Alright trusted posters, I need some help/advice. I have indeed searched the threads and nothing yet seems to be covering my question:
I am currently in the US and using juggernauts 4.1, with the faux123 kernel 7b5. I have just contacted tmo to try to recieve an unlock code for my sgs2 because i will be traveling to mexico city. Here is my question:
I want to update my radio to see if it may aid in some reception glitches that arise in my (home) area due to it being fairy rural, however i do not want to flash a radio that may not work in mexico city with one of their carriers. Does anyone know what radio might be best in mexico? Any radio that i should avoid? I am also curious to know if i can unlock my phone with my current rom configuration or if i should revert back to stock to unlock the phone. Any advice helps. Thank you all!
u should be able to unlock it still and for radio what service will u be using out in mexico ? telcel, movistar ? if they are even still around hahah
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Ok you were right about the unlocking. I contacted tmobile yesterday and they were able to send me the unlock code. I used a friends sim from at&t and unlocked it with success.
In regards to the cell company in Mexico it is looking very likely that I will use telcel. They use 850 and 1900 frequencies so the phone itself should be fine with the current radio UVKID, but from I have read I think I should update. Thoughts? Thanks again!
U should be fine I think but just for back up download another and leave it in u sd card can't go wrong with being prepared
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yep i just updated the baseband form UVKID to UVKL1 and it works flawlessly. I also read the the telus baseband allows for dual channeling with 850 and 1900 mhz frequencies so maybe when im down there i will flash to that to utilize mexicos frequencies. Thanks again!
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Hi,
First off ive been doing some research about the phone, maybe not enough.
I ordered one off Amazon.ca...It said r800i (unlocked) I thought, Great! i can pop my SIM from Koodo and itll run smooth and ill have everything I want and maybe soon ill start upgrading it too..
I received the phone today, I was so happy, but my SIM wont catch. Noones will.. not from Rogers, Wind, Bell, or other Koodo Members..
I hope I did not make a grave error in ordering this phone, it cost me some coin but I was totally thinking it would be worth it...
please please tell me there is something I can do to make this damn thing work on my carrier or even any other from the area..
Is there anybody here who may have had the same issue.. ??
Is there anybody from Toronto who has an Xperia and may be able to assist??
:S:S:S:S lol fml
plz help
Yours truly,
- dumb noob
Maybe your network doesn't use a compatible frequency
Mr_Rabo said:
Hi,
First off ive been doing some research about the phone, maybe not enough.
I ordered one off Amazon.ca...It said r800i (unlocked) I thought, Great! i can pop my SIM from Koodo and itll run smooth and ill have everything I want and maybe soon ill start upgrading it too..
I received the phone today, I was so happy, but my SIM wont catch. Noones will.. not from Rogers, Wind, Bell, or other Koodo Members..
I hope I did not make a grave error in ordering this phone, it cost me some coin but I was totally thinking it would be worth it...
please please tell me there is something I can do to make this damn thing work on my carrier or even any other from the area..
Is there anybody here who may have had the same issue.. ??
Is there anybody from Toronto who has an Xperia and may be able to assist??
:S:S:S:S lol fml
plz help
Yours truly,
- dumb noob
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Do you mean that you don't have any signal at all or just the internet/MMS don't work?
No its not accepting my Sim.. half the time it won't even register that its there..theres no unlock code for the sim either..
it'll say something like this network is unavailable to you and all that it provides is access to emergency calls only... :s
Your phone does not support Koodo's frequency
R800i works on 900MHz and 2100MHz
R800a works on 800MHz 850MHz, 1900MHz and 2100MHz
Koodo does not support the 900MHZ + 2100MHZ frequency. Koodo only uses the 850MHz and 1900MHz so if you purchased a R800a Xperia play then it would work.
I do not believe any CAN carriers will work with the R800i. I may be wrong but check out this thread;
http://mobilesyrup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10244
boxxyoho said:
Your phone does not support Koodo's frequency
R800i works on 900MHz and 2100MHz
R800a works on 800MHz 850MHz, 1900MHz and 2100MHz
Koodo does not support the 900MHZ + 2100MHZ frequency. Koodo only uses the 850MHz and 1900MHz so if you purchased a R800a Xperia play then it would work.
I do not believe any CAN carriers will work with the R800i. I may be wrong but check out this thread;
http://mobilesyrup.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10244
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Are you 100% certain that the r800(A) will work?
Can anybody else back this up plz!
right now im all /// but if your right .. im gna be all
Mr_Rabo said:
Are you 100% certain that the r800(A) will work?
Can anybody else back this up plz!
right now im all /// but if your right .. im gna be all
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I am 100%. I posted in the other thread that you also created.
Another thread by same author posted 4 times?
Legit.
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Like people have said r800a will work, and for the record r800i does work in Canada. The problem is it doesnt support the frequency used for 3g here, and since Telus/Koodoo don't use 2g towers you'll get no signal. I know Rogers/Fido works (since its what I have), not sure about Bell, and I think Virgin uses Telus towers.
wuby said:
Another thread by same author posted 4 times?
Legit.
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Hey, Sorry,
just trying to get attention to my questions..
thanks
BuckM said:
Like people have said r800a will work, and for the record r800i does work in Canada. The problem is it doesnt support the frequency used for 3g here, and since Telus/Koodoo don't use 2g towers you'll get no signal. I know Rogers/Fido works (since its what I have), not sure about Bell, and I think Virgin uses Telus towers.
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The r800i did not connect to Several attempts of Rogers Sim cards.
It does not pick up on any of the carriers in toronto area.
