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Does Incredible work in the UK?

I have heard somewhere someone said this phone doesn't work in the UK, is this true?
Would root and custom ROM fix this?
Many thanks,
K

Kruzkal said:
I have heard somewhere someone said this phone doesn't work in the UK, is this true?
Would root and custom ROM fix this?
Many thanks,
K
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I could be wrong, but I don't know of a CDMA carrier in the UK. Without a CDMA carrier, you wouldn't be able to use the Incredible as a phone (WiFi would still work, as well as running other apps in Airplane mode). Whether you're rooted or not would be irrelevant, as the radio in the phone is what would be limiting you.

No sorry the incredible is only supported in the U.S. right now. Their is no Rom or hack that can fix this. This is a Verizon exclusive that only works in the U.S. it has to do with the network types. I would consider getting the HTC desire. If you were to buy the incredible their would be no way for you to get a wireless signal because Europe doesent support cdma technology. So the only way for you to use it would be if you were in the U.S.
Their is also no way you can hack the phone to run on a gsm network they use in Europe. Sorry. U should consider the HTC desire HD that should be out on European networks before the end of this year!!!!!
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Does this also mean that an US user with Incredible will not be able to use the phone whilst roaming in UK or any other countries without CDMA?
If this is true... LOL...

The phone is CDMA only. Doesn't support GSM which is almost exclusive in Europe.

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So you could use the Incredible in the UK(less phone) and GPS, wi-fi, etc will work? Seeing how I'm going on vacation it will be a PLUS that the phone does not work.... Has anybody used the phones other features..say in London?

Kruzkal said:
Does this also mean that an US user with Incredible will not be able to use the phone whilst roaming in UK or any other countries without CDMA?
If this is true... LOL...
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Don't LOL us! There aren't many countries outside of Western Europe that support only GSM technologies! Still, it would be nice if there were more phones from Verizon that supported CDMA and GSM, phones that weren't Blackberry Storms and other non-android doorstops

wpmle said:
So you could use the Incredible in the UK(less phone) and GPS, wi-fi, etc will work? Seeing how I'm going on vacation it will be a PLUS that the phone does not work.... Has anybody used the phones other features..say in London?
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GPS (non-tower based at least) SHOULD work worldwide. Wi-fi is a toss up since UK uses different frequencies than the US. This is really why I'm hoping LTE will be adopted worldwide. The only thing that stands in it's way is WiMAX, but my hopes are LTE will become incredibly popular, and it's apparently easy enough to change WiMAX towers into LTE, so maybe Sprint/Clearwater could be forced into dumping WiMAX.
It's just time for a global standard (which for most of the world GSM is, but GSM has enough problems of it's own that we need new tech, and hopefully LTE will be it).

Wimaxx user asking a lte? ????

Ok I have a couple of general questions that some may be able to chime in on....
1) with sprint changing up the game and switching over to 4gLTE instead of WIMAXX, are we as Evo wimax users ever going to be able to use LTE w/o upgrading our phone completely?
(I LIVE IN A WIMAXX STRICKEN AREA OF VA AND FEEL AS IF I GOT DUKED ON 2 4G PHONES)
2) Do you guys ever think there will be a rom that will help support Ltd for those of us stricken 4g users now. Or possibly an OTA that will pull us to the top with the rest of the pack of Ltd users?
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I'm not exactly sure, but I think the 4G (WiMAX) radio in your phone is a physical thing so I don't think you will be able to use the LTE and an OTA or a rom would not change that. I did hear that Sprint will support WiMAX for a while, even if they do switch to LTE.

are we as Evo wimax users ever going to be able to use LTE w/o upgrading our phone completely?
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No, the Evo will NEVER work on LTE, as it doesn't have an LTE radio. It will continue to work on the wimax network for as long as sprint supports it (probably 2 years or so).
2) Do you guys ever think there will be a rom that will help support Ltd for those of us stricken 4g users now. Or possibly an OTA that will pull us to the top with the rest of the pack of Ltd users?
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Again no. Flashing a rom isn't going to physically put an LTE radio chip in your phone.

Valid point didn't think about the wimax radio being a physical device...dumb ass me!!!..ha ha..thanks for the reply guys
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Drops calls all over the place

I'm having major issues with my GS2 when moving between cell sites. More often than it should it just drops the call, especially when going from WCDMA/4G to GSM/EDGE. It never hands off properly, and often times the phone will pick up a weak 4G signal, hold on to it for much longer than it should, drop all connectivity (with the circle and a slash showing up) before going back to GSM. Or it will do the same, starting off with a strong 4G signal, moving into an EDGE/GSM only area and never hand-off to the GSM cell site, what it will do is drop ALL network connectivity (circle with a slash!) then pick up the GSM network.
I know I'm not the only one with these issues. I love the phone otherwise, actual GSM reception is great - but it does NOT handle handoffs well, even when going from one 4G cell site to another. My Dell Venue Pro and other phone's don't have such a high tendency to drop calls. I'm actually about to get a BlackBerry 9900 because it has NO issues with these handovers, and seamlessly switches between WCDMA and GSM.

