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Hey I was wondering if u unlock sim card on the at&t xperia play if it will connect to tmobiles 4g or at least the 3g, I will be gettin the r800at soon and wanna know if anyone has it on tmobile and if they are getting 3g or 4g.
If someone already posted this I'm sorry I searched but couldn't find anything
Thanks
You'll be getting EDGE or 2G whatever you want to call it. T-Mobile runs on a special frequency that AT&T doesn't.
That sucks that's the reson I wanted the r800at ohwell thanks for the info
Hope 3g or 4g will work once the merger happends with at&t and tmobile lol
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Hope 3g or 4g will work once the merger happends with at&t and tmobile lol
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T-mobile in the US uses the same band it uses in the UK. Thats why it differs from the other US GSM networks If you buy a EU device you can use T-Mobile 3G.
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I dont mean to rain on anyones parade, but i thought id go and check this out because that didnt sound correct.
Tmobile 3g seems to require the AWS band, no available model of the xperia play carries that band.
Tmobiles setup uses one band for uplink and one for down, not one or the other, these bands being 1700 and 2100, the r800i carries 900/2100 and the r800a and r800at carry 800/850/1900/2100.
as you can see theres no 1700 band available on any xperia play model afaik. so it appears you might be sol sorry :/
Thanks for all the info so its stupid tmobile that sucks they should have just came out with a tmobile one when the one for at&t came out such jerks well at least I can play games lol ill just have to conect to wifi when I wanna download stuff or watch videos ohwell
T-Mobile needs to step up and get OFF 1700! NOBODY uses that freq! I WANT 3G
Hell ya I agree I only got tmobile cuz they had the sidekick 2 back in the day and just never changed kept doin the 2 year contract thing ohwell
"I dont mean to rain on anyones parade, but i thought id go and check this out because that didnt sound correct.
Tmobile 3g seems to require the AWS band, no available model of the xperia play carries that band.
Tmobiles setup uses one band for uplink and one for down, not one or the other, these bands being 1700 and 2100, the r800i carries 900/2100 and the r800a and r800at carry 800/850/1900/2100.
as you can see theres no 1700 band available on any xperia play model afaik. so it appears you might be sol sorry :/""
When I flashed my R800at to 2 different generic stock firmwares (which changed my model number to R800i & R800a)my mobile connection changed to Edge. It also changed when I went into the settings>network mode& change it to "GSM only". It only went back to H or HSPA & 3g when I changed the APN's & changed network mode back to WCDMA (preferred)/GSM. Does that mean that the AT&T XPlay can connect to an Edge(2g) network but not Tmobile's 3g network?? What if we changed the APN? If anyone tries this please post the results here.
Ok so I was wrong & I can confirm that the Att Xperia Play will not work on Tmobile's 3g or 4g under any circumstances. Only edge/2g data will work due to the difference in bands as was mentioned here.
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well... that sucks. looks like i'll be getting an amaze 4g when i get back from Africa in spring!
(i only ordered the no-contract AT&T xperia play 4g to use on the "orange" network here, i don't want to have AT&T in the states. only t-mobile and verizon have 4g in my area, and i want to keep GSM for next time i travel, so t-mobile it is)
Has anybody been able to use the Xperia Ion LT28H or LT28I on Tmobile's 3G/4G? Some spec sheets list the AWS band and some don't.
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Has anybody been able to use the Xperia Ion LT28H or LT28I on Tmobile's 3G/4G? Some spec sheets list the AWS band and some don't.
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The LT28H might be alright, but the LT28i will not be, due to that it only has one bandwidth it can use and not the other one. It is the missing the 850Mhz band,
LT28i barely works on T-mobile. I tried that and it dropped out of network very often.
I have an LT28i and it worked fine on T-Mobile's 3G when I was over there for a month. Their coverage is patchy in some places, but I got good speeds when I actually had 3G coverage...
