I recently moved from Melbourne AUS to Cincinnati OH, USA and I successfully (thanks to these forums) rooted and unlocked my DHD locked to the Vodafone AUS network. I have my Cincinnati Bell Wireless (CBW) sim card in and I am on the CBW network BUT only at EDGE speeds. My CBW sim is capable of H speeds because I can put the sim in my old unlocked G1 and get over 3+ mb/s. So is my phone just not capable of H speeds on CBW's network?
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I recently moved from Melbourne AUS to Cincinnati OH, USA and I successfully (thanks to these forums) rooted and unlocked my DHD locked to the Vodafone AUS network. I have my Cincinnati Bell Wireless (CBW) sim card in and I am on the CBW network BUT only at EDGE speeds. My CBW sim is capable of H speeds because I can put the sim in my old unlocked G1 and get over 3+ mb/s. So is my phone just not capable of H speeds on CBW's network?
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Actually, that is only partially correct. I just noticed that I am on "CinBell USA" not "Cincinnati Bell" and when I try to register to "Cincinnati Bell" it tells me "Unable to connect to this network at this time. Please try again later." So, again, is this because its an Australian Vodafone DHD? I would have thought, because it is quadband, that I would be able to get full network speeds on here.
Anyone help? Am I doing something wrong?
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So I got a friend who has a new iPhone GS on the Telus network to let me try his SIM in my Touch Pro2 (also Telus but unlocked) with the thought that I might be able to try connecting to the new Telus HSPA network. Well it did not detect a network at all when I forced it to GSM which was not the case when I tried my daughters SIM from her iPhone on Fido (Rogers). That time it immediately found the Rogers network although I was unable to access their HSPA either. So I guess it is clear that the new Telus Netork is pure HSPA with no support for standard GSM and the TP2 clearly lacks the ability to connect to the new HSPA network. Now the question remains does it lack the hardware to connect or is it locked out by software? Any thoughts on how we can find the answer?
So yeah, where I live should not be roaming on Bell's network.
I unlocked a Tilt 2, I am using a Bell sim. I have been able to send/receive texts, voice etc.
However, every time I try to make a data connection it says I am roaming.
I am relatively new to smartphones and unlocking. Could it be that I did not properly unlock the phone (or if I didnt would that prevent me from using Bell's network period?) or is there something stupid I am doing?
Or do I just have to call Bell and get them to straighten their crap out?
I have the same problem Here. Tilt 2 on Bell Network. As I can understand from my search, this is due to the Radio Rom that does not have Bell SIM info as local provider. We probably need to MOD our RADIO to accept bell as local carier
maybe people can help us ?
Thank you
Ok, I've just try with a friend ROGERS SIM card and the phone doesn't roam. Yeah! mabe I found some Q for master people that can help me.
I was on Rogers 3G network without probleme and I found that rogers use same band then Bell 850/1900
so why my phone lookup for rogers and not bell ?
I have an HTC TouchPro 2 that I bought from T-Mobile here in the US. While I now have an account with T-Mobile, I was able to get this with no contractual committment. I also happen to have an AT&T Fuze with an account at AT&T. Originally, I wanted to move my cell service to T-Mobile, as I can get the same service for about $30-$40 less per month from T-Mobile than I pay AT&T. However, I have discovered that T-Mobile does not have nearly the data network speed that AT&T does. I can get 3G from T-Mobile, but not nearly as widely as I can with my AT&T phone and service. Consequently, I would like to convert the phone to AT&T. I have unlocked the phone, and upon moving the SIM card from the Fuze to the TP2 I can make AT&T calls with my AT&T number, but moving the SIM card doesn't get me connected to the AT&T data network. I finally figured out how to connect, but I can't get 3G to work.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
AT&T and T-Mobile use different 3G frequencies. So your T-Mobile TP2 is not compatible with AT&T 3g frequencies. The best you will get with your AT&T sim in there is EDGE.
Same problem in Oz...
Telstra uses Next-g network - 850Mhz...
Everyone else uses 3G - 900Mhz...
We have the Touchpro 2 Model 7373 (3G) and the 7381 (Next-G)...
Telstra sim in a 7373 variant means edge service but another carrier uses 3G.
Vice Versa in a 7381 model...
Bloody annoying... Should use ALL frequencies, that would be easier, especially as it say 850 - 1800 Mhz on the band page...
Oh, well....
Not exactly what I had hoped to hear. Thanks for the answer. I guess my next step should be to see if there is any hope for T-Mobile to improve their data coverage.
Hi,
Since I got my Galaxy S III from Bell last week, I was never able to connect to their LTE network, only HSPA+ (HSPAP:15). I have good reception and was able to do a speedtest of 8Mbps in Quebec City.
According to Bell, I should be able to connect to LTE in Quebec City... I even got a new SIM yesterday, still no LTE love for me.
Should I exchange the phone ?
Thanks !
I just talked with a Bell tech.
My data plan is not compatible with their LTE network !
I have a corporate unlimited data plan with tethering...
Well, at least, I don't have to swap my phone.
Anthony: The LTE is supported in the S3, though it should show HSPA+ on the phone. Do you see that?
you: yes
you: Why isn't it LTE?
you: It's faster speeds and overall better.
Anthony: HSPA+ and LTE are the same things it's 2 different ways to call the same network.
Anthony: If you'd see just HSPA then you would not be on the right network though.
That is from bell chat
TL;DR - LTE means HSPA+ (H+) ther other network is just HSPA (H).
Hi everyone,
I recently obtained an AT&T sim card and installed it into my unlocked and rooted tmo g2. I was under the assumption that I would be able to at least get 3g on the AT&T network with my phone, but did not realize that the g2 does not support the frequency bands for at&t 3g. I currently only get 2g/edge, data is slow and calls are sketchy.I have all the apn's setup correctly, I know I do. The phone simply does not support the frequency for 3g.
I was wondering if I can force my phone to always roam on the tmobile network somehow so that I can obtain 3g or even by some stroke of luck 4g. I have national roaming so there is no charge.
Is This Possible???
Somebody please help me figure this out or tell me why it will not work.
XDA is a genius pool, somebody out there knows...
Thank you in advance
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium
You can use AT&T's network with a phone that has an unlocked sim slot, but AT&T's 3G band (same band Canada Bell 3G is on) is different from T-Mobile's, as a result you won't be able to use 3G on AT&T's network.
The same is true if you bought an international Desire-Z and tried to use a T-Mobile Sim, no 3G speeds on T-Mobile, but 3G with an international GSM/HSPA carrier.
PS: The G2/DZ does not support 4G, the only time you ever seen 4G in the indicator is when the phone is on HSPA mode (kind of in between 3G and true 4G speeds).
In a nutshell, a T-Mobile G2 will ONLY be able to get 3G and faster on T-Mobile's Network.
----- The above mainly for people coming in wondering the difference ----
In regards to force roaming with T-Mobile's network, as far as I am aware the two have a limited pairing arrangement, with a AT&T Sim, you would get minimum edge speeds with T-Mobile. (ie: why would a competitor give you more than just basic service). ie: you're not a T-Mobile Subscriber, as such you'll only get Edge (if any data at all) when roaming outside of AT&T's coverage.