[Q] vodafone AU starting to use 850mHz - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

www.vodafone.com.au/personal/aboutvodafone/network/network-850/index.htm
as i have a htc desire 8181 i am going to miss all the network improvements.
does anyone have a suggestion for a good phone with 850/2100?

HTC Desire a8183
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do the telstra branded ones present any dramas?

I have a Telstra branded desire and the only issues I had were the Telstra bloatware and obviously the low internal storage.. Which were easily fixed by rooting and installing cyanogen rom.
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Oh and Telstra customer service is whack
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timmaaa said:
Oh and Telstra customer service is whack
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+1 to that!

im staying with vf and just want to recieve the 850mhz/2100mhz hence swapping the 8181 to 8183. i just heard that some of the telstra stuff is hard to get off.

Its not hard, just root it.. Then flash a custom or stock rom which won't have the Telstra crap.
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Query Regarding Getting the Desire from London

Well the topic is about the Desire and how to get it but I was not sure which forum to put it in so posted it here.
Well my Brother is moving to London for 2 years. Now he has his N95 (unlocked) which he would like to continue using as he has his paid apps installed on it and stuff.
Now he's getting a HTC Desire on contract. So If he uses the Contract Sim in his N95 and sends back the Desire to me here in India, I could unlock it and use it with any data carrier here in India right?
Yes you could unlock / debrand the Desire and use it on another network.
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This reminds me of one of those Nigeria scams
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wr8_utd said:
Well the topic is about the Desire and how to get it but I was not sure which forum to put it in so posted it here.
Well my Brother is moving to London for 2 years. Now he has his N95 (unlocked) which he would like to continue using as he has his paid apps installed on it and stuff.
Now he's getting a HTC Desire on contract. So If he uses the Contract Sim in his N95 and sends back the Desire to me here in India, I could unlock it and use it with any data carrier here in India right?
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you will be able to use it no probs in india, you may want to check with the network you use in india and make sure that they use a compatible 3g band if that is important to you
Bhai sab fit! It will defo work. What Network is your Bro on?
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__WiZaRD__ said:
Bhai sab fit! It will defo work. What Network is your Bro on?
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He will be either on T Mobile or Vodafone
The network won't care right even if he's using his contract sim in his other unlocked phone?
AndroHero said:
you will be able to use it no probs in india, you may want to check with the network you use in india and make sure that they use a compatible 3g band if that is important to you
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Thanks a lot
Well I use vodafone here and as of yet there is no 3G so it might not make a differrnce. Any idea what 3G band is used in India though?
aindow said:
Yes you could unlock / debrand the Desire and use it on another network.
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Thank you
Oh and one more thing.
Some guy on tech enclave was saying that if you unlock your phone using the unlock code the phone will once again get locked after I update my phone software to Froyo.
Is that true? I thought this only happened in iPhones? If it's true what are my alternative means of unlocking?
Thank you everyone
Simply re use the same unlock code you originally used to unlock the phone and you'll be fine.
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aindow said:
Simply re use the same unlock code you originally used to unlock the phone and you'll be fine.
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That would work right? Or will they not let you re use the same code?
It worked for me when my phone was re locked after debranding, its worked for others on here too.
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aindow said:
It worked for me when my phone was re locked after debranding, its worked for others on here too.
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Thanks.
Could you tell me what site you or others used for unlocking the phone from which you could re use the key?
Anyone know How much would it cost in customs to get a Desire from the UK to India?

Is rooting necessary to connec to Rogers 3G on Telus' HTC Desire?

Hello,
I'm new to this as my post counter suggest. I just bought a used Telus HTC Desire, I'm new to using Android device as well. I was wondering if I need to root the Desire to obtain 3G from Rogers. I tried using the APN from this thread but it still never showed up on the top notification bar. I'm not entirely sure what to do.
Thank you very much for reading this, I hope to have a reply soon.
Sincerely,
Steven K.
No just unlock and type in the apn. Rogers bell TELUS virgin etc use the same networks.
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just noticed I didn't post the link. and thank you very much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=759363
Can anyone confirm that they work now? I couldn't get them working =/
I have an HTC desire TELUS I've used on both bell and Rogers haha
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Cellular South Desire

Does anyone have a HTC Desire with Cellular South?
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Some do, but there are more US Cellular CDMA Desires out there. Luckily it doesn't make a difference in ROMs!
I'm asking because I need someone to send me the stock cellular south desire software so I can send it back to CS because I deleted my backup
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I want to have 3G can someone help?