xperia ion lt28i
i ran into this dilemma before and started a thread as specs conflicts
after some research and getting a hold of sony , the unlocked lt28i does work on t-mobile 3g, which i currently have right now and am very happy with it, am in phoenix area which is one of the better spots for t-mobile
many websites had the specs wrong, i had gsm arena semi fix it but they havent recognized the 3 versions for the ion, there is the lt28i which is the international version(t-mobile compatible) , lt28at which is at&t locked and lacks the frequency needed for t-mobile 3g as of now, the lt28h should work also on tmobile and is capable of 4g speeds on paper but sellers that i came across couldnt distinguish which international version they had so i went with the lt28i, which is future proof for lte and t mobile reframe to 1900mhz for 3g in the coming months
my brother has the galaxy s3, synthetic benchmarks aside, when i have 3g and the s3 has 4g web browsing is almost the same speed, even though he has ics but its not a polished experiance like the ion
the phone is loud enough contrary to web reviews that dont know anything about the XLoud
screen is great, battery isnt the greatest but sufficient for a whole day
hope this helps
if you google any sony model followed by "white paper" you will get the accurate specs for it
T-Mobile US
I've got LT28i and it works perfectly well in Charlotte, NC where we have 1700 AWS. My average speeds are 7-9 mbps. I flashed Rogers Radio right after ICS upgrade. Unfortunately it does not support HSPA 42 only 21. Also when scanning for available networks I get AT&T 2G, 3G, LTE besides T-Mobile 2G, 3G.
2g, 3g, 4g, etc
From the White Papers on each phone.
LT28i: UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
LTE Band IV and Band XVII
LT28h: UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
LT28at: UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
GSM EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
LTE Band IV and Band XVII
So, they all work 2g and 3g on AT&T which uses 850 and 1900 for both. Only the LT28at will not work on T-mobile 3g, which usually needs 1700. However, they do lease 850 from AT&T and have started reallocating 1900 in some areas for 3g- according to wikipedia's T-Mobile page. So, you may be able to get it to work in some places 3g for T-mobile, but what's the point if you can buy the LT28i and have the best possible 3g coverage through T-mobile? And in 2013 then, both the LT28i and LT28at will work on AT&T and T-mobile for LTE/4g, which T-mobile has not yet deployed.
Personally, I thought the LT28h was the international version because it will work 3g in any country. That said, the other two will work in most countries 3g, you would just not have all the operators to choose from. Japan and Some of Europe may be questionable for 3g on these phones. Look up List_of_UMTS_networks on wikipedia. I can't post the link, but it lists all the UMTS operators and the frequencies they use.
The Xperia V (LT25i) soon to be release will be tri band UMTS and pentaband LTE. Not sure it will work on AT&T and T-mobile without band IV, but the other bands contain all of the band IV uplink and downlink frequencies, so I would think it could be used. LTE is not widely used yet if you travel to off-the-beaten-path places like I do though. Until LTE is more widely deployed, I'm more comfortable with a pentaband UMTS.
From what I have read t-mobile does not have any 4g technologies implemented at this current time. They do call hspa/hsdpa "4g" although it is only a slightly modified 3g tech. I have the lt28h which fully works without issues on the higher speed h+ tmobile networks. I think the soon to be released sony TL will work on tmobile for there hspa/hsdpa networks and depending on how they use lte it may work in some markets once they enable lte which could come as soon as january in some markets but probably not until 2014. Either way by the time that tmobile implements LTE sony will probably have 20 more variants of the sony xperia s. But if you want a fast high speed phone for today's tmobile network the lt28h will work what you need to look for is a phone that has hsdpa 1700/2100 this is how to get tmobiles full speed. The sony t , sony tx and the sony tl should also work.
After reading this entire thread now I'm more confused. Ruling everything out, the LT28H is the perfect model for use on Tmo's faux "4G" until they deploy LTE? I need a decent replacement phone that runs on something other than EDGE using Tmobile. My Samsung Galaxy S 4G is slow and needs to be cut loose. Advice?
In the long run I want the Z or ZL but the LT28H will have to do for now.
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After reading this entire thread now I'm more confused. Ruling everything out, the LT28H is the perfect model for use on Tmo's faux "4G" until they deploy LTE? I need a decent replacement phone that runs on something other than EDGE using Tmobile. My Samsung Galaxy S 4G is slow and needs to be cut loose. Advice?
In the long run I want the Z or ZL but the LT28H will have to do for now.
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the lt28h works great for me on t-mobile, average speed of 40mbps and i've gotten 70mbps on several occasions.
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the lt28h works great for me on t-mobile, average speed of 40mbps and i've gotten 70mbps on several occasions.
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Nice! Now off to ebay to find an unlocked phone. These don't come in anything other than black right?
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Nice! Now off to ebay to find an unlocked phone. These don't come in anything other than black right?
