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SGH-i780 with US ATT Service (mms/3g)

hey guys
i was wondering if anyone in the US has got their i780 working perfectly with ATT service. i am unable to get 3g and also i am unable to receive MMS. well i recieve mms, but the message is blank. im wondering if there was any specific steps i need to take to have them activated. i searched all over, but all the solutions seem to be only for the UK and singapore. any help is appreciated. thanks.
also i am using a stock rom.

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i had to call att to get my phone working correctly, it was on their end. They have to set up their end to work with a pda.

mike c said:
i had to call att to get my phone working correctly, it was on their end. They have to set up their end to work with a pda.
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did the rep give you any problems? when ic alled they claimed they didnt know the settings for it because it snot part of their supported phones.

bknewtype said:
did the rep give you any problems? when ic alled they claimed they didnt know the settings for it because it snot part of their supported phones.
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Your ability to get 3g will depend on if the phone supports the frequency american 3g is on. A lot of foreign phones don't
I had a hard time getting to cell me a data package too for my phone since I bought it unlocked. The a holes act like "if its not ours we cant guarantee it will work!" then they wouldn't cell me a data package except the crappy medianet one (I should have been dishonest and taken it, would saved $15 a month for the same service). Called back, got a different rep, gave him the IMEI number, told him it was a PDA, went smoothly.

T-mobile voice comfirmation

Just spoke with the tech support department at tmobile... They say the tab will do voice but it has had the software removed from the build... Can someone please pull the phone apk and the phone utility apk from a euro build so we can test it on wednesday when it comes out. Hopefully this will solve the issue of no voice. He also confirmed it has all for gsm radios onboard and will work with the standard android data plan... Heres hoping...
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Just came back from demoing the Tab at my local tmobile store. It does use a standard sim. However the update is this: in the apps management screen, it seems that the only thing missing is the actual phone apk. The phone utility apk is there and the contacts apk is there. It looks like we just need the phone apk and then possibly the contacts merge apk to get voice enabled. Anyhow, the phone is being released at 11am pst tomorrow in my town, mine is on reserve so I will have it by 11:05am pst. anyone who wants to guide me into activating voice on this baby, send me a message and i will be happy to assist with trying some methods out.
I will need to try the following apk's from the euro version:
phone.apk
contactsmerge.apk
oh, the local reps looked on the computer and said that this device WILL require a webconnect data plan, not the unlimited android. There is a work around though... with voice enabled, you can call tmobile and ask for a tech support supervisor, open a trouble ticket and request an engineer to change your device ip range to that of a smartphone... then data and voice should work together. I had this problem on my aws version of the dell streak and it fixed it using unlimited voice and unlimited android data plans.

jdmadonna said:
Just came back from demoing the Tab at my local tmobile store. It does use a standard sim. However the update is this: in the apps management screen, it seems that the only thing missing is the actual phone apk. The phone utility apk is there and the contacts apk is there. It looks like we just need the phone apk and then possibly the contacts merge apk to get voice enabled. Anyhow, the phone is being released at 11am pst tomorrow in my town, mine is on reserve so I will have it by 11:05am pst. anyone who wants to guide me into activating voice on this baby, send me a message and i will be happy to assist with trying some methods out.
I will need to try the following apk's from the euro version:
phone.apk
contactsmerge.apk
oh, the local reps looked on the computer and said that this device WILL require a webconnect data plan, not the unlimited android. There is a work around though... with voice enabled, you can call tmobile and ask for a tech support supervisor, open a trouble ticket and request an engineer to change your device ip range to that of a smartphone... then data and voice should work together. I had this problem on my aws version of the dell streak and it fixed it using unlimited voice and unlimited android data plans.
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i would appreciate any help you can give me. i tried pushing a modified phone.apk that was on this forum but with no success. i put my nexus sim card in there and when i launched my browser i was able to go to google.com and do a websearch. but when i clicked on a link i was sent to a tmobile site with a 404 error. not the same error that you get when u try to use a $10 data plan on a mytouch (it says u need to upgrade ur plan). it was an actual 404. but i am actually using the $10 data plan on my nexus, but since i was able to go to google.com i think theres away around this.

