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Can anyone please help me. I own an unlocked T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) which I originally purchased from T-Mobile in the USA.
I have recently moved to the UK and had the handset unlocked. Does anyone know how to remove the US version of the Android operating system (which I am guessing is specific to the T-Mobile Vibrant) and replace it with the UK version of the Samsung Galaxy S operating system.
Additionally the GPS is not working on the phone in the UK however works fine when I am back in the USA. I spoke with both Samsung and T-mobile and neither were much help. Someone did mention that I need to get the GPS configuration codes but have no idea how to find them let alone install them.
Please help me with this as I am going crazy.
Thanks

For the GPS, you should be able to download a GPS app from the market such as GPS Status or Faster Fix which will download the assist data to help you out. As far as a "UK version of android," I think you're confused. There's no US or UK version. The Android on your Vibrant is the same Android on the i9000, but each one is optimized for its hardware. You can't just switch them back and forth and expect it to work.

Thanks but I've already tried using the samsung app GPS restore and it still doesn't connect with the satellites.
As far as the operaying system is concerned I agree that it must be optimized for the hardware as my Vibrant (which is obviously optimized for T-Mobile in the USA). When I look at my contacts all of the phone numbers are displayed in the US telephone number format (xxx-xxx-xxxx) which is different from that in the UK.
I guess I am just going to have to buy a UK cell phone to be able to connect to the satellites here in the UK.

gmchardy1970 said:
Thanks but I've already tried using the samsung app GPS restore and it still doesn't connect with the satellites.
As far as the operaying system is concerned I agree that it must be optimized for the hardware as my Vibrant (which is obviously optimized for T-Mobile in the USA). When I look at my contacts all of the phone numbers are displayed in the US telephone number format (xxx-xxx-xxxx) which is different from that in the UK.
I guess I am just going to have to buy a UK cell phone to be able to connect to the satellites here in the UK.
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That's just your locale setting. Install MoreLocales2 and setup one for GB, and you'll get UK English instead of US English, including UK formatting.
As for GPS, there is no reason why it wouldn't work in the UK; it's the same satellite network! What software are you using?

LATAM Baseband

I have seen many threads talking about basebands, but I can't find anyone clearly explaining in which country/region a given baseband in supposed to work well, and where it doesn't.
I need a Gingerbread baseband for my Optimus 3D that will fully work in Latin America region, I'm afraid to get in trouble if I flash the european GB baseband I found in this forum, and loose some (or all) frequencies in my country.
Thanks in advance!

Me too. I'm in Canada and when I flashed the euro gb baseband I lost all connectivity.
Sent from my LG Optimus 3D

thegregulator said:
Me too. I'm in Canada and when I flashed the euro gb baseband I lost all connectivity.
Sent from my LG Optimus 3D
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Same!
Also on Bell.

Audi2Audi said:
Same!
Also on Bell.
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I know these boards have picked up a bit but it's kind of depressing considering all the action I see when I check up on the Sensation threads for my other phone. You'd think that because this phone is so sweet and comes completely unlocked there would be a lot of development going on.

Good Afternoon!
Just for fun I thought I would flash the recent GB KDZ file posted.
Still having the same issues registering on the network. :/
- Audi.

I flashed latest KDZ file for o3d even though i have a thrill 4g and 3g and all other things work great except i don't have 4g to test on this country

Audi2Audi said:
Good Afternoon!
Just for fun I thought I would flash the recent GB KDZ file posted.
Still having the same issues registering on the network. :/
- Audi.
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I have no idea why it's not working. Both AT&T and Bell use the 850 and 1900mhz frequencies for their respective UMTS networks, but up in Canada we can't even get the phone to recognize our network. I'd be happy with 3G speeds for now, but that's not even possible. I wonder if AT&T uses other bands for 3G speeds as well?