Im hoping that the r800a that I ordered will in fact grab my SIM as I am already frustrated and just want the phone.
I have a Galaxy S3 purchased in the UK that is compatible with Rogers, Fido, and Bell in Canada, however i tried to put a mobilicity SIM in and it wont work. They told me at the store that its because of the radio frequency that my phone carries. Ive done research into this and ive found that it can be changed, however instructions to do this are vague and unclear. Can someone please help me with this?
If the phone doesn't have the appropriate radio to support the AWS band (1700MHz), software won't allow you to do it. Given from everything I can see on the GT-i9300 specs (which is the UK model), you will not be able to use this on Wind or Mobilicity at all.
Yea it doesn't work on Wind or Mobilicity.
Sorry to bump up an old thread, but is it possible to flash the LTE Version of this phone so the i747 with a WIND Mobile Baseband and have it working on wind?
Nope. They are different phones. My earlier post applies here too.
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I'm from Canada and we recently received Wind Mobile who offers an amazing deal compared to the other companies around here but someone had told me they are CDMA. Since everyone around here is GSM I have no clue how this would affect me. Seeing as this is a T Mobile phone as well who I recall are CDMA can I flash on a t mobile radio and move to Wind? (Phone will be unlocked from the method in the general section)
Thanks!...
chevymeister said:
I'm from Canada and we recently received Wind Mobile who offers an amazing deal compared to the other companies around here but someone had told me they are CDMA. Since everyone around here is GSM I have no clue how this would affect me. Seeing as this is a T Mobile phone as well who I recall are CDMA can I flash on a t mobile radio and move to Wind? (Phone will be unlocked from the method in the general section)
Thanks!...
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A friend of mine is currently doing the same thing as you and is using an unlocked T989D to work on Wind mobile. He flashed the T-Mobile radio and it works fine. Good luck!
T-Mobile is a GSM provider. There are many people in this forum who use the Hercules on Wind with no problems. You *could* flash a T-Mobile radio, but if I were you in Canada, I would rather flash a radio meant for the T989 (Telus, Fido, Wind, etc. radio).
Isn't T898 only GSM phone for use with AWS band (in North America)? Sure, it can work in Europe too on 2100 MHz band, but it still a GSM/UMTS band. It was my understanding that the phone would need to be compatible with CDMA radio on a hardware level. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Hello guys! I'm using the I747M variant which I bought from Rogers about 8 months ago and I want to know if I can switch to other carriers network here in Canada via unlocking because Rogers' available phone plans are just a pain in the ass so I want to switch networks. So please kindly share any information regarding unlocking and changing carrier networks. Thanks in advance
GlassRaven said:
Hello guys! I'm using the I747M variant which I bought from Rogers about 8 months ago and I want to know if I can switch to other carriers network here in Canada via unlocking because Rogers' available phone plans are just a pain in the ass so I want to switch networks. So please kindly share any information regarding unlocking and changing carrier networks. Thanks in advance
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Once unlocked, It is guaranteed to work with Bell and Telus.
Hope this helps :good:
Search for it, it's around here in the forums for free. You just need a simcard from the next provider you wish to go to.
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NightSkylar said:
Once unlocked, It is guaranteed to work with Bell and Telus.
Hope this helps :good:
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How about on other networks such as Mobilicity? My mom is on a plan on Mobilicity and I also want the same plan because my phone is kinda useless without internet and not even a caller ID.
once unlocked it'd most likely work
but for the data part, i can't really say because different mhz on different carrier network..
so 70% chance that you will only get Edge in your area
Does anyone knows any information on how to change radio frequencies on a phone? I've seen some SG3 on ebay.ca that is labelled as "Pentaband" and could work with any carrier network here in Canada. Can someone please explain to me how does this work? And is it possible for my phone to be converted into a "Pentaband" phone?
Mobilicity does not use the same bands as Rogers, Bell or Telus for its HSPA/HSPA+ service. As Pcshano said, your phone would work on Mobilicity, but only on Edge.
You encounter the same problem as T-Mobile users in the US, and WIND and Videotron in Canada. See [WIP][BOUNTY] Enable 3G on 1700MHz for ATT Galaxy S3 i747 on efforts to enable HSPA on 1700MHz on the i747.
I sent this phone to my friend in canada. (Mississauga, ON).
He went to get the mobility sim and was told that this phone will not work with them, they need AWS 1700/2100.
What other carrier this phone can be used with and what other cheaper plans are available in that market.
Will rep.
Thanks
Anyone?
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Anyone?
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That's weird, according to here http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_t989-4129.php the phone has the 1700/2100 band. Hell, T-Mobile operates it's "4G" network on the 1700/2100. I've used my phone in El Salvador with Claro and they run on the 1700/2100 band and I've gotten HSPA+ just fine Tell your friend to try the Mobility sim anyways. He should be getting HSPA+
T989 in Canada
Don't know why it will not work on MOST carriers. I have one on Rogers and was running T-Mobile software with no problem A friend tried to run my phone on Wind and it was a no go. The phone came with Kodo Software on it , so I guess it worked there too I am currently running a set of software called SHADOW that works very well on the Rogers service..
Yes it will work, I use this phone on Wind mobile ( AWS ).. its a telus/koodo t-989d
There are guides on XDA to unlock the phone, You basically root, then install the t-mobile v. 4 radio, then enter the test menu and do a couple of things. It was super easy and I have done it to a couple of 989d's now. keep in mind, you HAVE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL STOCK ROM to do the unlock properly.. after you have unlocked, you can upgrade to the newer ver. 6 radio and use newer roms.