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it also comes in red.
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the lt28h works great for me on t-mobile, average speed of 40mbps and i've gotten 70mbps on several occasions.
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Question I forgot to ask. Are all these the same phone? LT28H and LT28i are the factory unlocked versions correct? And the LT28at is just the AT&T branded version?
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Question I forgot to ask. Are all these the same phone? LT28H and LT28i are the factory unlocked versions correct? And the LT28at is just the AT&T branded version?
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lt28i and lt28at has lte, lt28at does not have 1700 (band 4) spectrum for t-mobile 3g/4g.
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lt28i and lt28at has lte, lt28at does not have 1700 (band 4) spectrum for t-mobile 3g/4g.
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So in theory those of us wanting the max speed while on T-Mobile would require us to get the LT28H? Just checking and asking tons of Q's before I drop 400 clams for a phone...
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So in theory those of us wanting the max speed while on T-Mobile would require us to get the LT28H? Just checking and asking tons of Q's before I drop 400 clams for a phone...
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I have a Xperia SL lt26ii and a couple months ago it was only picking edge up, but as of recently in So Cal it's been picking up HSPA and when I went to florida it was getting 3g. Their high speed coverage is still pretty patchy around here though, their restructuring is taking forever.
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So in theory those of us wanting the max speed while on T-Mobile would require us to get the LT28H? Just checking and asking tons of Q's before I drop 400 clams for a phone...
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i spent $600 on my lt28h when it first came out, and it was worth every penny
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i spent $600 on my lt28h when it first came out, and it was worth every penny
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Wow! But it is a nice phone. I'm also looking at the LT30a but can't find any online retailers that sell it.
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Wow! But it is a nice phone. I'm also looking at the LT30a but can't find any online retailers that sell it.
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look for seller 'never-msrp' on ebay. that seller has the latest sony phones available and cheap.
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look for seller 'never-msrp' on ebay. that seller has the latest sony phones available and cheap.
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I will do that and see if he has either.
I will be finishing my contract with VZ in about 2 months and I have seriously been considering getting a R800at (AT&T Xperia PLAY) and unlocking the bootloader to also remove the simlock. So that I can use it on T-Mobile here where I live. VZ has sucky service in my area and I hate them anyways.
My question is are there anyone people here using the AT&T 4G (I know its not 4G but 3.5G Xperia PLAY) on T-Mobile and with TMo converting their 2G to AT&T 3G compatibility are you able to use the 3G service on your PLAYs?
I know the service coverage is all subjective to where you live, just curious if anyone is doing this and what their feedback / thoughts are on it.
Thank you in advance
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I will be finishing my contract with VZ in about 2 months and I have seriously been considering getting a R800at (AT&T Xperia PLAY) and unlocking the bootloader to also remove the simlock. So that I can use it on T-Mobile here where I live. VZ has sucky service in my area and I hate them anyways.
My question is are there anyone people here using the AT&T 4G (I know its not 4G but 3.5G Xperia PLAY) on T-Mobile and with TMo converting their 2G to AT&T 3G compatibility are you able to use the 3G service on your PLAYs?
I know the service coverage is all subjective to where you live, just curious if anyone is doing this and what their feedback / thoughts are on it.
Thank you in advance
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I have the R800a on T-mobile USA and im stuck on Edge which is 2g. If you want 4G or 3.5G for your play your stuck with At&t otherwise if you go to t-mobile usa your stuck with 2g on your R800at the same boat as me.
I get 4g fine with an att sim on straight talk but sadly only 2g with t mobile sim. Suppose it doesn't matter to me though since in using r800i firmware. Stuck on 3g
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I get 4g fine with an att sim on straight talk but sadly only 2g with t mobile sim. Suppose it doesn't matter to me though since in using r800i firmware. Stuck on 3g
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Straight supports at&t frequences and towers.
ozzmanj1 said:
I will be finishing my contract with VZ in about 2 months and I have seriously been considering getting a R800at (AT&T Xperia PLAY) and unlocking the bootloader to also remove the simlock. So that I can use it on T-Mobile here where I live. VZ has sucky service in my area and I hate them anyways.
My question is are there anyone people here using the AT&T 4G (I know its not 4G but 3.5G Xperia PLAY) on T-Mobile and with TMo converting their 2G to AT&T 3G compatibility are you able to use the 3G service on your PLAYs?
