So, I'm using a P925 thrill AT&T branded which is UNLOCKED on T-mobile USA. But only getting 2G edge data speeds, and I'm being told no matter what I do, or what baseband I flash, I will never get anything other than edge on this device. My question is, is there a comparable device that DOES offer 3g/4g T-mobile USA compatibility?
I'm trying to migrate from unlocked iPhone's (again, using on T-mobile USA) to Android - simply because I'm bored of iPhone's... Have had them all except the 4S - but have a iPhone 4 so its pretty much the same thing. While I know the 3D of the Thrill is a little gimmicky, I think its one of the coolest "gimmicks" to hit in a long time, and because I only recently got a 3D TV -- well, recording 3D video's and watching them at home is pretty effin cool.
So, am I stuck with a T-mobile branded Galaxy device if I want 4G or 3G on T-mobile USA?
Any advice would be helpful, since I'm pretty much an Android Noob! THANKS!
If I remember correctly the optimus 3d might work with t-mobile usa. But you might have to double check just to make sure .
This is off topic, but how did you unlock your phone?
You should be able to use the 2100 UMTS band with T-Mobile, but I believe you need both the 1700 and 2100 bands for full 3G. If so, you need a baseband for either T-Mobile, Wind or another Canadian Carrier with T-Mo's 3G bands. The nice thing about this phone is it's flexibility of use with other networks by baseband flash. (Now we need other leaked GB basebands.... Ugh.)
If you want a non branded Android phone that works on Tmobile 3G/4G bands look at the Incredible S, Sensation (International Version), Sensation XE, Nexus Galaxy, the TELUS version of the Galaxy S II and the Nexus S.
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NardVa said:
If you want a non branded Android phone that works on Tmobile 3G/4G bands look at the Incredible S, Sensation (International Version), Sensation XE, Nexus Galaxy, the TELUS version of the Galaxy S II and the Nexus S.
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Yes, but you DO have to admit that there are few devices this flexible......
kleeman7 said:
This is off topic, but how did you unlock your phone?
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i also want to know
yes o3d p920 works. but there are 2 versions of p920. make sure it has 1700mhz baseband. this is where i bought
http://www.atgsm.com/LG_P920_Optimus_3D_Black_p/phone-lgp920black.htm
So are there any basebands available that I can flash to my p925 to get t-mobile usa 3g/4g speed?
Q: how did I unlock my p925?
I took it to a store, and they unlocked it for me.
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You should be able to use the 2100 UMTS band with T-Mobile, but I believe you need both the 1700 and 2100 bands for full 3G. If so, you need a baseband for either T-Mobile, Wind or another Canadian Carrier with T-Mo's 3G bands. The nice thing about this phone is it's flexibility of use with other networks by baseband flash. (Now we need other leaked GB basebands.... Ugh.)
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So am I understanding this correctly? I can flash a new baseband to get t-mobile usa 3g or 4g ?
Araltd said:
So am I understanding this correctly? I can flash a new baseband to get t-mobile usa 3g or 4g ?
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Should be able to, give it a try you have nothing try loose.
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If I try to use a baseband for T-Mobile USA on my Thrill would that screw up my phone? If there is any posted can someone post the link here ? I tried to look for it and couldnt find it.
Where did you get your thrill unlocked
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I am also looking for this baseband so I can get my LG Thrill 4G to work with 3G (or hopefully 4G) speeds on T-Mobile. Please share the love!
I'm only getting 2G speeds on T-Mobile (I am in the USA, San Francisco area).
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Can the original Milestone run on 3G using T-Mobile?
Speaking as someone who has the original European Milestone, I can tell you that NO, the 3G radio does not work on T-Mobile. I'm not certain if it's true or not, but my dealer told me that if I go into roaming on AT&T's towers, the 3G will work with them. I guess it depends one what frequency bands they use, the euro Milestone is on 900/2100MHz. Edge works great on the other hand....
If you want a nice keyboard Android with T-Mobile 3g, go for the new G2.
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Is it possible to get a T-mobile N1 to support the 3G Bands 850/1900 that the bell network supports? I know it is possible to flash different radios with android phones. I am still a fairly new user to android but i'am trying to learn and u can't learn with out asking questions
Thanks,
Ryan
You won't get 3G. You need the AT&T version for Telus/Bell/Rogers. You could try Wind or Mobilicity.
well that sucks, neither of those are in Nova Scotia where i am located
You could always try to look for someone to trade with, AT&T for Tmobile Nexus.
But it would probably be hard to do in person if there is no demand for it in Nova Scotia.
I don't know how safe it would be to trade by mail.
Any plans that Wind or Mobilicity will come to Nova Scotia? Just curious.
You could get it to work on Rogers GSM network but you won't get 3G, I could be wrong but I don't think Bell or Telus have GSM networks so you're out of luck there.
Oh yeah, there is that little snafu too. Even worse.
It will work on Rogers but you won't get 3G speeds.
It won't work at all on Bell/Telus.
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Oh yeah, there is that little snafu too. Even worse.
It will work on Rogers but you won't get 3G speeds.
It won't work at all on Bell/Telus.
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So are you saying his Tmobile won't work on Bell/Telus at all?
But an AT&T will work fine on Telus, with 3G as well?
I am considering buying a nexus one for when I switch to telus next month.
Yes, the T-Mobile version will only work on Rogers/Fido with 2G only.
It will not work on Bell/Telus at all, ever.
It will only work on 3G on Wind Mobile and Mobilicity.
If you want full Rogers/Telus/Bell support, you need the AT&T version.