Try talking to T-Mobile.
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no issues on my phone
i agree about talking to Tmo to report the issues on those areas

I work for Tmobile...go to a corporate store n tell them ur prob them n tell them u wanna get a new sim ...sounds like ur sim card is totally to be blamed fore this...I had that pro s wit a few customer
New sim did the trick...let me no how it works out...but I'm about 97% positive it ur sin even if u have a new 1 switch for another!
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heygrl said:
More often than it should it just drops the call, especially when going from WCDMA/4G to GSM/EDGE.
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Same problems.
I'm not so sure that it is depends only with operator.
I'm leaving in Europe, but have similare problems with scrambled voice during phone calls and drops calls.
Before I used Samsung Vibrants, Captivate and Infuse. All of them works in same locations without any problems and voice quality was amazing.
I tested two different unlocked Herculeses t989, with two differnt operators and all available radio' modems for AT&T/Rogers Skyrockets and T-Mobile/Telus T-989. Both t-989 have same issues with all modems and voice quality worst compare Infuse/Captivate/Vibrant.
Both t989 runs stock rooted roms
My operator data range:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900Mhz/1800Mhz
UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA+ 2100Mhz
Here is similar problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22057377#post22057377

mightymike889 said:
I work for Tmobile...go to a corporate store n tell them ur prob them n tell them u wanna get a new sim ...sounds like ur sim card is totally to be blamed fore this...I had that pro s wit a few customer
New sim did the trick...let me no how it works out...but I'm about 97% positive it ur sin even if u have a new 1 switch for another!
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Lol sin
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mightymike889 said:
I work for Tmobile...go to a corporate store n tell them ur prob them n tell them u wanna get a new sim ...sounds like ur sim card is totally to be blamed fore this...I had that pro s wit a few customer
New sim did the trick...let me no how it works out...but I'm about 97% positive it ur sin even if u have a new 1 switch for another!
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A sim card is not going to help. You sound like a CSR. If you can find a pattern with location a service request will need to be done, which usually leads to a trouble ticket. (Both done through tmo )
Usually i would have you do a sim swap with another phone and see if the issue follows your sim or your phone. Easiest way to find the problem .
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It's not the service it's my phone. It handles WCDMA-GSM hand-off's poorly and it camps on WCDMA for too long when the signal is took weak. We need a radio update. I have the latest sim card. It also drops calls going between cells sometimes and not just WCDMA to GSM which I find to also be as a result of the radio.

only few people seems to be having this problem, like the other guy on the Wind topic
personally i've not had any of the issues mentioned, and i'm still on the original Tmo radio

If you can settle for GSM or WCDMA alone, why not force your phone on those frequencies? That way you can at least eliminate the band switching variable
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AT&T Service Shutting off constantly, not sure how to fix it.

To keep things short, I'm a noob to most of the phone things. I have a HTC Google (T-mobile) G2 which is unlocked and has an AT&T Sim card. Right now it's running the Virtuous Quattro RC3 ROM. I did a full wipe of the phone and the ROM has been working great (despite the camera problems), but I noticed the phone would disconnect from the AT&T service every 10 mins or so. After using the phone all day I realized that everytime I unlock the phone, the phone disconnects from the service for about 1 min and then re-connects along with random times while I'm using the phone. I didn't have this problem with the last ROM (Virtuous Unity). But I know it's a problem with the phone because my house has perfect reception and I have never had a connection problem in the house. However, I do not know what could cause this problem and not sure if it is the Radio since I have read about alot of people talking about that. I have no idea what radio I'm using now and have no idea how to find it.
In addition, the phone cannot recognize my phone number in the settings and requires me to program the voicemail number (which of course I cannot figure out). Both of these were automatically recognized by my previous Virtuous Unity ROM.
Anyway, if someone could tell me what is causing this connection issue on my phone and how to fix it, I would be sooo grateful!
Please let me know if you need more information.