Well, I don't have a rooted phone, and it didn't come with the option for 3G.. So I was wondering can my unrooted HTC wildfire get 3G?? ( If so can you help?)
My HTC wildfire s (MarvelC)
You'll need to describe your problem more clearly for some help. Maybe some screenshots or an accurate description on what isn't working.
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Hello,
The Wildfire S has 3G capability, may you be rooted or not.
If when you're connecting to mobile internet, a little "H" appears on the left of your battery, it means you're using the 3G network.
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omnomnomkimiiee said:
Hello,
The Wildfire S has 3G capability, may you be rooted or not.
If when you're connecting to mobile internet, a little "H" appears on the left of your battery, it means you're using the 3G network.
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Um, I know.
I mean to describe your problem.
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benjamingwynn said:
Um, I know.
I mean to describe your problem.
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I don't know whether or nor the OP is using a Wildfire S for the first time, therefore am just giving an easy method for him to check if he is using 3G or not.
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How can I take a screenshot? Also, I tried looking in Mobile settings but no 3G option or any G is there. There's no 'H' just bars and something saying what looks to be 'Ev' above arrows.
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The 3G you are talking about is HSPA(H) which is a GSM technology............
Since your phone is a CDMA variant,the best it can use is EVDO......which is quite close to HSPA,call it CDMA 3G
Ohhh, x( okay then.. thanks anyways .. (clicked thanks )
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EVDO is 3g
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kagevazquez said:
EVDO is 3g
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It is but it isnt much referred as 3G......plus it's max speeds are lower than HSPA

G2 or DZ?

Hi, I'm a bit confused on which I have, I got it in the mail with the tmobile rom and g2 hboot fully s-offed, new, only opened to s-off, but it came from hong kong in a black htc old box, it was supposed to be a desire z, but... it has the G2 keyboard, but the dz back and "with htc sense" label.. any clue?
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well other than the few things like the back cover wording and the tmobile words on the digitizer or htc or whatever, the only difference that matters is the hboot. it looks like it was a dz but know has a g2 hboot. so now it is a g2 for all that matters
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Maybe it's a mix? China can make everything.
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vaderx10minipro said:
Maybe it's a mix? China can make everything.
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That's what I'm thinking, my biggest hope is that it has the g2 bands, because I'm using straight talk, and think I need the tmo sim
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Well if you find that you have an FM radio in it, then it's DZ Hardware.
I don't know how you can tell the bands without first booting up into the phone and checking the about, but if you find it:
Desire Z - Band I: 900/2100 Mhz
G2 - Band IV: 1700/2100 Mhz
Maybe the serial number in the About Phone setting could help.
Though other sources say the G2 covers every bands TMobile uses currently:
Carrier: T-Mobile
2G Technology (Frequencies): GSM (850/900/1800/1900mhz)
3G Technology (Frequencies): HSDPA (850/900/1900/2100mhz)
4G Technology (Frequencies): HSDPA+ (1700/2100mhz)
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*shrug*
kbeezie said:
Well if you find that you have an FM radio in it, then it's DZ Hardware.
I don't know how you can tell the bands without first booting up into the phone and checking the about, but if you find it:
Desire Z - Band I: 900/2100 Mhz
G2 - Band IV: 1700/2100 Mhz
Maybe the serial number in the About Phone setting could help.
Though other sources say the G2 covers every bands TMobile uses currently:
*shrug*
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So? Does this mean i COULD get TMOus 3G if i have the A7272 radio?
Whoareyou said:
So? Does this mean i COULD get TMOus 3G if i have the A7272 radio?
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Not sure, my Radio Serial # is
unknown / HT0A6R202086
and I'm using an actual G2 (but with a DZ hboot) on T-Mobile USA and I get 3G/H
How can I test if I have fm radio or not? I'm on cm9 and can't find a true fm tuner in google play
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Whoareyou said:
How can I test if I have fm radio or not? I'm on cm9 and can't find a true fm tuner in google play
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not sure if having an fm radio or not is a good way of telling, I have a g2 and my fm radio works. I believe people with a dz also have a working radio but who know maybe they dont
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See where I might be confused?
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I don't think it matters much, dosent the dz still have the same bands? as in a tmobile sim card should work no problem, find a buddy with tmobile and put the sim in and see what happens
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demkantor said:
I don't think it matters much, dosent the dz still have the same bands? as in a tmobile sim card should work no problem, find a buddy with tmobile and put the sim in and see what happens
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I hope so
The g2 works for tmobile 3g/4g but the dz would have at&t 3g correct?
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d3adbroke said:
The g2 works for tmobile 3g/4g but the dz would have at&t 3g correct?
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Only the Canada DZ
check out gsmarena and I'm sure it will tell you the bands the g2 and dz have, at least the are usualy spot on
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Whoareyou said:
See where I might be confused?
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Well battery plates are interchangeable, however it does say HTC along the top of the phone, though the keyboard appears same as my G2. I'm wondering if it's a re-furbished G2 with an DZ Digitizer and housing.
What does your hBoot say ? T-Mobile if I'm not mistaken have specific radio versions.
Here's my hboot
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Well that's the desire a hboot
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Z*
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d3adbroke said:
Well that's the desire a hboot
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yes, i know, i flashed it so i could run sense roms, it came with the G2 hboot

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