:
Hello guys,
I was lost for a while and figured out that Xperia Z is surely compatible with AWS or 1700/2100mhz frequency.
you must look for C6602 version though.
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gsmnation.com
The C6602 is not ready to ship yet tho, so expect to wait til the end of March til you get it. Otherwise, we all just have to wait til Sony says something about the C6602 model being available.

Sony launches 'updated' Xperia Z1 in China

http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/12/1...ches-in-china-as-the-xperia-z1-l39t/#comments
Big changes:
-aluminum frame replaced by chrome plastic frame
-No microsd support, default 32GB storage in device
-Different placement of headphone jack
Internals are all the same. This is believed to be the Z1s 'refresh' that people were talking about being released. Looks like an inferior version of the current Z1, albeit a little bit lighter.

The most important thing is support for LTE-TDD I think as I can't open the link now.
And another why you guys focus on the Z1's follower, at least SoC or some more important things added like nexus 5's Senors batch access. Other small change not a big deal for sell the phone in your hand and get a new one.If Sony begin the rule in world like in Japan, the phone will refresh 3 months, and what, told yourself I must get the new one?
Sorry for the last part but can't stand for some guys wish to ruin such a good phone.

it is just a variant rather than "updated" Z1. it is almost identical with just minor changes rather than improvements.

This is just the China Mobile variant of the Z1, nothing more. China Unicom's version was the L39, this will be the L39t. China Mobile runs their own proprietary version of CDMA and this device will be compatible with their TD-LTE bands. If you live in China that's a great thing, outside of China this will only work on 3G bands.

jlevy73 said:
This is just the China Mobile variant of the Z1, nothing more. China Unicom's version was the L39, this will be the L39t. China Mobile runs their own proprietary version of CDMA and this device will be compatible with their TD-LTE bands. If you live in China that's a great thing, outside of China this will only work on 3G bands.
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I just got the L39t and i am outside china, i can use it with TD LTE/ FDD LTE /WCDMA / GSM
however, all the existing root method are not applicable to this variant Z1 L39t
Probably the interior is not same as the normal version

But... what's the purpose??

KWOKSFUNG said:
But... what's the purpose??
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Maybe when US version Z1s have root, it'll work for China version also?
People in China must be pist off with no sdcard slot.?
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epsix said:
Maybe when US version Z1s have root, it'll work for China version also?
People in China must be pist off with no sdcard slot.?
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I'm quite sure that it wont be a hard job if those chinese want to get the international c6903
btw, was it c6906 or c6943 in america?? they can be rooted

epsix said:
Maybe when US version Z1s have root, it'll work for China version also?
People in China must be pist off with no sdcard slot.?
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For the China version Z1 L39t, its only Android 4.2.2 while other version of Z1 is 4.3

AT&T band 700 lte works on C6903 in the U.S

Hi guys, I bought a c6903 last year because didn't want to wait for the late release in the U.S. Before purchased it, I did some researches that confirmed it would only work under band 1200 for At&t in Los Angeles. Band 700 isn't supported at all. Since I'm living in LA, there are only a few places have band 1200. Most of time, my z1 is running under HSPA+.
Previously, there were someone flashed the C6606 FTF file to have their c6603 (Z) working under 2600 in Canada. I guess it would work for Z1 as well (Some CPU both C6903 and C6906) and searched on xda. Only saw some people talked about it, but no one tried it.
Therefore, I gave a try this afternoon and it works. My Z1 is running under LTE at home now. According to the Speedtest, LTE is 4 times faster than H+. lol
HOW:
1. Download same version of C6906's FTF as your cellphone from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
In my case, my C6603 is 14.3.A.0.757, so download C6906 14.3.A.0.757 Generic CA 1276-7484_R4C.
2. Flash it with flashtool and bandbase only.
3. Reboot. You will find your LTE is working if have the lte signal.

pandaw1900 said:
Hi guys, I bought a c6903 last year because didn't want to wait for the late release in the U.S. Before purchased it, I did some researches that confirmed it would only work under band 1200 for At&t in Los Angeles. Band 700 isn't supported at all. Since I'm living in LA, there are only a few places have band 1200. Most of time, my z1 is running under HSPA+.
Previously, there were someone flashed the C6606 FTF file to have their c6603 (Z) working under 2600 in Canada. I guess it would work for Z1 as well (Some CPU both C6903 and C6906) and searched on xda. Only saw some people talked about it, but no one tried it.
Therefore, I gave a try this afternoon and it works. My Z1 is running under LTE at home now. According to the Speedtest, LTE is 4 times faster than H+. lol
HOW:
1. Download same version of C6906's FTF as your cellphone from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
In my case, my C6603 is 14.3.A.0.757, so download C6906 14.3.A.0.757 Generic CA 1276-7484_R4C.
2. Flash it with flashtool and bandbase only.
3. Reboot. You will find your LTE is working if have the lte signal.
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I wonder if the C6903 and C6906 has the same bandbase hardware where it is the software that is blocking the type of Band. C6903 has the band for LTE for Tmobile. Wonder if you flash the bandbase of C6903 to C6906 will that unlock LTE on the C6906 for T-mobile phone. Anyone has C6906 and that is on T-Mobile to test?

Linux4ever85 said:
I wonder if the C6903 and C6906 has the same bandbase hardware where it is the software that is blocking the type of Band. C6903 has the band for LTE for Tmobile. Wonder if you flash the bandbase of C6903 to C6906 will that unlock LTE on the C6906 for T-mobile phone. Anyone has C6906 and that is on T-Mobile to test?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't C6906 already support the T-Mobile LTE bands? The only difference I see is that the C6906 supports 700mhz LTE out of the box, while the C6903 doesn't.
Mine should arrive in the next couple days and I will try to confirm.
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but just as what i thought, even if lte works on c6903, it has horrible lte signal

I just tested this and it doesn't work, which isn't surprising. I'm pretty sure it's been covered in another thread that two variants have different chipsets.

Same result
jimmy2323 said:
I just tested this and it doesn't work, which isn't surprising. I'm pretty sure it's been covered in another thread that two variants have different chipsets.
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Same. Xperia C6903, updated JUST the baseband with the file specified and I still only receive HSPA+. I know I have solid LTE coverage in this area from ATT since LTE shows up on my wife's iPhone 5C and did show up when I had a MotoX. Oh well I guess, it was worth a try.
One thing to note, I have the same firmware version as stated above and I have Android 4.4.2, yet my choices under network are not "4G,3G, Etc". Mine is listed as "LTE (preferred)/WCDMA/GSM".

jakepi said:
One thing to note, I have the same firmware version as stated above and I have Android 4.4.2, yet my choices under network are not "4G,3G, Etc". Mine is listed as "LTE (preferred)/WCDMA/GSM".
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LTE = 4G, its just another name. In the UK we call it 4G, in the states and elsewhere they call it LTE

gregbradley said:
LTE = 4G, its just another name. In the UK we call it 4G, in the states and elsewhere they call it LTE
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Understood. But I find it odd that two identical phones, with identical carriers, with identical software versions, both in the United States would use completely different naming for the network selection.
Also mine has always had LTE listed as an option, the screen shots above only listed 3G/2G prior to the update.
Does anyone know of a way to check what frequencies my phone actually supports now? Some sort of software or key combination to list them? I wonder if my issue with lack of LTE/4G is not the phone but possibly carrier related. I did have to move my service to a new SIM card for this phone.

Check the box it came with
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crzygrmn said:
Check the box it came with
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I was just wondering if there was a software way of doing this to see if the baseband update made and difference.