Use a T-Mobile SIM card.

blackknightavalon said:
Use a T-Mobile SIM card.
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That seems to be the easiest solution, but I have been using this unlocked phone with AT&T service for a month now and can't change service providers at the moment. Since I know the phone can work with AT&T I would rather try to find a solution to this problem.

nds623 said:
That seems to be the easiest solution, but I have been using this unlocked phone with AT&T service for a month now and can't change service providers at the moment. Since I know the phone can work with AT&T I would rather try to find a solution to this problem.
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Have you tried your AT&T SIM card in an AT&T phone?

blackknightavalon said:
Have you tried your AT&T SIM card in an AT&T phone?
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I just did and it works perfectly in an AT&T phone and an Unlocked Nokia phone.

Try a different ROM.

Thanks for the advice. I started downloading the Affinity ROM to fix the problem. Just really liked the interface for the Quattro, but the camera bugs are annoying anyway.

you do realize with a tmobile branded g2 you won't have the proper cellular bands for high speed data? also you will need to change the apn to get things working. but yes changing radios may solve the dropped service I just couldn't tell you what radio works best, maybe test a few out... but as always be extra careful when playing with firmware
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demkantor said:
you do realize with a tmobile branded g2 you won't have the proper cellular bands for high speed data? also you will need to change the apn to get things working. but yes changing radios may solve the dropped service I just couldn't tell you what radio works best, maybe test a few out... but as always be extra careful when playing with firmware
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I got this phone from a friend when I badly needed a phone, but now that I can invest in a new phone, would any non-AT&T phones allow me to have high speed data? I don't want to pay for the smartphone plans, so I need something that is unlocked to stay on the cheaper plan.
I have tried to do some research on radios before and was having a hard time, but I will look again since I like the Quattro ROM much more than any of the other ROMs I've tried.

some will work some won't, try a wesite called gsm arena, this will give you phone specific radio bands
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[Q] Having a problem with my "H" and "3G"

Firstly i would like to apologize if this issue has been treated before but i think i read into the 12th page and nothing yet... i got an htc desire hd a week ago and as at when i got it it was still locked, i didnt see an H sign or a 3g sign and i used it for 4 days before rooting it, i also tried custom roms and flashed my radio, i tried factory reset too and i also made sure my apn settings were correct, i tried switching to airplane mode from the suggestions i got here and i even tried switching to 3G only but it only shows me the bars with an 'X' sign showing that there isnt any signal, while i can still get an H on another HTC very close to it. please if there is anything i didnt do can anyone suggest it to me...any suggestion would be appreciated...sorry if this post offends anyone...if i had known better i wouldn't have put it up.

Is this desire hd or inspire 4g? Both support 3g on different bandwidth? Where are u from? Check with your service provider about the network bandwidth on whic 3g runs.
Thanks doesn't hurt....

It's an inspire 4g...thanks. I checked with with 2 Sims and 2 different providers and still the same thing
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Are the 3g frequencies of your phone same as your phone provider's?

k1p2n3g4 said:
Are the 3g frequencies of your phone same as your phone provider's?
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i dont really know how to find that out, i have used an android for just a week and i have read alot but I dont understand alot too... i see the signal on my roommates sensation and he didnt have to setup anything just putting a sim does the magic for him and another friend has a htc desire s and its not hard one bit for him too. please enlighten me... i am loving the android but the network is just my only problem...

elkay144 said:
i dont really know how to find that out, i have used an android for just a week and i have read alot but I dont understand alot too... i see the signal on my roommates sensation and he didnt have to setup anything just putting a sim does the magic for him and another friend has a htc desire s and its not hard one bit for him too. please enlighten me... i am loving the android but the network is just my only problem...
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I think u need to enable data first. Even u force the network to select 3g, it will not show up in the network bar with data disabled.
Setting > data usage > turn on mobile data. This method is for cm10.1 so use your own discretion on another type of roms.
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elkay144 said:
i dont really know how to find that out, i have used an android for just a week and i have read alot but I dont understand alot too... i see the signal on my roommates sensation and he didnt have to setup anything just putting a sim does the magic for him and another friend has a htc desire s and its not hard one bit for him too. please enlighten me... i am loving the android but the network is just my only problem...
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Inspire 4G was sold in the USA and the international model was the Desire HD. Check if the frequency bands match for USA and the country where you're trying to use the phone. That should give a clue as to why 3g is not being picked up.
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

Nigeria is 2100 but I don't know that of the phone
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And there is nothing I can do about it if the bandwidths differ
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Nope.. The Inspire 4G works on below bandwidths
GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSDPA : 850/1900 MHz
While desire hd on 2100 MHz for 3g.
Thanks doesn't hurt....

I finally changed the phone but I don't know how to root this one...any help would be highly appreciated
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