jdmadonna said:
Just came back from demoing the Tab at my local tmobile store. It does use a standard sim. However the update is this: in the apps management screen, it seems that the only thing missing is the actual phone apk. The phone utility apk is there and the contacts apk is there. It looks like we just need the phone apk and then possibly the contacts merge apk to get voice enabled. Anyhow, the phone is being released at 11am pst tomorrow in my town, mine is on reserve so I will have it by 11:05am pst. anyone who wants to guide me into activating voice on this baby, send me a message and i will be happy to assist with trying some methods out.
I will need to try the following apk's from the euro version:
phone.apk
contactsmerge.apk
oh, the local reps looked on the computer and said that this device WILL require a webconnect data plan, not the unlimited android. There is a work around though... with voice enabled, you can call tmobile and ask for a tech support supervisor, open a trouble ticket and request an engineer to change your device ip range to that of a smartphone... then data and voice should work together. I had this problem on my aws version of the dell streak and it fixed it using unlimited voice and unlimited android data plans.
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Why don't you just flash it with the EURO firmware??

shollywood said:
Why don't you just flash it with the EURO firmware??
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Is it known for sure that the hardware is identical? If not, I'd say that might be a good reason. This could lead to reversed buttons, inability to get into hardware, recovery mode, etc. Also, the system dates would likely display backwards from from the US does it too. Just my 2 cents.
It seem a much better idea to just pull what you want from a system dump of the euro firmware.

can someone please post these apk so we the U.S can work on calls thank you

I second that request... the guy I was working with yesterday and I were stopped at loading the phone apk as well...
Does anyone know if anyone else (anywhere) is working on a fix? I've googled and googled with not much success.
jdmadonna... all of the Euro firmwares are posted on samfirmware.com ... have you checked there?

I loaded the phone.apk onto the tab after rooting it with z4root. Then using root explorer. It loaded fine... but then a really wierd thing happened. The tab vibrated every couple of seconds and kept showing the message : android.phone has stopped working. This kept happening over and over. Finally I turned off the tab, and rebooted... that's when all hell broke loose... lost the network provider and lost the whole baseband on the tab. Nothing would bring it back... bricked the tab. I took it back today, will wait for more to come in stock and for a REAL developer to figure out how to bypass this problem... sorry guys, I tried... and it killed the tab!!

jdmadonna said:
I loaded the phone.apk onto the tab after rooting it with z4root. Then using root explorer. It loaded fine... but then a really wierd thing happened. The tab vibrated every couple of seconds and kept showing the message : android.phone has stopped working. This kept happening over and over. Finally I turned off the tab, and rebooted... that's when all hell broke loose... lost the network provider and lost the whole baseband on the tab. Nothing would bring it back... bricked the tab. I took it back today, will wait for more to come in stock and for a REAL developer to figure out how to bypass this problem... sorry guys, I tried... and it killed the tab!!
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Sorry you bricked your tab :|.
I wished you would have tried to flash the Euro firmware before taking it back to see what happens as it was already bricked.
If the euro firmwares are flashable on the T-mobile model, voice should work just fine.

Geez jdmadonna.... WHAT a drag... I admire you trying...
I'm hoping some developer somewhere is working on this...
I made the decision today that I'm just not going to pay ~$1000 for the Euro Tab in order to get a phone... I love the tab.... but $599 tmo off-contract is all I can justify... I can afford more, but will not spend more.
So... if we can't get the t-mo working with phone... it's going back...
effing greedy US carriers who didn't want to "cut into their smartphone sales"...
thx again for trying... will they replace it?
btw... was that the Euro version phone.apk?

jdmadonna said:
I loaded the phone.apk onto the tab after rooting it with z4root. Then using root explorer. It loaded fine... but then a really wierd thing happened. The tab vibrated every couple of seconds and kept showing the message : android.phone has stopped working. This kept happening over and over. Finally I turned off the tab, and rebooted... that's when all hell broke loose... lost the network provider and lost the whole baseband on the tab. Nothing would bring it back... bricked the tab. I took it back today, will wait for more to come in stock and for a REAL developer to figure out how to bypass this problem... sorry guys, I tried... and it killed the tab!!
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You didn't brick your galaxy tab. All you had to do is push the original files back. I pushed a modified phone.apk and got constant crashes. I made a backup of the original, you should always make a backup.

International Carrier/ROM IDK....????

Hey XDA Community, I am getting married next year (June) and my honey and I are thinking about going to Ireland. My Infuse is currently rooted and I "THINK" the sim is unlocked. Is there a ROM I can Flash that is stable or semi Stable and be able to make International call home?
It seems there's a handful of cell phone carries in the Ireland: Vodaphone Meteor Three O2 Tesco 48Months
I know I Could Simply add international to my at&t account or just buy calling cards. My plan was to flash an International ROM before we leave or once we get there and pop in a pre-pay sim card and i'm good to go....
Thanks in advance for any information on this topic....