I know the service coverage is all subjective to where you live, just curious if anyone is doing this and what their feedback / thoughts are on it.
Thank you in advance
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Have you considered using your 800X on another CDMA network instead of buying an 800AT?
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Have you considered using your 800X on another CDMA network instead of buying an 800AT?
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No. Most of my family has switched to tmobile. That and I can get an awesome rate as I have a relative who can hook us up n
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No. Most of my family has switched to tmobile. That and I can get an awesome rate as I have a relative who can hook us up n
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An awesome rate stuck on 2G doesn't sound worth it to me.
I would look into: Sprint, Boost Mobile, Metro PCS.
(Not sure if Virgin Mobile and Straight Talk are CDMA tho)
There's a list of current locations where T-Mobile support the 1900MHz band, you'll have to check it to make sure you're in one of those area, and to be on the safe side, not on the edge but within the city zone. http://www.androidcentral.com/tags/t-mobile
I live in Miami which is one of the supported location so I did exactly that. I cancelled my LG Nexus 4 preorder since it's taking a long time to ship and bought an R800i, talk about vast gap in performance. I will report on it once it get here, but I'm already certain it'll work in my area since already tested it on other devices.
Not sure if it's possible to unlock the R800at through Sony website method though.
I'm using the $30 100min and 5gb T-Mobile plan, usually keep an extra $10 deposited which give an extra 100min, and using the Vonage app to make free outgoing VoIP call.
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*Edit Note: R800i do not work on ATT nor T-Mobile 3G!
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There's a list of current locations where T-Mobile support the 1900MHz band, you'll have to check it to make sure you're in one of those area, and to be on the safe side, not on the edge but within the city zone. http://www.androidcentral.com/tags/t-mobile
I live in Miami which is one of the supported location so I did exactly that. I cancelled my LG Nexus 4 preorder since it's taking a long time to ship and bought an R800i, talk about vast gap in performance. I will report on it once it get here, but I'm already certain it'll work in my area since already tested it on other devices.
Not sure if it's possible to unlock the R800at through Sony website method though.
I'm using the $30 100min and 5gb T-Mobile plan, usually keep an extra $10 deposited which give an extra 100min, and using the Vonage app to make free outgoing VoIP call.
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My brother works for HP, but knows the Utah state Region Director. (Southern ID, and UT) With the deal I would be able to get a plan with 5 lines, 3 with 500 minutes and up to 5gb of data on each, then 200 minutes on the last two phones with only 200mb of data. As it would only be my wife and I, we would be able to set it up for about $45 for both phones with the 500 each, and 5gb of data for about $50-55 a month. Currently we are paying $120 a month for VZ and its service blows.
Yes, currently where I live there is no converted 2G from T-Mobile but eventually it will roll out. I am pretty sure I can live with 2G until its converted, couldnt be any slower then VZ where I live (50-70kbps)
Did some digging, this is T-Mobile USA's spectrum chart for 2G
850 MHz/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA 2G/3G
1900 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ 3G/4G
AT&T Spectrum
Frequencies used on the AT&T Network
850 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G
850 MHz UMTS/HSPA 3G
1900 MHz UMTS/HSPA 3G
I realize that T-Mobile service is again, subjective, but I really do love this phone and despite borrowing a S3 for about a week, and a couple other phones, I really just dont have a strong desire to jump to another phone. I really enjoy this phone for what it was designed, gaming. And each time i use a a phone to play touchscreen gaming I want to scream.
On a side note, the Region Director did mention that he estimate sometime between second to 3rd quarter of next year where I live we should go live on the 2G conversion.
Actually 2G atleast on T-Mobile is more like average of 20-30kbps, at least from my experience. You will be able to use email and xda app, and slow webbrowsing, and Google Maps. Downloading apps from the Play Store is out of the question unless its small or you want to wait long.
Edit Note: Actually the speed is faster at 80-100kbps after speedtest.
I was considering rebuying the unlocked version of the S3 as well because of this 1900mhz support, but then there is a thread in its forum with tons of people S3 having hardware death.
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Actually 2G atleast on T-Mobile is more like average of 20-30kbps, at least from my experience. You will be able to use email and xda app, and slow webbrowsing, and Google Maps. Downloading apps from the Play Store is out of the question unless its small or you want to wait long.