My phone is a P920 of European origin and have had to put the 3G baseband of a Thrill. This in Froyo. Also the one I have worked p920h.
Until no one KDZ for America or get a baseband for this continent, you lose the 3g frequencies 850 and 1900.
Keep in mind that the baseband is independent of the rom, which means that after installing the baseband you can put any rom, whether European or American.
The Ginger there so far is European and therefore everything is lost that frequency.
Sorry for my language.
With Google Translator

Good Evening,
I wonder if a baseband from another Gingerbread device could be modified to work with the Optimus 3D. What about one from an Optimus 2X?
Just a thought...I wouldn't know where to begin!

just a quick question, my carrier works under 2100 Mhz I am located in Costa Rica, if I do put the euro version will the network not work....
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my question is since I do not live in Europe, what exactly euro open means

I'm using euro gb fw, and everything is working fine, although I have an edge icon instead of 3g, think it's cause of the region can't remember if it happened with my old x10.
this can be an issue unless it's showed like that when not having data enabled
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I'm on a 3g network and I have edge enabled :S, we need LAM baseband Q_Q

I happen to be in a 1900 umts AT&T area, but it was too spotty and I went back to Froyo. Though for those of us who have to wait, I have a froyo custom kernel with init.d support below (thrillz) that I've been running on my p925 on the roadrunner rom.

Audi2Audi said:
Good Afternoon!
Just for fun I thought I would flash the recent GB KDZ file posted.
Still having the same issues registering on the network. :/
- Audi.
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Good Evening!
I figured I would install the GB KDZ again.
For no apparent reason after the reboot I was registered on the network (Bell) and have had no problems as of yet (Only has been an hour or so).
I wish I had an answer as to why it worked this time.
I will keep you posted!
Thanks, Audi.

yeah I'm in Canada too and eagerly await some usable Gingerbread with fully working baseband.
Apparently Rogers is one of the last carriers to get on board with Gingerbread and is holding up LG.
ARRHHG!

crazycage said:
yeah I'm in Canada too and eagerly await some usable Gingerbread with fully working baseband.
Apparently Rogers is one of the last carriers to get on board with Gingerbread and is holding up LG.
ARRHHG!
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Good Morning,
My device is a Rogers device unlocked and used on the Bell network.
After flashing the V21a Gingerbread KDZ a second time I am having no issues at all!
I wish I could tell you why it worked this time when the original baseband flash method and my first flash of the V21a KDZ both resulted in network issues.
I didn't do anything differently the second time I flashed the KDZ and was immediately registered on the network. I have had no issues since lastnight.
I will let you know if anything changes!
- Audi.

Hi Audi.
Thanks for the info. I guess since you got on the bell network, the rogers network should also work? Maybe not actually because rogers GSM. Is your connection Gsm Too? I am a bit nervous flashing kdz file. Its not standard zip flash through cwm is it?
I also worried about flashing baseband.
Do you know if I have made nandrroid backup of my 2.2 and need to restore, will my backup flash 2.2 baseband back on automatically?
Thanks .

I use the same gsm network as at&t think it's the same as rogers, I randomly get dc from the network but comes back fast.
I think you should be aware that maybe your 3g network won't work using euro open fw
i'm always on edge :S

alankstiyo said:
I use the same gsm network as at&t think it's the same as rogers, I randomly get dc from the network but comes back fast.
I think you should be aware that maybe your 3g network won't work using euro open fw
i'm always on edge :S
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Hello!
When running speedtests I average between 2.5 and 5.5 Mbps (depending on the time of day). This is pretty much what I saw on Froyo. No complaints here!
Thanks, Audi.

Hi audi
How is your phone running lately? Any lockups, slowdowns, disconnects or anything? Full hardware working including wifi? Do you get 3g icon or edge?

crazycage said:
Hi audi
How is your phone running lately? Any lockups, slowdowns, disconnects or anything? Full hardware working including wifi? Do you get 3g icon or edge?
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Good Evening,
The phone is running great. I currently have the Acura ROM installed.
Battery life is an incredible improvement!
The icon I have is "H" (so 3G not HSPA+ yet); and the speeds are as previously mentioned averaging between 2.5 Mbps and 5.5 Mbps depending on the time of day and signal strength.
No random disconnects; voice and data (3G/WIFI) work without issue.
Thanks, Audi.

Official Australian Optus GB rom available...kind of...