If u are on stock or any custom rom u will be able to use ur phone on any international GSM providers the only thing u will have to look is ur phone should be sim unlocked for other sim cards. U can check the status by typing *#7465625#.
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The main thing is that it's unlocked. Once you get there, buy a SIM card from wherever (I've bought mine from Tesco while in Britain), pop it in your phone, set it up and you should be more or less good to go. Most of them have an international calling option. I can't remember the details of the deal I got, but basically it cost £11 for the SIM and basic pay-as-you-go plan. The plan includes, calls, mms, sms, and data - Oh! One little trick they pull (Tesco anyway): make sure you sign up for calls, data, sms etc. on their website. If you just use your £10, it'll be gone in a flash. If you sign up, you'll have plenty to go on... I used Skype to call home, btw.
A couple of warnings though: you'll probably have to manually enter the correct mms/sms info. For reasons I do not understand, I had all kinds of problems with the connection. I would completely lose the signal (like when I was out in the countryside or on the tube) and was not able to get it back without rebooting the phone. Maybe I've got a borked phone - it works fine in the States, but it was a PITA while travelling. I found that the kernel made a little difference too. Entropy's 3/4 kernel did not work well, the InfusionB (1400 OC) was better. For all of this, I was using Dman's Deodexed, zipaligned, rooted, etc. stock Gingerbread.

I just unlocked my infuse by modifying the nv_data.bin file. I was going to write up new instructions. As the one in development thread is old and doesn't work with cm9/10. However I am unsure if it is a one size fits all. I would need a few people to test it.
Edit: the other method might work for cm/10. I just didn't go that route
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Great now ur phone is a free bird can go anywhere
The infuse unlock tool works only on Froyo will not work on version after froyo, Have used it many times, For user who want to unlock and are on GB and higher should use the other method.

rkkaranrk said:
If u are on stock or any custom rom u will be able to use ur phone on any international GSM providers the only thing u will have to look is ur phone should be sim unlocked for other sim cards. U can check the status by typing *#7465625#.
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Thanks But when I tried that nothing happens....BTW i forgot to mention I'm currently running Paranoid Android ICS wo/Aroma
Whizzpopper said:
The main thing is that it's unlocked. Once you get there, buy a SIM card from wherever (I've bought mine from Tesco while in Britain), pop it in your phone, set it up and you should be more or less good to go. Most of them have an international calling option. I can't remember the details of the deal I got, but basically it cost £11 for the SIM and basic pay-as-you-go plan. The plan includes, calls, mms, sms, and data - Oh! One little trick they pull (Tesco anyway): make sure you sign up for calls, data, sms etc. on their website. If you just use your £10, it'll be gone in a flash. If you sign up, you'll have plenty to go on... I used Skype to call home, btw.
A couple of warnings though: you'll probably have to manually enter the correct mms/sms info. For reasons I do not understand, I had all kinds of problems with the connection. I would completely lose the signal (like when I was out in the countryside or on the tube) and was not able to get it back without rebooting the phone. Maybe I've got a borked phone - it works fine in the States, but it was a PITA while travelling. I found that the kernel made a little difference too. Entropy's 3/4 kernel did not work well, the InfusionB (1400 OC) was better. For all of this, I was using Dman's Deodexed, zipaligned, rooted, etc. stock Gingerbread.
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Thanks for the info on Tesco, I'll check more into them and the other carriers.

Ask att if they will unlock the phone. If not you can use one of the paid sites if your not comfortable finding your own unlock code. I think I paid 15 bucks for my unlock code online. Threw a T-Mobile sim in it, punched in the code. Phone said it was unlocked. Finished out my last few days on att then moved to Germany. I've been running o2 ever since. I have been on Zeus, emann, uniporn, and cm10. I am probably forgetting a few. As for international calling, just load up some money onto a Skype account and call with that. Or if the people you are calling have smart phones have them download viber. I use viber to call friends in the States all the time. Its free. Also for texting I use whatsapp and kick messenger. I don't remember the last time I used the actual phone and messenging app on this phone. Everyone I talk to has smart phones.
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Bryan583 said:
Thanks for the info on Tesco, I'll check more into them and the other carriers.
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Tesco is on O2 in Britain, I believe it's the same for Ireland too. When I was trying to work out the MMS problem, I stumbled across the Tesco Ireland site. It seemed to be much more useful than the site for GB! Figures. Definitely check their coverage and, if possible, ask people there what they prefer. I was in a dead(ish) zone for nearly a week! 2G, choppy calls, and no MMS. Luckily the man next door had just painted his wall and allowed me to watch it dry while my phone loaded Google News.

