im about to buy an unlocked one x from at&t and im wondering if its able to catch tmobile us 4g network???????sorry if theres another thread but i search 60 pages and saw nothing about this question thnx!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just as the title asks, has anyone been able to unlock their Sprint Touch Pro 2, since Verizon's isnt out yet, to work on a US GSM carrier such as AT&T or T-Mobile?
Are the bands on the CDMA TP2s compatible with any of the 3G GSM networks, such as the 850/1700/1900/2100?
I just hate the fact that the GSM TP2s dont come with the 3.5mm headjack, but I wont bother with the CDMA TP2s if they cant work on a 3G GSM network.
Thanks!
Daniel
from the specs that ive found online, especifically the "insanely detailed review" that comes up when doing a google serch for sprint thouch pro 2 review. the cdma version will only support edge speeds.
I tried a canadian CDMA TP2 on a canadian GSM provider and only saw the E icon too. I'm in Oz now and have H full time. There are some radio settings in the GSM section of the phone options that I am gonna play with when I get home to see if it makes any difference. But it looks like it doesnt support 3G speeds in NA. Maybe after hard-spl, maybe radios simply missing?
I used my unlocked Telus TP2 with AT&T when I roam in the states. My device is unlocked and I have an AT&T SIM card. The sad thing as is noted 3G does not work.... gotta get that thing to work in future fixes.
Hardware issues
It is a hardware issue and will never be fixed. Our crappy US companies force HTC to cripple devices to try to limit our choice of phones we use on their networks!
Looked everywhere but have only found a few comments mainly regarding the AT&T network.
I have a AT&T branded Tilt-2 with TP2_Core_Cell_Evo_V3.1_(23127) and am on the T-mobile network.
In my area we have HSDPA and 3G, and my HTC 3G Dash shows those connections and runs from 583K up to 898K.
My Tilt2 on the other hand runs between 36K and a max of 156K (usually its under 50K)
I have tried everything and a ton of different radios and nothing seems to help.
I can't believe I am the only one, and I am sure its in the forum but I havent been able to find it and I have been looking for 2 days now. Does ANYONE know if there is a solution to this or am I stuck with a great looking phone and ROM that is slower than my old HTC Universal.
So I am starting this thread with the keywords in the title to help others find the info/help/cab/settings to fix this issue.
Any help would be appreciated..
Charles
Can I assume from the deafening silence that there is no solution and this would be why I couldn't find anything when I was searching all over the forums.
I thought AT&T and T-mobile use different bands for their 3G...haven't met anyone yet that can switch between these two and get the others' 3G service to work on the phone from the other...only Edge.
Yep, 3G are are different bands and AT&T's unique.
Most likely, hardware limit and T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 version is what you wanted.
However, for my Tilt 2, I use AT&T Prepaid Pay-as-you-go and get full 3G service and for $20 get 30 days of 100MB data at full speed. The Pay-as-you-go offers a $3.00 per day for unlimited calls during 24 hour period when you choose plan.
But the settings on the phone even show the 2100MHZ band and other stuff.. thought quad band phones were useable on all GSM networks. I guess that must mean the phones are but not the data portion of the phone.
So it would seem I have a really nice looking phone thats about as functional as a Windows 7 computer with a 56K dialup modem. Great...
Anyone on AT&T and have a T-mobile Touch Pro2 that they would like to swap with me.
when you talk about gsm (gprs/edge/2g), there are 4 bands and pretty much all devices can work on those. when it comes to umts (3g/hspa encap) thats where proprietary bands come in. word wide you will have the 900 and 2100 bands, att uses the 850 and 1900 bands, and tmobile uses 1700. what bands a phone is capable of running on depends on the baseband hardware in the phone. theres no way to change this without basically swapping the phone out for the carrier branded device.
cdma like sprint and verizon is another monster...
cdgoin said:
thought quad band phones were useable on all GSM networks.
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They do, but working and working optimally are 2 different things. You should always buy a phone to work on the network you use regularly, and be happy it works at all on others when you travel.
Live and learn..