As some of you may know, my O3D was sent to LG service repairers Evertec to fix a broken power button. I asked them to fix just the power button under warranty - my phone was on froyo (i was on the leaked GB but because of ghost calls and data dropouts i reverted to froyo) and i just got my phone back today with a note saying the power button was fixed and they flashed my phone to "the latest firmware"
Lo and behold I booted to a fresh install of an official Optus GB rom - baseband 20b but perfect reception. no dropouts or ghost calls. i think it may be rom related.... i do have some bloatware but at least i have no reception/data issues
im not sure if this rom is available ota or for download but the service guys seem happy to flash it on repaired phones!

yes,20b is online,but still not rootable

I had 20b installed before but it wasnt the Australian Optus rom... Whatever rom that was, it always gave me grief....now no problems at all. in fact optus even sent me a message with settings in it - i havent activated it as yet as my reception is currently working perfectly fine without it.

Guys, please be aware that LG version numbers ARE NOT CONSISTENT, at least not the way we think of it. European v20b is not the same as India v20b.
In fact, each region has it´s own version branch, so you can perfectly have, for example, Romenia v21a with the same baseband of Croatia v20b.
So, don´t be fooled by equal version numbers: you can only compare version numbers when comparing software for the same region. If you cross regions when comparing, you will get it all wrong.

shredman09 said:
I had 20b installed before but it wasnt the Australian Optus rom... Whatever rom that was, it always gave me grief....now no problems at all. in fact optus even sent me a message with settings in it - i havent activated it as yet as my reception is currently working perfectly fine without it.
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I installed the same rom as you, 20B Optus, took my external SD out and formatted the phone to factory, for one day the phone worked well then the problems started as before 3G getting stuck can't go to airplane mode I had to restart the phone, after it happened over 4 times I installed froyo. Same thing exactly happened to my friends O3D, Evertec changed the board on my phone when I took the phone for service for the random rebooting problem, now it is very hard to sell the phone if I tell the potential buyers the phone was serviced. So I am stuck with it.
I use it like Thiaz as a media device now and I use My Iphone 4 as my main phone.
what is the use of a phone if it can't be used as a phone?
Sent from my LG-P925 using xda premium

I noticed you're posting from a 925... Mines a 920.... I never had a random reboot and I've installed the Acura and Thiaz roms - used stock roms, OC'd and the only GB rom working properly is this one....
I'll keep my fingers crossed that it stays this way....
Admittedly I never had any issues on Froyo - If this rom does play up I'll downgrade asap. I won't miss the GB features all that much

shredman09 said:
I noticed you're posting from a 925... Mines a 920.... I never had a random reboot and I've installed the Acura and Thiaz roms - used stock roms, OC'd and the only GB rom working properly is this one....
I'll keep my fingers crossed that it stays this way....
Admittedly I never had any issues on Froyo - If this rom does play up I'll downgrade asap. I won't miss the GB features all that much
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You noted correctly, but my one is an Optus 920, I was so desperate so I am using Froyo Baseband and the CM GB for the 925, this was my last resort, the phone works very quick with no lag, and I charge once a day, hdmi does not work, and I can't view photos in 3D, but this phone is good for playing games, that is all I use it for.

I have intalled the update to my optus lg optimus 3d thought lg update tool, i have had 2 missed calls i did not receve that i know of and really bad battery life. i might have to do a factory reset if this does not fix i will not be happy.......back to lg

woohoo70 said:
I have intalled the update to my optus lg optimus 3d thought lg update tool, i have had 2 missed calls i did not receve that i know of and really bad battery life. i might have to do a factory reset if this does not fix i will not be happy.......back to lg
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Good Luck mate, they will tell you that you are the only one in the world that is having this problem, all the staff at the LG service center (evertech) are using GB without any issues what so ever.
you will be told (you are special)

Ok... Here's the weird thing - I know people seem to be having problems using this rom... I am not one of them (so far) I had issues on every other GB rom but this one. Maybe it's related to signal strength, carrier specific settings or something else. I really can't explain my lack of issues. I do set my phone to 3G only - as I don't want it jumping from 2G to 3G but that's it as far as any phone changes.
*I am using the Optus GB rom on Virgin Australia (they piggyback on Optus - slightly different settings but same network).

shredman09 said:
Ok... Here's the weird thing - I know people seem to be having problems using this rom... I am not one of them (so far) I had issues on every other GB rom but this one. Maybe it's related to signal strength, carrier specific settings or something else. I really can't explain my lack of issues. I do set my phone to 3G only - as I don't want it jumping from 2G to 3G but that's it as far as any phone changes.
*I am using the Optus GB rom on Virgin Australia (they piggyback on Optus - slightly different settings but same network).
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Please keep us posted, I am on Vodafone and the signal is shocking where I live (inner west) Vodafone will be updating the network next month.
but I do not have any issues with my iphone at all, and when I go to my other house (castle hill) where the signal is perfect -50 db I still get the baseband crashing.
I used the phone for 2 weeks back in November when they released the Europe Open before I stated getting complaints that I am not answering Phone calls and I missed out on couple Jobs worth over a grand!!!