[Q] International MMS dont go

Hi folks. i have this prob and trying to find the solution.
I can receive MMS from overseas BUT i cannot send them. In US all is fine but not international..All settings are fine as well as data settings. Any idea ? it says "pending" in the message status and never goes
It happens with all my international contacts in different carriers. I have not be able to sent mms international all tho i have try several times, with 3 different countries, one was Romania, the other was Italy and the other was Greece. I'm more interested for Greece (my relatives are there), i have receive several mms (mostly pics) from them, from different providers ( Vodafone, Wind, and Cosmote) but every time i send one (in any of their carriers) never goes through and getting a permanent "pending" under status of mms. I have use the standard message app that came with my phone (LG G2X) as well and other apps like Handcend sms, but none goes through. Here in US all good, but not international. so i'm wondering if there is a special setup i have to do in the phone for that or our carrier have restrict this feature.. This problem is ONLY with MMS and NOT with SMS since all sms i have send there are going all through). My data program is unlimited as well and the messaging. On T-Mobile network full signal and 4g when i try. G2X is rooted but stock Rom. I have try most of troubleshooting (reboot, airplane manual set carrier etc) with no results. T mobile support says all working ok with network. Any info on settings or how i can fix this will be greatly appreciated. . Thank you in advance.
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Nick
G2X T-Mobile

nk1960 said:
Hi folks. i have this prob and trying to find the solution.
I can receive MMS from overseas BUT i cannot send them. In US all is fine but not international..All settings are fine as well as data settings. Any idea ? it says "pending" in the message status and never goes
It happens with all my international contacts in different carriers. I have not be able to sent mms international all tho i have try several times, with 3 different countries, one was Romania, the other was Italy and the other was Greece. I'm more interested for Greece (my relatives are there), i have receive several mms (mostly pics) from them, from different providers ( Vodafone, Wind, and Cosmote) but every time i send one (in any of their carriers) never goes through and getting a permanent "pending" under status of mms. I have use the standard message app that came with my phone (LG G2X) as well and other apps like Handcend sms, but none goes through. Here in US all good, but not international. so i'm wondering if there is a special setup i have to do in the phone for that or our carrier have restrict this feature.. This problem is ONLY with MMS and NOT with SMS since all sms i have send there are going all through). My data program is unlimited as well and the messaging. On T-Mobile network full signal and 4g when i try. G2X is rooted but stock Rom. I have try most of troubleshooting (reboot, airplane manual set carrier etc) with no results. T mobile support says all working ok with network. Any info on settings or how i can fix this will be greatly appreciated. . Thank you in advance.
Regards
Nick
G2X T-Mobile
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Hm.. I spoke with T-mobile the other day since I'm leaving for Australia in a couple of weeks, and they had to initiate some kind of "unlock" process so that the G2x could operate on international networks (assuming I understood them correctly). I don't know if this is simply for use outside the US or for use between other countries and the US.
But, at the time, my G2x was rooted, running Paranoid Android CM10 (build 8?). They asked for my IMEI number and things went along without a hitch. Don't know if this helps but I'm thinking there might have to be some kind of activation process to allow the phone to communicate internationally.

klairvoiancy said:
Hm.. I spoke with T-mobile the other day since I'm leaving for Australia in a couple of weeks, and they had to initiate some kind of "unlock" process so that the G2x could operate on international networks (assuming I understood them correctly). I don't know if this is simply for use outside the US or for use between other countries and the US.
But, at the time, my G2x was rooted, running Paranoid Android CM10 (build 8?). They asked for my IMEI number and things went along without a hitch. Don't know if this helps but I'm thinking there might have to be some kind of activation process to allow the phone to communicate internationally.
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Thanks for the reply BUT my phone its already unlocked to work internationally (every provider that finances a handset locks it so you cannot use it with another carrier b4 the contract expires and if you need to use it then they send you an unlock code).
My problem is this : I can receive MMS from overseas BUT i cannot send them. and i'm based in US.
Thanks again in advance.

nk1960 said:
Thanks for the reply BUT my phone its already unlocked to work internationally (every provider that finances a handset locks it so you cannot use it with another carrier b4 the contract expires and if you need to use it then they send you an unlock code).
My problem is this : I can receive MMS from overseas BUT i cannot send them. and i'm based in US.
Thanks again in advance.
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Sorry about that - I seem to have missed the part where you can still receive overseas...
If you're phone is already unlocked to use internationally, then I don't know what else could it be since you've tried both stock and 3rd party message apps. Have you tried sending via wifi?

Anyone in canada get a hold of one of these yet?

Im just curious if it has the same MMS and tethering issues the lumia 920 did with telus/koodo

I have one but don't use Telus...use Bell

shollywood said:
I have one but don't use Telus...use Bell
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and the data works?

