Hi,
ive tried searching for this but couldnt find anything...my question is that if i buy a g2 from america and ship it to UK, will it work with the networks over there? like with tmobile uk and orange?
(I couldnt find the network bands of UK networks)
mohsin125 said:
Hi,
ive tried searching for this but couldnt find anything...my question is that if i buy a g2 from america and ship it to UK, will it work with the networks over there? like with tmobile uk and orange?
(I couldnt find the network bands of UK networks)
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Once unlocked, it'll definitely work for calls/2G data. I believe those networks use 2100 for UMTS, so it should give you 3G as well.
I did not unlock my G2, it works for other 2G network, but for 3G, you must unlock it.
What good is a Desire Z without 3G
The G2 supports Band I (2100) and Band IV (1700/2100). UK mobile networks use Band I for 3G so you'll be fine with UK coverage. Possibly not so fine in some parts of Europe though, some use Band I but also Band VIII (900) - the latter being supported by the European DZ.
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i have a T mobile TP2 which is unlocked and i am using it in india.. recently 3g was enabled in my location and i am planning to opt those plans.. but before that i wanted to know whether it will work??.. being a T-mobile TP2 does my device support the 3g in my country ??... i dont know a lot about 3g networks... just that i know that there various bands in it.. so is my unlocked TP2 compatible with all the 3g networks or only t mobile netwroks or something like that...
you have to find out what bands your operator's 3g works on.
Once you find that out, compare that to the 3g bands in your device (which should be UMTS1700, UMTS2100) and if they're the same as your network's bands then it will work.
i got to know that my operator works on UMTS 2100 band.. so am i good to go then?
I picked up the A8181 in Hong Kong and am having some difficulty getting the handset to get any sort of high speed.
I've read through a few threads saying that not having the 3G/H icons is, simply, an icon issue. However, in my case, I can only get E (EDGE).
*#*#INFO#*#* -> Phone Info shows a Network type = EDGE
I have set the APN for Rogers/internet.com.
Any thoughts? Any successful Rogers users here?
Go to you Mobile Network setting and try to choose WCDMA only Network
I'm on Rogers too (well, fido) and i got the A8183 model because I know Rogers does not support 3G on the 900+2100mhz spectrum. I went through this crap with my Xperia X1i, but luckily Rogers activated 3G on the 1900mhz band to take advantage of visitors during the 2010 Winter Olympics (roaming data rates anyone?)
I may be wrong, but i'd say the future looks bleak for your 8181 on Rogers 3G. The A8183 works though, as it's from Telstra in Australia.
Do let us know if you end up getting it to work though!
Cheers
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I'm afraid the A8181 wont work on Rogers/Telus/Bell 3G. Those networks use the 850/1900 MHz bands for 3G whereas the A8181 is 900/2100 (Wind Mobile uses those I believe)
For 3G on Rogers you'll have to get the A8183 Telstra model (as mentioned earlier )
hi everybody .. i just got HTC Desire for my wife and we have this phone for 2 days now .The phone don't read 3G and when i checked the network info the phone read EDGE and when i checked my nexus at same time i seen the network UMTS . so what i can do make this desire read 3G
Check your carrier's APN setting.
Menu->Settings->Wireless & networks->Mobile Network Settings->Access Point Names
You are on T-Mobile USA right?
Sorry but there is NO version of HTC Desire that is compatible with T-Mobile USA 3G network. No, T-Mobile in Europe does not use the same 3G bands for 3G as T-Mobile USA, so even if the phone was sold with a T-Mobile (Europe) logo on it it won't have 3G in the US.
Currently there are TWO hardware versions of the HTC Desire. The first one, A8181, is the one that is sold in Europe and Asia, and this one does not have 3G in the US. The second one, A8183, is sold in Australia by the carrier Telstra. This version is compatible with AT&T's 3G network in most part of the US, but it is not compatible with T-Mobile USA's 3G network.
tsekh501 said:
You are on T-Mobile USA right?
Sorry but there is NO version of HTC Desire that is compatible with T-Mobile USA 3G network. No, T-Mobile in Europe does not use the same 3G bands for 3G as T-Mobile USA, so even if the phone was sold with a T-Mobile (Europe) logo on it it won't have 3G in the US.
Currently there are TWO hardware versions of the HTC Desire. The first one, A8181, is the one that is sold in Europe and Asia, and this one does not have 3G in the US. The second one, A8183, is sold in Australia by the carrier Telstra. This version is compatible with AT&T's 3G network in most part of the US, but it is not compatible with T-Mobile USA's 3G network.