I wonder if anyone out there in the community has a TouchPro2 that they got for use on AT&T and would like to swap..?
Charles
Can't get 3G Either
I'm using an unlocked HTC Touch Pro 2 (Euro Version) on T-Mobile and can only get Edge. The funny hting is that T-mobile is stumped on the issue even though they've seen that I'm using an HTC Touch Pro 2, not the branded T-Mo version. I just started looking into hardware differences tonight and will post whatever I find. I'm glad you started the thread.
T-Mobile HSPA bands
Just confirmed my suspicions.
The branded T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 operates on HSPA/WCDMA on the following bands: 1700/2100 MHz.
The HTC Touch Pro 2 (unbranded) operates on HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz.
So, if you want 3G, you need to stick with the T-Mobile branded phone.
Wow...I never thought I'd hear myself saying those words. *sigh* =(
I actually have a t-mobile branded HTC Touch Pro 2 I use on ATT, if you really wanna swap I'm totally down for that. My email is [email protected] shoot me a message and lets work out how to go about this.
hi everyone , is it possible to enable SimpleMobile/ T-Mobile 3G/4G HSPA+ on your AT&T phone like ours (captivate glide) .for example flash a t-mobile modem(radio) on this phone
I came across this site and he did it for Samsung Note
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...e-3g4g-hspa-on-your-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717/
if this possible can anyone point me how to start working on it
I read this I think all it means is you can buy this unlocked but you won't get t mobiles 4g but if you do this you can so I doubt there is anything for the glide someone correct me if I'm wrong
[Edit] it may be possible considering they are both Samsung but you will need an unlocked glide
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Not yet, Tmo 4g is currently on a different frequency the radio in the i927 doesn't use, but rumor has it they're going to utilize 800mhz (current 2g spectrum) for 4g by the end of the year since their 2g is way under utilized at the moment...
what about 3g is it still possible ?
yeah im talking about after the fact of unlocking
Question:
I'm getting mixed reports all over the blogs/forums/irc about the TMobile SGS3 isn't working as what it was first reported it to be.
I haven't seen that yet, or even posted, here on xda...
So, has anyone tried to have a TMo S3 with a AT&T sim? I use both TMo Straight Talk and AT&T Straight Talk, and I travel a lot. I swap sim on my GNex depending on the network and to where i'm at.
S3 is my next new toy, and based on AnandTech.com's reviews of the TMo, he did say it will work on both AT&T's HSPA+ and TMo's HSPA+. I just want to know if this was true in real time users, such as the community.
I just don't want to dip my $600+ on a phone when it might not even work, based on the consensus.
THANKS!!
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Why didn't you get the ATT version?
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If I had to GUESS, I'd say NO. I've only seen 1 device that would work on both networks using 4G - but it did require a flash.. It would only do 1 or the other at a time. (NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A GUESS AT THIS STAGE)
I have a GS3 from T-mobile, though I have not unlocked it yet, and I have access to a AT&T Straight talk sim, so I can absolutely test it, when I get unlocked.
You probably just have to SIM unlock the SGS3 and then it will work.
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It would work if you unlocked it. How ever they only have 2 of the same frequencies for 3g 850 and 1900. T-Mobile has 1700 and AT&T has 2100. So your service would suffer in certain locations. Galaxy S III for T-Mobile doesn't support LTE so you wouldn't get True 4G coverage.
works fine on my unlocked Tmo GS3 with ATT SIM, HSPA+ all day long, no LTE of course.
What's up guys, I've tried searching but couldn't find an answer for my issue.
I've recently got on my hands a verizon branded M7, but I use ATT. The phone came unlocked so I poped my SIM into it and it is working fine. However, I only get EDGE speeds, no 3g (HSDPA).
So I've been searching around and on the CM page, they say that the m7vzw is only capable of HSDPA 1900,2100 Mhz. Seeing as variants are very similar. I was wondering if someone knows if I can flash a radio or something to activate more HSDPA frequencies, or is this hardware bound?
Its hardware there was a T-Mobile thread started about this a long time ago
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