i bought this ARC from hongkong and now im in canada
but i never found the 3G network, and then i go to Fido store
i changed a SIM card.But nothing change.
and finally i found the problem: My Lt15i is only support UMTS/HSPA 900/2100
And i wanna to know if i can fix by change CDA or the driver of baseband?
no way to change the band compatibility... it's hardware related. your best bet is to sell that one and buy the arc from rogers
I had the same issue. I did receive the LT15i so it only works on EDGE.
eBAY is going to refund the money when I return the phone
I will then buy a LT15a which will work on our bands.
I'm amazed you don't know this. You buy a Hong Kong phone or a European phone, it is not 3G Canada. Hey, this is XDA. This is where they're supposed to know.
Here's a pro tip regarding Sony Ericsson phones.
last letter a = North American GSM frequencies (850/1900/2100)
last letter i = Global GSM frequencies (900/1800/2100)
last letter c = Chinese GSM frequencies and may be TD-SCDMA​
LT15a is Xperia Arc for AT&T/Rogers/Fido/Bell/Telus frequencies.
LT15i is Xperia Arc for Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia GSM frequencies.
SO-01C is Xperia Arc for Japan.
Is there an LT15c?
What about Brazil?
TWiTCommander said:
What about Brazil?
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Brazil uses the "a" version.
I'm just wondering to the OP what did you do?
I realize I have the same problem.
I too bought an arc in hong kong. Actually it was meant for my mother, but I traded her with my x10.
My arc LT15i network only works on edge.
I think it's funny how my x10 works great in hong kong while the arc can't connect to 3g here.
Is there a service provider that would be in that same frequency?
I'm currently with fido.
[Edit] Excuse me for reviving dead post.
Switch to LT15a_3.0.1.A.0.145_NAM
maybe works
Here in Brazil, works with LT15a
But works LT15i
But if 3G is hardware problem, I'm sorry!
Greetings
Do not buy a internation version phone unless u clearly know the phone 3g band. It is because most of the international version wont work in most of the carrier in north america. I believe it is because frequency 850 only used in north america, so they have to make a "special" edition for north america carrier.
Also you can't change the baseband to get the 3g network, since it is hardware problem, not software.
Hi guys new to the forums i did alot of searching and researching but just cant figure out a solution. I purchased this phone as a replacement to use in canada on the bell mobility network when i first recieved the phone i went to bell and tested with there sim card and the phone would not connect, so after being dissapointed i went home and downloaded and installed the Nexus Root Toolkit v1.6.1 and unlocked and rooted the phone hopping this was my solution after this i headed back to the bell store and tested again still no luck I am hopping someone has any ideas for me i really would like to get this phone working
thanks
bell is a GSM carrier correct? if so you're trying to connect a CDMA phone to a GSM network. it will never work. period.
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bell is a GSM carrier correct? if so you're trying to connect a CDMA phone to a GSM network. it will never work. period.
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^^What this guy said. The sim card on the gnex you bought is ONLY for Verizon's lte, since lte is a gsm spec. However, the i515 won't work on bell.
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Hi I'm wondering if Xperia zl 6503 is compatible in regards to 3G and 4g/lte bands in Sweden?
Furthermore, I have started to see on eBay that people have started to sell it, is it safe to buy it? Expansys se only has it as pre order at the moment.
Thanks.
I'm heading to South Korea shortly and am wondering if there is a local S. Korean GSM chip that I can put into my Note II and get both voice/data service? I recall many years ago that S. Korea was predominantly, if not exclusively, a CDMA network. Anyone with personal experience with this? Worse case I will just rent a phone... although I'd much prefer to use my own.
Thanks!
Jay
Well I might be getting a xperia ZL from rogers and plan to use it on mobilicity, so my question is, I see that it says 1700mhz and 2100mhz on the hspa+ specs on the rogers site.. Does that mean aws? What I mean is will the rogers xperia ZL work with mobilicity with 3g working when unlocked? Another question is, how much would it cost to unlock the rogers version? Each site I see says to input the imei but I don't have the phone yet and am still considering it, so I'm wondering what's the cjeapest price for unlocking the rogers version