ABSOLUTELY!! You have to manually add the APN but get LTE on phone no problem.
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Access Point?
shollywood said:
ABSOLUTELY!! You have to manually add the APN but get LTE on phone no problem.
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Did you need to use Access Point to get tethering working?
Also, where did you get the phone?

Did you need to use Access Point to get tethering working?
Also, where did you get the phone?[/QUOTE]
You just turn on internet sharing to tether. Got phone at Microsoft Store (kiosk).

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Did you need to use Access Point to get tethering working?
Also, where did you get the phone?
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You just turn on internet sharing to tether. Got phone at Microsoft Store (kiosk).[/QUOTE]
Incredible! What did it take to get it unlocked as a Canadian?

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You just turn on internet sharing to tether. Got phone at Microsoft Store (kiosk).
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Incredible! What did it take to get it unlocked as a Canadian?[/QUOTE]
a phone call to AT&T and about 6 minutes of my time.

shollywood said:
Incredible! What did it take to get it unlocked as a Canadian?
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a phone call to AT&T and about 6 minutes of my time.[/QUOTE]
Do/did you have an AT&T account already? I'm going to be in the US next week and I would like to buy one from a MS store, call AT&T and get it unlocked, but I have heard you need to be an existing AT&T customer and I am not.

tomcahill said:
a phone call to AT&T and about 6 minutes of my time.
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Do/did you have an AT&T account already? I'm going to be in the US next week and I would like to buy one from a MS store, call AT&T and get it unlocked, but I have heard you need to be an existing AT&T customer and I am not.[/QUOTE]
no never had AT&T account. Don't believe what you've heard.

iadlhh tically
shollywood said:
Do/did you have an AT&T account already? I'm going to be in the US next week and I would like to buy one from a MS store, call AT&T and get it unlocked, but I have heard you need to be an existing AT&T customer and I am not.
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no never had AT&T account. Don't believe what you've heard.[/QUOTE]
Thanks--do you think tethering would work on a rogers account with this phone? I am currently in the US ( ) but coming back to Canada next year and should still be using the phone if i buy it...just want to make sure that the phone will work 100% up there and that ATT didn't block some real features. Also travelling to UK next month and was going to buy version there, but super expensive. Thanks!

So easy!!
whatup12 said:
no never had AT&T account. Don't believe what you've heard.
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Thanks--do you think tethering would work on a rogers account with this phone? I am currently in the US ( ) but coming back to Canada next year and should still be using the phone if i buy it...just want to make sure that the phone will work 100% up there and that ATT didn't block some real features. Also travelling to UK next month and was going to buy version there, but super expensive. Thanks![/QUOTE]
I bought mine last week at a Microsoft store. Called AT&T and just as previously reported, got it unlocked with no issues. They took about 5 minutes to verify it wasn't stolen and then provided me with the code.
Now I am back in Canada, running on the Bell network, the phone works 100%. MMS, Internet Sharing, Data, etc.... It automatically selected Bell in access point when I put my Bell sim card in. (I use straight talk when in the US).
Very happy with the phone!

tomcahill said:
Thanks--do you think tethering would work on a rogers account with this phone? I am currently in the US ( ) but coming back to Canada next year and should still be using the phone if i buy it...just want to make sure that the phone will work 100% up there and that ATT didn't block some real features. Also travelling to UK next month and was going to buy version there, but super expensive. Thanks!
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I bought mine last week at a Microsoft store. Called AT&T and just as previously reported, got it unlocked with no issues. They took about 5 minutes to verify it wasn't stolen and then provided me with the code.
Now I am back in Canada, running on the Bell network, the phone works 100%. MMS, Internet Sharing, Data, etc.... It automatically selected Bell in access point when I put my Bell sim card in. (I use straight talk when in the US).
Very happy with the phone![/QUOTE]
Good to hear it all went well. One piece of advice, be very careful when swapping SIM cards. Mine is in for repairs already as the SIM slot seems a little flimsy and it stopped reading ANY SIM card altogether!

shollywood said:
I bought mine last week at a Microsoft store. Called AT&T and just as previously reported, got it unlocked with no issues. They took about 5 minutes to verify it wasn't stolen and then provided me with the code.
Now I am back in Canada, running on the Bell network, the phone works 100%. MMS, Internet Sharing, Data, etc.... It automatically selected Bell in access point when I put my Bell sim card in. (I use straight talk when in the US).
Very happy with the phone!
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Good to hear it all went well. One piece of advice, be very careful when swapping SIM cards. Mine is in for repairs already as the SIM slot seems a little flimsy and it stopped reading ANY SIM card altogether![/QUOTE]
Do you guys know anything about using this device with Fido?