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newbie question, purchasing the T-mobile and using in US?

I would like to purchase T-mobile MDA-3 for use in the USA and Europe. Can I just put in my US simcard and will it work or does it need to be unlocked? What should I look out for? ANy suggestions would gratly be appreciated?

Most come unlocked. I just recived my MDA III, it was T-Mobile branded when I recived it. Came in a German T-Mobile Box, but my ROM was English. I bought mine through Tiger-Direct.

Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for it? Also, will my current T-Mobile sim drop in and work?

The MDA3 is quad band so you should be able to use it anywhere in the world! So long as you have roaming set up on your sim you should be fine!
Not so sure about the locking though!

I am using it in the US
I have an iMate PDA2K in the US and it works just fine. T-Mobile gets a bit confused when you call tech support and their system can't automatically recognize your device, but I just tell them that I have one of their HP Windows Mobile models that they sell in the US and they seem cool with it. All I did was swap in my SIM card and it started working right away. GPRS, etc all works fine.
-Robert

XDA1, model no. PW10A1

hi
I'm from the states cingular is my carrier I recently purchased Xda model number above from ebay the phone is unlocked. but from what i"ve read without doing my home work first it's a uk rom. so my question will the phone work here in the states? cingular is 1900 band carrier which they own at&t now. or will have to resell the phone. i haven't recieved yet it's like new shape perfect condition the thought didn't cross my mind with difference pw10a1 the states is pw10b1 from what i read. after having uk base a920 motorola i decided to change up i hope i didn't goof can some help me.
dave cruz

o2 orbit where to unlock???

hi i plan to buy a orbit
but i need to work it on mmy t-omob account
isi t already unlcoked
if not what do i need to do so??
dotn min paying if it easier..
also will everythign still work if i move it to tmob
the co-pilot
the wifi etc.
please advise

I bought an orbit on Tuesday, and I'm using my Orange Sim in it until my number gets ported, so my handset is unlocked.

http://www.imei-check.co.uk/

I have an orbit from an o2 shop. I also have my Orange sim in it untill my number gets ported. Therefore - I'd say they're unlocked!

My experience is that all O2 phones have been network-unlocked. Certainly the last 6 I have had were.

Pete. said:
My experience is that all O2 phones have been network-unlocked. Certainly the last 6 I have had were.
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I would like to differ.. The XDA2i I had was locked to O2. I bought a XDA Exec in July. That is unlocked out of the box.. Seeing the discussion on the thread, it seems that O2 have adapted a strategy of leaving their phones unlocked for some reason..

Mine was open on all networks as I am using my T-mobile sim in it!

Playing around with a spare Virgin Mobile simcard with O2 sourced phones:
Orbit unlocked
XDA2i locked
Exec unlocked
Mini S unlocked
iPaq 6915 unlocked
Nokia 6280 unlocked
Motorola Razr unlocked

Well I've put a Virgin SIM in mine straight out of the box from O2 and it works so it's definitely unlocked. The only problem is that it says T-Mobile on the screen for network - odd!

^^They all do that sir
IME unless the phone is Virgin branded it will display T-Mobile (who Virgin lease their virtual network from).

Brasilian settings

Anyone can tell me what the Brasilian settings for data have to be?
I intend to travel whitin 3 weeks to Brasil and want to add a local sim in my Trinity but wants to use the GPRS or UMTS (when availeble) aswell I don't mind about which operator cause I didn't bought the sim yet.
Thanks in advance
Willem

The Data Settings are different for each operator. so Search first an operator and then have a look ont his internet site which DataSettings you have to define... You must go allways over a Provider authentication for gprs and there the most are with a password protected...
It's also important to have a look wheter provider is most cheap for your needs.... Calling outside country or only localy or what ever else... like mms, sms, data...

Wilsas said:
Anyone can tell me what the Brasilian settings for data have to be?
I intend to travel whitin 3 weeks to Brasil and want to add a local sim in my Trinity but wants to use the GPRS or UMTS (when availeble) aswell I don't mind about which operator cause I didn't bought the sim yet.
Thanks in advance
Willem
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Williem, try this... I've been there for two years and my operator there was TIM... Pretty good for call but no EDGE, no UMTS, no low cost packages for connections...

Thanks
Thanks a lot
My idea was already to get a Tim chip, I don't now is it a long time ago that you where there, cause I have been there 2,5 year ago to do a trip at the Amazones and in that time I had al the time free dataconnection whit my M1000 Orange phone I bought in that time a Tim prepaid chip and could get straight away acces, last january I was in south Brasil with a Wizzard and could't get acces to the dataconnection at all neighter with my Dutch chip or whit a Brasilian chip.
I think 2 years ago it was still in trail and in January there was a full operational comercial connection.
I am realy curious about the prices which you paid for your data package there.
Regards
Willem

Williem, I stayed from August 2005 until end of March 2007 in a city close to Sao Paulo (Sao Jose dos Campos) and there was no problem for the GPRS connection. At that time there was an interesting option but only for the WAP trafic. Since when you connect our jewel to surf internet, is like a normal modem, they do not consider as a wap or mobile connection... My personal experience for maybe 2Mb payed 270R$ (or something like) = approx 100€ ... Then no more connections
This was in last december, maybe now there is something new...
You can try to look at here: http://www.timcelular.com.br/
The international calls, compared with our italian fares, is very cheap: with Voda chip, is 3€xmin, with a local TIM chip was 2R$ x min (0,75 - 0,80€)
The settings here attached are tested in a Qtek S100, Qtek S200 and with the P3600.
Some time the MMS connection is not available, but is not a setting problem, is an operator issue with their network expansion program...
Um abraço !!!

Just to inform that...at least in São Paulo, TIM has EDGE.

I live in Brazil and I can confirm you that we don't have UMTS. But there's EDGE at least in all the capitals. I can confirm you that data accesses are still expensive, specially if you have a pre-paid phone.
If you have furthet questions, feel free to contact me.

GPRS problems with the TyTN II on O2

I have a TyTN II, aka O2 XDA Stellar, (UK), in which I am using an O2 pay and go sim card. The problem is, O2 dont appear to have any settings for WM6 phones on pay and go, so I cant do any form of data transfer; GPRS, EDGE etc. Other networks pre-pay sim cards work on my phone, and the O2 sim works in other phones such as the Nokia N95, so why cant I use the two together? Im utterly confused! Any help would be much appreciated!