Quick update.... 1 week later and still no issues - strange but true! No missed calls (that I'm aware of and no loss of data... Perfect reception... For virgin mobile customers on Optus GB rom - no issues.
GPS lock perfect - regaining signal after airplane mode perfect, over 400MB in data in a week and no loss of reception, perfect... This is the only rom that works for me on GB without ghost calls, internal reorganizing crap or loss of reception/data
I can't root and have some bloatware but I can live with that...
Will update if things go bad but for now I'm VERY happy!

Thank you so much for getting back to us, I will be trying the 20A Australia again, this time around, I will take the SD card out, will fully format the phone and only install couple important apps that I need, I am doubtful but at this stage I am willing to try anything. will try the 20A for 3 days and will report back.
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Day one: No Freezing and no missed calls at all.

It's complicated!

Hi fellow Xoom owners.
I'm having this issue with my 3G Xoom that I can't just get past.
As soon as FedEx handed me my internet-ordered tablet, I started looking into rooting methods and all.
Strangely, even though I live in Saudi Arabia, I received it with the US firmware, kernel or whatever it's actually called (MZ600 - XOOM WITH WI-FI + VERIZON 3G Build HRI66) which I didn't know at the time it was Verizon's but was wondering why 3G didn't work.
Anyway, I followed a rooting tutorial without paying attention to the build which got my Xoom stuck into the Moto logo thing.
Following tutorials into how to restore it, I downloaded the right build for Saudi Arabia (MZ601 - XOOM WITH WI-FI + UMTS Build H.6.1-38-9 for Retail Other International) which worked like a charm and with 3G!
Since, at that point I was already out of warranty, I flashed a Tiamat ROM and worked great but without 3G (bummer!).
Going through ROM trials, I'm now on Team EOS Verizon 4G ICS ROM but, as you've already guessed, no 3G for me (duh!).
I noticed that Team EOS are also working on a MZ601 ROM which should have worked to my favor of regaining 3G back but is somwhy isn't.
Bottom line of the story, I want to regain my 3G back while staying on an ICS ROM, preferably Team EOS's .
It's way better than the Honeycomb it came with and I'm not ready to lose all my game save files again!
Please help me.

The Link you provided in you post (Team EOS Verizon 4G ICS ROM)- That Build is not for your Device, as you device is not MZ602 with 4G LTE. Seeing that you received a US MZ600 Xoom that is actually CDMA and not GSM, it is suprising that the MZ601 UMTS worked for you. But since you say that it worked:
Try this one Team EOS ICS, EU 3G Xoom (umts_everest / MZ601)
http://goo-inside.me/roms/teameos/releases/umts_everest/Eos-umts_everest-1.0.0.zip
Google Applications (Required for all devices)
http://http://goo-inside.me/roms/teameos/gapps/EOS_GApps_ics_4.0.3_v10.5.zip
As Always, If This Was Helpful - Hit The Thanks Button!

I've already tried that ROM and for some reason it did't work.
Though on earlier versions, it used to give me a certain error which goes something like "phone.android.'something' stopped working" but now it doesn't.
As for the build I received it with, I haven'y the slightest idea how that happened!
I even took a picture of of my tablet before rooting in case anything went wrong... here.

Check this thread, you can try out Umts Everest - Euro & also Stingray 3G, as you are having CDMA xoom

hotdude2411 said:
Check this thread, you can try out Umts Everest - Euro & also Stingray 3G, as you are having CDMA xoom
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Seems promising but gives me the "502 Bad Gateway" BS.
I'll try a bit later or will look for other sources.
EDIT: BTW, since I'm already on ICS, I don't need to factory reset, right?

yea there seems to be an issue with the download links.
its better to do a clean install, you can always backup your apps & data.