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As I am always around wifi, at home and or at work (I work about 60 hours a week) I dont generally download from the PLAY store via 3G. And its not VZ's terribly slow data that driving me nuts its their service, I have had so many dropped calls, my wife too (Droid X)
But I guess what I am asking is, when the conversion is completed in my area, would I then be able to have 3G on this device? I guess we wont know for sure until it happens, but again T-Mobile did start converting it to give unlocked iphones on their service 3G.... and to free up spectrum for the planned rollout of their own LTE network.
I will let you know when I get my R800i in a few days, but I'm pretty certain of it. Many people have been utilizing this such as ATT iPhone owners and T-Mobile 3G worked on my Samsung Captivate.
Edit Note: Found out the R800i do not work with ATT nor T-Mobile 3G, but an unlocked R800at does.
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I will let you know when I get my R800i in a few days, buy I'm pretty certain of it. Many people have been utilizing this such as ATT iPhone owners and T-Mobile 3G worked on my Samsung Captivate.
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You mention R800i. While I am looking at the R800at. Should I be looking into the R800i rather then the R800at for T-Mobile in the USA?
Also any feedback you can provide when you get your R800i would be appreciated.
Here is whats listed as the bands for the R800i:
Band
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)
So guessing that with those bands in mind I should be looking into the R800i if I want to utilize T-Mobile USA's 3G network, and perhaps even maybe their 3.5...?
Actually the bands you listed are GSM bands, GSM are 2G.
The 3G bands for ATT and on the R800at are: 850/1900/2100MHz. Either having 850 and/or 1900 + 2100 support will get you 3G.
For T-Mobile, 3G bands are: 1700/2100 (known as AWS or UMTS). Some area have support for 1900 like we discussed. This is where the interlap come in and where unlocked phones that support 1900/2100 bands can get 3G on both T-Mobile and ATT.
There are different levels of 3G, the coverage area might be different. Lowest level usually is UMTS, have the widest coverage and use less battery, but slowest speed, I usually get an average of 3Mbps. Then there is HSPA and HSPA+, which have a large range of speed depending on the version (check Wikipedia). T-Mobile have Dual Cell HSPA which have theoretical capability of 42Mbps, but realistically you will get half of that, and not all devices support it, I get up to 26Mbps with this, outdoor and close to the cell tower of course. From experience, I find T-Mobile obviously have faster 3G speed, but sometimes poorer building penetration.
The Play support: HSDPA 7.2Mbps and HSUPA 5.76Mbps, so that's the max speed this device will be getting on 3G.
You can check the device specs on gsmarena.com for bands support, but they are not always accurate so beware.
This is also why I recommend Nexus phones, because the last two Nexus are pentaband 3G devices, which mean they can get 3G on every GSM carrier in the world. There are few pentaband devices and fewer good pentaband phones.
Well I got my R800i, but disappointingly it doesn't get 3G with T-Mobile, but I checked the spec again and it seem the R800i only support the HSDPA 900 / 2100 bands, I didn't realize this sooner since all other international phones I have bought do support the 1900 band so I just assumed.
But the AT&T version do support the 1900 / 2100 bands, so I'm still confident if you buy that version and figure out how to unlock it, you will be able to get 3G on T-Mobile in the 1900MHz supported areas.
I did a speedtest of the 2G speed and I get around 80-100kbps download speed. So about 10kilobytes per second.
Side note, on the dialer, you can dial: *#*#4636#*#* which will bring you to a menu where you can set which band the phone will use, although it is labeled by region (you'll have to press the Menu button to bring up the option).
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Well I got my R800i, but disappointingly it doesn't get 3G with T-Mobile, but I checked the spec again and it seem the R800i only support the HSDPA 900 / 2100 bands, I didn't realized this sooner since all other international phones I have bought do support the 1900 bands so I just assumed.
But the ATT version do support the 1900 / 2100 band, so I am still confident if you buy that version and figure out how to unlock it, you will be able to get 3G on T-Mobile in the 1900MHz supported areas.
I did a speedtest of the 2G speed and I get around 80-100kbps download speed. So about 10kilobytes per second.
Side note, on the dialer, you can dial: *#*#4636#*#* which will bring you to a menu where you can set which band the phone will use, although it is labeled by region.
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Thank you for the info and thank you for clarifying.
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So after that I went on ebay looking for an unlocked R800at. Found one, not great price, but it was at a pawn shop 1.5miles from my house so I picked it up.
Here are the results: (see attached images).