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Yeah .. i am T-Mobile US
and my phone is the first one A8181 i bought it from UK . Anyways this mean NO DESIRE work 3G in USA . Thats sucks
NICEGYPT said:
Yeah .. i am T-Mobile US
and my phone is the first one A8181 i bought it from UK . Anyways this mean NO DESIRE work 3G in USA . Thats sucks
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There is, as I said above, the A8183. It works only with AT&T's 3G though.
i have the A8183 And works fine on at&t 3g i will sell if you are interested or anyone for that matter..
$550
NICEGYPT said:
Yeah .. i am T-Mobile US
and my phone is the first one A8181 i bought it from UK . Anyways this mean NO DESIRE work 3G in USA . Thats sucks
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You will find that very, very few "worldwide" GSM phones will work with T-Mobile US's 3G due to the split 1700/2100 AWS band that TMo US uses.
Ironically though, you can take a TMo US phone out of the US and it will happily talk 3G to most other non-US GSM networks.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
You will find that very, very few "worldwide" GSM phones will work with T-Mobile US's 3G due to the split 1700/2100 AWS band that TMo US uses.
Ironically though, you can take a TMo US phone out of the US and it will happily talk 3G to most other non-US GSM networks.
Regards,
Dave
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Most Europe/Asian carriers only use 2100 band for 3G, so as long as your phone supports that band (most GSM phones do) you can get 3G on their network.
T-Mobile USA on the other hand, requires BOTH 1700 & 2100 bands support in order for your phone to get 3G on their network. For a long time, T-Mobile USA was the ONLY carrier in the world that use 1700 band for 3G, and therefore if a phone was not carried by T-Mobile USA it didn't have 1700 3G band support (it doesn't need to because no other carrier in the world used it). Well, lately a new Canadian wireless carrier, Wind, also employs the 1700 & 2100 bands for their 3G network... so the chance of getting more phones to support these 3G bands has slightly increased. Slightly, because Wind is a new and small carrier...
I'm moving to the U.S. (california if that matters) in a couple of weeks and it's time for me to buy a desire. Being from Sweden I'm used to having great 3g service and use it well. What happens if i buy the phone here (not a U.S. specific model) and bring it overseas? Will 3g work? If so, can I choose from any carrier?
Woppe said:
I'm moving to the U.S. (california if that matters) in a couple of weeks and it's time for me to buy a desire. Being from Sweden I'm used to having great 3g service and use it well. What happens if i buy the phone here (not a U.S. specific model) and bring it overseas? Will 3g work? If so, can I choose from any carrier?
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No it won't - a European Desire won't give you 3G on any US Network.
Regards,
Dave
Woppe said:
I'm moving to the U.S. (california if that matters) in a couple of weeks and it's time for me to buy a desire. Being from Sweden I'm used to having great 3g service and use it well. What happens if i buy the phone here (not a U.S. specific model) and bring it overseas? Will 3g work? If so, can I choose from any carrier?
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it all depends on which carrier you use. I have ATT and I bought my Telstra (made for AUZ) that uses the same band for 3g as ATT does and I get great 3g in SO CAL.
if you buy one in Sweden it will not work on 3g here. You can buy one from US Cellular and it will work here but they don't have that great of coverage. You can buy a EVO from Sprint, but you won't have a sim card.
If you buy a Telstra for the US it will work in Sweden (not sure about 3g) but you will have 3g in US on ATT when you get here. I bought my from here
Thank you, that was helpful information!
Is a Desire using the 850MHz band what I need?
Woppe said:
Thank you, that was helpful information!
Is a Desire using the 850MHz band what I need?
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yes, the 850 will work on ATT 3g
I'm going to Florida on holiday next year. I intended on buying a prepaid sim for my Desire (from Orange, debranded and unlocked). I did intend using 3G if it were available but after reading some of these posts I'm now unsure this will work.
Much appreciated if anyone could give me any advice.
Many thanks.
or8it said:
I'm going to Florida on holiday next year. I intended on buying a prepaid sim for my Desire (from Orange, debranded and unlocked). I did intend using 3G if it were available but after reading some of these posts I'm now unsure this will work.
Much appreciated if anyone could give me any advice.
Many thanks.
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if you have an EUR desire it will not work on 3g in the US, it has different bands. it will work for Edge. If the phone's bandwidth (networks) don't match the carrier's it does not matter what sim card you have. Most EUR world phone's will work in US but just not on 3g, it must be same bandwidth.
if you must have 3g for your hoilday then you are better buying a prepaid phone, but that won't be a Desire
Thanks for explanation, very helpful.
Hi!