Since you brought it, how can I make a backup of my data?
By data I mean game saves 'cuz that's what I can't afford to lose {: s
I wanted to install CM9 on my Galaxy SII but stopped at the same data backup problem.
And, isn't there any tool to use on my PC to backup apps & data and manage my device ROMs... etc?

Titanium backup is one of the best apps to backup data and apps in my experience. You can find it on the play store. Also im not sure if you can buy the pro key for it but it makes reinstalling everything a breeze. Can you still connect to wifi?
Sent from my SPH-D710

@fredrick
RedXXII already gave the answer which i was gonna say. titanium backup is the best, you can backup & restore app + data easily. you just need a rooted device to use titanium backup.

So guys, let me get this straight:
You're saying that an MZ600 Xoom will work on a 900/1800 3g network just by flashing it with a european rom? I thought this was impossible

thread starter himself said that he flashed a 3G rom, which worked for him
I downloaded the right build for Saudi Arabia (MZ601 - XOOM WITH WI-FI + UMTS Build H.6.1-38-9 for Retail Other International) which worked like a charm and with 3G!
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that's y its suggested to him to flash euro 3G rom

I have absolutely no idea how this happened.
I bought it from an Arabic online store for use in my country but received with a different ROM.
After restoring my tablet from the Moto logo error, I restored it to the official international firmware and it started working AND with Arabic support!
Maybe seller ordered the wrong software on the right hardware???

charos said:
So guys, let me get this straight:
You're saying that an MZ600 Xoom will work on a 900/1800 3g network just by flashing it with a european rom? I thought this was impossible
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Agreed. The electronics involved in GSM and CDMA is definitely different. I think that is why his data never worked in the first place

OK.
I finally found working links for the codename android ROM v1.6.0 and tried the stingray 3G and the umts and none worked.
Any idea on what could be done at this point?
I re-checked the data bearers of both International and European firmwares and they are exactly the same.
Couldn't there be something like a missing driver or so that would make my Xoom recognize the carrier?
Or alternatively, isn't there a way to unlock it to any carrier supporting the same data bearers?

This is puzzling me for some time now. I have an MZ600 (Verizon 3G without the 4g upgrade) but I live in Europe. I know that MZ600 has Qualcomm MDM6600 which supports both cdma and umts. So I thought that using it in Europe would be as easy as switching Team Eos rom from "stingray_cdma / MZ600" to "umts_everest/MZ601" . I had the idea that this would change the baseband and I will manage to register on a 3g (european) network. Sadly, this isn't true and I'm still puzzled whether this is even possible or I haven't found the right way yet.
So to sum things up:
Is Qualcomm MDM6600 capable for both cdma & umts?
Is so, does anyone know someone that managed to get the MZ600 to register on a umts 3g network ?(you may see the signal of 3g but you cannot register)
If anyone can shed some light regarding this issue, it would be nice .

Check product specs for your original country and current place of use.
I believe they have totally different data bearers.
But, who am I to say?
I'm the one with a paradox over here!

so mr. Fredrick Sylar
what version of the xoom do you use...? the MZ600? or the MZ601?

well anyone ......?

have a look at this guys....
http://www.mydroidworld.com/topic/8333-tbh-us-gsm-band-unlock-for-droid-2-global-and-pro-updatezip-public-release/

[Q] Inspire 4G in central europe

Hi, I am using Inspire 4G for about a year in Central Europe (Czech republic) but since I bought it I am having difficulties to get a lock on GPS. It eventually almostT every time locks but it takes up to 5, sometimes even 10 minutes. Also I am receiving only EDGE signal, I have no 3G (I have 3G on Xperia X8 with the same SIM).
I am currently trying new roms and Inspiremod seems great but when flashing it I noticed something like "Configuring GPS for North America" which made me wonder - can I somehow configure GPS to Central Europe? If so - HOW?
Also, does anyone know which radio should I use to run 3G here? I tried a few but none works.
Thanks alot! :good:

oh and... While I am currently trying custom ROMs, I am thinking how could I ease myself from some trouble and pack my favorite apps into a ZIP so I could flash it the way I flash ROMs or GApps. Does anyone know the solution here (I bet you do :good: )?

Search for the gps fix, the rest click on my signature.
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