Somethings I found:
-You have to search for the network operators and select specifically the 3G T-Mobile network. Might need to manually enter the APN for data/mms to work.
-With stock AT&T rom, I only seem to see the phone switching between E (2G) and H+. Since HSPA+ coverage isn't as abundant and you might see the signal deteriorate quickly depending on your location coverage. Edit: I see the 3G and H logo with R800i rom, may be it was just cosmetic?
-With stock AT&T rom, I can't seem to log into Google's Market at all regardless with Data or WiFi while using the T-Mobile sim. Maybe a limitation ATT specifically put in? But this is no problem after flashing another rom.
-As expected, Bootloader Status: Not_Rootable. So I can not get into fastboot mode meaning it require the test point method to unlock the bootloader. Still, I can easily flash the R800i ftf which will allow the NXT rom to be bootable (the ftf that work for me is the R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Enhanced). Then root it using "SuperOneClick", had to use x-Parts's CWM installer version 5 to correctly install cwm.
Still will have to fiddle with it more to see what else I can find. As for the R800i I will have to suck up the 15% restocking fee.
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I have the R800a on T-mobile USA and im stuck on Edge which is 2g. If you want 4G or 3.5G for your play your stuck with At&t otherwise if you go to t-mobile usa your stuck with 2g on your R800at the same boat as me.
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How did you unlock it for use with t-mobile? I searched the forums to no avail. The only way I can find is to use a code you have to buy or you have to request through at&t and I don't have at&t so they won't provide me with one.
I can find ways to unlock the bootloader... is that the same thing?
Sorry I'm not familiar with sony ericsson
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How did you unlock it for use with t-mobile? I searched the forums to no avail. The only way I can find is to use a code you have to buy or you have to request through at&t and I don't have at&t so they won't provide me with one.
I can find ways to unlock the bootloader... is that the same thing?
Sorry I'm not familiar with sony ericsson
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With the code your thinking of the sim unlock. Which you can get from AT&T, if you want the bootloader unlocked you need to get in touch with Alejandrissimo to unlock it... its a free service he offers.
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From what I know, T-mobile's 1900MHz UMTS Band II is around in my area, but I'm stuck on EDGE. Scanning for networks when I was running the stock firmware that came with the LT26i showed T-mobile 3G along with 2G (and AT&T 2G/3G), but clicking 3G never worked for me. Now I'm running FreeXperia CM10 and it only shows T-mobile and AT&T without a 2G/3G distinction in any of them. Is anyone actually able to get on T-mobile 3G on a non-stock ROM? If yes, then how?
Bump as I would also like to know. I'm torn between getting this phone or the LT28H.
I am wanting to know this too... I am on Straight talk in Dallas TX and really want this phone, but not if I cant use it on T-Mobile's 3G.
Jess813 said:
I am wanting to know this too... I am on Straight talk in Dallas TX and really want this phone, but not if I cant use it on T-Mobile's 3G.
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I got one on loan from Sony and it works on T-Moble's HSPA network but obviously not at it's HSPA+ which is 3.5G AKA: Faux 4G.
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I got one on loan from Sony and it works on T-Moble's HSPA network but obviously not at it's HSPA+ which is 3.5G AKA: Faux 4G.
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I'm OK with 3G as long as its not edge, screen shots please
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This is EXACTLY what I am looking for.
So I just flash Hong Kong ROM (to debrand), and LT28i radio to get AWS HSPA + LTE?????
If so, how?
I have obtained required ROMs.
LT28a is SIM unlocked.
I need it to work on T-Mobile USA
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I'm still pretty confused about T-mobile's recent changes for LTE. I think (?) they are building their LTE on the 1900 band. Would my Ion flashed with the LT28I firmware be able to use T-mobile's new LTE data?
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I'm still pretty confused about T-mobile's recent changes for LTE. I think (?) they are building their LTE on the 1900 band. Would my Ion flashed with the LT28I firmware be able to use T-mobile's new LTE data?
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jommyjom said:
I'm still pretty confused about T-mobile's recent changes for LTE. I think (?) they are building their LTE on the 1900 band. Would my Ion flashed with the LT28I firmware be able to use T-mobile's new LTE data?
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My unlocked ION LT28at works on tmobile LTE and E no 3G.
Is there an answer? Will the Sony Xperia Ion model LT28AT use LTE on T-Mobile?