Type *#*#4636#*#* in dial pad, you will get to a screen where some information and hidden settings placed in; then tap on the first item which is "telephone information", and there press "menu" button, here in the android menu the first item is "select radio-band"! when you choose this menu option you will see a list of GSM/UMTS radio-band alternatives; Automatic, EURO, USA, JAPAN, AUS, AUS2 bands"
Well I'm not expert on this particular issue, just wondering what these radio-band options are for(?) Maybe you can change your Desire's radio band to USA band and try if it works in the USA (appreciate if you supply feedback whether or not it really works)
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
You can't change bands that's hardware related, its cheaper to buy a TELUS desire, it has 850, 1900 bands
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htc fan89 said:
You can't change bands that's hardware related, its cheaper to buy a TELUS desire, it has 850, 1900 bands
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Unfortunately when the Telus Desire goes back to Sweden, it won't have 3G.
The US Cellular Desire won't work in Sweden at all since there's no CDMA carrier.
If it weren't so hard now to get a Nexus One I'd suggest that to you. Both version support Euro 3G and you'd use it on AT&T or T-Mobile in the US depending on which version you acquire.
The problem is, as far as I know, there are no tri-band 3G HTC Desires. There is 850/1900 (Telus), 850/2100 (Telstra) and 900/2100 (Euro). So Telstra is the only one that gives you some compromise of 3G on both continents.
On the other hand I'm pretty sure all the GSM North American Samsung Galaxy S phones (Bell Vibrant, AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant) support the Euro 2100 band.
I perma-rooted, unlocked, and gFreed my phone... I was wondering why I cannot connect to the network here in Korea...
I am using a sim card I received from SK Telecom when I got my Samsung A... but really, who would use a Samsung A if you have a G2 on hand?
Thank you
The T-Mobile G2 and HTC Desire Z have different radio hardware if I have done my research correctly. The G2 has been customized for the NA (USA) cell networks and frequencies, not sure if this would line up with the Korean networks as the G2 cannot get 3G on any USA network other than T-Mobile.
You'd get better luck with the Desire Z (European or Canadian version) as these radios are true world phones. Correct me if I'm wrong =/
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The T-Mobile G2 and HTC Desire Z have different radio hardware if I have done my research correctly. The G2 has been customized for the NA (USA) cell networks and frequencies, not sure if this would line up with the Korean networks as the G2 cannot get 3G on any USA network other than T-Mobile.
You'd get better luck with the Desire Z (European or Canadian version) as these radios are true world phones. Correct me if I'm wrong =/
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I think you're wrong, but its not clear. The G2 appears to have both Band IV (1700/2100 MHz AWS) that T-Mob uses for data, and Band I (2100 MHz UMTS). The 2100 MHz for Band I is not the same as the 2100 MHz for Band IV. So that is where the confusion lies. Specs listed online (even on T-Mobs website) are not completely clear on this band compatibility (whether the G2 has Band I), and you will find web discussions about this if you search around, that raise more questions than answers.
Band I is what Korea uses for everything (voice and data), so an unlocked G2 should work, if in fact the phone has Band I. In searching around the internet, I haven't found any references to Korea specifically (or Japan, which also uses Band I for voice and data). But I've found some post by people that have used unlocked G2's in Europe, and 3G appears to work fine. So in theory, the hardware should work in Korea.
So either there is something else going on, that is preventing the OP from connecting. Or the G2 in fact lacks Band I.
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I think you're wrong, but its not clear. The G2 appears to have both Band IV (1700/2100 MHz AWS) that T-Mob uses for data, and Band I (2100 MHz UMTS). The 2100 MHz for Band I is not the same as the 2100 MHz for Band IV. So that is where the confusion lies. Specs listed online (even on T-Mobs website) are not completely clear on this band compatibility (whether the G2 has Band I), and you will find web discussions about this if you search around, that raise more questions than answers.
Band I is what Korea uses for everything (voice and data), so an unlocked G2 should work, if in fact the phone has Band I. In searching around the internet, I haven't found any references to Korea specifically (or Japan, which also uses Band I for voice and data). But I've found some post by people that have used unlocked G2's in Europe, and 3G appears to work fine. So in theory, the hardware should work in Korea.
So either there is something else going on, that is preventing the OP from connecting. Or the G2 in fact lacks Band I.
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I'm travelling to Korea tomorrow for a wedding and I'm in the same boat. I think this may have something to do with it
IMEI whitelist policy
Do you have any other info on your resolution to this problem?
You can. They partially opened their network, so if it is just individually being used (not commercial sale or anything), then you can register your G2 to your account only, so you can use your phone in Korea. Visit any cooperate stores ( both SKT, and KT will do).
I am using G2 in Korea as well. So good luck!