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Yes, the T-Mobile version will only work on Rogers/Fido with 2G only.
It will not work on Bell/Telus at all, ever.
It will only work on 3G on Wind Mobile and Mobilicity AND Vidéotron.
If you want full Rogers/Telus/Bell support, you need the AT&T version.
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If you're a Canadian and you want a "Nexus One-like" experience on Bell/Telus/Rogers, and you're having trouble finding one with the right 3G bands...
Get an HTC Desire from Telus. Problem solved. If you don't like Sense UI you can flash it with all sorts of ROMs that will make it feel more like an N1, or you can put MIUI on it, or Cyanogen, etc...
Or according to mobile syrup(can't link) the nexus S will be on the big 3 in march
Nexus one. No 3g with rogers . Does someone knows why I only get edge on my nexus?
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ruminskyy said:
Nexus one. No 3g with rogers . Does someone knows why I only get edge on my nexus?
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Did it work before?
There are two versions of Nexus One's, the AWS TMO version, and the AT&T version (which I believe is compatible with Rogers). Since both companies use different frequencies for 3G data, if you are using the wrong one, you will only be able to receive edge due to hardware limitations.
I'm assuming you are in a 3g area? Other people around you get 3g OK?
Settings - Wireless & networks - Mobile networks: Is it set to "Use only 2g networks"?
there are 2 versions of the nexus one. one version only works with tmobile 3g, and the other version works with ATT/Rogers 3G and supports 850/1900mHz. you need the second version. you probably purchased the wrong nexus one version.
the rogers version is no longer sold, only the tmobile version. so you will have to find one used on ebay or craigslist.
I have an N1 that uses AT&T/Rogers bands and I connect to Roger's 3g network fine. What part of the country are you in? I'm in the Thunder Bay, Ontario area and I haven't had connection issues yet.
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Nexus one. No 3g with rogers . Does someone knows why I only get edge on my nexus?
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Yeah, you have to make sure you bought the correct model to run on Rogers. Same network bands as AT&T in the US.
The T-Mo version can't use anything higher than EDGE.
Wondering if the Wind mobile unit is tri-band aka TMo or quad, meaning a true GSM world phone.
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No, generally the phones are not interchangeable as they run on different frequencies. So unfortunately you still have to pay outrageous prices for the big 3 phones
according to the website it is
http://shop.windmobile.ca/ProductCa...ls.aspx?id=LG+Optimus+2X(WINDCA)&color=orange
As long as the phone is unlocked and the frequency is within what was listed, it should be usable.
It will only work on rogers, fido, wind and mobilicity you need HSPA 850 and 1900 to work on bell or telus. I don't think there are to many if any phones that will work on Wind and also Bell or Telus.
Videotron should work to.
I'm no expert on phones but I was looking into this to and that what I found here is a link to where i found it.
http://www.omegacell.com/product.php?productid=523&cat=0&page=1
So it's HDPA on roger's. I'll look into wind's return policy.
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So it's HDPA on roger's. I'll look into wind's return policy.
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No, the Wind "Optimus 2X" P999 (known in the USA as G2X - this is NOT the same as the Optimus 2X P990) will only get EDGE on Rogers, not HSPA.
Something that needs to be hammered home over and over... Quad-band GSM doesn't matter anymore. Just about everything is quad-band GSM nowadays. The spec you should be caring about is the 3G/UMTS bands.
I'm currently on a Canadian TELUS carrier, IncS Unlocked and rooted.
Originally a Bell phone, will this now work with WIND Mobile?
I'm running Black rose, S-Off device
you need use a program for simlock off
But the phone was originally locked to Bell and now unlocked so I can use on TELUS. Doesn't that mean it would work on all other carriers?
Unless Wind is different somehow?
My IncS was bought off someone else and it came with ARHD, S-Off'd and immediately worked with another carrier (He was Bell, I TELUS)
Could someone help me out with this?
Thanks
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Ran across this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1820862
sdkim89 said:
But the phone was originally locked to Bell and now unlocked so I can use on TELUS. Doesn't that mean it would work on all other carriers?
Unless Wind is different somehow?
My IncS was bought off someone else and it came with ARHD, S-Off'd and immediately worked with another carrier (He was Bell, I TELUS)
Could someone help me out with this?
Thanks
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Your phone is likely SIM-unlocked, so it'll work on any compatible network (Rogers, Telus, Bell, AT&T in the US, etc). Wind Mobile operates on a different type of network from Bell or Telus though. According to Wind's website (here) you need to have a phone that can operate on an AWS network with bands 1700 and 2100 MHz. Wind Mobile is the only network in Canada that operates on this frequency and the networks that I mentioned above operate on the 850/1900 MHz frequencies.. HTC's website (here) unfortunately does not list the Bell Incredible S as being able to run the frequencies (1700/2100 MHz) required for Wind's network.
That being said, there is an international version of the Incredible S that DOES run on the right frequency, but I don't think these phones were sold in North America and the North American phones were sold without the 1700/2100 frequency.
Anyway, I hope that makes sense!
I hear those commercials on the radio all the time was thinking of switching myself.... Best suggestion is to phone them and ask if the incs is compatible. Would really like to know what you come up with.
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Ah perfect! Thanks for the answer!
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sdkim89 said:
Ah perfect! Thanks for the answer!
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Please see this previous thread. also note that a quick search is always better than starting a new thread.
a sim unlocked bell phone will NOT work on Wind/Mobilicity/AWS providers (unless they offer 2G Edge services)
the radio in the phone is NOT compatible with AWS carriers.